"What do you think of Luo Dayou?"

"Which one do you want to ask?" Shen Chong sat in the co-pilot seat, looked sideways at Zhang Aijia's good side, and said, "His music or his people?" ”

"Do you need to be so fine-grained?"

"Okay." Shen Chong raised his voice lightly and said, "He is a musical genius, but he is not suitable to be your boyfriend." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Aijia glanced at Shen Chong and asked, "Why?" ”

"All geniuses who have achieved success in art are more fragile, and they need gentle women who read at night with red sleeves, you are not."

"And what am I?"

"You're a tough woman who works overtime at night."

Zhang Aijia laughed when she heard this, she reluctantly parked the car on the side of the road, and lay on the steering wheel laughing.

After a long while, Zhang Aijia calmed down, she was still lying on the steering wheel, tilting her head sideways and asking Shen Chong: "Then what kind of man is suitable for a woman like me?" ”

"I'm like that." Shen Chong was righteous.

"It's cheeky." Zhang Aijia laughed again, "You are also a weak scholar with thin arms and legs, aren't you afraid of a strong woman like me?" ”

"Civilized society relies on brains, not fists." Shen Chong smiled, opened the car door, and said, "Sister Zhang, the moonlight is good tonight, let's come down and take a walk." ”

As one of the "Asian Tigers", Taiwan, after the economic take-off, from an agricultural society to an industrial society, various infrastructure projects have been started, the whole Taipei is like a big construction site, tower cranes, and many cities in the mainland in the 21st century.

At this time, it was the middle of the night, there was not a single car on the road, it was empty, very quiet, the moon was shining, and the night breeze was blowing, which was refreshing.

"Ah Chong." Zhang Aijia crossed her arms and followed Shen Chong's side, taking a slow walk, she asked, "Why do you say that I am a strong woman?" Am I fierce? ”

"That's just a misapt analogy." Shen Chong touched his nose and said, "You are a very independent and modern urban woman on the surface, different from traditional women. ”

"What's the difference?"

"Traditional women teach their husbands and children and live for others, while urban women pursue careers and live for themselves."

Zhang Aijia was silent, lowered her head and kicked a small pebble, and after a while, she asked again: "You said that I am an urban woman on the surface, which means that I am actually a traditional woman?" ”

"No, it's not an either/or issue." Shen Chong shook his head and said, "Sister Zhang, you are talented, but you have no direction, like a small boat without a compass." ”

He pointed to the high-rise buildings in the distance, and then pointed to the farmland and vegetable fields behind him, and said: "You see, the lights over there are brilliant, it is a modern city, and the black lights are blind here, it is a traditional pastoral farm, you stand in the middle of the road, yearning for a free life over there, but the traditional forces are everywhere, just like this night, you can't move, you are a woman sandwiched between modernity and tradition, swaying from side to side." ”

Zhang Aijia bit her lip and looked at Shen Chong in a daze.

"Sister Zhang, except for me, no one else understands you." Shen Chong pointed at himself and said, "I am a car that can drive you to the brave new world." ”

……

After returning from Taipei, Shen Chong rushed to the Hong Kong printing company as soon as possible to start the post-production of "Crazy Robbery".

In his previous life, the editing of "Crazy Robbery" was criticized, so when the filming was about to end, Shen Chong asked Xu Anhua to contact Tan Jiaming and invited him to do the final editing for "Crazy Robbery".

Tan Jiaming was Xu Anhua's head when he worked in the TVB film group, and he was strict and silent, although now that neither of them is working at TVB, Xu Anhua was still a little scared of him, and was forced by Shen Chong, with the attitude of giving it a try, he called, but he didn't expect Tan Jiaming to agree. (Note 1)

Tam Ka-ming is recognized as the most talented director in the new wave of Hong Kong films, and his editing skills are particularly excellent, so Shen Chong naturally couldn't waste such a good learning opportunity, and deliberately arranged the post-production of "Crazy Robbery" after he returned from Taipei.

Film editing, to put it simply, is to transcribe all the required footage onto the operation tape, and then use the editing machine to combine the footage into a movie.

The editor generally has two monitors, two recorders, and an operating table, the monitor and the recorder are convenient for the editor to see the effect, and the operator can facilitate the editor to edit to each frame accurately.

In 1979, digital products were not yet available, and the film could only be edited in linear, as the name suggests, linear represents the order, which was inconvenient to change, and if you wanted to change one place, all the shots after it had to be restarted.

Shen Chong printed all the shots into working samples, and the rich materials made Tan Jiaming overjoyed, and he was very happy to cut and play, which opened Shen Chong's eyes.

Speaking of which, the status of editors in the Hong Kong film industry is similar to that of screenwriters, and their rights have been greatly encroached upon by directors, many Hong Kong films are cut by the directors themselves, but in Hollywood, few directors cut films by themselves, and generally cooperate with editors.

These two different modes have their own advantages and disadvantages, the director himself edits, which can ensure the artistic unity of the film to the greatest extent, while the editor cuts the film, which can look at the film itself from another angle.

Editing can magically make a movie have a more perfect presentation, it is also art in itself, how to arrange and combine many materials into a wonderful story, is a profound knowledge, not every director can master such skills, and directors often have obsessions, never forget the shots they shoot, reluctant to let go, the authorities are fascinated, and the effect is not good.

According to Shen Chong's knowledge, according to the normal rules of Hollywood, editors are generally not allowed to appear on the shooting site, but can only see the final material, so as to prevent the director's decisions during the shooting process from affecting the final editing of the film.

Shen Chong prefers this division of labor model in Hollywood, the director's power is too great, and the quality of the film is not necessarily a good thing.

Tan Jiaming is old enough and has a good level, with him as the mainstay, Xu Anhua as the auxiliary, and the cooperation is very tacit, the editing progress is quite smooth, and after more than ten days of hard work in the morning, the rough cut was finally completed.

The rough cut version of "Crazy Robbery" lasted more than two hours, Shen Chong watched it carefully, although the overall atmosphere was insufficient because of the lack of soundtrack, but the narrative was smooth and the style was sharp, and the quality was significantly higher than that of "Crazy Robbery" in his memory.

"Xu Anhua took a good shot, Mr. Shen, you have left so much material, if you don't cut it well, I won't have the face to mess with this mouthful." Tan Jiaming himself was also very satisfied, his poker face showed a rare smile, and said: "This is the best work I have cut." ”

"I can't believe it's something I photographed." Xu Anhua was also very excited, and she thanked Shen Chong again, "Thanks to Mr. Shen's strong support." ”

After the rough cut was completed, Shen Chong deliberately turned on the system and looked at the trial task schedule, which was 88% complete, presumably the soundtrack was completed, and then edited into the final version, and the trial was completed.

Xu Anhua invited Lin Minyi to come over to make the soundtrack, and it took a few days to try to record two paragraphs, but the effect was not very good, although she had good arranging skills, she had no experience in sounding the movie, and she could not set off the suspenseful and tense atmosphere that the movie wanted.

And Lin Minyi is about to go to Singapore to hold a solo piano performance, so she can't spare too much time and energy to re-score the film.

After Shen Chong thought about it for a while, he called Zhang Aijia in Taipei and asked her to come out and ask Luo Dayou to help put out the fire.

Luo Dayou's musical talent is undoubted, and he has written several songs for the movie "Shining Days" before, so he should have some experience in film soundtracks.

In Shen Chong's memory, Luo Dayou has made soundtracks for many movies, such as "The Wrong Car", "Sea Flower", "The Story of Ah Lang", "Rolling Red Dust", etc., with different styles, but they are all very brilliant, he is particularly impressed by Luo Dayou's soundtrack for "Underworld", and he can still make a soundtrack that fits the style of the movie so much when he is old, and there is no reason why the most creative young people can't make music that meets the requirements of "Crazy Robbery".

I don't know if it's Zhang Aijia's charm or Luo Dayou's interest in the movie soundtrack, anyway, the next day, he and Zhang Aijia came to Hong Kong together.

Shen Chong called Rover over to be the driver and personally went to Kai Tak Airport to greet him.

Luo Dayou was much more enthusiastic than the last time they met, probably because he heard Shen Chong's admiration for his musical talent, but he was not good at words, and he said two dry words before quieting down.

"Ah Chong, how is the movie?" Zhang Aijia couldn't wait to ask: "Did you use those shots I shot?" ”

"I used some of it, and the movie was very exciting." Shen Chong helped her carry her luggage and said; "Sister Zhang, I think this movie will become your masterpiece."

"Really?" Zhang Aijia raised her eyebrows and said, "Hurry up, take me to have a look." ”

Zhang Aijia is also very satisfied after watching the rough cut samples, this movie is different from any of her previous films, the story rhythm is tight, the picture style is unique, and it gives people a refreshing feeling.

"Dayou, what do you think of this movie?" After watching the sample, Zhang Aijia asked Luo Dayou.

"It's beautiful, it's exciting." Luo Dayou is worthy of being a musical genius, he said: "I already have some ideas, give me a few days, I'll make a demo first." ”

Of course, the movie soundtrack is not Luo Dayou's life alone, where and what kind of music to add, Xu Anhua is the most powerful.

Shen Chong didn't know anything about music and couldn't help at all, so he found the best hotel and rented the best music recording studio to provide the best hardware facilities, so that Luo Dayou could create with peace of mind.

had a meal together in the evening, picked up the wind and washed the dust for Luo Dayou, and then on the way to send Zhang Aijia back, Shen Chong heard another good news.

"Ah Chong, when I finish filming "Legend in the Mountains", I will go to work in your company." (Note 2)

"Got it figured?"

"I didn't think about it." Zhang Aijia glanced at Shen Chong and said, "I just want to see where your little car, which you can't drive, can take me." ”

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Note 1: See interview with Ann Hui.

Note 2: "Legend of the Mountain" was released in Taiwan on June 3o, 1979, according to the release date, it is possible that the filming has been completed at this time, and the plot needs to be pursued.

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