It's raining. Storm.

The sky was overcast, thick clouds were thick, the wind was blowing, the trees were shaking, the big raindrops crackling and smashing the windows, the water was misty outside, and the whole of Hollywood was completely engulfed in it, like a huge ship in a storm.

Storms in Los Angeles are relatively rare, especially if they are this large.

"Awful! It's terrible! Leo walked into the office covered in water, took off his clothes and threw them on the ground.

Victor, who was sitting at the table and writing with his head down, looked up at Leo and smiled: "How is it, is things going well?" ”

"Holy, you give me a cigarette first." Leo shouted.

Victor threw a cigarette over, Leo lit it, took a puff, and said, "Of course it went well!" I've got the film in the editing room. ”

"Oh! So fast, go check it out. By the way, you call Nicholas, the old man has been exhausted for the past two days. Victor said as he put on his coat.

Legendary Films. The small company, built on the majestic ruins of Vitaigrave, is now freshly painted, small but clean, and the yard is full of greenery, many of which are blooming, especially the middle courtyard, which is full of white roses, which Victor loved, and which are full of budding and vigorous bloom under the rain.

Walk down the hallway to the editing room on the first floor, where Baggins is unloading the film with the workers.

"Tap! Tap! You think it's beef! Baggins exclaimed.

Victor took out a plate of film, pulled it out and looked at it, and was very satisfied: "The quality is good." ”

"All are the most haode. John's work is still reassuring. I've been staring at the people I'm looking for, and the people I'm looking for are reassuring people, and there's no problem with safety. Leo said.

"Hmm." Victor turned his face and asked, "What about Uncle John?" ”

"I'm busy with his movie, and now it's almost filmed, and it will soon enter the editing stage, and it is estimated that it will be released at the end of this month." Leo Tract.

"So fast." Victor smiled.

Editing room. Cleaned, black editing table, all kinds of equipment are readily available. Although the equipment is old, the quality is very good, and each piece of equipment is a great reminder of the glory of Vitaigrav's huge film empire.

"Let's bring them all up." Victor put on his overalls and stood in front of the editing desk.

Baggins and the others carefully took out the film and stacked it all on the table.

"This Killer Is Not Too Cold", Victor expected 120 minutes. But the hair slice discharged reached 1200 minutes, and the slice ratio was 10:1.

So, looking at the piles of film on the stage, Leo couldn't help but grin: "My God, how can you finish it in a week!" ”

"If you don't eat or drink, you have to finish it." Victor pulled the film over: "Baggins, from today onwards, no unrelated people are allowed to enter the company, the editing room is on duty twenty-four hours a day, and no one is allowed to enter without my permission." ”

"Got it, Mr. Ferro!" Baggins also mixed up in the film industry back then, and knows the meaning of this.

"Here comes the film!?" Nicholas pushed the door in, dressed in pajamas.

In the past few days, the old man personally went to Bernarno's side to talk, which can be regarded as gnawing hard bones.

Bernano did the talk, promising that 40 theaters would show it. Victor couldn't figure out what Bernano had done to get the dozens of MGM theaters to show his films, but this time he was really impressed with him.

Mafia, not to mess with.

"Nicholas, it's just in time, I'm afraid I can't complete such a large amount of work alone, I need both of us to complete it together." Victor spread his hands over Nicholas.

"Virgin Mary, this is what I fear the most." Nicholas is no stranger to editing, in fact, this guy is completely good at it: "Cheng, I'll throw this old bone at you sooner or later." ”

Three people hahadaxiao.

If filmmaking is hard work, editing is even more boring.

First of all, there is the huge amount of work. Since the scenes are not shot in the order of the script, the various shots need to be classified, which is very difficult. Secondly, according to the director's intention, or the needs of the script, delete the shots, choose the satisfactory shots from 1200 minutes, and retain the 120-minute Zuihou release, which requires the director to accurately grasp the spirit of the script, but also requires superb artistic sense and control.

The most important thing is to combine! There's an old saying in the film industry: editing is a second creation.

This is not false at all. If the script is the creation of words, and the shooting is the transformation of words into images, then editing is like assembling a car, assembling parts into a finished car, the only difference is that these shots are not fixed, how you install them, what kind of mechanism and method are used, which shot is in front, which two shots are combined, it all depends on the artistic level of the editor.

The same movie material, cut by different people, can be cut into two movies with different styles, and there may be differences between the mud and the mud.

Editing, for film, is no less than script writing and shooting.

Therefore, Victor did not dare to be sloppy at all.

Over the next few days, things went completely methodically and mechanically.

In the huge editing room, Victor and Nicholas almost ate, drank and slept in it, and the two guys couldn't tell the difference between day and night, and their eyes were as red as rabbits.

As for the others, they have their own affairs.

There are not many people in the legendary film company, and there are only a dozen people when they are full, all of them are busy with Victor's expenses, and the only one who is idle is Monroe.

The little girl acted as Victor's life consultant, washing clothes, delivering meals, taking care of Victor and Nicholas, and when she was not busy, Monroe stood quietly beside Victor and watched the films hula and assemble, her eyes showing eagerness and admiration.

"That's what the movie came out of that. It's troublesome. Monroe said with a frown.

This made Victor laugh: "You think it's easy? Haha. ”

"It's too much trouble. Big guy, I'll be a director in the future. Monroe raised her face and said seriously.

These people around me, elders like Ford and Nicholas call Victor by his name, Leo and Victor are buddies, and they are called that, Pike, Baggins and others are called Boss or Mr. Ferrow, but Monroe is called Victor, and has always been called that.

"Weishenme, my little one?" Victor said as he got busy with his work.

"I've learned these things, and I'll be able to help you." Monroe lay on the editing table, her blue eyes staring at Victor.

"Okay. However, you still have to be your actor, little one, and you will become the hottest star in Hollywood in the future. Victor said.

"Don't abandon us then." Nicholas laughed.

People in the company like to joke about Monroe.

"I won't! I won't die! Monroe stared angrily at Nicholas.

Haha. Victor and Nicholas laughed.

"That's it! Get! Nicholas finished cutting a shot and rubbed his eyes.

"For how long?" Victor looked at the piles of scraps and stacks in front of him, and whispered.

"I did the math, 200 minutes." Nicholas Road.

"It's long." Victor shook his head: "It has to be cut to 120 minutes, otherwise the movie will seem a little dragged." This is a fatal mistake. ”

"I know, but let's take a look at the film in general, and mark the unwanted shots as we go along, and make changes." Nicholas said Hollywood conventions.

"I'll see it." Victor laboriously moved the film onto the projector.

"The movie is done?" Monroe was pleasantly surprised, the little girl had been looking forward to the stars and the moon in order to see her image on the screen.

"It should be said that it is only a rough completion, and there is no soundtrack, opening and ending credits, subtitles or anything." Victor's palms were also covered with sweat at this time, although he was very confident in this movie, this was the first time that it was all screened.

"Let's go." Nicholas was also a little apprehensive.

Victor gritted his teeth and pressed the switch on the projector.

In the editing room, it was dark, and light and shadow flickered on the white screen.

Nicholas nestled in his chair, and Victor stood in the dark.

At this moment, no one spoke, only the sound of the impression and the hula of the projector.

Looking at these lights and shadows, Victor's heart was gradually filled with a warm current. This is a movie that I worked so hard to make! It's like being pregnant in October and finally seeing your child.

In the darkness, Monroe reached over and held Victor's hand tightly.

The little hand was trembling and cold.

"Big guy, you're my pride." Monroe whispered.

200 minutes, long and long, short and short, when all the film was over, the screen was snow-white, Victor and Nicholas still hadn't come to their senses.

Bang Bang Bang! There was a loud noise, and the silence was broken!

"Good! Good movie! John Ford's voice was broken: "Victor, I knew I didn't underestimate you!" ”

Looking at this guy who didn't know when he came, Victor shrugged: "What do you think?" I mean, the shortcomings. ”

Ford sat down on his workbench and said, "Almost perfect!" I have a hunch that this movie may cause a storm. ”

"What about the shortcomings!" Victor rolled his eyes.

"It's a bit long, and there are not enough tensions in some places, so cut it down!" is worthy of being a great director, Ford's opinion is exactly the same as Victor's.

"Then why are you still stunned, do it now." Nicholas laughed.

The three of them put on their work clothes and stood on the platform to get back to work.

"You're done with the movie?" Victor Road.

Ford looked at the film: "It's done." But I'm not as lucky as you to have the right to edit my own films. Alas. ”

Victor smiled and didn't speak.

The division of labor among Hollywood filmmakers is extremely clear, the screenwriter is the screenwriter, the director is the director, and the actor is the actor.

The producer has a lot of power, and it is entirely up to the producer to decide what script to choose, what director and actors to choose, and in the matter of editing, except for a few exceptions, the vast majority of directors cannot edit their own films, and the producer will edit the film material according to the needs of the audience and their experience.

This is undoubtedly a sad and helpless thing for a person like Ford who pursues style and ideals.

"That's fine, you can have time to help out with me." Victor looked at Ford with a smile, "Uncle John, can I ask you something." ”

"Say." Ford, who was busy editing, didn't raise his head.

"If, I mean if, if Legendary Pictures is booming in the future, can you come and help me, I mean, join in!"

Bang dang. The tool in Ford's hand fell to the ground with a crunch.