The day after the finale, Lu Ping'an and Yu Feihong held hands and walked barefoot on the beach.

The sandy beaches of Santa Monica are beautiful, and the golden yellow gradually spreads as the sun sets on the west coast.

Yu Feihong described this scene, saying that it was like oil paint dripping into clear water, and it was instantly dyed colorful.

Lu Ping'an nodded in agreement, but felt in his heart that this was more like a two-way foil, after hitting the target, all the sunlight became two-dimensional, quickly covering the entire sea and beach.

Well, the mood is gone, so I still agree with Yu Feihong.

When the sun is about to sink below sea level, the entire coast turns from golden yellow to red.

At this time, Lu Ping'an and Yu Feihong were already in the hotel not far from the beach, facing the balcony floor-to-ceiling windows, exercising under the sunset.

The sun, presumably the sound of gasping for breath, went to the bottom of the sea...

Wake up the next day and work continues.

The post-production work of "Chainsaw" is also what Yu Feihong wants to see.

And Lu Ping'an's movements are indeed as he said, very fast!

Yu Feihong has seen post-work, but not much, and now she only has a vague concept of "fast" in her heart.

But Bob, the late master of the peak, is an authentic expert, and he can see at a glance that this Lu Ping'an from the East is a bit of a bull pen!

Of course, this is just a sigh, admiration or something, naturally there is not much, at most I admire him for being young and strong, and the work in his hands is beautiful.

Lu Ping'an is now a "little person" after all, and he is not famous in Hollywood, even if the company makes money by adapting his movies, it actually has nothing to do with him.

There are more stories of Hollywood movie adaptations making a lot of money, who remembers what the original was?

In addition, the films made by Lu Ping'an are also low-cost horror films, and the future prospects can be seen at a glance, so naturally there will not be much admiration and admiration.

Giving him respect mostly comes from the relationship between Lu Ping'an and their boss.

The boss said, this is my friend, everyone cooperates.

Then cooperate, anyway, he is paid, and he does a lot of work, saves effort and money, and is so comfortable!

Therefore, Bob is also willing to answer Yu Feihong's various questions.

So in the later room, Yu Feihong asked, and Bob answered, only Lu Ping'an raised the knife and fell with his hand, and he had no feelings.

In fact, he has already done these tasks in the simulation world, and he always has homework to copy in front of him, so it is very efficient to cut.

This situation only lasted for one day, and from the next day, Bob's view of Lu Ping'an became different.

Because the film has slowly taken shape, one minute, two minutes, fifteen minutes...

When the movie, which is still silent, shows a coherent plot little by little, Bob begins to realize that this film may be very dick!

"Lu, do you need help?"

Bob, who had been wandering for a few days, began to face it squarely.

Lu Ping'an was still calm: "It's okay, just continue to teach my girlfriend, I will tell you if you really need help." ”

Letting Bob teach Yu Feihong is his main purpose.

Lu Ping'an's knowledge of post-editing is not as much as that of a director, so it's good to leave it to a professional.

And Bob is also cheap, and people receive salaries, not piecework, which is also due to the fact that Watzberg did not pay attention to it, otherwise he would have to pay a lot of money if he really found a big bull.

So let this tool man be a tutor and help him by the way.

In the following week, the editing of "Chainsaw" gradually took shape, Lu Ping'an's movements were fast, and Yu Feihong and Bob officially knew the whole picture of the film.

Bob stopped teaching and had been helping out a few days earlier, and he didn't want the film to be without his name later.

Yu Feihong didn't ask much, but switched from theoretical learning to practice, helping and learning at the same time.

On July 21st, the film was edited after 8 days, followed by more professional work such as sound effects and color grading.

The difficulty is still the soundtrack.

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an has copied so many works, and now he has long been ill and become a doctor, and in order to restore the movie, he now has a lot of music theory knowledge.

It's definitely not okay to be original, but it's still okay to analyze and restore, at least he can pick up any instrument used in a piece of music, and then cooperate with the soundtrack, and then restore it to eight or nine, and it's done.

After another 10 days, the music, dubbing, and color grading were basically done, and all that was left was to combine it with the editing negatives and make a final copy.

It's fast, and it depends on having all the answers in your head, just copy it.

If it were to be a normal film, it would take a month just to choose the background.

On August 1st, the post-production of "Chainsaw" was completed, which lasted more than a month in total.

The overall cost is also calculated.

The estimated cost is 1 million, and the final cost is 870,000, excluding Lu Ping'an's director's salary.

Watzberg, who learned the news, asked several times before he was convinced that the movie was really done!

He rushed back from outside that afternoon and started watching the film that night.

Naturally, the results do not need to be said.

More than an hour later.

"Lu, I have a hunch that this film will make countless fans scream!"

There was a light in Watzberg's eyes, the same light that was when he first discovered "Two Smoking Guns".

The other two shareholders are similar, and the quality of the film can be seen at a glance.

The atmosphere and tension created by the film are extremely strong, such as the use of limited scenes, sound effects, and progressive revelations, which make the whole film tense and exciting without losing the sense of realism.

The plot setting is also excellent, with a tight and engaging storyline that traps two men in an abandoned factory and drives the plot through a variety of brutal and terrifying gameplay.

The whole story has a feeling of oppression and fear, especially the scenes that are chilling and make you feel as if you are in the scene.

And with that sound effect, it's just top-notch, full of stamina!

In their opinion, "Chainsaw" really opened up a few floors of gap with other horror films.

This is far beyond the effect of Lu Ping'an's verbal expression at that time, so they have reacted now, and Lu Ping'an did it on purpose at that time!

Of course, more is the admiration for Lu Ping'an's directorial ability.

With such a plot, if someone else shoots it, the effect may be worse.

Watzberg craned his neck and asked Lu Ping'an, "Lu, I still underestimated you, I can't regret it, right?" ”

Lu Ping'an said calmly: "If you want to get back the 200,000, I can give it now." ”

"Of course I don't take it back, I want more."

Lu Ping'an spread his hands: "Then I'm sorry, I will buy and leave." ”

Watts was very distressed.

After watching the film, he knew that if "Chainsaw" worked well, it would probably be a hit.

Although Watts is relatively rough, his vision is accurate, which is also his strength, otherwise he would not have been able to tap so many high-quality independent power supplies.

It's just a pity this time, I didn't take it seriously at the beginning, and I thought the script was mediocre...

In addition, he also has a deeper understanding of Lu Ping'an.

The ability to direct, edit, and score originality.

Hey, I shouldn't have regretted it in the first place...

At this time, Lu Ping'an smiled and comforted: "Watts, don't be sad, haven't you noticed, there is a sequel to this film, I left a gap, and there will be more than this one in the future." ”

Watts and the shareholders suddenly lit up: "Really?!" ”

"Of course, but whether there can be a sequel depends on the effect of this film, Watts, and we have to continue to work hard in the future."

"That's right..."

The contract has been signed, it is not easy to change, and now there is the temptation of a sequel, and the importance of "Chainsaw" has been directly raised by several steps.

So the next conversation was also very smooth.

The original version of "Chainsaw" was initially set as NC-17, that is, those under the age of 17 were resolutely forbidden to watch, which could not be played in the Laomei Cinema Line.

Therefore, the original Wen Ziren had to cut a lot of shots, so that the film reached the R rating, that is, under the age of 17 must be accompanied by parents or guardians to watch, so that the film can be released to the theater.

The current "Chainsaw" is based on the standard of R-rating, and there is a high probability that the film association will still become R-rated, but the final result is still unknown, so if you want to talk about distribution or something, you have to wait for the rating to come out, which is also the next priority of Dingfeng.

After that, there are a series of routine operations such as finalization and publicity.

Everything will have to wait for the film to be graded.

Things are done, and there is only one thing left for Lu Ping'an in Laomei, that is, to do the later stage of "Source Code".

The special effects shots of "Source Code" have been completed a few days ago, and the negatives have always been at hand, and the special effects shots have all been rendered and cut very quickly, at most the editing of individual special shots needs to be studied, but fortunately, experienced editors can be found to help in Hollywood at any time.

After the cut is completed, it can be sent back to the mainland to continue to do sound effects, subtitles and some special effects.

In terms of time, the film has been filmed and done since May, and it has been done for more than three months in mid-August, which is similar to the later stage of a normal film, and outsiders will not notice how fast.

"Chainsaw" is over, and Yu Feihong is also going back to China.

She was going to New York for a connecting flight, so Lu Ping'an went to New York with Yu Feihong that afternoon.

That night, at the hotel closest to the coast, two people stayed.

The next morning, when the morning light lit up the North American sky, the two woke up, lay on the bed, and watched the sunrise from the hotel's tall building.

When the sun slowly rises above the sea level and lights up the world's first city, the two are united again...

After the last warmth, the sky was already bright, and Yu Feihong, who was lying on Lu Ping'an's body, nodded his chin and said:

"We watched the sunset on the west coast and the sunrise on the east coast, peace, thank you for giving me such romance."

"No thanks, Sister Yu."

The title has changed again, which means that it is time for the relationship to press the pause button.

Yu Feihong heard the meaning, hugged Lu Ping'an and was silent for a long time, and then looked up, with a smile on his face: "When will the script be written?" ”

"I'll show it to you when I'm done."

"You have to remember."

"Yes."

Two hours later, Yu Feihong boarded a flight back to China.

August 8th.

"Memories" has already won a film festival award, with a prize of 5,000 US dollars, which is not bad.

On the same day, the post-editing of "Source Code" was completed, and this time, Lu Ping'an invited a post-production master and spent 50,000 yuan to overcome the editing of two difficult shots, and finally took 14 days to finally complete the editing of the movie.

This is followed by the final soundtrack, dubbing corrections, and intro, outro, and subtitle additions.

This is to be done at home.

It is expected that before September 1, the whole film will be completely completed.

On the 16th, Lu Ping'an returned to China with the negatives, the Venice Film Festival shortlist was announced, and the time to make money has come again...