June 7, 2007, Disney Studios Editing Building, Los Angeles.

Li Shengyao led a group of subordinates to come here with the "Hangover" filming film.

Warren. Egger wore a suit and leather shoes, and took his secretary to greet Li Shengyao in person.

"Lee, I will arrange the best editor for you, you will definitely be satisfied."

Li Shengyao smiled, "Thank you." ”

Warren then led Lee Shengyao into it, and he said as he walked: "We at Disney have the largest editing studio in Hollywood, and we have the best editors in Hollywood, and what I have arranged for you this time is the best editor on the planet." ”

A moment later, they arrived at the reception room, and a middle-aged man in his thirties with a dull appearance appeared in front of Li Shengyao.

This man's facial features are somewhat similar to Alpacino's, but unfortunately he is bald, and if he has hair, he should be very handsome.

"Lee, this is Albert, he is one of our best editors, we have a total of four editors for you, he is the team leader of four people, you can explain anything to him."

Albert is a name that is very deliberately dull.

Li Shengyao nodded and didn't say anything.

Warren thought Lee was going to have a private chat with Albert, so he left with his secretary smiling.

After the sound of Warren's footsteps faded away, Lee asked, "Is the rest of your group here?" ”

"Yes."

"Alright, let's do it now."

"Now?"

Albert looked at Li Shengyao in surprise, and said puzzled: "We don't know the style of the movie, the plot, and your requirements, we need at least five or six days to sort out these things." ”

"No need, I'll go to the editing room, you just listen to my arrangement."

When Albert heard this, his face became much gloomy.

Many great directors will instruct the editor how to edit, like Ridley Scott, his film editor listens to him completely, he will stare the whole time, and the editor does not need to think about the rhythm, the content, or the plot structure.

But such a director is not popular in the Hollywood editing industry.

Because of their existence, the editor has become a marionette, a complete tool man.

Albert realized that Lee Shengyao was such a strong director, and he was naturally unhappy.

He has heard of "The Hangover", and the movie has a bad reputation now, and many people say that this Chinese director will not make a beautiful Chinese comedy.

When Warren asked him to help Lee Shengyao edit "The Hangover".

He felt that this was a very challenging job, and if he did it well and raised a movie that was originally 30 points to 60 points, then he could improve his skills and raise his popularity.

And now Li Shengyao's operation makes him useless.

"Lee, editing and directing are completely different jobs, you should trust us."

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's not that I don't believe you, but I've been a director for almost seven years, and every year I have works, and I edit them myself, it's not that I don't think editors can do it, it's just that I know better what effect I want." ”

Albert pursed his lips and said suspiciously, "Do you remember so many images?" ”

Editing is to extract and stitch from many shots.

"I can remember."

Albert was speechless, unsure of what else he could say.

"I ...... I'm going to talk to Mr. Warren. ”

"Whatever, but this is my movie, even if Warren comes, I arrange it like this."

Albert then went out, and soon after, Warren arrived, his face full of surprise and confusion.

"Li, editing is a very laborious thing, are you sure you want to guide the whole process?"

"Yes, I always have."

Warren smiled wryly and nodded, "Okay, then listen to you." ”

Li Shengyao turned to Albert and said, "If you think that I will delay your performance by doing this, you can ask someone else to come and replace you." ”

He then said to Warren, "As I said, just give me an obedient editor." ”

Albert thought for a moment and planned to see if Li Shengyao had any real skills, "I can stay, maybe I can learn from you." ”

Li Shengyao didn't bother to pay attention to whether Albert would be sincere in learning, he clapped his hands, "In that case, let's start working now." ”

……

Disney's editing room is no different from the domestic editing room, at most, some key standards are in English, and in China are Chinese characters.

For Lee Shengyao, there was no impact.

Similarly, as long as the editor is obedient, whether he is a Chinese or a beautiful Chinese, it still has no effect on him.

Director Li took people to work in Disney's editing studio in this way.

"The Hangover" is a comedy movie, and comedy movies have higher requirements for rhythm, whether it is the rhythm of the story advancement or the rhythm of the actors' performances, they need to be just right, so as not to be embarrassed.

Compared with Lee Shengyao's previous films, he thinks more and thinks more.

But even so, it's still much faster than Albert's previous editing.

They edit by themselves, which is really slow, while working, while discussing, for a shot they often have to read the script and see the director's requirements.

And they used to help big directors edit, big directors like Spielberg, although they were also marionettes.

However, Spielberg would often pause, think, ask them some ideas, and even bring the screenwriter and assistant director over to discuss it with several people.

And Li Shengyao pulled a chair over, held a notebook in his hand, and then instructed Albert to edit them according to the key points recorded in the notebook.

Lee thinks for a few minutes at most, never discusses with them, doesn't say anything, they are not marionettes in front of Lee Shengyao, but robots.

And Li Shengyao edited very quickly, Albert and they often didn't understand what that plot scene meant, so Li Shengyao asked them to continue editing.

In this case, although "The Hangover" was edited quickly, Albert's editors were not happy at all.

They don't find their own value in it.

Finally, ten days later, the editing of "The Hangover" was completed, and Lee Shengyao then took the first cut of film to dub, and Albert's four editors sat stupidly in the editors.

They feel as if they've finished a movie, but as if they've done nothing.

……

"Albert, how's it going? How could Lee have been edited so quickly? ”

Warren found Albert and asked directly as soon as they met.

He was really in a hurry, and now the whole of Hollywood knows that he is going to release "The Hangover", not only in beautiful countries, but also in Europe, South American countries.

"The Hangover" is good at the box office, he naturally has no problems, and he will be praised.

If "The Hangover" does not do well at the box office, he will be ridiculed and will become a laughing stock in Hollywood.

Hearing this, Albert rolled his eyes, "Warren, that guy is simply a madman, if I didn't know that he directed "Hurricane Rescue", I would definitely think that he was a layman, he was simply a mess." ”

Warren's eyes widened, "Is that really the case?" ”

"Of course, you've seen that Hollywood movie, it was edited in ten days, and we didn't read the script at all, and we didn't know what kind of style he wanted."

Albert sneered: "As editors, a few of us don't even know what this movie is about. ”

"This ...... This ......"

Seeing Warren's look of surprise, speechlessness, and bitterness.

Albert was in a slightly better mood and continued: "It's a very messy, very inexplicable movie, and the four of us agree that it's a bad movie. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, there are tigers in the movie, there are casinos, there are Mexigo gangs, there are men without clothes, churches, and two weddings, and it's really messy, and I agree with some media comments, it's a farce."

Warren Iger nodded in disappointment, he was not in the mood to discuss the matter any more, turned around and walked outside.

Albert was in a better mood, thought about it, and took out his phone to send a message to a friend at the Los Angeles Times — "The Hangover" was the worst farce of all time.

The friend quickly replied with a message, "Detail." ”

"It took ten days to finish editing, which is definitely a rocket-like editing speed, and Lee is a tyrant in the editing room, he never asks for other people's opinions."

Albert didn't say anything about the plot and picture of "The Hangover", but only said the characteristics of Director Li in the editing room.

This alone has already made his friends exclaim.

(End of chapter)