At 10 a.m. on December 19, 2009, the Yanjing area was overcast and looked like it was going to snow.

Cheng Long's Sparkle Roll International Cinema is full of people, and many young people come to see the movie.

A car stopped, and Li Shengyao led his assistant out of the car and hurried to the top floor of the studio.

He has already finished editing Border Killer.

The film takes an ordinary story to a thrilling one, and the level of editing is naturally very high.

Even if Li Shengyao had the experience of his previous life, it still took half a month to complete the film editing.

He then prepares the film dubbing, soundtrack, and special effects work.

There are no major problems with special effects and dubbing, it just takes time to sharpen the work.

And the soundtrack made Lee Shengyao very dissatisfied.

In his previous life, the success of "Border Killer" was inseparable from an excellent soundtrack, and the film created a tense sense of impermanence throughout.

makes the audience can't help but understand that this is an absurd and true story about police and bandits without going deep into the plot.

In this environment where interests are paramount, everyone may be sacrificed, and the righteous and kind heroine is not necessarily the most suitable person to survive, only like the male protagonist can become a strong man, and the male protagonist has lost all his relatives, and he is still the "bad guy" who helps Glumbia's drug dealers.

Lee doesn't really need a soundtrack to express such uncertainty, impermanence, and insecurity

But he needed a good enough soundtrack team to help him create a sense of tension and make the whole movie very "cool" and have a cold beauty.

He originally used Fenghua's soundtrack team, but he didn't need the full version to come out, just saw the soundtrack of the first battle scene, Li Shengyao felt that this level was not good, it was okay to give some idol drama soundtracks, and to score "Border Killer", that level was far from enough.

He immediately discussed with a few assistant directors, and everyone thought that several soundtrack teams of the company have been scoring idol dramas all year round, and the level is not very good, so it is better to invite an excellent soundtrack team outside.

There are still many excellent soundtrack masters in Huaxia, such as Tan Dun, Zhao Jiping, Xu Jingqing and so on.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Li Shengyao felt that these people were more inclined to traditional music.

And he hopes that the soundtrack of this movie has more modern music elements, so that the cinematic temperament can be cooler.

Li Shengyao didn't go to these mainland masters, he thought of a few good Hong Kong Island soundtrack masters.

He had already bought a ticket to go south to Hong Kong Island, but in the morning, he heard the news that Chen Guangrong, the master of the soundtrack on Hong Kong Island, had come to Yanjing and was promoting "October Siege" at Cheng Long's Sparkle Roll International Cinema.

"October Siege" is the latest film masterpiece on Hong Kong Island, produced by Chen Kexin, with huge investment, many stars invited, and the movie finally had a box office of 1.8 billion.

However, the movie still lost money, and it is said that only Chen Kexin made it alone.

Li Shengyao didn't care about these things, he just wanted to meet Chen Guangrong.

The level of this master is still very high, "Infernal Affairs", "Daisy", and "Martial Arts" are all his soundtracks.

Soon after, under the surprised eyes of the staff, Li Shengyao came to the top floor of Sparkle Roll and met the actors of "October Siege", but his purpose was not to these actors, he smiled and nodded, and then indicated his intention.

Li Shengyao then saw Chen Guangrong.

Master Chen is only in his early forties at this time, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and his hairstyle is somewhat like Chen Haonan, but his appearance is not comparable to Brother Haonan.

"Mr. Chen, look up for a long time, look up for a long time."

"Director Li, you're polite."

Lee Shengyao has participated in several Academy Awards ceremonies, and many Hong Kong Island filmmakers know him, although he also knows many people, but he doesn't know much behind the scenes.

It's like Chen Guangrong, Li Shengyao doesn't know him, but Chen Guangrong knows Li Shengyao.

Sparkle Roll's staff then served tea and fruit bowls.

Li Shengyao said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, you are the soundtrack, do you want to come over to promote?" ”

Chen Guangrong lowered his head and smiled, "I don't need to advertise, I just come here to play......"

He paused for a moment, and then said: "The contract I signed with them stipulates that I will go to three places to publicize, and if the publicity is completed, if I go to three more places, I can get an extra 100,000 yuan." ”

He looked a little embarrassed, but his tone was lighthearted, and he didn't really think it was a shame.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Did you get a reward of 100,000 yuan?" ”

"Not yet, there are still four cities."

"There's no hurry, that's four or five days."

During the promotion period of the movie, the creators were eager to go to seven or eight cities a day, and Chen Guangrong had to go to four more cities to promote, that is, a few days of work.

The two then chatted, with Chan talking about the recent events on Hong Kong Island, while Lee Sang Yew was talking about what he was busy with now.

In the end, Li Shengyao said: ""Border Killer" needs a strong soundtrack team to help me complete a high-quality soundtrack, we don't have such a talent in Fenghua, Mr. Chen, I need your help." ”

When Chen Guangrong heard this, he frowned slightly, "Director Li, it's not that I don't agree, it's just that I have already promised my family that we will travel to Switzerland next and see the Alps." ”

"Is it for annual leave?"

"Yes, it's for annual leave."

Li Shengyao smiled, "Mr. Chen, there is still more than a month of annual leave, you can help me get it before February, can't I go to Switzerland for a vacation?" ”

When Chen Guangrong heard this, he looked at Li Shengyao in a daze, and did not respond immediately.

Everyone has their own characteristics, and Hong Kong Islanders are very efficient and do everything very quickly, and this is also the case with the film market.

However, Chen Guangrong is different, he is a person who is accustomed to slow work and meticulous work.

He used to score movies for a month, which usually takes more than a month.

He felt he needed enough time to learn about the film so that he could bring the soundtrack to life.

Li Shengyao had already investigated Chen Guangrong, he knew Chen Guangrong's style very well, thought about it and said: "Mr. Chen, I know your style, this time it is indeed difficult for me to be strong, and I owe you a favor." ”

Li Dadao's favor is naturally very rare.

At this time, there were very few people who could help him.

Han Sanping always wanted to return the favor, but Li Shengyao didn't give him a chance.

Chen Guangrong naturally has some friends in the entertainment industry, such as Zheng Yijian and Lin Jiaxin.

Zheng Yijian was picked up by him, and it can be said that without Chen Guangrong, there would be no Zheng Yijian.

Lin Jiaxin used to be his junior, and the relationship between the two only lasted for a year, but Hong Kong Island saw it more openly.

The two are still in touch and often meet for dinner.

Chen Guangrong heard Li Shengyao's words, paused slightly, and then said: "Director Li, what is the story of this movie?" ”

When Li Shengyao heard this, he immediately told the story of "Border Killer", and finally said: "The story of this movie is actually very ordinary, and there is nothing particularly worth talking about, the selling point of the movie is the photography, gunfight scenes, and the soundtrack." ”

"I wanted to make a very real, very cool film."

When Chen Guangrong heard this, he looked at Li Shengyao in puzzlement, he couldn't understand what this "cool" meant.

Li Shengyao continued: "Mr. Chen, what I understand to be cool is that it is very real, very professional, and very exciting. ”

"It's like a second fight scene, with a 12-minute escort scene before it starts, where the police take the drug dealer through a very dangerous city, and the movie camera shoots the dirty and chaotic city, and then you can see the hanging corpses."

"Then there were drug dealers tracking, the police were very nervous, they heard gunshots, there were gangs fighting in front of them, they had to turn around and continue on a small road."

"When they got back to the main road and encountered a traffic jam, the drug dealers followed again, and after a pause, the police and the drug dealers officially fought."

"This is the second battle scene, a twelve-minute escort scene, and I need the soundtrack to give enough real, tense music to create a cool feeling."

Chen Guangrong thought about it, and he probably understood Li Shengyao's request.

"Director Li, I understand what you mean."

"Mr. Chen, you are a smart person, you can definitely do it."

Li Shengyao picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said: "The movie has a total of four battle scenes, mainly for the soundtrack of these four battle scenes, and the other scenes are relatively simple and don't require too much emotion. ”

Chen Guangrong thought for a while, "Director Li, the soundtrack of this movie doesn't sound very difficult, but what if we can't meet your requirements?" ”

Film scoring is not your average job, and in general, an agreement is signed with a soundtrack team that stipulates a completion date, and then it's like opening a blind box.

If the effect is good, everyone will be happy, but if the effect is not good, they can only accept it.

Li Shengyao used to let Fenghua's soundtrack musician, so he could naturally change it casually, but if he signed an agreement with Chen Guangrong, it would be a one-shot deal if it didn't succeed.

Unless Lee Shengyao finds another soundtrack team to complete it later, but it will take at least another month.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he smiled and said: "I believe in your strength, if you can't meet my requirements, then even if I am unlucky, the responsibility lies with me." ”

Chen Guangrong heard Li Shengyao's words, but did not immediately agree, he lowered his head and thought about it.

"Mr. Chen, do you have any other concerns?"

"Director Li, we make music, in fact, the inspiration every year is limited, just like Jay Chou, he writes songs while working, and he can write dozens of good songs a year, which is very powerful, but if you squeeze him, let him not have to go to work, and write songs at home every day, although he has more time to prepare songs, he may not be able to write more good songs."

Chen Guangrong paused for a moment, and then said, "Do you understand what I mean? ”

"We compose the same score, our inspiration is not endless, I used to score two or three films a year."

"In the past year, I have scored "Dragon and Phoenix", "October Siege", and "Eavesdropping", which have been relatively prolific, and other times, I often score one or two movies a year."

"I don't think it's very difficult to tell me about the movie, the gunfight scene, but it's just my feeling, the final effect may be very good, you need to understand this."

Chen Guangrong said it very sincerely, and several words were said in Cantonese.

Naturally, what he said was true.

In addition to the monotonous manual labor of sweeping the streets, not to mention artistic creation, even mental workers such as coders have a limit.

Some coders have 10,000 every day, and some have 4,000 every day.

It's not that they don't want to write more, it's just that their brains can't keep up.

Chen Guangrong means that he has already completed the soundtracks of three films this year and may be out of inspiration.

It's not impossible to score "Border Killer" at this time, but if the effect is not good, you can't blame him.

Li Shengyao smiled without any hesitation, "Mr. Chen, it doesn't matter, I will be responsible for all the consequences." ”

Regarding the soundtrack of "Border Killer", Li Shengyao himself did not coordinate it, before the movie started, he should have found a good soundtrack master, gave people the script, and let him find inspiration.

Now looking for someone temporarily, whether it is Chen Guangrong or Zhao Jiping, in fact, the time left for others to find inspiration is short.

I can only gamble.

If Chen Guangrong's soundtrack is not good, then Li Shengyao will find someone else to score the soundtrack, and then the movie will be postponed for two or three months.

When Chen Guangrong heard this, he saw Li Shengyao's eyes open and his speech was magnanimous, and he nodded happily, "Okay, Director Li, I'll take this job." ”

Lee Shengyao is a great director who has made a name for himself in Hollywood, and the selling point of "Border Killer" is very interesting.

Chen Guangrong feels that this soundtrack is done well, and the movie will be as cool as Li Shengyao said.

He's more than willing to try.

Li Shengyao happily shook hands with Chen Guangrong, "Mr. Chen, happy cooperation. ”

(End of chapter)