In the beautiful country, late December to early January is a very important time, this time there are Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Day and other festivals.

Just like the Chinese New Year stalls, many blockbusters will be released at this time, striving to cut leeks and make a lot of money.

For example, Disney's "Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens" chose to be released at this time, as well as Paramount's "Home Daddy", Twentieth Century Fox's "Rat Noble 4" and "Struggle Joey", Sony's "Concussion", and Universal's "Sisters" were all released at this time.

Warner Pictures naturally also has new films, namely "Extreme Thief" and "Creed".

The gimmick of "Extreme Thief" is extreme sports, don't look at the big stars, but the cost is nearly 70 million.

The promotional focus for Creed is on the Rocky series of films.

There is no doubt that compared to Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens, these two movies are simply not enough to watch.

In the recent box office charts, "Extreme Thief" ranked seventh, and "Creed" ranked ninth, both of which couldn't beat Universal's "Sisters."

The box office war during this period seems to be a reflection of the box office of the whole year, with Disney being the dominant one and other film and television companies competing for the second place.

The once glorious Warner Pictures is now in obvious decline, and they have once again become an industry joke.

A lot of investment is made, and every time the publicity is very loud, but the effect is very bad.

Under such circumstances, the senior management of Warner Pictures is naturally in a bad mood.

Recently, the only Warner executive who is in a better mood is probably Toby. Emmerich.

The "Joker" promoted by him was completed, and Lee Shengyao showed his past editing style, and it took only ten days to complete the first cut of the film.

Emmerich has been working on "Joker" almost all the time, and he believes in Lee Shengyao's strength and believes that the film can be a success.

After the film was first cut and dubbed, Lee Shengyao returned to China with most of the team members.

"Joker" will participate in the 2015 Venice Film Festival, and post-production will only need to be completed by October, with ten months to go.

Film soundtrack artist Hildy. Guznadottir hadn't finished her work yet, and Lee Shengyao gave her enough time, saying that she could take her time, that quality mattered, and that she didn't need to pursue time.

Therefore, the specific completion time of the film is uncertain, and it all depends on the progress of Hildy's work.

Emmerich couldn't wait, and he planned to see how the first cut would look now.

In addition to Emmerich, there is also Robert. De Niro, and Laurie. Anderson watched together.

De Niro has always attached great importance to the production of "Joker", and he has long told Emmerich that he must bring him when watching the film.

As for Laurie. Anderson, she is one of the top executives of Warner Pictures, a very famous documentary filmmaker and director in Hollywood.

Many Warner executives believe in Lowrie's aesthetic, and this time "Joker" completed the first cut, and Laurie came to see the film on behalf of Warner Pictures.

The three of them came to the viewing room, where the staff was playing, and some people served coffee and pastries.

The coffee was hot, and in the dimly lit viewing room, thick white smoke came out.

Laurie picked up the coffee cup and whispered to Emmerich: "Toby, Lee is a good director, but a good director is not necessarily a good editor, editing is a very professional job, Lee completed the editing in only ten days, isn't it too fast." ”

She has short hair, she is wearing black trousers today, with a small suit, she looks very capable, at this time she took a shallow sip of a coffee cup, and then continued: "Li used to have very good results in Hollywood, but he has been away from Hollywood for several years, the North American film market has changed very much, although he has been winning awards recently, but the commercial aspect is obviously not as sharp as before, are you sure that there is no problem with the movies he edited?" ”

When Emmerich heard this, he looked ahead with a cold face.

He was not very happy in his heart.

Warner Pictures had already signed a contract with Lee Shengyao, who was solely responsible for the editing of "Joker," a decision that was passed by Warner's top management at the time.

Now that it's settled, what does Laurie say now?

Do you regret it now?

Or is it interference with Lee Shengyao's editing?

In that case, he would be embarrassed.

Laurie continued: "You don't think we're against you, or we're sabotage, Toby, we've been friends for decades, and I hope you can go one step further with 'Joker,' this movie is very important to you, you know, Warner Pictures, DC Studios are going to re-select their CEOs next year, you have ideas and hopes, don't you want 'Joker' to be more outstanding?" ”

Emmerich's face was slightly better when he heard Laurie's words, he nodded on the table and whispered, "Laurie, I'm not rejecting your kindness, but 'Joker' is a completely new story, and Lee is the most important writer of this story."

He is the one who knows the story best in the world.

I think we should give her enough trust to make the story she wants to express the most.

If our people decide how to edit it, they may not be able to show the true meaning of "Joker", and the quality of the film will be greatly reduced. ”

De Niro glanced at Laurie and said, "Toby is right, it turns out that at the time of filmmaking, many people didn't understand Lee's choices, and they felt that they could pick out better actors, better cinematographers, better scenes, and better stories.

But as far as I felt on the set, in all aspects, Lee's choice was always the most correct, and there was no reason why his decision was the best choice for "Joker". ”

Laurie shook his head, "De Niro, this is not in line with the Hollywood film production model, this is unscientific, and the division of labor is unreasonable. ”

"No, many Hollywood movies are done by big directors, you don't think it's suitable, it's just that you don't trust Lee."

Emmerich thought for a moment, "Laurie, let's watch a movie, don't talk about anything else, I trust Lee." ”

Hearing this, Laurie nodded silently.

She is one of the best producers at Warner Pictures, and she used to give advice to Warner Films, but "Joker" is Emmerich's main movie, and she can't help it if people don't listen to it.

She is more inclined to literary films, and she actually looks very good at Li Shengyao.

However, from the perspective of Warner Pictures' senior management, she still has to say some old things, hoping to arrange more professional people to carry out post-film work.

Moments later, the movie officially begins.

Under a gloomy sky, a dimly lit street, people come and go, and pedestrians are very indifferent, the actor Arthur holds an LED billboard and dances while showing the advertisement.

Both Emmerich and De Niro had read the script and knew what it was about, and both nodded excitedly when they saw Arthur appear in the camera.

Li Shengyao's scheduling and shooting, and Phoenix's performance didn't say anything, and they were brought in at a glance.

Laurie hadn't read the Joker script before, and sitting there, he was also quick to read it.

She has produced several documentaries, all of which reflect the lives of ordinary people, and she can be regarded as a more people-friendly and down-to-earth person than the average Hollywood film company executive.

She likes this kind of movie that reflects the lives of ordinary people at the bottom.

In this way, in the faint smell of coffee, the three of them were engrossed and did not dare to blink their eyes to watch the movie.

After the movie ended, two minutes later, De Niro stood up excitedly, and then clapped his hands.

"It's great, it's the best movie I've seen in recent years, and I love this movie so much, it's not a superhero movie, it's not a DC Universe movie, it's a movie that reflects the people at the bottom of New York."

Emmerich applauded.

The movie has not yet been soundtracked, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of emotional guidance.

However, just after the first cut was completed, Emmerich's heart was very excited and exciting.

He was 100% sure that this was a very good movie, and this time he bet right, and Lee Shengyao delivered a perfect answer.

"Lee is amazing, you're right, this movie is fantastic."

Laurie only came back to her senses at this time, she hadn't read the script, and some details in the movie, she only figured it out at this time.

"It's a fantastic, very wonderful film, Phoenix shows the attitude of an artist who will definitely shock everyone with his performance, and he will be the strongest contender for the Oscar for Best Actor.

Lee is also very good, the movie has almost no shortcomings, it is hard to imagine such a movie with no special effects, no exciting scenes, completely relying on the plot, making people invested in the whole process, and dare not miss any clips. ”

Laurie finally affirmed: "This movie must be the most competitive film at the 2016 Oscars." ”

Emmerich nodded, "Laury, you believe me now, this is the movie that Lee spent ten days editing, he is a genius, he has this strength, we work with him, just stand aside and listen quietly, he will definitely not let us down." ”

Laurie nodded and praised "Joker" for a while.

When the three of them left the viewing room together, Laurie still had a feeling of trance.

The world of "Joker" is so real, and those stories seem to happen in reality.

However, Los Angeles is sunny and bright, and the gap between it and the world of "Joker" is quite large.

She couldn't help but say: "The movie hasn't finished the soundtrack yet, the effect hasn't reached the best, and I can't wait for "Joker" to finish the soundtrack, I believe that the movie will be even more exciting by then."

Who did the soundtrack for this movie go to? ”

"Hildy."

"Hildy? How come I haven't heard of it? ”

In Laurie. In Anderson's opinion, the film is so wonderful that if there is a first-class soundtrack, the film will be even better.

She also thought that Lee Shengyao would find a soundtrack master, but she didn't expect it to be a stranger.

"Hildy is a young lady from Iceland who has written two European films in the past and is very talented."

Laurie shook his head, "Toby, such a wonderful movie, definitely has to use a soundtrack master, you shouldn't save money on such a thing." ”

Emmerich shook his head, "It's not that I'm trying to save money, it's that Lee has a crush on her, and he thinks her style is a good fit for Joker." ”

"Lee's choice?"

"Yes, that's Lee's idea."

Laurie was completely impressed by Li Shengyao at this time, "Since it is Li's choice, let's keep her, I believe in Li." ”

(End of chapter)