Chapter 507: "Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs" is ready to go!
Until the end of the visit to "One Thought of Heaven", on the way back to the company, Wu Yuan was still thinking about it.
But he didn't come up with an answer.
As a director who debuted between the sixth and seventh generations of directors, Wu Yuan really doesn't look down on pure commercial romance films like "Predecessor Series".
This attitude is the same whether it is in this life or in the dream life.
After all, he is a professional director from the Beijing Film Academy, and he still has some artistic and literary ideas in his foundation.
So since its debut, whether it is "The Night the Comet Comed" or "Your Name", or "Gravity", "Painted Skin" and other movies, although they are under the banner of commercial films, the core of the movie is with some literary and artistic thinking, not just a movie for the purpose of selling box office.
"Thai Embarrassment", "Predecessor Series", "Small Times" and other pure commercial films, Wu Yuan really doesn't want to make them.
He can invest in these movies and make money, not chilling.
But let him direct these movies himself, then he can't accept it.
Until he returned home, Wu Yuan didn't think about which movie to make to maintain his status as the king of the domestic film box office.
Although even if he loses the title of the No. 1 domestic film box office, he is still the top director in China, the most successful commercial film director in China, and the second most successful literary film director.
But what he had, Wu Yuan didn't really want to lose.
"Am I going to shoot "Wolf Warrior"?" Touching his chin, Wu Yuan muttered with a big brain, but then he slapped himself in the face.
"Forget it, there's no rush on this matter now."
For the time being, he left his next domestic movie behind, he still has a "Interstellar" to be filmed, and "Love Letter" has not yet finished the later stage, and it is not the time to think about it.
After arriving at the company, he immediately devoted himself to the post-production of "Love Letters".
The company's computer room is now lively, not only the post-editor of "Love Letter" brought by Wu Yuan.
Zhang Guorong also took the post-production staff of "Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs", and almost all of them moved to the computer room for food, accommodation and sleep.
"Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs", which was completed much earlier than "Love Letter", is still in long post-production.
The film is a standard special effects blockbuster, and the post-production time is much longer than that of a 2D feature film.
As soon as Wu Yuan returned to the company's computer room, he bumped into Liu Meichuan, who had red bags under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"Mikawa, you can't do this." Wu Yuan frowned, stopped Liu Meichuan, and admonished with some complaints: "Although work is very important, a reasonable rest time must also be ensured. ”
"But don't make a movie yet, people are tired."
"Look at you, your eyes are red, your hair is messed up, put down the work at hand, go home to rest and rest, and adjust your state."
"Don't dare to relax." Liu Meichuan shook her head, although her face was a little decadent, her tone was full of excitement and excitement.
""Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs" is the first big-budget movie I have made, and I have to be as perfect as I can be, and I don't feel at ease if I don't stare at it!"
Liu Meichuan has been in the era of light and shadow for several years, but the "Don't Knock" he made with the Young Director Support Program was just a small-budget movie with a cost of several million.
Later, he has been filming the "Soul Ferry" series of TV series for the company, paving the company's Xianxia fantasy universe.
It can be said that there is both hard work and merit.
So when I did "Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs" this time, although the budget of this movie was close to 200 million and it was a complete big production, Wu Yuan did not have the idea of changing the director, and still asked Liu Meichuan to direct.
Liu Meichuan also lived up to Wu Yuan's trust, he also studied the IP of "Soul Ferry" very deeply, and made this movie without any accidents.
It's just that this movie is a special effects blockbuster, and the workload in the post-production period is not inferior to the shooting at all.
He has been in the company's computer room for more than a month with the post-production team, but he has only done a third of the post-production.
"The work is inexhaustible, and a proper rest can make the work better completed."
"If you work so physically and mentally exhausted, the effect will only get worse."
Wu Yuan shook his head, he could understand Liu Meichuan's excitement about directing such a high-cost special effects blockbuster for the first time, and the mentality of "you must do your best".
It was the same when he was working on "Gravity", almost eating, sleeping and staying with the light and shadow special effects team.
But as a person who came over, Wu Yuan didn't approve of this behavior.
He seemed to work hard like this back then, but it took more than half a year to complete the later stage of "Gravity", which was self-defeating.
Regardless of Liu Meichuan's objection, Wu Yuan turned around him and kicked him out of the company's computer room, "Go back to sleep, I will tell the company's security guards, it is impossible to put you into the company today, come back when you are rested!" ”
After saying this, regardless of Liu Meichuan's stunned expression, Wu Yuan closed the door of the company's computer room.
"Director Wu, well done."
A voice came from behind Wu Yuan.
Li Yang said with a smile: "I persuaded Liu Meichuan several times, but he just didn't listen, and stayed in the computer room day and night to keep an eye on the later stage." ”
"You've got to get out of the way!"
Well, the company's computer room is indeed very lively.
"Young You" is also in the late stage.
However, unlike "Soul Ferry: Yellow Springs", "Young You" does not have special effects shots, just do post-editing.
Li Yang is a veteran again, he only brought two editors, and easily completed the post-production of "Young You", and now the finished film is ready.
"Director Wu, come and see the finished film?" Li Yang invited with a smile.
Wu Yuan naturally would not refuse.
The two of them got into the internal viewing room next door to the computer room.
A movie "Young You" that is quite different from Wu Yuan's impression slowly unfolds in his eyes.
There is no change in the direction of the plot, but all the actors have changed, and the director is not the same person, and the final movie is not much different from the original version in Wu Yuan's impression.
After all, Li Yang is not like Wu Yuan, he has seen the original film in the movie, and he can roughly restore the essence of the original film.
In the case of only the script, Li Yang's "Young You", from the lens language to the storyboard composition, the editing screen to the acting skills of the actors, is presented in line with Li Yang's understanding, which is very different from the original film director Zeng Guoxiang's "Young You".
It's too normal to shoot different versions of the same script, just like Jin Yong's drama version is different.
But is this version of Li Yang's shot bad?
Not bad!
At least Wu Yuan was very satisfied after reading it carefully!
Tsang Kwok-cheung is a director from Hong Kong Island after all!
When it comes to interpreting mainland high school students, college entrance examinations, family education and other social topics, there are still no native mainland directors who understand the essence!
And Zhang Yishan's ruffian strength is more characteristic and outstanding than that of the millennial prince.
In addition, although Liu Yifei is beautiful, her short ear-length hair and bald head style are indeed a big breakthrough in her inherent image!
This Li Yang's version of "Young You", in Wu Yuan's opinion, is even better than the original version and more in line with the aesthetics of mainland audiences!
"Director Li, what a good shot!" (End of chapter)