~： sixty-nine - late

The huge Sergey sat at the dining table, his mouth like a shredder, constantly stuffing food. Anna Greenberg seems to have found her bosom friend all of a sudden, and when he sees his plate is empty, he'll add a chunk of beef for him.

The way this Russian bear eats makes people who watch him eat have an appetite, but Old Greenberg and Wayne have never eaten anything she made like this.

Anna looked at this big man who liked the food she made and had an amazing appetite, and showed an aunty smile. There is never a shortage of beef on the farm, but people who appreciate her cooking.

Ignoring the meat-eating Sergey, Wayne pondered the company information that Colin had brought. In fact, according to the idea of ​​old Greenberg, it is safer to invest in established companies such as General Electric and Exxon Mobil.

But he knows better than anyone else that the future trend is the Internet, which is an invention that will change the living conditions of all people and change the social form of the world.

"Actually, you can ask Howard." Old Greenberg still trusted his family accountant. "The profit model of Internet companies is worrying, maybe Howard can give you some other advice."

"Dad." Wayne swallowed the food in his mouth and drank the juice in one gulp. "The purpose of my investment is just to preserve value, and it doesn't matter how much profit I make. I just don't want to put a lot of money in my hands stupidly."

"You guys eat first, I'll take a look at the backyard." Picking up the handkerchief on the table and wiping his hands, Wayne stood up and walked to the door.

"By the way, Mom, arrange a room for Sergey."

After exiting the door of the living room, he walked around the villa to the backyard. Quarterma saw him coming and kept kicking the ground with his hooves.

According to the original idea, the horse was brought back to Los Angeles with him, but he would have to find a horse raising staff to bring it back. It is better to let him stay on the farm, at least there are cowboys here to take care of him every day.

The two dogs are different from the horses, they are more convenient to keep, and he has a deeper relationship with the two golden retrievers. When they were very young, he lived in the same room with himself, and he would sleep with them in his arms when they were young.

Gently stroked the horse's face, its big tongue would stick out and lick Wayne's palm, but after a few minutes, Quarterma realized that he didn't bring carrots this time, so he turned his head and ignored him.

"This little bastard!"

Originally wanted to ride for a lap, but seeing that it was fine, Wayne simply went back to his room and rested early.

The life on the farm is the same every day. For people who are used to living in a big city, it is very boring here, and there is no entertainment and entertainment facilities.

But Wayne has always liked the tranquility here. He felt that the best thing that Old Greenberg did in his life was to buy this big farm.

The two days he stayed here were the two most relaxed days for him. He brought his two dogs and leaned on the reclining chair. On the left was a large patch of grass with no head visible, and on the right there was a large patch of crops.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, from time to time, he could see cowboys running by on horseback. At this moment, he realized the happiness of old Greenberg.

"Look at this thing!"

While he was in a trance, old Greenberg went to the porch, tossed him a stack of newspapers, and stared at him like a criminal. "I remind you, if you dare to make me the grandfather of a black kid, I'll take the biggest caliber in my collection and give you a shot."

He picked up the newspaper in his arms. Almost every entertainment page had news about him. It seemed that the Warners public relations staff had done a very good job this time.

"Just yesterday, Halle Berry, an African-American beauty, moved into Director Greenberg's mansion in Beverly Hills. This pair of young golden girls in Hollywood is expected to succeed. Director Greenberg put it down. "Escape from the Dead..." in production

"Wayne Greenberg, the genius director whose first film in Hollywood has won over 100 million worldwide box office, his favorite girlfriend turned out to be an African American. This is similar to the movie "Get Out" that he is working on. …”

Glancing at the expected reports, he threw the newspaper aside and explained to his father.

"My mother explained it, this is just a publicity method arranged by Warner, and everything is fake!"

Old Greenberg pointed to the photo in the newspaper. "I have seen pictures of this girl, although the relationship may be fake, but some things can't be faked, she is a beautiful girl.

I was younger too, Wayne! What I want to remind you is, recall the knowledge I once handed you, and take safety measures to avoid accidents! "

"If you make her belly bigger, it's definitely a hassle. Also, don't trust those Hollywood actresses lightly, who can have a child and become a multi-millionaire wife at such a low cost. refuse?"

Is what Greenberg said possible? It is absolutely possible, and it is very likely, but he has been very careful in this regard and will never let such a thing happen.

"Don't worry, Dad, I have my senses. When the movie ends, this matter will end immediately!"

Looking at his sworn son, old Greenberg snorted and turned his head back.

The leisurely two days passed in a flash, and Sergey also ended his days of eating and drinking. He drove in the car with two golden retrievers, and took his boss back to Los Angeles.

The holidays were over, and the next day back in Los Angeles, Wayne, Luke and John headed straight into the Warners post-production studio.

Compared with the post-production of "Happy Death Day", the conditions provided by Warner Bros. are obviously much more professional, and the editor Dwayne Scott is also a well-known veteran in the industry.

In fact, Wayne especially wanted to hire the aunty editor, Julia from Castle Rock Films, but unfortunately she didn't want to change her working environment, and the films produced by Warner Bros. could not be put into post-production by other companies.

How important is the editor to a film? They are equivalent to re-creating the film. Different editors, using different editing techniques, can produce very different effects.

The editing work of this film is definitely based on the director's opinion. As far as the length of the film he shoots, there is much less film than the normal shooting, which is one of the reasons for the fast shooting speed.

Before starting, a few people held an opinion meeting in the post-production studio as usual.

Wayne had to tell the editor Dawn Scott his ideas for the production of the film and the story style he needed after the film was made, so that he would pay attention to keeping the director's needs during the first rough cut. lens.

"Guys, this is destined to be a battle of patience. We shot more than 800 minutes of footage, most of which had to be cut, and the tedious work is coming, let's do it, guys!"

As Wayne finished speaking, Dwayne Scott walked to the screen and started the first rough cut. John didn't say a word, just stood behind them and silently observed the whole work.

Films that exceed 800 minutes require rough cuts, secondary cuts, fine cuts, and comprehensive editing. From the beginning, we need to compare material selection, splicing, and finally go through frame-by-frame editing, editing, color grading, and adding the soundtrack to compress it to more than 90 minutes, which is a movie with a smooth plot.

After the editor started, Wayne did not dare to be distracted for a moment. He and Luke stood behind Dawn and discussed the use of materials from time to time.

These different materials are matched and spliced ​​in different ways. It is possible that the effect of the resulting film will be completely different, and the story may even be completely different, so he must always keep an eye on it to ensure that all the films used are in line with the vision in his mind.

As far as Wayne's previous life knows, there are not too many negative teaching materials in this regard. When Ridley Scott was filming "Kingdom of Heaven", the final public release version and the director's cut version were completely two films.

The box office failure of "Kingdom of Heaven" can't be blamed entirely on director Ridley Scott. Although he also served as a producer, 20th Century Fox executives' finger-pointing on the film's post-editing is the main reason for the film's failure .

Wayne has seen two versions of this film. The UU reading release version is a disaster. The premise of the story is not enough, and then there is a plot that makes the audience inexplicable and its messy narrative. The rhythm makes fans feel inexplicable after watching it.

Compared with the public release version, Ridley-Scott's director's cut version is longer, the whole film is more than 190 minutes, at least the story is clearly told.

But if the Ridley-Scott version was released, would the box office be good? In fact, Wayne doesn't think so, but at least he rounded up the story.

Let’s not talk about other things. The first purpose of Hollywood production companies investing in films is to make profits. If the director’s cut version is too long, it is naturally unfriendly to the number of screenings. The production company will limit the director’s editing rights. There are many reasons because of this.

If Wayne doesn't want to go the same way as Ridley-Scott in the future, he must restrain his desire to direct himself, and he must take profit as the first consideration when editing films.

For a small-budget movie like "Escape from the Dead", there is no need to add special effects in the later stage, and the work is not as complicated as those big productions, but it will not be easy.

"Stop, Dwayne, change shot 16 here, fade in between shots 7 and 8, yes, no problem!" Wayne would interrupt the editor's work from time to time, and after discussing with Luke, Also let him modify the editing plan.

"Wayne, how about using a bit of high-speed slow motion here?" Luke pointed to the screen just finished, where the male protagonist was killing people in the house.

"Keep it like this first, wait until the editing is completed to see the effect, and then decide whether to use it or not."

When Luke heard what he said, he just wrote down his opinion in the notebook. This was the first edit, and there would be at least two or three times later. He was not in a hurry.