Chapter 163： Unpleasant factor

In a foggy mansion on the British Isles, the hostess Grace once again woke up from her nightmare, wiped her eyes, and began to have a busy day. Her husband was not at home, she must be strong.

I don't know why, the servants at home suddenly disappeared some time ago, so she posted an advertisement for recruiting maids. Today, three people came to apply.

A white-haired gardener, a spirited old woman, and a dumbfounded dumb woman, the combination of the three looks very weird, but because the advertisement has been posted for so long, no one has come to apply for it. Reese still accepted them and introduced them to a series of rules for this house.

I don't know if it was the arrival of the three people. There were all kinds of strange things in the big house. The daughter Annie claimed that she saw a little boy. Grace also heard some strange voices from time to time, and she also found three The new servant always seems to be planning something, and Grace is getting more and more uneasy. Until one day, the husband who went out to fight suddenly came back. The excited Mr. Grace thought that the family had the backbone, and life would return to the right track again, but the husband did not have the reunion of Grace, seeing his wife and children. Instead, he became sad and spent a few days at home and suddenly left again.

The strange things in the old house are still going on, and with the husband’s departure again, Grace’s spirit is getting tighter and tighter. One day she finally found that all the curtains in the old house were demolished. It is emphasized that the two sick children can't see the sun, so the angry hostess blamed all of them on the three servants and drove them out.

Two playful children ran out of the backyard garden one night, and the little girl Anne found three tombstones. After a closer look, she was horrified to find the three new servants who appeared in the house some time ago. The name, at the same time, the three servants also came out of the darkness again. Annie shouted at the younger brother and ran to the gate. The creator who stumbled upon the 'truth' also rushed out with a rifle and protected. The child returned to the old house and blocked the three ghosts. When Grace repeatedly prayed for three ghosts to let go of their own family, the two children who went back upstairs screamed, and Grace prayed to climb the stairs and push a door open because of the psychic’s Ghost, Grace finally saw another family in reality.

Everything made Grace have to face reality. It turned out that she and two children were dead.

Helplessly holding two children, the heartbroken hostess had to remember the sad past.

In the shouts of Grace and the two children as a nightmare, the film officially ended, and the ending subtitles were not made yet, so the lights in the auditorium lit up directly.

"Eric, how about this time?"

Jonathan Demi did not confidently ask, although he made a lot of changes according to the advice given by Eric, but Jonathan is still not sure whether it will make Eric satisfied.

"Small Island" was sealed in mid-June, and part of the post-production was carried out in the UK, because some shots were taken from time to time. The entire crew had been in the UK until July before returning to the United States.

Eric had visited the British filming scene after the end of the "Dark War", personally watched the scene shooting, and checked some of Jonathan's shots, Eric was very satisfied with Jonathan's shooting results. Perhaps Eric’s previous affirmation, when Jonathan confidently put his edited version, the so-called director’s cut version, to Eric, he was confident that he spent a lot of effort editing it. The version will be recognized by Eric.

However, the reality has slammed a cold water on Jonathan. After I frowned and read his edited version, Eric directly signaled the staff to play from the beginning, while watching and flying quickly, and then the film was broadcast again. Eric has written more than 20 amendments in the notebook, involving lens, soundtrack, editing and other aspects, basically equal to Jonathan's cut version.

Although Jonathan was not convinced, he did not have the final editing rights. He could only make substantial changes in accordance with the opinions given by Eric.

After completing the production again according to Eric's opinion, Jonathan looked at the film again, and felt that this version is indeed much better than the version that he had edited before. Not only is the plot more compact, the suspense setting is more confusing, and more focused on The creation of a psychological suspense environment has also made Jonathan even more admire this young man who is twenty years younger than himself.

Although Jonathan did a great deal of preparation in order to get the position of the film director, some of the ideas put forward were in line with Eric's ideas, but many methods still can't escape the embarrassment of old-fashioned horror films. This is not Jonathan's intention. Modifications, but many habitual things do not mean that you can change them if you want to change them. Innovating such things is easier said than done in any circle.

When he heard Jonathan’s question, Eric did not rush to answer Jonathan’s question. Instead, he carefully compared the original film in his mind with the difference and commonality of the movie that he had just watched. Fireflies added Among the three films invested in "Small Island Cry", "Steel Magnolia" and "Scented Woman", Eric’s box office prospects for "Small Island Cry" are the most promising, so he also The most heart.

The other two films, "Steel Magnolia" and "Smell the Woman", Eric's power is much greater than "Small Island", "Steel Magnolia" is completely owned by Herbert Rose. Responsible, Eric even did not participate in the editing, and the final editing rights of "Scent of Women" in the hands of Eric, but in the future, will also respect the views of Al Pacino. In comparison, the production of "The Sound of the Isles" seems to be somewhat sloppy. He also knows that the director's editorial version that completely overthrows Jonathan is very hurtful, but he has to do this in order to be successful at the box office.

I originally saw the edited version of Jonathan. The reason why I can list so many revisions in one breath is certainly not the talent of Eric itself, but because of the reference to the original film in my mind.

Even if he had such a little talent in his previous life, he has been eroded in so many years of shackles. The only remaining professional skills that are imprinted in instinct, like an old man who has been in the kitchen for decades. The master, without thinking, can only draw a table full of flavors and dishes according to the habit.

For a movie, even if it is the same material of the same script, the difference between the films edited by different people will be very large. Eric had heard of someone re-editing through the lens, and edited a classic serious historical film into a vulgar movie, and the lines, materials, music, etc. have not changed, but rearranged. Lens. Therefore, Eric is not demanding to perfectly copy the "Small Island Cry" that is exactly the same as the memory. Besides, the previous life is not without flaws. For example, the plot returned by Gris husband is too dull and cannot be created. In the horror film of the tension and suspense atmosphere, Eric has made some modifications to the original version of the plot in this version.

It took about ten minutes to compare it carefully. Eric nodded lightly: "Yes, basically, just do one or two small changes in the details. As for the release, Jeffrey. , inform the heads of the other four major movie companies besides Fox and Columbia to see if they are interested in participating in an internal test session."

When Jonathan heard Eric’s affirmation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Jeffrey hesitated: “Eric, it’s not good to not tell Fox and Columbia. After all, our cooperation with these two companies is the closest? ”

Eric’s stallner explained: “In the current situation, there will be no small personnel changes after the acquisition of Colombia by the Japanese. It’s hard to say how the Japanese will operate after they get Colombia. Even the dark war is divided into me. Now I am worried that I can get back on time, so I don’t want to cooperate with them in the short term. As for Fox, they already have the right to distribute my next two movies, and they will only cause us to grab the film with ourselves. Resources."

Jeffrey suggested: "You can't do this. We invite Fox and Colombia as usual. As for the end, we don't cooperate. In the end, don't we still have the final say? And it would be rude if you don't invite."

Eric looked down and thought about it, or nodded: "Well, just do what you said, and "Steel Magnolia" is also put together for a preview. As for "Smell the Woman," Let go, let Alta slowly toss it, as long as it can be small-scale at the end of the year, anyway, this movie is used to attack Oscar."

After the two men discussed the film distribution, Jonathan Demi had a chance to interject: "Eric, will you go to the Venice Film Festival in September?"

"Yes, I will at least go to the opening ceremony or the awards ceremony," Eric replied.

Among the three major European film festivals, the Venice Film Festival is the closest one to the Chinese film circle. Eric has been interested in the Venice Film Festival. This time, there is just a chance, of course, a trip.

It’s been said that it’s been a year of rebirth. Eric has been busy, and there’s no time to relax. Maybe the Venice trip can be used as a vacation. As for the awards, Eric’s expectations are not too big. Although the story of “The Sound of the Isles” is very novel, this movie is not only a commercial film but also a horror film. Any one of these two categories is very much judged by the film festival. Discrimination, and the film contains the two most unpleasant factors, the ability to qualify for the Venice main competition unit has been a very good result.