God of Life

Chapter 617: Before the storm

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After a lively breakfast, Wang Yan took Na Wu and Shishi to watch a movie.

Lin Weiwei slapped herself on the sofa and refused to get up even if no one called her.

So the three of us set off.

Before arriving at the place, Fu Yushi and Na Wu were extremely nervous. After watching the refined version of the film, they were so excited that they almost jumped up.

"Oh my god, did we take the photo?"

"Awesome, awesome..."

Wang Muye looked at Wang Yan with a simple but tired smile: "Director Wang, fortunately you have lived up to your mission! How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Brother Dog couldn't be more satisfied.

"Makino, thank you for your hard work. You are the biggest contributor to the post-production!"

Wang Yan is the only one who has seen the real original version of "The Witch" and can clearly make a comparison. He understands how much the new version has improved.

Although Wang Muye is not good at shooting action scenes and his editing style is not sharp, under Wang Yan's suggestions and requirements, the overall quality of the new version of "The Witch" is extremely high.

The whole film has Wang Muye's unique solidity and restraint. The beginning is not lengthy or boring, and the little humor is just the point.

The action part completely respects Wang Yan's ideas and is so handsome.

The editing is crisp and neat, completely avoiding his own weaknesses and maximizing Wang Yan's advanced aesthetics. The climax can be called a new peak in violent aesthetics.

The quality of the lead actor Fu Yushi has raised the basic appeal of the new version of "The Witch" to a whole new level.

Kim Da-mi, the actress in the original "The Witch," can only be called comely at best.

The acting is good, but not so good that it explodes.

But Fu Yushi is different. As soon as Fu Yushi appears on the stage, she can immediately capture the attention of young audiences.

He has a small face, good bones, a slender neck, a slim waist and long legs.

Fu Yushi's appearance is so photogenic. With a basic appearance score of 96, she can completely withstand the misfortunes of all kinds of plain makeup and messy special effects makeup in movies.

Coupled with the rhythmic sense of dancing all year round and the quietness in her nature, playing the role of a quiet genius girl does not need to be too convincing.

The biggest difference between the two versions of "The Witch" derives from this -

The original camera language serves the plot. Jin Domei is not beautiful, and the camera does not need to focus on her, so the suspense content in the first hour is very boring and seriously separated from the second half.

The new version of the lens language is for the aesthetics of violence. Wang Yan happened to develop a high-end aesthetic, so he paid great attention to the aesthetics of the lens.

It just so happens that Fu Yushi herself is very beautiful, so it is natural to find every opportunity to take pictures of her even more beautiful.

So the first half of the new version of "The Witch" has a similar plot to the original version, but it looks like a completely different movie.

For example, Li Xingxi, played by Fu Yushi, was wearing school uniform and waiting for the bus. She tilted her head slightly and quietly pulled up her hair, revealing her crystal ears and slender neck.

First full body, then close-up.

The effect can be summed up in two words: good-looking.

The ordinaryness and ordinaryness of the original version were bullshit in Wang Yan's eyes.

A super-level genius girl, an ordinary girl

We just want to take pictures of the awesome ones. They are too good-looking to be human, too good to be human, and there are disparities in every aspect that would make ordinary people despair.

It should make boys want to lick the screen after watching it, make girls feel involved after watching it, and make all viewers full of expectations.

There is no sense of expectation. No matter how well the final climax is shot, it will not be so exciting that the hormones will explode.

Because it is not convincing enough, it is difficult to fully invest in it.

On the contrary, if you can build up your sense of anticipation first, and then release it heartily, you will definitely be so happy that you will burst into tears.

Judging from the final presentation, Wang Yan's goal was basically achieved.

"Very good, that's basically it. I'll take another day or two to adjust the details and hurry up and send it for review and film arrangement."

An Xiaofang and Li Yixu, who came here specially, were even more excited than Brother Gou when they heard this.

"Then when should we set the date?"

Wang Yan did not make a decision immediately, but asked, "What are your suggestions?"

An Xiaofang and Brother Xu had done enough homework in advance. With your words and my words, the situation in July and August was completely reversed.

"The summer season officially starts in mid-July, and the Hollywood blockbuster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 should be released in advance. We are relatively far away from it, so the impact will not be big."

“Then four more competitive films will be released in July—

"Cold War 2" by Vice-Cheng Guo.

"To Youth: So You're Still Here" starring Wu Yifan and Liu Yifei.

"Escape" starring Jack Cheng and Fan Haomen.

And the most powerful one is the top blockbuster "Legend of the Gods" starring Jet Li, Fan Haomen, Huang Gongzhu and the leader's wife. "

"Oh, by the way, Wang Haiou's "Clockwork City" will be released in July... It's not a big problem."

"Then there's The Bourne Supremacy, which will be released in August. We must avoid this at all costs."

"The Bourne Supremacy will definitely be released at the end of August. It has little to do with us, so don't pay attention to it. I feel that another movie that will be released in early August is more threatening - "Tomb Raiders"."

"Yes, this IP is indeed highly anticipated. Starring Alarm Man and Lu Han, it has great appeal."

"Then why don't we move forward a little bit and take the initiative to put a little distance between us?"

"It can be anywhere from July 8th to 20th. Now it's mainly a matter of choosing who to hit."

Wang Yan looked through the release information they had collected, and found information on dozens of movies.

Looking at it, he smiled.

"So lucky? Everything really goes well..."

Um

An Xiaofang and Brother Xu were both stunned by Wang Yan's muttering.

How do you think you're lucky

There are big-name blockbusters in every time period, okay!

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "Isn't it good news to bump into Mr. Huang and his wife and Wu Liushuang? You guys are trying to figure out the box office history of these guys. Have they ever picked a good movie?"

I go!

This is your idea...

It seems reasonable? !

Among the celebrities who are particularly unpopular with audiences when making movies, the four above all rank at the top.

Among them, the leader is getting more and more oily, the leader's wife is not liked no matter what she does, and Wuli Fanfan just messed up a big production.

The Fairy Sister is the worst, with one film being a blur and the other being dull. On the big screen, it doesn't have the aura and excitement of the TV series at all.

According to that...

“Ignore Legend of the Gods and Youth, focus on Tomb Raiders, Escape and Cold War 2.”

An Xiaofang and Li Yixu looked at each other, completely confused as to where Wang Yan's confidence came from.

It's actually very simple, it feels like.

Wang Yan truly believed from the bottom of his heart that these people could not make any good films. Then, when he thought this, he felt very happy and relaxed, and his confidence became stronger.

Wang Yan didn't know how many factors in this were due to the European Emperor's aura. Anyway, he believed that his feeling was not wrong.

So there are only a few opponents left, and the one Wang Yan doesn't want to run into is Jack Cheng.

Although Brother Long is old, no one knows how much fuel he still has in the tank.

"Escape" happens to be the action comedy he is best at. Regardless of the quality, the emotion alone is worth 300 million at the box office.

Excluding this one, Wang Yan hopes to have a try with "Tomb Raiders" as the remaining two strong rivals.

An Xiaofang's eyes widened: "Are you crazy? How much anticipation is there for tomb robbing IPs? You will know just by watching the drama version!"

Wang Yan smiled evilly: "Don't you think it would be particularly interesting to speculate? Lu Han versus Zitao, just the quarrel between fans can save us 20 million in publicity expenses..."

"That's right."

Li Yixu rubbed his forehead: "However, if two strong movies compete, one of them will definitely lose his pants. I can't make this mistake..."

An Xiaofang also advised: "Zitao is not the leading actor, so what's the point of trying to compete with him? Let's do it some time in advance!"

Please, little ancestor, can you please stop making trouble

Wang Yan shook his head regretfully: "Let's send it to trial first, and we'll discuss the final date later."

An Xiaofang raised her head like a frightened bird: "What else do you have planned?"

Brother Gou laughed and waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you. I have a debate ahead, so I can see if I can steal a move."

"oh!"

Several people suddenly realized.

Having said that, it's already the beginning of May, and the date for Zhang Lin's debate has not yet been set. It might have to be postponed to June or July.

Whether this thing will be broadcast live, no one can tell now.

If it is made public, once it triggers a relatively large discussion, it will definitely be good for the release of the movie.

An Xiaofang was greedy and said, "It would be great if you could do another focus interview..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Wang Yan couldn't help but laugh: "You think the focus interview was conducted by my family?"

Li Yixu actually lost his composure and asked, "Is there really no chance? Where is Liu Chang..."

"Stop it, don't worry about it."

Wang Yan waved his hand decisively: "She is definitely willing to help me, but the score situation. It's just an economics debate, the subject matter is inappropriate, no matter how brilliant the performance is, it will not be the focus of the interview."

Brother Xu's eyes lit up: "Focus interviews are not suitable. Economic interviews such as "People" and "Dialogue" are also suitable!"

Wang Yan was reminded by him, thought about it silently, and nodded lightly.

“If the performance is good and the topic is relatively high, economic interviews are indeed very promising...”

"Then come on!"

An Xiaofang hurriedly encouraged Wang Yan, with her expectant eyes, she thought Wang Yan was going to win glory for the country...

"Okay, let's withdraw first and go to work."

Li Yixu was full of motivation and stood up neatly.

Before leaving, he turned back and reminded: "Don't forget to say hello to Liu Chang. The first review is very critical. If there is a slight delay, we will be behind schedule."

Wang Yan signaled receipt, sent An Xiaofang and Li Yixu away, and then took Wang Muye to watch the movie.

This time, it’s the details.

The refined version of the film is still not the final version. There is no more work left, but it will still take some time to refine it.

For example, perform special processing on the picture, such as blur, soft light, mosaic, dyeing, black and white and other special effects.

For example, the subtitles special effects at the beginning and end of the film...

Such as audio art special effects and technical special effects...

Finally, the entire film is synthesized, and then the final inspection is performed. The entire film is subjected to technical processing such as color correction, speed adjustment, volume, and sound quality. Only when everything is fine can the release version of the film be output.

For this reason, Wang Yan and Wang Muye spent three whole days behind closed doors.

Not that tired, but there are too many new things to learn.

Fortunately, Wang Yan is now a genius with 89 points of intelligence. He learned post-production like a duck, but he didn't delay anything and really mastered the entire process.

After the final version and the third version of the trailer were formatted, Director Wang finally lived up to his reputation.

From the early stage of planning the crew to the final synthesis of the film, he is proficient in everything.

Well, proficiency may be a bit too much, but he does have the ability to complete a big movie on his own.

At most, it’s just a matter of stumbling around and getting familiar with it.

Anyway, if he shoots another movie, Wang Yan will no longer need help from others and can easily handle the whole process by himself.

Therefore, although it is very labor-intensive, the sense of accomplishment still arises spontaneously at the moment of completion.

From then on, Director Wang lived up to his reputation!

Director Wang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, stretching his waist comfortably, his bones crackling, his whole body relaxed and his mood even more comfortable.

So, with a ding, the Erbi system came online in time.

[You personally completed the production of your first movie in your life. During the process, you encountered many difficulties, but you overcame them one by one. The quality of the final film was better than you expected. You were in an excited mood, so you activated a mysterious award]

ha!

Brother Dog narrowed his eyes and was very happy.

It is rare to see the system write so many words in the prefix of issuing rewards, which is very unusual.

So... the reward shouldn't be bad? !

Wang Yan read on with interest.

[artist]

[One-time special card]

[Use: You have two options]

[1: Activate your artistic talent and comprehensively improve your aesthetic and artistic creation abilities, including but not limited to writing, language, painting, music, film and television, clothing, etc.]

[2: Randomly give you a top-level artistic creation skill, similar to master-level hard-pen calligraphy (regular script)]

[Note 1: To activate talents, you need to already have relevant talents]

[Note 2: Talents vary from high to low. Your musical talent and gaming talent are both at the bottom. Is that understandable?]

Damn, are you polite? !

Brother Gou was so angry at Note 2 that he endured his anger and continued reading.

[Note 3: Talent will not be directly converted into strength. If you choose Effect 1, then you need to continue to study and exercise in related fields until you realize your talent]

[Note 4: Top-level artistic creation skills must be at the master level]

Seeing this, Brother Gou finally felt relieved.

He only has one artistic creation skill now, which is master-level hard-pen calligraphy and regular script.

A new top-level art skill will reach the master level once you get it, and the improvement will be quite terrifying.

For example, master-level calligraphy is at the level of Wang Xizhi and Song Huizong!

If you write a word carefully, it can be passed down through the ages!

If the person you draw is a master-level singer... analogous to the whistler Dimash

According to the evaluation of the international vocal music community, Dimash is currently the best in the world, and he has reached the master level in both pop and bel canto fields. Now he only needs integration, and he will definitely suppress an entire era in the future.

If you get a master-level singing skill...

Oh my god!

The second best whistler? !

Thinking about it this way, the choice of single-drawing a master-level skill suddenly became unpopular.

The key is not only that he has good skills, but his talent is also extremely terrifying.

Having only skills but no talent is actually a very boring thing.

Just like Huang Qishan, she can't bear to listen no matter how she sings.

So Wang Yan thought about it carefully and decided to activate effect one.

"System, activate artistic talent."

[Card used]

Before the system prompt sounded, the world in front of Wang Yan changed.

Either it's a particularly fantastical change of world, or everything you see in front of you reflects back a more detailed and subtle look and feel.

That cloud in the sky is beautiful.

The wind blows through the leaves, and the sound is very pleasant.

Huh? CCTV’s big pants are so ugly...

Wang Muye is a scumbag, his clothes are terrible, his glasses are not good, and everything about him has bad reviews.

Just write two words on the window. Well, my handwriting still has room for improvement...

Inspired by his artistic talent, Wang Yan has a pair of eyes that are better at discovering beauty.

No, maybe the eyes are still the same, but the brain has changed, so the ideas are wild and all kinds of inspirations come one after another.

This is not the norm, this is the impact period just after promotion.

It was during this period that Wang Yan would be sharper than ever.

After realizing this, Wang Yan didn't plan to waste any more time.

He grabbed Wang Muye back and rushed to the computer.

"Come on, Makino, let's do it one last time!"

Wang Muye: "???"

The assistant director Zhazha was completely confused. He was forcefully dragged by Wang Yan to watch the finished film again, and then frantically put forward his opinions.

"You can cut another second here... Decide there... I think the soundtrack..."

At first, Wang Muye thought this was ridiculous.

After arguing for 10 minutes, he began to think deeply.

After personally adjusting the filter on a close-up shot of Fu Yushi, he compared it repeatedly for a while and sighed helplessly.

"Okay, it's a little better..."

"What are you waiting for?"

Director Wang Da was full of passion and spoke in a high-pitched tone: "Work overtime!"

As a result, the post-production team, who thought they could go home and fish, ushered in three days of inhumane overtime work.

The intensity was twice as high as before, and rest was simply a luxury.

No one knows where Wang Yan got his energy or how he suddenly came up with so many fantastic ideas.

It was obviously too late for reshoots, but he used the existing material to his advantage.

Three days later, a new "Witch" was released.

Compared with the previous final cut version, its changes are mostly in details.

If you don't look carefully, it's hard to even tell the difference between the two.

But every post-production member present knew that the new version was even better.

It's more precise, smoother, more comfortable, and more enjoyable.

If you have to give a score, the previous version scored 89 points, and the new version scored 92 points.

Although it is only an improvement of 3 points, it represents another level.

On May 10th, Wang Yan came out with the ultimate version of "The Witch".

As an artist, Wang Yan is still far from good.

However, he and his works are already gearing up to stir up a storm this summer.

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5,000 words, it’s not baguette, it’s not chopped, it’s puff pastry!

(End of chapter)