For a movie to finally take shape, it requires the division of labor and collaboration of many people.
Many directors have final cut rights, but that doesn't mean they edit the film themselves.
Industry specializing in surgery.
The editor's editing is naturally more professional than the director's.
So Yue Guan never thought about editing by himself. He just kept an eye on the point and didn't deviate from the finished product in his mind.
Of course, you still need to ask a master editor to do the specific editing work.
So he found Du Yuan.
Du Yuan and Wu Ershan have a friendship. "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon" was edited by Du Yuan and directed by Wu Ershan.
Yue Guan got Du Yuan's contact information from Wu Ershan, and then took the initiative to contact Du Yuan, which led to today's meeting.
"You praise me so highly, I would be embarrassed if I didn't accept your role." Du Yuan said.
She really couldn't stand Yue Guan's enthusiasm.
Yue Guan smiled and said: "I am speaking out of emotion. If you can take the next step, that would of course be the best."
"Charlotte Troubles" was edited by Du Yuan in a previous life.
People who have seen it will naturally know how the finished product is.
It would be no problem to ask her to edit "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
Yue Guan is very confident in Du Yuan's editing ability.
Du Yuan himself felt a little worried.
In this life, the script of "Charlotte Troubles" is still sealed in Yue Guan's hands. Although Du Yuan has edited many commercial films, the pure comedy movie is "Blissful Heart".
Moreover, the comedy of "Blissful Heart" is actually not very pure. The heroine is obviously a literary person.
Du Yuan does not have much experience in editing comedy films.
She also had to feel her way forward.
So Du Yuan took the initiative and asked: "What are your requirements for editing?"
Yue Guan thought for a while and said, "Teacher Du, I want pure comedy."
"Pure comedy?"
"Yes, it's just to make the audience laugh. There's no need to think about any metaphors or ironies. Those are secondary. The biggest purpose of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is only to make the audience laugh, and make the audience laugh harder. The better." Yue Guan said seriously.
Du Yuan was a little curious: "Don't you need to express some other meaning?"
None of the directors she had worked for before had ever asked for this.
Because it is difficult for a movie that is purely aimed at making the audience laugh to show how awesome the director is.
Even if it is Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical comedy movie, if you look carefully, it is definitely not purely funny.
But Yue Guan is.
Yue Guan confirmed: "There is no need to express other things, just make the purest comedy, and the core does not need to be tragedy."
"Yue Guan, you are really different from other directors." Du Yuan sighed with emotion: "If you know how I edit, even if the film is successful, it will be difficult for you to be regarded as a great director in the industry."
Yue Guan chuckled: "That's not important. The success of the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is the most important thing, and making the audience laugh is the most important thing. Whether the director is awesome or not, it never matters. When I watched the movie I don’t like other directors instilling private information. When I make a movie myself, I don’t deliberately instill my own subjective consciousness. This is called the unity of knowledge and action.”
Du Yuan gave Yue Guan a thumbs up: "No wonder you have your current status, Yue Guan, although you are young, you live a very transparent life."
Yue Guan said with a smile: "Maybe it's because I'm still young, so I still retain some of my original intentions. When I'm ten years older, my ideas may change."
"I hope not, because a pure director like you is a blessing to our editors," Du Yuandao said.
If the director wants to retain some of his own opinions and share some of his own perceptions with the audience through the film, it will be very painful for the editor.
Because the editor will be stuck in a dilemma of choice. For some scenes, the editor clearly knows that it will not flow smoothly with the entire drama, but the editor also knows that the director wants to keep this scene, so the editor will be in a dilemma.
In China, the director generally has the final editing rights, so most of the time the movies we see as the public are the movies the director wants us to see.
And if the director has no special requirements for a play and does not attempt to express his own point of view, it will be much simpler for the editor.
Just edit it in whatever way is beneficial to the quality of the entire drama.
There is no need to consider other issues at all.
This kind of work is much easier than other movies.
Before coming to see Yue Guan, Du Yuan had never thought of rejecting Yue Guan. There is nothing wrong with her brain, so it is definitely a good thing to connect with Yue Guan. Although she is not young, she is not ready to quit the circle. Of course, she also wants to win a few more awards.
Therefore, Du Yuan was originally prepared for a protracted war with Yue Guan.
In her opinion, a star like Yue Guan, who became famous at a young age and was a director for the first time, must have a lot of thoughts and ideas.
She must find a balance between Yue Guan's ideas and the quality of the film, and cannot ruin her own brand.
But Yue Guan is far more open-minded and simple than she imagined.
"Show me the finished product you took," Du Yuan said.
"Teacher Du please."
Yue Guan led Du Yuan.
Of course he had to discuss it with Du Yuan. Editing was already a part of post-production. He had to keep an eye on it, and he also had to provide a big framework within which Du Yuan could move around and show off his talents.
More than three hours later.
Du Yuan watched the entire finished plot of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" filmed by Yue Guan.
The way she looked at Yue Guan was completely different from before.
"Yue Guan, you are definitely a genius." Du Yuan's eyes were full of appreciation: "You know? After I watched "The Richest Man in Xihong City", I thought of a person."
"who?"
"Ning Hao when he was filming "Crazy Stone". "Crazy Stone" is Ning Hao's famous work, and I edited that movie. When I saw the rough cut of "Crazy Stone", I confirmed that Ning Hao Hao is definitely a talented director, and now I feel that way again."
"Teacher Du, you are too flattering. Compared with Director Ning, I am much worse." Yue Guan still has some self-awareness.
Not to mention Ning Hao, Director Bi's theoretical foundation in directing is much better than him, and even his practical skills are better than him.
It's just that Director Bi is really bad at aesthetics.
Du Yuan shook his head and said: "It's different. You all have your own geniuses. Ning Hao's genius lies in his strong personal style, and his talent can be seen at a glance. You are different. Watch "The Richest Man in Xihong City" It was just a very funny comedy movie, but you didn't highlight the director's presence throughout the whole process, and really shot a pure comedy without trying to instill any opinions."
"This was my original intention."
"I have been an editor for so many years, and I have never seen many directors who can restrain their desire for expression. Yue Guan, you are definitely the best among them. Moisturizing things silently, you are walking on the road of a master, and you will definitely become a master in the future. A master director." Du Yuan said seriously.
Yue Guan smiled: "Teacher Du, let's not talk about business. It shouldn't be difficult to cut out "The Richest Man in Xihong City", right?"
"It's not difficult, it's very simple. You shot it very concisely. I have to praise you again. Editors like directors like you the most."
"Teacher Du, please introduce me to some beautiful editors. I'm still single."
Du Yuan was already at an age where he was just sitting on the ground and sucking up dirt. Yue Guan couldn't help but like him like this.
Du Yuan smiled and shook his head: "There are no beautiful editors, but I know quite a few handsome editors. Do you want to introduce them to you?"
Yue Guan: "..."