Zhou Yang sat alone on a chair in the office, watching the filming plan of "Infernal Affairs" over and over again.
The plan is very detailed.
However, Zhou Yang always felt that something was missing.
It was said in "Introduction to Film Art" that film is an art composed of sounds and images.
"Introduction to Film" in the elective course textbook of the Directing Department of Yenching University provides a detailed introduction to film art.
A truly classic movie, it not only allows ordinary viewers to be addicted to the plot of the movie and is immersed in the scene, but also allows thoughtful viewers to interpret what the creator wants to present in the movie through the story in the movie.
What kind of intuitive feeling.
How to achieve immersiveness depends on the rhythm of the movie, the attractiveness of the story, the soundtrack that renders the scene, and the performance capabilities of the actors.
These things are indispensable.
The evening wind blew against Zhou Yang's face. He closed the shooting plan, then came to the window sill and closed his eyes, motionless like an old monk in meditation.
He is remembering.
Try to recall all the information about "Infernal Affairs" in your memory as much as possible.
Infernal Affairs refers to the endless hell, which comes from the 19th volume of the Nirvana Sutra: "The Buddha said: The body is endless and will never die, and longevity is the great calamity in the endless hell." The old translation was Abi Hell.
When he first saw the opening credits of "Infernal Affairs", Zhou Yang thought it was a ghost movie.
The blazing flames did not bring warmth and light, but instead set off the cold and dark background of endless hell and slowly sank into the abyss. The weird soundtrack was like the mysterious call from the other side, looping in my ears, adding a dominant tone of black,
It makes the movie more immersive.
When he was a student, Zhou Yang subconsciously clenched the handle of his chair after watching the opening credits. His hair stood up unconsciously, fearing that something terrifying would jump out of the dark and hazy world and cause his heart to stop.
After so many years, looking back now, he could still feel the immersive and creepy feeling deep in his memory.
However, this movie is not a horror movie after all.
Scene after scene the picture flipped.
Waves of chanting echoed in his ears.
The melody is soft and sad, as if something is gradually moving away until it disappears.
That's the melody of "Goodbye Police".
A picture loomed in the depths of his memory accompanied by a melody. He wanted to see it clearly, or he wanted to make the picture clearer, but he couldn't see it clearly.
Then there was a burst of indescribable fatigue, and when he opened his eyes, he inevitably sighed.
He knew that his thinking had reached its limit.
Just as he was finishing packing his things, he heard a knock on the door.
"Mr. Zhou, the air ticket to Hong Kong Island has been purchased. Team leader Li Qiang has found a shooting scene on Hong Kong Island. I don't know if it meets your requirements. I hope you can go and see it in person."
"good!"
"Mr. Zhou, can we just let it go?"
"Forget it?"
"Over there with "The Departed"..."
"If anyone is missing from the crew, they will be transferred. Help me spread the word and say that the cast of "Infernal Affairs" will audition in two days..."
"OK."
"By the way, the supervisor invites you to have a cup of coffee tomorrow morning. Are you free?"
"All right."
"Okay, I'll reply to the supervisor."
"Um."
After Xu Mei left.
Zhou Yang packed up his things and returned to the chair.
Then, his phone rang.
The phone number was an unfamiliar American number, and the English greeting on the phone seemed familiar. After hesitating for a while, he finally realized who that person was.
Then, I felt extremely surprised!
On the other end of the phone was James Bunter.
"Dear Mr. Zhou Yang, I plan to shoot "Jaws"!"
"Congratulations, Mr. James."
"Haha, by the way, have you received the payment for the script? I've asked someone to send you a company account!"
"Ah? I haven't read it yet..."
"Haha, Mr. Zhou Yang, I'm calling you this time to invite you to be the guidance counselor of "Jaws"... Are you interested in coming to Martha's Vineyard to sunbathe? I have many beautiful girls here, and they are very fond of you.
Interested, I believe you will be "unable to leave" if you come here, haha..."
Martha's Vineyard was the filming location for "Jaws."
When parting with James Bunt, he once mentioned to Zhou Yang that he didn't expect that James Bunt was an activist. Within a few days, the entire movie was ready to be shot.
He called Zhou Yang this time to invite Zhou Yang to be the scene consultant for "Jaws". When he learned that Zhou Yang was also filming a movie and couldn't spare the time, James Bunter instantly felt very regretful.
Of course, it was a pity. When James Bunter confirmed that Zhou Yang could not join the crew of "Jaws" as a consultant, he changed his approach and continued to chat with Zhou Yang about the movie like an old friend.
Zhou Yang suddenly remembered that there seemed to be some areas of scene rendering in "Infernal Affairs", and this was what James Bunt was good at, so he asked James Bunt some questions about the atmosphere of the movie...
It was chatting at first, but later on, it was basically James Bunter talking about Zhou Yang's studies.
The notebook in hand contains a lot of things.
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Hong Kong Island.PPD Cafe.
Guan Tong seems to like that kind of quiet place with a strong piano flavor.
The crew of "Those Years of Youth Chasing Together" has been decided. It was originally planned to be set in Taiwan, but when it was heard that Zhou Yang's "Infernal Affairs" seemed to be planned to be filmed in Hong Kong Island, Guan Tong temporarily changed it.
Hong Kong Island, and about ten minutes away from the filming location of "Infernal Affairs".
The investor was dissatisfied and asked Guan Tong to give him an explanation on the phone, but Guan Tong didn't tolerate him and kicked him without saying a word.
There is no shortage of millions of investments.
The sound of piano music filled the air. Guan Tong was sitting opposite Zhou Yang in a black dress, looking intellectual and elegant.
In this film industry that easily earns tens of millions or hundreds of millions, "Those Years of Youth" is really a small-budget movie.
The total investment is only about 10 million.
Guan Tong personally invested three million. After kicking out the investors, the remaining seven million was invested by Huaxing.
Although Zhou Yang didn't know how much box office this movie would have in the future, he liked the script very much. After finalizing the investment contract in the coffee shop and sealing it, Guan Tong didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, but pushed forward.
He pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and looked Zhou Yang up and down, with a smile flashing across his face.
"Mr. Zhou... I know you are good at writing songs, and I want you to write a theme song for the movie."
"Forehead."
Zhou Yang was a little stunned for a moment after seeing the expression on Guan Tong's face.
"I want the movie to show a sense of regret, a feeling of dreaming back to youth..." Guan Tong began to tell Zhou Yang the feeling she wanted the movie to show.
A movie that touches people. In addition to the plot itself being excellent and touching, the background score is definitely a bonus.
After Zhou Yang listened to Guan Tong's words, he fell into a trance and showed a smile after a while.
"Do you have a pen and paper?"
"You have it?"
"Write and read."
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Zheng Dayong, the editor-in-chief of "Hong Kong Island Entertainment Weekly", was investigated.
I heard that some old cases were involved, and even human lives were involved.
But what is rare is that there was not much coverage on Weibo, and even the media in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan did not expose this matter.
Even [Zhou Yang's Love Affair Exposed], which was originally an "explosion" or "boil", suddenly disappeared overnight.
It seems as if they are deliberately downplaying something.
There were already a lot of missing people in the chaotic years before the handover of Hong Kong Island, and many things could not be excavated deeply. If we really excavated, most of Hong Kong Island would be shaken, which is definitely not conducive to the peace and stability of Hong Kong Island.
Jiang Ge didn't know what happened and what the truth was. He only felt chills.
certainly……
There is also a hint of instinctive disdain.
This world is always unfair.
Just like Jiang Ge felt that Zhou Yang was lucky because he fell in love with a rich woman, but he wanted to be talented and good-looking, but he couldn't get the favor of a rich woman of this level.
And this rich woman is very likely to be in charge of movies in the future.
There is jealousy, there is insecurity, there is also envy.
"Get ready and follow me later to meet John Williams..."
"John Williams is..."
Jiang Ge's phone rang, and it was Cao Bangguo on the other end of the phone.
After hearing the content on Cao Bangguo's phone call, Jiang Ge was stunned for a long time. He only thought that he had heard of this reputation before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Hollywood's top soundtrack master, who has participated in the soundtracks of "Superman", "Jurassic", and "Cinema Paradiso"..."
"God! Uncle Cao, can you hire such a person?"
"We talked about it before in Cannes..."
"Oh, thank you, Uncle Cao!"
"Thank you. The only way to make a classic is to make a classic. And this matter is still uncertain. When you meet John Williams, have a good chat with him about the core of the movie "Night Walker" and try to be as artistic as possible.
The above is sublimated. He has always been interested in good movies. By the way, he likes drinking coffee and piano music. You can find a better coffee shop in Hong Kong Island..."
"Ok, I know."
no doubt.
"Nightcrawler" has a Hollywood soundtrack master like John Williams joining the cast, and it will definitely become an international film of high quality.
The afternoon sun shines through the window.
Django smiled brightly after looking at the cast and behind-the-scenes list of "Night Walker".
Then, he put away his smile, carefully analyzed the content of "Night Walker", and grasped the core of the film's key points and sublimations.
He will use his talent and language skills to impress John Williams, the Hollywood soundtrack master.
Two hours later...
Django arrived at the door of the SPPD cafe.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the coffee shop, he saw a commercial vehicle parked.
Then...
He saw Cao Bangguo and John Williams getting out of the commercial vehicle.
He suddenly felt nervous for no reason.
It was his first time to come into contact with a big shot of this level.
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It's really a vicious cycle. It's getting late and late. I don't know what to say to apologize today. This author is so annoying...