Even though Zhou Yang was wearing warm shoes, he still couldn't resist the chill that seeped in from the floor.
He shrank his legs slightly, and he hesitated for a moment, but finally he didn't read anything on the bed as usual.
I can read things in bed, but it is more inconvenient to write and take notes.
The desk lamp illuminated the old broken wooden table, and the script of "The Crow" was spread out under the light. Zhou Yang read the contents of the script word by word.
Characters, dialogue, format, scene switching...
Every time he read something he felt he could learn from, Zhou Yang would slowly write it down in another notebook and fall into deep thought.
I even picked up the script of "The Bottom of the Mine" and started comparing it very seriously.
Although the crew of "The Mine" was written by Zhou Yang, the format of the script is really unprofessional compared to "The Crow". In addition, some key scene changes and character dialogue polishing are not as clear as the writing of "The Crow".
…
There is no harm without comparison. Only at this moment did Zhou Yang realize that his script for "The Bottom of the Mine" was too childish.
He closed his eyes and imagined that if he simply threw away the known plot of "The Blind Shaft" and let himself write a script independently with a similar story, Zhou Yang felt that he would write a mess and fail to grasp the central point...
A truly good script, such as the script for "The Crow" in front of you, has its entire story written around one point, and then this point is rendered and expanded in various forms from the dialogue, and finally carried out.
A certain summary and sublimation, with a beginning and an end.
People and stories all revolve around the theme and unfold unhurriedly.
Compared with "The Crow", the previous script for "The Bottom of the Mine" that he wrote was a little thin. If he hadn't watched the movie "The Blind Shaft" and analyzed and compared it with the plot in the movie, he wouldn't even be able to write a story.
good.
"call!"
He breathed a long sigh of relief, opened his eyes, put "Mineral Bottom" aside, and then immersed himself in the script of "The Crow" again, and began to ponder the story of the script itself.
This is the story of a college student named Qin Fangfang who was trafficked to a remote mountainous area and then tried every means to escape.
When he read the script for the first time, Zhou Yang suddenly felt that the story was somewhat familiar...
how to say?
There is a feeling of déjà vu, as if I have seen it somewhere.
After watching it for the second time and starting to think about the characters, Zhou Yang suddenly realized it!
This script is very similar to a movie I have heard of before...
That film was "Blind Mountain", director Li Yang's second film after "Blind Shaft".
However, Zhou Yang has seen "Blind Shaft", but "Blind Mountain" Zhou Yang has only read the movie commentary posted by some netizens on video websites, and only knows the general plot and ending of the movie.
As for other details, Zhou Yang really couldn't remember them.
Of course, he was no stranger to the abduction and trafficking of women. A very sensational incident once occurred in Zhou Yang's hometown in the original world, and Zhou Yang experienced it semi-personally!
That happened when Zhou Yang was seven years old. It was a Sunday morning. After more than a week of imprisonment, a kidnapped girl was hanging from a big tree by the pond, staring and biting.
The tongue is dead there...
I heard that the death condition was very horrific, with veins all over his body, tattered clothes, and one bare foot.
This incident alarmed the local government. During those days, the police station would go door-to-door almost every day to ask for confessions.
Later, both the buyer and the seller were arrested, and it seems that they were later sentenced, appeared on TV, and carried out a series of subsequent detective activities!
"Although the sun is shining brightly, there is always a dark side that cannot be illuminated..."
Looking back on everything that happened during that period, and when he read the script of "The Crow", he felt very immersed in it.
even!
This is a kind of shocking depression that comes from the depths of the soul and makes people breathless.
But then, he began to think about the meaning of such movies.
It is a warning and a revelation!
"Every character here, even a supporting character with only one sentence, I have to write a brief background story for them..."
"..."
Zhou Yang tried his best to recall the commentary of "The Blind Shaft" he had watched, and did not miss even the slightest detail.
After he couldn't think of anything, he began to recall what he had seen and heard when he was seven years old.
finally……
He made such a decision!
…………………………
"This part, use jump cuts!"
"Characters, characters! Focus on the characters. This is a character's story, not a fairy tale..."
"This story is very cruel, and there is obviously something wrong with this kind of lighting!"
"..."
the next day.
Wang Shuai did not wait for Zhou Yang.
Not only did Zhou Yang not come, he didn't even come when the film was being edited.
Staying in the editing room, looking at the scared and shocked expressions of the staff, Wang Shuai expressed many of his requirements for the post-production of the film without expression.
His requirements are almost harsh. In addition to requirements other than editing, Wang Shuai will also unconsciously criticize the lighting techniques during film shooting and the smoothness of camera switching...
Qian Wei, the crew leader, was scolded so badly that within a day, he began to doubt his life.
He feels like a loser!
evening.
New Year's Eve!
All the editing and post-editing staff didn’t even get a bite of the hot New Year’s Eve dinner. They were all tortured like animals in the editing room by Wang Shuai...
Spring Festival Gala?
Don’t even think about the Spring Festival Gala!
Looking at Wang Shuai's angry look, he couldn't possibly let them go home to sleep if they didn't finish editing and process the film as required in the past two days!
Zhang Lei feels like he is living in hell!
After finally getting rid of the master Zhou Yang, we are waiting for the great director Wang Shuai!
Zhou Yang is unprofessional in many places, and even blurry things can't be seen clearly, but Director Wang almost cuts them frame by frame!
Thirty years old...
Sure enough, they stayed up all night!
During the period, An Xiao came over personally to deliver supper and chatted with Wang Shuai for a few words.
And Zhou Yang?
Not to mention coming over to deliver late night snacks, there was just not even a single phone call!
Wang Shuai was extremely unhappy at first, feeling like he was being tricked.
But there are some nests that are on fire, but nothing comes out.
To be fair, he really didn't want the movie "Under Mine" to be ruined like this.
but……
On the first day of the new year.
The anger deep inside Wang Shuai's heart dropped a lot.
"Uncle Wang, when we were filming "Under the Mine", all the shooting equipment was broken..."
"At first we all thought that Zhou Yang had damaged the equipment, but a few days ago, I just got some clues about the seller from the public security department. It turns out that these machines themselves are broken..."
"Those two swindlers bought broken machines to replenish their numbers, and they pretended to pull the crew..."
"As for Zhou Yang, he was kept in the dark from beginning to end and shouldered a completely unnecessary responsibility..."
"..."
When Wang Shuai heard this, he was so shocked that he didn’t even know what to say!
He could imagine how difficult it was for this young man to fix the camera bit by bit and shoot the movie under those circumstances.
……………………
February 9th, the evening of the second day of the Lunar New Year.
"Under the Mine" was finally officially finished in a period of pain.
period!
Zhou Yang has never been here even once.
It was as if the world had evaporated. Not only did he not come over, he didn't even get a phone call.
Wang Shuai once again had a burst of unprovoked suffocation!
However, after handing over the finished film to An Xiao, Wang Shuai finally suppressed the anger in his heart and made a call to Berlin.
There are a lot of participating films from China this year.
The difficulty of being shortlisted is higher than in previous years. China Star alone has two films to participate in the exhibition...
With no publicity and no background, "Mineral" will most likely be deleted without even being watched.
This possibility is very high.
After making the call, Wang Shuai became increasingly aware of the huge number of Chinese films that had signed up for the Berlin International Film Festival this year.
It's simply incredible.
"This time, the people from Huaxia Film are all too busy trying to win with numbers..."
Wang Shuai shook his head.
Just as he was sighing, he heard a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
"Director Wang, I've finished reading the script..."
The door opened.
Wang Shuai saw Zhou Yang holding the script and walked in honestly.
He drooped his head.
"Ha, I read the script for three days..." Wang Shuai couldn't help but shake his head after seeing Zhou Yang, but he still took the script and suppressed his anger: "Forget it, you can talk about it."
"In what respect?"
"After reading the script, tell me which aspect you are best at."
"Oh, let me start with the background first..." Zhou Yang raised his head slightly and held a stack of copies.
"What's this?"
"This is a side story of the characters who appeared in the script, as well as their growth experience and family background..."
"..."
Wang Xiaoshuai looked at the contents of the stack of copies in shock, his eyes widening.
This guy……
What exactly was done?
"Um, I'm sorry, Director Wang, I scribbled in the script again, I couldn't control myself." Zhou Yang lowered his head, his voice full of self-blame.
Then he accidentally glanced at the script and saw a dense variety of modification symbols.