Chapter 886 The devil investor visits (2 updates·Please subscribe)
Author: Qinggu
Xia Yu's sudden visit was unexpected by Carlos Zivkovic.
"The Aesthetics of Death" was completed and the crew was involved in follow-up matters. Broke Sisters and Future Film and Television's post-production team took over. Carlos returned to Paris with the film.
The nearly two-month calm period allowed him to completely cut off contact with the outside world, almost forgetting that the bankrupt sisters belonged to film investors, and he, Carlos Zivkovic, needed to be responsible for them!
Xia Yu's sudden visit was not about discussing "Aesthetics of Death", which made him relieved, but the purpose also gave him a headache.
Although "Beauty and Original Sin" is the next important film Carlos will shoot, "Death and Aesthetics" is the current focus. Until the editing is completed and sent for review, Carlos does not plan to delve deeper into "Beauty and Original Sin" and his work.
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Carlos hesitated after seeing Xia Yu's text message.
A moment ago, I was still thinking about whether to reply, because if I didn't reply, it would be too rude and ungentlemanly.
When I came back, I was invited out, which was just as troublesome.
On the back foot, the phone vibrated, and its built-in ringtone trembled, startling Carlos.
When I saw the caller ID, I immediately raised my eyebrows.
Note - "Devil Investor"
"It's over! I can't run away-" Carlos gritted his teeth and answered the phone helplessly.
At first, Carlos thought that the two "bosses" of the Bankrupt Sisters should come over to inspect the later stages and results of "The Aesthetics of Death".
After communicating with each other, I breathed a sigh of relief, but then I was in trouble because I really had to go out!
The location where Xia Yu and Carlos Zivkovic met was chosen as the filming location for "Beauty and Original Sin", which is located in the small town of Siracusa on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
The post-production of the movie didn't seem difficult for Xia Yu - even Zhuang Ling, Zhuang He and his daughter were surprised.
Because Xia Yu never asked for help once, he was calm and calm in every situation, and was able to produce an answer sheet with almost full marks in the end!
The reason is that Xia Yu has a literary and artistic system that allows him to extract the script and restore the edited scenes and real shots of the movie to the greatest extent during the editing process. He also has a good understanding of movies - when editing, he will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, Xia Yu was able to comfortably carry out eight hours of post-production every day. The post-production of the film "Aversia Hatcher" still lasted from June until the end of November when it was officially completed, which lasted for six months.
Six months may seem like a long time, but if it were Carlos and Dai Chengbi, two impatient and aggressive young artists, working sixteen hours a day, it would only take three months to edit the entire movie!
Just the opposite of Xia Yu.
Carlos Zivkovic, who has extremely demanding requirements for film art and is almost perfectionist, has already spent eight months filming "The Aesthetics of Death", and his post-production requirements and attitudes have doubled.
"At least eight months." This was the conclusion that Xia Yu finally reached after communicating with Yu Junhao and conducting an on-site inspection by Zhuang Ling on the plane.
Anyway, I don’t need these two or three days, so I might as well pull it out and talk about "Beauty and Original Sin".
On December 27th, Xia Yu came to Syracuse for the first time, an ancient town on the east coast of Sicily.
Different from the crew, outside the crew, Carlos is more like an ignorant boy, even though this ignorant boy has jumped up in age.
He was wearing a thick hat and a not-so-thick down jacket, and he was fumbling around like a thief.
Especially when he looks at Zhuang Ling, or occasionally meets Zhuang Ling's eyes, he feels aggrieved like the little daughter-in-law who was bullied.
Zhuang Ling was really puzzled, "Did I rob you?"
When you turn around, don't you know what this guy is thinking about?
She gave him a big eye roll and sneered: "Don't worry, I'm here to talk about the preparations for the filming of "Beauty and Original Sin"!"
Carlos breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brighter than Zhuang Ling: "That's great!"
"But don't relax too early..." Xia Yu looked at this guy. He couldn't be called sloppy, and he definitely couldn't be called clean. The dark circles under his eyes hung on his sickly white skin, just like flowers.
A smoky panda-like eye.
"Although it has nothing to do with "The Aesthetics of Death" -" The filming of the film is over, and the 200 million US dollars invested in it. Whether it can be recovered depends entirely on the plot and post-production of the film. In other words, it all depends on Carlos' ability.
Xia Yu estimated that he might not be able to get back the 200 million U.S. dollars, and he would definitely not have an advantage at the box office, but he might not have any extra room for maneuver.
When this film's participation in the awards is over, there will be release issues and copyright issues - Xia Yu doesn't want to "praise" Zhuang Ling for his scheming and digging holes. In fact, Carlos Zivkovic is too good in this aspect.
Not cautious.
"Hey!" Xia Yu also had a headache.
In other words, once the exhibition of "Aesthetics of Death" ends, the rights to screen and distribute the film will be in the hands of the bankrupt sisters.
Xia Yu didn't think it was wrong for Zhuang Ling to do this.
No one is willing to invest such a large sum of money in a project that is bound to lose money.
Then, as a bigger shareholder, stop losses in time and find new ways to create higher value——
Reasonable.
This is something else to say.
Xia Yu patted Carlos' hand that was put on her shoulder because she was nervous and caught off guard. She glanced at him and saw him retracting his hand in a sullen manner, then she said: "It's about the filming date of "Beauty and Original Sin"."
Carlos frowned, "Isn't it already agreed that it will be in the second half of the year?"
Xia Yu, "I want to know, in the two months since editing "Aesthetics of Death", has more than a quarter of the content been completed?"
"Uh..." Now it was Carlos' turn to be embarrassed.
"Cough cough cough -" Carlos didn't want to think about what the truth was.
He gritted his teeth and said confidently: "Quarter, are you kidding me?"
"Oh?"
The shooting will be advanced to the middle of the year?”
At this time, Carlos was wilted and looked decadent:
"I'm trying to say, over a quarter, you're kidding me - I'm only a fifth done now!"
He finally decided to be honest: "Perhaps, the post-production of "Aesthetics of Death" will take another eight months!"
"This means that the filming of "Beauty and Original Sin"... No, it is in preparation and needs to start in August?"
"...Yes! I'm sorry, I overestimated myself." Carlos expressed his shame.
"Did you know... that Xia Yu turned down another movie because of you? The director waited for Xia Yu for two years, but because of the investment in "Aesthetics of Death" and because of "Beauty and Original Sin" -
—Xia Yu compromised with you, but you broke the promise!"
"If it is officially built in August, the filming will have to wait until at least November. After November and into December, Sicily will enter the rainy season, which will last until March or even April next year!"
Zhuang Ling's tone was full of dissatisfaction and doubt.