After nearly half a month of post-production, the semi-finished film of "Shark Beach" has finally been released.
In fact, Tang An completed the rough cut of the movie three days ago, and the editing was completed a week later. After all, he has complete memories in his head, so he just needs to cut according to the comparison.
But in order to keep improving, Tang An spent nearly a week watching it over and over again, pondering every shot, and cut the 88-minute movie down to 85 minutes to ensure that the plot was compact, smooth, and without a trace of delay before he was satisfied.
For a thriller or horror film, rhythm is absolutely very important. Every shot transition must be grasped to stimulate the audience's psychology.
At the end of June, Tang An got on the train bound for the capital with the samples and all his belongings.
In addition to Yang Mi's salary of 10,000 yuan from the original 30,000 yuan, the subsequent props, labor and miscellaneous expenses totaled 16,000 yuan.
So now he only has 4,000 yuan left in his body.
There is no train station in Hengdian, so you need to take a bus to Yiwu and then transfer to a train.
Bus tickets are very cheap. It’s the beginning of summer vacation. A 40-kilometer trip only costs 5 yuan.
However, the train ticket from Yiwu to Beijing is a bit expensive. For express trains with the prefix K, hard seats cost 201 yuan, hard sleepers cost 343 yuan, high-speed rail first-class seats cost 974 yuan, and business class seats cost an outrageous 1827 yuan.
A train ticket priced at 1,827 would be the same price as it was more than 10 years later, and many families would not be able to save that much money in a year.
I reluctantly bought a train ticket, and took the opportunity to buy two barrels of instant noodles, two bags of instant noodles, and two cans of Jianlibao outside the train station.
At the door of a small store, I saw a mother buying a can for her child. The child directly poked a small hole in the middle with a needle.
Shake the jar and sip it into your mouth, with a happy and satisfied smile on your face.
The well-deserved king of drinks in the hearts of the post-80s and 90s generation, it is the first sports drink in China and is famous overseas. It became an instant hit after the Los Angeles Olympics and is known as the "Chinese Magic Water".
Later, some people compared Jianlibao with Red Bull. In fact, the two are fundamentally different. Red Bull is a functional drink that can improve your energy for a period of time even when you are extremely tired.
But you must not drink too much Red Bull, especially without a lot of exercise. Drinking it as water for a long time will easily increase the load on the heart, increase blood pressure, and even cause kidney failure.
This is especially true for students whose bodies are not yet fully developed, as they contain a large amount of hormones.
Jianlibao is a sports drink, which does not make people excited. It can only add some calories and sugar. It is not a carbonated drink, so it is a standard drink for domestic athletes, just like Gatorade, the NBA's designated drink.
20 years later, it is very rare to encounter thieves on the train. At that time, all the money was in bank cards and mobile phones. Some people did not even carry a wallet, but only took a mobile phone with them when going out.
The average mobile phone costs more than 2,000 yuan, but even if it is stolen, it will not sell for less than 1,000 yuan, and the profit is too small.
It's different now. Most people still carry cash when they go out, and mobile phones are also valuable items.
The world is dangerous, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there are many train thieves!
This backpack contains things that can determine his future. He must not miss anything and must be alert at all times!
Getting on the bus at 9:15 am, Tang An was lucky enough to get a window seat.
When the train has just left, people are most energetic and everything is as usual.
After 6 p.m., people took out their prepared lunch boxes and started eating dinner.
A bucket of foam costs 3 yuan, which is a luxury for ordinary people. Most people bring their own food to eat.
But no matter what happens, there are always people who forget to prepare in advance due to various things, and can only buy expensive food on the train.
"Chiliu..."
Tang An's noodles were quickly prepared. He added a packet of instant noodles to a bucket of instant noodles, poured a bucket full of boiling water, took a big sip of soup and began to enjoy his dinner.
The White Elephant Big Bone Noodles have a long-lost taste and feel much more delicious than the later Kang Shuaifu Noodles.
Halfway through eating, there was a sudden sound of swallowing in my ears.
"Gudu...Gudu..."
Tang An bit off the instant noodles at his mouth and looked to the side.
A little boy of seven or eight years old was sitting in his mother's arms and staring straight at him.
To be precise, he was staring at Tang An's mouth.
As Tang An chewed up the instant noodles in his mouth and put them in his eyes, he could see the little boy's throat twitching visibly.
The little boy's mother also noticed that her child was staring at others eating instant noodles. She quickly put the lunch box on the small table, took the little boy over, and looked at Tang An apologetically.
"Sorry, the child is ignorant!"
"It's okay, sister!" Tang An smiled and shook his head.
"Xiaodong, come and eat!" The elder sister handed the smaller lunch box to the little boy's hand.
Xiaodong glanced at the instant noodles in Tang An's hand with a look of reluctance, then started to eat his meal, looking at Tang An's hand from time to time.
Looking at the pickled orange peels and dried radish in his lunch box, Tang An was quite touched.
After thinking about it, Tang An took out a packet of instant noodles from his bag, touched the little boy's head, and handed it over, "Here, uncle, treat you to some instant noodles!"
Xiaodong raised his head with surprise and was about to reach out to pick it up.
"Crack!"
His mother suddenly slapped his hand and said to Tang An, "My child is greedy, brother, don't be offended, thank you for your kindness!"
After that, he turned back to educate his children.
"I told you not to take other people's things but you didn't listen!"
Tang An shook his head mockingly. People these days are more vigilant than imagined. If a stranger gave away a pack of instant noodles worth 1 yuan for no reason, and on the train, it would inevitably make people suspicious.
After dinner, the sky began to slowly darken. Tang An put his right arm through the two shoulder straps of his backpack, pressed it between the seat and the wall, and leaned against it to take a rest.
There was a vague rumor in my ears that the person currently educating his children seemed to have really decided that Tang An was a bad person.
I took a nap for two hours and woke up at almost 9 o'clock.
At this point, most people are going to bed, which is the best time for thieves to commit crimes.
I slept for two hours before, so I should be able to last the whole night.
The carriage gradually became quiet, and Liu Dong suddenly heard a rustling sound.
Out of the corner of his eye, the little boy took advantage of his mother's sleep to reach out to the small table.
That’s what it’s for!
After Tang An saw his movements clearly, he stopped paying attention to him.
Of the two seasoning packets, Tang An only used one, and the remaining two unopened small bags were touched by the little boy.
He glanced at Tang An warily, then quickly tore open the powder packet, put his finger in and dipped a little, put it in his mouth and sucked on it repeatedly.
After repeating it two or three times, the little boy reluctantly put the condiment packet back into his pocket.
The long night was a bit boring, there was no entertainment, and there were only two mini-games on the Nokia phone: Snake and Space Wars.
The former requires a high degree of concentration to play later, which is too brain-consuming.
He has completed the latter level countless times in his previous life. The game is quite simple. Once you master the skills, you can defeat the BOSS in every level.
"Passengers, please take care of your belongings to avoid losing them!"
This was the voice of the train inspector coming from the carriage, shouting three times in a row, which immediately woke up Tang An.
This is to remind passengers that there is a thief in the carriage!