Chapter 16 Post-Editing
The next morning, after a night's rest, Gu Wei went straight to the company. He turned on his computer and saw the photos and interview reports of himself leaving the airport yesterday.

Gu Wei was glad that he did not comment on the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival at that time. These old leaders were not generous people.

After staying in the company for two days and handling some matters, he went home to spend a few days with his parents. He hadn't been home for several months, and suddenly hearing his parents' nagging, he felt a sense of familiarity. As soon as the National Day holiday was over, Gu Wei went straight to school.

With the development of social economy, the development of the film industry has also accelerated, and the number of admissions in major colleges and universities has increased year by year.

Gu Wei stood in front of the school's enrollment notice board and looked at this year's enrollment notice. He saw the names of Huang Shengyi, Jia Nailiang and Wang Luodan at a glance. As for the others, he didn't have much impression. It seems that it is not easy to get into the entertainment industry. The three major universities enroll so many people every year, but only a few can become famous.

Walking on the way to the school, Gu Wei saw many new faces, most of whom were freshmen who had just enrolled this year. Many people were looking at Gu Wei, and some of them were even talking in a low voice.

"Look, it's Director Gu Wei."

“Is this the school’s Golden Bear Award-winning director?”

"I heard she's not even 20 yet, so young."

Some of the freshmen had just enrolled and had never seen Gu Wei, so they were too embarrassed to say hello to him. The senior students next to them were still introducing Gu Wei to them and greeting several familiar classmates.

Gu Wei walked all the way to the directing department office and saw several teachers sitting and drinking tea.

"Life is pretty carefree," Gu Wei muttered.

"Teacher, I'm here to cancel my leave," Gu Wei said politely.

The teacher in charge was also used to Gu Wei's operation. Without saying anything, he took out the leave cancellation book and asked him to fill it out himself. After filling out the leave cancellation form, Gu Wei said hello to several teachers. Just as he was about to leave the office, he heard the teacher in charge say, "Wait a minute, why are you in such a hurry? Did you forget something?"

"?" Gu Wei looked at the teacher in confusion.

"You failed two courses in the final exam last semester and need to retake the exam," said the teacher with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha."

As soon as he finished speaking, several teachers nearby laughed out loud.

"what."

"Is this the treatment for a Golden Bear Award-winning director? Are you using this to test me? Where's the special treatment you promised me?" Gu Wei complained in his heart, with a helpless expression on his face.

That afternoon, Gu Wei enjoyed the treatment of a single room in the office. He sat there obediently to take the make-up exam, and all the teachers in the office were watching him.

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This kind of thing is like a person over 30 suddenly going back to the time of the college entrance examination. All I can say is that I understand everything. Gu Wei, who was sitting in the office, had this feeling. He walked out of the office door in a daze, and didn't know what he wrote.

As expected, Gu Wei was called to the directing department office the next day.

"You are also a director who won the Golden Bear Award."

"He is also a well-known director in the country and an outstanding representative of the school."

"Professional exam, is this how you write it?"

"What will other students think when they find out? Is this how you take the lead?"

In the office, the director of the directing department was scolding Gu Wei in a veiled manner.

Gu Wei seemed to be taking it easy. When he saw the director said he was tired, he refilled his tea.

"Director, you know me. I didn't stay in the class for more than two months in my freshman year. I really don't understand what the teacher teaches. I feel dizzy when I see those professional terms," ​​Gu Wei said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, I will communicate with other teachers about your major in the future. You should also study more when you are free. After all, you are a director who has made two movies," said the head of the directing department, waving his hand.

"By the way, how is Du Chun doing in the crew?"

Director Xie Xiaojing then said.

"That's good. We've also arranged a role in a movie for him," Gu Wei said perfunctorily.

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Gu Wei received a call from the person in charge of China Film Group Corporation, saying that he was needed for the post-production editing of the film.

The next morning, China Film Corporation sent someone to pick him up. On the way to China Film Corporation, Gu Wei flipped through the media news.

“Crayon Shin-chan suspense: Is it good or bad for children?”

Watching the news reports, Gu Wei found it quite outrageous. Chinese parents have always been like this, turning a blind eye to the school bullying and crimes happening around them, and instead obsessing over a cartoon.

Shooting is only part of a movie, post-editing is equally important. If the skills are average, a good movie can be edited into a mess.

Just like many art films, they had good copyright and reputation abroad, but after being released in China, the reviews were average because some clips of the film were deleted, leaving the audience confused.

The film editing and production center of China Film Group Corporation currently has the most advanced hardware and software in China. The science fiction segments in "Time and Space Lovers" can be handled by China Film Group Corporation. If hard science fiction is not available, soft science fiction is still no problem. After Gu Wei arrived at China Film Group Corporation, he went straight to the editing room.

"Director Gu, what are your thoughts on post-production editing?" the staff member asked directly when they saw Gu Wei coming in.

Half an hour later, Gu Wei was in the editing room, explaining the post-production and editing of the film. The original length of the video of "Time and Space Lovers" was about 5 hours, and the film's approval report was not more than 2 hours. Gu Wei planned to edit it according to 2 hours.

From audio post-production, sound design, visual effects to color correction, in general, "Time and Space Lovers" took more than two months of editing to complete, among which visual effects took the most time.

As soon as Gu Wei finished explaining the post-production editing matters, Han Sanping sent someone to call him into the office.

"Boss Han, I just finished the post-production editing when you called me over."

Gu Wei said directly with a smile.

Han Sanping leaned back in his chair and said, "I don't worry about you keeping an eye on the post-production editing. The specific production can be handed over to the China Film Group employees. I asked you to come here to ask when you plan to release this movie."

"I just communicated with the technical staff, and the earliest the post-production can be completed is December. I plan to release it around the Spring Festival," said Gu Wei.

"Well, once the film is almost in post-production, we'll consider releasing it in multiple regions."

"China Film Group plans to let Emperor Entertainment Group handle the distribution in Hong Kong."

Han Sanping leaned back in his chair and said.

Hearing this, Gu Wei remembered that Yang Shoucheng of Hong Kong founded Emperor Motion Pictures in 2000 and had just released its first film "So Long, My Son" in mainland China in March this year.

Due to the successful experience of Hong Kong films in the Chinese-language film industry, the mainland film industry has also followed suit, hoping to use these experiences to drive the rapid development of the mainland film industry. The country also welcomes the Emperor Group. With Emperor Group taking the lead, the day when Hong Kong film directors and actors will move north in large numbers is not far away.

"No problem, Mr. Han. Emperor Group is the local boss of the Hong Kong film industry, so it's appropriate for them to be responsible for the distribution of the film," Gu Wei replied.

"There will be a dinner party at the end of the month. The participants will be the heads of various film and television companies. You can come over and get to know them," Han Sanping said in an irrefutable tone.

"Boss Han, I don't even have an assistant, I'm afraid I can't remember the time."

Gu Wei's expression was a little helpless.

He was not very willing to attend these dinners, but it was common in the entertainment industry to flatter the powerful and bully the weak. As a Golden Bear Award-winning director, Gu Wei was very popular in the industry.

"I'll ask my assistant to pick you up at that time. Keep your phone open," Han Sanping said, looking at him.

"If nothing unexpected happens, our country will join the WTO by the end of the year. We are currently vigorously supporting the film industry. It will be beneficial to get to know more CEOs of film and television companies," Han Sanping said earnestly.

"Okay, Mr. Han, I'll follow your instructions."

After leaving the gate of China Film Studio, Gu Wei thought for a moment, picked up the phone and called Director Feng to inquire about the release date of "Big Shot".

After chatting with Feng Xiaogang for a while, as expected, Feng Xiaogang decided to release "Big Shot" this year, and the date is still set for December 12st, and it will be released nationwide. It seems that my arrival did not have any butterfly effect.

The next day, Gu Wei called Yu Nan at the company and informed her to attend the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival to be held at Ningbo Gymnasium on the 22nd of this month. Although the company had already informed her, Gu Wei still decided to make the call in person. After all, she was the heroine of her first movie. As for the other main creative staff, the company had already notified them.

In the next few days, Gu Wei went to the school. His movie "Tuya's Wedding" participated in the film festival. Several directors and artists from Beijing Film Academy asked to meet him.

A common problem among Chinese people is that they like to preach. Relying on their age and seniority, they are unwilling to accept new things. When they see newcomers, they want to say a few words, always saying "it's for your own good". Gu Wei has experienced this feeling.

In the director's office, looking at the senior directors, artists and editors in front of him, Gu Wei was overwhelmed by the constant "it's for your own good" words, but he couldn't refute them and had to maintain a correct attitude.

"Don't worry, I've noted down everything you said and I will definitely not forget my roots," Gu Wei said helplessly, smiling the whole time.

After seeing off this group of old "artists", Gu Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Director, I won't participate in this matter again."

Gu Wei asked in a firm tone.

The director of the directing department looked at his attitude and gave him a few reminders, asking him to interact more with people in the circle.

After hearing this, Gu Wei didn't take it seriously. He has always had this kind of personality in his past and present lives. He can't tolerate anything and he can't change this personality.

In the meantime, Gu Wei asked Dong Xuan to have dinner with him, and they went to the cinema to watch a newly released Hong Kong movie, a comedy "Bra" starring Gu Zai and Liu Qingyun. The movie tells about women's breasts and men's hugs. Gu Wei felt a little embarrassed watching it.

This movie in the previous life had a Douban score of 5.8, and it was also a bad movie. It was a standard Hong Kong-style comedy, directed by the crazy directors Chen Jiaqing and Liang Bojian, and the reputation was also terrible, but there were many stars.

Gu Wei also understood a little bit of Dong Xuan's thoughts, but to her, Gu Wei only regarded her as a friend and had no intention of developing a relationship between them. After watching the movie, Gu Wei sent her back to the school gate and then turned and left.

Dong Xuan looked at Gu Wei's back and guessed something in her heart, but this kind of thing requires mutual consent. As a girl, she couldn't bring herself to talk about this. Of course, she was also afraid that after being rejected, they would not even be able to be friends. She sighed, turned and walked towards the dormitory.

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On the 21st, Gu Wei brought his company employees to Zhejiang Province one day in advance and stayed in the hotel designated by the film festival. Other main creative staff of the crew also arrived one after another.

(End of this chapter)