The Best Director

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On the second day after finishing all the filming of the film, Wang Yang returned all the rented furniture and electrical appliances in order to get an additional 3,000 yuan in deposit. For this reason, he called Joshua to help. The kid complained again and again, but he still didn't slack off.

After returning the furniture, Wang Yang received a call the next day from Fan Ke Sibo, the owner of the "Leave Beauty" video equipment store. Fan Ke said that the broken DV player had been repaired and had not been sent back to the original factory. It was fixed right after sending it to Sony's repair shop in Los Angeles, so it was a few days faster than expected. The reason why the DV is damaged is that the small circuit board connected to the battery is broken, so the battery is not in good contact, and the DV machine cannot be turned on.

The repair cost was fifty US dollars, which made Wang Yang heave a sigh of relief. He could afford the cost.

Get back the 950 down payment from Fan Kesbo, plus 3000 from the furniture, Wang Yang used the money to pay the remaining half of Zachary and Rachel's 4,000 yuan salary, and completely eliminated the debt owed. salary crisis.

However, in this way, Wang Yang only had less than five hundred dollars left in his pocket, which was not enough to maintain a month's living expenses. He needs money, because the distribution of movies is a long way to go, not a day or two. He has to travel to major movie distribution companies, promote himself, and try his luck until a company appreciates his movie and gives him a chance.

It will take time, maybe one month, maybe two months, maybe he went to a film company in Hollywood for the first time, and some company made a decision and said "we want this movie"; it is also possible that he has been to all Hollywood companies, those companies said "no".

During this period of time, no matter how thrifty he was, if there was no money coming into his account one after another, the five hundred dollars would always be spent one day.

But Wang Yang didn't look for a job for the time being, because he had to do the post-editing of the movie first, which is what he has been doing for the past few days.

How important is the post-editing work of a film? It can almost be said to be equivalent to filming work. Editing is not as simple and easy as shooting, and this is another job that requires patience. After selecting and assembling the film materials from shooting, we compile them into a smooth movie. Editing can be said to be the second creation of the whole work. With different lens collocations, time lengths, etc., the resulting movie effect is completely different.

If it is a blockbuster film, dubbing, soundtrack, color and a lot of other things need to be considered. Therefore, the general post-production work is very cumbersome. The more beautiful the results are, the more time it will take to process.

However, "Spiritual-Ghost Recording" is a DV movie, and it is a pseudo-documentary, so there is no soundtrack, and there is no need to worry about the color of the screen. Wang Yang only needs to make a movie out of the selection of good materials. This requires basically zero technical requirements. He can use Sony's built-in DV editing software. In Joshua's words, even the five-year-old little Mary in his neighbor's house can do it.

Wang Yang shot close to 300 minutes of satisfactory material, which included a lot of flashes and temporary additions; most of them were shots of different performance effects, such as Rachel's smile when performing a certain content, He is satisfied with a nervous smile, and he is also satisfied with a demented smile. The current editing work requires him to make a choice, which can only be cut into a standard movie length of about 90 minutes.

Of course, he also needs to add some black pictures with only explanatory text between some scenes and time transitions in the movie, so that he can watch the movie.

In the past few days, Jessica came here once, watched Wang Yang edit the movie quietly, stayed for a while, and left without disturbing him. And Zachary reluctantly returned to his previous life track, working part-time in a supermarket, trying his luck at auditions; Rachel hadn't returned to Toronto yet, she said she would wait for Wang Yang to finish cutting the film, Time to see the finished product, and then leave Los Angeles.

"Huh, it's already seven o'clock?" Wang Yang, who was sitting in front of the computer for a busy day, accidentally looked at the time in the lower right corner of the screen, only to find that it was already past 7 o'clock in the evening. He put down the mouse, stood up, stretched, and punched a few times, then suddenly felt hungry, and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

The new large freezer has been returned, and the kitchen has returned to its previous dilapidated appearance. He opened the wooden cabinet, took out a cup of instant noodles and tore them open, poured boiling hot water from a thermos, and after a while, he took The prepared instant noodles sat down in front of the broken sofa in the hall, and ate hungry.

At this time, the phone rang. Wang Yang thought it was Jessica's, but he took out his phone and saw that the caller ID was Rachel. Rachel? She is not in the habit of calling at this time. Wang Yang swallowed the noodles in his mouth, connected suspiciously, and said with a smile, "Hello, is this Rachel?"

"Hi Jan, yes, it's me." It was Rachel's voice, and she said hello, and asked, "How's the movie going?"

While chewing the noodles, Wang Yang said: "It's okay, this job is a process of continuous combination, just like you go to a clothing store to buy clothes, try this one, try that one, and then buy what you are satisfied with. Yes." He smiled, and said excitedly, "Hey, I've already cut more than half of it, and it's estimated that in two days, you'll be able to see the final film."

"Wow, is it?" Rachel didn't say "I'm looking forward to it" next, but sighed slightly and said, "But, I won't see it for a while."

Wang Yang frowned upon hearing this, what happened to Rachel? He put down the instant noodle cup and asked with concern, "Are you leaving Los Angeles? What happened?"

Rachel said "hmm" in a low tone, and said very worriedly: "My mother has acute appendicitis, so I have to rush back to Toronto, tonight's plane." Wang Yang couldn't help but said in surprise: "Oh, my God! Auntie is still here. Are you okay? " Rachel smiled lightly, reassuring him: "No problem, thank you for your concern. She is fine, and she was very energetic on the phone just now, but her abdomen hurts a little. The doctor said her appendix No perforation, no suppuration, just simple appendicitis, nothing to do, just a minor operation."

Wang Yang nodded and comforted her: "Well, then don't worry too much. You know, doctors always leave a way out for themselves. Now they say that Auntie is fine, so it must be fine." Rui Qiu thanked him and said, "Yang, I know, I'm fine." Wang Yang smiled and said, "OK, I'll send it to you as soon as the movie is finished. By the way, what time do you take tonight?" flight?"

"Boarding starts at ten," Rachel replied. Wang Yang looked at the time, and it was only 7:30, so he asked: "Is it the flight at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport)?" After getting a positive answer from Rachel, Wang Yang stood up and said with a smile: "It's still too late. , I’ll drop you off.” Rachel gave a soft “wow” and smiled again, “Thank you, Jan. But no, it’s so late.”

Although Rachel said no, but Wang Yang has already made up his mind. Rachel has been a great help to him during these days and he is always grateful. Now that her mother had an accident, she was rushing back to Canada, and as her friend, he couldn't let Rachel go away alone. Wang Yang went to the computer and turned it off, and said with a smile: "Please, you are late, I have already set off."

"Oh!" Rachel laughed, she could hear that he was determined to drop off the plane, and felt warm in her heart, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for you in the waiting hall, waiting hall No. 2."

After turning off the computer, Wang Yang hurriedly put on the windbreaker and asked while wearing sneakers: "Have you told Zachary and Jessica? I wonder if they are free to come with me to see you off."

"I've already told them, you're the last person I'll notify." Rachel let out a haha, and then said seriously, "Jan, it's fine if you come, I don't want to disturb others."

"OK!" Wang Yang hung up the phone, took the wallet key and walked out quickly.

From the apartment to Los Angeles International Airport, instead of driving by yourself, the best way is naturally to take a taxi, but that will cost tens of dollars. Given the current situation where Wang Yang’s one dollar is worth ten dollars, naturally he would not choose, he chooses It cost us 6 dollars to take a bus to the airport.

The night view of Los Angeles is very beautiful, but after driving out of the urban area, there is nothing to see on the highway. After more than an hour's journey, Wang Yang finally came to the second waiting room of LAX at nearly 9:30 .

In a rest area in front of the boarding gate in the waiting hall, Wang Yang found Rachel. She was wearing black clothes and a gray velvet hat on her head. Her light blonde hair was protruding from the brim of the hat. Seeing Wang Yang, he stood up and waved with a smile.

After getting off the bus, he rushed all the way, and Wang Yang couldn't help panting a little. He slowed down when he saw Rachel, and said with a smile, "Hi, Rachel! Fortunately, there's still time..."

"Hi!" Rachel smiled slightly, looking at Wang Yang who was standing stupidly panting, she couldn't help laughing, and pulled him to sit down on the chair: "Why are you running like yourself? I'll be here in half an hour. Get on the plane, don't you?"

"Oh, don't worry about it, I'm a good athlete." Wang Yang waved his hands, looked at the small suitcase at Rachel's feet, and said with a smile, "Wow, I guess there's a completed thesis hidden in it."

Rachel shrugged and said, "There is still four thousand dollars." Both of them couldn't help laughing, Wang Yang said with a smile: "No, I guess it's not that much, you still have to pay commissions and taxes The two laughed for a while, and Rachel said softly: "To be honest, Jan, I have gained a lot during this period. I have learned a lot and met a few good friends. Before coming to Los Angeles this time, I had a choice between L.A. and New York, and I chose L.A., and it was the right choice for me."

Wang Yang pretended to be helpless, and said: "Well, letting you be my movie heroine is also the most correct choice for me."

"Really, thank you!" Rachel smiled and gave him a blank look, recalling the scene on the day of the audition, and said with a smile: "But on the day of the audition, I just wanted to see it, and never thought that I would really be the heroine. " She leaned closer to Wang Yang, and said in a low voice mysteriously: "Yang, do you know? The poster you put on the recruitment column is really ugly. At first I thought it was some deceptive information."

Wang Yang asked curiously, "Then why did you believe me?" Rachel shrugged and said, "As soon as I saw you, I knew it wasn't a lie." Wang Yang asked, "Why?" Rachel looked at him and smiled slightly. , said: "You have a strength in you, it will only appear in sincere people." Wang Yang said with a look of surprise: "Stupid strength?"

Rachel slapped him with a smile, and said, "No, don't tease me all day long. What I want to say is drive, you are very passionate, and you can see that you are a person who does things sincerely." Wang Yang shook his head and said, "Rui Qiu, you can’t judge people by their appearance like this, you will suffer.” Rachel spread her hands and said with a smile: “OK, but I rarely get it wrong, it’s a kind of talent.”

Both of them laughed, and Rachel asked again with concern: "Yang, do you have any plans for the future?" After getting along with each other for this period of time, she also knew the general situation of Wang Yang, but what she didn't know was , Wang Yang only had less than five hundred dollars left.

Wang Yang's expression became serious, and he looked at the crowd far away in the waiting hall, and said, "What's next? After the movie is cut, I will go to Hollywood to sell myself and try my best to distribute our movie to the big world." Screen. That's my plan."

Rachel nodded silently, looked at his face, and slowly said: "This is something that has never happened before. All you do is to innovate. I know it must be very difficult. Maybe no one will appreciate you, maybe you will Some people will laugh at you. But..." She took a deep breath, exhaled, and said encouragingly: "Yang, you must maintain confidence! You can't abandon your drive and passion, that is the most precious thing, you know ?"

"Well, thank you Rachel." Wang Yang nodded emphatically, a fire was burning in his heart, Rachel's words made him surge, yes, no matter how difficult the road ahead, he must maintain confidence! He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I've been prepared for everything, nothing can sink me. You know, you can kill me, but you just can't defeat me!"

Hearing Wang Yang quote Hemingway's famous line in "The Old Man and the Sea" and seeing him full of confidence, Rachel couldn't help but smiled reassuringly, and said, "I know, you are a tough guy."

"Then you too, go back to Toronto and continue to improve your acting skills." Wang Yang winked at her and said, "Believe me, you will become a big star sooner or later." Rachel covered her mouth and smiled: " Wow, that's a joy to say."

Now Rachel does not have the idea of ​​"I will be a big star sooner or later". If there is no Wang Yang, she would like to continue to study for a master's degree after graduating from York University. It was her teacher who encouraged her to go to theater, film and television. After a long period of development, she slowly stepped onto the big screen.

The two chatted for a while, and before they knew it, it was nearly ten o'clock. At this time, the boarding announcement sounded in the waiting hall: "Passengers of flight AC794, please start boarding... Passengers of flight AC794, please start boarding." Boarding..." As the announcement sounded, the passengers waiting to board the plane in the rest area stood up one after another, said goodbye to the friends who came to see them off, and walked into the boarding gate.

Because the boarding time was close to half an hour, Rachel and Wang Yang chatted for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up, she stood up, dragged the suitcase, and said calmly: "I have to go."

Wang Yang also stood up, nodded and said, "Rachel, have a good journey."

Rachel looked at him, with a sudden sadness in her eyes, and asked, "Will we meet again?"

Wang Yang said with a grumpy smile, "Please, what do you mean, it's 1998 now, and it only takes seven or eight hours to travel from Los Angeles to Toronto." Having said that, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, maybe But this is just a normal emotion when parting; maybe he is actually reluctant to leave Rachel; maybe they are really happy when they get along.

"Yes, the power of technology." Rachel laughed when she heard this.

"Passengers of flight AC794, please start boarding, and the boarding gate will be closed in five minutes..." The announcement sounded again.

Wang Yang looked at her and said, "You have to go." Spreading his hands and hugging her lightly, he said with a smile, "Rachel, I'm very glad to meet you."

"Me too, being able to meet you is the biggest reward for me coming to Los Angeles." Rachel took a deep look at him and said with a smile, "Jan, goodbye!" As she said, she pushed her luggage to the boarding gate. side walk.

The two sweet dimples on her cheeks couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes. She didn't know when she would see Wang Yang again after today. She remembered working hard for the movie together during these days, the laughter every day, and that day Dancing at the bar... She was about to walk into the boarding gate, she stopped, turned around and looked at Wang Yang who was not far away, and said loudly: "Yang, I look forward to seeing our movie in the cinema. I I know, there will be that day, when the time comes, we will see you again!"

She waved her hand and said with a smile, "Bye bye, Yang!"

Wang Yang waved his hand with a smile, and watched her walk into the boarding gate, her figure disappeared around the corner, feeling unspeakable in his heart, Rachel... Goodbye!