Euthanasia

The casting results for "Strange Stories" cannot be announced immediately. Actors from all over Asia, all aspects of power, connections, strength, and funds are integrated. It is not just an actor with outstanding acting skills that needs to be selected.

Liu Zhiwei and Qiao En watched the cherry blossoms for a week, and finally flew back to China on the day Feng Yi sent the news.

The production of "Transformation" has reached the final stage under intensive work arrangements.They just wanted to catch up with the Venice International Film Festival, so since the filming was over, director Feng Yi has been working with his ears closed.

The original intention of Feng Yi to contact Liu Zhiwei was to ask Liu Zhiwei to give some advice.During the whole filming process, Liu Zhiwei gave her a lot of inspiration. Now that the film is almost done, Feng Yi really wants to hear Liu Zhiwei's opinion.But when she came out of the "retreat" in the studio, she found that the whole day had changed.Many people told her about Liu Zhiwei's gossip before, but she heard it in one ear and out the other. Now she wanted to find Liu Zhiwei, but when she looked up, she found that the whole world was full of news about the binding of Liu Zhiwei and Liu Yi.

Surprised, Feng Yi quickly contacted Liu Zhiwei.

"Is your current situation okay?" Feng Yi called Liu Zhiwei.Liu Zhiwei was about to get on the plane, and he was also a little surprised when he received a call from Feng Yi: "I'm fine, is there any problem with "Cross Dress"?"

Listening to Liu Zhiwei's relaxed tone, Feng Yi didn't ask any more questions, and said with a straight ball: "The production of "Cross Dress" is almost finished, I want you to take a look and give suggestions."

When Liu Zhiwei heard this, he immediately became motivated to work, and set a time without saying a word: "I'll get on the plane right away, and I'll come as soon as it lands."

Jon on the side stared at Liu Zhiwei and called out, "What?"

"Sorry Jonny, I have to go to work." Liu Zhiwei apologized to Jon, and immediately hung up the phone with Feng Yi to confirm the time.He and Jon have been wasting away in Japan for nearly a week. Although he just soaked in hot springs and looked for delicious places around to spend his days leisurely, even though Jon didn't call it a vacation, Liu Zhiwei still felt that his bones were loose. He needs to tense up and face the mess in the country waiting to welcome him.

Pei Ze still has a job in Japan, so he sent a text message to Liu Zhiwei as a farewell. As soon as Liu Zhiwei landed in China, he went straight to Feng Yi's studio, and Jon followed unwillingly.

Feng Yi had already met Jon on the set, but she had just read the new news not long ago, and suddenly realized that this man was not George Crusu, but the leader of the hurricane, Jon Williams. At that time, his eyes were still wide open and he could not speak.Jon Williams visited her in the studio - this kind of magic doesn't happen every day

This time Liu Zhiwei came to see Feng Yi, just as Feng Yi stood up to greet Liu Zhiwei, he saw Jon walking in from the door.

Feng Yi was so frightened that he fell back to his seat.

"Long time no see." Jon greeted Feng Yi with a smile.

Feng Yi: "...Ha...Hello."

Liu Zhiwei: "..."

Feng Yi suddenly pulled Liu Zhiwei over: "Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Liu Zhiwei cleared his throat: "... Cough, let me introduce you formally. This is my boss, Jon Williams. It's a private interview on Weibo, so please don't reveal it."

Feng Yi shook hands with Jon again in embarrassment. "Please sit down, please sit down."

Jon sat down on crutches, and said naturally: "I'm just here to follow up on my employees, don't care about me."

Liu Zhiwei nodded to Jon with satisfaction, and pushed Feng Yi to the editing room: "Come on, where is the film that I agreed to watch?"

Feng Yi asked anxiously while turning her head: "It's okay to leave him there alone...?"

"No problem, he is very capable." Liu Zhiwei walked into the large editing room with Feng Yi.

The film is large, so there are several computers for editing the film, and a folder is shared synchronously, which is convenient for people at different times to work together.

Of course, Feng Yi had to watch all the films.

Feng Yi clicked on a folder and opened a sample that was output recently.

The final version of the film has not been completed, so the beginning and the end are hidden, and the names of the staff and the title have not yet been marked.

Liu Zhiwei sat there and watched the whole film quietly.

Very simple editing, clean and neat, without unnecessary miscellaneous things, but it also lacks a bit of ingenuity and vividness.The story is straightforward and well told, but Liu Zhiwei knows that some people may appreciate the theme of such a film, but a large number of audiences will fall asleep because of it.

If Liu Zhiwei's understanding of film is only an art of expressing his own thoughts, then he would not switch to the acting industry, but another profession.He knew that Feng Yi was very similar to him. They didn't just want to express their thoughts, they wanted to convey this thought to the audience, so the way of telling stories couldn't be purely artistic.

After the video was played, Liu Zhiwei held his chin in silence for a while, and in Feng Yi's "how about it", dragged the progress bar to the front without saying a word, and played it for the second time.

He didn't speak, and Feng Yi remained silent.The film is not long, but as a film intended to be shown in theaters, the length of the entire film is still more than 10 minutes. Liu Zhiwei watched it twice, pausing to think from time to time, and three hours passed.

Jon, who was sitting outside, got a little bored waiting, so he simply got up and went to the editing room, and quietly approached the two of them.Both Feng Yi and Liu Zhiwei focused on watching a clip repeatedly. Jon followed them for a while and suddenly said, "Why don't you zoom in on Zeo's face?"

Both Liu Zhiwei and Feng Yi were taken aback.

"We took a close-up shot... But that would easily expose his flaws." Feng Yi explained, "This angle is just right, and many of the flaws on the face have been erased."

"But I prefer his real appearance," Jon said, rubbing his chin. "You can see the fluff on his face in the sun, and a few curled eyelashes..."

Liu Zhiwei coughed violently.

"I mean—" Jon said, "you could even put some other movie effects on his pupils."

Feng Yi was about to say in disgust that this is not a commercial film, and she didn't want to use any special effects, when Liu Zhiwei suddenly said, "That's a good idea."

"Reflecting the person opposite her from her eyes..." Liu Zhiwei said, "I think it is a good narrative angle. In this way, the audience has to think from her perspective."

Feng Yi froze for a moment, then opened his mouth slightly, opened the software excitedly, and selected an angle for Liu Zhiwei's frontal close-up.

Fan Jin, played by Liu Zhiwei, tried countless jobs after being fired. They all took panoramic shots at the beginning, but some cameras kept frontal close-up shots.It should be said that Feng Yi's obsessive-compulsive disorder made her shoot from almost every angle—even if she already had an accurate shooting plan.

Feng Yi put one of Liu Zhiwei's frontal shots in the software, and then mapped a video of the person opposite him to "Fan Jin"'s eyes.Liu Zhiwei took the mouse over and zoomed in on his face again, leaving only a pair of clear eyes with eye makeup on the entire screen, and the appearance of the person opposite the eyes.

"Repeat the picture." As soon as Liu Zhiwei said, Feng Yi suddenly understood. Every time "Fan Jin" looks for a job, it is reflected by the same pair of eyes with different eye makeup and shadows in the pupils. It changes every few seconds, and then changes faster and faster, and finally freezes when Fan Jin is lying tired at home A long shot looking up from the ground to the ceiling.

"This is great..." Feng Yi couldn't help saying.

"But this has changed, and the editing method in the next few places must also be changed," Liu Zhiwei said, "otherwise this editing will be too jumpy."

Feng Yi revised and recorded a few clips following Liu Zhiwei's pointing out, and they had a long discussion in some places.

Jon was listening and playing with his mobile phone. When the night began to fall, Feng Yi suddenly realized: "Oh! It's so late!"

Liu Zhiwei also glanced out the window.

Feng Yi couldn't help sighing: "My assistants are not as useful as you."

"It's very difficult for an independent director who is just starting out," Liu Zhiwei comforted her, "I have to make my own decisions on everything, and sometimes I can't see the flaws in the work and the areas worthy of improvement."

"I didn't expect you, an actor, to be so thorough in this aspect. Hey, your software is so smooth..."

Liu Zhiwei couldn't answer for a while, so he could only smile dryly: "I'm a little interested..."

"I'm serious, you are really suitable to be a director," Feng Yi said earnestly, "Although I was nominated for the best director of an international independent film, every time I see a real award-winning work, I feel It’s so different from them. Those are real artists, and they speak a completely different language, you know? That feeling is… talent.”

"You are excellent," Liu Zhiwei said, "You have your own thinking, you have your own style, and you are still young."

Feng Yi is rarely able to talk about such a conversation among his peers.In the entire director circle, even if the directors of the older generation have a different approach, they can teach her that her approach is not correct, while the cutting-edge directors feel that her things are too popular and have no ideas of their own.It wasn't until she was nominated for the International Independent Film Best Director Award that she faced fewer controversies and her popularity increased, but she was still moving forward in confusion.

"You don't know how many people think women can't be good directors..." Feng Yi said, "I don't know what's so good about the film I was nominated for."

Liu Zhiwei made a "come on" gesture to Feng Yi, "Keep going. People always realize what you are doing and its importance after a long time."

Feng Yi was stunned by Liu Zhiwei's words.She suddenly picked up a pen and said: "I want to write down this sentence... the motto of life. Let me tell you, except for Shen Tao, I have never heard such a powerful motivation." Shen Tao is the editor of "Cross Dress" The screenwriter also has a good relationship with Feng Yi.

"I can't bear it." Liu Zhiwei stood up with a smile, "I should also send my boss home."

Feng Yi quickly stood up and smiled awkwardly with Jon.When Jon turned to leave, Feng Yi grabbed Liu Zhiwei and asked, "There's been a lot of news about you recently. I see that a lot of people on the Internet are targeting you, saying that you have driven people to death... Now the situation—what the hell is it?" How about it?"

Liu Zhiwei glanced at Jon's back: "I'm fine, the person who forced him...may not be me."

Feng Yi froze for a moment, then tightened Liu Zhiwei again: "Tell me if you need it."

Liu Zhiwei is a bit strange. Feng Yi is also an independent director. In terms of funds, he is extremely poor to make a "Cross-dressing". In the eyes of the elders, they are still quite unpopular. How can they have the courage to praise Liu Zhiwei and say "tell me if you need it"?Liu Zhiwei is now working at Williams, and he has brought his "big boss" Jon. It seems that the situation is much better than that of Feng Yi.

Liu Zhiwei didn't think much about it, thinking it was just a polite remark, he felt Feng Yi's sincerity, nodded and said, "Okay, say hello to screenwriter Shen for me."