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This hangover caused Ye Weilin to sleep until the second night before he really woke up. When he took a look at the phone, there were no less than ten missed call IDs. He was so shocked that he immediately sat up and checked for a while. , Only then realized that the phone was turned to silent.

At this time, he recalled that Yin Lan had already come in the morning, and it should be the other party who muted his mobile phone.

He felt both helpless and warm.

Most of the missed calls came from one number, who was in charge of film editing. For the post-production work of the crew, editing is the first task.

Although the body is still a little tired, time is money, and he does not allow him to stop for a while.

Just as he finished packing and washing, and was just about to go out, Yin Lan walked in with two boxes of takeaway.

"Are you going out?" He looked at Ye Weilin worriedly, "You haven't eaten all day, eat something before you leave."

It was fine if the other party didn't mention it, but Ye Weilin immediately felt a burning pang of hunger in his stomach when he mentioned food, and he sighed secretly that his body was not as caring as others.

Anyway, I'm already late, so it's not too late for the 01:30 meeting.

"How did you do in the exam?" Ye Weilin was most concerned about Yin Lan's admission to the Chinese opera exam, and he didn't forget to ask him a question when he was in a hurry.

"It's okay." Seeing that the other party still wanted to ask, Yin Lan had to add: "I have confidence."

Only then did Ye Weilin feel at ease. He understood Yin Lan's character, and if the other party said he was confident, he must be absolutely sure.

"Brother... Anyway, I'm fine these few days, why don't I go to the crew to help." Yin Lan said these words very slowly, showing a sense of caution.

"It's rare to come to Shanghai for a visit, don't you plan to go shopping?" Ye Weilin also felt a little regretful in his heart. If it wasn't for the busy work, he really wanted to accompany the other party to go shopping twice. After all, there are still two or three days before the Chinese New Year. I'm really sorry that I've come all the way, and I'm still alone.

"No, I want to stay with my brother." Yin Lan said this sweetly and well-behaved. If an ordinary 1.8-meter-old boy spoke in this tone, Ye Weilin would feel happy and awkward, but Yin Lan was different. His face is so beautiful, and his personality is usually stubborn, acting like a baby can make people's hearts soften.

"Okay." Ye Weilin couldn't resist the "beauty" in front of him, and before he could figure it out, he had already agreed.

Although the filming of "Song Manting" has ended, the post-production tasks are still in progress. The next workplace is provided by Xingyu Company, which is headquartered in Shanghai, and it is only ten minutes away from the hotel where Ye Weilin stayed.

Ye Weilin assigned Yin Lan to do some logistical tasks, mainly running errands, making phone calls, or ordering takeaway. Most of the time was free, so Yin Lan always ran to the studio when she had nothing to do, watching Ye Weilin I am seriously discussing and working with the post-production team, and sometimes I can sit for a whole day.

Because Yin Lan's sense of presence was too strong, within a few days, Ye Weilin was ridiculed and complained by the crew one after another.

"Director Ye, your brother isn't that close, is he?"

"Director Ye took in an apprentice at such a young age?"

"Hey, Director Ye, although this is a bit disrespectful, but seeing him sitting there waiting for you every day is really a bit like a puppy waiting for its master to come home."

Ye Weilin couldn't laugh or cry, and was too lazy to explain so much. Although he was not used to being talked about and watched in such a high-profile manner, seeing that Yin Lan didn't affect his work, he let him go.

On the much-anticipated New Year's Eve, Ye Weilin still spent it in the studio. Seeing that the progress was faster than expected, he simply gave the other staff members a half-day off so that they could go back earlier to reunite with their families.

And Ye Weilin thought that there seemed to be no difference between spending New Year's Eve in the hotel and in the studio, so he just stayed in the studio.

Yin Lan also had no objection, and packed a more hearty meal than usual, and put it on the desk, as the two of them's last dinner this year.

Ye Weilin took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to him: "I hope that in the new year, you can take better care of yourself, improve your studies, and live a smooth life."

Yin Lan took the red envelope with a smile, and looked at him for a long time. Ye Weilin wondered if he said something wrong, or there was something on his face, why the other party kept staring at him.

"Brother, I have a gift for you." Yin Lan looked away reluctantly, and when she spoke, she took out a gift box as if by magic.

The dark blue velvet box was in the shape of a square, slightly wider than the palm of your hand. When Ye Weilin took it, several conjectures emerged in his mind, including lighters, men's perfume, ties, watches, etc., but when he actually opened it, he was still stunned.

The box contained exactly what he had guessed—a wristwatch.

But what makes this watch different from ordinary watches is that it looks very familiar to Ye Weilin. He picked it up and looked at it for a long time before he remembered that when he first met Yin Lan, he wanted to rescue her from a few gangsters and save him Being entangled again, he dismissed those gangsters with a watch he was wearing.

At this time, the watch in Ye Weilin's hand was exactly the same style as that one, but it looked brand new.

"Originally, I wanted to get my brother's watch back...but I searched for a long time, but there was no news, so I had to buy back the exact same watch." Yin Lan smiled, held Ye Weilin's wrist, and said softly: "I hope brother Don't mind if it's an old model from a few years ago, I'll help my brother wear it."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and carefully put the watch on Ye Weilin's hand.

Ye Weilin looked at Yin Lan who was obviously a little taller than him, but bowed his head for him at this moment, and couldn't help being touched in his heart.

"Okay, how's it going?" Yin Lan held his hand and raised it up as if showing off.

"Very good." Ye Weilin looked at the other party with a smile, with a gentle tone that he didn't realize: "I'm very happy, thank you."

In fact, this watch has long been forgotten by him, but the other party's intentions are engraved in his heart.

This kind of warmth and tenderness made him finally truly feel that he is living in this life. Apart from the director ideal he pursued in the two lives, there are other things that he cherishes even more.

After New Year’s Eve, the film’s post-production work started to get busy again, but the editing task has been preliminarily completed. Ye Weilin has kept a total of nearly 500 minutes of footage, of course there are some repetitive and meaningless ones. After more than half a month of perfect editing, The final film is 168 minutes, and with the rolling subtitles at the end, it is estimated to exceed 170 minutes, which seems too long for most domestic movies that are controlled within 2 hours.

But for what a film has to keep, that's too much to cut.

In these 168 minutes, cutting out any frame or shot would make Ye Weilin heartbroken.

"Let's do this first..." Ye Weilin knew that after the film was sent to the relevant department for review, there would definitely be some pruning. After all, this film touched on several sensitive topics, but what is most needed at present is the soundtrack, dubbing, dimming, etc.

The soundtrack of "Song Manting" can be regarded as a well-known team in China. After Ye Weilin handed it over to the other party, he only needs to set aside a period of time every day to express opinions and communicate with the other party. There is no need to be by the side all the time like editing, or even do it himself.

After having a little more time, Ye Weilin accompanied Yin Lan to Shanghai for a few days. It was not until mid-to-late February that Yin Lan had to fly back to the capital to continue her schooling.

The later stage of the film tested one's patience more than the shooting work. Ye Weilin was busy until the beginning of April before it was officially over.

Shanghai is suddenly warm and cold, and the rainy spring weather, once flying to the capital, turns into a sword of wind and frost, which makes people have to wear heavy cotton clothes again.

The film has been sent to the department for review, and the reply will be received within half a month at the earliest, and within three months at the earliest.

But Ye Weilin was sure that he could get the fastest reply, after all Xingyu Company is not a vegetarian, the speed is just the difference between a big company's production and a small company's production.Of course, passing or failing depends on the director's grasp of the scale.

Before the audit results came out, Ye Weilin had another idea in his mind.

The subject matter of "Song Manting" belongs to the more literary category. It is not easy to beat many commercial blockbusters at the box office. Therefore, Ye Weilin does not have too much expectation for its commercial value, but for the film to participate in awards This one has extraordinary confidence.

But Ye Weisheng, including Xingyu Company, has a different opinion. They feel that "Song Manting" has obvious commercial advantages. The story itself has its own gimmicks and hot spots. From this perspective, it can be regarded as a commercial film.

It is now the beginning of April, and the review will be at the end of the month, and the three major European film festivals happen to take turns in May, June and July. If it is submitted as a work for competition, it cannot be screened immediately, because Berlin and Cannes have both. Provisions at film festival premieres.

The company's approval is required for a film to be selected for exhibition. Of course, the director also has a vote to decide, but it has little effect on the result.

"If it is sent to the exhibition, the film will be released in August or September. This period is the hottest period of summer vacation, and it is likely to collide with "Wuxiangshan" and "Legend of Embroidered Mother". Except for these two big stars In addition to the movies gathered, there are also several popular IP dramas such as "The Man in the Tomb", "Nineteen Military Planes", "The Legend of the Dragon: Spring Snow Tower", "Monkey Fist", and the new work " "Huayinren" and "Song Manting" have no advantage against any of them, let alone being flanked by them."

"I object. It has always been our company's tradition to send films that are more literary and artistic. In the past two years, none of the films submitted by our company have been selected. We just need an award-winning film to improve our reputation. Since the director is confident and willing , why object?"

"If I can be selected or nominated, of course I won't object, but if I can't, wouldn't I lose my wife and lose my army?"

"What do you pay for? If you lose the election, can't you postpone the release time?"

"October Golden Week, there are several American blockbusters to be introduced in November and February, so don't count on it. After that, there will be a gathering of Lunar New Year films. It seems that only May is the best time to earn box office. "

"..."

Luo Mao, who was dizzy from being quarreled at the conference table, looked at Ye Weilin, who was sitting aside with a calm expression, and took advantage of the excitement of the crowd to be taken care of by others, and whispered: "Don't you say a few words? You have a vote to make a decision." Right?"

"It's the same whether you say it or not." Ye Weilin knew that every time a decision-making meeting was held, there would be two factions arguing for reasons. Those who supported him might not really think about him, but just used as bargaining chips in the struggle between the power factions. He just had to wait. The result is on the line.

Of course, there is another reason why he is so calm. He has already learned from Ye Weisheng that the film will be sent to the exhibition. It was decided at Xingyu headquarters on Hong Kong Island. Nothing.

What's ridiculous is that these people thought that the decisions they made would be listed as key reference results by the headquarters, but they didn't know that the headquarters had already made a decision.

His coming to the meeting was nothing more than a vanity project.

The results of "Song Manting"'s submission for review came out soon, and the relevant department ordered that several shots and clips be cut before it could be sent for election. Ye Weilin had expected this result, although it was a pity, but still cut those few clips. From his point of view, it was nothing like a shot.

As a result, the original 168-minute film became 154 minutes. Ye Weilin sighed and watched it several times before making up his mind to hand over the film to the company.

In terms of time, the Venice Film Festival is held in July, while the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals are held in late May and early June.

In terms of the style of previous award-winning films, pure art films are more favored by the judges of the Berlin Film Festival, while the Cannes Film Festival is more alternative and inclusive. The invited jury members have new Asian faces every year, and there are also Therefore, more attention is given to the Asian films participating in the exhibition, and the possibility of winning awards is also greater.

In addition, the two iron rules of Cannes's selection are that "Song Manting" is a new film that premieres at the film festival and is shot within a year, so it is naturally the first choice.

As for the participating projects, as the main competition unit, they can compete for the highest award "Palme d'Or", and other unit awards are not low in gold content. For Ye Weilin's status as a new director, the most suitable one is the director's fortnight unit. First choice for new directors.

However, with the theme of "Song Manting" and the style of a typical narrative film, it is obviously more suitable for the main competition unit, and Ye Weilin also has the ambition to win the film award. After expressing his wishes to the company, he also smoothly fulfilled his wishes. All he can do now is wait.