Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 405: The boy's progress, Dudu's helplessness
September 4th, Saturday.

Today is the time Lin Li has agreed with the four major video platforms to discuss copyright issues related to intimate broadcasts.

At 9:30 in the morning, Lin Li arrived at the editing room yawning. Zhang Yang was still sitting on the ergonomic chair, as if he had never left.

It's really scary. It seems that no matter how the outside world changes, it is eternal here.

But for the director, this kind of editor makes people feel surprisingly at ease.

"Director Lin, you're here."

Zhang Yang rubbed his eyes and stood up. Lin Li took a glance and found that this guy's eye sockets were sunken and his dark circles were worthy of being called a national treasure.

"Zhang Yang, please don't let anything happen to us. I'm afraid it's bad feng shui."

"Where are the others? Where are your assistants?"

Lin Li looked around the editing room but found no trace of anyone else.

"Ahem, it won't happen."

"They went to a meeting. I guess Director Lin will come over today, so I am waiting for you here."

Zhang Yang's face was still greasy, and his voice sounded weak.

"Okay, let me see your refined version now."

Lin Li looked him up and down, and after confirming that he was in good condition, he gave instructions.

"Ok."

Zhang Yang responded and started fiddling with the equipment.

After returning to Beijing, Zhang Yang and Lin Li had already refined several versions after communicating with each other, but Lin Li was not very satisfied.

After communicating two days ago, Zhang Yang edited a newest version again, and Lin Li happened to come over to take a look today.

As the projector screen lowered, the two stopped talking, sat next to each other, and started watching the movie on the screen together.

This refined version of the boy is 90 minutes long.

The main thread of the content can be simply summarized as:
Chen Nian, an introverted and excellent student from a poor family, hopes to get into a good university by studying hard.

However, her life changed in an accident.

Hu Xiaodie, a classmate, chose to jump off the building and commit suicide because of the bullying by Wei Lai and his gang. Chen Nian lied for fear of being involved in the incident, but she still could not escape the bullying by Wei Lai and his gang.

At this critical moment, Kitano appeared.

Kitano is a straightforward boy who has no family and lives in poverty.

He helped Chen Nian, became her protector, and faced school bullying together.

Once, Wei Lai and his gang subjected Chen Nian to horrific persecution, including cutting her hair, beating her, and taking photos.

He also threatened Chen Nian with the photos. Chen Nian was extremely angry at this time. She pushed Wei Lai casually, causing a disaster. The domineering bully Wei Lai rolled down the stairs and died.

After Beiye learned about this, he decided to take responsibility for Chen Nian. He borrowed a taxi and helped Chen Nian destroy the body. However, on the eve of the college entrance examination, there was a heavy rain and the police found Wei Lai's body and soon found Chen Nian.

In order to help Chen Nian clear his suspicion, Kitano fabricated a lie and took the responsibility of being considered the "murderer".

In order to make the police believe that he killed Hu Xiaodie, Beiye disguised himself as a rapist who wanted to assault Chen Nian.

Although the evidence forged by Kitano seemed flawless, it still did not escape the eyes of Officer Zheng. Officer Zheng, who had already seen through everything, persuaded Chen Nian to plead guilty. Chen Nian was guilty of manslaughter and Xiao Bei was guilty of hiding a body. Since both of them were minors, they were given light sentences.

Many years later, Chen Nian became an English teacher, and Xiao Bei was still silently protecting her.

The biggest feature of the refined version is that all the colors of the film have been rendered.

All the picture textures that Lin Li wanted have been presented, the colors are full when they should be full, and pale when they should be pale.

It's not perfect, but it's basically passable.

Lin Li raised his hand and stroked his chin, observing the rhythm of the entire film.

Zhang Yang's refined cut of this version interweaves all the main plot lines of the film.

But as a director, he knows how many scenes he has shot, and these scenes were already within the framework of the current presentation before they were shot.

What he needs to do is still to select, using his feelings about the entire script, the story and the actors to screen, and after finding the focus, he will tell the editor what he wants and which part to focus on.

Looking at the 90-minute performance, through reviewing the story, Lin Li discovered that Ye Zi's performance was actually quite brilliant.

Although he had a direct feeling during the filming, this feeling seemed more obvious when it was presented on the screen.

Perhaps, Ye Zi's final performance in this play will give the audience a big surprise.

At this point, the boy's editing is already a semi-finished product, with only a few final steps left.

After the film is edited, some special effects need to be added to make the work more complete, such as special effects, picture-in-picture, flying, visual misleading, punk style, etc.

For example, subtitles, title text, opening subtitles, etc. As for the soundtrack, not to mention, he and Zhang Yang will need to discuss it in detail later.

After being busy in the editing room for a whole morning, Lin Li and his friend did not leave at noon. They ordered some takeout and continued to discuss issues such as color grading and music soundtrack, including the transitions of some plots, which all needed to be further refined.

Outside the editing room, Gao Wen was sitting on the sofa opposite the door of the editing room, processing files on the computer.

"Sister Wen, is Mr. Lin still in there?"

Gao Wen looked up and forced a smile when she saw it was Chen Duling.

"Yes, Miss Chen. I've been here all morning. I also ordered lunch for delivery."

"This guy even complained that Zhang Yang works like a madman, but he himself is the same."

Chen Duling frowned in dissatisfaction and turned to look at the closed door of the editing room.

Today Chen Duling wore a white T-shirt with a red silk long skirt, looking cute and elegant.

Her face is quite pure, and it would be weird to dress sexy without makeup.

This combination perfectly reflects her youthfulness and sweetness, while also embodying her generosity and elegance.

The T-shirt on the upper body has a big brand logo and is printed with two badminton rackets, which makes it look younger and more individual. There is a dark blue horizontal bar on the cuffs and neckline as embellishment, which looks playful and youthful.

The long silk skirt is elegant, showing femininity and a hint of sexiness.

The black belt around the waist lengthens the body proportions, creating a golden ratio effect.

The lazy waves are draped over her shoulders, and the brown earrings add to her aura. A black hairpin is pinned on one side, which is elegant and pure, just right for her age.

But her expression at the moment was not very good, with a bit of blame and worry on her cold little face.

But she didn't dare to disturb Lin Li, for fear of affecting their state and prolonging their working hours.

"Sister Wen, is the appointment time at 2 o'clock this afternoon?"

Chen Duling looked at Gao Wen and confirmed. "That's right."

"That's soon."

Chen Duling glanced at the time on her watch. It was almost one o'clock and she didn't know how long Lin Li would need.

In this way, the two waited in front of the editing room for about twenty minutes, and its door was finally pushed open with a creaky sound.

"Ah woo~"

Lin Li stretched himself lazily, and walked out of the editing room with his shoulders shrugged casually.

"Mr. Lin."

Chen Duling clasped his hands in front of him and spoke to Lin Li in a serious manner.

"Dudu, when did you arrive?"

After seeing Chen Duling's outfit today, Lin Li's eyes lit up and he walked leisurely to her and looked her over.

It was a completely different feeling than leaving in the morning completely naked.

"I arrived at eleven o'clock. I wanted to come and see you, so I brought you lunch in the office. But I didn't expect to hear from Sister Wen that you stayed in the editing room the whole time."

After getting up, Chen Duling made a few side dishes and brought them over. Unexpectedly, Lin Li had lunch directly in the editing room.

"I was so engrossed in the discussion with Zhang Yang that I forgot about the time. Sorry for the hard work."

Lin Li touched his nose and said awkwardly.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I can eat on time."

"Clean it up. There's a smell of cigarettes and betel nuts. Some people from the video platform will be here soon. We can't do this."

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Duling raised her hand to help Lin Li smooth the corner of his clothes, and gave him instructions in a gentle tone.

"They are all from Zhang Yang. He relies on these two things to stay alive."

"I'll go to the office and change my clothes, come with me."

"it is good."

The two turned and walked towards Lin Li's office, while Gao Wen walked away tactfully.

After entering the office, Lin Li closed the door and immediately pulled Chen Duling into his arms, pretending to kiss her.

however……

"What are you doing, Dudu?"

Lin Li looked at the white and tender little hand blocking his mouth with a puzzled look.

"I'm afraid you might get excited, so control yourself first, change your clothes and get ready first."

Chen Duling sternly refused with an expression that said, "I see through you."

"Just click it."

"really?"

"really!"

"Here."

Chen Duling stood on tiptoe and moved her palm-sized face forward.

Lin Li, who had succeeded in his evil plan, curled the corners of his lips, grabbed Chen Duling's slender waist and pulled her into his arms, then kissed her rosy lips.

"No~"

Chen Duling realized that she had been cheated and stared with wide eyes at the rogue who was so close to her. Unfortunately, the strength difference between them was too big and she couldn't push him away, so she had to let him do whatever he wanted.

Lin Li clasped Chen Duling's head with his other powerful hand, making her unable to resist.

All her struggles and resistances were in vain against him. It took her a long time to realize this fact. She gave up on herself a little and just stood there in a huff, ignoring him.

The long deep kiss took a long time, and after ending with a lingering kiss, they fell again.

The lips and teeth moved to the ear, licking and biting gently, then moving down carefully.

The soft earlobes and the snow-white neck all became his property, and he could bully them at will.

"Ali~ It's almost time for the appointment!"

"Stop messing around~"

Chen Duling's eyes were no longer clear, but misty, and her voice had a seductive ending.

"Dudu, I like this outfit today. It's very beautiful."

Lin Li let go of Chen Duling's thin lips, rubbed his face back and forth on Chen Duling's smooth face, and whispered.

"Then I'll wear this to accompany you today, okay?"

"Of course!"

"But the premise is to do the right thing first."

“No problem, Producer Du!”

"Well, let's go."

Chen Duling coaxed Lin Li like a child while pushing him to the cloakroom in the office to help him choose clothes.

"How should I match it?"

Chen Duling clasped her hands in front of her and turned her head as she looked at the various clothes in the cloakroom.

"I'll leave it to you, Dudu. I can do anything."

Lin Li leaned against the door of the cloakroom and spoke leisurely while looking at Chen Duling who had a serious face.

"Of course, how else can you count on yourself?"

Chen Duling glanced at Lin Li. She had never expected anything from him in this regard.

After all, Lin Li is in some ways just a big boy who needs care.

Oh, headache!

Chen Duling frowned slightly in worry.

(End of this chapter)