When I was in Reply 1988

Chapter 715 Post-production

"Ayong, why aren't you home? I called all the neighbors."

"The aunties went to the mall, the men were out, and there was no one to pick them up."

"If you have time now, come to the company."

"What happened?"

"It's nothing serious, I'll talk about it when I get here."

The two chatted for a while, but Li Renyong still didn't understand what had happened.

Since you're here to find it, you must go.

Li Renyong picked up his coat and said to his friends, "I'm leaving first. I have something to do."

Deok-sun said, “There’s still a lot left in your bowl.”

"Throw it in the trash can, or feed it to Hyun Dog."

……

within the company.

Li Renyong walked into the office building and people greeted him with smiles along the way.

It took more than ten minutes to walk this short distance.

When you meet someone, you have to chat for a few minutes.

In addition, since he is a core figure in the company, most people just flatter him, which takes a long time.

I finally arrived at Lee Chang-dong's office and found that Zheng Nanzhu and others were there.

He sat on the sofa and said, "I'm still having lunch. Why did you call me here so urgently? What's the matter?"

Lee Chang-dong said, "The film has been shot."

Li Renyong was surprised: "How come it's so fast? When I went to the set last time, there were still a lot of shots, right?"

Ma Richeng explained: "The following shots are relatively simple."

That’s not right. Even if it’s a simple shot, it doesn’t mean you can take a good picture just by doing it.

You know, some movie shots can even be shot hundreds or thousands of times.

Zheng Nanzhu brought a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Li Renyong.

"You have to thank Song Kanghao for his great acting skills. Most of the scenes later on are actors competing with each other in acting skills."

The acting here includes lines or micro-expressions.

Li Renyong understood, it was just that there were no big action scenes.

"Then let's go to the post-production department and take a look."

After the movie is shot, an editor is needed to edit and process the filmed materials to produce a complete film or television work.

In China, this kind of work generally belongs to the creative department or the visual creative department.

But on the Peninsula, it is collectively called post-production.

No matter whether you are a special effects artist, compositor, packaging artist, or modeler, it is called post-production.

The four of them came to the production department on the third floor, and someone immediately notified the person in charge of post-production.

Soon, the department head came to greet him.

The man was about forty years old and was wearing brown clothes.

His eyelids were heavy, his hair was messy, his face was pale, and a hint of fatigue appeared when he blinked.

It looked like he had been busy all night.

"Everyone is welcome to inspect."

Lee Chang-dong started asking without any nonsense.

"How's the film going?"

"We rushed it overnight, and all the staff worked overtime. The opinions were almost the same, and there was absolutely no delay in submitting the manuscript."

Li Renyong was puzzled.

You know, the post-production of a movie is not an easy task.

Post-production time varies depending on the size, budget and complexity of the film. Generally speaking, a large commercial film may take a year or more, while a small independent film may take four or five months.

Even a 10-minute micro-film would take 15- days.

Li Renyong forgot that it was the 1980s and some technologies were not yet mature.

The time required will naturally be shorter than in later generations.

"How could it be so fast?"

"It's like this, Teacher Li..."

Before she finished speaking, Zheng Nanzhu said, "At work, we address each other by their positions."

The department head was choked and turned to look at Lee Chang-dong and Ma Il-sung, and found that they meant the same thing.

In fact, they were also doing it for Li Renyong's own good.

On the set, he is Teacher Li.

But in the company, you have to address people by their job titles.

Li Renyong is still in school, unlike them, who meet with employees every day.

Over time, no matter how well his scripts are written, their importance will become less and less.

Especially now that the company has grown in size and has many screenwriters.

The few of them have come a long way. When they first made their first movie together, they had nothing, so naturally they would not abandon anyone.

The department head patted his face and said, "Director Li, we divided the film into several parts, and each group is responsible for one part. At the same time, I also asked friends to come and help. Whether it is editing, color grading, music and special effects, there are dedicated people in charge."

Li Renyong nodded and said, "You mean that other films require one person to do ten days of work, but you require ten people to do one day of work. Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that's it. Use the number of people to shorten the working hours."

Ma Richeng smiled and said, "Good job, write a report later. In addition to the department bonus, everyone will get a bonus."

"grateful."

The person in charge smiled even more brightly and walked into the office area with a few people.

Zheng Nanzhu scolded him before, but now Ma Richeng gives him sweet treats.

The cooperation is tacit, after all, they really do the work.

Li Renyong walked around the office area and didn't understand anything, so he went to the office of the department head.

Lee Chang-dong sat on a chair against the wall and said, "You have enough friends."

The department head smiled and said, "Our company's benefits are good, and Director Li's script is well written. Who wouldn't want to participate in the production of a high-quality movie? As soon as I called them, everyone came over."

Wow, this is the art of speaking.

In one sentence, all Lee Chang-dong and Lee In-yong present were praised.

Finally, he not only praised himself, but also praised the company.

Li Renyong said: "There is still time. There are still many days until the 15th of next month. Don't let your body get exhausted. I guess you haven't had a rest all night."

"How could that be possible? I only slept for a few hours. Directors, rest assured, we have completed all the resolution and color corrections according to the requirements of the Cannes Film Festival. They fully meet the submission requirements."

Li Changdong said: "Then cast it the day after tomorrow."

"Don't worry, we will definitely do it well."

Li Changdong turned around and said, "Okay, then we'll go back."

Li Renyong said, "Wait a minute, there's something else. We need a one-minute trailer and a one-sentence summary of the movie, preferably within fifty words. The story outline, the director's statement, and the director's introduction all need to be done well."

Zheng Nanzhu smiled and said, "Our Director Li is going to be famous."

Lee Chang-dong pulled out a cigar from his pocket and said, "How can I smoke these things? Isn't there a good hand here?"

The department head standing nearby immediately took out a lighter, lit the cigar, and put it in the ashtray.

Because Lee Chang-dong was sitting by the window and there was no table there, he had to hold an ashtray.

He doesn't smoke, but he keeps cigarettes in his office.

Li Renyong said: "Okay, I'll do it."

(End of this chapter)