Yuan Fenghui and Mr. Zhang have already seen the finished film, but Wen Ying hasn't.
Wen Ying was concerned about Zhuo Jinxin's arrest some time ago. After much effort, Zhuo Jinxin made a breakthrough, and Ding Chao, the editor-in-chief of Modu Literature and Art Publishing House, arranged several book signing events for Wen Ying.
Wen Ying has been flying around the country for the past few weekends. On the only free weekend, she went to watch the idol drama produced by Peng Guoqing. She didn’t even have time to watch the finished film "Shendu Youth Journey", which she wrote herself!
Tsk, when I think about it this way, she really did her best to live up to Peng Guoqing's expectations!
"You can see it now."
Yuan Fenghui raised her eyes and smiled: "You were born to be a screenwriter and write stories."
This was a great compliment, but Wen Ying didn't take it too seriously. After all, Mr. Zhang was still there, and she couldn't let Mr. Zhang feel that the 5 million he spent on the script was not worth it.
Wen Ying went to the screening room upstairs alone to watch "The Divine Capital: A Young Man's Journey".
The company's projection equipment is inferior to that of professional cinemas. The screen is much smaller than that of professional cinemas, and the visual effect is much weaker.
Besides, Wen Ying had seen IMAX movies after all, and the special effects expenses that made Zhang Tiegong heartbroken could not shock Wen Ying visually.
But it's not bad.
The visual aesthetics of a film doesn't just refer to special effects. Before special effects were even introduced to movies, directors could still impress audiences by telling stories purely through the lens.
Looking back over a decade later, Wen Ying believes that the visual effects of "Shendu: Youth" are passable. If one were to compare "Shendu: Youth" to the Chinese-language film market at the end of 2008, using current standards, Wen Ying would think that the film's visual effects are more than just passable.
The visuals are good, the story flows smoothly, and the post-editing is not bad.
Yun Chen's face is particularly impactful on the screen. He is so handsome and heroic. No wonder Yun Chen is so popular.
Xu Mei is truly suited to the big screen. It doesn't matter if she's not incredibly pretty; movie actors don't need to be incredibly pretty. Xu Mei's level of beauty is just right, and she's incredibly versatile!
Even Zhang Yangning and Wen Ying didn’t know that the other party’s acting skills were so good before!
Thanks to Shui Mingyue and Mu Fan's post-production work, the film's plot flows more smoothly than Wen Ying's version. The overall framework is solid, and the details are rich. Mu Fan excels at writing suspense, while Shui Mingyue is most attuned to the nuanced emotional scenes. Together, they helped Wen Ying refine the script even further.
The most amazing thing is that these two people neither wanted any compensation nor the right to be credited. Wen Ying had to persuade them to give them the title of "script consultant".
Wen Ying already had the picture composition in her mind when she was writing the script. When the script became a movie, Wen Ying still felt a sense of novelty.
This is not her first time as a screenwriter, but movies are different from TV series. Movies are more compact. In a limited time, enough content must be explained. Every frame cannot be wasted, and every shot language has meaning.
At the beginning, Wen Ying was still comparing the script with the final movie. As the plot progressed, Wen Ying gradually immersed herself in the movie story.
Wen Ying only came to her senses after the movie was over.
Wow, time flies so fast?
Wen Ying went downstairs and returned to the office. Yuan Fenghui and Mr. Zhang had already agreed on the promotion and marketing of the film.
Wen Ying suddenly felt very hungry. She didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she smelled the aroma of food in Yuan Fenghui’s office.
"Writer Wen, you're so engrossed in watching movies that you've forgotten to eat or sleep!"
Yuan Fenghui teased Wen Ying that she was so engrossed in watching the movie that she even missed her lunch break. She wanted to ask Wen Ying about her experience, but she was too hungry to talk.
Yuan Fenghui has always been meticulous and had someone prepare a work lunch box for Wen Ying a long time ago.
Wen Ying sat down and ate a box lunch. The hunger in her stomach was temporarily relieved, and her mind was able to control her mouth to speak again. "After reading it, I have only one feeling. The script is the core of the movie. From now on, I can quote 5 million for a script without any guilt."
A good story may be filmed badly, but if the story is bad to begin with, no matter how good the director is, he cannot make a bad story look good!
Wen Ying's words made Mr. Zhang laugh. "I also feel that my 5 million was not wasted, but since we are so close, can I give you a discount when I buy scripts from you next time?"
"Mr. Zhang, you are truly the most astute person I have ever met..."
Mr. Zhang will never give up any advantage he can get.
Yuan Fenghui was not really angry.
If one person thinks the movie is good, it's an illusion. But if all three of them think it's good, it can't be an illusion as well.
No matter how much publicity is given to "The Devil Transforms", the quality of the film still has to speak for itself when it is released!
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