Chapter 101: The Restless Reporters

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  The next day, Ng Yu-sen came with Andy Lau and others to the script of "This Killer is Not So Cold" and started filming. As for Ng Yu-sen's shooting technique and Andy Lau's acting skills, Song Tang was not worried at all. The only thing that made Song Tang uneasy was whether Ng Yu-sen and others could get along with the crew members, after all, there were still big differences between Asian films and European and American films.

  But Song Tang didn't show too much concern, after all, for both Ng Yu-sen and Andy Lau, the script of "This Hitman is Not So Cold" was not that difficult. Song Tang had reason to believe that the two could film it well!

  "Danny, how's the post-production of 'Brave Heart' going?" Song Tang still didn't feel at ease about Danny, although he knew that Danny was already capable of independently completing the film's post-production. He came to the post-production center and only then did he see Danny fully focused on the big screen, constantly cutting and editing the film. Seeing how busy Danny looked, Song Tang couldn't help but smile slightly. Although Danny often joked around, when it came to work, he was actually very serious!

  Obviously caught off guard by Song Tang's sudden arrival, a slightly startled Danny stopped what he was doing and turned to face Song Tang with a smile: "Boss, you're here!"

  "En." Song Tang smiled and nodded, then gestured to Danny to continue working. "You just focus on your work, I'm just here to understand the progress! How's it going, Danny, still smooth?"

  "It's okay, but there are still not enough people. If possible, it would be best for Datang to find some specialized personnel!" Danny said after thinking about Song Tang's words.

  "Ah, no problem, I had this plan all along!" Song Tang smiled and nodded. As for Danny's question, Song Tang had been paying attention to it early on, but previously due to the busy work schedule and the company just starting out, there was no shortage of manpower in film editing and production. However, things are different now. With last year's development, everything at Da Tang has made significant progress. If this aspect relies solely on Danny alone, not to mention the quality of the films being guaranteed, Danny might be overwhelmed with work.

  "That's the best." Danny knew that once his boss said something, it would definitely be done. Although he wanted to take on all the editing and post-production work for Da Tang's films, Danny was rational enough to know that as Da Tang grew, there would be significant improvements in both the quantity and quality of its films. What Danny needed to do was secure his position as Da Tang's chief editor.

  "Is 'Brave Heart' edited? When can it be released?" Song Tang asked after a moment.

  "It's okay, but it's just a bit slow!" Danny sighed and said.

  "What's wrong?" After hearing Danny's words, Song Tang couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Logically speaking, "Brave Heart" shouldn't be particularly complicated, but seeing Danny's gloomy expression, Song Tang felt somewhat surprised!

  "It's actually not a big deal, boss, you see for yourself." With that, Danny flipped out the screen of "Braveheart" and started playing it in front of Song Tang.

  As the scene played on, Song Tang discovered that the film might not have been edited yet, and due to post-processing reasons, the picture was very rough and couldn't achieve the desired effect at all. However, Song Tang wasn't worried about these things, after all, most films were like this when they were first shot. Looking at it up to here, Song Tang's doubts in his heart grew even more, furrowing his brow as he said.

  "What's wrong, Danny? I didn't find anything special about it. The picture is just rough, isn't that what all films are like before they're edited and produced?"

  "That's right, boss, what you said is all correct, but take a closer look at these scenes, it's indeed such a grand war scene. Boss, take a closer look at the costumes of these extras!" Danny felt speechless about what Song Tang said, these were things that Danny naturally knew, but if it was just this, then Danny wouldn't have been worried about the film's editing.

  After listening to Danny's words, Song Tang carefully watched the shots that Danny mentioned. However, it was not until he took a closer look that he discovered the problems with the footage. The movie "Braveheart" is based on the main storyline of the great uprising of the Scottish people at the end of the 13th century. But here's where the problem arises: when filming "Braveheart", many extras were used, and in some shots, there are even people wearing watches, glasses, and some are even wearing jeans and skirts! Did these things exist in the thirteenth century?

  Song Tang couldn't help but smile wryly when he discovered the problem, at that time he was still happy to have shot a few classic scenes, and didn't realize until now where the problems lay.

  "Boss, you've also seen it. If we put these things in the shot, I think the effect of the film will definitely be greatly discounted!" Looking at Song Tang's bitter smile, Danny couldn't help but feel anxious. If these shots were some unimportant shots, that would be fine, they could just be cut out. But these shots happened to be one of the few special shots in the entire film.

  "There's no way to delete these things from the movie!"

  "Deleting is definitely necessary, but this way will definitely affect the film's effect, it's a bit of a loss!"

  Getting such an answer from Danny, Song Tang was also very depressed. He didn't expect that his curiosity would lead him to come here and find a difficult problem for himself. After thinking hard, Song Tang couldn't think of a good idea for the time being. However, at this moment, Song Tang thought of "Jurassic Park", thought of Industrial Light & Magic. Although it's not decades ago now, the application of digital synthesis and special effects shots has not yet been popularized in Hollywood movies, but these technologies have matured. For the quirks in the movie "Brave Heart", Song Tang believes that Industrial Light & Magic can still complete them.

  "Alright Danny, get in touch with Industrial Light & Magic and see if they can handle it, I'm sure they'll be able to."

  After hearing Song Tang's words, Danni's eyes suddenly lit up. Ah, how could he not have thought of it? As for the industrial light magic technology, in "Jurassic Park", Danni had fully experienced it, and he couldn't think that applying technology to film would achieve such a good effect.

  "Haha, this way the problem is easier to solve, but in that case, the cost of the film will definitely increase!"

  "This is also not a problem, but we have cooperated with Industrial Light & Magic before, and our cooperation in the future will definitely increase. I believe they are aware of this point, so this time the cost won't be too high. After all, there's only one place that needs to be handled." Song Tang fully believes that relying on the vision of the people at Industrial Light & Magic, they will not overlook the prospects of Industrial Light & Magic technology. Although the use of Industrial Light & Magic technology in films is increasing, for their client Da Tang, they will definitely not give up, no matter from which point of view. Song Tang believes that Industrial Light & Magic will help complete all these tasks."

  "Take the film and have George accompany you on a trip! Hurry up and finish processing the film, I believe it won't be long before we get busy again." Finally, Song Tang found that everything was working normally, and when he left, he instructed Danny once again.

  After dealing with this matter, Song Tang's mood was still not bad, but the joy of Song Tang did not last long and was made to cry by a sudden thing.

  After arriving at his own office, Song Tang only discovered that Jessica was alone, holding a stack of newspapers, looking ugly and somewhat curious. Song Tang came to Jessica's side and asked, "Dear sweetheart, who made you angry again, your face looks so bad."

  "Hmph, it's these reporters again, they don't know anything and yet they're talking nonsense, it's really infuriating." Jessica couldn't help but vent her frustration when she saw Song Tang arrive, handing him the newspaper and saying angrily.

  Looking at Jessica's angry expression, Song Tang couldn't help but feel amused. However, Song Tang still took the newspaper handed over by Jessica and took a look. To be honest, although the company receives a large number of newspapers every day, Song Tang has never developed the habit of reading newspapers every day, especially these entertainment newspapers, which are either hyping up some movies or stars, or exposing some scandalous affair between celebrities. Song Tang didn't have time to read them and wasn't interested in them either! However, after reading through the newspapers, Song Tang couldn't help but feel a bit indignant as well.

  "A new film is about to be shot, using Chinese directors and stars. Who is Ng Yu-sen? Who is Andy Lau? Do you know that there's also a 13-year-old girl?"

  "Bombshell, bombshell! Hollywood has an unwritten rule! Da Tang will regret his own foolishness!"

  "Love Story That Genius Director Must Tell?"

  "Black girl, genius director of Hollywood!"

  “。。。”

  In short, these newspapers with numerous unclear and confusing reports made Song Tang feel annoyed in his heart.

  "Haha, sweetheart, this photo is not bad!" However, after a while, Song Tang was no longer angry. After all, he had long been aware of the moral character of these entertainment reporters. Looking at Jessica who still seemed a bit angry, Song Tang pointed to a photo of the two of them in disguise on the newspaper and laughed.

  "Hmph, you still say that, it's really infuriating. How did they know about our relationship and yet they still dare to say such unpleasant things!" Jessica said indignantly.

  "Alright, sweetheart, don't be angry about these things anymore. Let them say what they want to say. But I'm also a bit puzzled - we're usually quite careful, yet it seems that we can't underestimate those paparazzi after all!" Song Tang rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat curious in his heart. The two of them had been very cautious, but unexpectedly, they were still caught on camera.

  "Haha! Paparazzi, this word is just too classic!" Jessica couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard Song Tang call the reporters paparazzi.

  Song Tang looked at Jessica, who was scanning the gloomy news, and also slightly put his mind at ease. He had seen many such sensational news stories before. Although it was not suitable to make their relationship public for the time being, Song Tang didn't have much to worry about either. The key thing was that he still needed to consider Jessica's feelings.

  "Hehe, sweetheart, don't worry, these paparazzi definitely won't focus their energy on us."

  After hearing Song Tang's words, Jessica looked at Song Tang with some curiosity!

  Feeling Jessica's gaze, Song Tang couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "Because Oscar is about to arrive..."