novellhall Chapter 61 editing complete.
Chapter 61 editing complete.
Back in the practice room, Kim Tae-yeon was naturally met with the curiosity and gossip of her friends. Several people surrounded her, talking one after another, without giving her a chance to answer.
"I just saw the representative director of FFF Company across the street outside."
"Could that writer, Kang Jung-seo, be involved in Taeyeon's affair?"
"Oh my god~ Taeyeon, did you mess up with a Hollywood senior?"
"No way, are they here to poach our talent?"
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Kim Tae-yeon interrupted their wild imaginations with a speechless voice, "Don't talk nonsense. The writer came to our company and said he wanted to talk to me about a collaboration. Anders' movie is finished, and he wants me to collaborate on an OST for it."
"OST?!" This news really startled them.
But after they realized what was going on, they started gossiping about Kim Tae-yeon's unusual nickname. They weren't stupid; they knew exactly who "Anders" was referring to.
As for the fact that she already has OSTs to sing before her debut, they are of course happy for Kim Tae-yeon, after all, her talent is undeniable.
Kim Tae-yeon looked at the group of people who had surrounded her again, sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. These people...
The wise woman chose to remain silent, after all, she didn't want to discuss these rather private matters with others.
During a break from her work, Kim Tae-yeon slipped away from them and went to a corner to check her unread messages on her phone. Kang Woo-jin had sent her a message while she was in the manager's office.
It must have been Jiang Jingshu who replied to him. Jiang Youzhen only revealed his reason now. He said that her voice is suitable for singing OSTs for any film or television work. It's just a pity that he was filming a horror movie, so he couldn't let the girl show her true singing ability.
Lullaby is a lullaby. Although it has no lyrics, he felt that the girl's voice was very suitable, which is why he contacted SM Entertainment through Kang Jung-seo.
He was pleased that Kim Tae-yeon had agreed to the collaboration.
It was already quite late in New York. After thinking for a moment, Kim Tae-yeon quickly typed out the message and sent it back.
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In New York, Jiang Youzhen didn't stay at the hotel last night. He didn't want someone to walk naked into his room before he even closed the door, and he didn't want to give anyone leverage over him. So after explaining a series of things to Tony, he left the hotel and returned to his own apartment.
Mads Wu went to bed early. Several books and a script were still on the table in the living room. Although filming here was over, another film crew was waiting for him.
Mads-Oh, who can film three movies and one TV series in a year, can be described as a model of a very dedicated work ethic. Before Kang Woo-jin returned to his room, he took a notepad and wrote down his concern for his elderly father on it and pasted it next to the script.
The next morning, Mads Wu saw the note, smiled and put it away, and even thoughtfully made breakfast for his son.
He had no intention of waking Jiang Youzhen up. The film crew had just finished shooting yesterday, so it was normal for him to sleep in today. However, he shook his head slightly helplessly as he listened to the urgent ringing of the doorbell coming from the room.
It seems my son is destined not to be able to sleep in.
Jiang Youzhen was sound asleep when he was woken up by a phone call. He was about to swear when he saw that it was Tony calling, so he had no choice but to answer it.
"Tony...you guys are up this early?"
"Anders, parties are for young people. I'm too old to party anymore. Are you still sleeping?"
...
Why ask this question when you've already called?
Kang Woo-jin suppressed a joking remark and sighed, "It was correct before the call was answered. I remember the editing was supposed to be next week, wasn't it?"
"Didn't you say last night you were looking for a pretty good sound engineer? I've found one. Also, I heard something, do you know James Wan?"
The name James Wan was familiar. Jiang Youzhen paused for a moment, then asked, "You know him? You ran into him?"
"That's right, we ran into James Wan at the hotel. He seems to be releasing a new film, and he even asked me when our movie will be released."
"A new film, Saw?"
"No, he asked for your contact information. Oh, and he also asked...when you plan to make another movie."
Hearing this question, Kang Woo-jin rubbed his face, his voice weary, "Tony, it'll have to wait until at least the second half of the year. Also, don't forget to go to Columbia Pictures next week. And I'll leave the sound engineer issue to you."
"Okay, you get some rest, I won't bother you anymore."
...Jiang Youzhen really wanted to complain. Did they expect him to go back to sleep for another nap?
Tony was very efficient. The sound engineer he found was very skilled and had worked on horror films before, so the adaptation was a breeze for him. In less than a few hours, the adapted lullaby appeared on Kang Woo-jin's computer.
It took only half a day to ship from New York to Seoul and then back from Seoul to New York.
When Kang Woo-jin received the finished product, he also received a text message from Kim Tae-yeon.
She felt her performance wasn't good enough, but the sound engineer in New York said it was fine, which made her a little uneasy.
Perhaps because it was their first collaboration, the girl was particularly attentive. At the same time, she was also complaining that she never thought her voice would appear in a horror movie.
"It's just a chant, don't be so nervous. Once the movie is edited, I'll burn it onto a disc and take it back to China."
Upon seeing this reply, Kim Tae-yeon fell silent. She really wanted to say, "There's no need for this! What good will it do you to scare her to death?"
Even though Kang Woo-jin explained again and again that it wasn't actually scary, it was the infinite loop setting in the plot that made people feel very painful.
In just a couple of days, the matter was over. Kim Tae-yeon only took half an hour to go to the recording studio that day. She still had to practice as usual, and occasionally she would take some time to send Kang Woo-jin short text messages.
When the agreed-upon editing time arrived, Kang Woo-jin brought Tony to the film company's editing room. The producer recommended a senior drama/horror film editor. This job didn't require dealing with too many people, so the editor himself was a man of few words.
We chatted briefly and he introduced himself, but the editor seemed a bit listless. There were even five or six cups of coffee with straws on the table.
Well... the resentment of working people is written all over their faces. Even the beasts of burden in big companies are still beasts of burden.
All the film reels and negatives were handed over to the editor. Kang Woo-jin had many novel ideas and his own aesthetic sense. The editor didn't offer much advice. Although the two didn't talk much, their communication went surprisingly smoothly.
It takes more than a day to finish cutting all the coffee. It was only then that Jiang Youzhen understood why the other person consumed so much coffee every day. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to keep it up.
Relying on his youthful body, Kang Woo-jin drank coffee constantly every day, and except for the time he spent taking a shower, he stayed in the editing room the rest of the time.
Columbia Pictures takes good care of its crew behind the scenes, providing food, lodging, and unlimited coffee.
They must know how useless cattle and horses would be without coffee.
After spending a week in the editing room, Jiang Youzhen emerged looking haggard. Most of the editing was fine, but fixing some small details and potential bugs was truly time-consuming.
"My first film as a director, Tony, wouldn't you say this is a successful first step?"
Looking at the finished film negative with "Lost in Delta" engraved on it, Kang Woo-jin, who knows that the film cost less than a million dollars and was shot in a low-key manner, and that the subsequent publicity and release may not be too high-profile, still likes it.