Chapter 67 Shortlisted
The film was finished and others could relax, but Liu Zhou still had to continue to be busy.

It is now April 3rd, and there are less than eight days left until April 10th.

Liu Zhou rented an editing room from the Beijing Film Studio and hired an editor from the studio.

Editing is the secondary creation of a film. A good editor has a crucial impact on the final effect of the film.

Because Liu Zhou had his own ideas about the finished film, he did not need to hire those outstanding editors, but instead hired an experienced editor who was willing to work overtime.

Editing is divided into rough cut, fine cut, detailed cut and finished film.

A rough cut is a roughly edited version of a movie, trailer or commercial, which is just a collection of OK strips of all the original footage spliced ​​together on a timeline.

The rough cut is the first attempt to find the images needed for the film from all the materials on the film.

The rough cutting work did not require Liu Zhou's participation, the editor could do it. Under the temptation of Liu Zhou's money, the editor completed it in one day.

The next step is fine editing and detailed editing, which is to rearrange the rough cut materials according to the needs of the script. Liu Zhou will be involved in this work.

The editor has experience and Liu Zhou has ideas. The two work well together and the editing process is very smooth.

After working all night and a morning, the editing was finally completed.

Then it’s time to add music and sound effects, and finally subtitles and special effects, and the film is complete.

The highlight of this short film is the soundtrack, especially the piano music, which runs throughout.

In the open ending at the end, the male protagonist is pointed at by a gun, and the picture freezes at this moment. It is not clear whether the male protagonist is dead or not, but the piano music played by the male protagonist at that time keeps playing after the picture goes black.

For this purpose, Liu Zhou went to the Central Conservatory of Music at No. 43 Baojia Street to find an associate professor to compose the music. He originally wanted to see if he could find Zhou Yan, but there was no such person.

It took several days, but finally on the evening of April 9th, all the post-production of "The Tuner" was completed.

Then Liu Zhou handed the film to Yu Liwei, and then just waited for his news.

After completing the filming of the short film, Liu Zhou felt relieved.

After a day's rest, Liu Zhou began to summarize some of his shortcomings during the filming process.

Although being a director is a profession that requires a lot of talent, even the most talented person needs to have some basic experience.

This is the time when Liu Zhou is accumulating experience.

Time passed quickly and it was April 18th. Liu Zhou had some free time and spent a few carefree days with Zeng Li. Suddenly, he received a call from Yu Liwei.

"Ah Zhou, congratulations, you're shortlisted."

As soon as Liu Zhouyi answered the phone, he heard Yu Liwei's congratulations, and he couldn't help but get excited after he realized what was going on.

"Brother Yu, are you saying that my short film was shortlisted for Cannes?"

"Yes, the shortlist just announced that your film "The Tuner" has been shortlisted for the short film competition."

"That's great, thank you, Brother Yu. If it weren't for your help, I would have missed Cannes."

"I just did it for fun. Besides, we are friends."

At this time, Liu Zhou also remembered that Yu Liwei's film was also submitted to Cannes, and he wondered whether it had been shortlisted.

"Brother Yu, where's your movie?"

"Hehe, better than that guy Lao Jia, who accidentally got selected for the main competition unit."

Hearing Yu Liwei's somewhat Versailles words, Liu Zhou couldn't help but laugh. There was no doubt that he would talk about this matter with Jia Zhangke later.

"Brother Yu, congratulations! Your first film has been selected for the main competition section of Cannes. This way we can go to Cannes together."

"Yes, the Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 12th to 23rd. Would you like us to help you book your flight?"

"Then let's go together. Please help me order two tickets, for Qin Hao and I."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Zhou couldn't help but clap his hands and said to Zeng Li excitedly:
"Li Zi, my film has been shortlisted for Cannes."

Although he has lived two lives, this is his first time as a director. Liu Zhou was very excited that his first film was shortlisted for Cannes.

Although this is just a short film, Liu Zhou's debut performance has surpassed many people. Zeng Li was also very happy for Liu Zhou and said with a smile:

"Zhou Zhou, you are awesome. Should we tell Qin Hao and the others the news so they can be happy too?"

"Don't worry, let's celebrate first."

"Then let's go to the market and buy some vegetables. I'll make you a good meal tonight."

"I don't want to eat."

"Then what do you want to eat?"

Zeng Li saw that Liu Zhou didn't say anything, and when she saw his fiery eyes, her cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.

Seeing Zeng Li's shy look, Liu Zhou couldn't bear it anymore. He picked her up like a princess and ran into the bedroom in the backyard.

Another moment of pleasure!
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The next day, the list of films shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival was completely released.

The short film by Liu Zhou, a junior student at the Central Academy of Drama, is the only film from the mainland selected, and it was also approved by the General Administration to participate in the exhibition.

Because time was urgent, Liu Zhou specially submitted his film for review through his school connections. In addition, Liu Zhou was also a popular writer and there was no problem with the film, so the General Administration gave him special treatment, expedited the review, and allowed him to participate in overseas exhibitions.

Now that the news of the short film being selected for Cannes has come, the media is no longer as silent as they were for "Xiao Wu". Although not in a grand manner, they are also reporting it enthusiastically.

Normally, a short film shortlisted for Cannes would not attract so much media attention, but after all, the director of the short film is Liu Zhou.

He is the most popular young writer with his own traffic. Now his works have been shortlisted for Cannes, which is also a hot news.

Liu Zhou, who arrived at the school, was also greeted with congratulations.

But now Liu Zhou has calmed down. This is just a shortlist, and it is not the time to be happy.

If you don’t win the award in the end, no matter how proud you are now, you will feel very lonely then, and you may even attract more ridicule.

Liu Zhou is well aware of the nature of the media. It is common for them to praise you today and step on you tomorrow.

So Liu Zhou behaved very low-key and turned down all the media interviews. Even at school, he behaved very modestly.

However, I should keep a low profile and be humble outside of others, but when I am with friends, I should be high-profile and happy when necessary.

"Old Liu, you're awesome. You can go to Cannes your first time as a director." Liu Ye said with admiration.

Liu Ye was also happy for Liu Zhou, but he was still a little shocked when he first heard the news.

He felt that Liu Zhou was like a genius. The novels he wrote became hits, the plays he staged were very popular, and now the films he made were shortlisted for Cannes. It seemed that he could do everything well.

"Don't make a fuss, this is basic operation."

"I found this rat. He can go to Cannes with you."

"What do you mean I picked it up? I got it based on my own strength, okay?"

Liu Ye couldn't deny Qin Hao's words. They had all seen the film. Qin Hao's performance was indeed very good, and he was not sure he could do better.

"Hey, Lao Liu, when will you ask me to be the male lead? Haozi is acting in your plays and movies, and it makes my stomach hurt."

"Definitely next time." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

Qin Hao found Liu Ye's envious and jealous look very funny and said:
"Ye Zi, Lao Liu will definitely make a feature film next time. I promise I won't argue with you."

"Lao Liu, are you really planning to make a feature film next?"

"probably."

"Then you have to think more about me."

"If it's suitable, I will definitely choose you."

Now Liu Zhou doesn’t know what his first feature film will be about. If there is a role suitable for Liu Ye, he will of course choose him.

Although Liu Ye was not very famous at that time, he was not needed to support the box office, so Liu Zhou would be the most popular one.

(End of this chapter)