As soon as New Year's Day 2017 passed, Lu Chen flew back to Hong Kong.
The post-production special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" were in the midst of working overtime. The post-production also involved editing, dubbing, and music. As a key figure, he could not leave for too long. Otherwise, it would affect the release plan.
Therefore, as soon as he returned to Hong Kong, Lu Chen did not rush back to his studio. Instead, he went to Starlight Painting.
The special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" were outsourced to Starlight Painting of Hong Kong. Starlight Painting was not the largest film and television special effects production company in the Hong Kong industry, but it was strong and experienced. It had participated in the special effects production of many domestic dramas and had a good reputation in the circle.
As a fantasy romance film born out of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", "A Chinese Ghost Story" did not involve many special effects scenes, but the post-production special effects were really worth every penny. Therefore, in this regard, Lu Chen was not careless at all and directly set a budget of tens of millions.
Many domestic movies or TV series, including those in Hong Kong, were often reluctant to invest in this aspect. On the one hand, they shouted that they wanted to connect with Hollywood, and on the other hand, they made do with the audience. The resulting "50 cents special effects" made people not know whether to laugh or cry. In the end, the loss outweighed the gain.
Lu Chen would not make such a stupid mistake.
The level of Starlight Painting was quite good. Lu Chen was also very satisfied with a few scenes done in advance.
"Director Wan, thank you for your hard work!"
Ever since "A Chinese Ghost Story" was completed, Wan Xiaoquan, the real behind-the-scenes director, did not have time to rest. Even on New Year's Day, he stayed in Hong Kong to supervise the post-production of the movie.
Without his hard work, Lu Chen would not have been so relaxed. It would have been a problem if "A Chinese Ghost Story" could have been made.
Therefore, Lu Chen, who flew back from the capital, was a little embarrassed to see Wan Xiaoquan again in Starlight Painting.
In terms of wholehearted love for movies, he was not as good as Wan Xiaoquan.
However, after putting in so much effort, Wan Xiaoquan could not hang his name in the subtitles of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
However, Wan Xiaoquan was willing to endure it. He smiled and said, "It's not hard. This movie has the potential to be a hit. It's worth it no matter how hard it is, but …"
He hesitated for a moment and said, "According to the current production progress, I'm afraid we might not be able to make it in time for the Spring Festival."
January 27th was New Year's Eve, and there was only a little more than a month until the Lantern Festival. With the request made by Lu Chen, even if Starlight did its best, it might not be able to meet the requirements for "A Chinese Ghost Story" to be released in the Spring Festival slot.
Because even if the special effects were completed, the dubbing, music, and editing were all done, they still had to submit it for approval, screening, publicity, and so on. Time was really too tight.
Unless the post-production requirements were lowered.
"It's fine even if we can't make it in time for the Spring Festival slot!"
In this regard, Lu Chen resolutely said, "First of all, you have to ensure the quality. I only want the best."
The domestic film market was hot, and the Spring Festival period was the period of the box office explosion. Originally, Lu Chen had planned to use Xiang Xiangjiang's new film support policy to benefit from the Spring Festival period.
But he would never lower his expectations for the quality of the film because of this.
In Lu Chen's dream world, the original version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was undoubtedly a real classic. Now that he had moved this movie into reality, he could only do it better with all his heart so that he would not ruin the classic.
Lu Chen would not forgive himself if he worked so hard at the beginning but did it carelessly in order to meet the schedule.
His attitude made Wan Xiaoquan very pleased.
Wan Xiaoquan had been in the industry for so many years and had made many movies. He had also encountered investors and producers who were eager for quick success and profits. In order to rush back the funds, they made all kinds of unreasonable requests.
In Wan Xiaoquan's opinion, there were many bad movies in China, and these people had to bear a lot of responsibility.
He had once worried that Lu Chen was young and impetuous, or that he was anxious to make money and would not pay attention to the post-production.
Now it seemed that Wan Xiaoquan's worries were unnecessary.
Only then would his work be valuable!
"Then there's no problem."
After staying at Starlight Studio for the whole afternoon, it was not until evening that Lu Chen returned to the studio.
It was past the time to get off work, and there was basically no one in the office, but the light in the secretary's office was still on. Li Zhen was sitting in front of the computer, busy working, and did not even notice the appearance of Lu Chen.
Seeing this scene, Lu Chen, who had just come in, could not help but ask, "A Zhen, you haven't gone back yet?"
"Ah!"
Li Zhen was shocked. Seeing that it was Lu Chen, she breathed a Big sigh of relief. She quickly got up and said, "Young Master Lu, you're back? I'm about to get off work. "
She knew that Lu Chen returned to Hong Kong today, and she also knew that Lu Chen went to Starlight Studio to supervise the work. She did not expect that he would come to the studio so late. "What can I do for you? Do you need my help? "
Lu Chen said with a smile, "No, I'm here to get something and leave. I can send you back."
"Thank you, Young Master Lu …"
Li Zhen hurriedly tidied up the scattered documents on the table, as well as the invitations and business cards, and said, "I also have work to report to you."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Then let's talk in the car."
Since the last time he defeated Hong Hua and defeated the local tyrant with a strong background, Lu Chen Film and Television Studio was really famous in the circle of Hong Kong, and more people knew about it.
Liu Gangsheng's appreciation of Lu Chen made his reputation even higher. After that, people came to the studio to seek cooperation in various ways, and people invited Lu Chen to dinner or to participate in programs.
He had only left Hong Kong for a few days, but Li Zhen had a thick stack of invitations.
Sitting in Lu Chen's car, she reported to Lu Chen as if she was familiar with her family's treasures.
"Hong Kong Star Entertainment invites you to attend their company reception tomorrow night …"
"This is the business card of the chairman of Baolu Group. He wants to ask you to meet …"
"And this one was sent by Miss Shu Jing herself. She hopes you can attend the release conference of her new album."
"In addition …"
"Wait!"
Lu Chen suddenly interrupted her. "You mean Miss Shu Jing?"
"Uh … Yes."
Li Zhen was stupefied, and immediately reacted. She took out the invitation letter and handed it to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen took it and looked at it carefully. Shu Jing's album release conference was tomorrow night.
Shu Jing was a celebrity in the circle that Lu Chen met when he first came to Hong Kong. She debuted very early and married into a rich family after becoming famous. Later, she divorced her husband and returned to the entertainment circle.
Shu Jing was very enthusiastic about charity and had a lot of connections in the circle. She was friends with Chen Fei'er.
Although there was this relationship, because Lu Chen had a coffee with her alone once and was photographed by paparazzi, there was a small scandal, so Lu Chen basically didn't contact her much.
But the release conference of her new album really had something to do with him.
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