Chapter 18 Rachel, goodbye! (《》)

On the second day after completing all the filming of the movie, Wang Yang returned all the furniture and appliances he had rented in order to get 3,000 yuan in additional gold. For this reason, he called Joshua to help. The boy complained again, but he still didn't take it lazily.

After returning the furniture, Wang Yang received a call from Fan Ke Sber, the owner of the camera equipment store. Fan Ke said that the broken DVD machine was repaired and not sent back to the original factory. The DVD machine was repaired at Sony's repair station in Los Angeles, so it was a few days faster than expected. The reason for the damage to the DVD was that the small circuit board connecting the battery was broken, so the battery was poorly contacted, which caused the DVD machine to be unable to turn on.

The repair cost was 50 US dollars, which also made Wang Yang feel relieved. He could afford this cost.

After getting 950 yuan in Vanke-Sber and 3,000 yuan from furniture, Wang Yang used all the money to pay Zachary and Rachel's remaining half of the 4,000 yuan, completely eliminating the crisis of wage arrears.

However, in this way, Wang Yang only had less than 500 US dollars in his pocket, which was not enough to maintain a month's living expenses. He needed money because the release of the movie was a long way to go, not a matter of one or two days. He had to go to major film distribution companies to promote himself, and try his luck until a company appreciated his movies and gave him a chance.

This takes time. Maybe one month, or two months, maybe he went to a film company in Hollywood for the first time, and some companies decided to say, "We want this movie"; or maybe he has been to all the companies in Hollywood, and those companies say, "No."

And during this period, no matter how thrifty he is, if he doesn't have the money to enter his account one after another, the 500 US dollars will always be spent.

But Wang Yang has not been looking for a job for the time being because he has to do post-production editing of the movie first, which is what he has been doing in the past few days.

How important is the post-production editing of a movie? It can almost be said to be equivalent to shooting. Editing is not simple and easy than shooting, which is another job that requires patience. The filmed film materials are selected, combined, and then compiled into a smooth movie. The editing can be said to be the second creation of the entire work, with different lens combinations, length of time, etc., and the effects of the movies produced are completely different.

If it is a blockbuster, you also need to consider a lot of things such as dubbing, soundtrack, color, etc. Therefore, generally, the later work is very tedious. The more you think of the results, the more time you need to deal with them.

However, "The First Ghost Record" is a DV movie, and a pseudo-documentary, so there is no soundtrack, and there is no need to pay attention to the color of the picture. Wang Yang only needs to choose the good materials to make a movie. This requires basically zero technology. He just needs to use Sony's own DV editing software. In Joshua's words, it is the five-year-old little Marie in his neighbor's house.

Wang Yang filmed satisfactory materials with nearly 300 minutes, including many shots that were temporarily added; most of them were shots with different performance effects, such as Rachel's smile when performing a certain part of the content, which made him feel nervous, and he was satisfied with his smile. The current editing work is to make a choice, which can only be cut into a standard film length of about 90 minutes.

Of course, he also needs to add some black pictures with only explanatory texts between the scenes and time transitions of the movie to watch the movie.

In the past few days, Jessica came here once, watching Wang Yang edit the movie quietly, stayed for a while, and left without disturbing him. Zachary reluctantly returned to his previous life track, worked part-time in the supermarket, and tried his luck when there was an audition. Rachel had not returned to Toronto yet, and she said she would wait for Wang Yang to finish the movie, watch the finished product as soon as possible, and then leave Los Angeles.

"Hey, it's already seven o'clock?" Wang Yang, who was sitting in front of the computer, worked hard for a day. He accidentally looked at the time in the lower right corner of the screen and found that it was already past 7 o'clock in the evening. He put down his mouse, stood up and stretched, and fucked a few times. Then he suddenly felt hungry and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

The new large freezer has been returned, and the kitchen has now returned to its former dilapidation. He opened the wooden cabinet and took out a cup of instant noodles and tore it open it. He poured hot hot water out of the thermos. After a while, he took the instant noodles and sat down in front of the broken sofa in the hall, and ate it hungrily.

At this time, the phone rang. Wang Yang thought it was Jessica's, but when he took out his phone, he saw that the caller ID was Rachel. Rachel? She didn't have the habit of calling at this time. Wang Yang swallowed the noodles in his mouth, answered them in confusion, and smiled: "Hello, is it Rachel?"

"Hi, Young, yes, it's me." It was Rachel's voice. She greeted her and asked, "How is the movie being cut?"

While chewing the noodles, Wang Yang said, "It's okay, this job is a process of continuous combination, just like when you go to a clothing store to buy clothes, try this one, try that one, and then buy what you are satisfied with." He smiled and said excitedly, "Hey, I've cut it halfway. I expect you will see the final movie in two days."

"Wow, is that?" Rachel did not say "I'm looking forward to it", but sighed slightly and said, "But it will take me a while to see it."

Wang Yang frowned when he heard this. What's wrong with Rachel? He put down the instant noodles cup and asked with concern: "Are you leaving Los Angeles? Is something wrong?"

Rachel said "um" and said in a low tone. She said worriedly: "My mother has acute appendicitis, so I'm going to rush back to Toronto. The plane tonight." Wang Yang couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh, my god! Is aunt okay? Is it okay?" Rachel smiled softly and made him feel relieved: "No problem, thank you for your concern. She was very good. She was also very energetic on the phone just now, but her abdomen was a little painful. The doctor said that her appendix had no perforation and no suppuration, but was just simple appendicitis. It's nothing to do, just have a minor surgery."

Wang Yang nodded and comforted her, "Well, don't worry too much, you know, the doctors have to leave a way out for themselves when they speak. Now they say that aunt is fine, then it must be fine." Rachel thanked, "Yang, I know, I'm fine." Wang Yang smiled and said, "Okay, I will send it to you as soon as possible after the movie is finished. By the way, what time will you take tonight?"

"Check the plane at 10 o'clock." Rachel replied. Wang Yang looked at the time. It was only 7:30 now, and asked, "Is it a flight on the lax (Los Angeles International Airport)?" After receiving Rachel's affirmative answer, Wang Yang stood up and smiled, "It's still time, I'll go and take your plane." Rachel said softly, and laughed, "Thank you, Yang. But no need, it's so late."

Although Rachel said no, Wang Yang had made up his mind. During this period, Rachel helped him a lot and he was always grateful. Now that something happened to her mother, she wanted to hurry back to Canada. As her friend, he could not let Rachel leave alone. Wang Yang walked to the computer and turned it off, and smiled and said, "Please, you said it was too late, I have already set off."

"Oh!" Rachel laughed, and could hear that he was determined to come and take the plane away. He felt a warmth in his heart, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for you in the standby room, the second standby room."

Turning off the computer, Wang Yang hurriedly put on his windbreaker and asked while wearing sneakers: "Did you tell Zachary, Jessica and the others? I wonder if they have time to send you with me."

"I've told them that you are the last person I'll inform you." Rachel laughed and then said seriously: "Yang, just come, I don't want to disturb others."

"Okay!" Wang Yang hung up the phone, took the wallet key and walked out quickly.

From the apartment to Los Angeles International Airport, it is not about driving by yourself. The best way is naturally to take a taxi, but it costs dozens of dollars. Wang Yang is now spending one dollar as ten dollars, so he naturally wouldn't choose. He chose a bus to the airport specifically, which cost 6 dollars.

The night view of Los Angeles is very beautiful, but as you drive out of the city, there is nothing good on the highway. After more than an hour, Wang Yang finally arrived at the No. 2 standby hall in Lax near 9:30.

In the lounge area in front of a boarding gate in the standby hall, Wang Yang found Rachel. She was wearing black clothes and a gray velvet hat on her head. Her light blonde hair was exposed from the edge of the hat. When she saw Wang Yang, she stood up and waved with a smile.

After getting off the bus, he rushed over. Wang Yang couldn't help but breathe a little. He saw Rachel slow down and smiled and said, "Hi, Rachel! Fortunately, it's too late..."

"Hi!" Rachel smiled slightly, looked at Wang Yang who was standing and panting stupidly, and couldn't help laughing, pulling him to sit down in the chair: "Why are you doing this? I'll take the plane for more than half an hour, right?"

"Oh, don't worry about this, I'm an athlete." Wang Yang waved his hand. He looked at the small suitcase at Rachel's feet and smiled, "Wow, I guess there is a completed paper hidden inside."

Rachel shrugged and said, "There are still 4,000 US dollars." Both of them couldn't help laughing. Wang Yang smiled and said, "No, I guess it's not that much. You have to pay commissions and taxes." The two laughed again for a while, and Rachel said softly: "To be honest, Yang, I have gained a lot during this period. I learned a lot and met a few good friends. Before coming to Los Angeles this time, I chose between Los Angeles and New York, and then I chose Los Angeles. This is my most correct choice."

Wang Yang pretended to be helpless and said, "Okay, letting you be the heroine of my movie is also my best choice."

"Is that so, thank you!" Rachel smiled and gave him a blank look, recalling the scene on the audition day, and said with a smile: "But on the audition day, I was just going to see it, and I never thought I would really become the heroine." She leaned over to Wang Yang and said mysteriously in a low voice: "Yang, do you know? The poster you posted in the recruitment column is really ugly. At first I thought it was some scam message."

Wang Yang said curiously: "Then why do you believe me?" Rachel shrugged and said, "As soon as I saw you, I knew it was not a lie." Wang Yang asked, "Why?" Rachel looked at him and smiled slightly, and said, "There is a force on you, it will only appear on sincere people." Wang Yang said in surprise: "Is it stupid?"

Rachel smiled and hit him, saying, "No, don't tease me all day long. What I want to say is motivation, you are very passionate, you are a person who is sincere in doing things." Wang Yang shook his head and said, "Rachel, you can't judge people by appearance like this, you will suffer losses." Rachel spread her hands and smiled, "Okay, but I rarely read it wrong. This is a kind of talent."

Both of them laughed, and Rachel asked with concern again: "Yang, do you have any plans next?" After spending time together, she also knew about Wang Yang's general situation, but what she didn't know was that Wang Yang was only less than 500 US dollars left.

Wang Yang's expression became serious, and he looked at the crowd in the distance of the standby hall and said, "Next? After I cut the movie, I will go to Hollywood, sell myself, and try my best to release our movie to the big screen. That's what I plan."

Rachel nodded silently, looked at his face, and slowly said, "This is something that has never been done before. All you do is innovate. I know that it must be difficult. Maybe no one will appreciate you, and maybe someone will laugh at you. But..." She took a deep breath, exhaled, and encouraged her: "Yang, you must keep your confidence! You can't abandon your motivation and passion, that is the most precious thing, do you know?"

"Well, thank you Rachel." Wang Yang nodded heavily, a fire burning in his heart. Rachel's words made him surging. Yes, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, he must keep his confidence! He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've been ready to welcome everything long ago. There is nothing to sink me. You know, you can kill me, but you can't defeat me!"

Hearing Wang Yang quoted Hemingway's famous quote in "The Old Man and the Sea" and looking at him with confidence, Rachel couldn't help but smile with confidence and said, "I know, you are a tough guy."

"Then too, you are. Go back to Toronto and continue to practice your acting skills better." Wang Yang blinked at her and said, "Believe me, you will sooner or later become a big star." Rachel covered her mouth and smiled, "Wow, this is really happy."

Rachel now has no idea that "I will be a big star sooner or later." If Wang Yang had not appeared, she would have wanted to continue her master's degree after graduating from York University. It was her teacher who encouraged her to go to the theater and film and television development, so she slowly stepped onto the big screen.

The two chatted for a while, and before they knew it, it was almost ten o'clock. At this time, the standby hall sounded a radio call reminding them to board the plane: "Perceivers on flight ac794, please start boarding the plane...Perceivers on flight ac794, please start boarding..." As the radio rang, passengers waiting to board the plane in the rest area stood up one after another, said goodbye to the friends who came to see the plane, and walked into the boarding gate.

Because the boarding time was nearly half an hour, Rachel and Wang Yang chatted for a while. Seeing that the time was almost over, she stood up, dragged her suitcase, and said calmly: "I have to leave."

Wang Yang also stood up, nodded and said, "Rachel, the journey is smooth."

Rachel looked at him, suddenly feeling sad in her eyes, and asked, "Will we see each other again?"

Wang Yang smiled unhappyly and said, "Please, you said, it's 1998 now, and it only takes seven or eight hours from Los Angeles to Toronto." He said that, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Maybe it was just a normal mood when parting; maybe it was actually reluctant for Rachel to leave; maybe it was really happy when they were together.

"Yes, the power of technology." Rachel laughed when she heard this.

"Parents on flight ac794, please start boarding, and the boarding gate will be closed in five minutes..." The sound of the radio rang out again.

Wang Yang looked at her and said, "You have to leave." He spread his hands and hugged her gently, and said, "Rachel, I'm very happy to know you."

"So too, I can know you. This is the biggest gain from my arrival in Los Angeles." Rachel looked at him deeply and smiled, "Goodbye Yang!" As she said that, she pushed her luggage to the other side of the boarding gate.

The two sweet dimples on her cheeks could not hide the sadness in her eyes. She didn't know when she would meet Wang Yang again after today. She remembered the days of working hard for the movies, the laughter and joy of the day, and the dancing in the bar that day... She was about to enter the boarding gate, and stopped, turned around and looked at Wang Yang not far away, and shouted: "Yang, I look forward to seeing our movies in the cinema. I know that there will definitely be that day, and we will see each other again!"

She waved her hand and smiled, "By bye, Yang!"
Chapter completed!