投资商看毛片 INVESTORS PREVIEW

窿的传人，终于在几个不眠不休的夜晚冲刺后，大功告成了。。。
After countless sleepless nights of rush job, " 窿的传人" is finally completed.

这个大功告成是影片第一个初剪版的完成，真正的工作还没有开始呐。。。
But this completed job is only the first cut edition. The actual job is not totally completed leh…

这个投资商的预演，其实就是一个毛片的观赏。当年钱不够用完成后，很多看了毛片的人都说很好看，当时我还以为朋友客气，后来证明，钱不够用的导演（是郑德禄，不是我）剪接功力和情节的拿捏，出神入化，一次剪完就成了 584 万元票房的定局版。
This preview for the investors is actually just a draft cut preview. Some years ago, when "Money Not Enough" was completed, many people who watched the draft cut preview commented that it was very good. At that time, I thought it was just friends who were trying to be polite. After that, I realized that the director of "Money Not Enough" (who was " 郑德禄 " and not me) was extremely skilled in editing and understanding the movie. Once cut ended up with a SGD 5.84 million box office.

我说过，看毛片是必须具备想像力的，因为很多音效特效都没在里面，不会看的人会满头雾水，不过，如果一般人若把毛片也看得津津有味，对于导演制片来说，肯定是一个大好消息。
As I said before, watching the draft cut requires some kind of imagination. Because a lot of sound effects and special effects are not there. Those who don't know will be quite blur. However, if the general audience watched the draft cut and enjoy it very much, then it will definitely be good news to the director and producer.

不说各位也许不知道，窿的传人，初剪版， 3 个小时，我自己也晕倒了，很感谢受邀观赏的人，只是上了一次厕所。
Maybe all of you didn't know, but, " 窿的传人", draft cut, was 3 hours, I also nearly fainted. I'm very grateful to those who came for the preview and only went to the toilet once!

我拍戏有一些自己的方式，也许有些人不是很喜欢，例如我会现场修改台词，让台词更具震撼力，如果发现一些情节在演员的表演下未能达到效果，我肯定不会坐视不理，一定会加入一些盐和醋，这个就是时间的消耗和预算的增加，要是碰到一个演员抓不到我要的感觉（真想死给他看），若这部分是重要的，我一定会务求完美的要求又要求，演员当时肯定恨我，可是在戏院放映的时候，他们一定会感激我，因为，把表情弄对了，震撼了观众，导演背后的苦心也许圈内人知道一些，圈外是没有多少人会去理会的，而观众看了演员的精湛演出，肯定称赞演员 " 演技进步了" 。
I have my own style when it comes to filming a movie. Perhaps some people may not like it. For example, I may change the script and lines on the spot so that it will have a greater impact. If I see that some actors are not able to achieve the effects required, I can't just sit there and do nothing. I'll sure add salt and vinegar. And this is what leads to extra time and costs. If the actor can't catch the feel that I'm expecting (then I will feel like hanging myself), and if that's an important scene, then I'll request for perfection and request over and over again. The actor would be sure to hate me. However, when the movie screens in the cinema, the actor would sure be grateful to me. Because once we get the feel right, they'll move the audience, As the director's hard work though may be understood by some in the industry, those outside of the industry will not know. And when the audience sees the skilled acting of the actors, they will say that their acting has improved.

身为导演，演员给不给我功劳不重要，因为，只要影片整体好，我的作品没丢脸就是另一种满足了。
As a director, it doesn't matter if the actor gives me credit. So long as the movie is good overall, and I didn't lose face over my work, then it's another kind of satisfaction.

投资商的观赏过程，各种情绪都有，虽然他们不一定代表普通一般的观众，但是，他们的商业计算肯定有他们的理由，身为商业导演，我们多少要配合一些，最重要是，整体不要冷场，一定要紧凑好看。
The preview for the investors, carry lots of different mixed feelings. Although they may not represent the general audience, but I'm sure they must have their perception in terms of their commercial value. As a commercial movie director, we must more or less coordinate a bit. Most importantly, the overall production must not be awkward. It must be immensely appealing.

当然，三个小时的电影，几乎是铁答尼号的故事长度，于是，我告诉监制我有一个奇想，要是影片剪不到，短不了，我们就干脆推出两部，来个上下集，监制听了笑到嘴巴好久都没有合拢，我还以为他的下巴脱臼了，他认为这个建议很有创意也很新鲜，当然有创意啦，一个预算弄出两部电影， 上集年尾庆圣诞，下集过年贺新岁 （哟！竟然弄出一个对联），想到我们用下半部和周星驰的贺岁片对打，单单侮辱他也是一大乐事。（幼稚咯！）
But of course, a 3 hour movie is almost as long as the Titanic movie. Therefore, I told the producer I had a bright idea. If the film can't be edited or shortened, then we might as well make it into 2 parts; Part 1 and Part 2. The producer heard it and laughed until his mouth was so wide open. I thought he might have dislocated his jaw. He thinks that this is a very creative and brilliant idea. Of course brilliant idea lah, only 1 set of budget and managed to produce 2 movies. Part 1 to celebrate Christmas and Part 2 to usher in the Chinese New Year " 上集年尾庆圣诞，下集过年贺新岁" (Yo, I actually managed to compose a couplet in Chinese). The thought of using part 2 to compete head on with Stephen Chow's New Year movie, is such a humiliation to him, and that makes me happy. (So childish lor!)

回到正题吧，众人看了毛片，都有一些意见，最有共识的，肯定是要缩短。
Back to the main topic. Everyone who watched the draft cut had some opinions. And their common view is to shorten the movie.

各位亲爱的支持者， 梁智强作品，最具挑战的时刻，终于到来了。。。
Ladies and Gentlemen as well as dearest supporters, Jack Neo's Production, the most challenging time has arrived…

我必须要缩短影片，缩短的同时还要紧凑精彩容易入戏。
I need to shorten the movie. Making sure it's shortened, but yet compact and exciting and easy to digest.

鼓励鼓励好吗。。。
Pls show some encouragement, OK…