Three Hundred and Twenty-Five-Director's Cut

"Haney, is what it says true?"

In a double apartment near Burbank, Daisy grabbed a sandwich with one hand and put it in her mouth to take a bite from time to time. She held a newspaper in the other hand and suddenly exclaimed.

"What?"

Ector Henry had just tied his tie and took off his suit jacket to go out. When he heard his girlfriend's exclamation, he walked to the sofa and asked.

Pointing to the headline of the Los Angeles Daily Entertainment newspaper, Daisy looked in disbelief. "Look at this to see if it's true. I just saw similar news in The Hollywood Reporter."

"The film "The Departed" will be my last large-scale R-rated film! ---Wayne Greenberg."

Taking the newspaper from his girlfriend, the first thing he saw was this huge headline. However, he still knew the doorways inside and didn't think there was anything strange about it.

Seeing this, Ector Henry walked away in no hurry. He reached out and picked up a sandwich from the plate on the coffee table, sat down next to his girlfriend and ate while reading the newspaper.

'At the press conference for Wayne Greenberg's new film "The Departed", he personally answered reporters' questions, explaining that this new film will be his last large-scale R-rated film, and he will continue his work after it is over. The focus is on DC comic book movies with a PG13 level.

We specifically interviewed several well-known film critics and film reviewers on this issue. Todd McCarthy expressed that he did not believe the news. After the reporter specifically emphasized the authenticity of the news, he said that this would be a loss for the entire Hollywood. A PG13-level noir film does not reflect Wayne's talent at all!

Another famous film critic, Kenneth Turan, also expressed the same view. He believed that Wayne Greenberg should not make such a decision, and called him the noble black crown outside the Hollywood assembly line.

David Denbigh of The New Yorker has other opinions. He believes that fans of R-rated films need not worry. Wayne Greenberg will not leave large-scale R-rated films because if he leaves large-scale lenses, he will fall into Even if he makes the annual box office champion "Batman Begins" without being able to make movies, David Denbigh still retains his own opinions...'

Ector Henry shook his head and had no desire to continue watching. He was very familiar with this thing, and the Warner Bros. distribution department often played this way.

"Ha, Daisy, don't believe this. Even if there is some controversy, it should be arranged by the company to promote Wayne's new film in advance."

After speaking, he glanced at the remaining newspapers, stood up, and prepared to go out to work. Today he will hand over work to his colleagues, and then get ready to participate in the preparations for "The Departed".

He hasn't told his girlfriend this huge good news yet, but he has already made plans in his heart to give his girlfriend a huge surprise as planned after the movie officially starts filming.

Before going out, Ector-Henry noticed the video tapes filling the storage room, and turned around and asked again worriedly. "Honey, are you sure you don't need my help?"

"Hey, this is my job, of course I don't need your help." Raising her arms, Daisy made a threatening gesture to him. "Don't worry about me here. Others will come to help me. They are eager to get these good things in advance."

"Okay, call me if you have any questions."

There was a "bang" on the door, and Daisy was the only one left in the apartment, enjoying breakfast slowly while picking up another newspaper.

She got up early to buy these newspapers because there would be an event organized by movie fans soon, so she had to learn more about the new movie.

"Well, this is good." While muttering to herself, Daisy stopped flipping her hands and stared at the "Los Angeles Times" in her hand.

‘Batman Part 2 will be released in the summer of 1997. At Wayne Greenberg's new project press conference, he announced that after completing the production of the new film "The Departed", he will immediately start filming the second Batman. This film will also be released in the summer of 1997...'

"Dang" "Dang" "Dang"

There was a knock on the door from outside. Daisy raised her hand and glanced at the time, put down the unfinished sandwich, muttered softly, got up and walked towards the door of the apartment. "Did I tell you the wrong time? No, why are you here so early?"

"Hi, good morning, Daisy."

"Good morning, Bowman, why are you all here so early?" He opened the door and prepared to let a few people in.

There were four or five young people standing at the door, and the one who greeted them was a white girl. The only one who stood out was a black boy walking at the end, showing his white teeth and a sunny smile.

"Everyone wants to see the surprise in advance." The black boy, wearing a security uniform, explained to Daisy with an embarrassed look on his face.

"We heard that the video tape this time is a collector's edition, which is much longer than the normal release version, right?"

"Comon! Okay, it's all there." Daisy pointed to the storage room. Regardless of how many people were fussing about it, she shook her head and settled back on the sofa, picking up the unfinished breakfast and continuing.

"Schroeder, did you switch shifts with your colleagues today?"

The black boy always has a warm smile on his face no matter what time he is. He held a video tape gift box in his hand and looked through it fondly. "Yes, I just left it for you to help. Can I open it now?"

Nodding, Daisy pointed to the video recorder and said, "Of course, the car I scheduled will not arrive until ten o'clock. There is still plenty of time. Maybe we can take a look at the so-called easter eggs first!"

This batch of video tapes was specially produced by Warner Bros., except that it has Wayne's signature on the box, and it looks no different from ordinary collector's editions.

However, the main video of the film is nearly twice as long as the theatrical version. This is the so-called director's cut, but the director responsible for the second edit is not Wayne but the editor Dawn Scott.

This version of the video tape is planned to be bundled and sold after the release of "Batman Begins" to take advantage of the popularity. It is another round of means to harvest money from movie fans.

In order to distinguish it from the ordinary version sold before, Warner Bros. not only asked Dwayne Scott to add more than an hour of content, but also added some easter eggs and special shots during filming and promotion.

"There's not enough time to watch them all, let's just watch the end, right?" Bowman, a white girl, turned on the video recorder and asked while taking Schroeder's video tape and stuffing it into the old-fashioned video recorder.

"ok."

"Okay, I'll keep the main film and go back and enjoy it by myself."

Several young people sat around the sofa, staring at the TV. When the filming highlights appeared on the screen, they would cause bursts of laughter from time to time.

There are actors such as Nicolas Cage pranking the staff during filming, Wayne's ice face when he was angry, and even the clown's makeup process was recorded.

"ohmygod!"

"Oh, God!"

Daisy and others suddenly exclaimed together, and everyone turned their attention to the black boy. "Schroeder, is that you? You actually attended the premiere of "Joker."

This is a video from the red carpet of the premiere. Wayne is using his body to protect a black girl, while Schroeder keeps explaining something.

This scene brought the black boy outside the screen into his past memories. His lips trembled and the enthusiastic smile on his face disappeared. "Yes, I attended the premiere and she was my girlfriend, but then we broke up..."

"Sorry, that's such a pity." The emotional Bowman shook his head, sat next to the black boy, and gave him a comforting hug.

"No, that premiere meant new life to me!"

The infectious smile crept onto his face again, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. Perhaps no one would have thought that this boy who gave a warm smile to everyone he met had a gloomy and decadent life.

At the end of the video, a scene that surprised everyone appeared again. It can be seen that this is the street of New York, and the iconic steps have appeared in the film.

"It's Wayne, what is he going to do?!"

The close-up shot of Wayne's face was extremely clear, showing his somewhat soothing yet nervous smile. Then there is the dance that was recorded by Zack Snyder.

At that moment, it was like Wayne traveled through time and space and was possessed by Joaquin Phoenix. The dance, which lasted only a few dozen seconds, had a strange charm after being added to the post-production soundtrack by Dawn Scott.

Everyone's eyes widened, and Daisy murmured to herself. "Why do I feel that this scene should be like this, and Nicolas Cage's performance is not as shocking as Wayne's..."

"I also have this feeling."

"That's right!"

It wasn't until the video ended that a few people slowly came back to their senses and pulled away from the lonely mood. In fact, at a certain emotional point, the mentality of Arthur the Clown and Wayne at that time did have something in common. They were both full of strangeness and loneliness towards the world around them.

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"

There was another knock on the apartment door. Schroeder walked over and opened the door. A middle-aged man in blue work clothes stood at the door and asked politely: "Is this Daisy's home? I'm a truck driver. She Call the car to help deliver the goods."

Daisy in the room yelled when she heard it. "Yep, wait a moment, we will load the goods right away."

"Okay, friends, the entertainment time is over. Let's send the video to others, or we should split up and try to finish the work in one day. Don't forget to remind them that these collector's commemorative video tapes were paid for by Wayne himself. All the gifts given to him are signed by him!"

"We understand." Bowman picked up a box of video tapes and prepared to walk out the door. "This is a good thing for the die-hard Wayne fans in the Greenberg Discussion Group. I will urge them to come together to support Wayne's new film."

"gogogo! Then move!"