Chapter 49 Professional #Orange Juice Beauty Murder Case

Cheng Sijie was very satisfied with Tian Tian's speed and professional efficiency in processing beauty parameters.

This alone shows that Xinghai's level of professionalism is far superior to Yinghuo's. If you want to achieve something and have real skills and a large following, a big platform is definitely different.

These specialized data teams that adjust parameters don't interact with the streamers to avoid personal disputes. The entire process is handled by operations, and a time is scheduled after everything is agreed upon. Cheng Sijie only needs to rush home to cooperate.

Tian Tian specifically said, "Don't worry, all our company staff have signed confidentiality agreements, so you don't need to worry about your address being leaked. Xinghai is very experienced in this, and we frequently collaborate with celebrities and live-streaming hosts. We were responsible for the live-streaming equipment for Jiang Hui's previous live-streaming promotion, and we only send female staff members to be the female hosts."

Tian Tian had booked a time for her this Friday. The staff would fly over directly, and they would all be girls to ensure the streamer's safety. This was a considerable expense, but she figured she had to spend where she could and save where she could. She couldn't cut back on this money anyway, since the platform offered subsidies. Cheng Sijie was happy to show her determination to work hard.

That afternoon, Cheng Sijie arrived home two hours early. She tidied up the house, put away valuables, and ordered some drinks and put them in the refrigerator.

The doorbell rang.

Cheng Sijie went to open the door.

Several female staff members wearing uniforms with the Xinghai logo stood at the door, smiling and greeting her. They were very punctual, polite and professional, and carried a large amount of equipment—

In addition to common fill lights and cameras, there are flight cases containing various cables and tools, as well as several professional light stands containing reflectors and softboxes.

"Hello Ms. Cheng, we are the debugging team from Xinghai Live Streaming Technology Center. I am Chen Yue, the debugging team leader for this project."

A capable-looking woman at the head of the group extended her hand; her voice was clear and steady, which reassured people.

Cheng Sijie shook hands with her, putting on a businesslike but warm smile, "Hello, I'm Chengcheng."

Chen Yue proactively said, "It's impossible to finish it in one day. Your supervisor should have told you that we'll mainly focus on two things this afternoon: setting up the backdrop and getting the lighting and cameras in place. We'll do the rest of the work tomorrow, is that alright?"

Cheng Sijie readily agreed, "No problem. Tian Tian has already told me everything. I'm free all day tomorrow, so I've made sure to clear the time so you can make the most of it."

She welcomed them into the living room and offered to order milk tea and snacks for them, greeting them with a smile, "Did you come by plane?"

The other person laughed and said, "No, you're quite lucky. It only takes three hours by high-speed rail to get here from here. We also have a branch office in City C. Unlike other livestreamers who are far from headquarters and not near a branch office, you have to move. Did you specifically choose to study at C University?"

Cheng Sijie said with a smile, "Yeah, I burned incense and prayed to Buddha for a score that would bring me good fortune in my career when I took the college entrance exam."

It was just casual chatting to ease the tension; everyone was in a good mood, and we got to work quickly.

The team didn't rush to install it. Chen Yue took the light meter and walked around Cheng Sijie's usual live broadcast location a few times.

"Chengcheng, you usually do your live streams from the living room and bedroom. The natural light in these two rooms is very good, but live streaming requires stable and controllable lighting. Our next task is to create stable and controllable artificial light for you."

Chen Yue recorded the data while explaining it.

The other members skillfully set up the background as she instructed.

Instead of using a plain backdrop, which reflects Xinghai's exceptional professionalism and sophistication, they created a custom backdrop on-site, tailored to Cheng Sijie's home décor.

This obviously takes more effort, but the results are noticeably natural and professional.

They worked swiftly and quickly assembled a layered art backdrop—using gray modules of varying shades and a hidden LED strip to highlight her striking features without overshadowing them.

This one task alone took nearly two hours, but the main event was yet to come: the setup and adjustment of the lights and cameras was a huge undertaking.

"Come on, sit here and relax."

Chen Yue worked quickly and efficiently, directing two staff members, "Put the lightbox here."

Instead of using the common ring lights, they set up a large square softbox with a professional grid as the main light source.

"While the catchlight of a ring light is round, it can easily appear flat. This softbox provides more three-dimensional lighting."

Immediately afterwards, the staff who set up the lightbox placed a low-power hard spotlight behind and to the side of Cheng Sijie, shining it on her hair and shoulders.

"This is contour lighting." The short-haired staff member adjusted the angle. "Chengcheng, you have strong features, a strong bone structure, and dark hair. This light can illuminate your hair and shoulder line, making you 'jump' out from the background, and the image will have a much stronger sense of depth."

Where should we put the fill light?

"Left cheek?"

"Chin..."

They gestured for Cheng Sijie to look at the monitor. Sure enough, after placing a refined fill light on her chin, the effect was subtly and naturally different. "Your nose bridge is very high, which is an advantage, but under a single main light, it tends to cast shadows on the lower half of your face, making your midface appear longer and adding to your age. We're using this fill light to reduce the shadows, so the visual focus will be on your eyebrows, eyes, and nose bridge, while making your face shape smoother and more delicate, thus bringing out a youthful look."

Cheng Sijie was completely impressed.

On the monitor, even the small mole on her cheek was clearly visible. Moreover, normally, people become so familiar with their own features that they lose all sense of unfamiliarity. But after Chen Yue and the others' ingenious setup, she could see herself even more strikingly beautiful.

#OrangeJuiceBeautyMurderCase

These words narcissistically surfaced in her mind.

Cheng Sijie could already imagine the gasps of amazement from the audience during the next live stream.

But it's not over yet.

Chen Yue asked with a smile, "The effect is good, right?"

The staff member with short hair also praised, "This is only halfway done, and you're already so beautiful. You could debut as a star."

Cheng Sijie was a little embarrassed, "Oh, I don't plan to debut for the time being, haha."

This is only halfway through the process?

Cheng Sijie was quite shocked. Having been in the industry for several years, he had always stayed in the shadows. He used to think he had achieved quite a bit, but now it seems he was just a frog in a well. Sure enough, you reap what you sow, and the results were indeed icing on the cake, making the live stream much more effective.

Chen Yue smiled and took a sip of water: "How was it? Weren't you quite shocked?"

Cheng Sijie said with a smile, "Yes, I didn't even know there were so many different types of lamps."

Chen Yue said, "Xiao Wu, show Chengcheng the photos of our previous finished products."

A round-faced staff member stepped forward and said, "Okay."

Cheng Sijie had already ordered drinks for them. Everyone had politely declined earlier, but now that they were all busy and had become familiar with each other, they were also quite tired, so they were all slowly drinking their milk tea and beverages.

The round-faced little girl looked quite young and said very lively, "Look, Chengcheng, we have so many here."

Cheng Sijie went over to take a look, and sure enough, the set and lighting were all kinds of things. It was clear that Xinghai had put a lot of effort into developing its live streamers and was not afraid of not getting a return on its investment.

She had a plan in mind and asked, "Do we have to pay for this equipment ourselves? Tian Tian didn't tell me about this."

Although Cheng Sijie had never dealt with so much professional equipment, he had heard of it. Generally speaking, for this kind of customized service, a few thousand yuan is considered low, and tens of thousands of yuan is normal. Naturally, the equipment is paid for by the customer.

Chen Yue said with a smile, "The contract you signed is of a high level, and we provided it to you for free."

Is the contract of a high level?

Cheng Sijie stroked his chin and smiled, "Okay, then I won't worry about it. But after you're done with your work today, you must let me show you some hospitality. Tomorrow we'll think about having a nice meal, a big feast before you leave."

Chen Yue naturally didn't refuse.

She was polite at first, partly because they weren't familiar with each other, and partly because she didn't want to owe anyone a favor. She also didn't know Cheng Sijie's personality and was worried about potential trouble. Besides, she had heard that this anchor had some connections, was introduced by a special person, and had been given special instructions. In short, she had many connections and was not someone to mess with.

But looking at it now, after half a day, Cheng Sijie was warm and attentive, without a trace of princess temperament, not to mention witty and humorous. She was a nice person and quite generous.

However, the proper formalities still needed to be observed, so Chen Yue said with a smile, "How could I let you spend so much money? Let's get to work."

Everyone responded, put down their drinks, and continued to adjust the camera angles for Cheng Sijie.

"Chengcheng, just sit there. I'll give you instructions, and you'll do the actions."

Cheng Sijie said, "Okay."

Cheng Sijie's camera uses a Sony ZV-1 connected to a capture card. They said the equipment was fine, but Cheng Sijie's previous filters were too rigid and didn't suit her current style and situation; sharpness, saturation, color contrast, etc., all needed fine-tuning.

These parameters are more challenging than installing lighting fixtures, as the effects on different screens and user habits must be taken into account.

While Cheng Sijie felt like she was seeing things, Chen Yue was still meticulously refining her skills, clearly an expert with extensive experience in this field, and her colleagues in the same group showed no impatience whatsoever.

The parameters are all point-to-point.

By the time Chen Yue called a halt, it was already getting dark outside.

After working for six hours, Cheng Sijie felt dizzy. Of course, putting herself in the other staff's shoes, several other staff members were even more tired. They were all women, but they never complained about being tired and were always very serious and responsible.

Moreover, considering that the sound and overall setup still need to be done tomorrow, Cheng Sijie would feel guilty if she didn't treat everyone to a meal.

While she was diligent in her work, Chen Yue and several staff members were noticeably more attentive and considerate than just fulfilling their duties today, and she was certainly not one to be ungrateful.

However, Cheng Sijie was very clever and wondered why the people in Xinghai were so polite to her. She didn't consider herself a chosen one, otherwise she wouldn't have been treated unfairly by others when she was at Yinghuo.

Of course, I'll definitely do you a favor by referring you, but...

Cheng Sijie collected his thoughts.

Chen Yue said with a smile, "That's all for today's work. We'll come back early tomorrow morning."

Cheng Sijie readily agreed: "No problem! Let's go, everyone, it's already lunchtime. I've lived in C City for several years, I know it very well, I've already hailed a taxi."

Chen Yue smiled politely, and the staff behind her also declined, saying, "This is our job. We come from headquarters, and we get a good meal and transportation allowance."

Cheng Sijie said with a smile, "Everyone, don't be so polite, you're so professional. I've already booked a private room, let's go!"

Respect is not as good as obedience.

Everyone went out laughing and chatting, polite yet warm. In any case, Cheng Sijie, who always has high emotional intelligence, was still able to control the situation in this kind of occasion, and the meal ended with everyone enjoying themselves.

However, it really exhausted Cheng Sijie.