Chapter 18
0535.
The entire scene was like a dam that had suddenly opened, with staff from various groups pouring in.
When everyone saw Director Qiao was already at the scene, they greeted him and then continued with their work.
The lighting team is doing the final line check;
The camera crew was checking the lenses, recording format, and number of memory cards, and the focus puller was also doing the final adjustments with the camera operator;
The sound recording team adjusted the boom to the final position and looked through the viewfinder to find the position that would not be a glitch;
The set design team is doing a final check of the scene;
The field management team is coordinating the equipment and water use of each group;
The field workers were carrying various equipment and apple boxes...
Each group worked tensely and professionally, just like every gear in a huge machine being assembled together with great precision.
0600.
The heroine Xiaoxiao had already put on her full makeup and clothes and appeared on the set at the specified time.
She was dressed in white, and although she was dressed like a village girl and had light makeup, she was able to perfectly highlight her simple and innocent feeling.
All the people working in the room were rough men. Although they were all very professional, they all stopped their work and observed for a while.
Xiaoxiao is a student majoring in film and television acting from a third-tier university. After graduation, she had no background and could only work as an NPC in an escape room. It was by chance that she was discovered by Tu Yu.
This is her first time playing the leading female role, although it is just a small short drama.
Although she can get into the role in a second at work, she still feels a little embarrassed facing everyone's gaze at this moment.
"Director Qiao, do you think this is okay for me?" she asked unconfidently.
Qiao Yiqiao finally opened one eye from his long "sleep" state, looked at Xiaoxiao, and after a moment's scrutiny, he smiled: "Very good, Xiaoling."
It was Qiao Yiqiao's call of "Xiao Ling" that made Xiao Xiao immediately find her state in the play. She nodded slightly according to the rules taught by the etiquette teacher: "Thank you."
Xiaoxiao's makeup had already been confirmed by Qiao Yiqiao and the costume and makeup team, so there was naturally no problem.
It wasn't her that made Qiao Yiqiao worried.
Li Wei, who had put on makeup and changed into clothes, soon appeared in front of Qiao Yiqiao. At this moment, he was wearing a half mask, covering half of his face, but he still looked uneasy. He didn't even dare to look at Qiao Yiqiao. He just lowered his head and said, "Boss."
Seeing his state, Qiao Yiqiao couldn't help but worry: "Are you nervous?"
Li Wei nodded.
This was not only his first time filming a movie, but it could even be said that it was the first time he was watched by so many people.
Qiao Yi Qiao naturally knew Li Wei's mentality, but this was his own inner demon. Even if he said more fancy words at this moment, it would probably be difficult to help him break through.
Therefore, he could only pat Li Wei on the shoulder and whispered: "Acting is the task I assigned to you. If you don't complete it well, I will let A'mo beat you to death."
Li Wei smiled.
0700.
After all the groups were ready, Tu Yu arrived and distributed red envelopes to everyone. Then he led the leaders of each group and the main creators to perform a blessing ceremony for the start of filming. He then cut a fragrant suckling pig with a duangduang butt, and the whole process was completed.
Qiao Yiqiao used to be a civil servant, so he naturally didn't believe in supernatural things, but this was the tradition of China's film and television industry after all, so he just did as he was told.
In the final moments, Qiao Yi Qiao chatted with the cameraman, lighting engineer and the two leading actors about the scenes to be filmed.
This first scene is where the hero and heroine meet. Xiaoling goes up the mountain to collect herbs and encounters a strange man who lives alone. Xiaoling goes forward to sell the herbs she just collected, but accidentally touches the strange man's mask and sees his scar.
Everyone had gone over this scene more than a dozen times and knew how to shoot and act it. Qiao Yiqiao also kept an eye on Li Wei and asked him to memorize his lines.
After he finished speaking, the scene returned to silence.
Only the blower and generator were still humming.
Everyone looked at Qiao Yi Bridge, and Qiao Yi Bridge was the focus of everyone's attention.
He inexplicably recalled his days in the gang. After the weekly meetings, his men always looked at him like this.
A long-lost desire for control returned to his heart.
This feeling suddenly made him excited, but his mind remained damn calm.
After a long silence, he slowly said, "Shall we start?"
No one spoke.
The cameraman returned to the machine. The monitor's field of view was normal. He checked the memory card and recording format one last time and nodded.
Xiaoling was in place and the makeup artist completed the final touches.
The lighting engineer adjusted the lighting for the last time and everything was normal.
There were no mistakes with the recording rod and the set design.
log
Already standing in front of the camera.
Everything returned to silence again, and everyone looked at Qiao Yi Qiao.
Just like soldiers, waiting for the general's orders.
Qiao Yi Qiao only felt that countless images were surging in his mind at this moment, and then they converged into one point.
That point of light was so bright that it stung him so much that he could hardly bear to think about it any further.
Then let’s not think about it too much.
Qiao Yi Qiao took a deep breath, exhaled calmly, and finally opened his eyes.
"Needle Walker" is shot by shot, ACTION!
“Bang!”
The clapperboard fell.
It all begins.
…
Two hours later.
The first scene of "Needle Walker" had been shot four times, but Qiao Yiqiao felt that none of them was usable.
The problems revealed by Li Wei's acting were bigger than he thought.
In the first one, Li Wei should have shown his disregard and disdain for Xiao Ling, but was surprised to find that the herbs she collected were of very good quality. This man must be very talented, but in the end his mask slipped and he should have been angry and embarrassed when facing Xiao Ling's gaze.
This is a scene with very rich inner changes, but Li Wei just can't act it out.
The previous content was fine, but after the mask slipped off, Li Wei seemed to have lost his soul and always wanted to pick up the mask quickly.
Even though Qiao Yi Qiao had told him many times not to subconsciously want to put the mask back on, Li Wei always thought about this in his heart. The camera was in a close-up, and whenever this thought flashed through his mind, it was very obvious.
"This won't work, Director Qiao, there's not enough time." Xiao Fu said.
As the planner and on-site producer of the film, one of her main tasks on site is to supervise the performance.
According to the schedule in the announcement, the progress has been delayed.
Qiao Yi Qiao looked towards Li Wei, only to see Li Wei standing in a corner where the light could not reach, without saying a word.
He knew that Li Wei was already worried and should be feeling doubly guilty at this moment, but he didn't want to criticize him.
Besides, criticism is useless.
What should I do?
Qiao Yi Qiao was a little anxious, but saw Xiao Xiao walking to Li Wei.
"I know you'll be nervous, but you have to get into character. This is the first step for us actors," Xiao Xiao said softly, "Has anyone ever told you that you actually have a very pretty face? Even though you have scars, your facial features are really amazing. You're a gloomy, handsome man."
Li Wei smiled, but he also knew that Xiaoxiao was deliberately joking to calm his inner tension.
Although he was still feeling quite nervous, he instinctively wanted to repay the kindness.
But he can do nothing.
So, Li Wei held back for a while and asked, "Miss Xiaoxiao, do you have an old injury on your left knee?"
Xiaoxiao was confused by this question, and nodded after a long while: "Yes. How did you know?"
Her knees had been in bad condition since she was a child, and later she became an NPC in a secret room, squatting, kneeling, and crawling in the dark all day long. New injuries piled on top of old ones, and she never had a good time.
"I see," Li Wei leaned over, "Move again."
Xiaoxiao obeyed and did as she was told. She admired Li Wei's attentiveness in her heart, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Is it serious?"
Li Wei assessed it and shook his head: "It's not serious. Come to me for three acupuncture treatments and it will be fine. I'll give you acupuncture first, you try it..."
As he said that, Li Wei took out a needle bag from his pocket.
This is his fate and he always carries it with him.
But he didn’t expect that just as he was about to insert the needle, there was a loud noise behind him: “Cut!”
It is Qiaoyi Bridge.
Seeing this scene between the two actors suddenly gave him an inspiration.
"Stop, don't treat it yet," Qiao Yiqiao walked over quickly, "I'll treat it in front of the camera later. Xiaolan, come here, let's change the script!"
Xiao Lan ran over quickly and started discussing the matter with Qiao Yi Qiao immediately.
Li Wei looked at it and felt even worse. He actually had to trouble everyone to change the script because of him.
But just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by the cameraman.
"Oh, why are you so nervous? It's just a flying piece of paper. It's no problem for your boss to do it." (Oh, why are you so nervous? It's just a flying piece of paper. It's no problem for your boss to do it).
Xiaoxiao smiled and explained to him: "Flying pages are rewriting the script on the spot during the filming process. It is actually very common. Don't take it too seriously."
Only then did Li Wei feel relieved.
"Handsome boy, please help me check later and see if my hemorrhoids can be treated with acupuncture?" The cameraman was holding a cigarette in his mouth, with a ruffian look on his face.
Li Wei smiled, this time from the bottom of his heart: "Okay, it can be cured. Take off your pants and let me see."
During the half hour that Qiao Yi Qiao and Xiao Lan were revising the script, Li Wei was surrounded by people.
Li Wei found it hard to tell whether they really needed something from him or just wanted him to relax.
But he would rather believe it was the latter.
How could he be so lucky to meet so many good people? It was all because of the boss's charm, which also benefited him a little.
So in front of everyone, he did his best not to embarrass the boss.
The cameraman's hemorrhoids have improved a lot, the makeup artist's wrists are more comfortable, the lighting engineer's shoulder pain is gone, and the sound engineer's blood pressure has dropped a few points.
Just as the entire crew felt comfortable, Qiao Yi Qiao and Xiao Lan, who had tied her braids and was working hard, finished revising the script and held a small meeting for everyone.
The script has not changed much. The male and female protagonists meet as usual. After the male protagonist buys herbs, he finds that the female protagonist has a knee injury and helps him heal it.
"Remember, our rule is not to take off the mask," Qiao Yiqiao instructed, "just treat her knee well, okay?"
Li Wei was already feeling quite relaxed, and he was even more relieved when he heard what the boss said: "I understand."
Other groups also made corresponding adjustments based on the plot. Qiao Yiqiao also held a short meeting with the costume team and resumed filming immediately.
But when Xiaoxiao was about to enter the set, she suddenly saw Qiao Yiqiao waving at her: "Come here."
Reshoot begins.
The performance went smoothly at first, but when the male lead discovered that the female lead had injured her knee, the whole audience became nervous.
Whether you can pass this test depends on this one move!
After asking the heroine to move her knees, Li Wei made a judgment, then bent down and gave her acupuncture.
Even though the entire set had just witnessed Li Wei's acupuncture skills, they couldn't help but be amazed when watching it through the camera.
Li Wei looked at the heroine's knee with a very focused expression, and his needle was inserted steadily, accurately and fiercely, without any delay.
Moreover, this was all real footage. Not even a drop of blood seeped out, and the heroine's expression didn't look too strange. This shows how accurate and experienced Li Wei is in using the needle.
The makeup sister started chattering behind Qiao Yiqiao.
"Sister, you know what, Li Wei is really good-looking. I really like to see a man focusing."
"I don't even have time to look at his face. Look at the veins in his forearms, and his hands, those joints. Wow, this hand control freak is absolutely thrilled."
"Yeah, isn't it said that the sexiest parts of a man are his hands, forearms and Adam's apple? Li Wei is really a top-notch guy..."
After hearing what they said, Qiao Yiqiao felt a little relieved.
After all, the first scene is to highlight the character and characteristics of the hero and heroine.
The heroine has already revealed her talent for herbs, and the hero's acupuncture skills seem to be reflected as well.
And it allows the audience to also notice the good looks of the actors themselves...
That's part of the character's charm.
If you ask eight hundred passers-by what kind of villain character is the most attractive, you may receive eight hundred answers.
But the most mentioned one is definitely the “good-looking bad guys” who are the most attractive.
What's more, this villain character has his own arc and other charms.
However, this was not what made Qiao Yiqiao nervous.
The most crucial part of this shot is coming.
When Li Wei was concentrating on giving acupuncture to Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao raised her eyes and saw the look that Qiao Yiqiao gave her.
So she pretended to be sore and quietly adjusted her posture.
Then.
She gently touched Li Wei's mask.
Qiao Yi Qiao had already informed the costume team, and this time the mask was tied very loosely.
Sure enough, after Xiaoxiao touched it, half of the mask slipped off.
The whole audience held their breath and watched, wanting to see Li Wei's reaction.
But Li Wei... stood still.
He was so focused on giving acupuncture to the heroine that he didn't even realize that his mask had slipped a little, revealing part of his scar.
At the same time, Xiaoxiao recited the lines seriously: "Your scar... is so beautiful."
Li Wei was stunned and stopped moving his hands before he realized that his mask had slipped off.
He wanted to put the mask back on in a hurry, but he couldn't because he was still giving acupuncture with his hands.
But the heroine gently fastened his mask.
Li Wei tilted his head, purely as a natural reaction: "You don't have to do this."
He was a gloomy and introverted person to begin with, and when he said this at this moment, it seemed as if he was expressing his anger.
The heroine nodded gently: "Okay."
“Cut!”
Only after Qiao Yiqiao finished shouting did Li Wei come back to his senses.
The whole audience had already started applauding, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
The script supervisor asked Qiao Yiqiao: "Director, is this okay?"
Qiao Yiqiao signaled the cameraman to replay the video for him, then he looked at it carefully for a while and nodded with satisfaction: "Passed!"
“Yeah!”
Many staff members raised their hands and cheered.
All things are difficult at the beginning. Once you take this step, the road ahead will be much easier.
The staff began to adjust the shooting scene for the next shot, and Li Wei finally came to his senses.
Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly at him: "You performed very well just now! My legs don't hurt anymore, thank you!"
As she spoke, she gently kissed Li Wei's mask: "I grew up in the Lighthouse Country when I was a child, don't mind~"
Li Wei blushed instantly and felt completely embarrassed.
After a long while, he finally dragged his feet to Qiao Yiqiao's side, and after a while, he said sullenly, "Thank you, Boss."
Seeing his expression, Qiao Yiqiao smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for adjusting the play for me. I'm sorry for the trouble."
Qiao Yiqiao said seriously: "Do you think I adjusted the play because of you?"
Li Wei was stunned.
Qiao Yiqiao: "Firstly, this scene itself did not reflect your character's ability, so it was not good enough. It was my mistake."
"Secondly, the original play was too long, so this way we can complete the content of two plays in one play, saving money and time."
"Finally, don't think that I gave you this role as alms," Qiao Yiqiao patted Li Wei on the shoulder, "Look at these needle-moving scenes. No other actor can do them except you. What's more, you have such a beautiful sunset. It can even be said that without you, there would be no such role. Do you understand?"
After listening to this, Li Wei nodded heavily: "Got it."
"Okay, go prepare for the next scene." Qiao Yiqiao waved his hand, "If you don't do it well, I'll let A'Mo beat you up anyway."
…
There were no major script changes afterwards, and Li Wei also got into the role, mainly facing other actors. He had no shots showing his face, and only revealed his fire cloud scar when acting opposite Xiaoxiao, so he didn't feel too nervous.
Moreover, the middle part of the film is all about him giving acupuncture to save people, which is something he is very adept at. His performance is very realistic and the effect is excellent.
Soon, it was the last day of filming.
What is to be filmed today is the last scene, in which the heroine uses needles to change the hero's appearance, and then the hero changes his appearance and is reborn in blood.
Logically speaking, the filming of film and television dramas is unlikely to be arranged according to the plot timeline itself.
But this scene was intentional by Qiao Yiqiao, who deliberately put it at the end.
The scene has been set up, and the camera crew, lighting team and other groups have completed the final check. Qiao Yi Qiao also sits behind the monitor.
Li Wei and Xiaoxiao were also ready. They cleared their throats and were ready to start shooting at any time.
After everyone indicated that everything was ready, Qiao Yi Qiao took a deep breath and gave the stage manager a look.
"Scene 47, one take, 3, 2, 1, ACTION."
The clapperboard hits.
Xiao Ling looked at the male protagonist lying on the bed and asked unsurely, "Do we really have to go this far?"
The male protagonist nodded: "Yes. This is the only way to save me."
The male protagonist lied to her, saying that he was seriously ill and could only survive by acupuncture according to his method.
But Xiaoling knew very well that the male protagonist was just using her to change his appearance.
But she enjoyed this deception.
Xiaoling nodded seriously: "Okay."
Xiaoxiao stabbed the green marks drawn on Li Wei's body one by one.
During this period of time, she had already rehearsed and learned the acupuncture techniques. The acupuncture points were also designed by Li Wei. They were indeed the acupuncture points that could adjust the facial muscles, but they were not as magical as written in the script.
It's just that she's not very skilled yet.
But at this moment, Xiaoling's mind must be full of thoughts, and she seems to have put all her thoughts into every stitch. Such unskillfulness is also a kind of perfect expression.
While Xiaoxiao was performing the acupuncture treatment, the camera zoomed in and focused on Li Wei's face.
In places that the camera cannot see, Li Wei was also giving acupuncture to other acupoints on himself.
These acupoints do not have much impact on the body, they are just very painful.
This was also something Li Wei deliberately applied for. He was afraid that he would not be able to perform the feeling of pain well, so he insisted on real shooting.
After dozens of repeated acupuncture treatments, Li Wei's face was covered in blood.
This is naturally the work of the props team.
Because in the final editing, this scene will be cross-cut with the two children playing outside the window, so every time Qiao Yi Qiao gives a cue point, the props team will smear plasma on Li Wei's face, and then cut out these shots.
Li Wei's performance of pain was perfect.
There is naturally no need to say much about Xiaoxiao's acting skills. She performed the heartache, reluctance, tension and other levels vividly.
One shot ends.
The next step is the most important shot.
Li Wei recovered, washed the blood off his face, and saw his new appearance.
Then he and the heroine looked at the children playing outside the window.
The makeup team quickly got to work. They had to wash the blood off Li Wei's face first, put on new makeup, then apply waterproof setting makeup, and finally cover with blood plasma.
This time, Qiao Yi Qiao was also watching beside them.
The makeup team was very skillful, but Li Wei was a little nervous.
"What will become of me?" he asked anxiously.
The makeup team smiled but said nothing, while Qiao Yiqiao also smiled: "Don't worry, he will definitely be a handsome guy."
"Okay." Li Wei deflated.
I'm afraid he will never be called a handsome guy in this life.
He didn't look in the mirror until the filming started, so he had no idea what he looked like.
All groups get ready, this is the last game.
"Scene 48, one take at a time, 3, 2, 1, ACTION!"
Li Wei woke up from the bed, then got up and washed his face.
The bloodstains were washed away bit by bit, and Li Wei's nervousness and anticipation were so real without any trace of acting.
Then he looked up and looked into the mirror.
Li Wei was stunned.
This is...his face.
There was almost no excessive makeup, except that her eyebrows and eyes were darkened to make her look even more gloomy.
Apart from that, it just covered up the scars of the fire clouds.
This is exactly what he is like.
What it would look like without this scar.
Li Wei was stunned for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
It's just like the male protagonist who has been lurking in the dark for several years and suddenly sees the light.
Yes, he can still have this face.
He has a new life.
He looked out the window and saw two innocent children playing happily in the sunshine.
He suddenly thought of his carefree childhood, when he didn't have the scar on his face and he was just as happy.
Xiaoxiao walked in at the right time, Li Wei looked at him, and she also looked at Li Wei.
The corners of the window framed the figures of the two people.
They looked at the two children together again. After a while, she asked, "Shall we set off?"
He nodded: "Let's go."
There is light ahead, but it may also be hell.
But they are not afraid anymore.
In the end, they just stood there quietly facing the sun.
The two children ran down the mountain, and then out of nowhere, two young men came up the hillside and headed forward.
Movie: The Needle Walker
CUTEND
The whole audience was silent.
“
OK, pass! "
After Qiao Yi Qiao finished checking the last shot and shouted this sentence, everyone at the scene looked at each other.
I don't know who shouted, "It's done!"
"yeah--!"
Cheers and applause resounded through the sky.
That's the rule in this circle.
Even though it's just a short drama that lasts only an hour, everyone has been busy for half a month. For all those who have invested, this is an achievement that deserves recognition.
Everyone was cheering and clapping.
Qiao Yi Qiao was also in a good mood.
The stagehands presented flowers to the two leading actors, and Li Wei smiled shyly.
Xiaoxiao looked at him: "Do you know why I like to be an actor?"
"Why?"
"Because it's a profession where you can play anyone. And the best part is, you can wear makeup all the time."
Li Wei was stunned.
Qiao Yiqiao walked up to Li Wei and said, "Actually, I think you look good no matter how you look with scars or how you look now. But if wearing makeup makes you more confident, you can always live like this."
Li Wei's throat rolled for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Until the end, he didn't say a word, but just kept crying.
The last time he cried like this was when he had just saved someone and got this scar.
…
After the filming was completed, it was time to say goodbye.
The entire crew drank till they were drunk in the tavern. When they left, many big brothers were still hugging Li Wei and said, "Hey kid, give me two more injections later. Don't forget to recognize me as your brother after you become famous!"
Li Wei was also drunk and was adding contacts like crazy. He only had about 40 people on WeChat before, but now the number has more than doubled.
The group was having a lot of fun and the party didn't end until four in the morning.
See you later, in the world of martial arts.
Everyone was reluctant to leave and all were drinking.
Qiao Yiqiao didn't want to drink much, for fear that he would say something he shouldn't after drinking too much, so he had been trying to stay as far away from the drink as possible.
However, during the time when everyone was drinking, he was not idle. He reorganized the materials and determined the editing points.
He may be the first director in history who can determine the editing points right after shooting.
This is all thanks to the fact that we all discussed the storyboards together and did a very detailed job before.
Therefore, when the DIT passed this material to the editor, the editor was surprised.
I have never had such an easy job in my life!
Of course, Qiao Yi Qiao was also keeping an eye on the subsequent editing work.
Just like an old hen staring at the golden eggs she just laid, she keeps her eyes on all kinds of materials.
The editing room of Sunshine City Entertainment was filled with smoke.
The editing industry in China is monopolized by two teachers and their apprentices, and the person in charge of the editing of "Needle Walker" this time is the last disciple of one of the teachers, Qian You.
However, he had just graduated and had only made one short film of his own before, so he was not very famous in the industry.
Despite this, Qiao Yiqiao still had a bit more respect for Tu Yu's connections because he was able to invite him here.
Qian Youyi had already understood it when he saw the notebook that Qiao Yiqiao took out, which was filled with densely written editing points.
This director must be difficult to deal with.
But this doesn't mean he won't battle with the director.
After all, editing is a re-creation of the film, so all kinds of modifications are common.
Generally speaking, editing is done very quickly. After all, the director has already given me the job. If I can’t do it well, I will be too embarrassed to see the teacher.
However, Qian You felt that a few of the scenes were not crisp enough, so he cut some lines and reshaped the parallel montage.
Although there were not many changes, after all, Qiao Yiqiao had spent a long time considering each sentence. Let alone deleting a sentence, even deleting a word would make him feel very painful.
So the battle between the two people focused on these things.
Until Tu Yu brought Qiao Yi Qiao out to the editing room.
The director is responsible for editing, but the editor has many commercial considerations when editing. As the chief producer, you cannot always follow the director's instructions.
At this time, Qiao Yi Qiao did not know that a good director must learn to let go at certain times.
So Qiao Yi Qiao sat in Sunshine City Entertainment Company for ten days, burning incense (smoking), bathing (sweating and exercising), and meditating (battle with Qian You) every day.
Finally finished editing.
The entire film is one hour long, exactly.
Qian You collapsed in the editing room, as if he had just fought a battle.
Tu Yu and Xiao Fu brought Qian You and Qiao Yi Qiao to the small screening room on the second floor.
They are going to watch a movie here.
“
Shall we start?" Tu Yu asked with a smile.
Qiao Yiqiao felt a little nervous for the first time in a long time: "Okay."
It's like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law.
Although he had watched these clips many times while editing, this was the first time he watched them carefully from beginning to end.
He didn't even notice that his hands were clenched into a ball.
The movie begins.
As the video played, Qiao Yi Qiao had to admit that Qian You had his way.
Even if many words are deleted, it will not affect the overall plot expression, but will make the rhythm better.
Including many of the reactions and close-up shots, they were actually not designed in his original storyboard, but were added by Qian You from other materials or even the cut footage, and the effect was unexpectedly good.
Qiao Yi Qiao's attention was completely drawn to the movie.
To be honest, he himself felt very strange.
He is a movie fan himself and is usually very serious when watching movies, but at this moment he is more focused than ever before.
Although he took all the shots himself, he still kept his eyes wide open, not wanting to miss any details.
He watched every shot, every word, and every scene with great concentration.
Apart from the sounds in the film, the only thing he could hear was his own heartbeat.
From the first second of the screening, he was completely immersed in the world on the screen.
This is my work, he thought.
From beginning to end, he designed and filmed it all by himself, and every step bears his mark.
This feeling made him feel a little ashamed and a little excited, just like a child holding gold and walking in a busy city, afraid of being discovered.
Even though today’s films don’t have special effects, dubbing, or color grading.
But this is his child.
When the screen fell dark and the video ended, Qiao Yi Qiao was already sweating profusely.
I felt a sense of powerlessness all over my body.
It was as if he had just experienced a great war.
But an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
I like this feeling and I like this job.
Unspeakable love.
That's what I'm going to do.
No longer able to give up at will.
…
After the editing was completed, the film quickly completed all post-production.
Tu Yu praised the finished film highly, and even Xiao Lan and others shed tears after watching it. They all felt that they had participated in an excellent film and television work.
So, on an ordinary Friday, "Needle Walker" was launched online.
Qiao Yiqiao, Chu Feng and others said they didn't care, but they would check the TK homepage of "Needle Walker" every half an hour to check the number of views and the number of likes and discussions.
However, the opposite happened.
One hour after being online, it received 300 views.
Ten hours after being online, it has received 800 views.
After three days online, the number of views barely exceeded 3,000.
This is not a good result, not even a result, it can only be said to be a complete failure.
While Qiao Yi Qiao was smoking one cigarette after another, Tu Yu called him.
"How do you feel?" Tu Yu asked in a nonchalant manner.
Qiao Yiqiao took a deep puff of cigarette: "Not very good."
"It's not your fault. You tried your best, but most short dramas that didn't cooperate with the platform ended up like this. No publicity means no splash. I was actually mentally prepared for this."
Do you really not blame yourself?
Is it because I failed to grasp the audience's aesthetic taste?
Would it be better if I didn't stick to the 2.25:1 movie size and shot in vertical format?
Is the plot too dragged out and not exciting enough?
Is it the scar on Li Wei's face that discourages viewers, even though he thinks it looks really good?
Qiao Yi Qiao couldn't sleep these days, all he could think about were these things.
"Don't think too much," Tu Yu comforted him, "No matter what, we hope to cooperate with you in our next work. We will send you the project in a while."
“It may not be your problem, but the wrong audience.”
“Just wait, good content will take off on its own.”
The phone call was hung up.
Qiao Yiqiao fell into deep thought.
Wait a minute…
Will it really be okay?
…
A City University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This school is not very good. It is not ranked among the colleges and universities in the country, and is only slightly famous in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
In the final analysis, this is a very conservative school. It has not done well in either recruiting students or promoting itself. There are only a few old Chinese medicine teachers who can be regarded as national doctors, teaching one class of students after another.
In the basic course of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Professor Chu Guoqing was lecturing very seriously, but the students below the podium were drowsy.
Professor Chu sighed, feeling helpless.
After all, there are too few children who want to study Chinese medicine seriously. He knows that these students were transferred to this school through the college entrance examination. They are all trying their best to get into graduate school and take the postgraduate entrance examination to study Western medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine is in decline.
And off the stage, Li Xun is one of such students.
He was quietly scrolling through his phone under his desk, watching those short videos on TK.
Suddenly, a skit caught his eye.
There were still five minutes left before the get out of class ended, and the first episode of this skit was only five minutes long. He had nothing to do anyway, so he didn't leave.
This turned out to be an outrageous skit on traditional Chinese medicine.
Li Xun clicked on it with the intention of watching the fun and finding faults.
But soon, the expression on his face froze.
The protagonist's acupuncture technique is... quite interesting.
"Li Xun, please answer this question." Professor Chu's voice suddenly came.
Li Xun stood up hurriedly, his hand loosened and the phone fell to the ground.
In an instant, the voices of the male and female protagonists of "Needle Walker" resounded throughout the classroom. !
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