"What! Are you saying that Xiao Yuqin is your wife? Are you sure you're not kidding me?"
After Qin Sheng told Wei Shaoyan about his relationship with Xiao Yuqin, Wei Shaoyan was completely dumbfounded.
"It's just a contract marriage. They're getting divorced soon. What's so surprising about that?"
Wei Shaoyan frowned and whispered, "Qin Sheng, the dumplings I made are delicious."
"Get away from me."
Qin Sheng scolded him with a smile, and Wei Shaoyan put away his playful smile and said seriously,
"So you're making the film just to win her back? I think you should just forget it, Qin Sheng. A good horse never turns back, especially since there's such a huge gap between your statuses..."
"Who told you that I made the film just to win her back?" Qin Sheng interrupted.
"That's good, just live your life well. I was wondering why you've been like a completely different person lately. It turns out it's because of this."
In an instant, all the changes had a reasonable explanation, and Wei Shaoyan understood it instantly.
He hesitated for a moment, raised his hand, and finally placed it heavily on Qin Sheng's shoulder, sighing softly.
"If you're feeling down during this time, come find me. I can't do much, but I can still entertain you. You have stories, and I have wine. That's enough."
It's really self-indulgent...
But it doesn't feel bad.
Lips curled into a smile,
Qin Sheng turned his head.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go. We won't be home until we're drunk tonight."
"Come on, the last time we drank together was in college. You have to die for me tonight, haha."
Seeing Qin Sheng not even turning back, Wei Shaoyan shouted as he quickly caught up with him, hooked his arm around Qin Sheng's shoulders, and the two of them walked towards the parking lot, talking and laughing.
At the wrap-up banquet that night, many people toasted Qin Sheng. Fortunately, Wei Shaoyan blocked a lot of the wine for him, otherwise he would definitely be the first one to leave.
Although the aftereffects of a hangover were obvious, with a dizzy head and a heavy headache, Qin Sheng still devoted himself to his work after waking up the next day.
Although the filming is now completed, countless shots in a disorderly manner still need to be carefully edited and glued together to become the final work on the screen.
However, Qin Sheng's impoverished makeshift studio did not have the professional equipment needed for editing.
So,
Wei Shaoyan immediately contacted an editing room called "Blue Film and Television Post-Production", negotiated the price, and then went to the editing room with Qin Sheng to edit the materials.
However, after arriving at the editing room, before the editor even started working, Qin Sheng decisively pushed the other person's chair away and said without question,
"I, Qin Sheng, am the director and producer of this play. Let me do it!"
After saying that, he took the seat without saying anything, opened the software skillfully and started editing.
The editor was completely stunned. He thought, "How can a director like you know how to edit? Don't blame our studio for a bad edit!"
However,
Surprisingly, Qin Sheng's editing process was extremely smooth, and his editing efficiency was extremely high.
It was as if every shot had already formed a clear picture in his mind.
What is going on?
Write, direct and edit your own film?
Is this still a human being?!
The editor looked at Wei Shaoyan in confusion, but Wei Shaoyan beside him nodded calmly.
After all, he had become accustomed to Qin Sheng's endless skills during this period of time.
Isn't it just editing?
It’s no big deal. My brother got divorced and got remarried.
Basic operation, don't 6.
In fact, since the editing rights of most dramas in the past were held by the producers, even if the director understood some basic editing operations, he did not have many opportunities to practice it himself, so his editing skills and efficiency were definitely not as good as those of professional editors.
But Qin Sheng, who was called a "workaholic" in his previous life, has always liked to take his destiny into his own hands, so he put a lot of effort into editing skills very early on.
He is proficient in using film editing software such as Finalcutpro and ADOBEPREMERE.
The first step in editing is to put the panels together.
The editing assistant had already helped to complete the tasks of sorting out the scenes and arranging them in sequence.
Next comes the first cut.
After the initial cut comes the fine cut.
After the fine cutting, and after repeated confirmation that there are no problems, the final cut will be made.
This is the usual process of editing and the usual working order of all editors.
Generally speaking, this entire process would take at least several weeks to complete. However, with Qin Sheng's strange and magical operation, the editing of an entire film was completed in just a few days.
"Hiss... This is too fast."
"Who the hell is this guy? He's as efficient as several of us combined."
“It’s so scary…”
At this moment, many idle editors have gathered outside the editing room.
After seeing their "old friend" Qin Sheng's almost rocket-like editing speed, they all gave him shocked looks.
Wei Shaoyan had also been staying in the editing room for the past few days. Seeing that Qin Sheng had finally finished editing, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it all finished?"
"The editing is done." Qin Sheng pursed his dry lips, "Now all that's left is color grading and mixing."
"Leave the color grading and mixing to the editor. We still need to arrange the soundtrack."
Thinking that color grading and mixing were indeed just basic operations, Qin Sheng left his workstation with peace of mind. After hurriedly eating a few bites of takeout, he and Wei Shaoyan strode to the music studio where they had made an appointment long ago.
In fact, the soundtrack of a work is extremely important. It can greatly create an atmosphere and mobilize the emotions of the audience, so it must not be shortchanged or perfunctory.
The interlude Qin Sheng follows the light music mode of the original drama, which can be sad, cheerful, or sentimental.
As for the opening and ending themes, Qin Sheng does not intend to continue using the original drama's style.
After all, he is not famous now, and he has no connections. If he wants to gain popularity, he must give the audience an explosive experience in the opening song.
So, after much consideration, Qin Sheng decided to use "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" as the opening theme song of "Wulin Waijiao" and Faye Wong's "Wishing You a Long Life" as the ending theme song.
The song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" was created by Escape Plan in 2006. It has a lyrical melody and beautiful lyrics. Qin Sheng had played this song on repeat for a long time in his previous life.
As for Faye Wong's "Wishing You a Long Life", it represents the perfect epitome of the five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
Master Su Shi,
Today, I will borrow your face to help you!
Perhaps it was because he was exposed to the new field of music that Qin Sheng was full of energy. After writing the lyrics, the complete score was completed three days later with the help of a professional composer.
As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family.
After everything was ready, Qin Sheng immediately called Zhou Shen and Li Yanyan to the recording studio to record a song.
Everything is moving in a good direction...
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