Chapter 48: [6k additions for reaching goal]
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The female lead in an infinite stream perfectly matches the social trend expecting strong female works.
Why?
Bai Qiuying's crossover from live-action to 3D movies was a small one, and some shots genuinely impressed Sang Yu.
Bai Qiuying captured "god-level shots."
Unlike Yao Yingbo, famous for "character aesthetics," Bai Qiuying is known for another direction—her camera movement style.
Yao Yingbo's lenses forever chase the "most beautiful angle," and the lighting forever waits for "the softest moment."
So there are rarely big fluctuations. Bai Qiuying is the complete opposite. Her shots are too "nimble"—
She uses steady dolly tracking, maintaining stable filming, but not just flat pans; there are always "rule-breaking" stunning moments.
Any angle, speed, and actor blocking, fully coordinated, produce astonishing shot effects.
The few ancient dramas she filmed that flopped completely contributed massive material for editing communities.
They're all showoff pieces.
#Action scenes I watched#
#Ancient drama finally no more slow motion#
#Why do I always run into such high-level directors while stanning a flop, my bias is unlucky#
So in the shows Guangwen can produce, people often invite guest directors to shoot action scenes.
At Guangwen, director-version "combo meals" are totally normal.
Sang Yu spotted one thing.
Camera work needs to be satisfying.
In domestic entertainment, most climax shots follow the same pattern—Sang Yu knows.
Forever slow-motion alternation, forever 360-degree rotation, forever relying on BGM to boost the vibe and add pretentiousness to characters.
Viewers spam fast-forward.
Can't get immersed!
It's already 3D, already infinite stream tabletop RPG—if the camera work follows convention, how do you show the protagonist team's passion?
The protagonist team is really risking their lives, no respawn points.
That thrilling intensity of grabbing every advantage between life and death, outsmarting the strange—
Need to see it!
So Sang Yu chose Bai Qiuying.
Looking at her resume, so good—has work experience and skill.
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To discuss business, of course do it at the company, more formal, so today Sang Yu meets Bai Qiuying, then Yao Yingbo.
Yeah, timing works out perfectly, handle both things at once.
Really busy lately.
Sang Yu found their original intention again—writing stories, creating stuff, easily making people scratch their heads and fidget.
Worldbuilding documents too.
Not writing feels awful, writing feels even worse.
Sometimes think it's garbage, sometimes think absolutely a genius! Can actually write such stunning brilliance!
So hard...
So Sang Yu created an alt account.
Actually not really an alt, just a slightly modified version of the pen name Sang Yu used before for writing—【Guest In The Mist】.
Pretty cool, right?
One step away, don't let people know it's them, get judged, get told to improve, won't find them.
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But didn't enjoy that smugness for long, need to keep writing, or really won't make the deadline.
—Time is so tight, entirely because Sang Yu won't give up their daily happy time.
Happy time?
Eating, drinking, playing.
Personal joy unwilling to sacrifice, that's what makes time feel tight.
If they wrote two more hours a day, wouldn't be so rushed.
Bad at naming.
Otherwise if they didn't have to submit the scenic area proposal, wouldn't have struggled半天 to come up with【Aurora Immortal Realm Project】which has the same name as the company.
"CEO, Director Bai is here."
Cui Jin knocked.
Sang Yu: "Yeah, come in."
Sang Yu welcomed Bai Qiuying.
After all, they've also tipped, half a book fan, the better the adaptation of what they like, the happier.
3D actors won't cause any messy issues.
Lately, Sang Yu's stereotypes about the entertainment industry deepened—
That circle is really chaotic.
This meeting with Bai Qiuying, mainly discussing the project "I Stir Things Up In An Infinite Flow Live Stream Room," the other party's interest.
A bit of a crossover, Sang Yu worried there might be concerns.
Sang Yu researched—directors transitioning from live-action to 3D seems to have no obstacles, that crossover should be manageable?
So prepared to throw money at her.
Didn't need to persuade at all.
Bai Qiuying this time, basically pledged to guarantee the effect Sang Yu wanted. Willing to dedicate everything.
Sang Yu:...OK.
Decided budget didn't get spent. Later, put it in salary.
...
No, unsatisfying.
Sang Yu felt off.
Hoped Yao Yingbo would make up for the shortfall, hoped not get rejected twice, otherwise today's mood would be down.
Bai Qiuying sensed CEO Sang's low mood and wisely took her leave.
Was she too aggressive? CEO Sang doesn't believe?
Will work hard, when filming starts, will deliver a satisfactory answer with actions. Bai Qiuying clenched her fist.
...
Outside the company gates, Bai Qiuying passed by Yao Yingbo getting out of his car.
Yao Yingbo sighed, a middle-aged man's sigh.
Under his arm, a stack of documents.
After finishing "The Demolition And Relocation Office," went quiet for a while, to perfect the independent film he'd been thinking about.
Yao Yingbo looked at the building—the best time now.
Now is different from last time.
Last time Aurora needed him, this time he needs Aurora. Yao Yingbo touched the documents, ready for his presentation.
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CEO Sang's office.
"Director Yao, sit."
Yao Yingbo consciously dropped the flirtatious tone, also adopting the demeanor of dealing with a boss, carefully considering every dialogue with CEO Sang.
Took out the script he wrote, started introducing it.
Sang Yu wasn't really listening at first.
Because in their impression, the independent films they'd seen were all quite...? A middle-aged man vibe.
The biggest advantage of independent films is the director has complete creative control, doesn't need to please the market or deal with censorship.
Not pandering to market means letting loose, so the whole movie is basically the director's personal ideology being broadcast.
At least in the independent films Sang Yu has seen, some have movies with some personal stuff mixed in, some personal stuff with a little movie mixed in.
Showing the determination to pursue the niche.
The script Yao Yingbo brought... unexpectedly a complete story!
Sang Yu was shocked.
Director Yao's independent film, a horror film no less, definitely restricted rating.
Taken alone, filmed as a commercial film, could probably get moderately popular... shouldn't be unable to film.
Content too bloody.
Movie title "Kill Boyfriend Ninety-Nine Times."
Seems random at first glance, but reading the first page's setup explains.
A young couple goes off-roading, ends up in an accident, the guy falls off a cliff.
Fortunately, held on until the rescue team arrived, saved his life.
But since the guy woke up, the girl keenly noticed something was off—her boyfriend seemed possessed.
She recorded every "off" moment of her boyfriend in a notebook—
Wrong words, wrong actions, expressions not belonging to humans.
The notebook got thicker, her fear got thinner.
Because discovered that "thing" isn't as powerful as imagined. Or maybe she went crazy.
It makes mistakes, gets exposed, practices "smiling" in the mirror late at night when no one's around.
Learning to be a human, but learns slowly, clumsily, full of holes.
Especially, "love."
The female lead isn't sure if it can be called love, or just her boyfriend's residual feelings.
The female lead consulted some masters, got no answer, decided to act.
First time, drugged her boyfriend's coffee.
A kind of rat poison. Watched him drink it, watched him clutch his throat, watched him convulse on the ground in front of her.
When finally no breathing, threw him in the trash.
Next day, came back.
That "thing" crawled out of the trash, covered in blood, body not fully formed, couldn't stand steadily, on all fours.
Looked up at the female lead, its gaze not angry, not hateful, a kind of instinctive longing.
Licked the woman's hand, even though she just killed it.
Seems no different, didn't take any revenge, like before.
Only this time, could "speak."
Silently made the real boyfriend's voice that no one would notice any difference, started coaxing.
...
The female lead tried methods, even fire.
The female lead's fourth attempt, after burning, only ash remained. Swept the ash, put it in an iron box on the nightstand.
If it revives, can know immediately.
...
Sang Yu read a few dozen pages, scalp went numb.
That thing became like a concept, unkillable, not afraid of anything—the female lead's prey.
As watched, the female lead burned out.
Spirit also getting unstable.
The script's story is good, if can film, probably also exciting.
But like Sang Yu, also bad at naming?
Yao Yingbo's face got hot. After the script was perfected, cost much more—
Before, negotiated an acceptable base price with Aurora. Now almost doubled.
Sang Yu looked at Yao Yingbo's face that wanted to speak but held back, "Budget overrun?"
Yao Yingbo nodded.
Nodded with a guilty conscience.
Yao Yingbo: "Like this, CEO Sang, next year—no, the year after, when the movie is done, I'll direct for Aurora for free once, okay?"
Also took a step back.
Sang Yu: "Tsk."
Yao Yingbo: "?"
...Seemingly, heard CEO Sang "tsk"?
Yao Yingbo first time saw CEO Sang express dissatisfaction so obviously.
For a moment,缩肩 like a student being called out, acting like a quail.
Sang Yu: "Director Yao, aiming for awards?"
Sang Yu leaned back.
Every time finding excuses, so fast? One set of character details really kills them, brain cells dead?
"I will invest in Director Yao's independent film, not just to fulfill the previous promise, but also value your ability."
"Otherwise why not choose someone else, a director with free schedule, right?"
"I cooperate with you, win-win."
"Director Yao, I see potential in this script, has award-winning potential, if successful, Aurora Entertainment will also rise to the next level."
Sang Yu spoke confidently, actually had no such thing.
Yao Yingbo's hands were shaking.
Not scared,那种—shaking from having their secret exposed.
Awards, every director wants, but dares not.
Because the two words "awards" are too expensive, if no connections, that expensive no individual can bear.
"I!"
Yao Yingbo: "I'll take this movie to Cannes, to Berlin, to Venice."
"I'll make this story worth more people seeing, let more people know someone's seriously making movies in this country!"
CEO Sang showed such generosity, that year's drama, decided—will absolutely not take any pay!
Sang Yu nodded.
On fire, the ignition point is good!
Goodbye, going to eat.
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【Garden Group丨jgyl (*Aurora Entertainment) acquired gw (*Guangwen Entertainment), what's the situation?!】
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【OP】
rt.
Just found out
【3】
According to been negotiating for a while, just now made public. The gw, now sg (*Shaoguang)
Stock prices both rose
【5】
So the betrayal thing is over?
【8】
As
Didn't xxf (*Xi Xingfa) invest in Aurora project before, as long as layer relationship exists has chance
【10】
[Green Leaf Company] be generous, return their money, decisively cut ties forever
【11】
?
Sounds like elementary school breakups
【12】
Curious what [Green Leaf Company] did again?
gw fell, but market cap not low, has several dozen small goals. Don't know why [Green Leaf Company] acquired gw
【14】
Heard rumor gw's backbone all left with a withdrawing shareholder, bought an empty shell
【17】
...Where'd you get that rumor, jgyl now fully controls gw, normal smart old employees didn't leave
【23】
Anyway industry insider. That shareholder already started a new company okay?
【27】
Won't that new company's self-hype...? Who cares about the bottom
【31】
Not self-hype, that's pretty funny, that shareholder after founding new company, trying to copy Aurora Entertainment
【34】
?
Copy
Has [Green Leaf Company]'s money, doesn't have [Green Leaf Company]'s talent for manipulating the internet at will?
【37】
I think that shareholder might be monitoring Garden Group, stole our method, people will definitely find it familiar—
wants to create a refilming pipeline for those ruined old dramas...
【42】
?
【45】
????