Chapter 38 Why are humans called humans?
Cheng Cheng and Yan Gou'er walked out quietly without attracting much attention.

After going out, Cheng Cheng walked in front and Yan Gou'er followed behind. She didn't know what was going on, but she had some inexplicable expectation.

Cheng Cheng walked all the way to a water bar on the same floor before he stopped, found a seat, and motioned for Yan Gou'er to sit down.

Yan Gou'er gathered her skirt and sat down, looking at Cheng Cheng with her big eyes, a little curious, and asked:

"Director Cheng, what do you want from me?"

Cheng Cheng got straight to the point and said, "Yan Gou'er, you are a natural actor, and your performance in this movie is also excellent."

Yan Gou'er was delighted and said happily: Oh my, why are you praising me all of a sudden?
She blinked, waiting for Cheng Cheng's next words.

Cheng Cheng continued, "After this movie is released, if nothing unexpected happens, you will definitely be noticed and then poached by major agencies, but I hope you don't sign yet, just wait."

Yan Gou'er hesitated and said, "Director Cheng, do you mean that you want to sign me?"

Cheng Cheng said bluntly: "Yes, I am very optimistic about you. Compared with Wen Lian, Li Yang, and Qi Hao, you are more malleable and have the cleanest experience. So, I want to sign you, but my company is just starting out, so I can't talk about signing anyone."

Yan Gou'er said hurriedly: "It's okay, Director Cheng, I can do it now"

Cheng Cheng raised his palm and interrupted directly: "Don't worry, think it over, Yan Gou'er, you are only 19 now, you have to be responsible for your own future."

Yan Gou'er said: "Oh, okay, Director Cheng, I'll wait for you then."

Although she didn't insist, she had already made up her mind that she would not sign a contract with any agency.

Afterwards, Cheng Cheng met with other actors one by one, including Li Yang, Wen Lian, Qi Hao, and Ma Jun.
The content of the conversation was different for each actor. Li Yang and Wen Lian didn't have a company at the moment, but they had been in the entertainment industry for so many years and had their own ideas. They didn't trust themselves like Yan Gou'er did, so Cheng Cheng's speech was to hope for more opportunities for cooperation in the future, and to explain that his company would also be involved in the agency business in the future. If they hadn't signed a contract by then, they could consider his company.
Regarding actors like Qi Hao who have an agency, Cheng Cheng only had one thing to say: he hopes to have more cooperation in the future.

Of course, in this drama, Cheng Cheng also has many promising extras. Cheng Cheng thinks they have the potential to be trained and has extended olive branches to them.

There is no shortage of good actors, and there is no shortage of good food, too late. Many stars have risen from obscurity. Perhaps one of the future best actor or actress will come from Cheng Cheng's crew. The entertainment industry is full of ever-changing situations, and it's hard to predict.

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The day after the wrap party, each actor went back to his or her home and to his or her mother.

Cheng Cheng and Beret also returned to Dijing, found a film and television post-production company, and plunged into the editing room and refused to come out.

In addition to the two editors provided by the company, the crew itself also had one editor, for a total of three editors.

Under Cheng Cheng's command, the three editors made rapid progress in the editing work.

Originally, the post-production editing of a film is divided into three stages: rough cut, fine cut, and final cut.

Rough cut is the first stage of post-editing. At this stage, the editor will initially splice all the filming materials according to the approximate order of the script or storyboard.

The goal of this stage is to determine the basic structure and length of the film, and to identify parts that need further processing or improvement. The result of the rough cut is usually a version without special effects, without precise adjustment of sound effects and picture colors, but it can already show the basic plot and rhythm of the film.

Fine editing is a more in-depth and detailed editing based on the initial editing. At this stage, the editor will adjust the film frame by frame, including the selection of shots, determination of editing points, fine-tuning of sound effects and pictures, as well as adding music, sound effects, special effects, etc.

The goal of fine editing is to make the film more smooth and coherent while highlighting the theme and emotion of the film.

The final cut is the last stage of post-production editing. At this stage, the editor will make final adjustments and improvements to the film to ensure that the film is in its best condition in terms of picture, sound effects, rhythm, etc. The result of the final cut is usually a complete and fine-tuned version of the film, which is ready for subsequent work such as special effects processing, dubbing, and music. At this stage, the editor needs to conduct a comprehensive review of the film to ensure that there are no errors or omissions.

But because Cheng Cheng already has the original film in his mind, he can switch the timeline at will and watch any second he wants, so there is no need for tedious steps such as rough cutting, fine cutting, and final cutting.

Every shot he cut out was the shot needed for the final cut, no more and no less, which saved a lot of time.

The only problem is that Cheng Cheng doesn't know how to edit. Although the memory of editing is in his mind, he doesn't know how to operate the software. If he forces himself to do it, it will be possible, but the work efficiency will be very low, far less than that of a mature editor. Therefore, he can only direct three editors to edit according to his ideas, but then the problem comes, that is, the three editors cannot understand what he means very accurately, resulting in a waste of time.

Cheng Cheng sighed and said that he would acquire editing skills as soon as possible, and if he couldn’t get it, he would teach himself.

For three or four days in a row, Cheng Cheng did not come out of the editing room. When he was hungry, he ordered takeout or asked Beret to go out and buy it. When he was sleepy, he slept on the floor. When he could not bear it any longer, he took an energy pill. Finally, he completed the editing of the movie.

All that’s left is the film’s soundtrack and special effects.

There aren't many special effects in "All or Nothing", but they are already being made and will probably be finished in two or three days. The soundtrack is also very simple, it comes with the gift pack, if there is no vocals, just export it directly, if there are vocals, record it again.
Many of the things given by the system can be exchanged.

For example, songs and novels.

For songs, he can prepare an empty USB flash drive, and then the system will import the songs into the USB flash drive, thus saving production time; for novels, he can prepare a blank notebook, and the system will import the first draft into the notebook. In order to conceal his tracks, there will be places for modification, graffiti, and markings on it to increase credibility. If anyone questions Cheng Cheng, he can throw out the first draft to slap them in the face.

"Let's go." Cheng Cheng took out a USB drive and said to the beret, "I have prepared all the music in advance. Now let's go to the studio to record the song."

The man in the beret looked at Cheng Cheng, feeling scared, and said, "Director Cheng, there's no need to work so hard. You haven't left the editing room except to go to the bathroom these past two days. How about we take a break first?"

"Rest?" Cheng Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Daodao, do you know the difference between humans and cats?"

Beret was stunned. How did the topic get to this point?
He said, "I don't know."

Cheng Cheng said: "People are tired of living, so they are called humans. Cats can cat at any time, so they are called cats. If people are not tired of living, can they still be called humans?"

Beret was speechless, and then he asked worriedly, "But can your body hold up?"

Cheng Cheng said: "I am very healthy now, and I feel more energetic than ever before."

Cheng Cheng was speaking of his true feelings. He had just taken another energy pill. Anyway, this thing was a guaranteed item and there were still dozens of them in the inventory. There was no need to save it.

But these words sound different to the beret's ears.

In his opinion, Cheng Cheng had not eaten well or slept well in the past few days. He had only slept for ten hours in four days. How could he still be energetic? Cheng Cheng was completely overdrawing his body.

The man in the beret tried to persuade him kindly, "Director Cheng, let's take a break. There's no need to be so anxious. We don't need to race with anyone."

Cheng Cheng shook his head and said, "My popularity is already declining. I need to make this movie as soon as possible, schedule it, and promote it as soon as possible, so that it can be released while I am still popular."

The man in the beret was shocked: "Director Cheng, you——"

Cheng Cheng: "Let's go and record the song."

Beret nodded and followed with gritted teeth: "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)