Chapter 39: Editing completed in eight days

In its previous life, the theme song of "All or Nothing" was "Gone All", which was of good quality, but there was really nothing memorable about it and people would forget it after listening to it. It was not as popular as the song "Jingwei" created by netizens.

The lyrics of "You and I chatted in the Yangxin Palace, and then we bowed and were showered by the waterfall", coupled with the shot of Wang Chuanjun worshiping the gods, are indeed very impactful and leave an indelible impression on people.

He happened to draw "Jingwei", so Cheng Cheng recorded both songs.

Today, Cheng Cheng's singing skills have reached 82 points, barely reaching the level of a professional singer, and it is more than enough to complete these two songs.

This once again gave the beret, who was watching closely, an indescribable shock.

What an all-rounder!

He can write scripts, direct plays, act, compose poems, edit plays, and sing. How on earth did Xianghua Entertainment use him?!

How could you bear to let him out? !
Over the next four days, Cheng Cheng imported all the soundtrack tracks and produced two versions of the trailer, a promotional video with the theme song "All the Money Gone", and more than 20 short videos that had been used in the promotion of his previous film "All or Nothing".

At this point, the editing work of "All or Nothing" was completed, and it took only 8 days.

When Beret sent this news to the group, everyone's first reaction was disbelief.

Nowadays, blockbusters are rampant, with many shots, many scenes, and high special effects requirements. The editing team needs to spend more time screening materials, editing plots, adding special effects, etc. Therefore, the editing time takes at least one month, and may even take several months or even more than half a year.

How did you complete the editing and post-production of a movie in just 8 days?

It’s impossible even if you think about it!
Beret said in the group:
"Not only that, in his spare time, Director Cheng Cheng also produced two trailers and a promotional video. Moreover, all the music in the movie is original, including a promotional song and a theme song, all of which were created by Director Cheng Cheng himself."

Wen Lian sent a horrified emoji and said, "In your spare time? You tell me this is called spare time?"

Yan Gou'er also posted an emoji of a stunned rabbit, and the carrot in his hand fell to the ground:

“Redefine leisure time.”

Li Yang wondered, "It takes time to create the original soundtrack, right? It also takes time to produce two songs, so it's impossible to finish everything in eight days, right?!"

That also raised doubts:
"Director Dao, you are not kidding, are you? If this is a joke, then it's a big joke."

Others also spoke out:

“I can’t believe this is the amount of work that can be accomplished in eight days.”

"It's a bit too exaggerated."

Although they didn't say it explicitly, they all had doubts in their hearts, wondering if Cheng Cheng was a little, maybe, a little too perfunctory...

In fact, they are not in such a hurry. Compared with rushing to edit the movie, they would rather strive for perfection and take their time to produce a fine work.

Beret explained:

"Really? I really saw it with my own eyes. Director Cheng had already prepared the soundtrack and the audio for the two songs long ago. There was no need for on-the-spot production. Only the two songs needed live recording, but Director Cheng also finished it within three takes, which took less than half an hour."

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "That makes sense, but I was still shocked to complete all the post-production and editing within 8 days. This is beyond my comprehension. I have shot so many movies and TV series, and the editing and post-production took no less than two months. The bigger the crew, the slower it is, and the bigger the investment, the more cautious they are."

Qi Hao: "Let me be fair: even online movies are not this efficient."

The man in the beret continued, "You definitely don't have to worry about the quality! During these eight days, I watched Director Cheng complete the editing work. He personally supervised every step. In the eight days, he slept for no more than 8 hours in total, an average of two to three hours a day. He even went without sleep for more than 17 hours in a row. He ate and slept in the editing room. Except for going to the toilet, he never left the editing room. Director Cheng is really a man of steel."

In the group, seeing this message, Li Yang, Qi Hao, Wen Lian, Yan Gou'er, That Place is Full of Exposure, Little Curly Hair, as well as countless young actors and crew members were all stunned.

Li Yang: "Oh my god, I apologize for my doubts just now. Is Director Cheng so hardworking?"

Curly Hair: "You eat and sleep in the editing room?" Qi Hao: "Sleep 17 hours in eight days. Is Director Cheng still a human being?"

Wen Lian: "!!! I only sleep 10 hours a day, one day is equivalent to four days of directing."

All the doubts there were cleared up:
"No wonder it was completed in 8 days. Director Cheng's work efficiency is two to three times that of others. He works two to three times as long as others every day. Eight days multiplied by four to nine is one to two months. In addition, Director Cheng's soundtrack and theme song were made in advance. With such an advance time, it is very reasonable. But Director Dao, why don't you persuade Director Cheng? He will collapse if he works so hard."

Beret said helplessly: "I advised him, but it was no use! Director Cheng said that he should edit the movie and release it quickly while he is still popular and controversial, so he is racing against time."

There was silence in the group.

After a long while, Yan Gou'er asked, "Is Director Cheng okay now?"

Beret: "After the editing, I forced Director Cheng to go back to bed. I watched him go to bed and close his eyes before I came out to send you a message."

Yan Gou'er thought of a question: "Where does Director Cheng live now? Didn't he sell his house?"

Beret: "We are staying in a hotel now."

After hearing what Beret said, the group fell silent again, and everyone felt uncomfortable.

Wen Lian said, "I am guilty. As soon as the film was finished, I found a small town to go on vacation and relax. But Director Cheng didn't even take a break and started the post-production right away. It was so hard and tiring. I am really..."

Qi Hao: "Me too, I was blown away as soon as the movie ended. I've been in this mood for a week."

There is everything exposed: "And me"

Li Yang: “And me”

Wen Lian: "I will start my recovery plan tomorrow! Follow Director Cheng's lead and work hard!"

Li Yang: "I will rehearse the new play tomorrow."

Everyone was inspired by Cheng Cheng. Compared with Cheng Cheng, they were really too decadent.

Yan Gou'er thought thankfully:

Fortunately, although I didn’t work as hard as Director Cheng, I still studied hard after returning to school and did not relax.

But Yan Gou'er suddenly found something wrong, and she asked in the group:

"Wait, Director Dao, you said that Director Cheng did the editing, and Director Cheng also produced the soundtrack and theme song, so, what did you do in the past eight days?"

Forehead--

In front of the phone, Beret froze for a moment.

Then I fell into self-doubt:

yes?

What have I done in these eight days?

In the group, Wen Lian intercepted the message sent by Beret and copied one of the sentences.

Wen Lian: "[I watched Director Cheng complete the editing work], didn't Director Dao say that he was watching it with his own eyes?"

watch
Watching
Arrived
Beret covered his face.

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