Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Night Talks (Bottom)
Translator: 549690339
In the living room of Xia Libingâs house, Tang Baona projected a video from her phone through a projector.
All four people in the room had seen the raw footage of this video before. It was from when they had gone to Tongshi Town for fun, and at the Youlong Restaurant, they filmed a few short segments of the series âYoulong Play Rabbit â.
The script was mainly designed by Xiang Kun, but most of the filming was handled by Tang Baona. Xiang Kun, Yang Zhuo, Xiao Min, Yang Zhen Er, and others were only assisting from the side, taking care of lighting and such. Even the equipment was brought by Tang Baona.
Following Xiang Kunâs script and plan, they took the time to shoot raw footage for two short videos.
However, shooting was just the first step. The raw video needed a lot of processing to achieve what Xiang Kun envisioned, then there were editing, scoring, and sound effects before the final piece could be uploaded.
Xiang Kun thought that Tang Baona might not have time during the New Year holiday, but to his surprise, by the third day of the first lunar month, just a week after they returned from Tongshi Town, Tang Baona had already finished editing and creating the sound effects for one video.
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And judging by the quality of the final piece, it was certainly very good.
Tang Baona was not only committed and diligent, but she also had a real talent for post-production of short videos. She understood very well what Xiang Kun wanted to achieve and her rhythm and visual design had a lot of originality.
In the second episode of âYoulong Play Rabbitâ, the style resembled the first one, relying on quick cuts and changing viewpoints to create an efficient and precise cooking style.
You Meng starred again, not uttering a word, donned in a cleanliness white chefs uniform, preparing a serving of braised rabbit. Combined with the rapid editing, background music, and sound effects, the a few minutes long video provided a fantastic opticoacoustic experience, so much so that viewers couldnât help but tap their foot vieing. Even uninterested in the dish, the video was attractive enough to retain viewers.
Xiang Kun earnestly commended, âNana, I think itâs a shame for you to be an accountant. You could turn this into a full-time profession with your skills.â
Having seen all of Tang Baonaâs videos on Bilibili, he knew that her post-production skills were earned from months and years of practice and improvement, and were also well received by audiences and netizens. She had a clear understanding of what internet users like and what kind of rhythm and type they prefer.
Tang Baona laughingly replied, âIndeed, Iâve decided not to work for my uncle this year. I already informed him over the phone yesterday.â
Yang Zhen Er, hearing this news for the first time, exclaimed, âNana, have you finally decided to become a full-time video uploader?!â Excited, she continued, âNana, show your face! Come on camera! Letâs do a food review channel. Youâll become internet famous for sure! Iâve thought of dozens of themes. We can even film an episode on rabbit dishes at the Youlong Restaurant in Tongshi Town. Letâs go get a sponsorship from Xiang Kun, dine where they serve their meals!â
Xiang Kun too joined, âThereâs certainly no problem if you want to become a full video uploader, have your fandom on Blibili surpassed 700 thousand already?â
âNo chance Iâm going to do a food review channel. Get this thought out of your head!â retorts Tang Baona, then added with regards to Xiang Kun, âI havenât fully decided what to do yet. The initial plan is to go to Tongshi Town and shoot a few more videos for the âYoulong Play Rabbitâ to accumulate enough content, let it run for a bit and by doing so improve my abilities in taking short movies, taking live-action films. If Xiao Pingguo also has some video ideas, Iâll help her operate her account too, assist in making some videos. Iâll then decide whether to make video editing or equipment introduction and review videos âŠâ
âNo, Nana!â Yang Zhen Er couldnât resist herself from interrupting, âWhy focus on music instruments and photography equipment, too niche, there wonât be much viewership. Unless, of course, if you reveal your face, anything you review will be watched. But if you decide to reveal your face, why not make food review videos instead, thatâs a lot more enjoyableâŠâ
âWhy are you so obsessed with food reviews? You glutton! You can set up your own food review channel, Iâll assist with the post-production,â Tang Baona helplessly complains, âI might not necessarily go full-time as a video uploader, after guiding Xiang Kun, You Meng and Xiao Pingguo in running their accounts, I may further my study on film production at school, then decide on my future. I find quite an interest in this field. I lack talent in music, no matter how hard I try, there is a limit. But recently, while I was editing the âYoulong Play Rabbitâ videos, I realized that I have some talents in this field. Furthermore, the many montage videos I made before were well-received, which proves that I understand what the public prefers to watch.â freewebnĂžvel.com
Xiang Kun nodded, âWell, no matter what choices you make, we will support youâŠâ
Yang Zhen Er ramble quietly, âIâll support you if you do food reviewsâŠâ
âThe roasted meats have arrived,â Xia Libing picked up the phone to check, stood up and saying, âIâll get the takeaway.â
With the roasted meats arriving, everyone paused their discussion and started eating.
The reason Xia Libing ordered grilled food, especially loads of grilled chicken wings, was so Xiang Kun could use the âIllusion Realityâ to âsimulateâ eating in front of others, practicing public dining.
And to make it easier for Xiang Kun to âco-manifestâ the same chicken wings, Xia Libing specifically ordered this type of roasted chicken wing from a place that cooks them differently than other barbecues; they are not skewered on bamboo and charcoal-grilled, but instead roasted in an oven.
Every time Xiang Kun picked up a chicken wing, he would use his super perception to judge the direction of Yang Zhenâer and Tang Baonaâs gaze, and while they werenât looking, he would grab a âco-manifestedâ chicken wing from the box and start to eat it. Once finished, he would âthrowâ the bone into the trash can next to him without leaving any trace.
Xia Libing also tried to âco-manifestâ a chicken wing in the takeaway box before Xiang Kun reaches out his hand, to see if this method is more concealed.
No matter who manifested itâXiang Kun or Old Xiaâit tasted the same. It had the taste that Xia Libing tasted in the dreamland.
Tang Baona and Yang Zhenâer, however, did not notice or suspect that what he was eating was not a real chicken wing.
Instead, Yang Zhenâer said with some uncertainty, âXiang Da Chef, why do I feel like the chicken wings in your hands seem tastier?â
âThatâs totally normal. This is the first law of Yang Lao San: anything in someone elseâs hand is always tastier than whatâs in your own hand,â Xiang Kun teased with a smile.
âOld Xia, Xiang Da Chef is bullying your sister,â Yang Zhenâer pleaded, pitifully looking at Xia Libing.
Xia Libing blinked, seemingly confused, then, two seconds later, she handed Yang Zhenâer a chicken wing.
âAgh? I didnât ask for a chicken wing. I wanted you to get revenge on Xiang Da Chef for meâŠsigh, never mind. My dear little sister must have been bribed by Xiang Da Chefâs culinary assault.â Yang Zhenâer pretended to sigh, took the chicken wing from Old Xia, and started to gnaw on it. Of course, the wing Old Xia gave her was a real one. Although the âco-manifestedâ items can be âeatenââ they have texture, touch, and tasteâat the point of swallowing, you might be able to detect the disappearance of the chewed food. In comparison, if the âco-manifestedâ item is ice cream, the chance of detecting its disappearance is lower.
Tang Baona laughed and said, âActually, I feel the same way as Zhenâer. I think it should be that Xiang Kun usually eats very moderately and rarely eats so fast and so appetizingly, so it feels like this chicken wing is tastier?â
These words made Xiang Kun nodded slightly in his heart. Indeed his enthusiasm for eating could give others the impression that he doesnât consume much.
After âeatingâ three âgrilled chicken wingsâ, Xiang Kun wiped his hands and stopped eating, saying, âBy the way, do you guys remember the game project I discussed with Director Zhang, Director Liu, and others at Tongshi Town?â
âOf course, we remember. Have you decided what game to make?â Tang Baona asked, nodding.
Yang Zhenâer also put in, âWhatever you make, we have already agreed on the plane that we are a part of it.â
Xiang Kun laughed, âOf course, you two are definitely part of it. Actually, I have an internal testing version of the game with some basic functionality. Although itâs still far from the test version that could be launched and most of the features are not completed, itâs playable with just the four of us. Do you want to try?â
âReally, thatâs already out? Before when we were in Tongshi Town, Zhang Qian, Yang Zhuo and the others kept asking you but you didnât tell them what game it was, so we thought you probably only had a general idea and hadnât started making it yet. Now it turns out you can actually play it? Didnât you spend all your time making games when you went back to Citong this time?â Yang Zhenâer asked in surprise.
Xia Libing also looked at Xiang Kun with some surprise when she heard this. Of course, she knew very well what Xiang Kun was doing when he went back to Citong for the New Year.
However, Tang Baona laughed and said, âCan we play it now? Of course, we want to try! But what kind of game it is? Zhenâer and I are not that good at games, itâs not too difficult, is it?â
âHey, hey, Nana, just because youâre not good doesnât mean I am too. Iâm great at games.â Yang Zhenâer rebuked.
Xiang Kun stood up and said, âYou can play it on your phone. As for the specific type of game, allow me to keep you in suspense. Give me your phones. Old Xia, can I borrow your desktop computer? Also, whatâs the password to your routerâs management?â
In fact, this so-called âgameâ was indeed a task he started working on after returning from Tongshi Town. It wasnât until he was out shopping this afternoon that he received a report from âAliceâ, stating that the game he had requested âAliceâ to make had a basic framework in place and could be âplayedâ with a bit of improvisation.