Chapter 570 Autumn is coming to an end
“In this world, everyone can find something worth holding on to – no matter how many opportunities are wasted.”
As With a shocking drum beat from BGM, the video started playing.
White text on a black background and bold style are enough to give people enough sensory impact and completely focus the viewer's attention.
All employees of X1 Game Studio gathered in front of the big screen to watch the promotional video prepared for the competition by the editor appointed by the boss.
Su Chengyi sat on the desk at the back, lowered his head and took a sip of coffee.
Still the evil Bing Mei style, he has been relying entirely on this thing to survive during this period.
As soon as the screen turned, close-ups of scenes in the style of retro oil paintings began to appear. The look and feel brought by such impactful colors was magnificent.
“God is dead – we live in a forgotten age.”
“The whole city is a cathedral of bones, stripped clean and hung with neon lights.”< br>
"I'm a policeman. I don't just exist in this world - I live between life and death."
Subtitles and narration are lines that exist in the game, and every employee here understands this Familiar.
He Wufei, who was standing in the front row, couldn't help but look back at Su Chengyi, his eyes full of approval.
Under normal circumstances, when the editing team receives a job, they will only process the materials provided by the company according to their usual habits.
Although the works produced by this kind of assembly line operation are hard to fault, they always lack a bit of soul.
But that's not the case with this work. The editor must have played "Disco Elysium" over and over again for many weeks.
Only those who truly love this game can pour their emotions into it, so that when many people see this video, they will have immersive flashbacks to the scenes that have been touched by this game many times. , and the restless mood I felt when looking at the electronic screen.
Su Chengyi noticed He Wufei's excited and delighted eyes and nodded slightly.
Zou Lian is really talented when it comes to editing.
Whether it is the video rhythm, audio drum beats, or the coordination between the subtitle text and the video image, it is so perfect that people can’t help but want to watch it over and over again, making their hearts surging and their blood boiling.
Through a few simple game lines, Zou Lian laid out the general world view of the entire "Disco Elysium" in front of everyone, and then the video began to get down to business.
“Power itself is just a fragile trick of the senses.”
“Something from the past always comes back – that’s how the future happens.”
“Just Just like people sometimes betray their own creed in life, the creed in life will in turn betray a person."
The scenes are switched very quickly, the lines at different stages are interlaced, and the light, shadow and rhythm are perfectly coordinated.
This is editor Zou’s moment to show off his skills.
Su Chengyi heard the employees in front of the screen sigh in unison, and he lowered his head and smiled.
At the end of the video, the BGM that plays is "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", which is still an Oasis song - Su Chengyi chose it.
Zou Lian was still struggling with the issue of BGM at six o'clock in the morning. In the end, he was so angry that a phone call woke him up and asked him to make his own choice.
Su Chengyi also worked overtime until early three o'clock last night. He took off the Bluetooth headset that had run out of power, opened his eyes drowsily, and forwarded the song that was playing on the screen of his mobile phone.
It just so happens to be StopCryingYourHeartOut.
“The man is sitting on the railing, his arms are very open, but it feels like his arms can continue to be stretched like this effortlessly, symbolizing the endless torrent of time.”
"I am the god of Revacho. I am this city. I am a fragment of the world spirit, the patron saint of Revacho. My heart is the wind corridor, the sky below me is red, I have A hundred thousand glowing arms."
"I need you, you can have me while you're here on earth. I love you."
Ending, "StopCryingYourHeartOut." The chorus clip is played at the right time, with a vitality that makes people feel sad.
"Don't bescared
Don't be afraid
Yourdestinymaykeepyouwarm
The god of destiny will always take care of you
Cuzallofthestarsarefadingaway
Because all the stars will fade away
We'reallothestars
We are all stars
We'refadingaway
We will fade away too
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Justtrynottoworry
But don't worry
You'llseeussomeday
We will still see each other after all"
Zou Lian left the last scene of the promotional video, and his The last scene of the trailer echoes this.
"One day I will come back to you.
Jin "truly" believes in you. ”
It was like watching a shocking Hollywood blockbuster. The moment the screen went out, the entire X1 studio was silent for a short while, and then a wave of cheers erupted.
“Damn, the cut is so awesome! Damn it! ! ! ”
The employees cheered as if they had won the award, hugging each other to celebrate, with expressions on their faces as if they were about to grab the reporter’s microphone in the next second and shout something like thank you to my parents. .
Dong Yu, the right-hand man who usually behaved the most mature and steady, was still very steady at the moment and did not dance with everyone, but Su Chengyi could see from the way he lowered his head and wiped his face that he was obviously crying silently.
Are you a little too excited?
Su Chengyi originally wanted to step forward to comfort him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.
He jumped down from his desk, threw the finished coffee cup into the trash can, turned his back to the peaceful and lively atmosphere of the studio, opened the glass door and walked out.
“The promotional video will still be sent out at midnight tonight.”
Su Chengyi leaned against the door and lowered his head to send a message to He Wufei.
He definitely didn’t have time to reply at the moment. He was surrounded by employees, hugging each one in celebration.
As the "male mother" figure of X1 Studio, He Wufei is very popular with everyone, especially at this kind of celebration moment where "opening the champagne in advance", the first thought of every employee is to thank Wen Wen Kind-hearted Assistant He.
So Su Chengyi put the phone back in his pocket without waiting for his reply, got up and walked out.
It’s not that I don’t want to participate in such team-building activities, it’s just
I still have a document to write tonight.
It is a class assignment, and of course it will not be as strict as required by professional law firms, but for college students, it is not a particularly easy task.
The deadline for the assignment is 12 o'clock tonight. After handing in the assignment, I can go to the forum to see the response to the promotional video.
Su Chengyi turned the car key and went down to the underground garage.
After a brief feeling of weightlessness, the cool wind passed through the cracks in the elevator door, and the sound of the elevator running was dull and thick.
Su Chengyi closed his eyes, feeling that the fatigue accumulated in these days was swarming over him, making him feel a little dizzy.
In November, it seems that everyone's life is suddenly on the right track, and those leisurely and comfortable times in the past seem to have quietly gone away in an inadvertent moment.
And time has passed and will never come back.
After Chen Jinzhi officially joined the group, he was really busy.
After Caroline entered the director's state, she required all actors to abandon their original identities and devote themselves to their roles as long as they were on the crew.
When communicating, I would also call out the names of the characters in the play directly. This method of filming is obviously very effective. Chen Jinzhi said that the filming process was barely smooth. The original protagonists, who were relatively slow at first, gradually came into their own. Caroline also became more normal and gentle from the crazy crawling state at the beginning. .
Su Chengyi felt that although the method was effective, it also had great hidden dangers. After all, many outstanding actors were unable to get out of their scenes after filming, resulting in various psychological problems.
For example, Chen Xiaoxu, who starred in Lin Daiyu in the 1987 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions", has been troubled by depression. When Tony Leung Chiu-wai acted in "Lust, Caution", he also said that he seemed to have schizophrenia.
There is such a precedent, so Chen Jinzhi joked about it:
"Now someone is calling Chen Jinzhi. I may be stunned for a moment before I realize it. If it is called Georgia, I will quickly realize that he is calling me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Chengyi was on the other side of the receiver. He said nonchalantly:
"Chen Jinzhi."
"Huh?"
Chen Jinzhi paused slightly and asked subconsciously.
"Chen Jinzhi."
Su Chengyi continued to call her name.
Chen Jinzhi lowered his eyelashes, reacted, smiled and said "hmm".
"Chen Jinzhi."
"Okay."
Her tone was gentle, like coaxing a child.
Su Chengyi originally wanted to say something like, "Filming is filming, don't get too deep into the scene," but in the end, after thinking about it for a long time, it turned into:
"Chen Jinzhi, have a good rest. , I’ll come over and see you when I get the chance.”
“I know, Su Chengyi.”
Chen Jinzhi smiled and called out his name.
I don’t have much time to make phone calls. Shooting a scene like this is actually like an ascetic, very closed and depressing.
Chen Jinzhi looked into the distance, but felt that such a short time when he could hear his voice was still the only bright color in his life, just like the edge of the desert where the sunset was blood red and the sunset was like fire.
Miss Chu’s side is also very difficult.
As a female college student, her status as a college student already plays a very small role in her life. The squad leader, who has never skipped a class in her academic career, has also begun to take a leave of absence. Except for the more important professional courses, she has no other choice. Keep up the good work.
Chu Qingmian is actually a little sad about this. After all, she has been a model student since she was a child. If her favorite teacher Wang Tingting knew that she was skipping classes, she would definitely feel very sad. disappointment.
But Su Chengyi didn't think so, because this teacher Wang Tingting herself often skipped classes.
Although she is a teacher, she often asks other teachers to help teach on the grounds of "feeling unwell" - of course, this teacher is Li Tianwang most of the time.
There may be times when you really feel unwell, but in most cases it is definitely fake, and you just simply don’t want to come to school.
Compared to Li Tianwang, who has a strong sense of responsibility, Wang Tingting obviously loves herself more than education. She lives a very sober life and her mental state is also very advanced.
So, knowing that Miss Chu finally learned to skip some unimportant water lessons, she would probably only feel relieved.
However, squad leader Chu stubbornly believed that skipping class was a bad thing, and even had a small quarrel with Wei Peilan because of this.
Of course, in the end, Wei Peilan was morally kidnapped by various fallacies such as "profit maximization" and "Libra theory".
Chu Qingmian was very unhappy.
Wei Peilan is also very unhappy, because this daughter, who has been excellent and obedient since childhood, has been rebellious too many times recently.
Last month she insisted on celebrating her boyfriend's birthday. It was said that she didn't care and insisted on going her own way. Wei Peilan found it puzzling that the best moral kidnapping method had failed.
Although she finally figured it out and returned to the company, she didn't even have a good look on her for several days.
Wei Peilan feels that this is probably not a problem that can be explained by the "rebellious period", but he really can't find a suitable reason or solution.
As a result, the relationship between mother and daughter has worsened compared to the previous state of "seemingly in harmony but yet apart from each other". Now it can be described as "at war with each other".
Wei Peilan couldn't even say something like "the wings are hardened" in a weird way, because now the wings are really hardened.
Chu Yuanjiang never interferes in the affairs between the two of them, and mainly adopts the strategy of "protecting oneself wisely". Once he sees the two of them having a conflict with each other, he will quickly smear the soles of his feet and run away.
Han Bing jokingly described the current Chu Qingmian as:
"The former Chu Qingmian is dead. You killed her with your own hands. Now standing in front of you is the blackened version of Niu Hulu ·Miss Chu.”
Although it is a darkened version, Miss Chu does not bring such emotions to work. She still treats employees in a gentle manner, only in certain situations. Be tough and stubborn all the time.
In the rare free time, she would send Su Chengyi all the thoughts she had accumulated throughout the day.
It must be hard for the employees of Xingxing Entertainment to imagine that the cold-faced Mr. Chu in the conference room, who seemed to be thousands of miles away, was actually typing on his mobile phone:
"Ooooooo, I really want to sleep, Su Chengyi, please help me. Do you think anyone will notice if I go hide in the corridor and sleep for ten minutes?!"
Su Chengyi can't save Miss Chu, because he himself can't. is living such a life.
There are currently two issues that are clearly on the plan and need to be resolved as soon as possible.
The first is the production of collaborative tracks with Chen Jinzhi’s crew. Although Caroline said she would contact her later, she was also suspected of being pretentious. Su Chengyi must always pay attention to the progress of the crew and choose in his mind. The right track to do the job.
Otherwise, Xiao Zheng might be so angry that he committed suicide in front of him.
The second is the main task assigned by Miss Chu - to participate in the Chu family's family banquet.
If the initiative on the first question is still in your own hands, then the second question is even more worrying.
Su Chengyi didn’t know what the Chu family banquet was like. It might be similar to what was shown in the TV series, or the reality might be more harsh than the TV series.
But judging from Chu Qingmian's attitude towards this, it is better to call it a "Hongmen Banquet" than a "family banquet".
To appear on such an occasion as Miss Chu's favorite marriage partner, it is difficult to stand up straight.
What's more, there are many thoughtful people who secretly gossip behind their backs.
Su Chengyi got goosebumps just thinking about it, but he had already promised to keep the appointment.
Miss Chu is fighting for free capital. At this time, he must stand firmly behind her.
Entering the underground garage, Su Chengyi opened the door, sat in the driver's seat, and started the engine.
The wheels are rolling forward, and the sky is visible again.
A few fallen leaves fell on the front hood of the car. This autumn, like a train passing through the tracks, the calendar pages turned quickly.
Everyone around me is running on different tracks, seemingly in peace.
Su Chengyi knew, however, that sooner or later there would be a moment when the tracks would converge, and then everyone's lives would collide and explode with a "bang".
Su Chengyi turned the steering wheel with one hand, her eyes under the sunglasses showing no warmth.
Autumn is coming to an end soon.
(End of this chapter)