Chapter 342 - Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Night Talks (Bottom) (1/2)

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Night Talks (Bottom)

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In the living room of Xia Libing’s 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 “Youlong Play Rabbit “.

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 Kun’s 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.

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 “Youlong Play Rabbit”, 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 couldn’t help but tap their foot vieing. Even uninterested in the dish, the video was attractive enough to retain viewers.

Xiang Kun earnestly commended, “Nana, I think it’s a shame for you to be an accountant. You could turn this into a full-time profession with your skills.”

Having seen all of Tang Baona’s 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, “Indeed, I’ve decided not to work for my uncle this year. I already informed him over the phone yesterday.”

Yang Zhen Er, hearing this news for the first time, exclaimed, “Nana, have you finally decided to become a full-time video uploader?!” Excited, she continued, “Nana, show your face! Come on camera! Let’s do a food review channel. You’ll become internet famous for sure! I’ve thought of dozens of themes. We can even film an episode on rabbit dishes at the Youlong Restaurant in Tongshi Town. Let’s go get a sponsorship from Xiang Kun, dine where they serve their meals!”

Xiang Kun too joined, “There’s certainly no problem if you want to become a full video uploader, have your fandom on Blibili surpassed 700 thousand already?”

“No chance I’m going to do a food review channel. Get this thought out of your head!” retorts Tang Baona, then added with regards to Xiang Kun, “I haven’t fully decided what to do yet. The initial plan is to go to Tongshi Town and shoot a few more videos for the ‘Youlong Play Rabbit’ 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, I’ll help her operate her account too, assist in making some videos. I’ll then decide whether to make video editing or equipment introduction and review videos …”

“No, Nana!” Yang Zhen Er couldn’t resist herself from interrupting, “Why focus on music instruments and photography equipment, too niche, there won’t 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, that’s a lot more enjoyable…”

“Why are you so obsessed with food reviews? You glutton! You can set up your own food review channel, I’ll assist with the post-production,” Tang Baona helplessly complains, “I 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 ‘Youlong Play Rabbit’ 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.”

Xiang Kun nodded, “Well, no matter what choices you make, we will support you…”

Yang Zhen Er ramble quietly, “I’ll support you if you do food reviews…”

“The roasted meats have arrived,” Xia Libing picked up the phone to check, stood up and saying, “I’ll get the takeaway.”

With the roasted meats arriving, everyone paused their discussion and started eating.