The sweetest in the entertainment industry

Chapter 367 Rough Cut

For the next week, Gu Lanxi checked the company's accounts every day until her eyes were practically glued to the screen. In the end, she found quite a few problems, big and small, which infuriated Lu Weidong. He then announced that for the next month or so before the new year, they would conduct a thorough investigation from top to bottom!

Gu Lanxi has a good memory, a keen sense of economics, and strong observation skills. No problem can escape her sharp eyes.

Because when she checks the accounts, she not only stares at the ledgers, but also combines various reports, meeting minutes and data from third-party institutions to conduct a comprehensive analysis and comparison. If there is any discrepancy, she immediately senses something fishy, ​​and then basically they all follow the same development path. The more she digs, the more she finds!
Gu Lanxi spent about a month learning at Lu's headquarters, freely visiting various departments each day.

At first, everyone was worried that she was an "imperial envoy" sent by the higher-ups and was wary of her. Later, they found out that she was just there to learn about corporate management experience, as the boss had said, and they relaxed their vigilance.

After all, she really had a lot to manage, and the Lu Group executives didn't have to worry about her joining the company and taking their jobs, so they were always very friendly to her.

But ever since the accounts were checked, everyone has been looking at her with disdain.

Although she never raised those questions in public, who else but her would have the ability to discover the problems and bring them to the top without making a fuss?
The Lu Group is a mature and stable large conglomerate with a very scientific management system. It's not easy to make small "cakes" in the nooks and crannies!
When interests are involved, relationships between people can become anything but pleasant.

Especially those who don't wipe themselves clean, no wonder they're not going to give her a nice look!
Gu Lanxi was unwilling to be at the mercy of others, and after calculating that the time was almost up, she officially announced that her studies at Lu's headquarters had come to an end.

No more getting up early for work, it's so much more comfortable to live at home. The young couple had Aunt Chen and Aunt Wang come over on Friday to pack their things, and went straight home after get off work.

This also saved us from the impact of the group's internal restructuring during the month before the Lunar New Year.

Aside from a charity event and a business event, Lu Nanting spent the rest of the week working on the production of his new album.

On Friday night, after the two finished dinner and returned to their room, Lu Nanting took out his phone and showed her a rough cut of the music video for "That Year I Was Eighteen".

"I just cut it out and made a copy."

Gu Lanxi didn't know much about music video production and was very curious: "Music videos also have rough cuts?"

A week later, Lu Nanting's foot was almost healed. He still couldn't run or jump properly and would feel a slight pain, but he could walk normally without too much trouble.

He was lying on the bed, swinging his legs back and forth, looking extremely relaxed.

Seeing that she genuinely didn't understand, I patiently explained it to her:

"It's similar to a rough cut of a movie, which involves sorting out the narrative logic, rhythm, and visual coherence. It's just not as refined yet. Color grading, special effects, and timing are not yet done. The post-production team will cut a sample for me to see. If it's acceptable, then we can start the more detailed production, so that we won't have trouble making changes if we're not satisfied with the finished product."

It's similar to 3D tailoring. First, you attach the fabric to a 3D mannequin, cut it out, check the 3D effect, and then sew it on. This is to avoid mistakes when sewing and troublesome to take apart later.

Gu Lanxi nestled quietly in his arms and watched.

The audio track has been imported, but some parts are not quite right, giving a frustrating feeling of being stuck in the middle.

"It feels like an unfinished house. I have to use my imagination to imagine what it will look like after it's been renovated."

Lu Nanting found her words amusing, but he simply patted her head and said nothing.

After reading it once, Gu Lanxi felt it was a bit dry, so she skipped ahead and read it again. This time, the image in her mind was more concrete, and she felt it was quite special.

When he saw something detailed, he would pause and point it out to Lu Nanting.

"It's like a pure love story where a war god falls to the ground, a hazy feeling that I can't quite put my finger on."

"This is what my first love looks like in my heart."

"So artistic."

"It has something to do with art."

Gu Lanxi pounced on him and tickled him.

Be humble!

"Poor reception, no data received!"

Back in their own little home, the two felt much more relaxed, and they weren't afraid of their parents seeing them playfully bickering.

After making a fuss for a while, Gu Lanxi rolled over and lay back down, then took out the video to watch again.

It was the first time the two of them had filmed something very formal together, and it felt quite memorable.

After a long week, I didn't want to watch anything. So, the two of us snuggled together and watched something we liked. Surprisingly, it felt quite cozy. The most classic scene, the library scene, was originally planned to be filmed at A University, but since it's winter now, we needed to create a summer afternoon feel by building a set.

In addition, with final exams approaching, library seats are in high demand every day, making it impossible to take photos.

So in the end, it was filmed in a studio, and all the set design was based on the old library of University A.

The photos have a real summer feel to them, and the scenes are very realistic. If you didn't know better, you might even be able to find that spot at school.

It was a bit cold when we were filming, as we were wearing summer clothes.

This song describes some moments from their time together during the year they were dating.

Besides the scene of studying in the library, the most classic scene is that Christmas when Gu Lanxi, unaware of the situation, came to tutor him wearing matching sweaters, only to be confessed to by Lu Nanting, and ultimately firmly rejected him.

Lu Nanting wore that sweater in other scenes later, but only under his coat.

"I feel like this scene could be cut faster. It takes a lot of effort from the fans to get a screenshot that shows the sweater peeking out from under your collar."

Rather than being given candy directly, fans prefer to find candy themselves.

Lu Nanting noted down her suggestion again, planning to continue communicating with the editing team tomorrow.

Gu Lanxi isn't very good at editing, but she's made a lot of movies, has a high level of artistic taste, and has been involved in fan circles, so she understands the fans' thoughts quite well. Showing her the rough cut first will help clarify the post-production strategy.

"I didn't expect you to keep even the test papers you've done!"

It's impossible to film a tutoring session in the study room while living in the old house.

After they got married, Zhang Ruolan redecorated Lu Nanting's suite in the old house so that they could easily go back and stay there.

As a result, all the furniture and decorations that used to be in Lu Nanting's house were put into the warehouse.

On the day the music video was filmed, in order to recreate the scene, the set designer used old items based on Lu Nanting's old photos to create the set.

Gu Lanxi thought the furniture and decorations were fine, but she didn't expect even the scrolls to be reproduced!

It's the same photo that Lu Nanting posted when he shared it!
Upon closer inspection, the placement is exactly the same as in the photo.

"This angle allows me to capture the same image as the one I posted before. Even the details are the same."

Lu Nanting told her about his various ingenious ideas, and Gu Lanxi listened with great interest.

Before Lu Nanting could finish speaking, she fell asleep while holding her phone.

This week has been so tiring.

This weekend, she plans to take a good rest and then go to Hangzhou on a business trip on Monday.

The child kept bothering him with his homework, which annoyed him to no end. Instead of scolding the children, he would come to the study to yell at him, and then go to the bedroom to continue doing his homework and coding.

My mind was filled with "Can't you talk to me properly?!" and I just charged over.

Finally, she managed to suppress her temper, only poking him with her finger instead of slapping him across the face: "Speak to me properly. If you have any needs, just say so. I'll try my best to meet them if I can, and if I can't, we can discuss it further. What good does arguing do? Only a coward would take his anger out on his wife all day long. Don't make me look down on you."

If you say the first sentence, you'll basically only get a "get lost" and then a refusal to communicate.

Then, unable to suppress a laugh, she said, "Please go away. I need to do my homework."

Suddenly, the atmosphere of arguing disappeared.

But I still didn't forget to give him some moral guidance: "Next time, don't ask me what I do all day, don't ask me how much I earn or spend each month, and don't discuss with me how to write a melodramatic script with three jokes in a minute. When I pick up the kids, I remember the first thing I ask is if they had a good day. Who starts by asking if they've done their homework? If they can recognize the words? That's so annoying. From now on, just ask me if they're happy at home today and if they have enough money. As for a husband, the two things I care about most are emotional support and financial stability. If he can't do either of those, being with him is too much of a torment."

If they know to nod, there's still hope.

Sister Xi's emotions are so stable, she's been writing so much. I've been in a much better mood this year.

I'm starting to understand how to overcome strength with gentleness.

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