I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

For example, making money, buying a house, getting married, having children, and immersing oneself in a fantasy world to escape reality.

Perhaps Qin Tiantian also has some special fondness for sharks.

After the meal, the two cleaned up their lunchboxes and took advantage of the tail end of the garbage sorting and disposal time to throw away the garbage. Lu Ban accompanied Qin Tiantian to her house to retrieve the shark pillow.

After sitting in the living room for a while, Qin Tiantian saw Lu Ban plug the hard drive into the TV.

I opened a folder called "New Folder 02", which contained several files.

Lu Ban then opened a video file called "Sample Editing".

Turning off a few lights brought the TV screen back on.

Chapter 282 Creating a New Folder

This clip isn't very long, only about two or three minutes, just like the trailer.

Qin Tiantian was still clutching her shark-shaped body pillow, nervously awaiting the potentially terrifying scene that might unfold.

But when the screen lit up, she saw soldiers in armor raising longbows, their arrows ignited with flames, shooting at a dark forest.

Arrows rained down like meteors, igniting the trees, but these trees, whether due to their age or some other reason, were difficult to ignite. Qin Tiantian even saw the vines begin to slowly wriggle, as if they were alive. The leaves extinguished the flames, but the next volley of arrows followed immediately.

A scene full of the power and beauty of the primal struggle between man and nature was presented to Qin Tiantian.

The archers weren't handsome elves with flowing hair, nor were they elite warriors clad in golden armor. They wore uneven leather armor, their faces covered in all sorts of dirt, and their tense expressions were so real that Qin Tiantian couldn't help but feel oppressed.

The scene then shifts to several silver-gray wolves running across the scorched earth. These wolves are ferocious and terrifying, exuding the savage characteristics of wild beasts.

Qin Tiantian remembered a movie that was also about wolves. The crew spent several months taming several wolves to make a movie with the theme that wolves cannot be tamed. The wolves in that movie were more like large, sharp-toothed huskies than wild beasts, which was completely different from the fierce feeling of this silver-gray giant wolf.

It is said that humans' fear of predators such as tigers and wolves is etched into their DNA, so hearing a tiger's roar will cause involuntary panic. At this moment, upon hearing the wolf's howl, Qin Tiantian also immediately became alert.

Further on, there was a scene of a person standing blankly in the snow, with people around him keeping a distance. It was as if there was something bad about this person. Qin Tiantian looked closely and found that the person's shadow seemed to be wriggling.

The next moment, the shadow clung to the man's body. Extreme fear filled his eyes. Then, his entire body burst open like a flower, his flesh torn apart as if it had exploded from the inside. With a soft thud, the man collapsed to the ground, no longer breathing.

His blood seeped into the snow, creating a brutal and visually striking image.

As for Qin Tiantian, she had a completely bewildered look on her face when she saw this.

Although she didn't quite understand it, she was deeply moved.

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Further on, there were scenes of knights charging into battle with great passion. As the sound of hooves gradually accelerated, Qin Tiantian also became excited. She watched as this group of cavalry charged into a monster that was hundreds or thousands of times larger than themselves. Her heart was in her throat, and she almost stood up.

The video abruptly ended.

"What's next?"

Qin Tiantian immediately turned to ask Lu Ban.

"It's being done, it's being done."

Lu Ban exited the playback and then created a new folder next to it.

"?"

Qin Tiantian had never seen such a shameless person.

I tricked myself into going to their house, and we even looked at each other, but then I realized there was nothing there.

"Isn't this what we're hiring people for?"

Lu Ban explained.

"The production of movies is very different from that of TV series; it's not something you can simply do by dragging and dropping video files."

"Oh!"

Qin Tiantian was puzzled but impressed.

The video editing she does most often involves slicing, which means cutting out the most interesting parts of a live stream and making a video. Some people will even cut three sentences into one, turning a content creator who was just streaming parenting games into a resentful woman whose husband wasn't there when she gave birth.

It really makes one's eyes go black.

"So you did most of it by yourself before?"

Qin Tiantian asked again.

"That's true, but the workload is getting bigger and bigger, and we can't keep up."

Lu Ban thought for a moment, then asked Qin Tiantian to come to his room, turned on the computer, and selected a video clip of an archer shooting an arrow.

"For example, this scene looks very appealing, but it was originally like this. Notice the differences between the two sides."

He opened that section of the original film.

For Qin Tiantian, all the images were just images, but the ones in Lu Ban's sample footage clearly had a better feel to them, while the original footage always had a strange feeling that made Qin Tiantian feel a bit out of place.

"This looks like a scene from a TV drama."

Qin Tiantian could only offer his limited commentary.

"This is a very important question."

Lu Ban pointed to the sample footage.

"Actually, a shallow depth of field technique is used here to highlight the main archer, while blurring the other archers in the background. Doesn't that make the person stand out?"

On the other side, the footage clearly shows that every archer is captured in great clarity, looking like a photo taken with a mobile phone.

"A large depth of field is suitable for shooting large scenes, such as these cavalry charging scenes. A large depth of field can convey a sense of shock. A shallow depth of field is suitable for close-ups of people. I need to adjust a lot of the footage accordingly, as well as filters, post-production, etc. Previously, most of the scenes were small scenes, in hospitals or on the streets, so the overall production was simple. Now that the complexity has increased, we need more manpower."

Lu Ban patiently explained.

While the original footage provided by A Quiet Place is high-resolution and of good quality, it lacks personal emotional input. Just like a movie isn't a video, it's not simply a record of what's happening in front of you. There's a long road between the initial video and the final movie, which is why there are director's cuts and regular cuts.

"I completely understand now!"

Qin Tiantian nodded blankly, seemingly understanding, but in reality, she didn't understand at all.

"If you're only hiring now, doesn't that mean we won't be able to see the movie until next year?"

"Not necessarily. Under normal circumstances, it should be completed in three to four months. However, I need to contact the overseas distributors, since this time it will be released globally simultaneously, and there is still a lot to prepare."

Lu Ban explained.

"Simultaneous global release???"

Qin Tiantian's eyes widened.

When did this guy become so amazing... No, he even buys houses by floor, which is beyond Qin Tiantian's comprehension. He's really impressive.

"Yes, my goal this time is to earn 5 billion, so I have to go all out."

Lu Ban said seriously.

"Fifty billion???"

Qin Tiantian mentally counted how many zeros there were, but the system quickly overheated and crashed.

She had never seen so much money in her life.

Moreover, coming from Lu Ban's mouth, the fifty billion seemed quite easy, as if it didn't carry any weight at all.

The last time Qin Tiantian heard something like this was when she was in her senior year of high school, she had worked incredibly hard on her math exam and scored a perfect 100, feeling very proud of her efforts. But then she overheard her neighbor playing games all day instead of studying, and regretting that she should have checked her test paper more carefully or she could have gotten a perfect score.

That's absolutely devastating!

"Lu Ban, you're so rich and I'm so poor, can we still be friends in the future?"

Qin Tiantian suddenly felt uneasy.

"?"

Lu Ban glanced at the person next to him and then answered.

"I don't make friends based on whether they have money or not, because most of the time they're not as rich as me anyway."

"Damn it, get out of here!"

Qin Tiantian raised her leg and gently kicked Lu Ban.

Chapter 283 Personal Accident Insurance

The following day, Bai Qiquan arrived at the company.

Surprisingly, he was on tenterhooks last night, afraid that some strange thing would suddenly appear from under the bed or somewhere else and kill him, but he didn't see anything when he fell asleep.

On the contrary, the back pain he had developed from sleeping on the hard bed in the dormitory seemed to be relieved a lot after sleeping in the new house for one night. He felt refreshed, as if he had just changed his underwear to welcome the new year.

"This mattress is pretty good. It's probably one of those massage mattresses that can promote sleep. The pillow is probably some kind of high-tech medicinal pillow that makes it hard to be woken up."

If I get the chance, I'll ask Director Lu to get one for my girlfriend too.

Bai Qiquan thought to himself.

The company was still empty; there wasn't even a receptionist.

But Bai Qiquan had a feeling that someone had already been here. Could it have been the cleaning lady?

He sat at his workstation and took out his laptop.

Many people in the film and television industry prefer to use Apple computers, not to show off, but because their software is comprehensive and their video processing technology is unique. Although they are not great for gaming, they are quite good for video editing.

Lu Ban disregarded cost and directly provided Bai Qiquan with a brand-new machine.

He tried installing the game that night; it could run, but it was incredibly hot.

It's possible, but unnecessary.

Bai Qiquan immediately uninstalled the game completely.

After waiting in his office for a while, Bai Qiquan saw a man who was much older than him walk in.

"I'm here to start work. Are you HR?"

The man saw that Bai Qiquan looked like someone who worked there and asked him a question.

"...Actually, I'm here to start a new job too."

Bai Qiquan said awkwardly.