Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 181 - 150: The - of the New Era Has Come
"Boss, what do you think of this outfit?" Cen Ning stood opposite Chen Jincheng, then seductively lifted one of her long, stocking-clad legs.
"It’s beautiful, but you don’t need to be dressed so beautifully for the video we’re shooting today," Chen Jincheng teased with a smile.
"Boss, what are we shooting today?" Cen Ning immediately sat on the sofa, sidling up next to him to ask.
"See this morning light?" Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "Today, I’m going to shoot a morning light atmospheric transition video for you!"
In his past life, this type of morning light atmospheric reversal video had been a massive hit, reaching 9.941 million likes—almost breaking ten million. Unfortunately, the girl in that video had a poor conversion rate. Her front-facing appearance had some flaws, and more importantly, she didn’t have any real talent. She was just one of the ordinary masses.
If he shot this concept with Cen Ning, the results would surely be better. She already had the looks, the figure, a fan base, and she could even dance. The video would have a much better conversion effect for her.
However, the two worlds were different in many ways. While the concept was stunning, there was no guarantee it would reach the same level of success as it did in the other world.
But one thing was certain: even if it didn’t match the success of his past life, a stunning concept like this was guaranteed to get at least a few million likes.
Of course, it was also possible that it would surpass the numbers from his previous life.
Cen Ning was already captivated. "So what’s a morning light atmospheric transition?" she asked.
Chen Jincheng explained, "It’s a video that uses the illumination of the Cheng Xi sunlight for its transitions. First, you’ll put on ugly makeup and film a clip. Then, you’ll put on beautiful makeup and film under the morning light. So, you need to go do your ugly makeup first."
Cen Ning obediently went to her room to do her makeup.
Chen Jincheng, meanwhile, began to think. Besides the before-and-after change in appearance, the most important element of this video was the atmosphere.
How should he put it?
Anyone who often takes photos knows that when a person is bathed in sunlight, it creates a hazy, dreamlike feeling that makes them look very attractive. This video was based on roughly that same idea.
Moreover, that feeling couldn’t be created with special effects. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
However, he needed to make the atmosphere as strong as possible. He held his hand out into the sunlight and examined it. The color just wasn’t quite right.
After that, he tried pulling the curtains closed. The sunlight shone in, but it was still missing something.
’But using fabric to adjust the atmospheric lighting is still a good idea.’
Next, he went into the room, opened Cen Ning’s wardrobe, and took out all of her thinner clothes and stockings.
The girl watched this, puzzled, and followed him out. She saw her boss holding up her stockings in front of himself, comparing them against the sunlight. He looked a bit like a pervert.
She couldn’t resist secretly taking a picture of the scene with her phone.
In the end, Chen Jincheng still couldn’t replicate the same sunlit atmosphere from his past life. However, he seemed to have created a new lighting effect that was in no way inferior.
It was the light created by sunlight passing through a pair of red lace stockings.
This light wasn’t the golden sunlight of Cheng Xi, but rather the light of a sunset under a unique red glow.
The atmosphere was definitely not bad at all.
"Come over to shoot the video once your makeup is done," Chen Jincheng immediately called out to the girl.
"Coming!" the girl replied. She had already finished her ugly makeup.
The shoot with the ugly makeup was simple and basically done in one take.
After that, Chen Jincheng had the girl go put on exquisite, beautiful makeup. He then hung her red, ultra-thin lace stockings on the window, allowing the sunlight to pass through the fabric and fall onto her face. Instantly, a special atmosphere emerged.
But after filming one take, Chen Jincheng reviewed it and frowned. The atmosphere was there, but it wasn’t strong enough.
He thought for a moment, then walked over and changed the color of the living room lights to provide supplementary toning.
Finally, after a few more takes, a pleased expression appeared on Chen Jincheng’s face. He had finally achieved the atmosphere he wanted.
Once the video was shot, he directly edited and spliced the before-and-after clips himself, and found a suitable piece of light music to go with it.
Editing and splicing this kind of video wasn’t difficult. Before long, he had sent the video to Cen Ning. "Upload this!"
After Cen Ning received the video, she couldn’t help but watch it once, and her eyes lit up.
’This video has so much atmosphere.’
’And the before-and-after change is so captivating. If it were her, she would definitely give a video like this a like.’
After watching the video, she couldn’t help but look at the red lace stockings still hanging on the window.
’Who would believe that the boss managed to shoot such an atmospheric video with just a pair of stockings?’
’The boss is amazing.’
She was filled with immense admiration for him.
She didn’t hesitate and uploaded the video immediately. Afterward, she kept a close eye on it. In less than five minutes, as the video broke through the initial traffic pool, she noticed its stats began to climb at an incredible speed.
The speed made her jaw drop. "Boss, it’s blowing up! The video’s gone viral!"
"Is that strange? Standard procedure." Seeing the results, Chen Jincheng naturally put on a cool act.
Besides, he had expected the video to go viral. After all, the original in his past life had been incredibly popular. The only question was *how* viral it would get.
Just then, however, his stomach began to protest, rumbling loudly. After all, he had "contributed" to the girl twice this morning, and his stamina was severely drained.
"Boss, are you hungry? I’ll go make you a bowl of noodles!" Cen Ning ran toward the kitchen, her face wreathed in smiles.
Chen Jincheng hadn’t expected the girl to know how to cook.
Seeing her busy herself in the kitchen, he took out his phone and sent a message to Lin Leqing: "Junior, is your place all set up? Come to the company today."
「In a newly rented apartment in a residential complex.」
Lin Leqing was eating breakfast with her cousin while scrolling through videos.
This was the modern condition—phones never leaving their hands.
The two of them were clearly no exception, though they were watching different things.
Li Muchen was focused on the entertainment industry.
Lin Leqing’s feed was more varied. Suddenly, an atmospheric video appeared, and the female star of the video looked very familiar.
"Huh? The girl from my senior’s company has another viral video," Lin Leqing said in surprise. "This morning light atmospheric reversal video was only posted a dozen minutes ago, and it already has over a hundred thousand likes. That’s incredible."
Li Muchen glanced at it and said, "The atmosphere in this single shot is maxed out, sure, but compared to a full-length drama or even a long-form video, it’s too hollow. A lack of story or content is ultimately inferior."
"..." Lin Leqing didn’t know how to respond. Her cousin seemed to be heavily influenced by the entertainment industry and was very dismissive of things at the "online influencer" level.
Just then, she received Chen Jincheng’s message asking her to come to the company that morning.
She immediately sent a reply, then said, "Cousin, I’m heading to Second-Life Star today. I think my senior is going to shoot a video for me. Do you want to come with?"
"Mm, I should go with you to keep an eye on things," Li Muchen nodded. Then she added, "We have a deal. If he can’t make anything of you, in half a month, you’re coming with me to be an extra on a film set. After all, you’ve taken so many acting classes with me. It’s a waste to be shooting these ten-second short videos, you know?"
Lin Leqing smiled and said, "Cousin, you’re so focused on pulling me away right now. Aren’t you afraid my senior will make me famous, and you’ll end up being too jealous to leave?"
"Impossible," Li Muchen said with great confidence. "I know my own strengths. I want to act and have more people see my skills. These ten-second short videos are not what I’m aiming for."
