After reading a pile of books related to films and learning professional editing techniques, then adding over a dozen wisps of Light of Luck, Lu Zheng became a veteran film editor.
Besides, the footage Si Lingxi had filmed and the perspectives she had chosen were beautiful to begin with...
So with a rapid "snip, snip, snip," Lu Zheng finished editing Song of Everlasting Regret and Butterfly Lovers in just two days.
Each had two versions. One was an uncut version containing everything, merely stitched together from the footage. Song of Everlasting Regret ran for four and a half hours, while Butterfly Lovers was three and a half hours long.
The other was a shortened version closer to a proper film. Song of Everlasting Regret was nearly two hours, while Butterfly Lovers was around an hour and a half.
On top of that, Lu Zheng thoughtfully made opening titles and subtitles, one in Blue Star simplified characters and one in Great Jing ancient script.
"My, my, watching my own performance is actually pretty interesting."
On the more than seventy-inch plasma television in the living room was the scene of Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei meeting in the heavenly palace.
Hu Cainiang played Yang Guifei, while Shen Ying played Emperor Tang Ming. Their expressions were vivid and their acting superb, and paired with the breathtaking illusion array, it truly seemed as though they were in a fairyland.
"With effects like these, it would cost at least a hundred million!" Lin Wan exclaimed in admiration.
Lu Zheng rubbed his chin. "If we went to film crews and made special effects for them, we might make money even faster than robbing people!"
"Could we?" Shen Ying looked at Lu Zheng, raised her brows, and smiled. "The television dramas I've watched lately all had