The Rebirth of the Internet Celebrity Godfather

Cheng Yi was not surprised by Li Ziqi's reaction. If Li Ziqi signed the contract so easily, she would no longer be Li Ziqi.

He said: "Let's not talk about this in a hurry. I am also a video maker. As a colleague, you can communicate and learn from each other."

Li Ziqi is no stranger to Cheng Yi. His emergence has verified a sentence:

There was a thunder on the ground, and my brother made his debut.

Since entering the short video industry in October, in just three months, it has attracted nearly 5 million fans across the entire network, which is a miracle in the short video industry.

These days, if anyone who plays short videos doesn’t know Cheng Yi, then there is no need to play.

If you are not sensitive to hot spots, how can you grasp the market?

"If we don't talk about signing a contract and just communicate, it doesn't matter. Learning from experience is really beneficial to me." Li Ziqi thought this way.

She also wanted to know how this young man had miraculously risen.

Li Ziqi asked: “What is Mr. Cheng’s opinion on the short video industry?”

Cheng Yi thought to himself, here you are, you are considering me!

He said: "The explosion of the short video industry, from a large perspective, is the result of various factors such as national technological iteration, social progress, and upgrading of human entertainment methods. It is inevitable. 15 and 16 years are just the beginning. The future

In a few years, it will generate a trillion-dollar market..."

Cheng Yi explains everything from the birth, development, and prosperity of the short video industry in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Not only Li Ziqi was fascinated by it, Zhang Hanran and the other three were also attracted by Cheng Yi involuntarily.

When talking about the fun part, Cheng Yi almost shouted out "Understand the applause".

After taking a sip of water, Cheng Yi stretched out his hand to Hou Shufen, who quickly handed the briefcase to Cheng Yi's hand.

He took out a newspaper from his bag and handed it to Li Ziqi.

"Sister Li, more detailed views are in this newspaper. You can read it when you have time."

Li Ziqi took the newspaper and read it,

"17-Year-Old Genius Makes Millions in 60 Days - Thoughts on the Self-Media Era" is exactly what the Shonan Times reported on Cheng Yi.

She took a look and suppressed the shock in her heart. She originally thought that Cheng Yi was the kind of Internet celebrity who took a funny and nonsensical route, but she didn't expect that he would have such an insight.

Li Ziqi said: "Mr. Cheng, I will study it carefully when I have time."

"Sister Li, let's talk about you. Did you complete the video alone?" Cheng Yi asked.

"Yes, it's all just me."

"Ah?" Zhang Hanran said: "I see that many of your shots have different camera positions, some are close shots and some are long shots, and one video is so much work, including shooting, editing, dubbing, soundtrack, and promotion. How can you do it alone?

Coming?"

"I did it by myself. Sometimes in order to take some special shots, I would put the camera on a tree, a small bench, or a table. Sometimes I would also use rocks to adjust the height and angle.

Because I shot blindly, I couldn't see the problem during the process. I could only check it after taking the shot. If I found any problem, I could only retake it.

The hair is messed up, there are extra folds in the clothes, the close-ups are not in the camera, and the facial expression is unnatural for a moment, so we have to retake it. Sometimes, we have to shoot for two hours just to get a few seconds of footage."

"ah?"

Zhang Hanran had never heard of this!

From the beginning, she never touched the camera.

In the beginning, Cheng Yi filmed for her. She didn’t have to think about anything or come up with ideas. She had nothing to do with the filming and editing.

She is only responsible for standing beautifully in front of the camera and doing the moves, and sometimes even Cheng Yi shows her how to do the moves.

Later, Cheng Yi assigned her a full-time photographer, assistant, and editor in the company, so she was no longer needed.

Listening to Li Ziqi say this is like hearing a fantasy.

Zhang Hanran glanced at Cheng Yi and realized through comparison that he was too relaxed!

Zhang Hanran asked: "Sister Li, haven't you ever thought about forming a team? At least find a photographer!"

Li Ziqi said: "I didn't have any money at the beginning. Later, I thought about it and realized that the audience likes my work. Only my own conception, shooting and editing by myself are the ones that are truly mine.

work."

"Forehead……"

Zhang Hanran was shocked by her words, but what about me? I didn’t conceive, shoot, or edit.

Does that mean it’s not my work anymore?

Cheng Yi glanced at Zhang Hanran and spoke with his eyes: Look at him, then look at you!

Zhang Hanran replied harshly: I have to squeeze you, a capitalist!

"Actually, that's not what you said." Cheng Yi said: "Sister Li, first of all, I understand and respect your persistence. But I don't agree."

He observed Li Ziqi's expression and found that she had no obvious resistance, so he continued:

"As far as the photographer is concerned, why do you think the photographer can't take what you want? First of all, the photographer must have professional knowledge, and he can help you solve many of the problems you have had before.

Secondly, you can communicate with the photographer if you have any ideas. How to take the rest, how to position the lens, and how to adjust the focus, you only need to use your mouth.

Besides, you can't take a moving shot of yourself, without a photographer?

The idea and concept of the work itself are yours, and you guide how to shoot it. The post-editing can also let the editor edit according to your ideas.

The entire work is still your own, the role of the team is only to improve your shooting efficiency and increase your output.

Just like a movie, does the director still have to act, edit, and dub himself to call it his own work?"

Li Ziqi was silent for a long time before speaking: "Mr. Cheng is right, but I have been falling into a misunderstanding."

The video "Lanzhou Ramen" was even more difficult for Li Ziqi to shoot.

Because it is not shot in one go, many times, after shooting one shot, you adjust it and then shoot the next shot.

It was okay when taking other pictures, but when taking pictures of ramen noodles, her hands were covered in flour and she had to wash her hands constantly.

In the video for "Lanzhou Ramen", she took more than 200 shots of the ramen portion alone.

If a step is wrong or the time is not stuck, the shot will have to be retaken. Moreover, she cannot fix the focus. Sometimes she is out of focus, sometimes the focus is weak, and the situation is endless.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Cheng Yi stood up and said: "Sister Li, can you take us to visit the filming locations, such as country fields, vegetable gardens, etc. I also want to see how they turned into

The beautiful rural paintings captured through your lens.”

"Okay, then come with me."

Li Ziqi and Cheng Yi walked along the dirt path, looking at vegetable gardens, bamboo forests, and ponds along the way.

Zhang Hanran saw Cheng Yi actively communicating with Li Ziqi throughout the process.

The exchange is not about the shooting of short videos, but about farm work, such as what is the farm work in Western Sichuan, what to plant in spring, what to plant in autumn, how to water, and how to get rid of insects.

Cheng Yi was surprised by anything that was different from the north.

Zhang Hanran thought, Cheng Yi couldn't really be blocked by Li Ziqi's words, right?

Otherwise, why not even mention half of the contract.