Chapter 143: Special Effects Production Completed; Episode Eight of “Yearning” Airs
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After dinner, Jiang Yun returned to his room and began uploading that day’s chapter.
By now, Jade Dynasty: Azure Cloud had become a complete sensation, breaking far beyond its original circle of readers.
The Perfect World, meanwhile, had remained lukewarm. In truth, when Jiang Yun first published the novel, he had placed great hopes in it. He even planned to adapt it into films and television series in the future—and direct them himself.
“Could it be because I never laid the groundwork with another book?” Jiang Yun muttered to himself. “Forget it. It shouldn’t disappoint people!”
Jiang Yun lay back on the bed. “I haven’t even stayed in this new home very many times! At last, I can finally get some proper rest.”
He drank a glass of warm milk and soon fell into a deep sleep.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
“Who’s calling this late at night?”
Still groggy with sleep, Jiang Yun glanced at the digital clock. It was only a little after five in the morning.
He picked up his phone. It was Liu Guoqiang.
“Hello? Director Liu, what’s wrong?”
“Jiang Yun, the master tape has already been delivered. When do we begin?”
Jiang Yun rolled his eyes. “Director Liu, didn’t you get any sleep? The company doesn’t start work until eight-thirty!”
Liu Guoqiang sounded somewhat embarrassed. “Jiang Yun, of course I know work doesn’t begin until eight-thirty. I just wanted to call and see what you were doing.”
Jiang Yun was speechless.
What else could he possibly be doing? Obviously, he had been sleeping.
“Jiang Yun, come over for a while and keep me company. I’m so excited I can’t sleep!”
“I give up,” Jiang Yun said.
“Come on over!”
“All right, all right. Wait for me. I’ll be there shortly.”
Helpless, Jiang Yun found that he was now completely awake.
He got out of bed, washed up, and put on casual clothes. Winter had officially begun, and the early morning was bitterly cold, so he put on a down jacket as well.
After going downstairs, Jiang Yun used a ride-hailing app to call a car.
A short while later, a private car stopped in front of him, and Jiang Yun climbed in.
The driver took him to the business hotel.
Jiang Yun went to Liu Guoqiang’s room and knocked on the door.
Click!
The door opened from inside.
“Jiang Yun, you finally made it!”
Jiang Yun rolled his eyes and walked in. “Director Liu, where’s your assistant?”
“I booked him a room and sent him off to rest.” Liu Guoqiang rubbed his nose. “Jiang Yun, it’s only a little after six. Should we chat or play cards?”
“You know it’s only a little after six!” Jiang Yun said irritably.
“Heh heh.” Liu Guoqiang looked a little awkward.
The two of them chatted for a while, but eventually found that there was nothing left to talk about, so they began playing cards.
After some time, Liu Guoqiang checked the clock. It was only a little after seven.
“Time is moving so slowly,” he sighed.
“Director Liu, I’m going to lie down in your room for a while. Wake me up later.”
“Sure, go ahead and sleep! I mainly wanted someone to keep me company so I wouldn’t feel lonely. I’ll watch you sleep,” Liu Guoqiang said with a grin.
Watch me sleep?
Jiang Yun rolled his eyes. What kind of strange hobby was that?
He decided not to dwell on it. Jiang Yun lay down on the bed, pulled up the covers, and soon fell asleep.
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Morning came.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
Jiang Yun was jolted awake by the ringing phone. He picked it up.
“Hello?”
“Boss, it’s already nine o’clock. Where are you?”
Jiang Yun shot upright in bed, instantly wide awake. Looking over, he saw Liu Guoqiang lying beside him, sleeping soundly.
The corner of Jiang Yun’s mouth twitched.
“Director Liu, Director Liu, wake up! It’s nine o’clock!”
“Hm? Mmm... Let me sleep a little longer,” Liu Guoqiang mumbled drowsily.
Jiang Yun’s eyelids twitched. Forget it. He would let him sleep a little longer.
Jiang Yun sat in the room and began playing with his phone.
At half past nine, Liu Guoqiang woke up on his own.
“Jiang Yun, why didn’t you wake me?”
“I did. You just didn’t wake up.”
“All right, then.”
Liu Guoqiang tidied himself up, and he and Jiang Yun went downstairs. They used a ride-hailing app to call a private car.
When the two arrived at the company, Liu Guoqiang carried in a briefcase and took the master tape out of it.
The editing of Dueling the Firmament had been completed after days of overtime. All that remained was the dubbing and special effects.
The special-effects production for Dueling the Firmament officially began.
From that day onward, Liu Guoqiang arrived at Jiang Yun’s company first thing every morning, then returned to the business hotel in the afternoon.
“The Fire Lotus here needs to be made emerald green.”
“All right, Director Liu!”
Jiang Yun’s employees began crafting the exquisite Fire Lotus.
“During the battle here, add colored rays of light! Make the void rupture and the air ripple!”
“Understood!”
“And for the final showdown, make it look like a battle involving ten thousand people!”
“Understood, Director Liu!”
Liu Guoqiang personally supervised the entire process. Finally, a week later, he left with the master tape, completely satisfied.
As for Jiang Yun, during that period he recorded the eighth episode of Yearning for Life and the sixth episode of The Voice.
By then, Jiang Yun had fourteen contestants on his team in The Voice. Tian Zhen, Zhou Lun, and Wang Feng also had fourteen contestants each.
For the eighth episode of Yearning for Life, Huang Kang and He Ling returned, while the guests were Tian Zhen, Zhou Lun, and Wang Feng.
The theme of the episode was The Voice Family versus the Yearning for Life Family.
At that moment, Jiang Yun and Li Mengya were sitting in front of the television, watching the eighth episode of Yearning for Life.
The episode opened with Jiang Yun arriving at Mushroom House.
When Jiang Yun answered the phone, the caller had altered their voice, so he could not tell who it was.
“Hello? I’d like to order some caramelized bananas!”
The voice had been processed to sound like a slow, lazy sloth.
“All right!”
Jiang Yun began busily preparing the food. After a while, the phone rang again.
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This time, the caller sounded like a little girl.
“Hello? I’d like to order some caramelized potatoes!”
Jiang Yun frowned.
Could these two have planned this together?
He hung up and continued working.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
Jiang Yun answered the phone.
This time, the voice effect was deliberately ridiculous.
“Hello, I’d like to order some caramelized sweet potatoes!”
“Three people,” Jiang Yun muttered to himself. “One ordered caramelized bananas, one ordered caramelized potatoes, and one ordered caramelized sweet potatoes!”
Jiang Yun began preparing potatoes, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
When the three special guests arrived, Jiang Yun was utterly stunned.
“Sister Tian, Brother Zhou, Brother Wang—what are you doing here?”
“Obviously, we’re here to take part in the show!”
“Haha, I never expected this episode’s special guests to be you three!”
On the screen, Jiang Yun and Huang Kang began cooking in the kitchen.
After everyone had eaten, they played games.
He Ling announced, “In this episode, the Voice Family will compete against the Yearning for Life Family.”
“Jiang Yun belongs to both the Voice Family and the Yearning for Life Family. However, since we’re recording Yearning for Life this time, Jiang Yun will represent the Yearning for Life team!”
Everyone played a game in which they listened to song lyrics and guessed the titles. In the end, Tian Zhen and the others won.
The following day, everyone worked together, and on the morning of the third day, they departed.
The eighth episode of Yearning for Life officially came to an end.
By the time they finished watching Yearning for Life, it was nearly half past nine at night. Jiang Yun and Li Mengya washed up.
Afterward, Jiang Yun lay down in his usual spot: the sofa.
“Mengya, haven’t you been accepting any work recently?”
The door to Li Mengya’s room was left open so that she could see Jiang Yun at a glance.
Li Mengya lay across the foot of her bed, looking at him.
“No. I’ve already terminated my contract with my agency. Besides, I don’t want to accept any work.”
“I used to follow the agency’s arrangements and rush from one engagement to another day and night. Now that I’ve finally gotten a chance to rest, there’s no way I’m going back to work!” Li Mengya declared.
Jiang Yun lay on the sofa. “You can’t go on like this. You’ll only become lazier and lazier.”
“Spare me the lecture. Seeing how packed your schedule is every day reminds me of how I used to be.” Li Mengya sighed. “Back then, I was just like you—full of enthusiasm, rushing from one engagement to another around the clock. But now, I only want to be a happy couch potato!”
Jiang Yun rolled his eyes.
The two stopped talking and went to sleep separately.
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