Chapter 485 Not Comparable
The subsequent filming did not proceed as grandly as everyone had imagined, nor was it a deliberate staging of scenes.
Yu Long merely directed everyone to walk around the campus of Qingzhou University and a few laps in the research and design department of Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Company. That was all.
The filming work was then completed.
Afterward, Yu Long secluded himself and the shot footage in a room.
Su Ya checked the time. It was past six in the evening, meaning the entire filming, including travel time, had only taken three hours.
Su Ya hesitated and said, "It's already finished in three hours? I didn't even feel like everyone was acting."
Liu Ran was also surprised and shook her head, saying, "I don't know, but we can trust Teacher Yu's skill."
Professor Li Hui, standing beside them, had been holding Mei Youli's hand. They had participated in the filming work right after returning from the airport, and it had just concluded.
They still felt as if they were in a dream.
Liu Ran smiled and said, "Alright, since Teacher Yu said he would handle the rest, we won't interfere anymore. Let's welcome Miss Mei and celebrate the official start of Professor Li and Miss Mei's relationship."
The crowd cheered and led Li Hui and Mei Youli to dinner.
The next day, it was already ten in the morning. Liu Ran paced back and forth in her office, worried about not being able to complete the filming on time.
After all, tomorrow was the deadline. If they couldn't deliver the video by tomorrow, they would be completely passive.
Li Hui and Mei Youli, though genuinely in love, were in a teacher-student relationship. If someone maliciously twisted this fact and deliberately sensationalized it, Professor Li's reputation would indeed be greatly challenged, as it was against public morality.
Especially now that the power of supervisors had greatly increased; they could decide whether a student could graduate and determine their future prospects. Coupled with the recent incidents of graduate students and doctoral students committing suicide, society had become even more wary of teacher-student relationships.
There was concern that students might be forced into them.
Therefore, the video had to be promoted before rumors spread.
As Liu Ran was still worried, the office door was pushed open, and Yu Long, with disheveled hair, walked in. Yu Long's eyes were red. He yawned and waved his hand, saying, "Alas, I'm old, truly old!"
"I used to be able to edit films for three days and three nights straight. Now, after just one night of overtime, I can't do it anymore."
"The film is ready. All post-production is complete. President Liu, you can proceed with the promotion and release. It's four and a half minutes long, and I believe it should meet your requirements."
After speaking, Yu Long yawned, placed a USB drive, and then swayed away.
Liu Ran was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked her secretary to help Yu Long to rest.
Soon, Su Ya, Liu Xiaomei, Chen Yang, Li Hui, Mei Youli, and others gathered in Liu Ran's office.
Liu Ran opened her laptop, plugged in the USB drive, and played the video.
The video began by directly posing the questions: Do you still believe in love? What is your love like? Do you believe in love that hasn't seen each other for twenty years?
Then, the music started, followed by the story of how Mei Youli and Li Hui met, got to know each other, and fell in love.
The first two minutes were joyful, sweet, humorous, and touching. The last two minutes were shocking, emotional, sorrowful, and poignant.
Every frame was beautiful, and every note struck a chord in people's hearts, making them smile as they watched and cry as they finished.
After the four-and-a-half-minute film, the music and the love that lasted until death still echoed in everyone's hearts.
Liu Ran's eyes were red. She stood up and said, "Good, it's truly good. As expected of a genius director. We'll promote this film, and I believe Professor Li and Miss Mei's relationship will definitely gain the support of most people."
Su Ya had already shed tears. She wiped her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll arrange the promotion immediately. I'll also have all the streamers under our company promote this matter."
"This time, our company will use all its connections to promote this film. All the props in the film will bear the name of our Yang Yang Yang Company."
"Furthermore, since this film is produced and distributed by our Yang Yang Yang Company, I believe that with the promotion of this film, our film and television department will also be officially established and will surely be known to the public. The films we release in the future will be accepted by everyone."
Everyone nodded. Li Hui suddenly cried out and knelt on the ground, sobbing. He repeatedly said, "Thank you, thank you, everyone. Thank you for this film. This film is truly excellent. I never imagined that I had lost so much time without realizing it."
"Xiaoli, I'm so sorry for you. Forcing you to spend more than ten of your most beautiful years alone abroad, in Europe. I will do my best to make it up to you."
Mei Youli and Li Hui embraced and cried. Then Li Hui said, "President Liu, friends, I've decided. We're going to get our marriage certificate next. I hope I won't miss another day with Xiaoli. Xiaoli, will you marry me?"
Li Hui knelt on one knee. Mei Youli nodded, and everyone in the office cheered.
The twenty-year age gap was indeed significant, but they had common ground in the same field, they were both captivated by each other's intellect, they were kindred spirits with shared goals.
Perhaps this was what love was originally meant to be.
At this moment, at the Liu family residence.
The Liu family was preparing for dinner. At the largest round table, seven or eight dishes were laid out. Old Mrs. Liu sat down, leaning on her cane. She glanced at the table and then roared, "Yang Long, I gave you 300 yuan a day for food expenses, and you only made seven dishes. What are you doing? What have you been doing in the kitchen all morning?"
Yang Long, wearing an apron, hurried over, his hands covered in grease. He quickly said, "Grandma, the price of vegetables has been too high lately. 300 yuan a day for three meals is really tight. There are many people eating at our place, and I've tried my best to buy ingredients from the cheapest market."
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Liu slammed her cane on Yang Long's arm and angrily scolded, "Useless! Knowing that our family is large, you only made this little food. If 300 yuan for food isn't enough, why don't you take some from your own pocket? You're a good-for-nothing."
"When I asked Chen Yang to cook before, I also gave him 300 yuan, and he could put out a large table of dishes. Liu Xin chose you, she must have been blind."
"Your Yang family are all short-sighted and stupid people. You could ruin such a large fortune, let it go bankrupt. You truly are a bunch of good-for-nothings, hmph."
Yang Long stood there with his head down, his fists clenched in anger. He couldn't stand this humiliation. What he couldn't bear the most was that everyone in the family now compared him to Chen Yang, and the key point was that he couldn't even compare to Chen Yang now!