My buildings have attributes

"No, no, no, touch the trees next to you, you can really feel them, but the feeling is a bit unreal."

"Holy crap... this technique is amazing."

Everyone was stunned; this technology was beyond their imagination.

"Alright, everyone, don't be surprised, let's get ready to film."

Chen Ling addressed the stunned crowd.

Everyone here is a professional actor, and after the initial shock, they began to adjust their emotions.

"First act, begin!"

With a click, filming began. This scene depicted Ye Fan and his group arriving at Mount Tai.

Why was this the first scene filmed? Because it was Chen Ling's request.

In normal TV series or movie production, it's impossible to shoot in the order of broadcast; instead, it's shot scene by scene and then edited together.

However, Chen Ling didn't want to film it that way because it gave him a headache, so he filmed it in the order it would be shown.

Chen Ling is a big shot; whatever he says goes.

Soon, a group of actors began acting out the dialogue from the script.

The director was surprised as he looked at what the camera was filming.

The acting was phenomenal, and the filming was superb—it couldn't be better.

The next moment, the actors finally ran into trouble.

The special effect of nine dragons pulling a coffin suddenly appearing above their heads terrified them.

It's just so realistic, it's like there really were nine dragons pulling a coffin.

When the nine dragons pulling the coffin crashed directly onto the top of Mount Tai, the group of actors scattered and fled, forgetting all about acting.

"Crack!"

"Reshoot the escape scene from earlier. Don't forget the dialogue. And those two extras, don't run, or you'll get crushed to death," Director Ding shouted.

"Okay, director."

During the second take, the special effects of the nine dragons pulling the coffin reappeared. This time, the actors were more experienced and performed according to the script.

"Alright, first round, pass!"

Director Ding called "Cut!" indicating that the first scene was over.

The next scene will be filmed inside the Kowloon Coffin, where they are sucked into the coffin, requiring special effects.

However, this special effect doesn't require post-production; Chen Ling can handle it entirely on set.

"Camera ready, start filming special effects shots immediately."

Chen Ling said loudly, and then he instructed Cangming to control the equipment to prepare for a realistic special effect.

"start!"

The moment Chen Ling finished speaking, several actors' simulated projections appeared in front of the camera.

"Holy crap..."

Feng Chuang exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone was surprised, including the actors, because at that moment, their images on the camera were exactly the same as theirs.

Click!

As the Nine Dragons Pulled the Coffin open, the simulated actors were suddenly sucked into the air and transformed into a stream of light, entering the interior of the Nine Dragons Pulled the Coffin.

"Alright, this shot is done, right?" Chen Ling called out, stopping the shot.

"President Chen, this TV series is definitely going to be a hit. Even Hollywood can't produce such realistic scenes," Director Ding said excitedly.

Special effects are still special effects, and there is still a difference between them and real-life camera footage.

So no matter how good the special effects are, everyone can tell at a glance that they are special effects.

The technology Chen Ling is currently using is miles ahead of special effects, because it's filmed on location. When it's released later, those Photoshop masters and special effects masters will probably go crazy.

It's scary that even though you know it's special effects, you can't find any trace of them.

Soon, the scenes inside the Nine Dragons Coffin were finished, and the next scene was the Great Thunder Temple of Yinghuo.

At this moment, the surrounding environment changes again.

Everyone suddenly felt a chill, not a real chill, but a psychological effect caused by the change in the surrounding environment.

"So this is the Martian environment."

"This effect is terrifying; special effects are doomed from now on."

When the surrounding environment was transformed into the surface of Mars, everyone truly felt as if they were on Mars. Even the massive dust storms in the distance and the scenery of outer space were exactly the same as those on the real Mars.

Looking at the five-colored altar beneath their feet and the seemingly abandoned yet majestic Great Thunderclap Temple not far away, everyone was momentarily stunned.

"Okay, let's continue filming."

After realizing what had happened, Director Ding urged the actors to continue filming.

And just like that, a day of filming came to an end.

Because the actors' performances were outstanding, no set design was needed, so the filming was very fast, and three episodes were filmed in one day.

Keep in mind, this isn't a typical urban drama about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts; it's an adaptation of a fantasy novel. The speed at which it was filmed is truly astonishing.

In the evening, after having dinner with the crew, Chen Ling took six actresses to direct a scene.

These six actresses were the ones who didn't get a turn yesterday, but today it's finally their turn.

For the next two weeks, Chen Ling spent most of his time on set, watching filming during the day and coaching newly debuted actresses at night, keeping him extremely busy.

So over the past two weeks, Chen Ling has gained a deep understanding of the actresses in the crew.

Of course, there are also some things he doesn't know.

After all, not everyone will choose this path.

Chen Ling wouldn't actively pursue this type of person; he wasn't lacking in women.

If he wanted to, none of these actresses could escape, but he's not that kind of person.

If you take the initiative to come, I'll arrange some resources for you. Everyone's happy; that's a win-win situation.

I won't force you if you don't come on your own initiative.

That day, Chen Ling returned to Qinglong Building, intending to find an empty space, renovate a room, and install a trampoline.

Why install a trampoline?

The main issue was that during this period, Chen Ling directed the actresses in underwater or land scenes every day, but he didn't provide in-depth guidance on action scenes.

Therefore, Chen Ling wanted to build a trampoline to simulate the feeling of being bounced into the air and then engaging in a mid-air struggle, so that the actresses could experience it firsthand.

As a result, Li Lili came to find Chen Ling right after the trampoline was renovated.

"There's a Perseid meteor shower tonight, will you watch it with me?"

Li Lili pouted and said unhappily.

Did Li Lili not know about Chen Ling's absurd behavior during this period?

Of course she knew, but she was smart enough not to say anything and just pretended not to know.

After all, some things are better left unsaid, because once they're out in the open, they lose their meaning.

The more you fight for something, the further it slips away from you.

On the contrary, if you don't fight for it, it might get closer and closer to you.

Li Lili is a smart woman; she knows what to do and when to do it.

So she didn't bother Chen Ling during this time and went home to visit her parents every day.

But not competing doesn't mean you do nothing.

Half a month later, Li Lili found Chen Ling, trying to make her presence known and get him to join her in the Meteor Shower event.

"Okay, let's have a meteor shower together today."

Seeing Li Lili's expression, Chen Ling felt a little apologetic, so without saying a word, he agreed to Li Lili's request.

As for the trampoline, we'll talk about it later. Anyway, we'll be filming this TV series for half a year, so there's no rush.

At around 11 p.m., Chen Ling and Li Lili sat on the swing on the rooftop terrace of the Qinglong Building, swinging and waiting for the meteor shower to appear.

"Look, shooting stars are coming, so many of them!"

Li Lili pointed at the shooting star in the sky and shouted.

"Hmm... there are quite a lot, and it seems to be falling down?"

Chen Ling looked at the meteor shower and muttered to himself with some confusion.

Chapter 84 Falling on This Earth

For ordinary people, watching a meteor shower is a symbol of romance.

For astronomy students, watching meteor showers, however, is part of their homework.

For freshmen, watching a meteor shower at an observatory for the first time might be a novel experience, but for sophomores and juniors, it's torture.

There are seven or eight meteor showers that visit Earth every year, and these are all large-scale, with more than one hundred meteors per hour. There are even more unnamed meteor showers with fewer meteors.

Zhou Kai is an astronomy major, and today is the time when the Perseid meteor shower will grace Earth again.

As a seasoned first-year graduate student, he was almost sick of watching meteor showers.

Fortunately, he didn't have to do the observations or write the observation report himself today.

He just wanted to sit on the sidelines and guide his juniors in their observations.

"The Perseid meteor shower is a high-speed meteor shower, so don't chase after it. Just stay in one observation area. I've already adjusted the telescopes for you. Come up one by one and take your look, then come down."

"Alright, junior, you can be the first to observe." Zhou Kai said briefly before assigning a junior to take the observation.