Stelle and he filmed a bunch of exe videos, and Bai Luan wanted to edit them, so he naturally had no shortage of material.
However, simply splicing videos together to create new videos felt a bit uninspired.
As a master of it, this kind of things was clearly beneath his skill.
So, for this edit, Bai Luan planned to choose a turning point where he would transition from abstract to cool.
He wanted to bring a new wave of impact to the audience of Honkai: Star Rail World.
Therefore, he decided to use two background songs for this, one focusing on the abstract and the other on being cool.
For the abstract part, he chose the recently released "love is like fire," as its distinct drumbeat would make it easy to transition to a cool drumbeat midway through.
As for the cool song, he chose "poster boy" ("Theme of Doubt").
In his previous life, this song often appeared in edited videos, frequently paired with a certain Black actor.
This Black actor also spawned a famous meme—"Super Racist Motherfucker."
Creators often used a special editing technique where the face of this Black actor would suddenly appear on the face of person in the video, gradually covering them like Ultraman Seven transforming, eventually completing the transition.
It was a case of merging similar items.
This time, Bai Luan intended to use this "editing method" to edit the video.
Kids! The big one is coming!
Having made up his mind, Bai Luan quickly immersed himself in his artistic creation.
Soon after, Bai Luan finished the product and then sent it to Stelle.
Bai Luan: [File]
Stelle picked up her phone, looking at the video file Bai Luan sent.
"Uncle's speed is really fast."
Stelle quickly downloaded the video and started watching, familiar music entering her ears.
Although they had filmed a dance video for "love is like fire" before, that was done while wearing Abyss Mage costumes, but this time Bai Luan used editing techniques to splice previous videos together.
Although those movements weren't specifically timed to the beat of "love is like fire," under Bai Luan's editing, various unrelated dance moves were cut together, and she couldn't even find any sense of incongruity.
"As expected of Uncle, his film-making skills are still on point."
"But... where's the cool part Uncle mentioned earlier?"
As Stelle was thinking this, she in the video was making a waving gesture, when suddenly the screen froze, and the background music's drumbeat abruptly changed to that of another song.
The hand she waved in the video also turned into a long blade, and then, with the dense drumbeat, the original self dancing in the video was gradually covered by another self.
It was Stelle wearing that black military princess outfit, and then, to the rhythm of the music, several close-ups of the black military princess looking cool were shown.
Finally, with a cool pose, the video ended.
"Is this how you transition, Uncle?"
"No, who would have thought of this?"
"Super long wind-up + zero-frame start + explosive finishing move, who can defend against this?"
Stelle couldn't help but watch it several more times, but compared to the surprise of the first time, the subsequent viewings were filled with anticipation for the turning point.
After watching it several times in a row, Stelle sent Bai Luan her feedback, expressing high approval:
Stelle: Uncle! Cool! So cool!
Stelle: I'm already looking forward to seeing people's reactions to this video! (✧ ◡ ✧)
Seeing Stelle's reply, Bai Luan nodded in relief.
If Stelle thought it was fine, then there shouldn't be any major problems.
He could upload this video.
"Hmm... let me think, what should this video be called...? I got it, let's call it 'Stelle is Dancing.'"
"It echoes the dialogue, introduces the video's protagonist, and even describes the video's content."
"How do you say 'three meanings in one phrase'? Three meanings in one phrase."
"Sometimes I really have to admit, I'm a genius."
With immense satisfaction, Bai Luan uploaded the video.
"New fans are still confused, but old fans are already laughing just by seeing the title."
"The cleverness of this title lies in 'Stelle' being a homophone for 'heart' (Heart), making it irresistibly funny."
"Don't explain cold jokes! It makes them even colder!"
"The part at the beginning was just a re-use of previous video material, so it seemed a bit unremarkable.
But who would have thought there was a big surprise hidden at the end?
The continuous, fast-paced rhythm combined with the cool visuals just blew me away! Awesome! I'm going to watch it again!"
"Cool! Nameless! Cool!"
"How did he manage to be both abstract and cool? I feel so conflicted right now... Damn you, Yi Mu, manipulating my emotions from behind the video!"
"Great video, but! Update your game for me! I want to see mita!"
Bai Luan didn't pay much attention to the comments section of this video, because he received a more interesting message.
Jimmy sent him a message, inviting him to be an interviewed guest on his show.
When he was making Cyberpunk before, in order to perfectly restore the voice acting, he asked Jimmy to guest voice as a favor, and their contact information was exchanged at that time.
There were only a few days left until the grand event, and he could now start heading to Penacony to complete the check-in procedures.
Conveniently, Jimmy invited him for an interview, so he could go for the interview first, make a guest appearance on the show, and then head directly to Penacony.
This way, he wouldn't have to think about how to pass the remaining time.
"Hey, don't tell me, Jimmy's invitation came at just the right time."
"Is it because he saw my recent high-intensity updates and inferred that I'm very free right now?"
"As expected of someone who can make it in the company, his mind works fast."
Bai Luan replied to Jimmy, stating that he could go for the interview.
Jimmy: Great!
Jimmy: [Coordinates]
Jimmy: These are my coordinates, I'll be waiting for you here.
To actually get to interview a genius!
The show's ratings are going to explode again!
Bai Luan put away his phone; before leaving, he still needed to tell Herta.
"Ms. Herta, I'm going out for a bit."
"Going out again? Are you running out more often lately?"
"I have a premonition that many interesting things will happen soon, so I've decided to join in the fun."
"Oh?"
Herta raised an eyebrow and asked:
"Will there be anything that interests me?"
Bai Luan thought for a moment; according to the plot, Herta did indeed go to Penacony, even bringing a Herta Puppet.
However, that all happened after everything else was over.
So Bai Luan nodded and said:
"There will be things that interest Ms. Herta, so will you come to Penacony with me?"
Herta shook her head and said:
"Not now, I have a project on hand."
This answer was within Bai Luan's expectations; after all, Herta in the original plot didn't go to Penacony immediately either.
After Herta refused, she thought again.
The memory of refusing to go to Logos with Bai Luan, which led him to find another companion, was still fresh in her mind.
So she added:
"You go first, and when I'm done, I'll come to Penacony to find you."
"Then I'll have to find some really fun places in Penacony, otherwise, if Ms. Herta gets bored, it would be my dereliction of duty."
"With you around, I think it won't be boring at least."
"Got it~ See you in Penacony~"
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