My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Chapter 552: Chapter 349: Filming the Trailer (Part 3)

The filming locations are quite far from each other, which has increased the production costs. Just the round-trip tickets for the team and the food and accommodations are already a significant amount, but compared to the costs of special effects production, it’s nothing.

To ensure the quality of the special effects in the trailer, Li Peifeng specially consulted with Guli Nazha and got in touch with the MOREVFX studio that made the effects for "The Wandering Earth".

He told them his requirements using storyboard scripts. With just a few dozen shots and a total special effects duration of only ten seconds, the quote was four hundred thousand. This was with a discount because, for some reason, the film industry isn’t doing well at the moment, and the effects company had no work, otherwise, such small advertising effects would be priced much higher.

Li Peifeng didn’t hesitate much. He agreed to the four hundred thousand; you have to risk it for the biscuit.

On one side, he signed an electronic contract with MOREVFX remotely, while the three-in-one employees gathered in Ningyuan City from all over the country.

On February 3rd, Tang Yan and others arrived one after another, and Li Peifeng picked them up one by one and found a hotel to arrange for everyone to stay.

He Yimeng was the last to arrive, at 9:30 PM...

"How was your birthday?"

"What, I have a birthday?"

Seeing Li Peifeng pretending to be puzzled, He Yimeng smiled softly and took out a gift box from her bag: "For you, a birthday gift, although it’s two days late."

"That’s thoughtful, thank you~"

Just then, a red light ahead, Li Peifeng shifted to park, smiled, and opened the gift box; two boxes of... Viagra? And they’re both ten-packs?

I shouldn’t have expected anything from this silly white-haired girl!!

Li Peifeng cursed mentally and forced a smile, handing the gift box back: "I don’t need it, keep it for yourself."

"Don’t be so sure."

He Yimeng grinned as she pushed the gift box back over: "At this rate, you’ll need it sooner or later."

"You don’t know your limits, do you? Looks like you need a lesson!"

"Oh, really? Are you planning to teach me a lesson?"

He Yimeng challenged, then snatched the driver’s role, trying to drive.

"Stop messing around... green light, and we’re almost at the hotel."

Maybe after being apart for a while, He Yimeng missed the feeling of being an astronaut, not too reservedly teasing Li Peifeng, before regaining her senses.

"Who do you plan to cast for the role of Qiuqing? Have they arrived?"

"You don’t need to worry about that."

After dropping He Yimeng at the hotel, Li Peifeng drove back home and picked up his phone to inform Zhao Qingge, one of the leads, about the script and shooting schedule;

"Your scenes will be at Moshi Park, estimated to be shot three days after we finish the seaside scenes in Ningyuan. If there’s no problem, should I book your flight?"

"...Never mind, I’ll come over tomorrow."

Zhao Qingge hesitated for a moment, probably thinking that staying home during the New Year was boring and wanting to join the fun in Ningyuan City.

But Li Peifeng considered more; he was a bit worried that Zhao Qingge’s presence might reveal their relationship to the sharp-eyed He Yimeng, so he subtly reminded her: "Isn’t that a bit inappropriate? The filming crew is mostly students from Beihua University."

Zhao Qingge asked back: "And then?"

Then... well, it’s just a trailer shoot, and the two of them won’t have any interaction in the trailer for now. In the book, Wang Chi and Qiuqing have no romantic scenes either, so it doesn’t mean anything. As for the future? Once they graduate, the teacher-student duo will be together legally, so it won’t matter.

Li Peifeng hesitated for a moment and agreed: "So, are you staying at the hotel or coming to my place?"

"Stay at the hotel?" Zhao Qingge asked her second rhetorical question.

Li Peifeng couldn’t help but laugh: "Alright, I’ll tidy up the room for you as soon as I get home."