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Chapter 3355 Movie Magic
Chapter 3355 Movie Magic
P.S.: This is a supplement to yesterday's post.
Twenty children signed up to participate in the extras, which was a bit too many, but Xiaobai waved his hand and said he wanted them all, or at the very least, he would let the Young Pioneers who were receiving the remains of the martyrs have more.
"Come here, everyone! All the children who have signed up, come over now, we're going to start the training!" Xiaobai called everyone together, with Xier, Dudu, and Robin assisting her.
Soon, twenty children gathered together, including Xiaozhou.
Xiao Bai said, "Let me first tell you what our movie will be like..."
She went on and on, giving everyone a detailed introduction and answering more than a dozen questions.
It was clearly mentioned in the introduction, but the children didn't seem to understand and still asked many simple questions.
Xiaobai remained patient and waited until everyone had finished asking questions and no one else asked any more. Then she pointed to the three Xiwawa and said, "Now, Xiwawa and the others are going to take pictures of you. You need to cooperate. Now, line up."
Xi'er and her two friends got busy. She and Dudu were in charge of taking photos of everyone from various angles, while Xiao Xiaobai was responsible for maintaining order on site, reminding everyone to line up properly, not to cut in line, not to make noise, and to keep quiet.
The first one is Zhou Zizi, who usually dissed Xiaobai, but she is the most enthusiastic about filming. She would not accept being excluded and would fight anyone who disagreed with her.
Xi'er, holding the camera, said, "Zhou Zizi, don't laugh! Be solemn! We are now young comrades of revolutionary martyrs! Don't act cute, don't pout, don't puff out your cheeks, don't tilt your head..."
Taking the opportunity, Dudu used Zhou Zizi as a standard to remind the children in line behind her to take photos according to this standard, not to deliberately act cute, not to pout, not to puff out their cheeks, and especially not to put their little fists near their mouths...
Immediately, some children protested, saying that such words were not cute.
Dudu said, "We're making a movie, so we don't need to be cute, we need to be real. You are all Young Pioneers, the flowers of our motherland!"
Xi'er took eight photos of Zhou Zizi from all angles before letting her go.
Before leaving, Zhou Zizi asked, "Xi'er, when can I start acting?"
Xi'er said, "Taking photos is enough, there's no need to act."
Zhou Zizi was shocked: "Me? I was still fired? Waaaaaah~~~"
She had tried her best to fight against Liuliu, but she was still defeated by the evil forces. She cried out in a childish voice, "Liuliu! I'm going to settle the score with Liuliu!"
The innocent Liu Liu wasn't even nearby; she did nothing wrong, yet she was labeled the villain.
Meanwhile, Chengcheng and Xiaomi are refining the script.
Chengcheng pondered the script, muttering to herself, "How wide is the icy river the soldiers crossed? What color is the ice? What shape are the cracks? How did Xiaodong run? Did he fall?"
Xiao Bai eavesdropped for a while and then felt a headache coming on. Cheng Cheng was so thoughtful; she hadn't even considered these aspects.
The work at Xiaomi isn't easy either.
Xiao Bai sneaked up behind her and looked down at her as she painted. He heard her muttering to herself as she painted, but her voice was too soft to hear.
Seeing Xiaobai appear, Xiaomi hurriedly asked, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, let's discuss this. Do you think Xiaodong and Xiaohua are from the North or the South? Are their houses made of adobe or wood? How big is the village and how is it laid out? Is there a river at the entrance of the village?"
Xiao Bai was starting to feel overwhelmed. "Hmm, I think they're from the south, and the village is made of adobe houses..."
She described the village exactly as it was.
Xiaomi further proposed to check more historical photos to ensure the accuracy of the styles of clothing, weapons, and backpacks.
Xiao Baitou said, "Write down the questions first, and we'll organize them later and go to the library to look up information together."
Xiaomi nodded. She still had many questions to ask, and she figured Xiaobai probably couldn't answer them either. They were both too young, their knowledge was limited, and they didn't have enough to learn. They still needed to study hard.
What she didn't know was that anyone in her position would need to do the job well without thorough preparation; they would all need to consult a lot of materials and accumulate enough historical knowledge to move forward.
The Little Red Horse Academy was bustling with activity for two days, and the preliminary preparations were finally almost complete.
Xi'er and Dudu organized photos of all the actors, from various angles, including Lao Li.
They also invited Bai Jianping and Ma Lanhua, and took photos of them. According to Director Bai, they wanted to include them in the film as well.
Lao Bai, Lao Ma, and Lao Li play the roles of Xiao Dong's three surviving old comrades-in-arms.
That morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the group of best friends from Little Red Horse Academy were all there. A car pulled up to the gate and stopped. Before anyone could get out of the car, someone in the courtyard shouted, "They're here!"
Everyone rushed to the entrance and watched as three young people got out of the car—two men and one woman, carrying large bags and small packages of equipment. They paused for a moment when they saw so many children watching in the yard, then smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Hello, is this Little Red Horse Academy? We are from Little Red Horse Film and Television. We are here today to make a film for Boss Xiaobai."
Dudu immediately pushed Xiaobai forward: "This is Boss Xiaobai."
Xiao Bai laughed loudly, "Haha, all guests are welcome! Open the door and welcome them in!"
The three young people curiously looked around Little Red Horse Academy until they saw the owner, Zhang Tan, appear, and they hurriedly went up to greet him.
They were invited by Zhang Tan to provide technical support, and they will be responsible for all subsequent work related to AI production.
The third floor of Building 2 has been prepared. After everyone came here and debugged the equipment, they began to input commands.
Xiao Bai and the others gathered around the computer, holding their breath.
As the young man named Xiao Zhao operated the AI tool interface, he felt a surge of intense gazes from behind him and became somewhat nervous.
He copied the first scene description written by Chengcheng into the text: "Time: Winter of 1941, night. Location: A dilapidated temple outside a mountain village in North China. Scene: The temple is dilapidated, the roof is drafty, and snowflakes drift in through the holes. In the center of the room, there is a small, barely burning bonfire, its dim light illuminating seven or eight ragged, emaciated children. They are huddled in a pile of dry grass, and their ages range from 10 to 15. The protagonist, Xiaodong (a boy, about 12 years old, with facial features adjusted based on Shi Baobao, thin, with prominent cheekbones, and eyes that gleam with a determination and vigilance beyond his years in the firelight), sits near the temple door, holding an old rifle taller than himself, listening to the sound of the wind and snow outside..."
He also uploaded a sketch of the dilapidated temple drawn by Xiaomi, as well as photos of Liuliu, Xiaonian, and others as character references.
Then click "Generate," and the progress bar will start moving slowly.
A dozen seconds later, blurry blocks of color began to appear on the screen, gradually coalescing into outlines... Twenty seconds later, a black-and-white, slightly oil painting-like 3D animated scene gradually became clear: a dilapidated ancient temple, falling snow, a campfire, and a group of children huddled together...
The camera slowly zooms in, focusing on the thin figure holding a rifle at the door. Although his face is still a bit rough, the close-up of his eyes clearly shows the features of Liu Liu's eyebrows and eyes, yet they are full of the perseverance and vicissitudes required by the story.
"It's out, it's out now~~"
"Wow--!"
Everyone gasped in surprise.
"Excuse me, let me see! Wow—it's amazing! Is that all? Am I going to lose my job??"
Liu Liu was first surprised, then horrified. Her first thought was that as Da Yan Yan, she might be out of work. She had finally made it to the top and become a well-known star. Now, actresses no longer needed to act; all they had to do was take a picture. Had all her hard work in the first half of her life been for nothing?!
Xiao Bai pushed her away impatiently: "Don't scream and scare yourself. I've already told you you won't lose your job. With me here, I guarantee you'll be making movies for the rest of your life."
Dudu pointed at the computer screen and said, "It's me! It's me! Even though I look like a boy, it's me!"
She was so excited her face turned red!
"And the Little New Year!"
Xi'er pointed to another girl's figure by the campfire, her head bowed. Although she was wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket and had a simple braid, the lines of her profile and her calm demeanor revealed a resemblance to Xiao Nian.
Xiao Nian pursed her lips tightly, staring intently at herself on the screen. Her little hands quietly clenched into fists. Her thoughts were somewhat similar to Liu Liu's: she hadn't even acted yet, so should she act herself?
Shi Baobao was also staring intently at the computer screen. Was this really her at twelve years old?
The three young technicians were also caught up in the atmosphere, their faces flushed, and they felt a sense of pride in their technical work.
After everyone calmed down, they gathered around the scene and offered suggestions, such as the campfire being too bright and the sky outside the dilapidated temple having no stars...
The second act is an attempt to generate the "Glacier Message" segment.
This time, a more complex description was entered: the direction of the ice cracks, the sequence of Xiaodong's falls and subsequent rises, and the blurry figures of enemy troops on the opposite bank.
The AI-generated result is even more stunning: on a river surface where the wind and snow howl, tiny human figures struggle to move forward on a vast ice field, the ice beneath their feet groaning under their weight, and a sense of crisis is palpable.
"That's amazing..." Dudu murmured.
Zhang Tan said, "This is the power of technology, but it is just a pen. The stories and emotions are the hands that hold the pen."
He was quite satisfied with the generated results. This was the first real-world test of AI, and there are currently no video AI products on the market. Xiaohongma Benteng AI will be the first one!