Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1652 Delicious Soup
"I thought you wouldn't like it, after all, this fried noodle dish is very unique and it's quite normal to eat it in Shangluo, right?"

"Isn't this just regular fried noodles?"

"No, this is a specialty of Yingtian. It's alkaline fried noodles, and you rarely see this kind of thing elsewhere."

This fried noodle dish is yellowish and even has a slightly alkaline, pungent smell.

“It really is.” Victoria took a bite. “It’s a bit intoxicating. But how can it smell bad? Isn’t baking soda just baking powder? It shouldn’t have any taste.”

"Because local street food sometimes uses too much alkali, which causes some components in the flour to decompose into hydrogen sulfide and amines. If you've ever eaten preserved eggs, you should have tasted this."

"Ah! No wonder it smells like amines. It's kind of intoxicating?"

"That's why I said it's a specialty of Yingtian. Didn't you recognize it in Shangluo?"

"I thought all fried noodles tasted like this. Turns out they're not like this elsewhere?"

“Our fried noodles don’t taste like this at all,” Yanqiu shook her head. “You people in Beijing really use too much seasoning. But it’s not so bad if you eat too much, because the texture of the fried noodles is quite good. Some people even seem to really like this alkaline taste?”

"Really? Hmm." Shangluo fell into thought. "It does seem that way. But the taste is really good, everyone should try it."

"To be honest, it really is something that's been done. I've gotten used to it from eating so much on set before. Back when we worked late on set, Master Sa would treat everyone to fried noodles and lamb skewers. Well, let's just reminisce about it today. Those big film sets with hundreds or even thousands of people are probably gone forever."

Because nowadays film crews don't need so many people to maintain the filming function; they can just perform in fully automated scenes.

"The effect just now was pretty good, wasn't it?" Victoria asked.

"Yes, very good." Yanqiu nodded. "But the main thing is that I'm amazing. I was able to get two people with absolutely no acting skills to act like this. I'm the one who's amazing."

"So, will I have any more scenes later on?"

"There's a saying that goes something like this: if a gun appears in the first act, it has to be fired in the third. This script was given to me by Master Sa, and your scenes are new additions. Since I put you in the first scene, you have to return later. However, because the initial request was too urgent, I improvised and added this scene. After that, I still need to think about when the later scenes will be. So you don't need to be on set anymore. I'll call you over when I figure out where I can add you—so, did you enjoy the filming process?"

"It feels pretty good, but it's not what I expected."

Victoria originally thought there should be many people here.

But right now there are only the two of them here, and many of the subsequent scenes can probably be filmed with just a few people. And while they are filming, no one else is even allowed on set.

She had just seen a long line of seats outside the set, and guessed it would be the same later—if the lights were on inside, they were filming. Because the studio is extremely efficient, actors can focus on their scenes quickly, iterate rapidly, and then immediately go out to move on to the next one.

If we calculate it this way, we might not even need many actors on set. We can just call them in when needed and film all the scenes in a few days.

In the past, if someone was absent during filming, a large number of stand-ins would be added to the shot, and there would be a lot of solo shots when they came in later.

But here, that's completely unnecessary. Because filming efficiency has increased, everyone can simply choose a time to finish shooting their scenes. There might be some scenes that need reshooting later, which can be scheduled at another time. In the past, filming a large-scale TV series might have required four production teams traveling across the country to shoot on location. Now, within a single day, within a single palace, they can achieve varying weather conditions and lighting. They have the time and the scene they need.

This is much more convenient than shooting against a full green screen, because shooting against a green screen requires actors to have a strong sense of conviction in order to imagine things that don't exist. Everything is provided here.

"I feel like this thing can be used for more than just these things," Shangluo pondered. "Could it be used for some important things as well?"

“For example?” Victoria asked.

"Think about it, if the scene here is completely immersive, then if you put a person in here, they probably wouldn't even notice that the surrounding scene is fake, right? It's like putting your brain in a fish tank, and how the surrounding scenery changes depends on how the signal stimulates it."

"Tsk, that's really true." Yanqiu nodded. "Luckily, we have this technology. Otherwise, it would be quite scary. Oh, by the way, you're still in the studio, and the fried noodles are fake."

"Huh???" The two looked at the fried noodles in front of them.

Yes, it's fake. How was my stir-fried noodles?

"It looks exactly like the real thing!" Shangluo exclaimed in surprise. "Fake? I couldn't even tell!"

[To make it truly realistic, you need to go all out. Now we can even skip the food for the set. Oh, by the way, filming isn't over yet. We're currently shooting the behind-the-scenes footage.]

"Okay, that's a wrap." Yanqiu patted the light bulb next to her twice, and the surrounding scene suddenly went black—then reappeared.

Shangluo looked around—it was an empty room next to a photography studio, but this was indeed the location of the lounge, only Victoria had emptied it out.

"So this was originally a lounge, right? Why would you need to create a lounge scene inside a lounge?!"

“Because the door is in the wrong position,” Victoria pointed to the doorway. “I checked the storyboard here before, and the position of this door affects the composition, so I had the automaton move all the furniture out—okay, come back in.”

"Wait a minute, Miss Yanqiu, you just said my fried noodles are fake?"

“Yes, it’s fake.” Victoria nodded.

"Why is the fried noodles still in my hand?"

"Huh?" Yanqiu was taken aback. "That's not right. This was clearly fake fried noodles that I put in myself. How did it become real when it got to your hands?"

Shangluo hurriedly pulled out his Vulcan Core—the one he had previously given to Zhu Xianxi, which he now used as a pocket watch. This situation might mean he'd been tricked into some kind of dream within a dream.

The Vulcan core can maintain time stability in any situation. If the Vulcan core is functioning normally, it means that everything in your surroundings is normal.

"Oh, sorry." The chef poked his head out from the doorway. "Actually, I wanted to try out a new product line, so I changed the stir-fried noodles. I originally wanted His Majesty the King of Rome to try it, but it's normal that Victoria couldn't tell the difference. This stir-fried noodle is for the Cyber ​​Romans. We also prepared Cyber ​​bread, and they're all real here. How is it? Does it taste alright?"

(End of this chapter)