Let's debut, fairy!

Chapter 75 The Toad
Shang Hai.

Inside a suite at a hotel on the Bund.

Meng Bai and Su Xintang, who came from Taiwan, finished filming scenes with Zhao Yazhi in Hangzhou and then came to Shanghai for a visit.

At this moment, they were sitting side by side on the sofa, watching TV.

The content projected onto the TV screen was nothing more than edited episodes one and two of "The Return of the Immortal Cultivator".

Regardless of the behind-the-scenes footage, this time we filmed about six episodes of main content, and the rest is still being edited.

Of course, although it's said to be episode by episode, each episode is only five or six minutes long, similar to a short drama, but with a higher production quality.

After all, Zhuo Weihua is a legitimate film and television action choreographer, and the filming team he brought is also a legitimate film and television cinematographer. It's hard to say how he'll fare with dramatic scenes, but when it comes to action scenes, the shots and the overall quality he produces are truly impeccable.

However, quality is always achieved at the cost of cost-effectiveness, and short videos shot like this have no cost-effectiveness at all.

These days, Zhuo Weihua has asked Meng Bai more than once how he plans to recoup the cost of these videos.
Little did he know that Meng Bai and Su Xintang had no intention of recouping their losses at all.

"Wow~~ It's even better than I imagined." Su Xintang's face was full of joy. Her fight with Meng Bai was already very intense, and with the camera transitions and editing, the video's tension was simply maximized.

"These professionals really know their stuff. If I were to hold up a camera and shoot, I could never achieve this effect, no matter how hard I tried." Meng Bai felt more and more that the money was well spent.

"I felt so sorry for her in the first episode," Su Xintang said with a smile.

"This is exactly the effect I wanted." Meng Bai thought it was great.

In the first episode, Su Xintang first defeated several toad demons, then Meng Bai, playing the holy son of the toad clan, appeared and almost killed Su Xintang; he really beat her to death.

Back on set, Zhuo Weihua and the stuntmen were all in stitches watching. They thought the two had some kind of marital conflict and were just looking for an opportunity to vent their anger.

Meng Bai was ruthless. Although the moves were designed by Zhuo Weihua, he executed them fiercely and cunningly, even bending the iron props.

Fortunately, it was Meng Bai's turn to be beaten next, and Su Xintang was equally ruthless in her attack.

Actually, there's no need to be polite. Although the two seem to be fighting fiercely, it really feels like they're just being tickled. They're both wearing armor and aren't using any magic, so they can't hurt each other at all.

"This toad is really something! It has no mercy for women at all. Look at how badly you beat it. I feel sorry for it." Meng Bai suppressed a laugh.

"Pfft~~ Hahahaha..." Su Xintang burst out laughing at the sudden shout.

She didn't actually know what "down" meant before, but after talking with Meng Bai more and more, she found the word "down" quite funny.

Meng Bai actually planned to hire some online trolls in the first episode to promote the hashtag #下头蛤蟆# and quickly make the audience remember the account 【夏棠】.

This is very important. It's the same principle I mentioned before: there are so many videos and bloggers these days, it's difficult to make someone remember [Xia Tang] after watching just one video.

But it's much easier to make people remember the four characters #下头蛤蟆#.

This is to lower the memory threshold for the audience and also to reduce the difficulty for the audience to search for "Xia Tang" a second time.

Therefore, while promoting the hashtag #下头蛤蟆#, we also need to promote derivative search terms such as #下头蛤蟆暴打修仙少女#.

"When are we going to send it?" Su Xintang couldn't wait any longer.

Meng Bai has now registered accounts for her on Bilibili, Douyin, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

As for Weibo, Twitter, and the like, I didn't register for them; there's really nothing worth visiting in that cesspool.

"Tonight, the first episode will be released at 8 pm, the second episode at 9 pm, and a behind-the-scenes clip at 10 pm." Meng Bai checked his watch; it was 3 pm.

The reason I post at night is because data usage is higher then, and people tend to spend more time online during their rest time. However, this isn't always the case; data usage is sometimes unpredictable.

There are two reasons why I posted three videos.

First, as mentioned before, the follower growth rate of an account with only one video is far less than that of one with three videos.

Secondly, the second episode focuses on Xia Tang, the young cultivator, returning from her quest for treasure and beating up the toad below her in revenge. This allows viewers to release the emotions built up in the first episode.

However, that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, Meng Bai, the toad below, will have a scene at the end of the second episode where he fully transforms into human form.

Goodness, to film this short, ten-second shot and achieve that stunning effect, a group of people worked for over seven hours. Meng Bai even used his acting skills to forcibly imitate Lu Dai's imposing aura before they were satisfied.

The shot is simple: "Meng Bai, the toad below," sits cross-legged on a rock in the mountains. The camera pans halfway around from behind to his face, and he looks up and opens his eyes, his clothes and hair beginning to flutter.

His clothes and appearance change during this panning shot, a change achieved in post-production. His originally ugly toad-like face transforms into Meng Bai's own. This extreme image contrast makes his new look incredibly handsome.

If this still doesn't bring in any female fans for the [Xia Tang] account, then Meng Bai will accept it and consider it as just not his destiny.

As for why the toad spirit could transform into human form, or the plot's illogicality, the point remains the same: the plot is completely unimportant. This is a short video, not a TV series.

As long as they're both handsome and beautiful and their fight is entertaining, that's enough.

Thinking of this, Meng Bai was about to say something more.

Su Xintang stood up, took out a high-end Apple desktop computer from her storage space, placed it on the desk, and said, "Then teach me how to edit videos. While we still have time, let's edit the videos I shot before."

The machine was bought for her by Meng Bai.

She's become completely absorbed in being a vlogger and can't pull herself out of it.

But the laptop she had before wasn't good enough for editing videos, so Meng Bai simply bought her a high-spec desktop computer. Anyway, they both had storage space, so it would be convenient for them to go anywhere.

“Okay.” Meng Bai pulled up a chair and sat down next to Su Xintang, then began teaching her how to edit videos.

Su Xintang's photography is very diverse; she shoots here and there, just whatever comes to mind. This time, the edited video shows her entire journey from Taiwan to mainland China by plane, as well as the footage of the two of them exploring Hangzhou.

It has to be said, Su Xintang's identity is truly ingenious. Everything in Hangzhou is completely new to her, genuinely new, not just an act.

As Meng Bai edited the video, he felt that the effect was absolutely explosive.

Because in the video, Su Xintang is either shocked or happy.

She smiles when she eats something delicious, she smiles when she sees something fun, and she is amazed when she encounters high technology. Each of these emotions hits the "satisfaction point" of the audience for this type of video.

She's so beautiful that even Meng Bai, watching the video, felt a sense of joy emanating from the screen, let alone ordinary viewers.

This video is the kind that makes people happy and comfortable to watch.

So Meng Bai couldn't help but say, "How about we throw some water?"

"No!" Su Xintang immediately refused. This was her record of life, her life with Meng Bai. What kind of nonsense was it to throw some data at her?

After saying that, she added, "It's a pity I couldn't bring Grandma this time."

"There are plenty of opportunities. I think her health is getting better every day."

“When we left that day, she was still talking to me, saying that after we finished the relocation of the grave in Shandong, she wanted to go to Changsha.”

"Why?" Meng Bai asked, puzzled.

"She said she wanted to pay her respects to the old gentleman she respected most in her life."

"Who is it?" Meng Bai asked curiously.

"Mr. Yuan."

Upon hearing this name, Meng Bai suddenly felt a sense of disorientation; his family had been growing hybrid rice for twenty years.

He nodded and said, "I also want to go and pay my respects. After I'm done with this, I'll go pick up Grandma and bring my parents along."

“I…I’m a little afraid to go,” Su Xintang suddenly said.

"why?"

“Sir, you are a man of extraordinary talent for all ages. If you were to travel in Hegu, even the True Lord would have to respectfully avoid you. I... should not disturb you,” Su Xintang said.

"A peerless hero? Is that a divine position?"

"An outstanding person is an outstanding person, not a god or an immortal, but someone who surpasses gods and immortals with a mortal body. Anyway, the River Drum can't be found, but here on Earth, it seems that outstanding people are emerging in large numbers. Let's not talk about this anymore, my heart is pounding."

Su Xintang didn't want to talk anymore.

Meng Bai ended the topic and continued teaching her how to edit videos.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was evening.

(End of this chapter)