This is a game beyond dimension–the pursuit of truth. 
The unknown seal, the gambit between gods and demons… 
The defiance against data, the retribution of human… 
In a virtual world connected with reality, consciousness dictates us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness dictates our consciousness. 
Now, throw away you fear. 
Throw away your selfish interest, question, and disbelief… Free your thought. 
Welcome to Thriller Paradise. 
Feng Bujue lost his ability to fear because of an unknown psychological disorder. Through a virtual reality game designed for players to experience fright and despair, he began his search for his lost fear. Could he finally regain his ability to fear? Could he outwit the scenarios presented to him? Could he finally uncover the truth hidden inside Thriller Paradise?  


The struggling Qiao Liang, the well-intentioned Ruan Guangjian, and the fans who were watching on fervently came to the theme restaurant in the Thriller Hostel.
Ruan Guangjian gave a reason that was difficult for Qiao Liang to refuse, but he still failed to make up his mind to challenge the 'Ultimate Horror'. Getting the admission ticket alone made him very desperate.
On one side was filled with thirst for knowledge; the other side was filled with thirst for survival. Qiao Liang fell into a battle between heaven and man.
Therefore, everyone came first for lunch. They were all hungry especially after they were shocked at the Haunted House Nightmare.
However, Qiao Liang instinctively felt that something was wrong when he came to the entrance of the theme restaurant.
"Wait, where is the maid cafe? Why are we here?"
He had seen a healing maid cafe on the map of Thriller Hostel in between Ultimate Horror and Haunted House Nightmare. It was said that lovely young ladies would be there to serve you warm, hot drinks to comfort the frightened people. 
However, for some reason, the fans actually walked to this 'lunatic asylum theme restaurant'.
Qiao Liang felt something was wrong when he saw this sign with white letters and red background.
"The maid cafe is only to drink coffee. There is nothing much to eat there. That is why we are here to eat. Come on!"
Everyone brought Qiao Liang in with malicious intent. Ruan Guangjian followed behind, smiling silently.
There was an iron prison door stained with bloody handprints under the dim light with a huge red button on it. Reaching out and pressing it, the iron prison door would automatically open before one could enter the theme restaurant.
Qiao Liang almost sucked in cold air.
What the f*ck was with this theme restaurant? This was just another haunted house project, right!?
The lights inside were obviously much brighter than ordinary haunted houses, but the dark iron fence, the thick chain on the door, the surrounding arrangement, the bottle of bright red liquid that looked like plasma on the counter… 
It seemed to remind them of the scene in the horror film.
Of course, strictly speaking, it could not be regarded as a prison theme, but a prison and hospital theme. Its setting was more biased towards the mental hospital in general movies and games.
There was a huge difference in the positioning of the two.
Many restaurants in China had prison themes as well, but they had all failed. There were two reasons: the first was the wrong location, and the second was the overall direction.
In real life, most people were not interested in horror themes. Who would go if a prison-themed restaurant was opened on the streets?
However, if there was a prison-themed restaurant in a haunted house, then it would be fitting because those who came to a haunted house were generally young people who had strong psychological endurance to accept it all.
Another point was that it might be prison-themed, but it was different from prisons.
The failed prison-themed restaurants in China were all built strictly in accordance with actual prisons and even made military green quilts. The upper and lower bunks, tables and chairs, and iron fences were all made of stainless steel. It felt like a very modern and real prison.
That 100% recreated the experience of having a prison meal which was neither horrible nor comfortable, simply disgusting. 
However, the setting at this theme restaurant was completely different from the real prison. Its poisoning was closer to the mental hospital in horror movies and games. The layout was in the western style of the last century and felt more like a separate kind of horror and curiosity of a real prison image.
Eating inside would not feel as though one was in jail, but more like participating in the recording of a horror game. This sense of separation from reality made the players not resist from the bottom of their hearts and to reject this arrangement.
On the contrary—after accepting this style, one would feel happy.
Of course, different people accepted this style differently. For example, Qiao Liang was very resistant to it.
"I understand everyone's curiosity very well, but… we just came out of the haunted house! Isn't it good for us to find a cozy restaurant with a comfortable dining environment?"
However, Qiao Liang's words hung in midair.
That was because he saw a hot girl in nurse uniform walking towards him with a string of black handcuffs on her left arm.
The nurse uniform on the girl was the kind that frequently appeared in horror games and movies. It was in western style and even seemed to be stained with blood. It was red and white and yet body-hugging. It made Qiao Liang want to move his eyes downwards uncontrollably.
Without knowing what had happened, he stretched his hand out and let the girl handcuff himself.
After being handcuffed, Qiao Liang realized that the handcuffs were made of plastic. It was no wonder that the girl could have a few handles on her arm.
The shape of the handcuffs was not the shiny, stainless steel kind, but they were very suitable for the scene.
Moreover, this was just a toy that could be opened at will.
After handcuffing everyone, the nurse led everyone inside, according to prison cells looking for an empty table.
A fan asked with a smile. "Old Qiao, what did you just say? Change the venue?"
"Ahem, ahem." Qiao Liang gave a dry cough in a low voice. "No way, I have already been handcuffed."
Ruan Guangjian suddenly stopped as he walked. He looked at one of the prison cells through the iron fence. "Hello, everyone, what a coincidence!"
Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, Chen Kangtuo, Hao Qiong, and the rest who were here for a meal were also surprised. "Big Boss Ruan? So coincidental, you're here, too?"
Ruan Guangjian smiled. "How can I not support the haunted house that Boss Pei opened?" 
"Do you want to join us? We can just add more chairs." Lin Wan suggested.
Ruan Guangjian looked around and found that this room was big enough to include Teacher Qiao and the rest.
His mind had some quick thought and started scheming.
Ruan Guangjian leaned in closer to the iron fence and said in a low voice. "Everyone, cooperate with me later… let Teacher Qiao…"
The nurse in front, who was walking halfway the group of 'prisoners', stopped and waited because she suddenly realized they were one person short.
The others did not ask. Ruan Guangjian rejoined them after a minute.
"Let's join that table. I know them."
Everyone was shocked and instinctively wanted to reject since they were all Big Boss Ruan's friends whom they didn't know.
"They are the developers of the Be Quiet and Thriller Hostel project." Ruan Guangjian added.
Qiao Liang was taken aback but agreed readily. "Sure!"
Everyone came to the room where Lin Wan and the others were in and found their seats. Qiao Liang and the fans were very surprised after they introduced each other. They were almost half the important people in Tengda Games!
The producer of Be Quiet, chief designer, artist, person-in-charge of the Thriller Hostel… they were all here!
Qiao Liang originally had a great prejudice against the designer of Thriller Hostel. He cursed the designer several times when he was in the Haunted House Nightmare. However, he became full of smiles and gave the Thriller Hostel high praises seeing Chen Kangtuo.
He fully depicted what double-faced meant.
After commercial pleasantries were exchanged, the nurse started to bring all sorts of delicacies to the table.
No orders were accepted here. The waiter would decide the menu according to the customers' taboos. All items on the menu were very strange; for example, drinks that looked like blood bags.
Ruan Guangjian looked at Lin Wan after taking some small bites. Lin Wan gave everyone a look.
Everyone immediately understood.
Lin Wan smiled and addressed everyone. "Has everyone experienced the Ultimate Horror?"
Qiao Liang and the fans exchanged glances without a word.
Ruan Guangjian nodded. "Yes, I went. It was great! Have you tried it as well?"
Lin Wan took the piece of cake that looked like raw steak. She ate and replied. "Of course, we have all experienced it. However, we saved our progress at the last point because we are staff. The honor of completing the Thriller Hostel first has to be reserved for a true… hardcore player."
She did not look at Qiao Liang, but the pause in her sentence seemed to be hinting at something.
Qiao Liang had an incredulous look on his face. "Did… all of you… pass?"
Saving at the last point was no different from passing the game. Qiao Liang's fans obviously did not buy it as well.
Forget about the others, Lin Wan passed it even though she was a girl?
Lin Wan guessed what Qiao Liang was thinking seeing his expression so she smiled slightly and took a bag of plasma from the side to drink from it. "Are you thinking that I'm exaggerating?"
"Then… do you know about 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital?"
"We specially went to 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital for five whole days to obtain materials for Be Quiet."
Qiao Liang and the fans did not stand in awe because they were directly shocked.
'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital was touted to be the scariest haunted house on earth! This group of people actually played there for five entire days to collect the materials?
Were they humans?
They finally understood why these people could clear the stages so calmly. The Ultimate Horror would be a walk in the park even if it was on the same level as 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital!
Qiao Liang suddenly felt very ashamed. He looked at the weak lady who could stay in 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital for five whole days because of work!
Yet, he himself had no courage to even step into the Ultimate Horror…
How embarrassing! It was so embarrassing!
Ruan Guangjian chose the perfect time to ask. "Then, is there any difference between Thriller Hostel and 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital?
"Both are outstanding, but I think the details of Thriller Hostel were done much better. It is easier to persevere. That's all because Chen Kangtuo managed everything well," Lin Wan said after some thought.
"No, this credit belongs to Boss Pei." Chen Kangtuo refuted by shaking his head.


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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     All of them were enjoying and chatting when Ms Ava arrived at Noah's home. They studied together for an hour. Nash also joined them to study. After an hour, the tuition class was over then Ms Ava, Cecil and Samaira left Noah's house together.
       Noah was arranging his books when Nash said, "Now I know the reason why you persuaded mom and dad so much to study together with your friends."
     Noah looked at Nash raising his right eyebrows and asked, "What do you think the reason is?"
    "Isn't it because you have a crush on sister Samaira?" Nash asked.
  Noah laughed after listening to Nash's wild guess. He indeed had a crush on one of them, just the person Nah said was wrong. He then said, "Not bad."
    Nash smirked and said, "Ahhhhh... my brother has already grown up. He even brought his crush at his home to meet our parents."
    As Nash said that he immediately ran out of Noah's room. Noah laid on his bed thinking Cecil was just in his room. He then looked at the place where Cecil had sat. He went there and again laid down. He sniffed and smiled because this place smelt like Cecil. He was becoming abnormal day by day., If someone entered the room right now and saw Noah sniffing the carpet, what would they think? Noah was mental. Moreover, Noah asked himself, was he becoming a pervert?
     Days were passing normally like that. Every day after the school hours, Cecil went to Noah's home. He gradually got closer to Noah's brother, Nash too. Noah was also getting closer with both Cecil and Samaira. He had already known a lot about Cecil through Samaira and he also discovered Samaira was pretty laid back and had chilled personality. When they started to talk, they immediately used to find a common topic.
     While Samaira and Noah were chatting, Cecil would play video games with Nash. Nash was like Noah. He opened up easily with Cecil. Every time when they had a free time, Samaira and Noah would be watching movies while Nash and him would be playing video games together.
     After all these times, four of them had become close with each other. At school, Cecil, Samaira, Katherine and Noah used to hang out together. It would be wrong to say that Cecil didn't feel jealous when he saw Noah being close to Samaira and Katherine. His thoughts were becoming dangerous. He just wanted to monopolize Noah and Noah's time but he was afraid of overstepping the boundary.
      When Noah and Samaira were watching movies together, he also wanted to join them but after seeing them sitting together harmoniously, he didn't have guts to join them. Sometimes when Cecil saw them, he felt like Noah and Samaira were perfect for each other. Noah was the most handsome boy of the class while Samaira was the most beautiful girl of the class.
     When Cecil joined them to watch a movie, he saw they always watched romantic movies. And the main problem was, Cecil didn't like romantic movies at all. He felt it was too cringy. He was more into sci-fi, horror, action, psychological and thriller types of movies. So, he always joined Nash to play video games. He always felt asleep watching romantic movies.
         Cecil also felt like Noah and him were getting closer too. One day, it was a hot summer day. It was a break and Cecil was staying inside the class while Noah was out playing basketball with his friends. After the bell rang, Cecil was drinking water while Noah came and snatched the bottle he was drinking water from. Nah drank that water without hesitating. 
       Cecil was surprised. Did they had an indirect kiss? Noah never drank or ate the water and foods which was drunk or eaten by others. It was only him, only he was an exception. To add more surprise, Noah put his lips on the same spot Cecil had put. Cecil was red because of embarrassment not because of hot weather.
       To be honest after Noah drank, Cecil never drank in that bottle again. He just put that bottle in his room like a treasure. He was becoming more stupid day by day. Well, love makes everyone stupid and even lowers their IQ.

FIRST LOVE ISN'T ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL AND ALSO ONE CAN NEVER FORGET IT.
 THE FIRST ONE TO FALL IN LOVE ALWAYS LOSES.

      "We are together. Noah and I are dating for a week."
  Samaria said holding his hands. That person whom Cecil had been crushing since he first saw him, his friend Noah.

   Ah, as his good friend what should Cecil say. He should be happy, right.
    
      "Congratulations."
       

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Published date: 10 September 2020

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Madi's POV:
After his confession about his past and the real thing happened between him and Stacey... I finally understand his rage for his ex. But there's one thing I can't ask with him. If he still in love with her. Maybe I'm just scared to hear what he's going to say. 
When we get back to Chicago, he suddenly become my tail. Every morning, he's always knocking on my bedroom door already in his uniform. So, I don't have a choice but to get up and get ready for work. while he's in the kitchen.. waiting for me to come down and we're going to eat breakfast together. 
And we always come to work together, for which I earned another awkward stares, glares and smirks from his fans club in the company... especially from their leader Jenny, and her second in command Ailene. 
And when we were in the office, he always sends text messages and calls using his personal phone, instead of using the intercom. And during lunch break, he's now the one who waits for me for lunch and not Sandy. He would appear from my office door before twelve o'clock. Well, Sandy is still calling me but 'our' boss came first than her. And because he's the CEO, we can't avoid those malicious stares from almost all the employees inside the canteen. I remember I asked him once, why does he eats in the cafeteria.. when he's the boss and he can go in every fancy restaurants outside the building. But he said, it will only take extra times unlike seated in the canteen
We became close and open to each other.. well except my feelings for him. He started again of calling me love. And because I have the most stupid heart, I just let him do that again. I realized how simple person he is. You can bring and pull him in the cafeteria, you can eat some streets food near the local market. Yes, he's cold, arrogant and jerk most of the times, but what many others don't know about him is that.. he has a big heart for the kids. 
And about his revenge plan, we avoided talking about it. Well for me... it's rather okay not to talk about it anymore or better he stop from doing it. But since I know how it pained him to lose his baby, I just didn't open a topic regarding that matter. 
He became more my friend and sometimes he acts more like my boyfriend.. especially in the office. He doesn't let me eat with Troy even I have Sandy beside me. He's been like a jealous and possessive boyfriend especially when Greg comes and visit me in my office. 
And one time we had a board meeting, and he accidentally called me love in front of the board members and two of the company's biggest investors. And to our surprise, Sandy became our guardian angel by that time. 
Flashback..... 
I am in his office and reminding him of his board meeting for two o'clock this afternoon, because it's only ten minutes before the meeting will start. 
"Love, did you give the papers we need here, to Ms. Aguilar?" he asked me but his eyes were still on his computer screen. 
"Yup. She's already in the meeting room." I answered while waiting for him to get up. 
"Are you ready?"
"Yeah, I'm just waiting for you." I said raising my eyebrow. He looked at me and smiled. 
"Okay. Let's go." he said standing up and walked towards the door. 
I followed him outside, but because I remember I left my phone on my desk, I told him that I'll just follow him in the meeting room. I get my phone together with some documents needed for the meeting. 
The moment I entered the room, I found him standing at the front and there's a whiteboard behind him. While Sandy is checking the reports on her laptop for the powerpoint presentation. And maybe because he used to call me love every time and everywhere, in the car, in the cafeteria by a whisper, in front of Sandy, at home, inside of his and my office... he forgot that we're not alone and we're at the meeting room. 
"Love, can you please pass the folders to the members? Thank you."
All eyes were turned to him and then me and back to him. My breath stacked inside my lungs and I really don't know how to react with that. He's already in his lapel, so his voice was heard even in the furthest corner of the meeting room. And there's one thing that shocks to everyone.. he said 'Thank you'.. which is now a new word that you find in his vocabulary. 
"Love! You looked so LOVEly today, Ms. Davis! Right, gentlemen?" And all eyes turned to Sandy when she speak loudly. "You looked so beautiful, LOVEly and blooming Ms. Davis! Sir, what can you say?" then she asked Gabriel, but there's a board member who answered her. 
"I agree with you, Ms. Aguilar. Ms. Davis here is becoming more lovely and lovely each day."
I blushed hard when almost all of them gave their comments. And then we heard Sandy sing... 
"Love.. love.. has come my way, everything is gonna be okay... And it will always be a happy day, because love has come my way..."
She even mixed it with some hands step.. and she winked at me after. All the members present in the room, clapped their hands after her mini-performance. And although I am still in my shocked state, I also clapped my hands to make her act become normal and natural. 
"Okay, let's start this meeting. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen." Gabriel said in his serious and cold voice after of all the chaos that he himself made. 
End of flashback... 
He even goes with me every time I visit my restaurant. For Noelle, she knows our situation so she didn't ask any questions why he's with me. But George and Arielle, I just told them..'we're dating'.. for things don't go complicated. 
We eat dinner together every night, eat breakfast together, go to work and also go home together after work. Sometimes, we're eating our lunch and dinner in restaurants. He even brought me to the shopping mall and bought all the dress that he thinks would fit for me. Of course I complained.. but he still insisted on buying all those stuffs for me. 
We even watched movies in cinemas.. there, I found out that he's a big fan of brutal horror and psychological thriller movies. Which are my most hated movies, it gives me nightmares at night and it can make me go insane after watching those movies. But since I am the queen when we go and hang outside, I'm pulling him always into drama and romantic comedy movies, that he also enjoys at the end. 
It's been almost one month since we started to become open to each other, and it's been more than two months since we got married. We became more at ease to each other, we can now share jokes and sometimes personal jokes but it became a part of our everyday bonding. 
But as they always say.. 'sometimes you need to know your place in someone's life, because you might get hurt if you expect too much..'
In all those happy days, memorable times, and carefree moments that we shared together.. they were all the happiest memories I have had with him.. that I never know.. will also be the most painful memories I will bring and have in the future. Because sometimes.. the happy memories hurt the most. 
We are currently eating lunch at home... Saturday noon, when he received a call from Stacey. I admit I was surprised by the call, but I just remained quiet. It's been more than a month since I heard her name from Gabriel. 
He excused himself for a while, but he answered the call in front of me. They didn't talk so much... he ended it immediately with a scowl on his face. 
"Stacey wants to talk to me." He said and brought his glass of water in his mouth. 
"W-What does she said?" I asked him while continuing to slice the steak on my plate. 
"She said she wants to talk to me and it's important."
"Hmm.." I said nodding. I can't explain the sudden uneasy feeling that crept inside me. 
He didn't touch his food after that, but I continue mine so I can show him that I'm not affected with the call. I don't know.. but there's something inside me that tells me.. this is something I wouldn't want to know until the end.


He has all the traits that you wished for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. 
    But he's in love. He's in love with her. For him, she is the completion of his dream, a perfect wife and a mother to be with his children. He would give her everything including his own life. He would sacrifice his world for her.
    But she left him. She betrayed him. She broke his heart into pieces. And he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire, who would do everything to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. His heart still aches for her.
    And that's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfil my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. He offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "She's pregnant."
He blurted out and I almost stumbled on where I am standing. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping in my heart is unbearable but I managed to stay calm.
    "Wow! Congratulations!"
I said faking my excitement as I remembered him saying... -cheating would not be the reason to break our marriage- of course I couldn't accuse him of this as 'cheating' because she was the real reason why we are pretending as a couple. 
    He still loves her. He's still in love with her. 
And that's when I made the biggest decision in my life. Taking all my strength and a piece of my heart that still hanging on a thin rope...
    I left him.
Taking also my biggest secret in me... that I've already fallen in love with him. 
Then I learned a lesson;
    'Loving someone who doesn't love you back isn't as hard as loving someone who still in love with his ex and who just only uses you to get her back again into his life..'

How important is the post-production of a film? It can almost be said that it is equivalent to secondary creation.
 
One frame at a time, editing, music, retouching, color grading, and then only slowly achieve a complete work.
 
This also means that it will be a very patient work, after all, to shoot more than 1200 minutes of material through the selection, assembly, and then compiled into a nearly 90-minute, smooth film, it is not easy.
 
Different shots, duration, etc., out of the movie effect is also completely different.
 
A moderate movie, in a superb editing, may become ups and downs, fascinating, and conversely, a good movie may be ruined by a bad editing.
 
For example, a later film "Watchmen", in the hands of director Zack Snyder, and Warner's hands, is simply two stories.
 
I don't know which editor said this: the editing is the pacemaker of a movie, and it determines what kind of viewing experience the movie will bring to the audience.
 
Therefore, the general post-production work is very tedious, the more you want to come out with the best-looking results, the more time, energy and thought it takes.
 
"Buried" such as small budget monologue film, although not as complicated as the blockbuster, but also will never be easy.
 
It's a headache just to pick and choose the right material to make up a film.
 
In order not to let himself suffer alone, Romain also pulled in René, Thomas, the three of them together in post-production work.
 
After dealing with the problem of filming equipment, they went round and round to get the post-production studio rental done.
 
In the original that foolish investment in the studio, Romain three personally went to see, which all kinds of equipment, fully meet the needs of the film editing, so, and the person in charge after repeated discussions, with a monthly price of 20,000 euros, rented a month.
 
This price is not cheap, but of course not expensive either, so-so, after all, the three of them have no acquaintances in the area, and can not help much.
 
After signing the official lease contract the next day, Romain, René, and Thomas, who was willing to act as an assistant, took a large amount of film material and moved directly into the editing studio, where they had the right to use it for the next month anyway, and there was enough space for three big men to play in the bedroom.
 
...
 
In the editing room, chaos reigned as the three men sat around the editing machine, each expressing their own opinions.
 
"This should be cut!" Thomas has been talking more and more since he joined the group.
 
"Fuck! This long shot I think it's great, that day repeatedly shot several times before passing, you now say to cut, no, leave it." René is also a side study of the film profession, also have their own set of views, said, he looked to Romain, "You say, is it should be left."
 
"This long shot in this is simply slowing down the pace of the film, we are shooting a thriller type of film, naturally, we must take into account the entire atmosphere of the film! Must be cut." Thomas said with conviction, "Romain, am I right?"
 
"Thomas has a point, this clip is not suitable, cut." Both eyes were on Romain, but he followed the best editing style of the film and chose Thomas.
 
Friends are friends, movies are movies, these are two different things.
 
Any story should have a main line, "Buried" this movie is simple and dry, is around the main character Paul's psychological journey changes to cut, just that long shot shot is very cool, very torturous, but really not a good choice, and the overall pace of the film is a bit incompatible.
 
After saying that, Romain manipulated the editor to cut this long shot.
 
Thomas saw that his idea was followed by Romain, but also a smug face.
 
The next René could not stand to see it.
 
He hugged Thomas, hugging him vigorously while thinking, "You're so skinny!"

Ping bang.
 
Romain sat comfortably in his seat, staring at the footage, debating the most logical match, without even looking at the two living babies.
 
These days, the two bickering, he is used to it.
 
The progress of the editing work is much slower than the shooting, even if it is only the first round of rough cut, Romain also looks very serious.
 
The contrast, grouping, a day down, but also to determine a few minutes of footage.
 
He was very careful in this area, more careful than when shooting, the closer to the final film, the more careful he was.
 
As the editing got past the initial tedium, Romain got used to the rhythm and the three of them got into a good groove.
 
They were always able to find the most suitable editing point in a mess of shots, turning the filmed material into the picture in their minds.
 
In order to finish as soon as possible, the three of them simply eat, live in the studio, every meal time, they asked Thomas, or René to buy some food to come, just to solve the physical needs.
 
Every day, in addition to processing material, is to deal with the camera, what spare time activities, all put off, even René, who is concerned about the appearance of people, have boiled up dark circles under the eyes, Thomas and Romain, not to mention, is also a battered look.
 
The time is approaching the middle of August, the three finally finished the editing work.
 
"Buried" went through the first cut, re-cut, fine cut and the last round of composite cut, and the four steps were taken to strictly control the length of the film to 90 minutes, with a smooth plot, clear rhythm and appropriate atmosphere.
 
The dubbing work was done because of the better radio, and there was no need to ask Heath Ledger to re-dub the dubbing in the post-production stage.
 
Nowadays, basically every movie needs background music to set the atmosphere of the plot and create the feeling that the film needs to come out, and "Buried" is naturally no exception. Romain did not have any money or access to the original score, so he had to choose a few more appropriate tunes and paid a certain royalty to get the permission to use them.
 
These soundtracks are all based on the thriller genre, and will be played when Paul panics to the point of hitting his head against the top, calling people everywhere for help, and finally accepting reality and desperation to push the atmosphere.
 
At this point, the 450,000 euros were basically used up, with about 10,000 left. The company also has no money to hire a professional sound editor, but also the three members of the group to find a way, and finally spent four days to solve the problem.
 
"Romain, is the soundtrack change a bit abrupt?" René frowned in doubt.
 
"The sound will be better as it slowly gets smaller." Thomas also opened his mouth.
 
"Three seconds into the intro, and then expand the soundtrack." Romain mused, "Let's try that."
 
He put on his headset and slowly reduced the sound intro of the inserted soundtrack, and only gradually expanded it after three seconds.
 
As the trio is a rookie in sound effects, they are often prone to mistakes.
 
However, the film's use of sound effects is not too frequent, and the rounds of changes are barely completed.
 
Nearly a month of intense work, "Buried" film is finally completed. The pace was slow, but it was worth it.
 
When Romain, René and Thomas walked out of the editing room, they were tired and exhausted, their faces were shiny and they were uncomfortable. But the heart is unusually excited.
 
This is their first completed work, but also watched the entire finished film style, there is an extraordinary sense of accomplishment lingering in the heart.
 
When the three of them first started watching the finished film, they were so excited because the film was so exciting that they didn't expect it.
 
There was a sense of record-breaking, worldwide fire. Then it is, brave Oscar, punching Cannes, kicking Venice, the world's international awards have given way to "Buried".
 
However, as soon as they came out of the nest, they were awakened from their dream by the big sun.
 
"Hey, I have to go back first, in a few days we are gathering, I am now this way, not a three or five days, mediation does not come back." The first one to open his mouth is René, and indeed, he than Romain, Thomas two men cherish their faces.
 
"I want to go back too. I don't have much money. Go back to my dad and get some more." Thomas stood still outside the editing room, also speaking of his own difficulties.
 
This so two months of running around plus toil, still not get a penny of wages, sometimes, but also to help subsidize the money into the.
 
Like weekdays to bring meals back, Romain gave the money is really not enough to eat a good meal, he subsidized the money to make the food more generous, so that everyone has more appetite, work more energetic.
 
He said this, immediately let Romain embarrassed, the original also said that if he works well, give him a corresponding salary, the results of so many days, the budget is really tight, but also in order to give a little more money to Heath Ledger, the lead actor, it is not to mention this matter.
 
But what kind of person is Romain, he immediately responded: "If the film makes money, keep to give you a good deal. Follow me to do, I will not let you suffer."
 
There is no prospect of empty words, open mouth.
 
"Well, I go back to this trip, probably three or four days, then, I come." Thomas looked seriously at Romain and said, "I want to continue to follow you, is that okay?"
 
"No problem, I'll wait for you here, and then we'll go to the distribution company to release our film together." Romain promised with a pat on his back.
 
In this way, under a big sun, the three of them finished the appointment.
 
After that, René went back to his home, Thomas went north to Paris, and Romain went back to his nest to recuperate.
 
A month of close work in a row has made people's heads spin, and the pressure is so intense that a good night's sleep is a luxury.
 
Now that the post-production work of "Buried" is all done, the mind is relieved.
 
Lying in a comfortable bed, I was in dreamland in a short time, playing chess with some god.

A man who perfectly combined business and literary aspects in his films, a man who Eva Green was obsessed with, a man who broke the status quo of Hollywood - yes, we are talking about Romain Ratier, a godsent French director.

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