Chapter 344

To borrow a phrase from the netizens:

If we personify CCTV's official account, it has a hardcore crush on Qin Feng!

The CCTV director was completely stumped by Qin Feng's question~

But thinking about it, paying for source material is only right and proper!

He scratched his head and said, "I'll apply for funding from the station, and also the licensing fee for recording this performance."

Qin Feng waved his hand and said, "Forget it, use it however you like."

The CCTV director: "Why?"

Reba made a shushing gesture at him.

When dealing with Qin Feng, remember never to talk too much!

If you pick up the thread and keep asking.

You're guaranteed not to hear anything good!

Sure enough, Reba is getting to know Qin Feng better and better~

Qin Feng said, "Your station is way too stingy — in the end you won't get much money anyway, so why not just owe me a personal favor? CCTV director—"

Thinking it over carefully: what he said makes total sense!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

A shadow puppet troupe from Gaizhou.

Together with the art academy students, they made Dunhuang-style shadow puppets.

Under the lighting behind the screen.

They performed the story of "The Nine-Colored Deer."

The story is very simple, adapted from the Jataka tale of the Deer King in Mogao Cave 257.

It tells of the Nine-Colored Deer doing good in the human world, rescuing a drowning man.

Because its body bore nine colors, extraordinarily vivid and rare!

The rescued man reported the deer to the king, wanting the king to hunt down the Nine-Colored Deer and claim the reward!

The Nine-Colored Deer in the forest — soon the king led his men to track it down.

And surrounded it, intending to capture and kill it.

The Nine-Colored Deer miraculously spoke in human words, tearfully revealing the truth of the rescued man's ingratitude. The king discerned right from wrong, knowing the informant had broken faith first.

He then released the divine deer back into the mountains.

And the betrayer in the story, who violated his conscience for personal gain.

Also received the punishment he deserved—

This is a very, very simple story, and the ending is deeply satisfying! At the end of the shadow puppet performance of "The Nine-Colored Deer."

The divine deer draped in nine colors.

Leapt out from the shadow puppet screen!

The accompaniment of ancient instruments — the konghou, pipa, and guzheng — also shifted from urgent to melodious~

Yo—

In the visual effects of the full panoramic AI projection!

The Nine-Colored Deer leaping out of the shadow puppet screen seemed to scatter like dust in the flow of time, then gather back together!

The flying-apartara dance footage Reba had previously recorded in the studio.

And the Nine-Colored Deer flying out of the shadow puppet screen.

Connected seamlessly!

Throughout the vast studio.

The projected Dunhuang murals shifted and transformed through the distinct styles of various dynasties!

Reba, dancing in the air, her body cloaked in nine colors.

As if she had become the Nine-Colored Deer, traveling through the long river of time!

The entire CCTV film crew's expressions: OV0!!

The entire "Steal Dunhuang" project team, teary-eyed: QAQ!!

The person at the center of it all, Reba, was also completely dumbfounded!

When she had recorded the dance footage earlier, she had only felt herself hanging from a wire, flying around in the air.

She never expected the final effect to be absolutely stunning!!

The little angel and little devil in Reba's mind popped up~

Little-angel Reba: "Wow!! So I'm this beautiful~ Qin Feng has lifted my aura to a height it doesn't belong at~ I'm about to fall in love with myself!"

Little-devil Reba: "This is abso-freaking-lutely amazing!"

Reba waved her hand, shooing away the little devil who had suddenly fallen ill~

She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Qin Feng's ear, "Do I look extra beautiful today?"

Qin Feng nodded: "It's special effects. I added special effects."

Reba: JPY%#@JPY!!

—【Can't stop laughing, folks! Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you just go along with your girlfriend, like: 'You're beautiful every day~'】

—【Brother Feng isn't normal! Could a normal person come up with such a brilliant visual effect combo?】

—【"It's special effects, I added special effects." Hahaha, what a Cooking Master line~】

—【So this is the fusion of technology and tradition, shadow puppets mixed with Dunhuang murals? Genius Brother Feng, YYDS!】

—【Feels like something's missing~ what is it, exactly (manual dog head)】

The next second!

The holographic projection of "Flying Reba" looked back.

A special-effect tear fell to the ground, rippling with faint waves!

Echoing the tearful scene in the earlier "Nine-Colored Deer" story script.

The music, accompanied by ancient instruments, shifted!

Qin Feng's pre-recorded singing of "Thousand-Year Tear" came through:

"Just parted, it's already deep autumn; one glance, and the flowers fall.

"A lone figure sits by the window; the night grows deeper, lonelier still.

"One path splits into two; loved, yet forced to let go—

"Nothing but the east wind passes, stirring memories as if from yesterday—

"Trembling, not just your tears.

"But the remaining world—

"The noisy wind sings loudly of parting.

"Yet I, hear nothing—

"Tears that have crossed a thousand years! Only visible in dreams~

"How I wish to see you again, even just once~

"The unfinished love of a past life splits within my blood.

"Entangled in sleep, yet shattered upon waking."

These lyrics left Reba completely stunned!

What surprised her most was...

The earlier dance move of looking back while suspended by wires was actually her own little mistake.

Qin Feng praised, "That look back of yours is the best moment in the entire dance." Reba, holding back laughter, said, "Actually... at the time, a hair ribbon came loose, and I looked back to see where it fell." Qin Feng nodded: "The hair ribbon performed better than you did."

Reba: (slash, mouth') slash__|

She thought to herself: Why did I even bother explaining that sentence!

It would have been so much better to just obediently accept my boyfriend's praise and compliments!

Wuu wuu~

Within the projection where light and shadow intertwined.

Ending with the second verse:

"The dream lingers in a thousand strands of hair; I am stranded in the dream.

"The moonlight is all from the past; the longing has turned pale."