603 Sloth Apartments Documentary
August 4th, Thursday…
The construction in the Binhu District was basically completed!
Block 8 and 9 had 180 degrees curved floor-to-ceiling windows facing the park and the artificial lake. Nothing could be seen from outside, but the scene inside the room was already a world of difference!
The Shundong Gardens Residential-Commercial Building was completed earlier since there was no need for hard installations. However, the changes were not as obvious there.
Liang Qingfan was at the top floor of Block 8 in the Binhu District and looked at the room that had been largely renovated. There was only one feeling in his heart: he did not fail in his mission!
Boss Pei gave him so much money for renovations, where was his pride as an architect if he could not do a good job?
The construction team was still finishing up.
Liang Qingfan had just inspected the 30 odd houses in Binhu District and found some minor problems where he was arranging for a construction team to resolve. They were all in their own industry so they had to be as dedicated as possible to ensure that all rooms were all up to standard.
In addition, Liang Qingfan also strictly followed the requirements of Boss Pei. They used as many environmentally-friendly items for renovations and furniture as possible. There would definitely not be any situation where there was excessive formaldehyde; everything would meet national standards.
During the renovation period, the videographers who came to shoot from time to time had a large number of high-definition video materials waiting to be edited later on.
Liang Qingfan had already decided whom to send for editing.
Send them directly to Fei Huang Workspace!
Fei Huang Workspace was Tengda's own industry. It did not matter how much money they would spend since it was a left pocket, right pocket issue. Liang Qingfan mainly felt that Fei Huang Workspace would definitely be more careful than other companies.
Collecting materials for a video might be important, but editing and post-production were even more critical.
The cameraman had recorded all key points of the renovation process, but the orders of shots were messy and unorganized.
Moreover, for a video to be liked by the audience, they must be concise enough on the premises of substantial content and should also be very particular about the order of a narrative. Different ways of expression would convey completely different meanings to the audience.
Therefore, Liang Qingfan intended to visit Fei Huang Workspace first, hand over these video materials, and carefully discuss the video editing requirements. He would then ask Boss Pei to come over to see if the renovations were in line with his wishes.
The main reason was that editing could not be completed in a day or two. It had to be arranged in advance. Changes in the follow-up requirement could be raised at any time if there was a need.
Liang Qingfan brought the video data recorded by the cameraman and the portable hard disk and went directly to the office of Fei Huang Workspace.
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At this time, Fei Huang Workspace was still struggling with what sort of small project it should undertake. Boss Pei gave them a little over a month. It was very difficult to make something very visible.
The point here was that there was no goal.
Even a short video had to first be creative and had a general direction. Therefore, everyone had to think about ideas, work on the script, find actors, and set the scene to prepare for shooting—plus editing and post-production…
Time was not enough no matter how they looked at it.
Of course, they could definitely make it if they did not bother about quality and just did it casually. The problem was that Fei Huang Workspace was now well-known. The short videos, documentaries, and movies they made in the past were all received with enthusiasm. Would they not be tarnishing their own brand if they were to make something random?
What was more, everyone had been in 'shock' for so long, and they were all dying to show that they were worth their salt. Ordinary projects were simply not even considered.
Therefore, this matter became awkward. They did propose several plans, but they were shelved because they could not meet everyone's demands.
Huang Sibo was very helpless as well. Both he and Zhu Xiaoce were decision-makers. It was very distressing to kill several projects in a role, but there was no other way to ensure the quality of their work.
However, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce also understood the meaning of shock therapy that Boss Pei gave everyone.
Huang Sibo threw several plans on the table in the office and massaged his throbbing temples. "As expected, I was too optimistic previously. A small test from Boss Pei is enough to stump us.
"We all feel like we are superior before the 'shock therapy' since our movie was doing very well and obtained rewards, every one of us became conceited. After the shock therapy, we feel that we have laid a solid foundation and accumulated inspiration and great ambitions."
"However, we have no idea now after Boss Pei asked us to make a small and beautiful project in a short time!"
Zhu Xiaoce nodded. "Yes, because inspiration and direction are really too important.
"Our projects succeeded previously because we had good inspiration and direction. We could add bricks and tiles to build the skyscraper."
"Moreover, these inspirations and directions were mainly from Boss Pei. We are at a loss now that Boss Pei is silent."
Right that moment, a knock came from outside the office.
"Brother Huang, there is a gentleman named Liang claiming to be the person-in-charge of Boss Pei's Sloth Apartments project, he wants to discuss cooperation with us," The staff said.
Huang Sibo was taken back but immediately replied, "Get him in!"
"What is Sloth Apartments?" Zhu Xiaoce asked, baffled.
"It is a relatively low-key rental project that Boss Pei is working on. Only very few people know about it even amongst insiders," Huang Sibo explained.
The battle formation of Sloth Apartments might be big, but it was impossible to keep it a complete secret. Pei Qian only knew to be as low-key and silent as possible but well-informed insiders like Huang Sibo would definitely get the news.
Liang Qingfan was led to Huang Sibo's office. He shook hands cordially with Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce.
Both parties naturally flattered the other party.
Liang Qingfan drank his tea and explained the intention of his visit after he was seated.
"You want us to edit and produce a documentary?" Huang Sibo was a little surprised. They were pretty good at documentaries. They had done a documentary about esports players previously so everyone was familiar with the process.
However, what baffled everyone was what sort of documentaries should they create about a rental project?
Liang Qingfan took out the portable hard disk. "Actually, it is an impromptu idea of mine. I did not plan to do it at all.
"It is mainly because this room type that Boss Pei found is too… unique. I think this transformation process is very interesting and worth recording.
"You'll understand if you look at the videos."
Zhu Xiaoce took a laptop, and Liang Qingfan began to play the video while briefly explaining the past and present of the building, including the thought process of the renovation and some interesting happenings during the renovation process.
Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce did not feel anything at first. However, they saw the shock on each other's faces when they were done watching the video.
What the hell?
That dilapidated house actually became so heavenly? Such a house was bought with 500,000 yuan? We would definitely grab them all at 500,000 yuan!
Of course, it was too broken down when it was bought. No one lived in it for years, which was why the price was extremely low. In fact, the renovation, furnishing, and design expenses were higher than the value of the house itself.
"Mr. Liang is really a master of design. I did not think that a house like this could be remodeled to such a degree!" Huang Sibo was convinced.
Liang Qingfan waved his hand. "Not at all, I'm just borrowing ideas to innovate.
"I would not have been able to think in such a direction if it wasn't for Boss Pei's foresight to buy such a unique house, willingness to give me so much budget for renovation, and reminders to strictly follow a minimalist style.
"Therefore, the most precious part of this house is not the renovation or my design, but Boss Pei's philosophy! My design is just a material expression of Boss Pei's philosophy.
"This is also why I'm paying a visit to you."
"On the one hand, I have great trust in the capabilities of Fei Huang Workspace. We are all affiliated departments of Tengda so the quality is guaranteed.
"On the other hand, I feel that only people like you would be able to understand Boss Pei's philosophy and be able to express them well in the video.
"So, what do you say?"
Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce exchanged glances and nodded decisively. "Alright, we'll take it!"
The timing was so coincidental. Huang Sibo even secretly wondered if Boss Pei was hinting them on this.
Fei Huang Workspace just ended its shock therapy two days ago and was fretting over what project to do when Liang Qingfan came to them automatically?
The timing was perfect!
Moreover, Liang Qingfan came with the video materials. There was no need to shoot anything. They only needed to edit and process it. There was plenty of time.
The most important part was that Boss Pei's philosophy was hidden in these videos!
What was everyone's greatest headache now? It was not that there were no proposals, but that they could not agree on a proposal. However, no one would have any differing opinions for this video because it was Boss Pei's creativity!
Liang Qingfan was elated seeing how Huang Sibo agreed readily. "That's great! Let me briefly talk about my opinion first. You can choose what to adopt. You are professionals after all, you know best.
"I think that this process of transformation is more important than the result of the transformation. It would be best to show some details of the transformation in detail so that the audience could feel Boss Pei's philosophy from there.
"I think that about 40 minutes is enough for the length of the video."
Zhu Xiaoce considered it for a moment. "Hm, this is the safest way to do it. However…
"Will this meet Boss Pei's expectations?"
Liang Qingfan had no reply to Zhu Xiaoce's question. That was indeed very serious.
