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I’d like to introduce my best friend James Long, James and I lived in the same residential areas when we were kids
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because our parents worked in the same departments in a Cigarette manufacturing company. We knew each other back
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, but not that close, more like acquaintances. After graduating from different high schools, we went to the same film University in Wuhan City, and that’s when and where we became best friends. At
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, we hang out a lot simply because we came from the same place and shared the same living and eating habits. Gradually, we started to find out we could really make a great team together. You know, in film school, we had to make a bunch of short films, documentaries or advertisements on a yearly basis. I had a solid background in postproduction, and excel in various software, like premiere, after effects, cinema 4D,
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resolve you name it. And he is very good at writing stories and directing actors. So we are kind of complete each other when it comes to video production About what I like about him, hmmm, one of the characteristics I like about him
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. I had a background in science in High School, and he was a liberal arts student. So, he could always tell me vivid historical anecdotes in a funny way. Being around him really help me improve my storytelling ability and of course, my story database. Now, after we graduated and entered a more competitive world, we don’t see each other that often. He lives in Nanjing, and I am here in Hefei. But we try to manage that. If he comes back or I go to his city on a business trip, we will totally squeeze in a coffee time together.
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