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Chapter 347 Let's Change the Story

February 14th, Valentine's Day.

Toby and Sophie Marceau arrived in Berlin.

On the 15th, Kate Lewinster appeared on the set of "Before Sunrise".

That day, the crew finished filming in Berlin, boarded a train to Vienna, and quietly left Berlin.

Sophie Marceau plays the wife on the train.

Tobey Maguire plays the sleeper on the train.

David Lynch will play the husband on the train, and he proudly goes to Liu Jin to say: Sophie is my wife.

This caused the crew to burst into laughter.

Sophie Marceau chased David Lynch for an entire train car.

This arrangement was made because their schedule was very tight.

Sophie Marceau and Tobey Maguire, in particular, will head directly to Vienna Airport after getting off the train; one will fly to America, and the other to Canada.

David Lynch had originally planned to go together.

He's going back to New York to prepare the script for his new play.

After hearing his concept, Liu Jin knew it was his long, tedious, three-hour feature film shot on DV, "Inland Empire".

Liu Jin recalls that the female lead in this movie was still Naomi Warner, and Laura Dern was also in the cast.

But after filming was completed, Laura Dern said that from beginning to end she had no idea what she was actually acting in.

Moreover, Liu Jin knew that even if David Lynch started working on the script now...

But when he started filming, there was still no script.

A purely avant-garde experimental film, it seems that it didn't perform very well.

David Lynch is a good person.

Upon hearing that Liu Jin was acting, he immediately ended his vacation, traveled from Africa to Berlin, and even made a cameo appearance in the film for free.

He also spoke highly of Liu Jin during the Pirates of the Caribbean arc.

Liu Jin felt he should help David Lynch.

The Inland Empire...

To put it bluntly, it's just repeating the formula of "Mulholland Drive," the same old memory splitting trope.

Moreover, after the fatal ID incident, it will be extremely difficult for him to come up with anything new again.

"David, let's try something different."

"why?"

"It's split twice already. If it splits again, I'm afraid you'll split yourself."

"But……"

Do you know about cloning?

"Of course!"

"There was a news article in the newspaper yesterday, I don't know if you noticed it."

"What news?"

"Dolly Parton is dead."

"Who?"

David Lynch asked, puzzled.

"That cloned sheep."

"Uh, I remember now."

"When I saw this news, a story came to mind."

David Lynch immediately perked up.

Not only him, but also Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends, as well as Sophie Marceau and Isabelle Adjani, all showed great interest.

"The future... I don't know when that is, it's just the future."

The protagonist, Lincoln, and several hundred companions live in a utopian underground society. Surrounding them are advanced, sophisticated instruments, a well-organized pace of life, and a highly efficient, intelligent defense system. Although they never see the light of day, according to the base's scientists, above them lies a world thoroughly contaminated by nuclear war.

It sounds unremarkable.

But no one interrupted.

"Although life is well-organized, freedom and nature are even more desirable."

The base has a perk: everyone gets a chance to draw lots, and the lucky winner will be sent to a pollution-free place, a paradise called 'the island'.

This time, the honor belongs to Lincoln's girlfriend, Jordan.

Due to the base administrator's carelessness, a moth from the outside world flew into the underground city...

"Wasn't it already completely contaminated?"

Sophie Marceau couldn't help but ask.

Adjani quickly said, "Sophie, don't interrupt Amos, let him continue."

Liu Jin smiled and didn't seem to care.

He recounted the story at length.

Lincoln finally realized that his life was a huge lie.

They are all clones controlled by a cloning organization; their purpose is to provide the original human with fresh, healthy organs!

hiss……

"Lincoln and Jordan escaped the base and entered a reality they had never experienced before."

He wanted to go to Los Angeles to find the original body and unlock its final secret.

But the agents and assassins had already locked onto them. Neither America nor the tycoon would allow them to reveal this information, and so a manhunt began…

That's right, the story Liu Jin tells is also a thriller science fiction movie.

Produced by DreamWorks and directed by Michael Bay.

However, the film was originally defined as an action movie!

Liu Jin felt it was very strange at the time.

Why turn a story with such obvious elements of horror and suspense into an action movie?
Moreover, Michael Bay's crazy explosion techniques in Bad Boys and The Rock have been imitated by countless people.

Michael Bay continues this style in this film.

However, this made the story feel very disjointed. The various explosions and car chases no longer felt exciting, but rather visually tiring.

David Lynch would be very suitable for this type of subject matter.

David Lynch's eyes lit up.

He closed his eyes, and the story Liu Jin had told him kept flashing through his mind.

Even after boarding the train, I was still immersed in it.

“Amos, write it down, it’s definitely a good story.”

"I really don't have time... Anyway, you don't have anything to do, so why don't you think about how to turn it into a script?"

"I?"

"Aren't you just a screenwriter?"

Liu Jin laughed and said, "I just suddenly thought of this story..."

And I haven't had time to elaborate on it. David, thank you for your cameo; this story is for you.

"How is this possible?"

"OK!"

Emmanuel suddenly said, "David, Amos really doesn't have time this year."

After filming the movie, he needs to prepare his graduation thesis... and it seems he also has four books to write this year.

David Lynch looked at Liu Jin with some confusion.

After a long pause, he gave a bitter smile.

"Amos, don't push yourself so hard. The way you are makes me feel like I'm a bit useless."

Little Li and the others nodded in agreement.

"But when inspiration strikes, that's how it is! I just can't control myself!"

"Fake Squid!"

Several middle fingers appeared in front of him.

……

Han Shanping finally finished dealing with Zhang Dapao's matter.

The WJB, WHB, and XCB ministries jointly pressured the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to provide a response.

Since the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) couldn't do anything about the three departments, it put pressure on the Film Bureau.

The Film Bureau inquired with China Film Group, specifically Han Shanping.

These past two days, Han Shanping has not only had to clean up after the cannon, but also has to keep writing reports.

The situation is better domestically, since it hasn't been released yet, so there's still room for maneuver.

In Berlin, the news broke that very day.

The following day, when Han Shanping arrived in Berlin, the news was also published in France, sparking a great deal of discussion.

Han Shanping could only contact the local media to have Da Pao apologize in person.

One after another...

But the impact still occurred!
Han Shanping couldn't care less about anything else; he could only do his best to deal with the situation.

But after he finished dealing with it, he received several photocopies from Zhang Manyu, who asked Liu Jin to deliver them.

The Chinese passport, French visa, American visa, and the customs stamp were all clearly visible.

Liu Jin originally intended for Zhang Manyu to pass this on to the Imperial Advisor.

But with Han Shanping here, the Imperial Advisor didn't want to take on this hot potato, so he directly handed it over to Han Shanping.

"Miss Zhang, is Comrade Liu Jin free these next few days?"

He keeps calling me "Mr." That's how he addresses people.

Han Shanping's direct address of Liu Jin as "Comrade" demonstrates the importance he attaches to him.

Zhang Manyu had no complaints about Han Shan, and said with a smile, "Liu Jin, I still prefer to call him Amos."

Amos should be on the train by now.

"Getting on the train? Where is he going?"

"The scenes in Vienna and Berlin are over, and they are now heading to Vienna."

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Kate Lewinster, Matt Damon, Sophie Marceau, and director David Lynch walked with him.

It's said that director Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage will arrive in Vienna later.

Yesterday, director Kathryn Bigelow visited the set and even had a cameo role. Also, Mr. Herbert Bashang has a cameo... Mr. Han, you have no idea how lively the crew has been these past few days.”

Who else made cameo appearances?

"Well, I met Nicole Kidman and Mr. Ed Harris."

The main reason I wasn't on set was yesterday because director David Lynch and Leonardo DiCaprio and a few others asked me to take them to see "The Hours."

hiss!
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(End of this chapter)