Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 215 Industry Shake-Up, Detection Radar Activated

#TV series Lighter and Princess Dress#
#Lighter and Princess Dress Start-up#
This is a wonderful era. The sky is a boundless blue, and the freshmen, drenched in sweat from the sun, huddle together, chattering away. Against the backdrop of fluffy white clouds overhead, they are full of youthful vigor, as beautiful as jade and as melodious as a song.

Leading actors: @JiangQing @ZhangJingyi

Starring: @赵志韦_Eden @曾可尼Jenny-Z @cyx崔雨新 @钱笛笛DiDi
Special guest star: @Ma Ke
#Lighter and Princess Dress Start-up#
At 10:00 AM, the official Weibo account of "Lighter and Princess Dress" updated its nine-grid post with a video clip, which quickly attracted the attention of many netizens.

The hashtag "lighter and princess dress start-up" climbed to third place on the trending searches in less than ten minutes, and its popularity continued to rise.

"Looking forward to actress Jiang Qing, looking forward to Li Xun!"

"Looking forward to actress Zhang Jingyi, looking forward to Zhu Yun!"

"Hurry up and release Destiny's Bound Rings!"

"Jiang Shen's look in his school uniform with his blond hair is exactly the same as the Li Xun I imagined!"

"Zhang Jingyi's apple head hairstyle is so cute, she's the epitome of a great woman."

"Did you guys notice the details? Zhang Jingyi was staring at Jiang Shen the whole time he was speaking, without blinking, just like when I saw Jiang Shen. It's obvious she likes him!"

"It's probably more like admiration than liking, right?"

"Liking someone often starts with curiosity, and if it's mixed with admiration, then it's absolutely irresistible!"

"The Fate Cycle is real!"

"Jiang Shen is absolutely right. The times will never stand still. It is impossible for the film and television industry to stop the tide of the times. The only thing to do is to adapt and use AI to produce better works."

"I'm already looking forward to the release of the first purely AI-generated movie, haha!"

"I'm even more excited for the lighter to be released soon!"

"The lighter scene has only just started filming; I'm more excited for Xiao Heyun than for that!"

"Exactly, I'm going to urge the official Weibo account of [Kaiduan]!"

"Sisters, don't rush, let's go together!"

……

The comments section quickly veered off-topic, shifting from lighting a lighter to urging for the "beginning" to go live, leaving viewers bewildered.

As media outlets at the scene published articles detailing Jiang Qing's remarks, it garnered widespread attention online.

When the Weibo hot search list was refreshed, the deep red "hot" character following the hashtag "Jiang Qing's film soul" had already surged to the top of the hot search list.

The reply from well-known film critic Parrot Shi Hang was pushed to the top: "Dr. Jiang's words remind me of the Hong Kong stunt industry in the 1990s. Back when wire work technology was just becoming popular, Jackie Chan actually started researching dangerous stunts without a stunt double."

The accompanying image is a behind-the-scenes clip from the filming of the "Rumble in the Bronx" scene where characters jump off buildings. A surprising comment appeared under his post: "Real experience is always the most expensive special effects."

Renowned screenwriter @WangJuan reposted the comment and exclaimed: "Twenty years ago we debated film versus digital, now we're discussing flesh and blood versus code. Dr. Jiang has hit the nail on the head regarding the anxieties of filmmakers!"

Hao Rong, a professor in the Department of Performance at the Central Academy of Drama, directly posted screenshots of his course materials on Weibo.

"In the first class this morning, I had the acting students collectively study the transcript of Dr. Jiang's lecture at Tsinghua University. Actors in the new era must understand the boundaries of technology in order to break through the bottleneck of performance. Pressure is also a driving force."

This Weibo post was reposted and commented on by Chang Li, a professor at the Central Academy of Drama: "Acting students now have to take an additional course on emotional granularity analysis. Thank you, Dr. Jiang, for making us rethink what it means to truly hear, see, and feel."

At 10:49 AM, on Zhihu's trending topic, "How do you view Jiang Qing's view that AI will replace low-to-mid-end film and television creation?", Zhou Yong, the vice dean of the Digital Media Academy of Beijing Film Academy, used the example of cafeteria reform.

"Just as a central kitchen can solve the problem of standardizing boxed meals, a Michelin restaurant will always need a head chef. Dr. Jiang reminds us to hold on to the creative kitchen."

An anonymous user claiming to be a film festival curator pointed out sharply: "Dr. Jiang has torn off the fig leaf of the industry. When algorithms can generate 80% of genre films, the remaining 20% ​​is the touchstone to test the soul of the creators."

Renowned veteran actor Li Liqun posted a video on Douyin with a background covered in sticky notes that read "An Actor's Self-Cultivation".

In the picture, he strokes the yellowed pages of the book with emotion.

"Back then, we thought it was absurd to act out martial arts internal energy in thin air. Now, young people want to act with code. Dr. Jiang is right. Times are progressing, and this is an inevitability that no one can stop."

The top-rated comment was: "I strongly support AI movies; the world has suffered too much from digital dialogue actors! (doge)"

At 2 PM, Sohu Entertainment's special report on "Jiang Qing's AI Film Theory" recorded an intriguing scene.

During a live commentary session, Go master Ke Jie suddenly switched the screen to play a video clip from Jiang Qing's press conference and gave a thumbs-up to the camera.

"AlphaGo taught us how to crush others with computing power, but Lee Sedol's divine move can never be replicated. This guy has clearly explained the relationship between AI and humans! Awesome!"

The comment section immediately erupted with a uniform barrage of "Awesome!"

At noon, the official Weibo account of China Daily reposted a clip of Jiang Qing's speech, titled "The AI ​​era needs more clumsy authenticity," which caused a stir in the film and television industry. A number of film and television companies, led by the three major video platforms, held emergency meetings, with the core content being to actively embrace the arrival of the AI ​​film and television era.

Meanwhile, a featured analysis post was floating on the homepage of the Weibo super topic "Mingyun Xunhuan," and the number of likes was skyrocketing at a rate of one hundred per second.

The poster edited the press conference video into a nine-grid GIF, adding a magnifying glass effect to the moment Jiang Qing turned to look at Zhang Jingyi, with the caption "The light in his eyes is definitely not from wearing colored contact lenses."

"That look in her eyes is so intense! Is Jiang Qing holding a red thread of fate instead of a microphone?"

The top-rated comment featured a pink rabbit avatar flooded with crying emojis, quickly garnering over two thousand replies.

An account with a photo of Zhou Ye suddenly popped up in the comments section: "You can even ship the reflection of eye boogers? Why not watch the GIF of Jiang Shen tying an apron for Zhou Ye in Chinese Restaurant?"

The conflict quickly escalated, with fans from both sides arguing fiercely in the comments section.

Zhang Jingyi's biggest fan, "Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom," immediately released a leaked video from the press conference, showing Jiang Qing holding onto a chair with one hand until Zhang Jingyi was seated comfortably before letting go, captioned: "Some people's idol doesn't even get a chair to sit on~"

"boom!"

Inside the RV of the "Protecting the Heart" film crew in Hengdian, Zhou Ye slammed his phone heavily onto the seat.

Assistant Zhang Wen jogged over to pick it up, glancing at the screen where the newly pinned poll post in Jiang Qing's Super Topic was still displayed.

Who is Jiang Shen's best partner?

She stared at the rising number of votes next to Zhang Jingyi's name, then glanced at her own artist's expression, and instantly understood.

"Yezi, you need to touch up your makeup for the next scene."

The team's makeup artist carefully approached, holding a powder puff.

"and many more!"

Zhou Ye grabbed the phone and pulled out the number in the contacts that showed "poverty alleviation target".

She hovered her finger over the dial button for ten seconds, then suddenly threw the phone aside in frustration.

"Forget it, it would make me seem like I care too much!"

After all, I was mentally prepared beforehand, because such situations are inevitable once the idol drama with the lighter in the cast starts filming.

but……

Jiang Qing, you little flirt!

I saw that video!
Your juniors are actually calling Zhang Jingyi "sister-in-law"!

Wait for me!

The girl was so angry she was grinding her teeth, and her icy expression left the makeup artist in a dilemma.

Are we still going to do our makeup?
At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Luyang Lighter film set, Jiang Qing was squatting behind the monitor, eating an apple.

The stagehand was carrying a ladder by when he passed by, and he helped him up.

Zhang Jingyi strolled over with a water glass in her hand. She noticed that the back of his coat collar was turned up, but without saying anything, she reached out and straightened it for him.

Jiang Qing turned around and looked at her; the two smiled at each other.

"Teacher Jiang!"

At that moment, a member of the publicity team rushed over, holding up his phone.

"Look at this!"

The screen is playing a video comparing and contrasting content created by a Bilibili (Bilibili is a Chinese video sharing website) film and television content creator. On the left is a variety show clip of Jiang Qing handing Zhou Ye a bottle of mineral water, and on the right is a candid video of him carrying Zhang Jingyi's sun protection clothing and hat from the morning.

The barrage of comments was filled with "Master of Balancing the Waters," and the most upvoted comment read: "I suggest Jiang Shen develop an AI girlfriend, so that his fans won't fight every day."

Zhang Jingyi burst out laughing, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably. Jiang Qing precisely tossed the apple core into the trash can five meters away, then turned and raised an eyebrow at her.

"That's a good idea. Let's do this for Wuwen Technology's next project."

"Then I'll pre-order Jiang Qing 2.0."

Zhang Jingyi swirled her water glass, her eyes curving into two small crescent moons.

"You need to be able to code and tell corny jokes."

"Teachers, please get ready. We will begin filming in three minutes."

Suddenly, the stagehand grabbed a megaphone and called for help. As Jiang Qing stood up, her hand was suddenly grabbed.

He turned to look at her and saw the girl tilting her head and smiling.

"We're going to film a scene where we hold hands later, so we're just getting a feel for it beforehand."

Zhang Jingyi spoke with a confident and righteous tone, her earlobes subtly turning red.

"Makes sense."

Jiang Qing nodded seriously, then took her smooth hand in his and continued walking forward.

Seeing the two holding hands tightly, Zhao Zhiwei and the others exchanged glances and revealed ambiguous smiles.

This scene was clearly recorded by onlookers.

An hour later, the hashtag "Jiang Qing and Zhang Jingyi holding hands" suddenly appeared on the trending searches.

A well-known CP (couple pairing) blogger created a comparison image, with the illustrations from the original novel by Li Xun and Zhu Yun on the left and photos of the two on set on the right, captioned: "The dimensional barrier has been broken!"

The president of Zhou Ye's fan club posted a nine-grid photo collage, which consisted entirely of pictures of Jiang Qing with actresses such as Chen Duling and Zhao Jinmai, with the caption: "He just looks at everyone with affectionate eyes."

The controversy spread to Douyin (TikTok), where fans edited together clips of Jiang Qing helping villagers build grape trellises in Taohuawu with Zhang Jingyi climbing walls in "The Sky of Wind and Dogs," and the title "He's making a fuss, she's laughing" garnered over a million likes in half an hour.

Zhou Ye's biggest fans immediately retaliated by creating a "Meeting at the Summit" video using Jiang Qing's speech at the Baidu AI Conference and a clip of Zhou Ye singing in Taohuawu. The comment section was instantly flooded with thousands of comments saying "Jiang and Zhou have crossed ten thousand mountains."

The back-and-forth between the fans on both sides kept the onlookers entertained.

At 7 p.m., Zhou Ye, who had just finished filming and was on his way back to the hotel, sat cross-legged on the bed in his RV, scrolling through Weibo, his fingernails unconsciously picking at the dog sticker on the edge of his phone case.

The blue light from the screen made the tip of her nose shine, and the latest trending search list was followed by the red word "hot" after the topic "Jiang Qing and Zhang Jingyi's interaction on set".

The WeChat video notification suddenly rang out, its crisp sound particularly clear in the enclosed space. Zhou Ye's hand trembled, and he almost dropped his phone onto the small table between his legs.

He hurriedly answered the video call, and the camera shook for three seconds before finally focusing on his face. The background on Jiang Qing's end was a noisy hot pot restaurant, and the rising steam blurred half of his profile.

"Finished work?"

Zhou Ye flattened the straw, and the lemonade bubbled at the bottom of the cup.

Jiang Qing adjusted the camera angle, revealing her ear tips, which were reddened by the heat.

"Yesterday I did my best as the host, and today the director is treating everyone to Chaoshan beef hot pot."

Suddenly, the sound of glasses clinking came from behind him, and Zhang Jingyi's voice pierced through the bustling crowd.

"Teacher Jiang, could you please turn this cilantro around for me?"

Zhou Ye's spine straightened instantly, like a cat that had sensed danger.

She watched as Jiang Qing turned his head and replied "okay" on the screen, and when he turned back, his eyes still held a lingering smile.

"It already feels so familiar after just one day."

The girl rested her chin on her hand and leaned close to the camera, her eyelashes almost touching the screen.

Are you sure it was just a simple chance encounter?

Jiang Qing used chopsticks to pick up a slice of the cooked brisket.

"Did you forget that we were together for the reading yesterday?"

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Zhou Ye suddenly raised his volume to make sure the sound could penetrate the screen.

"Junior sister, can you hear me? I'm your senior sister Zhou Ye."

The sound of a chair being dragged can be heard off-camera, and Zhang Jingyi's apple-shaped head suddenly appears in the frame, with a bit of sesame paste on the tip of her nose.

"I am here."

She smiled and took a tissue from in front of Jiang Qing to wipe her nose.

"Long time no see, senior sister."

Zhou Ye clenched his fists tightly, his eyes crinkling with a smile.

"Yes, the last time we met was at the school gala, right? I still remember your performance as the villainous second female lead in the stage play that day, you were so good!"

She saw Jiang Qing choke on her lemon tea, and with a smirk, she changed the subject.

"How late do you finish your dinner party?"

"We're almost done here, but Teacher Jiang will take us to have some hangover soup later."

Zhang Jingyi rested her chin on her hand and leaned closer to the camera.

"There seems to be one on the shopping street ahead..."

"Jingyi".

Jiang Qing interrupted her with a smile, tilting the phone towards herself.

"Your assistant just contacted you."

Zhang Jingyi paused for two seconds, then stood up.

"Then you talk."

He took two steps and then turned back.

"Next time you come to Luyang, remember to ask me to be your tour guide. By then, I should know everything about this place very well."

Zhou Ye raised an eyebrow.

"Okay."

She gave a forced smile.

Seeing her walk away, Zhou Ye quickly made an excuse to hang up the phone.

I stared blankly at the black screen for a while.

She suddenly grabbed a cushion and buried her face in it, her muffled whimpers echoing through the fabric.

At that moment, a new message notification from Jiang Qing popped up on the phone screen.

"The hangover soup is mainly for Zhao Zhiwei. He had to do seven takes today and drank a bit too much."

Zhou Ye sat up abruptly and began typing rapidly.

"Should cilantro be added to Junior Sister Zhang's hangover soup?"

She saw the "typing" notification flash three times before finally sending a photo.

A few slices of white radish floated in the boiling hot pot broth, followed by a text message: "Not as good as mine. Next time you come over, I'll make you hot pot with my secret recipe."

The girl laughed out loud at her phone, about to reply, when she suddenly remembered Zhang Jingyi's last words, and the smile on her lips slowly disappeared.

Her fingertips unconsciously caressed the phone screen, and she vaguely sensed something was amiss.

There's something very wrong with these two!

(End of this chapter)