The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 167 Alita's physical body should be resurrected.

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"Brother, you were wrong just now. Britain and France are located in the Atlantic Ocean, and have nothing to do with the Pacific Ocean."

Dilraba finally found an opportunity for Lu Zhiyuan to make a mistake, and she couldn't help but want to chuckle to herself.

Lu Zhiyuan is like a robot all day long, and Dilraba has always suspected that he carries some kind of advanced AI chip.

I never expected to make such a big mistake today!
The entire awards ceremony can be watched live on Weibo, and right now, the internet is probably in an uproar.

“I know that Britain and France are both very far from the Pacific Ocean. But these two countries are major box office markets for our films. The three countries of Britain, France and Germany can most likely contribute more than 2 million US dollars to our box office.”

"Don't give up easily."

"Furthermore, although the battle with the monsters takes place in the Pacific Ocean, the mech repair bases or training bases must be located far from the battlefield."

"Wouldn't it be more reasonable to place it in countries in the Atlantic region?"

Reasonable!

Quite reasonable!

In the Pacific Rim, if these are mech repair or training bases, those monsters, with their high intelligence, would definitely sneak up on opportunities to destroy them.

If placed in the Atlantic region, for a monster to travel halfway around the world and wreak havoc, it would definitely be detected by various human surveillance systems along the way.

By the time those monsters reach the Atlantic Ocean, the mechs might have already been moved.

"Brother, you lied on stage just now, didn't you?"

"You must already have a complete plot in mind. Please, tell me quickly. I promise I won't tell anyone else."

At this moment, realizing that Lu Zhiyuan was joking with her, Reba immediately guessed what was going on and looked at Lu Zhiyuan expectantly.

"We don't have a complete concept yet, we've just come up with a starting point."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhiyuan decided to tell Dilraba some good news.

After all, when it comes to the female lead, Dilraba is still the most suitable.

His acting skills are more than adequate, needless to say.

After honing her skills in two films, Dilraba has demonstrated a lively and expressive acting ability, as if she has already lived in that movie world.

If you ask her to act in some art films, Dilraba might not be able to get into the role and give a good performance.

However, if she continues to act in Lu Zhiyuan's film series, Dilraba will be completely immersed in the role and will definitely be able to perform exceptionally well, giving the performance a sense of realism.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Dilraba, do you still remember Keanu's character in the movie 'Upgrade'?"

Remember!

Of course I remember!

This is my film debut, how could I possibly forget it?
Seeing Dilraba nod excitedly, Lu Zhiyuan continued, "Keanu's character never died; he was just put into a deep sleep."

"It's about time he woke up."

"Humanity is on the verge of extinction. He possesses a T0-level AI chip and is actually the most promising pilot among humans. Moreover, he has lost the will to live. Giving him a chance to save humanity and become a hero can be seen as a redemption for his role."

of course.

This is not the biggest reason.

The biggest reason is that Dilraba has been resurrected, and Keanu Reeves' character was well-received after the release of "Upgrade".

As a film series, he could certainly be given a chance to be resurrected.

Keanu Reeves is a good actor, the role is a good fit, and they are old friends with a history of working together.

Keanu Reeves won't ask for too much in terms of salary.

Out of consideration for our old friendship, let's have a talk. There's a good chance we can get it down to under $500 million.

With so many advantages, it's hard for Lu Zhiyuan not to be tempted.

"In addition, although your human body is dead, your soul has evolved into AI data, and you retain the possibility of being resurrected."

"Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to resurrect a dead person."

"However, the appearance of alien monsters makes anything possible."

"Do you remember the settings I told you about before?"

"AI and humans joined forces to kill the first Apostle monster, obtained its genetic sequence, and after research, greatly improved human life science technology."

"At this moment, since Miss T's AI army has decided to implement Plan B and let humans lead the battle of the mech hunters, then, given the intelligence of AI, it will certainly not unconditionally trust humans, and will naturally send an undercover agent."

"This means that your time to be resurrected has come!"

Alita's physical body, though, has been buried in the sea.

However, as long as she has lived on this earth, given AI's current power on Earth, it would be easy for her to find Alita's DNA sequence.

Then, using today's advanced life science technology, Alita's DNA sequence will be used as a model to create a clone, which will then be infused with Alita's AI soul.

This is a natural progression.

"Let's imagine..."

"If I were the leader of the AI ​​forces, I would certainly not be willing to let humans dominate the world again. Therefore, I would most likely send my clone, that is, you, Alita, to become human again and pilot the Jaeger."

"In fact, given my habit of always having three backup plans, I won't just prepare one physical body for you."

"Therefore, I have set up a resurrection scenario for you."

"In a huge sterile laboratory, the walls are embedded with capsule-like experimental chambers, and inside each capsule lies a body that looks exactly like you."

"Before resurrection, a robot will carry your AI soul, silently watching these sleeping bodies with its cold electronic eyes filled with low-saturation blue-violet light."

"The robot will extend a long, silvery-white mechanical finger and calmly select the bodies to be used this year within these experimental chambers."

"I know you must be wondering why this year? The word seems a bit strange here."

"Because next year, this body will grow up and will no longer be 17 years old."

"You like yourself best at 17."

"Beautiful and healthy, with an active mind, strong willpower, and extremely innovative ability, she is simply the most perfect human being in the world."

"In order to maintain this state, you are even unwilling to grow up."

"So, every year, you will be in the experimental chamber with a brand new 17-year-old body."

As Lu Zhiyuan finished explaining this absurd reason.

Reba felt a chill run down her spine and couldn't help but shudder.

She has realized that her character, having been transformed into AI data, would likely become very strange even if she were to revert to human form.

He's a monster!

That's right!

Lu Zhiyuan is trying to portray himself as a monster.

But isn't this more realistic?

It's impossible for someone to become AI data and then, after more than a decade, be restored to be exactly the same as before, right?

That's so fake.

It would be more realistic if it became a cybernetic AI human.

"The uncanny valley effect, Dilraba, you should have heard of this."

As if knowing what Dilraba was thinking, Lu Zhiyuan casually explained, "The resurrected you is no longer a real human; you are just a string of AI data."

"Your soul will lose its humanity and become extremely rational, even to the point of losing its humanity and logic, becoming no different from a robot."

"In this movie, I need you to portray someone who looks like a human, but whose underlying logic in behavior and actions is subtly different from that of a human."

"As long as you act out this feeling, when the audience sees you, their brains will naturally experience a cognitive dissonance. This feeling will bring the audience great discomfort and fear."

After Lu Zhiyuan finished speaking, Reba was completely stunned. "Big brother, you've turned yourself into a robot, and now you want to turn me into one too?"
You're such a good older brother to me, you really want to turn me into family, and be robots together for all eternity.

However, if I can portray the feeling that Lu Zhiyuan just described in the movie, the media will definitely praise my acting skills to the skies.

Of course, Dilraba knows she doesn't have that kind of acting skill.

It's impossible to act that out.

But it doesn't matter, she has a great older brother who's incredibly good at coaching her acting skills.

"Brother, can you give me an example? How can I portray this feeling?"

Dilraba felt that, let alone if she couldn't act it out, if she took this question to her school and asked the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy, they would probably be completely baffled.

After all, people cannot imagine things they have never encountered.

If you ask Dilraba to play a comedic character, she will simply play herself and make the audience burst into laughter.

But I really can't play a cold robot!
"Actually, it's very simple."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled, then turned to Reba and said, "Look at my face. I'll demonstrate for you."

Suddenly, Lu Zhiyuan stopped smiling, his eyes becoming fixed.

It suddenly felt like it was stuck.

Then, as if he had restarted, he blinked three times quickly, rhythmically and evenly, as if he had made up for the three seconds that had been stuck earlier.

It looks very strange, definitely not human.

Finally, the ultimate weapon arrived.

Lu Zhiyuan stretched out his hands and slowly touched his face, then slowly opened his mouth and made a half-smile.

Although his mouth was smiling, his eyes conveyed no smile at all.

The muscles in his face were also stiff.

This strange expression didn't end in an instant, but lasted for a full three seconds, like a slow-motion replay.

Seeing this scene, Dilraba was truly terrified.

It looks too much like a robot!

If they weren't still at an awards ceremony, Dilraba would have really wanted to scream.

Lu Zhiyuan composed himself, regained his composure, and smiled faintly, saying, "Just now, did I act convincingly?"

Dilraba nodded, her expression somewhat strange.

This isn't about whether it looks like a robot or not; you are a robot, okay?

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Actually, I'm imitating Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg."

"There have always been rumors online that Zuckerberg is a humanoid or some kind of reptilian. Although I don't believe these lies, looking at Zuckerberg's face, I often think that if you want to portray that kind of grotesque human feeling, you don't need to study acting theories in depth, just imitate Zuckerberg."

“If you have the chance, you can carefully observe his eyes on TV, the changes in the muscles in his face, and some of his little gestures. This is more reliable than any theoretical stuff.”

"You only need to imitate one person to act like a robot. It's simple, isn't it?"

It's not simple at all!

How many people can portray the feeling you have?
You're not acting at all; you're just like Zuckerberg.

At this moment, after Lu Zhiyuan's personal demonstration, Reba once again felt how sinister their school of martial arts was.

Hanikezi's reverse training technique has already made Reba feel that it is unbelievable.

Now, with Lu Zhiyuan, the robot, giving on-site instruction on how to act more like a robot, Dilraba feels that she often seems out of place with Lu Zhiyuan because she is too normal.

Seeing Dilraba deep in thought, Lu Zhiyuan was quite pleased and shared a few more tips with her.

"When you practice in private, in addition to your facial expressions, your eyes should also be a bit stiff. You should often have that kind of emotionless look in your eyes, without sympathy or emotion, only that sense of alienation, as if you don't belong to this world."

"However, this gaze is different from that of a real inanimate object; it is a kind of blank stare full of thought."

"Pay attention to the key words: a blank stare filled with contemplation."

"Thinking is the core, while stagnation is just the appearance. It's like when you suddenly see a fool and can't understand his behavior logic—that's stagnation."

I understand this.

I know this all too well!

That's the kind of look you usually give Nazha.

Lu Zhiyuan spoke at length, but Dilraba didn't react much until he talked about eye acting and how to act it.

Dilraba understood instantly.

She doesn't know how to learn from Zuckerberg, but learning from Lu Zhiyuan is easy, isn't it?
"In addition, some body language can be delayed or stiffened, like a robot lags. Actually, it's not a problem with your joints or muscles, but rather that the AI ​​chip's computing power has encountered some program overload."

"If you're a frequent internet user, you should understand this feeling, right? It's like a webpage suddenly not loading."

Brother, stop talking.

You really shouldn't say anything more!

I'm increasingly feeling this way.

This is how you usually are.

I'll talk to you for a while, and then you'll suddenly pause for three seconds, turn around and look at me, and say, "Go on, I'm listening."

You're a complete robot!

What's the difference between you and Zuckerberg?
However, this might be the case for people with high IQs.

It can do two or three things at once.

Just like when you use your phone normally, if there are too many apps running in the background, there will definitely be some lag when switching between them.

Unlike those of us who live simple lives, we can only execute one program at a time.

Seeing that Dilraba's eyes gradually understood, Lu Zhiyuan smiled.

Sure enough, Dilraba is a smart girl who can always fulfill his small requests and even apply what she has learned to other situations.

"Actually, acting skills are a minor matter. The real key to this film is that I wanted to capture the realism of hard science fiction."

"All battles, mech development, and even the construction of military bases and methods of dealing with monsters must be based on scientific logic, not just imagination."

"This requires the support of a large technical team."

Filming soft science fiction, like "Real Steel" or "Upgrade," which depict utopian science fiction worlds, is not particularly difficult.

However, it is very difficult to shoot true hard science fiction, full of scientific thinking and industrialization process.

Many details need to be examined.

Dilraba wanted to help, but she also knew that her education level was limited. She could at least chat a bit, such as dancing, singing, and playing the piano.

But she couldn't help with such hardcore scientific knowledge at all.

She gently bit her lip and whispered, "Brother, Sister Cha can help you. She has two big shots from Tsinghua University in her family. If it's inconvenient for you, I'll talk to them for you."

"I know."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded, but gave a wry smile and said, "However, never mind. I can't meet with her anytime soon, and I don't want to trouble her."

You can make mistakes!
Gao Yuanyuan may be a little slow-witted, but she's really attractive to men.

Seeing Reba's puzzled expression, Lu Zhiyuan gently patted her arm and said with a smile, "You don't need to worry about these things. I've contacted Professor Yu. Professor Yu's father is a professor at Tsinghua University. He will help introduce me to several renowned scholars to help me with the theoretical foundation."

Gao Yuanyuan is not Lu Zhiyuan's only option.

On Yu Feihong's side, her relatives, including more than a dozen academicians, are the real elite families.

There are all kinds of strong people.

(End of this chapter)