The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 175 The Ceiling of Human Wisdom, Liu Shishi!

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After Lu Zhiyuan and his group returned to Yanjing.

Thanks to the ripple effect brought about by the character of Miss T, after the New Year, Miss Jing Tian discovered that after being severely ridiculed for "My Beautiful Boss," she had made a full comeback thanks to the two post-credits scenes in "Real Steel."

It even became quite popular.

In the movie "The Warring States", she plays the female lead and is prepared to lead the entire crew to success.

It's already March, and the movie "The Warring States" will be released in one month.

The cinemas gave it a significant number of screenings.

We can't refuse to give it.

Firstly, it gives Miss Jing Tian a lot of face.

Secondly, everyone is also waiting for director Lu Zhiyuan's "Pacific Rim"... Behind YT Pictures, in addition to Zhao Shanshan's family shares, there are also many private equity funds.

This private equity fund does not raise funds from the public.

Those who are able to buy shares in this private equity fund are basically big shots in the industry.

It is a legitimate investment and does not involve any bribery or other illegal activities.

No one can say anything if you make money through legitimate investments.

It's just that ordinary people can't buy them.

Lu Zhiyuan's projects are basically guaranteed to make money; the only question is how much.

"Real Steel" guarantees a three-fold profit within a year!
The "Upgrade" game was even more impressive, earning almost 10 times the profit.

The profit margin for the Pacific Rim project may be slightly lower, but it will not be less than twice the profit margin.

Who can buy shares in this kind of private equity fund?
Many people waved their checks but couldn't even get through the door.

Those who can get through the threshold are naturally all important figures.

If any big shot were to appear and say a few words, wouldn't the theaters be giving Miss Jing Tian the best treatment?
Of course, this treatment is only valid for the first three days.

……

3 month 3 number.

The first trailer for "The Warring States" appeared everywhere online, on subways, and on movie theater screens.

The trailer features grand scenes.

Sun Honglei participated in a horse race in the style of ancient Rome.

Miss Jing Tian charged forward amidst a vast army.

The scene was indeed very exciting.

The "Warring States" project team claims that their film strives for authenticity, aiming to recreate famous historical scenes such as the "Heluo Conference" and "Besieging Wei to Rescue Zhao" as accurately as possible.

This immediately aroused great anticipation among the audience.

"I checked, and the production company for the movie 'The Warring States' is also Starlight Entertainment. This means that all the special effects and visuals in this movie were probably done by Brother Yuan's team!"

"I can't wait!"

"What kind of garbage is 'Red Cliff'? Hong Kong and Taiwan directors are just uncultured."

"As a historical epic, 'The Warring States' is worth looking forward to. Yuan Ge's team is top-notch even in Hollywood. They're absolutely capable of making a historical epic."

“I looked at this director’s resume, and he’s similar to Yuan Ge. He used to make art films, and he’s won the Huabiao Award for Best New Director, the Hundred Flowers Award for Best New Director’s Debut, and the Jury Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival.”

"With Yuan Ge, such a talented artist, I am now very much looking forward to the transition of this great director of art films to making commercial films!"

"At least in terms of visual effects, it will definitely bring people the ultimate enjoyment."

……

There was a lot of discussion online.

Most people expressed their anticipation.

After all, Lu Zhiyuan's reputation is simply too great.

Because of him, the company's reputation is also very high, comparable to that of Huayi Brothers.

wrong.

What is Huayi Brothers anyway?
Starlight Pictures is a top-tier international film studio, thriving in Hollywood.

YT Pictures, valued at $15 billion, is just the star-studded North American branch.

The entire Starlight Entertainment company's valuation far exceeds that of Huayi Brothers!

Such a large production studio, comparable to Hollywood studios, certainly can't produce bad movies.

Our Chinese cinema has produced a star-studded cast; finally, there is hope.

Without a doubt, when it comes to making big-budget commercial films, Star-Studded is definitely the strongest in China.

"Increase publicity!"

"Netizens are so kind!"

Upon seeing so many positive reviews and high expectations online, the "Warring States" project team immediately issued another major announcement.

In an interview, the director announced, "In this film, we invested 2000 million yuan to create 82 scenes, including the real Wei Kingdom Palace and the Tian Mansion Bathhouse."

"Using a special process, we treated 2 square meters of cement ground and built a realistic horse racing track from the Warring States period."

"During the filming process, all standards were benchmarked against international blockbusters."

What international blockbusters has Starlight Entertainment filmed?
Naturally, it's Upgrade and Real Steel.

How realistic are these two movies?

That's absolutely awesome.

It has raised the artistic appreciation level of domestic audiences by three levels.

Now, when netizens look back at some of the commercial films made by domestic directors, they simply can't stand them anymore.

In the market, the audience is eagerly waiting for the day when other companies can catch up with Lu Zhiyuan's pace.

They also produced commercial blockbusters like "Real Steel".

Now, before any other companies have emerged, Starlight Entertainment has produced another director, all modeled after Lu Zhiyuan.

awesome!
As expected of a major international film production company!
Recently, the game "Warring States" has been very popular both online and offline.

Even within the entertainment industry, many people have turned their attention to the "Warring States" project.

Lu Zhiyuan, they can't dig him out.

However, we should be able to poach the director of the "Warring States" project.

……

"Hong Lei, what's your opinion of Jing Tian?"

During a promotional event for the drama, a reporter approached Sun Honglei, wanting to ask him if he had any special impressions of Jing Tian's performance in the drama.
"Tian Tian performed exceptionally well and is very hardworking. She was injured multiple times while filming action scenes, but she still insisted on completing the difficult stunts herself."

All I want to say is that she is an extremely hardworking actress!

What's the point of trying?
In this world, the least valuable thing is effort.

As for injuries?

Because the director said something to her, she messed up her nail clippers and was unhappy all morning, but she still forced herself to finish filming her morning scenes.

Does this count?
Although he was internally ranting and raving, Sun Honglei could only smile and say things with very high emotional intelligence when facing the camera and reporters.

no way.

He also wants to direct a Hollywood blockbuster by the renowned director Lu Zhiyuan.

I really admire Duan Yihong.

Because Duan Yihong also got a role in "Pacific Rim" as the martial arts instructor for the Jaeger pilots.

When Sun Honglei received this news, he was truly devastated.

My cat master is the real martial arts master in "Real Steel".

How come Duan Yihong gets all the good things?

"Hong Lei, do you mean that this 'Warring States' series has the potential to become a phenomenon like 'Real Steel'?"

Whether Jing Tian works hard or not is not really a concern for the reporter.

I just want to ask if, as the production team claims, all the filming standards for "The Warring States" are based on Lu Zhiyuan's standards?

After all, your production companies are all top-tier.

Since they're from the same production company, shouldn't the standards be the same?
If that's the case, they'll need to carefully consider their promotional materials for this movie.

"Hehe, I have an emergency at home, I have to go now."

No matter what the reporters asked, Sun Honglei smiled like a Buddha, not giving anyone a chance to find fault, but he slipped away very quickly.

It’s over.

How exactly did these people spread their propaganda?
Now that they've set such a high bar, what will happen when the movie is released and audiences are lured into the theaters?

As the male lead, Sun Honglei has already seen the finished film.

He suddenly felt everything go black!
How cruel!

If Brother Yuan finds out that I helped Miss Jing Tian with this project, he'll definitely blacklist me!
No, I need to give Yuan Ge a heads-up first.

After quickly getting into his van, Sun Honglei immediately called Lu Zhiyuan: "Brother Yuan, I have something to ask you."

"what's up?"

Lu Zhiyuan seemed to be busy with something, and he appeared somewhat impatient.

Sun Honglei also knew that Pacific Rim was about to start filming, and Lu Zhiyuan was currently busy with the final preparations.

So he cut to the chase: "Brother Yuan, imagine, there's a male actor who co-stars with Miss Jing Tian in a historical film."

"During the promotion, the entire crew said that this movie was on par with 'Real Steel' in every way. But the actor knew very well that this movie was a terrible film and that it would be universally panned as soon as it was released."

"How can this actor explain to the public that he is innocent and helpless in this situation? He has no say in the matter at all."

"He only has one thought now: to return all of his salary."

The male actor Sun Honglei was referring to was, of course, himself.

He was already very clear during the filming process that this was a bad movie.

That director is quite artistic, but he's really self-absorbed and completely ignores everyone else's opinions... Moreover, all his artistic ideas have a strange, inexplicable feel to them.

Unlike Lu Zhiyuan.

At first glance, it may seem highbrow and inaccessible, but it is also approachable, able to transform artistic language that ordinary people cannot understand into simple images that a 12-year-old child can comprehend.

At sunset, a defeated man bumps fists with a pet cat.

Although the cat did look a bit strange.

But this scene exudes warmth, a sense of mutual comfort between men.

it is more than words.

But what kind of bizarre idea is it for Sun Bin, who looks like a pubic hair, to look in the mirror all day long?
What exactly is the director trying to express?
Does he want to convey to the audience that he, Sun Bin, who looks like a bald guy, is just a bald guy and nothing at all?

The entire movie serves only to highlight Miss Jing Tian.

isn't it?
That director, could he really be thinking that way?

Is he using this opportunity to mock me or the entire crew?

"That actor is dead meat. Don't let me see him again, I'll smash his head in!"

Lu Zhiyuan was joking.

But Sun Honglei knew very well that he was finished.

Even if he returned the payment overnight, it was no use; he was definitely going to take the blame.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't give him an answer, but he made his stance clear.

Jing Tian definitely cannot be blamed.

That's Lu Zhiyuan's Chiyoko, he definitely wouldn't want to part with her.

Kim Hee-sun is a foreigner who came to China to make money. She doesn't care what kind of production crew it is; she'll film anything as long as they pay her.

The director was a nobody; the audience didn't even remember his name.

All things considered, only Sun Honglei is currently the most popular, and thanks to the Cat Master character created for him by Lu Zhiyuan, he has become the king of internet memes and the king of emojis during this period.

If he doesn't take the blame, who will?

Alas!

I knew it! This money would be too hot to handle!

……

at home.

Miss Jing Tian has been extremely busy lately and rarely gets a day off.

Seeing that Lu Zhiyuan was talking on the phone with someone, she rolled her eyes and couldn't help but quietly walk over.

However, Lu Zhiyuan only said one sentence and then hung up.

This filled Miss Jing Tian with deep doubt, and she asked curiously, "A Yuan, who called you?"

"A scapegoat."

Lu Zhiyuan succinctly stated one sentence.

A scapegoat?
Who is this?

Judging from Lu Zhiyuan's tone, the person opposite him should be a man, so Miss Jingtian immediately lost interest and stopped asking questions.

“Ah Yuan, I have a lot of work this year. After the release of ‘The Warring States’ in April, I’m going to keep up the good work and make a film called ‘Time-Traveling Rescuers’.”

"I believe that with the support of leading ladies in two light-hearted historical comedy films, my status should be able to rival that of the 'Four Dan and Two Bing' (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China)."

"Of course, she's still a bit worse than that girl Reba."

At this point, Miss Jing Tian gave Lu Zhiyuan a somewhat reproachful look.

If Lu Zhiyuan hadn't doted on Dilraba so much, how could she have achieved what she has today? Walking the Hollywood red carpet every year. It's truly enviable.

But forget it.

Reba is now her dowry maid, and she will protect Lu Zhiyuan with her. She can no longer let other women in.

For example, Liu Shishi!

Never allow it!

"Ah Yuan, with my busy work schedule, won't it interfere with my filming of 'Pacific Rim'?"

Jing Tian deliberately asked Lu Zhiyuan a question.

She was eager to know how much screen time Lu Zhiyuan had allocated for her in the movie.

“It won’t take any time. You only have about a dozen shots in this movie, and the scenes are simple. All in all, it can definitely be filmed in a day.”

As a highly intelligent person, Miss Jing Tian certainly cannot appear often.

Wise people should be mysterious.

Strategizing within the command tent, securing victory a thousand miles away.

What is meant by "帷幄" (wéi wǒ)?

He would spend his days alone in a small room where no one could see him, lost in thought.

Given that, her screen time is naturally very limited.

Each appearance of it is a moment that determines the fate of humanity.

With just a few strokes, the character of Miss T, played by Miss Jing Tian, ​​is full of charm. Although there are a lot of blank spaces, they give the audience endless room for imagination.

"Ok."

Miss Jing Tian also knows that her character is like this: very aloof, like a god, high above.

Since they are deities, they naturally cannot mingle with ordinary people.

Their screen time will naturally be less.

Can understand.

"By the way, Yuan, Liu Shishi and Yang Mi are arguing online. Did you know about this?"

Before heading into the kitchen to make soup, Miss Jingtian suddenly remembered something and revealed a little secret to Lu Zhiyuan.

Got into a fight?

Impossible.

Lu Zhiyuan paused for a moment, then shook his head: "If you told me that Yang Mi led a group to cyberbully Liu Shishi, I could believe it. Liu Shishi publicly insulting people? I don't believe it."

You really know her!

She did not insult Yang Mi.

It was Mr. Cai from Tangren Media who criticized Yang Mi and then accused "Palace" of plagiarism, calling Yu Zheng a plagiarist.

……

"Palace," starring Yang Mi, aired on Hunan TV at the end of January and quickly became a phenomenon, sparking a craze for watching the show.

Then, Mr. Cai published a long article titled "Bitten by a Dog Today," subtly mocking Yu Zheng as a "dog" and "Yu the Copycat," and listing the similarities between "Palace" and "Scarlet Heart" in terms of subject matter and character design.

This public feud caused a huge uproar online.

Yang Mi and Liu Shishi were considered best friends by netizens when they starred in "Chinese Paladin 3". Their friendship was stronger than gold.

It's gotten so intense now.

This immediately attracted countless onlookers.

……

Miss Jing Tian was just one of the onlookers.

Liu Shishi was her former rival in love!

As for Yang Mi, Kun Ge is already making arrangements. He plans to recruit her into Yuankun Media to be Dilraba's assistant and help their company make a lot of money.

The cattle and horses were ordered by their family.

Theoretically speaking, she should be on Yang Mi's side.

However, recently, Liu Shishi has been showing her affection, praising her for her good looks, acting skills, and outstanding temperament.

Miss Jing Tian thought that Liu Shishi was a good person, and spoke much better than that wretched girl Chai Biyun. She could be her little sister.

This put her in a dilemma.

On one side are their own cattle and horses, and on the other side are their own girlfriends.

Looking at Lu Zhiyuan, who remained as calm as a robot, Miss Jing Tian asked with a smile, "The two sides are arguing so fiercely, aren't you going to try and mediate?"

"It's worth offering some advice."

Lu Zhiyuan took out his phone.

Under Miss Jing Tian's spotlight-like gaze, he neither called Yang Mi nor Liu Shishi.

Instead, he called Xin Yukun.

"Brother Kun, you know about Yang Mi and Liu Shishi's affair, right? Get it sorted out quickly. Don't let online gossip affect my Raven Messenger!"

"She will join the film crew no later than next month."

"Before that, I hope she can adjust her mindset and understand that a true wise person is not swayed by external things and must stick to their own principles!"

Raven Messenger – this is the role that Lu Zhiyuan assigned to Liu Shishi!

The character Raven will play a crucial role in the ending of Pacific Rim, even changing the fate of human civilization.

……

"Scarlet Heart" is about to wrap up filming.

Liu Xinyou came to see Liu Shishi every day, asking the same question each time.

"Shishi, can you tell me... what earth-shattering thing you did in the movie that made you so sure your character would be a hit?"

Liu Xinyou was not able to see the entire script for Pacific Rim.

She knows almost all the clues about the character Liu Shishi; all that's missing is the ending!
It’s really uncomfortable.

It's like the author abandoning the story halfway through, at the climax, and then running away and leaving it unfinished.

Who can bear this?
Filming is about to wrap up, and if Liu Xinyou can't find out the ending of the story from Liu Shishi, she feels she will go crazy.

"Sister Xinyou, I won't tell you the specific ending. Otherwise, I'll be breaking my contract. I still have to abide by this professional ethics."

"However, I can give you a hint."

Liu Shishi looked at Liu Xinyou with a smile and asked a mysterious question: "What would happen to the world if the Earth's magnetic field became disordered?"

understood!

Liu Xinyou pondered every day why the monsters in the Pacific Rim script attacked Antarctica.

Now she understands!
It's all to disrupt the Earth's magnetic field.

"Let me check the information."

However, Liu Xinyou isn't a professional in this field, so she definitely won't be able to figure it out in a short time.

But it's okay, she can go online.

"found it."

"It says that after the Earth's magnetic field becomes disordered, the electromagnetic barrier of the Earth's atmosphere will fail. High-energy particle streams will penetrate the atmosphere, causing the ionizing radiation dose to increase by about 300 times, and the probability of DNA breakage in surface organisms will increase significantly."

"Huh? So that's how important Earth's magnetic field is. Without its protection, life on Earth would be like being exposed to intense nuclear radiation. That's so dangerous."

After a few words of reflection, Liu Xinyou continued looking at her phone and said, word by word, "In addition, without the protection of the magnetic field, the solar wind will strip away the atmosphere at a speed of 1.6 kilograms per second. In about 1000 years, Earth's atmosphere will drop to the level of Mars."

"Finally, it will also affect the reorganization of the Earth's crustal stress field, and the Circum-Pacific seismic belt will release energy accumulated over 300 years."

"The Ring of Fire... So that's where the movie's title comes from!"

"interesting!"

Liu Xinyou felt she had discovered something and became increasingly excited.

Let's continue to see the answer.

"Changes in the magnetic field can also affect the Earth's gravitational field, triggering the reconstruction of global sea levels."

"I've seen '2012,' and isn't this exactly the scenario depicted in it?"

At this point, Liu Xinyou understood why the monster wanted to go to Antarctica to disrupt the magnetic field.

The goal is to destroy the Earth's ecosystem, to cause a massive reshuffling of the planet, and to kill off more than 99% of the life forms.

"Sister Xinyou, where did you see this answer?"

Liu Shishi was dumbfounded.

Why is this answer so standard?

It's even richer than what's written in the script.

“I follow the famous director Lu Zhiyuan on Weibo. There’s all sorts of random information on there, but I think it’s quite professional. Since you asked me this question, I’m just reading it to you.”

Liu Xinyou laughed heartily!
Lu Zhiyuan is a really interesting person; he uses Weibo like a convenient bookmark!

However, this could also be an alternative form of publicity.

"But Shishi, what exactly did you do to save the entire Earth?"

Now, Liu Xinyou knows that Liu Shishi, this wise woman, although she did not go to pilot a mecha and become a combatant, must have changed the world!

Otherwise, why would she be so happy?
"secret."

Liu Shishi raised an eyebrow, deciding not to say anything.

I'm secretly pleased with myself.

"Fine, don't tell me then. I already know 99% of the plot!"

Liu Xinyou originally came over to comfort Liu Shishi and tell her not to worry about the things between Yang Mi and Boss Cai.

People in the arena involuntarily.

The superficial relationships between actresses will most likely end up being torn apart over resources.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, although Yang Mi became popular through period dramas, Liu Shishi has already starred in a Hollywood blockbuster. The two are not on the same level.

Now, Liu Xinyou realizes that she had been worrying too much.

Liu Shishi didn't care at all.

The one who's really worried is Boss Cai... She invested heavily in "Scarlet Heart," but Yu Zheng and Yang Mi stole the spotlight.

No wonder she's furious!
……

Liu Xinyou is gone.

Liu Shishi secretly took out the script and glanced at it again.

"In the 72 hours before the magnetic field completely disappeared, the AI ​​cybernetic humans, led by Ms. T, were preparing to abandon Earth, save all their data as backups into their mechs, and then launch their spaceship to leave Earth!"

"Embark on a space expedition!"

"You changed all of this with your genius mind."

"You suggested to Ms. T that if millions of tons of rare earth elements could be collected within 72 hours and then launched into low Earth orbit via rocket, the solar wind could be used to ionize them and briefly form a temporary artificial magnetosphere!"

"This will buy the Earth 17 months before it perishes!"

"At the same time, you deciphered the strange signal emitted from the wormhole and calculated its true meaning. It turns out that it was a string of spectral data. The data showed that there is an Earth-like planet not far from the wormhole, suitable for human colonization."

It was the character Liu Shishi who saved Earth for 17 months and calculated the Earth-like planets near the wormhole.

That's how the plot of Pacific Rim 2 came about!

After careful calculations, the AI ​​cybernetic humans realized that they alone could not survive in the universe and were no longer competitive.

It will be destroyed sooner or later.

It is necessary to bring along a real human population.

Most humans, though foolish and arrogant, have a very small chance of producing true geniuses.

It is through generations of geniuses that humanity has been led to glory!
AI, however, cannot evolve on its own!

"This is absolutely stunning!"

"An epic work!"

"And I, too, became a heavyweight figure in making history!"

This script is truly ever-fresh. Every time Liu Shishi reads it, she gains a different understanding.

In short, my character is just too cool!

First, through unbelievable means, human civilization was saved! This is an unconventional method that even omniscient and omnipotent AI had not thought of.

It has a bit of a folk remedy feel to it.

However, when used in this situation, it feels very appropriate, giving a sense of wit and ingenuity, like a flash of human wisdom.

In addition, his many moments of brilliant intelligence forced even the high-and-mighty Ms. T to bow her head and acknowledge the value of humanity!
Philosophical speculation has emerged once again!

What is the future development trend of AI and humans: mutual wariness or mutual benefit?

The answer won't be in the movie.

However, it will generate a huge amount of discussion on the internet, thereby boosting the film's popularity.

This is just one of Lu Zhiyuan's little tricks.

I must say, it works perfectly every time.

"To write a script like this and create a character like this for me, A-Yuan, you are the real genius!"

Liu Shishi held the script as if she were holding her most beloved lover.

At that moment, her bewildered eyes shone with a resolute light.

"I also need to study hard and improve my IQ so I can become both smart and beautiful! Otherwise, you won't even give me a second glance!"

(End of this chapter)