The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 181 Holy crap! Mechs really exist in this world! The movie is real!

……

Once he had a clear idea, Lu Zhiyuan started filming very quickly.

From the beginning of March to the beginning of April, in just one month, he completed the actual filming of the three major battles: the Battle of Tokyo, the Battle of Hong Kong Island, and the Battle of Los Angeles.

Only one battle remains: the Battle of Antarctica!

However, going to Antarctica is out of the question.

The weather was extremely harsh, and the filming environment was extremely dangerous.

No one could help them transport the 20-meter-tall Jaeger to Antarctica.

Therefore, Lu Zhiyuan had no choice but to settle for second best and chose a famous tourist attraction in Iceland, Fagladal volcano.

This area possesses the icebergs, lava, gray-brown rock layers, and remote geographical environment that Lu Zhiyuan needs.

It is very suitable for sacrificing the mecha hunter [Qin Palace Guard] and the hero king Oedipus, Hanikz.

……

On a flight from Los Angeles to Iceland.

This journey took a full 17 hours.

After thinking for a long time, Xin Yukun couldn't help but offer a small suggestion to Lu Zhiyuan.

“Brother, I think we shouldn’t let the character Hani die… Dilraba is an AI cybernetic human anyway, so it’s better to let the character of Dilraba sacrifice herself voluntarily.”

"In this way, she doesn't need to perform any divine kneeling; she can directly awaken her humanity."

"Moreover, the character of Hani can continue to be played in the next film."

Xin Yukun still likes Hanikezi very much, and now she takes the initiative to offer a small suggestion, hoping that Lu Zhiyuan will revise the script slightly so that both female leads can be kept safe and sound.

This is a commercial film.

The death of a very popular female lead after a major battle will definitely affect the box office.

"No. It can't be changed."

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head, his conviction unwavering, and said, "The character Hani must die, but I didn't say she's completely dead."

What do you mean?
Xin Yukun was stunned and turned to look at Lu Zhiyuan.

Everyone else also perked up their ears and looked over.

Especially Hanikezi.

She was ready to end this dream trip, return to reality, and go back to school. She probably wouldn't have any good opportunities in the next few years.

She didn't have any particular thoughts in mind.

Anyway, she's already famous.

Moreover, they made a lot of money through these two movies!

For her first film, "Real Steel," she was only paid $20 because she was a newcomer. However, for "Pacific Rim," Lu Zhiyuan offered her $200 million!

She became rich overnight!

In addition, through Dilraba's introduction, she also landed some commercial endorsements and made a lot of money.

In the next few years, she can seriously study and hone her acting skills, and then make big money and film blockbusters with Lu Zhiyuan when she grows up.

She also knew that her acting skills were not very good.

It was all thanks to Lu Zhiyuan who taught her how to handle the details step by step... However, Lu Zhiyuan's movies can't always have her as the leading lady!

She can't be completely clueless after leaving Lu Zhiyuan.

Therefore, she understands Lu Zhiyuan's arrangements for her... However, if she can survive in the film series and keep making this series.

Alternatively, if we take a step back and film it every now and then, she would be absolutely thrilled.

Not only can you make a lot of money, but you can also become a big star.

Who can resist such temptation?

"I've thought about it carefully..."

At this moment, everyone turned to look at Lu Zhiyuan, waiting for him to announce the final verdict.

In fact, Lu Zhiyuan was the absolute ruler on set; no one else's words mattered... The success of three consecutive films had made his prestige incredibly high.

In the crew, apart from Xin Yukun, no one else had the courage to criticize him.

Compared to Chen Kaige, Lu Zhiyuan currently enjoys a higher status in the industry and has achieved far more impressive accomplishments. Until he fails, no one can say his principles are wrong.

"As a commercial film, the artistic ideas I incorporated into this movie are indeed somewhat out of place."

"After careful consideration, Honey, you really can't die."

The character Hanikezi in "Real Steel" is portrayed as very charming, lively, cute, and full of youthful energy.

It has amassed a huge following among teenage movie fans worldwide.

If Lu Zhiyuan insists on killing off this character, it would be tantamount to tearing up a world-famous painting he has created.

What a waste of resources.

"However, in my series conception, the character of Hani was originally intended to activate Reba, a cybernetic human with a divine nature, and help her regain her humanity."

"So, Hani still has to die once, so that the character of Dilraba can fall into the deepest darkness of her soul."

"But you're right. As a commercial film, and as one of the female leads, the character of Hani really can't die."

“I’ve thought it over. In that case, let the [Qin Palace Guard] mech die in her place.”

“In Reba’s calculations, Hani’s survival rate is less than 5%.”

"However, just before the [Qin Palace Guard] mech hunter sank into the volcanic lava, at the critical moment, Keanu Reeves, piloting an airship, miraculously saved Hani with a 5% probability."

"In this way, the character Hani can survive, and the character Dilraba can realize that overly rational cyber AI humans are unlikely to create miracles."

Ultimately, the development and continuation of civilization still depend on real human beings.

Great!
After Lu Zhiyuan finished speaking, Hanikezi and Reba looked at each other and couldn't help but hug each other happily.

No need to die!

She can still play the leading lady!

"Brother, you're absolutely right."

As long as the female lead doesn't die, the box office shouldn't be affected much, and the kind of philosophically ambiguous plot that Lu Zhiyuan wanted has also appeared.

At this moment, the absolute rationality of cybernetic AI humans was defeated by humans who were adept at creating miracles.

The human audience watching the movie should really enjoy this kind of storyline.

After all, absolutely rational AI cybernetic humans are unlikely to buy tickets to the cinema and contribute to their box office revenue; those willing to contribute to their box office revenue are still those innocent teenage viewers.

When making movies, you can incorporate some artistic ideas, but you can't disgust the audience.

Although Lu Zhiyuan occasionally has an episode of his artistic freaking and goes crazy, most of the time his mind is still very clear.

"Honey, remember to treat the whole crew to a meal after you get off the plane to celebrate your survival."

Xin Yukun turned to look at Hanikezi and winked at her.

Hanikezi is also an artist under his own company. Although he is not signed, it is because Lu Zhiyuan does not want to take a share of Hanikezi's earnings.

However, Lu Zhiyuan himself never imagined that Hanikezi would be more than happy to give them a cut.

Because without their company's support, Hanikezi would never have made it in the entertainment industry.

No background, no connections.

She's so young, she'll be played to death very soon.

Looking across the entire entertainment industry, who is as reliable and of such high moral character as Lu Zhiyuan, like a saint?
"Brother Kun, after you get off the plane, go order some food. Put it on your tab first. I'll pay you back slowly after I make a lot of money."

Hanikezi is also a clever little devil.

She knew that Lu Zhiyuan had already thought things through for her, but there was no need to explain it to her.

Could Teacher Lu possibly mistreat her?

The previous threat to kill off her character was probably just a scare tactic to force her to give a desperate performance in the film.

"You little rascal. Just as cunning as your teacher. By the time you make a fortune, I'll probably be old and dead. Just put it on the production crew's tab."

Xin Yukun made a joke to Hanikezi.

This small amount of money is nothing compared to the overall budget of the production team.

It's okay if the budget is used up.

How could a big-name director's commercial film lack a budget? Countless people are lining up to give them money.

……

"Brother, thank you for giving me face earlier."

Turning around, Xin Yukun looked at Lu Zhiyuan with some emotion.

He knew that once Lu Zhiyuan made up his mind, he wouldn't easily change it.

This time, he casually mentioned it, and Lu Zhiyuan gave Hanikezi the role, changing his fate. It must have been a favor to him.

This fueled Xin Yukun's immense vanity.

It was even better than sleeping with two top models.

My good brother is a famous director. He is usually aloof, and after he gained a high position, he completely ignored everyone.

They were very kind to me, though.

I, Xin Yukun, what more could I ask for in this life?
"Brother Kun, what you say makes sense, of course I'm willing to listen. What's the point of saving face?"

Lu Zhiyuan patted Xin Yukun on the shoulder, first rejecting Xin Yukun's idea, showing that he had not considered Xin Yukun's feelings at all.

Let him not presume to be sentimental.

Then, Lu Zhiyuan smiled with satisfaction: "Isn't this great? We can focus all our energy on making movies. If we do well in our careers, will we still have to worry about not having beautiful women throwing themselves at us?"

"James can give those women to you, and he can give them to other people too... What's the point of playing around with these socialites all day?"

"As one of the world's top producers and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, you should have higher aspirations."

"I remember when you were determined to marry Liu Yifei. Now, do you feel that Liu Yifei is not good enough for you?"

"However, you can certainly aim higher, like Anne Hathaway, for example?"

Brother Yuan, I'm kneeling before you.

You really know how to set goals for me!
And you even said Liu Yifei isn't good enough for me?
If Sister Niu's fans heard this, wouldn't they come to my house and beat me to death?
However, for some reason, hearing Lu Zhiyuan set such a grand goal for himself made Xin Yukun feel a surge of excitement.

Anne Hathaway.

This woman is beautiful enough and famous enough to be worthy of me.

Thinking about it this way, the ordinary women James had prepared for him suddenly lost their appeal.

……

The 17-hour flight did not dampen Xin Yukun's enthusiasm.

After getting off the plane, he excitedly shouted and led his team to the vicinity of Fagladar volcano to set up the filming location.

Meanwhile, the two Jaeger robots, which had taken a long time to transport from China, finally arrived in Iceland. Xin Yukun also needed to arrange vehicles to transport these two Jaeger robots to the vicinity of the filming location.

In one scene, the Qin Palace Guards are to sink into a volcano and perish together with the Apostle monster.

If this scene were done using CGI technology...

To realistically depict the scene of magma engulfing steel mechs, Schwarzschild estimated that the 30-second special effects would cost over a million US dollars.

In that case, it would be more worthwhile to just throw the shell of a Jaeger into a volcano for a live-action shoot.

After all, this is a world-famous painting that Lu Zhiyuan prepared for the movie "Pacific Rim"!
If the results don't meet Lu Zhiyuan's expectations, he'll go crazy.

……

Lu Zhiyuan is full of energy.

I've been on a plane for over ten hours, but I'm not tired at all.

His mind was already filled with the image of the final shot, and he was just waiting for all the preliminary preparations to be completed and for the right time to begin.

It's early April now.

According to tour companies in Iceland, there is a chance of seeing the aurora borealis near Fagladar volcano at night.

Although the probability is low, it's worth a try.

"Everyone, get your tents ready."

"The actors will spend the night in tents. I'm going to the vicinity of Fagladar volcano to wait for an aurora night."

"Once we arrived at the location, the film crew took turns keeping watch at night, determined to capture a scene where the aurora borealis, volcano, snow-capped mountains, and Jaeger were all combined into one shot."

"As for the specific shooting angle, we'll discuss it after we inspect the Fagladar volcano tomorrow."

The location where the aurora appears may not match the angle that Lu Zhiyuan needs.

However, he could get several cameras, place them in different locations, and after the aurora appears, find the most suitable angle to shoot it.

That's no problem.

The biggest problem is that it might be a bit tough on the staff.

Anyway, it's only a few days left. After filming this scene, everyone can go back to Yanjing and do green screen shooting, which will make the work much easier.

"thanks everyone."

"Get some rest early tonight and adjust to the time difference. We'll go to the filming location tomorrow afternoon."

Seeing that all the staff members were silent like wooden figures, Lu Zhiyuan clapped his hands, offered a few words of encouragement, and then dismissed them.

He now possesses the super energy of Zhang Yimou; as long as he is working, he is not tired at all.

But others are different.

After sitting on a plane for more than ten hours, many people felt dizzy and disoriented, and their faces showed a dazed look, so they desperately needed to rest.

"Brother Yuan, you should get some rest too, and take care of yourself."

The staff members didn't have any objections to Lu Zhiyuan's work requirements.

Having followed Lu Zhiyuan for a long time, everyone knows that their director is a complete madman.

To get into the mood, you could throw Reba, this beautiful young girl, into the sea during a typhoon.

You could also throw yourself onto an iceberg at an altitude of 3500 meters to get a feel for it, causing yourself to suffer from altitude sickness and lying in bed half-dead for a week.

This time, they were simply asked to take turns keeping watch at night, waiting for the aurora to appear.

That's already a very humane approach.

However, although the work is very hard, Lu Zhiyuan's compensation is very generous... When working with Lu Zhiyuan, all kinds of subsidies are in place, and insurance is fully covered.

For extra overtime like today, after filming is finished, you can ask Xin Yukun, the head of the production team, to calculate the extra three times the salary.

Although it was hard work, the entire crew was very enthusiastic.

"Even someone as fragile as Brother Yuan can persevere with filming in this kind of environment. What do I, a tough, burly man, have to be afraid of?"

"That's right. Am I really going to be even more brittle than Brother Yuan?"

"As long as Brother Yuan doesn't fall, I'm going to eat up all that triple pay from the crew! I'd better eat him for a whole month! Even Jesus couldn't stop me."

"Overseas allowance, plus polar environment, plus triple salary... I do the math, working with Brother Yuan for a month is basically equivalent to me working for 10 months!"

Everyone was enthusiastic, eager to make a killing off Lu Zhiyuan. The main reason was that everyone believed they couldn't possibly fall before Lu Zhiyuan.

If Lu Zhiyuan could withstand the environment, there's no reason why they couldn't.

……

Inside the hotel room.

Lu Zhiyuan couldn't sleep at all; his energy was incredible.

He sat by the window, casually holding a paintbrush, quietly sketching something on the paper.

That was a damaged Mech Hunter.

Inside the cockpit of the Jaeger, Hanikezi's face beamed with a youthful smile, a stark contrast to the apocalyptic landscape of ice and snow and the erupting volcano.

Such a dramatic scene is sure to leave a lasting impression on the audience.

Sensitive viewers might even burst into tears.

However, after stirring up the audience's emotions, we really can't let Hanikezi sacrifice herself like this.

This isn't some kind of art film.

This is a quintessential commercial film, and a female character with such high popularity shouldn't have such a tragic ending.

Even if he doesn't want to bring Hanikezi along in the next film, he can easily come up with some excuse.

For example, the character Hanikezi is seriously injured and is recuperating.

In other words, Hanikezi is undergoing grueling training in order to better pilot the mech hunter.

In short, it's easy to come up with a reason.

However, if he were to kill off the character in a moment of ruthlessness, and then regret it and want to bring the character back to life, then the script would be in a difficult position to write.

Kun Ge's hair will all fall out.

"It is indeed difficult to balance art and commerce."

"I almost ended up sitting at the same table as Chen Kaige again by accident."

Lu Zhiyuan often reminds himself that when making movies, he should think rationally and never have a sudden burst of artistic fever and feed the audience a huge load of nonsense.

As he continued to achieve success, fewer and fewer people around him were willing to offer him advice.

Reba and Hanikezi clearly have a good relationship, like best friends, but in this matter, Reba didn't say a single word in Hanikezi's defense.

It's estimated that Dilraba both respected and feared him, and dared not speak carelessly.

Fortunately, Kun is still the same as before, saying whatever he wants and not treating himself like an outsider at all.

Lu Zhiyuan is sometimes filled with emotion.

Having only made three films and achieved some commercial success, he actually felt a sense of loneliness at the top.

When truly important figures make wrong decisions, even if many people around them are fully aware of it, who dares to tell them the truth?
Just as Lu Zhiyuan was expressing his feelings, Miss Jing Tian called.

Even over the phone, Lu Zhiyuan could tell that Miss Jing Tian was very happy.

"Ah Yuan, my movie 'The Warring States' has finally been released, and the media is giving it rave reviews. I'm going to be famous."

This time, Miss Jing Tian didn't rely on Lu Zhiyuan to lead the team; she made herself famous.

She was overjoyed.

As it turns out, she can finally carry an entire film on her own. From now on, who dares to say that a lower [content level] equals a more exciting film?
"Really? I knew it! You could do it!"

Lu Zhiyuan has always had a high EQ with Miss Jing Tian.

Despite his inner doubts, Lu Zhiyuan still uttered many flattering words at that moment.

"Of course it's true! Log on to QQ and I'll send you a screenshot."

—[This year's March and April saw an unusual box office slump, with national daily box office revenue less than one-third of that during the Lunar New Year holiday, and 20% lower than last November. Cinemas desperately needed blockbusters to revive the market, and "The Warring States" boosted the overall spring season, successfully warming up for the May Day holiday.]

—[Film critics point out that although Sun Honglei's portrayal of Sun Bin differs significantly from historical records, it showcases "the fusion of a strategist's profundity and a commoner's humanity," reflecting an attempt to demystify historical figures. As for Jing Tian's portrayal…]

……

Lu Zhiyuan took a look.

There are a lot of positive reviews.

How much money did Zhao Shanshan spend to get so many people to say nice things against their conscience?

It's pitiful for those audience members who were tricked into going to the movie theater.

After watching the movie, I'll probably be cursing.

"Tian Tian, ​​congratulations, now you can use your beauty to deceive people."

Lu Zhiyuan was quite certain that Jing Tian was not a fool; on the contrary, she was quite clever.

In fact, Jing Tian was well aware that "The Warring States" was a bad movie, but since she starred in the movie, it was like her own child, and she certainly wouldn't allow others to criticize it.

However, Lu Zhiyuan is none other than Lu Zhiyuan.

He has the right to criticize the messy movie "The Warring States".

However, while Lu Zhiyuan is always outspoken with others, he is always full of emotional intelligence with Miss Jing Tian.

His phrase, "using her beauty to deceive people," made Miss Jing Tian laugh all night.

"Ah Yuan, you're so annoying. How could I deceive people with my looks? They all willingly bought tickets and went to the cinema to support me."

While laughing heartily, Miss Jing Tian also found a reason for herself.

"Tian Tian, ​​I'll be staying in Iceland for about two weeks to film just one scene, so work isn't too busy. Would you like to come visit during this time?"

After thinking it over, Lu Zhiyuan decided to keep Miss Jing Tian away from the center of the storm.

The movie "The Warring States" has gone a bit too far in buying publicity. After a while, once word gets out, the backlash from netizens will definitely be fierce.

Whoever gets paid the most should bear the brunt of the anger.

What wrong has Miss Jing Tian done?
The audience didn't go to the movie theater because of her.

The audience may have gone to the cinema because of Sun Honglei, or because of Wu Zhenyu, or because of Kim Hee-sun.

But it absolutely couldn't be because of Miss Jing Tian.

Surely no one would be that stupid?

No way……

"No."

"My movie is currently very popular, so I want to appear on more shows to promote it. This movie had an investment of 1.5 million yuan, and with the current positive trend, I estimate that it will definitely break even at the box office."

Breaking even at the box office is not important.

The important thing is that I can finally be treated like a leading lady.

In Lu Zhiyuan's film, she was portrayed as very beautiful and distinctive, and the audience also liked her vivid character, Miss T.

However, the core of Lu Zhiyuan's films is always the other actresses.

It's either Reba or Hanikezi.

It's not her anyway.

Jing Tian knew in her heart that Lu Zhiyuan was always selfless when he was pursuing his career, and Reba and Hanikezi were indeed more suitable to be Lu Zhiyuan's leading ladies than she was.

However, she also has self-respect.

She also wanted to prove her abilities.

Once she has proven her abilities, then Lu Zhiyuan should fulfill the promise he made when he was pursuing her... to make her a movie with a female lead!

It was agreed at the time that after "Upgrade" was finished, I would create a female-led movie for myself.

Now, Pacific Rim has started filming, which made me wait a full two years.

This guy hasn't forgotten, has he?

"OK then."

Miss Jing Tian really had to put up with something she wasn't meant to do. Lu Zhiyuan didn't know what to say, so he could only offer a blessing: "Enjoy your stage, my big star."

After making the call to Jing Tian, ​​Lu Zhiyuan immediately sent a text message to Sun Honglei: "Honglei, 'The Warring States' has been released. As for the rest, you know what to do."

Sun Honglei received this text message and was truly speechless with bitterness.

But what else could he do?

After bowing his head and remaining silent for a while, Sun Honglei uttered five words, expressing his determination: "Brother Yuan, I'll take care of it."

After sending the text message, Sun Honglei was completely deflated, having inexplicably taken the blame for Miss Jing Tian.

But that’s fine.

Most people wouldn't even know how to curry favor with Lu Zhiyuan.

This time, Lu Zhiyuan took the initiative to contact him.

Lu Zhiyuan will definitely have to repay this favor to himself in the future.

Haha!

Thinking about it that way, I've hit the jackpot!

Coming to his senses, Sun Honglei called Wu Zhenyu and Jiang Wu again: "Brothers, the information I received is that the negative public opinion surrounding 'The Warring States' will be suppressed for at most a week. After the first week, the control of comments will stop. At that time, the overwhelming criticism will probably only be borne by the three of us."

Why?
Wu Zhenyu and Jiang Wu couldn't help but want to object.

They were paid.

However, they did make a good film, but the director messed things up and cut out all their important scenes.

Jiang Wu, in particular, harbored a great deal of resentment.

Originally, his character was the focal point of the entire film, and he and Sun Honglei had spent a long time working on their scenes together, rehearsing repeatedly in private. However, when the film was released, all the important scenes were cut.

He was furious when he saw the finished product.

If the reputation of "The Warring States" collapses and it affects him, he will be the first to object and will definitely jump out to have a good talk with the production team.

What's he afraid of?
His brother is the genius director Jiang Wen!

Even with all the starlight and brilliance, no matter how impressive the background, it couldn't overshadow him.

"Brothers, you're all shining stars, we don't care. And we don't need to give face to that nameless director of 'The Warring States' either."

"However, don't forget, there is a true Buddha behind Miss Jing Tian."

"Pacific Rim is at least a trilogy. We're only filming the first one now. If it does well at the box office, we can start making a sequel right away. We can all pilot Jaeger robots."

"If that scoundrel Duan Yihong can drive it, why can't we brothers drive it?"

"When the time comes, let Brother Yuan design three characters for us. We'll pilot mechs together, break into a time wormhole, and create a new world for humanity."

Sun Honglei makes a good point!
The other side of Starlight Brilliant was full of useless people if it weren't for Lu Zhiyuan holding things together. The directors they found were all a bunch of scoundrels.
I don't know how to take pictures.

The filmed plot was so nonsensical that it left viewers speechless.

Do these directors even have any artistic thinking?
The company Starlight Brilliant often gives people the feeling that Lu Zhiyuan alone has absorbed all the company's intelligence and artistic thinking.

The rest are just empty-headed walking corpses.

Even if you just randomly picked a junior high school student to direct, the movie wouldn't turn out like this.

Wu Zhenyu was the first to agree, saying in his Cantonese-accented Mandarin, "Hong Lei, I'm a loyal brother, I can go out and help Miss Jing Tian take the fall. But you have to remember what I said today, in the next sequel to Pacific Rim, I have to pilot a Jaeger."

Jiang Wu thought for a moment and then went along with it, saying, "Old Wu is right. As long as I can pilot a mecha, I won't say a single word of objection about the movie 'The Warring States'."

Mecha is the greatest romance for men.

So what if I get a few scoldings from the audience for piloting a mecha?
It won't cost you anything.

Once they're piloting the mechs, the audience will quickly forget they were in "The Warring States." They'll only remember how incredibly cool they were piloting the mechs!
"Brothers, don't worry about that. I've known Brother Yuan for a long time, and he's always been a man of principle. He'll remember our help in taking the fall today."

"If you don't believe me, just look at what that scoundrel Duan Yihong posts on Weibo every day."

Sun Honglei was extremely jealous.

Lu Zhiyuan and most of the crew were filming movie scenes all over the world, while Duan Yihong would go to the China Film Group Huairou base to report for duty whenever he had free time.

For no other reason than to pilot a mech.

Excavators and heavy trucks were modified to create a 20-meter-tall mech hunter.

Each one costs close to $400 million, which is roughly equivalent to the world's most expensive sports car.

These mech hunters, though fixed to a steel frame, cannot be driven around like sports cars.

But the Jaeger's hands can move.

There's even a huge turbo engine on its chest; when you floor the accelerator, it emits a very sharp engine roar.

It's basically operating an excavator.

However, there are only a handful of these cool excavators in the whole world.

Duan Yihong uses his status as an actor in the film crew to clock in every day, and also takes the opportunity to drive the Mech Hunter, step on the gas a few times, and experience the hydraulically powered cockpit that Lu Zhiyuan spent a lot of money to build.

Before going home, he would take some cool photos of himself with the mecha hunter and post them on Weibo.

Adding a sentence: [Going home after get off work, see you tomorrow.]

It made him seem like a real mecha pilot.

Fighter pilots are no match for him.

These few photos alone attract a large crowd of mecha enthusiasts every day, including Sun Honglei... He's so envious, his eyes are practically red with envy.

"Holy crap, can it really be driven?"

Wu Zhenyu checked Duan Yihong's Weibo and saw that it was full of cool photos of the Mech Hunter every day, from various angles.

There were even some inside the cockpit.

I have to say, this mecha hunter is incredibly cool!
He had assumed that these kinds of special effects movies were all fake, created using computer-generated imagery in post-production... He never expected that Lu Zhiyuan's mecha hunters were actually playing for real!
If he could play with this kind of mecha, he would do it even without pay!
This kind of opportunity to pilot a mecha is probably only once in a lifetime.

When he saw the photos, he also saw the science behind them... 5 Jaeger units, each costing $400 million!
The renowned director Lu Zhiyuan specifically spent money to have his products custom-made by a major heavy industry factory!
There are only a handful of these in the entire world!
That's absolutely awesome!
He truly deserves to be called a world-class director. His filmmaking is completely different from that of small, unregulated workshops.

We'll spend a lot of money to make something real!

Just based on his crazy antics, this movie can't possibly be bad. It'll be absolutely amazing when it's released.

"Sigh, the Warring States period is definitely going to be heavily criticized."

At this moment, Wu Zhenyu suddenly realized that the pre-release publicity for the movie "The Warring States" claimed that everything was comparable to international blockbusters.

This is clearly an attempt to ride on Lu Zhiyuan's popularity.

They completely fooled the audience!
Do you think the lead actors of "The Warring States" wouldn't know whether they're serious or not?

However, it seems like Pacific Rim is serious.

"Honglei, Lao Wu, I have to go now. I have to leave."

Jiang Wu thought to himself, "The China Film Group Huairou Base is not far from my home by car... Would it be okay for me to make a cameo appearance for free?"
If I can't play a martial arts teacher, I can play a sentry standing guard at the base, right?

In that case, wouldn't I also become an actor in the film crew?

Judging from Lu Zhiyuan's intentions, since he allowed Duan Yihong to post photos of the mecha hunter, he probably wanted to use this method to maintain the movie's popularity.

I can send it too!
I can also generate buzz for a movie!
I can even get my older brother, Jiang Wen, to join me in making money together!

This kind of work is definitely better than what Duan Yihong does!

Surely a big-name director has no reason to refuse me?
(End of this chapter)