The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 196 is utterly shocking! Two of the top three directors have appeared among the opposing team.

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The screen went black for a moment.

Then, a scene transition.

They arrived at an office of YG Entertainment.

Miss Jing Tian sat sideways in the boss's chair, resting her chin on one hand, her gaze fixed on the vast, open view ahead.

The human scientist, played by Liu Shishi, is operating a virtual screen at her desk.

"Ms. T, I have two pieces of bad news."

"The first piece of bad news is that after the Apostle monster was killed, the space wormhole did not disappear, but instead grew larger and larger."

As Liu Shishi continued to operate, the three-dimensional pattern of the spatial wormhole began to appear clearly.

There is a special spacetime barrier around the wormhole.

With current Earth technology, it is simply impossible to break through.

However, Liu Shishi has developed a special measurement method that can deduce the model of the interior of a wormhole from the data.

At this moment, on the three-dimensional virtual screen.

The interior of the wormhole was covered with countless red spots, each representing a gigantic monster.

The three-dimensional pattern was continuously enlarged under Liu Shishi's operation.

These red spots were magnified, and in the movie scene, huge, ferocious-looking apostle monsters appeared.

"Oh my god!"

"One Apostle monster almost destroyed the Earth. If all these Apostle monsters were to rush out of the space wormhole, it would definitely be the end of the world."

Seeing so many monsters densely packed into the space wormhole, the audience felt a sense of suffocation.

The feeling of oppression is too strong.

The main issue is that this movie portrays the apostle monsters as exceptionally powerful, the kind that humanity's current technology simply cannot defeat.

In the final battle of the movie, Hanikezi, with a death wish, dragged the monster into the volcano and detonated a nuclear bomb, thus killing the apostle monster.

Otherwise, with humanity's current combat capabilities, it would be impossible to kill this apostle monster.

Because this thing has an incredibly strong regenerative ability.

At this moment, the audience was almost in despair.

However, Ms. T, as the commander of the human army, remained calm and composed, without even a change in expression.

"And the second piece of bad news?"

Ms. T simply tossed her hair aside, tucking a few stray strands behind her ear, completely composed.

"Tian Tian, ​​you're so cool!"

I don't know why, even though it was a very tense moment, after all, Earth was about to be invaded by alien monsters, this close-up was clearly not meant to create a tense atmosphere before the big battle.

Instead, they gave Miss Jing Tian a cool profile.

This vividly portrays the inner strength of her character.

The more critical the moment, the more composed one should be.

Although Ms. T doesn't appear often, every time she does, she's like a god, controlling everything.

Once Ms. T appears, the audience seems to feel reassured, and will naturally have an instinctive illusion.

This matter is settled!

"Sister Shanshan, I also think I look incredibly handsome. To be honest, I felt really awkward while filming."

Miss Jing Tian had no idea that her acting skills were so explosive.

During filming, Lu Zhiyuan only asked her to slow down her speech a little, but she just couldn't get it right.

Then, Lu Zhiyuan used his ultimate move.

Ask her, "What is 1+1? What is 2+2?"

He asked her more than a dozen very simple math questions in a row, which made Miss Jingtian very impatient, feeling that Lu Zhiyuan was playing a trick on her.

At this point, Lu Zhiyuan said that he felt it was about time and asked her to say her lines.

Thus, the omnipotent Miss T on the screen came to be.

She was even unmoved by the idea of ​​Earth's destruction, and even showed some impatience.

It felt like I was interrupting her daydreaming.

"The second piece of bad news is that the existence of the space wormhole has disrupted the Earth's magnetic field, causing the Earth's atmosphere to disappear continuously. In about 200 years, the Earth's ecological environment will become as desolate as Mars, unsuitable for life."

After Liu Shishi finished her report, her tense body suddenly relaxed.

He exuded an aura of despair.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan finally gave her a close-up shot.

It's the only close-up shot in the entire movie.

At this moment, Liu Shishi's eyes, which seemed to be those of a blind person, perfectly matched the despairing atmosphere of the impending destruction of the earth.

Her eyes suddenly seemed to show compassion for humanity.

Even more so, the audience can clearly feel her despair and confusion through her bewildered eyes.

It was as if all the previous great battles, with so many sacrifices, had been in vain.

The atmosphere is amazing!

"Boss, Ms. Raven acted really well! I have a feeling she's going to be a star."

James had absolutely no idea how this movie was made.

All he knew was that the character Liu Shishi was incredibly charming.

At the beginning of the film, she is intellectual and elegant, with an exceptionally high IQ. In the middle of the film, when faced with battle, she remains calm and composed, and is willing to sacrifice herself.

Most importantly, she is not only beautiful, but also possesses a kind and compassionate heart.

As a human being, she is too perfect; she is definitely a high-quality human woman!
Dilraba's Alita character was originally quite perfect, but Lu Zhiyuan turned her into an AI cybernetic human, like a god.

They can only be worshipped, not loved.

The character Liu Shishi is different; she's very down-to-earth.

In the future, many international high-end brands that follow an intellectual and elegant image will surely seek Liu Shishi to be their spokesperson.

For example, the Italian brand GIADA.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely look for Liu Shishi.

Because the brand's philosophy is "elegance in the heart, beauty in form," which perfectly matches the character of Liu Shishi.

Before this, Liu Shishi wasn't a big enough celebrity.

Only "The Coffin in the Mountain" has some international recognition, but it's a rural art film, and even if it brings her some luxury resources, they are very limited.

Pacific Rim, on the other hand, is a true commercial blockbuster.

Once it's released, it will be flooded with advertisements all over the world, making it impossible for Liu Shishi not to become famous!

It's estimated that he'll be overwhelmed with luxury brand endorsements.

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After the first post-credits scene, the audience was abuzz with discussion, and many cast curious glances at Liu Shishi.

Many of the people who attended the preview screening of "Pacific Rim" were business tycoons.

They could easily see that Liu Shishi's commercial value would experience a qualitative leap after this movie.

For actors, the size of the role doesn't matter; the most important thing is the character design.

At that moment, the screen went black for a brief moment.

Then, the second Easter egg appeared.

It was for Liu Shishi again.

She is in the laboratory analyzing a special spectral data.

This was transmitted through a wormhole.

She didn't take it seriously at first, and just put it into the supercomputer for analysis as usual.

But soon, she discovered that this spectral data looked very much like some kind of encrypted signal.

Using the supercomputer in the lab for analysis, she obtained some wonderful news that thrilled her.

She hurried to Miss Jing Tian's office.

“Ms. T, I have intercepted a special spectral data. After analysis, there is a greater than 95% probability that there are three Earth-like planets on the other side of the space wormhole.”

"Intelligent life should exist on these three Earth-like planets."

“They sent out a distress signal, which I intercepted… I now strongly suspect that they, like us, have been attacked by the Apostle Monsters.”

"The good news is that their planet's ecosystem has not been damaged."

Liu Shishi stopped there.

The character of Miss Jing Tian finally showed a hint of expression on her face. She turned around, and her dark, bright eyes flickered.

"In other words, we've found a second home!"

As a cold, emotionless AI cybernetic human, Miss T is mostly devoid of emotion. This is the first time in the movie that she shows excitement.

Don't those apostle monsters like Earth?

In any case, Earth's ecosystem has been damaged irreversibly and is no longer suitable for human survival.

Then let's leave Earth to these apostle monsters.

These AI cybernetic humans, along with their army of mech hunters, could easily use wormholes for interstellar migration!
However, the prerequisite is to kill all the Apostle monsters crowded inside the space wormhole!

"Concentrate all our forces, assemble a massive human mech army, and clear the passage as quickly as possible!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ms. T finally stood up from her boss's chair.

She walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window and looked up at the starry sky.

At that moment, Lu Zhiyuan followed Ms. T's gaze and gave her an ultra-wide-angle shot... In the distance was an endless steel jungle, towering buildings arranged in a staggered pattern, and a constant stream of vehicles and people.

It represents the pinnacle of human civilization, a city at its most prosperous.

And this ultra-wide-angle lens, combined with the movie plot just now, fills the whole scene with a magnificent epic feeling!
Ms. T herself, situated at the center of this grand narrative shot, further accentuated her aloof and superior demeanor.

……

The movie is over.

The Easter egg event is over.

The credits started rolling out one by one, listing thousands of people in the cast and crew list... Lu Zhiyuan had included the names of everyone who had worked on the film.

Even the canteen lady in charge of the crew's meals got a share.

However, such a long cast and crew list makes Pacific Rim look like a true blockbuster.

Although the movie has ended, it leaves a lasting impression.

In the audience, many people were whispering and discussing amongst themselves.

"What is the meaning of the final scene?"

"Is Miss T planning to assemble a mecha army to eliminate the Apostle monsters in the space wormhole?"

"She wants to clear out the monsters in the space wormhole, and then use the space wormhole's warp ability to take the human army to the constellation Perseus to start the interstellar migration plan?"

"As expected of Miss T, she really knows how to spend money!"

"I'm so excited right now!"

"I don't know why, but in this series, the Easter eggs are always better than the main movie."

The universe is like a dark forest, and every civilization is an armed hunter, lurking within it to avoid being discovered.

Once a civilization is discovered, it is likely to be attacked by other civilizations, because any exposed existence could pose a threat!
This is the famous Dark Forest Law.

Although the novel "The Three-Body Problem" has not yet become popular, this dark jungle law has been experienced several times even on Earth.

Many similar stories occurred during the Age of Exploration.

Therefore, it is not surprising at all that Lu Zhiyuan proposed this interstellar migration plan.

On the contrary, it makes perfect sense.

In addition, the search for the next Earth has always been a very popular topic in cosmology.

Now, the movie "Pacific Rim" has directly proposed the hypothesis that there are three Earth-like planets in the constellation Perseus, 3.2 million light-years away.

I reckon that after the movie is released, this topic alone will attract countless people to discuss it!

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"Director Lu, congratulations! You've made another great film!"

The Apple representative watched a good movie, but looked somewhat disappointed.

This time, there was no special product placement from Apple.

The only product placement occurred when the main characters were on a phone call, and the Apple logo appeared on their phones.

A sponsorship fee of 1000 million US dollars can only buy a one or two-second shot like this.

However, Apple can't say anything about it.

Because the impact of the movie "Pacific Rim" is absolutely world-class and historical.

It far surpasses the previous two films.

In addition, YT Pictures partnered with Apple to start a VR gaming glasses company.

This company's revenue last year was around 3 million US dollars.

If all goes well, the profit should exceed 5000 million US dollars.

Sponsoring Pacific Rim is essentially advertising VR gaming glasses.

Besides attending the preview screening of "Pacific Rim," he came here to discuss the future of this VR gaming glasses company.

"Director Lu, I heard you're interested in Netflix. That's a great idea. You're a true film master, and if you could join Netflix, it would be a huge boon for the company."

"I'm going back right now to buy at the bottom!"

The Apple representative made a few jokes.

Actually, he was indirectly asking Lu Zhiyuan whether he needed sufficient funds.

If needed, they could sell a portion of their shares in the VR gaming glasses company, which Apple is willing to acquire at a high price.

For Lu Zhiyuan, the VR gaming glasses company was just a small toy, not related to YT Pictures' core business.

But for Apple, this kind of peripheral hardware is very important.

They could easily make another iPod, slap on the Apple logo, and make a fortune.

The prerequisite is that Lu Zhiyuan is willing to sell them shares in the VR gaming glasses company.

"For business matters, you should talk to General Manager Zhao."

Lu Zhiyuan understood the implication in the other person's words, smiled, and said nothing more.

The VR gaming glasses company was indeed one of his little toys.

He is willing to sell all his shares if Apple is willing to offer a valuation of over $20 billion.

After all, in another timeline, Facebook acquired this VR gaming glasses company for a valuation of $20 billion.

After the Apple representative left, James came over and started praising Lu Zhiyuan.

"Boss, the movie is absolutely fantastic."

"I can't describe the feeling, it's so overwhelming... I just beg you, please don't take a vacation. I know many great directors who start to enjoy life after they achieve success."

“They make a sequel every three years, every five years, and some people have even made me wait a full ten years without a sequel... How agonizing is that for a movie fan? Boss, please don't do that. Otherwise, I'll go crazy.”

James has become completely obsessed with Pacific Rim.

So magnificent, so breathtaking!

In particular, the interstellar migration plan proposed by Lu Zhiyuan in the movie.

It suited his taste perfectly.

Before embarking on interstellar migration, it is necessary to eliminate the apostle monsters inside the space wormhole.

Such a point of conflict is like a battle between two armies; it is unavoidable.

Earth is on the verge of destruction, and humanity must undertake interstellar migration, which requires eliminating the monsters inside the space wormhole.

The monsters inside those wormholes, for some unknown reason, must enter Earth and destroy it.

There is a question here.

What is the monster's motive?
Simply wanting to destroy the Earth is definitely wrong.

Even in cartoons, the reasoning wouldn't be so superficial.

Lu Zhiyuan did not provide an explanation in this movie.

However, James believes that it will definitely be mentioned in the sequel to Pacific Rim.

He couldn't wait to know the answer.

"Don't worry, James. Our Yuan will never stop before he becomes the greatest of all time."

At this moment, Xin Yukun appeared beside Lu Zhiyuan.

How could he be absent from such a moment of showing off?
"That's good."

James admired Lu Zhiyuan immensely, but his respect for Xin Yukun wasn't as strong.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at Xin Yukun: "Akun, weren't you a director before? Perhaps you could learn more from the boss. Maybe you'll become the next internationally renowned director."

I'll learn it!

If I had that talent, would I be wasting my breath talking to you here?

Xin Yukun originally wanted to be a director. He felt that he was quite talented, and that he would definitely have no problem making suspense films.

However, he was greatly influenced by Lu Zhiyuan.

Film is a visual art.

Although he wrote a great script, he always fell short in bringing the scenes from the script to life.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of artistic thinking and talent!
Forcing yourself to become a director will most likely result in a complete failure, making you a laughing stock!
It would be better to stay where I am now, working as a producer for Lu Zhiyuan, a top figure in China... and doing whatever I want.

Even if I can't pursue art, I've at least mentored a lot of art students!
Although Lu Zhiyuan is very talented in art, he doesn't like being an art student... no, to be precise, he doesn't like being a fine arts student; he prefers dance students among art students!
Although Lu Zhiyuan never admitted it, Xin Yukun knew it.

Miss Jing Tian.

Reba.

Master Liu.

Hanikezi!

Look at these girls who are closest to Lu Zhiyuan... They all have one thing in common.

They're all dance students!
Dancers have one wonderful advantage: they are delicate and flexible, and can be easily pushed over, so they can do any pose... If you can think of it, they can do it!
"Director Lu, the movie is fantastic. As for distribution, leave it to Universal Pictures, there won't be any problems."

"I will definitely apply to the higher-ups, I will at least get you a simultaneous release in 59 countries and regions around the world. We absolutely cannot lose to 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'!"

"I personally have high hopes for the movie 'Pacific Rim' and believe it can gross $10 billion!"

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows grossed $13 billion worldwide.

It's currently the third highest-grossing film in history.

Besides Avatar and Titanic, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has the highest box office!
This result is outrageous.

Universal Pictures, while optimistic about the box office performance of "Pacific Rim," does not dare to hope that it can surpass "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

After all, the other side is the most well-known IP in the world.

The entire series grossed over 50 billion US dollars at the box office!
The name Harry Potter is known to almost everyone in the world.

This IP has been cultivated for over 20 years, far exceeding the reach of *Pacific Rim*. However, as a robot movie, *Pacific Rim* should be able to challenge *Transformers 3*!
In terms of popularity, Transformers 3 is definitely far superior.

However, in terms of film quality, Pacific Rim is still a contender.

"I'm not after quantity, but I need help getting screenings."

What's the point of releasing a film simultaneously in over 100 countries if it doesn't get screen time?

This is purely a numbers game.

Of course, Lu Zhiyuan believes that Universal Pictures understands the underlying principles.

After all, Universal Pictures also owns shares in YT Pictures, and the better Pacific Rim's box office performance is, the more money they will receive.

"Director Lu, don't worry, I will do my best to help you get it!"

We are all in this together, and everyone hopes the movie will be a huge success.

If this series is successfully made, Universal Pictures can make a lot of money.

……

"Gentlemen, the movie is over, it's time to talk about our big business."

After the movie ended, many people tried to get close to the famous director Lu Zhiyuan.

Because it's obvious to the naked eye that Lu Zhiyuan's robot series has extremely high commercial value, the entire movie exudes the alluring scent of money from beginning to end.

It attracts everyone to want to get closer to Lu Zhiyuan.

However, whenever this happens, Zhao Shanshan steps in and pulls away those businessmen who reek of money.

She knew that Lu Zhiyuan disliked dealing with such tedious business matters.

After Zhao Shanshan pulled the outsiders away, only her own people remained in the theater.

At that moment, everyone stopped pretending.

"Brother, you're so handsome!"

"I never imagined that Pacific Rim could be so cool. The roar of the mechs was absolutely thrilling."

Whether it was a deliberate test of Miss Jing Tian or not, Dilraba rushed over, wrapped her arms around Lu Zhiyuan's neck, and kissed him hard on the cheek.

After the kiss, she pretended to be excited and refused to get off Lu Zhiyuan.

However, out of the corner of her eye, Dilraba secretly glanced at Miss Jing Tian, ​​who was standing next to her with a beaming smile.

Good guy.

Miss Jing Tian wasn't angry at all.

This is too difficult to deal with.

After testing the waters, Reba was immediately disheartened. She quietly walked to Miss Jingtian's side, falling half a step behind, and made sure she was properly positioned as a maidservant.

Being a substitute is useless if you're strong.

As long as the starting players don't make mistakes, and given how stable this lineup is under normal circumstances, the coach won't easily make changes.

Standing there, Miss Jing Tian was like the Qinling Mountains, making her, a mountain from Altay, pale in comparison.

After all, there are many mountains in the world, but there is only one imperial dragon vein.

That is the Qinling Mountains.

"Zhiyuan, thank you. You took a beautiful picture of me."

"I have no regrets in my life for having such a role!"

As the third female lead, Liu Shishi didn't get many opportunities to perform in the main film.

Unlike Reba and Hanikezi, who can pilot mecha hunters and fight against apostle monsters.

She was just a research assistant, and didn't get many opportunities to shine.

However, in the two post-credits scenes of the movie, Lu Zhiyuan gave her a highlight close-up shot.

For a fleeting moment, Liu Shishi almost didn't recognize herself. It was actually herself.

Can her acting be this explosive?

All I can say is that Lu Zhiyuan is really good at taking portraits.

What is clearly a flaw is transformed by Lu Zhiyuan's lens into a powerful atmosphere, making her listless and bewildered look perfectly suited to the mood of the story.

At that moment, Liu Shishi disregarded the fact that Miss Jing Tian was still watching and went straight up to give Lu Zhiyuan a big hug.

Anyway, she'll most likely be kicked out of the game, and it'll be hard for her to get close to Lu Zhiyuan in the future.

Let's treat this as the last time, and leave it as a memento.

"Shishi, you still have more than half a year to improve your acting skills. If you don't meet my requirements, I won't wait for you."

While hugging Liu Shishi, Lu Zhiyuan whispered something in her ear.

This made Liu Shishi's already somewhat confused eyes widen in surprise.

What do you mean?
Is there any hope for me?
At this moment, Liu Shishi was overjoyed. If it weren't for the fact that it was inappropriate for her to do so, she would have liked to pull Lu Zhiyuan into a corner and kiss him passionately several times.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so happy? Is a big director some kind of sugar daddy's meat? Does he have healing properties? You just hugged him and you're fully recovered?"

After Liu Shishi hugged Lu Zhiyuan back, she was radiant and beaming with joy, completely unlike her half-dead state just moments before.

This left Yang Mi looking on with suspicion.

"He told me personally that I still have a chance. He told me to improve my acting skills." Liu Shishi turned to look at Yang Mi and said excitedly.

At this point, she was too lazy to hide it anymore.

Anyway, Kun, that big mouth, will soon spread the news to the whole world.

what?
Do you still have a chance?
then what do I do?
Girls hate girls!

At this moment, Yang Mi regarded Liu Shishi as a thorn in her side.

There was only one role available, and it was given to Liu Shishi, so she had no chance.

Three female leads are already quite crowded. If a fourth one were added, the story's pacing would definitely be disrupted.

Lu Zhiyuan would never do such a thing.

Therefore, her role is in jeopardy.

"hateful!"

"He did it on purpose, using Liu Shishi as a 'catfish' to provoke me!"

Yang Mi was very clever and guessed what it was right away.

……

"Ah Yuan, congratulations on making another great movie."

Seeing so many women rushing into Lu Zhiyuan's arms like moths to a flame.

Although Miss Jing Tian was a little unhappy, she also knew that her man was too outstanding and there was no way to stop him.

Those women outside are completely shameless.

If it were Xin Yukun, with Lu Zhiyuan's achievements, she would have slept with every female celebrity in the industry long ago!
"Tian Tian, ​​you seem to have forgotten. Who does the 'T' in YT Pictures represent?"

Although Lu Zhiyuan spoke without any fluctuation in his tone, like a robot.

However, Miss Jing Tian liked to hear him tell the truth.

T, of course, represents myself, Miss T!

As long as I do not abdicate, you are all mere maids, and you shall not be so presumptuous.

Thinking of this, Miss Jing Tian smiled and glanced at Lu Zhiyuan: "Come back early tonight. I'll go to the hotel first and tell the kitchen to make you some soup."

In the past, Lu Zhiyuan would always show a helpless expression when faced with this situation.

But today, he suddenly took Miss Jing Tian's hand and whispered in her ear, "Cook a little more. You can drink it too."

what?
Am I right?
At this moment, Miss Jing Tian looked at Lu Zhiyuan with some disbelief.

You little brat, how dare you flirt with me?

"You'll find out tonight."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled mysteriously.

Zhang Yimou's super energy wasn't something that came out immediately; it required a gradual adjustment of his physical condition and thorough digestion before he could reach 100% full power.

At first, Lu Zhiyuan only managed to achieve the same mental state as Zhang Yimou when he was working, but his physical condition did not keep up.

After a year of training, he found himself seemingly evolving.

Not only are they full of energy, but their physical strength has also become very strong.

It can now output full power!

……

Lu Zhiyuan and James had important things to discuss.

Dilraba then left temporarily with the other female celebrities.

"I'm so angry, so angry! That blind Liu Shishi seduced the big director and got a resurrection coin."

"What should I do now?"

On the way back, Yang Mi was preoccupied, feeling like she was about to be kicked out of the game.

Dilraba has a lot of influence; at least she got Lu Zhiyuan to agree to make a spin-off movie with her.

However, the purpose of making spin-off movies is to enter the main storyline of the Jaeger universe in Pacific Rim.

Unable to enter the main storyline, this derivative character is ultimately just a backup plan.

Not presentable.

This made Yang Mi feel very frustrated.

"You little stinky feet, what are you muttering about?"

Xin Yukun appeared beside Yang Mi at some point, looking at her with a smile on his face.

Yang Mi is now desperate, and Dilraba has helped her enough already.

While Reba can influence Lu Zhiyuan's choices, she cannot make those choices for him.

However, Kun-ge can.

At that moment, Yang Mi ignored the other party's mockery of her stinky feet and looked at Xin Yukun with anticipation: "Brother Kun, please help me."

Xin Yukun looked Yang Mi up and down a few times, then said with a smile, "If you want my help, it's not impossible... you know what I mean?"

"This……"

Yang Mi hesitated for a moment, then her eyes darted around, and she said slyly, "Brother Kun, my feet smell so bad, I'm afraid they'll bother you tonight. When we get back, I'll introduce you to three sisters, okay?"

Haha!

Xin Yukun almost burst out laughing when he heard Yang Mi admit that her feet smelled bad.

"Just kidding."

"Didn't I tell you? A Yuan used to like you. Although I like to have fun, I never flirt with my brothers' women."

"do you understand me?"

Xin Yukun left with an ambiguous remark, raised an eyebrow at Yang Mi, and turned to leave.

……

After watching the movie, everyone was filled with confidence in "Pacific Rim".

The movie is sure to be a box office hit.

It all depends on how far it can ultimately go.

Even if it doesn't reach 1 billion US dollars, it will at least be 800 or 900 million US dollars. It's impossible to lose money; the only question is how much we can make.

"James, if this movie is going to be released during the Christmas season, tell me about our biggest competitor."

Zhao Shanshan was in another conference room, discussing business contracts with her business partners.

Lu Zhiyuan found James and, along with Su Lun, Xin Yukun, and Guo Fan, discussed the details of the movie's release.

"Boss, there's an old Chinese saying that goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'"

"This year's Christmas season is very similar to the Christmas season of 2009, with many strong competitors."

"Our film does indeed have a few competitors we need to pay attention to."

James took out a report and distributed it to the people present.

Then, he took the report and began to analyze it.

"The first competitor is Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. As the highest-grossing action film series of all time, the quality of this movie is beyond question."

"However, no matter how exciting an action movie is, it's not as appealing as a science fiction movie or a mecha battle."

"Therefore, we have absolutely nothing to fear from him."

"On the contrary, he's afraid of us!"

Mission: Impossible III grossed $4.57 million worldwide.

Mission: Impossible III grossed $5.46 million worldwide.

Mission: Impossible III grossed $3.97 million worldwide.

It is far inferior to the box office success of Lu Zhiyuan's "Upgrade" plus the two previous works, "Real Steel".

This is the limitation of action movies.

Fewer and fewer people like action movies.

3D sci-fi blockbusters, regardless of the era, can sweep the world.

In addition to 3D sci-fi blockbusters, there are also monster universe movies.

Films like "Jurassic Park + World" are also money-making machines.

Pacific Rim combines all the advantages of robot movies and monster movies, and it will definitely beat Mission: Impossible 4.

"Damn, Brother Yuan is awesome."

Before coming to Hollywood, Su Lun knew that Lu Zhiyuan was very capable, but he didn't have a concrete idea of ​​just how capable Lu Zhiyuan was.

Now, she seems to understand a little.

The Mission: Impossible series is arguably the coolest action movie series in the world.

James didn't take it seriously at all, and even thought that the other side should be worried, because if they ran into "Pacific Rim", they would be crushed to pieces.

"continue."

Lu Zhiyuan tapped the table with his finger.

Although the Mission: Impossible series is awesome, he doesn't even remember who the director is; he must be some nobody who isn't worth his attention.

"Our second opponent is our old friend, Sherlock Holmes 2: Shadow Play, a film by the great director Guy Ritchie."

When "Upgrade" was released in 2009, it encountered "Sherlock Holmes," whose global box office was $5.24 million, which was almost the same as "Upgrade."

As for Lu Zhiyuan's box office success, it relies on the continuous accumulation of fans through the series of films. By the time of the third film, Pacific Rim, it will definitely far surpass the sequel to Sherlock Holmes.

There is no doubt about it.

"Guy Ritchie, he's a genius, but he's no longer on my kill list."

"next."

Lu Zhiyuan has revealed a Guy Ritchie-esque roguish charm, specifically designed to attract wealthy women to shower him with gold coins.

However, in the domestic film and television industry, he has never met a rich woman who is more generous with her money than Miss Jing Tian.

And Miss Jing Tian is now his live-in girlfriend!

Therefore, this talent is of little use to him.

It serves no purpose other than increasing the likelihood that he'll come home for soup in the evening.

"Boss, you're truly amazing."

As Lu Zhiyuan casually recounted the next point, James felt a surge of genuine admiration.

Lu Zhiyuan's growth rate is too fast. In just a few years, even the great director Guy Ritchie is not up to par.

"The third competitor is 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' a film by the renowned director David Fincher. It focuses on the collaboration between a hacker girl and a journalist to solve a crime. It's his consistent style."

When David Fincher was mentioned, everyone noticed that Lu Zhiyuan's expression was a little off.

Aside from Xin Yukun, both Su Lun and Guo Fan looked puzzled. They wondered what was so special about David Fincher.
James, however, knew the reason.

He added with a smile, "David Fincher's 'The Social Network' won three Academy Awards last year: Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Motion Picture – Drama!"

That's it!

At this, Su Lun and Guo Fan both showed smiles of sudden realization.

What kind of lousy movie did that director David Fincher make that beat "Real Steel" and won the Best Director award?

No wonder our Brother Yuan looked so unhappy when he heard that name.

"next."

Although David Fincher has won Best Director, his films have never been very successful at the box office; his highest-grossing film, Seven, only grossed $3.3 million.

From a box office perspective, he's no better than Lu Zhiyuan!
Of course, David Fincher can be considered a "technically-driven commercial director," somewhat like Cao Baoping, the Chinese director who made "The Dead End."

This type of director is highly technical and also possesses auteur expression.

However, it's highly unlikely that they'll gain significant fame.

Because commercial success cannot be perfected to the fullest extent, nor can artistic success.

They are in a very awkward situation.

Of course, they are good directors, but their visual style is never distinctive enough! They can only be considered outstanding figures of their time, not pursuers of historical excellence.

"Boss, I guarantee you'll be interested in our next opponent."

"The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" is an animated film created by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.

"These two are the top three on your kill list."

James had worked with Lu Zhiyuan for a long time and knew that his boss had a very strange hobby.

He pays close attention to his competitors from the same period.

Others prefer to encounter weaker opponents.

Lu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, was completely different.

The more famous his competitors are, the more excited he becomes.

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are arguably among the top directors in Hollywood.

If he could beat these two at the box office, Lu Zhiyuan might appear calm as a robot on the surface, but he would definitely be incredibly excited inside.

What was the production cost of this movie?

Sure enough, upon hearing the name of a real big-name director, Lu Zhiyuan instantly came to life, and his tone became much more serious.

"1.3 billion US dollars."

James laughed and replied, "It's similar to our Pacific Rim."

In that case, if Lu Zhiyuan can defeat these two great directors, it wouldn't be considered an unfair victory.

"What great news."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded.

He had only heard of "The Adventures of Tintin," but it wasn't very popular... There was no chance that the movie's box office would be particularly high.

Therefore, he's guaranteed to win this round.

Spielberg, Peter Jackson...

Haha!

Old Deng, unleash your talent!

(End of this chapter)