The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 314 The 8th S-Rank Talent! Box office gross exceeds $61 billion, ranking second in history!

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"We've pretty much finalized the general details of the 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' project."

"Next is casting."

"My first thought for the role of Shirley Yang was to have Gulnazar play it."

Originally, Hanikezi was Lu Zhiyuan's first choice!

But after much consideration, he realized that Hanikezi was too young, only 18 years old, and there was absolutely no chemistry between them.

Besides, Hanikezi is too short and doesn't have the queen-like aura of Shirley Yang!
Hanikezi is more suitable to play the Khitan princess, and Ding Sitian, who met Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan when they were sent to the countryside.

18-year-old Hanikezi is easily the dream girl of teenagers!

Because she is youthful, lively, sweet and cute, and has a touch of heroism, she looks very sunny and cheerful!
Naza is 22 years old this year, which is probably the time when she is most beautiful!
She has shed her former naiveté and become even more charming and alluring.

In addition, after joining Yuankun Media and filming a Hollywood blockbuster with Lu Zhiyuan, Zhang Tianai also provided her with some TV series resources.

It made Nazha a lot of money.

With money, female celebrities can easily spend hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars a year on beauty treatments, skincare, and fitness.

Under normal circumstances, most female celebrities who earn their first pot of gold will become very beautiful in a short period of time!

And then, relying on technology and makeup teams to make minor adjustments to maintain their beauty, it's hard to achieve a dramatic transformation that will truly make people's eyes light up!

"Brother Yuan, Nazha is playing the female lead. I don't know if she's good enough with her acting skills."

Su Lun had a bit of a headache.

Because she's usually the one who handles the task of coaching acting skills on set.

Unless Lu Zhiyuan really couldn't resist, under normal circumstances, as a renowned director, he wouldn't personally step in to coach the actors.

Because if an actor doesn't get it by this point, they're basically going to lose their job!

This situation is equivalent to the company's big boss talking to a junior employee... Normally, either this employee has some kind of advanced technology, or they have been dismissed, and the general manager needs to speak with them and sign off on the dismissal.

In most cases, there is no third possibility!

Naza often oscillates between these two situations.

Lu Zhiyuan greatly admired Nazha's beauty, believing she was a natural-born leading lady for the big screen, and even more suitable than Dilraba in terms of looks.

On the other hand, Lu Zhiyuan was also very troubled by Nazha's wooden acting skills!

Sometimes, he felt like he could crack open Nazha's head and pour all the ideas in his brain into her!
Unfortunately, he did not master this advanced technology.

"Xiao Su, go back and talk to Nazha. Tell her to find a top-notch teacher and have them guide her through every scene from beginning to end!"

"Consider it as previewing your lessons!"

"When it's time to film, Baoqiang and I will guide her into the right mood on set."

"If this still doesn't work... from now on, I'll just block her from all my movies!"

That last sentence was Lu Zhiyuan's attitude that he asked Su Lun to take back!

Otherwise, Nazha is always laughing and joking, without any ambition. If she were as obedient and hardworking as Dilraba, Lu Zhiyuan would give her all the best treatment!

Unfortunately, a person's character determines the heights they can reach in their career!
Naza clearly doesn't work as hard as Dilraba.

“Brother Yuan, Nazha might not listen to others, but she will remember your words as if they were imperial edicts.”

Su Lun gave Lu Zhiyuan his assurance.

Nazha and Su Lun have a good relationship.

They often met during filming.

Naza occasionally boasts that Lu Zhiyuan once lent her 100 million yuan specifically for her father's medical treatment!

Nazha also secretly asked Su Lun if Lu Zhiyuan had mentioned her outside of work, and whether he wanted to date her or anything like that.

Gao Yuanyuan, worth billions, was willing to follow Lu Zhiyuan anonymously.

She had figured it out long ago!
After all, she wasn't a rich woman, so Lu Zhiyuan wouldn't even bother to glance at her.

If Lu Zhiyuan is willing to give her even a second glance, it means she could also become a rich woman!

Lu Zhiyuan must have made her at least several billion!
Nazha feels that she doesn't need Jing Tian's treatment, which includes billions. She only needs one-tenth of that amount... Once she earns 5 million, she'll retire!
"Okay, from now on you just keep an eye on her! I'll handle the others!"

Su Lun has a good relationship with everyone, and since she said she could handle Nazha, Lu Zhiyuan was willing to give her his trust.

"Brother Yuan, you're joking with me again. Besides Nazha, who else do you need to worry about?"

Upon hearing Lu Zhiyuan's words, Su Lun couldn't help but laugh.

In the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" project, Gulnazar and Hanikezi were the biggest connections. Hanikezi played a beautiful woman lying in a coffin, so of course there was no way there would be any problems.

So, the biggest problem is Nazha!
"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, everyone else laughed too.

Inside Lu Zhiyuan's company, there were only a few decorative vases.

Dilraba and Yang Mi are actually the best actors among them.

Outside of the company, there's also Miss Jing Tian who comes to Lu Zhiyuan from time to time to ask him for a role!
Miss Jing Tian is even more difficult to deal with, known as the Queen of Bad Movies, and is ridiculed by netizens all the time.

Hey.

Even legendary directors have their own troubles!

None of the women I've met in my life have been reliable.

"That's the gist of the matter with 'Mojin: The Lost Legend.' I'll take a break for about two months to relax and reflect on the film's artistic style and shooting methods during that time."

"Next, let's talk about the real headache-inducing project for us—The Great Wall!"

Once I accepted this job, there was no turning it off.

On the China Film Group side, General Manager Han retired in the first half of the year, and the new person in charge is an old acquaintance of Lu Zhiyuan, General Manager Kang, who used to be the deputy general manager of China Film Group.

Mr. Kang is mainly responsible for projects jointly produced by Chinese and foreign companies.

In other words, it refers to China Film Group's collaborations with film production companies in other countries.

Moreover, Mr. Kang had been living in France and speaks fluent French. He also contributed to Lu Zhiyuan winning the Palme d'Or.

After President Han retired, President Kang took over, and "The Great Wall" was his first major project.

In order to get this project done well, President Kang would come to Lu Zhiyuan for meetings every few days, just to find out from Lu Zhiyuan how he planned to proceed.
Money, people, resources... everything is negotiable!

China Film Group will take care of everything for Lu Zhiyuan!
This is the project; we absolutely cannot mess it up.

If things go wrong, Lu Zhiyuan himself will be fine; at most, his reputation will suffer a little damage.

However, things are getting a bit complicated for President Kang.

This is a key project designated by higher authorities. If this project cannot be handled, it will be a dereliction of duty on Kang's part.

If the first shot doesn't fire, the higher-ups will question Kang's work ability.

Lu Zhiyuan had no connection with Han, the former chairman of China Film Group... but he did have a good relationship with President Kang.

He can't let President Kang down!
"Brother Yuan, just kill me! I really have no other choice!"

Xin Yukun chose to surrender immediately.

He has been fasting for almost a week, just to concentrate on his studies and protein intake, so that he can write the script for "The Great Wall" properly!

However, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with any good ideas.

“Brother Yuan, mixing monsters into historical movies... is definitely not a good idea.”

"Most Chinese people, while not particularly knowledgeable about history, still have some basic common sense. This is thanks to our nine years of compulsory education!"

"However, the higher their level of understanding, the worse it is for our films!"

"Especially historical themes, they must not deviate too much from normal history, otherwise they will attract countless insults online!"

Lu Zhiyuan is unparalleled when it comes to making science fiction movies!
Because he can use reasonable deduction to create many details of the future world, making the world seem very real.

But when making historical films, mere deduction is useless!

Because the truth of history is there... It's easy for the deduced history and the actual history to contradict each other!

That will definitely spark a lot of discussion!

After all, there's a term called historical nihilism!
Being labeled with this accusation is no joke!
But in real history, did monsters ever attack the Great Wall?
Totally impossible!
Therefore, their film is destined to be labeled as "historical nihilism"!
This is the most troublesome part!
"Brother Kun, I understand your difficulties."

"To try to create a story of the Chinese army fighting against monsters in real history is tantamount to a fantasy."

"Then, can we try a different approach?"

Lu Zhiyuan suddenly put down his chopsticks and bowl, no longer wanting to eat, and paced back and forth in the room.

After a while, he came up with an idea: "The theme of 'The Great Wall' cannot be changed. Initially, the script they gave us was to use the Great Wall to fight against monsters and to promote the Chinese people's unity and belief in fighting against natural disasters, as well as their collectivist faith!"

"However, we don't necessarily have to take advantage of this middle period of time."

"Just as you said, monsters couldn't possibly appear in the Han and Tang dynasties, the Northern Song dynasty, or even the late Ming dynasty. If monsters did appear, they would surely be from ancient mythology!"

"So, how about we move the timeline back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"

"King You of Zhou played with the feudal lords by lighting the beacon fires!"

"Since there are beacon fires... it means that beacon towers and the Great Wall already existed during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty!"

"How about we adapt the story of 'King You of Zhou playing with the feudal lords by lighting the beacon fires' into a myth?"

The story of King You of Zhou playing with the feudal lords by lighting the beacon fires is a prime example. Bao Si, like Daji, is a notorious femme fatale who brought ruin to a country!
Naza is perfect for the role!

"No no no!"

Upon hearing this idea, Xin Yukun immediately rejected it: "Brother Yuan, I feel like you're implying something? This time period isn't a good omen!"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhiyuan realized that the story of King You of Zhou playing with the feudal lords by lighting the beacon fires was a story full of signs of national ruin!

That's really not good!

"Then let's move it even earlier!"

"How about choosing the time of King Mu of Zhou?"

King Mu of Zhou was a very legendary ruler. Legend has it that he traveled west to Kunlun and met the Queen Mother of the West.

Moreover, King Mu of Zhou was a very warlike monarch.

Historically, this refers to tours and visits abroad.

In fact, he led a large army, set off from Xi'an, and conquered along the way, subduing the world!

Isn't this just like the Belt and Road Initiative from 3000 years ago?

However, the methods used back then were rather primitive!
If you don't do business with me, I'll bring my army over and force you to open your doors to business... What beautiful jade, beautiful women, cattle, sheep, etc. do you have? Send them to me as tribute every year.

Here, I'll send you some silk that I have more than I can use myself, just to broaden your horizons.

of course.

Now, the rules of the game have changed; we can't be so barbaric and violent anymore.

But the base color is similar.

Communicate what is needed.

Exporting its own excess production capacity!
“Brother Yuan, but during the time of King Mu of Zhou, the Western Zhou Dynasty was at its most powerful. They didn’t need the Great Wall to defend against nomadic tribes. They were the ones on the offensive!”

The period of King Mu of Zhou, which Lu Zhiyuan mentioned, is indeed very interesting.

After all, King Mu of Zhou has a very mythical and legendary quality, so audiences are more likely to accept the idea of ​​monsters attacking cities in his time.

After all, he had already encountered the Kunlun Goddess, the Queen Mother of the West!
What's so strange about encountering a monster?

But here's the problem...

The Great Wall doesn't seem to be a structure from this period!

This thing seems to have been built during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, when various states built it to defend against each other.

There's at least a 300-year gap between them!
"Yup!"

"I didn't say that the Great Wall would begin resisting monsters starting from King Mu of Zhou!"

“We can imagine it like this… After King Mu of Zhou met the Queen Mother of the West, on his way back, he encountered an unusual phenomenon, as if the heavens and earth had cracked open.”

"Then, the monster called the Taotie appeared, ready to devour everything."

"The countries of the Western Regions all suffered."

"A large number of refugees have poured into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty!"

"The Zhou Dynasty began to realize that a large number of monsters had appeared in the Western Regions and the north, so it began to build the Great Wall to defend against those monsters!"

Beyond the Great Wall, war raged. But within the Zhou Dynasty, under the Great Wall's protection, the people lived in peace and prosperity!

Do you understand what I mean?

After saying that, Lu Zhiyuan opened his phone and showed everyone the latest news.

The Crimean Question!

Ebola outbreak in West Africa!
The sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol!
The Middle East: the problems in Iraq and Syria!
This world is so chaotic!

"Brother Yuan, I know what you mean!"

"Your films have always liked to connect with reality and are full of metaphors. But your ideas are good, how should I write the script?"

Xin Yukun was scratching his scalp so hard it was almost raw.

He could roughly understand that Lu Zhiyuan wanted to fix the various loopholes and unsolvable bugs in the script of "The Great Wall".

First, change the time period to the origin of the Great Wall, and tell the audience why the Great Wall was created.

Because the time period is so ancient, adding some mythological monsters and the legend of the Queen Mother of the West will not break the audience's immersion.

Because, if we go back another 100 years from this point in time, it would basically be the story of the Investiture of the Gods.

Most importantly, at this point in time, no one should have made any film or television works, so no matter how Lu Zhiyuan makes his film, the audience will have no reference to refer to.

Secondly, change the narrative theme and choose to use contrast to describe the miserable lives of the people in the Western Regions and the difficult situation of the northern countries, in contrast to the beauty of the Central Plains!

All I can say is that this is exactly what the higher-ups want!
However, a script can't be a grand narrative; it has to be grounded in a specific story, it needs a focal point, and it needs a "key point" in the play!
What is the core of the story?
One of the ways is for everyone to work together to resist the monster, this external enemy!
In addition, a storyline is needed!

That's the hardest part!

"Brother Kun, revise the parts that can be modified first. As for the core of the story, you still have a year, so you can take your time to think about it."

Lu Zhiyuan passed on his thoughts to Xin Yukun.

If Xin Yukun can write the script, that would be great... If he can't, then we won't film it!
Let's jump straight to "The Battle at Lake Changjin"!
This is the world-famous painting that Lu Zhiyuan most wanted to photograph!
No world-famous painting can compare to the miracle of war history that was born here!
Moreover, how could a great director who strives for the best in history not make war films?

He's made art films! He even won the Palme d'Or!
He's made a drama film! It even surpassed "Forrest Gump" at the box office, earning him an Oscar for Best Actor!

Science fiction films—that's what he excels at! The Real Steel series has become one of the most classic film series in history, comparable to Star Wars!
In disaster movies, Roland Emmerich would have to call him "Big Brother" when he met him.

Is it even worth making a romance film?

He only makes biographies and war films now, nothing else!

There's really nothing worth filming about biographies.

War films and historical films are the true test of a director's direction and the power of their core spirit!

He will definitely take on this challenge in his lifetime!
"The Battle at Lake Changjin" is the gift he left for himself, to surpass Spielberg and become the greatest film of all time!
However, it's not impossible to take it out in advance!
Of course, don't expect the movie "The Battle at Lake Changjin" to become a global sensation... After all, at Lake Changjin, other countries are all rivals.

"Brother Yuan, I'll do my best!"

"Honestly, historical films, no, 'The Great Wall' should be called ancient fantasy films. The core story of this kind of film is very difficult to find."

"The core story of 'Painted Skin' is too simple and lacks scope. If I used a story with that kind of core, you would definitely look down on me!"

"In fact, if it were made into a movie, it would be ridiculed by audiences all over the world."

The "Real Steel" series was adapted into an epic science fiction film by Lu Zhiyuan.

Let Lu Zhiyuan enjoy a global reputation.

This has led to countless people eagerly anticipating whatever Lu Zhiyuan films next.

Such expectations will put enormous pressure on Lu Zhiyuan's entire team!

I can't bear the shame of making bad movies!

Even if I were to make a regular movie, like a romance, I couldn't afford to lose face like that.

If they're going to make a film, it has to be an epic blockbuster.

That's how you maintain style!
However, asking Xin Yukun to conceive a sufficiently grand story core is a real test of his abilities.

The theme has always been here.

However, the challenge lies in seamlessly integrating the film's plot into this theme while ensuring that the audience doesn't feel like they're being lectured, but rather enjoying a moving story.

That's the real challenge!
Audiences go to the cinema for leisure and entertainment, not for education.

If the flavor is too strong, even domestic audiences might not like it, let alone foreign audiences.

……

The meal ended hastily.

Guo Fan and Su Lun seemed quite happy.

After all, both of them acquired 2% of Yuankun Media's shares, which significantly boosted their standing in the industry.

However, Xin Yukun could only manage a few bites of rice before he was completely unable to eat anymore. He looked listless, like a rooster whose eggs had been cut off.

Lu Zhiyuan gave him an extremely difficult problem.

Next, he will have to fast for at least six months.

Otherwise, the brain won't get enough protein.

"Ugh, if I'd known, I wouldn't have come to this meal! I could have been living it up for a whole year, but now, Brother Yuan checks on my work progress every month!"

Xin Yukun will no longer be needed for the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" project.

Because after Gao Yuanyuan arrived and gained experience from the film "Godzilla: Monarch", she has become a qualified producer.

Next, Gao Yuanyuan will become the executive producer of the company's film projects!

As for Xin Yukun, he thought he could finally liberate himself, lie down completely, and receive 10% of the company's profits every year, living a life free from financial worries.

Who knew that less than a month after he was freed, Jing Tian smashed his head open, almost killing him!

The blame for "The Great Wall" is far too heavy.

He really can't carry that!

"Brother Kun, I didn't realize you had so much work pressure. You guys were just talking about the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the origins of the Great Wall, and I couldn't get a word in edgewise!"

After Wang Baoqiang became Xin Yukun's good brother, the two were inseparable every day.

Under Kun Ge's guidance, Wang Baoqiang experienced what it meant to live a life of indulgence.

It made him realize that being a man could be so joyful.

However, after enjoying it for a few months, he inexplicably felt a little empty again!
The honest nature of people has regained its advantage!

Today, he came to Lu Zhiyuan's house for dinner and saw Reba looking at Lu Zhiyuan with adoration. The way they acted as a loving couple made him very envious.

He's thinking about getting married again!
"I don't usually have that much pressure. I finish my work while having fun."

Xin Yukun sighed, "It's all Tian Tian's fault! What kind of terrible scripts does she keep getting? It's really tough on her!"

Jing Tian, ​​this queen of bad movies, is simply toxic.

She not only harms herself, but also goes out and harms others.

"Baoqiang, don't follow Brother Yuan's example. Why insist on so many principles?"

"If our Brother Yuan were to abandon all his morals, he only needed to go back and sleep with Sister Tiantian once. When Sister Tiantian woke up, she would be refreshed and would have long forgotten about 'The Great Wall' and would be completely obedient to him."

"I would never act like a resentful woman and deliberately torment him. Then he wouldn't deliberately torment me!"

Xin Yukun was absolutely certain that Jing Tian hated Lu Zhiyuan so much because he was unwilling to go back to his ex.

A woman can have countless reasons to hate a man.

One of the biggest reasons was that this man didn't actually want to sleep with her.
Isn't that belittling yourself?
"Brother Kun, I've lost all my principles. Unless Tang Yan is willing to marry me, I'm willing to pick up my principles again."

Wang Baoqiang no longer wants to date ordinary women.

Ordinary women, like Ma Rong, are beautiful but malicious, and almost robbed him of his gold coins.

Speaking of this, he particularly admires Lu Zhiyuan!
I heard that Gao Yuanyuan paid 5 million US dollars to get into Lu Zhiyuan's house!
As for Dilraba, she earned hundreds of millions of US dollars through acting and later invested in many companies, making a fortune of about a billion dollars. She bought world-famous paintings and villas for Lu Zhiyuan, making it seem like she wanted to support Lu Zhiyuan and let him pursue his dreams as he pleased for the rest of his life in order to become Mrs. Lu!

They're both men!
Wang Baoqiang always held the idea of ​​being an honest man, earning money to support his family, and felt that he was being a bit too foolish.

Kun's version is a bit more advanced; he believes that money is for women to see, not for women to spend.

You can spend money if you want, but it can't exceed 3000 per night!

It has to be someone with a model competition qualification certificate, not just someone who claims to be a model. Kun Ge is an expert in this area; no one can fool him!

Now, Wang Baoqiang has discovered a completely new version... On Lu Zhiyuan's side, it's all women going out to earn money like crazy to support him!
Those women were even worried that they didn't earn enough money to support the artist!

They were also afraid that their earning speed wouldn't keep up with that of their competitors, and that someone would steal their opportunities!
In fact, Dilraba and Gao Yuanyuan worked together to make money, the two young rich women joining forces to support Lu Zhiyuan, fearing that Jing Tian, ​​the big rich woman, would come back to cause trouble!

This is what a true winner in life is!

Wang Baoqiang never dreamed that there was such a version of a man in this world! He wouldn't even open his mouth when someone was chasing after him to feed him.

Wang Baoqiang was so envious he was practically drooling!

"Brother Yuan is my idol!"

"Next time I get married, I'll find a woman like Dilraba or Mr. Gao. True love is someone who's willing to support me. What kind of love is it if I have to support the family?"

……

Everyone has left.

After sitting on the sofa for a while, Lu Zhiyuan realized that he hadn't eaten enough.

So he asked Reba to order another plate of stir-fried rice cakes.

I don't know why, but I really want to eat this today.

Reba poured Lu Zhiyuan a glass of grape juice and ate with him.

After Lu Zhiyuan finished eating, she finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked pitifully, "Honey, am I really useless? You're having trouble, and I can't help you at all."

"You're acting strange today!"

Lu Zhiyuan looked up and stared at Reba with some surprise.

Isn't it kind of cute?

Dilraba had also seen this meme online, and immediately put her hand on her chin, blinked her big eyes, and deliberately acted cute.

You are lovely every day.

Lu Zhiyuan chuckled and pinched Reba's cheek, then stared at her, his tone slowly turning serious: "Tell me, who did you meet this afternoon?"

"Ever since you came back, I've noticed you've been a bit restless. And just now it was even stranger—you actually said you were useless?"

"Film projects are not your forte."

"Even Kun and I had some troubles when we encountered a project like 'The Great Wall' and wanted to quit."

Seeing that Lu Zhiyuan immediately realized she had feelings for him, Dilraba felt a little happy.

This is enough to show that Lu Zhiyuan cares about himself very much!
Otherwise, he wouldn't care about these little things at all.

Because he has many important things on his mind, he is often too lazy to even spare some computing power for others!

"Honey, I just met a regular friend. Don't overthink it. I just wanted to help you relieve some of your stress, but I also felt useless and couldn't help you."

Dilraba didn't want to mention Jing Tian.

This makes her seem useless, unable to even handle Lu Zhiyuan's ex-boyfriend, and even having him make her feel uneasy!

Lu Zhiyuan sighed softly, went up and hugged Reba, and rubbed her head: "Don't I know you? You and I are the same, you don't care about the opinions of ordinary people at all."

"Besides, most of your friends are my friends. Who would dare to secretly cause you trouble behind my back?"

The answer is obvious!

"The friend you mentioned, is it Tian Tian?"

what?
How could you guess that?

Reba felt that she had absolutely no secrets from Lu Zhiyuan.

Fortunately, she didn't have any secrets to hide.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how Lu Zhiyuan had played him to death!

"Moreover, I can even roughly guess what Tian Tian wanted to talk to you about. It's either about the child, or about supporting the theatrical release of my film..."

"The decision on how many screenings a film should be made by the cinemas isn't up to her alone. I have good personal relationships with Mr. Ye from Wanda, and even Mr. Wang."

"Therefore, it can only be a child!"

Lu Zhiyuan had already bypassed Jing Tian's network of connections!
His interests are directly tied to these companies!
Whoever was in that position would support him; it's driven by self-interest, not by personal connections.

Mutual benefit is the foundation of cooperation between the two parties.

If one party tries to harm the interests of the other, it won't be long before even the best relationship breaks down!

Jing Tian's word doesn't count.

Therefore, he could even guess what Jing Tian wanted to say to Reba!
"Husband, I..."

Reba wanted to explain something; she didn't want to say anything bad about Jing Tian. But Lu Zhiyuan had guessed everything. What was she going to do?
She was desperate too!

Jing Tian will probably laugh at her again, saying that she can't win on the surface and can only resort to acting cute with her husband... But she really didn't!
"You don't need to explain. I understand you, and I understand her too!"

Lu Zhiyuan made a phone call to Jing Tian in front of Reba.

"You rascal, calling me at this hour, do you have something planned for tonight? You know my address, just come over."

This was the first time Jing Tian had received a call from Lu Zhiyuan in two and a half years.

At this moment, Jing Tian was overjoyed, thinking that Dilraba had successfully persuaded Lu Zhiyuan!

She's all set and can enjoy some high-protein food tonight!
However, Jing Tian was not greeted with Lu Zhiyuan's sweet words, but with a barrage of cold, sharp sarcasm and reprimands!

"Intrigues and schemes are like delicious fruit; they need time to ripen... and before they ripen, they are ugly and bitter, and dare not show themselves to anyone!"

Lu Zhiyuan is a person who rarely gets angry.

Because anger doesn't solve problems; it only reveals your weakness to others!
He has always been calm and rational.

But at this moment, he was really angry!
"Tian Tian, ​​don't let it happen again."

After saying that, Lu Zhiyuan hung up the phone immediately!
……

Jing Tian heard the dial tone of the phone being disconnected.

She stood frozen in place, her heart pounding, feeling a pang of panic.

"Intrigues and schemes, like delicious fruit, need time to ripen... He knew, but how did he know?"

"It's only been half a day. Could it be that that brat Reba is going to break the rules and report me to him?"

"That useless Reba! She can't help at all, all she does is report me all day long!"

Jing Tian heard Lu Zhiyuan's sarcastic remarks and angry demeanor very clearly.

Lu Zhiyuan did not curse, just like before.

However, he said some very harsh things.

Her plan to fool Dilraba did indeed need time to develop successfully... but in just half a day, she was exposed!
What else is there to do?
Even the referee, Lu Zhiyuan, is on Dilraba's side!

This game is so unfair.

"No."

"I can't get angry!"

Getting angry solves nothing; it only pushes Lu Zhiyuan further away.

Although she tried to calm herself down, Jing Tian still panicked, and her palms started to sweat.

……

At Lu Zhiyuan's home.

He hung up the phone, and Reba rushed over to him, tears streaming down her face, overwhelmed with emotion!

She had assumed that Lu Zhiyuan wouldn't get involved in her little struggle with Jing Tian.

After all, to Lu Zhiyuan, it seemed there was no difference between her and Jing Tian.

Now it seems there are still differences!
This made Dilraba very happy!
"Honey, let me kiss you! For ten minutes!"

Dilraba didn't know how to express the emotion in her heart, she just wanted to kiss Lu Zhiyuan and make his head look like a pig's!

"Okay, stop. It itches."

Lu Zhiyuan was being kissed by Dilraba, who was holding his head and kissing him wildly. His face was covered in Dilraba's saliva, and he was quite helpless.

"Honey, do you know how handsome you looked just now?"

Dilraba thinks that Lu Zhiyuan was even more handsome than Li Wen, who was throwing money around at the InterContinental Hotel to mourn Haibuna!

After all, movies are fake!

Just now, when he protected me, he was truly incredibly charismatic!

In short, his words, both artistic and domineering, left Jing Tian speechless!

Intrigue and schemes, like delicious fruit, need time to ripen... Listen to that, how beautiful that sentence is, it's so cool!

"Honey, would you like me and Sister Yuanyuan to sleep with you?"

Dilraba thinks Lu Zhiyuan will definitely like this gift!

Jing Tian mocked herself for not being able to have children!
However, Lu Zhiyuan still has Gao Yuanyuan as a backup plan!

There's no need to contact Jing Tian unless absolutely necessary!
"Honey, you smiled... Tell me, what were you thinking just now? Tell me! I'm getting angry! You actually had such thoughts!"

Reba jumped onto Lu Zhiyuan's back, put her arm around his neck, and threatened him fiercely.

However, she dared not use any force with her hands.

After a while, she leaned on Lu Zhiyuan's back and whispered, "Honey, what if I can't have children?"

"will not."

Lu Zhiyuan said very firmly.

Dilraba was very satisfied with the answer, but still emphasized: "Just in case, I mean just in case."

"Don't be a worrier; learn to trust science!"

Lu Zhiyuan revealed to Dilraba that, with the current state of scientific development, it won't be long before even men will be able to give birth to their own children.

Not to mention, they are both perfectly healthy.

If you really can't give birth, that's okay, you can use advanced technology!

"Men can give birth too?? Really?"

Dilraba was stunned when she heard Lu Zhiyuan's words.

"The speed of technological development can sometimes catch people off guard!"

Lu Zhiyuan explained the scientific principles behind this to Reba.

The most important point is that stem cell technology can be used to transform human blood cells into human eggs... thus enabling women to have children!
This is one of the prerequisite sciences for future human space colonization!

"Modern technology is truly eye-opening!"

If you can have children using stem cell technology... then what is there to worry about?
Reba was immediately relieved.

"Honey, although having a baby is important... it's also very pleasurable to do 'that'. Tonight, I want to have a wonderful night!"

Dilraba realized that she was growing to like Lu Zhiyuan more and more!

The way he scolded Jing Tian right in front of me was so artistic, so cool, and so domineering!
It really got me hooked.

……

end of June.

Twenty days after its release, Godzilla: Monarch's global box office surpassed $1 billion!

In the North American market, it grossed $2 million at the box office.

In the European market, excluding Russia, it also grossed approximately $2 million at the box office.

The combined box office revenue from Japan and South Korea is approximately $8000 million.

In Russia, it grossed approximately $6000 million at the box office.

Mexico and Brazil combined grossed approximately $1.3 million at the box office.

Excluding the Chinese market, it grossed a total of $6.7 million at the box office.

What truly surprised Lu Zhiyuan was the Chinese market, which grossed 22 billion RMB in 20 days, equivalent to approximately 3.5 million USD.

This brought the total box office of "Godzilla: Monarch" to over $10 billion, reaching $10.2 billion!
……

The film's box office has surpassed $10 billion!
The whole world is cheering, another masterpiece has been born!

This is different from Transformers 4.

That movie, although it had a high box office, received terrible reviews, and audiences all over the world were criticizing it relentlessly.

Perhaps out of revenge or a desire for compensation, these viewers who had watched bad movies went on a buying spree to buy tickets for the movie "Godzilla" in order to cleanse their eyes!

Therefore, the film's box office performance was much higher than most media outlets predicted!

of course!

Part of this relies on Lu Zhiyuan forcibly linking the film with the Sellafield nuclear power plant nuclear leak.

This matter has sparked a huge discussion in Britain, France, Germany, and Russia!
It became a phenomenon!

Watching the movie "Godzilla" during this time period offers a unique experience of witnessing history!
In China, audiences have hailed this film as the best monster movie ever made!

Chinese audiences have always loved monster movies, and with Lu Zhiyuan and Zhang Ruonan being Chinese actors, it's no wonder that box office success has taken off!

In addition, Lu Zhiyuan has always been the most popular film in China!
The miracles that have been created in China are exactly what everyone expected!
But the fact that it reached $10 billion in box office revenue so quickly was unexpected by many.

……

"Congratulations, Brother Yuan, on creating another miracle! Your single film has grossed over $1 billion! This is Brother Yuan's third film to enter the $1 billion club!"

"The undisputed king of science fiction!"

"Let me calculate the total box office revenue of all of Brother Yuan's movies for everyone."

"All the following figures are in US dollars... The Coffin in the Mountain: $0.1 million, Upgrade: $5.6 million, Real Steel: $9.5 million, Pacific Rim: $12 billion, Perseus: $16 billion, Art Student: $7.5 million!"

"The six works mentioned above together amount to $50.7 billion!"

"Including the $10.2 billion that 'Godzilla' just earned, the total box office of all of Yuan Ge's films has now reached $60.9 billion!"

"And James Cameron's all-time box office total is approximately $61.1 billion!"

"Just $2000 million short... and Yuan Ge will be second in history!"

"It's the second greatest film in history!"

"Perhaps tomorrow, we will see news media report that Brother Yuan's historical ranking has risen another place!"

Second in history!

Second in history at under 30 years old!

Now, as long as Lu Zhiyuan doesn't die unexpectedly, and he continues to make science fiction movies step by step, as long as the quality isn't bad, domestic audiences will definitely contribute a lot to his box office!

Within 10 years, make him the greatest of all time!

Even if foreign countries ban him, it won't make a difference.

"Brothers...sorry, I realized I overlooked something!"

"Because the box office revenue of the 'Real Steel' series in some small Southeast Asian countries has not yet been included in the figures."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the 'Real Steel' series will definitely gross over $2000 million at the box office in Southeast Asian countries!"

"Is there anyone in Los Angeles who can help me ask YD Pictures or Universal Pictures, the distributors, about the box office performance of the 'Real Steel' series in Southeast Asia?"

In Southeast Asia, the release of the film has been delayed!
Moreover, there is no revenue sharing with theaters; the copyright is sold off in a lump sum.

After that, Lu Zhiyuan stopped receiving any data.

However, Universal Pictures collects some scattered data as a reference for studying the Southeast Asian market.

"So, after all that calculation... you're actually trying to tell us that Brother Yuan has surpassed James Cameron and become the second greatest of all time?"

Yes! That's how it is normally!

After receiving this answer, the entire internet cheered!
Then, the news that "Lu Zhiyuan became the second person in history" swept across the entire internet like a tsunami.

Although this second place in history will soon be surpassed by Peter Jackson by the end of the year.

However, at least for the past six months, Lu Zhiyuan is the second best in history!

"Brothers, I heard that Brother Yuan has taken on Jing Tian's script for 'The Great Wall,' and Jing Tian is the female lead. If nothing unexpected happens, this movie is bound to be of very high quality!"

"I strongly oppose this movie!"

"Brother Yuan, don't play with fire! Your golden image is hard-earned, so cherish it! Stay away from Jing Tian as much as possible. First, to avoid rekindling your old flame and betraying Dilraba. Second, don't let the queen of bad movies hold you hostage!"

Second in history!

In their lifetime, netizens will surely witness Lu Zhiyuan surpass Spielberg and become the greatest of all time!

However, being number one in history also requires a good reputation!
We can't rely on bad movies to boost box office revenue.

If all the movies are bad, then this record-breaking achievement is meaningless.

The greater the historical significance, the more one should cherish their reputation and not let Jing Tian ruin it.

"Millions of people are writing this petition in blood, supporting Brother Yuan to continue making science fiction films and not to touch historical themes!"

"Historical themes don't sell well at the box office! Brother Yuan, be careful."

Countless people have petitioned that Lu Zhiyuan should not touch the movie "The Great Wall".

However, there are also differing opinions.

"As a great director, you have to make historical films! Spielberg also made films like 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Schindler's List'!"

"However, I also think that historical dramas are meaningless; they're all feudal dregs. Why not make a modern war film? How about 'The Battle of Shangganling'? If Brother Yuan were to direct it, the special effects would be absolutely amazing! It would make everyone feel like they were there!"

"As for the script... have the national team write 30 scripts for Yuan Ge, and let him pick any one. If this movie is released in August, won't it be a smash hit?"

As a renowned director, Lu Zhiyuan's storytelling is a weak point.

Everyone on the internet knows this.

However, as long as someone writes the main storyline for him, and then lets him add some of his own quirks and fetishes to the main storyline, he can unleash his extraordinary imagination!
Take movies to a whole new level!

……

There was a lot of discussion online.

However, in reality, the project "The Great Wall" was something that could not be refused.

Because this is the subject matter designated by the higher-ups!

Mr. Kang, the general manager of China Film Group, was afraid that Lu Zhiyuan would change his mind, so he came to Lu Zhiyuan's house for a free meal again today.

"Mr. Kang, don't worry, I promised you I would definitely film it. However, the script is still being revised. We can talk about the rest after the script is finalized."

Lu Zhiyuan told President Kang not to come to his house for meals all the time.

Disrupt his vacation!

"Director Lu, don't let the internet sway you. Stay true to yourself! Let's practice with 'The Great Wall' first, and then we can make a modern war film in a couple of years!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely support you wholeheartedly!"

President Kang encouraged Lu Zhiyuan, then waved and left.

Just after President Kang left.

"Grumble~~"

In Lu Zhiyuan's mind, the heavy sound of mechanical gears turning, which he hadn't heard for a long time, suddenly appeared.

The annual lucky draw and the annual award ceremony, which is unique to him, have arrived once again!

For him, this was an epic moment.

Each time, he looked forward to it with great anticipation.

—[His career started relatively late; he directed his first film when he was nearly 40! Compared to other legendary directors, he was a late bloomer.]

—【However, what makes geniuses extraordinary is that their beginnings are often accompanied by astonishing talent and instant fame!】

—[His first film, with a production cost of $19 million, grossed $140 million worldwide! A return of nearly 7 times made him an instant star!]

This?
I didn't expect it to be you!
Old Berlusconi!

After listening to the first half of the introduction, Lu Zhiyuan had already guessed that this talent came from Michael Bay, who believed that explosions are art!
Godzilla: Monarch grossed nearly $1 billion in 20 days in July, rightfully becoming the global box office champion for July.

In terms of box office performance, it surpassed "Transformers 4".

Based on current trends, the total box office revenue of "Godzilla: Monarch" will most likely surpass that of "Transformers 4" to become the highest-grossing film of the year!
Therefore, the system drew the lottery results ahead of schedule!

(End of this chapter)