The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 332 Miss T's Comeback Battle! At all costs, help Brother Yuan win the Best Director award!
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The filming at the entrance to Kunlun Mountain was completed in just one afternoon!
For the remaining smaller scenes and indoor dialogue scenes, Lu Zhiyuan plans to take the main crew back to Yanjing to reshoot them.

Shen Teng, this major supporting character, had been waiting in Yanjing for a long time.

He was so anxious he was practically jumping up and down.

Because Xin Yukun and Nicolas Cage went out to play without taking him along.

In these two months, he has been thinking about Sybil so much, and he doesn't know how much hardship she has endured!

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"OK, filming wrapped!"

After a month and a half, the on-location filming has finally come to an end.

Next comes the post-production special effects!

The movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" required a large number of prop models. Lu Zhiyuan was worried that the quality of those prop models might not meet the standards.
Now that he has an LED virtual production studio, he doesn't need to worry about that at all!

Because he can input the parameters of these prop models into the data center and then perform post-processing color correction and rendering.

Let's turn these physical props into digital props!

From then on, making movies was like playing a slightly more sophisticated DIY game for him!

The more industrialized a film is, the higher its technological content, and the lower the requirements for the physical world, such as actors and props.

"Teacher, Brother Kun and Uncle Cage sneaked away last night."

On the way back, Lu Zhiyuan, Hanikezi, Nazha, and others bought plane tickets back to Yanjing.

However, Xin Yukun and Nicolas Cage have long since disappeared.

"Ignore them. What could possibly happen to two grown men?"

Lu Zhiyuan was too embarrassed to tell Hanikezi that the two of them must have gone out to play. They'd been talking about Yili the whole way!
"Oh."

Hanikezi nodded, without giving it much thought.

Then, she asked in confusion, "Teacher, I don't know why, but when I was in Los Angeles, I was particularly cheerful and always had a lot to say to you. But after returning to China, I feel like I have many invisible shackles on my body."

Hearing this, Nazha couldn't help but let out a heavy snort!
That brat, she complained about herself to Reba!

Now that Dilraba isn't around, she's started acting all coy and timid, pretending to be a well-behaved girl and an innocent, adorable little girl in front of Lu Zhiyuan.

She's such a green tea b*tch!

"This is normal."

"Because a new environment stimulates the release of dopamine in the body, creating a sense of novelty and accomplishment, which makes us more willing to actively socialize and try new things."

"Try to recall when you travel. Don't you feel particularly good? When you arrive in a new place, you experience a sense of adventure and joy!"

"Therefore, as the ancients often said, it is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. Because while traveling ten thousand miles, your learning efficiency is often much higher than when you stay at home and study in isolation."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and explained a few words.

He told Hanikezi that in unfamiliar environments, people automatically shed some of their "personas" and reveal their true selves more completely.

People will also become more enthusiastic.

However, once back in a familiar environment, one's original "persona" will resurface, becoming a shackle that prevents them from taking on any challenges.

"Teacher, you know so much."

Hanikezi pondered for a moment, then realized it made a lot of sense, and looked at Lu Zhiyuan with admiration.

"When you reach my age, you will understand many things too."

Lu Zhiyuan glanced at Hanikezi and, for some reason, suddenly felt that his little apprentice's gaze had become somewhat strange.

Her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars.

The way she looked at herself was becoming increasingly strange.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyuan's face hardened: "Let's go, we'll fly back to Yanjing. I need to rest for a few days, and you should go back to school too!"

Hanikezi's face fell as soon as he heard that he had to go back to school.

She has already graduated from the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy. She took a few exams and was admitted to the undergraduate program at Beijing Dance Academy. She is now a freshman!

The school curriculum was extremely boring for her.

After all, the main reason Lu Zhiyuan sent her to the Affiliated High School of Beijing Dance Academy was because she was too young and needed to find a place to study.

However, she is now an adult and a big star with more money than she can spend, yet she still has to go back to school to suffer.

Is she going to waste her precious 18-year-old youth in school?

At this moment, Hanikezi had a sudden inspiration and found a target for Lu Zhiyuan to shoot at: "By the way, teacher, Zhang Ruonan said that after graduating from vocational high school, she doesn't want to go to university."

Zhang Ruonan, you're dead!

Teachers hate girls who are lazy and uneducated.

"Well, she doesn't have much talent for studying. She's also getting older, unlike you, who trained from a young age. It would be a bit of a shame if she didn't continue dancing."

Zhang Ruonan's reluctance to study was exactly what Lu Zhiyuan had expected.

Her grades weren't good to begin with, and in her previous life, she just randomly chose a continuing education program at Hangzhou Dianzi University because she wanted to get a bachelor's degree.

However, Zhang Ruonan will definitely be able to easily get into Beijing Film Academy in this lifetime!

Just as Hanikezi's face lit up with joy, Lu Zhiyuan frowned slightly, mentally making a fuss about Zhang Ruonan.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan calmly said, "Tell her to apply to the Beijing Film Academy, and I'll put in a good word for her."

The entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy in 2015 was on March 6th.

If all goes as planned, Lu Zhiyuan should be back from the Oscars in Los Angeles.

At this year's Oscars, Lu Zhiyuan will walk the red carpet with Zhang Ruonan.

Oscar-winning actresses, stars in blockbuster films with $12 billion in box office revenue, how could they not get into the Beijing Film Academy?
What a joke!
If Beijing Film Academy rejects them, Central Academy of Drama will definitely snatch them away instantly!

"Oh."

Hanikezi nodded, muttering to herself, "Teacher, why did you let Zhang Ruonan apply to the Beijing Film Academy, but let me continue at the Beijing Dance Academy?"

Lu Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "I have a general idea of ​​the level of the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy. But I really admire the teachers at the Beijing Dance Academy."

When it comes to acting, some people are quick to learn; they can grasp the essence of something just by watching someone teach them once.

There are also some people who have acted their whole lives, but only played one role: themselves!

For example, Liu Yifei is the epitome of a cool and aloof fairy!
For example, Jing Tian is the epitome of wealth and beauty.

For example, Wang Yaoqing is the spokesperson for nouveau riche bosses!
For example, Zhang Ruonan is the spokesperson for the painful first love of youth!
As for Hanikezi?

There are actually very few roles in domestic films and television dramas that are suitable for her!

Only someone likes to make science fiction films that are acceptable to both the East and the West would need an actress with Hanikezi's appearance.

Dilraba is the same.

She is indeed stunning on the red carpet, but no matter how well she acts, she always manages to pull the audience out of the story.

For actresses like them who are stunningly beautiful but whose acting can easily distract the audience, the best way to become famous is to participate in reality shows!

Then came the frenzied hype!
If a male celebrity is popular, they'll create a CP (couple pairing) with him, and then wait for the male celebrity to have a scandal... drawing all the attention to themselves!
This is how popular celebrities operate!

So, those male celebrities later got smarter. Once they had money, why would they want to date female celebrities?

Why can't I learn from Aaron Kwok?
Find Amy and customize your own socialite!
If you don't like this one, move on to the next one.

As long as you have money, you can choose any concubine.

As long as you don't get carried away, you can just hand over the money to the other party to manage.

Whether male or female, once they enter the entertainment industry, their careers come first.

What kind of "love-obsessed" person is this?

Unless it's some little princesses who come to the cosplay circle to play, they won't really get hooked.

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YD Pictures.

Los Angeles headquarters building.

James had just arrived at work when he saw three graceful secretaries at the door. He couldn't help but go up and greet them: "My little sweethearts, what's going on today? Why are you being so polite, greeting me at the door?"

These three graceful secretaries were specially hired by James to support Lu Zhiyuan.

Lu Zhiyuan has passed away.

Instead of firing them, James kept the three secretaries on the job and hired them as full-time employees... Anyway, YD Pictures needed some clerks.

"Boss, Miss T is waiting for you inside."

The three secretaries winked at James and then hurriedly left.

Clearly, Jing Tian's visit was ill-intentioned.

"Boss, you've really put me in a difficult position."

James sighed softly at the doorway.

Back when YT Pictures was founded, Jing Tian was his boss's wife, and she scolded him like a grandson all the time.

These long-lost memories suddenly surfaced in my mind at this moment.

James straightened his tie, then took out a mango-scented breath freshener from his pocket, sprayed it on himself for a while, and only dared to enter the room after confirming that he was completely enveloped in the scent of mango and could resist all of Jing Tian's attacks.

"James, where's your boss?"

As soon as Jing Tian arrived, she went straight to the point and asked about Lu Zhiyuan's whereabouts!
James paused for a moment, then asked in bewilderment, "Miss Jing, don't you live next door to him? You shouldn't be asking me this question."

Jing Tian gritted her teeth and said unhappily, "He made me take a picture of an Easter egg, and then told me that there's a shooting range in South Los Angeles that's really interesting. He also said that shooting regularly will make my waist and hips stronger and my curves better. He told me to go play for a while and come back to see me in a couple of days."

understood!

You've been fooled!
You thought that he was telling you to work out your waist and hips so that once you had a good figure, he would come and have fun with you.

He didn't come; he went straight back to China!

Boss, you've really put me in a difficult position!

You actually tricked a beautiful young lady, making her have erotic dreams for days, and then you just walked away?

You're such a workaholic!

James inwardly groaned, but outwardly said with righteous indignation, "Miss Jing, I've been busy with something very important lately."

"I don't have the means or the time to join you in condemning the boss's unmanly behavior."

"However, I swear in the name of God, I will unconditionally support you and make you my boss again. How wonderful it was when we worked together!"

When James collaborated with Jing Tian and the others, all the film rights and merchandise sold like hotcakes.

Jingtian was able to secure all the suppliers and provide very high-quality goods at extremely low prices.

He then contacted supermarket channels like Walmart and Universal Pictures' theater chains around the world to help Lu Zhiyuan sell these merchandise items.

Everyone made a fortune in this process!
Since Jing Tian and Zhao Shanshan withdrew, the copyrights for derivative products can still be sold, but the efficiency is not as high.

Although Dilraba took over some of the work and helped Lu Zhiyuan handle some business matters.

However, this is not her specialty.

Ultimately, in James's view, Dilraba is just a pretty face with some acting skills.

Actresses with her looks and acting skills are a dime a dozen in Hollywood.

In James's mind, Dilraba is not even worth a finger of Jing Tian!

Reba's success is entirely due to Lu Zhiyuan's guidance.

Only Jing Tian can complement Lu Zhiyuan in their careers and become Lu Zhiyuan's perfect business partner!
However, James was not comfortable discussing Lu Zhiyuan's love life in detail.

Many talented directors are very successful in their careers, but they are often a bit immature and willful when it comes to relationships.

This is perhaps why they are able to make great movies.

Deep in their hearts, they always retain a touch of childlike innocence.

“James, you’re quite the cunning Jew. But Jews have always had a keen sense for money.”

"Therefore, I trust your intuition."

"I think the same way you do. I am the most suitable person in the world to be his wife!"

Although James didn't flatter her, Jing Tian was in a very good mood after hearing James's money-grubbing words.

Because that's the truth!

Facts often defy human will!
“Miss Jing, there’s something I could do you a small favor for. After I do this, I’m pretty sure the boss will be at that shooting range in Los Angeles… Let me think, isn’t that shooting range called ‘Pre-Battle Line’?”

Because there was a movie also called "The Frontline," which was translated into Chinese as "Fireline Eagle," James had a very strong impression of that shooting range.

"Yes."

Jing Tian nodded, glancing at James with a hint of surprise.

It seems that Lu Zhiyuan wasn't lying to himself.

He probably does go to that shooting range often, but he's been busy filming a movie lately, so he forgot. He wasn't deliberately trying to fool himself.

Correct!
He's not that kind of person.

“Miss Jing, I’m sorry, this isn’t the boss’s fault. He didn’t leave you there on purpose. I forgot to remind him. I suddenly fell ill a couple of days ago.”

James didn't know how Lu Zhiyuan treated Jing Tian, ​​but he felt obligated to help Lu Zhiyuan maintain good relations with Jing Tian.

Although Lu Zhiyuan and Jing Tian broke up.

But Jing Tian clearly wants to get back together.

James is willing to help Lu Zhiyuan, the boss, reconcile with this wealthy woman. Even if they can't become family, at least they shouldn't have any conflicts, right?

The most important thing in doing business is to make money through harmony.

"Are you feeling any better now?"

Jing Tian was still inwardly resentful of Lu Zhiyuan, thinking that if he didn't want to meet her, he shouldn't have fooled her, tricked her, and then stood her up.
What happened to this damn guy?
They've all started breaking their promises!

Unexpectedly, the culprit was this Jewish man, James!
She was absolutely furious.

“Miss Jing, I know you really want to punch me right now. But wait a minute. After this is done, I swear to God, the boss will definitely treat you as the most important person in his life again!”

"none of them!"

"Nobody else but you!"

Perhaps it was because James' last sentence was so full of conviction that Jing Tian became very curious about what James was going to do.
Could it even make Lu Zhiyuan change his mind?

"James, you'd better explain yourself before I completely lose my temper. Otherwise, I don't mind kicking you to death."

Jing Tian stomped her seven-centimeter-long high heels, making a thumping sound in the office.

There's a metal strip inside the heel of this high heel; it's made of a very hard material, and she's certain that stepping on it will hurt a lot.

James might scream.

"Miss Jing, please be patient and let me finish what I have to say."

Next, James explained his plan to Jing Tian.

About 20 minutes later, Jing Tian suddenly became very calm, and a smile appeared on her lips: "If I can really help him win Best Director, knowing him as I do, even if he doesn't say it, he will definitely love me to death!"

The relationships between people are determined by their respective values.

Jing Tian knows Lu Zhiyuan very well.

It wasn't that he disliked himself; it was just that he sensed danger and thus took precautions.

Wanda went on a buying spree, acquiring AMC Theatres and then Legendary Pictures... spending a total of about $60 billion.

With Wanda's current profits, it's impossible to cover such a large sum of money.

If the cash flow breaks down, or if Wanda's business encounters any problems, Lao Wang could very well become a defaulter!
From the richest man to the most indebted!
And their family was naturally among the group of people behind Lao Wang.

If this gets involved, Lu Zhiyuan won't be able to escape either.

Lu Zhiyuan is living a good life. He's an internationally renowned director with assets worth tens of billions. Why should he go on an adventure with them?

Absolutely unnecessary!
In addition, there are a few bad apples in the star-studded cast who are making money off Lu Zhiyuan's projects and causing him trouble.

And it wasn't just once or twice.

In Lu Zhiyuan's mind, her value had become a liability.

If she wants to regain her position as the Empress, she must demonstrate her true value and earn Lu Zhiyuan's respect.

"James, execute your plan!"

"It's already past the halfway point of December, and the Golden Globe Awards are in 20 days. We must speed things up and help him win the Golden Globe for Best Director!"

The Golden Globe Awards are a prerequisite for the Academy Awards.

Generally, if someone wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, they have a very high chance of winning the Academy Award!

Last time, Lu Zhiyuan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor early, so he easily won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

"Ms. Jing, what budget do you think would make the boss happiest if we helped him win Best Director?"

If James were to spend money recklessly, say a whopping $5000 million, he believes Lu Zhiyuan would definitely win Best Director.

Because judges are human too.

The entire Oscar judging panel consists of several thousand members.

However, many judges vote blindly without actually watching the movie... Often, they just blindly follow public opinion and vote randomly.

Simply donate to certain organizations.

In an instant, he could win the favor of hundreds of judges.

If you set up 10 organizations and donate $1000 million, you could probably win over about 30% of the judges.

enough!
Moreover, Lu Zhiyuan himself is qualified to compete for the Best Director award.

The problem is that if this is done, and the opponent exposes it, it will be a huge scandal that will shock the world.

Lu Zhiyuan would not be happy at all; he would be furious, thinking that James was messing things up and damaging his reputation as the greatest of all time!

Therefore, public relations also requires strategy.

We should try our best to avoid those avenues that could lead to scandals.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have won Best Director and would have gotten himself into a lot of trouble.

James felt that if this happened, Lu Zhiyuan might not say anything, but Jing Tian would definitely tie himself to a sack and commit suicide by jumping into the Pacific Ocean!
"I don't care how much it costs. I just want him to win Best Director!" Jing Tian said in a very cold and hard tone.

When a woman is caught up in something, she can't reason with anyone.

James gave Jing Tian a brilliant idea to win back Lu Zhiyuan's heart. How could Jing Tian possibly let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

"Understood, Miss Jing!"

James originally approached it with a "let's give it a try" attitude, but now it seems he's taking a do-or-die approach.

……

James decided to divide the public relations process into three steps.

The first step he took Jing Tian was to find Netflix's CEO, Ted Sarandos. "Miss Jing, please have a seat."

Ted Sarandos was quite polite to Jing Tian.

As a bigwig in Hollywood, he was well aware that Wanda's acquisition of Amc Cinemas and Legendary Pictures was inextricably linked to Ms. Jing in front of him.

Jing Tian, ​​Lu Zhiyuan, and AMC Theatres are all in the same boat.

If you look closely, Netflix is ​​also on the same page as them, although not on the same rope, but they should be on the same side.

They need to unite against the old and stubborn forces in Hollywood.

Their goal is to establish a new order!

"Mr. Sarandos, this is the fifth year already. My boss's total box office gross has exceeded $6 billion, making him the second highest in history, yet he still hasn't won Best Director. Do you think this is reasonable?"

James first needs to determine Ted Sarandos's attitude.

“James, Lou and I are very good friends, and he is also an important partner of our company. I would certainly like to see him receive the Best Director award.”

"Since Lu has this idea, I am of course willing to help with this small favor."

Ted Sarandos thought about it and immediately agreed.

Netflix's public relations skills are quite good.

As its market value continues to rise, Netflix's influence in Hollywood is also growing, and it has now surpassed many established Hollywood studios.

After all, Netflix's expansion speed is just too fast.

By the end of 2014, Netflix had 5700 million subscribers!
What is this concept?
The total population of the United States is only 3.4 million!
With 5700 million subscribers, Netflix has now joined the FAANG group of the top five tech stocks in the United States (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google).
Although in the future, with the resurgence of Microsoft and the explosive growth of Nvidia, Netflix has gradually been kicked out of the so-called top five tech stocks.

But at least in the last two years, the company's influence has been astonishing.

If Netflix, one of the top five tech stocks, is willing to speak up for Lu Zhiyuan, I strongly support him becoming this year's Best Director.

This volume is absolutely enormous!
All other directors' promotions will pale in comparison to Netflix's massive megaphone, sounding like a mosquito buzzing – utterly insignificant.

“Ted, I knew you were on our side.”

James and Ted Sarandos hugged, signifying their enduring friendship.

Lu Zhiyuan is very well-connected in Hollywood.

That's because he never makes enemies and only focuses on his own career. And in the field of film, he acts like a master.

Everyone admired him immensely.

Today, this admiration has finally been rewarded.

Ted Sarandos smiled and said, "James, when are you going to sign a contract with me for the spin-off rights to the movie 'Art Students'?"

The spin-off series of "Real Steel" was very successful and brought huge profits to Netflix.

Therefore, Ted Sarandos set his sights on another work by Lu Zhiyuan, the highly operational "Art Student".

The world depicted in the film "Art Students" is filled with an atmosphere of crime and high technology.

It would be perfect to adapt into a TV series!

As for the name of the spin-off series, he already had it in mind: "Real Dollar," referring to real US dollars!
This spin-off series could establish a shared crime universe with crime dramas like "Narcos".

It looks very promising.

The world has extremely high scalability.

“Ted, you’re such a cunning Greek sixth brother.”

James laughed and shook hands with Ted Sarandos: "Give me an offer, nothing too outrageous. I'll talk to the boss, and he'll agree. After all, he's a Netflix shareholder."

At this point, James admired Lu Zhiyuan even more.

When Netflix flopped and its stock price plummeted by 80%, everyone thought Netflix was doomed. But Lu Zhiyuan invested all his savings to buy Netflix at rock-bottom prices.

At the most critical moment of Netflix's transformation, it sold the rights to "Real Steel" at a low price, helping Netflix maintain the momentum of "House of Cards".

This caused Netflix's stock price to surge once again this year!
Netflix remembers Lu Zhiyuan's timely help from everyone.

Although these are all business matters, business also requires consideration of human relationships. After all, in modern society, mutual trust is the bond of commerce.

Nobody likes doing business with a fickle jackal.

"James, what does 'Old Six' mean?"

After finishing the business negotiations, Tyler Sarandos finally voiced his doubts.

"In China, the number six represents smooth sailing. 'Old Six' means very smooth sailing! Your Greek 'Old Six' means that Greece is very successful, and you are very successful too!"

James spouted a bunch of nonsense.

Actually, this was a catchphrase he learned from Xin Yukun.

James didn't know the exact meaning, but he felt it sounded very strange and the pronunciation was very domineering.

Because the English pronunciation of "Old Six" is very similar to "Old Sex," it's something that can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.

……

"James, let's go, execute the second step!"

The first step was successfully completed, which made Jing Tian very happy.

At that moment, she felt like a hero wielding a whip, driving a carriage to break through the Helan Mountain pass, and rescuing Lu Zhiyuan.

“Miss Jing, don’t worry, the second step will also go very smoothly. Everything is going according to plan.”

James smiled.

As a seasoned veteran, he was well-versed in the unspoken rules of Hollywood.

For the wealthy and powerful YD Pictures, and for the talented and artistically gifted Lu Zhiyuan, winning the Best Director award was only a matter of time.

Lu Zhiyuan is not David Fincher.

David Fincher is very talented and has made many dramas that reflect human nature, such as this year's hit "Gone Girl".

After the movie was released, it sparked a major discussion among families across the United States.

Even years later, when Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were embroiled in a legal battle, many online still referred to Amber Heard as the "real-life version of Gone Girl."

This shows how deeply the film resonated with audiences.

But it's no use.

David Fincher still didn't win the Best Director award!
The main reason is that no one is helping him with public relations!
The main reason no one helped him with public relations was that David Fincher's drama films didn't make money!

Since it doesn't make money, even if you win an award, you still won't make money.

The company naturally lost the motivation for public relations.

Making movies wasn't profitable, so David Fincher had to work for Netflix while making movies, and Lu Zhiyuan became Netflix's third-largest shareholder while making movies!

This is the biggest difference between the two!

Lu Zhiyuan's movies can make a lot of money.

David Fincher's movies don't make much money!

……

Next, James took Jing Tian to visit two major media outlets in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety!
Every time Lu Zhiyuan's movie is released, these two media giants will do everything they can to hype him up!

This is not love without a reason.

Before each movie release, James would spend a lot of money on marketing for Lu Zhiyuan.

……

"Hey James, this is work time. Don't come to my editorial office and harass my interns."

When she saw James appear in her editorial office and wink at one of her pretty interns, Shirley Halperin, the editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter, snorted a few times in annoyance.

“Hey, Shirley, don’t be so stingy. Your intern is very unique. Instead of following you as a reporter, why not come to our company? My boss can just assign her any role and she’ll become a global sensation.”

James winked at the intern.

This made the intern smile shyly.

"That guy got lucky."

Shirley Halperin looked at James with disdain: "You should be rotting away at Focus Features instead of using my connections to run around on my turf and seduce my people."

It's clear that these two have a good relationship.

"Come with me."

Despite her verbal criticism of James, Shirley Halperin, as one of the editors of The Hollywood Reporter, knew that James was one of their major sponsors.

There must be something important to discuss here.

So she took the person to her office.

As soon as they left, the office became lively: "Was that Ms. T? What was she doing at our company? Did she have an interview to do?"

“I haven’t heard of it!”

Others shook their heads.

"I have inside information that Master Y's next work, 'The Great Wall,' has already begun preparations, and Miss T will be the female lead."

"This female protagonist is an Eastern deity, seemingly the highest-ranking female deity, like Hera in Greek mythology, and is called the Queen Mother of the West."

“I have a feeling that the movie ‘The Great Wall’ will be a sensation around the world. Why don’t we start now and follow up on Ms. T for a two-year special report?”

"How about we name it 'Walking with Queen T'? What do you think?"

Jing Tian, ​​despite her Asian features, is quite famous in the Western film and television industry, mainly because she is incredibly witty and humorous.

The lower the [content], the more explosive the movie!
Besides, whenever Jing Tian appears in Lu Zhiyuan's cameos, she leaves a deep impression, like the finishing touch on a masterpiece!

There are many stars in Hollywood.

What's most criticized are those red carpet stars who have no works to speak of besides their red carpet appearances.

However, even compared to red carpet stars, Jing Tian is quite unconventional.

Because she is a one-of-a-kind "Easter Egg Superstar" in the whole world!
Her shining moments will always be in Lu Zhiyuan's Easter eggs!

In a movie, appearing for only a minute or a dozen seconds can cause a sensation worldwide... These reporters and editors of The Hollywood Reporter are quite knowledgeable, but apart from Jing Tian, ​​they have never seen anyone else become so popular.

Jing Tian is absolutely unique in film history!
……

Inside the office.

James made no attempt to hide anything and went straight to the point: "Shirley, from now on, I'm going to take over a page in The Hollywood Reporter and write a tagline for the movie Godzilla: Monarch every three days."

"I want the whole of America to know that my boss is the only choice for this year's Oscar for Best Director!"

"I hope you can make all American audiences share the same thought: if this year's Best Director award is not given to my boss, Mr. Lu Zhiyuan, then the Oscars lose their fairness, and an award without fairness naturally has no reason to exist."

We're all smart people, so there's no need to beat around the bush anymore.

James wrote a number directly on the paper: "One million dollars. Over the next month, help me to promote my boss's talent from every angle, and the fact that the Oscars owe him a Best Director award!"

$100 million for a public relations job, and it's just for one newspaper.

James, that guy who got incredibly lucky, is really rich and powerful.

Normally, $30 would be a good offer.

However, going all in and giving them $100 million means they can no longer accept public relations ads from other people.

This is an unspoken rule.

Shirley Halperin, editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter, knew all too well.

However, this is 100 million US dollars.

I have no reason not to agree.

At that moment, Shirley Halperin swiftly grabbed the paper, signed her name on it, and said, "So, our agreement is officially complete! It's my pleasure to serve you, generous CEO of YD Pictures, Mr. James!"

James nodded confidently: "It's a pleasure doing business with you! No need to see me off, I have to go to the next place!"

Next, James, like a generous spender, visited all the major media outlets in Los Angeles and signed promotional agreements with them.

In just one afternoon, they gave away 300 million US dollars!
However, Jing Tian didn't feel any heartache at all. Instead, she frowned slightly and asked, "James, is this enough? Should we add a little more?"

They have so much money in their family that they can't spend it all!

She just wanted to help Lu Zhiyuan fulfill a wish.

If James messes this up, she'll definitely throw him off the Mary Cruises ship and right into the Pacific Ocean!
“Miss Jing, steps 1 and 2 are just the basics.”

"The crucial third step... I hope you'll step in personally!"

"I will arrange many interviews for you over the next month, allowing you, as one of the female leads in the 'Real Steel' series, to talk about the creative process behind these films."

"We must remind the world of the good old days of the Real Steel series. And you need to subtly reveal something that no one else knows in these interviews."

"For example, our great director temporarily shelved the 'Real Steel' series because it could never help him win the Oscar for Best Director."

"He started making crime films like 'Art Students.' He thought he could win Best Director, but even though the box office broke the record set by 'Forrest Gump,' the Oscars still didn't favor him. It was as if they were deliberately joking with him that they gave him Best Actor."

"In a fit of rage, he began to focus on nuclear radiation, on the Sellafield nuclear power plant, on the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and began to breed monsters in the hope of destroying Los Angeles."

"It's all because those judges were blind to his talent that they drove him to this state."

"Although he made Godzilla very well, very artistically, as a true Real Steel fan, I only want to see Real Steel 4!"

"I want to see the Earth Expeditionary Force embark on a journey into space once again after RT-3 is swallowed by the black hole."

"However, we now suspect that he will continue to focus on these meaningless subjects until he wins the Best Director award!"

"For example, he's going to make an Eastern adventure film called 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' and an Eastern fantasy story called 'The Great Wall'... Is that interesting? I just want to see 'Real Steel 4'!"

Throughout the conversation above, James said countless times that he only wanted to watch "Real Steel 4".

Once Jing Tian tells these words to the world, it will likely create a sense of shared hatred and indignation among movie fans worldwide!

They'll hate those Oscar judges!

Why couldn't those idiot judges have given the Best Director award to Lu Zhiyuan?
After winning the award, he let go of his obsession and will come back to film "Real Steel 4" to continue our great space journey!
Alita, Artemis, Miss Raven, Miss T, Miss Sakura... these beautiful girls, these smartest and bravest girls on Earth, are still waiting for him!

"James, you're really good at stirring things up!"

James's words made Jing Tian want to smash the heads of those Oscar judges, grab their ears and yell, "What's wrong with giving him the Best Director award?"
Doesn't he deserve it?

Who knows this lousy director you picked?

"Miss Jing, you'll put on a good show, won't you?"

If he could, James would love to help Jing Tian deal with the media interviews and say these words that countless Real Steel fans have in mind.

As a director, Lu Zhiyuan couldn't just create this captivating sci-fi universe and then abandon it.

That's incredibly irresponsible!

As promised, every Christmas, a sci-fi blockbuster.

Many movie fans fell in love with Lu Zhiyuan's robot monster-fighting movies when they were 12 years old, and they would come to the cinema to buy tickets every Christmas.

They watched it for a full four years!
Real Steel 3 had them incredibly excited, and they thought the story would be even more exciting the following Christmas.

What's going on now?
It's been two years since I last updated! It's almost been three years!

Who could endure such torment?

If those movie fans knew that Lu Zhiyuan was forced into this situation by those Oscar judges... James couldn't even imagine whether those judges would be walking down the street and suddenly get shot in the head.
“Ms. Jing, I could have said the same thing to Ms. Dilraba. If she had appeared on the show while heavily pregnant, the effect would have been even better…”

Before James could finish speaking, Jing Tian instantly flew into a rage: "Shut up! This opportunity can only be mine!"

“In 2009, I was there to celebrate with him when he won the Palme d'Or.”

"This time, I will also help him win the Oscar for Best Director!"

Jing Tian never expected that she would have another chance to make a comeback.

How could she possibly give up this opportunity?
James was indeed a very cunning Jewish man; he knew that if he left this opportunity to himself, he would be eternally grateful.

If this opportunity were given to Dilraba, she would only take it for granted.

……

The next half month.

Lu Zhiyuan spends every day in China visiting the special effects company "Black Hole Events" to create his super special effects.

Special effects are the key to whether this movie can be a global phenomenon!

As for the plot, honestly, for a popcorn movie, maintaining a score of around 70 minutes is enough, and then giving the audience a small twist at the end, a pleasant surprise.

"Schwarzschild, bring this scene to life for me. Is that alright?"

"Remember, the lighting and shadows must be perfect!"

"A vast underground tomb, and tiny humans, like ants."

Lu Zhiyuan likes to take the initiative.

The beginning and the ending of his films are always the most exciting parts.

As for the adventure in between, as long as he speeds up the pace, one plot explosion after another will keep the audience so busy that they won't even have time to pee.

Therefore, this movie is sure to be a box office hit.

That's how he did it with "Godzilla: Monarch," and so far it's been very successful. It even grossed $12 billion at the box office.

He originally thought the film would only gross 7 to 8 million US dollars.

As it turns out, with Marvel's popcorn-style storylines sweeping the globe, many screenwriters have lost the motivation to write truly brilliant scripts.

Most of the famous screenwriters have gone on to write TV dramas.

The quality of the film script has visibly declined.

If we simply compare drama films, Hollywood's current movie plots are not even as good as those of the 90s.

Fortunately, there are directors like David Fincher who enjoy exploring the dark side of human nature, exhausting their efforts just to portray humanity as extremely evil.

The dark style is truly unique!
Otherwise, Hollywood movies would be really not worth watching.

"Boss, these special effects are extremely difficult to achieve. I'll do my best!"

At that moment, Schwarzschild was in utter despair.

He couldn't even use the common excuses programmers use, like... Boss, I don't know what you're talking about? Can you give me a valid field?

Lu Zhiyuan has already drawn it, so I can't even find an excuse!

However, Lu Zhiyuan's salary was very generous, and Schwarzschild had no intention of changing jobs.

At that moment, Schwarzschild suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Boss, congratulations, you're going to win Best Director!"

"All the media outlets in the United States, whether newspapers, social networks, or popular bloggers, have reached a consensus that you are the undisputed winner for Best Director this year!"

Most people haven't seen the movie "Birdman".

However, the Real Steel series has been seen by 90% of the more than 3 million people in the United States, except for some extremists!
This is a super sci-fi series that's going toe-to-toe with Marvel!
If you haven't seen the "Real Steel" series, you can't even have a conversation with people.

Many people assumed that Lu Zhiyuan had already won an Oscar for Best Director. It turns out that despite directing so many excellent films, he has never won the Best Director award!
Immediately, countless people questioned the Oscar judging rules.

This put pressure on the judges.

(End of this chapter)