The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 335 Honey also wants to film "Real Steel 4"

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Lu Zhiyuan won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

This event not only caused a huge sensation among movie fans in China, but it was also a super stimulant for industry professionals.

Almost immediately after the news reached China.

Countless male actors started looking for Xin Yukun, while female actors started looking for Zhang Tianai. Those who couldn't find Zhang Tianai contacted Yang Mi!

Because everyone knows that Lu Zhiyuan will definitely start the "Real Steel 4" project within three years.

Honestly, this project is much more appealing than the one assigned by higher-ups, "The Great Wall"!
After all, no one knows whether the "Great Wall" project will actually work.

However, the Real Steel series is Lu Zhiyuan's life's work.

He would never allow any problems to arise with this series.

If he felt there was a risk of failure in the sequel, he could have simply kept it sealed away and never started the project, letting it remain a memory in the hearts of movie fans forever!

However, when he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, he practically announced to the world that he would definitely start the "Real Steel 4" project.

Such behavior is enough to show that he already has a preliminary idea for the "Real Steel" project.

And this idea must be absolutely amazing.

Otherwise, given Lu Zhiyuan's temperament, he would most likely rather seal this series away than let his reputation be ruined!
"Brother Kun, what a coincidence! I can't believe I've run into you here! Come on, come on, it's my treat tonight!"

Sun Honglei somehow got inside information that Xin Yukun and Wang Baoqiang would be having a good time at a nightclub that night.

So he deliberately bumped into the two of them here.

As Lu Zhiyuan's golden partner, Wang Baoqiang has worked with Lu Zhiyuan on three films and has firmly established himself as Lu Zhiyuan's leading supporting actor.

Of course, most importantly, Wang Baoqiang replaced Lu Zhiyuan and became Xin Yukun's best partner.

In the past six months, the two of them have practically swept through all the nightclubs in Yanjing three times.

They act like patrol ambassadors, patrolling the area once a month.

When they returned from their patrol, the girls in the nightclubs had already been replaced by new ones, giving them a sense of novelty again.

"Hong Lei, what a coincidence to run into you here today?"

Xin Yukun encountered Sun Honglei in the nightclub. Although he was somewhat surprised, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment before instantly guessing what was going on.

James had told him a few days ago that Miss Jing Tian had been doing a lot of work to help Lu Zhiyuan win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and that she had put a lot of effort into getting Lu Zhiyuan to win the Oscar for Best Director.

She even mobilized all her connections just to help Lu Zhiyuan fulfill a small wish.

Based on Xin Yukun's understanding of Lu Zhiyuan, the fact that Miss Jing Tian had quietly done such a big thing for him must have greatly changed Lu Zhiyuan's perception of her, even if he didn't say it.

This change will affect Lu Zhiyuan's perception of everyone around Jing Tian.

Sun Honglei benefited from this wave of benefits.

Previously, thanks to a phone call from Jing Tian, ​​Sun Honglei landed a decent supporting role in the "Real Steel" series, earning him the nickname "Cat Master" in the martial arts world.

Unfortunately, because Lu Zhiyuan and Jing Tian parted ways, Sun Honglei suffered directly in the groundbreaking film "Real Steel 3".

None of the other main supporting characters died.

Strictly speaking, the only important supporting character in the entire movie is Sun Honglei, who died.

Those who don't know the story might think that Sun Honglei offended Lu Zhiyuan, so Lu Zhiyuan killed him off in the movie!

Even if there is a sequel, I don't want Sun Honglei to appear in it.

Some speculate that Sun Honglei was too ugly and didn't fit Lu Zhiyuan's definition of a superhero, so he was taken offline early.

Only those close to Lu Zhiyuan knew that Sun Honglei was introduced by Jing Tian, ​​and Lu Zhiyuan didn't want Sun Honglei to get in his way, so he had his role cut short.

However, the situation has now changed dramatically.

Although Jing Tian has not yet returned to Lu Zhiyuan's side, the trend is already very obvious.

Xin Yukun also understood very well that Miss Jing Tian had almost completely grasped the situation at this point.

When facing someone like Lu Zhiyuan, a director of historical caliber, she was no longer the aloof young lady from a prestigious family.

Instead, she became a humble little fan.

At this moment, Miss Jing Tian only wanted to get close to her idol.

She was willing to make any sacrifice for this goal, just hoping that her crush would turn around and look at her once.

The once high and mighty young lady has now fallen from grace and has to look up to Lu Zhiyuan.

The dynamic between the two has completely changed.

Moreover, Xin Yukun also knew that since that incident, Miss Jing Tian's business with Starlight Brilliant had been completely separated, at least economically.

But yes.

Lu Zhiyuan broke up with Miss Jing Tian because the people from Starlight Brilliant were just trying to make money by using inferior materials, which angered Lu Zhiyuan.

Miss Jing Tian has learned from her mistakes and will certainly not make the same mistake again.

"Honglei, enough with the chit-chat, it's your treat tonight. Let's celebrate Yuan Ge winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Director."

Xin Yukun thought for a moment and gave Sun Honglei a chance to prove himself.

"Thank you, Brother Kun, for giving me this opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Honglei was overjoyed.

Others who want to pay for Xin Yukun's bill are not even qualified.

Most actors in the industry simply cannot curry favor with Lu Zhiyuan.

Because if they invite Lu Zhiyuan to a nightclub, Miss Jing Tian will kill them.

The only way they could curry favor with Lu Zhiyuan was to give him a world-famous painting.

Look at Gao Yuanyuan!
Although most people don't know how Gao Yuanyuan and Lu Zhiyuan got together?

However, most people can probably guess what it is.

The key to the change in their relationship was that Gao Yuanyuan gave Lu Zhiyuan a painting of Monet's "Water Lilies"!
From then on, Lu Zhiyuan's attitude towards Gao Yuanyuan underwent a complete change.

He not only collaborated with Gao Yuanyuan on the film "Art Students," a masterpiece worthy of an Oscar Best Picture.

Later, Lu Zhiyuan also helped Gao Yuanyuan obtain 20% of Yuankun Media's shares!
Yuankun Media is nothing special.

However, Yuankun Media owns all the shares of YD Pictures, a Hollywood film studio.

This is incredible!
Last year, based on performance, Gao Yuanyuan received approximately $1 million in dividends from Yuankun Media alone.

This year will probably be no different!

Most importantly, Gao Yuanyuan has achieved a level of fame and status that ordinary actors could never attain in their entire lives!

From then on, no one in the industry would easily offend Gao Yuanyuan.

Even the media paparazzi wouldn't dare to casually expose Gao Yuanyuan's dirty secrets.

Because if those media paparazzi offend Gao Yuanyuan, it's the same as offending Yuankun Media, Lu Zhiyuan, and all the high-ranking figures in the entertainment industry.

And those celebrities and actors who wanted to curry favor with Lu Zhiyuan.

Having offended so many people, you still expect to survive in this industry? You'd be lucky if someone didn't sneak up on you in the middle of the night!
“Honglei, I know what you’re thinking. However, I can’t give you a specific answer. Because casting is not something I can decide.”

"But don't worry, when Brother Yuan comes back, I'll put in a good word for you. Although Master Cat died on Planet RT-1, we have the all-knowing and all-powerful Alita."

"She can use your remaining genes to create a physical body for you, and then reload your past memories into this new body. In a sense, you Jaeger pilots have already achieved a semi-immortal state."

Sun Honglei wants to get back the role of Cat Master, and it's very simple.

If only Lu Zhiyuan could provide even a brief explanation in the movie.

For example, because Master Cat possesses unique fighting skills, the entire Mech Hunter team desperately needs Master Cat's martial arts instruction.

Therefore, the role of Dilraba brought Sun Honglei back to life.

As for the resurrected soul, is it the same one as the original Cat Master?
This led to a philosophical discussion.

If all the substances that make up a person's life were cultivated using entirely new scientific methods, would that person still be the same person?

This is the classic "Ship of Theseus paradox".

The AI ​​Alita, who occasionally changes into the body of a 17-year-old, perfectly fits the philosophical theme of the "Ship of Theseus Paradox".

Lu Zhiyuan likes to pose such ambiguous philosophical questions in his movies, allowing the audience to discuss them and increasing the film's reach.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Kun. I am very grateful."

Hearing Xin Yukun say this, Sun Honglei felt reassured.

He was afraid that Xin Yukun would refuse even his invitations, which would truly mean there was no hope left.

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"Brother Kun, with your excellent health, two won't be enough. I'll make the decision, I'll order four for you!"

That night, Sun Honglei invited Xin Yukun and Wang Baoqiang to play until late into the night.

After he saw Xin Yukun and Wang Baoqiang off, he checked his phone; it was 2 a.m. Beijing time.

He estimated that it was around 5 a.m. in Los Angeles.

That's way too early.

If I call now, Miss Jing Tian will definitely yell at me.

Sun Honglei endured it for another two hours.

Around 4 o'clock, he figured Jing Tian should be getting up soon, so he called her.

"Brother Honglei, are you crazy? Why are you calling me so early?"

Jing Tian tossed and turned all night and didn't know when she fell asleep. She was sleeping soundly when Sun Honglei woke her up with a phone call.

She was in a terrible mood when she woke up.

Sun Honglei could sense it even across the Pacific Ocean!

"Sister Tian Tian, ​​last night I treated Brother Kun and Wang Baoqiang to a full-service massage."

Before Sun Honglei could finish speaking, Jing Tian interrupted him: "Why are you telling me all this? What Kun Ge and Wang Baoqiang do at night has nothing to do with me."

Sun Honglei quickly explained, "Sister Tiantian, it's like this. I just heard that Brother Yuan is going to start the 'Real Steel 4' project. I wanted to ask Brother Kun if my Cat Master character can be revived?"

Jing Tian rubbed her head and gradually came to her senses.

At that moment, she suddenly realized something and hurriedly asked, "What did Brother Kun say?"

really!

The young lady understands immediately!
At this moment, Sun Honglei laughed and said, "Brother Kun said he would mention it to Brother Yuan. The probability of him being resurrected is quite high!"

"Congratulations, Brother Honglei."

Upon hearing this answer, Jing Tian couldn't help but smile.

"Sister Tian Tian, ​​I'm also waiting for your good news."

Sun Honglei then said something with a double meaning.

Jing Tian loved hearing that!

At this stage, Sun Honglei and Jing Tian are absolutely two people who have nothing to do with each other.

However, the reboot of the Real Steel 4 project forcibly bound their fates together.

If Sun Honglei's character can be resurrected, it means that Lu Zhiyuan's seal on Jing Tian can also be loosened.

Although Jing Tian is usually a bit silly, she becomes incredibly sharp-witted when it comes to Lu Zhiyuan. Right now, Jing Tian's mood instantly improved.

She got up early in the morning, first did her makeup beautifully, changed into a pretty dress, and then called James directly.

"The Golden Globe for Best Director isn't our ultimate goal. James, don't let your guard down. If anything goes wrong and the director of 'Birdman' wins the Oscar for Best Director, all our hard work will be for nothing. You absolutely mustn't let me down."

"Please rest assured, Madam, I know what to do." James's use of "Madam" was more effective than any flattery.

Jing Tian's face lit up with a smile instantly!

If you can talk, then talk more.

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At the same time, as Lu Zhiyuan announced that he would restart the "Real Steel" series, the value of all copyrights related to "Real Steel" skyrocketed instantly.

The copyrights for many films and television dramas are licensed for a period of about 5 years.

The movie "Upgrade" was released on Christmas Day in 2009, and by all accounts, the copyright had just exceeded 5 years.

The movie "Real Steel" was released in 2010 and its expiration date is approaching.

Immediately, countless streaming companies and television stations in various countries and regions rushed to raise their offers for the two films and prepare to renew their contracts.

Without the rights to these two films, how could the four "Real Steel" movies be broadcast together?

If Real Steel 4 sweeps the world again in 3 years, how many users will be attracted if all five parts are watched together?

Even if you spend a lot of money to buy the copyright now, it won't be a loss!

Because Lu Zhiyuan just won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director!
Currently, all the media outlets are praising Lu Zhiyuan, predicting he will win the Academy Award for Best Director.

In this way, he will become the first person in history to win both the Oscar for Best Director and the Oscar for Best Actor.

And the Real Steel series may very well become the greatest science fiction film series in history, due to his personal influence.

Anything that is labeled "the first in history" instantly becomes priceless.

Not to mention, the Real Steel series always gets pretty good ratings with each rerun.

That's the power of classic movies.

Even if you watch it 10 times, it can still stir your emotions without making you feel bored or dull.

In fact, each time you watch it again, it brings a different experience.

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Lu Zhiyuan stayed in Los Angeles for three days.

He deliberately let reporters take pictures of him accompanying Reba to the hospital.

Dilraba was wearing a thick cotton coat and had a hot water bottle inside her stomach, making her look like she was heavily pregnant.

"Brother Yuan, the allure of pleasure is a graveyard for heroes. Come back to work quickly. The baby is in Reba's belly; we can't lose it."

"Since the release of 'Godzilla: Monarch' last year, Dilraba has disappeared from the public eye. I've done the math, and Dilraba is already six months pregnant. That means she'll give birth to Yuan Ge's child at the end of April."

"By the end of April, Yuan Ge's films had accumulated approximately $62 billion in box office revenue. My suggestion is that this child should be named Lu Shiyi."

The name "Shi Yi" refers to the male lead in a movie directed by Su Lun, who was also the assistant director under Lu Zhiyuan.

The movie is called "How Long Will I Love U", and the female lead is played by Yang Mi.

Lu Zhiyuan certainly didn't have time to read gossip online.

However, Dilraba and Gao Yuanyuan, bored in Los Angeles every day, like to read gossip online.

The two of them even registered two alternate accounts, pretending to be each other's fans online, and then frantically stirred up trouble online.

One person said that in the entire universe, only Dilraba is worthy of Lu Zhiyuan, and that the two of them are a match made in heaven. Sooner or later, Dilraba will give birth to four children for Lu Zhiyuan, who will inherit all of Lu Zhiyuan's talent and artistic temperament, and then inherit Dilraba's own body and dance talent.

Those four children will dominate the entire world and become the highest quality males in human history.

Gao Yuanyuan is slightly more low-key, but she keeps stirring things up and hinting that if Gao Yuanyuan and Lu Zhiyuan were to have a daughter, she would definitely inherit Lu Zhiyuan's elegance and handsomeness, Gao Yuanyuan's beauty, and the Gao family's super Tsinghua genes.

Twenty years from now, this girl will become the most elegant and talented artist in the world, making all men kneel at her feet.

The two of them joked around online and boasted to each other with netizens, just to pass the time.

Otherwise, the two of them would be bored to death at home.

Because they can't go outside for some fresh air.

One possibility is a false pregnancy.

One is someone who is actually pregnant but pretends not to be.

However, during the six months they spent together, their relationship grew stronger and they became true best friends.

Even the times when they were jealous of each other over Lu Zhiyuan have decreased.

"By the way, Sister Yuanyuan, have you thought of a name for the baby?"

Although Dilraba is nominally the child's mother, Gao Yuanyuan, as the biological mother, certainly has greater right to name the child.

"I've thought about it for a long time and I've come up with a good name, Lu Sangwei. What do you think?"

Gao Yuanyuan thought the name she came up with was very interesting.

It is filled with stories between her and Lu Zhiyuan.

Reba pondered for a moment, recalling the various events that occurred during the process of Lu Zhiyuan and Gao Yuanyuan getting to know each other.

She looked at Gao Yuanyuan and said thoughtfully, "The 'Sang' of Raphael Sansi, and the 'Wei' of Donna Verata?"

The great painter Raphael was once introduced by the Pope to a cardinal's niece for an engagement, but Raphael fell in love with a model named Donna Verata.

Gao Yuanyuan compared Lu Zhiyuan to a great painter like Raphael, and then she subtly mocked Dilraba, saying that she only managed to win Lu Zhiyuan's heart by virtue of being the first leading lady in film history.

In fact, Gao Yuanyuan was Lu Zhiyuan's true love.

Just like Raphael's true love, it was Donna Verata!
Lu Zhiyuan once openly said at the premiere of the movie "Caught in the Web" that her temperament was very similar to that of Donna Verata!

This is tantamount to confessing your feelings to her!

After thinking about these things, Reba couldn't help but purse her lips.

Gao Yuanyuan really knows how to make connections!

However, naming her child is Gao Yuanyuan's right. Even if she named her daughter "Lu Zhiyuan," Dilraba wouldn't have any objections.

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Lu Zhiyuan returned to Yanjing and immediately joined the special effects company [Black Hole Vision] to work on post-production.

The plot of the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is just like that.

Because of the original work's framework, Lu Zhiyuan could no longer create those kinds of super-dramatic plot twists or Easter eggs.

If he were to follow his usual practice, he might make the Evil Luo Sea City within the Kunlun Divine Palace a special wormhole space.

In fact, this space does not exist on Earth.

It's just that some fragments of spacetime turbulence in the wormhole space were accidentally captured by Earth's magnetic field and appeared in the Kunlun Mountains.

The space of this Evil Luo Sea City is like the wormhole space that appears underwater in the Real Steel series.

The surrounding spacetime was extremely distorted, even exhibiting a closed time loop.

Therefore, in the city of Evil Luo, the protagonist and others observed that time seemed to be paused and would keep looping.

However, neither the ancients nor the main characters made any connection to general relativity, nor did they question the existence of a time loop.

They all attributed it to the power of gods and demons, and to illusions.

In the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light," whenever the protagonist encounters something incomprehensible, he attributes it to an illusion.

But in reality, some situations in the universe are often more complex and bizarre than humans can imagine.

The most imaginative films are never fantasy films, but always science fiction films.

Because in fantasy movies, the themes are still human love, hate, and grudges.

However, science fiction movies often transcend these existing emotional frameworks.

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"Brother Yuan, I'm back. Is there any work I can help with?"

Lu Zhiyuan was working on the [Black Hole Event Horizon] when Su Lun came over to say hello.

She didn't come alone; she was followed by Yang Mi, the female lead in the movie "Your Wedding."

Yang Mi has become incredibly popular in the past two years, earning nearly 100 million yuan a year, truly reaping the benefits of the era of internet traffic.

As she became more and more popular, she gradually reached the ceiling of being a top-tier celebrity.

And she became a true superstar.

According to the disability system's evaluation, Yang Mi should currently be classified as a Category A celebrity, belonging to the top tier of a country, but not yet reaching the world level.

So, Yang Mi's love-struck mind began to take hold, but this time she didn't target the older man surnamed Liu, but instead targeted Lu Zhiyuan.

However, Yang Mi was the most astute among these people, and her influence from Lu Zhiyuan was not particularly obvious.

She knew that even if she told Lu Zhiyuan that she thought about him every night, he would most likely think that she just wanted to make a Hollywood blockbuster.

As an ambitious female celebrity, who wouldn't fantasize at night about a super director suddenly taking a liking to them, wanting to promote them, and making a blockbuster for them?
The shrewd Yang Mi also knew that even if she told Lu Zhiyuan these things, he wouldn't bother with her!

Because she's not a super rich woman yet!

Over the years, countless female celebrities have fawned over Lu Zhiyuan.
However, besides Gao Yuanyuan, who is an extremely wealthy woman, she also has a super tech genius brother, which made Lu Zhiyuan take a second look.

No one else could win Lu Zhiyuan's favor.

Only when it comes to work will Lu Zhiyuan be particularly serious with those female celebrities, teaching them how to act step by step.

Lu Zhiyuan is widely recognized in the industry as having a terrible temper and a stubborn personality when he's not working, making him very difficult to communicate with.

But once he gets into work mode, Lu Zhiyuan is completely dedicated. He can put aside his pride if the movie is a huge hit and the box office is booming.

Even if he is only dealing with a minor role that lasts only a few seconds, he will patiently teach the young actor how to get into character.

Lu Zhiyuan would even go to great lengths to create memorable moments for the other party.

Naza has enjoyed this kind of treatment before.

When Lu Zhiyuan was making the first "Real Steel" movie, he put a lot of effort into creating the image of Gulnazar as a flying fairy.

Besides beautiful female celebrities who enjoy this treatment, even Sun Honglei and Duan Yihong have enjoyed it.

Most importantly, Lu Zhiyuan always pays very high fees when filming for you.

And it's calculated in US dollars.

This made all the celebrities in the industry very eager to make movies with Lu Zhiyuan.

It can bring fame, make a lot of money, improve one's acting skills, and even accidentally create a memorable scene that goes down in film history.

Which celebrity could resist Lu Zhiyuan?
"Brother Yuan, Sister Mi gave a particularly great performance in the movie 'Your Wedding'."

"I feel that the movie 'Your Wedding' is bound to be a huge hit. The box office could even reach 700 to 800 million. Especially with the song 'Guest' playing. I estimate that the audience will be moved to tears as soon as the intro starts. In my opinion, this movie has the potential to become a classic of romantic youth films."

Su Lun spoke highly of Yang Mi for a long time.

Seeing that Lu Zhiyuan remained silent, Su Lun knew that Lu Zhiyuan must have guessed what he wanted to say.

It feels awful to be seen through like that. There's a sense of shame in being intellectually crushed.

At this moment, Su Lun gave an awkward laugh.

In the end, she went all out and said a few good words for Yang Mi: "Brother Yuan, I heard you're going to start 'Real Steel 4'. Sister Mi is also a contracted artist of our company. Can you get her in? Even just a cameo would be great."

(End of this chapter)