The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 338 The value of united front work soars! North American preview screening of "Mojin: The Lost Legend"!

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In the 2013 Oscars, director Li An snatched the Best Director award from Lu Zhiyuan with "Life of Pi"!
That year's "Real Steel 3: Perseus" was a blockbuster that swept the globe, even surpassing the first "Avengers" movie!
The film grossed $16 billion worldwide.

In RMB terms, it exceeded 100 billion, making it the world's highest-grossing film of the year!

Such achievements have caused a sensation both domestically and internationally, making everyone look at this young director from China with new respect.

It was after Real Steel 3 that everyone realized that Lu Zhiyuan had begun his most intense assault on the all-time best!
The reason why his subsequent films, "Art Student" and "Godzilla: Monarch," were able to achieve such high box office results worldwide is largely because movie fans around the world have come to regard him as a super director of the new era.

Just like Spielberg and James Cameron in the 90s.

Whenever they make a movie, everyone flocks to the cinema to watch it.

Because their names are synonymous with classic!
If a director doesn't make bad movies and has exceptionally high artistic taste, then as his films continue to achieve success, his reputation will snowball and grow bigger and bigger.

Now, Lu Zhiyuan has amassed countless fans thanks to the positive word-of-mouth of several of his films.

As long as Lu Zhiyuan's movie is released, as long as they know that a nearby cinema is showing it, and as long as they feel that the ticket price is reasonable... they will choose to buy tickets and enjoy it as soon as possible!
It sounds simple for a director not to make bad movies, but in reality, it's not that easy.
This requires a director who has a keen sense of artistic aesthetics and popular trends, and is even willing to stoop down and carefully study the market.

Many great directors, after achieving success, become arrogant and self-willed, refusing to listen to others' opinions, and begin to pursue their own so-called art.

Lu Zhiyuan has always been able to stay true to his original aspirations and restrain his inner desire to express himself. He always stands from the audience's perspective, telling a simple and easy-to-understand story, making a visually stunning blockbuster, and adding a little bit of philosophical reflection.

These constitute the three fundamental principles of Ludwig's films.

To date, they have been successful in everything they have done.

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This year's Oscars ceremony took place during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Zhiyuan winning the Oscar for Best Director added even more excitement to this Spring Festival.

Especially in Xi'an, Lu Zhiyuan's second hometown.

Because the Jaeger piloted by Hanikz, the protagonist of the "Real Steel" series, is currently guarding the Terracotta Army Square outside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, just like a bodyguard with a sword.

During the Spring Festival, the number of tourists from all over the country who came to take photos with this mecha hunter increased several times over!
It has brought huge economic growth to various industries in the local area, including tourism, catering, and hotel accommodation.

In 2015, Xi'an received approximately 500 million tourists during the Spring Festival.

Many infrastructure projects were built to this scale.

However, this year, the number of tourists has skyrocketed to 1500 million.

It's because Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Director!
Although, he won the award for the movie "Godzilla: Monarch".

But everyone in the world knows that he actually relied on the Real Steel series.

Of course, the Japanese might not admit it.

They believe that Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Director because of the Godzilla IP.

As a result, the number of visitors to Godzilla theme parks in Japan has also skyrocketed.

But it still can't compare to Xi'an, where Lu Zhiyuan attracted an extra 1000 million tourists!
The average spending per tourist is around 500 yuan.

In other words, thanks to Lu Zhiyuan's award and the influence of the "Real Steel" series, Lu Zhiyuan directly helped Xi'an increase consumption by 50 billion yuan during the Spring Festival!

For the locals, this is practically a god of wealth!

The local cultural tourism group in Xi'an immediately called Mr. Li, the star of the film, to ask Lu Zhiyuan when to film "Real Steel 4".
The cultural tourism group is willing to provide a sponsorship of 1 million US dollars!

Because it's absolutely worth it!
Putting aside other things, over the years, Xi'an's cultural tourism sector has attracted at least tens of millions of tourists thanks to the Iron Man series' Jaeger robots.

If each tourist spends 500 yuan, that's already over 10 billion yuan!
Not to mention, the Real Steel theme park is almost finished.

Once this theme park is built, Lu Zhiyuan will film "Real Steel 4"... The people at the cultural tourism group can't even imagine how much tourism consumption it will drive every year.

"Don't worry, I will discuss this in detail with Director Lu as soon as possible!"

When Lu Zhiyuan wants to film "Real Steel 4" is not something that President Li can decide.

But recently, Mr. Li received some good news.

It seems that Lu Zhiyuan and Jing Tian have reconciled.

Although the two have not yet returned to the close relationship they once had, they have at least returned to being good friends.

They can dance cheek to cheek now; all that's missing is sleeping together.

This is fantastic news for all of them.

Suddenly remembering something, Mr. Li added, "By the way, what about Director Lu's old home in Xi'an? You should find a way to buy the house back and restore it to its original state."

Before returning to their hometown, Lu Zhiyuan's parents sold their house, clearly indicating that they were determined not to come back.

But now, it's hard to say.

Because if they are to film "Real Steel 4", Lu Zhiyuan will most likely have to return to the Northwest for location shooting.

As one of the central cities in Northwest China, it's impossible for Lu Zhiyuan to skip Xi'an when he chose to film in the Northwest.

Many of his filming locations also required the help of relevant units in Xi'an to arrange and contact them.

In Xi'an, no other local unit is allowed to bypass them and find Lu Zhiyuan.

They would bribe all of Lu Zhiyuan's spies and informants.

If anyone dares to try and steal Lu Zhiyuan's business... these cultural and tourism officials are ready to fight them with knives!
Whether Lu Zhiyuan admits it or not, they treat him as a local from Xi'an!

I grew up in Xi'an, only went to junior high school in another city at the age of 12, and even spend every summer vacation in Xi'an... If this is not a Xi'an native, then what is?

"Mr. Li, do you even need to tell me that?"

"To tell you the truth, that house was bought by one of our people. Since they bought it, we've had it cleaned every week, so it's ready to move in anytime."

When people from Xi'an's cultural and tourism departments learned that Lu Zhiyuan's parents were selling their house, they thought, "Something's not right."

What happened on the Starlight Splendor side?

They called to find out what happened, and they were completely dumbfounded.

What kind of idiot could do something so absurd?

While Starlight Brilliant is messing around, they are a legitimate organization and would never stoop to such nonsense.

So, without saying a word, the people from the cultural and tourism unit bought the house!

Now it's finally come in handy!
"You guys are really amazing!"

"After the New Year, I'll talk to Director Lu. I'll invite him to Xi'an and have him visit the art museum. You'd better make some arrangements to borrow some national treasure-level paintings from other places."

The Xi'an Art Museum houses many murals from the Tang Dynasty.

Although they are quite unique, these are not considered national treasures.

Mr. Li felt that if he wanted to attract Lu Zhiyuan, he would have to come up with some gimmicks!
Otherwise, I'd be too embarrassed to ask.

"Mr. Li, I just inquired about the art museum. They're planning to hold the first local children's art exhibition in Xi'an in July!"

"How about this... we call Director Lu over and invite him to be a judge!"

"Knowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll agree!"

Lu Zhiyuan has a penchant for discovering 17-year-old girls to be the leading ladies in his movies.

From this perspective, it can be seen that he is the kind of mentor who likes to discover and nurture geniuses and watch them grow step by step!
"That's a good idea. I'll talk to him about it later."

Mr. Li knows Lu Zhiyuan quite well.

Although Lu Zhiyuan is very good at making movies, deep down he has always considered himself a frustrated art student.

He always carried a hint of melancholy about him.

Mr. Li has always been skeptical of someone like Lu Zhiyuan, whose net worth is close to 1000 billion RMB, who has achieved great success and whose status in the film industry is like that of a god.

Why do you always seem a little melancholy, as if you're frustrated and unfulfilled?
Later, he figured it out.

Making movies was just Lu Zhiyuan's plan B after his failed attempt to pursue the art of painting!

Since it's plan B, it's naturally a backup plan.

Given the chance, who wouldn't want to pursue their dream girl instead of choosing a backup option?

For Lu Zhiyuan, painting is his goddess, while filmmaking is his backup plan.

"I have an idea."

"After a while, I'll talk to Tian Tian. She has many of Director Lu's paintings. I'll have her bring one out and auction it off at an auction house."

"Then, we found a few experts to exaggerate the artistic merit of the painting, and got dozens of people to bid against each other, eventually winning the bid for 1000 million!"

The price must not be too high!

If you spend 1000 million to flatter Lu Zhiyuan to his heart's content, Lu Zhiyuan will be so pleased that he'll take them flying away.

What is 1000 million?
Lu Zhiyuan could simply find a scene in Xi'an, shoot a one-second clip, and before long, the tourism revenue would be dozens of times higher!

How much money do movies make?
These offline food, drink, and other necessities are where the real money is made!
"Thank you, Ms. Jing!"

The people from the cultural and tourism department didn't expect that after Jing Tian broke up with Lu Zhiyuan, she would actually take so many paintings from Lu Zhiyuan's house.

This breakup was totally worth it!

No wonder Miss Jing Tian still can't forget Lu Zhiyuan... What woman could bear to break up with a man like that?

They've taken the money.

I've saved face!
His vanity is off the charts!
Before leaving, I had to pack up the other person's work as a family heirloom and take several boxes with me!
That's one of the benefits of dating an artist.

For each of Lu Zhiyuan's films, from "The Coffin in the Mountain" and "Upgrade" to the "Real Steel" series, he draws hundreds of concept art pieces.

After the movie was finished, Lu Zhiyuan casually put these concept drawings away.

He himself didn't take it seriously.

But in Jing Tian's eyes, this was priceless.

Each time Lu Zhiyuan displayed something at a celebration banquet, she would carefully collect it.

……

During the Chinese New Year.

Lu Zhiyuan stayed in Los Angeles to be with Reba and Gao Yuanyuan.

As Gao Yuanyuan's belly grew bigger, Lu Zhiyuan's mother couldn't take care of her alone, so she hired two more reliable nannies.

After the baby is born, I'll probably need to hire a postpartum nanny.

"Yuanyuan, this trophy is for you. You've worked hard these past few days."

The last time Lu Zhiyuan gave the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, he gave it to Dilraba.

This time, he reserved the more important Oscar for Best Director for Gao Yuanyuan.

It was Gao Yuanyuan who brought him his first child.

For some reason, as Lu Zhiyuan watched Gao Yuanyuan's belly grow bigger and bigger, he felt a very strange feeling.

The baby in her belly is his!
The bond of blood is completely different from the bond between men and women.

This feeling seemed to be etched into his genes. It made him want to take care of the child and the child's mother.

At that moment, Gao Yuanyuan thought that Lu Zhiyuan had pulled her into the room so he could listen to the child's movements.

After all, her fetal movements were already quite strong.

While we were eating, the baby heard the phone ring and reacted very strongly, kicking and moving around inside my belly.

It's clear that this child is very healthy!
They're also very strong!
Gao Yuanyuan never expected that Lu Zhiyuan would call her into the room to present her with the Oscar for Best Director.

At that moment, Gao Yuanyuan blankly accepted the trophy, then kept asking, "Honey, are you really giving this to me? Are you sure? You won't regret it, will you?"

Lu Zhiyuan didn't speak, but gently rubbed Gao Yuanyuan's cheek.

After becoming pregnant, Gao Yuanyuan gained some weight, and her cheeks became chubby, which felt quite nice to the touch.

"Honey, do you know how much this is worth?"

Once Lu Zhiyuan becomes the all-time number one, this trophy will be priceless and become a national treasure!

Although there are rules at the Oscars that this trophy cannot be auctioned off.

But even if it's placed in a museum and used to collect admission fees, it can still make a lot of money!

"No matter how valuable it is, it will never surpass Monet's 'Water Lilies'."

Compared to the painting Gao Yuanyuan gave him, the value of this trophy is negligible.

Even without this award, no one would deny Lu Zhiyuan's status as a super director!

"Honey, let's have another one after I give birth to this one?" Gao Yuanyuan said softly.

Before she became pregnant, Lu Zhiyuan's attitude towards her had improved, but he was still somewhat indifferent, perhaps only 10% as indifferent as he was towards Dilraba.

But after becoming pregnant, Gao Yuanyuan quickly discovered that Lu Zhiyuan's care and love for her were at least on par with Dilraba's!
If she gives birth to another son for Lu Zhiyuan, she'll at least be 60/40 with Dilraba, right?
Gao Yuanyuan probably already knew about Dilraba's constitution; she was the type who had difficulty getting pregnant.

Since that's the case, let her come!

She wouldn't mind having several more children!

"You're oversimplifying things. Childbirth is very hard."

Since Gao Yuanyuan became pregnant, Lu Zhiyuan has researched many cases of childbirth for pregnant women.

Many women experience diastasis recti after childbirth.

This part alone will require a long time to recover.

There are also some internal treatments that require a long period of recuperation.

Under normal circumstances, it takes at least a year to recover after giving birth.

Furthermore, during pregnancy, women may develop gestational diabetes, and due to increased abdominal pressure, they may also develop embarrassing problems such as hemorrhoids.

In short, the process of human pregnancy seems to be particularly difficult.

It's much harder than for animals.

This made Lu Zhiyuan increasingly suspicious that humans actually came from another highly developed planet, where humans had evolved to the point where they no longer needed human childbirth.

As for why human DNA is so similar to that of other organisms on Earth?

Very simple.

The trillions of stars in the universe are all composed in a very similar way.

This DNA helix of Earth's organisms might be the underlying structure of life in the universe.

On other planets, if there are intelligent life forms, they might also have this kind of DNA helical structure.

"Honey, go keep Dilraba company. Tonight, I'll sleep with the trophy in my arms."

Seeing that Lu Zhiyuan started to drift off again after a short while, probably instinctively entering the world of some movie, Gao Yuanyuan smiled.

She knew her man was crazy.

Although a madman lives in the physical world of the present, there is another wonderful world in his mind.

Every genius director is a madman like this.

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Lu Zhiyuan returned to Reba's room.

Dilraba is looking for Lu Zhiyuan's Oscar for Best Director, but she hasn't found it after searching for a long time.

She realized that the trophy might be in Gao Yuanyuan's hands.

She has one, and Gao Yuanyuan has one.

But how can the Golden Globe Award for Best Director compare to the Oscar Award for Best Director?
At that moment, Dilraba felt a little jealous.

After entering the room, Lu Zhiyuan seemed to be caught in a huge dilemma, looking at Reba with hesitant eyes: "Reba, there's something that's bothering me. I'd like to ask what you think?"

Sensing Lu Zhiyuan's predicament, Dilraba instantly stopped being jealous. She took Lu Zhiyuan's arm and said earnestly, "Honey, what trouble are you in? Don't worry, I'll always be on your side! Whatever you want to do, I'll be there for you!"

"No trouble at all."

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head, then looked at Reba and said, "I expect to start filming for 'Real Steel 4' at the end of October 2016, but what if you suddenly get pregnant during that time?"

Lu Zhiyuan had a premonition that Reba would most likely get pregnant after Gao Yuanyuan gave birth.

If Alita, the Battle Angel, gets pregnant... how will they make Real Steel 4?
Are they going to announce that the director got the lead actress pregnant? And postpone the film for a year? Until the lead actress gives birth?

This is sure to be one of the funniest things in film history!

"what?"

When Dilraba heard this, she was stunned.

Judging from the timeline, it's entirely possible!

"Honey, you don't need to worry so much."

"Have you forgotten? During the filming of Real Steel 3, I was already a commander, sitting in the command post, just showing my face."

Dilraba wants to say that filming "Real Steel 3," a movie about mechs fighting monsters, was the easiest movie she's ever made.

She sat in the cockpit almost the entire time, posed for a few photos, and that was it!
The most dramatic movement and the most difficult shot to film in the entire movie is when she stands up from the commander's chair of the super starship, raises her chin, and looks down at the people below with the contempt of a god.

As for the other shots, she nailed them all in one take.

The entire movie was produced by Lu Zhiyuan; she only made a brief appearance, yet it earned her 3000 million US dollars!
Making money so easily... it really made her feel incredibly guilty!
"You're right. Then I won't worry anymore."

What Lu Zhiyuan was worried about was not this at all.

He was just deliberately trying to find a topic to prevent Dilraba from mentioning where the Best Director award trophy was.

"Fifty years after conquering Perseus, the black hole swallowed the sun, and eternal night was about to begin."

"Planet RT-3, having lost the sun's gravity, is slowly sliding towards a black hole. This is a moment of life and death for humanity... I, the Queen, command you to immediately strip off your clothes and reproduce with me to save the entire universe!"

After saying this line, Dilraba gently extended her finger, placed it on Lu Zhiyuan's chest, and then slowly traced it towards the center, pinching Lu Zhiyuan's shirt.

With a gentle hook, she pulled Lu Zhiyuan over and kissed him on tiptoe!
Tonight, she must show Lu Zhiyuan through her actions that Alita, the battle angel, is powerful, but she is also a woman.

Every woman gets jealous!
This time, let it go.

It's all because Gao Yuanyuan gave birth to Lu Zhiyuan's child.

However, this will not be a repeat of the previous instance!
……

Xi'an Art Museum.

During the Spring Festival, Jing Tian returned to his hometown and took out hundreds of concept drawings created by Lu Zhiyuan for the "Real Steel" series for an exhibition!
This exhibition caused a sensation throughout Northwest China!

Because the Real Steel series not only filmed the beautiful scenery of Xi'an, but also many magnificent scenes in Northwest China.

In an instant, tourists from all over Northwest China flocked to the Xi'an Art Museum.

This is the first time in history that such an exhibition has been held for domestic audiences!
After all, most of the concept art by those big directors wasn't drawn by them; it was drawn by the art director or possibly the prop master.

Lu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, drew his own concept art and did his own art direction, and he did it so well that he even won an Oscar for Best Art Direction!
What kind of genius is this?
To put it arrogantly, Lu Zhiyuan is simply the Leonardo da Vinci of the directing world!
This is an all-around genius!
From photography to art direction, from art direction to props, from special effects to post-production color grading... he does almost everything himself, except for the music. He is involved in almost every aspect of a film project, from its initial planning stages.

"Miss T!"

"This is Ms. T's concept art!"

Jing Tian, ​​as a local celebrity in Xi'an, and a high-ranking, queen-like Ms. T, is very much in line with the local cultural traditions.

Whether it's the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties or the ancient capital of six dynasties, Xi'an's culture is filled with emperors and generals.

However, after the Ming Dynasty, Xi'an's status was gradually replaced by Yanjing (Beijing), and now, it can't even be the leading city among second-tier cities.

In recent years, Xi'an has produced a superstar named Jing Tian!

In the music industry, Jing Tian is hailed as the second generation of Fish Leong!

In the television drama industry, Jing Tian became an instant sensation after starring in "The Journey of Flower," perfectly portraying the beautiful, strong, and tragic character!

In the film industry, Jing Tian's portrayal of Miss T caused a sensation worldwide!

Although Jing Tian has acted in some bad movies and sung some really bad songs, her fans have all collectively forgotten and can't remember which bad movies she acted in or which bad songs she sang.

All they remember is that Jing Tian has released three theme songs so far, and each of them has topped the MTV charts!

They were incredibly powerful.

This perfectly matches everyone's stereotype of Ms. T!
As for movies and TV series, Jing Tian has filmed quite a few, but those things are just some of the hardships on Jing Tian's road to success.

Without the experience of watching those bad movies, how could Jing Tian have become the globally sensational Miss T?

……

Jing Tian was in an office at the art museum, chatting casually with the museum's leaders.

The main reason was to listen to the leader's boasting about her.

"Ms. Jing, thank you for your contributions to our local arts community. Your donation..."

The museum's leadership hadn't finished speaking.

Jing Tian interrupted him directly.

"Wait! Who said we were going to donate this? This is our family heirloom! I'm kindly letting you exhibit it so everyone can have a festive New Year, and you want to keep it?"

"What's your name... I'll remember you!"

Being remembered by Jing Tian is not good news.

"Miss Jing, I'm sorry, I misspoke just now. That's not what I meant."

The museum director, perhaps used to clichés, accidentally uttered the word "donation," almost as if he was about to present Jing Tian with a banner of appreciation.

He suddenly realized that Jing Tian was not someone to be trifled with.

With just a word from someone, he can immediately promote his deputy to replace him in his position.

"Miss Jing, look at the scene outside! It's packed with people. I haven't seen anything like this in years."

The museum director could only change the subject at this point, letting Jing Tian hear the cheers of the tourists outside.

To show off Lu Zhiyuan's painting skills and her own beauty, Jing Tian brought over a large portion of the paintings for the exhibition, which were mostly concept art for Miss T! Lu Zhiyuan hadn't even photographed most of these concept art pieces.

Because her acting skills are not up to par.

However, in his paintings, Lu Zhiyuan could unleash his boundless imagination to depict Jing Tian with a powerful aura and an air of domineering queen who looked down upon the world!
Every time Jing Tian finished watching, she would have the illusion that her acting skills were just that amazing!

"I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to go home for dinner. Remember to tell your men to take good care of our family heirloom."

"If you break it... you know what will happen."

Miss Jing Tian came to the art museum today specifically to enjoy the cheers and praise from others, didn't she?

Having achieved her goal, she should go home and properly digest what she had learned today.

……

Jing Tian returned home.

This year, the whole family came to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Even her deadbeat father was forcibly dragged back.

"Our family's hero is back!"

The uncle originally thought that Jing Tian was a willful child.

Although over the years, Uncle has doted on Jing Tian even more than on his own children, sometimes he also finds her quite annoying.

I get angry easily.

There seems to be a tendency for her to be spoiled.

But today, my uncle thinks Jing Tian is especially cute!

Because Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Director... Everyone in his workplace knew that Lu Zhiyuan almost became their son-in-law.

Throughout Lu Zhiyuan's growth, he was the one who silently supported him from behind.

Although the support was very limited, it mainly relied on Lu Zhiyuan's talent and ability.

But sometimes, just by standing behind Lu Zhiyuan, without actually putting in any effort, these people represent everything.

Because other people who want to use underhanded tactics will have to think twice.

Their presence helped Lu Zhiyuan avoid a lot of trouble.

Lu Zhiyuan himself was well aware of this.

Therefore, even though he had some conflicts with Jing Tian and Starlight Splendor, they never broke off all ties.

Our collaboration continues.

Lu Zhiyuan is still helping Xi'an sell its products and promoting the Northwest region.

They can still invest in Lu Zhiyuan's films through other aliases, and even obtain the film's distribution rights.

Faced with enormous profits, the breakdown of Lu Zhiyuan and Jing Tian's relationship was nothing at all.

Only petty men value romantic love above all else.

A man like Lu Zhiyuan, who pursues his career, strives for historical excellence, and has only the stars and the sea in his eyes, how could he have so much romantic love?
Over the years, even though Jing Tian and Lu Zhiyuan broke up, their relationship with Lu Zhiyuan has become increasingly intertwined due to their shared interests.

Now, even if Lu Zhiyuan commits domestic violence against Jing Tian, ​​everyone can turn a blind eye.

Some people even privately advised Jing Tian not to take it to heart, saying that Lu Zhiyuan probably didn't do it on purpose.

After all, if this blows up, it will be bad for everyone's reputation.

"Uncle, I'm not the one who made the greatest contribution to your life."

Although she knew her uncle was teasing her, Jing Tian still denied it with a rather proud air.

My uncle never stood by my side from beginning to end.

Because, in the uncle's eyes, Lu Zhiyuan was clearly more valuable. Jing Tian herself was merely one of the bargaining chips the uncle used to win over Lu Zhiyuan.

After all, Jing Tian knew that she was still very beautiful.

She was Lu Zhiyuan's first girlfriend. Even the most cold-blooded man will always have a special tenderness for his first love.

"If you hadn't unearthed this gold, how would I have known him?"

The uncle smiled faintly and personally pulled out a chair for Jing Tian, ​​inviting her to sit next to him while she ate.

The eldest uncle was very warm towards Jing Tian, ​​but he ignored Jing Tian's father. He even told his younger brother to sit further away.

It makes me angry just looking at it.

The atmosphere at Jing Tian's home during this year's Lunar New Year was particularly harmonious.

Because my eldest uncle had already reached the highest position in the government, and his family was extremely powerful.

Lu Zhiyuan won the Oscar for Best Director, reaching the pinnacle in the cultural sphere and becoming a source of pride for the Chinese people!

Although Li An is nominally Chinese.

But they are different nonetheless.

"I heard that he left a super Easter egg for you in the movie 'Mojin: The Lost Legend'?" My uncle is very interested in Lu Zhiyuan's movies.

Because Lu Zhiyuan's films are closely linked to his business performance!

Ever since Jing Tian met Lu Zhiyuan, her uncle's career has been booming. In the past six years, he has jumped countless ranks, his promotion speed is like a rocket!
He was absolutely certain that Lu Zhiyuan was their family's lucky star!

"Hmm. This Easter egg is quite interesting."

Lu Zhiyuan is indeed very hateful in normal times, but once he starts making movies, even the most picky person will admire him.

If Jing Tian's usual liking for Lu Zhiyuan is only 3 points...

So, when Lu Zhiyuan was making the movie, Jing Tian's liking for him reached 6 out of 10.

If Jing Tian is the female lead in Lu Zhiyuan's filming, then her liking for Lu Zhiyuan will directly reach 9 points!
When Lu Zhiyuan's filming started airing and became a worldwide sensation, Jing Tian received countless cheers and praises... her affection for Lu Zhiyuan skyrocketed, possibly reaching a 12 out of 10!
A man who is talented will be admired by many women.

But if a man's talent adds to his prestige... then no woman can resist the charm of such a man.

Because women have another name: vanity!
"I'm glad you like it. It seems his feelings for you are quite different."

My uncle, being a man, and a man of high position and power, had a deep understanding of human nature.

As long as Lu Zhiyuan is willing to put effort into Jing Tian, ​​it means that Lu Zhiyuan still has feelings for Jing Tian.

"Tian Tian, ​​your uncle will always support you. Go and bravely pursue your love."

My uncle won't say anything more, lest they be accused of abusing their power.

Moreover, it was clearly their Jing Tian who arrived first!
"Thank you, Uncle. Let me toast you."

Jing Tian was also very happy.

Their interests are all intertwined.

Her uncle couldn't possibly not support her.

Because, for the time being, my uncle's position is not necessarily secure.

If Lu Zhiyuan can bring his uncle a super big gift in the next two years, his uncle's position will be as secure as Mount Tai!
Thinking about it this way, my deadbeat husband is really something!

His uncle had to be kind and gentle to him, and even became much more affectionate towards him.

"Tian Tian, ​​before A Yuan's 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is released, please inform my secretary so I can contact the relevant authorities."

A word from my uncle is more effective than anything else.

For Lu Zhiyuan's films, the screening rate is the most important thing. Because he doesn't lack audiences. What he fears is that audiences will come to the cinema but can't buy tickets.

Because there are other movies showing in the cinema.

In another timeline, on September 18, 2025, the movie "731" achieved an astonishing 99% screening rate!

Although my uncle couldn't do something that extravagant, arranging a 60% discount package for Lu Zhiyuan would be no problem at all.

This is within the scope permitted by the rules.

"Uncle, let me toast you again."

Jing Tian knows Lu Zhiyuan very well; any action that benefits Lu Zhiyuan's film box office will be remembered by him.

As long as he can continue to help Lu Zhiyuan's career, he will come back to his side.

wrong!

It should be about helping each other, mutual benefit, mutual attraction, and falling in love together.

……

After the Spring Festival holiday.

Lu Zhiyuan returned to China and resumed his post-production work in an orderly manner.

Before we knew it, it was April.

Post-production for the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is almost complete.

Lu Zhiyuan was at the company, adjusting the details over and over again.

The tone and color of the footage in post-production, if done well, can make every frame of the movie look like a work of art.

This is Lu Zhiyuan's specialty.

However, this job is very time-consuming.

Sometimes, filmmaking is indeed a very painful process.

Without a wholehearted love for this career, it would be impossible to persevere for long.

When directors are frustrated, they often have the thought, "Why not just fool the audience? They won't understand anyway."

With Lu Zhiyuan's level of expertise, he can certainly fool the audience.

But he couldn't fool himself.

He is an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient and a perfectionist.

"Honey, the doctor said the due date is in about two weeks."

While Lu Zhiyuan was at the company, working day and night, Gao Yuanyuan called him.

"Okay! I'll definitely come!"

Half a month should be enough time for Lu Zhiyuan to finish the post-production work.

……

4 month 15 number.

Just like last year, Lu Zhiyuan finished the post-production of the film he was working on and led the large team to Los Angeles once again!

"You guys go to the hotel first!"

Lu Zhiyuan hurriedly said goodbye to everyone, and with two bodyguards, Kun Ge, and Hanikezi, headed straight for the hospital.

Gao Yuanyuan's due date was originally three days later. However, she suddenly experienced abdominal pain in the middle of the night and was taken to the hospital earlier than expected.

Therefore, Lu Zhiyuan rushed over as soon as he got off the plane.

When he arrived at the hospital, Gao Yuanyuan had already given birth... as expected, it was a daughter.

The child's skin was all wrinkled and not pretty at all.

Gao Yuanyuan frowned as she looked at it, wondering how she could have given birth to such a thing. It was so ugly.

It was completely different from what I had imagined.

"It will look better in a couple of days."

"The baby will definitely be as cute as an angel after three months."

As if knowing what Gao Yuanyuan was thinking, Lu Zhiyuan offered a few words of comfort.

……

Because of the joy of having a daughter, Lu Zhiyuan postponed the movie screening for three days later.

In addition, three days after giving birth, Gao Yuanyuan completed all her examinations and was discharged from the hospital to go home.

Before Gao Yuanyuan went home, Dilraba lay on Gao Yuanyuan's bed, put on makeup to look weak after childbirth, and then took a selfie while holding her child.

Keep it as evidence.

To prove to the world that this child is hers.

It has nothing to do with Gao Yuanyuan!

After completing these simple steps, the story was brought to a satisfactory conclusion.

Lu Zhiyuan and his family finally returned home safely.

……

After learning that Gao Yuanyuan had successfully given birth to her daughter, Jing Tian also came to Lu Zhiyuan's home.

"Go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of things at home. Don't worry, she's my goddaughter, and I'll spoil her rotten."

Jing Tian knew very well that Lu Zhiyuan would be very busy with work before the movie screening.

He will meet with partners from all over the world.

Especially some cinema managers and copyright partners.

If the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" meets the requirements, Netflix will directly buy the rights to the spin-off series and start preparations immediately.

They benefited from the success of "Real Steel" and suddenly realized that there were so many potential users in East Asia.

But yes.

East Asia is, after all, one of the most densely populated regions.

Even excluding Chinese users, the other countries combined have at least hundreds of millions of potential users, of whom at least tens of millions have the ability to pay.

In terms of spending power, it's like another North America.

In addition, the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" returned to the kind of dungeon-style adventure rhythm that Lu Zhiyuan is very good at.

This kind of storyline and plot transformation is very suitable for adaptation into a game.

So, ever since Lu Zhiyuan came to North America but stayed in the hospital and didn't show up, Ubisoft's North American executives visited James at YD Pictures every few days.

When will the preview screenings officially begin?

They're afraid someone will snatch it away from them!
……

At the Hilton Hotel.

Xin Yukun, along with Wang Baoqiang and Shen Teng, ate, drank, and slept all day long, bored to death.

"Brother Kun, when are we going to visit the Holy Valley?"

Shen Teng plays the role of Big Gold Tooth in this movie.

Originally, he was supposed to have a scene set in North America, but Shen Teng was still filming "Goodbye Mr. Loser" at the time.

Therefore, Lu Zhiyuan simply filmed this segment in China, in a European-style street.

Without coming to North America, how could Shen Teng find Sybil?
He had been longing to go for a long time, and finally arrived in Los Angeles. How could he not go out and take a look around?

"Fujiko, look at you, so pathetic."

"Before the movie screening, we'll just stay in the hotel. After the screening, if you want to see anyone, we won't need to contact you ourselves. Someone will naturally bring those women to our rooms!"

Xin Yukun gave Shen Teng a stern lecture, telling him not to act like a country bumpkin. "We'll still need to pay for things ourselves when we get to Los Angeles?"
What a joke!
In Yanjing, there was no other way; I couldn't let Brother Yuan down.

After all, in the country, if they accept favors from others, they have to repay those favors in return.

How much is Lu Zhiyuan's favor worth?

That's a priceless treasure.

The other party only invited me to play a few times, and now they want to exchange it for Lu Zhiyuan's favor?

That's just wishful thinking!
But in Los Angeles... Lu Zhiyuan doesn't need to repay these favors himself; he can just let James handle it.

"Brother Kun, thanks for reminding me. I'll just have to wait a few more days!"

Shen Teng looked at the pair of long, white legs that had just walked by, then looked away.

Foreigners are really awesome.

Inside this hotel, as far as his eye could see, half of the women were wearing bras!

After watching for so long, his nose was almost bleeding.

When he was a stage actor at Happy Twist, he worked diligently every day, fearing that the company would go bankrupt.

The entire company rests on his shoulders.

Even so, what kind of life did he lead?
Then look at Kun Ge. Just because he followed the right mentor, after having a blast in Beijing, he went on to have a blast in Los Angeles. After having a blast in Los Angeles, he went on to have a blast in Japan.

What kind of heavenly life are they living?
The differences between people are greater than the differences between cattle and donkeys.

"Fujiko, follow our Brother Yuan, and we won't talk about how much money you make for now. No matter which country in the world you're in, as long as you mention Brother Yuan's name, you'll attract countless people's attention. They'll look at you with eyes full of worship and awe. This feeling is simply insanely exhilarating!"

Xin Yukun patted Shen Teng on the shoulder and boasted to himself.

Shen Teng nodded.

Because he saw that when the three of them were sitting in the hotel lobby, many blond, wavy-haired men greeted Wang Baoqiang and asked him if he was Assistant Wang.
If Wang Baoqiang admits it, Shen Teng would not be surprised to suspect that the blonde, wavy-haired woman would slip Wang Baoqiang a business card and then wink at him.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Baoqiang kept shaking his head, indicating that his name was Wang Xiaoshuai, not Assistant Wang!
"Fujiko, these scoundrels are just after your gold coins, don't fall for it. When will you meet a woman who's willing to spend money on you, even paying for your room?"

"That means you've met the right person!"

Wang Baoqiang not only rejected the blonde woman's invitation, but also shared his new philosophy on choosing a partner with Shen Teng.

Shen Teng was speechless. "I don't believe you!"
Seeing Wang Baoqiang acting like a Buddha, Xin Yukun couldn't help but scoff: "Tengzi, don't listen to his bragging. He's afraid Tang Yan will catch him flirting with girls."

For foreigners, getting an invitation to a preview screening of Lu Zhiyuan's film is quite difficult.

It must be a large company that has business dealings with YD Pictures.

Over the years, Lu Zhiyuan's clients and network have expanded to every country and region in the world.

Only very powerful figures and companies can attend the preview screenings of his movies.

Being able to get tickets to his movie preview screening is proof of his talent!
But for people in the domestic entertainment industry... as long as they can find Lu Zhiyuan and say hello to him, Lu Zhiyuan is not stingy and will give them one or two tickets.

"Brother Yuan is here!"

Just then, Xin Yukun and his group saw Lu Zhiyuan appear at the Hilton Hotel to join the main group.

"Fujiko, go upstairs and inform everyone."

"Everyone dress smartly, don't embarrass Brother Yuan at the movie screening!"

After Xin Yukun finished speaking, he went up and hugged Lu Zhiyuan: "Brother, isn't my niece super beautiful? What's it like being a dad for the first time?"

"It's a very strange feeling. I can't quite put my finger on it."

Lu Zhiyuan gave a wry smile, unsure how to describe it.

The child was born to Gao Yuanyuan, so what could he possibly feel?
Moreover, he didn't find having another child in the family interesting at all; in fact, he found the child noisy.

Fortunately, the family hired several nannies for a few months; if he had to take care of the children himself, he felt he would go crazy.

"I told you long ago, it's okay to have fun, but don't get too involved. Now you're completely trapped by your family."

"But it doesn't matter."

"After a woman has a child, she will be even less likely to care about you."

"You can do whatever you want then, just come home on time."

Xin Yukun understands women very well.

A woman's attraction to a man doesn't last long.

Soon, the woman will shift her interests.

Play around, but don't take it seriously, or you'll lose.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Get ready. After the movie 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is over, go and talk to Ubisoft about collaborating with domestic game developers. See if you can break down the barriers between console games, mobile games, and PC games."

After the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is completed, the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" IP will definitely be made into games, and multiple versions of games at that.

Ubisoft makes console games.

Domestically, there's also Tencent, a super internet company that's very successful at making games.

Besides that, there are some pay-to-win web games... let's skip those.

Although pay-to-win games on web browsers are very profitable, Lu Zhiyuan can't afford to lose face like that.

Most importantly, it will affect Lu Zhiyuan's reputation.

If the audience knew that he was a miserly person and labeled him that way, his films would likely be greatly affected.

His current public image is that of a mad idealist.

To become the greatest in history, they will stop at nothing.

Such a fanatic, artist-like personality can attract audiences to pay for his dreams.

But if his public image becomes that of a big capitalist, the audience will suddenly realize that he is already worth over 100 billion.

Who would still pay for the dream of a billionaire?
3D IMAX movie tickets often cost over 100 yuan, which, upon closer inspection, can be quite a financial burden for many viewers.

"Brother, I'm relieved to hear you say that."

Lu Zhiyuan is still the same as before, with only movies on his mind.

Even if Gao Yuanyuan gave birth to a daughter for him, so what?

His place in his heart remained unchanged. It was just that at home, Lu Zhiyuan deliberately increased his emotional intelligence to avoid trouble.

(End of this chapter)