The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 340 What Did I See? Michael Bay's fast-paced editing, slow-motion shots from below!
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Naza is the female lead, and within the first 10 minutes of the movie, the audience was captivated by her beauty.

Moreover, in order to prevent Nazha's terrible acting skills from being exposed to the world, Lu Zhiyuan portrayed Nazha as a female fighter.

This made her extremely sparing with her words and very aloof.

However, as the female lead, Nazha sometimes gets too much screen time from Lu Zhiyuan, which can cause viewers to gradually experience "aesthetic fatigue" towards her beauty.

After the initial stunning appearance, viewers will start to nitpick the various minor flaws in her facial features.

After all, no matter how beautiful a woman is, she is not a fairy.

There will always be some shortcomings.

Conversely, Lu Zhiyuan only gave Hanikezi a two-second close-up, and instantly transformed her from a corpse into his long-awaited first love.

It forced the audience to establish an emotional connection with Hanikezi.

Your first love is so beautiful, and she's already dead in the past. Even on her deathbed, she told you to live on... With all three of these advantages combined, you're practically invincible!

After all, the living can never win against the dead.

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"Is Artemis really dead?"

"This isn't like Master Y at all!"

"I've watched his movies for many years. Although the process may be difficult, the ending is always very beautiful. That's what I like most about him."

Hanikezi's appearance was truly stunning at first glance.

After all, Hanikezi isn't some slit-mouthed woman who's only suited to heavy makeup; if she were to appear completely bare-faced, it would immediately turn away the audience.

Hanikezi was only 13 years old when she became the world's most amazing Artemis!

At this moment, the audience can't help but wonder if Hanikezi faked her death to deceive the protagonist, or perhaps she was carrying out some important mission.

In short, the audience really hoped that she wasn't really dead!
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He sat in the center of the audience.

Jeff Hill, the current chairman of Universal Pictures, couldn't help but laugh as he listened to the countless whispers behind him.

"James, listen to the voice of the people."

"Our little princess is incredibly popular all over the world."

In less than two seconds on screen, she had already filled the audience with anticipation for the character of Hanikezi.

Jeff Hill was very satisfied and even wanted to applaud Lu Zhiyuan.

Lu Zhiyuan is simply amazing at this kind of portraiture.

Moreover, Hanikezi has not appeared in front of the audience for nearly three years since "Real Steel 3".

In the blink of an eye, she suddenly grew up.

She was no longer the cute girl she once was, but had grown into a graceful young woman, becoming the dream girl of many teenagers.

"Jeff, you're right!"

"Our little princess is now a post-95s generation, the number one female celebrity in the world!"

When the first "Real Steel" movie became a huge hit, James recognized Hanikzi as their company's cash cow.

Most importantly, this money tree will never run away.

According to Chinese custom, the relationship between a master and his apprentice is, in a sense, somewhat like the relationship between a father and daughter.

As long as Lu Zhiyuan is alive, Hanikezi cannot run away.

Moreover, where will Hanikezi find a second world-class director after leaving Lu Zhiyuan?
"good."

"Emma Watson has the Harry Potter series, and our little princess has the Real Steel series."

"Besides, Emma Watson has lost some of her charm as she's grown up. Look at our little princess, she's even more beautiful and adorable than before, she's absolutely lovable."

Emma Watson is almost a 90s generation actress and the world's number one female celebrity.

But in terms of beauty, how can Emma Watson compare to Hanikezi?

Hanikezi possesses an elfin quality, an inner and outer strength and refinement that even Emma Watson, with her superb acting skills, cannot completely imitate.

Most importantly, Hanikezi is a full 6 years younger than Emma Watson!
For female celebrities, six years is equivalent to two generations.

Currently, in terms of popularity, the Fanning sisters are the closest to Hanikezi.

These two sisters have starred in many Hollywood blockbusters and have access to a wealth of resources.

Unfortunately, these two sisters didn't grow up to be as attractive as they used to be.

In Jeff Hill and James's minds, Hanikezi is the most commercially valuable female celebrity born in the 95s in the world... Although Gulnazar is beautiful, she is no match for Hanikezi!

She is one of the female protagonists in the Real Steel series!

Audiences around the world have watched her grow up little by little. Can Nazha's feelings for Hanikezi compare to those for her?

Unless, of course, Nazha also goes and stars in a super series.

But such opportunities are rare and hard to come by. How many female celebrities in the world get to have such an opportunity?

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Just moments ago, the audience was buzzing with discussion, but in the next second, they all fell silent.

Because a small plot twist occurred.

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On the screen.

The three main characters emerged from the underground pit and lay panting on the desert floor.

The yellow sand is like a sea, vast and boundless.

The space between heaven and earth was filled with an atmosphere of emptiness and solitude.

The setting sun, like blood, slowly sank below the horizon, and darkness gradually fell. A series of wolf howls, near and far, echoed across the desert.

This foreshadows impending danger.

It's like one problem after another.

"Stop resting. We must find a populated area before dark."

Sensing impending danger, Lu Zhiyuan dared not rest and took out a compass to find his bearings.

After he found his direction, the three of them set off again.

But after walking for a short while, Wang Baoqiang, who plays Fatty Wang, suddenly felt an itch on his back and couldn't help but scratch it a few times.

"Fatty, how many days has it been since you showered?"

As a close friend, Lu Zhiyuan couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

"I just washed it last month!"

Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but emphasize it, then walked over to Lu Zhiyuan and patted half of his shoulder: "Old Hu, can you take a look at this? My shoulder is itchy and something's not right."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhiyuan's expression turned serious. He put down some tools in his hand, pulled open Wang Baoqiang's clothes, and revealed half of his shoulder on the back.

The camera zoomed in for a close-up.

A mysterious and eerie red spot shaped like an eyeball appeared on Wang Kaixuan's shoulder.

To avoid making the audience feel too disgusted, this shot was shown only briefly.

However, viewers could vaguely tell that this ocular erythema must be quite serious.

Because Wang Baoqiang's shoulder was bleeding.

"Old Hu, why aren't you saying anything? What kind of look is that? Don't look at me like that! I'm a coward!"

Wang Baoqiang portrayed the cowardly, greedy, and fearful character so vividly that it was very similar to Uncle Da's performance in Stephen Chow's movies.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't speak, but slowly unbuttoned his clothes, revealing his back and shoulders.

There is also an eyeball-shaped red spot on it.

The two exchanged a glance, then immediately turned to look at Nazha.

"Don't even think about it!"

Naza seemed to realize something, turned her face away, and stroked the golden umbrella in her hand.

The next second, she gently pressed a mechanism, and many blades suddenly shot out from the tip of the umbrella, everything was understood without words.

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Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but laugh.

Because that's what they were thinking just now too.

Hopefully, the director will give us a shot so that Nazha can also show off her beautiful back, so that they can have a good look and feast their eyes.

In Lu Zhiyuan's movies, the female lead never shows her body; she's always dressed more conservatively than a primary school student.

After all, elementary school students in many places have started wearing short skirts as school uniforms.

Naza was completely covered up, with only her face showing. She wore a tight-fitting outfit that revealed her curvaceous figure, making her even more alluring than when she took off most of her clothes for the red carpet!
The reason for this is that it stems from a human desire to explore and a sense of anticipation for the unknown.

Beautiful female celebrities like Gulnazar are less anticipated once they're naked. The more covered up they are, the more the audience wants to see.

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Although Nazha didn't take off her clothes to give everyone a good look, she took a deep breath and said quietly, "This is the curse of the Ghost Cave."

“My ancestors were prophets of the Zaglama tribe. They were cursed by the Ghost Cave for creating the Phoenix Gallbladder. These curses are hereditary.”

“Every member of my tribe will develop eye-shaped red spots on their bodies. As they age, the symptoms of the red spots will become more and more severe until their blood gradually becomes viscous.”

"Most of my people will die before the age of fifty due to blood clotting."

"My mother is 48 years old this year!"

Accompanied by Nazha's lines, the film's visuals included ancient sacrificial scenes and the legend of the Ghost Cave.

A mysterious phoenix gall appeared.

That terrifying presence, like an eyeball.

In addition, a large number of Zaglama people developed those eye-shaped red spots on their bodies and then died in despair.

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In the novel, Shirley Young's mother has already died due to the curse of the Ghost Cave.

Shirley Yang came to the Jingjue Ancient City to find her father and to break the curse on her.

But in the movie, Lu Zhiyuan needed to add a touch of humanity to the character of Shirley Yang's motivation for going to the Jingjue Ancient City.

To save his mother, to fight for his people.

This motivation aligns with the values ​​of all countries and regions around the world.

There are no cultural barriers.

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After hearing Shirley Yang's story, Hu Bayi, played by Lu Zhiyuan, frowned and asked, "What is Phoenix Gallbladder? Does such a magical creature as the phoenix really exist in this world?"

The translation of "邮尘珠" is really too difficult.

As a director, Lu Zhiyuan needed to lower the barrier to entry for viewers, so he simply used the name "Phoenix Gallbladder".

Because legends of the fire phoenix and stories of the phoenix's rebirth exist all over the world.

Although a phoenix may not necessarily have a gallbladder, it can make audiences around the world understand that this thing may be related to the phoenix and to mythology.

Mysterious and precious.

"I do not know."

Naza shook her head, her eyes looking somewhat forlorn.

Her eyebrows were lowered.

At this moment, the camera gave her a profile shot, and then, following her gaze, the camera gave her hands a close-up.

The hand tightly gripping the Vajra Umbrella signifies Nazha's inner resentment and bewilderment at this moment.

Montage shots are so useful.

Otherwise, Lu Zhiyuan felt that even if he cultivated himself for a lifetime, he would not be able to capture the sense of bewilderment, loneliness, and uncertainty about the future in Nazha's performance.

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Inside the movie theater.

"I'm really amazing. I can even act this out."

Naza felt that her acting skills had exploded at this moment.

That was a fantastic performance!
It's so immersive!

Other directors all said her acting was bad... Look at Lu Zhiyuan, he only needed two or three shots to create the right atmosphere and showcase his superb acting skills to the fullest!
It seems that being the female lead isn't so difficult!

At that moment, Nazha listened to the whispers of the audience behind her, all saying "Good" repeatedly, and felt so happy she could fly.

Although the audience members said many other words, Nazha couldn't understand them.

She guessed that the audience was quite satisfied with her acting skills, and even found them somewhat amazing.

At that moment, although Nazha did not turn her head to look around, she could feel from the corner of her eye that many people in the movie theater were staring at her intently.

I'm very curious about her, the female lead!
"It's a hit!"

"I'm going to be famous!"

"Once I become famous, the first thing I'll do is buy Yuan-ge a world-famous painting!"

Gao Yuanyuan became Hanikezi's second wife by virtue of a world-famous painting.

Nazha felt that there was no problem with her becoming Hanikezi's third teacher's wife!
As for Jing Tian?

A good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. Let Jing Tian become a retired Grand Master's wife for Hanikezi!

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On the screen.

After explaining the curse of the Ghost Cave, the character played by Gulnazar suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Lu Zhiyuan with an extremely sharp gaze.

"Just now, you asked me a question that involves the biggest secret of my clan, and I have told you the truth."

"Now, I want to ask you a question, and I hope you can tell me the truth!"

This is probably the scene with the most lines spoken by Gulnazar in the entire movie.

She spoke fluently and with great conviction, just like a jealous girlfriend questioning her boyfriend about whether he was cheating on her.

At that moment, Nazha's expression was absolutely lifelike!
Viewers could even guess what Nazha wanted to ask.

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At this moment, the audience was absolutely thrilled.

I love watching beautiful women fight.

"coming!"

"I knew it! Even the strongest woman can't hold back!"

"They'd die for the man they love, but once they discover he's still in contact with other women, they completely lose their minds. Even if tomorrow were the end of the world, they'd still kill that bitch first!"

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On the screen.

Lu Zhiyuan seemed to have guessed something as well, and remained silent.

Wang Baoqiang tried to step forward and block Lu Zhiyuan's way: "Ask me whatever you want. I promise to answer everything I know."

But after a sharp look from Nazha, Wang Baoqiang slunk away.

"Brother, I'm going to take a dump. You explain things to Shirley properly."

Wang Baoqiang had no choice but to make an excuse, saying that it wasn't that he was useless, but that he simply had to relieve himself, and that urinating was the most important thing, so as not to damage his precious kidneys.

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Under the setting sun, amidst a sky full of yellow sand.

A breeze blew by, ruffling Nazha's black hair.

Naza took out a bronze bird hairpin from her bosom and deliberately waved it in front of Lu Zhiyuan: "This is the first gift you gave me! I've never been willing to use it. I was afraid of breaking it."

They said they were afraid of breaking it.

But now, Nazha forcefully shoved the hairpin into her messy hair.

do not care!
If you give it to yourself and don't use it, you'll end up giving it to the next woman. You might as well use it yourself and break it!

Even if it's rotten, it should be rotten in your own hands.

However, after fiddling with her hair for a long time, Nazha was still not satisfied and couldn't manage to insert the hairpin.

Finally, she got annoyed and stopped pretending. Staring intently at Lu Zhiyuan, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Who is Xiao Ding?"

Before Lu Zhiyuan could answer, Nazha stomped her foot and said, "Forget it! Judging from your expression, I can guess what you mean even with my toes."

"My question is, did you come to the Jingjue Ancient City and enter the Ghost Cave for Xiao Ding?"

At this moment, normally the camera should be on Nazha, filming her expression, her jealousy, and her anticipation of Lu Zhiyuan lying.

The audience will feel very involved.

But how could Nazha possibly act that out?
no way.

The camera only focuses on Lu Zhiyuan, allowing the audience to examine this scumbag from Nazha's perspective!
"Yes!"

Lu Zhiyuan glanced at Nazha, then lowered his head, but gave a resounding affirmative answer.

Lu Zhiyuan's performance at this moment was very interesting.

Lowering one's head indicates a guilty conscience.

But this statement is also a powerful statement, indicating that in Hu Bayi's heart, Xiao Ding's position is, for the time being, higher than Shirley Yang's!

After all, how can the living possibly contend with the dead?

"Hu Bayi, you're a real man! Why are you so honest? Can't you lie to me just once?"

After saying that, Nazha stomped her foot heavily, turned around and left, stepping on the yellow sand and slowly disappearing into the desert, leaving a string of footprints on the ground.

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"Ha ha!"

"The male lead is such a clueless straight man, doesn't he even know how to lie a little? If he had just said no, would the alien princess have continued to pester him?"

"The alien princess is quite interesting; she's such a proud and aloof little girl."

The way the male and female protagonists interact is very similar to that of young couples.

Most of the audience members who came to the preview screening were successful middle-aged men, but they all had a youthful past.

I have a very good understanding of the state of young people.

The audience, especially the teenage viewers, will surely enjoy the humorous yet slightly ambiguous scenes and lines.

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The audience at the scene thought that the two would go their separate ways after their big argument.

It might even lead to some misunderstandings.

Many Hollywood dramas are portrayed this way.

It's really speechless.

They worried that Lu Zhiyuan might also slack off, causing misunderstandings between the male and female protagonists, and then they would reconcile in the final episode.

That's a bit too formulaic.

Although Artemis is stunning at first glance, Nazha, this alien princess, is, after all, the person in front of us.

Cherishing the people in front of you is the key.

When Artemis appears, wouldn't it be even more beautiful to have her on both sides?
However, the audience immediately smiled knowingly the next moment.

"As expected of Master Y."

"It's often unexpected, yet perfectly logical. It even has a touch of humor."

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On the screen.

The three main characters had just parted ways, but in the next scene, they reunited at a hotel in the Gobi Desert.

Inside the restaurant.

Lu Zhiyuan and Wang Baoqiang sat together, while Nazha sat far away in a corner, occasionally looking up at Lu Zhiyuan with a resentful gaze.

Clearly, she was still angry.

But in the next shot, a large chicken leg suddenly appears in Lu Zhiyuan's bowl.

The camera panned upwards, revealing Nazha's exquisite and beautiful face.

Naza sat down expressionlessly, saying something she didn't mean, "The chicken legs here are awful, help me eat them. Don't waste food."

……

Ugly girl's arrogance is speechless.

But if a beautiful woman is arrogant in her words but shows great care and love for a man in her actions, she will appear very cute and charming.

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"Beautiful and cute! Absolutely stunning."

"An alien princess would be perfect to marry!"

"In 'Real Steel 4,' I hope Master Y can revive the alien princess, then marry her and develop Planet RT-1 together."

Within the first 15 minutes or so, the audience had already figured out the relationships between the characters.

Lu Zhiyuan and Wang Baoqiang, as always, are a perfect duo.

The newly introduced character, Naza, appears to be Lu Zhiyuan's girlfriend, but she also has a mysterious background, being a descendant of the Zaglama tribe's prophet.

She came to this desert to find the ancient city of Jingjue in order to break the curse on her family, and especially to save her mother.

This matter is urgent.

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On the screen.

After the three finished their meal.

Naza hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help but say, "Tell me about Xiao Ding's story."

The audience initially thought there would be a few more words of arguing, followed by a simple explanation of the ex-girlfriend Xiao Ding's situation.

This is how it's played in a normal story-driven movie.

However, Lu Zhiyuan's films have always used visuals to express the plot, and he never uses dialogue.

He would compress the lines as much as possible.

……

After all, "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is an adventure fantasy film.

Although Nazha is very beautiful, the audience buys tickets to see the amazing special effects, not just her pretty face.

Lu Zhiyuan understands the audience's preferences very well.

After 10 minutes of adventure, there's a 5-minute segment where dialogue briefly advances the relationships between the main characters.

Now, the female protagonist Nazha's motivation for her adventure has been found.

It's necessary to explain the protagonist Hu Bayi's motivation for his adventure.

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The filter emitted a warm orange glow.

The scene shifts back to many years ago.

It was a snowy evening.

Lu Zhiyuan and Wang Baoqiang, as comrades-in-arms, are patrolling the border line, dressed in military uniforms and singing military songs.

This is a snow-capped mountain. The weather is very clear today, and the light reflected from the mountain is so dazzling that it's hard to open your eyes.

suddenly.

Lu Zhiyuan slipped and slid all the way down the ski slope to a frozen lake covered with thick ice.

However, because Lu Zhiyuan slid down with too much force, the ice surface shattered the moment he fell.

Lu Zhiyuan struggled to get up, but found that the ice beneath his feet began to crack and the cracks were getting bigger.

"do not move!"

"Old Hu, don't move!"

Wang Baoqiang, on the shore, anxiously called out repeatedly.

Wang Baoqiang tried several times to rescue Lu Zhiyuan using various methods, but ultimately found that it was impossible.

"Old Hu, don't move! I'll go get help! You absolutely mustn't move!"

Wang Baoqiang scrambled and stumbled to the base camp to find someone.

It's clear that this is a story from a long time ago, because they didn't even have walkie-talkies, and their uniforms were very old.

In the desolate, snow-capped mountains.

Lu Zhiyuan lay alone on the ice, his face frozen stiff.

As the sunlight shone on him, and due to Lu Zhiyuan's own weight, the ice below began to slowly crack.

He gritted his teeth and persevered, sweat beading on his forehead despite the freezing weather. Just then, the clatter of hooves came from afar.

A veiled woman, dressed in a fiery red dress, appeared on the snowfield like a flame.

Amidst the boundless snow and ice, that figure was so beautiful.

The camera didn't focus directly on Hanikezi, but instead showed the dust from the horses' hooves crushing the ice.

Then, the camera slowly rises, giving a medium shot.

Only then did the audience see a girl wearing a red cloak riding a white horse, with an empty black horse beside her.

Hanikezi appears against the light on the snow-covered plain.

Bells hung around the necks of the two horses, jingling crisply like sharp swords slicing through the silent snow-capped mountains.

A short while later, two horses appeared above Lu Zhiyuan.

The horse's breath, in the cold winter air and under the sunlight, was exceptionally clear, as if life itself was breathing.

"then!"

Hanikezi jumped off his horse and took off his belt.

Her belt was exceptionally long, a good four or five meters, just long enough to swing in front of Lu Zhiyuan.

After carefully grasping the belt, Lu Zhiyuan slowly crawled and struggled to the shore.

After catching his breath, Lu Zhiyuan finally came back to life and looked up at Hanikezi: "Thank you for saving me. My name is Hu Bayi."

At this moment, the camera finally gave Hanikezi a close-up.

Hanikezi's lower face was covered with a veil, while the upper half of his face was covered with a headscarf, revealing only his eyes, which appeared firm yet gentle.

The camera then cuts back to Lu Zhiyuan.

In Lu Zhiyuan's eyes, Hanikezi's figure was reflected, a red figure like a flame.

"My name is Ding Sitian. You can just call me Xiao Ding."

Hanikezi gave a simple answer.

She looked up and saw that it was getting late, so she mounted her white horse once more.

"May I?"

Hanikezi turned her head and looked at Lu Zhiyuan questioningly, asking if she could ride the black horse and go with him.
"no problem."

Seeing Lu Zhiyuan successfully mount the horse, Hanikezi turned around and smiled, then gently squeezed the horse's flanks with his feet and gave a soft shout: "Giddy up!"

In an instant, the red cloak fluttered in the wind.

The elfin-like girl leaped like flames amidst the wind and snow.

She galloped forward for a while, then looked back at Lu Zhiyuan. She saw that Lu Zhiyuan was riding slowly, and although he knew how to ride a horse, he was wobbling and looked frightening.

He is definitely a beginner.

Lu Zhiyuan's answer just now was resounding and powerful.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but laugh.

Her voice, like a silver bell, resounded throughout the heavens and earth, like a clear spring in a secluded valley, like a goddess on a snow-capped mountain.

Because of the cold weather, Hanikezi covered half of her face, revealing only the most delicate features of her eyes and the outline of her brow bone.

Hanikezi's upper face is among the best in the world, even among female celebrities.

It deserves a score of 95 or higher!
Her lower face only scores around 70 points, which is very average.

Especially her mouth, which is not as small and delicate as Dilraba's, and her lips appear somewhat thick.

In addition, her cheekbones are too high. If she doesn't find a way to cover them up, it will greatly diminish the refinement of the upper half of her face.

Lu Zhiyuan is probably the person in the whole world who knows Hanikezi's appearance best.

He knew how to pose for Hanikezi in a way that would make her beauty stunning at first glance!
Never let Hanikezi's entire face appear in front of the audience.

You must create a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere for her, something partially concealed.

It gives her the pure and beautiful temperament of a dream lover, a first love.

In this atmosphere, Hanikezi is the most beautiful girl in the world!

Finally, Hanikezi has a height disadvantage... so let her ride a horse and shoot from a low angle to avoid showing any of her shortcomings.

……

At this moment, the audience saw the character that Lu Zhiyuan created for Hanikezi.

It's so beautiful.

In just three minutes, they fell in love with the character of Hanikezi.

The main reason is that Hanikezi saved Lu Zhiyuan's life.

Women sometimes feel indebted to those who save their lives, and, having no other way to repay such kindness, they offer themselves in return. Why can't men do the same?

Such a beautiful girl saved my life, of course I should marry her!

"Artemis is so beautiful!"

"Oh no! I'm having trouble making decisions!"

"Should we choose Artemis or the alien princess? This is a real dilemma."

"I want to know, where exactly did Master Y film this movie? The scenery is so beautiful. Such beautiful scenery, and such a beautiful girl. I must travel to that place! I want to meet my Artemis there!"

Hanikezi is beautiful; she saved Lu Zhiyuan's life.

Naza is also very beautiful; she even gave the chicken leg to Lu Zhiyuan.

Both girls are very nice and very likable.

In just a few minutes, Lu Zhiyuan made the audience fall in love with these two characters, even causing them to have difficulty choosing, wishing they could choose 135 to accompany Hanikezi and 246 to accompany Nazha.

Let's celebrate this weekend with a threesome!

……

In the center of the first row of the audience seats.

Two female protagonists sat on either side of Lu Zhiyuan.

Naza was just beaming with pride, thinking that Lu Zhiyuan had filmed her exceptionally well, that her acting was superb, and that she was also very adorably arrogant.

She was certain she would become famous!

But now, she sees the cinematic language that Lu Zhiyuan has created for Hanikezi.

Lu Zhiyuan was incredibly thorough, like a nanny, avoiding all of Hanikezi's flaws and focusing only on her most beautiful features.

Use close-up shots from multiple angles and create atmosphere.

Lu Zhiyuan even cultivated a dream lover-like aura for Hanikezi!
"Brother Yuan is too biased."

"I'm clearly the female lead."

At that moment, Nazha felt a surge of intense jealousy.

"Does Nazha think that just because she's the female lead, she can get everything? How naive."

Hanikezi seemed to sense Nazha's burning jealousy.

At this moment, she turned her head to look at Nazha and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Then, to Nazha's astonishment, she hugged Lu Zhiyuan's arm and gently rested her head against it.

Across the distance, Hanikezi opened her mouth towards Nazha and whispered, "I am the teacher's favorite!"

However, Hanikezi's smugness didn't last long before she found a large hand on her head, slowly pushing her away.

"Honey, stop being naughty and watch the movie properly."

In Lu Zhiyuan's mind, Hanikezi was always 13 years old, the little darling he raised. He never thought about having a teacher-student relationship with Hanikezi.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Lu Zhiyuan push Hanikezi away, Nazha couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I knew this would be the result.

……

The movie continues.

On the screen.

Naza plays Shirley Yang, who silently watches Lu Zhiyuan after hearing his story about Hanikezi.

She was a little angry, but she didn't know why she was angry.

But at that moment, Nazha glanced around and suddenly noticed some foreign faces in the hotel.

The leader was played by Nicolas Cage, and he was accompanied by a gloomy-looking young girl.

Besides, their bags were bulging, clearly filled with weapons.

Around them was a guide who kept boasting.

It was Shen Teng who played Da Jin Ya.

"Hu……"

After boasting for a while, Shen Teng suddenly turned his head and saw Lu Zhiyuan.

His eyes lit up, and he wanted to come forward to say hello, but Lu Zhiyuan slowly shook his head.

"What nonsense?"

Nicolas Cage, speaking broken Chinese, gave me a sharp look.

Shen Teng's eyes darted around, and he immediately changed his tune, saying, "Nonsense! This is the edge of the desert, how could there be any ghost cave here?"

After speaking, Shen Teng kept winking at Lu Zhiyuan, trying to signal him, as if asking why they were here too.
……

The camera turned.

At night.

Lu Zhiyuan, Wang Baoqiang, and Nazha secretly slipped into Shen Teng's room.

Wang Baoqiang deliberately played a joke on Shen Teng by slowly placing the back of a fruit knife against Shen Teng's neck and then gently patting Shen Teng.

Shen Teng felt the coldness on his neck and was immediately terrified. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Gentlemen, take whatever you want, just don't let your hands slip!"

Lu Zhiyuan said helplessly, "Open your eyes."

Shen Teng grew increasingly frightened, closing his eyes and repeatedly begging for mercy while shouting, "I wouldn't dare! I know the rules. If I saw your faces, I'd be dead."

Wang Baoqiang laughed and put the fruit knife away: "Old Hu, I told you he's a coward. He can't handle being scared."

Upon hearing the familiar voices, Shen Teng opened his eyes and excitedly said, "Fatty, Hu, it's so nice to see you."

Lu Zhiyuan asked seriously, "Old Jin, what are you doing here? And why are you acting as a guide for foreigners?"

Foreign devils are difficult to translate.

Moreover, this is a film aimed at Western audiences, so we cannot discriminate against them.

"It's a long story."

Shen Teng sighed, then took out a photograph from his backpack. The photograph contained an ancient star chart.

"You two saw the news a while ago, right? An ancient tomb was unearthed in the southwest, and it contained many important national treasures!"

"And this symbol appeared in this ancient tomb."

Shen Teng spoke in a cryptic manner, half-concealing his meaning.

"You're just bragging again. You just can't get rid of this bad habit of yours." Wang Baoqiang's face showed a disdainful expression.

Naza frowned slightly, maintaining her aloof demeanor.

Lu Zhiyuan took the photo from Shen Teng's hand, studied it carefully, and then took out a stack of papers from the drawer and began to draw a star chart.

He drew several.

The constellations on each of the charts are slightly offset.

"Master Hu, isn't your drawing wrong?" Shen Teng looked at it for a while and couldn't help but show his doubt.

Lu Zhiyuan explained, "Star charts from thousands of years ago are slightly different from those of today."

Next, Hu Bayi, played by Lu Zhiyuan, explained to everyone the changes that would occur when observing celestial phenomena from Earth's perspective.

"You can imagine the Earth as a spinning top. Its axis of rotation does not always point in the same direction, but slowly circles in the universe."

"This cycle is approximately 2.6 years."

"This means that at different times, different stars will be near the North Celestial Pole and become the North Star."

"For example, about 5000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians saw the North Star as Alpha Draco, while today we see it as Alpha Ursae Minoris."

As the character Lu Zhiyuan explained his role, a star chart appeared on the screen as a more intuitive representation.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan's professionalism was off the charts!
The character played by Lu Zhiyuan is a perfect fit; he's a super expert!
If you talk to foreigners about celestial compasses, they won't understand. But if you talk to them about astronomical knowledge... they may not know it, but they will be very impressed.

Deeply rooted in his professional field, Lu Zhiyuan's unintentional popular science act is the most perfect example of showing off!
This allows the audience to instantly understand that Hu Bayi, the protagonist, is a super expert!

"Uncle Hu, after all you've said, what's your conclusion?"

Shen Teng plays the role of Da Jin Ya, a greedy little money-grubber.

The audience could tell from his eyes that he was very eager to know what location the star chart pointed to.
Because something so important must represent a treasure!

"We just got back from that godforsaken place."

Looking at the star chart in his hand and the three coordinates he had deduced, Hu Bayi sighed, "Looks like I have to go back again."

……

The camera cuts to the next scene.

Amidst the endless yellow sand, a large caravan of camels slowly moves forward in the desert.

"Old Hu, why do we have to go back? We finally managed to escape from that hellhole," Wang Baoqiang couldn't help but ask.

He absolutely didn't want to go back!

Lu Zhiyuan did not answer.

Naza said quietly, "Old Hu deduced three coordinates from that star chart. One of them is the ancient city of Jingjue, another is in the Kunlun Mountains, and the third is somewhere in Yunnan."

"Kunlun Mountains?"

Wang Baoqiang was taken aback when he heard this.

Lu Zhiyuan nodded slightly and said to Wang Baoqiang, "Xiao Ding is still waiting for us at the Kunlun Divine Palace. We must understand what this star chart represents."

We've made contact!

The character Ding Sitian, played by Hanikezi, disappeared inside the Kunlun Shrine.

Lu Zhiyuan changed the plot.

He didn't film any stories set on the grasslands... After all, Hanikezi's appearance was clearly suited for a story about the Kunlun Shrine.

How do you quickly connect the Kunlun Shrine and the Jingjue Ancient City in the movie?

The simplest way is to make Hanikezi disappear inside the Kunlun Shrine.

Therefore, Hu Bayi's motivation became to go into the Kunlun Divine Palace to find his first love, Ding Sitian.

In the early stages of the character development, Ding Sitian saved Hu Bayi's life!

For the audience, it's only natural that Hu Bayi, the protagonist, would go to find the missing Ding Sitian, even if he found her body!
The story has been set up for 20 minutes, and the main plot has been explained.

Naza plays Shirley Yang, who must unravel the secrets of the Ghost Cave and find the Phoenix Gallbladder for the sake of her mother and her people.

Lu Zhiyuan plays Hu Bayi, who is trying to win back his first love, Ding Sitian.

Ding Sitian was clearly trapped in the Kunlun Divine Palace. Even if it was just her remains, he would retrieve them.

As for the reason?

Ding Sitian's last words to Hu Bayi, "Forget me, and live a good life," became a nightmare for Hu Bayi.

He can't forget Ding Sitian, and he can't live with peace of mind!
……

At the front of the line.

Nicolas Cage and McKenzie Foy, one older and one younger, are having a conversation.

Mackenzie Foy glanced back, frowned, and asked, "Are those three people really experts?"

Nicolas Cage nodded slowly: "Don't worry, I've asked around, they're the best in the industry. They practice an ancient trade, and others call the three of them 'Tomb Raiders'."

Mackenzie Foy, however, didn't believe any of it: "What if they're frauds?"

Nicolas Cage shook his head and chuckled: "I've met a lot of con artists. But none of them knew anything about astrology."

The implication is that someone who understands astrology must be very knowledgeable and wise, so why would they be a fraud?

……

At this point, the audience felt a bit curious.

How could Nicolas Cage be so certain that the three main characters possess genuine skills?
After all, Lu Zhiyuan only showed his skills in front of the character Shen Teng, and he didn't show any ability in front of Nicolas Cage.
……

But in the next scene, Lu Zhiyuan provides an explanation.

While resting at camp, Nicolas Cage made a special trip to Nazha's side and said with a touch of emotion, "Ms. Yang, it's been a long time. How is your mother's condition?"

Naza looked up: "Dr. Locke. I didn't expect to see you here."

It turns out that Nazha already knew Nicolas Cage.

What baffled the audience even more was Nazha's way of referring to Nicolas Cage.

He was actually a doctor!
"Your mother's illness is completely inexplicable by medicine. So, I want to find the answer."

Nicolas Cage is actually a medical seeker!
He clearly looks like a villain.

But such villains don't evoke any ill will in people.

……

The character Nicolas Cage is clearly a carbon copy of Dr. Lee!

After playing villains several times, Lu Zhiyuan began to master a methodology for creating villains.

The simplest way is to make the villain a paranoid. He'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals and uphold his beliefs.

This kind of madman is nominally a villain, but he is so evil that you can't bring yourself to hate him.

For actors, this kind of villain is a very good role, with a lot of room for acting skills to be showcased!
……

Nicolas Cage has left.

Although he claimed to be a doctor, he had a gloomy aura that made Wang Baoqiang and Lu Zhiyuan wary as they watched his back.

……

The team continued their journey through the desert.

Around the 25th minute, the team finally arrived near the [Jingjue Ancient City].

"After going around in circles, we're back again."

Wang Baoqiang sighed.

Lu Zhiyuan looked up at the sun, took out his compass, confirmed the coordinates, and said warily, "No. This isn't the place. This isn't where we came from last time."

"Isn't that right? I don't see any difference."

Looking at the surrounding desert, Wang Baoqiang couldn't tell which way was which.

But in the next second, countless black-eyed serpents appeared in the desert.

These black-eyed serpents, entirely black with black growths on their heads, moved with incredible speed as they emerged from the desert.

Among the members of Nicolas Cage's team, one was caught off guard and bitten on the neck by a black-eyed snake. His body turned black instantly, and he foamed at the mouth and died.

The team was thrown into chaos.

At that moment, someone accidentally stepped on some mechanism, and suddenly found themselves suspended in mid-air, then rolled directly into some underground space.

"We've found the entrance, let's go!"

In the midst of the chaos, having found the entrance to the ancient city of Jingjue, everyone rushed in.

However, in the ancient city underground, everyone witnessed an extremely eerie scene.

Eerie blue light intertwined with the blood-red mural.

Giant black snakes coiled around the palace, slowly flicking their tongues, and a light gray mist filled the entire space.

It's absolutely despair-inducing!
"hiss~~"

Accompanied by a metallic scraping sound, countless black-eyed monstrous snakes emerged from the cracks in all directions.

brush!
A black snake suddenly flew down from a pillar.

At this moment, the camera suddenly slows down.

Lu Zhiyuan used it once, a typical wide-angle slow-motion shot by Michael Bay!

In this shot, the black snake's terrifying aura is magnified a hundredfold!

Its black scales reflected a cold, eerie light, and the fleshy ball on its head throbbed like a bloodshot eye.

An overwhelming sense of oppression was truly suffocating!

……

Climax battle scene.

Lu Zhiyuan used 3D effects for everything, and the most realistic kind of 3D effects at that!

In that instant, as the black snake lunged forward, the slow-motion shot allowed viewers to clearly see the snake gradually grow larger and clearer.

A chilling aura of death flickered in his cold pupils.

From the enormous snake's mouth, fangs slowly shot out, and even the viscous venom began to form strands!
……

"Wow!"

"No!"

In the audience, many people desperately tried to back away.

Because a black snake lunging at you is even scarier than a dinosaur lunging at you!

……

Ordinary viewers are afraid.

But those who truly understand film are extremely excited!

"That's perfect, just what I wanted!"

"These special effects are amazing!"

"Look at these snakes, they're so beautiful. The light reflected from their scales is so realistic, they're practically indistinguishable from real snakes."

Special effects are something you really do get for your money.

Having their own special effects company, the things they produce are just that great, without any plasticky feel.

Moreover, this black snake was modeled after a real desert cobra by Lu Zhiyuan, with some symmetrical white patterns added to its head to create an eerie, eye-like aura.

The oppressive force emanating from him in the ancient city of Jingjue was simply overwhelming!
……

Next, a five-minute battle between humans and snakes ensued.

Wang Baoqiang's character goes all out, wielding a gasoline bottle and repeatedly smashing it at the crowd.

It perfectly demonstrates what it means for an explosion to be art.

……

The character Hu Bayi, played by Lu Zhiyuan, is very skilled in close combat. He and Nazha's character are back to back, one holding a military knife and the other holding a golden umbrella.

The two of them worked together flawlessly.

……

"Oh shit!"

The group watched as they were about to drive the swarm of venomous snakes away.

But at that moment, a gigantic monster, over 30 meters long, a giant serpent with scales as hard as rock, slowly emerged from behind the stone pillar.

The camera shot was taken from a low angle.

That enormous "Snake Mother" was completely unlike any creature that should exist in the real world.

However, considering all the previous strange foreshadowing, and the fact that the main characters are currently in a mysterious underground space.

The audience can understand what kind of monsters they encounter.

……

At that moment, the entire audience fell silent.

This scene is very similar to the moment when the dragon Smaug appeared in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".

The special effects are absolutely amazing!
The pressure reached its peak.

It gives the impression that the main characters are most likely doomed.

But at this moment, the movie had only been going on for 25 minutes.

Lu Zhiyuan immediately unleashed his ultimate move.

In "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," the incredibly powerful dragon Smaug was easily killed with a single arrow, a truly pathetic death.

No matter how realistic the special effects of that movie are, they cannot make up for this point of criticism.

However, in the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend", the Snake Mother is just a minor boss and doesn't generate much anticipation from the audience.

But Lu Zhiyuan still created extremely realistic special effects for this "Snake Mother"!
At this moment, it was as if US dollars were burning!
"Dude, I love watching this!"

"Hey buddy, give me a little more!"

Isn't this what adventure and fantasy movies are all about?
While the interactions between the male and female protagonists were interesting, they couldn't compare to this one-second shot!
(End of this chapter)