The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 342: The Underwater Tomb of King Xian – Western Audiences Are Stunned! A Brand New Technological Innovation!
……

The movie continues.

On the screen.

Naza asked Lu Zhiyuan what was so special about Xiao Ding.
The scene changed completely in the next moment.

I switched back to the warm orange filter, returning to a time long ago.

……

Lu Zhiyuan and Hanikezi rode their horses one after the other, leisurely making their way through the snow-capped mountains.

The weather was sunny today, and the sunlight was even a bit dazzling.

When the camera panned upwards, a strange halo even appeared on the screen.

In fact, this aperture is caused by the light spot phenomenon formed by multiple reflections of light inside the lens.

It was a shooting error.

During the filming process, the camera accidentally panned to the sun, making the objects in the shot appear hazy and indistinct, creating a sense of ambiguity.

In the photography world, there's even a professional term for this: "lens backlighting."

But sometimes, this sense of ambiguity, if used well, can create amazing images and a special atmosphere.

As the movie's plot had already laid some groundwork beforehand.

The character Hanikezi is not simply Hu Bayi's first love; she may be the reincarnation of the Queen of Jingjue and the controller of the imaginary space of the Kunlun Divine Palace's Ero Luo Hai City.

Therefore, the scene at this moment has changed from the eerie and mysterious atmosphere of the ancient city of Jingjue to a grand and solemn one.

Under the sunlight, amidst the majestic Kunlun Mountains, the light becomes sacred and awe-inspiring.

It's as if a voice full of destiny is calling to the character of Hanikezi from the other side of the mountain.

……

Although the audience doesn't understand the specific meaning of this shot.

However, beautiful shots can make everyone feel a special atmosphere.

When these shots appear appropriately in a film, they can elevate the overall quality of the movie to a whole new level.

The difference between blockbusters and ordinary dramas lies in these super shots!
Why do some movies feel so artistic at first glance?
It is because the director put in countless efforts, even going to some remote places, just to film the scenes he envisioned for the audience.

As viewers, we should definitely cherish encountering a director like this!
After all, not all directors are willing to go to remote places to film such world wonders just to slightly improve the quality of their films.

"Master Y, a classic example of cinematic language!"

"Vast and empty, lonely and long, yet possessing a peculiar spiritual power!"

These empty shots don't advance the plot, but they can make the story linger and have a lasting impact.

It's so captivating that you can watch it over and over again.

For many years, Lu Zhiyuan has consistently exported world-famous paintings.

They filmed those shots that other directors wouldn't dare to film, wouldn't be willing to spend the effort to film, and felt were not cost-effective.

At this moment, his years of obsession have finally paid off!

Viewers fell in love with these amazing shots!

Having seen all sorts of world-famous scenes in Lu Zhiyuan's films, it would be difficult for them to appreciate films with poor cinematography.

As a result, other drama films are doing increasingly poorly at the box office.

It's impossible to roll it up!

Especially in China, the film market has become extremely difficult to navigate.

People would rather save up and wait for Lu Zhiyuan's blockbuster than watch some trashy movies.

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of course.

This is a fantasy blockbuster with special effects. Every establishing shot, dialogue, and plot is designed to create a fantastic, romantic, and magnificent mysterious world for the audience.

"Xiao Ding, what are you doing by the frozen lake?"

The two rode their horses back home. Lu Zhiyuan didn't see anyone else, only Hanikezi.

This is so abnormal.

As a border guard, he was extremely vigilant.

"I said, I saw it. Do you believe me?"

Hanikezi turned around, glanced at Lu Zhiyuan, and her silvery laughter rang out once more.

at the same time.

At this moment, the landscape appears in the lens from a super macro perspective.

The camera's focus shifted rapidly, focusing on a point dozens of meters away.

There is a snow chicken there.

They were looking down, carefully searching for food.

Hanikezi sighed and said, "It's really unlucky. It came out to forage in this cold weather, and ended up becoming food itself."

"Xiao Ding, what are you saying?"

Lu Zhiyuan looked at Hanikezi with some surprise.

But in the next shot...

A greyish-brown falcon swooped down from the sky, and with lightning speed, extended its sharp talons and grabbed the snow chicken by the neck. Then, with a flap of its wings, it used the powerful lift to take off.

A patch of feathers, the result of the snow chicken's struggle, was left on the ground.

Chicken feathers drifted down from the air.

In the sky, eagles let out long cries as they flew toward the other side of the mountain.

The camera cuts back.

Lu Zhiyuan looked at Hanikezi with a complicated expression, speechless for a moment.

Because she was like a prophet, seeing in advance that the eagles would capture the snow chickens below, and knowing the snow chickens' fate.

At this moment, Hanikezi spoke a line, saying in a low voice, "Brother Hu, can people really control their own destiny?"

Hanikezi was unable to express the complex emotions he felt.

However, she possesses a pair of deep, clear eyes, which naturally carry a hint of melancholy when she is not smiling.

Even so, it can't withstand close scrutiny.

They can only show a one-second quick shot.

Then, the camera focused on Hanikezi's back, from Lu Zhiyuan's perspective, watching her suddenly squeeze her legs together and gallop away on horseback.

It's like they're enjoying life to the fullest!

Coupled with her earlier line, "Can people really control their own destiny?"

It gave the audience a clear hint.

She possesses special abilities, but she is not in control of her own destiny... By this point, the audience has probably realized that Hanikezi is the reincarnation of the Queen of Jingjue!
A mysterious entity!

And she, like a prophet, had already foreseen her own end!

However, thanks to her special ability, she was able to rescue Lu Zhiyuan from the frozen lake.

You gain something, but you also lose something else.

Fate is always fair.

……

Of course, this kind of complex character design is not something Lu Zhiyuan is good at; it's just to make the character of Hanikezi more three-dimensional.

Fortunately, this scene only lasts for 30 seconds.

I answered the question that Shirley Yang had just asked, and I also explained to the audience the complexity of the character Ding Sitian!
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The camera cuts to the next scene.

Hu Bayi and Ding Sitian returned to a village at the foot of a snow-capped mountain, only to discover that a great battle had taken place in the village.

Many people collapsed on the roadside.

Hu Bayi rushed forward, helped a villager up, and asked with concern, "What happened?"

The villager, barely alive but with a face full of hatred, said, "A group of outsiders came and took away many people from the village."

The camera focused on Ding Sitian.

She gazed at the vast snow-capped mountains ahead and sighed, "I knew they would come, so I tried to stay as far away from the village as possible. I never imagined that it would affect others."

After saying this line, Ding Sitian rode her horse away from the village.

"Xiao Ding, I'll go with you!"

Hu Bayi gritted his teeth and chased after him.

……

The camera cuts to the next scene.

As soon as the scene appeared, the audience couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Wow!"

"How exactly was this filmed?"

"Master Y must have suffered a lot to make this movie."

"The biggest reason I like Master Y's films is... the visuals he creates are always full of artistry!"

"But most of his films are blockbuster commercial films packed with special effects!"

"One movie ticket, two ultimate experiences. How could anyone in this world not like Master Y's movies?"

The sky was overcast, and it looked like it was going to snow.

Under the ultra-wide-angle lens, the vast snow-capped mountains, like a giant dragon, stretch across the sky and earth, lonely yet sublime.

In the midst of this snow-capped mountain, the two people rode two horses, appearing as tiny as two grains of sand, their figures appearing and disappearing amidst the snow.

The wind is getting stronger.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

Hu Bayi put on his felt hat, but even so, his eyebrows were soon covered with glistening ice crystals.

It's clear that it's extremely cold here.

Viewers assumed that Lu Zhiyuan, as before, would choose to film on location.

In such a snowy and icy environment, viewers can't imagine how these scenes were filmed.

How much hardship must a film crew endure to shoot these kinds of scenes?

At that moment, they were filled with awe and respect for Lu Zhiyuan!
……

On the way.

"and many more!"

Hu Bayi suddenly saw a figure lying on the roadside. He pulled the reins and jumped off his horse.

He walked over to the figure, opened it, and saw that it was Wang Baoqiang playing the role of Wang Kaixuan.

Hu Bayi gently nudged Wang Kaixuan: "Wang Kaixuan, wake up."

After a while, Wang Kaixuan slowly woke up. When he saw Hu Bayi, he was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed: "Old Hu, you're out of trouble?"

"Yes. Thanks to Xiao Ding."

Hu Bayi nodded, and then following his gaze, the camera focused on Ding Sitian behind him.

Wang Kaixuan fell in love with Ding Sitian at first sight, and his eyes widened in surprise.

He didn't bother to check his injuries; he quickly washed his face with snow to make himself look more presentable.

Then, he suddenly remembered something and asked Hu Bayi in a very nervous tone, "I just fell off my horse and hit my face. Am I disfigured?"

……

Haha!

Viewers couldn't help but smile when they saw a touch of humor amidst the tense plot.

……

Hu Bayi was speechless and chose to ask the serious question: "Wang Kaixuan, why did you collapse by the roadside?"

……

The camera cuts to the next scene.

On the open field, Wang Kaixuan rode his horse at full gallop when he suddenly encountered a group of people with guns in their hands, forcing a group of villagers to go up the mountain.

He stepped forward, gun raised, and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want? Release them right now!"

He hadn't been playing the hero for three seconds when someone hit him on the back of the head with a stick, and he fell off his horse.

Everything went black, and I lost consciousness.

……

The camera cuts back.

Wang Kaixuan said with a helpless expression, "Those people knocked me unconscious and I don't know where they went."

Hu Bayi glanced at Ding Sitian and shook his head slightly, indicating that he had not heard any useful information.

Wang Kaixuan pushed Hu Bayi aside, and with a proud and manly air, introduced himself to Ding Sitian on horseback: "My name is Wang Kai..."

"boom!"

But at that moment, a gunshot rang out from the distant mountains.

The three of them immediately became alert.

"over there!"

[Ding Sitian] sensed something and began to gallop on horseback.

"Wang Kaixuan, mount your horse!"

Hu Bayi reached out and pulled Wang Kaixuan to ride a horse with him, then chased after them.

……

After a while.

They reached the top of the mountain.

After the shot, the snow mountain collapsed, revealing a strange entrance halfway up the mountain. The entrance was covered with bizarre rune carvings, exactly the same as those in the [Jingjue Ancient City]!
"Xiao Ding, danger!"

When Hu Bayi saw Ding Sitian arrive at the strange entrance, she didn't stop at all, as if she were coming home, and easily found the mechanism.

Then walked in.

While Hu Bayi was still hesitating, Wang Kaixuan called out, "Xiao Ding, wait for me!" and followed him inside.

There was no other way but for Hu Bayi to follow.

……

The entrance is very small.

However, there was a hidden world inside.

It turned out to be a strange ancient tower buried in the snow-capped mountains!
"Go left!"

Upon entering the ancient tower, Ding Sitian's demeanor changed completely, revealing a calmness beyond her years.

With her unique abilities, she easily deciphered the meaning of the strange symbols inside the ancient tower.

In the movie, whenever Ding Sitian starts solving a mystery, the camera becomes dazed, creating a dreamlike feeling.

It's as if another soul resides within Ding Sitian.

"Xiao Ding, you're amazing."

Hu Bayi looked puzzled, while Wang Kaixuan became a devoted admirer, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Ding Sitian.

Ding Sitian glanced back, said nothing, and continued walking forward.

Wherever she went, she would close her eyes slightly, and a few blurry fragments would flash through them, as if she were recalling the past.

"Hu Bayi, what are you looking at?"

Wang Kaixuan turned to look at Hu Bayi and found him studying some murals on the ancient pagoda.

"Wang Kaixuan, I think we should leave this place immediately!"

Hu Bayi's face was solemn: "Here lies the first generation of the Demon Kingdom's Ghost Mother, the 'Nianxiong Heiyan,' regarded by countless people as the daughter of an evil god!"

"Look at this mural!"

"She seemed to have contracted a strange disease. After she died, she was neither buried nor cremated, but instead turned into a strange crystal corpse."

"The ancients considered it a miracle and buried this crystal body inside the ancient tower of the Longding Glacier!"

“These murals also bear a warning…those who offend the crystal corpse will rest here forever!”

After Hu Bayi finished speaking...

Wang Kaixuan paused for a moment, then asked, "Longding Glacier, isn't that where we patrol? It can't be such a coincidence..."

Seeing Wang Kaixuan's fear, Hu Bayi nodded.

Click!

[Wang Kaixuan] While reversing, he accidentally touched some mechanism, and a series of clicking sounds made the atmosphere tense.

"Buzz buzz~~"

Soon, strange insects crawled out from a corner, their bodies shimmering with a ghostly purple light.

"What kind of insect is this?"

Wang Kaixuan wanted to reach out and swat the insect.

At that moment, Ding Sitian reacted quickly, swinging out the belt from her waist and slamming it down.

The moment the firefly was touched, it burst into flames with a whoosh, just like a small incendiary bomb.

Meanwhile, Ding Sitian's belt caught fire immediately, burning rapidly and threatening to engulf her.

Ding Sitian pulled out a dagger from her waist and cut her belt, thus escaping death.

"Buzz~~"

The next moment, an endless swarm of fireflies surged forth.

With 3D special effects, the atmosphere of terror and oppression is much more atmospheric and the sense of crisis is much stronger than when watching 2D.

Unfortunately, even though the firefly monster is incredibly dangerous, it can't compare to the giant snake in terms of sheer oppressive power.

After all, just thinking about a monster like a giant serpent makes the audience feel extremely dangerous.

But what if ladybugs can burn?

It's too small.

The pressure won't be that strong.

Even 3D special effects cannot make the audience feel the emotions.

Lu Zhiyuan was aware of this as well.

So, he quickly switched to the next scene.

……

Movies are neither novels nor television series.

There's no need to fight to the death with fireflies, monsters that audiences aren't interested in.

By keeping the audience on the edge of their seats for a while and adding some pacing to the film, the firefly has achieved its purpose!

……

With Ding Sitian's X-ray vision cheat, the three of them quickly navigated through various traps and arrived at the last underground level.

The ninth floor!
Along the way, they saw countless corpses that had died violent deaths.

Some of them are villagers.

Some of them had foreign faces and were dressed as adventurers.

Lu Zhiyuan provided a visual label here: the clothing worn by these adventurers all bears the word "YG".

It brought a knowing smile to the audience's faces.

Now, audiences all over the world know that the company 【YG】 is 【Yuan Gao Technology】, which was co-founded by Lu Zhiyuan himself.

The name YG, once it appears, signifies the gathering place of all the villains in the movie!
From the audience's perspective, isn't YG Entertainment just a company that Lu Zhiyuan started himself?

As the director, Lu Zhiyuan wanted to play a super villain in the movie, the source of all the conspiracies.

It's definitely his own twisted sense of humor.

……

On the screen.

The three main characters, through rapid editing and constant decryption, reached the final level in about 30 seconds within the movie.

This is a huge, open space.

In the very center lay a corpse that looked like ice crystals.

Her skin was transparent, like crystal.

Beneath the skin, a silvery light flowed.

The bones and internal organs inside are dark red, but they look very strange, not like human organs, but more like bright red agate.

……

“Oh my god!”

"What on earth is this?"

"Wait a minute, I've seen Indiana Jones 4. There's a crystal skull in it that has mysterious powers. It seems to store some kind of alien high-dimensional energy and contains technology that surpasses human capabilities."

"Could this crystal corpse be something similar?"

Upon seeing the crystal corpse, the audience immediately began to discuss it.

The main reason is that this crystal corpse is made so realistically.

Moreover, for some reason, the audience could clearly sense that there was a mysterious connection between this crystal corpse and the character Hanikezi.

……

Not to mention the audience, even Hanikezi himself felt a chill run down his spine: "Teacher, why does this crystal corpse give me a sense of familiarity?"

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and gave an unbelievable answer: "Because it is you!"

"W-what?"

Hanikezi was stunned and couldn't help but turn around: "Teacher, don't scare me. I'm very timid."

Lu Zhiyuan explained, "Have you forgotten? Before filming started, I had someone do a full-body CT scan on you. Actually, it was a scan of your skeletal data."

Upon hearing this, Hanikezi was speechless.

It really was a corpse made from my skeleton.

No wonder it looked so familiar!

……

In order to make this "crystal corpse" visually recognizable to the audience as Hanikezi herself.

After all, the so-called reincarnation and rebirth cannot be convincingly explained by words alone. It needs to be something the audience fills in the blanks in their minds and believes—that's what makes it truly terrifying!
How can we get the audience to fill in the blanks automatically?
Lu Zhiyuan considered many methods and finally decided to use [a deceptively realistic imitation]!
At this moment, the [crystal corpse] lying on the ice, except for not having Hanikzi's face, uses all the data of Hanikzi himself.

Whether it's skeletal structure, nerves and blood vessels, or even facial contours, all this data comes from Hanikezi himself.

However, there are some differences.

That's the expression on someone's face when they're sleeping.

Hanikezi was a restless sleeper, always curled up in his blankets. This glacial crystal corpse, however, was remarkably peaceful. Lying there, the body wore a faint, ambiguous smile, as if mocking something.

In this context, it appears even more eerie.

……

Although it was a corpse, Lu Zhiyuan put in countless efforts to make it incredibly realistic.

He worked overtime for at least a month to create this body!

At this moment, under the light shining overhead, this glacial crystal corpse shimmered with a sacred light and shadow effect.

The particles of light collided between the various internal ice crystals of the corpse, making the corpse appear as if it were breathing.

……

in the audience.

Jeff Hill, chairman of Universal Pictures, was also very puzzled by the body, feeling vaguely that he had encountered it somewhere before.

This sense of familiarity is truly chilling.

Because the human brain's mechanism will start to frantically fill in the blanks based on a single fragment.

It's like seeing a leaf in the dark; the human brain automatically imagines what the tree looks like.

Upon seeing the crystal state of this corpse, one might wonder if they have actually seen this corpse somewhere before.
"Jeff, this is our little princess!"

Seeing Jeff Hill's horrified expression, James couldn't help but laugh and offered a few explanations.

Hearing this, Jeff Hill was speechless and couldn't help but mutter, "This guy is a madman!"

It has to be said that these few seconds of special effects footage scared countless people!
Through visual effects, Lu Zhiyuan employed numerous psychological techniques to give the audience ample hints.

From the beginning, Hanikezi was portrayed as the reincarnation of the Queen of Jingjue and the successor of the Kunlun Divine Palace... and at this moment, he directly merged the visual effect of the glacial crystal corpse with Hanikezi.

These underhanded and unorthodox methods are truly impossible to guard against!

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On the screen.

Wang Kaixuan went up to take a look at the corpse and quickly noticed something: "Old Hu, this corpse has no eyes."

"They must have been poached! Those people shouldn't have gone very far."

In this movie, Hu Bayi is a border guard who is naturally filled with anger when he encounters people who steal precious national cultural relics.

At that moment, he turned around and was about to grab those people!
At this moment, Ding Sitian withdrew her gaze from the crystal corpse and said softly, "Fate is like the lines on your palm; it seems to be in your hands, but in reality, it has already been predetermined."

Once she starts speaking these philosophically rich words, her voice becomes very deep, completely separating her from the character of Ding Sitian.

This makes the audience clearly aware that there is another person inside her.

……

The camera cuts to the next scene.

Several foreign adventurers scrambled out of the ancient tower.

The leader took out a satellite phone, dialed a number, and excitedly said, "Boss, we got it!"

The camera cuts to the next scene.

"Buzz buzz~~~"

Fireflies flew out from the gaps behind the adventurers and entered the icy, snowy landscape.

In the firefly's vision, the figures of those foreign adventurers were transformed into an infrared thermal imaging effect.

The next second, these fireflies locked onto their enemies and pounced on the foreigners.

"Boom~~"

These fireflies are like gasoline bombs; the moment they touch a person, they burst into a ghostly blue flame.

"what!"

The foreign adventurers struggled and screamed, but were quickly burned to ashes.

Plop.

Two objects, resembling crystal balls, fell to the ground.

After a while, it was picked up by a mysterious figure and put into his backpack.

The letters 【YG】 reappeared on the backpack, as a close-up.

Clearly, the mastermind behind this situation had already prepared Plan B.

……

Next.

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan rescued the surviving villagers and returned to the village with Ding Sitian.

……

The movie scene became incredibly heartwarming.

The plot also became more cheerful.

In the years that followed, Wang Kaixuan would occasionally come looking for Ding Sitian.

He repaired the roof for Ding Sitian's house and gave her the chocolates he had finally managed to get.

But in a flash, Ding Sitian gave the chocolate to Hu Bayi.

"Is it tasty?"

When Ding Sitian looked at Hu Bayi, her eyes seemed to sparkle like stars.

There is absolutely no need for extra shots.

A young girl's adoration, those expressive eyes—that's the best cinematic language in the world.

“Brother Hu, I’ve remembered a spell. If you meet someone you like, say this spell to her, and it will work.”

"What spell?"

Hu Bayi instantly stopped eating chocolate and looked intently at Ding Sitian: "Is it related to that ghost mother?"

That day inside the Nine-Story Demon Tower, Ding Sitian behaved very strangely.

Hu Bayi often comes looking for Ding Sitian because he is very worried that something might happen to her.

Upon hearing this, Ding Sitian lowered her head shyly.
Soon, she mustered her courage, raised her head, and looked intently at Hu Bayi, whispering, "The incantation goes like this, listen carefully... Manszi Niyakshikureman (Uyghur: I like you)!"

[Hu Bayi] stammered, repeating: "Manszni Yaksi Kureman? Is that so?"

But the next second, a little boy popped out from behind and shouted, "Brother Hu likes Sister Ding! They're getting married!"

"What? What does this have to do with marriage?"

Hu Bayi was startled and quickly chased after the little boy, shouting, "Hey, don't talk nonsense!"

In the setting sun, Ding Sitian's face turned bright red, like an apple.

She shyly ran into the tent, but couldn't help lifting the curtain to peek out, her eyes bright and bashful.

Viewers outside the screen who witnessed this scene felt their hearts melt.

"Artemis has really grown up."

"This is just too cute."

"So likable."

……

Lu Zhiyuan is very good at helping female celebrities create different personas based on their personal characteristics.

Through cinematic language, character development, and the creation of a compelling atmosphere, the audience can't help but fall in love with these female stars.

Dilraba is so cool and stylish!
Jing Tian is aloof and domineering!

This time, it was Hanikezi's turn.

Cute and sweet.

However, considering that Hanikezi once played the role of Artemis, Lu Zhiyuan could not simply portray her as a cute and sweet girl next door.

So, Lu Zhiyuan added a scene for her in the movie, showing her galloping on horseback, displaying a heroic and dashing demeanor.

At this moment, Hanikezi is like an apricot blossom from the Pamir Plateau. Although the flowering period is short, only about 20 days, it blooms in succession across the entire plateau, making it one of the most beautiful flowering seasons in China.

……

"Brother Yuan, you're being too biased."

Naza felt that she wasn't the leading lady, but just an accessory.

At this moment, she should be hiding under the car, watching how sweet they are together.

wrong.

She should have Jing Tian, ​​Reba, and Gao Yuanyuan come here to watch this movie together.

After watching this movie, let the three of them hang Hanikezi up and beat him!
Nazha can imagine that after this movie is released, countless people will flock to Hanikezi's Weibo to leave her messages.

The comments were all exactly the same—【Mansz Niakshikureman!】

Uyghur is a very obscure language.

As a branch of Turkic languages, this language is spoken by only about 1000 million people worldwide.

However, this line, as a sweet interaction between the male protagonist and his first love [Ding Sitian], appeared in the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

Based on the average number of viewers for Lu Zhiyuan's movies, at least 10 million people would pay to watch the movies, and 1 billion people would watch pirated versions.

Even if only 1% of these 10 billion people learn this phrase, it would be a huge boost to the Uyghur language!

Naza felt that Lu Zhiyuan was biased because she wondered why she hadn't had such a good opportunity.
However, Nazha also knows that her public image has never been associated with innocence.

From a cinematic perspective, Lu Zhiyuan did the right thing.

When Hanikezi said this, it was indeed more beautiful and moving, overflowing with the sweetness of youthful love, making people yearn for it.

Hey!
I'm only 23 years old! Don't I have any youth left?
……

This memory is described in great detail in writing, but in reality, it was filmed very quickly.

If placed in a movie plot, it would only take about 5 minutes.

At this moment, some viewers checked the time and found that about 50 minutes had passed.

If all goes well, the second dungeon is about to appear!
……

On the big screen!
The camera cuts back to the hotel.

"stop!"

That's not what I want to hear!

Naza's portrayal of Shirley Yang, just like Naza herself off-screen, is so sour that her face contorts from eating a lemon!

After saying that, Shirley Yang got up and left.

Hu Bayi couldn't help but ask, "Xue Li, where are you going?"

Shirley Yang said irritably, "I'm going back to America! I don't know any spells."

Upon hearing this, Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but chuckle: "Old Hu, did you realize? Miss Yang is waiting for you to say that incantation to her!"

"Get out of here!"

Hu Bayi pushed Wang Kaixuan away.

……

The camera cuts to the next scene.

Shirley Young returns to the United States and finds Dr. Dodge, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, a mysterious expert in runic literature, giving a lecture in a university classroom.

She took out the "Dragon Bone Heavenly Book," hoping that the role of "Sherlock" could provide her with some professional assistance.

"The Heavenly Book on Tortoise Shells?"

"Is this something used in sacrificial rites during the Zhou Dynasty in China 3000 years ago?"

"The text above seems to involve a mysterious force on Mount Kunlun. Some call this force the Demon Kingdom. They worship an evil being called the Serpent God."

The character of Benedict Cumberbatch is clearly the most learned person in the entire movie.

After all, this is Sherlock Holmes!

He quickly helped Shirley Yang deduce a lot of useful information based on the existing clues.

"Doctor, there are three Dragon Bone Books in total. Only by collecting all three can we open the Kunlun Divine Palace and break the curse on my mother and our entire family."

"Now, there's only one left. Where do you think it will be?"

Shirley Yang trusted Dr. Dodge immensely, even more than she trusted the protagonist, Hu Bayi.

Some viewers were puzzled.

However, the movie quickly provided an explanation.

Dr. Dodge sighed and said, "Shirley, I grew up with your mother, and I know about your family's curse. But I still have to say, it's too dangerous."

So, this is a Snape-like character!
Western audiences will understand it instantly.

Although he said it was too dangerous, Dr. Dodge immediately changed his stance in order to save his confidante.

“Sydney, a company recently invited me to research the same type of topic. They have a lot of information.”

"Through studying these materials, I've pinpointed a location!"

“I have a strong feeling that the third Dragon Bone Heavenly Book is in this place.”

Dr. Dodge sifted through a pile of documents until he finally found a map, which he then spread out in front of Shirley Young.

Then, he tapped the map lightly with his finger.

……

The next moment, the camera began to unfold along with the map.

As soon as the scene changed, many people in the audience exclaimed in surprise.

"My goodness, this is a world-famous painting!"

"What place is this? It's so beautiful! I want to travel here!"

"The snowy landscape we just saw was filmed near the Kunlun Mountains. I know that place; although it's incredibly magnificent and the snow-capped mountain scenery is beautiful, it's just too cold. I would never go there to suffer like that!"

Guilin's scenery is the best under heaven, and Yangshuo's scenery is the best in Guilin!
Foreigners also have good taste.

It's obvious at a glance that this is a tourist destination with beautiful scenery.

Unlike the Kunlun Mountains, where the scenery is magnificent, but actually going to such a place for tourism would be absolutely unbearable.

……

However, after a moment of gasps, the audience quickly regained their focus and stared intently at the screen.

Because, in the next second, the story begins.

Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan, and Da Jinya appeared on the water in a small boat.

They arrived at the side of a cliff.

"Master Hu, are we really going to sneak in from here? What if there's no exit down there? Won't we suffocate?"

[Big Gold Tooth] looked troubled and had no desire to go in.

[Wang Kaixuan] was putting on his gear while cursing, "Old Jin, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!"

[Hu Bayi] didn't say anything, adjusted his equipment, and slowly dived down from the boat to test his diving gear.

After confirming that everything was normal, he gave a thumbs-up to the two people on the boat.

Seeing this, the other two also went into the water.

……

Viewers initially thought the underwater scene would flash by quickly, and then they would enter the interior of the mountain, which is an ancient tomb.

Most movies are filmed this way.

But the next moment, a wonder of the world was born!
“Oh my god!”

"How was this filmed?"

In the next shot, Lu Zhiyuan presents the audience with a magnificent and colorful underwater world!
After Hu Bayi and his two companions dived into the water, the camera's perspective also shifted underwater.

The light shone through the lake above them, casting a clear beam of light underwater.

Even the particles suspended in the water are clearly visible.

The audience followed Hu Bayi and his two companions as they found an underwater cave entrance and slowly swam inside.

As the three continued to venture deeper into the area.

Viewers saw huge stone pillars, broken statues, and swaying water plants emerging from the water.

The scale and detail of the underground palace are immediately apparent!

They had never seen such a realistic underwater world in a movie.

This is a completely new experience.

It changed their understanding of 3D movies!
……

In 2015, 3D movies were already quite common.

However, most 3D movies only focus on special effects, such as explosion effects, bullet effects, and a sense of depth that can overflow the screen.

However, the depth of field and realism are very poor.

As a 3D special effects director, Lu Zhiyuan is very aware of the weaknesses of current 3D films on the market.

After all, under normal circumstances, where would he find an underground palace that is overgrown with aquatic plants, has a sense of detail, and contains ancient sculptures?

How much would it cost to build such a filming set?
And this is just one scene from the movie!
If we follow this approach, the entire movie would cost at least $5 million to make, right?

Moreover, the time it takes is astronomical!

It might take five years to finish filming.

However, once Lu Zhiyuan mastered the LED virtual shooting and production, everything became much simpler.

He only needs to find suitable photos, render them in the data center, perform effective CGI and real-world compositing, and then display these composite images on an LED digital screen to fully present these effects.

This is a revolutionary technology!
From then on, filmmaking entered a completely new realm!

But before this, audiences around the world had never seen such an effect!

At this moment, the 3D underwater effects in the movie are incredibly realistic, both in terms of depth of field and realism.

The sensation caused by these special effects is absolutely historic!

No less impressive than "Real Steel 3," viewers witnessed a black hole devouring the sun, and an asteroid shattering the planet RT-2 like a bullet cutting through butter!

……

At that moment, the entire audience was so shocked that their scalp tingled.

They were utterly dumbfounded.

"How exactly was this filmed?"

"I even saw the underwater physics when the protagonist was diving, like those eddies. It's absolutely incredible!"

……

The audience was stunned.

Even professionals found it unbelievable.

"James, I want you to tell me the truth: what was the actual cost of this movie?"

As a professional, Jeff Hill, chairman of Universal Pictures, is well aware of the challenges involved in creating such realistic 3D effects.

The amount of money spent is absolutely astronomical!

There are no shortcuts to creating good special effects.

It's just burning money!

At that moment, the underwater 3D effects presented in "Mojin: The Lost Legend" made Jeff Hill feel that all the other blockbusters of the same period seemed outdated.

This feeling is similar to the immersive experience of Avatar when it was released in 2009, which dealt a devastating blow to ordinary 2D blockbusters!
This is a completely new technological innovation!
In particular, in the fantasy adventure film "Mojin: The Lost Legend," this underwater underground palace and ancient tomb greatly enhanced the mystery and adventure atmosphere of the story.

The Indiana Jones series is utterly weak compared to this movie!

"Jeff, I'm sorry, I wasn't clear enough just now."

"The actual production cost of this film is approximately US$1.3 million... However, the boss spent US$3000 million to create the LED virtual production space."

"In addition, as an Oscar-winning actor, my boss's salary should normally be around 3000 million US dollars."

"However, he prefers to postpone the costs. The $3000 million salary is considered an investment in the film, with profits to be shared later."

$1.3 million is actually a very high production cost.

Because the production cost of "Jurassic World" was only around 1.5 million US dollars.

Of course, the special effects of Jurassic World are based on the Jurassic Park trilogy, so there is no need to rebuild them from scratch.

However, the 3D special effects for Lu Zhiyuan's underwater palace were all created from scratch.

Seeing such realistic underwater 3D effects in the movie theater at this moment is truly eye-opening.

Even Jeff Hill, chairman of Universal Pictures, had never seen such a scene.

Not to mention the average viewer!

This is a true visual feast!
……

At this moment, the trio of Hu Bayi slowly entered the mysterious and ancient palace through the underwater passage.

A colossal bronze palace, submerged in a deep blue shimmering water, began to unfold in panoramic view on the 3D IMAX screen.

A colossal bronze tree stands underground, seemingly piercing through the heavens and the earth.

Countless fragments of bronze artifacts, like stars, floated in the water, emitting a faint glow.

A huge dragon-shaped sculpture, entwined with aquatic plants, passed in front of Wang Kaixuan.

For the audience, the special effects of this giant dragon sculpture almost overflowed from the screen, so close that it seemed within reach.

……

"Oh my god!"

"I'm suffocating!"

"Someone help me! I have claustrophobia!"

At that moment, gasps of astonishment filled the movie theater.

Because this was the first time in their lives that they had experienced an immersive 3D underwater experience!
All the viewers had the illusion that they had become a member of the adventure team, following Hu Bayi into this mysterious and magnificent underwater world!
……

"James, how about June 26th?"

On June 12th, "Jurassic World" will be released worldwide. This movie is sure to sweep the world and make the world kneel at the feet of dinosaurs once again.

On June 19th, "Inside Out" will be released worldwide. This is Pixar's major animated film this year, and also the most anticipated animated film in the world, which is sure to sweep the world.

June 26th was originally the date for "Ted 2".

This is also a Universal Pictures film.

But now, after seeing the underwater 3D effects, Jeff Hill has decided to give up the release date for "Ted 2".

This is dedicated to "Mojin: The Lost Legend"!
The underwater 3D effects are absolutely stunning!
This should be the first underwater 3D special effects movie ever made, and it's a fantasy adventure movie!
It will be popular!

In Jeff Hill's professional opinion, this movie will definitely gross over $10 billion worldwide!

The special effects are absolutely amazing!

Even if the plot is absolutely terrible, it's still a guaranteed flop!

After watching 50 minutes of the movie, Jeff Hill felt that the plot was at least above average, making it a very decent adventure film.

Moreover, it is full of Eastern fantasy elements.

It's very novel for a global audience.

If an ordinary director were to make this kind of film, they might encounter cultural barriers and it might flop at the box office... But this is a film made by a legendary director, Lu Zhiyuan.

Global audiences will not be resistant; on the contrary, they will be curious and eager to see this Eastern fantasy film!
After all, such opportunities are rare!
(End of this chapter)