The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 350 of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was released, featuring the underwater 3D tomb of the King of Xian, causing a sensation worldwide!
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Other female celebrities would come to Lu Zhiyuan's place for meals every few days, but Lu Zhiyuan didn't treat them as guests.

They were completely at ease with Lu Zhiyuan.

Aside from being quite strict when filming movies, Lu Zhiyuan is very easygoing in his personal life, quite unlike most big directors who always put on airs.

Tang Yan, however, had not yet fully integrated into Lu Zhiyuan's circle and was behaving rather reserved at the moment.

However, as a newcomer to the circle, Lu Zhiyuan took great care of her. In fact, when she wanted to eat glutinous rice balls, Lu Zhiyuan asked Hanikezi and Nazha to help her order takeout.

This made Tang Yan feel incredibly flattered!

After Lu Zhiyuan went upstairs, a group of female celebrities downstairs started chatting noisily.

"I heard that Xiao Bao... Director Feng Xiaogang recently received the French Order of Arts and Letters."

Everyone else got roles in Lu Zhiyuan's movies, and Hanikezi was one of Lu Zhiyuan's favorites.

Only Yang Mi stared longingly at Lu Zhiyuan, but Lu Zhiyuan seemed blind to her, never noticing her alluring glances.

At this moment, she could only try to make conversation and try to get her attention.

Otherwise, she would be the most embarrassed person present.

"Director Feng has been in high spirits lately, boasting all over the news."

Others nodded.

Feng Xiaogang's nouveau riche attitude is sometimes quite speechless.

However, Feng Xiaogang rarely has such a shining moment, so he must be boasting about himself to the extreme.

Otherwise, who knows when the next chance to brag like this will come?

This would probably suffocate Feng Xiaogang.

He is a very high-profile person who loves to boast and show off.

However, he is not as prolific as Lu Zhiyuan, who can make headlines around the world every year.

"It's just a knight's medal, nothing special. Many people have knight's medals, like Teacher Zhou, she has one too."

Hanikezi said nonchalantly, "Directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige both received the Commander's Medal. When Teacher turns 30, he will definitely be awarded the Commander's Medal as well."

This French order of merit has three levels.

The higher the rank, the harder it is to obtain: Knight's Medal, Officer's Medal, Commander's Medal.

At his age, Feng Xiaogang only received a knighthood, which, in Hanikezi's eyes, is not as good as her acting teacher, Zhou Xun.

"Does Teacher Zhou also have a knight's medal?"

Naza's eyes widened in surprise.

This was the first time she had heard of this.

No wonder, Zhou Xun is about to retire and hasn't been active on screen much in recent years, why does Chanel favor her so much?
It turns out, they're no longer just ordinary celebrities!
Rather, it is a higher level of existence.

Receiving this medal, recognized by the French Ministry of Culture, is equivalent to being a cultural aristocrat and a bridge for cultural exchange between the two countries!

As long as Zhou Xun lives, she will remain at the pinnacle of female celebrities for life!

Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi received the same treatment.

These women are practically symbols of Chinese actresses, a hallmark of an era!

Hanikezi can say these things freely because she feels that when she gets a little older, she will definitely be able to get one too.

Therefore, she has a relatively calm mindset.

After a while, Hanikezi seemed to remember something and said, "I don't know much about French medals. But Italy recently created the Order of the Italian Star, which is awarded by the president himself."

"A while ago, I heard from Uncle James that the teacher might receive this medal personally awarded by the president!"

The film "Art Students" had a huge impact in Italy.

After Italy's new president takes office, he wants to promote international cultural exchange and cooperation, and Lu Zhiyuan is definitely the first person he should choose!

Hanikezi is certain that as long as the newly appointed Italian president does not discriminate, Lu Zhiyuan will definitely receive this medal!

At least 10% of the boys born in Italy in the past two years have been named Antonio.

This is Lu Zhiyuan's influence in Italy!

"Oh, right, I'll tell you a secret, but don't tell anyone..." Suddenly, Hanikezi seemed to remember something and became mysterious.

"Honey, tell us quickly. We swear to God we won't tell anyone."

Everyone present felt they were about to hear some earth-shattering gossip, and immediately pricked up their ears.

Naza even ran out to check to make sure no one was eavesdropping.

Several people huddled together, looking rather sneaky. Even the newcomer, Wang Churan, was filled with curiosity, crowding around, waiting to hear some earth-shattering gossip.

After looking around for a while, Hanikezi lowered his voice and said, "Actually, the teacher has already received a medal, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany!"

what?
Has it already been taken?
Why is there absolutely no news about it?

That's incredibly low-key!

However, upon closer examination, it seems a bit odd that Germany would award the Knight's Cross of Merit to an art student who failed his college entrance exam.

of course.

There's absolutely no problem with Lu Zhiyuan winning the award in Germany!

"Real Steel 3" made extensive use of Friedrich's artistic style, promoting this German Romantic painter to the world.

That unique charm of natural sublimity and eternal solitude has captivated the world.

In a sense, Lu Zhiyuan essentially helped Germany promote its national culture to the world.

Before Real Steel 3, it's hard to say whether there were even 1000 million people in the world, outside of Germans, who knew about Friedrich.

But now, at least 10 billion people know Friedrich!

That's the power of a super movie!

Faced with the doubts and confusion of others, Hanikezi calmly said, "My teacher said that in 2012, pianist Lang Lang had already received a similar medal in Germany. So, he is not the first in history, and it's not worth mentioning, so he didn't say anything more."

"Moreover, as you all know, apart from being particularly obsessed with becoming the greatest director in history, the teacher doesn't care much about anything else."

At this moment, seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the others, Hanikezi's vanity was off the charts!

She couldn't help but think to herself: Although I'm a good-for-nothing, Lu Zhiyuan is just too awesome! And Lu Zhiyuan is my teacher, so doesn't that mean I'm awesome too?
No matter how outstanding other girls are, Lu Zhiyuan would never take one of them as his apprentice.

I'm the only one in the whole world!
……

That's when.

Lu Zhiyuan carried the child downstairs. The child had woken up and was full of energy after a feeding.

So he took his child downstairs to meet the beautiful women, hoping that his child would grow up to have all the best features of them.

At that moment, everyone else came over and surrounded the child.

It's very difficult to please Lu Zhiyuan.

He's the kind of stubborn, unyielding straight man who won't listen to reason.

However, as long as they show that they particularly like Lu Zhiyuan's children, it's equivalent to giving Lu Zhiyuan a huge compliment.

Lu Zhiyuan put the child in the baby rocker.

Watching the child being surrounded by several beautiful women, he wasn't shy at all. His bright, dark eyes stared at everyone, eventually locking onto Liu Yifei.

"Haha, I won!"

Liu Yifei was as happy as a child, as if she had reached the pinnacle of her life at that moment.

really!

Children are innocent and naive; they don't lie.

Among so many beautiful women, they chose me at a glance; I am the most beautiful one in the room!

Naza was the first to object, jumping up and saying, "Sister Niu, you're cheating! You were just doing hand flowers for the child, and you distracted her."

Nazha felt that she was most beautiful inside the house.

Moreover, she often met with this young girl, yet this girl chose Liu Yifei over her?
impossible!
"Sister Honey, come with me for a moment."

Seeing others vying for attention in front of their children, Lu Zhiyuan smiled; he liked this warm family atmosphere.

At that moment, he gently patted Yang Mi's shoulder!

"To!"

Yang Mi snapped back to reality instantly, and as if she had been injected with chicken blood, she followed behind Lu Zhiyuan, almost running.

Dilraba is amazing!

It's only been a few minutes, and he's already won over Lu Zhiyuan remotely!
My chance to defy fate has arrived.

"Goodbye Mr. Loser will be released in early August, and Your Wedding will be released around August 20th. Which of these two movies are you more optimistic about?"

Yang Mi has two movies released at once.

A comedy and a coming-of-age drama, two completely different styles, if performed well, will greatly improve the audience's evaluation of her!
Only with a good reputation can one steadily improve their image in the film market, step by step!
Never make a bad movie!
How much effort does it take to make a bad movie and then regain one's reputation?

"Goodbye Mr. Loser should have had a better box office performance."

Yang Mi didn't even need to think; she would definitely choose "Goodbye Mr. Loser."

Because, apart from special effects blockbusters, Lu Zhiyuan values ​​comedy films the most.

The return on investment for comedy films is simply too high.

There's no need to film any special effects.

There's no need to hire any big-name directors.

As long as there is a comedian who writes some jokes and strings them together, even if they don't become a huge hit, they can still earn a considerable income!

However, Yang Mi prefers to act in youth films.

Because no matter how well a comedy is made, it has no commercial value. She didn't want to be a comedian; she wanted to be a proud queen.

Ok.

She can't be queen yet, so she'll be a little princess full of brokenness for now.

“Both Dilraba and Xiao Su told me that you were working diligently on set and didn’t take on multiple projects at once to attend commercial events. I’m very pleased with that.”

Yang Mi is different from others.
She was somewhat ambitious and unwilling to be subordinate to others, wanting to be her own boss. Lu Zhiyuan disliked actresses who were not under his control.

Moreover, Yang Mi's acting skills aren't that strong.
However, Yang Mi is indeed quite popular.

She has a natural talent for attracting attention; whether it's a TV series or a movie, as long as she's in it, it generates a huge amount of buzz.

If Yang Mi were to act in other people's movies, audiences might wonder if it would be a bad film.

But if Yang Mi is here to film her own movie, Lu Zhiyuan believes that the audience will not have this doubt and should be full of anticipation.

"Brother Yuan, how could I dare?"

Yang Mi glanced at Lu Zhiyuan with a captivating look and said playfully, "Happy Twist and New Classics Media are no different from our own company. If I mess up the project, won't the boss's wife blacklist me?"

Lu Zhiyuan smiled, not buying Yang Mi's act at all: "Don't try to sound so pitiful. I remember when we bought shares in New Classics Media, you also bought several million worth. Now it's increased fivefold."

"It feels great to make money as capital, doesn't it?"

Of course it feels great!
Yang Mi invested about 500 million yuan with Lu Zhiyuan, and now those shares are worth 2500 million yuan!

This way of making money while lying down is just too awesome!
In addition, she also invested some money in the Netflix funds that Lu Zhiyuan bought, and it has now increased tenfold!

She only regretted not throwing more shots.

Having made so much money investing with Lu Zhiyuan, how could she dare to try any clever tricks with Lu Zhiyuan's movies?

She would definitely work like a slave for Lu Zhiyuan, doing her job diligently and conscientiously!

"I plan to spin off the talent agency department of Yuankun Media and establish a subsidiary. After the establishment of this subsidiary, we will expand our business and form a talent pool."

As for what this talent pool looks like, Lu Zhiyuan won't explain.

He believed Yang Mi would understand.

The first tier of artists includes people like Dilraba and Hanikezi, who already enjoy immense fame worldwide, have walked the Oscars red carpet, and can single-handedly carry a film with a box office of $10 billion!

The second tier consists of actresses like Zhang Ruonan and Gulnazar, who, despite having starred in major films, have yet to prove their ability to carry a film's box office.

The third tier is... well, currently the third tier only has Yang Mi!

Even Yang Mi, who belongs to the third tier, has become the top traffic star in China, dominating the TV drama market and capable of carrying youth films with less than 10 billion yuan in box office revenue.

"This subsidiary can raise funds internally. You existing artists can all buy some internal shares and become a small business owner."

Yang Mi is determined to become a capitalist.

Because she had already witnessed how much money Lu Zhiyuan made after becoming a capitalist.

Let's leave aside the film's box office performance for now.

Lu Zhiyuan's plan to make money is very simple... Before filming a movie, he buys shares in some related companies at a low price, and then accepts investment from those companies when the movie project is established.

After the movie is finished filming, the trailer is made, and the news is released during the promotion.

This company's stock can multiply several times in a short period of time.

This is much more profitable than making movies!
Lu Zhiyuan himself disdained earning such petty money. However, he couldn't stop the people around him from using this information to lay in wait!

I can earn some pocket money every year!

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Yuan! I will definitely work harder to help the boss's wife make money."

Others who run talent agencies may make or lose money, and Yang Mi has seen many celebrities get scammed, so she may not be willing to take that risk.

But how could Lu Zhiyuan's agency possibly lose money?
The company was spun off, clearly to leave it for Dilraba to play around with.

If Dilraba loses money, she can go home and whine to Lu Zhiyuan, and he'll immediately commission a role for one of the artists under this company.

This company's profits are bound to skyrocket.

Therefore, Yang Mi immediately shamelessly asked, "Brother Yuan, I have about 100 million yuan in cash on hand. Can I buy it all?"

Lu Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh. What a greedy little money-grubber!
But he was too lazy to ask any more questions about such matters, and said with a smile, "You go and discuss it with Reba. If she agrees, I have no objection."

Yang Mi immediately chuckled.

As Reba's most trusted confidante, Reba would certainly not treat him unfairly.

Dilraba is definitely the largest shareholder of this company, Zhang Tianai is probably the second largest shareholder, and I'm trying to become the third largest shareholder!
Hanikezi and Nazha probably have no interest in running a company.

After that, she used her keen eye honed from being in the entertainment industry since childhood to help the company discover several potential superstars who would become huge stars in the future.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi just wanted to cling to Lu Zhiyuan's leg: "Brother Yuan, I'll be your family's slave and work for you for the rest of my life, okay?"

In this industry, Yang Mi understands one thing well: following the right leader is the most important thing!

If the boss is unreliable, everything else is in vain!

"It's good that you have this heart."

Lu Zhiyuan didn't take it seriously. He carefully examined Yang Mi's face and couldn't help but ask, "How long has it been since you had a skincare treatment? Your skin is all wrinkled. That's really not good."

"This has been going on for some time now."

Yang Mi gave an awkward smile.

Side effects of cosmetic surgery.

It must be maintained regularly every year.

Otherwise, the skin will age very quickly, become very loose, and may even appear to detach from the bones in a strange way.

She usually gets a skincare treatment before joining a film crew.

If there are any important events at the end of the year that require her to appear in public, she will go for another beauty treatment.

Each maintenance service is very expensive.

Moreover, it is extremely painful.

"After you've finished dealing with things at your agency, get a thorough makeover to try and be perfect. Then, come report to the 'Great Wall' film crew. I'll reserve a role for you."

If Lu Zhiyuan makes Yang Mi famous, and then Yang Mi runs off to start her own company, wouldn't he be the biggest fool in the world?

The Tang people had learned this lesson the hard way.

Therefore, Lao Cai of Tang Dynasty hated Yang Mi to death.

However, compared to Lao Cai's capitalist approach, Lu Zhiyuan's methods were more sophisticated.

He gave Yang Mi the opportunity to become a shareholder, making her a small boss in the agency. The fate of the agency, however, was in the hands of Yuankun Media, a film production company.

From then on, Yang Mi's interests became highly intertwined with Lu Zhiyuan's mood.

Even if Yang Mi offended the King of Heaven, she probably wouldn't offend Lu Zhiyuan.

As for Yuankun Media, the production company, it was Lu Zhiyuan's prized possession. Giving Guo Fan and Su Lun a small share was already the limit for him.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan!"

Yang Mi was so happy she didn't know how to express it. She felt like today was her lucky day, as if a huge windfall had fallen from the sky.

Am I dreaming?
At that moment, Yang Mi opened her arms and rushed over to give Lu Zhiyuan a tight hug.

"Don't be too happy yet. If the company signs too many new people, we won't be able to film movies for a while. You'll have to lead the team and support the newcomers in filming TV series yourself."

Lu Zhiyuan patted Yang Mi on the back, giving her a heads-up.

"It's only right for me to support the newcomers in my own company. Once I've helped them get started, I'll have Sister Su or Brother Guo take them to film some domestic movies, and they'll basically become second-tier stars."

"If their ancestors accumulated good karma and you, Brother Yuan, have taken a liking to them, that would be the greatest blessing of their lives."

Yang Mi finally understood what kind of life Dilraba lived every day.

Being taken care of meticulously by Lu Zhiyuan, she didn't suffer any hardship and was treated like royalty wherever she went. It was simply too comfortable.

She was really envious.

“Kun has acquired a lot of copyrights. When your agency is established, you can have Kun be your producer.”

Lu Zhiyuan himself occupies the highest position in the world's film ecosystem, so making TV series or web series is a piece of cake for him.

He himself is not interested.

But the subordinates need to eat.

Since these people have chosen to follow him, he can't let them work like slaves for the rest of their lives, even if they're 40 years old and still have to act in idol dramas.

This is too tragic.

As a conscientious boss, he should at least create a ladder for the other party to move up.

Yang Mi could sense Lu Zhiyuan's special care for her, and at this moment, she couldn't help but ask the question she had always wanted to know: "Brother Yuan, is it because my eyes are super big that you take special care of me?"

Although Lu Zhiyuan didn't take her to film a Hollywood blockbuster.

However, since Yang Mi signed with Dilraba's studio, every TV series and movie she starred in has garnered both critical acclaim and high viewership.

She's already the queen of idol dramas!
These were all resources that Lu Zhiyuan specially tailored for her.

"Your eyes are indeed quite big."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled slightly, giving Yang Mi no particular hint, but it made her think all sorts of things.

I knew it.

hateful!

I have such big eyes, which is a huge advantage. But I had a stupid decision and went to get plastic surgery, ruining the lower half of my face.

Hey!
Originally, everything Liu Shishi had belonged to me!

But things are alright now.

I'm about to become the boss of a talent agency, much better off than Liu Shishi. Liu Shishi's still working for Lao Cai!
……

Dilraba and Zhang Tianai came back from get off work.

We'll have dinner together.

To accommodate so many guests, Lu Zhiyuan's family prepared an exceptionally lavish dinner.

However, apart from Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun, everyone else present was a female celebrity who had to maintain her figure.

How could they dare to eat anything indiscriminately?

While eating, they looked at each other and realized they were both incredibly thin.

Hanikezi is only 19 years old, with a high metabolism, so she won't gain weight no matter what she eats.

However, Zhang Tianai kept reminding her from the side: "Honey, your cheekbones are already quite high, so you must not let your jawline expand. Once it expands, you're doomed."

Upon hearing this, Hanikezi stuck out her little tongue and could only resist the temptation of the food, slowly munching on the grass.

Xin Yukun teased Hanikezi on the side: "Hani, don't listen to Xiao Ai's scares. Eat whatever you want, get all chubby, and when we're filming 'Real Steel 4,' we'll have Brother Yuan redesign a heavy mech for you!"

You're the one piloting a heavy mech!

My Qin Palace Guards are so incredibly handsome!
Being a female celebrity is really not easy.

But in order to look good on camera, Hanikezi had no choice but to endure it.

Even though Gao Yuanyuan is no longer a female celebrity, she still can't eat and drink as she pleases because she has even more competitors.

Jing Tian and Dilraba have both become incredibly thin!
Jing Tian, ​​in particular, is just like Yang Mi. Despite being so thin, her curves are still so exquisite!
It's really enviable.

Most importantly, unlike Yang Mi, Jing Tian has never had plastic surgery. Her facial features are particularly natural and soft, and even the back of her head has a unique charm.

She's simply the most perfect Ms. T in the world!

……

After dinner.

Lu Zhiyuan booked out the entire Wanda Cinema next to Dongshan Villa to invite everyone to enjoy the super IP created by Spielberg, the world-famous dinosaur special effects blockbuster - "Jurassic World"!
Although it's a very old-fashioned adventure story, this film is a true visual spectacle.

With a global opening weekend gross of over $5 million, breaking box office records... This alone is enough to prove the global audience's approval of this film!

Media reviews can be fabricated.

But box office figures don't lie.

$5 million in the first weekend, and over $15 billion for the entire period.

This is no achievement that could be obtained by chance.

Gao Yuanyuan did not come.

Staying at home taking care of the children.

Dilraba and Jing Tian, ​​without hesitation, sat on either side of Lu Zhiyuan.

Dilraba took Lu Zhiyuan's arm and glanced at Jing Tian silently.

Jing Tian snorted, reached out and grabbed Lu Zhiyuan, raising an eyebrow at Dilraba.

"Quiet."

"Don't make trouble."

Lu Zhiyuan glanced at Reba first, giving her an apologetic look. Reba pursed her lips; at this point, she had nothing to say.

After comforting Reba, Lu Zhiyuan turned to look at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian immediately smiled sweetly and mouthed: Don't worry, I was just teasing her.

Lu Zhiyuan dislikes spending extra energy dealing with household chores.

Anyone who dares to cause trouble should get out!
There was a whole bunch of people behind them, lined up, ready to take their place at any moment.

Both Dilraba and Jing Tian were well aware of this.

Two dogs fight, play off.

They wouldn't do something so stupid!
……

"See that? Isn't Brother Yuan awesome?"

Xin Yukun, Shen Teng, and Guo Fan sat at the very back.

Wang Baoqiang is missing.

Seeing how well Lu Zhiyuan disciplined his wife, Xin Yukun couldn't help but show admiration.

Seeing this, Shen Teng and Guo Fan nodded seriously, filled with emotion: "Brother Yuan is truly a role model for us! If we had even a fraction of Brother Yuan's skill, we would probably have already dominated the world."

As the old saying goes, the standard for a real man is to have three wives and four concubines.

Lu Zhiyuan has three wives, and his current wives have been confirmed.

Only four concubines are needed!

……

This Jurassic World film comes 14 years after the last dinosaur blockbuster.

The special effects are truly impressive.

On the 3D IMAX screen, everyone wearing 3D glasses could clearly see the dynamic light and shadow effects of the dinosaur's skin texture, especially the reflection of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's scales.

There are also details like the muscle twitching when the Tyrannosaurus Rex walks.

It's so realistic.

Current 3D technology is all about creating that sense of realism in detail.

For a monster movie like *Jurassic World*, besides this level of realistic detail, it also needs to convey a sense of monstrous presence! "Interesting!"

"The use of depth of field, aerial perspective, and vertical composition is very innovative."

Lu Zhiyuan stared at it for a long time.

I've finally found something that interests me.

The director of the movie "Jurassic World" is named Colin Trevorrow, who is said to be Spielberg's handpicked successor for "Jurassic".

Although he was previously unknown, Lu Zhiyuan could see some clues about the director's mastery of new technologies from the composition of this film.

There's still some skill involved.

"He used a lot of drone aerial shots, and these shots look kind of familiar to me."

Lu Zhiyuan was puzzled.

Because Lu Zhiyuan felt he had used all of these shots himself!

In "Godzilla: Monarch," he used a large number of drone aerial shots to promote DJI drones.

Although these drones have no connection with DJI.

This is a custom-made, professional-grade drone!

The lens mounted on the drone is not an ordinary lens, but an ARRI 435 camera paired with a Panavision lens!

……

I sat in the back row.

Guo Fan stared blankly for a while, then looked on in surprise: "Brother Kun, why do I feel like these scenes look familiar?"

"Don't even mention it, I also find you very familiar!"

Xin Yukun was puzzled for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "I understand! This is the drone footage of the Philippine jungle that Brother Yuan shot in 'Godzilla: Monarch'!"

"Yes, that's it!"

Guo Fan slapped his thigh and nodded repeatedly, then his admiration for Lu Zhiyuan grew even stronger: "Brother Yuan is absolutely awesome! Master Y, you're not exaggerating. I never thought that Spielberg's handpicked successor would also use Brother Yuan's techniques!"

Xin Yukun continued, "The depth-of-field shots in this film are very well done. However, it still couldn't escape the weaknesses of 3D blockbusters!"

"That means the depth of field isn't wide enough!"

"All the perspectives are focused on the very front of the camera, which is the dinosaur special effects. Judging solely from the visual effects, our 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is definitely superior!"

The advantages of LED virtual production and shooting are fully demonstrated at this moment!
This shooting method solves the problem of insufficient depth of field in 3D special effects movies, making wide-angle lenses appear more immersive!

"That's it!"

If "Mojin: The Lost Legend" falls short of "Jurassic World" in terms of technical aspects, then its box office performance worldwide will likely be lackluster.

Because Jurassic World is a super IP.

Spielberg has laid a very good foundation, and the whole world is very interested in the subject of dinosaurs.

If "Mojin: The Lost Legend" wants to break through in this environment, it must have its own super explosive element.

In terms of the realism of special effects, "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is clearly superior!
Of course, Jurassic World also has its own super appeal, which is the creation of the visual label of dinosaurs.

This movie even managed to make the dinosaurs' pupils change due to different color temperatures, which is absolutely amazing!

The introduction of this holographic technology is the biggest highlight of this film.

In conclusion, Xin Yukun felt that "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was slightly inferior to "Jurassic World" (46 out of 10).

no way!
Spielberg's dinosaur IP has a huge advantage; it's the most famous monster movie in the world.

It's even more popular than King Kong and Godzilla combined!

In terms of publicity, "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was at a natural disadvantage.

Fortunately, their expectations for "Mojin: The Lost Legend" weren't too high; they were happy if it grossed $5 million.

After watching the test screening, everyone was absolutely certain that "Mojin: The Lost Legend" would gross at the level of 10 billion US dollars.

It has completely exceeded their expectations!
We'll see what level of box office it achieves after its final release.

……

After watching the movie.

Several nanny vans arrived outside Wanda Cinema.

From each nanny van, an executive agent, a personal assistant, and a bodyguard got out, picked up their young master, and hurriedly left.

"Tangtang, how was your day?"

Tang Yan's agent, Ji Rujing, came in person, picked up Tang Yan, and asked her a few questions about what Tang Yan had accomplished that day.

"Exceeded expectations."

Tang Yan shared the good news with Ji Rujing.

Lu Zhiyuan said he would reserve a role for her in "The Great Wall".

"I heard that he's very difficult to please when he's making movies. He's put a lot of pressure on the leading ladies in all his films."

Ji Rujing began to worry about Tang Yan.

She listed Lu Zhiyuan's past achievements for Tang Yan: "During the filming of 'Upgrade,' Dilraba jumped into the sea during a typhoon."

"When filming 'Real Steel,' Hanikezi visited a slum and saw people selling their children. She was devastated and became depressed for a long time."

"When Pacific Rim was being filmed, he brought a lot of people with him and they were frozen for more than a week near the Arctic Circle. Although everyone kept quiet, I guess no one wanted to recall that scene."

"During the filming of 'Perseus,' he had someone kick Nazha and send her flying. If Nazha hadn't been in good physical condition, she probably would have had to see a doctor."

"During the filming of 'Art Students,' Gao Yuanyuan was tortured to the point of exhaustion by him, suffering a double blow both physically and mentally. As a result, he turned around and reserved all the highlights for Dilraba."

"Godzilla goes without saying, you've probably heard of it. They made a young girl like Zhang Ruonan jump from 10,000 meters. The most ridiculous thing is that he jumped after her too, he's just insane!"

"Before filming 'Mojin: The Lost Legend,' he made Gulnazar train in martial arts with Vincent Zhao. Gulnazar was tortured to the point of near death. But you've probably heard the news, right? He turned around and gave the spotlight to Hanikezi!"

In summary.

Playing the female lead for Lu Zhiyuan is very tough, and you're easily abandoned.

Because the female lead is not necessarily the most popular female character in the entire movie.

Apart from the "Real Steel" series, Lu Zhiyuan diligently followed the usual formula in filming.

In other dramas, even though the screenwriter has written a good plot, if he feels like it during the final editing, he will directly use his own montage editing techniques to leave the climax of the whole film to other characters, leaving the female lead disappointed!
"Sister, you're thinking way too far ahead. I'm just a minor supporting character. If I can get the lead role, I'd have no regrets even if he made me jump off a building!"

Tang Yan was simply amused by Ji Rujing's words.

What level do I have to be able to pick and choose with Lu Zhiyuan?
"makes sense."

Ji Rujing laughed too, and the two started chatting and laughing, hoping that Tang Yan might be noticed by Lu Zhiyuan and have a highlight moment edited for her.

Tang Yan's commercial value, if not to the point of becoming a global sensation, is at least comparable to that of Keiko Kitagawa, making her a sensation across Asia.
"Wait. Where's the boat?"

The two chatted and laughed, and when they were almost home, Ji Rujing suddenly remembered someone.

"Little boat, it's about to soar to great heights."

Tang Yan waved her hand and said with a smile, "Brother Yuan took a liking to Xiao Chuan. He directly called Zhang Tianai over to have Xiao Chuan completely remodeled. If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Chuan will be an important supporting character in the movie 'The Great Wall'."

Tang Yan wanted to have Wang Churan and Liu Yifei draw their swords at each other, creating a divine scene of two generations of celestial beings confronting each other.

But it seems that Lu Zhiyuan wanted Liu Shishi to join in as well.

This makes the plot more complex and unpredictable.

"Tangtang, after 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is released, let's buy 1 IMAX movie tickets and then give them away as raffle prizes to our fans. What do you think?"

Ji Rujing came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.

wrong.

This should be a win-win-win situation.

First, help Lu Zhiyuan boost the box office; Lu Zhiyuan will be quite happy.

Secondly, giving the box office revenue to fans who couldn't get tickets would probably make them happy.

Finally, Tang Yan could use this method to subtly express that she had ingratiated herself with Lu Zhiyuan and might be able to star in one of his movies.

Her fans must be ecstatic!
Her status will rise by half a level without her having done anything, putting her on par with Liu Yifei.

He reached the half-step Liu Shishi realm.

"1 tickets aren't enough, are they? I have 6000 million followers on Weibo. How about we buy another 5 regular 3D tickets?"

Liu Yifei gave Lu Zhiyuan 200 million US dollars.

Although Tang Yan is not as rich as Liu Yifei, she can still afford to spend several million RMB!

After saying that, Tang Yan couldn't help but sigh, "If any man were willing to spend millions on me, I would be incredibly moved. My dream man is just different. If I want to make a good impression on him, I have to spend millions first."

That's what it says.

However, Tang Yan also knew that investing money in Lu Zhiyuan was well worth it. It would yield at least a tenfold return!

Just look at Liu Shishi and you'll know.

How much return do you get from a Canon lens that costs tens of thousands of dollars?

……

6 month 26 number.

"Mojin: The Lost Legend" was released simultaneously in more than 20 countries and regions around the world.

Last year, "Godzilla: Monarch" was able to be released simultaneously in more than 30 countries and regions around the world.

It can only be said that the treatment of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was indeed a bit lacking.

But no way.

This is not a super IP.

At the same time, competition among domestic film releases is also fierce.

Besides the two Hollywood blockbusters, San Andreas and Jurassic World, which are still showing in theaters, there is also the action movie, SPL 2: A Time for Consequences.

In addition to "Mojin: The Lost Legend", another film being released alongside it is "Hollywood Adventures", a film by Justin Lin, the director of "Fast & Furious 5".

This is a movie starring Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming.

Next week, director Chen Kaige's film "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" will also be released.

However, Lu Zhiyuan didn't care at all.

Because of his current status and achievements, he doesn't need to worry about his own movies at all. Instead, others should worry about whether they will be sucked to death by his movies.

Leaving aside the situation of Lu Zhiyuan's films being shown in other places.

However, when his movies are released in China, they are like black holes, sucking up all the box office revenue and making other movies released at the same time completely overshadowed!

Because he is the top Chinese director, currently ranked third in cumulative box office history, and could surpass Peter Jackson at any time to become second in history again!

Other directors make movies, they're just making movies.

When Lu Zhiyuan makes movies, he is making history.

He is worth $20 billion and ranks third on the Forbes China Rich List!
This wealthy tycoon, unlike the two brothers from Huayi Brothers who live a life of extravagance, chooses to rack his brains every year, like an ascetic, to make movies for everyone's entertainment... What kind of noble sentiment is this?
All I can say is that Lu Zhiyuan has ambitious goals!
Strive to be number one in history!

Most celebrities have fans who support their careers, and as a legendary director, Lu Zhiyuan certainly has his own fans who support his career, and their numbers are even larger!

"Depend on!"

"It's just past midnight, how come all the tickets are already sold out?"

"I'm truly impressed!"

"Can't you open more IMAX theaters?"

Whenever Lu Zhiyuan's movies are released, regular 3D movie tickets are usually easy to buy, but whether you can snag IMAX tickets depends entirely on how fast you can grab them!
A film by a visual master is a must-see if you don't see the IMAX version!

Moreover, each one you watch is one less you can watch!
Online predictions suggest that Lu Zhiyuan will make a maximum of three more movies before retiring from the business!

These movie fans have a strange wish: that Lu Zhiyuan will make good movies, but they will flop at the box office.

In this situation, in order to become the greatest of all time, he would inevitably have to make several more films.

Some people even offered their best wishes to Spielberg, hoping he could make a comeback, direct more blockbuster movies, and boost box office revenue by several billion dollars!
This would be equivalent to extending Lu Zhiyuan's professional career!

Regardless, before the release of "Mojin: The Lost Legend," tickets for IMAX theaters were extremely difficult to obtain!
This situation is slightly better in Europe and America, but it is happening almost simultaneously in several East Asian countries!
Lu Zhiyuan may not be the world's number one director.

However, he is definitely the number one director in Asia, with tremendous box office appeal!
Let's leave the Japanese side aside for now.

In South Korea, Lu Zhiyuan himself has never promoted himself, but South Koreans worship him like a god.

In South Korean media reviews, Lu Zhiyuan's visual art is considered art among art, full of beauty and awe.

Beautiful and breathtaking.

These two words sound very contradictory.

However, in Lu Zhiyuan's films, a harmonious unity is achieved.

This is the most unique visual label in the world!
……

Around 5pm in the evening.

Lu Zhiyuan, accompanied by Dilraba Dilmurat, made a grand finale appearance at the premiere of "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

Along with them came celebrities from all walks of life.

Many people didn't receive an invitation because Lu Zhiyuan wouldn't send them individual invitations, but they still came to try and get in.

Just showing up on the red carpet at the premiere is enough.

Next, have your photographer take a few photos, then go back and find the marketing team to release a press release announcing that you're about to join the cast of "The Great Wall" and become the fourth generation of "Road Girl"!

Why are there so many people here today?

Lu Zhiyuan looked at Xin Yukun with some suspicion, wondering if Xin Yukun was behind it all.

"It has nothing to do with me."

Xin Yukun shrugged, then saw Yang Mi entertaining guests like a socialite, and he understood what was going on.

Xin Yukun pointed at Yang Mi and smiled at Lu Zhiyuan, "Your family's long-term worker is really proactive. He found so many friends to support you, the master."

In order to better develop the agency business, Lu Zhiyuan agreed to separate the agency contracts of artists such as Yang Mi from Yuankun Media.

Within a week, these people had officially established DAY Entertainment!

The name of this agency was formed by taking one letter from each of the three women's names: Dilraba, Zhang Tianai, and Yang Mi.

At the same time, Hanikezi and Nazha took the initiative to establish their own studios and separated from DAY Entertainment.

Dilraba was tricked away by Yang Mi.

Jing Tian, ​​on the other hand, has a rather strong personality.

Hanikezi and Nazha, on a whim, dragged Gao Yuanyuan into investing in their personal studio, essentially giving Gao Yuanyuan free money to spend.

Whether it's giving a cut to Yuankun Media or to Gao Yuanyuan, it's essentially working for Lu Zhiyuan.

Lu Zhiyuan was even a little confused about the complicated relationships between these people.

However, he didn't care either.

As long as they are happy.

"elder brother."

At this moment, Zhang Ruonan timidly tugged at Lu Zhiyuan's sleeve: "Brother, I just went home to take the college entrance examination. How come when I came back, Sister Xiao Ai told me that I'm the only artist left in the whole company?"

Because Zhang Ruonan is not here.

Therefore, when they divided the family property, they did not take Zhang Ruonan with them.

Normally, Zhang Ruonan should have established her own personal studio, just like Hanikezi. This way, as a big star, she could have her team better serve her.

However, Zhang Ruonan learned a profound life lesson from her businessman father.

The closer you are to the source of money, the easier it is for you to make money.

These people, in order to be independent and become boss ladies, actually chose to stay away from Lu Zhiyuan. Aren't they stupid?

These people still want to be bosses?

So when Zhang Tianai asked Zhang Ruonan if she wanted to leave with her, Zhang Ruonan chose to stay at the company without hesitation, becoming a "left-behind child" for Yuankun Media!
"As the company grows larger, some businesses need to be restructured. If you want to stay, that's fine with you. Later, I'll have Kun help you recruit a few agents and help you plan your career development."

Lu Zhiyuan didn't care much about these trivial matters.

He is a great director.

These actresses should be thrilled to be able to film his movies. There's no possibility of them refusing.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruonan was overjoyed.

I thought I would have to work hard for several years, but unexpectedly, a windfall fell from the sky. I went back to take the college entrance examination and became the top female employee in the company!

……

The movie "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" is about to be released, so Chen Kaige did not attend Lu Zhiyuan's premiere this time.

It is necessary to avoid suspicion.

Otherwise, his movie will be released next week, and according to past practice, Lu Zhiyuan will have to return the gift.

If "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" flops, he'll lose face.

Moreover, the media would also fan the flames, getting Lu Zhiyuan to comment.

How embarrassing would that be for me?

To avoid losing face in front of Lu Zhiyuan, Chen Kaige preferred not to come.

This is his last moment of pride as a senior!

When it comes to making movies, he really can't beat Lu Zhiyuan.

He can only compete with Lu Zhiyuan for the son.

He now has two sons, while Lu Zhiyuan has only one daughter.

He's in the lead for now!
Moreover, it is far ahead.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Kaige was overjoyed and had a few drinks at home that evening.

……

At the movie premiere, as usual, reporters asked the questions they wanted to ask, and Lu Zhiyuan just said a few words about the questions he wanted to answer.

These are all old, familiar issues.

These reporters didn't dare to ask any more questions.

If they asked too many questions, Miss Jing Tian, ​​who was standing nearby, remained silent like a statue, but she turned around and had someone deal with them.

In the past, they couldn't afford to offend Miss Jing Tian.

Needless to say, it's even more so now.

After all, Jing Tian's uncle is now in charge of the boss's boss's boss's boss's boss's boss...

The audience doesn't want to listen to the reporter's nonsense.

Because with the increasing development of the internet, there are also many talented people, and journalists have lost their original role and have all become mere mouthpieces.

They lost the ability to report news independently.

Netizens who want to know the truth can't rely on reporters and the media at all; they have to rely entirely on their own amazing digging ability.

……

"Fuck!"

The movie finally started, and within the first few seconds, the audience couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"No wonder, it seems like the whole world has been conquered by Hanikezi over the past month. So that's why!"

The moment Hanikezi, who plays the Queen of Jingjue, opens her eyes while lying in the coffin, is truly stunning!
Besides Hanikezi, Nazha wore a tight leather outfit and had her hair in a ponytail, looking dashing and highlighting her beautiful figure.

Moreover, what's said online is true; Nazha did indeed undergo rigorous martial arts training, and her long legs sweep across the screen, captivating the audience!

They had an unrealistic wish that Nazha's pants would suddenly burst open during the fight!

Of course, this is impossible.

Even if Naza's leather pants rip open, it can be cut out later.

This isn't a live stream.

"Nazha is so beautiful!"

"Hanikezi is so cute too."

"If I were Hu Bayi, I'd be completely dumbfounded. Which one should I choose? It's a real test of my soul!"

Although the audience found shipping the couple very sweet.

But they soon realized that the movie was not so simple.

As the plot unfolds, they gradually realize that Lu Zhiyuan has done extensive research on the character of Ding Sitian.

Ding Sitian serves as a hidden character, constantly driving the plot forward.

Whenever a key moment occurs, there is always a flashback to Ding Sitian, which provides a concrete explanation for some plot foreshadowing that appeared earlier.

The novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light" doesn't have a romantic storyline. The way Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang get along is more like comrades-in-arms than lovers.

However, in this movie, Lu Zhiyuan added a beautiful past love story to the character of Hu Bayi.

Because my first love, Ding Sitian, was too stunning.

In the future, he will be able to remain calm and composed no matter who he encounters.

of course.

In this film, the romantic subplot merely serves as a motivation for the protagonist's adventure.

What truly elevates this film beyond typical adventure movies is the LED virtual underwater 3D filming technology used by Lu Zhiyuan!
……

"Oh my God!"

"How did the tomb of the King of Xian in the original story end up like this?"

"The tomb of King Xian, buried deep underwater... If the main characters entered such a tomb, wouldn't they be completely doomed?"

"Wait a minute. How was this 3D underwater scene filmed?"

"Could they have really built a huge palace underwater? How much would that have cost?"

"Also, underwater scenes in most movies are usually gray and hazy. How come this movie is so clear? Even the carvings on the surrounding walls are clearly visible."

The scene of the underwater tomb of King Xian shocked everyone present.

They had never seen such a visual spectacle in a movie before.

In most people's minds, underwater scenes are poorly lit, gray, and have a slightly eerie green glow.

But the scenes that Lu Zhiyuan filmed were just like those in BBC nature documentaries!
Moreover, it's a 3D high-definition version!
This was even more incredible than the dinosaur spectacle they had just seen in "Jurassic World".

"Wow!"

"What did I just see?"

"A giant black snake slowly slithered through the palace of the King Xian's tomb... I was terrified!"

Underwater 3D scenes have been released!
The entire film has entered another realm!
From that moment on, the audience fell silent, because this was beyond their comprehension.

This is a completely new technological innovation!
……

After the premiere.

The audience erupted in thunderous applause.

At the same time, countless posts began to spring up on social media like mushrooms after rain.

"Number one in history!"

"I was so shocked I was speechless!"

All I want to say is, Brother Yuan is awesome!

"I never dreamed that such a revolution in film technology would happen to a Chinese director!"

"After the premiere, when reporters asked these technical questions, I learned that Brother Yuan used something called LED virtual production technology to film this movie. That's why all these scenes are so lifelike."

"In addition, Brother Yuan is the first director to use 3D underwater filming to produce a movie. He has made history again!"

"It's over! The visual technology in this movie is so amazing. I've done the math, and this movie is going to gross over 10 billion US dollars."

"Two months from now, Yuan Ge's cumulative box office gross may exceed 70 billion US dollars. He's just one step away from Spielberg!"

"His retirement day is getting closer and closer. After he fulfills his dream, he will become an ordinary billionaire."

"Breaking news! The four leading actresses born in 85 have officially announced that they will join the 'Great Wall' project, dedicating themselves to Yuan Ge and contributing the most exquisite acting skills of their lives!"

"The Four Great Flowers Born in 85? Is Zhao Liying among them? I've become a big fan of her lately."

"Sorry, we don't have round faces! She's not very charming; she can't even compete with the chubby-faced girls from Taiwan when it comes to stealing men!"

"Zhao Liying isn't a dance student, so she doesn't have any core competitiveness. Knowing she doesn't have any core competitiveness, she doesn't even try to bump into Yuan Ge at the 798 Art Zone. Yuan Ge wants to give her a chance, but he can't find her."

(End of this chapter)