The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 357 "The Great Wall": A New Concept, A Unique Visual Spectacle of Flight

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Although Zhang Ruonan was very arrogant, she knew that in Lu Zhiyuan's mind, even if Hanikezi made 10 mistakes, Lu Zhiyuan would most likely just laugh it off.

However, if she makes a mistake, Lu Zhiyuan's attitude towards her will probably be completely different!

To be honest, she genuinely envied Hanikezi.

However, she must successfully complete the task assigned to her by Lu Zhiyuan... Hanikezi, this proud little princess, is the easiest to deal with.

Once their inner pride is shattered, this little princess will instantly become bewildered and lost.

"you you……"

At that moment, Hanikezi was completely dumbfounded.

Looking at Zhang Ruonan's angelic and adorable face, she felt that this guy was truly despicable!

An angel's face, a devil's heart.

Hanikezi stared at Zhang Ruonan, stood up angrily, and felt an urge to overturn the table.

Noticing this, Dilraba put down her chopsticks and said in a deep voice, "Honey, where's your manners? Sit down and eat properly."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Gao Yuanyuan stepped in to ease the tension: "Honey, don't embarrass your teacher."

"I'm just going to get a glass of water."

Hanikezi gritted his teeth and walked away, ultimately not daring to do anything too impolite.

She felt somewhat wronged.

However, she didn't blame Lu Zhiyuan; she blamed Zhang Ruonan for everything.

Before she arrived, the atmosphere at home was wonderful, but as soon as Zhang Ruonan came, the whole house felt strange!

Who says you can't be a vixen if you're cute?
Just like Big Black Bull, you can't assume he's guileless just because he looks honest!
"Xiao Nan, we have a long future ahead of us."

After Hanikezi poured a glass of water and returned, he whispered something through gritted teeth in Zhang Ruonan's ear.

"Then we'll see."

Zhang Ruonan smiled innocently at Hanikezi, completely unconcerned.

What am I afraid of?
It's not like I wanted to mess with you, it was Brother Yuan who sent me to mess with your mentality!

I did a pretty good job.

"Honey, your workload will be reduced this year. Sister Ai has enrolled you in two courses. She should have told you about it, right?"

Seeing that Hanikezi had calmed down, Reba looked up and gave her a reminder.

"I told you."

Hanikezi nodded: "This is the arrangement my teacher gave me. I will work hard, please don't worry, sisters!"

I'll work hard and strive to become the fourth child in my family!

As the fourth child, I naturally have to take on the heavy responsibilities of the family and help my older sisters.

Otherwise, why would the older sisters accept him?
……

On the third floor, in Lu Zhiyuan's studio.

After closing the door, Lu Zhiyuan found a place to sit down, then closed his eyes and listened quietly to the beautiful voice broadcast by the system.

—【His early life was very tragic. Born in a time of war, he experienced constant displacement from a young age. His father was in poor health and spent many years in a sanatorium, supporting a family of eight on a meager salary, creating a perpetually oppressive atmosphere within the family.】

Who is this?
Of the films released in the past two months, which director's career started like this?

A time of war?

She must be at least 70 years old, right?
Lu Zhiyuan had some doubts, but generally, with such a detailed biography, it was highly likely that he had a historically great S-level talent!
Lu Zhiyuan continued to listen.

—[His mother, born into a wealthy family, was forced to relocate due to the war and was unable to continue working. She was left to care for her children and sick husband at home, losing contact with all her relatives and friends. In despair, she attempted suicide by jumping into the sea, even holding a knife to her own neck. Although she was rescued, she was left with a deep scar on her neck.]

Growing up in such a family, his life was filled with pessimism and repression, which essentially laid the foundation for his artistic style.

—[His films frequently feature gangster characters. This is related to his childhood experiences; many who know him say that if he hadn't become a director, he'd probably be a gangster boss.]

—【He was very loyal and often fought to stand up for his friends. It was in these dangerous situations that he experienced the spirit of chivalry and brotherhood.】

—【His adolescence was filled with gloom. After the age of 12, his father, mother, and grandmother all passed away one after another. This experience planted a seed in his heart, making his cinematic language often imbued with a sense of desolation when facing time and space.】

The system describes a whole lot.

Lu Zhiyuan gradually figured out which famous director this was.

Without a doubt, this is a great director of art films!
This great director loves tragic aesthetics!
Because his life was tragic enough!

Although Lu Zhiyuan liked the aesthetics of tragedy, he also knew that his understanding of tragedy was far from profound.

Because he had never experienced true despair!

Therefore, the tragedies he designed for certain characters in the film are actually superficial, closer to idol dramas, and have nothing to do with the nakedly tragic reality.

True tragedy doesn't cause pain, it only makes people feel numb.

Like being cut with a dull knife, it's a relentless, endless process, day after day. To avoid being driven mad by the pain, humans choose numbness.

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—[He has a deep love for long takes exceeding 40 seconds, as well as deep-focus wide shots. His visual style subverts traditional dramatic editing patterns, filled with "static aesthetics," placing individual destinies within the torrent of history, observing them from a detached, God-like perspective. This has created his unique long-take aesthetic!]

—[In this digital photography era, he is passionate about film photography, adept at capturing the raw texture of life, and uses unique natural light and dialect dialogue to pursue authenticity.]

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—[He is a pioneer of Eastern cinema on the international stage and a landmark figure in Chinese-language films. His film "A City of Sadness" was the first Chinese-language film to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival!]

It's finally confirmed!
A City of Sadness, Hou Xiaoxian!
This film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1989, three years earlier than Zhang Yimou's "The Story of Qiu Ju"!
In addition, the film "The Assassin," released this year, won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival!
Hou Xiaoxian's long takes possess a unique Eastern freehand aesthetic, but the specific shooting techniques also have a Western realistic and rough feel.

He integrated very well.

Unique!

He is a true visual master!

According to the system's evaluation criteria, he is a master of historical significance!
Because this step of creating something from nothing is extremely crucial.

In the realm of Chinese-language art films, Hou Xiaoxian is an indispensable figure.

Although his films often flop at the box office, he is never short of awards.

— [Congratulations! You've accomplished the impossible. Your film, *Mojin: The Lost Legend*, abandons art for commerce, using technology to change the world's perception of the East, becoming a milestone in the commercialization of Eastern fantasy films!]

— [Congratulations on taking the top spot at the global box office in July 2015, breaking the Chinese box office record, and surpassing $77 billion in total box office revenue, surpassing Peter Jackson to become the second highest-grossing film of all time!]

—[Your personal talent and relentless hard work far exceed the system's assessment of you, and you are expected to become the number one in history before the age of 30! This would be an unprecedented and unparalleled achievement! Please continue your efforts!]

—[Reward obtained: S-level talent - Hou Xiaoxian's unique long-take aesthetics!]

Unique?
The system actually used such words?
It seems the system greatly admires Hou Xiaoxian's long-take aesthetics!

As an artsy young man, Lu Zhiyuan enjoys many art films, but he has a slight sense of speechlessness when it comes to "The Assassin".

He really couldn't watch this movie!

The dialogue is a mix of classical and vernacular Chinese, and the plot is a mess.

Some of the long takes, in particular, were considered meaningful by the director, but Lu Zhiyuan personally found utterly baffling.

Throughout the film, there are countless long takes exceeding 30 seconds, focusing intensely on Shu Qi's catfish-like face...

When Shu Qi films modern dramas, her makeup and clothing choices create a unique charm.

However, filming period dramas really puts one's beauty to the test!
Shuqi, really, is no good.

From Lu Zhiyuan's perspective, the casting for this movie was a failure.

If Lu Zhiyuan were to choose, he would absolutely never cast Shu Qi as the female lead; she doesn't fit Lu Zhiyuan's aesthetic at all!

Liu Yifei might be a better choice!
Liu Shishi is also good; she has a crazy temperament that is arrogant and ruthless!

In short, no matter how you choose, you won't be able to choose Shuqi.

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"The unique long-take aesthetics are completely opposite to my sharp montage editing skills, and they are simply incompatible."

"Moreover, director Hou Xiaoxian has proven himself with countless examples that the box office is not very good."

"Forget it, this talent isn't very useful to me. I'll just keep it as a treasure!"

Lu Zhiyuan had specifically asked the system about these talents, and they were all things that could be passed down to his children.

The more talents he possesses, the more his children will be able to inherit.

Lu Zhiyuan can never have too much talent.

The film is filled with long takes, which may drive viewers crazy, but the occasional long take makes the whole film seem meaningful.

It gives the audience a completely new experience.

Novelty is also very important in movies.

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After the award ceremony, Lu Zhiyuan came downstairs.

He went back into the restaurant.

Suddenly, time seemed to slow down.

He looked up and saw a very coherent composition of foreground, middle ground, and background depths in his field of vision...

In the foreground, Hanikezi and Zhang Ruonan were bickering. Reba sat in front of them, a smile on her face, glancing at her phone every now and then.

In a mid-range shot, in the living room, Gao Yuanyuan is holding her child, talking on the phone to someone, a gentle smile on her face.

In the distance, in the garden outside the living room, grapevines spread down, laden with fruit, each grape plump and heavy, as if they might fall to the ground at any moment.

Further away, amidst the drifting clouds, a flock of geese flew south in a V-formation.

……

In an instant, the image of the three-view composition of the Lu family dining room immediately appeared in Lu Zhiyuan's mind.

The camera should be positioned in the kitchen, and the kitchen door frame should be intentionally included in the shot to create a picture-within-a-picture effect.

Lu Zhiyuan, the male protagonist, stood in front of the camera with his entire body blurred, as if he were detached from everything, fully aware of it all, but also feeling it was meaningless and unwilling to say more.

Isn't this what art films are all about?
Through the language of the camera, ordinary daily life is captured in a way that leaves a lingering impression and is full of subtext, allowing the audience to experience it for themselves.

However, most viewers are too busy with work and studies to play guessing games with the director!
Therefore, such footage has no commercial value!
Because it's too ordinary!

Viewers can see this in their own homes every day, so what's so new about it?

Lu Zhiyuan's most fundamental understanding of film is... film is a product of technology!
The era determines the type of film made.

It's the 21st century already, and biotechnology, artificial intelligence, quantum computers, robotics, new energy industries... these are all real industrial revolutions that are impacting human lives.

All of this is happening now; it is an unstoppable tide of the times.

When directors make movies, they should try to gravitate towards these themes; that's what makes them relevant to the times.

Is the director's imagination less powerful than reality?
What's the point of filming that?

……

Lu Zhiyuan composed himself and sat back down in the restaurant with a smile.

He turned to Xiaonan and asked, "Xiaonan, how does this Antarctic deep-sea langoustines, air-freighted from New Zealand, taste?"

Zhang Ruonan gave two thumbs up and kept praising, "It tastes great!"

Lu Zhiyuan nodded slightly and added, "In the future, if you're free on weekends, you can come to my house. Seafood is all you can eat."

Reba fed Lu Zhiyuan a lot of Rejuvenating Grass, but found that it had no effect at all.

Recently, Reba heard some rumors about the Chinese national football team's diet and is preparing a seafood feast for Lu Zhiyuan.

Sea cucumbers are too childish.

In short, let Lu Zhiyuan try all the world's most expensive seafood.

We eat different things every week.

As long as even one of them works, she's made a profit!
"Hehe, thank you, Brother Yuan. Then I won't be polite."

What kind of treatment is it to be able to come to Lu Zhiyuan's house for a free meal every week?
Previously, only Hanikezi received this treatment.

Now, she has one too!
Zhang Ruonan suddenly realized that the title of "Number One Female Celebrity" at Yuankun Media was truly prestigious!
Moreover, judging from Lu Zhiyuan's tone, he's planning to give her an important position!

Because her cute, youthful face has a long shelf life... She hasn't changed much since junior high school.

Look at Reba and Hanikezi.

In just a few years, it feels like 10 years have passed; they've developed too fast!

She's the best; she's forever young and adorable.

She won't look old even at 30.

"Honey, you should eat more seafood too, it's good for your brain."

Lu Zhiyuan's high school grades were excellent; he attended a key provincial high school.

He estimated that at least half of the students in his class came from their local coastal area.

I wonder if it's because these students ate a lot of seafood from a young age that their IQs developed so well.

It's also possible that because the coastal areas are more economically developed, those students receive better family education.

It's possible that both aspects are related.

But in any case, eating more seafood is definitely better than eating more meat!
"Thank you, teacher."

Although Lu Zhiyuan treated Hanikezi and Zhang Ruonan equally, Hanikezi still disliked Zhang Ruonan.

No one likes having their love, which originally belonged only to them, taken away in half for no reason!
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After dinner.

The company's nanny van picked up Hanikezi and Zhang Ruonan.

Reba closed the door, went back to the room, and looked at Lu Zhiyuan with a puzzled expression: "Honey, it seems like Hani doesn't like Xiaonan. Why did you insist on arranging for the two of them to be together?"

Lu Zhiyuan stated frankly, "I hope that the two of them can become destined rivals. Competing against each other and growing together!"

Most importantly, if Hanikezi isn't given a rival, she'll try to get rid of him.

She has too much free time!
Finding a hypothetical rival for Hanikezi could divert her pent-up youth and energy.

"If Hani knew this, she would be very sad."

Although Reba said that Hanikezi would be very sad, what she was really thinking was whether she was a rival that Lu Zhiyuan had found for Jing Tian.
In order to force Jing Tian to grow, they deliberately introduced her as their destined rival.

Thinking about it carefully, it's quite possible.

Since entering this family, Jing Tian has indeed grown rapidly, transforming from a naive and innocent little princess into a shrewd and insightful expert in palace intrigue.

I'll never be fooled again!

Some people are born strong, some become strong after achieving success, and some are forced to become strong!

Lu Zhiyuan seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps explaining why he had Hanikezi and Zhang Ruonan compete against each other.

Dilraba said she didn't understand.

However, she could probably understand that Lu Zhiyuan had created an opponent for Hanikezi to wear her down.

"Honey, what are your thoughts about me?"

Reba lay quietly on the bed for a while, intending to go to sleep.

But she couldn't help herself in the end; she just wanted to know if she was the opponent that Lu Zhiyuan had found to help Jing Tian become stronger.
"I hope that the two of us can occasionally spark a connection between our souls."

Lu Zhiyuan turned to look at Reba and said something inexplicable.

Seeing that Dilraba seemed a little puzzled, he smiled and added, "Without physical contact, how can there be sparks between souls?"

Haha!

He was simply captivated by my good looks!
Very good!
Dilraba turned around and pinned Lu Zhiyuan down: "Honey, we had a seafood feast tonight, don't waste it..."

……

During this time, Hanikezi was kept restless by Zhang Ruonan. On the other hand, Reba was enjoying success in both her career and love life.

The movie she produced, "Goodbye Mr. Loser," became an instant hit. On Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day), it grossed 5000 million yuan in just half a day on its premiere day!
The following Friday, they secured 8000 million!
On its third day of release, Saturday, the box office exceeded 3 million!
On its fourth day of release, a Sunday, the box office reached 120 million yuan!
In its first four days, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" broke records by grossing 3.5 million yuan, shocking the entire film industry!

The box office dropped slightly the following week, with daily box office revenue remaining around 5000 million. On Saturday and Sunday, the box office revenue surged back above 8000 million.

In just 11 days since its release, it has grossed 7.5 million yuan at the box office.

Based on this box office trend, the film's box office is highly likely to exceed 15 billion, and may even touch the 20 billion mark.

too frightening.

The total investment for this film was only 3000 million.

A return on investment of nearly 50 times!
In an instant, the valuation of Mahua FunAge in the capital market soared like a runaway horse!
"Do not sell!"

"Don't call me anymore. My business is just getting started. How could I possibly sell shares at a time like this?"

Mr. Zhang, the general manager of Happy Twist, has recently come to understand what kind of life Mr. Cao, the general manager of New Classics Media, leads every day.

Every now and then, investors would call to ask if Happy Twist needed funding.
How about a valuation of 10 billion?
10 billion is not enough, how about 20 billion?
We can discuss this!

As long as Mr. Zhang is willing to sign a performance-based agreement, everything is negotiable.

However, no matter how much the other party promised, Mr. Zhang just wouldn't say a word... The company is thriving and is now practically a golden goose.

At a time like this, what am I supposed to sell?
Once the company can no longer generate profits, it finds a buyer to take over; this is the normal practice in the capital market.

Good things should be kept tightly under wraps and definitely not sold to others.

Moreover, Mr. Cao from New Classics Media taught him a lesson: good things become more valuable the longer you hold onto them... Mr. Cao has held onto New Classics Media from a valuation of 50 billion to nearly 200 billion now!
"If someone gives me 200 billion, I'll retire and live a peaceful life!"

Mr. Zhang is eagerly anticipating the day when Happy Twist becomes as valuable as New Classics Media, at which point he will sell the company without hesitation.

……

Mr. Zhang has a happy trouble.

But the main characters in this movie have no worries, only happiness.

The four main characters in the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser" have all become incredibly popular as the box office has soared!

Shen Teng and Mary, needless to say.

Even Yuan Hua, whose background music is "Yi Jian Mei," has had several funny GIFs edited into his image, which have been widely circulated on various social media platforms.

The GIF of Qiu Ya, the busty school beauty played by Yang Mi, emerging from the pool with her full breasts and wet body being incredibly alluring is the most widely circulated.

Yang Mi, with her large breasts, is not unusual.

Everyone already knew this back when Far Cry was released.

However, when paired with Yang Mi's short video titled "Where is my brother Yuan?", it sparked a frenzy of spot-the-difference games across the internet.

Everyone is frantically searching to see if Yang Mi has a small mole on her chest.
To get a better view, many people bought IMAX tickets, contributing a considerable amount to the film's box office!

……

Lu Zhiyuan has recently disappeared.

For the movie "The Great Wall", he came up with a very good idea, which is to have the ancient people during the time of King Mu of Zhou ride mythical creatures that do not exist to fight!

In the movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend", he filmed the underwater 3D tomb of the King of Xian, which left a lasting impression on the audience.

This time, he's going to take on the challenge of an aerial chase.

The filming method for aerial chase scenes is even simpler compared to underwater 3D spectacles.

First, use a drone to film the mountain scenes he needs, then input the footage into the digital processing center, prepare the background, and project it onto the LED virtual shooting and production space.

Next, human actors simply need to perform various dodging actions within the LED virtual filming space to create a scene where humans are piloting mythical beasts in flight.

The filming was simple, but the footage was incredibly thrilling and exciting!

These special effects are incredibly cost-effective!
……

After all, since the era of King You of Zhou is a mythological era in the movie's setting, there must be some mythical creatures!
In addition, we must preserve humanity's ancient fighting methods!
Lu Zhiyuan did not intend to make this movie into a mythological epic with scenes of magic and magical bullets clashing... The theme of the movie "The Great Wall" is very clear: it is a fantasy epic!
A low-magic world similar to The Lord of the Rings.

In this low-magic world, combined with the normal human era of cold weapons, how can it be presented visually?

Only one variable is needed.

Introduce mythical creatures.

It's similar to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

The fighting power of the human wizards is negligible; the real highlight is the magical creatures!

Humans are there to drive the plot, while fantastical creatures are there to attract the audience; the focus is entirely on the fantastical creatures.

In the film "The Great Wall," he will construct a grand and logically consistent Eastern mythological biological system.

……

The Shang Dynasty possessed the Heavenly Mandate Black Bird. The Black Bird is a type of swallow, but as a mythical creature, it should have possessed a unique physiological structure.

The Zhou Dynasty, with its phoenixes singing on Mount Qi, naturally had creatures like the fire phoenix.

The lineage of the Queen Mother of the West has even more mythical beasts, including the Azure Phoenix, the Nine-Colored Spotted Dragon, the Nine-Tailed Fox, the White Tiger, and the Three Bluebirds... all of which need to be crafted one by one.

……

Lu Zhiyuan knew very well what elements a movie needed to be a box office hit.

The human storyline is fine as long as it's decent.

The key is the special effects!

Special effects need to be innovated again.

That works!

He filmed an Eastern fantasy version of the story of mythical creatures and humans, even before "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was released!
And with such visually unique films, once the first one is successful, there's no shortage of sequels to follow!
……

Lu Zhiyuan went to the Black Hole Horizon to discuss with Schwarzschild how to depict those Eastern mythical beasts.

It allows the audience to immediately feel that these are not the magical creatures of the Western magical world, but mythical beasts from the East.

Since it is a divine beast, it must possess sacredness.

this point is very important.

This might be a bit difficult for others, but it wasn't particularly difficult for Lu Zhiyuan.

He studied a large number of medieval religious paintings.

Lu Zhiyuan was very skilled at using that sacred light and shadow to endow some creatures with a bright and awe-inspiring power.

Such visual effects, once they appear in a movie, will become very convincing.

However, the details still need to be refined.

Even mythical beasts must conform to the principles of biological evolution and aerodynamics.

In these details, Lu Zhiyuan was always as demanding as a freak, which drove Schwarzschild to the brink of collapse!
……

DAY Entertainment!

This is the agency that Dilraba, Zhang Tianai, and Yang Mi started together.

The three of them are the bosses.

Currently, they only have one artist under their management, Wang Churan!
"It took me several months to finally look like a star."

Looking at Wang Churan in front of her, Zhang Tianai noticed that he already resembled Liu Yifei in three ways. As for any facial imperfections, they had been completely filled in using advanced technology.

As long as no knives are used, it's quite normal to incorporate some technology into the entertainment industry these days.

Which female celebrity hasn't had her teeth straightened?
Which female celebrity hasn't had facial fillers?

Times are changing, and technology is advancing.

A female celebrity who has just debuted is completely different from a female celebrity who has become famous.

As long as money is invested, it will definitely have an effect.

"In a couple of days, I'll take you to Brother Yuan's house and have him arrange a role for you."

In the movie "The Great Wall," with its three factions and countless supporting characters, you could easily put Wang Cheran in as a cameo role, giving him a line or two.

Zhang Tianai has seen Wang Churan in period dramas and thinks they are fantastic. Aside from her slightly large head, they have no flaws.

Of course, having a big head isn't a problem either.

Lu Zhiyuan only needs to move the camera back one meter and reduce the use of wide-angle lenses... because wide-angle perspective makes the head look bigger.

Most actors are filmed with wide-angle lenses because it makes their faces appear particularly wide.

In the TV series, their faces become tiny and exquisite!

"It's okay if a small boat has a big head, don't feel inferior."

“In Brother Yuan’s film crew, none of these are problems.”

"However, when you go to other people's film crews, you should remind the director to shoot you from the side more often, and definitely not to shoot you from below... that would be a disaster!"

Although Zhang Tianai is not a director, she has worked with Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun for a long time, and she is also a model herself. She has a lot of experience in how to make herself look beautiful in photos.

"Sister Xiao Ai, how could I possibly feel inferior? Since Brother Yuan chose me, it proves that I must be exceptionally outstanding, especially in terms of beauty!"

Wang Churan, on the other hand, was very confident.

She could doubt her own beauty, but she couldn't doubt Lu Zhiyuan's aesthetic sense.

She must have something unique about her.

“When I was your age, I was alone in Japan, and I was anxious and insecure every day. You are more capable than I imagined.”

"Little boat, you will definitely succeed!"

Zhang Tianai looked at Wang Cherish with new respect.

Confident people seem to radiate light!

……

In another office of the company.

Yang Mi was boasting to Xin Yukun about her successful marketing efforts over the past few days.

"Brother Kun, wasn't my unconventional move awesome?"

【Where is my brother Yuan】, paired with a seductive wet photo of the busty school beauty Qiu Ya... drove audiences to flock to the cinema to look for the mole on Yang Mi's chest.

Although it's unknown how much of the box office revenue it contributed.

However, during the film's release, Yang Mi's popularity soared, surpassing that of the two main characters, Shen Teng and Mary.

She's practically born to attract attention!

"Brother Kun, stop looking. I'm dressed so conservatively today. You can't see me even if you want to. Besides, I already said I'm taking an unconventional approach. Do you think I'm that stupid as to really sacrifice myself for art?"

Since entering, Xin Yukun has been staring at her chest, leaving Yang Mi speechless.

She's wearing long sleeves today!

Because it's September, and the weather in Yanjing is getting a bit cool.

"Sister Honey, sometimes I really admire you."

Xin Yukun withdrew his gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "But have you considered that Brother Yuan might not like what you're doing?"

"I know."

Yang Mi sighed and said, "He's about to become the number one in history, so naturally he'll care a lot about his reputation and face. If I do these borderline things, he might feel that I'm embarrassing him."

"That's not the case."

Xin Yukun shook his head, but in his heart he thought, "You have no right to embarrass him. You're nobody to him."

"He can be difficult to talk to at times, but he can also be very easy to talk to at other times."

"This time, all these gimmicks you've used are to increase the film's exposure and boost box office revenue. It's normal commercial marketing. He won't say anything."

"Even if you sacrifice your personal reputation for the sake of the movie's box office, he loves you so much, how could he possibly blame you?"

From a certain perspective, Yang Mi essentially sacrificed her innocence to help the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser" forcibly attract attention from the entire internet.

As for the final profits of this movie, Lu Zhiyuan and Dilraba will receive at least 30% of the share!
Based on a box office of 15 billion, the return would be around 6 million, with Lu Zhiyuan and Dilraba taking at least 2 million!
A world-famous painting is within my grasp.

After Xin Yukun praised Yang Mi a few times, he received a text message and immediately laughed: "Just as I thought."

As he spoke, Xin Yukun handed over his phone: "Facts have proven that your sacrifice was worthwhile."

Yang Mi was puzzled. She looked down and saw that Xin Yukun's phone had received a message: "Have Yang Mi come to [Black Hole Event Horizon]!"

"I want to create a visual effect for her similar to the Night Elf female archer! And while I'm at it, let her try it out and see which mythical beast she's more attractive riding?"

I rely on!

Night Elf female archer?
Yang Mi said she had heard of this.

She was dressed very revealingly, with a huge bust and incredibly white legs! She was extremely sexy, almost like a Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Besides that, do you also have to ride mythical beasts?

Isn't "The Great Wall" a historical film? Why are there mythical beasts in it?

But isn't it cooler to have mythical beasts?
Yang Mi vaguely remembered hearing about Gal Gadot, a Hollywood actress who starred in the "Fast & Furious" series, who was currently filming "Wonder Woman".

Gal Gadot's look in this movie also seems quite daring.

Has she been chosen by Lu Zhiyuan to become the Gal Gadot of the East?

“Gal Gadot has to go to Puff Daddy’s party… Honey, you only have a few minor scandals and you get this kind of role.”

"congratulations."

"You've successfully shown Brother Yuan how hard you've worked!"

Xin Yukun knew that ever since Lu Zhiyuan discovered Yang Mi's plastic surgery, Lu Zhiyuan had refused to give Yang Mi close-up shots.

But now, Yang Mi is working hard to promote the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser", even going so far as to use her own innocence as a meme, which has contributed a lot of buzz to the movie.

This made Lu Zhiyuan realize that Yang Mi was a very ambitious actress!

If her acting skills are a little lacking, Lu Zhiyuan can train her.

But not every actor is so ambitious. They're willing to pay any price to become famous!
This is the best tool.

Most importantly, Yang Mi genuinely helped Lu Zhiyuan make a lot of money.

“Brother Kun, you can help Brother Yuan organize a similar party. You can secretly invite me then. I don’t mind.”

"Actually, when it comes to matters between men and women, don't always think that men get the better deal. Sometimes, if you think about it from the other side, women also have needs."

Yang Mi implied to Xin Yukun that she was willing to attend Lu Zhiyuan's party.

But Lu Zhiyuan doesn't organize this party, so she can't find an opportunity to attend even if she wants to.

"As long as you're willing to go all out, opportunities are everywhere."

Xin Yukun smiled at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi immediately backed down, shaking her head frantically: "I wouldn't dare. He would really kick me out of the crew."

She had already been kicked out of the production team by Lu Zhiyuan once, and this was her first opportunity in many years, which she cherished very much!
"It's almost time. Head to the event horizon of the black hole. Be prepared, you might be asked to stay at the company tonight."

After chatting for a while, Xin Yukun checked the time and told Yang Mi that she could leave.

"Staying overnight at the company? That's not a good idea."

Yang Mi thought Lu Zhiyuan had some strange quirk, and her expression was somewhat hesitant.

"What are you thinking? The project has officially started! Brother Yuan is so busy, how could he have time to engage in any underhanded dealings with you?"

"You'll definitely be staying up all night tonight!"

"He's been resting for months, holding back his energy, and he's about to become the greatest of all time. You think he'd come after you at this crucial moment? What a pipe dream! Your charisma is nothing compared to the greatest of all time."

Xin Yukun chuckled coldly, telling Yang Mi to keep her mind to herself. If she wanted to do anything messy, there would be plenty of time after the movie's post-production was finished.

During the holidays, no matter how much Yang Mi tried to seduce Lu Zhiyuan, even if Lu Zhiyuan didn't like it, he would just laugh it off and not take it to heart.

Once the project starts, Lu Zhiyuan is an absolute workaholic, and no one can stop him from becoming the first in history!

Just one step away!
(End of this chapter)