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Chapter 170 Daily Life, Wanting to Rebel Just Once! Animated Movie? ??? (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Warmest congratulations! The action-disaster blockbuster 'I Am Legend,' written and produced by Lü Rui and with a budget of $1.5 million, has grossed $1.2 million in its opening weekend and has a 7.6 rating on IMDb!"

"More good news: Taken has grossed over $6000 million at the North American box office."

"The horror film 'Paranormal Activity,' which was co-produced and written by Lu Rui, has grossed over $7500 million at the North American box office."

...

For several days in a row, Lü Rui's activities were widely reprinted by domestic media, frequently making headlines on major portal websites and print media.

Everywhere you look, there are reports of box office hits!

This made many people envious, but also gave them a strange feeling.

Even though there are no new films released by Ruishijie during this year's Lunar New Year season, why do I have the illusion that Lü Rui is everywhere?

Chen Kai, in particular, felt inexplicably uneasy at this moment.

It's one thing for young people to make great strides abroad and achieve ever-increasing success, but the fact that "Taken" grossed 3.72 million yuan at the domestic box office is like an insurmountable mountain!
With "The Promise" set to be released in less than a week, it will be incredibly difficult for him to back down after making so many boasts.
However, although he was panicking inside, he remained calm on the surface.

How are the premiere preparations going?

“Everything went smoothly,” Chen Hong, the head housekeeper, reported meticulously. “The premiere gala officially began at 6 p.m. on December 12 at the CPPCC Auditorium.”

There will be a premiere ceremony in Guangzhou on the 13th, and a special screening event at the Shanghai Film City on the 15th…

Chen Kaige nodded, then asked, "How's it going with 'If Love'?"

Chen Hong knew he was asking about Wu Junru, and sneered, "She's just a stupid woman, she can't cause any trouble. Movie box office figures are all fake, and she still dares to make a scene? She's just asking for death!"

Back then, Chen Hong was able to successfully rise to power over Ni Ping, Chen Kaige's ex-girlfriend and a CCTV host, which speaks volumes about her shrewdness.

As for Sandra Ng, she never took her seriously.

What kind of talent could a clown have who openly flirts with other male actors in front of her own husband at an awards ceremony?
"That's good."

Chen Kai smiled with satisfaction, feeling even more certain that he had married the right person.

Outsiders call him a "scapegoat," but he doesn't see it that way.

Marrying Chen Hong was absolutely the best decision he ever made in his life!
“Dad, Mom…”

As the two were talking, a shout suddenly came from outside the door.

Chen Kaige turned his head and saw his youngest son, who had just returned from abroad, running in.

When Chen Hong saw her son, she bent down to hug him, but Chen Kaige put on a stern face and said, "Arthur, what happened to the manners Dad taught you? How should you greet people?"

Chen Feiyu was taken aback, then immediately stood at attention and said solemnly, "Greetings, Father and Mother."

Chen Kai nodded in satisfaction and pointed to the sofa next to him, saying, "Arthur, please sit down."

Children need to be taught from a young age, and family education must be strict in order to greatly increase their chances of success.

He firmly believed in this set of rules.

The family of three chatted as if they were receiving guests, using almost exclusively honorifics...

In contrast, Lü Rui, who had flown back to Harbin from Los Angeles, was lying sprawled on his sofa at home.

With the release of "I Am Legend", my work abroad has temporarily come to an end.

Some follow-up arrangements can only proceed after the films currently in theaters have finished their theatrical run.

For example, the new project "300" that is being negotiated with Warner Bros. has already sent the project proposal and script to Warner Bros., but it still needs to go through layers of review before it can be launched.

$1.5 million is no small sum.

This new project belongs to DC, and we definitely won't let other companies get involved.

This means that Warner needs at least $1 million to officially launch the project, which will naturally involve multiple rounds of meetings and negotiations.

As for project follow-up, Lü Rui handed it over to Zack Snyder.

In his previous life, it was this project that allowed Zack to officially make a name for himself in Hollywood!
Lu Rui had no interest in taking away his "opportunity." After thinking it over, he decided to assist in the filming as a screenwriter and producer, just like with "I Am Legend."

Of course, another reason is that there has been new progress in the approval process for "Dying to Survive".

In comparison, he prefers to work on this new project and aim for an award.

As for "Taken" and "Paranormal Activity," they have now entered a stable period of screening, so let them reap the box office rewards step by step.

"Mom! I want to eat an apple!"

Lu Rui, holding his laptop and scrolling through the news, called out towards the kitchen.

"Peel it yourself if you want to eat it," came Lu's mother's voice from the kitchen.

"Can you peel one for me? I'm too lazy to move."

"I deserve yours!"

All mothers in the world are the same.

When Lü Rui came back yesterday, his mother was incredibly enthusiastic, saying, "My son has lost weight." She quickly wrapped and cooked the dumplings and brought them out.

But today, they've started to complain.

Of course, the main reason was that Lü Rui didn't bring her a daughter-in-law back.

In Lu's mother's view, her son had bought a car, a house, and his career was thriving... Now that he had established himself, he should find a good girl to marry.

But he's in a different situation; years have passed, and he still hasn't managed to bring home a girlfriend.

Thankfully, this was in Harbin, not Chengdu, otherwise Lu's mother might have started to doubt her son's sexual orientation.

Of course, despite saying he was disgusted, the peeled apple was brought out a little while later.

"Thanks, Mom." Lu Rui took it and happily took a big bite.

"Don't thank me. Hurry up and find a girlfriend, have a few kids, and I'll thank you in return, okay?" Mother Lu rolled her eyes, her tone full of disdain.

"You're still so young, why bother with all this? Why don't you go on a trip with my dad when you have nothing else to do? Being an old lady is too tiring."

"What do you know! Look at Old Zhang's house downstairs..."

Lu Rui quickly covered his ears, got up and rushed to the bedroom: "You're busy, I'll reply to an email."

"Which girl sent this? What does the email mean? When are you planning to get married?" His mother's voice followed him.

"...I'm still in graduate school, I haven't graduated yet, why would I get married?"

"Then you should at least date someone first!"

"Okay, okay! In two years, after I graduate with my master's degree, I'll definitely bring you a girlfriend, is that alright?"

"Are you kidding me?" Mother Lü asked suspiciously.

"Why would I lie to you? I promise! I swear! May I be struck by lightning if I don't bring it back!"

"Pah! Pah! Pah! What nonsense are you talking about! You can't say things like that. There's a shaman in the building next door who was taken away by a 'fairy' from the mountain because he failed to keep his vow!"

"Huh? How many people from our neighborhood actually participated in this?"

"I don't know, there are just so many, I don't know where all these immortals came from..."

The conversation between the mother and son smoothly veered from marriage to shamanism.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door; Mr. Lü had returned.

He shook the snow off his clothes, looked at his wife and son, and smiled brightly.

"Dad, you're back." Lu Rui rushed over to greet him as if he had seen a savior.

But the next second, Mr. Lü suddenly pulled a booklet out of his bag and proudly showed it off: "Look what I brought back!"

"What?" Lu Rui asked curiously.

“A magazine,” Mr. Lü laughed. “I passed a bookstore on my way home, spotted you immediately, and bought it.”

Lu Rui took it and looked at it, and lo and behold, it really was him on the cover!

He was wearing a sharp-tailored suit, holding a gleaming gold trophy, with a director's megaphone prominently displayed in the background, flanked by lists of his achievements over the past few years.

In 2002, at the age of 20, he burst onto the scene, winning the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival for "Gone Girl".

The film grossed 3650 million at the box office!
In 2003, Rui Vision entered the public eye, and he won the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival for "Mystic River".

The film grossed 6236 million yuan at the box office.

In the same year, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" grossed 150 million yuan at the box office, helping him achieve the title of "director with 100 million yuan box office" and winning the first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Award as a mainland director.

In 2004, he directed "The Pursuit of Happyness," which won several awards, including Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Film at the Golden Horse Awards. He also produced "Hitch" and "Insidious," successfully opening the door to Hollywood.

At the end of the year, she earned 2.4 million yuan at the box office with "The Prestige", becoming the most shining new star in the film industry in 04!
In 2005, which is this year, he produced two dark horse comedy films, *Crazy Stone* and *Click*. At the same time, his self-directed film *Taken* became the highest-grossing domestic film, successfully breaking the domestic and international box office records set by *Hero*!

Overseas, two excellent works, "I Am Legend" and "Phantom of the Opera", were launched.

The former, in particular, surprised the Chinese entertainment industry and amazed the entire United States with a budget of $1.5 million, and grossed $1.2 million in just three days!
If you add up the total box office revenue of all the works related to him, the total has exceeded 40 billion RMB!

People magazine really gave us face, not only giving it a prominent headline but also setting it on an extremely high level of sophistication:

"At 23, a Dream-Making Genius in the World of Cinema and a Creator of a New Era of Box Office Legends"

Turning to the first page, there's another high-class title:
"Through a 40 Billion Yuan Box Office Matrix, Gain a Deeper Understanding of the Seventh Generation Directors Who Are Reshaping the Film and Television Landscape"

Lu Rui blushed upon seeing this.

This magazine's editor is exaggerating too much; someone who didn't know better would think he's already a giant in the film and television industry.

However, Mr. and Mrs. Lü watched with smiles on their faces.

Because of his son's status, Mr. Lü is now treated like an honored guest in front of outsiders.

Even the leaders in his workplace who were many levels above him would greet him respectfully and wouldn't dare to look down on him.

Meanwhile, Lu's mother was very interested in the actresses described in the magazine who had worked with Lu Rui.

"I quite like this Liu Tao..."

Lu Rui knew what she was up to and reminded her, "She has a boyfriend and is getting married soon."

"Mei Ting... forget about her, she's too fierce. Yu Feihong is a bit too old. Fan Bingbing... hey! Jin Suo is nice, and she's pretty too. Why don't you bring her back to be my daughter-in-law?"

Lu's mother had a good impression of Fan Bingbing, after all, she was a loyal viewer of "My Fair Princess".

"I don't like her type."

Mother Lü pouted, "You've become picky? I don't even know if they'll even like you."

"Ah!"

While filming "Sunny Sisters," Fan Bingbing sneezed several times, muttering to herself, "What's going on? Have I caught a cold?"

Luckily, she didn't have clairvoyance or clairaudience, otherwise she probably would have had to use telepathy techniques.

"Auntie! I'm willing! I'm more than willing! I could fall for him! It's your son who doesn't like me!"

Unfortunately, reality is not a mythological novel.

"A Miss Rui? Liu Yifei?!"

When Lu's mother turned to the back of the magazine, she suddenly saw a familiar name and her eyes lit up.

"This girl..."

Lu Rui raised an eyebrow slightly and pricked up his ears.

"You absolutely cannot have any improper thoughts about this girl!" Mother Lu warned sternly. "Qianqian is still young, she's only just come of age. I want to adopt her as my goddaughter, and as her brother, you have to protect her, do you understand?"

"..."

Lu Rui was speechless and decided not to stay at home anymore; he would return to Beijing instead.

He was never the rebellious kid he always was, but at this moment, he suddenly wanted to rebel.

The following morning, with a whole bunch of food, including red sausage, sauerkraut, and frozen dumplings, packed in her suitcase by her mother, Lü Rui boarded a flight back to Beijing.

On the way, while idly browsing the news, he discovered that the battle between "The Promise" and "Perhaps Love" had seemingly come to a temporary end.

Unsurprisingly, Sandra Ng lost miserably.

She criticized "The Promise" for being bad and having fake big breasts, and was immediately attacked by Chen Hong. She was also accused of faking the 18 million yuan box office in four days for "Perhaps Love".

Suddenly, both film distributors, Stellar Media and China Film Group, were drawn into the battle.

Faced with the national-level official, Sandra Ng shut her mouth completely and dared not speak recklessly again.

On the contrary, "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella" has encountered some trouble.

After finishing "A Chinese Odyssey", director Liu Zhenwei set his sights on the "Journey to the West" theme and claimed to be the one who understood the "emotions" in it the most.

And now, she's dragged together several handsome men—Nicholas Tse, Chen Bolin, Kenny Kwan, and Steven Cheung—to have a romance in the film.

This angered Liu Cixin, who considers "Journey to the West" his own territory, and he immediately jumped out to criticize:
"Making Tang Sanzang and his disciples fall in love isn't an adaptation, it's pure parody! The Chinese nation has a five-thousand-year history, and it has no shortage of moving love stories. I hope future generations can leave a pure emotional space for Journey to the West..."

Liu Zhenwei, naturally unconvinced, immediately responded from afar, his tone carrying a hint of unruly mockery:
"Teacher Liu's words are biased. Journey to the West evolved from folk legends. When Mr. Wu Cheng'en wrote it, didn't he also incorporate a lot of interesting stories from that time?"
How did the romance between Tang Sanzang and his disciples become a joke? I was just adding a touch of human warmth to their journey to the West. Look at Sun Wukong, who sprang from a stone; couldn't he have a period of innocent romance? Tang Sanzang, with his mortal eyes, was also moved by a woman he liked, which only makes his spiritual practice more challenging!

Besides, I haven't ruined the very essence of 'seeking the Way through scriptures,' so why is that wrong? It's treating the classics like your own backyard, not allowing anyone to touch them or add anything—that's what it means to kill the scriptures, isn't it?

Of course, if Teacher Liu really can't stand it, just consider this an interlude added to the journey to the West. After listening, your Sun Wukong is still the Monkey King, it won't interfere with anything.

Teacher Six: (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻
Liu Zhenwei: ╭∩╮（￣▽￣）╭∩╮

Teacher Liu was so angry that he flipped the table, while Liu Zhenwei didn't care.

The two sides went back and forth, engaging in a fierce verbal battle, which was quite a spectacle!
In contrast, Zhang Yimou's "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" received far less publicity.

Zhang Weiping clearly wasn't interested in this movie; he was focused on promoting the grand epic of "Curse of the Golden Flower"!

Besides Jay Chou, even Chow Yun-fat, one of Hong Kong's "two Chows and one Jackie Chan," was invited to join the crew, making it quite a large-scale production.

Upon arriving in the capital, Lü Rui first went back to the company, heading straight to Ruiyue Animation.

After nearly a year of production, thanks to the efforts of the animation team led by Tian Xiaopeng, the first season of "Qin's Moon" has finally been completed with all 10 episodes.

"The first season mainly revolves around the aftermath of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin. The protagonist, Tianming, flees with Jing Ke's sword and encounters Gai Nie along the way. The two travel together and get involved in the conflicts of the Hundred Schools of Thought."

We focused on depicting the chaotic atmosphere of the late Warring States period, as well as the characteristics of various martial arts schools, such as the mechanical arts of the Mohists and the swordsmanship of the School of Diplomacy…”

Inside the screening room, Tian Xiaopeng was explaining the plot to Lü Rui using the storyboard.

"Let's just watch the movie," Lu Rui interrupted.

He already knows the plot by heart, so there's no need for Tian Xiaopeng to repeat it.

"it is good."

Tian Xiaopeng waved to his assistant, signaling that they could start playing the finished film.

From the opening scene of the Xianyang Palace at night, to Tianming's escape through the streets, and then to the sword shadows and flowing light when Gai Nie makes his move, the 3D modeled character movements and scene rendering unfold frame by frame on the screen.

Lu Rui looked at it very carefully, paying particular attention to the 3D effects of the animation.

His scope of judgment includes the subtlety of characters' expressions, the sense of layering in scene perspective, and the fluidity of martial arts movements.

After watching two episodes, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

The effect is indeed excellent. Whether it's the recognizability of the character models or the impact of the fight scenes, it's definitely top-notch among similar animations in China.

However, compared to Hollywood's mature 3D animation, the gap is still obvious.

For example, the physical simulation of the fabric is a bit stiff, and the transition of light and shadow in large scenes is not natural enough.

However, he didn't mention these things. Instead, he turned to look at Tian Xiaopeng and his team members, his eyes filled with a smile: "You've done a great job. It's more solid than I expected. You've put in a lot of effort to produce such a finished product within a year."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiaopeng and the others visibly breathed a sigh of relief, their faces beaming with joy.

“Animation progresses step by step,” Lu Rui continued to encourage. “This is the foundation, and next time we can refine the details. Take it slow, and we will eventually catch up with Hollywood.”

As they were talking, the melodious song from the beginning of the film started playing again. The cool melody paired with the ancient-style visuals was particularly moving.

Lu Rui paused, then raised an eyebrow and said, "This opening theme is pretty good, isn't it?"

Tian Xiaopeng quickly replied, "The song is called 'Moonlight.' We bought the copyright directly from a singer named Hu Yanbin."

Lu Rui's lips curled up slightly, and he chuckled inwardly.

This guy sang this song with such high difficulty, and his handling of the transitions and breath control had a "showy" vibe. When he gets older and his breath control fails, it might be difficult for him to sing it live again...

The review continued until noon. After watching all 10 episodes, Lü Rui was fairly satisfied with the overall quality.

Immediately, he summoned the head of the distribution department: "Get in touch with all the major TV stations right away. The subject matter and production quality of 'Qin's Moon' are both excellent. Try to get a high price, especially for satellite TV channels. We need to negotiate more with them..."

"Okay, Director Lü, we'll get ready right away!"

The head of the distribution department readily agreed.

It's worth noting that the distribution department has been established for almost a year, and after "Crossing the Guandong", they finally have a new project, which is truly gratifying!
Everyone quickly got busy. Lü Rui leaned back in his chair, thinking that if "Qin's Moon" was successful, perhaps the next step could be to try making an animated film.

Just then, the phone rang!
He took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and pressed the answer button: "Hello? Mr. Han?"

On the other end of the phone, Han Sanping's voice was filled with barely concealed excitement: "Come to the bureau, I have good news..."

(End of this chapter)