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Chapter 252 Feng Kuzi Steals a Skill? The Pacific Rim Main Storyline is Over... Free! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Warmest congratulations! Another '100 million yuan box office director' has been added to the Chinese film industry!"

"The crime film 'New World,' co-produced by Ruishijie and Yinghuang, directed by Lu Yang, and starring Hu Jun, Ning Li, Wang Zhifei, Wang Shuohui, Lin Jiadong, Qin Pei, and other powerful actors, has raked in 1.33 million yuan at the mainland box office in just 20 days, breaking the box office record of 'The Banquet'..."

"Hong Kong media reports good news: The box office of 'New World' in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$35 million, topping the 2006 Hong Kong box office charts!"

"Two films, 'Crazy Racer' and 'The Equation of Love and Death,' which were co-produced and independently produced by Ruishijie, have simultaneously launched public auditions..."

numb!

Completely numb!

The entire film and television industry's attention is now focused on Ruishijie.

The film "Sunny Sisters" grossed 2.26 million yuan at the box office in the first half of the year.

The movie "New World" released in the second half of the year grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office!

The achievement of "box office exceeding 100 million" that everyone used to think was impossible is now as commonplace as it seems in front of Ruishi Interface.

According to media statistics, there are now a total of nine directors in China whose films have grossed over 9 million yuan.

They are: Lü Rui, Zhang Yimou, Zhao Peng, Chen Kaige, Zhou Xingchi, Shen Ao, Lu Yang, Feng Xiaogang, and Yu Rentai.

And among these, Ruishijie alone occupies four seats!
Such a star-studded lineup is something that no investor could have ever dreamed of before!
It's worth noting that Huayi Brothers has become incredibly successful in recent years, thanks to just one director, Feng Xiaogang, whose films gross over 100 million yuan each.

There are four Kerui Vision!

Furthermore, all four of them have far surpassed Feng Xiaogang in terms of box office performance.

Strictly speaking, they all rose to prominence by riding on the coattails of Feng Xiaogang's works.

Lü Rui's "Mysterious River" beat Feng Xiaogang's "Cellphone" to become the highest-grossing film of 2003.

Following closely behind, Shen Ao's "Clipper" successfully surpassed Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves" at the box office.

As for "The Banquet," it was surpassed by both Zhao Peng's "Sunny Sisters" and Lu Yang's "New World."

When the media reports on this now, the most frequently mentioned and compared work is Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet".

The box office result of 1.3 million yuan is neither high nor low, and has become the most awkward "comparison template" in the industry.

Feng Xiaogang was furious! But he was outmatched, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.

To avoid being gossiped about by reporters, he simply took the entire cast and crew of "Assembly" to Kuandian, Dandong, in Northeast China, to begin closed-door filming.

Before setting off, he also shouted out his goal and vow in front of all the actors:

"Next year's Lunar New Year film season! I'm determined to win back everything I've lost!"
I've been under the weight of wind and snow for two or three years, but I laugh as the wind is light and the snow is as soft as cotton!
With lofty ambitions still in my heart, one day I will reach the summit and laugh at the world!
When you achieve success and fame, even the bitterest food will taste sweet!
"No one will support my lofty ambitions; I will brave the snow to reach the mountain peak myself!"

This satirical poem quickly spread within the circle, leaving many people somewhat taken aback.

After all, reciting poetry was a stunt that Chen Kaige used to do. Why is Feng Xiaogang following suit?

"No? He clearly used all my words!"

At 20th Century Kaige Film Studio, Chen Kaige was completely dumbfounded.

He had actually thought of these words, and originally planned to recite a poem at the press conference for the filming of "Mei Lanfang" to show his ambition.

But to everyone's surprise, Feng Xiaogang stole it first.

"That Feng Kuzi, the plagiarist! He actually dared to steal my lyrics!"

Chen Kaige was furious, but he had no choice but to urgently rethink his new work.

After all, reciting poetry has become a symbol of his refined taste, and this must be carried forward and never stopped, otherwise how can he show his high-class taste?

At the same time, Zhang Yimou was completely deflated.

Even though "Curse of the Golden Flower" grossed over 2 million yuan in just half a month after its release, a feat that left other films far behind.

However, the film's poor reception was too late to salvage the situation.

The two jokes, "The whole city is full of big-breasted girls" and "A bloodbath caused by a pile of steamed buns," made him so angry that he almost vomited blood!

He knew that the plot of "Curse of the Golden Flower" had many illogical parts in order to cater to Hollywood, but he did not expect it to be criticized so harshly!
Some media outlets even grouped the three films, "Curse of the Golden Flower," "The Banquet," and "The Promise," together, calling them the "Three Bad Movie Brothers."

These words deeply wounded him.

As is well known, he is a very prolific person.
Since the release of his directorial debut, "Red Sorghum," in 1987, he had released a total of 15 films by 2006.

No director in the industry is more prolific than him.

But at this moment, looking at the reviews of "Curse of the Golden Flower", he suddenly lost the idea of ​​continuing to create.

"Let's take a break... Let's stop for a few years first. We can't keep forcing it; if we keep going, it will only get worse... Let's focus on getting the Olympics sorted out first..."

After making the phone call to Zhang Weiping, he went straight into the Bird's Nest stadium, which was under construction, and never came out again.

Actually, compared to him, Zhang Weiping is the one in a more awkward position.

Of course, when "Curse of the Golden Flower" was released, he made so many boasts, saying that he would beat "New World" and "Taken".

But now, all those boasts they made have come back to haunt them, like boomerangs that have come full circle and hit them right in the face!

Especially recently, when he was arguing with Yu Dong online, the other party made all sorts of sarcastic remarks, each sentence hitting him where it hurt, which made him furious.

"Hmph! We'll see! Once 'Curse of the Golden Flower' is nominated for an Oscar, let's see if you still dare to look down on me!"

The film's overseas distribution rights have been sold to Harvey, who has promised to help him with Oscar lobbying. He's now anxiously awaiting good news... even though the North American box office was actually worse than the domestic one...

……

"Boom!!!"

Inside the Beijing Film Studio's soundstage, the roar of hydraulic equipment mingled with the sound effects of simulated ocean waves.

On the giant green screen, images of the deep Pacific Ocean seabed are being projected.

Blue-purple lava currents churned in the background, casting flickering light and shadow on the metal shells of the "Great Wall Watcher" and "Crimson Storm" mechs.

Lu Rui stood behind the monitor, his eyes fixed on every detail of the two mecha models' movements.

Since returning from watching "Curse of the Golden Flower," he has devoted himself entirely to filming the battles between mechs and monsters.

What we are witnessing is the core of the final battle in Pacific Rim, humanity's last stand against the alien wormhole.

"Final confirmation from all departments! The mech weapon systems, explosive points, and actor safety equipment have all been checked!"

Zhao Peng, one of the assistant directors, was speaking, his voice carried throughout the venue via walkie-talkie.

Veteran driver Chen Baoguo, dressed in his driver's uniform, was adjusting his helmet in front of a mirror.

Teammates He Rundong and Zhao Wenzhuo on either side were also quickly adjusting. The dual sword devices on the shoulders of their uniforms were already loaded, and the metal scabbards gleamed with a cold, sharp light under the lamp!
Liu Ye and Liu Yifei sat inside the cockpit model of the Great Wall Watcher, ready for battle.

A red warning light was flashing on the dashboard in front of me, simulating the tense atmosphere of about to enter a dangerous area.

"Action!"

With Lü Rui's command, filming officially began.

The two mecha models moved slowly, advancing towards the wormhole entrance deep within the green screen.

The hydraulic system makes a heavy metallic scraping sound when it operates, as if it were really struggling to move forward in the deep sea.

"Radar indicates the presence of two Level 4 monster signals ahead: 'Abomination' and 'Narcosaurus'..."

Liu Ye's voice came through the microphone, his tone serious. His hands moved quickly on the control panel, and the vibration device in the cockpit was activated slightly.

Suddenly, the lava field in the green screen background exploded, and a giant model, much larger than the other two monsters, rushed out!
The Level 5 monster "Poisonous Woman" has arrived!
Its shell is covered with lava crystals, its limbs have sharp barbs, and its compound eyes on its head gleam with a scarlet light.

The smoke machine on site instantly spewed out smoke, simulating the dense smoke and dust after a lava eruption.

Gu Changwei controlled the high-speed camera, precisely capturing the moment when the "poisonous woman" lunged at the mecha.

"Wall Watchers deal with the Nargacuga, Crimson Storms restrain the Abominations..."

Chen Baoguo's commands rang out continuously.

The next second, the twin swords on Storm's Crimson shoulder instantly sprang out, piercing towards Abomination's neck with a whooshing sound.

The hydraulic arms of the mecha model operated at full power, and the blades collided with the armor of the abomination, sparks flying everywhere!
Niu Le directed the demolition team to precisely detonate the pre-set small explosives, creating a visual effect of shattered metal.

At the same time, the velociraptor opened its gaping maw and bit down on the Wall Watcher's leg.

Liu Ye maneuvered his mecha to the side to dodge, and the ion cannon on his left arm was instantly activated, the blue energy beam striking the Velociraptor's abdomen.

The lights on set suddenly brightened and then dimmed, simulating the intense light of an energy cannon firing.

"Now!"

Liu Ye shouted, grabbing the velociraptor's head with his right arm and slamming it hard against the seabed rocks.

At the same time, the mech's knees suddenly rose and slammed heavily into the velociraptor's head!
With a loud bang, the model of the Swift Dragon cracked open from its head, signaling that it had been defeated.

But the guardians of the Great Wall also paid a heavy price!
The armor plates on the legs were severely deformed, the hydraulic system emitted a piercing malfunction alarm, and the vibrations inside the cockpit suddenly increased...

Liu Yifei's body swayed violently with the tremors, but her face remained resolute as she gripped the control panel tightly with both hands, fully demonstrating the fearless nature of her character.

Filming naturally couldn't be completed in just a few hours.

It took a whole day just to film a few fight scenes.

As night fell, all equipment ceased operation, and the actors emerged from the mecha cockpits one after another to begin removing their makeup.

"Teacher Chen, how are you? Can you still hold on?"

Lü Rui wasn't worried about the others, but Chen Baoguo was older, and filming scenes that required frequent exertion and intense movements was really difficult for him.

"Don't worry, it's fine. You'll recover after a night's sleep."

Chen Baoguo patted his chest, displaying the professionalism of a veteran actor.

Actually, he was somewhat enjoying it.

The main thing is that this movie was so much fun to make!
What man can resist the thrill of saving the world in a mecha? It's something for everyone, young and old.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Afterwards, except for Rao Xiaozhi, who needed to stay on duty today to lead people to guard the equipment, everyone else returned to the hotel.

While Lü Rui was eating, Shen Ao suddenly leaned over and reminded him, "Brother Rui, just now, Lu Chuan's 'Nanjing! Nanjing!' officially announced the cast."

"Oh?" Lu Rui asked curiously, "Who are they?"

Shen Ao replied: "The male lead has been decided as Chen Kun, and he will be paired with Fan Wei, Gao Yuanyuan, Qin Lan... as well as several Japanese actors."

“Jiang Yiyan is also on the list,” Liu Yifei suddenly interjected.

Lu Rui turned to look at her: "Jiang Yiyan? Your classmate?"

“That’s right.” Liu Yifei explained softly, “After being scolded by you, senior, she ran off to Hong Kong, and I don’t know how she ended up being chosen by Lu Chuan.” “Okay, I see.”

He was just a minor character, and Lü Rui didn't take him seriously. He figured he could just take care of him all at once.

After dinner, he called Shen Ao to his room again and helped him complete the final outline of the script.

"When the group planned to transport the negatives out of the city, they only had two passes, and the seven people faced a life-or-death decision... The Jin family... Wang Guanghai... Lin Yuxiu... In the end, they successfully transported the negatives out, exposing the crimes of the Japanese army!"

The subsequent content filling requires consulting a large amount of information, so Shen Ao has to polish it himself.

"By the way, Rui-ge, what's the name of our script?"

After all this trouble, the movie title still hasn't been officially decided.

Without thinking, Lü Rui blurted out, "Let's call it 'Nanjing Photo Studio'."

"Row!"

Shen Ao picked up a pen and quickly wrote down the movie title in his notebook.

He had gained a very thorough understanding of the human nature of the Japanese devils when he read Jiang Wen's "Devils on the Doorstep".

Now, after listening to Lü Rui tell the story of "Nanjing Photo Studio," my hatred for the Japanese has become even stronger!

"You bastard! Once I've perfected this script, I'll pierce your spine! You beast, you piece of trash..."

On her way back to her room with the script, Shen Ao cursed Lu Chuan through gritted teeth.

……

The following day, filming for Pacific Rim continued.

At the start, the Poisonous Woman launches a surprise attack on the Crimson Storm.

It tore at the mech's body with its sharp claws, causing the outer shell of the Storm's crimson nuclear missile delivery system to break, emitting sparks that simulated a malfunction.

Chen Baoguo's eyes narrowed, and he maneuvered his mecha around, simultaneously plunging both swords into the poisonous woman's back.

The moment the blade pierced the outer shell, the venomous woman let out a deafening roar and struggled violently!
"Warning! Nuclear delivery system damaged! Unable to initiate remote detonation!"

The storm's crimson control panel emitted a piercing alarm.

After the poisonous woman was injured, her compound eyes on her head flickered and emitted sharp sound waves.

It's calling for backup!

The Abomination, which had been held back by Crimson Storm, immediately turned around, abandoned the heavily wounded Watcher of the Wall, and charged towards Crimson Storm, with the two monsters forming a pincer attack.

"Great Wall Guardians, don't come any closer!" Chen Baoguo's voice was resolute. "My mech can self-destruct. I'll pave the way for you! Remember! You must protect our homeland!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he activated the escape device, leaving the hope of survival to He Rundong and Zhao Wenzhuo, and then resolutely pressed the self-destruct button in the cockpit!

"boom--"

The demolition team at the scene detonated multiple explosives simultaneously, and the flames instantly engulfed the Crimson Storm and the models of the two monsters.

Amidst the billowing smoke, crimson fragments of the storm scattered and flew everywhere.

Liu Ye and Liu Yifei wore expressions of grief...

However! This is not the time for indecisiveness!

Taking advantage of the smoke and dust from the explosion, Liu Ye controlled the Great Wall Watcher to quickly approach the injured Poison Woman, and used the mech's left arm to grab her neck tightly, dragging her towards the wormhole entrance.

"We can use its biosignals to fool the access control system!"

Liu Ye's voice was weary, and the lights in the cockpit gradually dimmed, simulating the mecha's low energy levels.

As the mech approached the wormhole entrance, the wormhole image in the green screen background began to rotate, emitting an eerie purple glow.

At this moment, Liu Ye suddenly turned to look at Liu Yifei, quickly took off his oxygen mask and put it on her face: "You take the escape pod and leave, I will activate the self-destruct device."

"No! Let's go together!"

Liu Yifei's eyes reddened, and she reached out to grab his arm.

"This is an order!"

Liu Ye's tone left no room for doubt. He quickly operated the control panel with both hands, activating the escape pod program.

The cockpit slowly opened on one side, and the lights in the escape pod came on. He forcefully pushed Liu Yifei into the escape pod: "Live on, and show me what victory looks like!"

Liu Yifei struggled to get out, but the escape pod door was forcibly closed inside.

With a slight tremor, the escape pod model slowly moved towards the green screen above, simulating a scene of escaping from the mech.

Liu Ye looked in the direction the escape pod had left, a relieved smile appearing on his lips, before abruptly pressing the self-destruct button.

The Great Wall Watcher's fuselage began flashing red, and the countdown numbers jumped on the control panel...

Then, the mech dragged the Poison Woman slowly into the core area of ​​the wormhole.

The moment the countdown reached zero, the demolition team on site detonated the final large explosive!

"Boom!"

Flames shot into the sky, and the wormhole image in the green screen background collapsed instantly, turning into countless fragments, simulating the scene of the wormhole being destroyed.

Of course, Liu Ye did not die as a result.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the base, he escaped death at the last moment when the wormhole was destroyed and successfully returned to the surface of the water.

The ending of Pacific Rim is tragic, but also fulfilling.

Although Chen Baoguo sacrificed his life, the wormhole was successfully destroyed, and all the survivors returned safely, giving the world and its people renewed hope for survival.

Even in the afterlife, he can close his eyes in peace.

"Cut!"

As Lü Rui's voice echoed throughout the studio, a burst of enthusiastic applause immediately followed!

With this, all the major scenes in "Pacific Rim" have officially come to an end.

The following side stories aren't too difficult; they just require traveling to various countries around the Pacific Rim for filming, so you can think of it as a trip around the Pacific.

Meanwhile, just as Lü Rui led the entire crew back to the hotel to celebrate and bid farewell to the actors who had finished filming, another uproar broke out outside.

The film "Still Life," which helped Jia Zhangke win the Golden Lion Award, only grossed less than 200 million yuan at the domestic box office after half a month of release and was subsequently pulled from theaters.

Section Chief Jia probably felt that this was all due to "Curse of the Golden Flower" dominating the screening schedule, and angrily criticized the latter for being too domineering!

Zhang Yimou remained silent; he never responds to such topics.

Instead, Zhang Weiping jumped out and mocked, "If you can't stand it, why don't you open a dedicated art-house cinema? Competing with commercial films for box office revenue? Isn't that just wishful thinking?"

One sentence left Jia Zhangke speechless and extremely frustrated.

Meanwhile, "Confession of Pain" was completely overshadowed by "New World" and had no chance of recovery.

After 10 days of release, the film only grossed 5000 million yuan in mainland China, while it grossed just over 1000 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

This film, created by the original team behind "Infernal Affairs," has now been completely defeated by "New World."

Those people in Hong Kong's entertainment circle who were bragging before have all fallen silent now.

The topic of "New World" being submitted to the Hong Kong Film Awards has sparked a heated debate among some people...

"We absolutely cannot give out this award. What will the outside world think of us if we do? We'll lose both face and dignity."

"What if they refuse to give it to us? Trying to come up with a far-fetched reason will only invite ridicule from the media and the outside world!"

"Let them laugh if they want, but I think we have to stick to this and not let it go. This door absolutely cannot be opened!"

"It's all Yinghuang's doing..."

"In the end, it's still Lü Rui's problem. That kid did it on purpose. Don't let me find an opportunity, or I'll definitely deal with him!"

"If you had that ability, would you have waited until now?"

"Xiang Huaqiang, what do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't mean anything, I'm just telling you Jiang Zhiqiang, shut up, if you've got the guts, then do it. Don't think I don't know you and that fat Yu are also plotting... like with 'Lust, Caution'...aren't you the same?"

"you……"

"Alright, stop arguing. We haven't even dealt with the external threats yet, and we're already causing internal strife. Aren't we afraid of becoming a laughing stock?"

"..."

"The Hong Kong entertainment circle is in an uproar over the box office performance of 'New World' and its nomination for the Hong Kong Film Awards!"

The news quickly reached Lu Rui's ears from Hong Kong.

"Let them argue, we'll just wait and watch the show, haha."

Lu Rui hung up the phone with satisfaction, then instructed his secretary to book a banquet hall.

Tomorrow is New Year's Day, so the company can have a get-together and throw a celebration party for Lu Yang and "New World"...

At the same time, in the audition room downstairs at Ruishijie, Fan Bingbing was competing with several other actresses for the final audition for the female lead in "Li Mi's Conjecture".

The audition for the male lead has been finalized.

Zhang Yi, who recently finished filming "My Chief and My Regiment", successfully landed the role of Ma Bing.

The other supporting actors were all found at the Beijing Film Academy. After all, Cao Baoping is a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, and he can't be like other directors who can comfortably favor actors from the Central Academy of Drama.

Fan Bingbing is very confident about taking on the lead role!
Because she has an absolute advantage.

She is an "insider" at Vision World, a point that other competitors find difficult to match...

Two hours later, the audition officially ended.

"Congratulations, Ms. Fan, the role of Li Mi is yours."

Cao Baoping reached out his hand to Fan Bingbing, whose hair was disheveled and who was dressed like a madwoman.

"Thank you for your recognition, Director Cao."

Fan Bingbing nodded in thanks.

After signing the contract and leaving Ruishijie, she gathered her loose hair behind her head, and the next second, a resolute and stunning face was revealed.

"Sister Bingbing, where are we going next?" the assistant asked.

Fan Bingbing, beaming with pride, ordered, "Go to the new company and have the PR manager wait for me. I'm going to issue a statement. I want everyone to know that I, Fan Bingbing, am free!"

(End of this chapter)