1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 186 The revolution is not yet complete, comrades, we must continue our efforts! (Please subscribe!)

"A movie with no special effects, relying entirely on dialogue, yet containing sci-fi elements. To be honest, this is the most unique sci-fi film I've ever seen," Karina commented after watching "The Man from Earth."

Next, Miller, an investment analyst at Warner Bros., shared his thoughts after watching the movie.

"It's like a wonderful stage play. The topics it raises seem absurd, but they are eye-catching enough. The dialogue between the characters is also cleverly designed. Many lines are full of wisdom and philosophy. Although there are not many ups and downs in the whole film, and some of the dialogues in the middle are even a bit boring, the question of whether the male protagonist is an immortal person will always attract you to watch until the end when you want to give up. It is a qualified science fiction, no, soft science fiction film."

Chen Fusheng nodded, and then a vice president of a cinema chain said, "Chen, your movie is generally good. It has a great idea and is quite novel. However, some of the parts that involve your country's historical issues seem a bit obscure and difficult to understand. Would it be better if you removed them?"

“I don’t recommend cutting it.” Chen Fusheng continued, explaining his reasons: “Because this is a Chinese-language film, if it doesn’t even have any Chinese history, it will seem less rigorous. Of course, I know that these historical issues will be a barrier for American audiences, but the historical issues don’t take up much space, and as Mr. Miller just said, even if some plot points are boring, the audience will still watch until the end because they are curious about whether the male lead is an immortal.”

After Chen Fusheng's insightful explanation, no one brought up the issue again.

Next, the two sides moved from the screening room to the negotiating table in the conference room to begin a more comprehensive discussion and communication on the film's publicity and distribution.

"Chen, the three films you signed with us initially included one A-level resource and two B-level resources. Now, what kind of resources do you want to allocate to your film, 'The Man from Earth'?"

"Of course it's Grade B."

Chen Fusheng continued, "I also have a small request..."

"What request?"

"Is such that."

Chen Fusheng turned to look at Liu Guoquan, who understood and handed her a handwritten proposal that Chen Fusheng had given her that morning.

After receiving the plan, Chen Fusheng handed it to Karina across from him, explaining as he did so:

"This is a publicity plan we developed based on the style of my film. We hope Ms. Karina will give it serious consideration."

Karina picked up the proposal out of curiosity and began to read it.

The handwritten proposal by Chen Fusheng wasn't long, and Karina quickly finished reading it, then exclaimed in surprise:
"Chen, your publicity plan is very feasible, but why not have the male lead from your movie do it himself? I think that would be more sensational."

“I know that, but the actor who plays the male lead doesn’t speak English. Otherwise, he would have come to America with us this time,” Chen Fusheng explained.

"I see."

Karina then showed the publicity plan provided by Chen Fusheng to the others. Their publicity manager, after reviewing it, exclaimed in admiration:
"I must say, this is an incredibly brilliant publicity plan, Chen. I'd like to know who came up with it?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Manager Kathleen."

"Oh, it really is you, Chen. I feel you're perfect for Hollywood. Your talent is wasted in your country..."

Seeing that the foreigner was starting to try and win him over while praising him, Chen Fusheng, though no longer as flustered as a greenhorn, still interrupted him and retorted with a smile:
"Am I not in your 'Hollywood' right now?"

His words left Kathleen speechless. In the end, she could only nod with a wry smile and pretend to continue studying her publicity plan.

The plan is actually quite simple: Chen Fusheng will appear on an interview program as the male protagonist in "The Man from Earth," and invite several professors to help him recreate some dialogues from the movie. Once the audience is in suspense, he will suddenly reveal his identity as the director, thus giving the movie a boost in advertising and saving at least a million yuan in marketing costs.

That afternoon, the publicity plan appeared on the desk in Warner Bros.' president's office. "A very creative publicity idea, we can give it a try."

Then, Steve Ross put down the proposal and asked the same question as Kathleen: "Who came up with this publicity plan?"

The secretary quickly replied, "It's Director Chen from China."

Is he still at the company?

"It seems like they went to the visual effects department."

Steve Ross glanced at his watch, then gave the order:
"Then postpone my meeting in ten minutes by half an hour, and have Karina arrange for Director Chen... Never mind, I'll just go by myself."

Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' visual effects department.

A supervisor was enthusiastically introducing various advanced equipment to Chen Fusheng and his team.

"This is an optical composite table, which is the core brain for creating special effects shots. For example, the shot of Superman flying over tall buildings in 'Superman' was created by using it to overlay the actor's real-life footage with the city background, adjusting the lighting and focus. It is several times faster than manual computer drawing."

"Look at this next. This is called a motion control system camera, which we call the Precision Control Master. For example, when filming the spaceship chase scene in 'Star Wars' in 76, only this camera could precisely repeat the movement trajectory of the same set of shots. And no matter how many takes we shot, the position and speed of the spaceship could be perfectly connected, and the audience couldn't even tell that it was composited from multiple shots..."

Although these devices were indeed very advanced for that era, in Chen Fusheng's eyes they were also some 'antiques'.

Therefore, the manager who introduced them to him was not expecting to see a shocked expression on his face.

Of course, the other party suspected that Chen Fusheng was putting on a brave face, because his team had already shown expressions of bewilderment.

Chen Fusheng ignored them and asked about the price.

"This 1200 series optical synthesizer was purchased in 75, and the purchase price at that time was about 78... As for this motion control system camera, it cost 55."

Hearing this price, even though Chen Fusheng was mentally prepared, his heart still tightened.

If even he is like this, then the people he brings with him are even more so.

An editor was about to reach out and touch the machine, but before he could even touch it, he was so frightened that he pulled back.

Because I was worried that I wouldn't be able to afford to pay for the damage if I touched it too much.

After touring the area, Chen Fusheng sighed inwardly.

To see the bigger picture, even with the help of the US, China's film industry still has a long way to go to catch up with the US!
Seeing that everyone seemed to be deep in thought, Chen Fusheng asked, "What are your thoughts after reading it?"

"The gap is too big. It's like back then, when we were still using millet and rifles, while they were already equipped with airplanes and artillery."

"Haha, Sister Quan, your description is quite apt. In that case, I'll also share a saying with everyone—the revolution is not yet complete, comrades, we still need to work hard!"

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

(End of this chapter)