I became a movie star at the age of three; Dilraba and I are childhood sweethearts.

However, the next second, Karl's expression froze.

On the monitor screen, Xiao Chen's eyelids began to tremble slightly.

Like a person who has been asleep for a long time, struggling to rise from the abyss of a dream.

His fingers curled up unconsciously at first.

Next, the toes.

It was an extremely subtle, real reaction that came from the awakening of nerve endings.

So real!

It was so real that everyone watching the screen subconsciously slowed their breathing.

Finally, he opened his eyes.

What kind of eyes were those?

At first, there was bewilderment and emptiness, like a newborn baby looking at this unfamiliar world for the first time.

Immediately, a sense of curiosity and confusion welled up inside me.

He looked down and saw his hands.

The hand clumsily opened, clenched, and then opened again in the air.

His eyes were like those of a child who had received his most beloved toy, filled with pure, unadulterated surprise and a thirst for exploration.

He tentatively used his new legs to support his body.

His movements were unsteady and uncoordinated; he even stumbled and almost fell.

He staggered a few steps, then he started running.

He started running in front of a huge, empty green screen.

His face was filled with the ecstatic joy of breaking free from a cage and being reborn.

That sense of freedom and exhilaration emanating from the depths of his soul was conveyed with unparalleled precision through every physical movement and every facial expression.

At that moment, everyone experienced a hallucination.

They no longer saw a boy in a gray bodysuit.

Instead, he is a Na'vi who is three meters tall, entirely blue, with strong muscles and a long, agile tail!

He was running and leaping freely in the jungles of Pandora, among towering trees and amidst dazzling exotic flowers and plants!

"Cut!"

The assistant director's voice rang out again, pulling everyone back to reality from that dreamlike scene.

Xiao Chen's expression instantly vanished, returning to its usual calm and serene state.

It was as if the Jack Sulli who had just been cheering and jumping for joy was merely a puppet that he was manipulating at will.

Good guy.

Everyone was stunned.

Especially those arrogant special effects artists.

How dare they question the acting skills of an Oscar-winning actor, even though Xiao Chen had previously starred in two fantasy films, "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings"?

But Xiao Chen appears in real life, so motion capture devices are not used.

So naturally, they felt that Xiao Chen was not up to the task and would need a long time to adapt.

Think about it now.

They are incredibly stupid.

The entire studio was deathly silent.

A good ten seconds or so passed.

"Clap—clap clap—clap clap clap!"

Applause erupted unexpectedly from the monitor area.

Carl, the visual effects supervisor who had previously looked down on them, was now blushing, clapping frantically, and shouting in English.

"Oh my God!"

"Perfect! This is f**king perfect!"

The special effects artists around him all stood up and applauded thunderously.

Standing at the back of the crowd, Andy Lau's deep eyes revealed profound shock and admiration.

This boy always brings such surprises, no matter how many times you see him.

Based on Xiao Chen's performance just now, he believed that after decades in the industry, his acting skills were already superb.

But to deliver such a powerful and moving performance in this environment... he couldn't do it.

This boy is not a genius at all.

He's a monster.

A gentle yet powerful monster capable of revolutionizing the entire history of cinema.

Xiao Chen seemed to be used to all of this. He simply walked calmly to the monitor and began to review the footage from earlier.

"The running pace here could be a bit faster, to show the explosive feeling of breaking free from constraints."

"The facial expression capture is very accurate; the post-production special effects team paid attention to preserving these micro-expression details."

As he watched, he gave precise instructions to the special effects team in fluent English with no accent.

Carl and his team were frantically taking notes in their notebooks, just like schoolchildren.

The way they looked at Xiao Chen was filled with the admiration a student has for their teacher.

A good start instantly ignited the morale of the entire crew.

Everyone understood that they were involved in creating a masterpiece that would go down in history.

At the heart of all this is that eighteen-year-old boy.

……

During a break in filming, Xiao Chen sat in the director's chair and accepted a bottle of mineral water from his assistant.

He was in a good mood. The first day of filming went unexpectedly smoothly, and the actors and team were getting along much faster than expected.

But when he turned his head, he saw Wang Jinhua sitting in the rest area not far away, holding a tablet computer, her brows furrowed, looking extremely anxious.

That usually shrewd and capable face was now filled with worry.

Xiao Chen unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip, and got up to walk over.

He walked very lightly, and when he reached Wang Jinhua's side, she didn't even notice him.

"Aunt Hua, what's wrong?"

The boy's clear voice rang in my ears, carrying a warm concern.

"His brows are so furrowed they could trap a mosquito."

"What a joyous occasion that our 'Avatar' filming has just begun!"

Wang Jinhua was startled. She looked up and saw that it was Xiao Chen, and breathed a sigh of relief, then let out a heavy sigh.

"Xiao Chen, you're here."

She handed the tablet to Xiao Chen; on the screen were Shiba Culture's latest financial statements and project plans.

"Look at this, with you in charge of the film and television department, it's now undoubtedly number one in the country."

"With Jay Chou and a few others in the music department, they completely overwhelmed other companies."

"But... in the area of ​​variety shows, we have always been weak."

Wang Jinhua rubbed her throbbing temples, her voice filled with exhaustion and helplessness.

"Ever since you created 'Super Girl' a few years ago and it became a hit, we haven't produced another phenomenal variety show."

"Now the company is expanding rapidly and signing more and more new talents. We simply can't keep up with the demand by just providing resources through film and television dramas."

She swiped the screen and brought up several video clips.

One is an outdoor competitive reality show from the United States, and the other is an idol training program from Japan.

In the footage, the celebrities gained countless fans through their performances on the show, and their commercial value skyrocketed.

"Look at other people,"

Wang Jinhua's voice revealed a sense of unwillingness.

"Their variety shows are like an efficient talent incubator."

"Throw a newcomer in, and they might come out as a near-top-tier player."

"We have so many promising talents, but we don't have a good platform for them to shine."

"I'm so worried, Xiao Chen."

"Shishiba Culture looks glamorous now, but it's actually like a giant that excels in only one area."

"One leg is incredibly thick, while the other is thin and fragile."

"You won't get far this way."