I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Through Bluetooth headphones, Wellington heard the audio from the video, which sounded like a news broadcast.

"...This volcanic eruption will affect more than ten countries and regions, and further statistics on the number of affected people are underway..."

"...The West Coast, hit by the hurricane, suffered severe damage, with over 100,000 people displaced. International humanitarian aid is reportedly on its way to the affected areas..."

"...Geologists say that, based on current observations, the possibility of this supervolcano erupting cannot be ruled out. This expert told reporters that the volcano last erupted 300 million years ago, and that eruption shaped the topography of the entire continent..."

News reports in various languages ​​are mixed together, creating a world ravaged by natural disasters based solely on sound.

The video also included related news reports alongside the broadcast.

A volcano erupts in front of the camera, its massive volcanic rocks rising as lightly as feathers, accompanied by blazing flames, and flying into the distance.

Just as screams and car horns mingled, the shockwave finally arrived.

In an instant, the cameraman seemed to be hit by something, and the entire lens flew into the air. You could see that the semi-molten rocks were burning red and falling into the city, igniting this once peaceful world.

bang-

The camera landed on the ground, only showing half of the volcano and the panicked crowd.

The next moment, a huge, flaming rock came toward the camera, the oppressive feeling almost overflowing the screen, making everyone hold their breath.

When people are truly terrified, they are unable to scream.

Wellington's hands stiffened as he gripped his phone tightly, watching the scorching stone on the screen hurtle towards him from outside the screen, hearing only desperate screams and ear-piercing explosions.

bang——

As a stone struck the camera, the world was engulfed in flames.

Wellington was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the title of this work finally appeared on the screen.

"end".

Wellington then realized that he had been watching a video, not a real news report.

He felt as if he were there, as if he were part of the crowd fleeing the volcanic eruption.

The surrounding library was peaceful and serene; no disaster had occurred.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time thought...

"What a coincidence? Lu Ban's movie is a disaster film about a volcanic eruption?"

Chapter 520 Super Typhoon

Domestically, Zheng Li, a keyboard warrior and forensic student, still wields his power online, pontificating and criticizing those who were once powerful and influential.

[Let me tell you, you've completely underestimated the power of modern humanity. This volcanic eruption seems powerful, but it only snapped the undersea fiber optic cable, causing the network outage. We've already reconnected. There have been casualties, but it's not enough to destroy a country.]

In the past, such eruptions would indeed have caused such island nations to disappear entirely. However, people now have many preventative measures and sufficient rescue resources. Even if those level 6 or 7 volcanoes were to erupt, only the areas closest to the volcano would be affected. A true apocalyptic scenario is unlikely to occur.

You need to trust science, don't believe everything you hear, and don't always try to do something like... Wait a minute, I'm going to get some takeout, I'll eat it before we talk about Bianjing.

Zheng Li picked up his constantly vibrating phone and opened the door.

Outside the door, a deliveryman in a yellow vest handed him the food.

"Thank you, thank you."

After thanking him twice, Zheng Li returned to his room.

He doesn't like answering the phone. Even though he can argue with people online until 4 a.m., spouting five arguments a second, when it comes to actually speaking, he becomes tongue-tied.

Some people say it's social anxiety, but Zheng Li, who studies forensic medicine, believes it's not really a fear at all, just a simple fear of trouble.

The takeout was braised chicken with rice. These days, most stir-fries are just pre-packaged meals that you heat up, enough to fill your stomach. Only braised chicken has some soul; at least it's been cooked in a pressure cooker.

While eating takeout, Zheng Li searched for videos online to accompany his meal.

The recent volcanic eruption in a South Pacific island nation has caused quite a stir. First of all, volcanic eruptions are indeed rare. Typhoons happen every year, but volcanoes don't erupt every year.

Secondly, the unusual typhoons in the South Pacific in the past two years have drawn a lot of attention to this kind of geological and hydrological disaster. This volcanic eruption has led many people to connect it with the previous typhoons in the South Pacific. In addition, the strange city content in some short videos taken during the typhoons has led people to think of rumors that prehistoric monsters are about to be resurrected.

In the end, I was just bored.

Zheng Li ate a piece of chicken; it was tender and flavorful, and paired with rice drizzled with broth, it was absolutely delicious.

He had just finished eating two-thirds of a video about a strange little country after watching it.

At that moment, Zheng Li came across the trailer for the new work of the Silent Project.

Zheng Li admires Lu Ban.

As a forensic student, Zheng Li had seen many corpses on a daily basis. Some were intact, some were missing limbs, and some had extra limbs. He had also read about them in textbooks. He used to think that he had no other advantages except that he was brave.

But Lu Ban's movie destroyed the last bit of his self-confidence.

After meeting someone offline to watch Lu Ban's movie, Zheng Li suffered from PTSD for a long time, making even normal studying difficult.

It took me a while to recover after resting at home.

Then, in a moment of foolishness, he watched Lu Ban's movie.

The beginning of that movie was pretty good; it was an adventure journey for teenagers, and the romance was sweet enough.

Unfortunately, the ending left Zheng Li speechless.

I locked myself in my house and didn't speak to anyone for three days.

From that moment on, Zheng Li made up his mind that he would never watch Lu Ban's movies again.

Even if he would die if he didn't watch Lu Ban's movies, even if he would have to jump off this building if he didn't watch them, he still wouldn't watch Lu Ban's movies.

However, seeing the trailer made him a little curious.

Perhaps Lu Ban has toned it down a bit?

Perhaps he will turn over a new leaf and become a director who heals hearts?

Should we trust Lu Ban one more time?

My mind was still processing the information when my hand pressed play.

Zheng Li first saw a news clip that provided background information, suggesting that some kind of natural disaster had struck.

"Disaster movies? No problem, they're not scary."

Zheng Li immediately felt a little relieved.

He also likes to watch disaster movies, mainly because of the special effects. Moreover, disaster movies are generally not unpleasant to watch because someone always dies, and they almost always have a happy ending.

After all, if a disaster movie ends with all the main characters dying, what message is the movie supposed to convey?

Can humanity never conquer nature?

Zheng Li insisted on defying fate.

He studied science, specifically medicine. Zheng Li has always believed that medicine is a discipline that defies fate, a profession that fights against the natural cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and races against death itself.

Therefore, he believed that human will could overcome nature.

Returning to the video, Zheng Li saw that the camera had switched to the perspective of a reporter on the scene. It was a bustling city, but the sky was overcast, as if a downpour was about to occur.

The reporter in the raincoat was shouting something, but Zheng Li couldn't hear him.

All he saw was a huge storm forming not far behind the reporter.

It was a massive cloud that could cover the entire city. Dark lightning snaked and twisted within the dark, deep clouds. The clouds covered the tall buildings, and countless pieces of rubble could be seen flying in the air like light scraps of paper.

The wind around the reporter became turbulent, blowing away trash on the ground, knocking over bicycles, and causing parked cars to beep their alarms.

As the reporter was speaking, a billboard, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, flew over and knocked the unfortunate reporter away.

Once off the ground, the reporter drifted like a kite without a string, floating leisurely towards the rapidly moving storm.

The camera lens slowly rose, and the cloud, like a giant, exuded an astonishing sense of oppression that pierced through the screen and reached Zheng Li's chest.

He found himself unable to breathe.

Finally, with a jolt, the camera, or rather the photographer, was lifted into the air. The camera crew spun rapidly around the storm, and everything on the ground, whether ordinary office workers or wealthy bosses, whether bicycles or cars, was swept into the center of the storm, and destruction followed one after another.

The screen went black, and the movie title appeared.

"end".

Zheng Li then remembered to breathe. The trailer seemed to possess some kind of extraordinary power, making him feel as if he were actually in it, as if he were truly facing a massive storm that surpassed everything.

Seeing this, Zheng Li couldn't help but have several questions pop into his mind.

Is Lu Ban really going to switch careers and make disaster movies?

How will this huge storm end?

He was curious because there are only two common plots in disaster movies: one is that the protagonists work hard to prevent further disaster, and the other is that the disaster stops naturally and the protagonists manage to escape and survive.

Faced with such a massive storm, Zheng Li couldn't think of any way to solve the problem other than summoning Ultraman, nor could he think of any means to survive in a gale that could blow away even buildings.

Despite Zheng Li saying that he would never watch Lu Ban's movies again in his life.

But now that I think about it, watching another one doesn't seem like a bad idea.

Chapter 521 Sadness and Joy

In a group related to film and television professionals in China.

On May 1st.

The release of Lu Ban's new film trailer was like a New Year's celebration for people in the industry, a bittersweet moment.

The good news is that there are new and good movies to watch. Lu Ban's movies are watched repeatedly by industry professionals, who analyze them in detail. Whether it's the actors' natural acting skills, as if they are in the world of the film, the amazing special effects, as if they are real events, or the rich and perfect details, as if the worldview was brought from another world, all of these are worth learning from for industry professionals.

Even performances such as Amber in "All Quiet in Spring" and Koto in "The Mouth of a Madman" have been included in textbooks for film and television performance majors.

Many talented actors have tried to present such complex yet natural and authentic acting, but they all fall short. This is because it is a very contradictory state: when you try hard to act, you lose the naturalness; when you try to return to nature, you lose the focus of the performance.

For example, in a crying performance, everyone knows that shedding tears means crying, but how to shed tears, how many tears to shed, whether to let snot come out at the same time, and how loud to cry are all matters of etiquette.

Leaving aside those young, pretty-boy actors who need eye drops to cry, even seasoned actors generally only master a few common crying techniques. For example, the way they cry when their parents die might be used in a scene where their lover dies—they're pretty much the same, and the average viewer wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Some of the more sophisticated ones will try to understand the character's feelings and present subtle differences.