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Chapter 172 A Cruel and Sad Story
Ever since she came to this world, Yan Fuguang used to find one or two sci-fi movies to watch every long-distance flight. Who told her that her last memory before coming here is Star Wars Frontline.

From "Star Wars" decades ago to the recent popular mech blockbusters, she has watched almost all of them, but only William Pegg's "Alien" 15 years ago can make her find some substitutions. feel.

Whether it's the way extraterrestrial civilizations communicate with the earth, or the challenges faced by human beings, only that film explores a little bit of the mystery of the real future, so Yan Fuguang always remembers William Pegg's name.

According to Yan Huaizuo, this great director has been preparing for a new film for the past year, and he doesn't know how busy he is.

William Page lives in Los Angeles. He did not choose the famous Beverly Hills, but settled his home in the slightly quieter city of Montecito.

William's family is just him and his wife, and a huge Great Dane.

"Yan, long time no see! Hahahahaha, I can't afford to buy your paintings even if I want to!"

William and Yan Huaizuo joked with each other as soon as they met, and the couple did not forget to entertain Yan Fuguang. They were also very kind to Yan Huaizuo, the magical daughter of a mathematician.

"Beautiful little angel, nice to meet you!" William's wife Sally embraced Yan Fuguang warmly, and walked into the room with her shoulders.

The dog named Peipei is even more of a gentleman. Although he is big, he is very polite. He tried repeatedly to make sure that Yan Fuguang was not afraid of him. Then he approached slowly, sat beside Yan Fuguang, put his head in her hand and She says hello.

"Haha, Pepe likes you very much!" William smiled and said to Yan Fuguang, "Every time there are guests at home, it will hide upstairs if it is not interested. This time, it is willing to stay by your side, which is really rare!"

Sally took two cups of coffee and said with a smile: "Does Miss Yan also have a dog? I guess you are very fond of small animals!"

"Thanks, I only have one cat."

Yan Fuguang stroked Peipei's big head, with short hair, it actually felt pretty good.

William and Yan Huaizuo chatted about the recent situation, Sally and Yan Fuguang chatted about pets, and even talked about mathematics for a while.

It was only then that Yan Fuguang realized that Sally was actually a professor in the Biology Department of Southern University. Although she was not a person in the field of mathematics, she had certainly heard of Yan Fuguang, who has become popular in all universities in the United States recently.

"What an amazing young man, I heard you are an actor?" Sally asked curiously.

Yan Fuguang smiled: "I have only acted in one movie, if that counts, I am indeed an actor."

"Of course!" Sally affirmed, "Is it a Huaguo movie, can I watch it here?"

"No, it's a TV drama in Chinese ancient costume. You should be able to watch it on BoxFlix after a while, and it's still in post-translation."

Now Sally was really surprised.

BoxFlix can take the initiative to introduce it, at least it proves that it is not some so-called bad movie. Could it be that the work of this mathematical genius actor is also flourishing?

Even William was attracted by the conversation between the two, and even Yan Huaizuo didn't know that "The Empress" would be broadcast on BoxFlix.

"Wow, then I must take a look!" William was very curious, and turned to Yan Huaizuo and said, "You know, every time I meet a good actor, I will have a steady stream of new ideas."

Then William couldn't bear it and started pouring bitter water.

"At first I was just not sure about the ending, but after thinking about it, even the setting of the protagonist began to doubt myself..."

In fact, the preparation process for William's new movie this time was not smooth, not because of a lack of funds, but because he suddenly couldn't find inspiration.

He wants to tell a story about time reset, and he wants to explore whether human beings have the courage to face eternal doom—if the world keeps returning to the same state, does anyone have the courage to face this reincarnation?

Just like Sisyphus pushing a stone up a hill, knowing that the stone will roll down, but he moves forward forever, his action is a resistance to absurdity, this is a confrontation between human beings and fate.

The setting is very good, and the script is basically completed, but when he was conceiving the screen, he suddenly couldn't find the sense of fate of reincarnation.

He even has concerns about the choice of the outcome of the game.

The Hollywood producers wanted an ending in line with the setting of the mainstream audience, a happy ending for everyone, but William himself didn't think so. In his initial conception, this was a cruel and sad story.

Even for that 0.1% chance, human beings have worked hard, paid, and succeeded in the end, but this does not mean that there is no sacrifice and no price.

He once thought that maybe the heroine will die, or both the hero and heroine will die, but such an ending will definitely not meet the aesthetics of the public, let alone meet the requirements of the producer.

So things froze here, and the screenwriter even gave three versions of the finale, but it is clear that the opinions of the director and the producer have not yet reached a consensus.

This time William asked Yan Huaizuo to meet to find inspiration. He and Yan Huaizuo became friends for many years because Yan Huaizuo's abstract and wild painting style allowed his thinking to diverge infinitely. can find a way.

From more than ten years ago to the present, whenever William was stuck in a creative bottleneck, he was used to chatting with Yan Huaizuo, and even visited the private collection of works of great painters that had never been made public.

But this time he invited Yan Huaizuo to come to his house as a guest, and seeing Yan Fuguang was really a coincidence.

If Yan Fuguang has already returned to China, then they are destined to miss it.

If William hadn't been used to looking for inspiration from Yan Huaizuo, he wouldn't have talked about his new movie.

What's even more coincidental is that only Yan Fuguang can give him an answer to his confusion about fate.

After lunch, William took the initiative to invite Yan Huaizuo and Yan Fuguang to visit his studio. Not only the problem of inspiration needs to be solved, but also top artists like William and Yan Huaizuo have a lot to talk about in terms of film aesthetics.

In this way, Yan Fuguang entered the film studio of a Hollywood director for the first time.

Because it has not yet entered the actual shooting stage, many models still exist on the computer screen.

While introducing, William discussed color matching and ideas with Yan Huaizuo.

It was only today that Yan Fuguang found out that his father, a painter, also dabbled in movies, and the topics they discussed were not limited to the word "art".

Yan Fuguang glanced across this large room, and suddenly saw models of spaceships in the corner.

If I remember correctly, this is the warp engine spaceship in "Alien Falls", right?

Yan Fuguang remembered the clips she had seen in the movie. It was the appearance of the spaceship that made her curious about that movie, and thus became curious about the director William.

(End of this chapter)