The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 110 Want to blackmail Lu Zhiyuan? Open your eyes and see whose territory this is!
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Jingtian chatted with Lu Zhiyuan all night and was as excited as a little sparrow. It was almost dawn when she fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Shanshan was speechless.

It's almost fatal.

Sister, do you know that I have to get up early to report the situation to your dad?

Looking at the time, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning. Zhao Shanshan got up, picked up the phone, and walked to the balcony with her tired body and almost dizzy head.

I closed the balcony door, making sure Jingtian was sleeping soundly and couldn't hear anything.

Zhao Shanshan made a phone call: "Uncle Jing, I had three private equity funds invest 1000 million yuan each in Yuan High-Tech, and they currently hold a 30% stake."

Uncle Jing on the other end of the phone was obviously a little surprised, frowning: "30 million, only to get 30% of the shares? A shell company is valued at 100 million?"

Uncle Jing obviously felt that he had been taken advantage of.

Zhao Shanshan couldn't help but patiently explain, "Uncle Jing, if I hadn't gone to A Yuan and he hadn't given me a little face, believe it or not, I wouldn't have been able to get a single point of shares from those three private equity funds."

[Yuan Gao Technology] has a 3000 million start-up fund from the wealthy woman Gao Yuanyuan, so it will not be short of money for at least the next two years.

Their first-generation product, the [Robodog], has been successfully reverse-engineered from Boston Dynamics' [X-Dog].

After a few more debugging of the data, it can be launched on the market and put into mass production.

The speed of commercialization is as fast as riding a rocket.

Of course, the current cost is still not up to the 10% mentioned by Lu Zhiyuan, but once the scale is expanded and the upstream and downstream industrial chains are connected, it is only a matter of time before the cost reaches 10% of Boston Dynamics.

In the future, if we can produce 1000 robots every year, the cost can even be reduced by half.

The profits here are extremely high.

Moreover, this mechanical dog will continue to develop and become more and more intelligent in the future. It will not necessarily be just a toy, but can even replace pet dogs as a family guard.

Moreover, you don’t have to take care of its eating, drinking, defecating and urinating like a pet dog. You just need to charge it regularly.

This market is huge.

Zhao Shanshan thinks that if she has a child in the future, he or she will need a mechanical dog bodyguard, and the price of this mechanical dog is not too expensive.

For example, within 5.

I will definitely buy one myself!
After all, a pretty puppy costs tens of thousands of dollars.

There might even be a risk of biting people.

The robotic dog doesn’t have those messy problems. It can serve as a security guard at home, pick up parcels for you, and serve as a mount for your son, making the neighbor’s children envious and crying.

The psychological sense of superiority is too strong.

In short, there seem to be many ways to play with this mechanical dog.

In addition, in Lu Zhiyuan's future vision, humanoid robots are the key.

If this thing is manufactured and iterates for more than a dozen generations, it may be able to replace human soldiers, just like in some science fiction movies.

This has huge strategic value!
"This kid, I don't understand him at all. What on earth is he thinking?"

Uncle Jing originally thought that his daughter had found an artistic director, and he was still a little worried.

That kind of literary youth does things based on just a feeling.

The same goes for falling in love.

But I feel like this kind of thing will soon be gone with the wind in a few years.

Maybe he would meet another woman at a corner and immediately say that he had lost his feelings for Jing Tian and had fallen in love with someone else.

Based on his understanding of Jing Tian, ​​his daughter would probably cry herself to death.

But now it seems that although director Lu Zhiyuan is a literary young man, he is a science and engineering man at heart.

He likes robots!

He even set up a company specifically to develop robots.

While filming a robot movie, he was also actually researching robots, preparing to transform the real world into the same look as in his movie.

What a madman!
However, having a robot is better than having other women.

After all, men's interests and hobbies are limited, and most of them are very specific.

Some people have liked having sex with women since they were 18 years old.

Some people, from the age of 18, just want to make robots and become EVA warriors.

"At present, it seems that [Yuan Gaoke] is a company with great strategic value."

"Shanshan, arrange for a few more technicians to join this company. If they can become backbones, everyone will receive a reward."

Uncle Jing felt a little unhappy because he couldn't get enough shares to gain absolute control over Yuan High-Tech.

Since it is impossible to have absolute control, then send someone in.

As long as the backbone personnel in this company are all your own people, what else do you have to be afraid of?
Lu Zhiyuan is just a director.

What does he know about robots?

If this thing is simply used as a toy or a gimmick for scenic spots to attract tourists, it is really a waste of talent.

When used on the battlefield as a humanoid weapon, it is a real killer!
No matter how expensive a robot warrior is, it can never be more valuable than the life of a warrior.

Do it!
It must be done on a big scale!

This project definitely has a bright future!
Not only do I have to pay money, but I also have to put all the young talents under my command, as long as they are willing to research robots, into this company!

It would be best if we could develop Transformers!
"Uncle Jing, don't worry, I have already placed several people in there."

"However, those people have been contacting me less and less recently. When I occasionally call them, they tell me not to bother them, saying they're working on some intelligent module and don't have time to talk to me."

Zhao Shanshan explained the situation with a smile.

It is obvious that Lu Zhiyuan's robotics company is very promising, and the several undercover agents he sent there have really become core backbone technicians.

Thinking about overcoming technical difficulties every day.

As for the undercover matter, it has been put aside.

How attractive is this project?

really!

Once a man touches a robot, a woman will instantly lose her appeal to him.

"Shanshan, please keep an eye on the project. I'm very busy here and don't have time to take care of it. If you have any questions, just call my secretary. I'll give you money and people. If you need policy... I'll go and get them!"

Uncle Jing is busy, very busy.

The main reason why he took the time to care about this project was because Lu Zhiyuan might become his future son-in-law.

As the future father-in-law, he must of course care about what his future son-in-law is doing.

After all, he only has one precious daughter.

"Don't worry, Uncle Jing, I understand."

Zhao Shanshan hung up the phone and tiptoed back into the house.

She took off her clothes and lay down, finally able to get a good night's sleep.

Ah!
But at this moment, Zhao Shanshan suddenly widened her eyes, her body trembled involuntarily, and her whole body stiffened.

Because a pair of small hands suddenly hugged her from behind, and then touched her randomly, she almost screamed.

"Ayuan, your body is so soft, it smells so good to hold you."

"Don't move around. Let me touch you again. It feels very comfortable."

Jing Tian was half asleep and half awake, hugging Zhao Shanshan from behind, touching her randomly, and even putting his little hand into Zhao Shanshan's pajamas.

That's enough!

When Zhao Shanshan realized that the little hands belonged to Jing Tian, ​​she felt like crying.

She suddenly had an ultimate philosophical question.

Who is she living for in this life?

During the day, she was busy with Lu Zhiyuan's filming, and early in the morning, she was busy with Miss Jing Tian's affairs... She wanted to take a nap, but she was attacked by someone?
You two young lovers, just kill me.

Run the company yourself!
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Singapore is a tourist city, and it was not easy to come here. Anyway, the movie has been completed, so Lu Zhiyuan had a rare few days of relaxation.

I accompanied Jingtian on a long walk and bought a lot of gifts.

Reba used the excuse that she was strong and healthy and could help Sister Jingtian carry things. These past few days, she followed Lu Zhiyuan like a little follower.

"Brother, get along well with sister-in-law first."

"When I grow up, you'll almost be over the seven-year itch, and then I'll come and snatch it away!"

"People like Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Yifei, and Liu Shishi... forget it. They're not suitable for you."

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China Film Group.

"Mr. Han has led the way well. 'Founding of a Republic' broke the box office record for a domestic film, grossing 4.15 million yuan!"

"Boss Han is really amazing!"

"The fact that we were able to achieve such high box office results despite the global financial crisis gives me even more confidence in our domestic film industry."

At the celebration banquet, a bunch of people praised Han Sanping.

After all, Han Sanping was the chief director of "The Founding of a Republic".

The fact that he was able to invite more than 170 celebrities was all thanks to his good looks.

Of course, as a tribute film to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, those stars should feel honored to be able to star in this project... As for the remuneration and so on, there is no need to mention it.

If they were paid normal wages, the 4 million box office revenue would probably not be enough for them to share.

At this moment, Han Sanping faced the compliments with a faint smile and said slowly, "Although the film "Founding of a Republic" was a success, it squeezed the market of other films released at the same time."

"Ultimately, it's because we don't have enough screens and the market isn't vibrant enough."

"Although the government has implemented policies such as ticket subsidies to stimulate the market in the short term, considering the income of residents in our country and the price of movie tickets, watching a movie is still too much of a burden for ordinary people."

"If we want to make the film industry bigger and stronger, we can only do so by lowering ticket prices to a reasonable level and significantly increasing screen resources."

"Although ticket prices have gone down during this process, the increase in the number of screens will help our future box office revenues to continue to rise, and a single film will likely surpass 10 billion yuan."

A box office of 10 billion RMB is already impressive for a single market.

It is basically the largest single market outside of North America, enough to support the domestic film industry.

However, in addition to stating some well-known truths, Han Sanping's words also vaguely revealed a meaning.

Everyone present was a sharp-witted person, and they understood immediately. Han Sanping's implication was that China Film Group, as the leader, should lead the team well and act as the locomotive.

And he is the undisputed driver of this locomotive.

Look at the official tone he uses!
Among those who came to the celebration banquet, many were bosses of other film and television companies. Although they were disdainful in their hearts, they still smiled respectfully on the surface.

"Boss Han is right!"

"Mr. Han's insights are remarkable and admirable."

"Chinese films can leave anyone, but not Mr. Han."

A bunch of flatterers surrounded Han Sanping like stars surrounding the moon, helping him to brag.

"Mr. Han, the box office of domestic films has been climbing steadily. 'Founding of a Republic' has been a huge success, and we filmmakers here in Hong Kong are very excited."

"We are all descendants of the Chinese nation, the dragon. We, Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers, are also actively moving closer to the mainland market and making films that mainland audiences will enjoy."

"However, at this time, some young directors are singing a different tune. Not only do they not want to promote our Chinese culture, but they are also worshipping foreign things and going abroad to make AI sci-fi movies. It's just nonsense and makes no sense."

At this time, a Hong Kong director stood up and said a few words.

"Have courage!"

“You’re really not afraid of death!”

"There's something exciting to watch!"

When some mainland film and television people heard this, they turned around in surprise.

Even a little shocked.

Want to see whose general is so brave? He is actually mentioning Lu Zhiyuan by name!
"These Hong Kong Island dwarf mules, they've eaten too much pig brains and have the same brains as pigs. Why are they being so mean to Lu Zhiyuan here? I'm afraid they don't understand whose territory this is."

At this moment, directors in the mainland circle showed unprecedented unity.

There was no voice of agreement. They all stood aside, watching coldly as the Hong Kong and Taiwan directors jumped up and down.

Lu Zhiyuan was able to go out and break into Hollywood without spending a penny from the mainland company. Instead, he took the mainland filming team to Hollywood to make a lot of US dollars.

It's just awesome.

He didn't ask Starlight to spend a penny, but instead raised investment from Hollywood himself and also promoted a Chinese actress.

wrong.

It's two.

In addition to Reba, the second female lead is Jing Tian.

They are all Chinese actresses.

In addition, Lu Zhiyuan also poached a special effects boss from Industrial Magic Light, recruited people in China, and set up a special effects company.

We have achieved some results so far.

Some of them knew the situation and went to ask about it.

Xin Yukun said that as long as the software is set up, the cost of special effects for their company is only 30% of that in Hollywood, which is also slightly cheaper than that in Hong Kong.

Although many mainland directors’ films do not use too many post-production special effects at this stage, what about the future?
No one can tell.

Some of them need post-production special effects now and are thinking about placing a few orders to test the quality first.

If the results are good, we won’t look for Hollywood companies or Hong Kong or Taiwan companies anymore.

After all, they and Lu Zhiyuan are compatriots from the mainland, so they will definitely look for their own people. The price is cheap, the service is good, and the old guy Xin Yukun speaks well.

obviously.

Lu Zhiyuan’s special effects company [Black Hole Horizon] has impacted some special effects hegemony in Hong Kong and Taiwan!
These people are going to fight back!

But, don’t you take a closer look at where this place is?
At the celebration banquet of China Film, you hit back at Lu Zhiyuan, are you sure you are not joking?
"Brother Xin, you are drunk."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Han. Brother Xin is drunk and started talking nonsense."

"Brother Xin, we made a mistake. Look at those people in mainland China. They look at me like a clown. They don't care at all whether Lu Zhiyuan has gone to Hollywood to curry favor with someone."

In this day and age, anyone who can break into Hollywood and make movies without using money from mainland companies, but instead gets money from big Hollywood companies, would definitely be able to brag about it in China.

Just like Fang Long.

Being able to obtain investment from Columbia and shoot global action movies can, in a sense, be considered as exporting Chinese culture.

If it were a director like Lu Zhiyuan, going to Hollywood to make movies, wouldn't that be exporting Chinese culture?

Where did Lu Zhiyuan read his books?
domestic.

Where did Lu Zhiyuan develop his artistic aesthetic?

Also in the country.

There is a shot in his movie "Upgrade" that is the soul and key to the entire movie.

There are many islands around the world that meet his shooting conditions, but he went to Weizhou Island specifically.

What is this for?
Isn’t it just to promote a domestic tourist attraction!
What's more, his girlfriend is Miss Jing Tian.

Even if all of you ran away, Lu Zhiyuan would not be able to escape. His life and property are all in the country.

“They’re anxious!”

"It seems that Xiaolu's "Upgrade" is quite impressive. It may even affect the status of those big commercial directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan!"

Chen Kaige was also there.

His films are often a mess, overly artistic but not commercial enough, making them look neither fish nor fowl.

He has also been reflecting on his own shortcomings.

But he also knew that he had a disease called literature and art.

It cannot be cured in this lifetime.

At this stage, Hong Kong and Taiwan directors are indeed better than their mainland counterparts in terms of commercialization.

However, there is also a variable in their mainland.

That’s Lu Zhiyuan!

A famous director of art films is making a commercial film. Everyone is waiting to see Lu Zhiyuan's work. What will it be like?
The film "Upgrade" has now been completed, and some of the situations within the crew are no longer a secret in the circle.

In order to take a picture that satisfied him, Lu Zhiyuan stayed on Weizhou Island for several days before the typhoon landed.

Just to take one shot.

Chen Kaige understands this crazy model very well.

The artistic quality of this movie is absolutely amazing!
As for commercial...

Originally, these mainland directors didn’t understand it, but now, seeing these commercial film directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, they are all jumping up and down.

They know it’s safe!
The movie "Upgrade" will definitely crush those commercial directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan who are uneducated and only know how to make gangster movies.

After those Hong Kong and Taiwan directors left like jumping clowns, these bigwigs in the mainland film and television industry began to chat unscrupulously.

"Xiaolu is a particular person."

Chen Kaige started the conversation by defending Lu Zhiyuan: "Those Hong Kong and Taiwan outsiders don't understand what Xiaolu is pursuing at all. Is he just worshipping foreign things? The domestic box office, at this stage, simply can't support the kind of grand scenes he needs to shoot!"

"Wouldn't it be nice to go to Hollywood and make some American dollars?"

"Let me ask everyone here, who doesn't want to go to Hollywood and make a lot of money?"

After Chen Kaige took the lead in speaking, as the chairman of the Film Directors Association, it was equivalent to officially recognizing Lu Zhiyuan.

The others then started to discuss, talking and laughing.

"I also want to go to Hollywood and make a lot of money, but there's no such opportunity. If Universal Pictures took a fancy to me and invested 3000 million US dollars in me, I would have left long ago! Without a second's hesitation!"

"Don't be ridiculous, 3000 million US dollars? I'll give you 3000 million RMB, and you'll just laugh!"

Someone made a few jokes and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

A movie with an investment of 3000 million RMB is considered a blockbuster in this era.

You can really laugh secretly.

"By the way, have you ever been to Xiaolu's robotics company? I heard there's a mechanical dog at the entrance that can talk to you and even help you move things. It's pretty fun."

"I heard that a few days ago, Xiaolu managed to get tens of millions of dollars from the Americans. He's planning to start a big project called 'Real Steel,' about a robot competition. It sounds quite interesting."

"He's still the same with this project. A Sino-US co-production, using Hollywood's money to improve our film industry and, by the way, to promote a female star."

"Besides that, he said that this movie would use a lot of locations. He planned to go to the northwest, find a place with yellow sand and an artistic atmosphere, to shoot a robot life-and-death duel."

"I guess the place he was talking about must be Dunhuang."

"Under the thousand-year-old mural, a robot life-or-death competition is underway. I have inside information on the name of one of the robots: it's called the Qin Palace Guard!"

"Just by listening to the description, I already have a picture in my mind. If I film this scene and show it to those foreigners, they will probably be dumbfounded."

Needless to say, this movie is also a cultural and tourism promotional film.

The thousand-year-old murals of Dunhuang and the cybernetic warriors outside the Terracotta Warriors.

Ancient history and future science fiction, the romance of Chinese culture and the roar of mechanical power are intertwined together. Just thinking about it is a very beautiful picture.

"By the way, has the heroine been confirmed?"

Some people became interested and thought that they had a few beautiful female stars among their men, who might be able to be sent over to help Lu Zhiyuan become an international superstar.

Same as Zhang Ziyi.

"Forget it. The heroine of this movie is most likely Gao Yuanyuan! Her big brother even sent himself to Xiaolu Company and became the technical director."

These people were all talking and laughing.

Just now, Han Sanping said something right.

There are still too few screens in China, which greatly limits their movie box office.

We urgently need someone with box office appeal who can build enough screens in third- and fourth-tier cities... Lu Zhiyuan is a perfect fit.

He went to the front line to charge forward and expand the capacity of the film market.

These people, just eat some meat.

Relying on those directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan...

Apart from playing the game of gangsters to arrange fights and hack people, what do they know about narrative language?

They are just a bunch of uneducated low-class scum.

Junior high school students in China are more culturally knowledgeable than them.

"Red Cliff", such a grand historical theme, was filmed by them as if a gang of thugs were hacking people in the street.

What a joke!

(End of this chapter)