The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 114 What is cultural confidence? The iron fist of the robot army, eat it or not!

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Gao Yuanyuan smiled happily, probably because she thought that the company [Yuan Gao Technology] might become an alternative global unicorn.

A semi-military enterprise.

As one of the co-founders, even if Gao Yuanyuan is no longer a star in the future, as long as she is one of the major shareholders of the company, her social status is naturally self-evident.

She did have reason to be happy.

"Mr. Gao, thank you for your generosity. 3000 million is not a small sum, and you are very courageous. But I believe that our company will not let you down."

Lu Zhiyuan took the initiative to toast Gao Yuanyuan.

Although, they drank juice.

But the atmosphere is spot on.

"I look forward to it."

Gao Yuanyuan's words are double entendres.

She invested so much money in the company, so of course she doesn't want it to go to waste.

In addition, the most important thing is that the company can be used as a bond to wait for Lu Zhiyuan to break up with Jing Tian.

She took over immediately.

"Zhiyuan, can I ask you a question?"

Gao Yuanyuan felt that the atmosphere today was very good, and she couldn't help but want to ask a personal question, which could also be regarded as a way to explore Lu Zhiyuan's little thoughts.

"Please say."

Lu Zhiyuan has many more topics to talk about robots.

If Gao Yuanyuan wanted to ask, Lu Zhiyuan didn't mind sharing with Gao Yuanyuan the foresight he had gained from another time and space.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yuanyuan's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head shyly, and asked softly, "Who do you think looks better on me in white or black?"

Black, of course.

Straight men all like black!
The ascetic black and the fair skin create a perfect contrast of light and dark, which easily catches people's attention in an instant.

Is that even a question?
"Xiao Gao, your question is a bit of a trap. Luckily, I've heard the standard answer. It's that you look good in anything you wear."

Lu Zhiyuan chuckled and answered in a smart way.

When Gao Yuanyuan heard this answer, she was speechless for a moment.

He did it on purpose!

He clearly knew what the standard answer was, but he still added a long and unnecessary explanation at the beginning, which clearly showed that he was trying to mess up his own mentality.

"Black, right? I understand."

But Gao Yuanyuan is no rookie either.

Although, when talking about robots, her mind was blank and she couldn't wrap her head around it.

But as for men, I have dated several of them.

Gao Yuanyuan felt that she still had some say.

The black evening dress she wore today was dignified and elegant, yet also had a hint of abstinence. Lu Zhiyuan had clearly secretly glanced at it several times just now.

What standard answer is there?
Your eyes are the standard answer!
"Xiaolu, I was looking for you everywhere. It turns out you were hiding here chatting with a beautiful woman."

At this time, Chen Kaige came over with his wife, smiling, and greeted Lu Zhiyuan.

"Director Chen, Sister Hong."

Lu Zhiyuan stood up and greeted Chen Kaige and his wife.

After Chen Kaige and his wife sat down, they asked a seemingly casual question: "Xiaolu, we're discussing the topic of cultural confidence. What do you think?"

This question is not easy to answer.

"Zhiyuan..."

Gao Yuanyuan felt that there was something wrong here.

Everyone knows that some time ago, at the celebration banquet of China Film Group, a director from Hong Kong complained that Lu Zhiyuan was hanging out in Hollywood every day and was a Western worshiper.

Today, what is the question of cultural confidence?

Does this mean that Lu Zhiyuan lacks cultural confidence and yearns for Hollywood?
She gently pulled the corner of Lu Zhiyuan's clothes and shook her head slowly at him secretly, telling him to just keep silent, say he had never thought about it, and listen to the guidance of his predecessors.

The intrigues within the entertainment industry are often undercurrents.

Gao Yuanyuan was very sure that if Lu Zhiyuan said anything unpleasant, it would probably be exposed by some gossip paparazzi after the banquet.

Overnight, the entire internet was flooded with negative news about him.

At that time, it will probably affect Lu Zhiyuan's image and his movies.

"The topic of cultural confidence is so grand that I don't have much say. But regarding the question of self-confidence... Mr. Gao next to me, I think he has a lot to say."

Lu Zhiyuan looked at Chen Kaige and replied calmly.

He did not take the initiative to answer this question, because no matter how he answered, everyone had their own answer and position in their hearts.

In the adult world, everyone has their own stance and there is no need to convince each other.

Besides, keyboard politics is something that is very addictive. Once you get involved, you will easily be swept up in all kinds of things. In the end, you will become so addicted that you will forget to do serious things.

In another time and space, after Lu Zhiyuan had been playing for several years, he suddenly realized one day that he had been fooled.

It’s a waste of time to argue with people online instead of just having a good time.

"Oh? Xiao Gao, you have a say?"

Chen Kaige and his wife looked at Gao Yuanyuan with some surprise.

Gao Yuanyuan today is indeed a little different from before.

When they met Gao Yuanyuan before, they felt that although she was very beautiful and had an elegant temperament, she always gave people the impression that she was easy to bully.

The look is very cowardly.

But today, it is indeed different.

Gao Yuanyuan exudes a confident aura from the inside out, and is simply full of energy.

Even more charming.

What on earth has happened to her during this period of time?
"Director Chen, Sister Hong, let me introduce you two again. The person next to me is Mr. Gao, the major shareholder and chairman of Yuan High-Tech, and Ms. Gao Yuanyuan."

Lu Zhiyuan was very serious and introduced Gao Yuanyuan's new identity to Chen Kaige and his wife.

He knew very well that people in the entertainment industry liked to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.

Gao Yuanyuan used to be a small star, a second-tier mid-level female star.

Not very popular.

But it’s okay, I have played some distinctive roles.

The national popularity is pretty good.

But Gao Yuanyuan has always been a low-key person and never quarrels with others.

Once you see her on the Internet and she is on the headlines, it is most likely that she broke up with someone, interfered with someone's relationship, or suffered domestic violence.

Some time ago, it was even more speechless.

Her relationship with Yu Xiaowei was unclear, and one day she suddenly found out that he had a mistress on the crew.

When this news broke, it caused a great excitement among the onlookers.

After all, who is Yu Xiaowei?

Why is Gao Yuanyuan dating an unknown person?
In short, things are quite abstract.

"Yuan Gao Technology? Xiaolu, is this your company that develops robots? Xiao Gao is the chairman and the major shareholder?"

After hearing Lu Zhiyuan's introduction, Chen Kaige and his wife's expressions suddenly changed.

The look he gave Gao Yuanyuan was filled with great confusion and even some surprise.

That robot company has been very popular on the Internet recently.

Because Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot [X-Dog] caused a big stir on the Internet.

Soon, [Yuan Gaoke] announced that it had mastered a four-legged robot with a different technical direction from Boston Dynamics, and named it [Robodog].

[Yuan Gaoke] also posted a video on the Internet.

It can be seen that their mechanical dog also has similar capabilities to Boston Dynamics' [X-Dog].

The key is that the price is only one tenth of the other party's!

As soon as this news was released, it caused an instant sensation.

I heard that many foreign Zeekr players are already asking about the company's first generation of [Robotic Dog] products. When will it be released?
Originally, people in the entertainment industry should not be interested in this kind of technological product.

But who can blame this company, as it was founded by the famous director Lu Zhiyuan?

He even placed a lot of orders with this company to be used for filming the movie "Real Steel", acting as a street scene NPC in some movies.

In the cyber future world, would it be reasonable not to have some mechanical dogs and robots?
Lu Zhiyuan's bold moves simply dazzled old-school directors like Chen Kaige.

It would be fine for a Palme d'Or-winning director to make a commercial film about robots, but Lu Zhiyuan, like a madman, actually built a robot himself!
Are you obsessed with making movies?
Chen Kaige has been in the entertainment industry for decades and has never seen such a madman!

Never expected it.

It's not just Lu Zhiyuan who went crazy, Gao Yuanyuan as well.

This usually quiet and honest girl actually followed Lu Zhiyuan and made such a big fuss.

"Xiaolu, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"

Chen Kaige felt that something was wrong.

He vaguely heard some rumors about the shareholder issues of Yuan High-Tech.

At this time, he pulled Lu Zhiyuan to a corner and asked him a few questions in a low voice.

"Xiaolu, I heard that three private equity funds have invested in your company, Yuan Technology. Do you know the backgrounds of these three private equity funds?"

Chen Kaige was kindly reminding Lu Zhiyuan.

He has a little inside information.

However, he couldn't say it too clearly, lest he end up being unpopular with everyone.

Lu Zhiyuan smiled and said calmly, "Director Chen, thank you for your kindness. However, Sister Shanshan has already explained to me. I know that the backgrounds of those three private equity funds, tracing back to their origins, are most likely western military-industrial enterprises."

When Lu Zhiyuan said this, Chen Kaige opened his mouth wide.

So you knew it.

but……

Brother, I really have to call you brother.

Don't say it out loud.

This kind of thing, let's just keep it to ourselves.

Aren't you harming me by telling me this?
"Xiaolu, I didn't ask anything just now, and you didn't say anything."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something romantic."

"I heard that you and Tangren's little flower Liu Shishi...Okay, I said the wrong thing. You can't talk about this in public. It has a bad influence."

"Then let's talk about the scenery of Weizhou Island. Is that okay?"

Chen Kaige is an extremely smart man. He knows that he might make a movie on impulse and make it too artistic, which will cause the movie to flop at the box office.

So, ever since The Promise flopped, he has never acted so willfully again.

Basically, all the movies he will shoot next will be in collaboration with certain film and television cities or local cultural and tourism companies.

The other party provides the money, and he provides the fame.

Let’s work on projects together.

For a released movie, box office is secondary, the main focus is on publicity.

Both parties are very happy with this cooperation.

Chen Kaige made a fortune. In the local cultural and tourism sector, he not only built a film and television city to promote the city, but also earned some box office revenue.

What Chen Kaige was most worried about was that Lu Zhiyuan, the equally famous Palme d'Or director, would try to snatch this lucrative business from him.

But Lu Zhiyuan seemed to have no interest in this kind of thing at all.

Therefore, Chen Kaige always told outsiders that Lu Zhiyuan was a particular person.

If Lu Zhiyuan didn't care, based on his relationship with Miss Jing Tian, ​​Lu Zhiyuan would be able to snatch up all the cultural and tourism projects in the northwest region.

As for the southeast coast... Lu Zhiyuan himself has a household registration in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so finding a fellow villager like Lu Zhiyuan will definitely be more in line with the requirements of local cultural and tourism units.

The territory left for Chen Kaige is only the area north of the Yangtze River and east of the Taihang Mountains.

Lu Zhiyuan's decision not to snatch this job away was a great favor to Chen Kaige.

"Xiaolu, why didn't you tell me earlier that you have this kind of relationship with Xiaogao? Next time there's an opportunity, I'll invite Xiaogao to be the leading actress in my movie."

Chen Kaige now understood why Lu Zhiyuan, who clearly already had a girlfriend named Miss Jing Tian, ​​dared to sit and chat with Gao Yuanyuan openly at this banquet.

It turns out that they are not in that kind of relationship.

They are running a serious company, let’s work together!
Among the shareholders of this company, there is even investment funds from a military-industrial enterprise in Northwest China... Gao Yuanyuan is actually the major shareholder of such a company!
It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.

Yu Xiaowei, that idiot, must be regretting it so much that he's vomiting now.

Chen Kaige and Lu Zhiyuan came back talking and laughing.

"Take good care of Xiao Gao. He is a completely different person now. No wonder he is so confident." Chen Kaige whispered a few words in the ear of his wife Chen Hong.

Chen Hong turned around and immediately invited Gao Yuanyuan with a smile: "Xiao Gao, our two families don't live far from each other. Let's get beauty treatments and go shopping together when we have time."

"Okay."

Gao Yuanyuan immediately agreed with a smile.

She also wanted to ask Chen Hong how a mistress could become the director and win the Palme d'Or.

The two women chatted together and walked away together, talking and laughing.

Chen Kaige chatted with Lu Zhiyuan for a while and learned that Lu Zhiyuan was planning to shoot his new movie at Muztagh Ata and also wanted to include the artistic murals of Dunhuang.

Chen Kaige immediately showed an envious look.

"Xiaolu, I really envy you. Even when you're filming a robot special effects movie, you still manage to look so artistic. Ever since 'The Promise', I haven't had that kind of confidence anymore."

Lu Zhiyuan just smiled.

He had heard about how "The Promise" ruined the Shangri-La scenic area.

Who would dare to cooperate with Chen Kaige if he does what he does?

He never does that.

When filming on Weizhou Island, he stayed there for less than a week and spent several million.

When he left, the hotel owners and seafood suppliers on Weizhou Island all eagerly hoped that he would make his next movie and go to Weizhou Island to spend money again.

They treat him like the God of Wealth.

……

"Director Lu, what do you think of Huayi? Are you interested in collaborating?"

After chatting for a while, Chen Kaige left. Mr. Wang came over with a glass of wine and greeted Lu Zhiyuan.

Do your best to be a good host.

"119 billion is just the beginning. I believe that with the continuous development of the domestic economy, the film industry will have great potential. As the leader of the film sector, Huayi's market value will surely reach new highs."

"500 billion is not a problem."

Lu Zhiyuan did not flatter Mr. Wang, he just told the truth.

He vaguely remembered that Huayi’s peak market value seemed to be around 900 billion!
"Director Lu, I'd like to thank you for your kind words. Cheers."

Mr. Wang is very happy.

Who said that Lu Zhiyuan is a robot, speaks bluntly and doesn't give face to anyone?

Doesn’t that sound nice?
no no.

He is indeed an upright person.

He said that Huayi’s market value will reach 500 billion, and he was definitely not flattering himself!

No need.

He doesn't eat our Huayi's food either.

So, he really meant it!
well said!
Great point!
"Xiaolu, you don't mind me calling you that, right? Come on, there are a lot of beautiful female celebrities in our company. If you like any of them, I'll introduce you to them."

"Don't worry, they are all very enthusiastic."

Mr. Wang is really... leaving Lu Zhiyuan speechless.

Lu Zhiyuan had heard Brother Kun talk about the situation of Huayi’s female stars, and even the situation of its male stars, so he could only politely refuse.

"Xiaolu, if you're short on funds for the Real Steel project, just let me know and I'll have the finance department transfer the money."

Mr. Wang patted his chest loudly.

Anyway, you don’t have to pay taxes for bragging.

It is impossible for Lu Zhiyuan to be short of money for making movies.

Before Lu Zhiyuan completely fails, the Xingguang Canlan company will definitely be able to feed him well.

Not to mention, Lu Zhiyuan himself is particularly good at making trouble.

Not to mention Hollywood's desperate attempts to trick people into investing, even starting a robotics company would become known throughout the internet and become a hot topic.

It’s funny that just now, under the instigation of those Hong Kong and Taiwan directors, a group of mainland directors were still chatting about the topic of cultural confidence... You guys just know how to chat nonsense!

See what Lu Zhiyuan did?

Their robot company just released a video online. The product hasn't even been launched yet, but I don't know how many people from abroad have sent in reservation requests.

Is confidence something you just talk about?

Also, what the hell is cultural confidence?

If Lu Zhiyuan’s robotics company continues to develop, one day it will directly evolve into a robot army... What cultural confidence is still needed?
Do you want to eat the iron fist of the robot army?

Mr. Wang believes in one thing: all the soft power in the world, including cultural confidence and values, is dependent on hard power.

Are the female stars of Huayi confident and glamorous enough outside?
Popular young actresses, powerful actresses, international female stars, all of them are so cool!
With just one word, he asked the other party to come to his room tonight. Who would dare not come?
why?
Because he has real strength!

He never needs to brag when doing things.

Only someone else can help him blow it with his mouth!

"Xiaolu, it's a shame we met too late."

Although Feng Xiaogang can help Huayi make money, he can only help make money in the entertainment industry.

However, Lu Zhiyuan made money directly in the technology industry, making money without distinction from Europeans, Japanese, and Americans.

Is this a level?

Mr. Wang, I really admire Lu Zhiyuan.

If he had to find an idol in the entertainment industry, he felt that his idol would be Lu Zhiyuan.

The movie "Real Steel" is so exciting.

Other directors are making movies and creating art.

Lu Zhiyuan directly brought the robots in the movie into reality and shot a trailer for the future world.

Perhaps, the real world will be like this in 30 or 40 years.

"Xiaolu, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality today. Next time, let's go to another place and I'll give you some special services. Don't worry, I won't let your husband know."

Xiao Wang always wanted to hook Lu Zhiyuan's shoulder to show closeness.

Lu Zhiyuan dodged instantly and prevented Mr. Wang from succeeding.

Mr. Xiao Wang's reputation in this regard is not very good. He doesn't want to be photographed and then talked about by gossip magazines.

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"Brother, you're finally back. Did you forget that you still have me as your companion?"

Half an hour later, Lu Zhiyuan finally came back. Reba rushed over like lightning and held Lu Zhiyuan's arm.

I will never let go.

"Reba, are you still talking about me?"

"I haven't been watching you for a while, and you're just sitting here eating cakes. Do you think you don't have to control your weight after filming the movie?"

Lu Zhiyuan took out a tissue from the side and handed it to Reba, indicating that she should wipe her mouth.

There are still cake marks at the corners of his mouth.

"hey-hey."

Reba smiled foolishly for a while, then started to act coquettishly: "I should indulge myself once in a while. You said that I could have one day off every week and eat and drink as much as I want. This week, I'll use it up in advance."

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.

After a while, he whispered in Reba's ear, "The cake here isn't very delicious. After this, I'll take you to Kempinski to buy the new Black Forest cake. I heard it's quite delicious."

"Uh-huh."

When Reba heard this, she instantly recovered to full health.

She simply forgot about it. Lu Zhiyuan left her alone for half an hour, ignoring her and feeling sad.

"Brother, when you bought me a cake, did you know how handsome you were? The most handsome man in the world."

"Got it, you greedy old bastard."

Reba took this opportunity to secretly express her admiration.

But Lu Zhiyuan only treated her as a child, and accidentally blurted out the Jiangsu and Zhejiang dialect word "馋老呸".

Reba stomped her feet, looking helpless.

You were not in this state when you were chatting with Sister Cha just now!
Is this how you treat me?
It's really infuriating.

I've decided, I'm going to report you tonight!

"Sister-in-law Tiantian, today Sister Cha asked me whether she looked better in black or white. Guess what I said?"

"Brother said: This is a trap, he knows the standard answer. No matter who asks, the answer is, you look good in anything you wear!"

Reba found an opportunity and reported Gao Yuanyuan directly.

As for whether Jing Tian can kill Gao Yuanyuan, that is Jing Tian’s business.

Anyway, she had to find something for Gao Yuanyuan to do.

Otherwise, do you really think she is easy to bully?

"That bitch Gao Yuanyuan is still obsessed with our robots. Believe it or not, I'll use my connections to get Qiangzi to change his story and add her name to the list, saying that when she went to Chongqing..."

After making a few vicious threats, Miss Jing Tian sighed and said, "Forget it. After all, Sister Cha is a partner in our family's company. We should give the Buddha a favor instead of the monk."

"Reba, keep staring at her!"

"Don't let your guard down until our robot throws her into the sea and completely washes away her love brain!"

what?
Can you tolerate this?

Sister-in-law Jingtian, aren’t you a little too open-minded?
If you can tolerate Sister Cha, can you tolerate me too... No, I can't do anything now!
The time has not come yet!

Reba was a little surprised that Jingtian was so open-minded, but this was not the result she wanted.

Gao Yuanyuan must be killed!
Otherwise, she would be restless!

Although Gao Yuanyuan is not very smart and looks easy to bully, she really has a green tea vibe and really attracts men's attention.

After a while, Reba found a reason to leave Lu Zhiyuan and pulled Gao Yuanyuan away from Chen Hong.

"Cha Jie, my brother has a month's vacation. He might go to Muztagh Ata to find inspiration for his filming. He likes to use travel as a way to walk through the protagonist's mental journey."

"Do you want to know the specific day?"

"Kneel down and kowtow to me. I'll think about it and tell you."

Pfft!
No, I'm kidding. Sister Cha, you're really kneeling!

(End of this chapter)