The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 117 Why are you so talented? It seems like I have no brains!
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"Brother, it's getting colder outside. Brother Kun is afraid you'll catch a cold, so he asked me to bring you a coat."

Reba pushed the door open with a smile, holding a woolen coat in her hand.

The temperature in Yanjing drops frequently in November, and it is easy to catch a cold if you are not careful.

"Thank you."

Lu Zhiyuan took the coat from Reba and looked at Reba and Liu Yifei with confusion.

There was something wrong with the atmosphere between these two people.

He couldn't explain what was wrong.

Anyway, very strange.

"Sister Niu, long time no see."

Reba stood side by side with Lu Zhiyuan. Making sure that Lu Zhiyuan wouldn't see her little look, she raised her eyebrows at Liu Yifei.

"It's been a while indeed."

Liu Yifei smiled calmly.

You silly girl, you dare to look at me with such arrogance, just wait and see how I’m going to deal with you!
Turning around, Liu Yifei smiled at Lu Zhiyuan and said, "Reba's arrival is just in time. Don't you always say she's very smart? Let her join in the discussion."

What to discuss?
Reba suddenly felt something was wrong and wanted to sneak away, but was stopped by Lu Zhiyuan.

"makes sense."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded gently, then took Reba to Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" and asked, "Reba, what did you feel when you first saw this painting?"

What can I feel?
What a crooked painting this is! It's so twisted and distorted. I'm totally stupefied!
Reba glared at Liu Yifei fiercely.

Filet Mignon, you are so cruel to treat me like this!
You know that I went to an art school since I was a child, have been practicing dancing, and haven't received much education, but you deliberately want me to expose my cultural level, right?
"It doesn't matter. Just say it's your intuition. Intuition is what matters."

"The artist of this painting deliberately created this absurd appearance, so that people can appreciate it intuitively, rather than interpret its meaning."

Lu Zhiyuan also knew that asking Reba to express her feelings was a bit too much.

He offered a few words of encouragement.

"Well, the mechanical clock is soft and a bit like cheese. It tastes delicious." Reba hesitated and expressed her intuition.

Liu Yifei next to him burst out laughing.

Just as I thought, he looked uneducated.

Just know how to eat!

You call me a minotaur? Then you're a mountain girl!

"Don't make trouble, go away."

Lu Zhiyuan pulled Liu Yifei away, looked at Reba, whose face was flushed red, and said encouragingly, "You're right. The inspiration for this mechanical clock comes from melted cheese."

"Reba, your intuition is very accurate."

really?
Is this okay?

After being encouraged by Lu Zhiyuan, Reba suddenly gained some confidence and said bravely: "There are ants and flies on the pocket watch. After seeing them, I feel uncomfortable all over and want to kill them."

After saying that, Reba looked at Lu Zhiyuan expectantly.

Lu Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "You're right. If the pocket watch is cheese, and the ant is lying on it, it represents the decay of life. The ant should indeed be killed."

"As for the fly... Actually, it's a kind of anxiety, an anxiety about life. Your instinct to kill the fly also stems from an inner anxiety."

"Life is short and cheese is delicious, how can we waste it on flies and ants?"

At this point, Lu Zhiyuan asked Reba, "Do these tiny creatures make you feel that the whole painting has a breath of life? Is it no longer as absurd and incomprehensible as it was at the beginning?"

Have it?

It seems so.

Reba hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

Lu Zhiyuan smiled, feeling very relieved.

“Surrealism, that’s what it is.”

"The robot film we made is also surreal in a way, and at first glance, it will be very absurd."

Wouldn't it be absurd to see robots fighting monsters if we don't understand the world view behind it?
Because there is no such thing in this world.

This is absurd.

This is surrealism!

"However, we can use some details or the delivery of screen labels to make the audience believe that this world may actually exist."

“The Persistence of Memory is this type of surrealism.”

At this point, Lu Zhiyuan suddenly had some ideas: "Just now, Sister Fei and I were chatting about how to make the robot look alive."

“I still can’t find that feeling.”

"But what you said just now gave me some inspiration."

"Now, let's design a scene where the robot is dug out of an iceberg and walks around in confusion until its visual system suddenly discovers a plateau snow lotus or comfrey amidst the ice and snow."

"It hesitated for a moment, and then its entire visual system began to evolve like crazy, from black and white, or infrared perspective, to a vibrant array of colors, just like humans."

"Then, it hesitated for a moment, then, with heavy steps, slowly circled around the flower. Instead of choosing the optimal route calculated by the core intelligent module."

Respect life and let robots understand the meaning of life!
There is no doubt that at this moment, when it chooses to take a detour, the picture gives the robot a touch of life.

They even have emotions similar to humans.

Without any lines, the audience can understand the uniqueness of this robot just by relying on the pictures.

“What a strange picture.”

"A breath of life and that delicate emotion come rushing over me."

When Liu Yifei and Reba heard this, their breathing became much lighter.

The scene described by Lu Zhiyuan even appeared in their minds involuntarily.

There is indeed a surreal romantic and aesthetic atmosphere.

It's a really unique feeling.

They only often have this experience when chatting with Lu Zhiyuan.

It's like being addicted and unable to quit.

"However, this is not enough."

“There aren’t enough details on the labels.”

"In particular, there's a lack of an evocative image."

"I'll design another one."

"Let's imagine that as the robot skirts this little creature and slowly descends the hillside, the mechanical sheen reflected from its arm should form a golden diagonal with the color of the flowers swaying in the wind on the hillside."

“Through the lens, the cold and desolate icebergs in the distance and the dim rocks nearby are rendered with a dreamlike, surreal quality through the play of light and shadow.”

"The robot and the wildflowers, situated at opposite corners of the frame, create a sense of distance in reality. But a gust of wind blows, and the wildflowers sway slightly, causing the armor on the robot's arms to jingle."

“The painting ‘The Persistence of Memory’ blends these elements together through the flow of water, allowing people to easily feel the breath of life.”

"But it's difficult to use flowing water for the image we need. So, we chose to use wind to connect these two unrelated life forms."

"At the same time, they were blown by the same evening breeze. Does that count as a brief embrace between a robot and a wild flower?"

Correct.

This is what it feels like!

Use the invisible force of wind as a bond.

It briefly connects living and non-living things, allowing them to resonate emotionally at the same time.

The wild flowers sway alone in the snow, showing the tenacity of life!
The combat robots, which have been hidden for decades, are born again. This is also a kind of beauty of life!

Mechanical life, isn’t it life?
"Do you think the screen design I just created has that feeling?"

Lu Zhiyuan himself thinks that this picture should be very beautiful, especially when placed in a world like a cyber wasteland, it should be able to impress many people.

"The images you just described are elements of the painting 'The Persistence of Memory' that you restructured and incorporated into your own lens language?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but look at Lu Zhiyuan with burning eyes.

"Yes."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded.

He couldn't do it before.

But later, with the help of a half-broken system and after getting a few talents from others, he acquired all these messed up abilities.

For many things, once you take a look at them, your mind will automatically reconstruct the image, and when it appears again, it will be a different image.

"admire."

Liu Yifei's heart was filled with envy.

It’s different if you have talent. I looked at it for a long time but had no ideas. My mind just felt empty.

"Brother, you looked so handsome just now!"

Reba jumped up immediately and pulled Lu Zhiyuan outside: "Brother, let's go outside to get some fresh air."

I have felt the evening breeze that you have felt, so we can be considered to be embracing each other!
"Sister Fei, let's go and have dinner together. Thank you for your company today. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find this feeling."

Liu Yifei is a lucky star. Every time I am with her, I can always quickly find the scene I want.

Lu Zhiyuan imagined the scene that had just appeared in his mind.

There is the magnificence between mountains and rivers, the beautiful colors between the flowing light and shadow, and the spiritual touch, even giving the robot a breath of life through the picture.

The Muztagh Ata Peak in the background is also highlighted with super beauty under the flow of light and shadow and the surrealist emotion.

It is indeed a world famous painting!
It is precisely to protect this beautiful world that the mecha warriors continue to fight against the alien apostle monsters at all costs. Details, emotions, and grand themes.

Through this one scene, Lu Zhiyuan was able to condense the emotions of the entire movie into just a few seconds of footage.

It serves to highlight the theme of the movie.

In the movie "Upgrade", the scene of Reba's self-sacrifice has the same effect.

Although at first glance, this picture doesn't seem very useful.

But if this kind of picture is lost, the atmosphere of the whole movie will be greatly reduced.

However, it is obvious that the difficulty of shooting the scene where the ice and snow on Muztagh Ata melted and the Qin Palace Guards were born must have been much higher than the shooting on the typhoon day on Weizhou Island.

Lu Zhiyuan secretly swore that no matter how much it cost, he would capture this scene!

"Next March, when the snow and ice on the Pamir Plateau begin to melt, the ice on Karakul Lake will gradually melt, and the lake surface will show a gradient of blue-green... The breath of life will begin to flourish, and I want to capture the scene I have in mind!"

"However, I haven't been there yet, so I have to go and check it out as soon as possible. I heard that the temperature there in winter is extremely cold and the wind is extremely strong. Most people can't adapt to it at all."

Lu Zhiyuan looked at Reba.

Reba is strong and healthy, so I think she can handle it.

But he may not be able to bear it himself.

However, in order to capture the world-famous paintings in his mind, Lu Zhiyuan felt that he could endure it.

It only takes a few days.

He believed he could do it.

……

A group of three went to eat.

While Lu Zhiyuan was eating, he kept thinking about the scene he wanted.

He had just determined the general elements, and what remained were some details.

He needs to replenish slowly.

Even if he spent a month to conceive this picture, he would still feel it was worth it.

"Sister Niu, why didn't I see you at the Huayi IPO celebration party?"

Reba asked simply.

Didn’t Liu Yifei collaborate with Huayi to film "The Forbidden Kingdom"?

Almost all the big-name stars attended Huayi’s listing celebration party, except Liu Yifei.

Reba was very curious.

She was also worried that she would run into Sister Niu and Sister Cha one after another, and be attacked from both sides, thus failing to live up to Sister-in-law Tiantian's trust.

"Just eat your meal. Why are you asking so many questions, kid?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Reba, wondering if this damn girl did it on purpose.

"I see, they must owe you money!"

Apart from this reason, Reba couldn't think of any other reason.

Liu Yifei didn't say anything, mainly because she was too lazy to explain to Reba.

What a lucky little girl! She met a great director at the age of 17, and her first movie was a Hollywood science fiction blockbuster.

This girl Reba will definitely have a bright future in the entertainment industry!
"Sister Fei, I'll go pay the bill."

After Lu Zhiyuan finished eating, he saw Reba and Liu Yifei chatting, so he went to pay the bill.

It shows the gentlemanly demeanor.

Otherwise, he was worried that Liu Yifei would secretly pay the bill while he was distracted.

He was once again being fed up with money without any clear reason.

Seeing Lu Zhiyuan leave, Reba stopped talking to him and started to sneer, "Sister Niu, you're a big star, and you're out dating other men all day. Won't you be photographed by the paparazzi? Can't you be more careful?"

Reba wanted to remind Liu Yifei that if you want to be in the scandal, go find someone else, not Lu Zhiyuan.

This is Miss Jingtian’s personal man.

You'll kill him if you do this.

"We're both here together to see the exhibition. It's open and aboveboard. What should I be afraid of? Besides, are you a paparazzi and won't you take pictures? If they take the pictures, can they publish them?"

This is not the first or second time that Liu Yifei and Lu Zhiyuan have visited art exhibitions together, and they have been photographed by paparazzi before.

The paparazzi also tried to post these photos.

Who knows, no matter how many photos are sent out, they will be deleted immediately, just like the Internet is disconnected.

Not long after, the paparazzi's companies were even warned not to publish any gossip about Lu Zhiyuan and other female stars.

If they have the ability, they can send it overseas!

"Sister Niu, it's good that you know it. Don't have any unreasonable expectations."

Sister-in-law Tiantian is so awesome that even her scandalous photos can’t be published.

Reba admired Jing Tian immensely, but at the same time she felt a little anxious.

Just like the ants and flies crawling on the edge of the pocket watch in the painting "The Persistence of Memory".

She felt like an ant or a fly. If she had any improper thoughts, she would be crushed to death by Sister-in-law Jing Tian with a slap.

There is no other way but to continue lurking!
"What do you mean by irrational expectations? We are close friends. We occasionally go to art exhibitions together and discuss art. Who is it for a country girl like you to talk nonsense?"

Liu Yifei snorted softly.

It is meaningless to blindly tolerate this damn girl Reba. She must show her fangs and let Reba know that she is not someone to be trifled with.

"You call me Shanmei?"

Reba's eyes widened when she heard the nickname.

I really want to vomit blood.

This minotaur has such a poisonous mouth!
"Isn't your hometown in Altay? Isn't Altay a huge mountain? I saw you when you first came to Yanjing. You were so dark and earthy."

"Besides that, you don't speak with confidence and often hide behind Zhiyuan. I thought you were quite introverted. Who knew you would become so arrogant now!"

"Sure enough, it's different when someone is protecting you."

The first time Liu Yifei and Reba met was at Lisa's gallery in 798 Art Center.

During that time, Reba accompanied Lu Zhiyuan to the art exhibition in the morning to cultivate her artistic atmosphere, and trained in unlimited fighting in the afternoon. She looked very tough.

Like a warrior who came out of the mountains.

Liu Yifei's first impression of Reba was that this girl had a tough face and a stern temperament and was not someone she would mess with.

"Sister Niu, you are simply jealous of me."

Reba was furious at first.

This minotaur, Filet Mignon, actually calls himself Mountain Girl!

Absolute regional discrimination.

However, Reba soon realized that Liu Yifei was jealous of her.

After all, Lu Zhiyuan dotes on me so much that he takes me with him wherever he goes.

The first Hollywood blockbuster, choose yourself as the heroine.

In the second sci-fi robot blockbuster, she still reserved a position for herself as the heroine. Although she was not the first heroine, she was also a member of the protagonist group.

The third special effects blockbuster about mecha hunters fighting alien monsters will probably also reserve a position for the heroine.

In this way, Lu Zhiyuan reserved three leading roles for her in Hollywood blockbusters.

Even if he is the eldest brother by blood, he is no more than this.

No wonder Liu Yifei was jealous.

"You little girl, you're talking nonsense again. What level am I? Am I jealous of you?"

Liu Yifei snorted and didn't want to waste time talking to Reba anymore.

In fact, she found that she did seem to be a little jealous.

Although Reba is not famous now, as long as the movie "Upgrade" is released, it won't be long before this girl becomes famous all over the world.

Jealousy makes people's mentality distorted.

At this moment, Liu Yifei suddenly couldn't help but stab: "Reba, do you know the story of Gong Li and Lao Mouzi?"

I know.

I know it so well!
Reba suddenly felt suffocated.

In 1986, Gong Li was still a student at the Central Academy of Drama, and Zhang Yimou was already a famous director.

They fell in love at first sight during the audition, and Zhang Yimou immediately decided to cast Gong Li as the leading actress.

Gong Li was also attracted by Zhang Yimou's talent and charm and developed a crush on him.

The two of them quietly came together regardless of age and social obstacles. Zhang Yimou even divorced his wife of many years for Gong Li.

But in the end, when Gong Li proposed to marry Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou rejected her proposal, citing his career and artistic creation.

Reba felt that the beginning of this story and the character of the male protagonist suddenly became very familiar.

It’s like I’m looking in the mirror!

It’s over.

I'm only 17 years old and I have to prepare to be an abandoned wife!

(End of this chapter)