The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 123 Chen Kaige was convinced, a historical genius!
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Accompanied by the lyrical summer American country music "I Walk the Line".

The heroine played by Reba entrusts AI to control her body to clean the room and tidy up the corpses, while slowly shaking her head to the music.

At this moment, her head and limbs seemed to have two sets of control systems.

Her head is lively, her eyes are rolling around, and she occasionally makes mischievous expressions. She is completely a rebellious punk girl.

His body was meticulous and precise, like a robot, wiping the glass and floor tiles back and forth along a straight line at an extremely fast speed.

This kind of picture makes her look fragmented.

But the more this happens, the more the audience will experience this unprecedented visual shock.

Moreover, the scene was hilarious.

It was clearly a violent and bloody killing scene.

But with Reba's interpretation, coupled with the soothing background music of American country folk, the whole picture is filled with elegance and relaxation.

The audience couldn't help but feel a weird and absurd feeling.

There is no doubt that this will be a classic scene!
"[Quentin's] sense of ritual violence is a replica in exact proportions!"

"Lu Zhiyuan, even as a copy ninja, is more professional than Ning Hao. He's really amazing!"

Most of the people at the premiere were insiders.

Who doesn’t know the unique visual signature of the great director Quentin?
Bloody and cruel acts of violence are often accompanied by a well-dressed chatterbox.

The other person likes music and dancing, especially American country folk.

Putting aside his gangster identity, the gangster killer in Quentin's movies is definitely a high-class, cultured and artistic young man.

In Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing", the fat gangster from Taiwan, whose classic catchphrase "The local gangs are too unrefined", is imitating Quentin's style.

But to be honest, that fat guy is a bit talkative. He wears a suit and tie, trying to imitate Quentin's elegance, but he looks a bit like an ugly imitation of a beautiful woman.

The main thing is that the temperaments don't match at all, giving people a Pinduoduo feeling.

After all, it is very difficult to choose an actor with a yuppie feel.

The gangster killers in Quentin's movies often have the unique elegance and relaxation of the American 1960s and 1970s.

After all, the United States was at its economic peak in the 1960s and 1970s.

During this period, the United States' post-war economy was booming, GDP grew very rapidly, manufacturing was particularly developed, and the middle class was particularly strong.

In 1960, the proportion of the US GDP in the world even reached a terrifying 39.7%, which is truly amazing.

In this era, ordinary Americans exude a sense of confidence, elegance and composure from the inside out.

Ning Hao also knew that he couldn't find such an actor, so he simply used a low-profile version, playing the role of the ugly ugly woman, with the main focus on humor and absurdity.

But just because he chose to take shortcuts at the beginning and gave up the pursuit of perfection, Ning Hao was trapped at this level for his entire life.

After all, Ning Hao is only A-level, while Quentin is a real S-level!
From the perspective of talent, there is a huge gap.

And now, Lu Zhiyuan has reproduced Quentin's S-level violent ritual scene in proportion, which is more refined, more calm and elegant, and more humorous and absurd than Ning Hao's.

This scene made many people stare with their eyes wide open.

You used such a powerful move within the first 5 minutes. What else can you do next?

Now, even the bigwigs in the industry have to sit up straight and watch the movie seriously.

For them, this is not an ordinary commercial film, it is simply a teaching guide for commercial films!
Why do audiences dislike art films, and why are their box office performances always so poor, yet they always easily win awards?

That’s because art films are made for people in the industry to watch!
If an art film is well made, it can be directly included in the teaching materials of the directing and photography departments. If you meet such a director, you have to call him teacher.

Because you develop step by step by following other people's footsteps.

"This kid Xiaolu is really unexpected."

"I thought 'The Heart Labyrinth' was his peak."

Seeing this scene, Chen Kaige felt deeply moved.

Lu Zhiyuan's powerful learning ability and visible progress speed are simply the most terrifying talents for a director.

After all, human potential is limited.

Most people reach the peak of their lives around the age of 35, and then start to go downhill.

Whether it is energy, learning ability, or innovation ability, after the age of 35, they will gradually decline with age.

What is added is nothing more than experience.

But everyone has experience, but not talent.

Chen Kaige felt that his peak was in "Farewell My Concubine", when he was 41 years old.

It's normal to go downhill after the age of 41.

Chen Kaige has been silently advising himself that after coming down from the peak, he should be content with being ordinary and stop thinking about challenging the peak.

But at this moment, Chen Kaige suddenly remembered that Lu Zhiyuan was only in his early 20s.

There are still more than 10 years to go before the so-called peak at 35.

After such a long time, I wonder what kind of peak he can reach?
"This guy Xiaolu is really something to look forward to!"

As I said, the higher Lu Zhiyuan flies, the higher Chen Kaige's status as a Palme d'Or director who is on par with him will be.

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"Haha."

At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the cinema.

In the movie, after Reba cleaned up the kitchen and walked outside, she suddenly saw a little blood splashed when she was doing it just now.

That trace of blood remained on the impressionist painting of "Steve Jobs Eating an Apple".

"Oh, Gray's going to kill me!"

Reba looked terrified as if struck by lightning.

She immediately transformed from an elegant and calm AI mechanic into an innocent girl who had made a mistake. She hurriedly crawled to get a rag and carefully wiped off the blood on the painting.

When Reba was wiping the painting, the camera gave a close-up of the painting.

Although the person in the painting is abstract, if you look closely, you can still identify him as Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The most important thing is that he is holding an apple with a bite taken out of it.

This mark is now sweeping the world.

"Haha, this shot is so funny."

“I wonder what expression Steve Jobs would have if he saw this?”

"It should be authorized. I heard that Apple gave a lot of sponsorship money to this movie."

When the audience recognized that the person biting the apple was Jobs, they couldn't help laughing.

Especially in North America...

The whole audience in the cinema burst into laughter.

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"Specific background music, a female priest dressed in black, with graceful movements, killing people like they were slaughtering livestock."

"When the heroine attacked just now, she drew three circular arcs towards the corpse. Add to that the moment she bounced back, the position of her toes, the angle of her swords, and the point in the middle where the corpse fell... this is clearly some kind of religious ritual."

"I remember it, it's a bit like the Assassin's flag in Assassin's Creed."

"Finally, the blood fell on Steve Jobs' portrait... Based on my understanding of Xiaolu, this action must be full of profound meaning."

"I understand, this is a ritual to worship the evil god!"

"Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, is the god worshipped by Reba, the AI ​​robot priestess!"

“But why Steve Jobs?”

"Considering that Apple has given Xiaolu a sponsorship, it's highly likely that Apple is going to release some new technology related to AI."

As a great director of art films, Chen Kaige's brain thinking structure is different from that of ordinary people.

When ordinary viewers see these pictures of Lu Zhiyuan, they just think they are very funny. The picture of Steve Jobs biting an apple here makes people laugh so hard that they want to go crazy.

After all, Apple announced a while ago that it had acquired a technology company called [Siri lnc], which is developing a voice assistant.

It seems a bit similar to the AI ​​assistant in the movie.

Considering that Apple gave a small sponsorship fee to this movie, the audience will naturally think that this may be a personal soft implant of Jobs.

But the audience doesn't mind, as long as the director makes it interesting.

Obviously, this scene is hilarious.

However, Chen Kaige is naturally not an ordinary audience member.

Ordinary audiences only stood on the first floor, admiring the shots and stories. Chen Kaige had already reached the third floor.

He felt that he saw Lu Zhiyuan's true intention behind this picture.

"As expected, this movie should be about the AI ​​technological revolution. The heroine should be a worshipper of the AI ​​evil god. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a scene next where the heroine sacrifices herself!"

Although Chen Kaige understood Lu Zhiyuan's intention, he had to admit that Lu Zhiyuan was a genius.

"Xiaolu, you're amazing!"

“Just through the image, there are so many hidden intentions.”

"Those uneducated people behind only know that this is a funny shot, but they don't know that all the story clues are hidden in this shot."

"But it doesn't matter. After the movie is over, they will watch it again and they will probably understand that there are many interesting things hidden here."

Thinking of this, Chen Kaige slowly leaned back in his chair, his whole body relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

A sense of superiority in intelligence arises spontaneously.

In the vast entertainment industry, there are so few people who understand us. People as cultured as Xiaolu and me are even fewer.

Those people from Hong Kong and Taiwan are all gangsters.

Ning Hao, a rising star, claims to be the leader of the younger generation, but in the end he only knows how to imitate Guy Ritchie and Quentin.

No visual label of my own.

If you keep going like this, who will still remember you in a few years?

As the audience watches more movies and their horizons gradually improve, once they discover the styles of Guy Ritchie and Quentin, you will be in trouble.

Others will just laugh at you and won’t even understand what you are copying.

Look at Lu Zhiyuan...

It also imitates Quentin, but it only pays a slight tribute, and then turns around and creates another more sophisticated visual label.

Multiple clues, both overt and covert, push the story forward.

Listen to thunder in a silent place!
Look at this level!
I have to say Chen Kaige is awesome, I can’t compare to him!

When it comes to making commercial films, other people should just forget about it. From now on, it’s all up to Lu Zhiyuan!

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The movie continues.

After Reba finished cleaning up, she put the body into a huge trash can, sprinkled some white powder into it, and then slowly carried it away.

Seeing Reba dragging a trash can with a 200-pound corpse in it effortlessly, the audience seemed to understand something.

"She installed a robotic arm for herself, wasn't it to make it easier to dispose of corpses?"

"Look at how skilled she is. It's obvious that this isn't her first time doing this."

"Wow, a modern-day dominatrix! The dominatrix makes human meat buns. She just puts the corpse into a trash can and sprinkles a layer of lime powder on it."

"What trash can? Look carefully, this is a diesel barrel. Now I suddenly remembered, weren't there a few diesel barrels in the corner of that laboratory just now?"

Someone discovered the truth!
This kind of black-on-black project is not the first time that the heroine Alita has done it!
She also left a lot of stock in the lab and didn't clean it up!

And just at this time, the protagonist played by Keanu Reeves returned in the movie.

This is Reba's nominal father.

"Alita, I remember I just cleaned up yesterday. Is there still so much garbage at home?"

Keanu Reeves was wearing work clothes and was covered in oil, looking like a mechanic.

His exposed body was particularly strong.

At first glance, he looks like a typical blue-collar worker.

Seeing Reba going to take out the trash again, Keanu Reeves looked puzzled.

Reba was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes and started to complain: "Grey, how dare you say that? The kitchen drain is clogged, and you didn't even clean it. Do you know how much dirt is in there?"

Upon hearing Reba's rebuttal, Keanu Reeves, the old father, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

After the embarrassment, Keanu Reeves admitted his mistake and changed the subject: "Alita, bear with it for a while. When I save enough money, we will move to Block 9 (a wealthy area). By then, you can go to a good university and have a sweet love."

"Gary, save up some money and find me a real Italian stepmother. I've been eating instant pasta and canned black beans (poor people's food) all day, and my tongue is almost degenerating."

The heroine Reba complained a few words, then took out three energy bars from her pocket and forced them on Keanu Reeves.

He left a sentence: "Don't be wronged when I'm not around", and then walked away in a cool manner, dragging the diesel barrel.

Keanu Reeves looked at the back of his beloved daughter with tenderness in his eyes.

Obviously, this is a picture of a father and daughter caring for each other, which is very warm.

No matter where in the world, people love to see this kind of beautiful and harmonious family scene.

But the next moment-

"No!!! My painting!!!"

The bloodstains on the painting on the wall could not be wiped clean, so Reba simply painted a corner of it with lipstick to cover it up.

But this painting is ruined.

The shot here did not show Keanu Reeves running madly in the room, but only an empty corridor.

And in the background came the sound of ding-dong, Reba dragging a diesel barrel down the stairs, the footsteps becoming increasingly faster.

Apparently, Reba slipped away very quickly.

"Meow~~"

A cat came out from the opposite side, stretched, and seemed to want to come over to watch the fun, but was directly picked up by a big hand.

The door slammed shut.

No one wants to cause trouble.

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"Ha ha!"

"Hilarious!" "The relationship between the daughter and her old father."

"If the old father knew that his daughter was a cold-blooded killer and worked so hard to make money as a thief just to save money so that he could find an Italian wife who could cook, he would probably be very touched."

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After the sharp killing at the beginning, the movie enters the warm, funny and interesting daily life.

At this point, the plot of the entire movie has been thoroughly unfolded.

The daughter, who suffered from a terminal genetic disease, worked hard to make money outside during the last three months of her life, hoping to earn enough money to leave for her elderly father who had little ability to take care of himself.

The old father worked very hard outside, and he was reluctant to spend the money he earned on food and clothing. He wanted to change his daughter's living environment, encourage her to study hard, and get into a good university.

The old father had no idea that his daughter was actually a crazy scientist who had already completed all the courses in college and was even a figure in this chaotic neighborhood.

"The world's most powerful AI chip company, YG, has welcomed a new successor."

"Ms. Aishaer, a super genius with an IQ of 200, the developer of a new generation of fully intelligent AI chips, and a leader in human computer science!"

"She will open the door to a new world!"

Walking down the street, you can see YG Company advertisements everywhere on brightly colored neon signs, featuring various AI chips and the super genius named Aishaer.

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"Tiantian, you're on stage."

"A super genius with an IQ of 200, a leader in human computer science!"

"Haha."

Zhao Shanshan bumped into Jingtian's little shoulder and couldn't help but make a few jokes.

Lu Zhiyuan set up a super cool background for Jing Tian.

She is a top-notch white, rich and beautiful woman with an IQ of 200. She is also a leader in human science. She is so perfect that she doesn't look like a carbon-based creature.

In the movie, Jing Tian's look is always very elegant every time she appears.

If Reba is the rebellious street punk girl, then Jing Tian's image in this movie is that of a superior god.

Every time she appeared, she was on the 30th floor of a super building, overlooking the empty world in front of her through the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

Without any words, the audience can tell from this picture that this person is super awesome.

Absolute boss!
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In the next scene, the background of [YG Company] was added, and the movie began to use a commercial routine template.

An investigator from [YG Company] accidentally discovered a control component for a robotic arm, the level of which was AI-powered, surpassing their company's new generation of products.

So, the other party asked around and finally locked onto Reba, an ordinary flower shop employee.

——In addition to the robbery, Reba has a part-time job in the next block, as an ordinary florist. With her sweet smile, she often wins the title of the best employee of the month in the chain flower shop.

"Ms. Alita, you are suspected of stealing our company's secrets. Please come with us."

[YG Company] As a super large company with a villain background, of course it has to be arrogant and unreasonable.

After the investigator found Reba, he immediately kidnapped her.

In this cyber wasteland world, super corporations mean enormous power and even private armies, and they are completely fearless.

No one expected that Reba, the crazy scientist, did not follow the routine at all and got into the car safely.

When she reached a remote place, she immediately switched to combat mode and killed all the investigators swiftly and efficiently.

Next, the plot of the movie officially entered the rhythm of Reba's unparalleled performance!
With various joint locks and one-shot kills, Reba displayed unparalleled fighting skills, which made the audience's blood boil.

She is clearly an ordinary girl, but after being equipped with an AI chip, her combat power has soared to this level?
This shows the power of AI chips in movies.

It is also understandable why [YG Company] wanted to take Reba away.

It is obvious that he wants to study the AI ​​chip in Reba's body.

……

After a battle scene.

On the top floor of [YG Company].

"Boss, she single-handedly wiped out three of our tactical teams. Her combat prowess is terrifying. Besides her combat prowess, her IQ is over 230."

"However, she won't live much longer. Her exceptionally high IQ comes from a genetic mutation caused by radiation. While this mutation has increased her IQ, it has also significantly shortened her lifespan."

Several men in black suits respectfully reported to the character Jing Tian.

"Find her and get the AI ​​chip back."

In this shot, Jing Tian never turned around. She looked out the window leisurely and just tapped the table lightly with her fingers.

Short words, unquestionable and full of power.

It makes her full of the temperament of a big boss.

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"Tiantian, your aura is so strong."

"How did you shoot this shot? Why don't you show your face?"

In the cinema, Zhao Shanshan gently pushed Jing Tian and couldn't help but ask a question.

Although they watched this movie together last time, there were too many people at Universal Pictures, so she had to act like a big boss and couldn't speak casually.

"Our robot said I look too sweet. In this kind of shot, you absolutely can't show my face straight on, otherwise the audience will be distracted."

"Isn't it good now?"

"The vast seascape in the distance, a huge long glass table at hand, a portrait of Napoleon on the background wall, and a dozen sturdy bodyguards in black suits behind him."

"All the atmosphere is to set off my character."

When filming this scene on the spot, Jing Tian found it very funny and almost laughed out loud, but when watching it in the cinema, he felt that he had super charisma every time!
As expected, being a domineering female CEO is her destiny!

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Three months passed by in a flash.

Reba’s life is coming to an end.

"Gray, let's go out and see the sea."

"It's going to rain heavily outside soon, are you sure?"

On the last day of her life, Reba chose to go out to see the sea with her old father.

She knew that there had to be an end.

[YG Company] has been pursuing her. If she doesn't give an explanation, they might attack her old father.

Next, the tone of the movie began to become a little gloomy, no longer as bright and clear as before, exuding a lively atmosphere.

The audience also realizes that the movie is about to enter the dark night of the soul here.

really!

Around 45 minutes into the movie, the plot of the entire movie takes a dramatic turn!
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The car accident happened suddenly and unexpectedly.

It rushed down from the highway, landed on the rocks outside, rolled violently several times, and stopped next to a cliff.

In the sky, a violent storm is coming.

Thunder flashed continuously, and giant white lightning dragons roamed in the dark clouds.

The whole scene is depressing to the extreme.

The once invincible battle angel Alita has reached the end of her life. The AI ​​chip in her body automatically chooses to enter standby mode, leaving all the energy to Reba herself.

"Grey, I left you a 45th birthday present under your bed at home."

"I've been very happy during the time I've been your daughter."

"One last thing... Dad, I love you."

It was clearly just a car accident, and it seemed that Reba was not seriously injured. Keanu Reeves looked confused, wondering why Reba would say such a thing?

The next moment, he seemed to understand something.

"boom!"

Several masked gangsters pulled Reba out of the car, their actions full of vigilance.

Someone came over and tentatively shot Reba in the ribs.

Reba didn't move at all.

"Her AI chip is malfunctioning, hurry up."

They had already been frightened by Reba's fighting ability.

At this time, after these people fired a shot, they saw that Reba did not react, so they rushed forward and quickly dug out a chip from behind Reba's neck.

"We've got the chip, she's finished!"

After getting the chip, the criminals breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, a man got an iron cross rod from somewhere, tied up Reba and prepared to throw her into the sea.

Destroy corpses and destroy traces.

"No!"

Keanu Reeves struggled to get out of the car, angrily trying to stop it all.

Someone frowned, walked over, and wanted to kill Keanu Reeves directly.

At this moment, the eyes of one of his companions suddenly flashed, and blue-green pupils and digital irises appeared like Reba's.

This man came over to stop his companion and shook his head: "Killing him like this is too easy for him."

After the man finished speaking, he pulled Keanu Reeves out of the car by his hair and shot him in the spine.

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"The hidden clues have appeared again."

"The black man's eyes suddenly changed color, becoming exactly the same as the heroine's. This must be hinting at something."

"Reincarnation? Or something else?"

"In short, things are definitely not that simple."

"The heroine is definitely not dead, there will be a sequel."

Many viewers noticed this scene.

Lu Zhiyuan was not being mysterious, this was a very obvious hint.

Seeing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

People go to the cinema to watch movies, not to be tortured, but just to have some fun.

The heroine Reba in the movie is so cute. She even makes money by cheating others and wants to find a stepmother for her old father. It's so sweet.

If the director kills the heroine, wouldn't that be disgusting for no reason?
Fortunately, the director is not that stupid.

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In the midst of the storm, the sky was extremely dark.

The criminals tied Reba to a steel cross and threw her directly into the sea.

For some reason, the dark clouds in the distance suddenly dispersed, and an orange-red sunset shone down and landed on the water where Reba fell into the water.

Keanu Reeves was lying on the ground, his eyes red, his mouth filled with mud, and he was howling in pain.

Everyone in the audience was feeling depressed. However, considering what had just happened, the movie screen gave clues and hope.

Everyone feels pain while retaining hope.

Someone silently looked at the time. It was only about 50 minutes in, and the whole movie was about 120 minutes. This progress bar meant that there would definitely be a reversal later.

Not in a hurry.

Look how he shoots!
This movie is really interesting.

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Inside the audience.

Everyone was sighing, and some even shed tears silently.

Although many people think that there may be a reversal in the scene where Reba dies, it still makes people feel sad.

In particular, when the car accident happened just now, Reba knew that she was going to die, and she left a lot of arrangements for her old father.

In addition, the last sentence "Dad, I love you" almost made some emotional viewers cry.

From the beginning to the end, Reba kept calling the name "Grey", and at the last moment, the two words "Dad" made the father-daughter relationship that had been nurtured for a long time burst out like a flood.

Very contagious.

When Chen Kaige saw this scene, he was very excited and clenched his fists tightly.

"I knew it!"

"Since there's a sacrifice to the evil god at the beginning of the movie, the heroine's self-sacrifice is bound to happen!"

"Also, the lighting, composition, and color distribution when the heroine was thrown into the sea were absolutely amazing."

"In the midst of endless darkness, amidst a stormy, apocalyptic scene, a ray of warm orange-red light fell from the sky, shining precisely on the heroine."

"Besides the hint from the black man's pupils, the changing light and shadow effects in this image repeatedly hint to the audience that there is hope amidst despair, and that there will inevitably be a reversal."

Although, Chen Kaige feels that the audience basically cannot understand the various camera languages ​​in the movie.

But it has to be said that Lu Zhiyuan has manipulated the audience's emotions with his rhythm.

The first 50 minutes of the film are a standard commercial thriller, but after this shot, it is likely to enter a dystopian philosophical narrative.

In a word!

This movie is super awesome!

Anyway, Chen Kaige looked at many domestic directors and found that no one could shoot with this kind of camera language.

The ultimate lighting and shadow effects, the ultimate control over colors, and the composition of the picture full of artistic thinking.

In addition, there is also the sense of rhythm required for commercial films.

If you can achieve perfection in any one of these aspects, you can be called a super genius.

This kid Lu Zhiyuan got full marks in all four aspects!

Absolutely a historical genius!
After all calculations, only the person who made "Farewell My Concubine" at the age of 41 can be compared with him.

(End of this chapter)