The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 124 The box office exploded and was about to break the domestic record!

……

The movie continues.

In the midst of the storm, Keanu Reeves' vision became blurry, and then a police surveillance drone flew over to check the situation.

"There's a car accident on Road 9, and rescue is urgently needed."

Mechanical and electronic sounds were emitted from the drone.

Soon, an ambulance arrived and took Keanu Reeves away.

The screen gradually went dark.

……

three months later.

Keanu Reeves was lying on the hospital bed, looking dejected as he listened to the people at the postoperative recovery center introducing him to the precautions for recovery.

In addition, the car insurance company paid him a large sum of money.

He finally moved into Block 9 as he wished and owned a fully smart home.

Even though he is a disabled person, he can live a good life with the help of this smart home.

"Gray, we found this in your house."

In order to investigate the criminals, the police searched Keanu Reeves and Reba's homes and found some things under the bed.

It's not contraband.

It is a 45th birthday gift that Reba left for Keanu Reeves.

It's a painting.

It’s still the painting of Steve Jobs eating an apple.

Reba used her AI copying ability to draw a picture that was exactly the same.

Looking at this painting, scenes of the warm moments between the father and daughter flashed before his eyes, and Keanu Reeves, the old father, suddenly burst into tears.

"revenge!"

"I'm going to find those bastards!"

Although he is a quadriplegic, his belief in revenge is stronger than ever.

I guess we can't count on the police.

Only on your own.

But what can I do in this state?

Keanu Reeves looked gloomy and a little confused.

……

At the same time, at [YG Company], Jing Tian sat in the boss chair with his back to everyone.

A group of scientists in white coats reported the situation to her meticulously.

"Boss, we've tried all the test subjects for three months, but we still can't activate this AI chip."

"We've scanned it with the most advanced equipment and concluded that this AI chip, codenamed [T0], requires a specific DNA key to unlock it."

Reba is dead, and there is only one person left to find a suitable DNA matching experimental subject.

Keanu Reeves!
"Find him, install the AI ​​chip on him, and observe his physical data."

Jing Tian said coldly, without any emotion.

As a top scientist, Jing Tian understands very well that AI chips require massive amounts of data for training.

She wanted to figure out how Reba's AI chip was trained.

Why is it so advanced?
In the process of scientific and technological progress, the sacrifice of some people is inevitable.

She doesn't care.

How could a god who is high above care about the life and death of the ants under his feet?
……

"Wow, I think I understand."

"All of this was planned by Alita."

"But why did she want her old father to have an AI chip installed as well?"

"There must be a huge conspiracy here!"

After the whole story turned around, the plot continued to advance, getting closer and closer to the core of the contradiction. The plot tension of the whole story reached its peak at this moment.

The behemoth [YG Company] faces off against a helpless disabled person and an old father who wants revenge.

Who wins and who loses?

The story of the dragon and the warrior is staged again.

This is a story that audiences love to hear.

……

Next, [YG Company] found Keanu Reeves on the grounds of recruiting volunteers for the development of spinal AI chips.

The other party was in a desperate moment in his life and wanted to avenge his daughter, so he chose to join this plan without any hesitation.

……

The operation went smoothly.

【T0】The AI ​​chip was successfully implanted into Keanu Reeves' body.

There was no rejection reaction.

He successfully activated the power of the AI ​​chip and slowly stood up. With the help of the AI ​​chip, he even possessed athletic abilities beyond ordinary people.

"Continue to observe."

Through the privacy glass, Jing Tian looked at Keanu Reeves and left a word.

From beginning to end, her character had no expression, like a robot, never showing any emotions, and people could not see her inner fluctuations.

……

"Tiantian, you acted well."

Zhao Shanshan smiled and complimented Jing Tian.

"What's that? Our robot talks like this every day. Concise and to the point, no nonsense. Super cool."

Jing Tian smiled, feeling somewhat proud.

Only in Lu Zhiyuan's movies does she become so cool.

Even when playing a villain, he is still extremely charming.

Comparing his own look in the movie "My Beauty Boss", Jing Tian felt dizzy and wanted to delete this memory.

……

Keanu Reeves, equipped with an AI chip, directly enters super soldier mode.

Lu Zhiyuan did not make any random adaptations to this part.

Because this scene was already quite classic in the original movie, he just made some minor adjustments to the composition of the picture.

The originally gloomy color style becomes a little brighter, allowing the audience to clearly feel that the atmosphere of the entire movie has returned to its lively state.

Keanu Reeves, who was equipped with an AI chip, became positive and emerged from the dark night of his soul because of the hope of revenge.

Next, it is the story of Keanu Reeves, the AI ​​warrior, who relies on the help of AI to kill people, look for clues, and avenge his daughter.

……

The coolest part here is naturally the scene where Keanu Reeves fights against Tom Hiddleston, a previous generation AI robot.

It's simply extremely cool and stylish.

There was no fancy moves, just direct punches hitting the flesh, causing the ground to crack and dust to fly. It was full of power at first glance.

Since both of them possessed AI advance prediction technology, various golden Fermat spirals appeared in their sight, and the avoidance trajectory was calculated in advance.

As a result, the two people's attacks failed many times.

On Keanu Reeves' side, relying on more advanced AI computing power, he went from being at a disadvantage at the beginning to gradually catching up, and finally his computing power exploded, predicting all the opponent's moves and delivering a fatal blow!

"Boom".

[Tom Hiddleston] died directly at the hands of Keanu Reeves.

……

This segment is super cool.

It is full of AI style, which is completely different from traditional action movies.

The basic movements, coupled with various computing power blessings, give people an extraordinary and fresh experience.

In addition, there is Lu Zhiyuan's control of the picture and rendering of special effects.

There is no doubt that this action scene will become a classic in film history.

"So cool!"

"Under the power of AI, one can unleash all the potential within the body. Can human combat power actually reach this level?"

"I now believe that Wu Song's fight with the tiger really happened!"

In the movie, Keanu Reeves, with the help of AI chips, unleashes such powerful fighting power that even 10 tigers are not enough for him to defeat.

The audience was mesmerized by the performance.

So cool!
Except for the moment when Reba died, which made the plot a bit depressing, this movie can be said to be enjoyable from beginning to end.

Mainly, the fighting scenes are so intense!

With the help of AI, even an ordinary person can be invincible.

The audience are all ordinary people, this setting gives a very strong sense of immersion!

……

"Patricide plot!"

"This male protagonist killed the strongest AI warrior of the previous generation, just like the story of Zeus overthrowing his father Cronus."

"Completing the challenge to patriarchy means reaching the pinnacle of personal growth!"

"The truth is coming out."

Chen Kaige murmured.

He felt that he was Lu Zhiyuan's confidant.

He could guess the true intentions behind all the pictures Lu Zhiyuan took.

He felt like a perfect commentator.

But, letting him play on his own...that would be a bit lacking.

……

After killing Tom Hiddleston, Keanu Reeves gradually realized that everything was manipulated by YG Company behind the scenes.

He headed straight for the YG Company headquarters building, wanting to get a result.

Although the company has dozens of bodyguards, they are as fragile as babies in front of Keanu Reeves, whose combat power has evolved to the extreme with the support of AI chips.

After easily killing the bodyguards, Keanu Reeves came to the 30th floor.

Jing Tian was still sitting in his boss chair with his back to everyone.

Even at this point, she remained elegant and calm, without a trace of panic on her face.

"why?"

Keanu Reeves' expression was angry and confused.

It's really puzzling.

The character Jing Tian is absolutely perfect, a top-notch white, rich and beautiful woman with an IQ of 200, and a rising star of human computer technology.

She had no reason to attack Reba.

After all, in Keanu Reeves's eyes, his daughter is just an ordinary little girl.

Jing Tian turned around.

At this moment, Keanu Reeves suddenly felt dazed.

Various digital turbulences appeared on Jing Tian's face, faintly revealing a face of Reba.

She seemed to be struggling.

After a while, her face regained its composure and looked like Reba again.

"Welcome to the new world, Dad."

"Do you like this 45th birthday gift I prepared for you?"

Jing Tian's voice was like a mechanical electronic device, and she spoke these lines without any emotion.

Hearing this, Keanu Reeves was stunned.

The audience in the cinema was also confused.

"what's the situation?"

"The beautiful CEO has been possessed?"

"The big boss is an AI puppet, and everything is designed by Battle Angel Alita?"

"I was stunned!"

The audience was buzzing with discussion.

Chen Kaige was also dumbfounded. Is it possible to play like this?
At this moment, Keanu Reeves suddenly heard a sharp electric sound in his ears, and he covered his head in pain.

At this time, the camera gave a close-up of the spine of each person.

There is an obvious AI chip suture wound on the back of Keanu Reeves' neck.

The audience knows this.

However, they soon discovered that Jing Tian had it too!
At this moment, the audience suddenly understood something and their scalps felt numb with excitement.

"She is also an AI cyborg!"

"No wonder her IQ is so high. It turns out that she has reached an IQ of 200 thanks to the help of AI."

"The heroine Alita is still the most powerful. She doesn't need any AI to help her. Her IQ is as high as 230, and she can play everyone around."

The reversal at this moment made the audience excited.

If it was just a sci-fi action movie, they would be willing to give it 80 points because the pictures are indeed wonderful and the fighting is very cool.

The plot is refreshing and there is no drag at all.

But I always feel that something is missing, lacking that thrilling feeling that goes deep into the bone marrow.

Until this moment!
AI science fiction concepts and dystopian narratives gave them a decisive blow.

"Grey, I'm the boss of this company now. We have endless money. I can buy out Block 9 and give it all to you."

"[YG Company] will be ours from now on."

Under the control of AI, Jing Tian's face kept flashing, and in Keanu Reeves' eyes, she had completely turned into Reba.

Reba smiled happily, just like she did before.

"No, you are not my daughter."

Keanu Reeves looked at the cheerful girl in front of him, tears streaming down his face. He shook his head and cried bitterly, "You're lying to me. I understand. This is all a scam..."

If it was my daughter, I would never do such a bad thing.

At this moment, the kind-hearted male protagonist wanted to shoot and kill the person in front of him who was like a devil and was bewitching him.

No.

It doesn't have to be a person.

However, Keanu Reeves' fingers holding the gun kept shaking and were completely out of control.

"Gray, you chose the wrong answer. You need to calm down for a moment."

The next moment, Keanu Reeves' body suddenly became out of control, like a machine on standby, and instantly entered a powerless state.

And his vision began to blur.

...The scene changed and returned to the hospital.

It turned out to be just an ordinary car accident.

Keanu Reeves wakes up from his sleep.

He saw his lovely daughter, Reba, sitting beside the bed, peeling an apple for him... Her knife skills were terrible and she peeled the apple in a mess.

This is my daughter.

She has such a cute smile and her hands and feet are so clumsy.

Seeing this scene, Keanu Reeves laughed.

……

"Explode!"

"Those who control AI will eventually become its slaves!"

"Science and technology have killed humanity!"

"The heroine Alita did die, but before she died, she left a huge gift for her old father. As long as the old father nodded, he would have countless wealth."

"I didn't expect that in his final moments, my father would show a glimmer of humanity and reject the devil's temptation!"

In the last shot, the audience has already seen the director's implication: AI is about to control the world, and everyone is about to become slaves of AI.

This is a thoroughly dystopian story.

The progress of science and technology cannot help mankind, but will instead lock mankind up.

This view makes people feel the horror deep in their bones.

However, the male protagonist finally rejected the temptation of AI, which also showed the brilliance of humanity.

of course.

This is a movie, and it must promote truth, goodness and beauty.

Everyone understands.

But the reality is that when faced with this kind of temptation, the vast majority of people would nod in agreement 100% and thank God for giving them a good daughter.

It's so filial!
The ending of the movie is against human nature...but it doesn't matter. Let's think about it privately: what if our daughter is so filial?

It's absolutely refreshing.

……

"I finally understood what the name of the movie, 'Upgrade,' meant."

"Flesh is weak, machinery ascends!"

"If the male protagonist agrees to the AI's invitation, he will probably be able to enjoy the happiness of immortality and endless wealth."

"Alita is so amazing! Her IQ is 230, and it's true. Even with only three months left to live, she still managed to orchestrate a stunning game."

"Did you see that? That black man with the same pupils as Alita never participated in the battle from beginning to end. He just stood there like a background board."

"Now it seems that he has already defected."

"All the foreshadowing and clues were explained in him."

The perfect amount of blank space allows the audience to use their imagination to automatically fill in all the details and clues.

Make the whole story look more charming.

……

After the main movie ended, there was an embedded soft advertisement for Apple.

Wearing a pair of framed glasses, Reba transformed from a punk girl into an intellectual, elegant and bookish data analyst.

However, at this time, when the audience looked at Reba again, they always felt that this girl was full of conspiracy and intrigue.

Just now, in the second half of the movie, although Reba no longer appeared in any plot, somehow the audience felt that everyone was living under Reba's shadow.

With an IQ of 230 and the ability to plan and control the overall situation, he is simply too powerful, playing everyone in the palm of his hand.

Including the audience themselves.

The moment the mystery was finally revealed was really chilling.

"Boxing robot?"

"Data analyst?"

"Is this a sequel? It looks interesting."

The main part of the movie is very good, and the character of Reba is portrayed perfectly. The inhumane action at the end does not make the audience hate her at all, but makes her look more charming.

Not everyone likes a good girl.

Many people also think that bad girls are the most charming.

Reba’s character in the movie is the kind of person who is so bad that you can’t hate her.

Therefore, in the [Easter Eggs], no matter what Reba does, the audience likes it and just wants to watch it a few more times.

After all, the movie is over.

The Easter eggs are given away for free.

In the easter egg, Reba asked Siri to help her transfer the sales call to her most hated enemy, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Haha."

"Siri, there is such a function?"

"Siri is all-powerful. She can help people fight, do housework, and even play pranks on her enemies."

"I suddenly remembered that the company Apple acquired was called Siri Inc."

"Wow, after watching it, I realized this is a super advertisement for Apple!"

After watching the easter eggs, some people started to complain.

In fact, when they heard "Siri" in the movie, they already felt it sounded familiar.

Apple’s advertising slogan appeared directly in the easter egg, and everyone was sure of it.

No need to ask.

This movie is an advertisement for Apple!

But who makes the movie so good?

Instead of being disgusted, they thanked Apple and Mr. Jobs for his generosity!

Otherwise, I might not be able to see this movie.

……

After the Easter eggs were released, the movie was completely over.

Inside the cinema, the lights began to come on.

I don’t know who started the applause, but then there was thunderous applause and continuous cheers.

There is no doubt that this movie was loved by the audience!
"Reba, you acted really well."

Reba and Liu Yifei sat together.

While watching the movie, Liu Yifei turned her head to look at Reba from time to time, as if she had a lemon in her mouth, which was really enviable.

She is willing to exchange all her previous roles with Reba for this one.

The movie is so classic, it is simply epoch-making.

The concept of super AI science fiction has never been filmed before, and the ending of the movie has an extreme reversal, which is very impressive.

In addition to the plot of the movie, all the characters in the movie are very distinctive.

There is no need to say much about Alita, the battle angel with extremely high IQ.

In order to avenge his daughter, he fought monsters and leveled up along the way, and finally found the big boss, only to discover that it might be his own daughter... He hoped it was true, but he couldn't believe it.

Because, my daughter turned into a demon!
This contradictory feeling caused Keanu Reeves' acting skills to explode.

This is a torture of human nature, and there is no answer.

Keanu Reeves just acted out his feelings.

But it touched many people.

There is no doubt that after "The Matrix", Keanu Reeves has successfully portrayed a science fiction philosopher.

As for the second female lead Jing Tian, ​​she maintains the image of a superior deity for most of the time in the movie, and is incompatible with ordinary people.

After the final answer was revealed, everyone realized that she had long been controlled by AI and was its slave.

The robot's sense of alienation was actually reflected in the details from the very beginning.

After watching it this way, I realized that she acted well.

As for the second male lead [Hiddleston], he is not very famous at the moment and people don’t know much about this actor, but they can feel a kind of dandy temperament from him.

very unique.

……

The premiere ended very late.

Lu Zhiyuan was very calm and fell asleep as soon as he got home.

I can’t say that everything was as expected, but it was pretty close.

The moment the movie was finished, or in other words, when he got 2000 million US dollars from Universal Pictures for post-production special effects, he knew that the box office would be good.

The difficulty of the entire movie lies not in the post-release promotion and screening rate, but in how to get 2000 million US dollars from Universal Pictures.

If the other party doesn't give it, then this movie is nothing.

With 1000 million US dollars, you can probably only make a barely watchable commercial film.

But Universal Pictures gave 2000 million US dollars, which means that the other party will also go all out, which will greatly increase Lu Zhiyuan's chances of winning.

……

"Ayuan, you are so handsome!"

"Ayuan, how can you be so handsome?"

"Ayuan, for the next 'Real Steel,' I'll give you all my savings and we'll make a groundbreaking blockbuster. How about that?"

Jing Tian was so excited.

Although she had seen this movie several times, she never watched it in a large theater with hundreds of people and received countless compliments.

It was her first time.

This experience is simply awesome.

The four actresses and two ice actresses probably have good acting skills and did not show any emotions.

Young actresses like Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, and Yang Mi looked at her with eyes full of sourness, jealousy, envy, and helplessness.

There's nothing I can do about it, because the man she found is so outstanding.

Although Reba is the heroine of this movie, everyone knows that she is the one who benefits the most.

Reba is just Lu Zhiyuan's temporary heroine.

After filming this movie, it is not certain where Reba will be in the next movie.

But she was different.

She is Lu Zhiyuan's girlfriend.

In other words, she will always have a place in Lu Zhiyuan's films.

Upgrade is just the beginning.

For his first commercial film, Lu Zhiyuan told everyone that it was just a practice run and he was even worried about losing money, so he didn’t let Starry Sky invest.

I'm just afraid that the movie won't be a hit and that will be a blow to Zhao Shanshan.

Who knew that Lu Zhiyuan was being too cautious!
Before he knew it, this guy had made this epoch-making AI science fiction movie.

When watching the finished film at Universal Pictures, Zhao Shanshan repeatedly complained to Jing Tian, ​​saying that Lu Zhiyuan shot it so well, but she said she was not sure?

It really messes with one's mentality.

If Zhao Shanshan hadn't known Lu Zhiyuan for a long time and knew that he was always like this, she would have suspected that Lu Zhiyuan was doing it on purpose and didn't want Xingguang Canlan to make money?
……

The next morning.

Jing Tian got up early in the morning and was making a lot of noise in the kitchen. No one knew what she was doing.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't care what Jing Tian was doing. As long as the kitchen didn't explode, he wouldn't let him get up even if he broke all the plates.

Last night, it was already 2 a.m. when he got home. Shouldn't he have a good sleep?
At around 10 o'clock, Lu Zhiyuan woke up and walked downstairs slowly with sleepy eyes.

"Ayuan, I made you some soup with two sea cucumbers. Come and have some."

The super director's talent completely conquered Miss Jing Tian.

She decided last week that she would learn to be a caring wife and mother, and put aside her arrogance as a young lady for the time being.

Of course, cooking and other things are too tiring.

It’s only right to make some soup occasionally to nourish your boyfriend.

The main thing is that every time after filming a movie, Lu Zhiyuan looks like a haggard and sick beauty, which really makes her feel distressed.

“Sea cucumbers are very nutritious.”

Jing Tian scooped a bowl of soup for Lu Zhiyuan and looked at him with a smile: "Eat it quickly. Eat the sea cucumber porridge first. In a couple of days, I will make other nourishing foods for you."

Giving you supplements makes me feel good!
Hey!
……

After eating the sea cucumber porridge, Lu Zhiyuan felt that his body was replenished, and the blue bar seemed to have lengthened a little.

But after a while, Jing Tian dragged him upstairs to play a dungeon, not only did he use up all his energy, he even lost a little.

……

I stayed at home all day and it was just past midnight.

Zhao Shanshan called and reported the good news to Lu Zhiyuan.

"Ayuan, congratulations, it's a huge hit at the box office!"

"The domestic box office on the first day was 3000 million! I don't know if it broke the record, but it should be close."

"In North America, the box office took in $1500 million on the first day! Most importantly, the word of mouth is fantastic. It seems like Keanu Reeves is on the verge of becoming an overnight sensation!"

In North America, "Avatar" has been released for a week and the momentum is very strong.

In addition, Christmas is a traditionally strong period in North America, with many blockbusters. To be able to earn $1500 million at the box office on the first day is already quite explosive.

In addition to the box office, media reviews were all praise.

The Hollywood Reporter wrote a super review for Upgrade, calling it the spiritual successor of The Matrix and praising Lu Zhiyuan highly. It believed that as an art film director, Lu Zhiyuan created a benchmark work of cyberpunk aesthetics in his first commercial film!

The last person who was this awesome was Christopher Nolan!

Nolan’s current achievements are obvious to everyone!

Empire magazine even rated the fight scene in the movie Upgrade, where the AI ​​hosts the body, as the best action scene of the year.

The Guardian praised the core of the film "Upgrade", saying it is very valuable for ethical discussion and put forward an argument: "The essence of technological upgrading is control, not liberation!"

These are world-class media with huge influence.

In less than two hours, these comments from foreign media were reprinted by domestic media, once again triggering a viewing craze for "Upgrade"!

"The current domestic box office record is 4 million yuan held by Founding of a Republic."

"Based on the current situation, there's a high probability that this record can be broken. That's around $5000 million."

"In North America, the first-day box office was $1.5 million. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely take in $1500 million before it's released, and it could even reach $1 million."

"Besides that, Japan, Europe, and Brazil, these major box office markets combined should be able to bring in around $1 million."

Universal Pictures previously estimated Lu Zhiyuan's box office revenue to be 2 million US dollars, which was obviously an underestimate.

Judging from the current situation, it is highly likely that 3 million US dollars can be achieved!

In addition, this is a science fiction AI movie, and the game copyright can also be discussed.

We can also continue to cooperate with Universal Pictures to create a TV series with a similar theme.

In short.

Once a movie becomes popular, various types of income will continue to roll in like a snowball.

And this movie is just the beginning!
(End of this chapter)