The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 125: Science fiction fans go crazy! Dream collaboration! Apple releases [Siri Voice Assistant]

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"The four actresses and the two ice queens are already old, and the four young actresses are no longer a force to be reckoned with. After tonight, only our Alita is invincible!"

"I now declare the establishment of the Alice Organization!"

Reba’s character has a really strong ability to attract fans.

Before this movie, there was basically no such super female character who was extremely intelligent, invincible in combat, extremely bad, and even subverted humanity.

Alita in the movie is simply the pinnacle of villains!
The bad ones are so charming!
Compared to the heroine in the "Resident Evil" series, Reba's charm is 100 times higher!
"Who says Alita is a villain? If I had a daughter like this in my life, what would it matter if she was anti-human?"

It is impossible to be anti-human.

But wanting to have a daughter like Alita is probably the collective dream of all male compatriots who have watched this movie.

For a moment, they gave all their love for the character of Alita in the movie to Reba who played this role.

What is an idol star?

An excellent role with the aura of a star.

If one has an angelic face, then this idol star will take the world by storm.

In just two days, Reba became a global sensation.

In addition to male compatriots, female compatriots also fell madly in love with Reba.

Because, in the movie, Reba’s character is a crazy career-oriented heroine!

She did not talk about love or do those cliché things in the movie. Her great career even subverted humanity.

She freed her soul from her frail human body and transformed it into AI data with infinite life.

He can change his body at will and easily control billions of wealth.

This kind of setting has never been seen before!

It's really subversive!

Without exception, everyone who has seen this movie was deeply shocked by the ending!

"Chinese Paladin III" is very popular. Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, and the beauties of "Chinese Paladin III" have been popular throughout the summer.

But the spread of TV series and that of movies are completely on a different level.

Judging from the current trend, the global publicity cost of the movie "Upgrade" will not be less than 2000 million US dollars!
What is this concept?
Can Tangren afford to spend this much money on publicity?

Therefore, a good movie is of great benefit to the actors!
Almost overnight, Reba became an international top female star that shocked the world.

It's very similar to Megan Fox who became famous overnight when "Transformers" was popular.

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"Dilraba Dilmurat, a 17-year-old genius girl, has an IQ of 230 and unparalleled fighting power. She is the pride of our entire Uyghur community!"

“Buy a ticket to support!”

"Come on, brothers!"

In Reba's hometown, the enthusiasm for watching movies reached its peak.

Uyghur actress, Hollywood blockbuster, science fiction theme, cool and awesome battle angel Alita.

Who can not love?

For a while, the streets of Urumqi, which were already somewhat chaotic, became even more chaotic.

However, in front of the cinema, as long as someone took out the ticket stub of "Upgrade" and shouted "I am Alice!"

All disputes will be paused!
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the other side.

The reporter found Chen Kaige.

Now, many reporters have become smarter. If they cannot interview Lu Zhiyuan, they will directly contact Chen Kaige.

Lu Zhiyuan doesn't like being interviewed. Every time I make an appointment with him for a private interview, I have to follow the questions in the script.

For every interview he gave, there was a dedicated person who would first filter the topics the reporter wanted to ask.

When it comes to sensitive topics, Lu Zhiyuan doesn't need to say a word, because the cold-faced woman in his company will just cross it out with a pen.

This drove the reporters crazy.

Who likes to read this old topic?

How can you achieve your goals without doing something exciting?

However, the reporters also knew that Lu Zhiyuan had a strong background and no one could afford to offend him.

If he is unhappy, he can just report it to his superiors and his press card may be revoked.

However, Chen Kaige is a refined and very decent man.

When Lu Zhiyuan couldn't be interviewed, everyone looked for Chen Kaige... He was Lu Zhiyuan's substitute.

Although these two seem to have nothing to do with each other on the surface, everyone has discovered over the past year that they are as close as a pair of pants.

Whenever someone says something bad about Lu Zhiyuan online, Chen Kaige will be the first to jump out and slap the other person in the face.

"Director Chen, the screening schedule for 'The Siege of October' has been squeezed, and its box office has shrunk significantly. It's very likely that it won't even recoup its costs. The cinema chain has given all its screenings to 'Upgrade.' What are your thoughts on this?"

The reporter's questions were quite sharp.

This question is difficult to answer and it is easy for others to find fault with you.

But who is Chen Kaige? He has been in the circle for so many years. Is it possible for him to be tricked by such a rhetoric trap?

At this time, the great poet Chen smiled faintly: "I have also seen The Siege of the City in October. The director is very creative."

"A blood-stained chess game is being played out on the chessboard of Central, Hong Kong Island. Here, the pieces are being played, lives as insignificant as grass, while there, the knocks are being heard, the final cries of the crumbling mountains and rivers."

"The common people in the streets and alleys, the peddlers and hawkers, who were once just dust on the edges of history books, are transformed into heroes by the spotlight of the camera."

"A rickshaw driver's handkerchief, a martial artist's tasseled spear, a copper coin at the bottom of a beggar's bowl—these objects, once ordinary, become sparks that pierce the night in moments of life and death."

"This narrative of using small things to achieve great things reminds me of the mortals in Greek tragedy who are entangled in the ropes of fate, except that the ropes here are entangled in the words family and country."

"As the screen went dark, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's words still echoed in my ears: If you want the happiness of civilization, you have to go through the pain of civilization."

"This pain has now transformed into mottled blood on the film, striking the conscience of every viewer in the 21st century cinema."

Good guy!
As expected of the great poet Chen, his speech is so elegant and full of artistic flavor.

The film analysis is incisive and well-written.

It's as if he had shot the film himself, narrating and analyzing all the shots in the film clearly.

Chen Kaige easily deconstructed the director's metaphors and subtexts.

As a film critic, the great poet Chen is indeed very capable.

It's amazing.

"Director Chen, so you really like the movie 'The Siege of the City'?"

After hearing Chen Kaige's description of "The Siege of the City in October", which was mostly praiseworthy, the reporters immediately perked up.

Since Chen Kaige's response to "The Siege of October" was mainly praise, should Chen Kaige stand up for it now that its screening schedule has been cut?

coming!

This is the explosive news we’ve been waiting for!

There's something good to watch!
"Director Chen, what do you think of the movie 'Upgrade'?"

Chen Kaige is very knowledgeable, which makes reporters respect him a lot.

"The first 50 minutes of the movie 'Upgrade' are an excellent commercial film. Even in Hollywood, it is top-notch. I said this, you can send it out."

"But I still need to digest the story after 50 minutes. I'm old now, and it will take me a while to recover."

For an old historical theme like "The Siege of the City in October", Chen Kaige can guess what the director wants to tell and how he will shoot it with his eyes closed.

After all, "The Siege of the City in October" is a story that blends small characters with grand history, looking at historical events from the perspective of small characters...

He has made several films of this type himself.

My experience is much better than that of the two directors in Hong Kong.

Looking down from a high position, he can certainly make comments at will.

However, Chen Kaige still hasn't understood some of the emerging science fiction concepts in the movie "Upgrade".

After watching the movie, he went home to look up information, wanting to know what AI is?

If this thing evolves, will it really replace humans?
Are there really AI chips in this world?
Can AI chips installed in people really allow people with high paraplegia to stand up?
Each question made Chen Kaige feel like he was back in elementary school, full of curiosity.

Of course, you won’t find the answer online.

However, for a big shot like Chen Kaige, the person he is asking must also be a big shot.

A professor in the relevant field told him very clearly: Yes!
Because there have been relevant studies and some progress has been made. Even in the field of biotechnology, the concept of "brain-computer" has already emerged.

Nowadays, as electronic computer technology develops at an increasingly rapid pace, many research institutions have begun to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects and have introduced computers to help with auxiliary work.

This auxiliary work software is actually the prototype of AI.

According to the professor, it won't be long before this auxiliary tool evolves to become very advanced.

The future world will undergo tremendous changes because of this!

This technological leap is likely to overturn all existing human cognition!
After listening to the professor's explanation, Chen Kaige was deeply shocked. He sat alone in the living room, lost in thought for a long time.

For the first time, he felt that he was old.

I can’t keep up with the thinking of young people.

China has a very ancient history. Throughout its 5000 years of history, there has always been a brilliant flame burning, and all kinds of talented heroes have emerged like a swarm of fish, shining in an era.

If you want to draw nourishment from history and use it to make movies, you can never finish it even if you spend your lifetime.

But at the end of the day, that's all in the past.

These historical films, whether it's "Farewell My Concubine" or "The Siege of the City in October", are all about things that have already happened.

The audience has a preconceived notion in their minds.

It is not difficult to adapt these events and make them into a movie.

Chen Kaige has made several films himself.

How could he not understand how to make this kind of movie?

If he were to direct "The Siege of the City in October", it would definitely be better than the ones directed by the two directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

However, if he were asked to shoot the movie "Upgrade", he would be dumbfounded.

Because he couldn't even understand some of the concepts. This movie wasn't about past history, it was a science fiction prophecy!

In the near future, according to what the professor said, the scene in the movie will really appear.

When AI develops to a certain extent, it will lock down human technology.

By then, the intelligence level of AI will far exceed that of ordinary humans, and most people will probably become pets raised by AI.

Look at the movie, the battle angel Alita who is loaded with an AI chip, and the female president Jing Tian, ​​each of them has an IQ of over 200.

How can ordinary humans compare with AI?
Scientific predictions made Chen Kaige feel terrified.

Now, Lu Zhiyuan has clearly used film to show the future direction of technology and what the AI ​​revolution will look like...

This made Chen Kaige feel incomparably shocked!
Genius is not enough to describe Lu Zhiyuan.

So cool!
No wonder some people on the Internet call him a prophet and even created the AI ​​cult!

This group of stupid reporters actually asked him what he thought about the fact that the screening rate of "The Siege of October" was squeezed out and left for "Upgrade"?
If he were in charge of scheduling films for the cinema chain, he would definitely reserve all the theaters for "Upgrade".

If someone really likes historical themes and wants to watch "The Siege of the City in October"... he suggests that the other party look for resources online after a month!
Save 36 yuan instantly!
There has never been a shortage of movies like "The Siege of the City in October" and there will be no shortage of them in the future. There are so many similar materials in Chinese history.

You can’t finish watching it in a lifetime.

However, science fiction films like "Upgrade" are definitely epoch-making.

The graphics are exquisite and the special effects are extremely realistic.

I heard that Lu Zhiyuan spent 2000 million US dollars on special effects, and there are nearly 800 special effects shots in the entire movie!
Especially the battle details in the movie. When the robotic arm rotated, Chen Kaige listened to people's analysis and found that the rigid stress during mechanical collision was very consistent with physics.

In other words, this was not something Lu Zhiyuan made up.

If someone could really create a robotic arm and use it for combat, the combat power, speed, and transmission method that would erupt from it would basically be more than 90% similar to the scenes in the movie!
This guy Lu Zhiyuan created a world that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing through the means of movies!

“No wonder the movie scenes are so shocking.”

When watching the movie "Upgrade" in the cinema, Chen Kaige felt that the battle scenes in the movie had a unique beauty.

As he watched, he was a little confused.

But after asking others, he realized where this beauty came from.
From the truth!
All the details can stand up to scrutiny.

Take another look at "The Siege of the City in October", you can tell it's fake at first glance.

The true historical story is clearly there, but you adapted it into something obviously fake?
Where is the profound sense of history, the torrent of earth-shaking changes?
You've wasted them all.

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Although Chen Kaige did not praise "Upgrade" in his interview, after all, a great director still has to be decent and would not brag about others so blatantly.

But those reporters who came to cause trouble left with disappointment on their faces.

"The Siege of the City in October" and "Upgrade", as the hottest movies in this period, what they want to see is a strong competition between the strong.

That way there's something to talk about.

Only then can netizens come in to watch the fun and their performance can be achieved.

Who would have known that "The Siege of the City in October" would turn into a sick chicken, as if it had been infected with plague, with its head drooping and about to fail.

"If we can't stir up controversial topics, then let's focus our energy on praising 'Upgrade' together, which is a form of flattery!"

"When the time comes, even if the true fans and haters fight each other, there will still be traffic!"

After I came up with the idea, the trend of the Internet changed instantly.

Overnight, all topics related to "The Siege of the City in October" disappeared without a trace, and the entire Internet became a commendation meeting for "Upgrade".

All blown up!

——[Masterpiece Director Lu Zhiyuan creates another sci-fi spectacle! "Upgrade" reaches the pinnacle of sci-fi cinema with its hardcore aesthetics!]

——[Hollywood, tremble! That man has arrived! He isn't making a movie, but a prophecy of human civilization!]

A failed art student's second chance! Rigid body mechanics, mechanical cubism, Fermat's spiral—smooth symmetry, the romance of physics! The warm glow of a setting sun amidst a storm, a tribute to the famous painting "The Raft of the Medusa." The Passion of Jesus Christ—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity (Keanu, Reba, and Jing Tian, ​​all controlled by AI), a carnival of religious theology... How many Easter eggs are there in the movie "Upgrade"?

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When I woke up one night, the whole internet was filled with praises for "Upgrade".

In this saturated, carpet-style publicity, the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies has been thoroughly aroused.

Especially since today is Christmas.

The character setting in the movie was forcibly deconstructed into "The Passion of Jesus Christ", and then the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity of God, appeared.

The Holy Father, of course, is Keanu Reeves.

The Son of God is of course the character played by Reba.

As for the Holy Spirit, it is obviously the character Jing Tian.

The Trinity of God... In the finale, the AI ​​of the three people has obviously merged together to become the God of the new world.

The phrase "Welcome to the new world" is obviously telling the audience that the old gods (humans) are dead and the new gods (AI) have come to the world.

When this deconstruction came out, the entire network was shocked!
"Director, awesome!"

“There’s actually such a metaphor in it!”

"Director, you're worthy of being an art film director. You have so much substance!"

Amidst the online bombardment of public opinion, the box office of "Upgrade" reached a new record on December 25, Christmas Day.

Just after midnight, Zhao Shanshan called on time to report the situation.

"The domestic box office is 3500 million, which should almost break the record!"

"North American box office, 1800 million US dollars!"

"In addition, the character of Reba is extremely popular in North America, even more popular than Keanu Reeves."

After that, Zhao Shanshan hesitated and said, "The company [RealDoll] hopes to cooperate with Universal Pictures to obtain the image license for the character of Reba."

——[RealDoll] is the world's most famous silicone doll brand, known for its high degree of customization and realistic appearance. Its headquarters is in California!
"Tell James not to authorize it! If a Reba doll appears on the North American market, I'll sue them!"

Lu Zhiyuan was speechless.

Sure enough, being naughty is the primary driving force for human progress.

The movie was only released for two days, and the doll company came waving a check to ask for the image authorization of Reba... The game company is still in negotiations.

The efficiency of these two companies is quite different.

"Don't worry, James is not stupid. Reba's image is so good, how can she get high-end luxury endorsements after licensing it to a doll company?"

Zhao Shanshan couldn't help laughing.

Sure enough, Reba’s looks are also popular in Europe and the United States.

Especially when Reba transforms into an AI mechanic, her dark green pupils look very much like a Persian cat, sexy and mysterious.

It looks very much like the evil priest of the Ai Cult.

Those electronic geeks in North America must love her to death!
"Today is Friday, and the box office is already exploding. Tomorrow is Saturday, and the box office will likely rise to another level!"

"In the first four days of its release, I estimate that the domestic box office will reach around 150 million US dollars. The North American box office will be around 70 million US dollars."

"Converting that to $9000 million in a week!"

9000 million US dollars, immediate return on investment!

Next, it depends on how much you can earn.

In addition to movie box office, there are also DVD copyrights.

This classic science fiction movie is worth watching over and over again. In North America, the DVD copyright is also a huge source of income.

The previous estimate was 4000 million US dollars, but considering the current popularity, it is obviously an underestimate.

The more she calculated, the happier she became. Zhao Shanshan couldn't help but ask, "Ayuan, as long as the box office reaches 2 million US dollars, we'll have a celebration party. Where do you like? How about the Aman Yihe Hotel? We held our celebration party there when Huayi went public last time."

"Ask Tiantian. I don't care."

A box office of 2 million US dollars, close to 15 billion RMB, may not make a sensation around the world, but it is more than enough to make a sensation in the domestic circle.

In this case, celebrities attending the celebration banquet is equivalent to walking the red carpet.

There were countless paparazzi and reporters waiting outside to take pictures.

Lu Zhiyuan doesn’t care, but as the hostess, Jing Tian probably wants to be in the spotlight.

In addition, Reba will also be the focus of the audience and will no longer be the little follower beside him.

"We should discuss this with Tiantian."

Zhao Shanshan smiled knowingly.

Who said Lu Zhiyuan is a robot?
Isn’t that quite understandable?

Jing Tian, ​​this silly girl, only wanted to date Lu Zhiyuan secretly before, and she didn't even dare to let her family know.

At this moment, Lu Zhiyuan has achieved such great results, and her family probably won't object anymore. She can't wait to let the whole world know.

This man is hers!

Jing Tian was probably almost unable to hold back her desire to show off.

This celebration banquet must be bigger!
If the weather wasn't so cold, with Jing Tian's personality, he would probably be able to book the Xi'an city wall, have someone temporarily build a venue, and hold an unprecedented huge celebration banquet!

"Ayuan, the movie has been such a huge success, why aren't you excited at all?"

After chatting for a few minutes, Zhao Shanshan had some doubts.

The movie did well at the box office, and its reputation was especially explosive. It caused a frenzy among science fiction fans, and even an AI cult was almost created.

Reba is a saint!
Lu Zhiyuan is the leader!
Now, cyberpunk fans all over the world call Lu Zhiyuan a "prophet", and believe that his deduction of the future technological society in the movie is like a prophecy.

It is very likely to become a reality.

"This box office revenue is just an appetizer."

"After the weekend ends and the first-week box office figures are released, word of mouth will spread. Apple's spokesperson will probably announce that the next generation of iPhones will be equipped with the Siri voice assistant."

"Just imagine... given Apple's global status in the technology industry, if their new product releases have a fantastic synergy with our movie, how much of a boost will it give to our box office?"

Wanting to grab a piece of fat from "Avatar", why would Lu Zhiyuan choose to release it on Christmas without a plan B?

Apple’s new generation of products and their connection with movies.

Movies and real technology reflect each other.

There is no doubt that it will cause a sensation among technology fans around the world.

This is his plan B!

(End of this chapter)