The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 78: Shocking Robot Battle, Initial Conception of "Real Steel"

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Starry Star Company.

Xin Yukun didn't know whether Zhao Shanshan would treat him to dinner or not.

However, for lunch, Zhao Shanshan directly treated them to a French meal, allowing the two of them to fully enjoy the daily life of a rich woman.

After eating and drinking, the group returned to the Starry Sky Company.

"Brother Yuan, your mango milk tea."

"Brother Kun, I made this wolfberry and red date health tea especially for you."

"Sister Tiantian, your apple juice."

In Zhao Shanshan's vice president's office, several people sat casually, and the secretary was busy preparing different drinks for them.

Lu Zhiyuan likes to drink mango milk tea.

Starting from last month, a milk tea shop was opened directly in the lobby on the first floor of Xingguang Canlan Company. The taste of mango milk tea is simply amazing.

"Thank you."

He thanked the secretary, then looked at Xin Yukun with a strange look.

Why did the secretary say that the [Goji Berry and Red Date Health Tea] was specially brewed for Xin Yukun?

Is there a story here?
However, before Lu Zhiyuan could think about it, Zhao Shanshan smiled and asked, "Ayuan, how was your experience attending the Directors Association's academic conference for the first time?"

Upon hearing this, the others looked over curiously.

Directors Association, academic conference, it sounds very high-end and classy.

"This……"

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head awkwardly. "It's completely different from what I expected. I thought we were going to some kind of academic conference. I was so nervous the whole night, afraid I'd say something wrong and get embarrassed. But when I got there, I realized the discussion was about the use of color in the movie 'Labyrinth of the Heart.'"

How can this be an academic conference?

This is clearly an attempt to be flattered.

"Kaizi is very good and sensible."

When Zhao Shanshan heard this, she was not surprised at all. Instead, she praised Chen Kaige a few words.

"Kaizi?"

Xin Yukun, who was standing next to him, almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

He thought to himself, Zhao Shanshan is indeed a super rich woman, the tone of her voice is so cool.

The famous director Chen Kaige's nickname in your mouth is Kaizi.

However, Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun both understood the hidden meaning of Zhao Shanshan's words.

This academic conference was definitely paid for by Xingguang Canlan.

Chen Kaige specially set up a stage and gathered other people to praise Lu Zhiyuan and improve the status of this newcomer Lu Zhiyuan in the director circle.

Didn’t you see that even Chen Kaige took the lead in praising Lu Zhiyuan?
Anyone else who has any opinions, please keep them to yourself.

Are you capable of speaking out about those messy scandals and rumors in the newspapers?

You guys are just drooling over a breeding pig... Are you worthy enough?
"Sister Shanshan, don't do this kind of thing anymore. It's really boring."

After achieving box office success and success, other directors will pursue status and voice in the circle, wanting to be artists and enjoy the feeling of being superior.

This kind of low-level taste doesn't matter to Lujiyuan.

The pleasure that the system brings him when it randomly gives him a C-level reward is much greater than if others praise him 100 times.

Because the system really gives benefits!

"Ayuan, I know you don't like this kind of pretentious stuff... but there aren't many artists in this world. Most of them are mediocre and like to flatter the powerful and bully the weak."

"If I don't give you a strong response... they'll think you're easy to bully and soft. If they get the chance, they'll want to kill you."

"I'm taking precautions."

Zhao Shanshan had absolutely nothing to say about Lu Zhiyuan and was determined to treat him as her own.

After all, Lu Zhiyuan returned the favor by giving her hometown a big publicity.

Although Zhao Shanshan is the vice president of a star-studded company, her family's real background is actually in the local cultural and tourism department.

Otherwise, how could she become a brilliant vice president at such a young age and with no history of any great achievements?

The owner of this company is the road administrator.

However, the road administration has a name mainly to attract outside attention.

All the media reports and messy scandals were pushed onto the road administration... As the boss of the company, his biggest role was to attract attention.

But everyone in the company knew that from beginning to end, everything was actually handled by Zhao Shanshan.

Outsiders, unless they study the company carefully, would not even know her name.

Although Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun didn't know Zhao Shanshan's specific background, they could actually guess that she was the same as Jing Tian.

They are all members of the Zhao family.

One is a little princess and the other is a little princess.

Maybe they are relatives.

Otherwise, how can the two of them play together?

"By the way, don't worry about the film project company. I called a few people from my hometown over. They're absolutely reliable and will help us with the financial matters."

If Zhao Shanshan says there’s no problem, then there’s definitely no problem!

People in the circle can fool her seriously like Zhang Yadong did. If she gets fooled and suffers a loss, the most she can do is say, "You are awesome. Let's wait and see!"
However, if you do something with her that is not allowed by law... Congratulations, you have found a stable job for the rest of your life, and the country will take care of it!
There is no problem financially.

As for the details that follow...Xin Yukun, the miser, will never let others cheat them out of a penny!

Something like a straw hat costing thousands of dollars would never happen in their crew.

However, in the process of making a movie, you will always encounter messy things and all kinds of unpleasant characters.

Fortunately, their team had already worked together once on "Heart Labyrinth" and eliminated some unreliable people.

Filming "Upgrade" this time will definitely be smoother!
During the filming process this time, Lu Zhiyuan plans to absorb some talents from Hollywood so that next time, when he takes on a bigger project, he won’t have to cram at the last minute!

As a director, it is impossible to make a blockbuster right from the start.

Not to mention the funding issue, the team alone cannot support it.

Just like leading troops to war, generals must come from the military, accumulate experience step by step, lead their subordinates to promotion and wealth, form their own faction, and then they can become the pillars of the country.

The same principle applies to filming.

……

The four of them chatted for a while in the office.

Finally, someone mentioned the movie "Transformers 2", saying that it had just been released and the special effects were amazing.

Isn’t Lu Zhiyuan’s new project also a science fiction action movie?

Maybe you can go and take a look and learn some of their tricks.

"Ayuan, what do you think? Okay, don't hesitate, let's go to the movies together!"

Jing Tian turned around and glanced at Lu Zhiyuan.

It's not possible that the four of them would just chat in the office for the entire afternoon, right?

It's also nice to go to the cinema across the street and kill some time.

Moreover, Jing Tian felt that she was giving Lu Zhiyuan a chance. In the dark environment of a movie theater...if Lu Zhiyuan had any secret feelings for her, he could easily take advantage of the fact that no one was around and express them.

For example, you can reach out and gently hold her hand.

If she encountered this situation, she would definitely turn her head, widen her eyes, pretend to be panicked, and then look at Lu Zhiyuan with an angry face.

Until his face turned dark, he looked lost, and tears were almost in his eyes.

At that time, I will hold his hand again, laugh and ask him: "Are you scared? I was just kidding."

Lu Zhiyuan will definitely burst into laughter, right?
Thinking of this, Jing Tian almost went to hold Lu Zhiyuan's hand and let him feel what the love of a domineering female CEO was like!

……

"what's the situation?"

However, after arriving at the cinema.

What happened next was completely different from what Jing Tian had expected.

Xin Yukun and Zhao Shanshan sat directly in the center.

She and Lu Zhiyuan were separated on both sides.

Although there are only two locations between them, Jing Tian feels that the two locations are as far apart as a million miles!

There are more than 81 difficulties in between.
"Tiantian, be more reserved!"

"In one month, it will be your birthday. It will also be the answer to the mystery on the Xi'an city wall."

"Don't you want to uncover the mystery of that story yourself?"

After Zhao Shanshan said this, Jing Tian calmed down instantly.

Correct!
I can't give him a chance until the mystery of the story is revealed.

What if, I am not the person in that story.

Am I not being too sentimental?

Although she had made all the necessary plans, she could have completely booked the entire place that day, eliminating all other answers.

However, Jing Tian still wanted to take a gamble.

What if?
Maybe, not too early, not too late, just right, it's me?
Among millions of people, you meet the person you are destined to meet. In the vast wilderness of time, within millions of years, not a step earlier, not a step later, just in time, with nothing else to say but to gently ask: "Oh, you are here too?"

Just thinking about that scene... Jing Tian felt a little drunk.

That day, in the afternoon after the thunderstorm, the rain could not stop too early. It had to be a drizzle with a cool breeze.

I will hold a green oil-paper umbrella, the rain will fall slowly, and the cool breeze will blow up the hem of my slightly white skirt and my black hair.

There can't be too many dark clouds in the sky.

If it were that thin layer of clouds.

The afternoon sun will shine down on the horizon, pass through the clouds, penetrate the raindrops, and draw a beautiful rainbow.

And I will stand at the angle between the rainbow and the city wall.

Like a water lotus that cannot withstand the cool breeze.

At this time, Lu Zhiyuan, who was standing not far away, should have noticed me and looked over. His eyes should have been slightly stunned, then a little confused, and then extremely surprised.

He recognized me, dropped his umbrella and ran towards me quickly.

At this moment, time slowed down.

The lens pointed at me must not be out of focus.

Under the motion perspective, the focus of the long lens must always be on my face.

My face needs to be photographed to look particularly beautiful, as if it is glowing, and the raindrops behind me need to be blurred to create a hazy atmosphere.

Damn!

Here comes the problem...

Such a beautiful picture, who should I ask to take this shot?
……

The cinema was booked out by the four of them.

"Transformers 2" is full of industrial science fiction aesthetics.

Although the plot of the entire movie is weak, the picture combines hardcore mechanical design, surreal scene construction and high-saturation visual impact.

From an artistic perspective, the visual style of this film is simply too gorgeous.

There is absolutely no need for any plot or lines. Just watching the robots fight is worth the price of admission.

If it were released during the summer vacation, it would definitely be a hit.

No child can refuse to have Transformers appear in his or her childhood.

"Ayuan, can our movie be this gorgeous?"

This movie made Zhao Shanshan feel very excited.

As a girl, there may not have been any Transformers in my childhood.

But as a producer, she hopes to have a science fiction action blockbuster like "Transformers" under her name.

“With a limited budget and only a few shots, we can achieve this level of special effects.”

"After all, the cost of our film was only $1000 million, while the cost of Transformers 2 was $2 million."

There is no need to say anything else, Lu Zhiyuan only needs to point out the cost.

A gap of 20 times.

It is impossible to eliminate it easily by technical means.

In addition, the director of "Transformers 2" is Michael Bay.

The man known as [Explosive Shell].

There are not many directors in the world who are better at shooting explosion scenes than Michael Bay.

Lu Zhiyuan doesn't have this talent yet.

"Ayuan, after we finish filming the movie 'Upgrade', should we also make a movie about robots?"

Zhao Shanshan couldn't understand the plot of this movie at all.

She didn't even know what the whole movie was about, and it seemed like she had watched it for nothing.

But the robots and all kinds of gorgeous fights inside are really eye-opening.

Those intricate mechanical details.

Gears, hydraulic pipes, metal armor, the feeling of precise flow.

It is so gorgeous.

The completely realistic creation of mechanical life makes people wonder, is there really a planet called Cybertron in the universe?

Such a fantasy is enough to drive the whole world crazy.

In the face of this kind of mechanical life, does the cultural gap often mentioned in the art film circle really still exist?

"Sister Shanshan, there is a chance!"

Lu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

At this moment, another robot movie suddenly came to his mind.

——"Real Steel".

(End of this chapter)