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Chapter 201 Ahhh, who exactly lacks martial ethics? (Please subscribe!)
After a week of visiting more than a dozen companies, Chen Fusheng finally created the world's first movie softbox.

This morning, the machine was transported to the "Die Hard" film crew, and its arrival immediately attracted everyone's curiosity and attention.

"Director Chen, what's this thing called? I've never seen it before."

“A cinema softbox. This is the world’s first of its kind; you’ve certainly never seen one before.”

"Huh? The world's first one? I thought you learned the technology from abroad and then copied it... So, does that mean you invented this film softbox, Director Chen?"

"Well, I guess so." Chen Fusheng nodded.

Lingzi touched it and asked a question: "Xiao Chen, what's the use of this film softbox?"

"It can improve the picture quality of movies."

"Really?" Most people were skeptical, after all, this thing didn't look like anything high-tech.

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by testing it."

With that, Chen Fusheng gestured for everyone to return to their posts, and soon after, filming resumed after a week's delay.

Before filming began, Chen Fusheng personally adjusted the film softbox and then called "Action" from behind the script supervisor.

He then went behind the monitor to watch the live footage. Although the lighting didn't seem to be adjusted properly, the image quality was much, much better than the scene he filmed last week.

Just as Chen Fusheng felt satisfied, Ling Zi, Li Xiaowan, Liu Guoquan, Chen Kaige, and others who were also watching the monitor were experiencing a storm of emotions.

They even forgot they were still filming and exclaimed in surprise:

"Holy crap, the picture quality is amazing!"

"This is amazing! Director Chen, your softbox is truly incredible. It makes the footage look even more realistic than in natural light. This invention is amazing; I feel it's a major breakthrough in film technology."

"Yes, yes, that's amazing! Did you really invent this thing, Xiao Chen?" Ling Zi asked Chen Fusheng again to confirm.

Before Chen Fusheng could answer, she added, "Have you applied for a patent? I feel this technology is a major breakthrough for the entire film industry. If you haven't applied for a patent, I advise you to apply for one as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Sister Ling, I already had Tong Jiang take care of the patent a week ago."

"That's good."

After satisfying the curiosity of the rest of the crew, Chen Fusheng finally began to seriously film the scene.

Undoubtedly, the film softbox became the hottest topic on the set all day. From morning till night, whenever anyone had a spare moment, they would hear discussions about it.

After getting off work, the news quickly spread to the August First Film Studio and the Beijing Film Studio through word of mouth.

"Director Huang, have you heard? Director Chen from Oriental Film Company has invented a technology that can make movie picture quality look better."

"Old Li, I heard that their Oriental Film Company has achieved a major breakthrough in film technology, and the quality of their films is now on par with foreign films?"

"What? Oriental Company isn't making movies anymore, they've gone into technology? What kind of technology?"

"It seems like they're researching some kind of box."

"Oh dear, isn't this neglecting our proper duties?"

"Who says it isn't?"

"..."

On a flight from Hong Kong to Beijing.

Li Hanxiang and Zhang Xingyan were surprised to find that they were on the same flight. After exchanging greetings, they started chatting.

"What is Director Li doing taking so many people to the mainland?"

"Director Zhang, your co-production with the mainland, 'Shaolin Temple,' was so popular last year, so I'm planning to follow your example."

"So Director Li is also preparing to make a co-production with mainland China?"

"Correct."

What type?

"Don't worry, Director Zhang and I are not in the same field. I make historical palace dramas, about the late Qing Dynasty..." Li Hanxiang did not shy away from the topic and then briefly introduced his two films.

After listening, Zhang Xingyan nodded and said, "Director Li, your two movies sound like they have quite a large budget. Could you tell me the approximate budget?"

"More than 20 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Right? I knew it couldn't be low. Director Li, are you also collaborating with China Film Group? But I feel like China Film Group can't come up with much money. Is it government funding?" Li Hanxiang shook his head and said, "No, we're not collaborating with China Film Group..."

"Who was it with? The Beijing Film Studio?"

"Eastern Company".

"Oh, so it's the film revenue-generating company that Director Chen is in charge of, right?"

"Yes."

"I'm quite envious of Director Li. I heard that Director Chen has distribution channels in the United States, and his new movie just grossed over 16 million US dollars in North America. Maybe your movie will have a chance to be released in North America someday."

"It's hard to say, after all, foreigners probably wouldn't understand my subject matter."

Li Hanxiang didn't have high expectations for this, and then asked Zhang Xingyan about the purpose of his trip to the mainland.

"I did it for the movie too..."

"Director Zhang's new movie is still a martial arts film, right? After all, your 'Shaolin Temple' was quite popular."

"Yes, we had to strike while the iron was hot, so we continued the style of 'Shaolin Temple' and came up with a script called 'Shaolin Kids'."

"So, you're saying your new movie is still using the same team as 'Shaolin Temple'?"

"Of course..."

The two chatted the entire way on the plane, only stopping their conversation after they parted ways at the airport.

The next day, when Zhang Xingyan appeared at Shichahai Sports School, he was completely stunned to hear that Li Lianjie had been snatched away.

"Ugh...who on earth is so uncivilized?"

……

Meanwhile, Li Hanxiang appeared at the Beijing Film Studio this morning.

He originally came to select actors for his film, but after hearing that Director Chen had invented a cutting-edge technology that could greatly improve the picture quality of movies, he abandoned his team and ran away.

But the first person to audition had already arrived.

"Hello, I'm here for an audition. May I ask where I can audition?" Liu Xiaoqing stopped Liang Jiahui, who was looking for a director, and asked.

"I'm sorry, the audition has been temporarily cancelled."

"Why?" Liu Xiaoqing asked in surprise.

"Well, because..."

Leung Ka-fai sighed and told the truth: "Because our director has disappeared."

"What? The director is missing? You're not kidding me, are you?"

"Really, I'm looking for it."

Soon, someone came to inform us: "Jiahui, don't bother looking anymore, Director Li has gone to Mr. Chen's film crew."

"..." Liu Xiaoqing: Can anyone tell me what's going on?

Tony Leung Ka-fai asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"I guess they heard that Mr. Chen invented something that could improve the quality of movie images, and they couldn't wait to find out, so they didn't have time to inform everyone."

……

Outside the Die Hard film set.

Li Hanxiang and Zhang Xingyan arrived one after the other and bumped into each other again. Li Hanxiang greeted them first, "What a coincidence, Director Zhang! You've already heard about Director Chen's invention of that softbox so quickly?"

"I've come to demand an explanation."

"What's the matter?"

"That Chen guy is unethical; he stole my male lead. By the way, Director Li, what did you just mention a softbox? What's that?"

"I don't know either. I heard it can improve movie picture quality, so I came to check it out..."

(End of this chapter)