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Chapter 242 Chen Yuan Wants Euthanasia? ? ?

He will definitely accept investment from Weibo; the bandwidth for video alone is not a small cost.

Moreover, he plans to recruit and support a group of grassroots talents in the future, providing them with support to produce short video dramas.

Just like Wanhe Tianyi, which created "Unexpected", and Dapeng, which created "Men's Diary", they have built a solid content moat for video websites.

Such training and support also requires a lot of funding.

Accepting investment from influential figures can also help build a wider network of contacts, paving the way for the development of Weibo and its metaverse, and making it easier to go public.

The future development of video websites will require enormous amounts of funding, and they can only sustain their growth by burning through investors' money.

After finally settling things back home, the Columbia Pictures crew was already ready for reshoots.

In early April, Chen Yuan and Binbin went to the United States again to reshoot the final battle scene of "The Edge Walker 3".

Although the production crew is still the same one,
But when people see the once-admired and exceptionally capable Virgil reduced to being pushed around in a wheelchair, they can't help but feel sad for him.

However, this melancholic atmosphere perfectly matches the sad ending of this film series.

Even without the advantage of Chen Hong's ten years of acting experience, Chen Yuan himself was able to portray Lucy's anxiety after being kidnapped and her determination to give her life to save her by using the method acting approach.

However, in the most important climax scene, where David rescues Lucy from the top of the Ara-Saka Tower and slowly floats down from the building in his cybernetic body using anti-gravity, Binbin's performance was lackluster.

But no one on set would criticize her.

David cut himself into a human stick to save Lucy, which was very similar to Virgil's paralysis at this time.

Lucy's character design involves having a 'Kichiroku's Prosthetic Eye' installed in her eyes, preventing her from shedding tears. Her sadness is expressed through smudged orange eyeshadow.

However, when Fan Binbin is acting, he will uncontrollably burst into tears and cry when he holds Virgil's face in his hands, and sometimes he can't stop crying.

It was indeed too cruel of her to play this scene.

Scarlett sighed deeply and gently wiped the corner of her eye.

Based on her preconceived notions about Chen Yuan, she always thought that Fan Binbin's relationship with Virgil was just a facade, even though Virgil was the one who made Fan Binbin famous.

But after Virgil's accident that day, Fan Binbin's heartbroken appearance completely changed her opinion.

Scarlett had a feeling that if Virgil hadn't made it through, Fan Binbin would have had a high chance of committing suicide for him.

Now, seeing her in the movie, Scarlett Johansson couldn't bear to see Virgil's character, David, die trying to save her, which further confirmed her suspicions.

This real-life couple isn't acting; they're living out another real life.

Binbin lay on his open chest, and Chen Yuan could clearly feel Binbin's hot tears rolling down his skin.

With his hands trapped in the prosthetic body armor, he couldn't even reach out to hug her.

"Binbin, it's okay, I'm still here, aren't I?"

Fan Binbin gripped Chen Yuan's shoulders tightly, his body trembling as he sobbed:

"Waaaaah, I... I'm heartbroken for Lucy. She's about to lose her David, her moon, her dreams."
The thought of her going to the moon alone makes me... I can't help but... sob...

Chen Yuan propped his neck up and gently rubbed his lips against Binbin's short silver hair.

"Yes, it is precisely because Lucy and David's love is so genuine that we should cherish this bond even more in real life."

"I know, I know all of this, but every time I think of you in the hospital, wrapped in bandages, I can't help but cough."

Chen Yuan could only keep comforting Binbin. No matter how much he condemned himself in his heart, he could not make up for the psychological trauma that this deception had caused Binbin.

Finally, Binbin cried until his tear ducts were dry and he was basically desensitized before the filming of this scene was completed. The final result made everyone who saw it feel tense.

Binbin used ice packs to forcefully reduce the swelling and makeup to cover up the tear stains. Although she wasn't acting very hard, her blue eyes with colored contact lenses conveyed an extreme sadness that showed her heart was dead.

Seeing the phantom of David smiling and waving at her while wearing a spacesuit on the moon perfectly blended grief and joy.

This may be the most brilliant moment of Binbin's acting career, but no one in the entire crew wanted to see her portray this story in such an extreme way.

After filming wrapped, Chen Yuan spent a week overseeing post-production. The editing and special effects for the second film were done by the same team he had worked with before. They had a deep understanding of the style Chen Yuan wanted, and the rough cut they produced was exactly what he wanted.

After arranging the follow-up work, he and Binbin returned to China again, postponing many of their own jobs to spend time with Binbin and the other girls and relax.

By June, the number of registered users on Weibo had surged to 1200 million, and Chen Yuan's fan base had surged to over 500 million, some of whom were overseas fans who had specifically bypassed internet restrictions to register accounts in support of him.

Shi Nansheng pushed Chen Yuan's wheelchair toward his office, chatting and laughing as they talked about "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," which had already started filming.

After stopping the wheelchair, Shi Nansheng was startled when he opened the door!

With red, swollen eyes from crying, Fan Binbin sat behind Chen Yuan's desk. Her captivating, fox-like eyes were filled with a chilling grief and despair.

"Binbin, what's wrong?" Shi Nansheng had just opened his mouth when Chen Yuan, who heard Fan Binbin crying, immediately rolled his wheelchair aside and pushed her aside.

"Binbin, who upset you? Why are you crying so sadly!"

Fan Binbin swayed as she stood up, her trembling arm pointing at the panicked man in front of her, and she cried out in a hoarse voice:
"Chen Yuan! You, you've been lying to me all along!!!"

Chen Yuan was completely bewildered, having no idea why Binbin was so agitated. "Binbin, calm down, what happened?"

Shi Nansheng, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed and held her breath. In her memory, this was the first time the two of them had ever argued like this!
You kept saying you would always be strong and stay by my side.

"But...but why do you have thoughts of euthanasia? Don't we...don't we even deserve your affection? How can you be so selfish?!"

"What?! Mr. Chen, why would you want euthanasia?! My God!"

Shi Nansheng was so shocked by the news that she screamed, and her scream attracted the attention of other Metaverse employees on the floor.

"When did I ever ask for euthanasia? Binbin, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Chen Yuan's eyes swept over a stack of manuscript papers on the desk, and his voice caught in his throat. His head almost split open on the spot!

Holy crap, it must be "Me Before You"!
This art film, which he won in a lottery, tells the story of Louisa, a small-town girl who takes a job as a caregiver for Will, a wealthy man with high paraplegia, in order to make a living.

Will, a handsome and wealthy young man, once loved adventure and lived a vibrant life, but after a car accident, he became pessimistic and world-weary, and wanted to die.

Louisa's optimism, cheerfulness, and sincere companionship helped Will rediscover the warmth of life, and the two gradually developed feelings for each other.

But Will ultimately couldn't accept a life of high-level paraplegia and chose to go to Switzerland for euthanasia.
He left Louise an inheritance and encouragement, enabling her to bravely pursue her dreams.

Louisa, carrying Will's love and expectations, embarks on a vast life of her own.

Chen Yuan, having also become paralyzed (though he was faking it and believed he would recover), experienced significant inconvenience in his daily life, which gave him new insights into the protagonist, Will.

I was thinking of adapting it myself, and after I recovered, I would make the movie to show off and flaunt the pain I suffered while paralyzed.

I finally managed to write a first draft of the script a few days ago, and I put it in my desk drawer.

Few people usually enter his office, but unexpectedly, Binbin read the script and mistakenly thought he was going to commit suicide!

"It's not Binbin, this is just a script, a fake story. I really didn't want to commit suicide!"

(End of this chapter)