I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 459, Insects, Never Defeated

Human-based computer.

While it didn't involve a thousand people, it definitely had several hundred. It was arguably the largest scene in the entire "Three-Body Problem" series, with a budget even larger than the later "Guzheng Project"!

The filming of this "spectacular" scene gave Li Yun a sense of satisfaction, a rapid surge of dopamine pleasure that spread through his mind.

"What an animalistic imagination! How did you come up with such a scene?" At this moment, the director next to him looked at Li Yun in shock. As the director, he naturally felt the same way about Li Yun's feelings about shooting such a scene.

In other places or with other people, the director's personality would be jealous, envious, or even driven to the point of rage.

But when it comes to Li Yun, there's nothing to say about that feeling.

That was a script he came up with himself, a scene he created, and something he wrote, directed, and acted in—something entirely shaped by his own talent. It's something that doesn't even inspire envy.

Even the 'director' personality, who had been plotting to take Li Yun's body, couldn't muster much jealousy.

I can't muster much jealousy.

The director thought about one thing for the first time—

If I could film a scene like this even once, even if I were truly annihilated and dead, it would still be worth the trip.

At this moment, everyone on set was still in shock and disbelief.

Order, tradition, and science—these seemingly unrelated elements—are perfectly integrated.

"Mixed dishes" is not a particularly good adjective.

Just like Sichuan cuisine and Cantonese cuisine are both delicious when cooked separately, but when cooked together in one pot, they become... well, you know.

The line between history and science fiction isn't as exaggerated as some people say, but in reality, their compatibility isn't very high either.

But as we see now, the chemical reaction produced by combining these seemingly unrelated elements is truly breathtaking.

Use people to become 'CPU', 'hard drive', and 'RAM'.

Using humans to simulate electrical signals is such a bizarre idea, yet the fruits of that imagination are so profound.

"Ms. Xie, I've been busy filming and may have neglected you. Please forgive me."

At this moment, Li Yun smiled slightly and looked at Xie Qingya, the spectator who had come from afar.

"It also showed me a great show, a truly spectacular show. Your imagination is really strong."

At this moment, Xie Qingya looked at the man in front of her who was both strange and familiar, and inexplicably felt a sense of fear and wanted to back away.

The confusion in his eyes was so palpable.

Anyone who sees that look would be afraid, feeling a natural fear. Some people are creatures of order, so they are bound to be afraid of chaos.

But Li Yun's eyes were strange, possessing a peculiar beauty that coexisted with order and chaos, a beauty that captivated people.

You can clearly see the rationality in Li Yun; he is using reason to control the chaos, and within those chaotic eyes, you can see the various roles he represents.

Who says a character doesn't have a role if they don't appear in the play?

As an actor, he is representing the Trisolarans here.

That chaotic look in his eyes.

It even gave Xie Qingya a feeling she had never experienced before.

There is one.

A feeling of intoxication.

But the blushing, intoxicated feeling quickly vanished, replaced by her ambition.

Her domineering beliefs!

"I have something to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"I happen to have some funds and local resources here. Your scene probably needs better location shooting!"

At this moment, Xie Qingya moved closer to Li Yun. The script and such were no longer important to her. It didn't matter that she didn't understand it. But with this scene of people assembling computers, nothing else mattered.

It's fair to say that this scene alone is enough to support a science fiction TV series.

Let's take this gamble.

There is a chance of winning.

Li Yun grinned and agreed.

It's not just about financial support.

Scene support is also important.

Frankly speaking, for Li Yun now, there are many places where he can't mobilize scene resources, which becomes a constraint.

This is why Li Yun feels unable to create a perfect work; it's a very simple reason: he's not qualified enough yet.

A large amount of resources were fully mobilized.

Special effects can be achieved with money and computers, but scenes cannot. For example, the famous scenes of the Guzheng Project are being replicated, and the human-computer interaction in front of him is something Li Yun has a better proposal in mind.

Xie Qingya's willingness to provide support is exactly what I wanted.

It can add the finishing touch and make the work even more perfect.

good good!

The Three-Body Problem is the ladder I need to climb to become a top director.

In this field, which no one in China has ventured into, and which is despised, loathed, and ridiculed, in this place where no one has cultivated, I step into it as a pioneer.

Incredible! He's the first person to enter this field in the new century.

A reckless, overconfident, and ridiculous person who dared to attempt to challenge this field.

Mockery and sarcasm were naturally felt by Li Yun, or rather, by domestic science fiction creators.

Because the field of science fiction is already dominated by the West, which represents advanced thought, we here are not qualified to dabble in this field, not qualified to dabble in this sacred field that represents advanced thought.

This is common sense, a consensus.

But correspondingly, not being infected by others means that one also has the opportunity to step into this virgin land, doesn't it?

In a realm where no one else dares to step, I dare to step in, I dare to trample, I dare to reap! Li Yun is about to use the Three-Body Problem to step into this highest realm, a realm where he can compete on the same stage as the best.

I can do it.

You should be able to do The Three-Body Problem too.

Xie Qingya brought a lot of funds and resources to the Three-Body Problem production team. The biggest benefit of these resources is that they can add more iconic scenes, such as Qin Shi Huang's human-computer array. Such spectacular scenes are also an important element of a science fiction work.

People still need visual stimulation from spectacle.

We changed locations again, to a desert area in Shaanxi, and filmed a long segment of details about the human-computer interface.

This completes the list of wonders.

Li Yun also felt a sense of emptiness. By now, more than half of the Three-Body Problem had been filmed.

The only major event left is the guzheng project; the rest are just some fragmented dialogue scenes.

The plot is now completely clear: the mastermind has arrived to punish evil, and those once-cutting-edge scientists have become the most extreme religious figures, desperately seeking redemption in the face of the Trisolarans.

All it takes for highly educated intellectuals to become superstitious is an existence they completely misunderstand, an existence that plunges them into deep confusion.

It can be done.

There are the Salvationists, the Adventists, and a small number of Survivors.

The Adventists want to destroy all of humanity, while the Salvationists plan to use the Three-Body Problem as an opportunity to gather the elite power of human scientists to solve the Three-Body Problem. Once the Three-Body Problem is solved, Earth will no longer be invaded and can evolve peacefully together.

And after filming the guzheng project.

Using the funds and resources provided by Xie Qingya, they filmed a scene of a cruise ship breaking up at sea.

This is the final dialogue scene, the final stage of decryption.

"You don't need to tell me! I'll guess the script!"

At this moment, Peng Yuyan said excitedly, "The Trisolarans have three plans. The first plan is to use people like Pan Han to pollute the earth with technology, making people averse to science. The second plan is to have scientists like us display supernatural powers to destroy our faith and our dependence on science, turning us to religious faith and making them believe in gods. The previous cosmic flicker and countdown were examples of this. The third plan is the Sophon Project, which is to send a supercomputer across light-years to our Earth. It interfered with our previous experiments at the high-energy particle accelerator. That's why there has been no progress in basic physics in the past two years. It's also why Yang Dong and his team's experiments always fail; they have locked down human science."

"We're all insects, that's the definition they've given us!"

At this moment, Peng Yuyan excitedly shared her deductions.

As an actor, and also as Wang Miao.

This is the logic and self-consistency of the script. Li Yun did not release the script completely, but rather gradually revealed it, allowing them to receive the script as the plot progressed.

Keep them curious and in suspenseful.

Their excitement when they unraveled the secrets of the script was equally genuine.

At this point, they were completely immersed in their roles.

After completing the Guzheng Project on the Judgment Day, they all received a warning from the Trisolarans. Using their advanced technology, they projected the message directly onto their retinas, warning all the humans present that they were all insects, mocking, ridiculing, and intimidating them, and that everything they had done on the Judgment Day was meaningless.

Our goal has been achieved.

What a desperate scene! All the effort and investigation resulted in the destruction of a so-called Earth-Three-Body Organization, a group of fanatical believers instigated by aliens.

They weren't even servants.

These warnings, "You are all insects," also appeared in Ye Wenjie's eyes. For Ye Wenjie, who had already awakened, it seemed that she had seen through the so-called morality of the Trisolarans.

The idea that high technology leads to high morality is utter nonsense.

Only the law of the jungle prevails, and the dark forest exists. When you send out that signal, the primitive and abundant Earth becomes a place that predators crave.

It's ridiculous that the prey would actively send out its own signals to tell the predator that it was there and that it longed for the predator to have high morals and show it mercy.

How can such a thought not be ridiculous? How can it not be pathetic?

But now the die is cast, and all struggles are futile. The Trisolarans have achieved their goal. Scientists are committing suicide one after another, physics has regressed drastically, and without the support of fundamental physics, they have lost their understanding and observation of the universe. Mortal insects are nothing.

It's so despairing.

Pessimism, chaos, fear—all sorts of emotions will spread here, social order will collapse, and then a vicious cycle will begin, until finally this planet will be taken over.

At this time, Ding Yi, Shi Qiang, and Wang Miao were present.

Seemingly drowning their sorrows in alcohol, a sense of despondency and exhaustion permeated everything in the human camp before the impending doom of despair.

However, he was not in despair, which was incredible, considering they were actors.

I'll drink as much as I can, since the end of the world is coming anyway, so nothing else matters.

However, at this moment, Shi Qiang, a policeman, had a burning gaze, without the slightest hint of despair.

You're just disappointed, not desperate.

If the Trisolarans were truly that powerful, they wouldn't have considered first blocking the physics of Earth's humans; they would have chosen to directly launch a massive invasion.

He wants to block our science, using such despicable means, implying that pigs are definitely not as capable as they claim.

It's not time to despair yet.

At least not now.

At this moment, a swarm of locusts arrived in the field where the three were drinking. These insects have coexisted with humans on this earth since ancient times.

"Do you think the technological difference between locusts and humans is greater, or the technological difference between us and the Trisolarans?"

"What kind of technology do locusts have?" Ding Yi joked, but then seemed to realize something.

Humans loathe them intensely because they destroy fields and mulberry trees. These hateful insects are the enemy of humankind, an enemy that has remained unchanged since the transition from agrarian civilization to modern civilization.

Even now, with the advancements in human technology, we still suffer greatly from it.

Are locusts hard to kill? No, for humans, killing a locust is as difficult as stepping on an ant, but locusts can bring painful disasters to humans. Don't humans want to eliminate locusts?

I want to, I really want to, but I can't.

We can only coexist with this life-threatening enemy.

Insects can be eliminated, but they have never been defeated!

Insects have never been defeated.

The Three-Body Problem project has temporarily wrapped up here.

Li Yun was exhausted while filming this movie, but he also felt excited.

By filming the Three-Body Problem, I can be considered a pioneer of Chinese science fiction.

Although to outsiders, this pioneering effort was nothing more than a way to obtain subsidies.

Perhaps in the future, a few science fiction works will actually be produced.

But no one had high expectations for this first batch of works.

It's okay, we'll teach them a lesson after The Three-Body Problem is released.

After filming this sci-fi blockbuster, Li Yun felt a strong sense of detachment.

exhausted.

It must be admitted that Liu Cixin's talent is truly astonishing. After filming, Li Yun actually felt a tired, drowsy, and detached feeling, and didn't care about anything else.

At this moment, as filming wrapped, Li Yun just wanted to rest first.

Dream

(End of this chapter)