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

Chapter 476, Preparations for "The Wandering Earth"

The review process for awarding "Bodyguards and Assassins" takes a considerable amount of time.

The hype needs time to dissipate.

Li Yun is also preparing for his next film.

As for the movie, it should be The Wandering Earth.

However, given his current resources as a near-top-tier director, assembling the resources to film *The Wandering Earth* would definitely not be that quick.

Even the low-budget "Stray Animals" team from the previous life couldn't pull it together on their own.

Of course, Li Yun wouldn't make a low-budget version of "The Wandering Earth".

While the previous version of The Wandering Earth achieved great success and indeed attained a high status, its regrettable aspect was that it was the first step in the development of domestic science fiction blockbusters, and its investment and cast were a low-budget version that was pulled up as much as possible.

Even before it aired, nobody had any faith in this production.

Even with Liu Cixin's original work, no one believed it could achieve the desired effect.

The compromises are evident in many places.

This is the limitation imposed by funding, forcing us to compromise on certain places, which is a regrettable aspect of The Wandering Earth. However, given the resources available at the time, this was the best we could do.

The Wandering Earth.

I absolutely cannot make a low-budget version of my own work.

"You're smart; you know what you need to do."

"This is something you're destined to fail at. Even I don't have the confidence to fight against Hollywood, the combined power of a century-old industry."

The director's persona appeared beside him like a ghost.

Suddenly, it was right next to Li Yun's ear.

"But if you don't stand at the top, you'll fall. You know, in our area, once you fall, it's very difficult to get back up."

"If you can't get back up, the final outcome won't be good."

Li Yun certainly knew what the director's personality meant.

The reason he is so confident.

The reason why Li Yun was so confident that she would eventually have his body is probably because the entertainment industry is a cruel place.

You won't reach the very top.

Eventually, things will fall apart.

If Li Yun doesn't climb to the very top, he will one day become a slave to fame and fortune, forever trapped in exhaustion.

Can you get rid of us stubborn, twisted personalities? Can you get rid of all of us?

Li Yundao also noticed this. Despite having filmed so many movies, his mind was still occupied by a huge number of personalities. They continued to emerge in various forms and with different personalities, endlessly and continuously.

Their origins.

What exactly is it?

However, it seems that he can bring himself endless benefits, even though he also represents endless harm.

"Your personalities are like those of someone with mitosis, which is why you think you have me figured out. Once I stop, or I'm forced to fall, you'll increase in value indefinitely."

"How come you all look just like those damn cancer cells?"

In his dream, Li Yun looked at these personalities and couldn't help but laugh and cry. They could lose countless times, while he could only lose once.

"Because desire is something that increases infinitely. As long as you still have the desire to pursue something, these things that fuel your desire will never stop!"

"That's good. Then let it serve as my nourishment before I'm consumed by desire."

When you wake up from a dream.

The sun is already high in the sky.

I checked the time and it was 8:30. It had been a long time since I had slept for that long.

Lately, things have been nonstop, from the airing of the new Three Kingdoms to the airing of Siege of October, and now, the resources that need to be gathered.

They haven't stopped working at all during this period.

So busy!

Li Yun took stock of the resources he had. Sure enough, it wasn't enough to make The Wandering Earth. There wasn't enough money, and the resources for the special effects team were also insufficient. Currently, the largest special effects team in China was in the hands of the Beijing circle.

They outsource to Industrial Light & Magic, and currently, they're the only truly skilled visual effects team in China.

There are also real-world resources used.

Everything is interconnected; affecting even one thing can have far-reaching consequences.

Special effects blockbusters are not that simple.

Moreover, for Li Yun, he also needed to build an underground punk world using real-world scenery.

This requires a considerable amount of funding to achieve a high level of sophistication.

"Headache"

At present, the only thing I can do is use the money I earned from Siege of October to build a realistic underground world, which is already my best effort.

Resources are exhausted.

At this point, Li Yun still knew that The Wandering Earth project was a must, and that this realistic underground world had to be built.

Ignoring Jiang Chenggang's advice, he insisted on starting with the construction of the underground world.

Just like how the West District of Siege of October was built with a budget of 100 million yuan, Li Yun will do the same thing in the same way, and the budget he uses will be no less than his.

It may even require more funding.

After all, creating an underground world, a vast and realistic one, is by no means an easy task.

It consumes real money.

Jiang Chenggang was stunned. What kind of project are you planning? Such a grand undertaking!

In an era where the industry is gradually reducing investment, Li Yun has gone against the grain and made such a move.

"With such a large budget, when do you plan to launch it?"

"Maybe in March of the year after next."

At this moment, Jiang Chenggang was stunned, his lips twitching, as if he hadn't heard anything.

You're crazy.

I'm not crazy, I'm perfectly sober.

In March of the following year, another film was also announced to be released globally simultaneously. That film was called "Avatar," a film by James Cameron.

"That's insane."

In fact, Li Yun felt that what he was doing might not be considered crazy, but he had to do it because of his endlessly expanding desires.

It's not enough to stand on Zhang Mouzi and his group; we also need to stand on Cameron and his group.

I want to be number one in the world.

Li Yun's plan was both shrewd and reckless. The initial construction of "The Wandering Earth" had already cost 80 million yuan, not even counting the final payment.

Li Yun sketched out the underground world, staying up for three nights without sleep, to depict the luminous apocalyptic scene in sketch form.

Li Yun's painting skills are now quite impressive.

After all, as a director, drawing is an essential skill for creating storyboards.

When Li Yun handed the sketch to Jiang Chenggang, even the old Jiang was shocked by this underground world.

It comes alive in the world of imagination.

"Just build it according to his instructions."

At this moment, Li Yun spoke clearly.

"I must reproduce his effect. Money doesn't matter. I have the ability to generate cash flow, but the effect absolutely cannot be different by even a fraction."

Who made Li Yun the most powerful?

Even if Jiang Chenggang had doubts, he could only do as instructed.

"You've really gone all out," the director remarked, clicking his tongue. "You don't treat money like money at all."

"Thank you too, you all helped me make up my mind."

Last night's dream made Li Yun realize that no matter what, these illnesses of hers are personality traits, and they are all stepping stones on her path of desire.

These are all my own choices.

If I had to make the choice for myself.

I'm afraid I won't give up on them either.

If we're going to do it, we'll be number one in the world.

The director, looking puzzled, pointed to himself with some confusion.

"I?"

"That's right." At this moment, Li Yun looked at the director's personality: "Didn't you come into my dream last night and give me a passionate speech that provoked me? Now that the effect has been achieved, your words can't affect me anymore."

At this point, Li Yun became increasingly excited as he spoke.

Perhaps it was the excitement of challenging Cameron, the world's best, or perhaps it was the sheer size of his desires that made him so excited.

What is the end of desire?

If the ultimate goal of desire is to be number one in the world.

Li Yun, however, was quite pleased with it.

However, at this very moment.

This director's personality is indeed looking at Li Yun.

What are you saying?

Neuropathy.:

I would never do such a boring thing in your dream.

I can't do that either.

The first step of "The Wandering Earth" begins here.

Regarding whether the director is lying.

Let him lie if he's lying, or it doesn't matter if he's not lying.

For Li Yun, the most important thing is to understand his own desires and what he wants.

Number one in the world.

I haven't even become the best in China yet, and I'm already thinking about being the best in the world.

Why do I want to write The Wandering Earth?

Why did you want to make a film about The Three-Body Problem?

Because I want to be number one in the world, I want to be the most amazing filmmaker in the world, I want to leave my name in history, I want to leave my mark.

Leave your mark.

Their names will be remembered in history.

To be honest, Li Yun doesn't care about what will happen to the entertainment industry in China in the future; he's not great enough to do that.

Li Yun didn't care about the class oppression of the older generation, the class oppression in the Western film and television industry, or the lack of successors in the industry.

All Li Yun needs to know is this:

What kind of person do I want to become? What level do I want to reach?

That's enough.

As for his next projects, "Dying to Survive" is yet to be released, while "Bodyguards and Assassins" and "Three Kingdoms" have entered the award nomination process, but that remains to be seen.

However, taking October Siege and the new Three Kingdoms as examples...

Most people think that it should be the older generation who are active on the award stage.

Everyone is discussing whether there will be new winners of the TV King and the Best Actor award this year.

Or perhaps it's better to let the senior figures hold the awards, adding even more visible credentials to those already adorned with honors.

These are all unknowns.

However, most people still think that the Best Actor should win Best Actor again and Best TV Actor again.

after all.

It's not just directors who are facing the problem of class stratification and the dominance of the elderly.

Isn't the acting world another example?

"We've received too many honors, and we're already shackled by them. Every year, it's just a few of us winning awards, and every year, it's just a few of us starring. I can name them all: Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung. And the genre is always police and gangster films, just different kinds of police and gangster films. People are already tired of them."

At this moment, Tony Leung Ka-fai spoke slowly, with a hint of emotion in his voice.

Wouldn't it be better to concentrate all the resources on yourself? This is something so many people dream of, yet you speak of it as if it were a heinous crime.

Tony Leung's agent, the agency he represents, found it difficult to understand his thought process at first.

However, it must be acknowledged that in this day and age...

It's ironic that the new era still retains the old ways.

One generation of old people replaces another, so that every year is the same old people.

When they get old.

It's still the same group of people from back then.

Time seemed to stand still.

He stopped in his tracks.

"So this is your reason for leaving our company? It's because I only promote you guys and not the newcomers?"

"I am very grateful for your company's training. Over the years, I am also grateful for your contributions, which I acknowledge. But now it has come to the point where change is inevitable, at least for me."

At this point, Tony Leung signed a termination contract, completely parting ways with the Hong Kong Yingxing Group, where he had worked for over 20 years.

Before leaving.

The agent also asked him.

Where are you going next?

Go to mainland China.

Beijing Circle?

No.

Li Quan.

"The Hidden Corner, a suspense drama? Sounds interesting. It's a mix of science fiction and suspense. They really want to fill in the gaps in the weakest areas of our Chinese entertainment industry."

Peng Yuyan then joked.

When Li Yun initiated the project "The Hidden Corner", the entire industry was stunned. It turned out that Li Yun had initiated another project.

Today, Li Yun holds a very complex position in the industry.

It's true that he was blacklisted by Beijing's elite circles, but it's also true that he possesses amazing talent—talent that is truly astonishing.

During the October Siege, he held multiple positions.

Their performance was so outstanding that it was astonishing.

Their performance in various fields is truly impressive.

All of these are truly astonishing.

At that moment, he suddenly started a suspense drama project.

Suspense dramas that are popular in China are generally Japan's own domain.

Japanese novels adapted into films are a staple of domestic suspense dramas.

No one can deny this.

Now he has suddenly started a suspense drama.

A place where the domestic social circle is weak, one.

What does he want to do?

At this moment, Xie Qingya never expected that Li Yun would choose a suspense drama as his entry point, which seemed to be different from the scripts he had experienced before.

On the other hand, Chen Kexin did indeed say something, in a teasing tone.

"Could it be that he wants the prize money for the suspense drama?"

As everyone knows, Wang Chen set up a trap, a promise that could never be kept.

To entice others.

Go inside and jump.

Xie Qingya, however, pondered it over.

"Perhaps it really is because he offered a bounty."

The conditions Wang Chen offered weren't exactly generous; money was the easiest thing to resolve.

And the fatal temptation that Wang Chen offered.

There is a resource scheduling.

The opportunity to leverage Huaying's network of resources was not given to Wang Chen, but rather to the faction he represented, and to the extent of their authority to allocate resources.

He represents Huaying!

Li Yun may be trying to take over Huaying's resources.

This deadly temptation.

(End of this chapter)