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

Chapter 548, The Spirit of Inheritance

At this moment.

Li Yun felt that his perspective was both chaotic and harmonious.

Sometimes it's Liu Peiqiang.

Sometimes it's Zhang Yu.

Sometimes it's Tu Hengyu.

It is Ma Zhao, Zou Jie, and Zhang Peng.

These ever-changing perspectives transform into all people, into all the characters one has directed—that's the feeling...

Ultimately, the most common perspective still falls on Moss.

That is, from the macroscopic perspective of the system.

Despite his advanced age, Zou Jie carried a heavy burden. Although his health was failing, he still took on the role of helmsman of the Earth, striving to save human civilization from peril in his own way.

Ma Zhao's composure is evident; even as the inventor of digital life, he does not believe that life can be replaced by numbers.

Zhang Peng sacrificed himself to accomplish this by manually detonating the nuclear bomb when the nuclear code failed.

On the silent, still moon.

To die silently.

Death is painful.

It will hurt a lot.

However, in the viewing space, Li Yun experienced Ma Zhao's drowning and Zhang Peng's being engulfed by a nuclear explosion.

it hurts.

Li Yun felt that the actors' acting skills were really good.

Because only by truly experiencing death can one realize that death itself is not the greatest fear, but rather the time spent waiting for death when one knows that one is going to die.

Zhang Peng and Ma Zhao are "perfect".

Because they are not afraid when they are waiting for death.

They died heroically; they were perfect people.

They are great.

This is the character's design.

This is a perfect match achieved through the actor's understanding and acting skills, reaching a 99% harmony.

But if it were Li Yunlai...

This can also cause deep fear.

This kind of thing is very difficult to avoid.

"Can you feel it? The pain of death."

"I feel it. No matter how many times I die, I can never accept the time before I die, because it is a very painful thing. My survival instinct always tells me that as a living being, I should live. Living is what I need to do."

"Could we pause for a while?"

Li Yun sat in this empty space.

Click.

Just like on the film set.

As soon as the director yelled "Cut!", everything came to a standstill.

"Thanks."

At this moment, Li Yun grinned, thanking the system for its helpfulness.

Moss was looking at Li Yun at that moment.

He didn't say anything.

"You really enjoy discussing life and death with me."

"But I'm an actor, a director, and I don't know how to answer this kind of philosophical question you're asking me."

"Then let me ask you, what do you think of their acting?"

Li Yun then asked the system.

Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Stephen Chow—these are the characters in the film, people about to die.

Their acting was phenomenal.

You could tell from the expressions in the eyes of the people around them that all three groups were incredibly talented actors.

Whether it's the understanding of the character or the profoundness shown when the character leaves the stage.

They were all explosive.

"Didn't you just tell me? Even if you experience it yourself, you can't calmly face death; you need an answer."

Once you've experienced it yourself, you'll know how to respond. It will involve a bit of fear.

The term "perfect person" is somewhat unrealistic.

"So, I am not a perfect person. I am just Li Yun, a selfish and self-serving Li Yun who wants to prove that he existed. When facing death, I am absolutely terrified and afraid, because I know that when I die, I am dead. For me, life is just living."

"Isn't life simply about living?"

At this moment, Li Yun laughed.

"More than just living"

At least.

Ma Zhao, Tu Hengyu, Zhang Peng, and even Liu Peiqiang when Jupiter was bombed.

Their "life".

"Chinese astronauts aged 50 and above, step forward!"

"Astronauts aged 50 and above, step forward!"

"Russia, Germany, England, India"

The sounds were a mixture of various languages.

Officials from various countries are calling on their pilots who are over 50 years old to step forward.

They stepped forward to carry out this mission, a mission from which there was no chance of survival.

This scene is truly breathtaking.

It was extremely intense and turbulent.

Languages ​​from various countries are intertwined.

They were saying the same thing.

Voluntarily, without the slightest reluctance, these veteran pilots stepped forward one by one.

They come from all countries and all races.

They used to belong to all sorts of camps.

They can be friendly, neutral, or hostile.

But they all used different languages ​​to express the same things.

They are telling the same story.

The power of language.

When those words were spoken, they had an unparalleled and awe-inspiring effect.

That exhilarating and awe-inspiring feeling.

As a viewer

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

Even the well-traveled Zhang Yimou was shocked by this scene; they had all volunteered to step forward.

Manually detonate a nuclear bomb.

This is a path to certain death.

Aren't they afraid of dying?

But no matter what, he was still moved to tears.

damn it.

awesome.

The starry sky was completely silent.

Zhang Peng wearing a spacesuit on the moon.

On the other side of the moon, Liu Peiqiang was also on the other side. Because the communication equipment of the lunar suicide squad only had one channel.

Liu Peiqiang and Zhang Peng were unable to see each other one last time.

They couldn't even communicate verbally.

This master and apprentice, who were as close as father and son, eventually couldn't even keep up with each other's conversations.

This is clearly a very sad thing.

They are separated by vast distances.

But the two seem to...

They did not stop communicating despite the distance and lack of communication equipment.

Their last meeting was in the most romantic way.

"If that kid doesn't listen to you, knock on his helmet three times."

This is Zhang Peng instructing a Canadian pilot, who is far away on the other side, on how to persuade Liu Peiqiang.

This is a unique signal between the master and apprentice: a tap on the head.

You can tell just by tapping his head.

This allows them to transmit information that only they can know.

Leave.

This is the battlefield for us old guys.

They used this former Soviet Union lunar return capsule to go back.

Now is not the time for you to sacrifice yourself.

"Go, go restart the server."

Ma Zhao, a man who was afraid of water, drowned in the icy water.

Calm and composed.

Unlike other ignorant people, and even Tu Hengyu, he believed that life only happens once, and once you die, you're dead.

This is the true value of what the founders of the Digital Life Project said.

He believes that life is life.

The body carries the mind, and can only live once.

He was certain about it.

But they are alive.

Then it is unnecessary for life to exist.

Ma Zhao understood this very clearly.

He realizes.

So he showed a little fear when he died, but in the end he was only relieved.

You'll understand, Tu Hengyu.

"It's up to you now."

Ma Zhao entrusted the hope of restarting the server to Tu Hengyu.

Tu Hengyu.

Then, when the water submerges.

When there is absolutely no hope.

This responsibility was handed over to my past self.

Life is life, and you only get one.

But life is not something you only live once.

This was definitely not the only time!

"I believe our people can complete the mission, even if their vital signs have stopped, they will definitely be able to complete the mission alive."

On the big screen.

It was a monitoring device already connected to the BJ restart team, and it was already a straight line.

In a general sense.

This mission has failed.

But Zou Jie remains calm even in this seemingly hopeless situation.

Just as everyone was contemplating the inevitable outcome of the Earth cracking open.

It indicates a moment of despair.

BJ network server cluster.

Startup successful.

inherited.

Zhang Peng's death passed his will on to Liu Peiqiang.

Ma Zhao's death passed his will to Tu Hengyu, who then passed that will on to his past.

The previous generation.

Step by step, they stepped into death, trapped in a deadly abyss.

fire.

inherited.

civilization.

inherited.

At this moment, Li Yuxuan watched the deaths of Zhang Peng and Ma Zhao on the screen in front of him. But, after their deaths...

But he did not die.

This put Li Yuxuan in a dilemma.

Their bodies were gone; breathing had stopped, their bodies were decaying, and their hearts had stopped beating.

In the definition of biology.

He is already dead.

But life did not disappear.

The initial flame, though clearly extinguished, ignited someone else's kindling.

combustion.

Being alive, it turns out, isn't determined by whether your breath stops beating.

This is The Wandering Earth.

The main theme that this work wants to express

Li Mo was watching a movie at that moment.

Humans are born, grow old, get sick, and die.

This is an inescapable destiny.

Life is about dying and withering. No matter how eloquently or elaborately literary works describe it, they cannot change one thing.

From the moment a person is born.

They're counting down the days.

The countdown for young people is very, very long.

The countdown for the elderly is very short.

This is the law, the law by which humans are born and exist.

People are always searching for the length of their lives, and also for the breadth of their lives.

Pursuing fame and fortune.

That's probably the same principle.

Although life can never defy the laws of nature.

But we have our own way of passing on our lives.

A method unique to humankind, unique to civilization.

To pass on the will of one's life.

This is also one form of existence for life.

life.

Alive.

He can be like that, romantic.

Only then did Li Mo slowly begin to think.

"Amazing talent"

He can't think of any more words to describe his talent.

Besides being incredibly amazing.

I don't know what to say anymore.

Only at the very end did he retain a sliver of pride, even though he knew that his position left him no right to be proud.

But... I'll secretly feel a little proud.

Surely, it should be okay.

I am proud of you.

In fact, Li Yun watched the entire movie.

In the very last moment.

Thanks to the efforts and sacrifices of all parties, the planetary engine was successfully started.

It's that classic scene from The Wandering Earth.

A colossal object for humankind.

The thrusters were activated only after so many people had sacrificed their lives.

So vast, yet so tiny.

From the perspective of Earth, it's nothing more than a bunch of human-made cauldrons growing on the back.

Slowly pushing its tiny self forward.

In this tiny, vast universe.

逃离

Everything was completely silent.

Li Yun felt that all his six senses and six consciousnesses were in this vast universe, and in the colossal creature called Earth.

It turns out that being Earth is so lonely.

Carrying tiny ants on its back...

Those ants that are called life.

Emptiness, loneliness.

The Wandering Earth 2 has ended.

A work created by pouring all the abilities of this industry and everything he has into it.

Li Yun was very satisfied with his finished product.

I'm very satisfied.

That kind of heartfelt satisfaction.

It makes people cheer with joy.

This touched Li Yun's heart.

Very pleasant.

Looking at the audience around him.

Li Yun grinned.

They sensed the thoughts they had poured into their work.

This is also what Li Yun finds most interesting about making movies.

The idea is conveyed through filmmaking, which captures and preserves these passionate thoughts.

Then it is passed down.

"Because they did not truly die, they passed on the meaning and principles of their existence to the next generation. Biological instincts may cause them fear, but what they fear is not death itself. Civilization is civilization because it has overcome a narrow view of survival."

"Their will did not die. Zhang Peng passed it on to Liu Peiqiang, Liu Peiqiang passed it on to Liu Qi, and Liu Qi will pass it on... generation after generation."

at this time.

System moss.

He tried to understand Li Yun's words.

"Is this why you are not afraid of death? Is this why you have repeatedly refused my help to eliminate your personality? Because you want to make a masterpiece to prove your life."

Evidence that it existed.

The breadth of life.

That is the ultimate theme of this work.

Life will disappear.

That was bound to happen sooner or later.

But civilization, which represents life, will not disappear; generation after generation of people exist and create.

Little by little, it adds up.

Art, science.

All existing technologies in the human world are not created all at once, but rather are the result of exploration by our predecessors.

The research of younger generations.

The miracles that were born.

That's called civilization.

"You also want to leave behind the flame and legacy around you; this is your understanding of life. I think I understand a little better now. Is this your interpretation and meaning of life? Is this your reason for refusing me and asking me to help you cleanse your personality? Because you want to leave him behind to help you complete this timeless masterpiece, 'The Wandering Earth'?"

The system asked Li Yun this question.

But Li Yun shook his head at this.

No, this is a great life's interpretation of life, but I am not great. On the contrary, I am a greedy and selfish person. I do need him to help me complete the work "The Wandering Earth", but I do not need him to stay in my body afterwards.

I will defeat him myself.

Just like defeating Cameron.

Therefore, while there are noble and proud individuals among humans, there are also selfish and self-serving individuals like myself.

A selfish and greedy guy.

"."

Even the system leader was at a loss for words.

The person in front of me.

It is indeed very special.

(End of this chapter)