I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

Muerseth also chose to give in very promptly. She had already offended Saria once by cooperating with the commander-in-chief to deceive Saria. If she offended Christen again, she would probably have no chance of survival in Rhine Life.

Seeing that Muerseth had given in, Christen turned his gaze to the silent Saria again and said with a smile:

"So, Saria, what do you think? Would you give me a movie?"

"...Wait a moment, Christen, I want to talk to Director Chen Qi." Upon hearing this, Saria did not agree immediately, but she did not refuse either. However, her somewhat abrupt request surprised Chen Qi.

However, Saria's serious look made Chen Qi vaguely guess what she wanted to talk about... If nothing unexpected happened, it should be something related to this movie and Kristen.

……

"Director Chen Qi, I have an unwelcome request. I hope you can change the script."

In another single room, Saria made a cup of tea for Chen Qi while expressing her request. However, as soon as she opened her mouth, her request was enough to cause a brain hemorrhage for any screenwriter.

Chen Qi knew that Saria was not the kind of person who made trouble without reason. After taking the tea from Saria, he immediately asked:

"Why did you suddenly ask to change the script, Ms. Saria? You haven't even read the script of To the Moon yet?"

"Yes, but I don't want this film to be just a way for Kristen to show me her ideals. I also have something I want to convey to her."

Saria sat down in front of Chen Qi and finally spoke out her inner thoughts. Obviously, Christen wanted to use this movie to make Saria understand her ideals, which gave Saria inspiration.

She felt that, through this movie, she might be able to try to awaken some of the sealed... or perhaps discarded, qualities in Christen that Saria valued so much back then.

"I don't want Christine to just want to watch a science fiction film. I want her to see the starry sky and the moon that she has always wanted to see... I hope she can see the persistence, hard work and emotions in this film."

"This request may be a bit unreasonable, especially since you have already written the script, and judging from your expression, Director Chen Qi, you are very confident in your script."

Sariah showed a little embarrassment on her face, but she quickly suppressed it and said to Chen Qi solemnly:

"So, I ask you to modify the script... At least, make the journey to the moon longer and more touching... It would be best if the journey to the moon could be so touching that people would cry."

"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at describing this... but you should understand what I mean. I want Christen to understand that going to the moon is never the most important thing. The most important thing is everything we have worked hard for along the way."

Saria also didn't know what to do. Just as Christen hoped that Saria could understand her ideals, Saria also hoped to take this opportunity to let Christen understand her feelings again - those feelings, those processes, cannot be abandoned.

Just like the current Rhine Life, if the development of Rhine Life is based on inhumane human experiments, cold data and tests, then what is the meaning of the final result? Rhine Life, is it still the Rhine Life that Saria protects?

After Saria finished speaking, Chen Qi smiled, slowly put down the teacup, and said confidently:

"——If that's the case, then Ms. Saria, I think you can agree to participate."

"Hmm?" Saria didn't react, but she saw Chen Qi chuckle and then answered seriously:

"The movie 'To the Moon'... I'll call it a science fiction movie. After all, some of the plots in it are indeed quite science fiction for most people. But I never said that it was just a science fiction movie."

"If I really have to describe it, it's probably the same as what Miss Muirseth said, it's a movie of a different genre, disguised as science fiction... Of course, it's not an idol drama, I can guarantee that."

As he spoke, Chen Qi handed the completed script of "Going to the Moon" to Saria, and reminded her with a smile:

"This is the script for To the Moon. Commander Kristen hasn't read it yet. She probably isn't too interested in the script. After all, her ultimate goal is you."

"Ms. Saria, you can take a look at the script and decide whether you want to participate... Do you need me to prepare tissues in advance?"

"--No need." Saria took the script with great curiosity. When she heard Chen Qi say that this was a movie disguised as science fiction but actually about emotions, an extremely happy smile appeared on her face.

She didn't expect that Chen Qi had planned this from the beginning. Of course, Saria also trusted Chen Qi's script and talent very much, but when Chen Qi asked for tissues, Saria still chose to refuse.

"To be honest, my father taught me not to cry since I was young, and I haven't cried for at least a dozen years. I have taken on tasks no matter how painful, difficult or tough they were, but I have never shed a single tear."

As she spoke, Saria had already started flipping through the script, and replied in a rare relaxed tone:

"Although I have great faith in your literary talent, Director Chen Qi, and I hope your script will be truly moving, it is unlikely that it will make me cry."

"...It's good that you have such confidence in yourself, but I would like to remind you that stacking armor is useless when it comes to true damage."

Saria: "What?"

"Nothing, just keep watching. I'll be here waiting for you to finish."

However, in response to this, Chen Qi just smiled considerately, but it did not prevent him from taking out the tissues and making preparations.

Chen Qi certainly believed in the inner toughness of Saria. This woman who was "harder than diamonds" was extremely tough both inside and outside. Chen Qi also believed that Saria had witnessed more tragedies, made many painful choices, and had long been resistant to many things.

But... Chen Qi wanted to say that some endings, even if they were predictable from the beginning, would still cause real harm to people's hearts when the destined tragedy unfolded... This was useless even for any strong shield.

What's more, the story of "Going to the Moon" is not so clichéd. The story has a good ending... an ending that is good but sadder than a tragedy.

Slowly, in front of Chen Qi, the expression of Saria, who was originally looking at the script, changed from ease at the beginning, to confusion later, and then after she patiently continued to read on, she revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

Soon, Chen Qi saw a trace of emotion on Saria's resolute face... After that, Saria's intervals between flipping through the script became longer and longer, and she would even stay on one page for a very long time from time to time.

Sometimes, she would suddenly flip through the previous script and constantly compare it with the later plot... However, the more she compared, the softer her expression became, and the more difficult it became to control...

And in the end, when she turned to the last page of the script of "To the Moon", Saria's eyes fell into a long daze... and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

“…Tick-tock.”

Finally, what broke the long silence was the sound of a teardrop hitting the script. Saria slowly closed the script, but lowered her head silently, unable to let it go for a long time.

Obviously, just as Chen Qi expected, the armor that Saria had stacked for herself didn't work in the end. She was still hurt by this most real injury, which severely hurt the softest part of her heart...

Chapter 182: The main actors of "To the Moon", Alina who will never make mistakes!

Saria finally agreed. In the eyes of other people who didn't know, Chen Qi and Saria stayed in a separate room for less than an hour. When Saria came out, she expressed her willingness to act in the movie "To the Moon". However, after she came out, everyone noticed that Saria's red eyes were slightly different from when she first came in...

However, before Christen and others could ask questions, Chen Qi immediately arranged the filming of "Going to the Moon".

"Since Miss Saria has agreed to star in our movie, the other casting issues for the movie won't be a big problem."

"Then, Ms. Christen, you will be in charge of playing one of the main characters in To the Moon, one of the two main characters in this movie, the female staff member, Dr. Eva Rosalien. And Ms. Saria will play the role of the other staff member, Dr. Neil Watts. Is that okay?"

"Two doctors? That fits our identities." Christen saw that Saria had relented. Although she was curious about what Saria had experienced in the room, she had never thought of the possibility that Saria had cried in the room.

She had never seen Saria cry. She would rather believe that Saria and Chen Qi had a conversation in the room with their eyes wide open, and it was Chen Qi who persuaded Saria to come and stare in "Go to the Moon".

"And we need two more characters to look at the other two important characters in the story of "To the Moon", Johnny and River." Seeing that Christen and Saria had no objections, Chen Qi also put forward another request and said:

“If we say that the two doctors are there to help all those who watch the movie understand the ins and outs of the movie from the audience’s perspective, then these two characters are the real essence of the movie.”

"Therefore, the casting for these two roles must be stricter. My original plan was to use the actors from our crew. These two roles have very high requirements for the acting skills of the performers, especially the role of Xiaoxi. If we need to perfectly control this role, we need a professional actor."

"Oh? Director Chen Qi, do you have any suitable candidates?"

When they heard that Chen Qi had rarely arranged the actors from his own crew this time, everyone from Rhine Life and the art troupe subconsciously turned their eyes to Chen Qi.

For a moment, when they heard the name Xiaoxi and immediately realized that this was a female character, the few women in the art troupe, led by Shuangxing and Alina, all had their eyes lit up.

However, most people just thought about it, because they all knew that this role could only be played by the woman Chen Qi trusted the most.

"That's basically Tallulah, right?"

"Yes, only the assistant director can do the job."

"It must be Sister Tazi, right?"

Everyone in the art troupe was whispering, and they all thought that Tallulah would be the candidate. Even Tallulah herself felt that this role belonged to her, and she confidently took a step closer to Chen Qi.

However, Chen Qi also noticed Tallulah's little action, and immediately felt a toothache. However, he actually had another candidate, so he had to pretend that he didn't hear what everyone said and answered to himself:

"The character of Xiaoxi is a crucial character in the background of Going to the Moon. Her behavior gave the audience the impression of being weird at the beginning. She is a person with mental illness."

"Mental illness?" Christen was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he had sensed something was wrong, and Chen Qi nodded and replied:

"A type of autism where the person is unable to express what is in their mind, finds it difficult to express their feelings and what they want to say, and also finds it very difficult to understand what others say."

"High-functioning autism?" X2

However, after Chen Qi described the disease, Christen and Muirseth, who were experts in many fields and also had extensive research in medical fields, said the name of the disease almost at the same time.

Obviously, this kind of autism can be found even in the world of Terra. Although this land is full of suffering and mineral disease threatens the lives of many people, it still does not prevent the birth of any mental illness.

"I knew someone like this before. This is a very strange mental illness. Nowadays, major medical institutions don't have any good treatments. Rhine Life has produced drugs to suppress mental illness, but they can only alleviate the symptoms and there is no way to cure it."

Muirseth also shared his own experience. As one of the few people in Rhine Life with Originium skills and certain combat capabilities, Muirseth and Saria have partnered together on missions many times and are considered to be knowledgeable. Naturally, they have seen cases like Xiaoxi's.

Muirseth was deeply impressed by this tricky autism and couldn't help but sigh: "This kind of child is quite pitiful, especially since most mental illnesses are caused by acquired trauma, but this disease is congenital."

"If she was born in a prominent family, it would be fine. This disease would only affect her social skills, but not her intelligence. On the contrary, most people with the disease have strong visual and memory abilities. As long as there is someone who can understand her, she won't have a hard time..."

"Even many scientists want to artificially get this disease. Many of them envy this ability. I once met a doctor who had this disease. It was really difficult to talk to him..."

Muirseth couldn't help but complain a few words, but when she opened the conversation again, she couldn't help but ask Chen Qi:

"But Director Chen Qi, shouldn't such a role be given to the characters played by Zong Xia or Saria? Are you giving this setting to the second female lead? And you also said that the roles of Zong Xia and Saria are to lead the audience to understand the plot?"

"Well, this is related to the background of our story. In the script of Going to the Moon, the two protagonists play employees of a company that provides end-of-life services. This company can use an instrument that artificially modifies memory to help dying people realize their wishes and die without regrets."

At this moment, Chen Qi also explained the background of "Going to the Moon". Christen and Muirseth, who originally thought that this would be an inspirational and science fiction movie, blinked in confusion, because this background had nothing to do with the theme of "Going to the Moon".

Even the characters played by Kristen and Saria are not people working in related industries, but are just executors of a dying project?

"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with going to the moon?" Muerseth directly expressed his doubts and spoke for Christen's thoughts.

"Don't worry, this is about our two key characters, John and Xiaoxi." Chen Qi also patiently explained the plot to the few people and continued:

"John and Xiaoxi are a couple. After Xiaoxi passed away, John found the two protagonists and expressed his desire to go to the moon. This dream was achieved through the unremitting efforts of the two protagonists. By understanding John's memory and influencing the life in John's memory, the two protagonists were able to guide him to achieve his dream of going to the moon."

"In other words, the process of going to the moon actually takes place in a dream..." Christen suddenly realized it at this moment, and his brows, which had been slightly frowned because he thought the expectations of this movie were different from what he had imagined, suddenly relaxed.

After all, Christen's ultimate goal is to let Saria appreciate the charm of the starry sky. As long as she can see the moon in the end, Christen doesn't care what the process is like.

"Well, since there is a mission to guide John to yearn for the moon, there must be a lot of plots describing the yearning for the starry sky and the moon, right?"

"Don't worry about that, Miss Christen. There will definitely be more." Chen Qi smiled at this and skipped it. Then he continued to talk about the casting:

"Because the character of Creek is interspersed with almost every aspect of John's life, the casting must meet the requirements. It must be someone who is gentle, focused, and ethereal enough to be rare. Only in this way can the charm of Creek, who cannot express what is in her heart due to illness, still retains her beautiful charm."

Chen Qi's implication was very clear. This role was not suitable for Tallulah because she was too strong and could not even pretend to be gentle, let alone "ethereal".

However, everyone in the art troupe looked at each other, and finally Shuangxing silently chose to take a step back. She knew that she might not be able to handle this role... Although she was ethereal, she was also a bit strong and it was difficult to associate her with gentleness.

Basically, there is only one person who can do the job, the only woman in the Integrated Art Troupe who is known for her gentleness. Before Chen Qi joined, she was the best person to stabilize the morale of the Integrated Movement...

"Everyone, I brought you some tea. Can we talk slowly?"

At this time, Alina had arranged accommodation for everyone with the employees of Rhine Life. She came over with a tray of hot tea, but she found that everyone's eyes were focused on her at the first moment.

However, this time, Alina was keenly aware that everyone's gazes were somewhat different from before, especially Tallulah and Froststar. The envious and subtle gazes made Alina panic for a rare moment, and she couldn't help asking:

"Um... am I here at a bad time? Are you guys discussing something important?"

"Yes, it's a very important decision, Alina." Chen Qi saw that Alina had come at the right time, and then he came to Alina's side. Facing this confused backbone who had been working hard on logistics, Chen Qi also sincerely told her his arrangements:

"Alina, this role belongs to you. It's one of the most crucial roles in the movie To the Moon. Only you have such charm."

"Me, me?"

Alina was also taken aback by this somewhat abrupt request. To be honest, Chen Qi had filmed so many movies before, but Alina had never starred in any of them from beginning to end, because Alina did not attach much importance to becoming famous.

Therefore, whether it was the initial "Young and Dangerous" or the subsequent works, Alina had never thought about appearing on camera. But now Chen Qi suddenly proposed that she star in the movie "Go to the Moon", and play a key role, which made Alina feel nervous for the first time in a long time.

Before Alina could refuse and say that she couldn't do it, Chen Qi patted Alina on the shoulder and immediately said:

"Don't worry, Alina. You'll understand this role once I tell you about it. You will definitely be able to handle it. When the time comes, just don't treat it as a filming. Just be yourself."

"But, but I've never acted with anyone before, I'm afraid I won't be able to remember the lines..." Alina blushed a little because of nervousness, and even spoke hesitantly:

"Also, I remember reading part of the script... In this script, Xiaoxi and John are a couple, right?"

"I, I'm not very good at this kind of acting, especially when it comes to shy lines. I can't do it to strangers..."

Alina is essentially a very innocent girl. When she was asked to play the role of a wife for the first time, Alina couldn't help but think of some kissing scenes between couples in movies... and some scenes that would make her blush when she watched them. She blushed when she thought of this.

She might not be able to do this to people she knows well, let alone to strangers. However, when Alina had this thought, Chen Qi saw Alina's concerns and smiled:

"Don't worry, Alina. The emotional scenes in To the Moon are all very innocent. You don't have to be nervous because I will arrange for someone you are familiar with to play John."

As he said this, Chen Qi also deliberately put on a distressed look. Under the gaze of everyone, he was heard to slowly say:

"The character of John must be patient enough. He must love the creek from the bottom of his heart even though it is difficult for him to understand it. Although he did not completely understand his wife in the end, he kept trying to understand what his wife was thinking."

"And considering that you will be nervous about Alina, this role must be played by someone you are familiar with, who must have patience, perseverance, and the ability to compromise with his wife when necessary..."

However, as Chen Qi spoke, his words seemed to hint at something. After Chen Qi said these key words one by one, Tallulah, Frost Star, Alina and others couldn't help but turn their eyes to the person who was speaking, that is, Chen Qi himself.

"...Are you trying to say that you should act it yourself?" Talulah blurted out this sentence when she heard it. Chen Qi also deliberately made an expression of surprise when he heard it, and replied in a teasing tone:

"Me? I've never thought about it this way, but if Alina is the only one who can handle the role of Xiaoxi, then I seem to be the only one in the art troupe who can act opposite Alina..."

"So, Alina, what do you think? Of course, you can refuse if you have other options."

"With Chen Qi..."

However, Chen Qi kicked the ball to Alina in time before Tallulah got jealous. Alina herself also thought about it carefully, and after her eyes stayed on Chen Qi for a long time, she smiled and nodded.