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Chapter 50 "Ball Lightning" Startup

After the absurd incident in the nightclub, Gu Zhongyu was honest for a few days, either dealing with business in the company, or playing with Jiang Shuying, Liu Shishi and the others in Doudizhu, and the time soon came to the launch day of "Ball Lightning".

In the early morning of October 2011, 10, Yanjing, Yonghe Art District.

The venue, tables and chairs have already been arranged, but the huge movie billboard behind is still covered by a red cloth, waiting for the crew to reveal it in person.

There are a lot of reporters here today, because Gu Zhongyu announced his comeback in a high-profile way some time ago. During this period of time, under the repeated exaggeration of various media, the enthusiasm of the incident is still unabated. Everyone is very concerned about what Gu Zhongyu's new work is.

"Look, people are coming."

The reporters who had been waiting in advance finally waited for the crew's bus.

As the car stopped, the main creators of the crew also rushed out of the car.

Headed by the president of Zongheng Film and Television and the leading actor of the film, Gu Zhongyu, and director Guo Fan, followed by the producers Gong Geer and Zhang Miao, and then the other crew members.

The reporters recognized a few familiar faces, namely old actor Chen Baoguo, golden supporting actor Wang Jinchun, Zhu Wushuang and Ni Hongjie from "Wulin Biography".

In addition to these people, there was also a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a small crew cut, who followed slowly behind the team. At this time, well-informed reporters had already recognized who it was.

"Big Liu? Why is he here? Is Gu Zhongyu's new work a remake of The Three-Body Problem?"

"It's probably true! But can such a sci-fi masterpiece be made well in China? It's almost the same if it's handed over to Hollywood."

When the reporters saw Liu Cixin, they knew that Gu Zhongyu most likely wanted to remake his novel.

The "Three-Body Problem" series of novels has come to an end after the last "Three-Body Problem 3: Immortal Death" was published last year. Although it has not yet won the highest international award in the field of science fiction literature - the Nebula Award, its reputation and influence have already spread.

There have been rumors that this domestic sci-fi masterpiece will be brought to the big screen, so everyone speculates that Gu Zhongyu invited Liu Cixin this time to remake "Three-Body Problem"!

The main creators of the film all came behind the table of worshiping the gods. Looking at the crowd of reporters in the audience, Gu Zhongyu first spoke: "Thank you for coming to the opening ceremony of our new film today. Next, all of our staff will lift the curtain for you, officially taking the first step in the first year of our Sci-Fi Film Industry!"

Then, as the huge red curtain was unveiled by Gu Zhongyu and other staff members, the name of the new movie was finally revealed!

"Ball Lightning"!
"What is this?"

Many reporters expressed doubts after seeing it. After all, not everyone reads science fiction, and Liu Cixin's "Three-Body Problem" series is so dazzling that even readers of science fiction can easily ignore his other works.

"It seems to be Liu Cixin's novel. I have heard of it but haven't read it."

"Why didn't you make "Three-Body Problem"? Now that this novel is so popular, it can catch up with a wave of popularity."

Seeing the eagerness of the reporters in the audience to ask questions, Gu Zhongyu smiled knowingly, and said: "You may have recognized who is next to me, but I still want to introduce him! He is the pride of our Chinese science fiction literature, the author of the well-known series of novels "Three-Body Problem", and the screenwriter and producer of this film, Mr. Liu Cixin!"

Seeing that Gu Zhongyu started to introduce him, Liu, who has always been low-key and cold, also smiled and waved to everyone in the audience. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was very happy in his heart at this time!

A few years ago, when Gu Zhongyu found Liu Cixin and said he wanted to buy out all the copyrights of his novels, he was not very happy.

Because Liu Cixin still has a certain understanding of the current situation and technical level of domestic films. Not to mention the magnificent "Three-Body Problem", even "The Wandering Earth" and "Supernova Era" can be remade into film and television works within 20 years.

When this young man found himself, he was going to buy the copyrights of all the books in one go. Maybe he planned to use these copyrights to cheat sponsorship, hype, and make money?

However, after Gu Zhongyu took out his sci-fi first-year plan for the film and pestered him for a few days, he began to feel that this person seemed to be a little different from other company bosses. At least he really understood his own novel, otherwise he would not be able to write such a detailed and executable film plan.

So Liu also decided to take a gamble and sold all the copyrights of all the novels under his name to Zongheng Film and Television.

Originally, Liu Cixin thought that he would have to wait ten years at the earliest to see his novel being remade. Unexpectedly, in less than six years, the first remake of "Ball Lightning" has already been launched!
Moreover, Gu Zhongyu personally invited him to be the producer and screenwriter of the film. Although it was enough to let him show his face, it was considered sincere. Liu Cixin was very glad that he made the right decision at the beginning.

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After briefly talking about some film production ideas and the situation of the actors, Gu Zhongyu was about to finish his speech.Except for the starring role, the corresponding roles played by other people are not made public, and it is also to leave some suspense for the majority of netizens to guess.

At this time, a reporter approached him, put on the microphone and asked, "Mr. Gu, then you should at least tell us who the heroine of our movie is?"

The reporter glanced at everyone on stage. Except for Ni Hongjie, he didn't know any of the other actresses. It wouldn't be possible for Gu Zhongyu to follow the old tricks and find an unknown newcomer to be the heroine of such a big production, right?

I almost forgot that Da Mimi didn't come, and I forgot to introduce the leading actress.

"The heroine of our movie must be familiar to everyone. This person is also my old friend. The heroine Lin Yun is played by Teacher Yang Mi. I have something to do today so I can't be there."

After hearing Yang Mi's name, the reporters at the scene were very surprised!

"It's actually Luo Qingchuan! Did Teacher Gu fancy her popularity?"

"Why did you choose Yang Mi as the heroine? You should find an acting school like Brother Xun!" A young reporter directly dissed Yang Mi on the spot. He was a fan of Da Liu's novels, and felt that an idol like Yang Mi would not be able to play the complicated role of a female soldier like Lin Yun.

In fact, student Yang Mi’s reputation in the film and television industry is still good. Most of her frenzied dramas have not been broadcast yet. After two or three years, if these reporters hear that Yang Mi has become the heroine, it will be directly defined as a bad movie in all likelihood!

Why!It seems that I have to give this brother a hand, the title of queen of bad movies is not good!
It seems that classmate Sissi is the same, headache!

After talking about the choice of female lead, Gu Zhongyu immediately ended his public speech today, and the crew will enter the worship ceremony next!
　Thanks to Time 1979 for the reward of [-] points, thank you
　　
　
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