Chapter 563 If ​​not Auntie, what should I call you? Grandma? (4200)

When Fang Yu and Yu Dan arrived at the Youguo Game Visual Data Collection Center, Director Chen was holding a closed folding fan and explaining the play to Da Mimi in a rhythmic manner like an aria.

"OK, good, Mimi, there's something wrong with this part. Your expression is too sad. You can't play her as Lin Daiyu."

"Yao Ji was the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Heaven. She died before she got married. After her death, she turned into grass, becoming moving clouds in the morning and rain in the evening."

"It's true that the core of my analysis of Yao Ji was 'love,' but now we're showing Yao Ji before she died."

"You have to think about what Yao Ji looks like at this time?"

Director Chen paused, raised his head slightly, and seemed to be looking into the distance.

"Yao Ji...is not a mortal woman, nor a goddess. She is the youngest daughter of the Celestial Emperor. She is the unnamed wind between heaven and earth, the fragrance of grass before a rainstorm, and the lingering light at the foot of the clouds as the sky nears dusk."

"She is noble, but not arrogant. If she knows that she is the daughter of heaven, all things in the world are her people."

"She is innocent, but not the innocent of a young girl on earth. She has a sense of the wild, untouched by the world. Like the newly sprouted moss in the forest before the rain, you will slip if you get close, but you can't bear to crush it."

"And her most important quality is her wildness. Before she transformed into Zhicao, she was someone who would run outside Yaotai. When she saw a mountain, she would want to climb over it; when she saw a cloud, she would want to ride it and fly down."

Director Chen suddenly raised his fan and pointed at Da Mimi, which scared her.

Director Chen's eyes brightened: "You can't play her as a tragic character. She didn't even know what tragedy was at that time."

"Yao Ji before her death, when her divinity had not yet been tamed, her love had not yet blossomed, and all things made way for her, a ray of light. If you move, the mountains will be solemn; if you smile, the rain will fall."

"Yao Ji is not miserable, she hasn't had time to suffer. She is a green bud that suddenly emerges when the grass and trees are still unnamed, before the spring mountains awaken."

"She is the youngest daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, not a weakling within the palace walls. She possesses light, backbone, and courage. Everything she sees is new, and wherever she goes, she is as confident as if she were born on the first day."

"You have to create a feeling that she doesn't belong here, but this place is reluctant to let her go."

"You are a herb that has not yet had time to bloom, a drop of water in the mountain stream before the rain that is about to fall."

"Your death is not a tragedy, but a branch broken by fate, a fleeting glimpse that left the world with no time to regret."

"You have to make the audience... and the players feel that your departure is the reason for spring rain, grass, and the regret that the Emperor of Heaven's dream could not be continued in the future."

“So when you smile, you should be like the mountains and rivers that have yet to be named; when you stop, you should be like the sun’s shadow that has yet to set.”

"Your very existence is a draft of a love poem that the heaven and earth cannot remember."

Director Chen held a closed folding fan in his hand, pacing on the spot, immersed in his own chanting.

"Now, do you understand how to act?"

Director Chen stopped, leaned forward, and looked at Da Mimi in front of him with a sharp gaze.

"Director, I don't understand."

Da Mimi half opened her mouth, and after a few seconds, she spread out her hands, her two innocent big eyes blinking.

"Just tell me directly how to adjust it."

Director Chen slapped his forehead and said unhappily, "Act as Guo Xiang!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

After taking just two steps, Director Chen stopped again and turned around: "When you enter the stage, stop first. Stand still, don't look around, just look in one direction, as if you can see something far away."

"Then he pursed his lips, not really smiling, as if he was about to laugh, but held it back."

"Walk on, walk slower, and don't lift your feet too high, as if you're walking on clouds."

"Lift your head, not your whole face. Lift your eyes first, then your head."

"As for your hands, don't let them hang down, and don't put them in front of you. Putting them in front of you makes you look older. When you take a few steps, gently put your hands behind your back. Have the excitement of a little girl."

"After you say this last line, don't turn around immediately. Count to three in your mind. One, two, three, then turn around. As you turn, hold up the waist of your skirt with your left hand, and make sure the hem of your skirt floats up."

Da Mimi suddenly understood: "I see, Director, now I understand now."

Everyone else in the room looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

Yu Dan was watching from the side and found that after Director Chen’s advice, Da Mimi’s performance had indeed improved a lot.

Compared with previous data, Liu Feifei's acting skills have improved significantly, and she is obviously more expressive in many details.

Although Director Chen is shrouded in mystery, it seems that he is not completely undeserved. His aesthetic sense is indeed on point, but he seems a little too narcissistic and obsessed.

He likes to use small things to express fate, reincarnation, and concepts, to use small things to express big ideas, and to talk about fate with trivial things.

They also often use a detailed action, such as lowering the head, stamping the feet, turning around, smiling, etc. to carry philosophical propositions such as existence, disillusionment, fate, and time.

It's not impossible to do so, but more blank space is needed. The film should not directly explore grandeur, and it should not be a large-scale production.

Director Chen won’t do that. He will confront you directly.

Let me tell you, look, this great director is going to explore fate.

And I like big scenes.

But the little things he imagined could not carry such a heavy proposition, and his talent and knowledge were not enough to produce thoughts of sufficient depth.

His love for grand scenes has caused his film budgets to frequently go over budget. Although not as outrageous as The King of Sunglasses, he is definitely one of the most expensive directors in the industry.

It was okay during the time of Overlord and Concubine Yu. That play was adapted from a novel and Lu Wei was in charge. Although Director Chen was the director, his space was limited.

But later on, after he won the only Palme d'Or in the country and became the pillar of aesthetic discourse within the system, his power on the set was completely released.

He can change it however he wants, and the plot often sacrifices logic and rationality in order to carry his "philosophical proposition."

This made the credibility of his later film plots very low, and the audience felt extremely uncomfortable.

If the audience feels uncomfortable, it will be difficult for them to immerse themselves in the film.

It is difficult to immerse yourself and therefore difficult to empathize.

This led to the much-ridiculed Mantou Murder Case.

"Mr. Yu, I don't think Director Chen is bad, but Director Chen's style and efficiency..." Wei Ao stood aside, hesitant to speak.

Few people who experienced the Mantou Massacre generation like Director Chen.

Yu Dan smiled and glanced at Fang Yu, who was standing in front of an instrument in the distance, discussing technical issues with several AI engineers from Youzi Technology.

When Fang Yu first suggested that he look for Director Chen, his first reaction was also opposition.

But now it seems that I found the right one.

Director Chen's shortcomings are not a problem at all for the Taihuang Mountain and Sea Realm.

Like big scenes?

Simple.

No matter what grand scene you want, as long as you can describe it clearly, AI can create it for you.

Do you like to modify scripts and talk about philosophy in a vague way?

no problem.

Because this game has no script at all.

What Director Chen is filming now is nothing more than the "memories" of these "digital people" NPCs.

But it is precisely because of his way of "being obsessed with expression rather than efficiency" that he is just right for "digital human construction".

In the AI ​​world, a character's "memory" is not determined by acting skills, but by "data behavior fragments."

Director Chen endowed the characters with "twisted" pauses, ambiguous looks, and gestures that were full of emotion but the reasons were unclear, which precisely constructed "fuzzy behaviors that can be learned by AI" in the data dimension.

This ambiguous, emotional, and almost over-interpreted way of existence actually makes the NPCs more like "people" and have a more "undetermined self."

This approach may seem complicated in terms of game production concepts, but for NPCs, their "personality" is made up of these fragments.

NPCs will carry such "memories" and "personalities" to develop their own stories in the Taihuang world and assign tasks to players.

Of course, these filmed clips are not only part of the NPC's memories, but also part of the game content.

However, only one tenth of them are shown to players as cutscenes.

The rest is that during the game, players trigger certain tasks or key points, and only then can they see the past experiences of these NPCs, just like clearing away the fog.

This fragmented way of constructing NPC memories is really suitable for Director Chen.

In this regard, even Master Zhang has to retreat.

Just as he was about to say a few words, he saw Director Chen's wife Tian Hong, followed by a thin young man who looked embarrassed and looked like a student on internship.

Seeing Tian Hong, Yu Dan couldn't help but frown and sigh.

Why isn't this old woman done yet?

"Mr. Yu, I finally saw you on the set today. You haven't been here for a few days?" Tian Hong's face was full of smiles. She was middle-aged and looked a little charming.

Of course, as one of the heroines of Zhou Yu's novel "The Sun Covering the Sky", and also the wife of Director Chen, she can of course buy Wangshu Tears.

Director Chen’s wife was once known as the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now she is in her forties and almost fifty.

She actually had not done any medical beauty projects before. In addition, she was a typical beauty with superficial appearance. Her condition declined sharply after she turned 30, and she looked much older than other actresses of the same age.

But now, her face is certainly no match for her heyday, and her body has gained weight, but her skin has returned to the state of a person in her thirties, making her look a lot younger.

"Sister Hong." Yu Dan nodded politely and shook hands with Tian Hong. "The game is about to be launched, and I've been too busy lately and neglected it."

Tian Hong smiled and smoothed her hair. "Actually, Old Chen didn't want to be the game director before. You know, he's too aloof and has a stubborn temper."

"But Xiangkong, oh, my second son, is a fan of your game. He begged me for a long time to persuade his father, and only then did Old Chen agree to take on this project."

"This kid was so happy, he even gave me and his dad two classes explaining your game's worldview... or what was it called? The setting? I'm afraid I'm wrong, but it's getting me a little carried away."

Tian Hong covered her mouth and smiled: "I'm almost addicted to games like him."

After saying that, Tian Hong pulled her son over from behind.

"Come, Xiangkong, say hello to Uncle Yu. Mr. Yu, this is my son, Chen Xiangkong."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dan's eyes unconsciously glanced at the phone in Tian Hong's hand.

iPhone 7 Plus.

Our game can only be played on Rice Mix. You can't play it on your phone at all. How did you get addicted to games?

Addicted to Happy Match?

Chen Xiangkong took a slightly introverted step forward: "Hello, Uncle Yu."

Yu Dan glanced at Chen Xiangkong, who was tall and thin, with a somewhat introverted temperament. He looked like both Tian Hong and Director Chen.

To put it bluntly, they all have protruding mouths.

But it’s okay, at least his eyebrows, eyes and face shape are like Tian Hong, unlike his brother, who doesn’t seem to have inherited any of Tian Hong’s genes.

Hearing Chen Xiangkong calling him uncle, Yu Dan waved his hand and said, "Just call me brother. Xiangkong isn't even 20 yet, is he? When was he born?"

"Born in 1946, 16 now."

Chen Xiangkong pursed his lips, looking a little nervous.

"16, we make games, but at this age you should play less games. It's bad for your eyesight and affects your studies."

"So even though the country hasn't mandated this yet, our game still has an age limit. You have to be 18 to play. Xiangkong's still young, so he's probably in high school, right? When will the final exam be?"

Before Yu Dan could say anything, a slightly magnetic voice came from the side. Tian Hong turned her head and saw a tall boy in a white shirt walking towards her lazily.

The boy was at least 1.9 meters tall, with his sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing muscle lines as if they were carved by a knife or an axe. The well-cut white shirt did not look tight, but his broad shoulders still supported the size of the shirt, creating a beautiful inverted triangle.

What a great figure! Even better than Hu Bing!

Hu Bing is the man with the best figure she knows, but unfortunately he doesn't like women very much.

The first time she saw the young man, Tian Hong was attracted by him.

She thinks she is not a woman who cares about appearance, and has been looking for directors since her debut. But when she saw this young man, she still felt a sense of regret that "I was born before you".

Who is this fresh-faced young actor who just debuted? He also has a role in this game?

Thinking of this, Tian Hong couldn't help but frown.

Are all the young people these days so unruly? Do you have any say here?

Although you have a good appearance and may be able to gain some fame in this era where traffic is king, there are many male actors with good looks. Yan Kuan and Qiao Zhenyu also have good looks. Are they popular?

Tian Hong was about to speak with a sullen face when she heard Yu Dan beside her say, "Oh, Sister Hong, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Fang Yu, the investor of Youguo Games and the founder of Youzi Technology."

Fang Yu! ?

Even though Tian Hong had been entertaining Director Chen for so many years and no longer showed her worries on her face, she was still surprised when she heard Yu Dan's words.

Is this Fang Yu, the founder of Youzi Technology?

The most popular nobleman in the circle recently, but so low-key that few people have even seen his appearance?

Tian Hong was a seasoned veteran, so she quickly recovered and put on a surprised smile. "Hello, Mr. Fang. I'm Tian Hong, Director Chen's lover, and this is my son, Xiangkong."

"Hello, Auntie Tian. I'm only a few years older than Xiangkong. Just call me Xiao Fang." Fang Yu said cheerfully and patted Chen Xiangkong on the shoulder.

With every clap, Chen Xiangkong shivered and became increasingly at a loss.

When Tian Hong heard Fang Yu's address, she almost couldn't hold it in.

Auntie? Call me auntie?

Nonsense, almost five old woman, what else can I call you if not aunt? Grandma?

(End of this chapter)