Chapter 93
[Hello, Starman] also adopts the method of shooting and broadcasting at the same time.
When Samsung's official website released the promotional information, the first episode of the promotional video had actually been filmed and edited, and the staff in the official entertainment department who were responsible for review were the first to see the finished film.
When the ending theme song sounded, Ms. Tao, the head of the cultural and entertainment department, had already burst into tears.
As a public figure representing the government, Ms. Tao, who is always careful with her words, gave the highest praise to Huan Xu, the chief director of the promotional video, among her colleagues.
"I'm very glad that we chose Director Huan, and even more glad that Director Huan chose us."
"If anyone hasn't seen this trailer, it will be their biggest regret and loss."
It was precisely because the finished film was so amazing that the cultural and entertainment department held discussions overnight and communicated with other departments, and ultimately increased the original publicity efforts by another level.
With the strong recommendation from the homepage of Xinglan.com and the personal influence of Samsung Digital Star Director, the promotional video "Hello, Starman" attracted countless netizens as soon as it was released.
[Curious, as a three-party official joint production of the Mother Planet culture promotional video, which star director will give us a shocking opening?]
[Yes, everything is difficult at the beginning. It's still about promoting the culture of a niche and unpopular home planet. I wonder which great god will take the lead.]
[It suddenly occurred to me that none of these experts seem particularly good at filming science and education films.]
It’s not that the science and education films shot by the great masters are not good to watch, but compared with the films that have won the highest honors in other fields such as literature, art, suspense, etc., the science and education documentaries of Juntianxing, which have not yet been completed, are indeed an area that the great masters are not good at.
[No matter who the master is, I believe the basic quality of the film can be guaranteed, and that is enough. ]
The clock hands are ticking. In the trailer, right on time, Canglan.com, Youlan.com, and Haolan.com simultaneously release links to the movie viewing channel.
【Family, the link is out.】
[We are here too, the first class of the new semester, the whole family is here. ]
Although these stories are all expected, and they are about the love and sacrifice of our ancestors when they left their home planet, they are clichés, but they are still very touching.
Above the link to watch the movie is detailed information about the trailer.
Title: Hello, Starman.
The moment they saw the name, the audience raised their eyebrows and subconsciously replied, "Hello."
After coming to their senses, the StarCraft audience belatedly realized: "Something seems to be wrong?"
Let’s look at the main content of the promotional video.
Ah, this time it's not the darkest period in human history, the story of finding light in the midst of danger?
National treasure? Cultural relic?
They're the antiques in the museum.
When I was in school, the school often organized students to visit museums, and they even had to submit a visit experience report afterwards.
The angle chosen by the authorities this time is quite novel, and perhaps we can look forward to it a little more, although it is just a little bit, no more. After all, it is a science and education program, and it is rare to see someone being able to make science and education come up with new ideas.
Continue reading and you will finally reach the detailed content that everyone is curious about.
Who was the director of the first episode? Director An, Director Chen, Director Ren, or... Director Steve?
Neither!
In the lists mentioned on various official websites, there is only one name behind the title of chief director, @Xinghuo Entertainment Platinum Director Huan Xu.
The names of the star directors, together with the names of the professors of the Institute of Ancient and Paleoanthropology, are included in the list of special thanks.
【???】
[Who is the chief director? I repeat, how can I have so many famous directors?]
What's the point? Director Huan is the chief director, so where are the star directors? Are they just assistants to Director Platinum? What kind of interstellar joke is this?
"No, I told you guys before that there's no way you guys are involved in this, but now it seems like... I'm really embarrassed."
[I just want to know what Director Huan's hidden identity is? Director Xing is the supporting actor, so this must have saved the world.]
I came here for the directors, and I could have endured even a hypnotic documentary. Now? It's been so long, I might as well go watch some rap.
Now that they saw that the chief director of the official promotional video was Huan Xu, even Huan's fans were stunned. They were excited, after all, it was an official promotional video, but the fans only screamed a little in their hearts, and even in the small group, no one dared to bring up sensitive topics to rejoice with each other.
I'm afraid it will bring trouble to Director Huan. After all, there have been a lot of questioning voices on the Internet recently. There are several fans of Director Xing and a lot of passers-by who want the official to come out and give them an explanation.
In the movie link, dense and emotional barrages quickly swept across the page, before the excited fans could finish expressing their emotions, and before the audience who had previously clamored to leave could switch the interface.
A melodious and profound sound with a unique richness and solemnity, as if it came from the ancient times, exploded between heaven and earth, shaking the ears of all interstellar spectators.
A few lines of neat, simple white Song-style characters appeared on the pure black screen:
Who are we? Where do we come from, and where are we going?
The search and questioning of the origin and foundation is the endless thinking and nostalgia engraved in the depths of every human soul wandering in the universe.
The page paused for a moment, and the strokes separated and reunited to form a new line of Song-style characters:
The fleeting moments condensed in the long river of time last for thousands of years in a glance.
The white text on the black background faded away again.
Then, amidst the rapid, melodious and mysterious ensemble of special timbres such as the guzheng, erhu and guqin, and the pure music that seemed to come from primitive soft singing and calling, a ray of light cut through the darkness on the screen, and under the only light source at the junction of light and dark, beautiful pictures flashed by.
The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is vast and boundless.
A golden disc exuding a mysterious aura and decorated with bird patterns is suspended in the boundless void, rotating endlessly. Every rotation seems to be telling the origin and destination of all things.
Ingenious craftsmanship and profound artistic conception.
The horse is like a flying swallow, its hooves are full of wind, and it is heroic. It is like a meteor in the sky that travels through thousands of years of time and space, coming swiftly with the sound of thunder, showing the beauty of endless power and speed.
The lotus in clear water is as graceful as a startled swan.
The exquisite jade furnace, with its natural beauty and undecorated texture, looks like the first bloom of pastel colors between heaven and earth.
Immortal treasure, mystery of curse.
The radiance of the sun god condenses and blooms with unparalleled splendor and mystery. The pharaoh's golden mask is a symbol of both power and faith.
Ever-changing, destruction and rebirth.
The surging divine water poured down from the sky, His hair fluttered in the wind, and the water of the Ganges, after thousands of twists and turns, flowed back into the mortal world in a calm manner.
The Buddha shed tears and sang sad songs, lamenting the changes in the world and the collapse of the great tower.
After many changes, it was buried in the dust and finally reappeared in the world, stunning the world.
Every piece, every stroke, is a shining star of literature!
…
In the long river of history, a heavy tripod with intricate patterns and majestic shape is quietly suspended. It is the Houmuwu Tripod of the Shang Dynasty, the light of bronze, the glory accumulated by time. The moment it is seen, the trembling of the tripod resonates with the soul. In the direction it points, a water-blue planet stands quietly.
The continuation of civilization is our hope for home.
The scene changed and finally switched to a video clip that was familiar to netizens and was often seen in moral education classes, about the period of the great escape from the mother planet.
Similarly, the angle chosen for this video is different from previous videos that were taken from a human perspective.
The same thing is that the protagonist still sacrifices his ancestors for the benefit of the entire human species.
The difference is that there are other "protagonists" in the video. The old professor with a grim face gives numerous instructions and carefully hands over the box loaded with the heritage of civilization to his students. The students take it with tears on their faces and board the spacecraft alone, carrying the hopes of the professors in the college and the spark of civilization.
In the area of the local research institute, there was only one young man sitting alone in his seat, accompanied by boxes. Several seats around him with the names of professors from the college were empty. Instead, there were sealed boxes of various sizes neatly arranged. Every space was used to the maximum and could no longer accommodate anything else.
The spaceship took off slowly. The old professor, who had voluntarily given up his place and stayed on the ground, smiled with relief as he watched the "Dawn" going away.
Life is precious, however, there are things that are worth spending their entire lives to protect.
The only pity is...
Even so, the authorities have tried their best to strike a balance, loading as many of the most precious artifacts and knowledge as possible into the Dawn's sinking cabin, in every corner that could accommodate something, and even in the staff's private spaces.
Even in different corners of this blue planet that is about to be destroyed, there are still people like them who make choices and voluntarily give up their positions just to leave more civilization and fire for the race.
But it is still impossible to take away all the brilliant treasures of civilization.
Recorded by Yuanhang aerial camera, successive rainstorms brought huge waves sweeping across every piece of land. In the roaring waves, the forest made of reinforced concrete collapsed in an instant.
Water is the source of all things, and it is water that brings about the reorganization and renewal of the world.
In the rolling waves, in addition to the creatures that cannot leave their homeland, there are also the last elegies and farewells before civilization disappears.
A professor stood in the museum's hall, the sea water already covering his chest. He raised his arms and cleaned the dust off the statue for the last time.
The last shot is of a quietly standing stone. Before it is swept by the sea and emerges into an unknown distance, the interstellar audience glimpses the writing on it that looks like seal script or oracle bone inscriptions.
The Heguang Stone Stone Inscription reads: "The Supervisor of the Fishing Fields, the Minister Gong Chengde, guarded the hill. He did not dare to visit the old general Man, and he was left behind by the wise man."
A line of subtitles slowly appeared beside it: We are guarding the master's tomb. Greetings, gentlemen of future generations...
The dense barrage of comments, under the extreme visual impact of the exquisite photos, seemed to stop at some point and spontaneously make room for them.
In the three-minute quick editing, the ancient heavy weapons flashed by before we could get a glimpse of the whole picture. It was just a picture, a silhouette, but their appearance was so oppressive that people couldn't help but forget to breathe.
It wasn't until three minutes of highlights that the link automatically switched to the next episode, and there was another brief black screen waiting for the playback, that a barrage of comments weakly raised a question.
What are these?
What is it?
Yes - thousand-year-old antiques are full of splendor, and national treasures are collected in the museum.
Yes - the ancient melody of the Yaozi string music is heard, and the history has been accumulated for a long time.
It is also like this: the Six Dynasties relics are covered with grass and the sky is clear and the clouds are idle, the same as today and in the past. (Note)
…
My mom asked me why I was kneeling to watch the documentary, and I loudly replied that it wasn't a science or educational film, but a high-energy action film. Even now, the hairs on my body are still standing on end, and the majestic background music makes my blood boil!
[Indeed, I got goosebumps all over the floor. Oh my god, these are just some pictures, how can they be more shocking than Star Wars? How did they do that?]
[Besides being exciting, it also brought tears to my eyes. Those predecessors who gave up their places and chose to stay were so great. And the last drifting stone tablet and the words on it that were washed away by the sea, I couldn't stop crying. Hello, seniors, I'm so sorry that I can only meet you in this way, in this video...]
[Yes, our unworthy descendants not only failed to protect it, but also almost forgot where we came from.]
The audience's emotions had not yet completely calmed down, and as the pure music with a slightly slower rhythm than the background music of the previous collection fell, a gentle yet majestic female voice narration sounded, and the audience was once again pulled into a new shock.
Hello, Starman, the first episode of the promotional video - the beauty of treasures.
【Ah, the voice of my goddess.】
[The goddess is not directing, but is here to narrate the story? ]
Director Chen's gentle and powerful voice is a perfect match for the magnificent artifacts in the photos.
I need detailed information about these ancient artifacts in three seconds. I'm swearing, wondering why I've never seen these artifacts before when I visited museums. I can even write 30,000 words, let alone a 3,000-word review.
The beauty of precious treasures! The artifacts in those photos are truly stunning. I can't believe they actually exist—artifacts crafted by our ancestors!
[Just now I thought I saw someone say they were leaving? Has the big brother left yet?]
【Anyway, it wasn’t me who said that.】
[The Internet has no memory. If I forget, it’s the same as if I didn’t say it.]
The treasure recommended by Huan Xu and other professors from the Institute of Ancient Studies as the first episode of the series of promotional videos and the first of the beauty of treasures, which is also the most important opening of the entire series of promotional videos, is the Sun Bird Gold Foil, a treasure of the Great Xia civilization, one of the oldest civilizations on the mother planet and the civilization inherited by the blood of countless people in the interstellar space.
As the dynamically rotating gold foil image of the divine bird appeared before their eyes again, Director Chen's voice, combined with the subtitles, updated the audience's visual and auditory impressions simultaneously.
"The golden light that appears before us, illuminating the past and present, comes from the Sun Bird, a life-giving creature that once illuminated the earth five thousand years ago. It made a stunning appearance at the Jinsha Ruins in Sichuan, Daxia, its home planet. It has an outer diameter of 12.5 centimeters, a thickness of only 0.02 centimeters, and a gold content of 94.2%. It's only the size of a palm."
"The origins of the five ancient civilizations on the home planet all had the symbol of the sun. In the minds of the ancients, the sun held unparalleled significance."
"Some say the spinning fireball carved into the gold foil is the Sun God, and the four birds are his messengers, representing the four directions of east, west, south, and north."
"Some also say the spinning fireball is the sun, and the four patterns surrounding it are mythical birds that carry the sun across the sky, symbolizing the famous ancient Daxia myth of 'the golden crow carrying the sun.'"
"Others say the four birds, linked head to tail, revolve around one another to represent the four seasons, and the twelve golden rays of the sun represent the 12 months, like a gift carefully woven by nature."
"The ancient Xia people used the world's most precious and rare gold, poured endless ingenuity and passion, and with exquisite craftsmanship, sketched out the ancient Xia people's initial exploration and impression of the universe on a palm-sized area."
"The sun shines upon the earth with its boundless radiance, and the ancient Xia people, with their keen insight, deciphered the profound laws governing the passage of the sun and the seasons from subtle and detailed clues in nature."
"What the ancient Xia people created and presented has long surpassed what the naked eye can see. It has become a symbol, a sign, and a cohesion."
"The Sun Bird gold foil, a golden miracle weighing only 20 grams and less than 0.02 centimeters thick, is like a miniature portal to the vast universe. In this tiny space, we are like a speck of dust, gently swaying in the vast river."
"However, it is precisely this insignificance that inspires our boundless awe and exploration of the universe, life, and culture. Perhaps, our ancestors, having encountered the present future, are using the Sun Bird to conduct a special, transdimensional communication with us, their descendants who have already reached the universe."
"They said nothing, but their words spoke volumes."
…
After the Sun Bird, other magnificent national treasures will take turns to appear, which is bound to give the future generations of the star world some shock from the aesthetic taste of our ancestors.
The petals are delicate and subtle, swaying gently, and each golden leaf seems to tell the elegance and luxury of the past in the shining golden light. The thousand-year-old golden lotus hairpin of Da Xia blooms in the brilliance.
It is a treasure that combines the beauty of nature with the ingenuity of craftsmanship, a perfect combination of gold and agate. The cup body is carved from rare colorful twisted agate, with a color as warm as jade. The cup body is inlaid with fine and lifelike golden animal heads, which are majestic yet agile. Under the interweaving of light and shadow, the Daxia gold-inlaid animal head agate cup "takes advantage of color and changes with shape".
The peacock's colorful tail feathers, inlaid with gold and silver threads and gems, are given immortal life and bloom with eye-catching brilliance on the throne. The exquisite carvings and gorgeous decorations of the Indian Peacock Throne are fascinating.
…
Before I knew it, the progress bar of the nearly 40-minute promotional video slowly reached the end.
When Director Chen, who served as the narrator, slowly said his farewell words, the audience of Interstellar finally woke up from the dreamlike, beautiful, gentle, warm and solemn colorful dream with an unsatisfied feeling.
Is this the end?
[Oh my god, I haven't seen enough yet, especially after turning on the immersive mode, I'm completely immersed in the wisdom and beauty of our ancestors, and I wish time could stretch out infinitely.]
Director Chen just said that time is limited and he can't show everything one by one. No, I have plenty of time. Please take my life away and let me get lost in the long river of time. I don't want to wake up.
[The next episode is about the power of treasures. Just hearing the name makes my scalp tingle and my knees go weak. I want to kneel down and kowtow 100 times to all the treasures and the ancestors who created them to express my endless admiration.]
No matter how the audience tried to persuade them to stay, in the first episode of Hello Starman, Director Chen still said goodbye to the antiques and their future descendants.
Just as Director Chen said, their ancestors left them too much culture and shock in the galaxy. They cannot salvage all of it in their entire lives. All they can do in a limited time is to select some of them as representatives, sow a seed in the hearts of the audience, and spread a little hope.
Although the "Beauty of Treasures" event has ended, the popularity on the Internet has just begun to rise.
[He knelt down to apologize. I finally understand why the official boss chose Director Huan. He's not afraid of being attacked by fans of other star directors. Let me be frank: no one else can do it except Director Huan.]
[At any other time, I would definitely tear it apart out of respect, but now I actually think what the guy above said makes some sense.]
[No dragging, no comparisons, just honesty. Hello Starman, I'd call this the best promotional video of the year. Director Huan, as the sole director, deserves it for making such a promotional video.]
[Not just this year...]
[By the way, how many times has Director Huan crossed over into different fields? Habit becomes second nature. With the foundation laid by movies, web series, and variety shows, it seems that this isn't that surprising anymore... No wonder.]
[It's probably the bonus of the home planet's culture. Although the genres vary, Director Huan's films are all tied to the home planet's culture, and understanding and love of it are the best driving forces. If it were other mainstream special effects films, for example, they probably wouldn't be as good. It's a unique trick, but we have to admit that it's also part of his strength.]
As a fan of Director Huan, I finally have the guts to speak out. Director Huan is qualified to be the chief director of the official promotional video, right?
It's more than just passing, it's a high score, okay?
[Hello, fans of Director Huan, you could be a little bolder and more arrogant, and we will cooperate with you.]
Before watching the film, some people were dissatisfied with Director Huan being the chief director. At that time, neither Director Huan nor the official responded, but simply released a link to watch the film. As it turned out, he figured out everything after the film was played.
Regarding all the doubts, Director Huan had only two words: "arrangement." The star directors were clearly arranged by Director Huan, with such high-profile audiences all acting as narrators for Director Huan, greatly attracting traffic. I was also clearly arranged by Director Huan. From doubt to understanding and then to joining, all that was missing was a 40-minute magic show about art and aesthetics.
Thousands of words can be condensed into four words. Under Huan Xu's comment area, there are comments left spontaneously by countless interstellar viewers.
【Thanks to Director Huan! 】
Of course, after expressing gratitude, they can’t help but urge for more updates, and even the audience who urge for more updates can’t help but complain.
I've been in a lot of trouble promoting movies, web series, and even variety shows before, but this is my first time promoting a documentary. It's quite novel. So, Director Huan, when will the second episode of "The Power of the Treasure" be released?
【Emm. Although, I'll urge you to add more.】
Not only Huan Xu was urged by the audience to update the novel, but even the star director Hua Qiang, who was mentioned in the preview of the second episode and will appear as the narrator and has a majestic voice, was also urged by the audience to update the novel.
Huaqiang even posted a humorous post about this: "Hey, why do I feel like I've opened up a new field and identity? Could it be that I have the potential to be a commentator? Regarding the next episode where I explain the power of the treasure, everyone's enthusiasm for updates seems to be higher than when I was shooting previous films."
The audience and fans knew that Director Hua was joking, but they still responded very cooperatively:
The audience in the row below are all [hahaha] and [ah yes, right]
So, Director Hua, no, could the narrator Hua arrange for an early release?
Director Hua: "I really can't arrange this, but I can ask our chief director for you, hehehe."
[Hey, from the tone of your voice, Huazi has a good relationship with our chief director. How about using some backdoor and asking the chief director to give you more scenes? 40 minutes is too short. It should be at least 400 minutes!]
[Hahahaha, that's right. If it really doesn't work, let's all crowdfund. Huazi, go bribe the director.]
Director Hua: "I'm going to be arranged again? Not that I can't. To be honest, I haven't even had enough of the first 40 minutes. You guys hurry up and raise the stolen money. I'll go to the director with the investment later."
[Hua Zi, you...]
[Hahaha, official complaints are the most deadly.]
Huaqiang even specifically @Huanxu. A few seconds later, Director Chen, who was responsible for explaining the beauty of the treasures, also posted a message to @Huanxu, asking in a joking tone: "I seem to have lost money. Is there anyone who can help me raise funds? Let me go to Director Huan and give me some more shots."
【I must plan, plan, plan. 】
[You write and I write, Sister Ling will add more drama today.]
Director Hua and Director Chen's tone when they tagged Huan Xu was very relaxed and familiar. They were also subtly telling their fans that they were very happy to be commentators and got along well with the chief director Huan Xu. They were speaking on his behalf to prevent a small number of still radical fans from having some negative influence on Huan Xu.
Seeing the message, Huan Xu couldn't help but curl his lower lip and responded with the same light-hearted humor: "I'm not home tonight."
As soon as he, the real host, appeared, the audiences under his star blog became more and more excited and started to act like scoundrels.
[Director, please don't be ungrateful and force me to kneel down and beg you.]
Huan Xu: ...well, it seems that the spirits of the StarCraft audiences are getting better and better.
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