Chapter 3
After recuperating for a day, Gu Mingrui was discharged from the hospital soon and began to attend various drinking parties, trying to build relationships and find a way out for Xinghuo.
As soon as Gu Mingrui left, Huan Xu was discharged from the hospital and came to the company with Uncle Wang.
Although Xinghuo was facing bankruptcy, it could at least provide Huanxu with some work experience during its last days. Uncle Wang also wanted to see whether Huanxu really wanted to change for the better or it was just a three-day enthusiasm.
Xinghuo is not a big company, with less than 50 people in the entire company.
The company's only gold medal director and founder passed away, and there was news that the silver medal director Huang Hao had jumped ship. Upon entering the office area, Huan Xu felt the heavy atmosphere permeating the company, and everyone was worried about the uncertain future.
Even though Huan Xu was the eldest son of the company, entering the company at this time would not attract anyone's attention. Huan Xu was happy to be free, and after Uncle Wang briefly introduced him to the company, he went straight into the office.
Sitting in his office chair, Huan Xu connected his computer to the online filming system for Xinghuo's internal directors. After entering the password and confirming his identity as the company's temporary director, a clear child's voice rang in Huan Xu's mind:
"Welcome Director back to Spark Home. Cloud space memory storage is enabled. Please select system assistance mode."
"For guided mode, select one small fire. For assistant learning mode, select two small fires. For director shooting mode, select three small fires. For other modes, select more small fires."
Huan Xu smiled. As a gold medal director, Ms. Feng Manman, who also has great ambitions, did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to purchase an advanced professional production system for directors in her own company.
Although Xinghuo Home cannot compare with those top companies, it is already a leader among companies of the same level, and AI Xiaohuo is the core intelligence of the program.
The original owner was a student majoring in directing. Although the original owner was very perfunctory about his studies, Huan Xu was able to extract a lot of useful information from his memory. What interested Huan Xu most was the rapid development of filming processes in today's era.
All filming is now moved online, combined with advanced virtual reality technology. From scriptwriting to set design, lighting and shooting, all scenes are arranged according to the director's imagination.
Actors have basically become tools for the director to realize his own filming ideas, which can be said to be the true realization of the "director's core"!
Although the original owner was also in school and logged into the school's director system, it was still different from the personal experience.
Huan Xu chose "A Little Fire" without hesitation. Before filming, he personally understood all the functions of the equipment, which is the most basic professional quality.
After spending a whole morning, Huan Xu understood all the functions of Xiaohuo. He was so excited that he couldn't wait to shoot a real video himself.
"What should I shoot?"
Eight hundred years ago, the resources of the mother planet were exhausted, and humans began a great migration throughout the universe. The new place of residence finally chosen by humans was the nine "Nine Heavenly Stars" with an environment suitable for human living.
Because of the different settled populations and the different autonomous political systems of each planet, after eight hundred years of development, the entertainment industries of each planet have both similarities and differences.
The similarity is that in this era of technological explosion, with the assistance of advanced equipment, the pictures of each film are more refined, and the film and television industries of various countries are competing to pursue more explosive visual effects, commonly known as special effects.
On this basis, various types of Star Wars movies have emerged one after another, and the special effects are also dazzling.
The difference is that each planet has its own cultural tendencies.
Huan Xu is now on the planet Dongfang Cangtianxing. On the basis of gorgeous special effects, the audience is more inclined to add delicate emotions to the film.
Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Yesterday in the hospital, Huan Xu browsed through several films that were at the top of the Cang Tian Xing rankings.
He had to admit that the progress that technology had brought to the film and television industry was significant. Star Wars was exciting, the fighting was cool and exciting, and against the backdrop of the vast universe, the smooth lines of the interstellar battleships and mechas became even more charming. If it were set on the blue planet, it would definitely be a big commercial film suitable for all ages.
However, after watching one, two, and so many movies, Huan Xu gradually became numb. Similar battles, similar cosmic fireworks, and similar plot lines were no longer just a matter of replacing meals.
Are there other types of films? Yes.
They are all the same problem, more or less the same. The directors focus more on the presentation of visual effects and compete with each other.
Obviously, the competitive spirit of the big directors of StarCraft was also very strong, but they ignored the most basic plot. After an afternoon and an evening of cramming, Huan Xu felt that:
Most films lack soul, and the path of Star Entertainment Industry has narrowed.
In particular, despite the rich variety of films, Huan Xu searched the film and television library but found almost no works that included Blue Star elements.
The answer to this question is also in the original owner's memory. The culture of the mother planet has gradually been forgotten by interstellar humans and is about to withdraw from the stage of history.
Huan Xu opened the thermos, and a light mist rose from the cup. Being a director is a job that strains the voice, and he didn't know when he developed the habits of an old cadre.
Taking a sip of hot water, Huan Xu said to himself, "One should never forget his roots." Director Huan is also a top cancer patient. Either don't do it, or do it to the best of your ability.
Returning to his old job, his goal is naturally still the title of the highest director in the universe.
Not just special effects, but the soul of the work.
Huan Xu is not planning to shoot Star Wars. Since the interstellar people regard the culture of their home planet as rubbish that should be abandoned, then let's give the younger generations of interstellar people some shock from their home planet.
As a native of Blue Star, Huan Xu has always been proud of the brilliant history, culture and heritage.
The interstellar "descendants" have forgotten the culture of Blue Star. Of course, it is not because the culture of Blue Star is not good enough, but that the appreciation ability of the descendants needs to be improved. Not knowing how to appreciate the profoundness of the culture of Blue Star is also a loss for the descendants.
Fortunately, Huan Dao is a kind-hearted person who cannot bear to see the younger generations suffer, so he, as the "ancestor", can set an example and lead the younger generations to find their "roots" again.
Huan Xu glanced at the time. There was still half an hour before lunch break. The decisive Director Huan decided to select the actors in the morning and start filming in the afternoon.
When a director shoots a film, he can recruit actors publicly or select from his own company. As an entertainment company, Xinghuo also has its own trained artists.
Similar to the entertainment industry on Blue Star, there are also different levels of actors, and Xinghuo has signed nearly 20 artists.
However, Huan Xu browsed the impact data on the computer, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Early this morning, the legal department of Photocopying had already started negotiations with Xinghuo on behalf of Huang Hao. They poached not only director Huang Hao, but also many new and old artists from the company.
As can be seen from the photos, the common feature of the actors who were poached is that they all have outstanding looks.
A small temple like Xinghuo certainly cannot accommodate the best actor and best actress. The company currently has only one first-line artist, who is an old veteran actor. The second-line artists are the company's top brothers and sisters, and now they have all been photocopied and taken away.
Director Huan glanced at the faces of the remaining artists in the company, nodded, and began to send message notifications one by one.
At the same time, in every corner of the company, the light computers on the wrists of the artists were beeping. For actors with little fame and difficulty in getting films, every audition opportunity was particularly precious, and of course the audition news had to be set as a special reminder tone.
Hearing the beeping sound, the actors of Xinghuo, especially the newcomers, first showed surprise on their faces. Someone actually invited them to audition. No matter what drama it was, no matter whether they could succeed or not, it was a recognition of them.
Just when they couldn't wait to turn on the computer, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze. Hey, there was another beeping sound. Oh, it was from other artists. Wait, something was still wrong.
In a training room at the corner of the corridor, three familiar young actors temporarily withdrew from their acting class and looked at each other.
A girl whose appearance wasn't particularly outstanding, except for her pair of bright, clear eyes, asked uncertainly, "Have you all received the audition notification?"
Companions: "It seems like everyone has received it, what's going on?"
Another girl couldn't wait to click on the light brain: "Could it be a mass invitation for extras? As long as I don't play a corpse, I'm fine. If I have to play a corpse, I'd better give me a chance to show my face!" As long as I can show the back of my head, she is not picky!
"Ah!" A nearly broken female voice suddenly rang out from the training room at the end of the corridor. Listening closely, it was the fox-eyed girl who had spoken first. She screamed in disbelief, "Female, female number one?!"
Along with the female voice, a howl came from the men's bathroom: "Fuck!!!"
"Male No. 1, mom, a director actually asked me to audition for the male lead! Huan Xu? Director Huan! Man, I love you!!!"
In the office, Huan Xu also heard the tenor voice. At this moment, Director Huan was thinking about a question with an expressionless face: Is it too late to change the male lead now?
That’s right, no matter whether it was the leading male role, the leading female role, or all the young actors in the crew, Director Huan waved his hand and contracted them all to the artists from his own company.
Good things should be kept within the family.
This is also because the pay for artists selected from this company to shoot films is already low, and since they are all 18th-tier celebrities with no status, the pay is even lower. For Xinghuo, which has basically no liquid funds on the books, it is the most cost-effective.
The entire company was in a state of extreme excitement. Soon, at the urging of the agent beside him, an artist looked at the detailed information with trembling hands, and then froze in place in a daze.
Inviter: Assistant Director Huan Xu.
The director's name sounds familiar.
Production company: Spark Entertainment.
The company name is more familiar.
How could they not be familiar with each other? Xinghuo is their own company, and the assistant director is the young man who just came to the company for internship today. It is said that he was a playboy who did not work properly in the past.
Interstellar Directors have a high status and are clearly divided. The lowest level, which is also the largest in number, is called Director. Above Director are ranked Directors with certain achievements, namely Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
Silver-level directors already have the ability to establish their own studios, while gold-level directors have the capital to start their own companies. The original owner's mother was a gold director.
In addition to these five levels, there are two extremes:
Assistant director, as the name suggests, is the newbie among newbies. According to the general process, after graduation from the directing department, students can sign a contract with a company and follow the director to learn and practice until they successfully produce a work independently, and then they can be promoted from assistant to director.
The title of Star Director is above all other directors and is truly a "predator" at the top of the food chain. It is the highest lifetime honor for an interstellar director.
Huan Xu has not released any works yet, so it is reasonable for him to be identified as an assistant director.
Without paying attention to the outside noise, Huan Xu completed his work goals as planned. He took his thermos cup and walked out of the office, heading straight towards the cafeteria to replenish his energy for the afternoon battle.
In the cafeteria area, Huan Xu seemed to be surrounded by an isolating energy shield, leaving a large vacuum zone. It was obvious that Huan Xu had become the most handsome guy in the entire cafeteria, with almost everyone's eyes on him. If eyes could become material, Huan Xu's body would probably be riddled with holes.
Even though he became everyone's focus, Huan Xu acted as if nothing had happened. He ate neither fast nor slow, neither elegantly nor vulgarly.
After much anticipation, the village’s hope finally arrived.
Mr. Wang touched the hair on his head which was becoming thinner and approached Huan Xu step by step.
Huan Xu took the initiative to greet Mr. Wang: "Hello, Uncle Wang."
"Okay, Xiao Xu, let's eat. Do you mind if Uncle Wang sits across from you?"
Huan Xu smiled politely, "Uncle Wang, please sit down."
Mr. Wang's eyes fell on the plate in front of Huan Xu. At first glance, it seemed to have all the necessary ingredients: soup, rice, meat, vegetables, and balanced nutrition.
If I remember correctly, this child used to be a picky eater, only eating meat and not liking any other vegetables. He also had to have various drinks at hand, but now he has changed to vegetable soup and a thermos. The thermos should not contain sparkling water, right?
As if noticing Uncle Wang's gaze, Huan Xu spoke calmly, "We agreed to clean up our act and live a good life. I think we should eat healthily, too. Uncle Wang, don't you agree?"
"Yes! Xiao Xu, you said it very well. Only by eating healthily can you have a healthy body."
The two of them ate and chatted, and soon finished their meal. Huan Xu suddenly joked, "Uncle Wang, do you have something to tell me? If not, I should go back for lunch."
Uncle Wang coughed awkwardly and stopped trying to keep the secret. "Xiao Xu, if that's the case, Uncle Wang will get straight to the point. I just received news from several agents that you've contacted all the artists in the company and invited them to star in your work."
"Yes."
"Xiao Xu." Mr. Wang carefully chose his words, trying to be as tactful as possible: "Uncle Wang knows that you are a good child now. He is worried about the company's situation and wants to share the burden with your uncle Gu."
"But filming a work doesn't happen overnight. If you really want to learn, our company has a bronze-level director. Uncle Wang can arrange for you to learn from Lao Zheng first."
"Uncle Wang, when I was a kid, my mother praised me for my talent as a director."
"Xiao Xu has indeed been smart since he was young." Uncle Wang nodded in agreement. Before he could finish his words, Huan Xu took the initiative to speak:
"Uncle Wang, I want to be a big director like my mom. Don't worry, I'm only preparing a low-budget short film. I want to give it a try."
"I'm also aware of the company's situation. I still have some luxury goods on hand, and I can get some money back by listing them on Star Online. I'm responsible for the profits and losses of the film project. If it fails, it's mine, and if it makes a profit, it goes to the company."
"Kid, no matter how difficult it is, it's not yet time for you to sell your beloved items. Take them off the shelves quickly. Forget it, then just give it a try."
Anyway, the company is already in this state. Even if it fails in the end, it will be an opportunity for training, Mr. Wang thought silently. As for the actor's salary, he paid for Huan Xu. It was not easy for Huan Xu to turn over a new leaf, so as his uncle, he should show some appreciation.
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