Wei Lan has been in a coma for more than a month. It is already January 25th, and the list of this year's Golden Tripod Awards is also announced on this day.
"New World", which had previously achieved extremely high box office and good reputation, lived up to expectations and took the lead in this year's Golden Tripod Awards with a crushing momentum, receiving seven nominations at once.
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing... Wei Lan's second science fiction film, everything is repeating the glory of the first "Rural Teacher"!
At this moment, Wei Lan's fans naturally began to cue Wei Lan, who rarely posts personal updates.
After all, Wei Lan disappeared for quite a long time this time, and there was no news at all during this time.
In the past, when Wei Lan disappeared to prepare for a movie, we could get news about her from the updates of her friends in other circles. But this time, not only her fans, but even her collaborators who had daily contact with her did not see her.
In fact, Wei Lan still had a lot of things to deal with. Before the attack, she was already preparing for the film of the Women's Protection Federation, and was negotiating to buy an autobiography that had been very popular in the past two years as an adaptation script.
Now that everything has come to a standstill, Wei Mingjie has been very busy with work during this period, partly to deal with the aftermath.
Of course, a larger part is to attract talents.
The sudden closure of its old rival Chengguang affected more than just one company. A large number of Chengguang employees were also left unemployed, including screenwriters, planners, directors, composers... These backbone forces and professional talents in the industry are naturally needed by many entertainment companies. Wei was Chengguang's biggest competitor in the industry in the past, because its development positioning was very similar to that of Chengguang, and the talent resources of the two companies were naturally in need of each other.
Now that Chengguang has fallen, in addition to Wei’s, several large companies in the entertainment industry are competing for the ownership of these professionals.
Because of these things, when Wei Mingjie said that Wei Lan was unwell and recuperating, it did not cause any urgent questioning from Wei's shareholders.
Wei Lan's studio was completely shut down. Secretary Wang was dealing with daily responses to public relations documents, while the contracted actors continued to film and participate in activities under the guidance of their agents.
In addition to Ye Jingran, the actors who were on good terms with Wei Lan, including Chu Mo, Su Yining, Yang Xingyuan, Gu Yun, Qin An... all asked about her condition in various ways, and Wei Mingjie was responsible for giving all the answers, saying that she was sick and recuperating, and refused visits.
In this situation, Wei Lan's fans wanted to ask celebrities who were friends with Wei Lan about her situation, but naturally they got no response.
After all, the stars themselves only received the news that Wei Lan was ill and recuperating, so it would be bad to leak anything to the outside world, which would cause fans to make groundless speculations.
Unfortunately, everyone underestimated the imagination of the crowd.
The influence of the Golden Tripod Awards is unquestionable. After Wei Lan was nominated, there is still no news. Now not only fans are asking about it, but netizens are also asking about it.
Passersby asked fans: Where is your director Wei?
Fans: If you ask me, who should I ask?
"Isn't there news that Director Wei is sick and recuperating?"
"No matter how sick he is, he shouldn't be so sick that he won't reveal any information, right? Previously, xxx and xxx had surgery, and we were often seen in various places."
Because Wei Lan still did not show up after winning the Golden Tripod Award, netizens discovered that the magical panda has not been seen for a long time. They were clearly talking about preparing for the anniversary movie of the Women's Federation some time ago, but now there is no news about the related actors. The situation of everything being suspended made netizens realize that something was wrong.
It was also on this day that #Where is Director Wei# suddenly became a hot topic.
Not everyone is following the real-time news online. By the time Secretary Wang informed the busy Wei Mingjie of the news on the Internet, this hot search had already reached the third place of the day.
Wei Mingjie stroked his forehead and said, "I'll use the studio account to issue a statement saying that Wei Lan is ill and recuperating. As for the specific condition, I won't disclose it."
Wei Lan’s physical condition could not be disclosed. Wei Mingjie was unwilling to deceive the public. After all, once a lie was told, more lies would be needed to make up for it.
"Okay." Secretary Wang replied. She had also seen President Wei's situation during this period. The company was busy with various affairs and he often needed to travel to the capital.
However, what was unexpected was that after the official Weibo account of Wei Lan's studio released the news that Wei Lan was ill and was recuperating, not only did it fail to calm the discussion among netizens, but it caused more speculation below the Weibo post, and the most popular comments became a long tower.
"Director Wei disappeared very suddenly this time. I tell you, there must be a conspiracy behind this..."
"Don't make conspiracy theories about everything, okay?"
"During that period, there seemed to be a theft at Wei's company. Many police officers went there at the time, but the details of the incident were not announced. A few days later, Chengguang went bankrupt. Think about it carefully..."
"Could it be that Chengguang was caught attacking Wei? But what does this Director Wei have to do with it?"
"I heard from people in the industry that Director Wei's film had already started pre-production a month ago, and Chengguang hated Director Wei to bits. Now Director Wei has lost contact, and Chengguang has fallen. Did Chengguang do something to Director Wei?"
"Oh my god! Is this true? If you can't compete in the work, you just kill people in real life? Even movies don't dare to shoot like this, right?"
'Reality is more magical than movies...'
"Director Wei is so good, is she planning to go it alone? When Director Wei first debuted a long time ago, I saw a post saying that there were people in Wei's company who were dissatisfied with her. Maybe the contract between Wei's company and Director Wei could not be negotiated, and something went wrong. It is also possible..."
When people speculate about things, they always instinctively think in the worst direction. The news released by the official V only eased the doubts of some people who were willing to believe. There were even more people who doubted Wei Lan's safety, and even gave rise to various inexplicable conspiracy theories...
However, public opinion was not something that Wei Lan's family cared about at this time. Yi Yuan was indeed worthy of being called a core expert of the Federal Academy of Sciences by the director of the Imperial Capital Medical College. The Red Fox Organization was destroyed by the police, and all the information on genetic research inside was entered into the Federal Academy of Sciences. Based on this information and Wei Lan's genes, Yi Yuan conducted a month of intensive research and has deduced the formula for the genetic antidote.
However--
"Director Wang, I don't understand what you mean. Didn't Dr. Yi already develop a genetic antidote? Why do we still not know when Lanlan will wake up?" After hearing the news that the research had made significant progress, the Wei family came here. Even Ye Jingran asked for leave from the crew after hearing the news and took the next flight to come here.
Director Wang smiled bitterly and said, "This situation is a bit complicated. It doesn't mean that once the gene antidote formula is developed, it can be directly applied..."
"Then go ahead and apply it! If you don't have enough funds for drug production, we can contribute. No problem, any amount is fine." Wei Mingjie said hurriedly, already calculating in his mind how much the movable and immovable properties under his name could be sold for. After all, he knew that the preparation of a new type of drug that had never been seen before was not that simple, and the money required was counted in billions.
Ye Luoxue, Wei Sijia and Ye Jingran standing by also had no objection and nodded repeatedly. Wei Sijia and Ye Jingran even said that they could provide funds if there was not enough money.
Director Wang looked embarrassed and looked at Yi Yuan beside him.
Yi Yuan at the side took off his glasses and rubbed his brows. His eyes were full of fatigue and bloodshot from the research during this period. "It's not what you think. It's not a funding issue, but a problem with the level of the medical industry. The antidote formula is available, but this drug targets genes. If you want to completely cure the patient, the drug effect needs to be accurate to a certain gene segment, which is beyond our current industrial level."
The four of them became nervous. Wei Mingjie swallowed and said, "No, as long as we invest a lot of money and start targeted research, we can definitely speed up the process!"
Yi Yuan shook his head: "It's not a funding issue. The Federation invests a lot of money in industry every year. It may take decades of overall industrial progress to produce a perfect antidote... Let me put it another way. We are now like the Bronze Age. At this time, we have calculated and designed the correct manufacturing drawings of electronic chips, but we can't smash out a chip with one hammer. Do you understand?"
This explanation made the four of them immediately understand the situation of the genetic antidote at this time, and they were struck by lightning.
Ten years, dozens of years... Even if they could wait, Wei Lan's body couldn't! If an adult became a vegetable, they might be able to live for many years relying on life support devices, but Wei Lan's internal organs were only at the level of a four-year-old child, and there was always the risk of genetic collapse. In this case, how could she wait for so many years?
The three members of the Wei family were so choked up that they couldn't speak. Ye Jingran, who was standing by, managed to stay calm and looked at Yi Yuan: "Is there no other solution? You didn't come to us just to tell us this bad news, did you? If the industrial level is not up to the task, then is there no way to make alternative medicines?"
"No." Yi Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm just telling you the worst case scenario. I've created an alternative medicine. Theoretically, there's hope for a cure, but... it requires a lot of luck, or... a miracle."
Speaking of relying on the word "miracle", Yi Yuan subconsciously revealed a self-deprecating expression. As a scientific researcher, his dictionary only had precise data, or at worst, probabilities accurate to two decimal places. He never expected that one day he would say to others that he had to rely on the word "miracle", which undoubtedly made him feel helpless and frustrated.
"What do you mean?" Ye Jingran asked hurriedly, and the Wei family members next to him also looked up.
Yi Yuan said: "The progress of alternative drugs is inaccurate. Its effect is like a magnet that is constantly trying and failing, searching for the right gene segment through collisions. However, compared to that key gene, the human body has too many genes and they are too long... This magnet is not very fast and may go the wrong way. So I said, it is not completely impossible, but it is infinitely approaching impossible."
At this point, Yi Yuan couldn't help but frowning. In some mathematical theories, infinitely close to 0 is actually equal to 0.
However, looking at the Wei family members who were full of expectation, he still said with reservation: "If we are unlucky, maybe the industry has developed to the point where a perfect antidote can be made, and this alternative drug has not yet taken effect; if we are lucky, it may be found soon, and she will wake up tomorrow."
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"Miracle……"
Another week passed and it was February. When Wei Sijia opened her private messages on Weibo, she could still see many private messages asking her about Director Wei's health and whereabouts.
Wei Sijia couldn't help but reach out and stroke the loose hair on Wei Lan's temples.
After almost two months of inactivity, even with the best life support equipment, Wei Lan's complexion looked very bad. His face was pale and his skin was dull, which made people feel distressed at first sight.
"Dad, Mom, let's make Lanlan's story public." Wei Sijia thought for a long time alone, and then said to Wei Mingjie and Ye Luoxue who came to the bedside: "It may be a bit naive, but I think that now we are the only four people who know her situation and are expecting a miracle. If this news is made public, perhaps more people will expect it, and the chance of a miracle will be greater..."
Wei Sijia wiped her tears and said this with a sobbing tone: "And now her situation doesn't need to be kept secret. Lanlan has been in a coma. She has made so many movies, but fans have never seen her. She has obviously created so many excellent works. She should leave an impression and should get the attention and blessings she deserves!"
Wei Mingjie and Ye Luoxue listened in silence, looked at each other for a while, and nodded.
They understood what Wei Sijia meant. In the worst case scenario, even if Wei Lan couldn't hold on, he shouldn't die in obscurity on the hospital bed, and the news wouldn't be announced until after his death.
At the same time, Wei Lan, who had entered a world of immortal cultivation and became a "director" again, suddenly received a system prompt.
'The lucky aura has been consumed, and the mall items are refreshed.'
Wei Lan: System, what's going on? Is this halo used in this world or the real world?
The system seemed to calculate and receive the information before replying: Reality.
Wei Lan opened the system mall and saw that the lucky halo had indeed been refreshed, but there was a red sign next to it saying "not available for purchase".
The system explained: "In the dream link state, the lucky aura cannot work on the host."
Although it felt a bit tricky, Wei Lan could understand it. After all, she was in a disembodied state and could not actually affect the world linked to the dream. She just didn't know what role the lucky halo played in the real world. She hoped that it would be useful for accumulating points...
Half a day later, a vcr was released on the official v of Wei Lan Studio.
Wei Mingjie, Ye Luoxue, Wei Sijia, and Ye Jingran were all in the video. Wei Lan was lying on the bed in the center with his eyes closed.
Wei Mingjie, who was standing beside the bed, said in a deep voice: "We have decided to tell all of Wei Lan's fans an important thing..."
More than ten minutes after the video was released, netizens could see news headlines containing the term "Wei Lan's true identity" no matter which social news platform they opened.
As for the Weibo user who first broke the news, he found that no new content could be refreshed after opening the software.
The Weibo server is down.
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