"Star Wars" officially started filming.

A few days after the filming started, perhaps because some people were skeptical about "letting college students make movie props", a well-known figure in the scientific research community named Zhang directly expressed his opinion:

"I totally agree with the idea of ​​cooperating with students from C University to shoot an interstellar movie. As for those who say this is not good and that these students will neglect their job, is it their job to just sit in school and read books? Scientific research requires continuous learning and continuous practice."

"If they are willing to give them this opportunity and use real money to let them practice and learn, then they should be happy. What's wrong with making props for movies? Ah, you are given so much money, but you don't do any work? What are you thinking? I'm not a student. If I were a student, I would apply too."

How powerful is this big shot named Zhang? After he expressed the above opinion, the popularity of the topic suddenly rose again.

Although not many people have mentioned "War of the Worlds" yet, everyone can imagine how many titles the actors will have to brag about after the movie is released.

The second male lead who joined the group today was watching these extremely popular videos and felt that Director Sheng was a rare good man who didn't care about money.

Look, even such a great figure said that this was Mr. Sheng giving students an opportunity to learn through practice. He directly understood it as: this investment related to scientific research is 80% likely to not make money.

This may be the pattern.

The real name of the second male lead is a bit ugly, so he took a stage name called Mingyi, and he is just an ordinary little actor.

The main reason why he paid attention to Sheng Quan was that as a young actor, he was very aware that "Mr. Sheng was the financial sponsor of everyone in the crew", so he wanted to practice the correct way to flatter him in advance.

Mingyi didn't just want to curry favor with Sheng Quan, he was truly grateful to Sheng Quan.

Originally, when Star Wars was not praised by the central government, he was already very happy to get this role. Even if Star Wars was not popular in China, it was the second male lead in a big production! The investment was so large, the male lead was Jiang Zhen, who had recently become famous and became a well-known actor at home and abroad, and the female lead was Hua Qing, who had always been famous and had a sudden rise in her career after joining Xingmang Entertainment.

Even the popular Yan Hui came back to play the third male lead. Although I heard that he was forced to play the third male lead with not many lines no matter how hard he tried because of tight schedule, the young actor who got the second male lead still felt a little guilty for some reason.

He felt like he was a husky among a pack of wolves.

It was his agent who comforted him, saying that the producer of "War of the Stars" was Star Entertainment, and it was their own company's movie, so it was normal for their artists to come and support it.

Haven’t you noticed that among the actors currently confirmed, all the famous ones are basically artists signed to Star Mang?

Ming thought about it and felt relieved.

While waiting for the crew to start filming, he, who had already received the script, stayed at home every day memorizing the lines, and practicing his movements and expressions over and over again.

Even though StarCraft is not popular, with so many well-known actors in it, the box office should not be too bad. Mingyi knows that this opportunity is hard-won and he is trying his best to seize it.

Then, Mr. Sheng was singled out for praise by the central government, and also brought along "War of the Worlds".

"War of the Stars", which had not yet started filming, became a hot commodity overnight.

Ming Yi: “…”

From that moment on, he had a premonition of his tragic future of being replaced.

But after one day, two days, one month, and two months, the crew informed him that he could join the filming.

Star Wars didn't replace him!

They didn't replace him with a big star! After he joined the crew, perhaps seeing his trepidation, the producer reassured him, saying that a well-known actor had even reduced his salary to play the second male lead, but still failed.

All this happened because Director Sheng had spoken. Unless there were special circumstances, the crew would not allow for any temporary replacement of roles without reason. So even if a big-name actor was interested in the role, as long as Ming Yi performed well, the role of the second male lead would always be his.

Mingyi was so surprised that he couldn't express it in words.

It is no exaggeration to say that at that moment, his gratitude to Sheng Quan reached its peak.

Seeing Mingyi leave with an expression of joy, gratitude and excitement on his face, Yu Xiangwan was very satisfied.

As the general producer of the crew, he is very busy, but this does not prevent him from trying to please Sheng Quan whenever he gets the chance.

Especially when Director Sheng read the script and liked the second male lead in the script.

There are still not enough costumes and makeup for the second male lead, and a few more sets should be customized.

Producer Yu quickly worked out a plan in his mind and adjusted his glasses, looking even more like a gentleman.

On the other side, Mingyi's heart was completely settled, as if he was walking on clouds, and he carefully welcomed the "supporting actor" role that he had gotten for the first time in his life.

He doesn't have any scenes today, so after attending the opening ceremony, Mingyi can move freely to explore the crew.

Then he discovered that the crew was really big.

This green screen has a really wide range.

I've never seen this camera before.

There are really a lot of people here.

This pillar is quite long... What is this? ?

“Oh my god…”

The assistant behind him couldn't help but let out a low cry.

Because Mingyi got the second male lead role in "War of the Worlds", the company arranged an assistant for him.

At this moment, the two of them stood in front of the "pillar", looking up in shock.

This is not a "pillar" at all, it is simply one of the legs of the giant mechanical dog in front of it.

It’s so huge, so brutal, and has a very sci-fi feel.

"This is a model used to film the mecha beast, it's not real."

The props guy was busy repainting behind the pillar. Hearing the noise, he stuck his head out to remind them: "Be careful not to bump into it. If it's damaged, you'll have to repaint it."

"It turned out to be fake, it's made so real."

Ming Yi heaved a sigh of relief for some reason: "This should have been done by the team that built the Ten Immortal Palaces, right? It's incredibly realistic."

He thought of the news he had seen on the road, and then looked up at the giant mechanical dog: "Could this be what the news said, that the students invested by Director Sheng made it?"

Mingyi didn’t understand scientific research, but he felt that the news had only been out for two and a half months, and if those students could make such a large mechanical dog, it would be amazing.

The props guy was pretty good-tempered and answered, "Of course not."

Mingyi: That’s right, that’s why it’s unlikely.

Then he saw the props guy free his hand and pointed to the left front:

"Those ones over there are made by students."

The two looked up and saw three ferocious "black dogs" covered in black metal, about one person tall, with iron cages on their heads and strong limbs. They were covered with crew equipment and lined up in a neat row, walking to the other side as if nothing had happened.

When someone is carrying a box and walking towards them, they will actually take the initiative to go around the other person.

They both: “…”

They were stunned, watching these three mechanical dogs, which were several inches taller than humans, walk all the way to a green screen shed set up by the crew, line up one by one, and then slowly "squat down."

The staff in the tent came out, called their colleagues to help carry the items on them, patted their heads, said something, and the three "big dogs" slowly stood up, turned around and walked back.

“This, this was done by students???”

Ming Yi was completely stunned.

He was not the only one who was confused, Chen Aihong was also confused.

"To be able to accomplish this in two and a half months, Gu Shuyue is definitely a genius!!!"

She couldn't help but be excited. After all, even if she had started working on this project from scratch, it would have been impossible to achieve such results in two and a half months.

However , their obstacle avoidance, flexibility, and detection and sensing speed have far exceeded Chen Aihong's expectations.

It’s not that she felt she couldn’t do it, it’s mainly because it happened too fast, really too fast.

She wanted to ask Gu Shuyue how she managed to achieve such amazing results in such a short period of time.

Facing the question from this famous senior, Gu Shuyue was a little excited and a little shy. Her face was slightly red. After a few seconds, she managed to utter two words:

“Throw money.”

Chen Aihong: “…”

Sheng Quan, who was drinking a glass of juice slowly, looked up and said, "Classmate, don't be so modest. If you can achieve this effect just by spending money, I would be surrounded by mechanical dogs now."

Even though Gu Shuyue couldn't help being a little reserved in front of her senior and sponsor, she was amused by Sheng Quan's humorous words. She pursed her lips awkwardly and explained:

"It's really because of that money. I've been doing research for ten years. During these ten years, I couldn't do large experiments. I could only do small experiments bit by bit, so the progress was so slow."

As she spoke, she looked at Sheng Quan with some excitement, her eyes full of excitement and respect.

Chen Aihong was still wondering, Sheng Quan and Gu Shuyue had only met a few times in total, even if he was the financial sponsor, it shouldn't be like this, right?

Then she heard the young student say excitedly:

"I didn't expect that Director Sheng would allocate all the funds at once. With this money, we can buy materials that we never dared to think of before, as well as sensors and induction tags..."

Sheng Quan suddenly realized that it was not Gu Shuyue who created the miracle in two and a half months.

Rather, it was the miracle she had accumulated over ten years that was pushed out by her project funds.

It was money well spent, so much worth it.

But Gu Shuyue is only in his early twenties this year, and he has been doing research for ten years... That means he has been doing research since junior high school. It turns out that talented people have been talented since childhood.

As she was thinking, Chen Aihong turned her head in surprise:

"Did you distribute the funds all at once? Thirty million? All at once?!"

Sheng Quan sucked the juice: "Yes, this project costs money. It's not like I didn't arrange supervision and paid it all at once. Can't the funds be paid all at once?"

Chen Aihong: “…It’s possible, but it’s rare for large amounts of funding to be distributed all at once.”

Thirty million, all distributed at once.

What a godly boss this is.

If she hadn't been rational, Chen Aihong would have wanted to pull Sheng Quan over and ask her to vote for her.

Gu Shuyue and Chen Aihong had the same idea.

She has always wanted to start a project, so she naturally inquired about research in this area. What she heard most from her seniors was that it was difficult to get funding after the project was started.

Even though two and a half months have passed, the excitement she felt when she received the funding still seems to fill Gu Shuyue's body. Even though there is supervision, for them, this is still the greatest trust they have ever received in their lives.

So they worked very hard in the past two and a half months, just to repay Sheng Quan's trust.

It is impossible to make a real machine guide dog so quickly, but with sufficient financial support, it is possible to make a "transport dog" that looks impressive and can be used in movie shooting.

Gu Shuyue looked at Sheng Quan with bright eyes, looking forward to her comments on the transport dogs.

Sheng Quan's review? Of course it's high.

At least when she first saw these three ferocious mechanical dogs that were almost as tall as humans, she almost wanted to take them home to raise.

Although they do look fierce, who can resist a cyberpunk-style mechanical dog with a King Kong muzzle that glows at night?

In particular, they perfectly fit the style of "Star Wars". The props team was so happy to get these three big treasures right after the filming started.

"I heard from Xiao He that every penny of your money was spent on practical purposes." Xiao He was the person assigned to supervise Gu Shuyue and her team's project.

Sheng Quan continued, "You have achieved results in such a short time. Looking at the dark circles under your eyes, you must have stayed up late a lot, right? I want to subsidize you."

Director Sheng's subsidies have always been simple and crude: "From now on, every member of your project will receive a subsidy of 5,000 yuan every month, and you will receive 15,000 yuan."

Gu Shuyue's eyes suddenly widened.

I need to explain here that although scientific research is very important, the salaries of scientific researchers who have just graduated and joined the workforce are actually not high.

As for students in school… let’s not talk about them.

Five thousand is a lot, let alone fifteen thousand.

At least fifteen thousand for Gu Shuyue can be converted into nearly four times her father's salary.

And now, she is still in college and has received such a high salary.

"Director Sheng, I..."

At this moment, Gu Shuyue was so excited that she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Three months ago, she felt lost about her future and didn’t know whether her ten years of persistence was right or wrong. But now, not only can she work on the projects she wants to do, but she can also have such a high salary.

How happy her parents would be if they knew.

"Your future achievements will only be greater than they are now." Sheng Quan patted her hands and said, "Work hard, and when the time comes, you'll be able to get a high salary with your achievements."

"Keep going, we'll implement a reward system, and you'll definitely get a reward every time you complete a stage."

If someone else said this, it would sound like empty talk, but it is different if Sheng Quan said it.

Gu Shuyue nodded excitedly, and all she could say was just one sentence: "Thank you, Mr. Sheng!"

"You're welcome."

Sheng Quan couldn't help but pat Gu Shuyue's hands twice. This was the hand of a future great scientist.

Walking out of the coffee shop, Gu Shuyue was filled with infinite longing and yearning for the future.

She dialed the phone home with great excitement: "...Yes, fifteen thousand, it's true, every month..."

——Sheng Quan looked out of the glass and saw Gu Shuyue walking on the road and talking on the phone, happily brushing the leaves around her with her hands. He couldn't help laughing.

"It's amazing! C University is really full of hidden talents."

"Yes." Chen Aihong also looked over, with a look of relief and expectation on her face: "This child has a bright future."

Sheng Quan fell into deep thought: "Should I invest more money in her? I always feel that she can bring me a big surprise. It turns out that I was right to choose students to invest. Teacher Chen, do you think I should find some more students to invest?"

Chen Aihong was silent for a second.

She asked, "Do you know Academician Zhang Hong?"

Sheng Quan came back to his senses immediately: "I know, he just praised me a few days ago, of course I know."

The old man was almost ninety years old, but he still knew such new news and took the initiative to speak for her. She was really surprised.

Professor Chen, who is now 55 years old and well-known in the industry and has rejected numerous large companies, sat upright and said: "He is my teacher, so strictly speaking."

She coughed dryly and concluded: "I am also a student."

(End of this chapter)