The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 55: Poor, helpless, weak and humble Reba
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I don’t know if I was betrayed by the landlord.

In the past few days, Lu Zhiyuan discovered that there were sneaky people in the community every day, carrying cameras and equipped with a super cannon.

Aim at their windows from hundreds of meters away!
As a former photographer who had just changed careers and now a big director, he recognized at a glance that these sneaky guys were his colleagues.

And he's the particularly disgusting kind of Nikon guy who squats in the bushes and shoots birds!

The big cannon in the other party's hand should be the second-generation VR anti-shake lens that Nikon just launched this year.

Equipped with a large f2.8 aperture, it is capable of shooting even in low-light environments!

Translate into human language.

In other words, this lens can even capture the birds squatting in the night, and even the bird feathers can be captured clearly, not to mention squatting on a living person and taking private photos of the other person.

The other party could clearly capture Brother Kun on the balcony from 100 meters away, picking his feet with one hand and smoking with the other.

"Fuck, my grandson secretly took nude photos of me!"

At the end of May, the weather in Yanjing began to gradually become hotter, and the daytime temperature today exceeded 30 degrees.

Xin Yukun was wearing a small vest and large shorts, smoking on the balcony.

Because Lu Zhiyuan doesn't like the smell of smoke and feels nauseous.

He was helpless and could only go to the balcony every time he wanted to smoke.

Having lived in this house for almost a year, Xin Yukun noticed for the first time that there was a strange reflection on the opposite side. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that there was someone aiming a cannon at him!
Moreover, it is not an ordinary cannon barrel.

Damn, the reflection is so bright, this must be an electromagnetic cannon!
At this moment, the photographer's blood was instantly awakened, and Brother Kun realized that he was being secretly photographed!

"Brother Kun, what are you doing?"

Lu Zhiyuan packed up and prepared to go out.

He didn't care about the celebration banquet.

However, the project "Upgrade" concerns everything about his future, and he racked his brains to think about how to complete each shot.

How to integrate visual styles?

He completed the look of Reba in his mind and found it very stunning.

However, he didn't know how much this naughty girl Reba's acting skills had improved while he was away from home and no one was supervising her, and with the diligent feeding of Zhang Tianai... But, in just one month, she gained 6.5 kilograms!
I have a double chin!

It almost broke his faith.

During the following period, he swore to God that he must keep Reba by his side and train her well.

Fortunately, the film project has just been launched and the preliminary preparations have not been completed yet, so there is plenty of time for Reba to lose weight!

Of course, in addition to weight loss training, he also has to slowly cultivate Reba's artistic aesthetics, silently nourishing her and edifying her inner temperament.

Today, he planned to take Reba to 798 Art Center to see an art exhibition and cultivate her sentiments... Who knew that as soon as they walked out the door, he found that Brother Kun had put out his cigarette and looked furious.

"Ayuan, someone on the opposite building is secretly filming me with an electromagnetic cannon! And it's not just one or two, it's a whole group, just like the Nikon guys shooting birds, they lined up and aimed at me."

Xin Yukun shouted that someone had taken half-naked photos of him and his reputation was about to be ruined, and he must make them destroy the evidence.

"Brother Kun, I told you to quit smoking. But you refused to listen. Now the Nikon guys have caught you. Luckily, they didn't shoot you in the face."

Lu Zhiyuan joked a few times, then went downstairs and left.

This place is an old residential area. There is no security guard, only an old man who is the gatekeeper.

Naturally, there is no need to count on the residents' privacy... After all, they don't pay property management fees, and all they have to pay throughout the year is garbage disposal fees.

"I'm violating my privacy. I need them to keep the footage! Damn, these Nikon guys, each one has a railgun, and they're richer than a big director like me."

Xin Yukun rushed out the door cursing.

——[Electromagnetic Cannon] usually refers to several high-performance Nikon lenses, such as the AF-S series.

……

798 Art Center.

Lu Zhiyuan took 17-year-old Reba, who was about to start a weight loss plan, to visit art exhibitions everywhere.

However, Reba was not interested at all.

Mainly because I can't understand it.

"Brother Yuan, I think that comic strip just now is quite interesting."

Impressionism, surrealism, pop style... There are paintings of various styles in the exhibition. If Lu Zhiyuan hadn't explained it, Reba would not have been able to tell them apart.

In short, she has a big head now.

Only when Reba read the work of the French comic master "Moebius" for a while did she find it quite interesting.

She can understand.

It's a science fiction comic, what's so difficult to understand?
"If you think it's interesting, that's good."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded and continued, "Just now, I took you to see many styles of paintings. I wasn't wasting time on purpose, nor was I trying to bother you. I was just confirming some things."

"[Moebius's] work blends futurism with surreal lines. The mechanical structures in his paintings are both precise and full of organic fluidity."

"Since you like his work, I hope that during this period, besides your weight loss training, you can read more of his works and grasp this feeling."

"In the movie, after the AI ​​takes control of your body, you can try to imitate the mechanical feel and organic fluidity of Moebius's work."

"Just understand the feeling... I'll help you during the filming!"

Lu Zhiyuan said this very seriously.

After hearing this, Reba was dumbfounded!
isn't it?
I just think that person's paintings, like comics, seem easier to understand... so this makes me imitate the feeling in the painting?
And you want me to imitate mechanical feeling and organic fluidity when performing?
How to imitate this?

Just kill me!
Dad, I want to go home!
This director brother looks gentle and handsome, but he is actually a pervert!
I don't understand a word he said!

"Brother Yuan, when are we going home..."

Reba raised her hand weakly, saying that she had overused her brain today and asked if she could go home and rest for a day.
"We'll be going home soon. But before that, let's take another look at [Peter Max's] style."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled at Reba.

He knew Reba was a clever girl and would definitely learn it. "I remember, it should be here."

After walking around in the 798 Art Center, Lu Zhiyuan pushed the wrong door three times in a row and finally found the deserted gallery where he had met Liu Yifei last time.

"Yeah. I didn't find the wrong one this time."

After finding the place, Lu Zhiyuan brought Reba in.

The gallery was still deserted.

Apart from the boss, there were basically no customers.

The boss is a friend of Liu Yifei outside the circle, and also a rich second-generation. Although she is not a great beauty, she is also quite pretty.

"what?"

At this moment, the boss noticed that a handsome young man had come into the gallery. He wanted to use his beauty to seduce the other party and get him to place an order.

Otherwise, this month's performance will be 0 again.

It's really embarrassing.

Who knew that the next moment, she suddenly recognized that the handsome boy in front of her was the newly-minted famous director Lu Zhiyuan?

"Director Lu, Crystal asked you to meet here again? Why didn't she tell me in advance?"

She went up and asked in confusion.

Then, she extended her hand and introduced herself. "This is our second meeting. Out of courtesy, I should introduce myself. My name is Lisa. Nice to see you again, Director Lu!"

Last time, Lu Zhiyuan scolded Liu Yifei so much that she became autistic.

Two months have passed.

Liu Yifei never came to her gallery to look at paintings again, and she probably gave up the idea of ​​becoming a painter.

Today, Lu Zhiyuan came again.

This made Lisa very curious.

Could it be that these two are playing some kind of hard-to-get game?

"Lisa, nice to meet you. But I didn't make an appointment with Liu Yifei today."

"I was taking my sister to an art exhibition and passed by your place, so I stopped by to admire Peter Max's psychedelic pop art lines."

Lu Zhiyuan simply said hello, and Lisa left tactfully.

Turning around, Lu Zhiyuan took Reba and walked around the gallery.

"Reba, take a closer look at this psychedelic style."

"Imagine the world we live in is filled with psychedelic neon ads, holographic interfaces, and brain-computer interface technology."

"If Moebius's paintings give us a sense of cyber technology... then Peter Max's colors now represent the dream punk feel of cyberpunk."

"Feel this breath carefully."

Lu Zhiyuan looked at these paintings with interest.

He imagined in his mind the styles of the two great painters, Moebius and Peter Max, appearing one after another in the film.

This made him feel very excited.

If we add Edward Hopper's cold and lonely style and use the contrast of light and dark lines to create the loneliness of the character Ai Reba under the sky.

Should be fine.

As a commercial film, "Upgrade" is of course more sophisticated in visual effects than "The Invisible Man".

Naturally, Lu Zhiyuan spent more effort on this.

However, Reba, who was standing next to him, was completely dumbfounded after hearing Lu Zhiyuan's description.

Ahhhhh!
Just kill me!
At this moment, Reba wished she could pull out all her hair in front of Lu Zhiyuan and let him see what she looked like with a bald head.

Is it cyberpunk enough?
Is it lonely and cold enough?
Is it psychedelic pop enough?
……

Lu Zhiyuan took Reba to look at paintings.

The door of the gallery was opened again, and a tall and beautiful girl with a cool temperament walked in.

It was Liu Yifei.

"Lisa, I've been busy lately. I haven't been here for a while. Did you miss me?"

"Wait, even if I haven't had my period for two months, you don't have to look so surprised, right?"

"Well, it seems you smelled it. Ding ding ding, your favorite soufflé cake!"

Liu Yifei took out a soufflé cake from behind, put it in Lisa's hand with a smile, and then put her arm around Lisa.

Let her eat it quickly, it tastes so good.

"Crystal, are you sure you and Lu Zhiyuan didn't make an appointment in advance?"

Seeing Liu Yifei's puzzled expression, Lisa pulled her and walked over quietly.

On the other side of the gallery, Lu Zhiyuan was taking Reba to talk about Peter Max's pop psychedelic lines and the special punk feel after combining them with future technology.

Reba had a confused look on her face, her eyes were lifeless, and she had a mechanical and stiff feeling as if she had been possessed by AI.

"This annoying guy has started again!"

"Look at that little girl, bewildered, yet forced to admit his theory. She's just like me that day, pitiful, helpless, weak, and humble."

"It seems I'm not the only one with an empty mind and no artistic ideas!"

"Thinking of this, my mood suddenly improved a lot."

Seeing Reba being tortured by Lu Zhiyuan not far away, she wanted to jump up and smash Lu Zhiyuan's head, but she had to accept it with a wronged look and nodded in acknowledgment.

Liu Yifei couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

This scene seems familiar.

(End of this chapter)