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Chapter 17 Other People's Children and New Project Selection!

With the closing ceremony film concluded, the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival officially came to a close.

Lü Rui followed Jiang Wen and Han Sanping to the subsequent celebration banquet.

Through his deliberate efforts, he successfully met Dennis Smith, a film studio manager from Warner Bros.

The other party was also very willing to befriend this young and promising director, and the two had a very pleasant conversation...

Meanwhile, back in China, many media professionals got out of bed overnight.

They need to rush to finish their articles and grab the top spot on the trending topics.

Oxen and horses have no rest time; they must be ready at all times!

The following morning, firsthand news from the Berlin International Film Festival dominated the headlines of major news outlets.

"Warmest congratulations! Lu Rui, a sophomore majoring in directing at Beijing Film Academy, has won the Silver Bear for Best Director with his film 'Gone Girl'!"

"After one week of release, 'Gone Girl' has officially surpassed 10 million RMB in total box office revenue! It has grossed 1136 million RMB!"

"Following Hong Kong director Yan Hao and Taiwan director Lin Zhengsheng, mainland Chinese director Lü Rui has won the third Silver Bear for Best Director in Chinese-language films. He is also the first Chinese director born in the 80s to receive this honor!"

News pages, portal websites, BBS forums, Mop, Tianya Community...

Everywhere you look, you hear discussions about Lü Rui and his film "Gone Girl".

Lu Chuan, who was "lying down" at home, was dragged out of bed by Lu Tianming.

He questioned his son: "Both of you were trained by Jiang Wen, so how come the other one won the Silver Bear for Best Director? And you're still lying at home?"

Lu Chuan: "???"

What the hell?
Silver Bear for Best Director?

After belatedly reading the news, Lu Chuan finally realized what had happened.

Then, in the next second, he discovered...

The sky is falling!

He could almost picture how Jiang Wen would tease him when he got back.

And his father, at this point, has clearly started to regard Lü Rui as "someone else's child," while he himself has become a "negative example" to be compared to.

He was like an unlucky kid who failed an exam and was singled out for a lecture, or like the "other people's child comparison group" who was collectively criticized by relatives during the New Year's dinner. So much so that even the way he drank porridge revealed a sense of defeat and dejection.

The resentment in her heart grew deeper and deeper, to the point that Lu Chuan, in a moment of despair, said some things she shouldn't have during a media interview...

At the same time, in a movie theater in Harbin, Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei watched "Gone Girl" together.

When the mother and daughter came out of the theater, they were speechless for a moment.

Because this movie touched them so deeply!
While waiting for the car, Liu Yifei was the first to put on a smile and said in an exaggerated tone, "Mom, this director is amazing! He won a major award for his debut film."

I must learn from him! I want to become a Best Actress, just like Gong Li and Maggie Cheung, famous all over the world, hehe~

Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and she went to the United States with her mother. She already possessed a mindset and resilience that were beyond her peers.

She keenly sensed her mother's disappointment, so she tried to use another topic to calm her mother's unsettled feelings, as she usually did.

Liu Xiaoli took a deep breath, turned around, and patted her head: "Yes! Mom will fully support you."

"Hehe~ Mom, you're so good."

As soon as he finished speaking, a biting cold wind suddenly rushed over like a mischievous little beast.

Liu Yifei let out a soft "Ah!" and quickly covered the collar of her down jacket with both hands. Like a startled little rabbit, she quickly shrank her head into the fluffy and soft collar of the down jacket.

Her fluffy hat slipped down, covering half of her face, leaving only her round, bright eyes, like grapes, visible.

Her eyelashes fluttered like little fans, exuding a charming and lively cuteness, and she would occasionally glance warily at the howling wind, making her look incredibly adorable.

Looking at her daughter's adorable appearance, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but smile slightly.

At the same time, she became even more determined in her beliefs.

"Sisi, I'm sorry. I've lived for myself for the first half of my life, but I've made a mess of it. I promise you, for the rest of my life, I will dedicate all my energy and my life to you. You are my support and everything for the rest of my life!"

…………

Berlin, inside a hotel.

"Ouch, my head hurts so much!"

He opened his eyes groggily, and it took him a while to finally come to his senses.

At the celebration banquet, he got so excited that he couldn't stop and drank quite a bit of alcohol with a group of foreigners.

"Damn, I almost forgot, I've gone back to my younger days, and I haven't built up my alcohol tolerance yet." He went to the bathroom to relieve himself and then drank a large glass of cold water, which completely sobered him up.

I picked up my phone from under my pillow and saw that it was practically bursting with QQ and SMS notifications!

There were even several missed calls.

After replying to a few important calls and text messages, he sat down at his computer, waiting for it to boot up while checking the latest system notifications in his mind.

S-level talent: The skills of screenwriting and adaptation of suspense/thriller/crime/horror scripts have now been successfully integrated.

At this moment, Lü Rui could feel that his thinking patterns and creative abilities had undergone earth-shattering changes!

He, who was originally groping in the labyrinth of suspense, now seems to have become an explorer with a map in hand, able to accurately capture the hidden horror genes in each story, weave the criminal motives into a fine net, and let the horror elements wrap around the nerve endings of the readers like vines.

He even had a very strong feeling!

If he were to re-translate "Gone Girl" into Chinese now, he could write an even more chilling sense of realism!
Those sins that were deliberately buried and the darkness deep within human nature can be presented more concretely in his writing.

At the same time, this talent also seems to have reshaped his mental fortitude.

When he tried to recall those terrifying stories and images from his memory, the negative emotions seemed to disappear, and his thoughts, like cold machines and code, began to calmly analyze the darkest corners of human nature!
"What the hell?"

Lu Rui quickly shook his head, muttering to himself, "This reward, will it cause me to develop a split personality?"

The system did not respond; instead, a string of new text appeared on the panel.

[Please translate a Hollywood movie into Chinese and get it approved by the Film Bureau.]

Everything seemed to have returned to the time when he was first reborn, when the newly awakened system also issued a "localization" task.

The only thing that changed was the reward.

[C-level talent: Clint Eastwood's skill in character psychology and narrative portrayal of human struggles.]

Of course, Lü Rui knew who Clint Eastwood was.

Ruiguaner!
This guy rose to fame early on with the "Dollars Trilogy," and his portrayal of the "Nameless Cowboy" became a classic representative of Western films.

In particular, his film "Unforgiven" is a classic of the Western genre, which helped him win the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

The talent and ability of such a Hollywood director is undoubtedly very valuable, even if it is only "C-level".

"Localization? Another localization?"

Lu Rui bit his dry, cracked lower lip and fell into deep thought.

He has a little habit: when he's thinking, his fingers will unconsciously fiddle with things.

The mouse on the table just happened to be the most convenient object at that moment.

As luck would have it, he accidentally clicked on and opened the NetEase portal website, and a line of text in the lower right corner of the homepage caught his attention.

"Up-and-coming director Lu Chuan said in an interview: 'The Missing Gun' will be the most classic suspense crime film in the history of Chinese cinema!"
At the same time, he commented that "Gone Girl," which recently won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival, only benefited from its subject matter; its story depth was far inferior to "The Missing Gun," which he himself wrote..."

Suspense?

crime?

Story depth?

"Snapped--"

Lu Rui slammed his hand on the table.

He thought of it!

Clint Eastwood's *Mystic River*! This movie is absolutely a classic! The depth of the story is as unfathomable as an abyss, it's perfect for Chinese localization!

But then, he thought of something else.

It seems that this movie is based on a novel, which, if he remembers correctly, should be a best-selling novel published in the last two years.

"I wonder if the film and television adaptation rights have been sold yet?"

Lu Rui felt inexplicably irritated. He was unfamiliar with Europe and America and didn't know who to ask for help...

Ok? !

"Have it!"

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Didn't I just meet a film distributor from Warner Bros. yesterday? We can have him handle it!
Who gets the wool, it's still getting it, right?

Foreigners are the same!
Thinking of this, he immediately picked up his phone and dialed Han Sanping's number, "Hello, Chairman Han, don't sell the copyright of 'The Vanished Lover' yet, I want to add a condition..."

(End of this chapter)