Chapter 051 Four Mewtwo actors play themselves 1
Thursday, April 17th.
Chen She brought Zhang Sirui, Liu Yunhan and Lin Luxi to the new factory of Lishan Technology, preparing to take them to inspect the Super Dream Actor.
A few days ago, Chen She had already recounted the general script of "Another Possibility" and used many detailed original paintings to show the two producers the full picture of the world in "Another Possibility".
Li Yunhan and Lin Luxi's feelings about that world are similar to Chen She's feelings about this world.
The first impression is that it is a bit incongruous, because the two worlds have something in common to some extent, but after careful study, you will find that there are many differences in the details.
But after further research, you will find that many seemingly strange things have deeper reasons behind them.
In fact, Li Yunhan was not very interested in this worldview.
What's the point of living in a world without super powers and with mediocre technological development, even if it's a super dream?
However, after learning about the detailed settings of this world and the fate of the four characters, Li Yunhan's views on this Mewtwo have changed somewhat.
Although he still has many questions about this fictional world, he can feel that this world is very complete and has a very rich variety of explicit and implicit rules. If he digs deeper, it is truly unforgettable!
This is enough to demonstrate Mr. Chen’s strong ability in worldview architecture.
If the world view of the previous "Embers Will Go Out" was still very simple and more full of symbolic meaning, then the world view in "Another Possibility" uses a large number of details to pile up an extremely realistic scene.
Even Li Yunhan couldn't help but imagine, if he could travel to that world, what kind of script would he get?
Maybe a talented game producer? Or a video writer who makes a living by explaining games?
Of course, after knowing the script, Li Yunhan also had his own interpretation of the design intention of the Mewtwo "Another Possibility".
But this interpretation obviously lacks a lot of details and is very immature.
Therefore, Li Yunhan decided to wait until Mewtwo was actually produced before carefully exploring the connotations contained therein.
Chen She handed over all the initial development work of Mewtwo to Li Yunhan, Lin Luxi and other employees of the Mewtwo R&D department.
Chen She didn't expect that Li Yunhan would actually be able to help after he came.
Because "Another Possibility" is actually a silhouette of the real world in Chen She's memory. Although Chen She can take into account many details and give explanations for any plot in it, the settings of the entire world view are too many and too detailed, and Chen She is really a bit too busy to handle it alone.
As for Lin Luxi...she is actually more of a tool person. She can perform specific tasks very well, but if she is asked to do such a large amount of design, it would be a bit too much for her.
Just in time, Li Yunhan's arrival solved this problem.
As long as Chen She tells Li Yunhan the basic rules and some details of the entire world view, Li Yunhan will try to complete it himself.
In this way, Chen She doesn't need to list all the details himself. He just needs to wait for Li Yunhan to finish it, and then find any inappropriate parts and ask him to modify them.
Chen She's own workload was greatly reduced.
If Chen She's only job was to make Mewtwo, he wouldn't mind personally making the new Mewtwo like he did in "Embers Are Out" and explaining all the details. But the problem is that Chen She now has more things on hand, and Mewtwo has to be put on the back burner.
Today, Chen She brought Li Yunhan and Lin Luxi here just to meet and inspect several actors he had selected.
First come to the factory to see Xia Lirong and Zeng Hailong, and then go to the experience store to meet Wu Yisu.
The business car stopped in front of the factory gate.
This new factory is a short distance away from the headquarters of the Chen Group, and is basically filled with hooligans who were previously captured or who volunteered to work there.
Zhao Zhen will formulate an order plan and allocate a certain share to the new factory, while Xia Lirong and Zeng Hailong will organize everyone to carry out production.
The products produced are all new products of Lishan Technology Group: shackle bracelets and Super Dream Game Cabins.
Xia Lirong was already waiting at the door. When he saw Chen She and the other three get off the car, he hurried over to greet them.
"Mr. Chen, this way please."
Before talking about Mewtwo, Chen She planned to take a look at the new factory first.
In the spacious and bright factory, MK-6 manufacturing machines are neatly arranged. Conveyor belts connect these manufacturing machines in series to transport raw materials and produce finished products.
The manufacturing machine is quite special in shape, square, with several automatic sorters connected to the conveyor belt around it. After the production drawings are input into the manufacturing machine, the sorters will automatically sort the raw materials on the conveyor belt and then hand them over to the manufacturing machine for manufacturing.
The sizes of these manufacturing machines are fixed, and functions such as assembly and cutting are not a problem within the size. However, if the size of the manufacturing machine is exceeded, many tasks can only be done manually.
The production line is built according to the product drawings using manufacturing machines, conveyor belts, sorters and other equipment. Depending on the products produced, the production lines built will naturally be different.
The two production lines produce shackle bracelets and game cabins respectively. The finished products are transported to the warehouse next to them via conveyor belts.
After that, you just need to wait for the chip and communication module to be in place. After installation and quality inspection, you can sell it.
Manufacturing machines undertake most of the processing work, while the work that manufacturing machines are unable to do is done by workers.
Zeng Hailong was seen patrolling the entire production line back and forth. If he found any manufacturing problem, he would immediately direct the workers to solve it, ensuring that the production line could always produce at a relatively fast efficiency.
When Chen She saw the finished products of the shackle bracelets and the coffin-opening game cabin, he couldn't help but smile and was very satisfied.
It was exactly as he had imagined, so it probably wouldn't sell very well.
Li Yunhan couldn't control his expression after seeing the appearance of the new product. After all, the design plan of the new product had been decided before he came to Lishan Technology.
But he didn't say anything and very wisely remained silent.
It not only saved Chen She's time in fooling him, but also saved himself from being fooled again.
Zeng Hailong trotted over and said to Chen She, "Report to Mr. Chen, the production line is running normally!"
Chen She couldn't help but sigh, it seemed that Zeng Hailong had adapted to his new identity quite well, which was outrageous.
Who would have thought that the gangster who was slashing people with a machete on the street a month ago would become an outstanding employee of Lishan Technology Group in such a short time?
So the arrangement of fate is so unpredictable.
But other small-time hooligans may not have the same awareness as Zeng Hailong. After all, some of them were caught here and forced to undergo labor reform.
Chen She said to Zeng Hailong and Xia Lirong, "Come with me around the factory and I'll tell you about the new Mewtwo."
"I have decided that you two will be the actors for Lishan Technology's new Mewtwo. One of you will play the beggar, and the other will play the gangster. How do you think?"
Zeng Hailong and Xia Lirong were both stunned for a moment, then said in unison: "Ah?"
Obviously, Chen She's sudden and powerful display made him stunned.
"The two of us? Mewtwo actors? Mr. Chen, are you kidding?" Zeng Hailong's face was full of disbelief.
Li Yunhan, who was following next to them, was not surprised by their reaction, because he had the same reaction when he first heard about this matter.
Zeng Hailong and Xia Lirong were shocked for a reason. In the old land, it was extremely difficult to become a Mewtwo actor!
Although there are many channels to become a Mewtwo actor, each channel is like a thousand troops squeezing through a single-plank bridge.
When Mewtwo, a form of entertainment, first appeared, Mewtwo actors were selected from traditional actors. Not only did they have to have superb acting skills, but they also had to have rich emotions and be easy to capture. Only when all the conditions were met could they be selected as Mewtwo actors.
At that time, the criteria for selecting Mewtwo actors were quite strict. Even many traditional stars were eliminated because they did not have enough emotional fluctuations or could not be collected, not to mention ordinary people, who were not even qualified to try.
But later, as the entire Super Dream industry continued to change and develop, things were also changing.
Some Mewtwo companies, led by Changye Entertainment Group, began to realize that Mewtwo stars would be difficult to control if they had too much say and too high a paycheck, so while suppressing the producers, they also suppressed the Mewtwo stars even more harshly.
During the period of fierce competition in the Mewtwo industry, good producers and Mewtwo stars were the objects of flattery from all sides. However, after the Long Night Entertainment Group gradually achieved its goal of unification, it had to consider how to get rid of the donkey after it had served its purpose.
The solution proposed by Changye Entertainment Group is to allocate more and more resources to some Mewtwo actors whose abilities are not so outstanding, and to promote them through various means.
Even the most difficult emotional transmission methods can be solved.
Either they collect other people's emotions and publicize it as the performance of this Mewtwo star himself; or they make the thin emotions originally expressed by this Mewtwo star complicated by strengthening, editing, and mixing various emotions.
The former is a bit like finding a stand-in, while the latter is a bit like tuning.
As a result, a group of not very strong Super Dream stars appeared. They had no real talents and were largely packaged by the Changye Entertainment Group. Of course, they did not dare to resist.
Even if it is such a tool, not everyone can be one, there are still a set of unspoken rules. For ordinary people, even being a tool is not a good option.
Later, with the further development of the Mewtwo industry, some civilian Mewtwo stars emerged.
There are many different opinions as to why Changye Entertainment Group began to use civilian Mewtwo stars, but generally speaking there are only two reasons.
The first is that various self-media and live broadcast industries have begun to breed more and more Internet celebrities, and it is profitable to promote these Internet celebrities to become Super Dream stars; the second is that this channel allows ordinary people to see the hope of becoming a Super Dream star, and objectively makes all entertainment industries including Super Dream gain more popularity.
Many people are willing to self-harm or do some very extreme behaviors just to become famous, to be noticed by Changye Entertainment Group and become the new super dream star.
The live broadcast of Tianji Network Group even allows the anchor to transmit his or her emotions to the audience in a limited way, which further encourages this phenomenon.
But even so, there are only a very few internet celebrities who can actually realize their dreams and become super dream actors.
Therefore, in the eyes of most people in the old land, Mewtwo actors represent a very distant and very difficult to reach profession, which requires not only a large amount of resource accumulation, but also a very high technical content.
Zeng Hailong and Xia Lirong were both at the bottom of society. They might have had the fantasy of becoming a super dream actor, but once they look at the reality, they will know that this is just a fantasy.
It's impossible in every way, right?
Unexpectedly, Mewtwo's producer, Boss Chen, actually took the initiative to invite them to participate in Mewtwo?
Therefore, the first reaction of these two people was not excitement, but surprise, thinking that Chen She was joking with them.
Chen She looked at them and said, "I'm not kidding you. I really want you to participate in my new Mewtwo, and you want to be the protagonist."
"My new Mewtwo has four main characters, namely a beggar, a thug, a small vendor, and a company owner. If you two are willing, you can give it a try. Being a Mewtwo actor is not a difficult job. "Embers Are Going Out" is also my first time being a Mewtwo actor. I don't think it's difficult."
"What's more, you all played yourselves."
"Pay more attention to this person and keep a close eye on him in the future."
Chen She's last sentence was directed at a worker on the production line.
Before the workers could react, Chen She had already led everyone forward.
Then, he did ideological work on Xia Lirong and Zeng Hailong, telling them some specific matters about the filming of Chaomeng, while pointing to the workers on the production line and picking out a "key focus list".
The reason is very simple. In his eyes, these people appear to be a faint orange-red, indicating that they are wary of or hostile to Chen She!
If they were innocent passers-by, Chen She would not be able to see this color, but since these people have joined Lishan Technology and become workers on the production line, they have established a connection with Chen She.
When overt hostility arises, a change in color occurs.
Chen She didn't know why these people were hostile to him. They might be the gangsters from the Jungle Gang who were arrested and forced to work. They just wanted to chop people with knives and didn't want to screw screws in the factory, so they were hostile to him. Or they might be related to other big chaebols and wanted to spy on the enemy.
But Chen She couldn't identify the specific reasons, nor could he verify them one by one, so he had to add them all to the key focus targets.
After walking around, there were a dozen people in total.
Zeng Hailong immediately gathered all these dozen people together and arranged for trusted people to keep a close eye on them. This way, the production lines of the two products would not be seriously affected.
Zeng Hailong was also a little puzzled. How could Boss Chen see that there was something wrong with these people?
But on second thought, it's not surprising that Boss Chen is such a perverted person and he would do anything. Maybe he has already hired someone to secretly investigate the background of these people.
Chen She said: "Anyway, that's pretty much it. If you two are willing, then these two roles are decided."
"Don't worry about not being able to act. Li Yunhan will teach you step by step when the time comes."
Chen She looked at Li Yunhan: "Is everything ok?"
Li Yunhan's mouth twitched slightly: "No, no problem, Mr. Chen."
He thought to himself, as a producer, although I often guide actors’ acting skills, those I guided before were all serious Mewtwo actors, all of whom I carefully selected!
Two complete amateurs, you want me to teach them how to act? Mr. Chen, you are probably making things difficult for me.
But Li Yunhan didn't say anything. He chose to believe Chen She's decision and also believed in his own ability as a producer.
Seeing that the problem at the OEM factory had been solved, Chen She waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the experience store."
…
"Hey, isn't this Li Yunhan?"
"Fuck! Why is the gold medal producer coming to Dawn City?"
"Boss, please sign for me!"
As soon as Chen She and Li Yunhan entered the experience store, they saw a group of people surrounding them. However, their target was not Chen She, but Li Yunhan.
Li Yunhan was obviously not surprised by this kind of scene. He maintained a polite smile and said, "Don't push or rush. Everyone has a chance to sign. Everyone, please be more conscious and maintain order."
Like a star.
This is actually quite normal. Just like when many famous directors in Chen She’s previous life held premieres in movie theaters, there would definitely be a lot of people surrounding them asking for autographs.
Li Yunhan is already very famous as a gold medal producer. He is also the most handsome among these producers, so of course he has many fans.
Chen She was speechless.
Damn it, he tricked me!
Many people also asked for Lin Luxi's autograph. After all, after that interview, everyone knew that she was the producer of "Embers Are Going Out".
Chen She looked around and saw Ji Yongkang, but not his good brother Su Zhiyong.
Since they determined that Chen She was a reclusive artist of the surrealist school, the students from the art academy came here every now and then. Su Zhiyong and Ji Yongkang even wanted to live in the experience store so that they could see it every time they came.
But today only Ji Yongkang came, Su Zhiyong didn’t come, which was quite strange.
Chen She asked, "Where is Su Zhiyong? Why didn't he come today?"
Ji Yongkang was somewhat surprised. He did not expect the master to take the initiative to talk to him. He quickly explained, "He has been detained at home and cannot go out."
Chen She was stunned for a moment: "Detained at home?"
Ji Yongkang nodded. "I heard him say that his sister thought that Liming City was a little dangerous recently, so she forbade him to go out for nearly a month. He protested to no avail, so he couldn't come."
Chen She seemed to be thinking about something, but didn't say anything. He asked Zhang Sirui to invite Wu Yisu over and talk to him about being a Mewtwo actor.
Wu Yisu's attitude at the beginning was similar to that of Zeng Hailong and Xia Lirong. They all felt that being a Super Dream actor had nothing to do with them and instinctively wanted to refuse.
But after Chen She explained to him with reason and emotion, and told him that once this Mewtwo was released, it would bring many benefits to him and his bar, Wu Yisu was moved.
To Wu Yisu, it doesn’t matter whether he can play Mewtwo or become famous.
But if I can use this Mewtwo to make my bar popular and take my current business to the next level, I will definitely try my best to come and take the photo!
After agreeing with Wu Yisu about playing Mewtwo, the four leading actors of "Another Possibility" were all secured.
Before leaving, Wu Yisu said, "Boss Chen, I have something to ask you. I wonder if you are interested."
"Thanks to you, my bar has been getting more and more popular recently. During this period of time, I not only expanded the original store, but also opened five or six branches. Business is booming. So I was thinking... whether I should find a way to get the status of a second-level councilor in Liming City."
"Boss Chen, if you are also interested, we can work together. When we really enter the Liming City Council, we can take care of each other."
Chen She exclaimed, "Wow!" He didn't expect that Wu Yisu's speed of opening branches was even faster than his own.
But on second thought, this is normal. After all, Chen She’s newly opened experience store has to follow all the current high-level security measures, which is more troublesome to open.
But it was much simpler for Wu Yisu, he could just open a branch normally.
In fact, Wu Yisu’s cocktail-mixing skills are very good, and he is also very good at innovating and developing new flavors. He has no lack of skills, only popularity.
After Chen She gave him an idea to turn his bar into an Internet-famous bar, Wu Yisu took advantage of the popularity of "Embers of Demise" and the popularity of the bar skyrocketed, so naturally he began to think about opening a branch.
