Huayu started as a lecturer at Beijing Film Academy

After the absurd incident in the nightclub, Gu Zhongyu behaved himself for a few days, either handling affairs at the company or playing Landlord with Jiang Shuying, Liu Shishi and others. Soon, the filming day of Ball Lightning came.

In the morning of October 15, 2011, in Yanjing, Yonghe Art District.

The venue and tables and chairs had already been arranged, but the huge movie billboard at the back was still covered by red cloth, waiting for the crew to reveal it in person.

There were a lot of reporters today, because Gu Zhongyu announced his comeback in a high-profile manner some time ago. During this period, the event was still hot under the repeated hype of various media, and everyone was very concerned about what Gu Zhongyu's new work was.

"Look, people are coming."

The reporters who had been waiting in advance finally waited for the crew's bus.

As the car stopped, the main creative staff of the crew also rushed out of the car.

Leading the group were Gu Zhongyu, the president of Zongheng Film and Television and the male lead of the film, and director Guo Fan. Following behind were producers Gong Geer and Zhang Miao, and then the other crew members.

The reporters recognized a few familiar faces, including veteran actor Chen Baoguo, golden supporting actor Wang Jinchun, and Ni Hongjie, who played Zhu Wushuang in "Wulin Wai Zhuan". The rest of the actors were basically newcomers, and some were familiar but their names were not immediately known.

In addition to these people, there was also a middle-aged man with glasses and a short flat head, who was slowly following the team. At this time, some well-informed reporters had recognized who he was.

"Da Liu? Why is he here? Is Gu Zhongyu's new work a remake of The Three-Body Problem?"

"Eighty percent is! But can such a sci-fi masterpiece be made well in China? It's better to hand it over to Hollywood for production."

When the reporters saw Liu Cixin, they knew that Gu Zhongyu was most likely going to remake his novel.

The "Three-Body" series of novels ended after the publication of the last novel "Three-Body 3: Death's End" last year. Although it has not yet won the Nebula Award, the highest international award in the field of science fiction literature, its reputation and influence have already spread.

There have been constant rumors that this domestic science fiction masterpiece will be brought to the big screen, so everyone speculates that Gu Zhongyu must have invited Liu Cixin to remake "Three-Body" this time!

The main creators of the film came behind the worship table. Looking at the reporters in the audience, Gu Zhongyu began to speak: "Thank you all for coming to the opening ceremony of our new movie today. Now, all our staff will unveil the curtain for everyone and officially take the first step in the first year of our science fiction in Zongheng Pictures!"

Then, as the huge red curtain was unveiled by Gu Zhongyu and other staff, the name of the new movie was finally revealed!

"Ball Lightning"!

"What is this?"

Many reporters expressed doubts after seeing it. After all, not everyone reads science fiction novels, and Liu Cixin's "Three-Body" series is so dazzling that even science fiction readers can easily ignore his other works.

"It seems to be a novel by Liu Cixin. I have heard of it but have not read it."

"Why not shoot "Three-Body"? This novel is so popular now, and it can catch up with the wave of popularity."

Looking at the reporters in the audience who can't wait to ask questions, Gu Zhongyu smiled knowingly and said, "You may have recognized who is next to me, but I still want to introduce him! He is the pride of our Chinese science fiction literature, the author of the well-known series of novels "Three-Body", and the screenwriter and producer of this film, Mr. Liu Cixin!"

Seeing Gu Zhongyu next to him starting to introduce him, the always low-key and cold Liu also smiled and waved to the audience. Although he seemed calm on the surface, he was very happy at this time!

A few years ago, when Gu Zhongyu found Liu Cixin and said he wanted to buy out all the copyrights of his novels, he was not very happy.

Because Liu Cixin still has a certain understanding of the current situation and technical level of domestic films. Not to mention the magnificent "Three-Body", even "The Wandering Earth" and "Supernova Era" can be remade into film and television works within 20 years!

This young man found me and wanted to buy the copyrights of all the books in one go. I'm afraid he didn't intend to use these copyrights to cheat sponsorship, hype, and make money?

But after Gu Zhongyu took out his first-year plan for film science fiction and pestered him for a few days, he began to feel that this person seemed to be a little different from other company bosses. At least he really understood his novels, otherwise he couldn't write such a detailed and executable film plan.

So Liu Cixin also decided to take a gamble and sold all the copyrights of his novels to Zongheng Film and Television.

Originally, Liu Cixin thought that he would have to wait for ten years at the earliest to see his novels being remade. Unexpectedly, in less than six years, the first remake "Ball Lightning" has been launched!

Moreover, Gu Zhongyu personally invited him to be the producer and screenwriter of the film. Although he only had a name in the film, it was considered sincere. Liu Cixin was very glad that he made the right decision.

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After briefly talking about some ideas for the production of the film and the situation of the actors, Gu Zhongyu was ready to end his speech. Except for the leading actor, the corresponding roles played by others were not made public, which was also to leave some suspense for the majority of netizens to guess.

At this time, a reporter came up to him and asked, "Teacher Gu, you should at least tell us who the heroine of our movie is?"

The reporter looked around at the people on the stage. Except for Ni Hongjie, he didn't know any of the other actresses. It's not like Gu Zhongyu would follow Lao Mouzi and find an unknown newcomer to play the heroine of such a big production, right?

I almost forgot that Da Mimi didn't come, and I even forgot to introduce the heroine.

"Everyone must be familiar with the heroine of our movie. This person is also an old friend of mine. The actress who plays the heroine Lin Yun is Teacher Yang Mi. She has something to do today so she can't be here."

After hearing Yang Mi's name, the reporters on the scene were all surprised!

"It's Luo Qingchuan! Did Teacher Gu take a fancy to her popularity?"

"Why did you choose Yang Mi as the heroine? You should find an acting school like Xun Ge'er!" A young reporter directly dissed Yang Mi on the spot. He is a fan of Liu Cixin's novels and thinks that an idol like Yang Mi will definitely not be able to play a complex female soldier role like Lin Yun.

Actually, Yang Mi's reputation in the film and television industry is still acceptable. Most of her crazy works have not been broadcast yet. In two or three years, if these reporters hear that Yang Mi is the female lead, they will most likely define it as a bad movie!

Hey! It seems that I have to help this brother. The title of the queen of bad movies is not good!

It seems that Xixi is the same, a headache!

After talking about the selection of the female lead, Gu Zhongyu immediately ended his public speech today, and the crew entered the worship ceremony!

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