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Chapter 1650 Inception
"Inception" is definitely a big project for Li Yi.

Moreover, he was a bit too lazy to adapt this film into a domestic version, but he would adapt the film into an international version.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it is a domestic version or not, because as long as the director is Li Yi, it can be said that it is a Chinese movie.

For example, some characters in the movie, and the island elements in the movie, can be completely replaced with Chinese elements.

The role of the Japanese old man can naturally be replaced by a Chinese or a wealthy Chinese.

The main characters can also be mixed and matched. If a movie like "Inception" is simply made into a Chinese version, many places will actually need major changes.

Moreover, it is not easy for an all-Chinese cast to compete internationally. This is unavoidable. Hollywood's influence has been so strong over the years that it is deeply rooted and cannot be changed overnight.

At the same time, this movie will inevitably attract Hollywood giants to join, such as Dean Pictures. To put it bluntly, every place has its own local rules.

For example, some people say that Indian companies are overbearing and almost blatantly snatching shares of certain companies, but in fact, it is almost the same in any country.

The same is true for movies. For example, if a movie like "Inception" wants to be successful in Hollywood and to be successful globally, it must make concessions.

If there is no benefit, why would the other party open the door?

Why should I help you?
Of course, compared to the "Inception" in our memory, Li Yi's movie will definitely have more Chinese elements in it.

And to be honest, for movies with a crime background, the American social background is indeed more useful. The key is that you can do whatever you want without having too many concerns.

Like the protagonist of the original Stealers, it is obviously inappropriate for such a person to be the protagonist in a domestic movie. No matter how much you say, he is still a wanted criminal.

Dean Pictures naturally attaches great importance to Li Yi's movie.

Moreover, although the script of "Inception" is brain-burning, it is definitely amazing enough.

Coupled with Li Yi's own fame, there is no need to discuss too much about this kind of movie.

Soon, "Inception" officially entered the preparation stage, and this movie required much more work than "Source Code".

There are so many things to consider, including shooting scenes, actors, etc., and it all takes quite a while.

Fortunately, Li Yi's team, together with the professional team in Hollywood, are all mature and have the most extensive experience in the industry. Therefore, after the preliminary preparations began, they proceeded in an orderly manner.

As for Li Yi, in fact, there are not many things he needs to do personally. He mainly accepts various reports from the team leaders and then makes the final decision.

After more than four months of preliminary preparations, "Inception" was officially completed.

Officially entering the shooting stage, "Inception" will be filmed in multiple regions around the world.

Therefore, the shooting period this time will be relatively longer.

The filming process will not be described in detail.

All in all, this movie is one that took Li Yi a relatively long time to prepare and shoot.

Fortunately, the film was finally completed.

As for post-production, it takes relatively longer. However, Li Yi is not the director of the original version. He has the original version as a reference, and for this kind of classic film, to be honest, there are very few places he has to change!
So it actually accelerated the progress in all aspects.

This time, "Inception" will be released simultaneously around the world, and Li Yi chose the capital of China as the location for the premiere.

In fact, Dean Pictures did not agree at first, but Li Yi insisted, and China's market size is now no less than that of Hollywood, so Dean Pictures had to compromise in the end.

Of course, the premiere in North America will also be held simultaneously.

It is natural that a movie like "Inception" cannot be without publicity. In fact, at the beginning of the filming, this film, which includes many superstars from home and abroad and is also directed by Li Yi, has always attracted a lot of attention.

The popularity continued until a month before the release, when a large-scale publicity campaign began.

Beijing International Cinema.

The first preview of "Inception" was held here.

Almost all the well-known film critics and media people from home and abroad were present.

Soon, the words "Director Li Yi's work" began to appear on the big screen, and now it has long been the most resounding golden sign in the film and television industry.

The first shot on screen is a fade-in shot: dawn, rough waves, and waves that wash a bearded man onto the sandy beach. He lies there.

A child's cry made him look up: a blond little boy crouched with his back to the audience, watching the tide swallow up the sand castle. A blond little girl accompanied him. The bearded man tried to call them, but they ran away and his face was not seen.

The man collapsed on the beach.

Suddenly, the barrel of a rifle was poked at the bearded man's back.

A Chinese security guard looked down at him and then shouted to his colleague who was leaning against a jeep on the shore.

Behind them was a cliff, and above the beach stood a Chinese-style manor.

The camera turned and gave a close-up of this huge garden-style manor. There is a huge gatehouse outside, and different scenic areas such as lakes, ponds, and streams inside, which reproduce the artistic conception of landscape poetry and landscape paintings and the reality of the natural environment in the garden, full of poetic and picturesque beauty. The entire garden building seems to float on the water, with trees reflecting flowers and flowers, pleasant in all seasons, affectionate everywhere, poetic in every aspect, implicit and tortuous, and endless aftertaste!
The foreign film critics and media people who came from afar were all amazed.

The camera zooms in again, showing a luxurious restaurant that combines classic and modern styles. There are security guards waiting, and a waiter reports to an elderly Chinese man sitting at the table.

His back is to the audience.

The waiter said in Chinese: "He is unconscious. But he keeps calling your name. And..."

Then he said to the security guard, "Bring it up quickly."

The security guard said: "This is all he has on him."

He put a pistol on the table. The Chinese old man continued to eat. The dishes on the table were not so luxurious, but very exquisite.

Security guard: “…and this.”

The security guard placed a small tin-lead top next to the gun. The old man stopped eating and picked up the small top.

The old man said, "Bring him here, and bring some food!"

The scene changes, still in the restaurant, the old man watches the bearded man wolfing down his food.

The old man gave it a push, and the pistol slid along the tabletop toward him.

He said in English, "Are you here to kill me?"

The bearded man looked up at him, then back at the food.

The old man picked up the spinning top between his thumb and forefinger.

The old man continued, “I know what this is.”

He spun it on the table - it spun gracefully on the shining ebony
The camera is focused on the spinning top, and it keeps spinning!

The old man said, "I saw one before. Many, many years ago."

The old man stared at the spinning top, looking a little dazed.

"It belongs to a person whom I met in a dream, a dream I vaguely remember..."

The camera once again moves closer to the top of the gracefully spinning top...

The old man continued: "He is a man with crazy ideas!"

He stared, lost in memories.

Cobb's voiceover sounds: "What is the most resilient parasite?"

The scene changes again, and the voiceover is Cobb saying: "35 years old, handsome, well-dressed. Young Chinese man, named Li Teng!"

Eat while listening.

Cobb: "Bacteria? Viruses?"

Cobb gestured to the rich dinner with his glass.

Cobb added: "Intestinal parasites?"

Li Teng's fork stopped in mid-air. Cobb smiled, and another man appeared at the table.
His name was Arthur, and he interrupted to get the conversation going.

Arthur said, "What Mr. Cobb is trying to say is..."

Cobb replied: "An idea."

Li Teng looked at Cobb, full of curiosity.

Cobb continued: "It's very persistent and very contagious. Once a thought takes over the mind, it's almost impossible to eradicate it. People can cover it up, ignore it, but it's there."

Li Teng was a little confused: "But it will definitely be forgotten...?"

Cobb shook his head. "Information, that's right. But an idea? A fully formed, thoroughly understood idea? It will persist, take root here, somewhere in here."

As he spoke he tapped his forehead, obviously referring to his head!
Li Teng asked: "So that people like you can steal it?"

Arthur nodded and continued, "Yes. In the dream state, your conscious defenses are weakened and your thoughts can be easily stolen. This is called 'dream stealing'."

Cobb smiled and said, "By the way, Mr. Li Teng, we can train your subconscious mind to defend against the most skilled dream stealers."

Li Teng was curious: "How can you do this?"

Cobb was confident and confident: "Because I am the most skilled dream stealer, I know how to search your mind and find your secrets. I know these tricks, and I can teach you these tricks. Even if you are asleep, your defense will not be lowered."

Cobb leaned forward and met Li Teng's gaze directly.

Cobb continued, "If you want my help, you must be completely open with me. I need to understand your mind in my own way, better than your wife, better than your personal doctor, better than anyone else."

He pointed around: "Suppose this is in your dream, and you have a safe with deep secrets. I need to know what is hidden in that safe. In order to work effectively, you must treat me as your own."

Li Teng smiled at this and stood up. A bodyguard opened the double doors and led him to a luxurious party.

Li Teng smiled and said, "Gentlemen, enjoy your evening. I will consider your suggestions."

They watched Li Teng leave. Arthur turned to Cobb, looking anxious—

Arthur was a little nervous: "He found out."

Cobb motioned for silence, and a vibration began. They held their glasses steady, and Cobb stared at his watch - his stopwatch was frozen.

"What's going on up there?" Arthur asked.

The scene changes again, and Cobb is asleep in a chair at the end of the steam room. The chair is placed on the cabinet, and the ends of the legs are flush with the edge of the tub.

A sweaty man, about 40 years old, looked at Cobb in the distance. His name was Nash. The roar caused by the explosion in the distance penetrated the whole room. Nash walked to the window, opened a corner of the curtain, and saw outside: the city was in a state of chaos - the streets were full of rioters - beating, smashing, and burning.

Nash checked Cobb's left wrist: on his watch, there were two yellow thin tubes taped together. Nash looked at Cobb's watch - the second hand was abnormally slow.

Nash followed the tube and saw a silver box at Arthur's feet: Arthur was asleep in an armchair, and the tube was connected to the box and Arthur's wrist.

Nash followed the other tubes connected to the box, which passed under the door and led to the bedroom. Through the crack in the door, Nash saw Li Teng sleeping on a bed with the tubes connected to his wrists.

Boom! An explosion sounded!

But the next moment, the scene switched again. Nash fell asleep on the bullet train. The train bumped on an uneven track and Nash's head hit the window glass. A Chinese man named Chen Tian looked at Nash nervously. He checked Nash's wrist: two yellow tubes connected Nash and the other people on the train.

Three men are connected together: Cobb, Arthur and Li Teng.

Chen Tian checked his watch: the second hand accurately recorded the flow of real time. Another train whizzed past from the opposite direction - Chen Tian's eyes moved to Nash's sleeping face - Nash's expression was a little spasmodic as the train moved.

The scene returns to the bathroom and explodes again - Nash checks on the sleeping Cobb.

Then the scene returned to the manor, and a slight tremor spread throughout the manor. Cobb and Arthur leaned against the wooden guardrail to steady themselves. A few tiles and some porcelain stone dust fell down, and below them, a black sea was roaring. Other guests were winding up the huge, rugged and overlapping staircase.

Arthur: "Li Teng has figured it out. He is playing a trick on us."

Cobb: "I can get it here. It's in the safe - he looked over there when I mentioned the secret just now."

Arthur nodded. Then, over Cobb's shoulder, he saw a man.

Arthur looked surprised: "What is she doing here, Cobb?"

Cobb turned around and saw a beautiful woman, elegantly dressed, looking into the depths of the sea. Her name was Mal. Cobb stared at her.

Cobb said to him, "Go back to your room first, I'll take care of the rest."

Arthur said matter-of-factly, "Of course you take care of it. We have work to do here."

Arthur brushed past Mal, shaking his head. She approached Cobb, and the wind blew her hair up as they looked at the cliffs below.

Mal asked, "If I jump, will I still be alive?"

(End of this chapter)