The Director's Road of Airflow

The email sent by Lu Ming really disappeared.He had to find another way.

Luo Xingguo is a professor of the Chemistry Department of T University. Grandpa Qiao Siyu was the vice president of T University before he retired. Lu Ming directly contacted Luo Xingguo himself through Grandpa Qiao Siyu.

Sitting in a cafe at the agreed time, Lu Ming could tell that the middle-aged man sitting across from him was not happy to attend the banquet, and he really couldn't save face and refuse the old leader's request.

Luo Xingguo was wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, a white shirt, and black trousers. He looked very serious and was not easy to get close to.

Lu Ming was also unambiguous, and directly explained the purpose of his visit, "Professor Luo, hello, I am Lu Ming, I sent you an email before, and today I mainly want to talk to you about your work "I am from a hundred years ago." The copyright issue of A Painting."

The black coffee ordered earlier was delivered by the waiter. Luo Xingguo just wanted to pick up the cup and take a sip. When he heard Lu Ming's words, his hands stopped in mid-air. After a few seconds, he retracted them, crossed his hands, and put them on the table. Leaning forward slightly, this is a slightly oppressive posture.

"Young man, I have guessed most of what you want to say. Before you, many people have already looked for me. Of course, you are more powerful, you have some contacts, and you found me through my old leader. I also checked From your resume, I know that you are a relatively capable new director. I don’t want to sell the film and television copyright of my work. It’s not your problem, it’s my problem. I don’t want to see the world I wrote be moved. On screen, I feel like it would destroy its integrity in my heart. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't accept your request."

Before Lu Ming came here, he guessed that it would not be smooth to directly discuss copyright issues, but he prepared otherwise, "Professor Luo, I have been subscribing to "Science Fiction World" magazine, and I have been seeing you publish short and medium science fiction novels on it. When I met you, I dug out the magazines I subscribed to at that time, and I found that you said that there are two things you must do in life that are related to art. One is to write a novel, which you have already done, and the other is to produce A cartoon of my own, this dream has not been fulfilled, has it?"

Seeing that Lu Ming was not obsessed with talking about copyright, Luo Xingguo was also willing to chat with him about other things, and his attitude relaxed a lot, "Yes, this is my childhood dream. The cartoons I played on TV when I was young were There are very few, but I like animation very much. My initial knowledge of chemistry also came from a popular science animation. This can be regarded as a small goal of mine. It has been put on hold for so many years because of being busy. Wait for me After the novels in this series are finished, I plan to stop and spend some time studying how to make animations.”

Lu Ming didn't intend to adopt a psychological strategy to help Professor Luo realize his dream and make him feel embarrassed not to sell the copyright to himself. He just felt that he could really provide some help, "Professor Luo, animation short film production is still closely related to my major. , I understand that you also have a bit of hand-painting skills, so it may be much easier to make an animated short film with computer software than you think. I can share some tutorials and tips with you. What do you think? This is a kind of friendly interaction , has nothing to do with copyright, so don't be nervous."

Luo Xingguo saw that the young man in front of him was quite reliable, and after all, he found him through the old principal, so he agreed.

Lu Ming has obtained an auditor pass for T University, which allows him to enter and leave the campus freely. He will go to the office building of the Chemistry Department of T University every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon to find Professor Luo.The basic components of animation include: storyline, music sound effects and visual graphics.

Luo Xingguo had already conceived the plot, and Lu Ming wrote him a tutorial on how to draw a simple shot script to help him draw the script; visual graphics are the most complicated, and he is popularizing key frames, original paintings, and in-between paintings to Professor Luo. After waiting for some important basic concepts, Lu Ming introduced some computer software to him.Luo Xingguo was already very good at playing with computers, and it was not difficult for him to get started with [-]D drawing software.The animation production process is progressing very smoothly.

The animation production was completed in just over a month. After completing the animation, Luo Xingguo happily posted a Weibo.

[Finally successfully made my own animated short film, but I have settled a worry, thank you @霍明 for helping me during the process! 】

Some netizens under this Weibo quickly responded——

[This is Mr. Luo's first time directing Aite, is there any news about the adaptation of the work?Mr. Luo let go, is there a work going to be put on the big screen? 】

[Probably not.I feel that Professor Luo is particularly disgusted with the film and television adaptation of novels, and it doesn't seem like he will sell copyrights. I just want to thank Lu Ming for his help.But having said that, this is some kind of weird personal relationship, it feels like breaking the dimensional wall. 】

[The two chefs are ecstatic!If there is a follow-up cooperation, I will definitely support it. It doesn’t matter if there is no follow-up cooperation, it’s all good! 】

Lu Ming also immediately congratulated Professor Luo for getting what he wanted.

A week later, Luo Xingguo took the initiative to ask Lu Ming out for a meeting. He explained his thoughts frankly: "Xiao Lu, I had my own reasons for refusing to sell the copyright. If the film and television effect is good, then Of course I am very happy, and I also hope to see the sci-fi world I describe in a concrete way. But I have talked with several filmmakers who came to me to discuss copyright, and I think their ideas are inexplicable, according to their way of thinking , it must be a bad sci-fi movie. I am afraid that the adaptation will ruin my reputation, so I have been reluctant to sell the copyright. In the process of communicating with you, I think you are still a young man with a lot of ideas, so I will find you again today , I want to know more about your thoughts on sci-fi movie shooting, and then make a decision.”

"I once talked about Chinese sci-fi movies with a director who is said to be very high in the industry. He told me that Chinese sci-fi movies are not good, mainly because our traditional culture emphasizes moderation, which is different from the personal heroes of Western sci-fi movies who save the world. The doctrine is incompatible, the audience does not accept such a concept, there is no market, and no one bothers to study it, so naturally no good sci-fi blockbuster can be made.”

Lu Ming also heard this kind of statement at the film exchange forum before, and he has always been very skeptical about it, "The emergence of the concept of science fiction is closely related to the process of industrialization. The emergence of science fiction works in our country is only because we have entered industrialization. The time of the era is later than that of the West. When it comes to creating Chinese science fiction films, I think of adding some cultural elements of Lao Zhuang’s thinking in it. This is not science fiction, but fantasy, isn’t it? Why can only Chinese elements be mentioned? Thinking of dragon dances and Chinese knots? These are the classic elements of Chinatown, right? Our country’s heavy industry has also made major breakthroughs in modern times, aren’t these also Chinese elements?”

After hearing Lu Ming's words, Luo Xingguo couldn't help laughing, "You are straightforward. Young people are like this. I gave a lecture in school once, and all the students who participated thought the same way. Some directors , Screenwriters are out of touch with reality, and always take for granted some ready-made Western film theories to demonstrate why the Chinese film industry is not working. Practitioners themselves have no confidence in their own industry, so how can the film industry get up?"

"They are obsessed with a dualistic view of China and the West. It is obviously a problem with the process of industrialization, not cultural tradition." Lu Ming added bluntly.

He thinks some film industry peers have a ridiculous understanding of sci-fi movies.There are many directors and screenwriters who are famous, but it is difficult to live up to it. They have been separated from real life for a long time, and they have been living in imagination, pursuing their own artistic dreams. But what is the difference between film art that is divorced from reality and a castle in the air?Lu Ming dare not assert that all art forms need to establish a certain connection with reality, but there is no doubt that movies are needed, especially commercial movies.

After listening to Lu Ming's words, Luo Xingguo finally made up his mind, "See when you are free recently, let's sign the contract."

"what?"

"I said, I agree to give you the copyright, so make a good film."

On September 2027, 9, the first day of Lu Ming's 17-year-old life, he spent it at the opening scene of the movie.On the same day, the official lineup of the movie "Mother Star" was announced, directed by Lu Ming and acting as the screenwriter, joined by actress Jin Can, and the male lead was starred by newcomer Jiang Yuanqing. A painting".

Momentarily detonated public opinion on the Internet.

[God, I read it right, right?Luo Da is selling the copyright? 】

【It's actually Lu Ming? !It's over, it's over, the original work is going to be destroyed, Lu Ming has been shooting literary films since his debut, right?There is a wall between literary films and commercial films, and science fiction films are even walled in other commercial films.That's it, another bad movie is scheduled. 】

[I'm really speechless, "Lu Ming" and "Science Fiction" are connected together, I can only think of the bad movie "Space Walk" a long time ago, so bad that I can't complain.Can he really do it?Don't close the door of Chinese science fiction movies that has just opened a little bit.I was really scared. 】

[Ai Cao supports every decision of Lu Ming, happy cooperation, looking forward to the new movie. 】

Lu Ming had long expected that when the news came out, most passers-by would be skeptical, full of doubts about whether he could make a good sci-fi blockbuster.

It doesn't matter.The audience's doubts are normal, and the final evaluation depends on the answer sheet he handed over.

He doesn't have to care about the audience's attitude at the moment, he just needs to do his best to make this movie well.

The author has something to say: the pace will be accelerated next, and the plot of the copywriting will also be fast.