Liu Wei swore that this was definitely the most spectacular and magical scene he had ever seen in his life. Even though he had been a director for so many years and experienced so many special effects blockbusters, he had never seen such a sci-fi and spectacular scene.
He was far away in Jin Ling City. He was lying in the laboratory of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study. His consciousness was wandering in the virtual reality world built by the Star Voyage One quantum computer hundreds of kilometers away.
He stood in the blue space. Faint silver lines crisscrossed in front of him, like auxiliary space lines. The entire area he was in was divided into countless small pieces.
At this moment, a figure formed from light and numbers appeared beside him.
Lu Zhou glanced at him and spoke with a smile.
"You can't feel the functions of this system just by standing still."
After hearing this reminder, Liu Wei came back to his senses and made a slightly apologetic smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, just standing here … I'm so shocked that I can't even speak."
"Do you feel better now?"
"Much better."
Liu Wei calmed himself down and took a deep breath. He then followed the instructions of the program and turned over his right wrist. He looked at the operation interface that appeared in front of his wrist. He moved his five fingers and selected the modeling tool icon.
The second his index finger touched the icon, pale white light particles began to gather toward him. Like grains of sand that had lost their gravity, they floated in front of him.
He felt a sense of absolute dominance over the virtual world. He began to try to imagine the scene he had seen in a certain sci-fi blockbuster. He began to dig out his memory.
As his consciousness continued to go deeper into the memory, the white light particles floating in front of him began to change shape and color. They gradually took shape in front of him and finally turned into a majestic space fortress. Even though it looked a bit abstract.
"This is incredible."
Liu Wei looked at the space fortress in front of him. His face was full of excitement.
Right now, he was like a child standing on the beach, looking at the sand fortress he built with a sense of accomplishment.
Although this 3D image was still a little abstract and many details had not been polished, considering that it was his first time using this tool and that he was able to achieve this in less than ten minutes, it could be said to be quite amazing.
Lu Zhou walked next to Director Liu. He glanced at the Battlestar in front of him and extended his right hand. Soon, the particles of light began to transform under his control. On the side of the abstract space fortress, a cantilever similar to the counterweight of an airplane was "installed".
Lu Zhou noticed the surprised look from the side. He retracted his right hand, turned his wrist over, opened the control interface, and turned off his modeling tool.
"The real strength of this system is that it allows many people to collaborate at the same time, integrating the creativity of many people into the same work. It was originally prepared for scientific research, but our system engineers found that it was also quite useful in other fields, so we designed many different versions of it. For example, the version you're using now is an enterprise version that we developed to meet the needs of movies and video production. "
After a pause, Lu Zhou looked at the simple space fortress model in front of him and spoke.
"In fact, we recommend that the construction of the model be handed over to professionals. After all, there may be as many as tens of thousands of models in a movie scene. This is not a job that can be completed by one person alone."
Liu Wei looked at the extremely simple space fortress he made. He couldn't help but feel ashamed.
"You're right … It seems that my imagination is not rich enough."
"This has nothing to do with imagination. It just takes a lot of time to sculpt its details. After all, the operation logic of the human brain is not the same as that of a computer. When our brains process images, we fully utilize the ability of our imagination, which is to use fuzzy methods to ignore the unimportant details. But a computer is different. We have to constantly repeat this process until it can understand the image we want to present, and what exactly it looks like. "
After a pause, Lu Zhou continued.
"Currently, we are working with helmet manufacturers such as Huawei and Xiaomi to promote our users to take the initiative to participate in this huge project, modeling landmarks and special objects. Based on the popularity and rating of the votes, some of the models will be included in the database, and rewards will be given in the form of points, cash, or gifts.
"In addition, there are some models classified in the fantasy category. We also give users the freedom to fully explore the phenomenal space and open up the right to create custom entries for users. Under the premise of complying with local laws and regulations, users can choose whether or not to share it with the community.
"Through the data processing ability of quantum computers, we will continue to improve our virtual world through community cooperation, and finally create an artificial paradise that is not inferior to the real world."
"This idea is amazing!" Liu Wei couldn't help but exclaim when he heard the blueprint described by Lu Zhou.
As a literary and artistic worker, no one knew better than him what it meant if all this could be achieved.
It meant that creativity, which originally restricted imagination, would no longer be a problem. All people's fantasies and imagination would be completely liberated.
Everyone would have the opportunity to become an artist and show others the world in their mind.
Relying on these models, it wouldn't be a problem to recreate Beijing or New York in the virtual world …
The demonstration of the development tools was over.
The light blue light particles faded from the surroundings. Liu Wei took off his helmet and returned to the real world.
Originally, he still had doubts about Lu Zhou's claim that the entire celebration program could be completed in half a month, but now, he had no doubt in his heart.
Forget about half a month.
As long as he had a group of professional modelers to help him weave the dream in his heart into reality, even if it was only a week, he was confident that he could create a world!
Not to mention, after the Bird's Nest site model was scanned into the database, even if the holographic projection system wasn't installed yet, he could use this powerful development tool to complete the planning of the celebration program.
His time wasn't just two months, but five months.
There was only one thing that he was glad about, and that was that NTT Group had delayed them and did not immediately agree to the contract.
If they signed the contract, they would have to pay liquidated damages …
"How do you feel?"
Liu Wei looked at Lu Zhou, who was walking toward him. He looked at the helmet on his knees and spoke in an emotional tone.
"It's an eye-opener. I can't describe the shock in my heart. I didn't expect that one day I would be able to shoot a movie with such a magical tool … I believe that when this set of equipment is popularized, forget about subverting the entire film industry, I'm afraid that even the future way of life will be completely changed because of it."
"Let's leave that for later." Lu Zhou smiled faintly and continued, "This process won't be that fast. It will take time for the technology to mature. However, I believe that with so many talented people participating, this process won't be too slow. "
A smile of agreement appeared on Liu Wei's face.
He suddenly remembered something, so he said, "Speaking of which, Academician Lu, I always had an idea, I don't know if you … are interested."
As soon as Lu Zhou heard what he had in mind, he immediately spoke.
"If it's too troublesome, then forget it."
Liu Wei quickly said, "It's not troublesome at all. I'm sure that this is definitely a very meaningful thing for society and for you!"
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "Actually, I don't care if it's meaningful or not … Tell me about it."
Liu Wei smiled awkwardly and said, "I talked to a screenwriter I know some time ago. We plan to make a movie that reflects the spirit of our country's contemporary scientific researchers who dare to innovate, work hard, and strive to be the first in the world. We discussed it and agreed that if we want to reflect the characteristics of the times and be able to resonate with young people, it is best to choose young scholars. "
What do you mean?
You want me to make a movie?
When Lu Zhou heard this, he suddenly had a headache.
He raised his hand and said, "Stop, I'm not interested in being an actor."
Although he had no doubt about his acting skills and appearance, making a movie was a waste of time. It took at least a year for a movie to be released. Even for small productions, the cycle was rarely less than half a year.
Lu Zhou didn't know what he could do with that amount of time.
When Liu Wei heard that Lu Zhou seemed to have misunderstood him, he quickly explained, "We're not asking you to be an actor. We want to use your deeds to make a documentary film. The specific story will start from when you returned from overseas and end with the nuclear fusion ignition. We might add some artistic plots … Of course, we will definitely ask for your permission. "
So you're shooting a documentary with me as the background.
That's embarrassing …
When Lu Zhou heard this well-known director's explanation, he smiled and said, "I see, why didn't you say so earlier? Alright, if you think my story is worth filming, you can film it according to your wishes. I don't particularly care about it. As for the casting, I hope you can consider my opinion. "
He didn't really care about anything else.
The only thing he was worried about was that the character he chose wouldn't be able to highlight his handsomeness. Even though this wasn't important for a scholar and a documentary director, it wouldn't be good for him to be labeled as a historical nihilist.
Liu Wei was ecstatic as he said, "Don't worry about this, as long as you agree to let us film, I can guarantee that every character will satisfy you!"
"There's no need for that." Lu Zhou quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't have that much time to choose actors for you. I'll just pick the main character, you guys can do whatever you want with the other roles."
"Um, about the casting of the main character, do you have any hard and fast standards or suggestions? Just give us a rough suggestion so we can refer to it during the preliminary selection. This will save you some time. For example, education, personality, etc … "
"Um … Actually, I don't have any ideas."
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and spoke.
"Anyway, just choose according to the standards of idol dramas."
Liu Wei: "…?"
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