The next morning, Chen Feng and Zhong Lei got up and ate at the rooftop restaurant of the hotel.
Zhong Lei's hands unconsciously fiddled with the whole-wheat slices, and her eyes stared at Chen Feng with curiosity, "It is said that Katie is the goddess in the eyes of many music fans in China, don't you know her?"
"We know each other."
"Then we are going to meet a real person today. Why don't you look excited at all?"
"Why should you be excited? We were invited by each other to cooperate. We are all equal. Moreover, I am very sure that the person in front of me is worse than Katie and will have higher achievements in the future. I can see you every day, why should I Are you settling for the next best thing and expecting someone who is inferior to you?"
Zhong Lei was silent for a long time.
"I don't know if I should call you arrogant, or if I should say you think too highly of me, or maybe you have become more glib and good at sweet talk."
Chen Feng pointed at his face, "Do I look glib?"
"It's not like that."
"Isn't this right? I am seeking truth from facts."
Zhong Lei: "I feel like you've become crazy since you came here."
Chen Feng put down his spoon and said, "This Western food is really unpalatable."
He smiled and said, "The environment creates people. People here like to greet crazy people. In their eyes, arrogance of capable people is not called arrogant, but called cool. We are both cool. So there is no need for us to accept it."
Zhong Lei didn't know at this time that this was just the beginning.
After attending the tasting party in the afternoon and being shown off by Neil Brokamp, who madly promoted "Chaos Space" for a long time, she realized that Chen Feng's arrogance was boundless.
Director Neil is also a madman and very conceited. While bragging about himself, he also did not forget to express his disdain for Chinese science fiction.
In Neil's view, Chinese filmmakers lack both imagination and rigorous scientific literacy. Except for a few films that are not satisfactory, most Chinese science fiction films are unsightly and should be put into garbage recycling trucks and destroyed.
Neil also believed that his invitation to Chen Feng to cooperate this time provided Chen Feng with an excellent opportunity. It was impossible for China to produce a science fiction movie that was qualified to have "Bad in Fire" and "Self-Burning" as the theme songs.
Neil thinks that Chen Feng should thank him because he gave the two of them a real stage to display their talents.
Although Zhong Lei felt in her heart that what the other party was telling was the truth, the words really didn't sit well with her. Chen Feng was more straightforward, with a face full of impatience, and there were signs of being on the verge of an explosion at any time.
At that time, Katie Swift was also expressing her opinions, and seemed to want to have complete control over the lyrics adaptation, asking Zhong Lei and Chen Feng to help her.
Not only that, Katie also wanted to completely change the original meaning of the lyrics and write in her own understanding of the universe and future technology.
This is her creative concept. She wants to personally give soul to the songs she wants to sing.
Then Chen Feng exploded.
I made harsh words on the spot. China must take the lead in adapting the lyrics. Otherwise, even if I give you the right to adapt, I will not admit that this song has anything to do with us when I go back.
Of course I won't sue you, you are using it legally, but I will never admit that I have any cooperation with the English version.
To put it simply, he is too shy to be in the company of his peers, which makes the English version of "Self-Burning" unorthodox.
After saying that, Chen Feng took Zhong Lei and left, leaving Neil and others looking at each other.
None of them knew what they had done wrong.
But obviously we cannot let the situation deteriorate like this, then the box office of this film in mainland China will most likely be negatively affected.
Then a Chinese actor on the production team understood the nature of the problem.
he said.
"This is probably due to cultural differences. In Mr. Chen's understanding, our self-confidence may be arrogance."
This summary is quite accurate.
After walking far away, it was Zhong Lei, who usually had a bad temper, who was trying to persuade Chen Feng.
She also couldn't understand why Chen Feng was so angry.
"Don't be like this, you have trouble with money. We are all new here, so you should try to be more restrained."
Chen Feng took a deep breath, "It's very difficult for me to restrain myself."
Only he himself knows why.
He has experienced several wars, and even experienced the feeling of his body being torn into countless pieces on the front line.
When I see others using such childish narratives to describe future wars, the entire article is filled with meaningless personal heroism, describing the rulers of the future world as if they were wise children, with a worldview that is so pale and rigid that it defies logic, and yet they speak so wildly without any self-awareness.
, when he wildly unleashed his sense of superiority, his mentality almost collapsed.
"Too superficial, too ignorant, too short-sighted, and too absurd. Does he have the right to laugh at our naivety?"
Zhong Lei said: "Maybe he didn't mean it?"
"Isn't that even more irritating? It means that he sees it that way deep down."
Chen Feng gasped and tried to calm down his mood.
Zhong Lei looked at him for a long time, and after he slowly calmed down, she said: "You were not an easily excited person before. You had something on your mind."
"Um."
Chen Feng leaned against the wall, and the plot of "Chaotic Space" reappeared in his mind.
Although the title of this new film is in the same vein as "Elysium", the stories of the two films are not related.
"Chaotic Space" tells the story of the war between earthlings and aliens that took place three to four hundred years later.
Well, by that time humans had already mastered wormhole technology and controlled dozens of star systems near the solar system.
funny.
The human population has also exceeded 500 billion.
Keep up the fun.
But all human beings are under the control of an alien representative and belong to a vassal civilization.
This alien looks exactly like a human, except that his ears are pointier, his hair is like tentacles, and his hands and feet are longer.
The wormhole technology that humans have mastered was given to them for nothing.
Even more ridiculous.
What's even more ridiculous is that this alien is also debauched and a tyrant.
Chen Feng felt it was really annoying.
This alien's management method is very simple and crude, that is, there is no management, only taxes.
Therefore, the entire structure of human civilization is very chaotic, with gangs and companies divided, just like the era of lords in the European Middle Ages.
Then the male protagonist rises from the common people and chats with his childhood sweetheart. In the future, I will give everyone freedom, "i prise."
There are many jokes in European and American movies, one of which is that if the male protagonist promises something at the beginning, he will definitely deliver it.
This male protagonist really cheated all the way, convincing the top brass to betray him with just a few words, and rushed in with a pretend energy weapon, but it was actually Gatling's weapon.
The final boss, the alien, actually held a long sword and fought with the hero in the base with bayonets!
The male protagonist even won!
The civilization behind the aliens was actually frightened after seeing the amazing fighting ability of the male protagonist, and recognized the equal status of earthlings.
Chen Feng was so spicy that he choked.
If fighting against the invaders is as easy as it appears in your movie, then what will humanity’s efforts in the next thousand years mean?
What is the purpose of the sacrifice of so many people?
Also, this alien civilization that claims to be able to dominate the Milky Way is so retarded!
What a weird setting to be debauched and immoral!
What's the difference between aliens and humans hehehe and humans and sheep hehehe?
This is the source of his anger.
Chen Feng took a deep breath and spoke quietly.
His voice sounded a little distant, and his mood was very bleak.
“Before the human mind takes wings and truly leaves the earth and sets foot in space, if human beings encounter a war across civilizations and star systems, it will never be a war in which individual heroism can solve the problem alone.
"
"Just like humans decide to destroy the nest of ants, who would squat down and crush the ants one by one with their fingers?"
"No, it will only ignite a fire and roast the entire land where the ant nest is located for three days and three nights. Not only will this not destroy the soil, but the embers of the fire will turn this place into fertile soil."
"Or you can pull a water pipe and water the land thoroughly."
"Every human move is the end of the world for ants, but it is effortless for them."
"So whether it's "District 9" or "Independence Day" in the past, or "Edge of Tomorrow," "Pacific Rim," "Starship Troopers" and so on...it's all very childish."
"Okay, I'm not afraid of you scolding me. I think Star Wars is particularly childish."
"Laser sword biubiubiu, my source power exploded biubiubiu," Chen Feng pretended to wave the sword and shook his shoulders, "They don't understand anything at all."
"This is a completely unequal disaster. The people on earth don't even know who the enemy is, and it can end in an instant. It is not a war at all."
"Think about it for a moment. Can ants understand how humans caused the 'world-destroying flood'? Well, can ants understand a water pipe and a self-priming drainage pump, and know how to disconnect the power of the drainage pump?
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"This movie is too absurd and funny, and I personally can't accept it emotionally. If Neil was more low-key, I might be able to tolerate his ignorance, but he is still so arrogant, so I got angry."
After listening to what he said, Zhong Lei still didn't understand his anger, but she chose to understand.
Zhong Lei began to try to empathize with Chen Feng's emotions and asked: "But movies are shot this way now, otherwise the male and female protagonists are not eye-catching enough and the audience cannot relate to them, and there will be no box office."
"So I agreed to cooperate at the beginning, and I didn't intend to find fault. It's just that Neil stepped on my pain point and lost control of my mood a little. I will talk to them when I go back later."
Zhong Lei was a little relieved and asked again, "If humans can set foot in space, or even travel across the galaxy, what if there will be a war by then?"
Chen Feng was shocked, and he couldn't help but fantasize about that scene in his mind.
He also thought about the history of human beings fighting against wild beasts, natural disasters, diseases and other disasters since ancient times.
He recalled Ding Hu's last words before he was killed in battle, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
"It must have been an era of magnificent epics everywhere, with countless heroes using their flesh and blood to create racial legends. It's a pity that humans can no longer see it."
Zhong Lei shook her head, "It's just that we can't see it. You are too arbitrary."
"Okay. Let's go back."
Zhong Lei: "Wait, I suddenly thought of something. Going back to the topic of ants you just mentioned, what if a certain ant in the ant population mutates and is extremely toxic, and can kill an adult with just one bite? Even if it can't
If we save the ant clan, we at least have a chance to die together, right? If we kill them quickly enough, maybe a few of our ants can be left behind as the spark for the survival of civilization?"
Chen Feng was stunned.
"right!"
"So personal heroism is sometimes useful?"
"Whose side are you on?"
The two of them didn't chat here for too long.
It was Neil and Katie who took the initiative to come over first.
The other party reflected on their attitude, solemnly apologized to Chen Feng and Zhong Lei, expressed their willingness to respect their cultural concepts, and repeatedly emphasized that their previous words were not malicious.
Since the opponent gave him a step, Chen Feng took advantage of the opportunity and climbed down.
The cooperation was officially launched, and it was agreed that each would go back and advance the work at this time.
The Chinese side will come up with the first draft of the English version of the lyrics within two days, and we will meet for consultation the day after tomorrow, and polish and fine-tune the lyrics based on the lyrics provided by the Chinese side.
The two returned to the hotel, Zhong Lei began to rewrite the lyrics while biting her pen, while Chen Feng was bored and searching for other people's science fiction movies for fun.
