The next morning, Chen Feng and Zhong Lei got up and ate at the restaurant on the top floor of the hotel.

Zhong Lei's hand unconsciously played with the whole wheat slices, and her eyes stared at Chen Feng with a little curiosity, "It is said that Katie is the goddess in the minds of many music fans in China, don't you know it?" ”

"Yes."

"Then you're going to meet a real person today, why don't you seem excited at all?"

"Why get excited? We were invited by the other party to cooperate, and we are all equal. And I'm sure that the person in front of me is better than Katie and will be even more successful in the future. I can see you every day, why should I retreat to the next best thing and expect someone who is not as good as you? ”

Zhong Lei was dumbfounded for a long time.

"I don't know if I should call you arrogant, or if you think too highly of me, or maybe you're becoming more flamboyant and good at sweet talk."

Chen Feng pointed to his face, "Do I look like a flim tongue?" ”

"Not really."

"That's right, I'm seeking truth from facts."

Zhong Lei: "I feel like you've become crazy since you came here. ”

Chen Feng put down the spoon, "This Western food is really unpalatable." ”

He smiled, "The environment makes people, and people here like to say hello to madmen." In their eyes, the arrogance of capable people is not called arrogance, but cool. We're both pretty cool. So we don't have to keep it. ”

Zhong Lei didn't know at this time, this was just the beginning.

It wasn't until she attended the tasting in the afternoon that she was flaunted by Neil Brockamp and frantically trumpeted "Chaotic Space" for a long time, that she realized that Chen Feng's arrogance was simply boundless.

Director Neil is also a madman, very conceited, and while boasting about himself, he has not forgotten to express his contempt for Chinese science fiction.

In Neil's view, Chinese filmmakers lack both imagination and scientific rigor, and with the exception of a few films that are not as good as they should be, most Chinese sci-fi films are unsightly and should be put in garbage trucks for destruction.

Neil also believes that his invitation to Chen Feng this time is to provide Chen Feng with an excellent opportunity, and it is impossible for China to make a science fiction movie that is qualified to use "Bath in Fire" and "Self Burning" as the theme song.

Neil thinks Chen Feng should be grateful to him because he has brought a real stage for the two to display their talents.

Although Zhong Lei felt in her heart that what the other party was telling was the truth, but what she said was really unpleasant, Chen Feng was more straightforward, his face was full of impatience, and there was a sign that he was on the verge of breaking out at any time.

At that time, Katie Swift was also expressing her opinions, and it seemed that she wanted to get the complete dominance of the lyrics adaptation, and let Zhong Lei and Chen Feng give her a hand.

Not only that, but Katie also wanted to completely change the original meaning of the lyrics, and write her own understanding of the universe and future technology.

This is her creative philosophy, and she wants to give soul to the song she wants to sing.

Then Chen Feng blew up.

Putting aside the cruel words on the spot, the Chinese side must lead the lyrics adaptation, 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 that you are using it legally, but I will never admit that I have any cooperation with the English version.

To put it simply, it is ashamed to be with your peers, which makes the English version of "Self Burning" unorthodox.

After speaking, Chen Feng pulled Zhong Lei away, leaving Neil and the others to look at each other.

None of them knew what they were doing wrong.

Obviously, the situation cannot be allowed to deteriorate like this, and the box office of this film in the mainland will most likely be negatively affected.

Later, a Chinese actor in the production team understood the essence of the problem.

He said.

"It's about a cultural difference, and our self-confidence may be arrogant in Mr. Chen's understanding."

That's a good summary.

After walking away, it was Zhong Lei, who was usually short-tempered, who was persuading Chen Feng.

She couldn't understand why Chen Feng was so angry.

"Don't be like this, you can't get along with money. We're all new to the city, so try to be a little more restrained. ”

Chen Feng took a deep breath, "I want to restrain myself, it's very difficult. ”

Only he himself knows why.

He had been to several wars, even on the front lines, and had experienced what it was like for his body to be torn into countless pieces.

When he saw others use such a childish narrative to tell about the future war, the whole article is full of senseless personal heroism, describing the ruler of the future world as a wise child, and the worldview is so pale and blunt that it defies logic, but he has no self-knowledge to make wild remarks, and frantically release his sense of conceptual superiority, his mentality is almost collapsed.

"Too superficial, too ignorant, too short-sighted, too absurd. He is also qualified to laugh at our childishness? ”

Zhong Lei said: "He probably didn't mean it? ”

"Isn't that more annoying? It shows that he sees it this way in his bones. ”

Chen Feng gasped for breath, trying to calm his mood.

Zhong Lei looked at him for a long time, and waited for him to slowly calm down before saying, "You weren't a person who was easily excited before, you had something on your mind. ”

"Hmm."

Chen Feng leaned his back against the wall, and the plot of "Chaotic Space" came to his mind.

Although the title of this new work is in the same vein as "Elysium", the stories of the two films are not related.

"Chaotic Space" is about the war between earthlings and aliens that takes place three or four hundred years later.

Well, by that time, humans had mastered wormhole technology and controlled dozens of star systems near the solar system.

Comical.

The population of all mankind has also exceeded 500 billion.

Keep going funny.

But all human beings are under the control of an alien representative and belong to a vassal civilization.

The alien looks exactly like a human, except that the ears are pointed, the hair is tentacles, and the hands and feet are longer.

The wormhole technology mastered by human beings is a free gift.

It's even funnier.

What's even more nonsense is that this alien is still absurd and unscrupulous, and he is a tyrant alive.

Chen Feng felt spicy.

The management method of this alien is very simple and crude, that is, it does not manage, only collects taxes.

Therefore, the structure of the entire human civilization is very chaotic, with gangs and corporations divided, just like the era of lords in the European Middle Ages.

Then the male protagonist rises from the commoners and chats with his childhood sweetheart, and in the future I will give everyone freedom, "I promise."

There are many stalks in European and American movies, one of which is that if the male protagonist promises something at the beginning, he will definitely be able to do it.

The actor really went all the way, and in a few words he persuaded the high-level people to commit a traitor, and one person carried a pretending energy weapon, but in fact, Gatling's weapon rushed in.

The final boss, that is, the alien, actually took a long sword and the hero to fight bayonets in the base!

The actor also won the cut!

The civilization behind the aliens was actually frightened by the amazing fighting ability of the male protagonist and recognized the equal status of earthlings.

Chen Feng was really choked with spicy.

If fighting invaders is as easy as you might say in your movie, what is humanity's struggle for the next thousand years?

What is the purpose of so many sacrifices?

Also, this alien civilization that claims to dominate the galaxy is too retarded!

What a strange setting is absurdity!

What is the difference between aliens and people, and people and sheep?

That's the source of his anger.

Chen Feng took a deep breath and opened his mouth quietly.

His voice sounded a little distant, and his mood was very gloomy.

"Before the human mind takes wings and actually leaves the earth and sets foot in space, if humanity encounters a war at the level of civilization and galaxy, it will never be a war that can solve the problem alone."

"It's like humans decide to destroy an ant's nest, who would crouch down and pinch the ants to death one by one with their fingers?"

"No, just light a fire and roast the whole land where the anthill is located for three days and three nights, not only will it not destroy the soil, but the embers of the flame will turn this place into a fertile soil."

"Or bring in a water hose and water the field thoroughly."

"Every move of man is the end of the world for the ants, but it is not for the self at all."

"So whether it's District 9 or Independence Day, or Edge of Tomorrow, Pacific Rim, Starship Troopers, and so on...... It's all naïve. ”

"Well, I'm not afraid of your scolding, I think Star Wars is especially naïve."

"Laser sword BiuBiuBiu, my source power exploded BiuBiuBiu," Chen Feng shook and shrugged his shoulders as if he was wielding a sword, "They don't understand anything at all. ”

"This is a completely unequal disaster, and the earthlings can end in an instant without even knowing what the enemy is, and it is not a war at all."

"Think about it. Can ants understand how humans set off the 'flood of extinction'? Well, a water pipe, a self-priming drain pump, can ants understand it, do they know how to disconnect the electricity from the drain pump? ”

"This movie is so absurd and funny that I personally can't accept it. If Neil had kept a low profile, I might have tolerated his ignorance, but he's still so arrogant, so I'm angry. ”

After listening to him, Zhong Lei still didn't understand his anger, but she chose to understand.

Zhong Lei began to try to substitute Chen Feng's emotions and asked: "But the current movies are all made like this, otherwise the heroes and heroines are not eye-catching enough, and the audience can't substitute them, and there will be no box office." ”

"So I agreed to cooperate at first, and I didn't plan to nitpick, but Neil stepped on my pain point and lost control of my emotions a little, and I will talk to them when I go back later."

Zhong Lei was a little relieved, and then asked, "What if human beings can set foot in space, or even travel all over the galaxy, and then there will be war?" ”

Chen Feng was shocked, and he couldn't help but fantasize about that kind of picture in his mind.

He also remembered the history of mankind fighting against wild beasts, natural disasters, diseases, and other disasters from ancient times to the present.

He remembered Ding Hu's last words before he died last time, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously drew an arc.

"It must be a magnificent epic everywhere, an era when countless heroes forged racial legends with flesh and blood, but it's a pity that human beings can't see it."

Zhong Lei shook her head, "It's just that we can't see it, you're too arbitrary." ”

"Okay. Let's go back. ”

Zhong Lei: "Wait, I suddenly thought of a point. Going back to the topic of ants you just talked about, what if an ant in the ant population mutates and is so virulent that a single bite can poison an adult? Even if you can't save the ant family, at least you have a chance to fight together, right? If it bites fast enough, maybe a few of its own people will be left as the spark for the survival of civilization? ”

Chen Feng was stunned.

"Yes!"

"So personal heroism sometimes works well?"

"Which side are you on?"

The two didn't talk around for long.

It was Neil and Katie who came over with someone first.

The other party reflected on their attitudes, solemnly apologized to Chen Feng and Zhong Lei, and expressed their willingness to respect their cultural concepts, repeatedly emphasizing that their previous words were not malicious.

Since the other party gave the steps, Chen Feng took advantage of the situation.

The cooperation was officially launched, and it was agreed that each party would go back to 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, meet the day after tomorrow for consultation, and polish and fine-tune the lyrics on the basis of the lyrics provided by the Chinese side.

When the two returned to the hotel, Zhong Lei began to retranslate the lyrics while biting the tip of the pen, while Chen Feng was bored searching for other people's science fiction movies.