33: Chapter 33 Earth Rescue

All the villagers came out to watch the excitement. Gao Yuan and the local leaders climbed Daqing Mountain and began to discuss the initial blueprint for the future Black Fish Technology Industrial Park...

Bureau Chief Liu of the Investment Promotion Bureau looked excited and impassioned. Even though he had only climbed a small hill, he carried the momentum of someone ascending Mount Tai...

"Little Gao, to be able to return and invest in your hometown, you are a man of sentiment! The people of your hometown will always remember you..."

"You flatter me, Bureau Chief Liu. It's just a win-win... I also wanted to do this in Qinjing, but the land there is too expensive!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Our Jinghai is rich in minerals, has convenient transportation, and offers favorable policies. You won't regret your choice!"

...

That evening, Jinghai County submitted a 'Proposal for the Establishment of the Jinghai Muzha Development Zone' to Linzhou City!

It highlighted that the Black Fish Technology Industrial Park had already signed a letter of intent for investment...

Furthermore, the initial investment exceeded two billion, with the total investment for the entire industrial park being no less than five billion!

There was no private enterprise of such scale in the entire Linzhou. Even the leaders of Linzhou City were tempted and wanted to pull Gao Yuan into the city proper, but Gao Yuan's attitude was quite firm...

In terms of procedures, the speed picked up significantly...

At this time, Gao Yuan had just called over the screenwriter from Qinjing.

This screenwriter was named Meng Wei, short in stature with slightly squinted eyes.

As soon as he saw Gao Yuan, his face broke into a smile. "President Gao, long time no see!"

"Indeed, it's a wonder you still remember me!"

"Of course I remember. Back when I shared a rental with President Gao, I knew you were no ordinary person. Later, you indeed founded the Yuanfang Group, though fate is unpredictable! But you are a dragon among men, impossible to keep down. Haven't you risen again, President Gao?"

"Little Meng, I told you on the phone that I wanted to talk about scripts... Do you have any hard sci-fi scripts? Big scenes, big production!"

Speaking of which...

Meng Wei's eyes lit up. As a screenwriter, he naturally wanted to sell his scripts for a good price, and the higher the production quality, the better...

"President Gao, I actually have one... It tells the story of the sun exploding and a young man from a small town leading humanity to a new home! It's absolutely hardcore with grand scenes!"

"What's the name?"

"'The Sun Exploded, the Whole World Begged Me to Come Out of Retirement'!"

Meng Wei said.

"Tell me more specifically!"

Gao Yuan had Dandan bring a pot of tea.

The two began to chat in detail, and Gao Yuan learned the general outline of the story.

In the year 2045 AD, the sun mysteriously disappeared, throwing the entire Solar System into chaos. The major planets scattered, and humanity faced an existential catastrophe.

Because the young man from the small town predicted the sun's disappearance, he was appointed in the face of crisis as the head of the Earth Federation Emergency Disaster Group...

Afterwards, the young man used Antimatter and Nuclear Fusion to build underground cities. After the Earth froze over, a special electromagnetic bomb was launched, compressing Jupiter hundreds of times. Jupiter successfully became a Micro-star, serving as a temporary sun...

Once the Earth completed the construction of the Planetary Engines...

...it's a story about moving away from Jupiter and sailing towards Proxima Centauri!

The theme of this script is that in times of crisis, someone always needs to step up... and we must never give up hope!

After listening, Gao Yuan felt it was quite good...

The scenes were indeed grand... especially the disappearance of the sun and the major planets of the Solar System scattering...

And the visible drop in temperature on Earth, eventually leading to a deep freeze...

As well as the later scene of compressing Jupiter, a giant planet turning into a Micro-star—it would be absolutely stunning...

However, the more Meng Wei spoke, the less confident he became...

He had shown the script to others more than once, and even top film production companies in the industry weren't confident they could recreate such magnificent scenes...

So, he didn't know what Gao Yuan was thinking...

After they finished talking, he looked at Gao Yuan. "President Gao, what do you think of the script?"

"It's good..."

"Then are you willing to use it?"

"I'll use it..."

"Really?" Meng Wei looked overjoyed.

"That's great! President Gao, how much do you plan to invest? Who will you cast as the lead? When will filming start? When will it be released?"

Gao Yuan said without hesitation...

"How about one million? Filming starts now, I'll be the lead... and we'll aim for the National Day Release Window!"

Meng Wei was stunned on the spot...

"One... million?"

One million probably wouldn't even cover a single special effects shot. After all, the scenes were too vast, involving a lot of Astrophysics knowledge; hiring an expert as a consultant alone might cost more than that...

"What? One million to buy your script... is that not enough?"

Only then did Meng Wei realize that the one million was just to buy the script...

Although Meng Wei was a screenwriter, he was third-rate. Over the years, he hadn't produced a single high-quality film. His only successful cases were a few children's short dramas, earning only a few thousand yuan per episode...

As for movies, he had only sold one script for a micro-movie, and the price was twenty thousand!

Hearing Gao Yuan offer one million, it was an astronomical price...

Meng Wei couldn't wait to sign the contract.

He had originally thought that selling this script for one hundred thousand would be a blessing, considering he had no successful scripts to his name!

One million was far beyond Meng Wei's expectations.

"Yes, yes, I'll sell! President Gao... I actually wanted to ask what your total budget is?"

"That has nothing to do with you anymore. We have the right to modify the script, and the name needs to change too—it's too long and not suitable for a movie title! Let's call it... 'earth rescue'!"

"Good, that's a good name... it definitely sounds more like a sci-fi blockbuster!"

Meng Wei said flatteringly.

"Alright, let's sign the contract! You don't need to be involved in the filming afterwards. We'll transfer the money as soon as the contract is signed..."

Meng Wei felt a chill in his heart. Was this telling him that once the script was bought, it would have nothing to do with him?

But for the sake of the one million...

He signed the contract without hesitation.

...

With the script in hand, Gao Yuan had Zhang Baiyi recruit some film crew members. After all, there were many procedures for a movie release: pre-promotion, post-promotion, script filing, film censorship... there were too many things to do.

Gao Yuan didn't understand these procedures and couldn't possibly handle them personally...

While recruitment was underway, on Gao Yuan's end...

Filming had already begun.

He bought several professional robots in the field of Astrophysics from the Future World to serve as his assistants, so he could modify the visuals...

There were also robots for film editing and post-production sound effects.

In the Future World, the film industry was already a field everyone could participate in. After all, filming only required a Brainwave Imaging Device... the cost wasn't high; as long as one had a rich imagination and a solid script, they could film.

Thus, the film industry in the Future World offered end-to-end services, with related robots sold in packages...

They were all professional; the resulting film's quality, sound effects, and color grading were far superior to those in the real world...

Once the personnel were in place...

Gao Yuan brought Lin Mei over. Lin Mei was a designer with an art background and could provide some artistic advice.

Lin Mei stood beside Gao Yuan, not knowing what he was planning to do...