"Wow, this special effect is so realistic, it's incredibly well done!" Priscilla Chan exclaimed as she looked at the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum before her.
"This doesn't seem to be made with special effects, because not a single trace of special effects can be seen!" Zuckerberg said, staring intently at the movie screen.
"Are you sure? Can you recognize that this wasn't made with computer special effects?" Priscilla Chan asked curiously.
"Of course, I'm in computers. I can tell at a glance whether something was made with computer software, because no matter how advanced the special effects technology is, it can be seen clearly through certain details."
"So I can guarantee that this scene was definitely not created with computer special effects, but rather a real Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum was actually built!" Zuckerberg finally stated with certainty.
In fact, Zuckerberg was not wrong. Although the entire movie used a great deal of computer special effects, this Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum did not use any computer special effects at all. Instead, it was a real imperial tomb built on the spot, located by Tuo Lin Lake in Jiangxi Province.
Do you remember when Leng Zhiwen filmed the TV series "Chinese Paladin" and specially built a Xianling Island, which led to the clash between Boss Huang and that Bj big shot?
Yes, it was still the same place. Besides Xianling Island and an entire Song Dynasty city, the crew of "Mysterious Journey" later built a Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum in that vicinity.
Moreover, it was built according to the area of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum that was actually surveyed, and then it was recreated at a 1:1 scale according to human imagination. In any case, under normal circumstances, it would take at least 100 years for the archaeological community to solve the various artifact protection issues brought about by the excavation of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. Therefore, no one can say what is different between this recreated Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum and the real one. In a sense, this is also the only way for modern humans to see the legendary Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.
Of course, the cost of such a recreated building was very expensive. Even in 2004, it cost about 1 billion RMB to build, accounting for about 1/10 of the total cost of filming the TV series.
However, unlike the other 90% of costs that are difficult to recoup once invested, this Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is a good thing that can continuously generate revenue.
Boss Huang has already obtained various approval documents, and a project called Jiangnan Film and Television Base Cultural Park is about to be launched. In the future, whether it is Xianling Island and the Song Dynasty city that were retaliated against through "Chinese Paladin," or this Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum that will become popular through "Mysterious Journey," they will all become key projects of the entire cultural park, attracting endless tourists.
And this is just the beginning. In the future, all film and television projects by Tangren Film that require newly built structures will be built here, eventually forming a massive film and television base.
In Boss Huang's plan, this will be a film and television base even larger than Hengdian World Studios.
Of course, the local government can also take the opportunity to develop various tourism industries, and local residents can also take the opportunity to build various tourism service industries. Everyone can make a fortune.
And everyone should pay attention, in addition to the film and television base, the project also includes a cultural park project. Imagine, in the future, holding the "Mysterious Journey" movie universe, the Marvel movie universe, and two other movie universes that Boss Huang has been longing for but not yet revealed, and then combining these four movie universes into a massive cultural theme park, wouldn't that make even Disney and Universal have to step aside?
Cough, cough, I've gone a bit off-topic. Let's shift our focus back to our classmate Zuckerberg. However, at this moment, he is speechless and begins to listen to Priscilla Chan beside him, who is educating him about various stories and legends of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.
"Chen, didn't you say you weren't interested in these things from China?" Although Zuckerberg was listening with great interest, he couldn't help but ask.
"It seems I have some interest now!" Priscilla Chan said with a smile. "Actually, even though I have no interest, my grandfather has always been instilling these things in me. My grandfather is a native Chinese, and his greatest dream is to return to China one day, to my legendary hometown, and be buried with his family tomb."
"So he always told me these things, things related to Chinese culture. Although I was very unwilling to learn them at the time, because these things were of no help to my life in the United States, I couldn't even share these things with my classmates and friends, because in their opinion, if I talked too much about Chinese things, I wouldn't be one of them!"
"Unfortunately, my grandfather passed away before the 1990s, otherwise he would have had the chance to return to that country and see it, and perhaps even have the chance to be buried in the family tomb he spoke of!" Priscilla Chan said with a hint of nostalgia.
"Then how about I accompany you to China in the future? Our company has cooperative relationships with Chinese companies, and I can try to get a business trip opportunity to China!" Zuckerberg did not reveal his true position to Priscilla Chan, only saying that he was a middle-level leader in the company. He did not want this beautiful girl, Priscilla Chan, to choose to be with him because of his wealth.
"Forget it, this movie only slightly stirred up some memories for me. I'm still not interested in that country, and I have no intention of going back!" Priscilla Chan still said, but she did not continue to chat with Zuckerberg. Instead, she turned her gaze to the movie.
The Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum had successfully ignited Priscilla Chan's curiosity about the movie, so she was eager to see what kind of story the movie would tell next.
Zuckerberg said a few words, but only received perfunctory answers from Priscilla Chan. He knew that he probably wouldn't have a good opportunity to chat with Priscilla Chan during the movie.
Fortunately, the quality of the movie was indeed good, and the mysterious and legendary Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum also piqued Zuckerberg's curiosity. So, he also focused his attention on the movie.
Finally, as the movie credits rolled, Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan were reluctantly drawn back from the movie world. They subconsciously looked at their watches and were surprised to find that two and a half hours, or 150 minutes, had passed.
After starting to watch the movie attentively, he was able to be immersed in the movie for a full 150 minutes without distraction, which Zuckerberg found very magical!
However, at the same time, Zuckerberg was filled with even more curiosity and questions. So, he couldn't help but ask Priscilla Chan beside him, "Chen, is everything in the movie true? Does your Chinese nation actually have gods called Immortals that humans can cultivate into? Is there really such a technique called cultivation?"
Yes, at this moment, Zuckerberg had no intention of dating. His mind was filled with the concept of cultivation described in the movie, and the method of becoming a legendary god called Immortal after successful cultivation.
Not to mention the existence of a vast cultivation world that involved the entire universe.
This opened a brand new door for Zuckerberg. Before watching this movie, Zuckerberg always thought that the vaster parts of the universe were made up of high-tech civilizations and various strange-looking alien creatures.
He never imagined that in the vaster universe, it was actually occupied by humans seeking cultivation. It was a vast world called the cultivation world. This deeply shocked Zuckerberg, who grew up in the world of Star Wars, and even his entire worldview was undergoing a huge impact.
However, Zuckerberg quickly accepted this worldview and was even eager to discuss some things with Priscilla Chan.
"I'm not very clear either. My grandfather said that there is indeed a religious group called Taoists in his country. These Taoists learn how to cultivate into Immortals, and there are records of many people cultivating into Immortals thousands of years ago!"
"I think if there is a God in this world, then there should also be Immortals!" Priscilla Chan said.
"No, God and Immortals are different. There is only one divine being in the world, and that is God!" Zuckerberg quickly corrected Priscilla Chan's words. There absolutely could not be any existence equal to God in the world, this was a matter of principle and could not be wavered.
However, Zuckerberg continued, "I think Immortals should be like angels by God's side, serving God. Perhaps I can also cultivate to become an Immortal and then serve God in heaven!" Zuckerberg said with some eagerness.
Well, he actually knew that going to heaven after death was too uncertain and unreliable. On the contrary, becoming an immortal who could live forever through one's own efforts while still alive seemed to be a more feasible thing.
"Chen, do you think I can cultivate according to what is described in the movie and become an Immortal?" Zuckerberg couldn't help but ask again. When Li Qiang was cultivating in the movie, the method of cultivation was actually mentioned.
It was to first enter a meditative state, then find the abilities wandering in the gaps of this world in that meditative state, convert these energies into one's own use, store them in one's body, and finally strengthen one's physique and strength. This was the realm of "Xuanzhao."
Regarding this crucial meditation, the movie also explained it in detail through Fu Shan's words, which is a state between sleep and wakefulness.
When a normal person closes their eyes and relaxes their mind, they want to sleep.
Meditation is about finding a way to enter this intermediate state, putting oneself in a controllable dream state, and using one's spirit to sense the various heavenly and earthly energies that are normally invisible, and even to see the various conditions within one's own body, which is called internal observation, etc.
The entire movie describes the method and process of cultivation in five places, which is not present in the original novel. Therefore, after understanding the entire cultivation process, Zuckerberg couldn't help but ask curiously, as he yearned for the magical and terrifying power described in the movie.
"I don't know. I might have to go back and check some books. Or maybe we can go to the city library tomorrow... No, let's go to the museum! Let's go and look for ancient Chinese books. Maybe there will be a way!" Priscilla Chan also became a little excited.
"Why the museum?" Zuckerberg asked, puzzled.
"Because the items from that country were looted by you and taken to this country's museums more than a hundred years ago!" Priscilla Chan said without hesitation.