Li Liang sat cross-legged on the floor, looking up at the Galaxy spacecraft that occupied most of his field of vision.
Against the black space background, the behemoth ship seemed to be within reach, and the blue light shining from its shell was as breathtaking as the stars.
At this moment, the pipe transporter is tilting upward along the beam pipe, heading towards the bright spot.
Li Liang reached out and touched the "glass" in front of him. It was cold and raw, and felt more like metal. It felt extremely thin.
"This is the first time I've seen the Galaxy from this angle," Yuan Quan sat aside with the camera on her lap and the lens pointed at the Galaxy. She stared down at the small display screen and whispered, "Xiao Mo said, The Galaxy in Space is a dreamy symbol that would give you chills if you saw it in person."
"Really?" Li Liang lay down, resting his head on his hands, and asked casually, "Who is Xiao Mo?"
"A master of film noir from hundreds of years ago, his films often depict a forced return to the world of dark corners or secret rooms, and are full of surrealist metaphors. Those black and white pictures, blurred shadows, and colorful fog create a... This feeling of discontinuity still affects the lens language of many directors, including me.”
Li Liang inexplicably remembered Wong Kar-Wai's style.
“Do people from uptown like to watch this kind of movie?”
"Well, nihility, pessimism, decadence, people need these things," Yuan Quan curled his lips and adjusted his glasses, "After all, there is no real suffering in life."
Li Liang smiled: "Then you should go to Xiacheng District and have a look."
"I really want to guess. Many film critics think that Xiao Mo is actually from Xiacheng District and is, uh, a gang member." Yuan Quan thought for a while, "His movies often appear in dilapidated offices, dark and smoky. , many silent people smoking, and whispers everywhere.”
"Hmm, do you think it's beautiful?"
"Yes, this kind of scene can create a sense of psychological and moral loss of control, violence and bloodshed. Although no one admits it, people like this kind of thing. People used to like Anwar, but now they are keen on darkness."
"What kind of movie is it?" Li Liang remembered that this movie was mentioned in the information about Zero One provided by the Zero Sequence Android, and it was said that Zero One liked it very much.
"You haven't seen it?" Yuan Quan raised his head with surprise on his face, "Are you not a believer in the Twin Gods?"
"It doesn't count."
"Oh, my religiousness is also very low, so I haven't been able to go to Xiacheng District," Yuan Quan muttered, "Then you shouldn't have seen it, the birth center will show it to every child," and then shrugged. , "It's not worth watching anyway. It has adapted the most important chapter in the book, which is about the Twin Gods discussing the future of mankind with Abel on the beach. Abel believes that there will be a big company that controls most of the world's production means. , liberating mankind from political games, racial barriers, and ideological disputes."
Li Liang was a little surprised and asked in a daze: "Who is Abel?"
"One of the apostles of the Twin Gods. Some people call him a prophet. You are very strange. You don't know Abel? Oh, I understand. Are you from the Incarnation sect?"
Li Liang remained silent.
"Ha, the Incarnation Sect does not recognize the existence of Abel. You think that the apostles are all incarnations of the Twin Gods. You think it is completely conjecture, so you are being sarcastic, right?"
Li Liang pursed his lips: "I was discovered by you."
"I don't like it anyway," Yuan Quan shrugged, "However, I think Abel must exist, and the eyes on the door are Abel." She gestured behind her with her thumb.
"Huh? How did you know?"
"I guess," Yuan Quan said matter-of-factly, "The church can't explain clearly what these eyes represent. Some places have them and some places don't. It implies that Abel created Xi'an under the guidance of the Twin Gods. The closed eyes It means Abel fell into a deep sleep, which makes sense."
Li Liang was silent for a moment and asked, "Have you been to church?"
"Go and test your piety. You have to go every year."
"Do you think there's something wrong with the church?"
Yuan Quan blinked: "What's the problem?"
"There hasn't been any 'manna' in many years, and the temple isn't open, or anything like that."
"Your Incarnation sect always likes to say this," Yuan Quan grinned, showing his two front teeth. "You think the apostle should not be a woman. You are looking forward to the Twin Gods to preach 'Manna' every day, but she has clearly published it as an apostle. In the New Year's speech, the church also recognizes her identity and that she can represent the will of the Twin Gods."
Li Liang pretended to snort with disdain, but his heart was filled with waves.
It seems that ordinary people in the upper city know nothing about Xi'an's inside story, and at the same time generally recognize Zero One's authority.
Does Abel mean the younger brother?
After he woke up from this era, he turned over the pages and always felt that those were fairy tales made up by Xi'an and had nothing to do with him, so he read them carelessly and never noticed this paragraph.
The cabin fell silent.
Yuan Quan buried his head and readjusted the angle of the camera, aiming it at the moon's surface. After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly said: "Do you know what I don't like the most?"
"Um?"
"Anwar used emotional transmission technology for the first time in this movie. Since then, almost all movies have started to use this technology. The audience directly feels the emotions of the characters through neuromanship. They call this thing deep immersion. Hum, I think it's an insult to the art of cinema."
Li Liang slowly lay down again, resting his hands on his hands, and asked absently: "Why."
"Emotions should be conveyed to the audience through shots and lines, and arouse the audience's empathy. Movies are just movies. Movies cannot directly inject emotions into the audience. This is wrong."
"Oh, you're right."
"Xiao Mo's film noir has returned to tradition, and so have I," Yuan Quan proudly patted the bulky camera.
Li Liang glanced at her: "You should really go to Xiacheng District to see it."
"Ha, I have always thought it was very high-end. Although the family fun theme is despised by film critics in the uptown area, no one can deny that this holographic film and television work is very contagious and full of emotional expression."
"oh."
Li Liang said perfunctorily.
At this time.
Yuan Quan said to himself: "It should be enough for editing." Then he turned off the camera.
She was in a daze for a while, then turned around and asked, "Li Liang, do you want to watch my movie?"
"ah?"
"Movies," Yuan Quan took out a tattered leather bag from his backpack, took out two silver "buttons" and gestured.
"Now?" Li Liang took the "button" and rubbed it. It felt like a metal Go piece.
Yuan Quan adjusted his glasses and put the "button" on his temple.
To be honest, Li Liang was a little hesitant. Who knew what this thing was? Besides, he and Yuan Quan had just known each other for a few hours, so he couldn't be sure whether her naive personality was just fake.
He glanced at the time, and his retinal projection showed that there were still two hours left until he reached the finish line.
Yes, a retina projector.
He blinked twice, woke up the control interface of the retina projector, scrolled for a moment, and found the recognition function.
This function was turned off in Mechanical City before, but now it can come in handy.
The moment you open it, a note appears next to the "button" on your palm:
Deeply immersive film and television correlater.
Production location: M-117 Equipment Manufacturing Center, Chenghai City, Yueshangcheng District.
Production date: December 7, 2018.
Device status: normal.
Roaming: Not connected.
Li Liang thought for a while and tentatively put the connector on his temple.
Instantly, he found himself sitting in a dark cinema.
On the seat next to him, Yuan Quan held the back of the front seat with both hands and grinned: "The movie is about to start."
Li Liang turned to look at the big screen that was gradually lighting up.
