Beijing.

A courtyard house.

Sun Daohao was lying on a lounge chair under the willow tree to rest. There was a chair opposite him, and two cups were placed on the tea table.

The post-editing of "Dark Forest" is still going on, and overall it's going relatively smoothly.

Taking advantage of today's rest, he waited for the arrival of an old friend in the courtyard.

Sun Daohao does not live here now, but coming here can truly relax his body and mind because of a special sense of belonging.

Take a sip of rich tea water, listen to the chirping of cicadas, gently shake your fan, close your eyes slightly and feel the rare peace in such a big city.

Sun Daohao glanced at the time on his watch and began to pour tea into another cup.

The appointed time was getting closer and closer, and his old friend was almost here.

"Old Sun, I really envy your life." Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

A man of similar age to Sun Daohao came in, it was his good friend Yu Anping.

The two have known each other since they were young and have been old friends for decades.

Yu Anping held two bottles of wine and a CD in his hand, looked around at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, sat opposite Sun Daohao and said with emotion: "Hey, it's still more comfortable to live here."

In his early years, Yu Anping sold his courtyard house as start-up capital for his business. Now that he has the money to buy it, he can no longer buy it back.

Although he lived in a big villa, he had the same idea as Sun Daohao and wanted to return to the courtyard.

"Stop feeling emotional, Lao Yu, drink tea."

Regarding the matter of selling the house, Sun Daohao had advised him and even said that he could lend the money to Yu Anping.

But starting a business comes with huge risks after all, so Yu Anping directly rejected Sun Daohao's kindness.

"I brought you good wine specially." Yu Anping held up the CD: "And the thing you asked me to find, I asked someone to store it in the CD."

"Thank you very much."

"Hey, what's there to thank you for? It's all a small thing. Just have a drink with me when you have time."

"Hahaha, you are so old, you should drink less. I will drink tea with you at most."

Sun Daohao looked at a CD without any name, which contained the movie "Interstellar Journey".

"Star Trek" is a classic American science fiction film that has been used as a reference by many great directors who make science fiction films.

Due to some special reasons, it was not introduced in China.

For Son Do-ho, there is not a single domestic science fiction film worth learning from.

In order for "Dark Forest" to be successful, it must learn advanced experience from some foreign classic science fiction movies.

The two people were chatting.

Yu Anping's cell phone rang.

"Okay, I'll go back right away."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Anping said helplessly: "I came here today and wanted to have a drink with you. The company suddenly has something that I need to go back to handle."

"Let's go back to work first. I'll still have a lot of free time in the future."

"Okay!" Yu Anping turned and left.

Sun Daohao returned to the living room with the CD and started watching "Star Journey".

This movie was made more than thirty years ago, but it is still amazing to watch it at this time.

While watching, Sun Daohao would express emotion from time to time. There is still a big gap between domestic and foreign science fiction movies.

He is confident in his "Dark Forest", but he is also under tremendous pressure.

Two hours later, the movie ended. Son Daohao rubbed his chin, frowned slightly, and thought about what he could learn from the movie "Star Journey".

The ringtone of the cell phone interrupted Sun Daohao's thoughts.

Although it was an unfamiliar number, Sun Daohao still answered the call. Not many people knew his mobile phone number.

"Hello."

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"Hello, Director Sun, we are "Jinghua Daily"."

"What's matter?"

"We would like to do an exclusive interview with you. Do you have time?"

"Which aspect?"

There are many types of exclusive interviews with news media, and you can only agree to them if you understand the situation clearly in advance.

"Your new movie "The Dark Forest" is a science fiction movie. At present, domestic movies are very weak in science fiction, but it is very popular in the domestic film market. Many viewers want to see the domestic masterpiece science fiction.

Movie. This exclusive interview is mainly to learn about your new movie and your understanding and expectations of domestic science fiction movies."

"That's it." Sun Daohao patted his thigh gently, thinking about whether to agree. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."

In fact, he wants to wait for this kind of interview after "The Dark Forest" is released.

It's unclear whether the audience can accept it. If the results are not satisfactory, some netizens may ridicule it.

Sun Daohao was able to agree solely because he was familiar with Yu Xiaobo, the editor-in-chief of Jinghua Daily.

There have been many interviews between the two parties, and the relationship between the two people is good.

Sun Daohao admired Yu Xiaobo's vision.

"Director Sun, when are you free?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little excited. I never thought that such a big director in China could agree so readily.

Sun Daohao estimated his free time and said, "Then let's set it at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. I'll wait for you at home. You, the editor-in-chief, know the place."

After hanging up the phone, Son Do-ho started watching "Star Journey" from the beginning again. There were still many places in it that needed careful observation.

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Two days later, Saturday.

"Jinghua Daily" sent Zhao Shuang to conduct this exclusive interview.

Zhao Shuang has worked for "Jinghua Daily" for more than five years, specializing in interviewing public figures in the entertainment industry and has rich experience.

According to the address given by Yu Xiaobo, Zhao Shuang arrived at the door of Sun Daohao's house and suddenly felt nervous.

After doing so many exclusive interviews, this is the first time she has interviewed such a top director.

"I hope everything goes well today." Zhao Shuang took a deep breath and encouraged himself in his heart.

For this exclusive interview, she made a lot of preparations in advance, not only understanding the development of domestic and foreign science fiction movies, but also studying Son Do-ho's personal habits.

The more top people are, the more they will have some special habits.

The door to the courtyard was open, and Zhao Shuang still rang the doorbell.

After a while, the two saw Sun Daohao coming out, and Zhao Shuang quickly said hello: "Hello, Director Sun! I am Zhao Shuang, a reporter from Beijing Daily."

"Hello! Please come in!"

Under the leadership of Sun Daohao, the three people came to the living room.

In addition to Zhao Shuang, there was also a photographer for the exclusive interview.

Before coming, Yu Xiaobo specifically explained that Sun Daohao didn't like overly grand scenes, so they kept everything simple.

"You guys sit down first and I'll get you a glass of water."

Tea water is ready.

"Thank you! It's too troublesome for you, Director Sun." Zhao Shuang said quickly.

"You don't have to be formal. Although it's for work, whoever comes here is a guest. Let's have a cup of tea together."

"Thanks."

When Zhao Shuang and Sun Daohao briefly exchanged the details of the interview, the photographer had already set up the camera and made an "ok" gesture.

"Director Sun, let's begin our exclusive interview."

Sun Daohao tidied his clothes and said, "Okay."

Zhao Shuang had already memorized the questions for the interview, so he didn’t have a manuscript in his hand: "Can you tell everyone about when your latest science fiction movie "Dark Forest" will be released? The audience is very much looking forward to this movie."

""The Dark Forest" has been completed a long time ago and is currently being edited and processed. The most troublesome part of a science fiction movie is post-production. I want to bring a visual feast to the audience. I can't confirm the specific release time.

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At the earliest, it should be during the Spring Festival.”

"Actually, audiences don't have high expectations for domestic science fiction movies. Did you feel a lot of pressure when filming "The Dark Forest"?"

Sun Do-ho's "The Ruins" has been the highest-grossing box office record in China for more than ten years in a row, and new movie audiences are naturally looking forward to it.

However, domestic science fiction movies have always been criticized, and the disappointment in the hearts of the audience is much greater than their expectations.
To be continued...