Scholar's Advanced Technological System

Chapter 1243: Documentary Casting

UAV logistics was just one of the many applications of Star Voyage One.

There were many things a quantum computer could do.

Because of Shunfeng’s promotion of delivery drones, two well-known domestic food delivery companies were interested in cooperation.

However, Lu Zhou didn’t care about these things.

Star Sky Technology had a dedicated department responsible for discussing cooperation and finalizing contracts. Lu Zhou was not involved in the specific cooperation agreement with Shunfeng either.

As a scholar, he rather preferred to stay in the laboratory.

The days quickly flew by.

The summer had gone by without him knowing it.

The pilot operation of the intelligent logistics network in Shenzhen was quite successful. Shunfeng had successfully negotiated with other major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing to open new drone delivery pilots. Star Voyage One had also further expanded their cloud computing services for the intelligent logistics network to these major cities.

This kind of special delivery method improved delivery efficiency and also effectively relieved the traffic pressure in major cities. As long as there were no accidents, most cities were very satisfied with this special delivery method.

While the intelligent logistics network was steadily integrating into major Chinese cities, the National Day was approaching. Preparations for the celebration show was gradually becoming more and more intense.

Fortunately, the production team did not encounter any difficulties.

With the help of virtual reality, Director Liu was working as fast as a rocket, planning scenes after scenes.

At the beginning of September, the entire crew completed the finalization of the film and sent the first version to the Entertainment Department office for review. Over the next month, they fine-tuned the details of the film based on the opinions of the Entertainment Department office, as well as new ideas from the director.

After all, this holiday was a birthday celebration of the motherland. The entire country would watch their show on this grand day, so no one dared to make any mistakes.

Director Liu gave strict orders to the crew, asking them to double-check everything, to avoid a single pixel mistake!

Lu Zhou was pleased with how serious the director was.

He was a little worried at first about whether it would be too ambitious to present Star Sky Technology’s holographic system on such a grand occasion.

After all, no one had experience using this technology. And the show would be watched by people from all over the world. If there were any mistakes, both the Entertainment Department office and the holographic technology would take the blame.

But now, it seemed like his worries were superfluous.

If even Director Liu couldn’t display the technology in an astonishing way, then perhaps the technology wasn’t as amazing as he had thought.

On the other hand, while the celebration show was in the final stage, the casting of Director Liu’s documentary also officially began.

He was still in Beijing, working on the national celebration show. Thus, he sent his most capable assistant to Jinling and set up a temporary studio in a corner on Jin Ling University campus. This studio was for auditioning the documentary cast members.

This novelty aroused the interest of many people. Even several of Lu Zhou’s assistants and students had signed up. Lu Zhou even heard that Han Mengqi ran over and joined in on the fun. Apparently, she wanted to play her own character.

Lu Zhou and everyone else thought she would be selected. However, she walked out of the audition studio with a frustrated look on her face.

Out of curiosity, Lu Zhou asked the casting crew. He heard that she was rejected because of her age.

After all, the role of the rebellious girl in the documentary was only supposed to be 16 years old.

Han Mengqi had lost the childish and immature personality. She had become a tall and beautiful lady. Her eyes were now filled with wisdom and intelligence; she was totally different from her younger self.

On the other hand, Lin Yuxiang had not changed at all over the years. She was easily accepted as the role of Lu Zhou’s mathematical modeling competition teammate.

“Um…”

Seeing how the deputy director was hesitating to speak, Lu Zhou gave him a strange look.

“What’s wrong?”

“If you still want to cast Ms. Han, I can… change the script, maybe we can—”

“There’s no need for that.” Lu Zhou stopped him quickly and said, “We should keep true to the history!”

The deputy director was baffled.

If all we had to do was to reenact what happened, we wouldn’t have to worry so much about casting!

The Entertainment Department office requested Lu Zhou’s actor to be a magnificent and strong hero. The Ministry of Education requested Lu Zhou’s actor to reflect the brilliance of science so as to encourage young people to learn more about science and culture.

The easiest criteria to satisfy was Lu Zhou. All Lu Zhou cared about was the actor being handsome.

So now, they had to find someone that fit all of the criteria…

Lu Zhou didn’t notice the deputy director’s worries. He was thinking about something else.

It was indeed quite ridiculous for a 26-year-old to play a 16-year-old, but he still felt horrible for his young student.

After all, she had always worked very hard academically. She even helped him complete many computational chemistry tasks, and she basically taught his computational materials class herself.

She had helped him quite a bit over the years. All he had to do was lift his finger and she would be in the documentary.

Lu Zhou hesitated for a bit before he spoke.

“… If it’s okay, maybe cast her as a background character, without modifying the script.”

The deputy director quickly said, “Don’t worry about this! I’ll ask my assistant to contact her and find a role for her.”

Lu Zhou felt like the deputy director was overly enthusiastic, so he quickly added.

“Doesn’t have to be a major character, just give her a couple of lines. After all, she still has to work on research.”

“Don’t worry, I understand!”

Lu Zhou: “…”

I really hope so.

…

The casting of the main actor had also begun.

Whether it was singers or actors, everyone wanted to paint themselves with Lu Zhou’s glory.

This kind of promotional and impactful documentary was a golden opportunity.

Normally, singers and models usually wouldn’t be cast for this kind of role. The production crew tended to choose more experienced actors.

However, Lu Zhou personally asked for a good-looking actor. Therefore, after the casting requirements were released, a huge number of talent management companies applied.

Many celebrities came to Jin Ling University’s casting studio.

Even smaller and less well-known celebrities came to see if they could get lucky.

Because of this, the students of Jin Ling University saw all kinds of stars on their campus every day.

They would ask for their signatures and follow them around.

“Give me the truth, were you involved in casting?” Chen Yushan said abruptly.

Lu Zhou rolled his eyes.

“I only gave a suggestion for the main role. It’s not like I made them cast a love interest.”

Chen Yushan muttered, “Who knows, maybe you have special tastes?”

Lu Zhou, who was drinking coffee, nearly spat the coffee out of his mouth.

The f*ck you mean by special tastes?

Lu Zhou coughed and put down the coffee cup. He wiped his mouth and changed the conversation.

“I’m going to Beijing tomorrow, you coming?”

“To watch the military parade?”

“How do you know?”

“You go every year.”

Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly.

Oh yeah, she’s right.

Every year he received an invitation with special seats.

“I’m probably not going to go this year. I’ve gone many times. Also, we’re in talks with two food delivery companies. They want to cooperate in drone delivery.”

“You should take some time off for the National Day. Apparently, there’s going to be a special show.”

“Special show?” Chen Yushan looked at him suspiciously and said, “Apart from the holographic projection, what else is special?”

“Holographic projection is another thing, this is the military parade.” Lu Zhou smiled and said, “I’m not spoiling anything, come with me and you’ll see.”