Chinese Entertainment, 2004: I Have a Dumb AI

Reborn in the past, Lu Xun got a brain-dead AI. The good news: the brain-dead AI was incredibly powerful, generating videos with stunningly realistic visuals. The bad news: its functions were limited, and it had trouble understanding things. Ask it to generate a black cat, and it would make Chief Black Cat. Ask it to generate a goddess, and it would make a Valkyrie. Lu Xun: “...” Lu Xun sighed. “Fine, I'll make do with it.” While directors across the industry were spending fortunes on shoddy, bargain-basement special effects and propping up their productions with sky-high salaries, Lu Xun swept the entire Chinese entertainment industry with top-tier visuals and effects on a shoestring budget, crushing the competition by an order of magnitude. The industry erupted. His unbelievable value for money and stunning production quality caused a sensation across the country. When reporters pressed him, Lu Xun laid bare the industry's problems. “The biggest costs in film and television are actors' salaries and special effects. Most people in the industry deliberately inflate costs to line their own pockets.” Reporter: “Director Lu, are you saying that most directors are laundering money?” Lu Xun: “I warn you, don't go spreading nonsense! I'll sue you for defamation, you know! I'll sue you! He's slandering me! He's slandering me!” Certain big-name directors: “Lu Xun is a cancer in the entertainment industry. He maliciously makes film and television productions on the cheap, undermining the market. We have to boycott him and drive him out of the industry.” Viewers: “Director Lu is the only breath of fresh air in Chinese entertainment! The ones who should get out are the capitalist directors who use productions to launder money and fob off the audience.” (Self-directed and self-starring route)