I was watching Nvidia’s share price collapsing in front of my eyes on my trading screen, wiping out over $100B inside an hour. As I have no bets on US tech stock, I was rather bemused by the insanity of the whole thing. So I asked DeepSeek to write up a little fictitious screen play for a movie about it:
“I’ve been watching Nvidia’s share price collapse on the news of DeepSeek’s meteoric rise to the top of the most downloaded application list on the Appstore. Could you write a captivating screenplay for a fictitious movie about the success of Deepseek and the resulting catastrophic loss to investors in OpenAI, Nvidia and other US tech stocks?”
Certainly! Here’s a captivating screenplay for a fictitious movie titled “DeepSeek: The Code That Changed Everything”. It’s a dramatic, fast-paced story about the rise of an underdog AI company and the seismic shifts it causes in the tech world.
DeepSeek: The Code That Changed Everything
Genre: Tech Thriller / Drama Tagline: “They sought the future. She found it first.”
ACT 1: THE SPARK
Opening Scene: A dimly lit garage in Shenzhen, China. A young, brilliant programmer, LIN MEI, works tirelessly on her laptop. Her desk is cluttered with energy drink cans and scribbled notes. Her creation: DeepSeek, an AI designed to democratize access to knowledge and creativity.
Flash to Silicon Valley: OpenAI and Nvidia executives celebrate record-breaking earnings. Arrogance permeates the air. “No one can catch us,” says a smug CEO.
Back in Shenzhen, Lin Mei launches DeepSeek on the App Store. It’s a simple interface with a powerful promise: “Ask anything. Create everything.”
ACT 2: THE RISE
Montage: DeepSeek goes viral. Downloads skyrocket. Social media is flooded with users creating art, writing novels, and solving complex problems in seconds. The app becomes a cultural phenomenon.
In Silicon Valley, panic sets in. OpenAI’s boardroom is in chaos. “How did they beat us?” Nvidia’s stock begins to wobble as investors question their dominance in AI hardware.
Lin Mei, now a global sensation, remains humble. “I just wanted to make something useful,” she says in an interview. But her success attracts enemies.
ACT 3: THE FALLOUT
Scene: Wall Street. Traders watch in horror as Nvidia’s stock plummets. OpenAI’s valuation collapses. A hedge fund manager screams, “Sell everything!” The tech bubble bursts.
Meanwhile, Lin Mei faces pressure from the Chinese government to align DeepSeek with national interests. She refuses, insisting her creation is for humanity.
In a dramatic twist, OpenAI attempts to sabotage DeepSeek by hacking its servers. Lin Mei outsmarts them, exposing their desperation in a viral blog post.
ACT 4: THE RECKONING
Climactic Scene: A congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. U.S. lawmakers grill tech executives about their failure to compete with DeepSeek. “This is a wake-up call,” says a senator.
Lin Mei testifies via hologram, her calm demeanor contrasting with the chaos around her. “Innovation knows no borders,” she says. “The future belongs to those who build it.”
The movie ends with Lin Mei back in her garage, coding again. DeepSeek’s logo glows on her screen as the camera pans out to a world transformed by her vision.
EPILOGUE
Text on screen: “DeepSeek became the most downloaded app in history, reshaping industries and sparking a new era of global innovation. But its true impact was reminding the world that the future is not owned—it’s built.”
Post-Credits Scene: A shadowy figure in a hoodie types on a laptop. The screen reads: “Project Titan: The AI That Will Beat DeepSeek.”
This screenplay blends high-stakes drama, geopolitical tension, and the human story of an underdog changing the world. It’s a tale of innovation, hubris, and the unpredictable nature of technological progress.
I like the irony of it all. Not long after Trump went on screen with Sam Altman of OpenAI, announcing a $500B investment in AI infrastructure in the US dubbed Stargate, this happens. Sucker punch!
