Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"I'm not free. According to the old rules, you can just accept the interview." Yu Dongqing said.

"But they want to interview you."

"But I really don't have time." Yu Dongqing looked helpless.

"Director Yu, it's not about an interview. It's just a casual chat. I also want to go to the studio to have a look."

The speaker was a woman in her thirties who looked very capable with short hair.

Yu Dongqing recognized it as Zhang Honghong, a senior reporter from the entertainment channel of Huangdu Film and Television.

The two of them had known each other before. A few years ago, Yu Dong's Qingmang Lu Band went on tour in several cities. Zhang Honghong followed the report as a reporter for Huangdu Film and Television, and they were considered friends.

If other reporter Yu Dongqing refused, but Zhang Honghong.

"Reporter Zhang, are you curious?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"Yes, this is a science fiction blockbuster comparable to "Yanjing Fortress". I want to see what the situation is like."

"Why, are you worried that I will produce special effects that cost 50 cents?" Yu Dongqing asked with a smile.

"Don't tell me, it's quite a bit. Director Yu, your directing skills are unquestionable, but there is a saying that a clever woman can't make a meal without rice."

Ah?

"The Wandering Earth" invested 800 million, which is a secret of the crew. Apart from the investors and crew's finances, it has not been disclosed to the outside world.

It is normal for Zhang Honghong to question.

Yu Dongqing had no explanation.

"Okay, interviews are welcome, but the rules must be followed." Yu Dongqing agreed.

"I understand, you can't take pictures." Zhang Honghong smiled and handed her mobile phone to her assistant: "Is this okay?"

"please!"

The first scene of the crew was filmed in Studio No. 5 of the park. Zhang Honghong followed Yu Dongqing into the studio and was shocked by the scene she saw.

The entire studio is like an underground city, with a fallen tree in the middle, a bookstore, and a snack bar, making it a real human underground city.

"It took our pre-production engineers a month and a half to build this, and many of them used 3D model printing." Yu Dongqing explained.

Zhang Honghong looked at it carefully and said, "It really feels like a Hollywood blockbuster."

Yu Dongqing smiled and said nothing.

At this moment, a man in his thirties walked over. He was Du Xuefeng, the film's assistant director.

Du Xuefeng is a graduate of the Chinese Opera Director major, one level lower than Mingliang. When Yu Dongqing was filming "Ashes of Time", he also worked as a director's assistant, and it felt pretty good. When filming "The Wandering Earth" this time, Yu Dongqing He also asked him to come over and be his first assistant director.

"Director Yu, Director Ming's drama has started filming, what about our side?"

"Let's get started. You guys get ready. I'll walk around with Reporter Zhang and come right over."

"OK!"

Within a few minutes, Zhang Honghong saw staff passing by carrying two pairs of exoskeleton armors.

"It's very cool. Was it designed by a Hollywood team?" Zhang Honghong asked curiously.

"No, it was designed by a domestic technology company called Rays." Yu Dongqing was a little proud.

In the original time and space, the exoskeleton armor used in the filming of "The Wandering Earth" was designed by an Australian company. Fortunately, this time it was designed and produced domestically.

"Director Yu, everything is ready." Du Xuefeng sat over again and said.

Zhang Honghong saw that two boys and girls wearing exoskeleton suits had entered the photography venue, with a huge green screen behind them.

"Are you going to shoot live action?" Zhang Honghong said in surprise again.

"Yes, real person."

In ordinary movies, there are generally two ways to deal with action scenes with exoskeletons: one is to combine real people with CG, and difficult actions are mostly synthesized in post-production; the other is to use Diao Wia to operate puppets, which does not require The actors themselves do too much action.

Hollywood filming generally adopts the former, while domestic filming tends to the latter.

Because the former certainly looks realistic and has good shooting effects, but it requires superb post-production special effects technology!

Unexpectedly, Yu Dongqing directly adopted the former, no wonder Zhang Honghong was a little surprised.

"Reporter Zhang, do you doubt our technology?" Yu Dongqing smiled.

"There is a point." Zhang Honghong made no secret: "Very few people in China adopt such a shooting method. It not only requires excellent post-production, but is also very expensive."

"Yes, it's very expensive." Yu Dongqing nodded: "But it's worth it. Feifei, come here."

Yu Dongqing suddenly shouted to a girl with a hot figure not far away.

The young woman came over.

"This is Shangguan Feifei, an engineer from Rays Company and the special effects director of our crew. She is specifically responsible for the special effects work of the entire project."

"This is Zhang Honghong, a senior reporter from Huangdu TV." Yu Dongqing explained to each other with a smile.

Zhang Honghong was a little surprised when she looked at the young girl with bulging front and back and flaming red lips. She was completely different from her usual impression of the old-fashioned engineer who wore glasses.

"Miss Shangguan has worked in Hollywood for six years, and her team also participated in the special effects production of "Silver Star Empire". Let her tell you about it." Yu Dongqing said.

Shangguan Feifei glanced at Zhang Honghong: "Reporter Zhang, the special effects part of "The Wandering Earth" was mainly completed by our Rays company and two other mainland companies. It uses the latest Truelight" digital middleware technology system, and this technology also It was just applied to "Silver Star 5". "

"Does that mean you are using the latest Hollywood technology?"

"Yes."

"Isn't this expensive?" Zhang Honghong asked tentatively.

How much is the budget for this movie?

This was a question that made her very curious.

"This question will be answered by Director Yu." Shangguan Feifei smiled slyly: "As a special effects director, I just need to be able to produce special effects comparable to those of Movie Star Empire 5."

"You said that the special effects of "The Wandering Earth" will be comparable to that of "Silver Star Empire 5"?" Zhang Honghong keenly discovered a problem.

"Yes, and it will be better."

better? !

Will it be better than "Silver Star Empire 5"?

Zhang Honghong was even more surprised.

is it possible?

Shangguan Feifei smiled and suddenly looked at Yu Dongqing: "Uncle Yu, in order to dispel reporter Zhang's doubts, can you let her watch a video of our test shooting before starting the machine?"

"Okay, we are all old friends."

Soon, Shangguan Feifei was sent a laptop and opened a CG video.

It's a frozen city!

As the camera moved quickly, Zhang Honghong saw the China World Trade Center Building, the Bird's Nest, and the Great Wall.

It's lifelike, but now it's covered by thick ice, giving it a doomsday scene.

"What a resemblance!" Zhang Honghong exclaimed.

"We shot these scenes in real scenes and then synthesized them with computer scenes. Of course they are very similar." Shangguan Feifei looked proud: "This is the charm of Truelight's digital middleware technology and the charm of technology." "

Zhang Honghong somewhat believed Yu Dongqing's words.

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