Chapter 174 Finalizing "Gravity", Girlfriend Goes to Japan

At the National Space Administration, Wu Yuan talked a lot with the leaders of the space administration and those aerospace researchers.

As a director, his understanding of aerospace is actually quite one-sided, and his script is indeed based on science fiction rather than reality.

But for these researchers, Wu Yuan's script is wonderful, but there are also many loopholes and bugs.

This is something that is difficult to avoid.

After all, movies are a kind of artistic presentation. Some things that are unreasonable in reality, or scientifically impossible to achieve, are important actions for the protagonist to turn defeat into victory in the movie.

For example, planting potatoes in "The Martian" actually requires planting on a piece of untreated Martian soil, which is not as simple as in the movie.

It is impossible to grow potatoes on Martian soil with only feces left by astronauts.

Because Martian soil is toxic

But as for movies, this kind of drama that cannot be performed after the whole movie is changed can only obey artistic arrangements.

The same is true for "Gravity". In Wu Yuan's script, there are many actions and scenes that are difficult to achieve or occur in reality.

For example, the source of all the stories is that a space power launched a missile to destroy an old satellite, which accidentally created a chain reaction and damaged China's orbital telescopes, spacecraft and space stations.

"According to the script, the high-speed space debris "group" circled every 90 minutes, creating chaos for the surviving astronauts."

A professor adjusted the frame of his glasses and denied: "Debris group is theoretically possible, but it is not very credible."

"Even if you blow up a satellite, it will only form a small group of fragments, but there will be no chain reaction because everything is in a completely different orbit."

"It's like a building. If the glass on the second floor is broken, it will fall down and hit the ground, but it can't hit the glass on the fifth or sixth floor, or even the glass on the first floor."

"Because their positions are not in a straight line at all."

"And you can't see the fragments flying towards you at all. They will fly at ten times the speed of a bullet."

"In fact, you can't see them at all. "

"It is basically impossible to achieve the visual effect of space debris flying in front of the eyes as in the script."

The professor surnamed Chen was very serious in popularizing the space knowledge he could determine to Wu Yuan.

But Wu Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Professor Chen, I understand what you mean."

"But this is a movie, and movies need such impactful and shocking pictures to create a tense and exciting atmosphere."

"Maybe the astronauts didn't see anything, and suddenly a hole appeared in the space suit, and then they lost consciousness after a dozen seconds. This is more in line with reality. "

"But the audience will only be confused after watching it, not understanding what happened, and it is not exciting at all."

Professor Chen fell silent, but another professor with whiter hair and beard said again: "Director Wu, you wrote in the script that the heroine used a fire extinguisher to push herself to the rescue spacecraft. This is too unrealistic."

"It is impossible for a fire extinguisher to have enough power to change the orbit. "

"In fact, it is more likely that she would start spinning and somersaulting as soon as she sprayed the fire extinguisher, rather than moving forward step by step, and it is even more impossible for her to fly steadily to the rescue spacecraft."

"This force is not enough, which is completely contrary to science."

"Also, the hatch and control in the script are in the wrong position."

"It is completely impossible to enter the airlock from the outside unless you have prepared to enter the cabin in advance."

"Any astronaut cannot enter the cabin from the outside when the hatch of the space station is closed, which means that after the accident of the heroine in the Huaxia space station, it is impossible for the outside to enter the international space station."

Several professional scientific researchers were talking to Wu Yuan about their opinions.

As the leader of the administrative department, although his understanding of the aerospace profession is not deep, he also has his own opinions and suggestions.

"That, Director Wu, the country that launches missiles to deal with satellites at the beginning of your script should not be set to the Russian Federation, or the United States is more appropriate."

"As for the international space station, I think maybe we can make it more fictional and sci-fi. ”

“Why not change it to the Russian Federation Space Station?”

“I think by 2020, the Russian Federation should have its own space station, right?”

“And the International Space Station should be retired by then.”

You know, the current scheduled retirement date of the International Space Station is 2020, and it has not been postponed like it was later.

As for the new International Space Station plan, NASA has also repeatedly emphasized that it is being promoted.

So in the eyes of the current China Space Agency, by 2020, it is estimated that the current International Space Station will no longer exist, and perhaps there will be three space stations in the sky.

Yes, although it is only 2005 now, China does have a space station plan, that is, the three-step manned space flight project, which was determined in 1992.

“Director Wu, the timeline arrangement of your script is indeed very realistic.” The leader smiled and said mysteriously: “I won’t hide it from you.”

"According to the phased plan for manned spaceflight, my country's space station is expected to be put into operation in 2022, and the first module may be launched around 2018."

"By 2020, we will indeed have our own space station."

"But by that time, the Russian Federation and the United States will definitely have new space stations in orbit."

“Considering the issue of international relations, I think not only the International Space Station, but also the Russian Federation’s space station should appear in the movie, and preferably also participate in the rescue work.

"Only in this way can the purpose of harmonious coexistence, joint development, and mutual help among the major space powers in space exploration be reflected!"

"Space is the common property of mankind, and countries around the world advocate cooperation over competition in exploring space."

Wu Yuan nodded frequently to express his understanding, but he smiled secretly in his heart.

The current China Space Administration never expected that no country would be able to achieve the various slogans and so-called space exploration plans shouted by the major space powers now 20 years later.

We are the only ones in China who have actually fully followed the three-step manned spaceflight plan and the lunar exploration project, and accomplished all planned space exploration work!

The space station was built, lunar surface collection was completed, and manned lunar landings were put on the schedule. Everything went very smoothly.

The International Space Station in Europe and the United States was originally scheduled to be decommissioned and replaced with a new one in 2020, but has been postponed to 2030.

The Russian Federation’s space station plan only remains on paper.

However, Wu Yuan said calmly: "I understand, the script will definitely be revised later, and the plot of the Russian space station will be added."

These days, the Russian Federation is still the second largest in the world, and the Soyuz spacecraft is still the top manned spacecraft in the world.

Even Americans don’t believe that there will be no Russian Federation in space in 2020.

So, they say that art comes from reality, but in fact reality is more elusive and shocking than movies.

"As for the suggestions from experts and professors, I will consider them, but some of them are related to script logic and important plot points. Even if they are unreasonable in science or physics, there is no way to modify them."

Wu Yuan glanced at the circle of scientific researchers with stern eyes and said, "The purpose of this movie is not to popularize scientific and physical knowledge to the audience."

"As long as "Gravity" can encourage the Chinese people who don't know about space to want to know more about space, about what that mysterious and magical place is like, and about what the earth looks like from that place, then I think It wins."

"The purpose of this movie is to awaken the Chinese people who have been looking at the earth for five thousand years. It's time to raise their heads and look up at the stars and the sea."

"And to do this, you have to treat it as an entertainment work and not pay too much attention to the details."

After meeting with the leaders, experts and scholars of the National Space Administration, Wu Yuan and the "Gravity" project received the full support of the National Space Administration.

As a scientific research department, they cannot become an investor in "Gravity", but they will still provide 100% technical support, human support and prop support.

Even after Wu Yuan has selected the actors, he can directly send them to the National Space Administration for various trainings to simulate astronauts, and all the treatment will be similar to that of real preparatory astronauts.

After receiving strong support and endorsement from the National Space Administration, Director Han quickly convinced the senior executives of China Film and Television to become one of the investors of "Gravity".

The production cost of this film is still being estimated, but it is estimated to cost at least 300 to 350 million yuan. Director Han made a big move and shouldered the cost of 100 million yuan.

For the remaining 250 million, Wu Yuan plans to invest 20 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to 150 million yuan, with Light and Shadow Times as the investor and take the lead in controlling the investment.

The 20 million US dollars were drawn directly from Light Times and did not occupy the capital chain of Light and Shadow Times itself.

After "The Hangover 2" became a hit, there wasn't much else to do with the time, it was just more dollars!

But even so, there is still a 100 million shortfall in investment for this film.

Nowadays, not many private film companies in the mainland can spend more than 100 million in one go, and Wu Yuan does not want capital from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea to get involved, so he may have to find 2-3 private film companies in the mainland to jointly invest.

Fortunately, his "Director Wu Yuan" sign is still very easy to use, even better than Zhang Yimou's sign.

This is the current global box office record for a Chinese-language director!

His film projects are definitely the most worthy of investment among all Chinese directors, and the risks are also the lowest!

It's just that Wu Yuan has always done it by himself or only with China Film Group.

Now that the "Gravity" project has spread, it wants to find several partners. From Huayi to Enlight to Bernard and other private film companies, they are all taking action.

Wu Yuan was also very considerate and sent a script summary to any film company that came to consult.

Anyway, the "Gravity" project has been registered and approved by the Radio and Television Agency, so this matter cannot be hidden.

After seeing the outline of the script, the major film companies finally understood why Wu Yuan, who had never found anyone to cooperate with him in making cakes, was willing to split the project this time.

He actually boldly wants to make a Chinese science fiction blockbuster, which will cost 350 million yuan to start with!

Even if this is Wu Yuan, the major mainland film companies are a little scared.

Science fiction blockbusters, a subject that we dared not even think about or mention before, but a mainland director actually wants to shoot it!

But on second thought, Chen Kaige, who has not proven himself in the commercial box office, can get 340 million yuan for a movie called "The Promise", so why can't Wu Yuan's "Gravity" do the same?

Anyway, they are all blockbusters, and science fiction and fantasy are also subjects that no mainland director dared to try before.

In comparison, Wu Yuan is at least more reliable than Chen Kaige, and he also has a gorgeous record and box office results to guarantee it!

By the way, let me mention that the main controller of "The Promise" is also China Film Group.

It can only be said that in the past two years, in order to make the mainland film market take off and to usher in the era of Chinese-language blockbusters, Mr. Han has indeed emptied his family's funds.

"Red Cliff" and "The Promise" plus "Gravity" almost drained the working capital of China Film.

If all three films lose money, the scene is unimaginable. Han Dong, the helmsman who has single-handedly led the era of Chinese-language blockbusters, is afraid that he will suffer a great loss.

But it is also because China Film Group has invested in "Gravity" despite the situation, which has given several private film companies great confidence.

State-owned enterprises such as China Film Group have invested, which shows that it is still very secure!

So private film companies such as Huayi, Bona, and Guangguang Media, as well as two newly established state-owned film groups such as Shanghai Film Group and Huaxia Film Group, all heard the news and moved.

A group of media newspapers with a keen sense of smell also dug up the news of the filing of "Gravity" from the radio and television.

For a while, Wu Yuan's new film project was approved, and it was a science fiction blockbuster with a super high investment. Like a hurricane, it quickly swept across the national media magazines.

Even foreign media are scrambling to reprint this news.

Wu Yuan, science fiction movies, and big investments, these three keywords together are too eye-catching.

Capital and media all flocked to the headquarters building of Beijing Light and Shadow Times.

However, Wu Yuan, the focus of public opinion and the focus of close attention, disappeared from the public. He did not appear in the company building, but quietly came to Beijing International Airport.

It was not that he was going abroad, but that he was here to see someone off.

The young couple who finally confirmed their relationship and were in the passionate period of love were about to start a cross-border love.

Liu Yifei kept delaying, but she really couldn't delay any longer. She had to go to Tokyo to receive professional singing and dancing training.

There was no way. She had already held a thank-you party for entering the music industry and announced that she would temporarily retire from the film industry. It was impossible to give up halfway.

It was just that she had just fallen in love, and she wanted to stay with Wu Yuan 24 hours a day, so how could she bear to go to Japan.

In the VIP lounge at the airport, she pouted, her eyes were tearful, "Brother, we agreed that you will go to Japan to see me!"

"I know." Wu Yuan patted her head lovingly, "I will definitely come to see you."

"Also, when I'm not with you, you can't let other women take advantage of you!" Liu Yifei grabbed Wu Yuan's clothes, puffed her mouth, and said in a fierce tone even though she looked cute.

"How is it possible?" Wu Yuan shrugged and said righteously: "I have Liu Tianxian, who combines the titles of Fairy Sister and Fairy Sister. How can I still look down on other women?"

He said this with confidence, and Wu Yuan really thought so.

I have a fairy, what else do you want?

"Humph." Liu Yifei wrinkled her nose proudly, and then she pulled Wu Yuan's shoulder with satisfaction and leaned on him.

Liu Xiaoli, who had been trying to keep quiet, couldn't bear to see the young couple being so cheesy. Since her daughter turned 18, she felt that she couldn't control them anymore. She simply turned away from them and picked up a fashion magazine to study.

Seeing the "future mother-in-law"'s avoidance, Wu Yuan smiled and kissed Liu Yifei's smooth and delicate face.

"Then it's settled. After I finish my domestic affairs, I will definitely go to Japan to see you before I go to the United States to shoot "Rush Hour 3"."