Chapter 962 The Infinite Possibilities of Oriental Science Fiction Movies! Wanda Is Ready to Take Action

Chapter 962 The infinite possibilities of Eastern science fiction movies! Wanda is getting ready to take action...

As soon as he walked into the studio of "The Wandering Earth", Spielberg felt inexplicably transported to a majestic world that was both strange and futuristic.

Every inch of space here is filled with the atmosphere of science fiction, making people involuntarily slow down and savor the shock from the future.

In the center of the studio, a towering planetary engine model stands in front of you, recreating the shocking scenes in the original novel with amazing details and realistic textures.

These behemoths emit a faint blue light, as if they are accumulating the power to push the earth to escape from the solar system. People can't help but sigh at the greatness and insignificance of human wisdom.

There are various futuristic props and devices scattered around.

From sophisticated quantum computers to complex space elevator models, as well as model structures such as exoskeleton robots and space stations, all reveal the ingenuity of the production team.

These props not only look realistic in appearance, but also exude a mysterious and alluring charm against the backdrop of light and shadow, making people want to get closer and find out!

As for the top of the studio, a dazzling starry sky was simulated, as if everyone on site was brought into a vast universe.

In this starry sky, the earth seems so small and lonely, but it is this loneliness that has successfully inspired mankind's determination and courage to unite and face disasters together!

In addition, in this futuristic studio, there is also a group of staff wearing special costumes.

They are building scenes and props nervously and orderly... Looking around, figures are looming in the interplay of light and shadow, adding a bit of vividness and reality to this science fiction world.

The entire studio seemed like a huge sci-fi dream factory, bringing everyone present into a future world that was both real and illusory.

Every detail here is shocking, every scene is unforgettable...

In Spielberg's view, this is not only a place to shoot movies, but also a magical space that inspires human imagination and creativity!

It took more than half an hour before he finally said his first words after entering the studio of "The Wandering Earth".

"Fei! This studio is so amazing inside!"

He stopped and stood in front of the virtual reality (VR) technology equipment, gently stroking the parts above, his eyes shining with eagerness to try.

This technology not only allows actors to perform in a virtual environment, but also adjusts scenes and lighting in real time, greatly improving shooting efficiency and effects.

A screen recorded by technicians while testing the equipment was playing on a nearby screen.

Looking around, the staff wearing the equipment were flying freely in the virtual universe, as if they were really in space!

"There are more fun things over here."

As Chen Fei said, he led Spielberg to the motion capture area.

Here, technicians wear special motion capture suits, and their every movement is accurately recorded and transformed into digital characters in the film.

Spielberg looked at the lifelike digital characters on the screen and couldn't help but think of the "Jurassic Park" he once filmed...

He is well aware of the importance of motion capture technology for science fiction movies, and Chen Fei's team has obviously mastered the essence and skills of this technology.

At the same time, in another corner of the studio, Spielberg also discovered a huge 3D printer.

This printer was printing a certain prop in the movie, and the precision and realism of the produced props shocked him even more!

The technician on the side specifically explained to him: "This 3D printer can not only print various complex props and scenes, but can also be customized and modified according to needs."

"Oh! God!" The old man's eyes widened and he sighed repeatedly: "This is really a technological revolution!"

However, what shocked him the most was the high-tech photography equipment in the studio.

These devices can not only capture every subtle expression and movement of the actors, but can also adjust focus, exposure and color in real time to ensure that every shot achieves the best effect.

Chen Fei said proudly on the side: "This should be the most top-notch shooting equipment in the world. I finally got it back from abroad."

Spielberg smacked his lips and suddenly said: "Fei, in this studio, I seem to see the infinite possibilities of Eastern science fiction movies!

Your team has demonstrated a very high technical level, which deeply shocked me. If the filming process goes smoothly enough, this film will definitely become a milestone in the history of science fiction films! "

As soon as these words came out, Chen Fei didn't have much reaction, but Guo Fan beside him burst out excitedly.

"Thank you for your approval, Director Spielberg."

Everyone had lunch in the canteen next to the studio. Taking advantage of this opportunity to come to Jin Province, Chen Fei took Guo Fan and asked about a lot of things.

"All preparatory work will be officially completed in December, and I plan to start the formal audition work in November. At present, the crew has received many resumes and has conducted two rounds of selection..."

After finishing the meal, Chen Fei had almost understood the current preparation progress of "The Wandering Earth".

It was just hard for Guo Fan. He kept talking about the preparations for the movie and didn't eat much at all.

After eating and walking out of the restaurant, Chen Fei went to the engineer sent by the Aerospace Technology Group to say hello.

This group of people is the foundation for the smooth preparation of the movie, and they must not be neglected.

Think about it, how rare it is to have a group of aerospace technology engineers who are diligent, talk less, and have strong hands-on skills?

More importantly, as long as the crew can come up with ideas, they can reproduce it perfectly and even make a wave of improvements. They are simply a group of "nuclear-powered donkeys"!

Of course, the premise of all this is that there is enough money to "burn".

And it just so happens that Feiyue Film and Television has nothing but a lot of money!

This is undoubtedly great news for engineers who find it extremely difficult to apply for scientific research funds.

As a result, the two parties hit it off immediately, and the cooperation was very satisfying!

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After leaving the studio of "The Wandering Earth", Chen Fei and Spielberg took a private plane together and returned to the capital again.

"The Giant" is about to be released, and the latter still needs to participate in a lot of publicity work.

After agreeing to meet again some time, the two parties said goodbye to each other.

Chen Fei was originally planning to go back to the villa with Liu Yifei, but a sudden call from Liu Xiaobin forced him to divert to the company.

More than half an hour later, the two people sat opposite each other in the reception room.

"Mr. Liu, what's the matter with coming here this time?"

Liu Xiaobin nodded slightly, and then went straight to the point: "I came here specifically to say hello to you, Director Chen."

Chen Fei blinked, with a trace of curiosity in his eyes.

"October is already halfway through, and the movies in November and December have all started promotions. On the 11th of next month, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" directed by Li Bian will be released first. Next up is "I'm Not Fan Jinlian" directed by Feng Xiaogang..."

Speaking of this, Liu Xiaobin suddenly paused.

And in the next second, his tone suddenly became very cold: "Regarding "I am not Fan Jinlian", the group is preparing to take some countermeasures against it after several internal meetings and discussions!"

"Counter action?" Chen Fei was inexplicably looking forward to it, and quickly asked: "How will it be implemented specifically?"

Liu Xiaobin spoke slowly: "Since the release of "I'm Not Fan Jinlian", all cinemas and theaters under Wanda Cinema Line will cut the film's scheduling rate to the lowest.

And this is the lowest, even lower than when targeting "Rock Tibetan Mastiff"!

And from then on, Wanda will do this for all the movies produced by Huayi Company. They will suppress what should be suppressed, cut in half what should be cut in half, and finish the movie in advance when it should be finished. No mercy will be left to them at all! "

Hearing this, Chen Fei secretly called "good guy" in his heart!

Isn't this just copying the same set of operations he used against Anle Pictures?

“Initially, we even considered refusing to screen his company’s films directly, but due to the impact of the newly-introduced Film Law, this decision fell by the wayside.

But this does not affect anything. As long as the film schedule rate continues to be compressed, it is no different from indirectly releasing its movies. "

"Hard enough!"

Chen Fei couldn't help but give Liu Xiaobin a thumbs up.

Liu Xiaobin smiled modestly: "Is this also the experience of learning from Director Chen? I have to say that it is really useful. Our Director Wang even praised you for being much more ruthless than Wanda.

If it weren’t for the fact that the quality of the movies produced by Wanda Pictures was not very high, we would definitely have refused to show them in Huayi Cinemas and would have killed them! "

This topic is not suitable to continue talking about, because as long as Chen Fei hears the four words Anle Pictures, he can't help but feel sick in his heart.

He simply changed the subject and asked proactively: "I guess Mr. Liu came here today not just to inform me of the news, right?"

"Director Chen is indeed a mastermind!"

Liu Xiaobin took advantage of this topic and continued to add: "Our director Wang gave me instructions. Since the film schedule of "I am not Fan Jinlian" has been compressed, then naturally there must be new movies to take over.

It just so happens that "La La Land" produced by your company will be released in November, so I would like to discuss cooperation with Director Chen today. "

"Cooperation? What cooperation?"

"I hope Pan-Asia Cinemas can cooperate with Wanda Cinemas to jointly control "I'm Not Phan Kim Lien", and our reward will be to schedule more films for "La La Land", how about that?"

As the old saying goes, the enemy of your enemy will most likely become your best friend.

Not to mention that Wanda and Feiyue Film and Television are good friends, and both companies have quite a few conflicts with Huayi, so the friendship will naturally become deeper...

Listening to Liu Xiaobin's purpose, Chen Fei smiled softly: "Since Wanda's marketing department is not optimistic about this movie, I believe the box office of this movie will not be too high.

The amount of film schedule Pan-Asia Cinemas gives to a certain movie will be adjusted based on feedback from the film market. "

Hearing this, Liu Xiaobin immediately laughed.

"Director Chen, do you have time tonight? How about we call Director Wang and find a place to have a drink together? I'll be the host!"

"Haha, okay, I'm very happy."

…

As the night deepened, a party was also going on at Huayi.

Feng Xiaogang had no idea that "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" was going to be in trouble. He was still immersed in the joy of being nominated for the Golden Horse Best Director Award.

"I don't know if I have any hope for this year's Golden Horse..."

After drinking a glass of wine, Feng Xiaogang suddenly remembered the scenes of being "played" by major awards in the mainland over the years.

Although he scolded the judges and award-giving parties many times, he also tasted a lot of ridicule, backstabs, and jokes. It was so uncomfortable.

However, at this moment, Wang Zhongjun at the banquet said leisurely: "Don't worry, Director Feng, this year's Golden Horse... and even next year's Golden Rooster, you will have a share."

"Huh?!" Feng Xiaogang's eyes widened suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.

At this time, even Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but show a surprised look: "Brother? Have you found a new PR channel?"

In the eyes of many film and television companies in the industry, the Golden Rooster masters are extremely difficult to get along with!

Not only do they want money, but they also like to build relationships and exchange various resources. They also think they are noble and look down on commercial films.

Although "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" cannot be considered a commercial film, Feng Xiaogang is a thorough commercial film director, so naturally he is not very popular with the Golden Rooster judges.

But now, Wang Zhongjun actually revealed a good news, which is undoubtedly very surprising to Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei who are unaware of it.

"Yes, I did find the right PR channel." Wang Zhongjun smiled confidently: "Among the newly selected Golden Rooster judges, several are famous for loving money, and what Huayi lacks the least now is money!"

"Haha, good, this is really great! It's all clear!"

Feng Xiaogang happily drank three glasses of Moutai in a row, his face was as red as a monkey's butt, not to mention how happy he was.

After so many years, I finally have the opportunity to "redeem my previous shame", which is really worth celebrating!

The atmosphere at the table became more and more intense, and the faces of several third-tier actresses who accompanied the wine were even more smiling, because Feng Xiaogang actually promised them that they could appear in the new movie "Youth".

But at this moment, Feng Xiaogang suddenly mentioned another thing.

"I heard that the Film Bureau will officially announce the approval of the script of "Youth" this Friday. At that time, I plan to announce that Huang Xuan will be the No. 1 male star, but I am worried about Director Gu..."

The relationship between Gu Changwei, Jiang Wenli, Huang Xuan, and Zhang Jingchu is well known in the circle and is no longer a secret.

It happened that Gu Changwei was still the consultant of Huayi's production department at that time, and the two sides were still in a cooperative relationship.

Feng Xiaogang was worried that after he announced the news, Gu Changwei would have opinions.

However, the next second, Wang Zhonglei sneered and said, "You don't have to consider his thoughts, just announce it directly. Our Director Gu is no longer going to renew his contract with Huayi."

"Oh, that's fine." Feng Xiaogang immediately had no worries in his heart, raised his glass, and shouted loudly: "Come on, keep drinking, don't go home until you are drunk tonight!"

The night gradually deepened, and this person would inevitably have a big tongue after drinking too much.

Feng Xiaogang made such a mistake.

After another glass of wine, he mentioned a new topic: "By the way, about the project "Cell Phone 2"..."

"Director Feng!" Wang Zhongjun frowned and interrupted him loudly.

Wang Zhonglei also hurriedly said: "Director Feng, why don't we stop here tonight? We can talk about other topics slowly when we get to the company."

"Oh, oh, okay, okay, then let's stop here tonight..."

Feng Xiaogang also realized that he seemed to have talked about a topic that should not be talked about, and immediately shut up.

The project "Cell Phone 2"... must be treated with caution!

~

The next morning, at the invitation of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Chen Fei appeared in the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

As soon as he got off the car, he was led into the office of the deputy director in charge of the film and television drama section by the staff waiting at the door.

"Director Chen, you are here."

"Director Peng, good morning, am I not late?"

"Of course not, it's still early for our agreed time."

The two chatted and laughed, left the office, and went straight to a small meeting room next door.

At first, there were only the two of them in the conference room, but after a while, Zhou Mei, the screenwriter of "In the Name of People", Kang Honglei, the director, and Li Xuezhen, the consultant, also came in.

After everyone sat down one after another, Director Peng, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, spoke first: "Today, I invite everyone to come here mainly to tell you about the current situation of the drama "In the Name of People".

I received a message from the General Administration yesterday, saying that the TV series has been reviewed and a relevant notice will be issued this Friday.

Then, we have to make plans and discussions around the TV series' post-production publicity, broadcast channels, and satellite broadcast time..."

Everyone present listened very seriously. After all, this anti-corruption TV series is unusual. If there is a problem in that link, it may be taken offline.

For a whole day, Chen Fei did not leave the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and even had lunch in the canteen of the agency.

After discussing until after 6 o'clock in the afternoon, everyone finally set the tone.

First of all, the broadcast channel, Shandong TV and CCTV are definitely the first choice. Of course, the premise of choosing them is that they can give enough quotes.

After all, the investment in this drama is not small, and several investors have to consider the cost, at least they can't lose money.

As for the online broadcast platform, it is naturally Youku that broadcasts it exclusively.

The broadcast time is tentatively scheduled to be after the Spring Festival next year. After all, the entire film and television industry will carry out various activities and arrangements around the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival. Who can take care of a TV series?

What's more, it takes a lot of time to negotiate the price with the TV station.

~

When Chen Fei returned home, it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening.

It's also thanks to his good physical condition, otherwise he would definitely have to lie down and come out of the drinking party tonight!

Those leaders look weak, but they are more exaggerated when drinking, as if there is a barrel in their stomachs!

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