China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 115 Space Science Fiction Movie

"... In short, the surviving astronauts returned to Earth after going through a lot of hardships in space."

After Chen Jingxing said that, he held the tea cup and sipped some unknown variety of tea. Looking at Qin Zhonghe who had not yet come to his senses, he smiled in his heart.

Qin Zhonghe initially felt that the space station had been smashed, so how could people return to Earth?

As Chen Jingxing's story was revealed, I felt it was incredible, but it seemed quite reasonable to think about it carefully?

He is not a scientist and cannot raise any objections. Of course, science fiction movies naturally allow some illusory elements.

Liu Changhong suddenly spoke: "Do you say that the surviving astronaut returned to Earth using the Tiangong-2 escape capsule?"

Chen Jingxing nodded with a smile.

The escape sequence of the original version of "Georgeous" is: the space shuttle and Hubble telescope were destroyed by satellite debris - escaped to the International Space Station, and then the International Space Station was also destroyed by satellite debris - escaped to the Tiangong Space Station using the International Space Station's escape pole.

Chen Jingxing modified it into: the optical module and space station of the Sky Patrol were destroyed by satellite debris - and escaped to the abandoned International Space Station. After the International Space Station was destroyed again - he used the escape module of the International Space Station to escape to the Tiangong-2, which was still in orbit, and finally returned to Earth with the Tiangong-2 landing module.

China's space station plan is divided into three steps. It launches Tiangong-1, which is unmanned, in 2011, and Tiangong-2, which is permanently docked, in 2016, and in 2019, it launches several large space stations composed of a combination of core modules, experimental modules and optical modules.

In the plane of previous life, due to the failure of the second launch of the Long March 5, the construction of the final large space station was delayed by two years before completion. According to the original plan, the space station could be completed by 2020.

Tiangong 2 fell into the atmosphere under control in the second half of 2019.

Chen Jingxing was prepared: "It is expected to be 2016."

The two projects that DreamWorks is currently working on, plus "Operation Mekong" that Chen Jingxing also wants to join - the production cost of this movie may also reach nearly 200 million.

"Dr. Qin, the project "Gravity" is unprecedented. All the scenes of this movie are in space. The special effects footage may exceed all domestic movies in the past, and even most Hollywood movies.

Astronauts in our country encountered disasters and finally survived through our country's spacecraft. The international space station was also involved. There is also international cooperation. Is there anything more positive energy and more main theme than this?

This is also in line with the people-oriented approach?

Disaster films can also be the main theme. As long as the disaster film conveys to the audience a positive spirit, an optimistic spirit, and a never-give-up spirit, there is no problem."

He is worthy of being the helmsman of the Chinese film industry. The uncrowned king in the Chinese film industry is indeed different.

But this meaning is rather obscure and not explicit, and it is not difficult to correct in Chen Jingxing's opinion.

This will be the first heavy industry film in the history of Chinese films. The resources and strength required are difficult for DreamWorks to bear independently. I welcome Guoying to join in."

In this version of gravity, Chen Jingxing sets the Tiangong-2 small space station, which has no one already settled, for a long time, so that it can serve as the last link of the triple jump in the movie.

At present, domestic special effects companies, even more (Mo), which Chen Jingxing invested in, can only start with special effects movies of this level, and their main work still depends on foreign special effects companies, so it would be great to reduce the production cost by 20 million US dollars.

"You two probably haven't forgotten that we are here to talk about the Mekong project this time, right?" Liu Changhong reminded.

Therefore, if everything goes smoothly, China will be able to have two space stations orbiting in low-Earth orbit at the same time for a short period of time.

Because the two starring actors in the original "Gravity" are not paid high, the main production fund for the movie is special effects.

"Although it is not a tribute film, it is also a main theme film. You have to think from a different perspective and don't always think that the space station is destroyed.

Qin Zhonghe waved his hand without thinking much and said it was OK: "It's definitely not a gift movie, and there is no plan on it." Nonsense, with the current level of the Chinese film industry, no one would expect you to make a science fiction movie with space theme now.

Not only are there science fiction blockbusters, but also space science fiction blockbusters!

In other words, the production cost must be above 800 million yuan.

Qin Zhonghe was not surprised at all. Of course he had to join such a project, and the young director on the opposite side revealed the project on this occasion, which of course wanted to let Guoying join.

Qin Zhonghe also quickly reacted: "When will Tiangong-2 be launched?"

Qin Zhonghe calculated that it was produced in 2015 and released in 2016. Isn’t this just right?

He originally thought about persuading Chen Jingxing to shoot a science fiction blockbuster with the main theme next year, so he doesn't have to worry about it now.

Chen Jingxing has considered it a long time ago to let Guoying intervene in "Georgetic Gravity".

Start with the Heavenly Palace and end with the Heavenly Palace.

Instead, our astronauts encountered a sudden disaster in space. They did not abandon or give up, and worked hard to find hope in desperate situations. Moreover, astronauts also helped each other. In order to give each other a hope of life, one of the astronauts sacrificed themselves and finally returned to Earth safely through our country's space station.

In fact, the value orientation of the original Gravity is anti-technological utopian, or even anti-spacerism, which is completely opposite to "Martian Rescue".

A subject that has never been in the history of Chinese films!

Liu Changhong, who was standing by, interrupted Qin Zhonghe's intoxication: "Well, Lao Qin, this movie does sound wonderful, but it is not suitable to use it as a gift for my country's aerospace industry? Isn't it auspicious to send someone to crash in this movie?"

Chen Jingxing thought carefully. In the original version of "Gravity", when he saw the heroine finally return to Earth through the Heavenly Palace return capsule, combined with the passionate music, it can indeed bring people hope and touching emotions. This is indeed the main theme.

The production cost of the original "Georgement" is as high as US$150 million, and Chen Jingxing cannot compress the cost on a large scale while ensuring that the quality of the movie does not shrink compared to the original.

Chen Jingxing and Liu Changhong were both a little dumbfounded when they heard it.

Chen Jingxing raised his eyebrows, and of course he did not forget that talking about "Gravity" was actually about talking about the Mekong River.

Therefore, "Gravity" cannot be supported by DreamWorks alone. Even shareholders such as Fantasy, Penguin Video, and United Cinema will be very cautious.

At present, the highest box office of domestic films in the Chinese film market is only 1.2 billion yuan. Even if the production cost of 800 million yuan is difficult to recover, it will be even more difficult to make a profit.

Although the Chinese film industry's imagination of the box office expansion speed of a single movie is indeed lower than that of reality.

But even in a few years, the era of box office movies with more than 5 billion yuan will be born, and for movie projects that can only recover their costs by getting 2.5 billion yuan, and are original film projects, few companies dare to spend a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)