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Chapter 526 Robot heroine

Chen Jingxing and the crew filmed in Europe until August before finally returning to China.

This also means that "Interstellar" can enter the post-production stage. Although there are still some finishing plots that need to be filmed, it does not prevent Mo's special effects department from starting to work overtime on special effects production.

Fortunately, the majority of "Interstellar" is real shots, and there are not many CG special effects shots that consume the most time and energy.

The main reason is that the hypercube closure, black hole, wormhole, tsunami and other shots require CG special effects.

Even the shots of the spaceship are actually shot, or can be called special photography.

This kind of special photography has already been practiced in "The Martian".

Well-made models can withstand the test of time and lenses, and can fully display the details and colors of the object surface. In many cases, they are more textured than CG lenses.

According to the calculations of the special effects department, there will be no problem in completing the post-production of "Interstellar" before December, which means that "Interstellar" can be released in time for next year's Spring Festival.

It's just that after Chen Jingxing returned to Beijing, he didn't get together with his wife and children for two days before he was rushed to the company.

"Mr. Jiang still understands me. This is also my regret." Chen Jingxing did regret that his movie was not released in the Spring Festival.

Sitting next to Chen Jingxing, the director of "Elysium" Wen Zhian, who was facing lines with the actors, said with a smile: "Director Chen, I just said it's okay. When I read the script, the first thing that came to my mind was Liu Shishi.

It really fits the character very well.”

Of course, he has nothing to worry about during the review.

This movie, or to be precise, the two movies above are genuine gift films. Not only does the National Film Festival invest in it, but it also participates in the production. For all gift films, the National Film Festival has to read and review the scripts, and only if there are no problems with the scripts can they be released.

Later, he was given an important task by Chen Jingxing, responsible for the science fiction project "Once Upon a Time on Earth" that Chen Jingxing personally followed up, and became the director of the opening episode of this project.

"Some people choose to see the ugliness and chaos in this world, but I choose to see the beauty..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, we have internally predicted that the box office of "Inside Out" will definitely not be comparable to "Wall-E". It will be difficult to compare even with "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Return of the Monkey King". There is no big difference.

cake."

Of course, Chen Jingxing's main consideration is also to shoot "Elysium" in the style of "Black Mirror II: Prometheus", with minimalism, weird aesthetics, and an empty mirror like a deep valley orchid.

The role of founder, creative director and chief programmer of Elysium is hesitant between Jin Shijie and Li Xuejian.

"You're so polite, Shi Shi. It's an honor for me to cooperate with you." An excited voice followed closely.

"Are you talking about those foreigners? They are very nice and treat me very well. Those foreigners are actually just like us, they are just looking for a place to feel comfortable..."

The Oscar-winning actor truly performed the evil image of a man hiding a knife behind his smile, making people unable to guess what he was going to do. Of course, this also made the final twist even more shocking.

The roles in "Westworld" that really require acting skills are actually the male protagonist and the big boss in the first season.

Moreover, the paradise in "Elysium" is set in ancient times, and Liu Shishi's costume appearance is absolutely excellent.

Chen Jingxing didn't have any objections. After all, DreamWorks implements a director-centered system. The director of "Elysium" is Wen Zhian, and after experiencing the experience of two works, Wen Zhian can make people feel at ease to let him go alone.

National Film Group also invested in "Interstellar", but of course it was just an investment and not involved in the production, so Jiang Ruoping was a little surprised.

After all, if Jin Shijie's image is played with a white face, it will indeed be more exposed, and the bad feeling will be more obvious to the audience.

But as soon as I finished speaking, I felt a ridiculous feeling in my heart. The young man's movie in front of me was about to be released during the Spring Festival, and there must be no one who has the courage to compete in the ring.

Although the disrupted timeline can surprise the audience at the moment they learn the truth, it also requires actors to believable in interpreting such changes.

"Once Upon a Time on Earth: Overture" is in the same vein as the "Once Upon a Time on Earth" movie that Chen Jingxing will make later, so he was more cautious when casting, and the casting was finalized by himself.

Chen Jingxing interrupted the actor who was auditioning and clapped his hands: "OK, not bad."

"An animated movie, a movie of yours. You want both. Are you determined to monopolize the Spring Festival movie next year?"

"Mr. Jiang, you also know that our two "1951" plus director Tian's "Li Yannian", aren't we DreamWorks the only one to have contributed to the gift film?"

Of course, this is also in line with the character, and what we want is the charm and effect.

"We can definitely make it. Don't worry about that, Mr. Jiang. The problem now is not whether it's too late or not."

These words touched Jiang Ruoping's heart. In fact, he came today to discuss "1951" with Chen Jingxing.

But I heard Zhi'an's voice.

"Elysium", a new drama with an investment of hundreds of millions, was finally handed over to Wen Zhian.

"Speaking of which, it seems like your movies have never been released on the Spring Festival schedule?"

Mr. Li Xuejian is more likely to perform the kind of indistinguishable feeling between good and evil.

He was dragged to the audition room as soon as he arrived at the company. After all, it was the audition for the heroine of "Elysium". Generally speaking, Chen Jingxing, the star of all DreamWorks projects, would review it if he could spare the time, and sometimes even make the decision himself.

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Not to mention the big boss, the founder of the paradise, who inherited the legacy of his old friend and started a decades-long journey of redemption due to the death of his old friend, was the real "Prometheus" to the robots in his previous life.

Anthony Hopkins stars in "Westworld".

Jiang Ruoping, general manager of National Film Group, was a little surprised: "Has "Interstellar" been finished? Can it catch up?"

Jiang Ruoping waved his hand: "Okay, I will come forward to help you find a schedule, but I can't give you a guarantee whether they will accept it or not. If they insist on fighting you in the ring, I can't help it."

Winning Chen Jingxing for the audition was a seal of approval for his casting.

Chen Jingxing was relieved when he got Jiang Ruoping's promise. Of course he had no fear, since he had already decided on the Spring Festival holiday anyway.

However, in terms of selfishness, Chen Jingxing still prefers Li Xuejian.

Chen Jingxing was really speechless.

"Although it is not the Spring Festival Gala, it has been going on for three years. I think it can be regarded as a Spring Festival custom that the people like to see. And you can rest assured that our animated film this year is quite educational and both adults and children can learn something from it.

Harvest.”

Of course, the fundamental reason is that Chen Jingxing doesn't think there is anything wrong with Liu Shishi playing the heroine.

As a human being, the male protagonist went from being uninterested in the paradise, to sympathizing with the robots, to being deeply involved in the storyline of the paradise, unable to extricate himself from the robot heroine, and then to realizing that the heroine has no feelings at all, everything is just the storyline of the paradise.

Heartbroken and thus "awakened" into a "demon".

Director Wen Zhi'an plans to invite Zhu Yawen to play the male lead. Zhu Yawen's acting skills are definitely the best among middle-aged actors, and he can be good or evil. He is just filming a tribute drama, so he hasn't found time to audition yet.

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Of course it wasn't Chen Jingxing's voice.

After all, as Chen Jingxing's third space movie, considering the investment of up to 630 million in the previous "Gravity" and "The Martian", the post-production of special effects blockbusters of this level will definitely take a lot of time.

Jiang Ruoping was a little speechless: "What you said, people who don't know would think that your DreamWorks animated movie is the Spring Festival Gala."

Chen Jingxing told the truth: "Yes, as you know, the Spring Festival animation film is an old tradition of our DreamWorks, and the audience has become accustomed to it. Can we bear to disappoint the audience?"

It really looks like a robot.

After discussing the casting situation of other actors in "Elysium" with Wen Zhian, Chen Jingxing returned to the reception room to welcome his guests.

"You can just call me Shi Shi. I was actually a little nervous just now." Liu Shishi's excitement was palpable: "It is an honor for me to participate in a DreamWorks production."

After the filming of "Once Upon a Time on Earth" was completed, Wen Zhian took some time off, and then was recruited by Chen Jingxing to be responsible for the filming of "Elysium".

Jiang Ruoping sighed: "I knew today would not be an easy day. Comrade Xiao Chen, you are really good at giving people problems."

However, it is obvious that this young director, who is about the same age as Chen Jingxing, could not restrain his desire to chase stars, and directly gave the casting of the heroine to his favorite actor Liu Shishi.

In the previous life, the heroine of "Westworld" was silly and sweet, with a somewhat paralyzed face. When her face was expressionless, she had a hint of inorganic coldness.

Of course, this depends on whether the person is willing to take on the role.

"Spring Festival stall?"

Liu Shishi, who was sitting opposite the two people and the cameraman, smiled with crooked eyebrows after Chen Jingxing applauded. Even his gentle and elegant temperament could not hide the excitement in his expression.

"Tell me what you think of the world."

"Hmph, do you think I believe this? Even if I believe it, can other companies believe it?"

Chen Jingxing is not lying. The animated film DreamWorks plans to release during the Spring Festival next year is "Inside Out". This is definitely an excellent parent-child education work, and parents will definitely gain a lot from watching it.

This rocket-rising young director emerged from the directing competition program "The Birth of a Director" and then shot "Prometheus," the last and most important unit of "Black Mirror II", which made him famous.

After all, these two old men are both rare old drama stars. At this age, this status, fame and fortune may not be able to impress others.

Jiang Ruoping looked at him with an expression on his face that said, "You're just fooling me."

"What do you think of the guests?"

As for the casting of "Elysium", Chen Jingxing did not have a candidate in advance, so he delegated the casting power to Wen Zhian, who basically received the same treatment as Guo Fan and Tian Xinye.

Chen Jingxing nodded and said, "It really fits the role."

Chen Jingxing felt sad that he was despised for telling the truth, but if he thought about it carefully, he couldn't blame Jiang Ruoping for not believing in him. For three consecutive years during the Spring Festival, DreamWorks' animated movies became more and more evil every year, even if they remembered to eat and not fight.

No one can be dismissive of DreamWorks animated movies.

He pondered for a while and asked: "Do you have any animated movies to be released during the Spring Festival next year?"

And these two characters are also the main attractions of "Elysium".

Afterwards, Chen Jingxing also stood up and shook hands with Liu Shishi, congratulating that DreamWorks' new drama has found a suitable heroine: "Sister Shi Shi, the complete script will be sent to you tomorrow, but it may take some time to start filming.

The other characters haven't been completely decided yet, but our script reading may take a long time, and the director will let you know when the time comes."

On the contrary, there is indeed an inexplicable fit, if you consider that the heroine of "Elysium" is a robot, and she does have some facial paralysis.

It just so happens that most of the tribute films, especially the tribute films to the Korean War, have not been completed yet. If they miss the Spring Festival next year, the Spring Festival of the year after that will probably be dominated by national films.

It's just that after all, major companies are all eyeing China's first schedule. There are too many movies on the market, and too many blockbusters will squeeze each other's film schedules.

Even if Chen Jingxing has confidence in "Interstellar", he will not be dissatisfied with the lack of income. Naturally, he hopes that his opponents will retreat and avoid causing more trouble.

This requires the big brother Guoying to come and arrange the schedule. This is also a job that Guoying is accustomed to doing.

(End of chapter)