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Zhangjiakou, the filming location of Chinese-owned factories.

Zhaochuan Iron Works covers an area of ​​more than 400 acres. It was prepared in 1984 and completed and put into production in 1986. It mainly smelts steel.

In 2012, in response to the country's call for overcapacity reduction, energy conservation and emission reduction, the ironworks ceased production and prepared for transformation or reconstruction.

At the beginning of this year, the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2" found the Zhaochuan Iron Factory. The producer believed that the conditions of the iron factory in all aspects were very suitable for the shooting needs of some scenes of "Wolf Warrior 2", and hoped that the iron factory could provide a shooting location for the crew. .

This idea has received strong support from Kunyuan Group, which owns the iron plant.

In February 2016, the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2" went to Zhaochuan Iron Works of Kunyuan Group for an on-site inspection and then signed a lease contract.

In March, the crew entered the scene to arrange the relevant scenes, and now the Zhaochuan Iron Factory has been completely transformed into the Chinese-owned factory set up in Africa in the script.

Wu Jing's A team went to Bincheng to shoot the "Leng Feng" scenes at the beginning of the movie, including playing football on the beach and fighting pirates underwater.

Bincheng is a famous coastal city in Liao Province, known as the "Northern Hong Kong Island" and has beautiful golden beaches.

Some scenes in the play that took place on the African beach were moved here for filming. As for the underwater fights, Wu Jing chose the swimming pool of a local university for filming.

Gu Wei brings Zhang Tianai from the capital to Zhangjiakou. His main role is divided into two parts.

Part of it was in a Chinese-owned factory. I was taught by Wu Jing in the early stage, and gradually grew from a military enthusiast to an amateur soldier.

Later, he independently defeated the villain BOSS "Dad", and finally the decisive battle after Wu Jing arrived.

The filming location of the steel factory is a very important place, and the main scenes of Gu Wei took place here.

There is also a part of going to the hospital, where Zhang Tianai and "Dr. Chen" are rescued by mistake. This part has a little less scenes. The filming location is at the Huairou Film and Television Base near the capital. It will not be transferred until the end of the steel factory. Field over there.

Although Wu Jing, the real director, is not here, Dong Yi, the executive director of Team B, can take charge of the overall situation, and producer Lu Jianmin is also here.

After Gu Wei joined the team, according to the predetermined shooting tasks, he began to film the first battle in which he led Zhang Tianai and the workers of the Chinese-owned factory to defeat the villain "Dad".

Zhang Mingfeng is a 32-year-old native of Zhaochuan, Zhangjiakou. He usually makes a living by farming. The Zhaochuan Steel Plant is not far from their village.

At noon that day when he came back from the fields, he saw a group of people gathered at the entrance of the village.

"Ryoko, what are they doing around that?"

He did not step forward, but looked at a young man from the same village who was dragging him from a distance and asked.

"I heard that there is a crew filming at the Zhaochuan Steel Factory next door to us, and the crew came over to recruit extras."

"What kind of crew came to film in a remote place like ours, they couldn't be liars, right?"

Zhang Mingfeng looked suspicious.

"No, Brother Feng.

Did you know that Wu Jing, the one who played "Tai Chi Master", directed the movie, starring Gu Wei, the big star who sang in the Spring Festival Gala.

The people who came with the crew were from the Zhaochuan Steel Factory. I know them all, so they must be right.

I heard that they are recruiting more than 200 extras, and people from the next few villages are coming.

Brother Feng, I’m going first.”

Liangzi looked excited. For young people like them in the village, being able to act in a movie is a very novel thing.

Not to mention that the crew paid and took care of the food, even if they didn't pay anything, there are probably many people who are willing to participate voluntarily.

Zhang Mingfeng stood there and watched Liangzi hurriedly run to sign up. He was also a little hesitant. He had always watched movies on TV before. This was the first time he met someone filming a movie in real life. He would be lying if he said he was not interested. .

It's just that he is not a young man in his early 20s after all. He rushes forward anxiously when something happens. He still has some concerns and will not easily participate unless he inquires clearly.

After a while, Ryoko walked back happily.

"Brother Feng, why haven't you gone yet?

I’ve already signed up, and they’ve recruited more than 100 people right now.”

"What did you say?"

"From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., I make more than 100 yuan a day, taking care of the food.

It would be nice if you get extra money for roles with lines or dead bodies. "

Ryoko was laughing and joking, and she was very excited to be filming a movie.

"By the way, the recruiter just now asked who of the applicants knew how to drive a truck. Brother Feng, haven't you learned it before?

I guess I can give you more money if you go like this."

Zhang Mingfeng thought for a while and made a decision.

"Okay, then I'll sign up too, and then we'll go filming together!"

With that said, he patted Ryoko on the shoulder and walked towards the registration office.

In the crew.

When the movie first started, we shot some relatively simple scenes.

For example, I held a meeting with the workers in the factory, communicated with Zhang Tianai in the office about the situation of the rebels, and responded to the upcoming attack by the rebel mercenary "Dad", and directed everyone in the factory to make some arrangements.

Anyway, the literary scenes were relatively simple and were shot in the front, while the actual shootout and fighting scenes were arranged in a row at the back.

This version of "Wolf Warrior 2" does not have the role of the veteran played by Wu Gang, because Wu Jing actually replaced Wu Gang.

At the beginning of the story, he acts as Gu Wei's master, training Gu Wei from a rich second-generation playboy.

After experiencing a real battle later, the character of Gu Wei became more mature.

Therefore, Gu Wei alone had the final say in everything in the Huazi Factory. After Zhang Tianai was rescued, the main scenes in the factory revolved around the two of them.

Gu Wei was wearing a camouflage uniform, and the makeup on his face was darkened to make him look more rugged. Otherwise, his original skin color would be too white, and he would not look like someone who opened a factory in Africa and received military training.

Zhang Tianai, whose makeup was messy at this time, was sitting on the sofa in the office in a panic.

In this scene, Gu Wei had just rescued her and "Dr. Chen" from the hospital. "Dr. Chen" was recovering from a gunshot wound, and Gu Wei was understanding the situation with Zhang Tianai.

"Dr. Chen has been working in Africa for so many years and has been looking for a cure for Lamanla virus, and now he has found a breakthrough.

These rebels want to kidnap Dr. Chen because there are so many people infected with the Lamanra virus in this country. As long as a treatment is found, they can control the entire country to a certain extent. "

“Ka~ It’s nice here!

Mr. Gu, come here and take a look at this lens. "

After shooting a scene, executive director Dong Yi shouted "Ka" and then said another one through the loudspeaker.

Gu Wei walked behind the monitor and the staff replayed the footage they had just taken.

Director Dong smiled and said:

"Director Wu told me when he left, Mr. Gu, it's best for you to go over your shot yourself after shooting. If there is no problem, we can continue shooting."

“There’s really no problem this time.

Director Wu offered me an actor's salary and wanted me to work as a director. I was at a huge loss. When he came after a while, I had to talk to him and make up for the director's salary. "

Gu Wei said jokingly after reading it.

"Mr. Gu, you are the one who can do the hard work. Anyway, you are the one who provided the money for our movie. The left hand is the right hand."

Producer Lu Jianmin was chatting from the side.

"That's different. Mr. Lu, didn't you also contribute the money? If I give you an extra salary, I can make some money for you and Brother Jing."

"Hahaha~ I don't have a problem with that, but when Wu Jing comes back, he will probably have to say, I'll have a drink with Gu Wei later, and I'll save the money."

Gu Wei just joined the team and spent two days shooting the drama to hone his shots. After the shooting became smoother, the battle scenes between the good and the bad factions began to be arranged.

Playing the role of the villain Big Boss "Dad" is American movie star Frank Grillo. He is well-known to domestic audiences as the villain "Crossbones" in "Captain America 2" released in 2014.

Frank is a professional villain in Hollywood. He has been playing bad guys in various movies all year round and has been beaten up by various protagonists.

For the role of the villain in "Wolf Warrior 2", he is very familiar with it. He just shows that he is very powerful, first torturing the protagonist, and finally being abused by the protagonist.

Because there are many foreign actors in the movie, the crew specially equipped translators to ensure smooth communication between everyone.

When filming the scenes between Gu Wei and Frank, Gu Wei simply acted as a translator and told him directly what the director said in person.

If I had any problems, I would communicate directly with Frank, and the filming of the fighting scenes was pretty smooth.

During the filming of "Wolf Warrior 2", Zhang Tianai was the happiest person. This was the first time that she and Gu Wei were filming a film alone.

Although the two were on the same crew for "Xiu Chun Dao 2" before, Yang Mi was the female lead in that film. During the filming, the two male and female leads had the most roles. It was not convenient for Zhang Tianai to do anything.

In [Wolf Warrior 2], apart from some black African aunts and a female villain mercenary, she is the only important female character in the entire movie.

Now that she has just started filming, the scenes are not heavy. She can chat and laugh with Gu Wei every day after filming, which is not to mention how happy she is.

She seemed to have returned to the time when she was filming the first part of "Xiu Chun Knife" 4 years ago, when she and Gu Wei had just become boyfriend and girlfriend, and the feeling was the same as that time.

After the scene ended, Gu Wei came down from the set in a somewhat embarrassed state. His body and face were covered in blood and dust. He had just filmed a fight scene with Frank.

It was his first time fighting against the big BOSS. Most of them were at a disadvantage, and he could barely defeat the opponent with the help of factory security.

"Clean it?"

After Gu Wei approached, Zhang Tianai stood up and handed over a white towel.

"No more wiping. I have to take a break and continue shooting the scene. Now I have to reapply my makeup after wiping it for a while."

"Then drink some water."

Putting down the towel, Zhang Tianai picked up another bottle of mineral water.

Gu Wei took it and unscrewed the lid and took a sip.

Then they sat down and started chatting.

Yang Chaoyue, who was standing behind Gu Wei, pouted, feeling that her assistant's job had been taken away and she only had to act as a light bulb.

"Would you like to go watch a movie together tonight? I saw in the news that [Captain America 3] was released a few days ago and the box office results were very good."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Tianai made a suggestion.

"That's okay. There's no night show today, so we still have plenty of time."

As he spoke, Gu Wei turned to look at Yang Chaoyue behind him.

"Chaoyue, is there a cinema in this small town of Zhaochuan?"

"Some bosses, there is a Watson Cinema in the shopping mall near the hotel where our crew lives."

Every time he arrived at a new place, Yang Chaoyue would check the nearby cinemas, restaurants, shopping malls and other places on his mobile phone. It didn't take much trouble, and the boss could ask questions without even opening his mouth.

This is the experience passed down to her by the previous sister Dan.

Gu Wei nodded.

Zhaochuan, where they filmed, is a very remote small county. He put on a mask and a hat without worrying about being recognized, and there was no danger of being secretly photographed by paparazzi.

[Wolf Warrior 2] did not announce the shooting location to the outside world, and his own schedule was not disclosed to the outside world, so no media came to visit during the days of filming at the steel plant.