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After joining the group and settling in for a while, Guo Fan organized the actors to read the script.

[The Wandering Earth] has two lines in total, one is the main line of the male protagonist and his group on the ground, and the other is the auxiliary line of the father of the male protagonist "Liu Peiqiang" in the space capsule.

After Gu Wei joined the "Wandering Earth" project last year, he suggested to Guo Fan that "Liu Peiqiang" should be played by Wu Jing. At that time, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 1" sold more than 500 million yuan. It was at the time when his reputation was soaring, and his age and image were also changing. It was more in line with the image in the play, so Guo Fan agreed without hesitation.

At that time, Wu Jing was busy doing post-production work on "Wolf Warrior 2" and didn't take any other roles. Gu Wei called and invited him, and he naturally agreed without hesitation.

Of course, Wu Jing didn't have high expectations for the effects of domestic science fiction films. He just wanted to give Gu Wei some face.

As early as 2009, he appeared in a science fiction film "Roboman" directed by Liu Zhenwei, playing a robot in it.

During the promotion of that film, the producer even invited Liu Cixin to come over and discuss the yesterday, today, and tomorrow of Chinese science fiction films with director Liu Zhenwei.

However, "Roboman" is said to have invested 100 million, but the box office was only 52.1 million, and the investors lost money to the point of vomiting blood.

The movie's reputation isn't very good either. It's billed as a sci-fi robot, but it's actually a romance drama.

The plot is confusing and lacks coherence and logic. The most important special effects in science fiction films are not sophisticated enough, and the visual effects are unsatisfactory.

These had nothing to do with Wu Jing, who was only the third or even fourth actor in the movie at that time, but he has since understood that there is still a long way to go for domestically produced science fiction films.

Although the two lines in "The Wandering Earth" interacted in the movie, there was no interaction in the actual filming. They were each shot separately. The father and son duo of Gu Wei and Wu Jing did not even have a single scene in the same frame.

Now [Wolf Warrior 2] will be released in more than 20 days. Wu Jing is currently busy promoting the movie and has no time to join the cast.

According to the filming schedule of the crew, Wu Jing will not join the cast until about 2 months later, and Gu Wei's scene will be almost completed by then.

"Uncle Da, I have watched your movies since I was a child, and finally met you in person."

During the script reading, Gu Wei met the 66-year-old Wu Mengda. His beard and hair were mixed with black and white, and his face was wrinkled. He was much older than the Cheng Long he saw at the premiere a few days ago. In fact, Uncle Da was only older than Cheng Long. Two years old.

"Gu Wei, I know you. You have become really popular in the past two years, and you have many fans in Hong Kong Island!

When I saw him today, he turned out to be a handsome boy indeed! "

Wu Mengda smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious.

"Hello, Grandpa Wu~" Zhao Jinmai greeted obediently.

"Okay, okay~ The girl is so cute."

Ng Meng-tat's Mandarin is actually pretty good, but he had a Cantonese accent because of his habit when we first met him. He quickly adjusted his accent when everyone read the script together.

There are not many main actors in "The Wandering Earth". In addition to Wu Mengda, there are also Li Guangjie, Zhang Yichi, Sui Kai, Yang Haoyu and others.

These actors were selected by director Guo Fan, and Gu Wei had no involvement. However, there was a role for the female rescue team member "Zhou Qian" in the film. Gu Wei asked for it and gave it to Meng Ziyi from the company.

As the "big sweet girl" in Northeast China who is 170cm tall, it is no problem for Meng Zi to play such a resolute female warrior.

After all, she played the darkened "Yuan Chun" very well, and Mencius still has some talent in acting.

When Gu Wei came back from Prague last month, Meng Ziyi returned to the capital to deal with school matters, and then came to the Qindao crew to make preparations for filming.

"Director Guo, is there something wrong with the male protagonist's character?" Everyone read through the recent scenes, and Gu Wei approached Guo Fan with his script.

"Is there anything wrong?" Guo Fan was a little surprised.

"The male protagonist Liu Qi's growth line, in my opinion, is like a naughty child's growth diary!"

"Diary of a naughty kid's growth?" This was the first time Guo Fan heard this statement.

Gu Wei nodded.

"Look at what Liu Qi did in the opening scene. He was very rebellious. He took his sister to skip class, cheated others of their protective suits, and went to the surface in violation of the law. He was a real naughty kid."

"Then why do you think the male protagonist does this?"

"Rebellion, Resentment and Love"

Guo Fan waited for Gu Wei to continue.

"You see from the background of the story, when Liu Qi was a child, Liu Peiqiang went on a mission to the International Space Station. He left for more than ten years. In order to allow his father-in-law Han Ziang to enter the underground base directly without drawing lots, he chose to abandon his seriously ill wife.

These are rational choices for an adult, but for an immature child, his father gave up on his mother and only focused on performing tasks while ignoring his family. Liu Qi has been deprived of maternal love and fatherly love since he was a child. Out of reach.

For more than ten years, although his grandfather took care of him, but without his parents, Liu Qi reached the period of youth rebelliousness, and it was normal for him to feel resentment towards his father. "

Guo Fan nodded. He felt that Gu Wei's grasp of the role was no problem.

"However, judging from his performance, Liu Qi's core must be positive. That is to say, no matter how rebellious he is on the surface, in his heart, he has one percent respect for his grandfather Han Ziang and his sister Han Duoduo. Hundreds of love.

Even a resentful father longs in his heart to be together and experience the feeling of fatherly love.

The reason why Liu Qi went to the ground at the beginning of the plot was because he felt that he could get closer to his father in heaven.

Because his father told him when he was a child, you can see him as long as you look up at the sky.

When they reached the surface, Liu Qi and his party experienced various difficulties. He also grew up rapidly in the process. After his grandfather passed away, his father chose to die for the sake of justice. He also put aside the original grudge between father and son and chose to forgive his father. , and risk their lives to save the earth.

It’s the so-called resentment of the father, understanding the father, and becoming a father.”

"Isn't this great?" Guo Fan felt that Gu Wei had understood the role quite thoroughly.

“The general context is fine, but the specific performance is wrong.

In the first half of the opening period, Liu Qi's performance was a bit too "bearish".

Let's just say that his attitude towards his grandfather, Han Zi'ang, was that of an 'old man', who was a close relative who raised him as both a father and a mother.

Judging from the scene in the middle where Han Ziang died, Liu Qi had a very deep feeling for his grandfather."

"Well, we were also considering that Liu Qi was more rebellious at the beginning. As you said, there must be a growth line and a sense of contrast." To be honest, the script of "Traffic Earth" has a lot of holes in the story, and the plot is not very delicate. , but the main plot is fine and the special effects completely exceed the audience’s expectations. Some minor flaws can easily be ignored by the audience.

"What do you think would be a more appropriate modification?" Screenwriter Gong Geer was also present, and he asked directly.

"Changing "old thing" to "old man" can also show Liu Qi's rebellion.

Later in the scene when Han Ziang sacrificed his life, the last two words changed from "Old Man" to "Grandpa", and the mood was lifted instantly."

Gong Geer and Guo Fan looked at each other and nodded.

"I will pay attention to the rest of the performance. Liu Qi respects and loves his grandfather but is rebellious at the same time. He is resentful and longing for Liu Peiqiang at the same time."

Gu Weisuan analyzed all aspects of the protagonist's character and motivations in "The Wandering Earth" very thoroughly.

In the original version, Qu Chuxiao, due to his limited acting skills and limited understanding of the character, played Liu Qi in the first half as a completely ignorant naughty child. This made the character's growth very abrupt later, even as a hero. A lot of viewers didn't like it.

Of course this won't happen to Gu Wei.

"Boss, do you really want to cut it off?" Assistant Yang Chaoyue looked at Gu Wei's handsome appearance in the mirror, feeling extremely reluctant.

"It's not you who cuts my hair, so why are you reluctant to do it? Master Styling, let's cut it."

"Okay." After Gu Wei ordered, the barber quickly shaved his originally handsome hairstyle into a short cut close to his scalp as requested.

Gu Wei had no hesitation when the shooting required it, but the assistant behind him who was watching him cut his hair looked reluctant, as if he was cutting his own hair.

"Yes, they say that short hair is the best way to test whether a person is really handsome. There is some truth in it." After cutting his hair, Gu Wei looked at himself in the mirror. He looked a little more dazed than before, but he was still the same. Cool, nothing has changed about this.

"Fans must be particularly distressed when they know that the boss has made such a big sacrifice to make a movie." The assistant is a fan of Gu Wei herself, and she certainly doesn't want Gu Wei to cut his hair from the fan's point of view.

"They won't think so when the movie comes out." Gu Wei touched his head with some novelty.

He has never filmed a Qing Dynasty palace drama in these years. He always wears a hood in his period costumes. This is the first time he has cut his hair so short since he was in college.

After getting your hair cut, all preparations for the photo shoot are done.

"Brother, your hair is like this."

"How is it? Are you more handsome?" In the crew, Zhao Jinmai was surprised when he saw Gu Wei's new hair style.

"Indeed, it feels like you have lost your hair and become much smaller, like a high school student."

"Yes, this temperament is the same as what I imagined Liu Qi to be." Guo Fan looked at Gu Wei and nodded with satisfaction.

Originally, after Gu Wei suggested changing part of the male lead's scene yesterday, he thought he would have to make some changes to his appearance.

After all, Gu Wei is a top-notch person who always values ​​his image. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the set today, he saw that he had shaved off his hair exactly as required by the script.

'It seems that he really thinks about the filming of the movie.'

"How is it? Is it heavy?" With the help of the staff, Gu Wei put on civilian protective clothing, carried a black backpack, and held a transparent round helmet in his hand.

"It's heavy but I can still hold on." Zhao Jinmai also dressed up in the same way.

"Ours is okay, but Li Guangjie's exoskeleton protective suit is really heavy. It is said to weigh 80 kilograms."

"Ah? It's so heavy, can they still move when wearing it?" Zhao Jinmai felt that the clothes on his body were already very heavy, and it was very inconvenient to walk and do movements after wearing them. He didn't expect that compared with others, his clothes were so heavy. It's actually quite light.

"Of course it can move, but it's more laborious, and theirs is much more troublesome to put on than ours. It requires the help of several people to put it on."

Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai put on makeup and costumes, ready to start today's shooting.

Many of the sets in "The Wandering Earth" were shot in real time, and of course more of them were green cloth with post-production special effects, such as today's shooting of the scene where Liu Qi and Han Duoduo leave the base.

The two of them got two pairs of civilian protective clothing, took their grandpa's car card, and took the upward elevator from the base. The whole process was basically shot with green cloth.

"I go!"

Following the flow of people wearing protective suits, the two passed by the tarmac of an underground base. A huge plane was turning towards them. Gu Wei looked up and couldn't help but marvel.

In fact, it includes a mechanical corridor on the ground. Except for other actors walking back and forth in protective suits, everything around it is green cloth.

It's all based on imagination.

Gu Wei is good at this kind of non-physical performance. He was like this when he was filming "Monster Hunt". The director will tell you clearly what scene you are in and what will happen. The specific reaction you have to give depends on your imagination.

"Looking at your reaction, this is your first time, right?

Have you ever been out? "

Zhao Jinmai's performance is also very good, and a performance of this level is relatively easy for her.

"Last time I came back, I didn't see so many people."

"You are a liar."

"How long does it take to get to the ground?"

"It takes 15 minutes to reach 5 kilometers from the ground."

"Oh~"

"Ka! This time was good, passed!

The actors took a break while the staff packed up and moved on! "

The first scene had to be filmed ten times before Guo Fan filmed it.

There are no big problems with the actors' performances. The main problems are that there are some minor flaws in the camera, lighting and even the extras.

Guo Fan is a person who pursues perfection. After spending so much effort on this film, he must do his best to produce the best effect.

Gu Wei didn't care either. It was like this in the beginning when filming, just grinding the lens.

There will always be various problems when the crew first starts shooting. As time goes by, everyone cooperates tacitly, and the shooting efficiency will naturally increase by then.

"Are you tired?" Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai walked to the side to rest.

"It's okay, the clothes are okay, but this thing is always a little heavy to hold." Zhao Jinmai gestured to the transparent helmet placed beside him.

"I suggest you drink less water," Gu Wei reminded her when he saw her picking up a bottle of water and about to drink it.

"We have two scenes to shoot soon. If I go to the bathroom, I have to take off these clothes and put them back on again. It's quite troublesome."