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On January 28th, [The Wandering Earth] premiered in Beijing.

Director Guo Fan, starring Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai, starring Wu Mengda, Li Guangjie, Meng Ziyi, Zhang Yichi, etc., many of the crew and creative team were present.

Before the show started, everyone changed into gray space station uniforms.

"Maimai seems to have grown taller and looks more and more like a big girl." Gu Wei looked at Zhao Jinmai, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and said with a smile.

"Really? Have you become prettier?" Zhao Jinmai, who had fair skin and delicate features, blinked at Gu Wei with his big eyes.

"That's for sure. Girls are becoming more and more beautiful as they grow older. Besides, we, Mai Mai, are already very cute and beautiful." Gu Wei said and couldn't help but touch her head. He was used to it when he was filming on the set. Touch the other person's head.

"But why did you cut your hair so short?" When filming "The Wandering Earth", Zhao Jinmai's hair was just shoulder length, but now it's almost ear length.

"Ah, don't touch my head all the time, I'm not a child anymore." Zhao Jinmai was very satisfied with Gu Wei's compliments, but she was not happy to see the other person's actions and attitude treating her like a child.

"Okay, okay" Gu Wei took his hand back.

“Last year when I was filming a TV series [Pi], the crew asked me to cut my hair so short.

You're still talking about me, look at your own hair, isn't it shorter?"

"Well, I also need this for filming."

"I know you are filming a new movie [Life Events] in Wuhan."

"Yes, how do you know?"

Zhao Jinmai pouted.

"I have been following [Knowledge], and I see you on TV every day. I also watched the live broadcast that day, and also read some reports about the launch of your new drama.

I pay close attention to you. Unlike some people, my sister calls you affectionately during the filming, and then I don’t contact you once after the filming."

"You are not in high school now, and the college entrance examination is not far away. I'm afraid it will disturb your studies." Gu Wei scratched his head in embarrassment and reluctantly came up with an excuse.

"By the way, how have you been studying lately? I was the one who gave you extra lessons when we were filming."

"It's definitely no problem. With my current grades in cultural classes, I'm more than good enough for the art exam!" Zhao Jinmai looked confident, and Gu Wei easily changed the subject.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?" Wu Jing came over.

He was wearing the same clothes as Gu Wei and the others, his hair was shaved short, and he still had a little beard on his face, with a look of vicissitudes of life.

"Brother Jing~"

"Teacher Wu Jing"

"As for Mai Mai's studies, she will take the college entrance examination in more than a year," Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Yeah?

That period of time is so important, you can't relax at all in your studies." Wu Jing turned to look at Zhao Jinmai.

"Don't worry, Mai Mai's studies are good. According to the standards of the art exam, the cultural classes are more than enough." Gu Wei said, and Zhao Jinmai also smiled and nodded.

"Why have you made yourself so miserable? Is [Climber] turned on?"

"No, didn't I tell you before that I would go to the mountaineering team to experience life?

I arrived at Gangshika Snow Peak at the beginning of the month and conducted extreme cold climbing training for more than half a month. I climbed two not too high snow-capped mountains with the mountaineering team, and I was so cold that my nose was bruised and my face was swollen.

Learned ice climbing, how to use an ice ax, how to shave ice walls and climb snow slopes

No, the current image is the result of training during this period.

The director said this look was very suitable and asked me to keep it," Wu Jing said with a wide smile.

It can be seen that he is almost completely bare-faced.

Of course, Wu Jing doesn't care about this based on his screen image.

"How does it feel to climb a snow mountain?" Gu Wei asked, and Zhao Jinmai also looked at him curiously.

“One word is “cool”!

Climbing such a high mountain in extremely cold and hypoxic conditions is a severe test for one's physical strength and willpower!

I was exhausted after climbing two relatively short snow-capped mountains, and even got sick once in the middle.

I really can’t imagine how the mountaineering team that climbed Mount Everest accomplished the impossible task." Speaking of this climbing training, Wu Jing said with emotion.

"Why are you still sick? Is everything okay?"

"It's okay. I didn't adapt to the climate and environment when I first went there. I had a slight cold, and I was fine within two days." Wu Jing waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

The three of them didn't chat for a few words, but Guo Fan, Wu Mengda, and Li Guangjie also came over. They had not seen each other for a long time. The movie they had worked so hard to shoot was finally going to be released, and they were all in high spirits.

There were many reporters and a lot of audiences at today's press conference. There was nothing new in the process. It was mainly about questions from the media and the audience.

In fact, the outside world's views on [The Wandering Earth] are somewhat contradictory.

On the one hand, everyone feels that this is the second collaboration between Gu Wei and Wu Jing after [Wolf Warrior 2]. They even used the banner of "Space Warrior" during the promotion. Based on the current popularity and popularity of the two, and the original [Wolf Warrior 2], "Wolf Warrior 2" has a box office of 6 billion, and "The Wandering Earth" will definitely be a hit movie.

On the other hand, "The Wandering Earth" is another domestic science fiction film.

At this time, no one believes that domestic filmmakers can make good science fiction films because there is no such precedent.

The last science fiction film Wu Jing made was called "Roboman", an action comedy dressed in science fiction. It had a Douban rating of 5.4 and a box office of only 20 million. It was a bad film.

In addition to "The Wandering Earth", there is also a science fiction film "Crazy Alien" in this year's Spring Festival.

However, it is a science fiction comedy, and no audience will regard that movie as a real science fiction film. The combination of Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and Shen Teng is destined to make the movie a hilarious comedy.

But "The Wandering Earth" is different. When it was promoted, it was marked as an authentic science fiction film, and it was also a hard science fiction film.

With an investment of hundreds of millions, the starring roles are Gu Wei and Wu Jing, two of the most popular actors in domestic entertainment, but director Guo Fan is filming a science fiction film for the first time.

Looking through his resume, Guo Fan has only made two movies before this, "The Adventures of Li Xianji" and "My Deskmate".

Among them, "My Deskmate", which performed well at the box office, is a youth romance film.

It is hard for everyone to believe that such a young director can make a difference in the field of domestic science fiction films.

The audience hopes that "The Wandering Earth" can bring surprises to everyone, but they are also worried that this movie is a bad movie purely relying on the popularity of Gu Wei and Wu Jing.

"What made you take on the movie [The Wandering Earth]?" After everyone introduced themselves at the beginning, the question-and-answer interaction began. As a leading actor, Gu Wei received the most attention.

When the press conference of "The Wandering Earth" was held, Qu Chuxiao was still a little transparent. Even though he was the leading actor, he didn't get much attention from the media and the audience. Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Jing, the wolf warrior.

Now Gu Wei's version is naturally different.

“I have read several works of Teacher Liu Cixin very early on, and I feel that the descriptions of the universe and the future of mankind are extremely grand.

At first I thought about what kind of effect it would have if these novels were adapted into movies and put on the screen.

Later, I received the script from Director Guo.

To be honest, I was moved when I saw the script of [The Wandering Earth].

After meeting and having an in-depth discussion with Director Guo, I became even more convinced that this is the Chinese science fiction movie I want."

"We saw that in addition to being the leading actor, you are also one of the producers of [The Wandering Earth]. The production company also has the name [Wei Tianxia]. Did you invest a lot of money in this movie?"

The identity of the boss of Gu Wei Company is not a secret. Many of the movies he is starring in now have his own investment. The media is also curious about how much money he invested in "The Wandering Earth".

“I am one of the investors. I won’t disclose the exact amount of money I invested, but it is indeed not a small amount.

Some types of movies are relatively simple to shoot. You can just find some actors and a location to shoot. Some even only have two or three indoor sets, so the cost can be kept very low.

But science fiction films are different. They need to spend a lot of money to build various venues, produce all kinds of technological equipment, and finally spend huge amounts of money on special effects.

So science fiction movies, especially hard science fiction movies, have to spend money, and they have to spend a lot of money!

The production budget for "The Wandering Earth" is 450 million yuan. Don't think it's a lot, but I think it's too little.

Compared to the final result of the movie, it was well worth the money.

We have an extremely dedicated and conscientious director who spends every penny wisely.

Director Guo is a person who truly loves movies.

Without him, even if the investment cost were doubled, we might not be able to produce the "Wandering Earth" that we have today! "

Gu Wei's words praised Guo Fan so much that the media's attention shifted to him.

"We all know that Director Guo's last film was a romance film, so why did he suddenly take over [The Wandering Earth], a science fiction film with huge investment?"

Guo Fan took the microphone from the person next to him and said with a smile:

“It’s just a coincidence.

I have had a dream of making science fiction movies for a long time. China Film Studio found me when they were choosing a director for the project "The Wandering Earth".

At first, it wasn’t decided for me to shoot, but then I made some preparations and convinced China Film to let me take on the project.”

"I know this very well. In the earliest days of the [Wandering Earth] project, many people were approached. China Film approached internationally renowned directors such as Cameron, Alfonso, and Luc Besson, but they were all rejected.

After that, I contacted some major domestic directors, but they were all declined.

Later, when I found Director Guo, I just asked him to give it a try, and it hadn’t been officially decided yet.

He spent 1 million out of his own pocket, formed a small team, wrote a script of almost 1 million words, drew more than 3,000 concept pictures, and compiled the nearly 100-year plot of the movie from 1997 to 2075. Over the years, he has created a list of props including compressed vegetable bags, pickaxe excavators, and fusion reactors, and speculated on natural phenomena that may occur in the future, including gravitational earthquakes, permanent sun, snow and fog, etc.

As soon as he took these things to China Film and Television, it was immediately decided to let him take over the [Wandering Earth] project! "Gu Wei revealed to the media the unknown beginning of the film and Guo Fan's efforts for it.

After speaking, the media and audience present looked at Guo Fan differently.

Those who work hard for their ideals will naturally be respected by everyone.

Guo Fan didn't take it seriously and said with a smile:

“It’s nothing actually, I just did what I wanted to do.

In fact, I am very grateful to Gu Wei, Wu Jing and all the main creative actors of the film.

The filming of "The Wandering Earth" was very difficult, but everyone survived and performed very well.

Uncle Da in our crew was in poor health and had to take oxygen between filming. He even had an accident and went to the hospital.

The youngest, Zhao Jinmai, was only 15 years old at the time. During the day, he wore dozens of kilograms of equipment while filming, and he had to go back to review his homework at night.

I never complained about being miserable or tired."

"Teacher Wu Jing, what made you join [The Wandering Earth]?" After asking Gu Wei and the director, the media focused on Wolf Warrior again.

"Of course I did it because of Gu Wei's invitation.

At first he said to me, ‘Brother Jing, I have a very good science fiction movie here, do you want to star in it together? ’

At that time, [Wolf Warrior 2] had already been released, and I had nothing to do, so I wanted to go over and join in the fun.

At first I knew it was a science fiction film and wondered if Gu Wei had been deceived.

Later, when I joined the team, I was moved by their enthusiasm for filming, especially director Guo Fan. He is really a person who does things.

I am glad that I can participate in "The Wandering Earth".

Of course, last time I played the role of master and apprentice with Gu Wei, it is also very interesting to play the role of father and son this time." Wu Jing began to explain seriously, but did not forget to make a joke at the end.

"The relationship is that I get on the pole and ask you to play my father?" Gu Wei also answered with a smile.

"I can't help it. My age and image are here. Besides, it was you who took the initiative." Wu Jing spread his hands in a helpless manner.

The reporters and the audience laughed.

No matter what you say, Gu Wei and Wu Jing are the most attractive points of "The Wandering Earth".