Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

The special filming of "Gravity" moved forward persistently amidst challenges one after another.

The special effects production of the movie did not stop because of the actual shooting. Shanhe gave the three special effects contractors very strict schedules.

All special effects screen production must be completed before November 2009.

A science fiction blockbuster worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which includes more than 60% of the special effects scenes. Shanhe has extremely high requirements for realism, and they are only given sixteen months. This is also true for the three animation production contractors. A huge challenge.

For them, this was originally an impossible task!

According to the pace of Hollywood special effects blockbusters in the past, the early modeling and design of such films would consume a lot of time.

Various virtual screen backgrounds often require multiple discussions, overturns, and modifications before they are finalized.

It is impossible to complete such a huge production task without two to three years.

But "Gravity" is Shanhe's project, and his advantage is that he has the images in his mind to base it on.

The film's preliminary preparations were very sufficient, not only providing a complete set of shooting plans, but also presenting all the space scenes one by one through renderings in front of the special effects artists.

Shanhe almost painted the entire movie with a paintbrush.

When these pictures were placed in front of the special effects artists one after another, the three special effects production companies were shocked.

Is this the imagination of a genius? It’s incredible!

Disney Pixar Animation and Anglia Storage Frame are both veteran special effects production companies, and their special effects production process for "Gravity" can be said to be full of surprises.

They have produced many special effects movies, such as Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Warner Bros.'s "Harry Potter" series,

These movies with a large number of special effects require a lot of creative imagination from the special effects artists. Special effects production is not only production, but also a lot of scene creation!

Shanhe's creative "Gravity" requires more scenes to be created and requires more energy.

But Shanhe almost took care of all these tasks.

He drew almost all the backgrounds and props, even the non-existent Chinese Space Station, clearly.

Most of their work only needs to turn the pictures of mountains and rivers into computer graphics to meet the requirements of mountains and rivers.

According to the convention of film special effects production, these renderings are the basis of the entire film and require repeated deliberation, collective discussion, and back-and-forth revisions by several teams before they can finally be presented.

This was supposed to be the collective wisdom of the special effects team and the director team, but Shanhe actually completed more than half of it by himself, which is unbelievable!

With these renderings as a reference, the purpose of modeling the entire picture is very clear, which saves a lot of time in special effects production.

Now that the entire movie has matured in the director's mind, the efficiency of special effects production has naturally improved a lot.

This extraordinary situation made the special effects production progress very quickly. The special effects progress that Shanhe was originally very worried about actually caught up with the live shooting in April.

Basically, every time a shot is taken, the special effects department can combine the real shots with the special effects background to produce it in a timely manner.

This brought huge help to the crew. They finally had a reference, which greatly reduced the chance of trial and error during filming and accelerated the filming progress a lot.

Shanhe's "Gravity" is Disney's biggest weapon against Fox.

Cameron's $500 million investment in "Avatar" has put huge pressure on Disney, and Shanhe is their most guaranteed candidate to fight against it.

Therefore, the production progress of "Gravity" has always been a top priority for Disney bosses.

Shanhe's unconventional imagination once again surprised them.

Robert Iger even convened a small board meeting for this purpose, and he roped in Bruckheimer to convince the board members to accept the share exchange plan with Chuhe Films.

Robert Egger put the information about Chuhe Film and Television Group and China Film Market in front of several major shareholders.

"Everyone has seen that the development speed of the Chinese film market is astonishing. The growth rate in 2008 was 40%, and it has exceeded 800 million U.S. dollars. This year's growth will be even greater. It has exceeded 1 billion U.S. dollars. Fait accompli.

Chuhe Film and Television plays an important role in the Chinese film market. It represents the future of Chinese film to a certain extent. If Disney wants to eat the cake of the Chinese film market to the greatest extent, it must have actual interests with Chuhe Film and Television. of bundling,

Gentlemen, everyone knows very well that business is business, and feelings and sincerity are always just supplements for interests! "

Robert Iger's words caused several shareholders to talk about it.

After a while, Disney's largest individual shareholder, Jobs, said: "I like to work with geniuses. Yau's genius is amazing. I really hope to meet and communicate with him. Jerry, you brought Yau to Hollywood, and you made friends with him." After all these years, any advice for us?”

Bruckheimer looked at Jobs who was asking the question, and complained in his heart, "You really want to come up to me as soon as possible. Apple has invested a lot in China, why do you need to use my words to express it!"

"I don't need to tell you what kind of person Qiu is. You all probably know something about him. His influence in China is immeasurable.

Not to mention the filming of "Gravity", I also learned a little bit about his new book. It seems that his genius has only just begun.

It is impossible for Disney to maintain this fragile cooperation for a long time by controlling distribution. Although Qiu does not care about the specific management, he has a long-term vision. His ultimate goal is obviously to compete with Hollywood. If Disney wants to reach a long-term cooperation with him, it must be practical. of dedication! "

Jobs pushed up his glasses and smiled, "Ambitionful geniuses are the best partners. I support Robert's plan!"

"Qiu is indeed a good partner!"

"We cannot reject this kind of genius, and Steve Jobs is the best example!"

…

It was unknown what Disney's shareholders were talking about, and he had no time to understand the thoughts of these predators at the moment.

The filming of "Gravity" has entered a critical period. Due to various difficulties, the crew once again adjusted the filming plan.

Several sets of long space shots were added, which added some difficulty to the shooting, but saved a lot of time for simulation experiments in lighting, special effects and other departments.

As time continued to accumulate, the two actors finally ended the adaptation period and gained their own understanding of the shooting environment and shooting requirements.

They are no longer passively presenting characters according to the requirements of the crew. They will put forward their own views and opinions during the filming process.

There are more and more scenes of improvisation and drama!

The core of science fiction movies is also to create characters. No matter how perfect the special effects are, they still serve the characters and the story.

The daily growth of the crew has alleviated Shanhe's anxiety a lot, and the addition of Ning Hao has also helped Shanhe share some of the pressure.

The production of "Manslaughter" has been completed, and its release date is scheduled for the end of July, avoiding "Transformers 2" in June.

It will face two Hollywood blockbusters, "Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince" and "Special Forces: The Rise of Cobra".

This year's Hollywood blockbusters have appeared. "Fast and Furious 4" has been released in China, with a box office exceeding 50 million yuan in two weeks.

"X-Men: Wolverine", "Star Trek 11", "Angels and Demons", "Terminator 4" and other films will follow in the next two months.

The biggest resistance force of domestic films turned out to be Lu Chuan's "Jinling!" Jinling! 》!

After understanding the situation, Shanhe couldn't help but let out a sigh!

Hollywood blockbusters are coming fiercely, and it is really disappointing that the hope of Chinese-language movies is a movie with incorrect views.

"Jinling!" Jinling! 》The large-scale publicity has reached its hottest stage.

Director Lu Chuan, actors Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Wei, Qin Lan, Jiang Yiyan and others have frequently appeared in various media, occupying various entertainment headlines recently.

What made Lu Chuan very angry was that the news that Ning Hao had joined the cast of "Gravity" instantly stole his headlines!

The filming of "Gravity" has had a huge impact in China. The public and the film and television industry have extremely high expectations for this movie and are full of curiosity about it.

Reporters have been waiting outside the set of Chuhe for a long time, and any gossip will become the focus of entertainment media reports the next day.

The day after Ning Hao joined the crew to help, various media outlets made headlines to publicize the news.

"Ning Hao's "Manslaughter" is scheduled to be released, and The Wire will join "Gravity"!"

"Chinese film twin stars join hands and invest 800 million to stir up troubles!"

“Ning Hao’s exposure to major science fiction productions may lead to a transformation…”

…

"Gravity" is really popular in China. It is the first Chinese-language film directed by Shanhe with a large investment of 100 million US dollars. Just this title can dominate all!

"Jinling!" Jinling! "It's really not enough in front of "Gravity"!

Ning Hao's help seemed to open the key to everyone visiting the set. Within two days, Jiang Wen also wandered to the set.

Shanhe saw Jiang Wen wandering around the studio early in the morning. He had no time to talk to him for a while.

More than half an hour later, after finishing the scene he was shooting, he realized that Jiang Wen was already standing behind him.

"Did you finish filming? Let me see the results of the most expensive camera in the world!"

Shanhe stepped aside and responded with a smile: "How about it, you are greedy. How about you do the next one for me and enjoy yourself?"

"I don't have the ability to do what you're playing. I just took a look and I don't understand anything in it!" Jiang Wen looked at the picture captured by the IMAX camera and said,

"The effect produced by this 70mm film is indeed clear and the image width is large. You get what you pay for. This is true!"

"How about one? You can also get one for your next movie?"

"I can't afford it!" Jiang Wen looked back at Shan He, "I heard that you scrapped millions of dollars worth of film last month. Is this true?"

Shanhe looked at Jiang Wen and nodded, "It's just a lot more. As you can see, the filming of this movie is completely unconventional. The crew has been trying to cross the river by feeling for the stones. These are all necessary losses!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Lao Ma is right when he says you are a rich man. He keeps saying that I am not good at spending money. Compared with you, it is nothing for me to spend such a small amount of money!"

Shan He rolled his eyes at Jiang Wen, "How can they compare to this? What did I take, what did you take!"

You spent 80 million on a realistic rural-themed movie, which was 80 million two years ago, but Ning Hao could have made four or five movies!

"If you have something to say, hurry up! I won't have time for a while!"

"The script for my new movie is out, you can take the lead and get some money when the time comes!"

Jiang Wen said the purpose straight away without any hesitation or embarrassment.

"Okay, how much do you want? I'll have Yang Liu prepare it!"

"Ten million!"

"How much? U.S. dollars!"

"RMB! What kind of U.S. dollars do I want?"

"Is this little money enough for you?"

Jiang Wen turned around and looked at Shan He, "You mean what you mean, the Emperor and Shanghai will take the lead. This time I will try to make back the money they lost last time."

Shanhe looked at Jiang Wen and smiled, "Okay! You are using me as your mascot!"

"Haha... I have to show everyone this time what it means to stand up straight and make money!"

"You are awesome!" Shanhe responded with a smile, "Whenever the project is approved, I will ask Yang Liu to support it. I don't have time these days."

"Not so soon. The script has just come out. It will be in the second half of the year. As agreed, you have to make a friendly guest appearance!"

"Just say whatever you want, I didn't promise you!" Shanhe ignored Jiang Wen.

"Hey! If you don't admit it yet, do you want me to call Lao Ma over to testify? Don't worry, it won't be difficult for you. Just show up!"

"Let's talk about it then! I'll be busy then!"

"When a man spits and nails, tell me whether you are a man or not!"

…

Jiang Wen and Shanhe chatted for a while, and left as they came, not bothering at all about Shanhe's tricks.

Jiang Wen is really egotistical to the extreme when it comes to making movies. I just make what I want. I don’t care about anything else, and I don’t want anything else!

"Let the bullets fly! 》is about to be released, time flies so fast!

The next day, Zhang Yimou also came to the studio. His eyes were opened to everything in the studio. He stayed in the studio for a full day.

The script of "Dear" has also been written. Zhang Yimou is much faster than Jiang Wen. The project has been approved and actors are being selected. Filming is expected to start next month.

At the end of April, the filming situation of "Gravity" was getting smoother and smoother. Shanhe was working hard to catch up with the progress, when a bad thing happened inexplicably.

On April 22, "Jinling!" Jinling! " was released, and the box office on the first day exceeded 10 million. The film's early hype on the topic of national suffering attracted a large number of young people to the theater.

This news made Lu Chuan and Hua Yi ecstatic. It was finally my turn to come forward!

The movie quickly sparked a lot of controversy online,

In a movie about the suffering of the nation, the awakening of humanity of a neon invader is included. Is this suspected of whitewashing the invaders?

This controversy instantly became the focus of the Internet.

These originally had nothing to do with Shanhe, and he didn't have time to pay attention to them. Lu Chuan could put this kind of movie on the big screen openly, so naturally the backstage was not simple.

If someone likes it, let him go, and sooner or later it will come back to bite him. The disgust this kind of movie brings to the Chinese public is huge.

The director's popularity with the audience will be wiped out quickly. No wonder his last few films suffered such heavy losses.

But things just happened to happen!

I don't know if it was because the movie's box office data gave Lu Chuan enough confidence to float in the air, or because he wanted to change the topic on the Internet and drag Shan He to continue the hype.

During a road show, Lu Chuan focused on Shanhe.

“...I think that saving Chinese-language films does not rely on large-scale investment in blind vanity. What Chinese-language films need is the meticulous telling of stories, humanistic care, and the conflicts of human nature. This is the charm of films. Use large amounts of investment to attract Eyeballs will only lead Chinese-language movies astray!”

Lu Chuan's words made the media reporters happy. Lu Chuan's meaning is self-evident. It refers directly to Shanhe's "Gravity". Since you have made it so clear, of course we must meet your request. Come on!

The next day, a large number of relevant reports flooded the Internet and print media.

"Sixth-generation director Lu Chuan publicly disdains big investments and big productions, and seems to be targeting Shanhe's "Gravity"..."

"The director of "Jinling! Jinling!" Lu Chuan made an astonishing statement during the road show, pointing out that large investments and big productions have led Chinese films astray..."

"Shanhe was questioned by Lu Chuan, whether "Gravity" can drive Chinese-language movies..."

…

Don't tell me, Lu Chuan's move was quite effective. Most of the controversial topic of the neon soldiers in the original movie was moved away, and everyone's attention turned to Lu Chuan's amazing words!

It’s really strange that there are still people who want to touch the mountains and rivers!

The attention of the crowd suddenly turned to the subsequent development of the incident.

In fact, as soon as Lu Chuan said what he said that night, the faces of several leading actors and producers around him immediately changed. Let me go, what are you Lu Chuan doing? Are you looking for death? Don't drag me into it!

Liu Ye even immediately decided not to participate in the road show anymore. Lu Chuan was someone he couldn't get along with. He was so crazy that he couldn't even figure out who he was!

Even his girlfriend Qin Lan has an opinion about Lu Chuan. Shanhe has helped me a lot. At the audition of "Emergency Doctor", the young Shanhe helped me. Otherwise, I would still You may not be able to get ahead.

I have told Lu Chuan several times, how can you target mountains and rivers? Can such a person be trusted?

Lu Chuan himself felt a little regretful at this time. He was impulsive. He was over the top. He couldn't hold it back all of a sudden. He was looking for this target blindly. The level of Shanhe was beyond his ability to handle!

But the words have been spoken, and they can't be swallowed back even if they want to. Shanhe shouldn't care too much, right?

Huayi was also shocked by Lu Chuan's recklessness. Go ahead, why are you messing with Shan He? Not to mention his fame and influence, just Chuhe Film and Television Group, even your old man Lu Chuan may not be able to handle it!

Huayi's two presidents immediately contacted Chuhe Film and Television to explain to Yang Liu that this was not Huayi's planning and hype, but Lu Chuan's personal opinion.

It is not worth enmity with Chuhe Film and Television for the sake of Lu Chuan. The purpose of making movies is to make money. We can't afford to provoke Shanhe for anything!

This matter soon reached Shanhe's ears through Kang Zhixuan's mouth, and Shanhe was also confused by Lu Chuan's tricks.

I didn't want to talk to you at first, well, you came to my door!

Yang Liu rushed to the studio with an angry look on his face. With the status of Chuhe Film and Television and Shanhe, he had never seen such a stubborn person. He must be shown how powerful he is, otherwise everyone would think Shanhe was weak and could be bullied. Woolen cloth!

"We must give him some color to see. So what if he has a backstage? It seems that he has been used to it. He can't recognize who he is. Boss, Chuhe Film and Television Marketing Department is ready. Next, he will attack "" Jinling! Jinling!"."

Shanhe looked at the indignant Yangliu and smiled, ""Jinling! Jinling!" The three views are not correct in the first place, you can do whatever you want!"

"I understand what you mean. Let's seize this point and let him know what national suffering is and cannot be fabricated at will!"

After Yang Liu finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left the studio.

Shan He looked at Yang Liu's back, shook his head and complained in a low voice: "Since you want to be with me so much, then I have to satisfy you!"

Soon, Shanhe's blog was updated, with only one short sentence:

Lu Chuan is my senior at the film school. Since everyone is discussing the future of Chinese films, I would like to give my senior some advice. The Jinling Massacre is a national shame and an anti-human behavior by the invaders. This is a final conclusion and cannot be overturned! How can we talk about humanity when it is stained with the blood of innocent people?

Shan He was not as secretive as Lu Chuan, and answered Lu Chuan's questions by name.

Now the excitement is coming. As soon as Shanhe’s opinion came out, the Internet public rushed to the scene, "Jinling!" Jinling! 》Immediately pushed to the forefront!

"Jinling!" Jinling! "The controversial topic in " was instantly expanded to the entire Internet, and there were countless people who supported Shanhe.

"I have said it a long time ago, "Jinling! Jinling!" If the three views are not correct, how can the Chinese whitewash the neon soldiers..."

"Lu Chuan is looking for death! He can't even sit up straight, and he still wants to provoke Shanhe..."

"A film like "Jinling! Jinling!" should not be released after censorship. It is too disturbing!"

"There is still such a thing. There is a director like this in China who helps the neon soldiers whitewash. He must be so naive!"

…

Now, Lu Chuan and "Jinling!" Jinling! " became even more famous. The entire Internet and even print media pointed the finger at the core of the movie.

"Jinling!" Jinling! 》What do you want to say?

As executioners, do neon soldiers deserve sympathy?

Regarding the Jinling Massacre, do Chinese people need to reflect on the Neon People?

One by one, sharp questions were raised on the table. Lu Chuan was speechless at the situation in front of him. This time he really stung a hornet's nest!

"Jinling!" Jinling! "'s box office data is still impressive, with many people reacting and consuming it, and many viewers entering the cinema to satisfy their curiosity.

Judging from the box office data, Lu Chuan's speech was effective, "Jinling!" Jinling! 》The box office in the first week exceeded RMB 80 million!

However, the film's follow-up box office prospects are bleak, Lu Chuan's reputation has also been severely damaged, the audience's favorability has plummeted, and the Chinese public's recognition of him is extremely low!

No matter how it is explained, it is difficult to escape the suspicion that the film whitewashes Neon Soldiers.

After Shanhe updated his blog, he stopped paying attention to the subsequent development of the incident.

He has not watched "Jinling!" Jinling! ", but I know the general content of this movie,

Shanhe believes that aggression is aggression, massacre is massacre, and any executioner stained with blood does not deserve any form of understanding.

What does a Chinese need to reflect on for the Neon Soldiers, and what needs to be reflected on for the Neon Government? When the massacred look at history from the perspective of the massacre, it is sad and servile, and problems will arise in the entire national outlook!