After Wang Shang returned to the crew of "The Last Days", he was not in a hurry to take over the directing job again. Instead, he watched the results of the filming of "The Last Days" in the past month.
After seeing the finished films, Wang Shangxin breathed a sigh of relief. The results of this shooting were not much different from what he needed to achieve. In other words, for more than a month, although he was not around, the assistant director was still shooting according to his own ideas.
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It has been shooting for four months, and two-thirds of the film's shooting has been completed, and nearly three-quarters of the various monster special effects have been completed.
It is expected that in two months, that is, in early November, the film will be officially completed and enter the post-production stage.
It is expected that the post-production phase will be officially completed in early February 2007 and will be released before the Spring Festival (February 18).
The filming progress was as planned by Wang Shang, and Wang Shang was very satisfied.
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Just when Wang Shang returned to the crew, the national political newspaper "Citizen Daily" issued an announcement that shocked the entertainment industry - encouraging the filming of flood-fighting movies and TV series!
"To commemorate the touching deeds of flood fighting and rescue operations in 2006, and to eulogize the dedication of the military and civilians in times of crisis, we particularly encourage the filming of movies and TV series on flood fighting."
As for the publisher of the announcement, the newspaper did not specify.
As soon as this announcement came out, it immediately caused shock in the entire Chinese film and television industry.
Although the announcement did not indicate who specifically proposed it, it is certain that the announcement represents the intention of the country's top leaders.
Although there is no explanation of the rewards, all the production companies, directors, and screenwriters seem to have been given a shot.
Most production companies are secretly determined: "We must do well this time!!!"
But they soon realized it, and then set their sights on the new movie project announced by Wang Shang of Tianwang Company - "The Storm", combined with Wang Shang's performance in donating money and fighting disasters during this period...
"Paralysis!! He got the better of me again!!" They couldn't help but curse secretly, and at the same time they couldn't help but regret it.
After feeling regretful, I hurriedly summoned the screenwriters and quickly wrote the script.
Some film scholars also commented: "This is the penetration of political forces into the film industry, which will affect the independence of the film industry!"
However, this kind of talk quickly disappeared.
When Wang Shang, who was directing "The End of the World" in Zhujiadao, learned about the news, he couldn't help but think of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" in the previous time and space...
Wang Shang quickly put it behind him and continued to direct movies. At the same time, he took the time to write the movie script of "The Storm" in his spare time. The scripts were all adapted from Wang Shang's real experiences during this period, and of course some artistic techniques were inevitably included.
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[A group army moved to Hubei and took on the task of fighting floods in the Jingsha Linshui section of the Yangtze River. Army commander Zhang Ziming had a conflict with his son Zhang Liwen, criticizing his son for not proposing to change jobs and find his own future.
Lin Weiqun, the only son of billionaire Lin Tongsheng, was sent from the military department to serve as a soldier in the Fourth Company of the Red Army. He accompanied the troops to Jingjiang. The floods in the Yangtze River surged, and the Longzui Bay Mining Embankment suddenly burst its embankments. Lin Weiqun and the acting company commander were among hundreds of officers and soldiers who were killed by the flood.
Washed away, more than 10,000 people were besieged by the floods, and the situation was extremely critical...
Team leader Zhou Shangwu, who had just returned home to reunite with his wife Han Mei, was ordered to return to the team...].
While Wang Shang was recalling the scene during flood fighting and disaster relief, his fingers were flying, and words appeared in the computer rapidly...
Ten days later. Late at night on September 1, 2006...
Wang Shang looked at the night outside, took a deep breath, and wrote the words "On the line between the river and the sky, the red sun rises slowly. The finale" on the script.
[The embankment was finally saved...
The red sun rises...
Hundreds of thousands of exhausted soldiers and civilians slept quietly on the river embankment...].
After writing the ending of the movie, Wang Shang didn't know why, but he suddenly had a strong impulse: "I want to put it on the screen right away!!"
"However, we still lack those real photography videos..."
Wang Shang thought of this and couldn't wait to make a call: "Brother Wen, I've written the movie script!"
"Has it been written?" A cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone.
"Yes, it's written!" Wang Shang responded, and then said: "But there are some things in it that I need your help with. I will pass the script to you first, and you will talk about it after you read it."
"good!!"
Ye Chengwen sat next to the army's computer, quietly receiving the script from the other end of the network.
I don't know why. Ye Chengwen felt that his heart was beating so hard that it felt like it was about to jump out of his throat.
He has been waiting for Wang Shang's script for a long time, and he also hopes that this flood fight will be on the screen, for the sake of those heroes who died.
50%... 65%... 80%... Watching the progress of receiving files rising little by little, Ye Chengwen couldn't help but recall those heroic spirits who had sacrificed: there were recruits who had just joined the army, comrades who got along day and night, and some whose hair had already begun
The gray old man and the young man who lost his family...
"Ding!" The prompt sound of the file being received pulled him out of the memories.
With a trembling right hand, I clicked the mouse to open the file.
Although what Wang Shang gave was a movie script, and although Ye Chengwen had no experience reading scripts, the popular language and format did not affect his reading too much.
[Zhou Shangwu, who was preparing to enter the National Defense University for further study, heard about the flood and said to his superiors: "Let me return to the team."]
[Li Xiangqun, a soldier who had just joined the party, died on the front line of the flood fight. His parents came to the army to deal with their son's funeral. At this time, another huge flood peak hit, and the levee was in emergency again. Li Deqing, a big boss of a company, once
The soldier resolutely put on his son's military uniform and went to the front line to fight the flood: "My son is dead, but I am still here; I will complete the tasks that my son failed to complete."]
[When the little soldier was dying, he saw the frog jumping on his arm and smiled with satisfaction.]
Although for Ye Chengwen, the script was a bit difficult to read, each fragment could always capture his heart.
The corners of my eyes, I don’t know when, were filled with tears.
The man doesn't shed tears easily because he hasn't reached the sad point yet. This character always stirs up the emotion and sadness in his heart.
Half an hour later, Ye Chengwen closed the script. After sitting quietly for a long time, he called Wang Shang: "This script is very good! There should be no problem with those video materials!!"
After talking to Wang Shang on the phone, Ye Chengwen made a direct call to his father Ye Yangtian. Although the video was available, if he went directly to the national TV station to ask for it, the other party would probably not give it to him, so he had to find a more senior leader to ask for it.
"You mean that Wang Shang's movie script has been written? And what information is needed?"
"Yes. Father!"
"Okay, show me what he wrote." Ye Yangtian still has a very good impression of Wang Shang. At this time, he is naturally very concerned about Wang Shang's anti-flood film. And his level is still a bit low, although
During this period, because of your outstanding performance in fighting floods and your great contributions, you may be promoted to a higher position or military rank, but if you negotiate with the national television station, the other party may still not buy it.
He needs to read the script of this movie and, if possible, recommend it to the commander of the military region or commander-in-chief and let his superiors negotiate.
In this way, Wang Shang's drama turned around this week, and finally passed to the commander-in-chief of the military region.
"Okay!! This script is good!!" Zhao Dingbo, commander of the Hunan Military Region, looked at the script and slapped his thigh roughly. Then he looked directly at Ye Yangtian with a pair of tiger eyes and asked: "Xiaoye, the person who wrote this script is the same person last time
That Wang Shang who resists disasters?"
"Yes, Commander."
"This young man is nice and he likes me very well. He wants the information, right? It doesn't matter if I help him!" Although Commander Zhao's hair is getting grayer, he is still as heroic as ever.
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On September 5, after much anticipation, Wang Shang finally got the information he wanted - a total of 103 video clips of the raging floods. The total length was 200 minutes.
Wang Shang did not know how difficult it was to obtain this information. When Commander Zhao approached the national television station, the national television station stated that it would not give it to him on the grounds that such negative videos should not leak out into society.
Commander Zhao was so angry that he shook his beard and yelled: "Go to hell!"
Finally, Commander Zhao gritted his teeth and handed the script and an additional explanation to the commander-in-chief of the army. Then the next day, it appeared on the desk of the deputy prime minister.
Fortunately, the deputy prime minister still remembered Wang Shang, who performed very well during the flood fight, and also remembered Wang Shang's original request. He quickly gave instructions to the national television station.
Naturally, Wang Shang didn't know that this script ended up going to the head of the country. After successfully obtaining these video materials, Wang Shang made a gesture of 'Zhuge Liang shakes his fan and decides the country': "It's done!!
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With these video materials, this movie will be able to shoot a lot less footage. Two months is enough to shoot this movie. By then, we can also rush back to Zhujiadao to direct the final scenes of "Biochemical Apocalypse" and organize "Biochemical Apocalypse"
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After getting the video data, Wang Shang began to send the script back to Tianwang Company, and began to ask Tianwang Company to find assistant directors and senior crew members to form the crew of "Strong Waves".
At the same time, Wang Shang once again abandoned the directing baton of "Biochemical Apocalypse" and went to the Liang-Hunan Military Region to discuss with the commander of the army about cooperation with the army in filming.
Because the movie involves a lot of military and mass scenes, it is necessary to find military cooperation. It would be better if it could be co-produced with a heroic unit awarded the title by the National Military Commission.
This is the first time that Wang Shang has cooperated with the military. He will also participate in the filming of more movies in the future, so Wang Shang attaches great importance to this meeting with the military of the Hunan Military Region.
"Are you Wang Shang?" Commander Zhao couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Wang Shang in person for the first time. It was just as the outside world said - you are too young!
It’s unbelievable!!
Wang Shang did not expect that the commander of the military region would receive him in person, and he couldn't help but feel a little flattered.
"Good job!!" Commander Zhao directly slapped Wang Shang with a big bear paw, expressing that he was very satisfied.
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PS: I feel so tired riding in the car. I was stuck in a traffic jam for a long time and burst into tears...