Wang Shang talked with the army for a whole day before settling the filming matter.
There were more than a hundred cars and multiple sorties of aircraft, helicopters, etc. Some of the participating troops were the Jingjiang Flood Fighting Heroes. A total of 10,000 and 200,000 people were dispatched, including land and air forces.
If it weren't for Wang Shang's outstanding performance in fighting floods some time ago, it is estimated that there would be no way to negotiate these conditions.
After the conversation, Commander Zhao directly patted Wang Shang on the shoulder and said: "In the future, if you want to make movies that can show the bravery of the army, you can come to us, but the prerequisite is that they are approved by the state."
Wang Shang was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Commander!!"
After a lot of hard work during this period, I finally got the part of the army. Although the other party said that they wanted to show the bravery of the army in the movie, but once they opened the door, maybe in the future they would be able to make films that were 'not heroic' (hehe~~
).
What's left is the government.
"Find a movie and try it out..."
When Wang Shang thought of this, he immediately started to use his brain to screen movies involving national leaders in time and space.
""The Fall of the White House - The Fall of the Forbidden City"? This probably won't work. The steps are too big all at once, and it's easy to get hurt..."
"'Independence Day'? This involves too many things, including high-level government officials and the military. The pace is still a bit big."
Suddenly, Wang Shang thought of the very famous movie from the past time and space - "Air Force One".
Wang Shang was delighted: "Yes, I can make a Chinese version of "Air Force One", change Air Force One into China No. 1, and change the President of the United States into the No. 1 head of the country. It just so happens that in this time and space, there is a No. 1 national commander.
The special plane taken by the head of the No. 1 aircraft is called "China No. 1". Well, the name of the movie will be changed to "China No. 1"..."
"There is no negative description of the country's leadership in the movie. The protagonist, the president, is extremely heroic. It should be easier to impress the country's leaders."
"After "On Stranger Waves" is released, if it gets widespread acclaim, we will submit the script for "China No. 1" for review to see if it passes and to test whether the government can agree."
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When he returned to Tianwang Company from the military area, Wang Shang directly gathered the screenwriting team.
"Now help me make a script..."
Several screenwriters looked at Wang Shang with bright eyes: "What movie?"
“This is the story of a country’s No. 1 leader who was on his way back from a foreign state visit, and the ‘China No. 1’ he was riding was hijacked by terrorists...”
"The country's number one leader..." Lu Yang said dryly, feeling his throat was dry.
The remaining people stared like bulls' eyes: "Terrorists? Hijacking China No. 1..."
All sluggish...
Everyone looked at Wang Shang as if they were looking at a monster...
"Dr. Wang, is there really no problem with this? Will it not be harmonious?" Lu Yang touched the sweat on his head and asked weakly.
Others kept echoing like chickens pecking at rice: "This script is so... so awesome!!"
Wang Shang waved his hand directly and said, "Don't worry, it'll be fine. Just write the script first."
"First of all, we need to set the protagonist, 'Commander No. 1,' as a brave and fearless hero, and the image must be very positive! This way, it will be less difficult to pass the review."
"Why did the terrorists hijack the China No. 1? We can say that China captured the leader of Al Qaeda, Bin Laden, and was preparing to extradite him to the United States. Then Al Qaeda hijacked the China No. 1 and demanded that the Chinese government release him.
Den La... Anyway, it’s up to you to come up with this excuse, as long as it’s not too outrageous.”
Wang Shang then elaborated on the content of the movie while all the screenwriters were dumbfounded: "When the No. 1 leader was boarding the plane, a group of terrorists pretended to be a TV news team. They took the opportunity to sneak into the "China No. 1" and quickly hijacked the plane after it took off.
On Air Force One, the first lady and her daughter, as well as the passengers on board, including the national security adviser, foreign minister and other important officials, were all taken hostage. Only the head of Air Force One prepared to leave the plane in an escape hatch under the arrangements of security personnel."
Several screenwriters looked at Wang Shang and swallowed unconsciously...
too crazy!!
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On September 10th, the film crew of "On Stranger Tides" was officially announced, and almost all the actors were selected. Most of the extras were selected from the heroes on the front line of the flood fight, with only a few main actors missing.
The leading actor Zhang Ziming and Wang Shang came directly to find Li Youbin, the actor who played Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword" in the previous time and space. In this time and space, he had not appeared in too many film and television dramas, so he was not very famous.
Wang Shang came to visit. Li Youbin was shocked. He was admitted to the Changchun Repertory Theater in 1974 and transferred to the Bayi Film Studio in 2002. Although he has played various roles, such as sailors, doctors, leading cadres, and gangsters
The boss, a business tycoon, and a small intellectual. But he has always been a little-known actor.
"Why are you looking for me?" Li Youbin asked curiously.
"Because I think you are suitable..." Wang Shang smiled and handed over the script. Wang Shang was not worried that he would refuse. The soldier character in "Bright Sword" from the previous time and space has always been Wang Shang's favorite. And his image
Wang Shang chose him because he was very suitable to play the role of a high-ranking military officer.
After Li Youbin read the script, he was moved by the character in it and agreed without hesitation.
On September 15th, the cast selection for "Uncanny" was completed, and Wang Shang hurriedly announced the start of filming.
In order to save time, Wang Shang did not hold a launch press conference, nor did he invite reporters to participate. He just turned on the camera and worshiped God, and then officially started filming.
The start-up location was on the Jingzhou Embankment, and there were still countless sandbags and silt on the embankment.
When the film was started, in addition to the crew and actors, there was also a team of flood-fighting heroes led by Ye Chengwen.
It was the first time for these soldiers to see the opening ceremony of a movie, and they felt it was very fresh. Moreover, Ye Chengwen did not control them too much, so they did not whisper to each other but talked about it.
"Everyone wants three incense sticks. Can four sticks be okay?"
"Cut the pig..."
"What does unveiling the red cloth mean?"
Under the guidance of the staff, Ye Chengwen also enjoyed a start-up worship trip, which was very novel.
After starting up, the filming of the movie officially started.
Although it has been a month since the flood, the Yangtze River is still yellow, the sound of the waves is still there, and there is a little light rain from time to time, which is just right for photography.
In the next twenty days, Wang Shang took the crew to a total of eight places to pick up scenic spots. Everywhere he went, he would attract countless people to watch. At this time, the disaster area was undergoing post-disaster reconstruction work, and countless people affected by the disaster returned to their hometowns.
The reconstruction of my hometown began.
After seeing Wang Shang's crew and hearing that the director of this movie was Wang Shang, countless people showed great enthusiasm for the crew. The crew incidentally enjoyed hero-like treatment because of Wang Shang.
While feeling proud, the crew's energy and energy can't help but double and their motivation becomes even stronger.
In order to truly reproduce the flood fighting scene, the sandbags carried by the actors were all genuine and definitely not props made of foam plastic. In Wang Shang's words: "I just wanted to take pictures of the blue veins popping out on their foreheads, and strive to be realistic!"
At the same time, in order to show the tragic scene at that time, Wang Shang also summoned thousands of people affected by the disaster to participate in the filming. After filming, many people said they did not want money: "If Director Wang's money was accepted, the villagers would definitely criticize
My backbone scolded me."
After thanking him, Wang Shang fell back into the intense shooting work.
In addition to directing the filming of the film, Wang Shang also took time to lead the editing team to select and edit the video materials obtained from the national television. During this period, Wang Shang basically slept four or five hours a day and was very busy.
The filming progress of the movie was faster than Wang Shang imagined. On October 15, Wang Shang officially announced that the movie was officially completed.
When the news came out, the film and television industry was immediately shocked: "It's too fast!"
Many production companies haven't even finished the script yet, but Wang Shang said that filming has been completed, which is really fast.
"Could it be that you're trying to trick people?"
These production companies couldn't help but speed up script writing and crew preparation for filming again.
After filming was completed, Wang Shang quickly summoned technical staff from the post-production department to edit and dub the movie. For the theme song, ending song, etc., Wang Shang directly stole the famous "For Whom" from the previous time and space and other anti-flood songs. With these
, the dubbing team will reduce their workload by nearly 60%, greatly speeding up the post-production progress of the film.
In terms of special effects, because the real scene is large enough, there is no need to deal with too much special effects, so under Wang Shang's high pressure, the special effects team completed it quickly.
On November 5, Tianwang Studio once again announced the news that all editing of "The Storm" had been completed and officially submitted to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for review.
"Is the production finished? Is there any mistake?" The entertainment industry was once again shocked by Wang Shang's speed.
"Is this a shoddy film?" Many filmmakers couldn't help but think about this.
When I learned that the shooting cost was 40 million, I felt that I had guessed wrong again: "40 million? With the support of real-life video recording, this cost is quite high? It shouldn't be a shoddy movie, and Wang Shang also
You shouldn’t damage your own sign.”
At this time, dozens of film crews rushed to the scene of the Yangtze and Nenjiang disaster relief efforts, which increased the popularity of the disaster area and generated a lot of income for the local people.
For these crews, the extras recruited from the local area will naturally not be as respectful and polite as they are to Wang Shang, and the performance fees charged by these film crews will naturally be a lot.
Naturally, these film crews were distressed by this strong contrast: "I'm also here to make a disaster relief film, okay? I'm also helping you promote it, okay? Why should we treat them differently?"
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PS: The plot of fighting against the disaster was originally intended to pave the way for the military and politics, as well as for the new movie, but unfortunately it was not done well.