Huairou Film and Television Base, the largest single studio in Asia with an area of 5,000 square meters.
This slightly advanced studio has welcomed the person who is best at using it, Fang Yi.
As well as those who may need it, Brother Cheng.
Since its completion, the studio has only been fully used by the crew of "17 Again". During this period, other crews tried to book, such as the movie "The Wheel" that Wu Baige is preparing to shoot, and the work "The Wheel" directed by Han Sanping himself.
"The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party"... But they did not have the need to use it completely. Instead, they designated an area in the studio, and in fact only a certain area was used.
There is no place for treasures to be used, and there are still too few large-scale industrialized films in China.
Where is it suitable for use? Some strange scenes that have to be moved here out of thin air, such as Times Square in Fang Yi's "17 Again" or the planet Cybertron in the Hollywood movie "Transformers"
, Thor's Asgardian territory in "Thor"...the huge size of 5,000 square meters makes its scope of application too narrow, and it is almost completely tied to big-budget movies.
The place was empty and lifeless at the moment, but in his mind Brother Cheng seemed to see hundreds of people running back and forth in the studio, and he sighed with emotion:
"Wow! Fang Yi, you have finally found a good place. There is such a luxurious studio in mainland China. Was your original film produced here?"
Fang Yi: "Of course, you can't find such a big one anywhere else."
"What about the flying car scene in our movie? It was also shot here?"
"Then there's no need to be so big. Killing a chicken with a bull's-eye... Of all the plots in "Zodiac", the only one that's suitable is the one where you're distressed. I think it can be filmed here."
The scene where the eldest brother becomes distressed refers to the scene in the film where the protagonist group goes on a treasure-stealing adventure in the jungle.
The exotic scenery shown in the film is also an important factor in why Jackie's story is fascinating.
In 1986, after experiencing the great success of movies such as "Plan A" and "Food Truck", Golden Harvest Film and Television believed that it was time to introduce Big Brother to the world. They made ambitious investments and were determined to shoot a full-length movie.
It is a super commercial film that is filmed all over the world and aims at the global box office. This is the first film of Jackie's world view, "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers".
It was also in this movie that the eldest brother Cheng suffered the most serious injury in his career and almost lost half his life... Now the twenty-seven-year story of Jackie's universe is about to come to an end, and "Zodiac" is also being revived.
He followed the global filming routine of "Brothers of the Dragon and Tiger Brothers", but the eldest brother Cheng didn't want to suffer such serious injuries again.
I could get through it when I was young, but not necessarily now.
The crew originally planned to go to the jungles of South America for filming, but in the end they went crazy. After the eldest brother Cheng fell and injured his tail vertebra, it caused him to worry about his own life. He deeply doubted that the "last shot" flag could not be established. He hoped to be able to
Shooting in a place that ensures his safety without changing the plot of the movie.
In other words, we still have to shoot in the jungles of South America.
then what should we do?
He found Fang Yi to discuss, and Fang Yi's answer to him was to return to the capital.
Fang Yi said: "I know you have prepared a super investment of 70 million for this jungle scene. This money is enough for us to move the South American jungle into the studio."
"Can the effect really be that good?" Lan
"I can't lie to you. It's definitely not as good as the real thing. In fact, the most suitable place for this place is the kind of completely fantasy scene, which is a place that doesn't exist on the earth... But now that you have brought it up, I can think of all the twists and turns
This is the middle plan.”
The eldest brother, Cheng, waved his hand to the sightseeing bus, got on it and walked around the studio. Tang Jili, one of the two most important people under his command, did not come this time, but Chen Xunqi came.
The sightseeing bus first drove to the center, allowing everyone to see the huge height of the studio and the invisible walls around it. Suddenly they thought they were in the People's Square. Then the sightseeing bus got close to the wall and circled around
Turn in circles.
The eldest brother Cheng touched the dust on the wall with his fingers and found that the paint surface here has been specially treated. No matter how hard it is scratched, it is difficult to leave white spots. Fang Yi said:
"The construction of the studio is completely based on the top quality. We know that post-production and cutout should be in monochrome. Generally, green is used because green is conspicuous enough - but the wall color here is close to monochrome, and the overall color is
The color deviation value and the thickness variance of the paint surface are both at world-class levels and can be used directly.”
Chen Xunqi is knowledgeable and knows more about technology than Tang Jili. He echoed: "That's more or less the case."
The eldest brother decided whether to make ink marks or not. After touching for a while, he made a decision in his heart: Lan
"Actually, I'm not an inexperienced person, Fang Yi. I have seen these new techniques you mentioned in Hollywood, and they were already used at least five years ago. Do you know when I heard the story of "Twelve Zodiac Signs"?
Did you come up with it?"
Of course Fang Yi didn't know, and he didn't need to answer.
The eldest brothers Cheng and Chen Xunqi looked at each other and smiled: "In 2006, I was filming in Hollywood for "Rush Hour 3". There was a scene where I was on the Eiffel Tower in France, fighting the villain to the death. Do you think I really went to the Eiffel Tower?
?”
Fang Yi: "Didn't you go?"
"No, I went there and found that the rent there was half a million dollars a night, and there were requirements for the installation and use of the equipment. People were not allowed to stay there for more than two hours. Then we made an evaluation and concluded that it was impossible to shoot on time.
To complete it, it would definitely be over budget... I finally came up with a solution, which was to build another Eiffel Tower set, and this set was far away in Los Angeles, USA."
Fang Yi understood: "It turns out that what you doubt is not the conditions of the studio. What you doubt is whether the special effects can be achieved?"
Big brother Cheng Cheng said: "Yes and no, because special effects are only one aspect. At that time, there were hundreds of studios in Hollywood that could set up such scenes, and there were many teams who could operate them skillfully... So even though it was my first time to do it,
I believe they can do it." Lan
"The studio in Beijing is very big now and it's completely OK. But this is our first time doing this. Are we OK?"
He continued to ask: "Are we capable enough to use this studio?"
Well, this is questioning whether the mainland team can do it.
Can a man say no?
Fang Yi asked him back: "When you do stunts, do you already know that you will succeed?"
Big brother Cheng: "I always have some certainty of success."
Fang Yi: "Isn't this enough? Do you have to be 100% sure before doing it? When you perform an action, you will either survive or be disabled, but most of the time you will survive and gain honors and applause; what will happen if you keep thinking about failure?
You won't be the superstar Jackie, you are just a martial artist."
"OK, you've convinced me. Fighting for your life is a fight, and today's kind is also a fight. I'll give it a try with 70 million."
Fang Yi reluctantly gave an example from his previous filming of "Seventeen Again".
He once moved half of Times Square into a studio.
"I also have some certainty of success, and the certainty may be greater than your certainty of doing stunts, so don't be too pessimistic at the beginning, as if there is little hope."
The eldest brother Cheng laughed, got up and touched his butt, "When I'm happy, I like to invite people to eat, drink and have fun. Do you want to come with me? I'll take care of all the bills."
"Why not? But, what's the reason?"
"What do you think?" Lan
"I don't like guessing, but I know it wasn't because I helped you find this studio."
The eldest brother Cheng nodded: "It's because you said I was fine. I really am fine. I must return your favor."