On October 22, Tang An and Xu Manyun rushed to Dalian, the filming location of "The Wind".
After getting off the plane at Zhoushuizi International Airport, I met the people sent by the production crew to pick me up.
The one who came to pick him up was Zhao Lei, the dignified production director, who actually left the crew behind and came to pick him up in person.
Tang An frowned and looked at Zhao Lei and the Toyota Alfa beside him.
Zhao Lei hurriedly came over and explained, "Director Tang, there is a Dalian aerial photography company surveying the location. I'm afraid that my subordinates won't understand, so I'm coming here first!"
"You get in the car first!"
With that said, Zhao Lei opened the car door and invited them in.
"Is that company legitimate?"
As soon as he got in the car, Tang An started asking.
Although the aerial photography was done in the outer suburbs, if the aerial photography was done illegally, it would attract Air Force helicopters, which would be very uneconomical.
They were not using a simple remote-controlled aircraft for aerial photography. Such a high place faced the sea on three sides, so they had to use drones.
It is driven by fuel, has duplex wireless communication and satellite navigation, and is controlled by the ground.
Tang An later met a film crew, and they randomly found a crew to conduct illegal aerial photography. The Air Force dispatched several helicopters to make an emergency landing, and they all were captured.
Even later, drones had to be certified to work and obtain the AOPA certificate.
Zhao Lei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned around and said, "It's a regular company. They also said it was a drone made by a former military factory and used for exercises!"
Pull your belly a few times.
Tang An shook his head, "They're all just bluffing. Why didn't you mention the American products seized on the battlefield?"
"Do they have surveying and mapping qualifications?" Tang An asked again.
"I don't know about this. Mr. Zhao found the other party. He seems to be quite professional." Zhao Lei shook his head.
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Zhao Lei explained to Tang An one by one the movements of the crew in the past few days. Tang An, the producer sent by Huayi, Zhao Jun, had also met twice. He had average ability and not much courage.
An hour and a half later, the group arrived at Shicao Fishing Village.
In the wilderness, apart from a village with no people around, there was only a lot of construction work going on on the other side of the road to build houses.
This shabby place is worthless now, but ten years from now, if a high-end community is built on the seaside, it will be worth a lot of money.
Arriving at the location, Tang An saw a cliff ahead, as if two mountains were split in the middle.
"Director Tang, this place is called Dahongmen. On the left is Yaogou. The exterior of Qiuzhuang is built on the opposite side. The iron bridge in the middle will be completed soon!" Zhao Lei explained at the side.
"Is the bridge made of iron? Is it strong enough?"
As Tang An was talking, he discovered that there was a huge iron frame composed of countless iron pipes under the bridge.
"What's this?"
"Actually, this bridge is made of wood. The rivets on the bridge railings are also plastic and stained. The bridge deck is paved with iron plates!"
"This is the attention of the local construction company. It is too expensive to build an iron bridge. Just build an iron frame under the bridge and fix it underground in the canyon and on the cliffs twice. It will still be stable and the cost will be small!"
"You must pay attention to safety, don't ignore safety for the sake of cost!" Tang An warned, since it was a night scene anyway, and the iron frame below could not be photographed, so he was not afraid of being cheated.
Near the iron bridge, a bunch of people were pointing and pointing. Zhao Lei
"Look, Director Tang, those people are from the aerial photography company and are surveying!"
The other party also noticed Tang An, and the crew producer Zhao Jun immediately came up to him with a smile on his face, "Mr. Tang is here."
"Hello, Mr. Zhao, thank you for your hard work!"
The other person's posture was so low that Tang An couldn't reach out to hit the smiling person, even though the first meeting was a bit unpleasant.
Zhao Jun had no choice. Chen Guoji had great power, and he, the vice president of the production department, became nothing more than a decoration.
He originally wanted to join forces with Feng Xiaogang, but the other party ignored him. There was no other way. If he continued to have conflicts with Tang An, he would not be able to survive in the company.
"Mr. Tang, this is Mr. Liu of Kyushu Aerial Photography."
Zhao Jun pointed to a capable middle-aged man next to him and said, "Mr. Liu, this is our Huayi artistic director, Mr. Tang, who is also the director of the crew."
Tang An nodded, "Hello, Mr. Liu!"
"Hello, Mr. Tang, it's a great honor to work with you. I've watched all the movies you made several times!"
After chatting for a while, Mr. Liu began to introduce Tang An.
"This is a four-wing aircraft manufactured by a military factory in Dalian. This military factory started its transformation two years ago, and the technology is incredible."
"The new vortex engine used by this drone has a much higher thrust-to-weight ratio than the old piston engine, and it can fly at high altitudes with a battery life of up to 4 hours..."
"You see here are the power unit, digital transmission system, GPS positioning system, image transmission system, and aileron servos, which can ensure high-speed and smooth flight, and clear imaging..."
"The fuselage is equipped with a large number of various sensors, including angular rate, attitude, position, acceleration, airspeed, etc..."
"The equipped camera is also top-notch. Two infinite follow focus units = each equipped with a follow focus unit. It will not cause the pan-focus lens to have unlimited depth of field like other drones..."
He talks about a lot of professional stuff, which makes people confused and confused. This is a common way for experts to deceive laymen.
Tang An shook his head and reached out to interrupt him.
"Mr. Liu, can your company guarantee the completion of the filming?"
Tang An looked at Qiuzhuang, which faced the sea on three sides. It was just a stand-alone place with hundreds of workers busy at work.
The height is not low.
"Yes!" the other person assured immediately.
"In this case, just sign the contract. If the results are not satisfactory to me, we will not pay the balance!" Tang An said calmly.
"Here, Mr. Tang..." Mr. Liu showed hesitation. Whether he was satisfied or not was not a matter of a word.
"Why, Mr. Liu can't guarantee that the filming will be completed?"
"Of course, let's just sign the contract. If the photo doesn't work well, I won't be able to ask for money!"
Business was not easy to do, so Mr. Liu gritted his teeth and agreed.
The contract was handed over to Zhao Jun and he continued walking to the Qiuzhuang location construction site.
After staying in Dalian for two days, Tang An went south to Tianjing. There weren't many scenes in that street, but other signs and banners needed to be hung on both sides of the street. It wasn't any trouble.
Finally, we come to Zhuozhou, where most of the scenes in the movie will be shot.
Two 1,200-square-meter studios, with a total of 1,200 workers, only built one frame after half a month of work. It is estimated that it will take another month to complete the complex interior scenes.
Tang An told the art director Ye Jintian to decorate it completely according to the style of that era. Everything as small as a lamp, a brick, or a piece of wallpaper should be perfect.
Movies are not just about the director, nor are they just about the actors. No matter how good the acting skills are, the actor's performance in a scene that cannot be faked can be unbearable.
The TV series is a little better. If it is on the big screen, its shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.
After inspecting the three locations, Tang An did not return to the capital, but continued south to Ninghang to attend the 15th Baihua Film Festival Awards Ceremony.
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I'm in a bad state, I'm dizzy, please forgive me...