This is the same local studio in Jingzhou where "Better Tomorrow" was filmed before. Lu Zhiyao and the rest of the crew are already very familiar with it.
The staff are already busy making sets and props.
Some of the sets and props were obviously used in "A Better Tomorrow". They are all science fiction themes and can be reused with slight modifications.
However, compared with "Better Tomorrow", this movie has more big scenes and physical props, and there will be more preliminary preparation work.
"Director Zhu, are you sure we can start shooting now?" Lu Zhiyao looked at the busy staff and the messy set, feeling confused.
Zhu Xiaoce nodded: "Of course, we can start shooting today. Let's try taking a set of shots first."
Lu Zhiyao was a little confused: "But the scenery and props are not ready yet..."
"Besides, where are the actors? I haven't seen any other leading actors so far."
"I can't just act awkwardly on my own, right?"
Zhu Xiaoce smiled slightly: "It's okay, you have a lot of scenes, and they have been arranged for you. Let's prepare with both hands. Your scene will be shot first, and then the scenery and props will be prepared while filming."
Lu Zhiyao fell into silence.
I don’t know why, but I always feel like I’ve been cheated. What’s going on?
Continuing walking inside, Zhu Xiaoce led Lu Zhiyao to a room full of green screens: "Most of the subsequent scenes will be shot here."
"As for the specific scene... look at this concept map, it's very clear."
Zhu Xiaoce pulled out a concept map from his phone and handed it to Lu Zhiyao.
Lu Zhiyao reached out and took it.
Judging from the picture, this should be the interior of a starship in a science fiction scene. The furnishings inside are very simple, with only a single-person sleeping compartment and a huge operating console.
There is a huge screen and several small screens on the operating table, a single seat similar to the pilot's seat of a spaceship, a huge touch screen on the platform in front of the seat, a hemispherical instrument, and some different colors
button.
Lu Zhiyao turned to look at the shooting location, and found that there was only a ready-made operating platform, a single seat and a single sleeping cabin. These should have been made by the prop team in a hurry in the past few days. The others
All sets are green screen.
"Director Zhu, this..."
Lu Zhiyao was confused.
When I was filming "Better Tomorrow" before, the whole room was a ready-made set.
Finally, when it comes to the new movie, why is it all turned into a green screen?
Although these things can be solved with special effects, and the more money you spend, the better the special effects will be, but in terms of authenticity, it is better to use ready-made props and scenery.
Could it be that... Director Zhu deliberately did more green screen special effects to defraud Mr. Pei of his money?
Of course, Lu Zhiyao couldn't ask so directly. He coughed twice and said: "Director Zhu, can't we just use the set of things from "Better Tomorrow"? Anyway, they are all about science fiction, so it should be possible to modify them.
Use it?"
Zhu Xiaoce smiled: "It works. The sleeping cabin and operating platform you see were all urgently modified using props from "A Better Tomorrow". Otherwise, why do you think it could be done so quickly?"
"As for why the external scenery uses green screens, it is obviously because there will be a lot of special effects here to achieve a special display effect."
"What is the specific effect...don't worry, you will know later."
"You should read the first paragraph of the script first."
Zhu Xiaoce said, taking out a few pieces of paper from his bag and handing them to Lu Zhiyao.
Lu Zhiyao reached out to take it and quickly browsed it from beginning to end.
"That's all?" Lu Zhiyao was confused. The contents on these pieces of paper were haphazard and a little hard to understand.
Zhu Xiaoce smiled slightly: "Didn't I tell you before? I won't give you the entire script while shooting one segment at a time, so that you can better understand the mood of the protagonist in the movie."
"Okay, you first find a place to sit, put on makeup and clothes, memorize the script for this scene, and I'll go outside to arrange their work."
Lu Zhiyao nodded: "Okay Director Zhu, do you want to wear a space suit or exoskeleton?"
I heard that this time it is a Star Wars theme, so you must wear a cool space suit, right?
I don’t know why, but I still have a little expectation.
Although things like exoskeletons are very heavy and tiring to wear, they are so cool!
"No, just put this on." Zhu Xiaoce called the costumer and makeup artist over. The costumer was holding a very ordinary dark gray close-fitting T-shirt and trousers.
Lu Zhiyao: "..."
"Director Zhu, are you sure you're wearing this? There's nothing wrong with it, right?"
Zhu Xiaoce smiled slightly: "No problem, just wear this. If you don't understand, just read the script again."
Lu Zhiyao had no choice but to read the script again silently.
…
In the sleeping cabin, the first is a close-up.
Qin Yi's eyes were closed tightly, but his eyeballs were moving rapidly, his brows were wrinkled frequently, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, as if he was experiencing a terrible nightmare.
Suddenly, his eyes suddenly opened!
The eyeballs were bloodshot and there was fear in his eyes.
The camera quickly zoomed up and the sleep cabin opened automatically. Qin Yi turned over and sat up, his chest heaving, and he pressed his forehead with his right hand. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
Countless ferocious memories came one after another. Qin Yi subconsciously looked at the forearm on his right hand. There was a ferocious wound on it that completely penetrated the arm, even almost tearing it apart, but it was already scabbed.
He vaguely remembered that when he went deep into the Zerg lair, he tried to use his pistol to destroy the micro-reactor through the slit in the battle suit on his chest, but failed and was pierced by the Zerg's horny claws, leaving a wound.
"I'm alive?"
Qin Yi felt confused. He thought he had died in the Zerg nest.
But then, the scenes before his death came to mind.
Xu Kaile, Meng Yu, Zhao Yongxiu, Wu Shaojun... all members of the AS-371-45 team except Qin Yi died in the Zerg lair.
He still remembered the voices, faces, and faces of these people, but in the blink of an eye, they were separated forever.
However, Qin Yi quickly got rid of this painful emotion, regained his composure, and stood up from the dormant cabin.
He saw the large screen, seats and console not far away, but instead of passing by, he first came to the edge of the room and tried to leave.
The space capsule of the starship does not have a fixed exit, and the surrounding walls can be turned into doors if permission is given.
But Qin Yi tried to push the wall, but found no response, which meant that he did not have the authority to leave here.
"Captain Qin, I'm sorry, you haven't obtained the permission to leave here yet." A gentle female voice sounded.
Qin Yi turned around and saw a holographic projection of a female space soldier appearing in the middle of the room. It was a typical oriental female image, with a gentle smile that contained some feminine grace and a military figure.
Qin Yi was silent for a moment: "The war is not over yet, is it?"
The holographic image of the female soldier nodded: "Yes."
Qin Yi sat dejectedly on the sleeping cabin, covered his face with his hands, and let out a long breath.
The holographic image of the female soldier tried to walk towards Qin Yi, but Qin Yi's face quickly turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "aeis, return to the original image."
The holographic image of the female soldier stopped, gradually became transparent, and disappeared.
Then, a light blue data stream appeared in mid-air and converged into an audio image that fluctuated with the sound.
Aeeis's voice turned into a cold, emotionless electronic voice: "Captain Qin Yi, maybe you are angry now, but mankind needs you to continue to fulfill your mission as a soldier."
Qin Yi's voice was low, suppressing his anger: "The Queen of the Zerg is dead, but the war is not over. Why? I want to know the truth."
aeeis: "Because of the Reserves and the Hive Mind."
"The Queen of the Zerg is an advanced life form with advanced wisdom and precautions to avoid a population crisis caused by her own death. The Queen of the Zerg will give birth to secondary queens hidden in various insect nests. Once the queen dies, these secondary queens will
One of them will randomly become the new queen."
"The Hive Consciousness is the basis for the Queen of the Zerg to rule the entire Zerg race. Simply put, it is telepathy, consciousness uploading, and consciousness connection. The Queen of the Zerg is able to control all the swarms precisely because of the existence of the Hive Consciousness."
"At the moment of the death of the Zerg Queen, she can transmit all her consciousness through the Zerg's consciousness network, and then in a corner of the Zerg swarm, a certain secondary queen obtains all the Queen's consciousness and serves as the command center again."
Qin Yi's face turned gloomy: "Was this information known before the beheading operation, or after the beheading operation?"
"I want to hear the real answer."
aeeis was silent for two seconds: "Before."
Qin Yi took a deep breath: "So when we went deep into the insect nest, we saw fragments of the Skylark II combat suit."
"You deceived everyone. You knew that this was an operation that was almost impossible to succeed, and even if it succeeded, it would be meaningless, but you still let hundreds of teams die?"
"Is this your decision, the Supreme Executive Council's decision, or the Commander's decision?"
Aeeis did not answer directly: "Of course this action is meaningful."
"The scope of the hive consciousness is very wide, but it is not infinite; it also takes a certain amount of time for the secondary queen to gestate into the new queen. During this period of time, we have achieved fruitful results on the frontal battlefield."
"Everyone's sacrifice is for the ultimate victory."
Qin Yi said coldly: "As a soldier, I can accept sacrifice, but I cannot accept deception!"
His right hand clenched in anger, but soon he loosened it in frustration. The faces of the team members flashed in front of him again, but he was powerless.
"I applied for a three-month leave, returned to Blue Star, and returned to the fleet in three months."
"At that time, I will sacrifice myself as you wish."
aeeis: "I'm sorry, Captain Qin, I can't approve your request."
"The Supreme Executive Committee of the Blue Star United Fleet has appointed you as the new commander to command the battle against the Zerg."