Chapter 450 Five Thousand Troops Assisted in Filming
Ma Huagan disguised himself as a woman and chatted with netizens to retain users. This was probably when OICQ was first established.
When Ma Huagan was working on this software, he did not mean to develop it himself. His business at that time was mainly to make software and then sell it.
The Guangdong Telecommunications Bureau wanted to launch something similar to ICQ. Ma Huagan, who ran a leather goods company, wanted to take over the business. However, he failed in the competition during the bidding process and was awarded the business by another company.
Then Ma Huagan still made this thing, which is OICQ. After making it, he found several old employers where he worked before and wanted to sell it.
However, both investors and buyers have a requirement, which is at least 30,000 users.
Ma Huagan began to go to some school BBSs to recruit people one by one and promote it online.
Later, 30,000 users were satisfied, but no one came to chat, so Ma Huagan changed his avatar to a girl and pretended to be a girl to chat in the chat room.
Girls can easily become the center of attention at any time, and the chat room becomes much more lively.
Looking at the entrepreneurial history of the big guys, it is much more eventful than this, but many of them are not very entertaining, and some even wander in the gray area on the edge of black and white, making it difficult to show in movies.
Ma Huagan's entrepreneurial experience is definitely the most perfect for meeting the requirements of the movie.
What's more, he is also the boss of Penguin. Basically, most people on the Internet know him. Some game players even curse and ridicule him when they mention him.
This is even more perfect.
The scene where Chen Kun, Ma Qingyang, and Ma Huagan got to know each other through online chatting also took a long time to film, including chatting with Ma Huagan who was pretending to be a girl, as well as the laughter and curses after their identity was exposed, and the subsequent exchanges on the Internet.
The concept of time is blurred here. Ma Qingyang applied for a job at KFC, then started a business and opened Yellow Pages, all before the launch of OICQ.
The so-called Yellow Pages are similar to a telephone directory. It is a telephone directory of industrial and commercial enterprises arranged according to the nature of the enterprise and product category. It mainly publishes the name, address and telephone number of the enterprise, which is equivalent to the household registration book of industrial and commercial enterprises in a city or region.
But Ma Qingyang’s is an Internet Yellow Pages, a B2B commercial website.
The exchanges between the two Internet tycoons when they were young, and the "game world" Chen Kun, led Ma Qingyang to invest in the Internet industry, and Ma Huagan gave up looking for buyers for OICQ and continued to develop it.
As an episode in the 1990s, there were not many scenes. The scene in the Internet cafe was shot in one day. Many of the processes in the middle were danced, or some confidence was expressed through Chen Kun's narration.
Narration must be used very carefully in movies, otherwise it will easily create a sense of separation from the plot.
Not to mention narration, even subtitles are not something movies should have.
There are no embedded subtitles in Mi Lijian's movies. Only the hearing-impaired can go back to read the subtitles. You can ask the theater staff for a device specifically designed to display subtitles and insert it into the slot where the drinks are placed. It is equivalent to a separate screen that displays subtitles simultaneously. It won't be embedded in the movie.
Mi Lijian's TV programs, as well as the seduction movies themselves, do not have subtitles, so you have to call them out to see them.
When Japanese cartoons are shown in Japan, there are basically no subtitles.
All over the world, it is normal for movies and TV series to not have subtitles, and it is generally believed that it will affect the viewing experience.
Subtitles are required in China, probably because the accents in various parts of the country are too complex, and sometimes it is difficult to understand without subtitles.
There are no subtitles for the dialogues as much as possible, let alone subtitles for the narration.
However, the movie "Rejuvenation" is actually the memories of the elderly heroine. It is "telling" the story through the memories of the hero's diary.
Moreover, the male protagonist is actually participating in history as a bystander, so his narration will highlight this feeling and will not create a sense of separation.
There were not many scenes, so on the third day in Ninghang, the crew moved to another location.
According to the timeline in the movie, several years have passed, and it is exactly 1997.
"Director Ma, this time you are starting a business and have gone through the most difficult period in the early stage. It is a time when you are high-spirited and your spirit needs to be shown. You should be a little more confident than before." Li Qian said.
Ma Qingyang talked about the drama, and only said to be a little more confident, otherwise he was afraid that he would show off his big boss style again.
"no problem!"
Ma Qingyang read the script carefully and responded enthusiastically. He had dedicated time to filming in the past two days and found it quite fun. It was a life he had never experienced before.
He even thought about it, since filming is so much fun, should he direct and act in a martial arts blockbuster and play the unparalleled hero when he is free?
At that time, we will find all the kung fu stars such as Cheng Long, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Wu Jing, and then find some kung fu stars from Hollywood, including Sylvester Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and the heavyweight boxing champion.
, play the villain for him, and do it to him one by one.
As soon as this idea came up, he couldn't stop the car. Ma Qingyang was a little excited and started to observe Li Qian filming from time to time.
"Scene 128, one shot at a time!"
The official filming of New Day took place in 1997. According to reality, OICQ was developed after 1997. However, it is a commercial film and it is not a biography of Ma Huagan. The plot needs to weaken the time of the previous plot.
As executive director Qi Yukun gave a loud "start", the actors started to move.
Chen Kun came to find Ma Qingyang and went to Xiangjiang to watch the flag-raising ceremony of Xiangjiang's return.
However, Ma Qingyang was in the entrepreneurial stage and did not have that free time. He felt a little embarrassed, "There are still a lot of things to deal with in the company, and I have to meet customers next month."
"This is a historic moment. Every Chinese should go and see it if they have the opportunity." Chen Kun still looks like a young wise man, his eyes and tone are full of wisdom.
Li Qian's version of "Return to Youth" can be regarded as a movie that combines "Return to Youth" and "Forrest Gump", but they are indeed two completely different characters from Forrest Gump.
Ma Qingyang nodded, why didn't he understand? Everyone in the country was very excited and said a little tangledly, "Then it will be the same when I watch it on TV. I will definitely be in front of the TV on time."
Chen Kun smiled and shook his head, "I think we should go there to feel the atmosphere and feel the power of our country, which makes the once arrogant English lower their arrogant heads.
Moreover, the Internet industry you are engaged in lags far behind foreign countries, and the existing technology is vulnerable to foreigners.
Go to Xiangjiang and see the English people who bow their heads. In the future, whether you face competition from the Milijian people or the English people, at least you will have more confidence that they are not invincible."
Ma Qingyang was a little shaken. Part of the reason for working in the Internet industry was due to chatting with Ma Huagan, and part of it was because he went on a business trip to Milijian while working as a translator. During this period, he went to the first LSP company in Seattle, which is the Internet. Provider visit.
He has seen the Milijian Internet industry and knows that the gap between domestic and foreign companies, no matter how you compare it, is completely inadequate. If he competes with Milijian Internet companies one day, he really has no confidence.
"But, will there ever be a time to compete with foreign Internet companies?" Ma Qingyang asked with some uncertainty, also asking himself.
"Perhaps one day you will have to compete with Internet companies around the world." Chen Kun said with a smile, "You can discuss business at any time and make money at any time, but you may never see this kind of glorious moment in your lifetime. How many times have we been here?”
"Okay, click!"
After filming a conversation, Li Qian called to stop and gave Ma Qingyang a good talk about the scene.
But Ma Qingyang had another question, "Director Li, is there any profound meaning in this scene?"
"This"
Li Qian thought for a while and explained, "Dong Ma, in the eyes of the outside world these years, you have been a very confident and flamboyant person. Among our domestic entrepreneurs, there are few entrepreneurs who are more confident than you.
As for this fictional scene, think about it, our country was still very backward at that time. As a person from a backward country, you saw with your own eyes the former empire on which the sun never sets and the world hegemon at the flag-raising ceremony in Hong Kong. The flag slowly fell.
The replacement of our own country's national flag symbolizes that our country is gradually returning to the height it should be. Seeing all this, you feel proud and proud in your heart, which inspires your inner self-confidence. As a member of the Chinese nation Therefore, in the future, whether facing the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies or foreign general leaders, we can maintain this confidence of a big country!"
"So that's it." Ma Qingyang's eyes lit up and he nodded frequently. It turns out that such an ordinary scene has so many profound meanings.
Making movies is so much fun!
Li Qian secretly wiped a sweat in his heart. Ma Qingyang just liked to ask questions, and he would ask about the connotation of every scene he filmed.
In fact, this is just to highlight the male protagonist. Whether it is Ma Qingyang or Ma Huagan, they appear in supporting roles to set off the protagonist.
What Li Qian said, the confidence of a great nation, is also what the male protagonist possesses. After all, he participated in the war and beat up the Mi Lijian people.
Of course, the person who is supposed to be flattering still needs to be fooled, since there won’t be many scenes anyway.
After filming the scene, the crew moved to a Cantonese restaurant to film the two of them going south to Xiangjiang, and by the way, they asked Ma Huagan to watch the flag-raising ceremony. As the host, Ma Huagan invited him to have a meal and chat.
Now that the drama was about to take place, he started a video chat again, watching the entire filming process and giving some comments from time to time.
"Director Li designed this scene very well. As entrepreneurs, we can't just make money. We can make money at any time, but we must also have a sense of national honor and mission."
Li Qian was confused in his heart. Please show some conscience. Stop pretending that you are working hard to create happiness, but in fact you have no money to fool around with you.
However, there are still a few words of praise on the surface.
I can't help it, what's wrong with people making guest appearances for free and saying a few nice words?
The scenes in Ninghang were filmed for five consecutive days, and the scenes between Ma Huagan and Ma Qingyang were basically finished. Only the scene of raising the national flag was left to be shot, and one more shot was left.
Without any repairs, Li Qian and the crew chartered a flight to Xinjiang overnight.
From Ninghang to Xinjiang, Li Qian crossed more than half of China and came to Lop Nur, a place known as the "Sea of Death".
This was also the place where the first mushroom egg in China was developed and tested, and it was also the filming location for the movie "Survival of the World".
On the way to the filming location, Su Lun looked out the window at the sky full of yellow sand and said curiously, "The information says that the environment in Lop Nur is harsh and sandstorms are raging. It seems to be similar to the Gobi Desert in many places in the northwest."
"The weather is quite good today. It's not bad." Li Qian was also here for the first time, so he could only guess this way.
"Then there is no need to come here. It takes more than seven hours by plane from Ninghang to Urumqi, and another seven hours by bus from Urumqi to Lop Nur. It takes more than a day to go back and forth, plus rest and adjustment. It will be delayed for at least three or four days." Qi Yukun said.
"It's only three or four days, and the crew is not missing these days. Besides, for such a sacred plot, only coming to this place of death can show respect for history." Li Qian smiled and explained, "This It was also requested by teacher Li Xuejian. He said that playing the role of General Zhang in "Born Out of the Sky" was the biggest regret in his life. This time he agreed as soon as I invited him. The only requirement was that he could film the speech scene in Lop Nur, which was considered as compensation. It’s a pity, Teacher Li Xuejian came here to prepare more than half a month ago.”
Qi Yukun no longer had any doubts and said with emotion, "I really, every time I watch Boss's movie, on the surface it looks like a commercial film. You said the same thing, Boss, but after thinking about it, there are many truths, including I think what I said to Ma Qingyang a few days ago makes sense."
Li Qian shook his head, "Whatever is unreasonable, if you can listen to it and think about it, it is reasonable. Otherwise, it is deception. It is essentially a commercial film. The purpose of this mushroom egg plot is to arouse the emotions of the audience. After all, this is a very passionate film. , a very exciting historical event.”
"That's why, boss, you always say that your films don't make sense, so I obviously feel a lot, but I'm still not sure." Qi Yukun smiled bitterly.
"Okay, if you have the energy to study Lu Xun's books, the words of a man who was devalued as a god are much more meaningful than these movies." Li Qian waved his hands, he was also free, thinking about it all day long. .
"A person who was belittled as a god?" Su Lun was a little surprised that Li Qian called Lu Xun that way, and couldn't help but ask, "Boss, what do you mean?"
Li Qian rolled his eyes, lowered the seat of the business car, and lay down directly. "I'm a little tired. Let's lie down for a while. Call me when you get there."
Qi Yukun and Su Lun looked at each other, a little helpless, and began to discuss the profound meaning of Li Qian's words in a low voice.
After more than seven hours of driving, the crew's convoy finally arrived at the legendary "Sea of Death."
However, Lop Nur doesn't look that scary.
Thousands of soldiers from a regiment sent by the local military region were already waiting in line. Li Qian was actually quite embarrassed to see these soldiers who were supposed to protect his family and country being roped in to film a movie.
This scene required more than 1,000 people. The military region, armed police and other troops supported 5,000 people.
Although it is not as good as those films that use more than 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops to shoot, for a non-physical director, a commercial film is of sufficient scale and is already the greatest support.
Of course, it's not as good as "The Sky", which only used eight sub-satellites.
Nowadays, directors and actors have gained fame and fortune, but their political status has declined more and more. It is far from the status it had more than ten years ago.
There are gains and losses, for sure.
If it had been a director like Li Qian twenty years ago, the scene would have been completely different.
There are 5,000 soldiers and troops, and it’s just a scene, just listen to Li Xuejian’s speech. If it goes well, it will be enough in one day. Otherwise, if it is troublesome, there will definitely not be such a big support.
Back then, "A City Full of Golden Armor" only had the support of nearly a thousand troops, but it was not just a one-day shoot, it took a long time, and it was completely used as an ensemble cast.
Compared to these five thousand people who have to sit and finish their work in one day, the treatment is actually about the same.
I first went to express my gratitude to the leader of the team and let the troops rest. The filming hadn’t started yet.
I also met Teacher Li Xuejian again, but this meeting shocked Li Qian.