Chapter 697 I’m looking for you to play my father
January 28th, [The Wandering Earth] premiere press conference in Beijing.
Director Guo Fan, starring Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai, starring Wu Mengda, Li Guangjie, Meng Ziyi, Zhang Yichi, etc., many of the crew and creative team were present.
Before the show started, everyone changed into gray space station uniforms.
"Maimai seems to have grown taller and looks more and more like a big girl." Gu Wei said with a smile as he looked at Zhao Jinmai, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Really? Have you become prettier?" Zhao Jinmai, who had fair skin and delicate features, blinked at Gu Wei with his big eyes.
"That's for sure, the girls are getting prettier and prettier, not to mention that we, Mai Mai, are already very cute and beautiful." Gu Wei said and couldn't help but touched her head. She was on the set when filming. At that time, he would habitually touch each other's head.
"But why did you cut your hair so short?" When filming "The Wandering Earth", Zhao Jinmai's hair was only shoulder length, but now it is almost ear length.
"Ah, don't touch my head all the time, I'm not a child anymore." Zhao Jinmai was very satisfied with Gu Wei's praise, but he still treated her like a child based on his actions and attitude. Not happy.
"Okay, okay" Gu Wei took his hand back.
"Last year when I was filming a TV series [Pi], the crew asked me to cut my hair so short.
And you said to me, don't you think your hair is shorter?"
"Well, I'm also filming a movie. Needed."
"I know, you are filming a new movie [Life Events] in Wuhan."
"Yes, how did you know?"
Zhao Jinmai pouted.
“I have been following [Knowledge], and I see you on TV every day. I also watched the live broadcast that day, and also read some reports about the launch of your new drama.
< br>I pay close attention to you. Unlike some people, my sister calls me affectionate when filming, and I don’t contact you once after filming.” It's not far, I'm afraid of disturbing your study." Gu Wei scratched his head in embarrassment and reluctantly found an excuse.
“By the way, how have you been studying lately? I was the one who gave you extra lessons when we were filming.”
"It's definitely no problem. With my current grades in cultural classes, I'm more than good enough for the art exam!" Zhao Jinmai looked confident, and Gu Wei easily changed the subject.
"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?" Wu Jing came over.
He was wearing the same clothes as Gu Wei and the others, his hair was shaved short, and he still had a little beard on his face, with a look of vicissitudes of life.
“Brother Jing~”
“Teacher Wu Jing”
"As for Mai Mai's studies, she will take the college entrance examination in more than a year," Gu Wei said with a smile.
"Really?
Then this period of time is too important. You can't relax at all in your studies." Wu Jing turned to look at Zhao Jinmai.
"Don't worry, Mai Mai's studies are good, and the cultural classes are more than enough according to the standards of the art exam." Gu Wei said, and Zhao Jinmai also smiled and nodded.
“Why have you put yourself through so much trouble? Is [Climber] turned on?”
"No, didn't I tell you before that I went to the mountaineering team to experience life?
I arrived at Gangshika Snow Peak at the beginning of the month and conducted extreme cold climbing training for more than half a month. I climbed with the mountaineering team for two days. I was on a snow mountain that was not too high, and I was so cold that my nose was bruised and my face was swollen.
I learned how to ice climb, how to use an ice ax, and how to shave ice walls and climb snow slopes
No, this is the image I have now. The result of training.
The director said this look is very suitable and asked me to keep it," Wu Jing said with a wide smile.
It can be seen that he is almost completely bare-faced.
Of course, Wu Jing doesn’t care about this based on his screen image.
"How does it feel to climb a snow mountain?" Gu Wei asked, and Zhao Jinmai also looked at him curiously.
“Exciting” in one word!
Climbing such a high mountain in extremely cold and hypoxic conditions is a severe test for one’s physical strength and willpower. !
I was exhausted after climbing two relatively short snow-capped mountains, and even got sick once in the middle.
I can’t imagine how the mountaineering team who climbed Mount Everest accomplished the impossible task." Speaking of this climbing training, Wu Jing expressed emotion.
"Why are you still sick? Okay, is everything okay? "
"It's okay. I didn't adapt to the climate and environment when I first went there. I had a slight cold and it was cured within two days." Wu Jing waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
The three of them didn't. After chatting for a while, Guo Fan, Wu Mengda, and Li Guangjie also came over. They had not seen each other for a long time. The movie they had worked so hard to shoot was finally going to be released, and they were all in high spirits.
There were many reporters and a lot of audiences at today's press conference. There was nothing new in the process. It was mainly about questions from the media and the audience.
In fact, the outside world’s views on [Wandering Earth] are somewhat contradictory.
On the one hand, everyone thinks that this is the second collaboration between Gu Wei and Wu Jing after [Wolf Warrior 2]. They even used the banner of "Space Warrior" during the promotion. According to the current popularity of the two With its popularity, and the original box office performance of "Wolf Warrior 2" of 6 billion, "The Wandering Earth" is bound to be a hit movie.
On the other hand, [The Wandering Earth] is another domestic science fiction film.
At this time, no one believes that domestic filmmakers can make good science fiction films because there is no such precedent.
The last science fiction film Wu Jing made was called "Roboman", an action comedy dressed in science fiction. It had a Douban rating of 5.4 and a box office of only 20 million, making it a bad film.
In addition to "The Wandering Earth", there is also a science fiction film "Crazy Alien" in this year's Spring Festival.
But this is a science fiction comedy, and no audience will regard that movie as a real science fiction film. The combination of Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and Shen Teng is destined to make the movie a hilarious comedy.
But "The Wandering Earth" is different. When it was promoted, it was marked as an authentic science fiction film, and it was also a hard science fiction film.
It has invested hundreds of millions and stars Gu Wei and Wu Jing, two of the most popular actors in domestic entertainment, but director Guo Fan is filming a science fiction movie for the first time.
Looking through his resume, Guo Fan has only made two movies before [The Adventures of Li Xianji] and [My Deskmate].
Among them, "My Deskmate", which performed well at the box office, is a youth romance film.
It is hard for everyone to believe that such a young director can make a difference in the field of domestic science fiction films.
The audience hopes that "The Wandering Earth" can bring surprises to everyone, but they are also worried that this movie is a bad movie that relies solely on the popularity of Gu Wei and Wu Jing. "What made you take on the movie [The Wandering Earth]?" After everyone introduced themselves at the beginning, the question-and-answer interaction began. As a leading actor, Gu Wei received the most attention.
When the press conference of "The Wandering Earth" was held, Qu Chuxiao was still a little transparent. Even though he was the leading actor, he didn't get much attention from the media and the audience. Everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Jing, the wolf warrior.
Gu Wei’s version is naturally different now.
“I have read several works of Mr. Liu Cixin very early on, and I feel that the descriptions of the universe and the future of mankind are extremely grand.
I also thought at first that if these novels were adapted into movies, What kind of effect would it have on the screen?
Later I received the script from Director Guo
To be honest, I was moved when I saw the script of [The Wandering Earth].
After meeting and having an in-depth discussion with Director Guo, I am even more convinced that this is the Chinese science fiction movie I want.”
“We saw that in addition to being the starring role, you are also the star of [The Wandering Earth]. One of the producers, and the production company also has the name "Wei Tianxia". Did he invest a lot of money in this movie? "
The identity of the boss of Gu Wei Company is not a secret. Many of the movies he is starring in now have his own investment, and the media is also curious about how much money he invested in "The Wandering Earth".
“I am one of the investors. I won’t disclose the exact amount of money I invested, but it is indeed not a small amount.
Some types of movies are relatively simple to shoot. You can just find some actors and a location to shoot. Some even only have two or three indoor sets, so the cost can be kept very low.
But science fiction films are different. They need to spend a lot of money to build various venues, produce all kinds of technological equipment, and finally spend huge amounts of money on special effects.
So science fiction movies, especially hard science fiction, must spend money, and they have to spend a lot of money!
The production budget of [The Wandering Earth] is 450 million yuan. Don’t think it’s a lot, but I think it’s too little.
Compared with the final effect of the movie, the money was well spent.
We have an extremely dedicated and conscientious director who spends every penny wisely.
Director Guo is a person who truly loves movies.
Without him, even if the investment cost were doubled, we might not be able to shoot the [Wandering Earth] we see today! "
Gu Wei's words praised Guo Fan so much that the media's attention shifted to him.
".We all know that Director Guo's last film was a romance film , why did you suddenly take over "The Wandering Earth", a science fiction film with huge investment? ”
Guo Fan took the microphone from the person next to him and said with a smile:
“It’s just a coincidence.
I have had a dream of shooting science fiction movies for a long time. At the time, China Film Academy was called "The Wandering Earth" They found me when they were choosing a director for this project.
At first, I wasn’t decided to film it. Later, I made some preparations and convinced China Film to let me take on the project.”
"I know this better. The earliest project [The Wandering Earth] found many people. China Film contacted internationally renowned directors such as Cameron, Alfonso, and Luc Besson, but they were all rejected.
After that, I contacted some major domestic directors, but they were all declined.
When I found Director Guo later, I just asked him to give it a try, and it hadn’t been officially decided yet.
He spent 1 million out of his own pocket, formed a small team, wrote a script of almost 1 million words, drew more than 3,000 concept pictures, and compiled the scenes in the movie from 1997 to Chronicles of nearly a hundred years in 2075, a list of props including compressed vegetable bags, pickaxe excavators, and fusion reactors has been created, and natural phenomena that may appear in the future including gravitational earthquakes, eternal sun, snow and fog, etc. have been speculated.
As soon as I took these things to China Film Academy, they immediately decided to let him take over the [Wandering Earth] project! "Gu Wei revealed to the media the unknown beginning of the film and Guo Fan's efforts for it.
After speaking, the media and audience present looked at Guo Fan differently.
Those who work hard for their ideals will naturally be respected by everyone.
Guo Fan didn't take it seriously and said with a smile:
"It's actually nothing, I just did what I wanted to do.
Actually, I am very grateful to Gu Wei and Wu
The filming of "The Wandering Earth" was very difficult for Jing Jing and all the main creative actors of the movie, but everyone survived and performed very well
Uncle Da in our crew was in poor health and had to take oxygen between filming. He even had an accident and went to the hospital.
The youngest, Zhao Jinmai, was only 15 years old at the time. During the day, he wore dozens of kilograms of equipment while filming, and he had to go back to review his lessons at night.
I never complain about being tired.”
“Teacher Wu Jing, what made you join [The Wandering Earth]? "After asking Gu Wei and the director, the media focused on Wolf Warrior again.
"Of course it was because of Gu Wei's invitation.
At first he said to me, ‘Brother Jing, I have a very good science fiction movie here, do you want to star in it together? ’
At that time [Wolf Warrior 2] had already been released, and I had nothing to do, so I wanted to go over and join in the fun.
At first I knew it was a science fiction film and I wondered if Gu Wei had been deceived.
Later I joined the team, I was moved by their enthusiasm for filming, especially director Guo Fan, he is really a person who does things.
I am glad that I can participate in [The Wandering Earth].
Of course, last time I played the role of master and apprentice with Gu Wei, it is also very interesting to play the role of father and son this time." Wu Jing began to explain seriously, but did not forget to make a joke at the end.
"Emotion is mine. I want you to play my father on the pole? "Gu Wei also smiled and answered.
"There is no way, age and image are here, and besides, it was you who took the initiative." Wu Jing spread his hands in a helpless manner.
Taiwan The reporter and the audience all laughed.
No matter what, Gu Wei and Wu Jing are the most attractive points of [The Wandering Earth].
(End of this chapter)