Chapter 707 Return
After taking Jingtian for a few days to promote [Si Teng], Gu Wei came to the filming location of [My Motherland and Me] and officially joined the group.
To be precise, it is the crew of the [Return] section of [My Motherland and Me], and it is also one of the sub-crews.
[Return] The general content of this unit is as follows.
When Hong Kong Island returned to China in 1997, when our side and the British side were handing over, everyone from diplomats to flag raisers and watchmakers worked together to complete an arduous task: ensuring that the national flag must be raised in July It will rise on time at 0:00:00 on the 1st, allowing the sovereignty of Hong Kong Island to return as scheduled.
It sounds like nothing is difficult, but it's not.
Mr. An Wenbin, the diplomat at the time, once recalled: "Each of our negotiations lasted only 2 seconds.
I told the British side that our flag must be on Raise at 0:00:00, sovereignty returns, every second counts, there is no doubt about this
So your flag must be lowered at 23:59:58
At that time. We disagreed very much and they didn’t give us these two seconds, so we negotiated this matter countless times.”
2 seconds may seem like a short time, but to China at that time, it meant that it could not take back the sovereignty of Hong Kong Island on time, and it meant that the British colonial rule of Hong Kong Island would have to last for 2 more seconds!
The United Kingdom was extremely reluctant to return Hong Kong Island to China. Therefore, the British side set up many obstacles in the arrangements for the handover ceremony, making the negotiations very difficult.
At the same time, in order to raise the Chinese flag on time, every link must be accurately calculated in seconds during actual operations. How far the honor guard will take each step must be calculated in advance without the slightest error. !
An Wenbin bought a very accurate watch from the United States for this purpose, and set the time with the Greenwich Observatory in London and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing.
He also asked two masters of ceremonies to specifically control the time, and set up a general protocol coordinator and a Chinese technical monitor to strictly control the time.
The two deputy conductors of the military band used countdown to grasp the time for the national anthem to be played.
“Although the entire handover ceremony only takes thirty minutes, there are twenty-five procedures to be performed in these thirty minutes. Each procedure takes more than a minute to complete, and it must be accurate.
In order to prevent China from getting what it wanted, the UK tried every means: Prince Charles gave his speech, which was overdue for 23 seconds.
Then the emcee's speech at the subsequent event was accelerated and the honor guard marched. The pace was accelerated and 23 seconds were regained!
Then the British national anthem was suddenly accelerated and shortened by 12 seconds, resulting in a vacuum time of about 12 seconds!
The audience was solemn at that time. An Wenbin stood next to the band conductor and counted the seconds. It was not until 11:59:58 that the conductor raised his baton to ensure that the national flag was 100% accurate at 0:00:00 on Hong Kong Island. Rising above.
Every inch counts and every second counts! The road to Hong Kong's return has been long, bumpy, and turbulent. The final success is also the result of countless behind-the-scenes heroes working day and night.
[Return] Of course it is impossible to tell things in such detail, because it is a platter movie. [My Motherland and Me] has a total of 7 units, and [Return] is actually only about 20 minutes long.
Director Xue Xiaolu has chosen four characters, including flag-raiser Zhu Tao, female Hong Kong policewoman Sister Lian, diplomat An Wenbin, and watch repairman Hua Ge, to reflect the hard-won nature of this great moment from all aspects. .
Gu Wei plays Zhu Tao, the flag raiser who makes the national flag rise on time.
"Teacher Xue" Gu Wei entered the group, and director Xue Xiaolu came out to greet him personally.
"You have graduated so long ago, so you don't need to call me teacher, just call me by your name." Xue Xiaolu is nearly fifty years old but looks very young. He has short hair, fair skin, slender figure, and a very gentle smile.
She is considered one of the most famous female directors in the industry. "Ocean Paradise" and "Beijing Meets Seattle" are all works directed by her.
Xue Xiaolu is a master of literature at Beijing Film Academy. He later stayed at the school to teach and became a professor in the literature department and a graduate tutor. When Gu Wei was in school, he took her class as an elective, so he was called Teacher Xue.
Gu Wei is one of the most famous students of Beiying in the past ten years. He is now almost a signature of Beiying. As a teacher, Xue Xiaolu is also very optimistic about him.
The two exchanged a few words, and Gu Wei officially joined the team and started filming.
"Multiplication and division are only half a day long. What did you learn when you were in school?
Zhu Tao, let me tell you, when the national anthem ends and the national flag reaches the top, you are not allowed to look up in the middle.< br>
You must form muscle memory! "In a venue built according to the infield of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Gu Wei and two flag protectors were training over and over again.
Gao Yalin, who plays the role of the commander-in-chief of the flag-raising ceremony, emphasized to him.
"Yes!" Gu Wei replied seriously, his face showing the unique perseverance of a soldier.
"Practice hard and complete the task, and I will send you a wife!" Gao Yalin joked.
“Report!” Zhu Yirong, one of the flag guards, shouted loudly.
"E'liang is single too."
"Yes, should we also give E'liang a wife?" Du Jiang, another flag guard, echoed.
"Fat!" Gao Yalin was amused by them.
But then he emphasized, "If you make a mistake for me, I will make you a bachelor for the rest of your life!"
"Yes!" the three of them answered loudly.
"Ka! I passed it this time and performed well!" Xue Xiaolu's voice came.
[My Motherland and Me], as a gift film for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, is the same as the previous film "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" produced by China Film Group Corporation, with celebrity faces almost from beginning to end.
In the "Return" unit in which Gu Wei stars, there are four protagonists including him. In addition to Zhu Tao, the flag-raiser, there are also teacher Wang Luoyong who plays the diplomat, Hui Yinghong who plays the female Hong Kong policewoman Sister Lian, and watch repairman Hua Ge. Ren Dahua.
Even the two flag-guards beside Gu Wei are played by Zhu Yirong and Du Jiang.
"Yirong, let's go out for a meal together after we finish shooting the night scene?" Walking out from the venue, Gu Wei reached out to unbutton the collar of his military uniform and invited Zhu Yirong beside him.
The two have known each other for a long time and have even worked together in [Do You Know].
In Gu Wei's impression, Zhu Yirong is a bit shy and introverted, but he works very seriously and is a good actor, so he has always had a good impression of him.
"Okay, Brother Wei, you have the final say."
"Du Jiang, please come too." Gu Wei also didn't forget Du Jiang, who was filming together.
"Huh? Okay" Du Jiang obviously didn't expect Gu Wei to call him and quickly agreed.
"Teacher Gao, why don't we have dinner together after the show tonight? I'll go with Du Jiang and us." Gu Wei said to Gao Yalin again.
This is a habitual social interaction. "You young people, you can eat, I won't join in the fun~" Gao Yalin replied with a smile.
His relationship with Gu Wei could be better. When filming "In the Name of the People", Gu Wei generously donated money. This favor has not been repaid to this day.
[My Motherland and Me] may be the fastest movie Gu Wei has made.
[Return] is only 20 minutes long and has 4 more protagonists. The flag-raiser Zhu Tao played by Gu Wei is one of the protagonists, so there are no more than 10 scenes in total.
In less than 5 days after joining the cast, all the scenes were filmed, and the main focus was fast.
Of course, just because he has finished filming does not mean that the filming of [Return] is over. There are still scenes for the other three protagonists that have not been finished.
However, Gu Wei estimates that in more than ten days, the crew of the [Return] unit will be finished.
At the same time, the other six crews of [My Motherland and Me] are also filming at the same time.
This kind of platter movie is shot very quickly. Although the total duration of the movie is more than two hours, the entire filming can be completed in one month.
The seven crews all started shooting in March, and they will all be finished before May. With another one or two months of post-production, it will be more than enough to release it before the National Day.
"[Chen Qing Ling] has been negotiated with Tengxun and will be launched in June. Since the two protagonists Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi are not famous enough, the price is not as high as the company's previous TV series.
However, We have signed a supplementary agreement with Tengxun Video. If the later playback volume and membership activation volume reach the agreed amount, we will be reimbursed with a certain amount of fees."
In the office of [Wei Tianxia] in Beijing, Yang Liwen and Gu Wei reported on the work.
“It’s normal that the income from this TV series is secondary, mainly to make Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi popular.
Last year’s [The Soul] made Bai Yu and Zhu famous In one cage, [Chen Qing Ling] with the same theme is even more popular than [Soul Soul]
After the broadcast, there is no problem for Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi to rise directly to the top."
Gu Wei is too aware of the influence of [Chen Qing Ling], and the original time and space made Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, who were not even third or fourth tier, She rose to the top, and her fans still stick with her even after many years.
This is the charm of a hit drama. A good role can make an actor skyrocket.
Liwen Yang. She knew why Gu Wei was so optimistic about a Dangai drama without big-name stars, but she didn't care. She always admired the boss's vision. ] communicated well and transferred his contract to [Wei Tianxia], we made certain compensation, and Mr. Long was not dissatisfied.”
"Well done, Xiao Zhan is not taken seriously by [Wow Haw Haw], [X Jiu Youth League] has one more, but not too many, and one has too little. It's good for us to sign him and train him well."
Gu Wei Yang Liwen had been ordered to do this at the beginning of the year.
Although he has shares in [Wow Haw Haw], he still wants to sign a future top player like Xiao Zhan to join the company.
"Boss, if Xiao Zhan really becomes as popular as you said, I'm afraid Long will have opinions." Yang Liwen thought about it and said with some worry.
Xiao Zhan is not famous now, so Long Danni is so easy to let him go. Once he becomes famous later, he will definitely regret it.
It would be fine if the two companies had nothing to do with each other. Gu Wei was a shareholder of [Wow Haw Haw], and the two companies were considered allies and partners.
Gu Wei thought for a while.
“Don’t worry about it for now. When Xiao Zhan becomes really popular, we can sign his singer contract back to [Wow Haw Haw Wah]. Let’s eat meat and let Mr. Long drink soup too. I believe she will be satisfied. "
"I understand" Yang Liwen nodded.
"[Tang Detective 3] How are the preparations going in Tokyo?" Gu Wei asked again.
"Director Li Xin and some of the crew have already selected the venue there and sent back a lot of materials, waiting for your decision, Mr. Gu.
There are also some Japanese actors, except Satoshi Tsumabuki and Aragaki Yui has already signed the contract, and the actors for other related roles have almost been selected."
"Very good~"
The script of [Tang Detective 3] has changed a lot from the original version. , it can be said that it has abandoned too many jokes in the original time and space, and increased the drama in terms of investigation and logical reasoning.
Gu Wei thinks that even compared with the first one, it won’t be much different.
"[Qing Yu Nian] has invited director Sun Hao to direct according to your request, and is currently in the early stages of preparation.
In terms of casting, in addition to the boss you and Miss Jingtian playing the male and female protagonists, the ones that have been decided are The company's Tian Xiwei plays "Fan Ruoruo", Guo Qilin plays "Versace", Xin Zhilei plays "Begonia Duoduo", Teacher Wu Gang plays "Chen Pingping", Li Xiaoran plays "Elder Princess Li Yunrui", and Tian Yu plays "Wang Qinian"
Other roles have either not been decided yet, or the actors are still under consideration.”
[Qing Yu Nian] is [Wei Ming Xia]’s most important TV series project this year, and all the preliminary preparations have been made by Yang Liwen They all know everything.
“Wait a minute, where is “Emperor Qing”?
Didn't Teacher Chen Daoming take this role? "
Gu Wei asked in surprise.
As for many characters in [Qing Yu Nian], he decided to let the company communicate, including "Qing Emperor", Guo Qilin's "Versace" ", Li Xiaoran's "Eldest Princess", and Tian Yu's "Wang Qinian". He feels that the original versions of these characters are already very good, and it is difficult to find better people to replace them.
" The teacher sent the script, but he never gave a positive reply, saying that he would consider it."
"I understand, I will communicate about this matter."
At the end of December last year, the Filmmakers Association changed its term, and Chen Daoming also took over from Teacher Li Xuejian and became the 11th Chairman of the Filmmakers Association.
He has also become one of the people with the highest status in domestic entertainment.
But Gu Wei also has a good relationship with him. He and Teacher Chen had a chat before when the association held a meeting.
Based on Gu Wei's current achievements in domestic entertainment, as long as he is not the kind of character with eyes on his forehead, there are few seniors who dislike him.
He was going to take some gifts to visit Teacher Chen at home. Then he would mention "Celebrating More Than Years", believing that the other party would give him this face.
(End of this chapter)