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Chapter 570 We just live in a peaceful country
Mooncake Festival.

Two families, six people, but one person is not yet born.

Li Mu couldn't help but move his index finger at this moment, and Liu Yifei was no exception.

Looking at the sun in August, I still eat taro and snails.

"Yangcheng Bamboo Branch Poems" once wrote: "How is the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching? Every family brings a lot of cakes and bait. After paying homage to Chang'e, she pours it under the moon, and eats taro and fragrant snails."

One of the customs in Guangfu is to watch the moon by sucking snails.

"Mom, put more perilla."

Li Mu couldn't help shouting in the hall that Mother Li had to make this special delicacy.

"You ask for so much!"

Mother Li was stir-frying at the moment, and a hint of fragrance had already spread into the living room.

"Sissi loves to eat!"

Li Mu couldn't help but add something when he saw this. Liu Yifei was looking at Li Mu with a blank expression, as if to say, why are you using my name?

"Okay, got it!"

Mother Li's reply was different this time.

As the saying goes, the most beautiful thing is the Mid-Autumn Festival night, when the autumn moon glows with golden waves.

Appreciating the moon and chasing the moon, the reunion of man and moon can be said to be a blessing in life.

Especially since the family is currently preparing to have new members join, it is even more gratifying.

But happy days are always short-lived.

Li Mu needs to go to Morocco after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Morocco, the pearl of North Africa, is a legendary African country.

The crew of "Operation Red Sea" will most likely stay here for three or four months.

It was about a thirteen-hour journey, and Li Mu was accompanied by Tang Jing and others from the Haizheng Art Center and the rest of the crew.

Li Mu closed his eyes to rest at this moment, and he was already thinking about the scene in his mind.

At the same time, Zhang Yi, Wu Jing and others were already waiting at the airport to greet Li Mu and others at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport.

"Do you think Director Li would be surprised when he saw us like this?"

Zhang Yi's face was now much darker, but the perseverance that was engraved in his bones was clearly visible.

"Probably not. Director Li has probably already thought about what the eight dragon special forces members will look like when he asked us to come for special training. I'm afraid we are not qualified yet."

Wu Jing is not much better at the moment. In this country, there is no reason not to be black.

But the feeling of training also came out. Standing still, it attracted the attention of people coming and going. After all, the two of them were foreigners in Morocco and their temperament was very special.

When Li Mu saw Zhang Yi and Wu Jing, he was not surprised, but he agreed with the feelings shown by the two.

This is the unique mental outlook of soldiers that he wants to photograph.

However, Tang Jing couldn't help but praise a little more. If she was only very sure about "Operation Red Sea", then it would have risen to eleven points at this moment.

For no other reason than seeing the effects of the special training, the mental outlook and overall outlook shown, her confidence greatly increased.

"This special training is worth it, Director Li, these actors are well chosen!"

Tang Jing couldn't help but sigh, these nearly two months of special training were not easy, as there were plans personally drawn up by retired members of the Jiaolong Special Forces.

There are not many actors who can endure hardship, such hardship in today's environment.

"I have to thank Director Tang for specially inviting former members of the Jiaolong Special Forces Team for training, otherwise the training might not be as effective as it is now."

Li Mu has now stepped into the training ground, and there are still people undergoing training.

"I don't have that ability. The film management attaches great importance to it. I hope Director Li can really make it work."

Tang Jing waved her hand and did not take credit, "Director Li, all your applications have been approved. The Navy will spare no effort to provide relevant assistance. Morocco will provide support for some issues. We have already communicated."

Hearing Tang Jing's words, even Li Mu, who was used to big scenes, couldn't help but show a hint of joy.

Because the application he applied for was a big scene. After all, since it was a military theme, there had to be real people.

Such as tanks, helicopters, warships, etc.

In this way, the camera can shoot directly on such equipment, which will provide the most realistic texture and a wide perspective that cannot be captured by drones.

Maybe many people don't know very well, how difficult is it to have a helicopter appear in a movie?

In the past, to solve the problem of aerial photography in movies, only large-scale official documentaries could use helicopters, because they could capture a wider perspective, but it was very expensive.

You must know that when Jackie Chan was filming "The Myth", the helicopter he rented also cost 20,000 US dollars an hour.

It was just a shot that appeared for a few seconds.

Later, many of the aerial shots you saw in movies were actually done using drones, which made the cost much lower.

However, for a military-themed "Operation Red Sea", if drones are used, the real scene will be distorted, which will definitely not meet the needs of a military blockbuster. So Li Mu was not embarrassed to apply in this regard. Since he wanted to take pictures, he naturally wanted to get the best results.

What is the best effect? ​​For military blockbusters, it requires realism and texture. This is also the most attractive aspect of "Operation Red Sea" created by Li Mu.

Reality and texture need to be achieved in three aspects.

The props are real, the script is real and most importantly the scenes are real.

Decades ago, Spielberg directed a large-investment movie for the first time, which was his famous work "Jaws". Due to the technical conditions and restrictions at the time, he could only choose studio shooting.

But in order to get the most realistic feeling of the sea, Spielberg insisted that the crew set the scene to be shot in the sea.

When he actually arranged it in the sea, he discovered that the wind direction, ocean currents, and the color of the sea water and sky were beyond his control.

However, for the most realistic scenes, he insisted on completing all the filming in the sea.

The final outcome of "Jaws" is already well known.

So Li Mu set his perspective on Africa because of this, and it was suitable for a grander world view and more powerful military equipment.

This is also a very important thing for a director, especially a big director like Li Mu, because this gives him ample room for performance.

The startup ceremony was postponed to the next day, which is why Tang Jing came with her.

The next day, in the morning, the temperature began to gradually rise.

In Morocco, the local body temperature often reaches 40 degrees during the day, and the temperature drops sharply at night. Even if you are fully equipped, you will often be shivering from the cold.

More than 300 staff members have gathered here.

A simple banner, a simple ceremony. After all, even the media was brought by Hai Zheng. There was no need to notify other media to come.

"Why make this movie?
In Morocco, a place full of yellow sand, we even had to go from the mountains to the desert, to the hinterland of the Gobi and even more desolate places to shoot.”

It was not this time that Li Mu talked about encouragement and the purpose of filming at the opening ceremony, but this time he couldn't help but feel a special sense of mission. He felt that this sense of mission should also be felt by the crew and the starring actors.

In this way, future shootings may have different sparks.

"I was deeply moved by an interview with a Chinese citizen during the evacuation of overseas Chinese from Yemen. He said this: 'We do not live in a peaceful era, but we are fortunate to be born in a peaceful country.'

To be honest, I didn't think much about it when I first planned to shoot this movie, but this sentence deeply touched me again.

At that time, I thought: There are so many movies in the United States that promote the prestige of China, why can’t we make movies that promote our own national prestige of China?

"Operation Red Sea" is such a movie.

I hope that after this movie, everyone will feel proud and proud when they see it again in the cinema. Seeing the proud mood of the moviegoers, a feeling will arise spontaneously:
I also participated in this movie.”

"it is good!!!"

It must be said that this was an extremely passionate opening ceremony, and everyone in the crew applauded.

"I feel Li Mu can capture the story of our comrades well."

Retired members of the Jiaolong Special Forces also participated in the start-up ceremony. The three of them felt a little tearful at the moment, because they were the ones who could best understand this feeling.

The actors still have to rely on the script, and the rest of the crew can only experience it slowly or finally through the movie after it is released.

"For a director who can say such words, I believe he will do well in filming. Besides, he is also the best film maker in China."

"Director Tang, would you like to come on stage and say a few words?"

After Li Mu finished speaking, he gestured to Tang Jing.

"No, I think you have said it well enough, Director Li. To be honest, I am very glad that you are directing this movie, Director Li."

Tang Jing shook hands with Li Mu again, "I have had someone record what I said just now. I need to report it to the leader. Director Li, do you mind?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. This was not a sensitive place.

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"Operation Red Sea" is officially launched from now on.

However, turning on the camera does not mean that filming will begin immediately. Li Mu gathered all the actors and began a two-day character interpretation and script reading.

"You are a team. The instructor also said it during the special training, so you should know your teammates' personalities, hobbies and other things. Therefore, for character interpretation, you not only need to interpret your own, but also your teammates'."

Li Mu ordered, "In this way, at a certain point, you will be able to enter the drama, empathize, feel the same, say that line, and make that expression."

"It shouldn't be difficult. I've survived such painful training."

Li Mu looked at the nine most important people in the movie and said in a slightly relaxed tone.

"no problem!"

After several people came out of special training, they were indeed different, and they all spoke in unison.

The entire crew has started to get busy. Although filming has not started yet, various preparations for the first scene have already started.

At the same time, on the day when Li Mu launched the filming ceremony, competition for National Day movies was already in full swing.

Among them, the premiere of Mengying Media's "Charlotte Trouble" was officially held on September 9.

(End of this chapter)