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Because the China National Space Administration has no precedent of cooperating with Hollywood, even though Gilbert Jr. is an international friend, he is not allowed to enter the space agency or launch center for filming at will.

Therefore, the scenes related to the Chinese Space Administration were basically filmed in a studio in Hungary.

Prior to this, Gilbert Jr. commissioned Guo Fan to help him shoot some exterior scenes in China, including the exterior of the China Space Agency, Wangfujing Street, and landmark buildings such as the World Financial Center.

At the Shanghai World Financial Center shopping mall, Guo Fan helped the crew shoot a scene where Chinese people watched the live broadcast and cheered and applauded.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because Little Gilbert liked Yang Mi’s post, Yang Mi was placed in the C position and was given a close-up shot.

Little Gilbert looked at the materials sent by Guo Fan and also saw Yang Mi, and couldn't help but smile.

Well, let Yang Mi take a shot! Seeing her aggrieved look, little Gilbert couldn't bear it.

After the guest appearance, Yang Mi did not forget to thank Gilbert Jr. and Guo Fan on Weibo. So the two of them gave Yang Mi a thumbs up, which caused another stir on Weibo.

However, Disney China would not let Yang Mi have all the credit and soon announced through its official Weibo account that Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu would be participating in the film and would play important roles.

Both of these actors are the type who don't like hype, but in order to cooperate with the crew's publicity, they still accepted the interview.

Chen Baoguo said: "This time I play the role of the director of the Chinese Space Administration. I have read the script and it is very good.

This time I went to Hollywood with a learning attitude.”

Chen Shu said: "I play a female scientist in the film. In the past, I played more period dramas. This time, playing a female scientist is a very special experience."

If it were a popular young actress or actor, starring in a work by international director Gilbert, it would probably take three months of hype and they would be on the hot search list every day.

However, Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu are both very formal actors and have no intention of hyping themselves up to gain traffic.

Although the two's roles were much better than that of Yang Mi who made a cameo appearance, the traffic was still eaten up by Yang Mi who was more proficient in hype.

But there is no way, everyone has a different positioning. Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu are actors, and Yang Mi is a star.

Unlike what they imagined, Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu thought the crew would take them to Los Angeles for filming. But in fact, they went to Hungary.

Right inside the studio, The Martian began shooting its first set of shots.

However, before filming began, Gilbert Jr. was not satisfied with Chen Shu's makeup, so he called the makeup artist over.

"Do you think you're doing makeup for a rock star? Don't you think it looks ugly with such heavy eyeliner and smoky eyes?"

The makeup artist was scolded. Chen Shu's English was not bad, and although Gilbert spoke very fast, she could still understand the general idea. She knew that he was not satisfied with his makeup, so he scolded the makeup artist.

Chen Shu herself was not very satisfied. How could anyone put on makeup to look like this? It was not dignified at all and did not fit the identity of a female scientist.

The makeup artist quickly changed Chen Shu's makeup again, and was scolded by Little Gilbert again.

"Let me make it clear. This is a female scientist, not a Hollywood star. The overall look should be elegant and reflect the rigor of a scientist. Have you ever seen a scientist dressed like this?"

Well, actually the impression of scientists is all stereotyped, but after little Gilbert made specific requests, the makeup artist finally gave Chen Shu an elegant makeup look.

When viewed through the camera lens, the effect was much better, and Gilbert Jr. then announced the official start of filming.

The makeup team felt aggrieved because this is the stereotype of Asians or Chinese people, and they also applied makeup according to Hollywood conventions.

However, Gilbert's requirements are really different. He does not blindly cater to the rigid Western aesthetics, and the overall style is mainly natural.

The first set of shots started shooting quickly, although the set looked very different from the one back home. But Chen Baoguo had seen many storms and waves, so he quickly got into the groove. "Their astronauts will starve to death."

Zhu Tao, played by Chen Shu, turned around and said in a serious tone: "Of course, there are other ways.

Our engineers have checked the data from Tianwen-1 and found that its capacity can reach the orbit of Mars."

The original movie named it Sun God, and that was also the name in the original script. But after watching it, Gilbert Jr. said that Chinese people would not name it that way, and it seemed uncultured, so it was changed to Heavenly Questions.

This set of shots is actually the most sci-fi. The China Space Administration took the initiative to help NASA, which would be a joke if it were made public.

In reality, there is the Wolf Amendment, and NASA has actually severed its cooperation with that country long ago.

But movies always have to have some fantasy elements, and for the sake of the box office in the Chinese market, this plot is understandable.

The two Chinese actors did not show any stage fright and their performance remained stable in front of so many foreigners.

“Why didn’t NASA contact us?”

"Because they don't know, our data is top secret."

Guo Ming, played by Chen Baoguo, stood up and took off his glasses: "That is to say, if we do nothing..."

"The world will never know that we could have helped."

Gilbert wanted to change the lines here so that we Chinese can do it, but he kept it as it is. After all, he is an American director first, and other things second.

"Well, just for argument's sake, if we decide to help them."

"If we give them Tianwen-1, it means we have canceled the Tianwen program."

"Then let's solve the problem from the perspective of aerospace and seek cooperation."

This scene was very smooth and ended without any adjustments. There were several more scenes after that, which also featured the two Chinese actors and other actors in the same frame.

Gilbert Jr. finished filming the scenes involving the two actors in two days. Although they were supporting roles, the crew still gave the two actors flowers and applause when they finished filming.

Gilbert Jr. shook hands with Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu, and said with a smile: "When I go to China to promote it, I hope you can help me."

"Of course, of course. We are also part of the crew, so it's our duty to help promote it."

Gilbert Jr. took a photo with the two actors, which was then posted on the official Weibo account by Disney China's operations team, along with a caption.

"It was a wonderful collaboration. Both actors performed very well. Let's give them a round of applause."

After returning, Chen Baoguo and Chen Shu also accepted interviews from reporters and talked about their trip to Hollywood.

Chen Baoguo said: "Although the time was short, I gained a lot from it. And we spoke Chinese lines this time, not English, which felt great."

Chen Shu also talked about what happened on the set, especially about makeup.

“Director Gilbert Jr. is a director with a very high level of aesthetics, including his shots and the characters in his shots.

My styling this time was basically guided by him, and the styling I made is different from the image of Asian women in general Hollywood movies."

This can be considered as advance publicity, but there is still some time before the film is released. Although fans are curious, they still have to wait patiently if they want to see the movie. (End of this chapter)