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"Director Zhou, have you finished writing the script?"

After some hesitation, La Peikang began to stare at Zhou Qing for confirmation.

This matter is relatively troublesome. Even La Peikang is not very sure, so he dare not take on the responsibility.

Instead, I intend to further understand the situation and then conduct a detailed analysis.

"Boss, I'm ready."

Zhou Qing smiled, took out the script he had brought and handed it to La Peikang.

After La Peikang greeted Zhou Qing, he quickly glanced over the script.

On the surface, he remained calm, but after reading it, he couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Director Zhou, you really gave me a difficult problem."

The scale of this script is too big!

It was so big that La Peikang had no confidence at all.

"Boss La, if it wasn't so difficult, I wouldn't have come to bother you in person, right?"

Zhou Qing just smiled and didn't show any courtesy to La Peikang at all.

"Can't the script be revised? To make it a little... 'gentler'?"

Of course La Peikang couldn't refuse Zhou Qing. After some thought, he made a proposal to Zhou Qing.

If Zhou Qing was willing to cooperate in revising the script, La Peikang would still have some confidence.

But La Peikang also knew that it would be in vain for him to say this.

Zhou Qing came to me in person, which clearly showed that he didn't want to change the script.

"Boss La, this book is already very neat. Any changes would be disastrous. I really can't bear it."

Sure enough, Zhou Qing immediately expressed his attitude to La Peikang.

"How about this, Director Zhou, you can leave the script with me first, and I will go through the process myself."

La Peikang didn't say anything more and agreed directly.

But after a pause, La Peikang still gave Zhou Qing a heads-up: "But Director Zhou, I won't hide it from you. Your script is indeed a bit too sensitive. I can't guarantee the outcome."

"I understand, Mr. La."

Zhou Qing nodded. He certainly understood the nature of "Operation Red Sea".

However, as a reborn person, Zhou Qing is still confident about this.

"Um... Mr. La, what if we can get support from the Naval Political Department Television Art Center?"

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows and proposed an effective idea to La Peikang.

"Yup!"

La Peikang's eyes lit up immediately.

It’s not open.

My thinking was not open just now, it turns out that young people have flexible minds.

Because China Film Group is a direct subsidiary of the Film Bureau, La Peikang has always been confined to thinking within the framework of the Film Bureau.

That is indeed a bit difficult and hard to operate.

But if you step out of this framework, everything will become clear all of a sudden.

If we can deal with the Navy, there won't be any problem with the Film Bureau.

Although the Naval Political Department Television Art Center is not in the same system as the China Film Group Corporation, they can be considered sister units and they frequently deal with the Film Bureau.

It would be most appropriate for La Peikang to make the contact.

"Don't make this public for now. I have an old friend who works at the Naval Art Department. I'm going to invite him out for tea in the next two days."

A very warm smile appeared on La Peikang's face.

At the same time, there was an irrepressible expectation in his eyes.

If this script really gets the support of the Navy, it will be another blockbuster movie project.

For La Peikang, this is another great achievement.

Sure enough, it was a wise decision to hold on to Director Zhou's thighs.

"Boss, I'm waiting for your good news."

Zhou Qing also showed an excited smile on his face.

La Peikang is currently not sure whether he can get the support of the navy.

But Zhou Qing, as a reborn person, knew that this matter would definitely succeed.

In the original time and space, "Operation Red Sea" received strong support from the Navy, and they even spent real money to send out warships for you to shoot.

This has never happened before "Operation Red Sea". What kind of movie can be shot on a warship?
Isn't that an international joke?
But "Operation Red Sea" can.

This shows how much support the Navy gives to Operation Red Sea.

Zhou Qing believed that as long as La Peikang could invite his "old friend" out, the result would be very optimistic.

Facts also proved that Zhou Qing's guess was completely correct. Only half a month later, news came from La Peikang.

"Director Zhou, good news! The Navy attaches great importance to the Operation Red Sea project."

"They have made it clear that they are willing to fully support the smooth filming of the 'Operation Red Sea' project and provide all necessary support."

"Director Zhao came to see Director Tong in person yesterday afternoon, and there will be no problems with this movie."

"Also, you should be free tomorrow, right? I'll call Director Zhao, and we can meet up and discuss this."

How could there be no time for something like this?

You have to make time even if you don't have time.

Zhou Qing agreed on the spot without thinking.

"Director La, Director Zhao!"

"Director Zhou!"

At 10:30 the next morning, Zhou Qing, La Peikang and Director Zhao of the Naval Political Department Art Center met in La Peikang's office.

"Director Zhou, I have heard of your name for a long time."

Director Zhao was quite polite to Zhou Qing and greeted him in a very kind manner.

"Director Zhao, you are too kind. I just happened to catch the booming film industry."

Zhou Qing naturally did not dare to be arrogant at all and remained humble as always.

"Director Zhou is good in every way, except that he is too modest."

La Peikang laughed on the side, and Zhou Qing also laughed with Director Zhao.

A few of them chatted and talked nonsense, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Director Zhou, the higher-ups are very satisfied with Operation Red Sea. Before I came here, they specifically told me to do my best to support Director Zhou and make this movie."

Director Zhao then clearly expressed the Navy’s attitude to Zhou Qing.

In a nutshell: if you need money, give money; if you need people, give people; if you need equipment, give equipment.

Some permissions will also be opened to Zhou Qing to the maximum, such as some weapons, etc., which Zhou Qing will be allowed to photograph and use.

Even naval ships are open to Zhou Qing.

Of course, the warships here are open to Zhou Qing, but that doesn’t mean that a warship will be really allocated for Zhou Qing to use for filming movies.

That is obviously impossible.

Instead, the crew took time out to shoot during the intervals between the Navy's missions.

Even this is already a super treatment that others dare not even think about.

Anyway, La Peikang, who was sitting on the side, was also stunned by what he heard.

He knew that the Navy was very optimistic about Operation Red Sea, otherwise Director Zhao would not have approached Director Tong so quickly. But La Peikang really didn't expect that the Navy would be so optimistic about Operation Red Sea.

Even weapons and equipment are open, even warships are open?
This is an exaggeration.

This is definitely history-making.

Even with La Peikang's level, he was completely shocked.

But after thinking about it again, La Peikang no longer found it strange.

Yes, he has read the script of "Operation Red Sea", which is a standard naval propaganda film.

It would be strange if the Navy didn't support it.

"That's great, Director Zhao. I was just waiting for you to say that."

Although he already knew the result, Zhou Qing couldn't help but be overjoyed to hear Director Zhao speak so highly of him.

The subsequent communication among the few people became even more harmonious and there was constant laughter at the scene.

"The initial budget for Operation Red Sea was 3 million RMB, but if the Navy can really provide real weapons and equipment, this budget is obviously far from enough."

“That would require me to go back and create a new budget.”

When he said this, Zhou Qing remained calm on the surface, but he was uncontrollably excited in his heart.

Can you believe that most of the weapons and equipment in "Operation Red Sea" are real?

In the original time and space, the entire movie used 48 types of weapons and rounds of ammunition!
The cost of these weapons and equipment alone is as high as 200 million!
The budget suddenly increased, making the total cost of "Operation Red Sea" reach 5 million yuan.

This can be considered a major move in the entire history of Chinese entertainment and film.

Of course, with Zhou Qing's ability, if these real weapons and equipment were not used, the effect would not be bad.

But Zhou Qing never thought about saving this money.

How could we miss this golden opportunity?
Just ask all the directors in the Chinese entertainment industry, how many of them can use real weapons on a large scale and in large quantities to shoot movies?
Of course, this addiction must be overcome, otherwise Zhou Qing will regret it for the rest of his life.

What's more, even if the total cost was as high as 5 million yuan, the box office of 36 billion yuan for "Operation Red Sea" was also a huge profit.

"No problem, I'll make arrangements and we'll fully cooperate."

Director Zhao expressed the same view.

Not only that, after some hesitation, he also said that the Naval Art Department could send a consultant to assist Zhou Qing in his work.

After all, which weapons and equipment can be opened to the public and how much they cost are not something that outsiders can figure out.

After everyone discussed some other necessary issues, the meeting ended very happily.

"Hello Director Zhou, I'm actor Wang Qiang!"

Director Zhao was very efficient. That afternoon, a man named Wang Qiang contacted Zhou Qing.

"Hello, Brother Wang."

Although the other party was just a small actor in the Naval Political Department Art Center, Zhou Qing was very polite and enthusiastic towards him.

As a reborn person, he knew that this person played more than just a role in "Operation Red Sea".

He is also the military producer of "Operation Red Sea".

This person was responsible for coordinating all the weapons and equipment, warships, etc. required for the overall filming of "Operation Red Sea".

Its importance is self-evident.

"Director Zhou, you are too polite. Director Zhao specifically instructed me to assist you in your work."

"If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask me."

Wang Qiang keeps a very low profile; he is actually just a small actor in the circle.

Compared with top directors like Zhou Qing, his level is really far behind.

"Brother Wang, you are worrying too much. I never intended to be polite."

Zhou Qing smiled and began to talk about the specific work with Wang Qiang.

Just like in the original time and space, before this, Zhou Qing also formally invited Wang Qiang to serve as the military producer of "Operation Red Sea".

It is true that this person was sent by the Naval Political Department Art Center to help, but Zhou Qing couldn't let someone work for nothing, right?

That really doesn't make sense.

Of course Wang Qiang had no objection to this. After some polite words, he gladly accepted it.

The two sides began to cooperate happily.

"Producer Liu."

It is worth mentioning that in order to catch up with the progress, Zhou Qing also started the production work at the same time.

Although the review results from the Film Bureau have not yet come out, the process is still going through.

But the leaders of the Naval Art Center and La Peikang had both met with Zhou Qing, so there would be no surprises.

Now let's start producing, there's nothing wrong with that.

"Director Zhou, the finished film of Time Travel Together is out."

After a few busy days, such news came from Luyang.

Zhou Qing temporarily interrupted his work on Operation Red Sea and went to watch the film.

As a result, there is no doubt about it.

With Lu Yang's level, and the script written by Zhou Qing himself, how could there be any problem at all?

Even because of this, the quality of "Time Raiders" is three points better than the original one.

Anyway, Zhou Qing was quite satisfied and did not interfere with the film itself.

As for the release date of "Time Raiders", Zhou Qing had already made plans.

August during the summer vacation.

As analyzed before, this summer season will feature the Hollywood blockbuster "Warcraft" in June, so it is not a good choice.

So what about July?

Zhou Qing has already sent "Lost in Hong Kong" to July. He can't let his own people fight against each other.

Therefore, "Time Raiders" can only be released in August.

Admittedly, there was a movie called "The Lost Tomb" in August which had a box office of 8 billion yuan, which was considered a strong rival.

But this is also the only choice for "Time Raiders".

What's more, "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and "Time Raiders" are two completely different types of films and there is no direct competition between them.

Even if the box office will be affected to a certain extent, the impact will be minimized.

This matter was decided very happily.

After that, of course, it was all about Operation Red Sea, which I worked on while also taking into account the detailed budget.

Of course, production cannot be completed in a short period of time, but the budget was produced in the shortest time possible.

Just as Zhou Qing remembered, the total cost of all the weapons and equipment needed was as high as 2 million.

The cost of "Operation Red Sea" is still 5 million yuan.

To be honest, the cost is not small, but for China Film and several old partners such as Wanda Entertainment, there is not much pressure.

After all, everyone has a large family and a large business.

There is also the Naval Art Center.

That’s right, this time the producers of “Operation Red Sea” must also include the Naval Political Department Art Center.

Since the Navy is so supportive of Operation Red Sea, Zhou Qing naturally wants to tie the Navy to the chariot of Operation Red Sea as well.

Only in this way can "Operation Red Sea" be truly foolproof.

After all, this film is indeed somewhat sensitive. (End of this chapter)