Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

There is no need to say much about "The Martian", one of Matt Damon's masterpieces, and a global hit.

Even in the domestic entertainment industry, it has a very high reputation and is a work that everyone is familiar with.

It can be said that the data is available, the reputation is available, and the popularity is available among the people.

How could Zhou Qing, a reborn person, miss such a movie?

You should know that the original director of "The Martian", the famous Hollywood top director "Thor", had sought adaptation authorization from Zhou Qing.

But Zhou Qing refused the role of Thor because he wanted to shoot it himself.

But Zhou Qing has been shooting other films all the time and doesn't have much time.

As a result, the filming of "The Martian" was shelved for two years.

Now, we can finally make it.

When Zhou Qing thought about it, he felt a little impatient.

However, Zhou Qing thought about it and decided that he did not plan to shoot "The Martian" in Hollywood, but to keep it in China.

In other words, Zhou Qing plans to make a Chinese version of "The Martian".

Although the original "Source Code" was an authentic and genuine science fiction film, strictly speaking, it was just a soft science fiction.

It is quite different from the general impression of science fiction blockbusters.

After all, "Source Code" does not have any big productions, big scenes, or big backgrounds.

On the contrary, the cost of "Source Code" is still very low, and it plays on the concept of an "eight-minute loop".

This is also why "Source Code" was a huge success and was even remade by Hollywood, but no one said that "Source Code" opened the door to science fiction in Chinese entertainment.

Is Source Code just not good enough?
of course not.

It’s just that “Source Code” is not as representative as “The Wandering Earth”.

Suffered from the loss due to the subject matter.

But what about The Martian?

That's completely different.

This is the most representative science fiction blockbuster that everyone loves to watch!
This kind of science fiction blockbuster has never been made before, not only in the domestic entertainment industry, but also in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

If Zhou Qing shoots this film, he will be the first person to make a science fiction blockbuster.

It can also be said with all due respect that it opened the door to science fiction in Chinese-language films.

Of course, "The Wandering Earth" can do the same thing, but Zhou Qing has no plans to shoot "The Wandering Earth" for the time being.

That is a trump card and it is not advisable to reveal it too early.

"I just took a break and now I have to get busy again."

However, after thinking about the production process of "The Martian", Zhou Qing couldn't help but complain like this.

For science fiction blockbusters like "The Martian", the production cycle is generally longer.

For example, in the original time and space, "The Martian" took 406 days to produce.

Among them, the pre-production took 24 weeks and the post-production took 24 weeks, but the shooting time was very short, only 70 days.

Not even 3 months.

During these short 70 days, 21 days were spent at NASA to capture some details.

That’s right, just like the filming of “Operation Red Sea” received support from the Navy, even the warships were open to the crew.

"The Martian" received the same treatment in Hollywood.

The other party received support from NASA, which also opened many places to allow the crew to shoot.

Of course, Zhou Qing didn't need to even think about this kind of treatment.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing, as a reborn person, doesn't need it at all.

Like some conceptual things in movies, Zhou Qing had already seen the movies and knew what they looked like.

For example, space vehicles, habitats, space suits, and so on.

Is it necessary to refer to NASA for design?
No need at all!

Just copy the homework.

It is precisely because of this, with this advantage of foresight, that Zhou Qing was able to save a lot of preparation time.

For example, in the original time and space, the concept design of "The Martian" took a long time.

Whether it is the design of props such as the space vehicle habitat or the design of the Martian environment, it is a huge project.

It may not seem like a big deal in the movies, but it’s actually not an easy job.

After all, these designs must meet two conditions at the same time: have visual effects and conform to basic scientific principles.

The former is not difficult for the art team, as they specialize in this.

But if the latter limitation is added, the design difficulty will increase exponentially.

For example, when Nolan filmed "Interstellar" in the original time and space, he invited Nobel Prize-winning scientists to be consultants.

The Martian is certainly not that complicated, but concept design is not a simple project either.

The crew originally carried out this work in Los Angeles, and later moved to England.

The final set was completed in Budapest by design and structural teams from Hungary, Poland and the United Kingdom.

Even the location scouting was equally laborious, not to mention all the other useless locations.

Just to talk about the important location that the crew finally chose, which is located in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan, the crew conducted a terrain reconnaissance for four weeks.

However, these are the most troublesome and difficult preparations for the crew, but Zhou Qing can save them all.

He no longer needs to form a team and spend a lot of time on designing. He can skip this step and directly build the set and start making props in one go!
But even so, Zhou Qing estimated that the preliminary preparations would take two months.

So what about the specific shooting?
Excluding the 21 days wasted at NASA, Zhou Qing is confident that he can finish filming in one and a half months.

After all, to be honest, the filming scale of "The Martian" is not large.

Most of the story is about how the protagonist survives in the wilderness on Mars alone.

What about post-production?
It took Thor 5 and a half months, and Zhou Qing set a period of 5 months for himself.

As a result, "The Martian" took a total of 8 and a half months from the early preparations to the final production.

But it is already the end of February, so Zhou Qing needs to start working on this right away.

Only in this way can the film be released before mid-November, just in time for this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

The film will be released in mid-December or January next year.

Theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong with this.

The only problem is that the filming of "The Martian" might be as tense as "Operation Red Sea".

Fortunately, Zhou Qing has rested for almost two months since the release of "Operation Red Sea".

It's enough rest.

As for the script for The Martian?

This work has actually been completed long ago, and Zhou Qing now only needs to spend a few days to make some minor modifications.

After all, the original script written by Zhou Qing was a Hollywood script.

It still needs some Chinese translation at this moment.

However, this work actually doesn’t take too long. After all, it’s just changing the background, and there aren’t many changes.

With Zhou Qing's current level of screenwriting proficiency, it only took him three days to complete it.

"Xiao Liu."

After a final inspection and finding no problems, Zhou Qing no longer hesitated.

He immediately called the assistant over and instructed him to carry out the corresponding project establishment and filing work.

"Producer Zhang."

At the same time, Zhou Qing also immediately started the corresponding preparation and production work. After all, the entire production schedule of "The Martian" was quite tight, and Zhou Qing didn't have the time to waste.

Although the script has not passed review yet, there is no violation of any rules in the script of "The Martian".

Every bit of time saved is valuable. Zhou Qing doesn't have the time to wait for the Film Bureau to review it.

"Brother Cheng Long is still as good as ever. Kung Fu Yoga grossed 15.42 billion yuan at the box office, showing his strong appeal."

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back recreates the glory of Conquering the Demons, grossing 13.73 billion yuan during the Spring Festival."

"Another successful attempt by Han Han, Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves made a box office explosion of 8.2 million!"

On February 2, the three blockbusters that were released on the Spring Festival were all taken off the screen and each submitted its own report card.

I have to say, they are all very beautiful.

"Kung Fu Yoga" is such a bad movie that it only has a score of 5.0 on Baidu, which does not even reach the passing line.

It is really disappointing that the movie finally earned 15 billion at the box office.

Cheng Long's box office appeal at that time was really terrifying.

It’s just a pity that "Kung Fu Yoga" was Cheng Long’s last glory.

After that, Cheng Long started making films quite frequently and released works one after another.

But there isn't even one worth watching.

The former box office king has completely turned into a machine for producing bad movies.

What’s more important is that it has lost its appeal and basically loses money with every movie it makes, which is really sad.

Xu Ke’s “Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back” is not much better, with a score of 5.5, which is also a failing grade.

The box office is almost the same as "Kung Fu Yoga".

In addition to the reputation of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", there is also the fan effect brought by the traffic star.

The traffic at that time is really terrifying.

Among the three films, it is Han Han's crossover film that performed the best, with a score of 6.9 points, almost 7 points.

You can’t say how classic the film is with this rating, but at least the quality is there.

It's a mature, smooth and qualified movie.

The box office is nearly 1 billion.

It can be called a double harvest of box office and reputation.

Think about Han Han’s debut work “See You Tomorrow”, the same situation occurs.

So it seems that Han Han is quite good at being a director.

It is also worth mentioning that the total box office of these three movies is generally two or three hundred million lower than in the original time and space.

It’s simple, the Lunar New Year box office cake was taken away so much by "Operation Red Sea".

The box office of other movies will of course be weakened accordingly.

It can only be said that people in the circle regard Zhou Qing’s movies as a scourge and avoid them, and there is a reason for that!

"Director Zhou."

Zhou Qing didn't expect that these movies were related to him.

When "Kung Fu Yoga" was a box office hit, Jackie Chan sent an invitation letter to Zhou Qing.

Invite Zhou Qing to attend the celebration banquet held by the other party the day after tomorrow.

"Give this to Director Chen and have him go in my place."

Zhou Qing made this decision without thinking.

Right now he is so busy with the preparations for "The Martian" that how can he have the time to attend a celebration banquet?

What's more, Cheng Long was just making a routine invitation and didn't really expect Zhou Qing to attend.

Otherwise Cheng Long would have called Zhou Qing himself.

Then Zhou Qing naturally doesn't need to take it to heart.

"Old Sun, let's go."

After giving a few simple instructions to his assistant, Zhou Qing casually told his driver and left Zhou Qing Pictures in a hurry.

As quickly as possible, we joined together with the art team and the props team.

Producer Zhang was very quick in producing the film. It only took a few days for the crew to be put together.

The most important art team and props team were assembled as soon as possible at Zhou Qing's request.

Zhou Qing has basically been dealing with these two departments recently.

Try to copy the concrete conceptual things in your mind as quickly as possible.

"We can use red sand as the base for the surface of Mars, and then add some rock models. Director Liu, please design some renderings according to my requirements first."

"Also, this is my hand-drawn sketch of the Mars rover, habitat, space suit, and spacecraft. I want you to make a rendering based on my sketch as quickly as possible."

"Director Li, for this shoot, we need to build a total of 22 sets, none of which are complicated."

"Director Zhou, I want you to go to Jordan. To be more precise, I want you to go to Wadi Rum, which is known as the 'Rose Desert'."

Following Zhou Qing's orders, all work began to proceed efficiently and orderly.

All departments of the crew were simply amazed at Zhou Qing.

Director Zhou is such a monster.

He is proficient in all aspects related to movies and is truly an all-round talent.

These professional talents who are responsible for various aspects have absolutely no place to use their talents.

You just need to be a tool and listen to Director Zhou's instructions throughout the process.

"Director Zhou, after so many years, you finally made a science fiction film again!"

While busy, the authority dog ​​La Peikang contacted Zhou Qing.

The other party was the first to see the filing and project application submitted by Zhou Qing.

I can't tell you how excited I am.

The movie "Source Code" has thoroughly proved that Director Zhou can also make a hit science fiction film.

Considering the environment of Chinese entertainment, science fiction films are a hell-level track that no one can handle.

Narapeikang was even more interested in Zhou Qing's new film.

He even enthusiastically suggested to Zhou Qing whether he should try it again to see if he could get support from above like "Operation Red Sea"?

If the space agency really gets involved...

Good guy!
La Peikang didn't dare to think any further.

Then this movie will be really awesome, and La Peikang's achievements will be even more dazzling.

"Boss La, there's no need to cause trouble for the leaders of the space agency, right?"

Zhou Qing was so confused that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had never thought about this before.

Although NASA did strongly support "The Martian" in the original time and space, it is enough to prove that La Peikang's idea is not just a daydream.

It is a real possibility.

But Zhou Qing didn't intend to do so.

This is completely different from filming "Operation Red Sea".

"Operation Red Sea" requires the navy to be allowed in because the film is too sensitive, otherwise it will not pass the review.

But there is no such problem at all with "The Martian".

Then just focus on filming the movie, why go through so much trouble?
What's more, the production schedule of "The Martian" is so tight that Zhou Qing doesn't have the time. (End of this chapter)