Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Zhou, I heard that you wrote the script for The Martian a long time ago. The famous Hollywood director Ridley also took a fancy to this script and wanted to direct it, but you rejected it?"

The reporter from Jiulang Entertainment then asked a very explosive question.

The scene suddenly became lively and the atmosphere was extremely high.

Ridley is the famous Thor, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is an internationally renowned director.

Not only in Hollywood, but also in the Chinese entertainment industry, he is extremely well-known.

Even Thor took a fancy to Zhou Qing's script, which is really telling.

Then the problem is coming.

How did the reporter from Jiulang Entertainment know about this incident which happened three years ago?

It’s simple. Zhou Qing revealed it on his own initiative.

Hype, not shabby.

What's more, Zhou Qing didn't make this up, but it was something that really happened.

Even if the reporters found Thor for an interview, it would stand up to scrutiny.

"That's true. In fact, I wanted to shoot The Martian a long time ago, so I wrote the script in advance."

"It's just that due to scheduling issues, The Martian has been put on hold."

"That was three years ago when I was preparing for The Revenant and Director Ridley came to Crown Pictures."

Zhou Qing told the story in front of each camera, briefly narrating it.

It immediately whetted everyone's appetite.

No one really expected that such an interesting thing happened behind "The Martian".

It's really full of gimmicks and very suitable for hype.

"Director Zhou, why did you reject Director Ridley? Are you worried that you can shoot it better if Director Ridley does it?"

The reporter from Sougu asked a seemingly sharp question.

"Director Ridley is a director I respect very much. He has directed many classic films that have left their mark in film history. If The Martian is given to him, I believe it will definitely be a masterpiece."

"The reason I turned down Ridley's direction was purely because I wanted to keep the script for myself, that's all."

How could Zhou Qing jump into a trap knowing it was a trap? He handled all kinds of problems with ease.

During the period, he also constantly cue Zhu Yawen, Song Jia and others, so that this press conference did not become a one-man show.

But even so, Zhou Qing is still the most popular one.

"Qingzi, it's really torture to hold a press conference with you. We have become transparent."

After the show, Zhu Yawen couldn't help but laugh and complain in front of Zhou Qing.

Everyone around laughed in agreement, but no one dared to respond.

Only Zhu Yawen, who has a close relationship with Zhou Qing, would dare to say such things so unscrupulously.

Looking at Zhu Yawen making all kinds of jokes with Zhou Qing without any scruples, everyone couldn't help but be envious.

It is a blessing from the previous life that Zhu Yawen and Director Zhou become classmates!

"China Entertainment's first space film, The Martian, has started filming, and director Zhou Qing personally certified it as a 'science fiction blockbuster'."

"The Martian has started filming. It is revealed that the famous Hollywood director Ridley once took a fancy to the script of The Martian."

"At the press conference for The Martian, Director Zhou said that Director Ridley was a director he respected very much."

The popularity of "The Martian" was already very high, and after the hype at the press conference, it was almost all the rage.

Especially the "story" between Ridley and Zhou Qing, which is even more talked about by movie fans and netizens.

At the same time, it also made everyone's expectations for "The Martian" even more intense.

Even Thor took a fancy to the script of "The Martian", which is very telling.

After all, Thor is truly a top god who can be called the God of Directors.

If it wasn't the top-notch script, how could it have entered the Eye of Thor?

As for the truth of the story that Thor was interested in the script of "The Martian"?
People in the circle generally believe in this.

Firstly, with Director Zhou Qing's current status in the industry, there is no need for him to fabricate such things for hype.

What's more, this is something that is relatively easy to expose.

After all, as long as someone interviews Thor, the fake will be exposed.

Secondly, Director Zhou is the most talented screenwriter in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most talented screenwriter in the world.

The works he wrote have been noticed by many well-known directors such as Luc Besson, Nolan and Villeneuve.

What's so strange about Thor taking a liking to her?

So this thing is basically not false.

"Every unit prepares!"

"Clear the venue!"

While the circle was buzzing with excitement, Zhou Qing had already led the team into serious filming.

The first shot in the movie takes place on the Mars base, in other words, it had to be shot in Jordan.

However, Zhou Qing has no plans to go to Jordan right away, but plans to finish filming the interior scenes and other scenes first.

It won’t be too late to concentrate on shooting in Jordan at the end.

So for the first scene, Zhou Qing chose an interior scene.

It was scene number 22 among the 3 scenes set up by the crew.

That is, the exploration team's temporary base on Mars.

"How does the storm look?"

Zhu Yawen, Song Jia and everyone else stood in front of the computer screen with serious expressions.

Because the system has detected that a storm is sweeping in not far away.

"The situation is not good. The storm's diameter is 1,200 kilometers, its direction is 24.1 degrees, and its moving path is facing us!"

"Based on the current data, the estimated thrust is 8,600 Newtons!"

Be it Zhu Yawen, Song Jia, or other team members on the scene, their faces all turned very ugly.

This storm is quite big.

It was so big that even the detection base they built couldn't stop it.

"What is the interruption thrust?"

After Zhu Yawen pondered for a while, he asked solemnly.

"Seven thousand five hundred cattle."

A team member next to him responded with the same serious expression.

"No, at this value, the spacecraft will not be able to withstand it and will collapse. We need to evacuate."

Zhu Yawen made this suggestion.

"Captain, you make the decision."

Then everyone's eyes, including Zhu Yawen, turned to Song Jia.

Waiting for Song Jia to give orders.

As the captain, Song Jia naturally made a rational and decisive decision: retreat.

The group began to evacuate hastily as the storm approached.

It’s a pity that on the way of evacuation, Zhu Yawen was swept away by the terrible storm.

Based on the severity of the storm, Captain Song Jia determined that Zhu Yawen was dead, so he gave up on him.

He evacuated with other team members first.

Zhu Yawen was left alone on Mars.

Hence the sequel to the entire film: The Martian.

In fact, the plot of this movie is very simple. It is nothing more than Zhu Yawen being left on Mars and relying on his rich knowledge to survive on this alien planet.

At the same time, after the Earth learned that Zhu Yawen was not dead, it launched a series of rescue operations.

Finally, Zhu Yawen was successfully rescued from Mars. It was really not complicated at all.

Even if you just look at the framework, it is exactly the same as "The Lone Moon" starring Shen Teng and Ma Li.

It’s just that the two films have different styles. “Alone on the Moon” is a pure comedy, while “The Martian” is more realistic.

As for the specific difficulty of shooting, Zhou Qing can't make a comparison because the directors are different.

Anyway, for him, filming "The Martian" was quite easy.

After filming some limited scenes, Zhu Yawen's "one-man show" was basically all that was left.

Just take the original time and space as an example. Excluding the 21 days spent filming at NASA, "The Martian" was only filmed for 49 days.

In this way, Matt Damon also shot the film "alone" for 35 days.

It was not until then that I finally had the opportunity to meet other actors in the crew.

But it was completely the opposite for Zhou Qing.

He filmed other scenes first and put Zhu Yawen's survival scene on Mars at the end.

According to the schedule Zhou Qing made, he would spend the first half a month to finish filming other scenes within the total period of one and a half months.

In the remaining month, we went to the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan to shoot exterior scenes.

Unlike the tension during preparation, Zhou Qing didn't have to be so tense during the actual filming.

Considering his high-level directing skills, filming "The Martian" was really not difficult.

Under his overall command, shot after shot was completed with high quality and quantity.

The overall progress can be said to be very smooth.

"Director Zhou, the script for Eternal Love has been completed."

During this period, Director Chen also reported this important matter to Zhou Qing.

"The script for this play is finally finished."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Calculating the script creation cycle of "Three Lives Three Worlds", it actually took one and a half years.

But if you think about the popularity of the TV series "Three Lives Three Worlds" and the profits it brings to the producers, all this waiting is worth it.

If it were any other time, Zhou Qing would definitely take a look at the script of "Three Lives Three Worlds".

But now, Zhou Qing doesn't have the time.

Anyway, the screenwriter is the same screenwriter, what could go wrong?
"I understand. Tell Director Lin and the others that we can set up a team and proceed to the next step."

Zhou Qing did not hesitate too much and directly gave the order to Director Chen.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Chen naturally had no objection and responded immediately.

"By the way, Director Zhou, Shin Kai-sung's film Your Name has been completed and is scheduled to be released in August."

After discussing some other things, Director Chen continued to report to Zhou Qing.

This made Zhou Qing sigh even more.

该片14年5月确定被翻拍，如今都到了17年5月，是真的改编了3年啊。

This time is a bit too long.

It was so long that if Director Chen hadn't reported it specifically, Zhou Qing would have forgotten about the matter long ago.

But now, Zhou Qing is still full of expectations for Shinkai Makoto's version of "Your Name".

In the original time and space, the film's box office data was explosive.

To what extent did it explode?
The total box office reached 200 billion yen, ranking fourth in Japanese film history.

It became the second film in the Japanese film market in 15 years to exceed 200 billion box office after Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away".

What’s even more rare is that the film was not only a hit in Japan, but also in the global market.

The global box office reached 2.76 million US dollars.

It is worth mentioning that this data exceeds that of "Spirited Away".

Zhou Qing believes that if Shinkai Sin's "Your Name" becomes as popular as it did in the original time and space, it will definitely make his live-action version of "Your Name" popular again.

This is a good thing for Zhou Qing no matter what, isn't it?
"Crack!"

"Pass!"

The filming of "The Martian" has been proceeding in an orderly manner.

And just as Zhou Qing expected, other related scenes were successfully filmed in mid-May.

For example, the Space Agency knew that Zhu Yawen was not dead and discussed plans to rescue Zhu Yawen. Song Jia and others were shocked and blamed themselves when they learned that Zhu Yawen was not dead.

wait wait wait.

They are all trivial scenes between supporting characters.

With Zhou Qing's ability, the shooting was relatively quick.

What's left are only some scenes of Zhu Yawen in the Jordanian desert.

That's the big deal.

"Old Zhu, get ready. We will fly to the desert again tomorrow."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile at Zhu Yawen.

"It's the desert again. Is this my fate?"

The corners of Zhu Yawen's mouth twitched involuntarily.

The desert scenes in "Operation Red Sea" almost made Zhu Yawen vomit.

Zhu Yawen secretly complained at the time that he would never shoot desert scenes again, at least not in the short term.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, we have to run into the desert again.

What a miserable word.

Of course, despite all the complaints, Zhu Yawen’s body is still very honest.

Without even a moment's delay, he quickly packed his things and enthusiastically followed the crew to Jordan.

Together with them were Song Jia and other members of another team.

They also have some roles here in Jordan, but they are very small.

It's the scene at the beginning of the movie where everyone evacuates from Mars in the storm.

This kind of scene definitely cannot be shot entirely indoors, there must be outdoor shots.

"Is everyone ready?"

After settling down in Jordan, Zhou Qing immediately led everyone to start filming.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, faster."

"Captain, the spacecraft is tilted at an angle of 10 degrees! According to estimates, it will be overturned in ten minutes!"

"Be careful, something is flying over here."

"Song army! Song army!"

"A breach in the spacesuit was detected. What happened?"

"The Song army was thrown into the air by a huge rock."

"We need to go find him, his suit is sounding a depressurization alarm!"

"No, let's keep going. How long do you think he can survive without being decompressed?"

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

Whether it is Zhu Yawen or Song Jia and others, they are all senior and powerful actors.

It's very easy to handle this kind of role.

The shooting was completed smoothly. (End of this chapter)