What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 123 Making a lie come true
The aviation group's technology has been improving rapidly with the filming of micro-films, and the main credit is still due to the professionals.

Nie Qiang is an instructor at the aviation school. There is also a former J-8 pilot and a H-5 pilot in the team. They take on the main training tasks, training crews and formation flying.

Now all single-engine aircraft are able to perform simple formations, and the B25 can only gather two crews for the time being.

In fact, the B25 caused some headaches for the entire aviation group. It required too many crew members, was too large in size and took up a lot of runway, and was not convenient to operate in the limited airspace. The comprehensive operating cost of a B25 was about three times that of a single-engine aircraft.

Including the two Type 2 large boat seaplanes in the port, the crew has not yet been able to fly them, so they can only be left there to collect dust.

……

"Mayday, Mayday, left hair fails, left hair fails!"

As the pilot in the B25 cabin called out, the photographer, who was tied to the cabin wall with a rope, moved the camera to the navigation cabin and tried to aim at the cruiser in the center of the nose.

Outside Dayuan Port, the Yahagi was towed to public waters. The entire ship was covered in flames and thick smoke. The appearance of the three main guns in the front and rear was completely unrecognizable. One of the barrels of the No. 2 turret was even bent upward, and a ball of flames ignited at the base.

The alarm bells in each cabin were ringing rapidly, and the dusty sailors on the deck were holding water guns and shouting to put out the fire.

On the anti-aircraft turret on the side of the ship, a twin-mounted 76mm anti-aircraft gun was aimed by the gunner's frantic hand crank, and then the pedal was stepped on, "bang" "bang" spitting out tongues of fire at the attack aircraft attacking from a distance.

The B25 that had just flown over Huang Dongshun's head was now lowering its altitude and diving straight towards the Yahagi, constantly swinging its wings to avoid the shells. Before passing over the Yahagi, it opened its ammunition bay and dropped a large number of bombs in succession.

As the dark bomb swarm was about to collide with the battleship, the producer who had been watching shouted into the radio:
"burst!"

Special gunpowder mixed with gasoline preset in many places on the upper deck of the battleship was detonated, creating an explosion scene with great visual effects.

At the 25mm anti-aircraft gunner's position closest to the camera, the two gunners straightened their bodies and flew directly into the water. They were not picked up until the camera moved away and were rescued by a prepared boat.

But the filming was not over yet. The "gunner" who fell into the water was sitting on a small boat. He saw a TBD torpedo bomber approach, drop a torpedo and then pull up. Then a cloud of smoke suddenly emerged from the nose of the plane. After turning half a circle in the air, the smoke disappeared and left.

The "gunner" knew that this was a sign of being hit and about to fall, so the rest of the falling into the water shots were of course filmed separately.

"Crack!"

The director's voice rang out through the loudspeaker, and the extras lying on the deck pretending to be dead or falling into the water slowly gathered their attention.

"Very good, the effect is very good!"

The director was none other than Li Baoming, the director of the TV station. When he heard that they were going to make a micro-film, and a war film at that, he immediately put down his job and came to Da Wan to work part-time.

Li Baoming, who has been balding for a long time, looks greasy, but he is really capable. He divided the shots according to the script and solved many equipment and props problems. The key is that he didn't ask for a penny and even paid for his help.

"Director, are there any shots that need reshooting?"

Xu Lili came over and asked, but Li Baoming frowned:
"Don't call me Director, call me Director Teacher. When I was in the theater, XX told me: Xiao Li has a natural talent for directing. If my father hadn't forbidden me..."

Xu Lili: “…”

Li Baoming is actually a nice person, but he likes to talk about his dream of becoming a director from time to time. He was extremely excited when he came to Da Wan and studied the script all day long.

After he divided the shots, he found that the original 30-minute duration was not enough. The scenes of four battleships and more than planes would take at least an hour to shoot.

Add in some ground scenes at the beginning and end, and it would have been at least 90 minutes long.

So... this is not a "micro" movie, it's a real movie.

Moreover, the battle scenes account for more than 50% of the film, which should be considered as one of the most professional military films in China. After gradually understanding this, the actors also put more effort into the film.

The aviation regiment even obtained special materials to study real battle scenes and tactical actions in history. Not to mention the navy. As the technical instructor, Susumu Kimura is impeccable and his meticulous appearance makes him look like a real captain.

Tang Wen did not interfere with the filming. If the length of the film increases... let it increase, it won’t exceed the budget anyway.

Now he was in the harbor and could hear the sound of cars.

The leading car stopped. Gao Yuliang just got out of the car to say hello to Tang Wen when his attention was attracted by something behind him.

Behind Tang Wen were three gray warships parked close together, each with a turret on its bow, its gun barrel pointing to the sky.

A few hundred meters away on the sea, the model main gun of the Yahagi was testing the firing of fireworks. The explosion effect looked more exaggerated than that of real bullets, with clusters of fireworks.

There were more than a dozen planes in the air that had completed filming and were circling the airport, waiting for landing instructions.

Gao Yuliang's gaze shifted from the three destroyers behind Tang Wen to the Yahagi, which was several times larger, and finally fell back to the ground from the sky.

Looking at Tang Wen who was about to greet him, the old man silently took a step back.

Don't let the blood splash on me.

Tang Wen:?
Seeing that Lao Gao's face was not right, he quickly explained:
"They're filming a movie over there, a commercial. These three behind me are also modified, just with a new paint job."

The three "warships" behind him are Fisheries Administration 301 and Fisheries Administration 302, as well as a Hashidate-class steam fishing boat waiting to be delivered.

In the dock, the three ships were fitted with iron turrets, and then their paint jobs were changed. Combined with their own battleship foundations, they looked more realistic than the real thing.

Gao Yuliang looked at him suspiciously, but eventually believed his explanation. However, he still looked uncertainly at the three "battleships," hoping to find some flaws. After finding nothing, he stared at Tang Wen with a complicated expression and said,

"Everyone from the joint defense team came here today just to see if the money was worth it... Not bad."

Tang Wen quickly stepped forward and complimented him, "It's all thanks to your leadership. From now on, you will be the commander-in-chief of the joint defense fleet."

"What do you mean by 'I'm in charge'? Go away!"

Although he rejected Tang Wen's proposal, Lao Gao's face looked much better, and a smile appeared on his lips. He said to the members who got off the bus behind him:
"Look everyone, this is the joint defense team's ship, are you satisfied?"

All the members were speechless and just gave a thumbs up silently.

Everyone witnessed the huge fleet of aircraft and the explosion scene with their own eyes. There were also three brand new warships and seven or eight seaplanes in the port. The sight of them was intimidating.

There were planes and warships, even more than they had seen before.

Although these three ships are not escort ships, Gaijin’s strength is obviously beyond doubt.

When they thought that this force was actually protecting themselves, everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

A self-employed shipowner asked:

"This ship only needs 300,000 troops to escort for a short time. How long can it last?"

(End of this chapter)