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There is no need to reshoot or re-shoot.

Mr. Shao was among those invited to the internal preview at that time, but he did not agree.

He wants to wait until the movie is officially released before watching it, so that it will be more of a surprise.

The main reason is that Director Wei is well-known and has never made any hopelessly bad movies, so Mr. Shao still has great confidence in Director Wei.

"Then I'll continue to look forward to it." Shao Lao smiled and said, "Director Wei, go greet the other friends. I'll wait inside."

"it is good."

Although Director Wei is a famous person, he doesn't need to personally come out to greet everyone.

But those who came were friends.

People come to the premiere to give you face, and it won't be good if you act like a big shot.

Everyone carries the sedan chair.

Director Wei has always done a good job in this regard.

"Director Wei, I'm here to learn from you."

Lin Chaoxian brought several leading actors from the "Emergency Rescue" crew to come and show their support in person.

Director Wei and Lin Chaoxian shook hands.

Then, his tone was full of emotion.

"You really should study hard."

But it probably won't be of any use.

Director Wei doesn't have any expectations for this.

After all, there is the successful experience of "Operation Red Sea". Something that can be successful by just copying and pasting will not copy itself. So what else can we say?

Director Wei is not God either.

Director Wei spoke a little rudely, which made Lin Chaoxian stunned.

He and Director Wei are still on good terms, and he asked in surprise, "Why? Are 'Great Power' and 'Emergency Rescue' very similar?"

"Nothing like it at all."

Director Wei cut off all ties.

Lin Chaoxian's heart skipped a beat: "Director Wei, military-themed movies have been very popular in recent years. Are you not optimistic about this genre?"

Director Wei greeted Xin Zhilei with a smile.

Then he said calmly, "The genre is fine. If the filming isn't good, it's the people who are responsible. Director Lin, let me remind you of something."

"what's up?"

"You're not me. If you fail twice, you won't be able to get big projects and big investments in the industry. Don't be willful."

Director Wei reminded him because he had some friendship with Lin Chaoxian.

But he didn’t say much.

Let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others.

Director Wei also feels that when others are in high spirits, nothing you say will be of any use.

It is impossible for people to teach others.

You still have to reflect on yourself after you fail.

After reflection, he continued to fail.

In the end, there was no chance.

So the newcomer came up.

Also good.

Promote the metabolism of the entertainment industry.

Director Wei's words made Lin Chaoxian very nervous.

"Did I offend Director Wei?"

Xin Zhilei thought to herself, "How would I know the relationship between the two of you?" But Director Wei dared not to give Lin Chaoxian face, and Xin Zhilei didn't dare.

So she pretended not to hear what Lin Chaoxian said and greeted the other actors with a smile.

"Mi Mi, you're here too."

When Yang Mi saw Xin Zhilei, she quickly came over and took her hand to greet her. They had worked together on "Assassin's Blade 2" before, so their relationship wasn't particularly close.

But in front of the camera of the reporter, all the stars have good relationships.

……

3 pm.

"The Great Power" premiered on time.

The lights go out.

There was silence.

Everyone started paying attention to Director Wei’s latest work.

Regardless of whether they hope that "Great Weapons" will be a big hit or a flop, they have to watch it carefully and give their own thoughts later, so that their appearance today will not be in vain.

The familiar dragon mark appears.

Then, the plot goes straight to the point.

Director Wei did not keep anyone in suspense, nor did he show off his skills.

First, the current timeline and characters and locations are explained through subtitles and narration.

Winter 1998.

imperial capital.

Chairman's Office of China Xia Securities.

Shao Chun, played by Duan Yihong, is the owner of this office. He took off his gold-rimmed glasses, rubbed his eyebrows, and looked at the man opposite the desk.

He felt a little tired, but more confused and puzzled.

And a bit of undisguised defensiveness.

Boss Xu, who was sitting opposite Mr. Shao, was wearing a slightly worn navy blue jacket. He sat as straight as a pine tree, and even when he was drinking tea, his back did not lean against the back of the chair.

This is the mark left by many years of military career.

Although Boss Xu is a Hong Kong businessman, he has military experience.

This is one of the reasons why he was chosen by the Navy to be its spokesperson.

Director Wei did not explain this in the plot, but simply released this information through the portrayal of the character's posture.

Because this information is not important to ordinary audiences and does not affect the logic and fluency of the plot, there is no need to waste time explaining it.

But some veteran movie fans, including professional film critics, can dig out this information through the details and get the answer themselves.

Rather than giving them information directly, these technical people prefer to do things themselves to make a living.

Filmmaking doesn't need to be too profound. It just needs to be understandable to most ordinary audiences, and then make some veteran movie fans and critics feel that there are deeper details and metaphors beneath the surface. That's actually enough.

If you can’t do the latter, that’s okay.

It will not affect the final box office. At most, the Douban score will drop a little, but it is not a big deal.

Nowadays, who would make a movie just for the ratings?

The audience quickly understood what kind of breaking news Mr. Shao and Mr. Xu were discussing in this office.

"You...want me to buy an aircraft carrier?"

There was a hint of disbelief in Mr. Shao's tone.

The chairman of Hua Xia Securities is no small figure.

But even he felt unqualified when faced with such a big business.

The audience's attention was immediately attracted.

After all, the first line of "Great Power's Heavy Weapons" directly involves aircraft carriers.

aircraft carrier!

The year was 1998.

Going back 20 years, there was a piece of news involving aircraft carriers, especially related to China.

This will certainly attract the attention of normal audiences and arouse their interest in watching the movie.

Boss Xu shook his head: "Boss Shao, this is not business."

He pulled out a stack of documents smelling of ink from his briefcase. The corners of the Russian titles had become hairy from being rubbed repeatedly by his fingers. Then he handed the documents to Mr. Shao.

This is information about the Varyag.

In the real world, Mr. Shao always reads the documents carefully himself.

But movies have to convey information to the audience.

So Boss Xu took the initiative to introduce the information about the Varyag, both to introduce it to Mr. Shao and to let the audience understand the specific situation.

The Varyag's construction began in Ukraine on December 4, 1985, and the ship was launched in November 1988. Construction was halted during the Soviet Union's collapse. In 1995, the ship was withdrawn from the Russian Navy and transferred to Ukraine.

As soon as the Soviet Union collapsed, the Chinese military, primarily the navy, took notice of the Varyag. We wanted to acquire it, starting research in 91 and sending personnel to Ukraine in late 92. By 96, we had finally secured the deal. Ukraine didn't need the ship, so they agreed to sell it to China. However, the sale required a comprehensive bidding process. Under these circumstances, the Military Aid and Trade Office of the Central Military Commission formally submitted a request to the state for approval of the project.

"But after the report was submitted, it wasn't approved. Mr. Shao, I won't hide it from you. There are disagreements among the top leaders regarding aircraft carriers, and the international situation is a bit sensitive right now.

"The higher-ups are still discussing this, and six other countries also want to buy the Varyag.

"If we continue to wait, we will likely miss the Varyag, which is unacceptable to the Navy. I have been entrusted by the Navy to purchase the Varyag in my personal capacity and hand it over to the Navy."

With Mr. Shao's position, he can find out about these things.

So Boss Xu didn't hide it.

Shao Chun and the audience realized the seriousness of the matter at this time.

But there are still many questions.

"In that case, why did Boss Xu come to see me?" Shao Chun asked as he flipped through the information about the Varyag.

Boss Xu smiled bitterly: "The financial crisis hit Hong Kong and I'm broke."

Many older audiences have a deep impression of the Hong Kong financial crisis in 1998.

Seeing this, everyone nodded subconsciously.

"The Great Power's Heavy Weapons" is a film about real events, and all the stories are based on prototypes.

Director Wei did not copy it exactly, but he also copied 90% of it.

Can withstand the scrutiny of detail.

Shao Chun's fingertips rubbed the words "ВАРЯГ" on the cover of the document.

He had seen blueprints of a real aircraft carrier during his exchange at Moscow University.

The bid in front of me is so detailed that it is almost weird. Even the load-bearing parameters of the carrier-based aircraft lifting track are clearly marked.

The more I look at it, the more real it seems.

Suddenly someone came to the office and asked him to help buy an aircraft carrier. Of course, Mr. Shao was wary.

And it feels like this is simply a fantasy.

How could he, the CEO of a securities company, be involved in such a thing?

But he believed the authenticity of this document about the Varyag.

"Mr. Shao, I have already spent $2000 million in Ukraine to win the bid. As long as you help me raise $2000 million, the Varyag will be China's."

Boss Xu's eyes were full of anticipation.

Shao Chun's eyes were still three parts vigilance, three parts doubt, and four parts helplessness.