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Chapter 158

Cheng Yu'an has two mobile phones, one is in the hands of his assistant Xiao Zhang, and the other is for his own use.

Work matters are naturally handled by Xiao Zhang, and those who can directly get into his hands are all important partners and friends of the company and Cheng Yu'an.

Then from nine o'clock the next day, my two mobile phones have not been stopped.

All of them were calling to ask the characters for cooperation.

""The Martian" will recruit actors from outside, please wait patiently. Director Cheng is not in the company right now, so it is not convenient to accept interviews."

Xiao Zhang handled incoming calls with a mobile phone in one hand, while Cheng Yu'an came to China Film Group alone.

Since "Clues of Time and Space" was stolen by "The Promise", the next few films of Yuanyuan have not cooperated with China Film, except for "Crazy Stone", which was booked earlier.

But "The Martian" is different. This kind of blockbuster, without the assistance of China Film Group, basically cannot be played.

But Cheng Lingfeng did not intend to let China Film go, and killed it severely: China Film invested 5000 million, accounting for 12% of the investment share.

If it weren't for relying on China Film's contacts to contact government departments later, Cheng Lingfeng would be able to lower the share.

Han Dong's secretary was waiting under the China Film Building early in the morning. Seeing Cheng Yu'an's little Xiali driving in, before the car stopped, he grabbed Cheng Yu'an:

"Hurry up, Director Han has been waiting for you for more than an hour."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Ju Tong is here."

"Don't startle him."

"There are still higher-level leaders coming, and you will know when you go."

The two hurried to the meeting room, and the secretary knocked on the door.

"Enter."

"Leader, Director Cheng is here."

"Please come in."

Cheng Yu'an walked into the meeting room with a messenger bag on his back.

Not many people came, but all of them were very important.

Director Wang of the General Administration, Director Tong and Deputy Director Zhang Hongsen of the Film Bureau, Zhou Yueming, editor-in-chief of XH Daily, and Han Sanping, chairman of China Film Group (now promoted to chairman).

"Hey, they're all here." Cheng Yu'an smiled.

Cheng Yu'an is more familiar with those who are in charge of the film, and he has never dealt with Wang Ju and Chief Editor Zhou.

"Xiao Cheng, come and sit." Director Wang waved to him actively, "Your story of the Martian rescue is very well written, and the bureau is very supportive. On the one hand, it shows the optimistic and positive attitude of my space hero who is not afraid of difficulties, on the other hand On the one hand, it also reflects the spirit of unity and solidarity of my astronauts, and the story is very good. If you have any difficulties, feel free to raise them.”

In the script, Cheng Yu'an cut off the debate about whether the American version should rescue the protagonist.

In China, there is no room for discussion on this issue. Compatriots who are stranded in foreign countries can be brought back for you, and they are said to be stranded on Mars.

After receiving the news that the protagonist is stranded on Mars, the space agency immediately decides to launch a rescue.

Cheng Yu'an increased the description of various difficulties and contradictions in the preparation process for the rescue work.

"Boss Wang, I need technical support from the National Space Administration, including but not limited to the design of the Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Engineering Vehicle and Mars Base. I also need the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation to participate in the design and construction of the shooting site."

"I can promise you these, but their salary needs to be paid by you." Wang Ju said.

"No problem, the company will develop a Mars town with Qing Province, and then sign a project contract with the Science and Technology Group, and the Space Agency's Press and Publicity Center can join the producer with technology." This concession must be given to the space agency.

"In addition, I need..."

"and also?!"

"Hey, last point, after the cast of "The Martian" is confirmed, they have to enter the training center for at least 3 months of professional training. I hope the leader can give me convenience."

"In principle, I can agree to you, but I have to ask the space agency for the specific opinion."

"Hey, thank you leader."

The higher authorities attach great importance to "The Martian", and Cheng Yu'an is one of the rare directors who actively embraces the main theme.

What's more, Cheng Yu'an is still so young and so popular.

The higher authorities even intended to set him up as a role model for young people, but they were stopped by Han Sanping, Hou Keming and other elders:
"Just let him be active in the market, and setting him up as an example will provoke attacks."

The entire meeting lasted all morning, and Bureau Wang dissolved the meeting just before lunch.

Han Sanping took Cheng Yu'an to eat at the China Film Canteen.

"Just eat this?"

"What else do you want to eat?"

"Investment of 3 million yuan, eat in the cafeteria?" Cheng Yu'an teased.

Han Dong said hehe and ignored him.

Cheng Yu'an walked with the dinner plate and said to Han Dong:
"Actually, I have another request just now, which I am not ashamed to ask."

"any request?"

"I want to use the Galaxy IV supercomputer to do post-rendering for The Martian."

Han Dong gave him a white look: "You are also thinking blindly."

In this era without cloud computing and cloud rendering, post-production special effects are very time-consuming. If you can borrow a supercomputer like Director Tang, it will be twice the result with half the effort.

But Cheng Yuan is not Director Tang after all, and he wants to borrow the Galaxy IV supercomputer, unless the note goes to the Ministry of National Defense.

"I just said that, and I know I can't borrow it."

At present, the application of supercomputing is still concentrated in ivory tower fields such as meteorology, oil exploration, and biological research, and the application in core industrial fields has not yet been popularized.

But Director Han is thinking about the feasibility of supercomputer rendering: "I can't borrow IV, but I can try II and III."

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "Really! With the help of II and III, the post-production time can be shortened by at least two months."

Han Dong didn't finish his words: "Let me ask you, I also want to see how supercomputing can do movie rendering."

After the two had lunch at China Film Group, Cheng Yu'an returned to the company.

"Yes, yes, I will tell Director Cheng when he comes back." The assistant Xiao Zhang just hung up the phone with his left ear, and picked up the phone again with his right ear:

"My sister, Director Cheng is really not in the company, nor is he at home. He won't let me follow. Okay, okay, I will call you back when he comes back."

When Xiao Zhang saw Cheng Yuan walk into the company, he hugged him and started howling: "You're back! It's been a morning, and the two mobile phones, as well as all the company's landlines, have never been stopped! Three batteries were drained by me! If you don't come back, I will even die!"

Cheng Yu'an patted Xiao Zhang on the back: "Thank you for your hard work, give me the phone."

"Hey, Sister Hailu, I'm not free. The recruitment of main actors hasn't been so fast yet. I have to go to Long Province to visit the scenery first. If everything goes well, it will take ten and a half days to come back. Supporting role? Supporting role, don't follow along. I'm messing around, I'll tell you when I get back." Cheng Yu'an hung up Qin Hailu's phone.

After staying in the capital for another two days, he entrusted the company’s assistant casting director: “Except for the six astronauts, all other supporting roles are openly recruited. Each role must have at least two candidates. Confirm the final candidate."

Then, Cheng Yu'an took Qin Ranqiu and the engineers and designers of the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation to fly directly to Qing Province to inspect the scenery.

(End of this chapter)