The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 526 Robot Heroine

Chen Jingxing led the crew to film in Europe until August before finally returning to China.

This also means that "Interstellar" can enter the post-production stage. Although there are still some ending plots to be filmed, it does not prevent Mo's special effects department from starting to work overtime on special effects production.

Fortunately, the actual shots of "Interstellar" accounted for the majority, and the most time-consuming and energy-consuming CG special effects shots were not many.

The main reason is that shots such as hypercube closures, black holes, wormholes, and tsunamis require CG special effects.

Even the shots of the spacecraft are actually real shots, or special shots.

This kind of special photography has been practiced in "The Martian".

A well-made model can stand the test of time and lens, and can fully show the details and colors of the surface of the object. In many cases, it is more textured than the CG lens.

According to the calculations of the special effects department, there is absolutely no problem in completing the post-production of "Interstellar" before December, which means that "Interstellar" can catch up with the Spring Festival next year.

It's just that after returning to Beijing, Chen Jingxing didn't get together with his wife and children for two days and was rushed to the company by urging.

"Tell me what you think of the world."

"Some people choose to see the ugliness and chaos in this world, but I choose to see the good..."

"What do you think of guests?"

"Are you talking about those outsiders? They are nice and treat me very well. Those outsiders are just like us, just looking for a comfortable place..."

Papapa

Chen Jingxing interrupted the lines spoken by the actors who were auditioning, and applauded: "OK, not bad."

Sitting next to Chen Jingxing, Wen Zhian, the director of "Elysium", said with a smile, "Director Chen, I'll just say no problem. I read the script, and the first thing I thought of was Liu Shishi. It really fit the role."

Chen Jingxing nodded and said, "It really fits the role very well."

Really like a robot.

Liu Shishi, who was sitting opposite the two and the cameraman, smiled after Chen Jingxing applauded. Even his gentle and elegant demeanor couldn't conceal the excitement in his expression.

Afterwards, Chen Jingxing also stood up and shook hands with Liu Shishi, celebrating that DreamWorks' new drama has found a suitable heroine: "Sister Shi Shi, the complete script will be sent to you tomorrow, but it may take some time to start filming. The other roles have not been fully finalized, but our script reading time may be longer, and the director will inform you when the time comes."

"You can just call me Shi Shi, I was actually a little nervous just now." Liu Shishi's excitement was beyond words: "It is my honor to be able to participate in the works of DreamWorks."

"Shi Shi is too polite, it is my honor to cooperate with you." An excited voice followed.

Of course it wasn't Chen Jingxing's voice.

It was Wen Zhian's voice.

Chen Jingxing was really speechless.

As soon as he arrived at the company, he was dragged into the audition room. After all, it was the audition for the heroine of "Elysium". Generally speaking, Chen Jingxing, the lead actor of all DreamWorks projects, would look at it when he could spare time, and sometimes even make the final decision in person. .

"Elysium", a new drama with an investment of hundreds of millions, was finally handed over to Wen Zhian.

This rocket-rising young director emerged from the directing competition show "The Birth of a Director", and then filmed "Prometheus", the last and most important unit of "Black Mirror II", and gained fame.

Later, Chen Jingxing entrusted him with the important task of being in charge of the sci-fi project "Once Upon a Time on Earth", which Chen Jingxing personally followed up, and became the director of the opening episode of this project.

After the filming of "Once Upon a Time on Earth", Wen Zhi was at ease for a while, and then he was arrested by Chen Jingxing to be in charge of the filming of "Elysium".

Of course, Chen Jingxing's main consideration is also to make "Elysium" into the style of "Black Mirror II: Prometheus", with minimalism and weird aesthetics, and the empty mirror is like a deep valley orchid.

But obviously this young director, who was about the same age as Chen Jingxing, couldn't restrain his desire to chase stars, so he directly gave the casting of the heroine to his favorite actor Liu Shishi.

By auditioning Chen Jingxing, it was a seal of approval for his casting.

Chen Jingxing has no objection, after all, DreamWorks implements a director-centered system, and the director of "Elysium" is Wen Zhian, and after experiencing the experience of two works, Wen Zhian can also let people feel at ease and let him be alone.

"Once Upon a Time on Earth: Prelude" is in the same line as the movie "Once Upon a Time on Earth" that Chen Jingxing will make later, so he was more cautious when choosing the cast, which was finalized by him himself.

As for the casting of "Elysium", Chen Jingxing didn't have any candidates in advance, so he delegated the power of casting to Wen Zhian, and basically received the same treatment as Guo Fan and Tian Xinye.

Of course, the root cause was that Chen Jingxing didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Shishi playing the heroine.

On the contrary, there is indeed an inexplicable fit, if you consider that the heroine of "Elysium" is a robot, and she does have some facial paralysis.

In the previous life, the heroine of "Western World" was silly, white and sweet with some facial paralysis, and even a trace of inorganic coldness when her face was expressionless.

Of course, this is also in line with the personality, what is needed is this charm and effect.

Moreover, the paradise in "Elysium" is an ancient background, and Liu Shishi's ancient costume is absolutely excellent.

The roles in "Western World" that really require acting skills are actually the male protagonist and the big boss of the first season.

As a human being, the hero goes from being uninterested in the paradise, to sympathizing with the robot, to being deeply involved in the story line of the paradise, unable to extricate himself from the heroine of the robot, and then to realizing that the heroine has no feelings at all, and everything is just the storyline of the paradise, Heartbroken and thus "awakened" to become a "demon".

While having a disrupted timeline can surprise audiences at the moment of truth, it also requires actors to be able to believably interpret the shift.

Not to mention the big boss, because of the death of his old friend, he inherited the will of his old friend and started a journey of redemption that lasted for decades. For robots, the founder of this paradise is a real "Prometheus" in his previous life. Anthony Hopkins in Westworld.

The Oscar winner really performed the evil image of hiding a knife in his smile, making people unable to guess what he was going to do. Of course, it also made the final reversal even more shocking.

And these two characters are also the eyes of "Elysium".

Director Wen Zhian intends to invite Zhu Yawen to play the male lead. Zhu Yawen's acting skills are definitely the best among middle-aged actors, and he can be good or evil. He is just filming a tribute drama, so he hasn't spared time to audition .

The role of the founder, creative director and chief programmer of Elysium is hesitating between Jin Shijie and Li Xuejian.

Of course, it depends on whether people are willing to take this role.

After all, these two elders are rare veteran actors. At this age, this status, fame and fortune may not be able to impress others.

But as far as selfishness is concerned, Chen Jingxing still prefers Li Xuejian.

After all, if Jin Shijie's image is played as a bad face, it will indeed be more exposed, and it will make the audience feel more bad.

It's easier for Mr. Li Xuejian to act out that feeling of being indistinguishable from good and evil.

After discussing with Wen Zhian about the casting of other actors in "Elysium", Chen Jingxing returned to the reception room to welcome his guests.

"Spring Festival gear?"

Jiang Ruoping, the general manager of China Film Group, was a little surprised: "Is "Interstellar" finished? Can it catch up?"

"Interstellar" National Film also has investment, of course it's just investment, the production didn't get involved, so Jiang Ruoping was a little surprised.

After all, as Chen Jingxing's third space film, considering the previous "Gravity" and "The Martian", with an investment of up to 6.3 million, it will definitely take a lot of time for the post-production of such a blockbuster with special effects.

Of course, there is nothing to worry about reviewing him.

"Absolutely, you don't have to worry about it, Mr. Jiang, the problem now is not whether there is too much time."

Jiang Ruoping sighed: "I knew it would not be easy today, Comrade Xiao Chen, you can really give people problems."

He pondered for a while and asked, "Do you have any animated films to release during the Spring Festival next year?"

Chen Jingxing told the truth: "Yes, you also know that the Spring Festival animated film is an old tradition of our DreamWorks, and the audience has also formed a habit. Can we bear to let the audience down?"

Jiang Ruoping was a little speechless: "What you said, people who don't know will think that your DreamWorks animation film is the Spring Festival Gala."

"Although it is not the Spring Festival Gala, it has been going on for three years. I think it can be regarded as a popular Spring Festival custom. And don't worry, our animated film this year is quite educational. Both adults and children can learn something from it." reward."

Chen Jingxing is not talking nonsense. The animated film that DreamWorks plans to release in the Spring Festival next year is "Inside Out". This is definitely an excellent parent-child education theme. Parents will definitely gain a lot from watching it.

"Mr. Jiang, don't worry, we have internally predicted that the box office of "Inside Out" will definitely not be comparable to that of "Wall-E", even if it is compared with "Kung Fu Panda" and "The Return of the Great Sage". cake."

"Hmph, do you think I believe this? Even if I believe it, can other companies believe it?"

Jiang Ruoping looked at him with the expression that you can fool me.

Chen Jingxing felt sad that he was despised for telling the truth, but thinking about it carefully, he couldn't blame Jiang Ruoping for not believing him. For three consecutive years during the Spring Festival, Dreamworks' animated films became more and more evil every year. People will not have any contempt and negligence for DreamWorks' animated films.

"Speaking of which, it seems that your movie has never been on the Spring Festival file?"

"President Jiang still understands me, and this is also my regret." Chen Jingxing did feel a little regretful that his film hadn't been shown in the Spring Festival.

"An animated movie, a movie of yours, you want both, are you determined to monopolize next year's Spring Festival?"

"Mr. Jiang, you also know that my two "[-]" plus Director Tian's "Li Yannian", in terms of contribution to the gift film, isn't DreamWorks the only one?"

These words touched Jiang Ruoping's heart. In fact, he came today to discuss "[-]" with Chen Jingxing.

This movie, to be precise, the upper and lower movies are genuine gift films. Not only will the National Film Council invest in it, but it will also participate in the production. For all gift films, the National Film Association has to read and review the script, and the script can only be released if there is no problem.

Jiang Ruoping waved his hand: "Okay, I'll come forward to help you find a schedule, but if you don't accept it, I can't give you a guarantee. If they insist on fighting with you, I can't help it."

But as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of ridiculous emotion in his heart. The movie of the young man in front of him is coming to the Spring Festival, and there should be no one who has the courage to fight in the ring.

Chen Jingxing got Jiang Ruoping's promise, and he was relieved. Of course, he didn't have any fear, anyway, he had made a reservation for the Spring Festival.

It just so happens that most of the tribute films, especially the tribute films to the Korean War, have not yet been produced. I will miss the Spring Festival next year, and I am afraid that the Spring Festival of the year after next will be the world of Guoying.

It's just that after all, the major companies are all staring at Huaguo's first schedule. There are too many movies on the market, and too many blockbuster movies will squeeze each other's schedule.

Even though Chen Jingxing had confidence in "Interstellar", he would not feel that he was earning too little, so he naturally hoped that his opponent would get out of trouble and cause less trouble.

This requires Guoying, the big brother, to come to Qiao's schedule, which is also what Guoying is used to doing.

(End of this chapter)