my movie years

Chapter 384 Difficult Environment

"We have negotiated the entire land from here to there, and the local people are very supportive. I also asked experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and planting three thousand acres of corn land is not a problem." Lu Zihong introduced to Zhang Hao what he is doing now Work.

Now as the afforestation work in the northwest is getting better and better, it is not easy to find such a large and desolate place.

You can't really go to Lop Nur. After all, it is the Sea of ​​Death and it is too dangerous.

It was not that there was no place where corn could be grown, but it was also desolate enough. Finally, I found such a place in Yulin.

When they heard that Zhang Hao was coming to film a movie, the locals approved it with a wave of their hands without even thinking about it.

Anyway, besides planting trees, there is not much that can be done here.

Let Zhang Hao film a movie, maybe he can become famous and earn fame.

Lu Zihong asked curiously: "Director, can I know what this cornfield is used for?"

"It's filming!" Zhang Hao said it was reasonable.

"I know it's for filming, but the noise is too big." Lu Zihong scratched his head and said, "Three thousand acres is not a small number."

Zhang Hao answered questions: "Have you ever thought about what will happen when one day a super virus sweeps all the plants on the earth?"

"Uh, what kind of virus?"

"A blight virus causes plants to gradually lose photosynthesis and no longer produce oxygen. The yield of food crops is reduced and is no longer enough to feed such a large population. Corn is one of the few crops that can survive."

Zhang Hao's words made Lu Zihong think for a while before he said: "So, director, do you want to make a story about how humans solve blight and save the earth?"

Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "No, the earth has never needed our saving. Even if life becomes extinct, the earth is still the earth.

Have you ever thought about what happens if blight cannot be solved?What should humans do? "

"I think I'm going to starve to death." Lu Zihong swallowed his saliva when he said this. Thinking that there were still leftovers for lunch today, he felt like he was wasted, and a sense of guilt arose spontaneously.

Zhang Hao patted Lu Zihong on the shoulder and said: "The greatest possibility is that humans suffocated to death due to lack of oxygen before starving to death."

After saying that, Lu Zihong was left staring at the newly reclaimed land in a daze.

"Expand your imagination, young man, imagination is the key..." Zhang Hao's words floated in the wind.

Although there is a lot of vegetation on land, and some tropical rainforests are even called the lungs of the earth, the oxygen on the earth actually comes mainly from algae in the sea.

But what if this blight not only attacks plants on land, but also attacks algae in the ocean!
Don't think this is impossible. If you go back hundreds of millions of years, it was the aerobic bacteria that killed the anaerobic bacteria that transformed the earth into what we know today.

Anything that is impossible will always happen as long as the span of time is long enough.

Therefore, science fiction films are often not limited by technology. Nowadays, the technology of Chinese-language films is quite good.

Limitations come from imagination, and the lack of imagination is the fundamental reason that limits the development of Chinese science fiction films.

In fact, let alone science fiction movies, even comedies, youth romance movies, and kung fu movies are all the same.

The comedy routines are all the same, including love, amnesia, abortion and car accident, and the kung fu movies are not even as good as before.

Mediocre stories, mediocre actors, careless directors, and capital bent on making money constitute the main body of today's entertainment industry.

Therefore, people like Zhang Hao who are serious about creation sometimes seem to be alien.

That is to say, his achievements are so dazzling that those who regard him as an alien have to lick their faces to please him.

It would be better if Zhang Hao had been excluded from the mainstream circles for a long time, and no one would let him play with him.

In fact, we have to thank Da Mi Mi for this aspect. Compared with Zhang Hao, who is half-assed, Da Mi Mi really understands the traffic aspect.

Otherwise, have you ever seen any director who is on Weibo hot searches and headlines every now and then?Except for Zhang Hao, no one.

Although there are some side effects, such as the negative fans caused by excessive marketing, some passers-by have a worse perception of Zhang Hao.

But it is undeniable that it is such active marketing that allowed Zhang Hao to accumulate a large number of fans and die-hard fans.

After seeing Lu Zihong's preparations, Zhang Hao felt relieved and took the "Daydreamer" crew to the filming location.

While filming in Xinjiang, Zhang Hao received an invitation. Ang Lee invited Zhang Hao to participate in the Golden Horse Awards and serve as a judge.

Ever since he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Zhang Hao's enthusiasm for participating in this award has waned. Last year's "Inception" was shortlisted for the Golden Horse Award, and he didn't even go to the scene.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Golden Horse Awards to give the award to someone who was not present.

Ang Lee took over as chairman of the Golden Horse Awards this year and strives to create a grand event for the Chinese film industry.Since it is a grand event, it would be impossible to talk about it without Zhang Hao.

In fact, Zhang Hao thought about rejecting the invitation the moment he received it. After all, he knew what was going to happen this year.

It's better to hide for now, otherwise it will be embarrassing later.

However, Zhang Hao then thought about it, he could do everything, and there was nothing he could avoid.Just pretend you don’t know and just let the past go.

When the national teacher who went to the scene did not take the lead, he would take the lead and announce his break with the Golden Horse Awards.

And from a deeper perspective, the Golden Horse Awards have since declined. The Academy Awards are doing their own thing, and the Golden Rooster Awards have never been influential enough.

Therefore, it can be said that Chinese-language films have since lacked an authoritative and professionally renowned award.Movies must not only have box office success, but also receive artistic and award recognition. This is an opportunity.

If Zhang Hao did not experience this incident at the first scene, then he would come out to call for this incident later, which would lack some legal rationality.

Don't underestimate the correctness of theory. If the name is incorrect, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not smooth, the things will not be accomplished. When doing things, it is important to have a good teacher.

So, after weighing it up, Zhang Hao agreed to Ang Lee's invitation and became a member of the Golden Horse Awards jury.

Of course, Ang Lee was very happy. He immediately expressed excitement through the Golden Horse Awards official that Zhang Hao would join the Golden Horse Awards jury, which was enough to attract attention.

In fact, not only the Golden Horse Awards, this year's American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards also want to invite Zhang Hao to be the chairman of the jury. The Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival have all sent invitations to Zhang Hao.

It's just that Zhang Hao rejected them all, so the review process is still quite troublesome.

As for the Oscars, Zhang Hao is one of the more than 7000 Oscar judges who votes with his feet every year.

So did the Imperial Master and Emperor Gong, but they basically didn't vote and were too lazy to vote.

After two weeks of shooting in Xinjiang, the crew shot many location scenes in southern Tibet and western Sichuan.

He even braved the risk of mudslides and landslides to enter Medog to film.

Medog is located in the south of the Himalayas, at the exit of the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon. It is a rare area that retains large areas of virgin forest.

Here you can take photos of many scenes that are not seen elsewhere in China. Tropical rainforests and snow lines coexist, and alpine plants and tropical flowers grow in one place, forming a unique geographical landscape.

Such a magical place is in line with what Lao Shen has always dreamed of with an adventurous heart.

However, the crew filmed here for more than a week and were almost tortured by leeches.

The leeches here are so big and thick that when entering the tropical rainforest for filming, the crew had to cover their entire body, otherwise the leeches might fall from anywhere and suck blood.

It was my first time to go there, so I had no experience. When I returned to the local hotel where I stayed, Zhang Hao’s white shirt was stained red with blood.

Of course, although it looks scary, it's actually okay. If you deal with it in time, it will be fine.

Several girls in the makeup team of the production were so frightened by this disgusting insect that no matter how hot the weather was, they would wrap themselves up thickly and not dare to expose any part of their skin.

Once again, we came back from the tropical rain forest. Because cars were not allowed to drive in, everyone took out the equipment with their hands and shoulders.

The photographer who plays the role in the film is Zhang Songwen. This actor who did not get many opportunities later left a deep impression on people in "The Drive".

When he received Zhang Hao's invitation, he was still confused, wondering how Zhang Hao found him.

However, Zhang Songwen is still very happy to be able to play Zhang Hao's role.

I just didn't expect that the filming process in Medog would be so hard. It took more than a week to shoot, and there were still a few scenes left unfinished.

Now is the rainy season again, and the heavy rain keeps falling, which somewhat disrupts the crew's work plan.

Zhang Songwen heaved a sigh of relief as he and Zhang Hao carried the expensive photography equipment out of the tropical rainforest and put it on the trailer.

After casually flicking the leech off his arm, Zhang Songwen frowned and said, "Are there so many leeches? I'm about to be sucked to death by hundreds of leeches."

Zhang Hao smiled and said: "This is actually a good thing. Do you know why?"

"Oh?" Zhang Songwen was very consistent with Zhang Hao's showoff and asked curiously: "Why?"

Zhang Hao said: "Even though leeches are annoying, they actually mean that the biosphere of the Medog Tropical Rainforest is very complete.

Leeches basically live on the blood of mammals. Usually there are not many people here, which means there are large mammals here.

There could be leopards, black bears, or even Bengal tigers. "

Zhang Songwen expressed his admiration: "Director Zhang, you are so knowledgeable and talented!"

Zhang Hao waved his hand and said: "No, it's not because I was tortured by leeches. I just went online to check the information. This is to show off to you, but it seems that I am pretending."

"No, at least you, director, will still check the information. In this regard, you are much better than most people." Zhang Songwen said.

"Haha, thank you for your compliment." Zhang Hao smiled slightly, clapped his hands and said, "Let's go back!"

The filming time in Medog was not long, but Zhang Hao got to know a professor from Beijing University who came here to do research, and she brought several students here to do research.

Professor Lu Zhi gave Zhang Hao a detailed introduction to the current ecological environment of Medog, and also showed videos of clouded leopards, mountain leopards, black bears, and even a majestic Bengal tiger.

These large mammals were captured using infrared cameras and are rarely encountered by humans.

After reading this, Zhang Hao sighed: "Maybe we should make a documentary to record all this."

Professor Lu Zhi said: "The most important thing is protection. Many times protection is not to protect these animals and plants, but to protect ourselves."

"Yes, Professor, you are right..."

Zhang Hao felt that he was right, so he donated 10 yuan to Professor Lu Zhi's Landscape Nature Conservation Center.

It’s not a lot of money, but it’s a thought.

(End of this chapter)