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Chapter 270 Movie Global Celebration Party!
"Director Lu, everything is ready, I just need you to go." Fred, the vice president of Warner Bros., came over last night.

After all, the global box office of "The Dark Knight" the day before yesterday was very close to the US$10 billion mark.

I came here in advance because I wanted to invite Director Lu to attend the "Batman: The Dark Knight" celebration party held by Warner Bros. in Hollywood.

I had a rough time last night.

I just hope Director Lu can agree.

"Mr. Fred, it's not that I don't want to, but I'm filming a movie now and don't have time." Lu Chen's ears almost became calloused.

After all, he is the vice president of Warner Bros. and a big shot in the Hollywood film industry.

Like a piece of dog-skin plaster, it keeps pestering me and keeps talking about it.

"Director Lu, can you wait until you finish filming the movie before participating?" Fred thought about holding it immediately.

However, Director Lu was unwilling to stop filming.

We can only wait until the filming of the movie is finished.

This celebration banquet must be held no matter what.

"The Dark Knight" has exceeded $10 billion at the global box office.

The previous game cost just over $3 million.

This is Director Lu’s strength and global box office appeal.

This is the first superhero movie in the world's film industry to break $10 billion.

The limelight has overshadowed the "Spider-Man" series of superhero movies.

Moreover, "Batman" has an excellent reputation and has been recognized by audiences around the world, who all think it is the most classic superhero movie.

Now Warner Bros. executives agree that hiring director Lu Chen to direct was the right thing to do.

Now that the movie is a hit at the global box office and word-of-mouth, it is of course necessary to hold a celebration party to let the world know about "The Dark Knight." At the same time, at the celebration party, we can promote other DC Comics superhero stories.

"Okay." Lu Chen had no choice but to agree. He was really annoyed by Fried, so he had to wait for the filming of "The Wind" to be completed and take a few days to attend the celebration banquet in Hollywood.

"Director Lu, then we have an agreement." Fred was ecstatic. After all, at the "Batman: The Dark Knight" celebration party, no one can be left out without Director Lu.

"It's settled." Lu Chen was also entangled and had no choice, otherwise he wouldn't want to agree.

"Director Lu, I feel relieved as long as you say this. Please ask me in advance." Fletcher has become a follower. Of course, if Lu Chen is willing to continue directing DC comic superhero movies and movies invested by Warner Bros. .

I am willing to let Fred be my little brother all the time.

Director Lu Chen is the biggest cash cow in the film industry.

"Bang~"

When the two entered the interior of Qiuzhuang where the movie was shot.

A bouquet of small fireworks exploded, and Li Bingbing led everyone in congratulations, "Director Lu, congratulations to "The Dark Knight" for breaking $10 billion at the global box office!"

Everyone in the crew had pride on their faces.

Director Lu is everyone’s big boss and a director in the Chinese film industry.

This achievement is something everyone present should be proud of.

Fred looked at the scene layout and laughed happily, "Director Lu, it seems that your movie broke the record. The people below you are happier than you."

This is also true.

Fred found that Lu Chen was very calm.

At first, I was reluctant to attend the celebration party.

The first superhero movie to break $10 billion at the global box office.

The movie was well received and sold well.

"Batman" received rave reviews.

Audiences around the world also praised Director Lu for his vision in casting.

But Director Lu himself was very calm, his mood had not changed much, and he was still thinking about making movies with small and medium investment.

Before "The Dark Knight" was released, everyone felt that the absolute protagonist of the movie was still 'Batman', and there was no big difference from the previous film.

When The Dark Knight comes out.

The audience has just seen what the world's No. 1 young director is.

How could the director who made "Inception" be the same as the previous one?

Director Lu also contributed the "Joker" himself to the world's audiences in the movie.

"Director Lu, everyone is proud of you." Li Bingbing came to the front with admiration in his eyes.

Being with such an outstanding man is the most proud thing in life.

"Director Lu, it's rare that everyone is so happy today. Why don't we give everyone a day off? I'll sit in the east seat and everyone can have a good meal." Fred suggested.

It was immediately recognized by the crew.

"Mr. Fred, the Hollywood celebration party has to be postponed for a day." Lu Chen said with a smile.

"..." Fred was dumbfounded. He had known better than to make such a suggestion.

"You're kidding." Lu Chen assured Fred that the celebration party would not be delayed. "In this way, we will only work for half a day today and finish in the afternoon."

"Director Lu, this is great." Fred laughed happily again.

……

Qiu Zhuang, the crew of the movie "The Wind"

The filming work is progressing steadily.

Fred has been living on the set of the movie "The Wind" since he last came to the set, and he is not in a hurry to return to the United States.

Looking at him like that, I have to wait until the movie "The Wind" is finished and then return to the United States with Director Lu.

Fred stayed on the set just in case. Director Lu only agreed verbally. If something happened and he didn't come, it would not be in vain.

So it is better to stay on the crew and bring Lu Chen to the United States.

The "Batman: The Dark Knight" celebration party cannot be without Director Lu.

"Director Lu!" The actors in the room called Lu Chen respectfully when they saw him coming.

"Zhou Xun, how are the protective measures prepared?" Lu Chen asked.

Waiting to shoot a scene.

They are five suspects under house arrest.

Two people died.

There are only three left.

'Li Ningyu', played by Li Bingbing, was excluded by 'Takeda', played by Huang Xiaoming, because her psychological defense was broken.

That leaves only 'Wu Zhiguo' played by Zhang Hanyu and 'Gu Xiaomeng' played by Zhou Xun.

The contact person of the old ghost from before appears.

Takeda specially arranged for all persons under house arrest to have an opportunity to contact their contact persons.

Only Zhang Hanyu and Gu Xiaomeng were at the scene, and they did not make eye contact with their contact person. They were both listed as key suspects.

Gu Xiaomeng took the cigarettes smoked by Zhang Hanyu and deliberately stayed at the scene to frame "Wu Zhiguo" played by Zhang Hanyu. However, the matter was exposed and was reported by "Li Ningyu" played by Li Bingbing. He was eventually caught in the dungeon and tortured.

Of course, even if the Japanese are beaten to death, they won't know it. Two of our comrades, Gu Xiaomeng and Wu Zhiguo, are trying their best to spread false information.

"Director Lu, do you want to check it out yourself?" Zhou Xun's eyes were charming.

"..." Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, wondering when Zhou Xun would make such a joke.

The next scene where Zhou Xun is tortured involves torturing a woman's most vulnerable parts, placing them on a thick hemp rope and torturing her repeatedly back and forth.

Because when filming, we had to show the cruelty of the Japanese.

In order to protect the actors, Zhou Xun's skirt was padded with thick protective gear.

"Director Lu, tea~" Li Bingbing brought a cup of tea and interrupted the conversation between the two.

Lu Chen took the tea, called Huang Xiaoming, and told him about the filming, "Xiao Ming, as for the 'Takeda' you play, how things have developed so far, he is getting closer and closer to the truth, and he can dig out the 'old ghost'. "

"But because of the death of two puppet army officials, things also developed in an uncontrollable direction. In addition, you did not get permission from above to perform the mission this time. You know, the real old ghost must be found out in one fell swoop. Only by eradicating the underground organization in Peiping can you have a chance to stand up."

Talk about the inner activities of the character.

Huang Xiaoming listened carefully and took note of everything that Director Lu said.

"Teacher Wang Zhiwen." Lu Chen asked Huang Xiaoming to understand this scene carefully, and then came to Wang Zhiwen, who played the role of the 'Director of the Puppet Army Secret Service', "During this period, your performance in the movie was very good and exceeded my expectations. .”

"Thank you, Director Lu." Wang Zhiwen was quite excited to be able to cooperate with the famous Director Lu this time, but of course he was also stressed.

This is Director Lu.

Movies are inherently popular.

Once the performance is done, it will soar into the sky.

If you don't perform well, you may have to say goodbye to the film and television industry for the rest of your life.

"The next scene will test the deep expression of the inner emotions of 'Director Wang' in the movie." Lu Chen had to film this scene well and hoped that all the actors would be [-]% serious.

It is said that Director Wang likes 'Gu Xiaomeng' in the movie, but now all the evidence points to 'Gu Xiaomeng', 'Director Wang' also knows that speaking softly in front of 'Takeda' cannot save 'Gu Xiaomeng', so he can only let him go with pleading. Gu Xiaomeng opened his mouth to let him suffer less.

However, 'Gu Xiaomeng' was unwilling to speak, firmed up his belief, and finally attacked 'Takeda'.

'Takeda' shouted not to shoot, but to stay alive so that he could dig out important information underground in Peiping.

But Director Wang still shot and killed Gu Xiaomeng, seemingly to save 'Takeda', but he was saving 'Gu Xiaomeng' so that Gu Xiaomeng would not have to suffer.

"Director Lu, when 'Gu Xiaomeng' is tortured, what do you think of my expression like this?" Wang Zhiwen said and got into the role.

The whole person's expression is painful and anxious, revealing all the inner activities of the character.

Wang Zhiwen had already watched today's scene yesterday, understood the character's inner activities at that time, and acted it out in front of the mirror. This is Director Lu's work, so he can't be careless.

Of course, Wang Zhiwen will never be careless about any work, and will study the role carefully in order to play the role well. "The expression is in place, add some body movements." Lu Chen suggested, "When 'Gu Xiaomeng' is tortured, you don't dare to face the tortured Gu Xiaomeng, walking back and forth, standing uneasy, hearing 'Gu Xiaomeng' being tortured Tossing and screaming, there must be strong expressions of pain and suffering on the face.”

Wang Zhiwen nodded, indicating that he understood.

Lu Chen asked Wang Zhiwen to understand the role again, and then came to the men of "Director Wang" in the movie.

"Director Lu!" The four men who played the role of 'Director Wang' were only supporting roles in the movie and did not play much roles. They were flattered to see Director Lu coming in front of them.

"You just need to remember to be cruel and ruthless." Lu Chen explained the interpretation method and reminded, "Also remember the most important point. After the filming of the movie starts, it may seem like you are using force, but you cannot really use force. You must pay attention to protecting the actors."

"Director Lu, we understand." The four supporting actors nodded heavily. This is a movie and it is impossible to be punished.

Lu Chen came to Zhou Xun and warned again, "If you feel any discomfort, remember to speak up and don't worry about NG. Safety is the most important thing."

Let Zhou Xun speak out.

Instead of screaming.

Because in the movie, Zhou Xun needs to act out the painful screams.

At that time, who knew that he was acting, and he was really tortured.

Wait until everything is arranged.

Lu Chen sat on the director's chair.

"action"

The camera is turned on.

Wang Zhiwen grabbed Zhou Xun's hair. At this time, Zhou Xun was tortured to death. When he said the lines, he lowered his voice and said, "I really want to help you. Come on, we don't have time."

"That's not my cigarette." When Zhou Xun spoke, he didn't have much energy anymore, which showed what kind of torture he had just suffered.

Wang Zhiwen glanced behind him. The camera was behind him and could only capture one-third of Wang Zhiwen's face. But from this one-third of his face, he could see the pain and suffering in Wang Zhiwen's heart. He turned away from Zhou Xun, his expression Already about to twist, "Go!"

The camera moves back.

Four men stepped forward to pick up the half-dead Zhou Xun.

This is also a long shot, and the camera will not switch during the entire process.

This requires actors to perform well at one time, and their positions must strictly follow Director Lu's requirements.

Four men put Zhou Xun on a thick hemp rope pulled up in the room.

Of course the hemp rope is a prop.

But the lethality is not small.

Therefore, Zhou Xun’s key parts are adequately protected.

The camera zooms out again.

The entire room of actors enters the frame.

Without switching the camera, Lu Chen also wanted to film the entire torture process more smoothly, and more nakedly reveal how ruthless and inhumane the Japanese and traitors were back then.

"Ah!" Zhou Xun screamed as he was tortured. Even if he is a strong warrior, he is still a woman and cannot withstand such cruel torture.

Wang Zhiwen stood uneasily in front of the camera, walking back and forth, adding his own movements and touching his unruly hair with his hands to relieve his inner suffering.

Wang Zhiwen must be a complete traitor in the movie, but in the movie, there is also someone he likes. When facing the person he likes and being tortured by the torture techniques he is familiar with, he will also have strong inner activities.

"Ka~" Lu Chen stood up and clapped, "Very good, everyone performed quite well."

"Director Lu, awesome!" Fred also stood up and applauded, speaking Chinese.

It was just a long shot.

Lu Chen used the camera track in the room to film this torture scene as a long shot without switching lenses. During the entire process, only the close and far shots of the camera were used to show this tragic ordeal.

Hollywood has also made movies about World War II, and there are many such movies.

But most of the movies show the torture of men.

The scene just now shows the inhuman torture of women by the invaders.

European and American media like to claim that European and American men are gentlemen and respect women.

If you see women being tortured like this, you must not explode and attack the heinous crimes committed by the island nation back then.

"Mr. Fred, your Chinese is becoming more and more standard." Lu Chen praised.

"Director Lu, this is called a three-day separation. You should look at each other with admiration." Fred spoke very slowly, just to make the Chinese words clear and speak as standard as possible.

This made everyone in the crew laugh and gave Fred applause. His Chinese speaking skills were indeed somewhat standard.

"Zhou Xun, we were filming just now, are you okay?" As the director, Lu Chen came over to care about the actors.

Zhou Xun shook his head and said it was okay, "Director Lu, if you are worried, you can check it out."

"..." Lu Chen was stunned again. What happened to Zhou Xun today? Why did he feel like he was always tempting him? But for Zhou Xun, Lu Chen really didn't have a big idea.

"Director Lu, do you want to check it out?" Zhou Xundao asked seriously.

"Forget it." Lu Chen saw that Zhou Xun didn't seem to have anything to do, so he called the assistant director and informed everyone that the crew would have three days off.

"Director Lu, is the movie finished?" Fred said as he was about to make arrangements to go to the United States.

"Not yet, it will take about half a month." There are still a few days left for the movie "The Wind" to be filmed in Qiuzhuang. How can it be completed?

Lu Chen only gave the crew a holiday, and it was impossible to shoot every day.

Although I hope to complete the filming work as soon as possible, I still have to rest when it is time to rest. Only in this way can all the staff stay in the best condition.

……

Peking, Changnian Building

Taking advantage of the vacation of the crew, Lu Chen did not take any rest. Instead, he returned to Peiping and came to Mercury Special Effects to focus on the post-production work of "The Wandering Earth".

"Director Lu!" Mercury special effects manager Liu Xing handed over the 3D glasses.

In front of the two of them was a special big screen.

Lu Chen is wearing 3D glasses.

Liu Xing asked his subordinates to turn off the lights.

Pictures appeared on the big screen.

It's "The Wandering Earth".

Of course not the whole movie.

It's a clip in the movie, a clip that doesn't even last 3 minutes.

At this time, the star of "The Wandering Earth" was on the surface, with strong winds blowing and ice and snow falling.

Wearing 3D glasses, the ice and snow in the sky are right in front of you.

Lu Chen also reached out and grabbed it, but of course he couldn't catch it. This is the visual illusion brought by 3D movies, which allows the audience to have an immersive feeling in the 3D lens.

"Director Lu, how are you?" Liu Xing looked excited.

I believe I will wait until "The Wandering Earth" is released.

It will surely shock the entire Chinese film industry.

Do not!
It shocked the world film industry.

There is currently no such stunning 3D movie in the world of cinema.

Liu Xing can already imagine that when "The Wandering Earth" comes out, Mercury's special effects will become more famous.

It is said that "Transformers" made Mercury's special effects famous.

In Liu Xing's eyes, "The Wandering Earth" is the most important battle for Mercury's special effects.

"The effect has met my expectations." Lu Chen changed his tone, "But the progress is still a little slow."

Lu Chen has to let "The Wandering Earth" be released after the Olympics.

As the chief director of the Olympic Games, his reputation will definitely increase with the opening of the Olympic Games. It is best to arrange the release of "The Wandering Earth" at this time.

"The Wandering Earth" is bound to break the record in world film history and become the most critical battle for Chinese-language films in the world film industry.

"Director Lu, if you lower the requirements, the progress can be accelerated." It's not that Liu Xing doesn't want to speed up. Director Lu's requirements are extremely high, and the special effects requirements are even higher than those of "Transformers".

Mercury special effects have tried their best, but progress is still slow.

Every second in the special effects part of "The Wandering Earth" requires countless time and money.

"The requirements cannot be lowered." Lu Chen looked at Liu Ming, "How can we speed up the progress? What are the difficulties?"

When there is a problem, it is solved.

"There is only one problem." Liu Xing answered, "There is a lack of top talents in special effects production. We need more top special effects people with rich experience."

There is really no shortage of money.

Director Lu has given enough money.

And the equipment is already top-notch in the world.

There is no shortage of special effects producers either.

Mercury Special Effects has gathered outstanding practitioners in the special effects industry in China.

However, there is a lack of top talents and special effects producers with rich experience are needed to improve efficiency.

Liu Xing is also under great pressure now.

The big boss, Director Lu, has given enough money. If "The Wandering Earth" cannot be produced well, then it will be disrespectful to Director Lu, and the Mercury special effects will no longer exist.

This is something that no one at Mercury Special Effects wants to see.

"After a while, I will go to the United States and recruit some top special effects talents." Lu Chen must meet all the special effects needs of Mercury.

Even if you are not satisfied, you should try your best to do it.

The biggest and most important project of Mars Film and Television at present is "The Wandering Earth". If "The Wandering Earth" needs any of the company's projects, all concessions must be made.

(End of this chapter)