If you are asked to make a graduation film, you will win the Golden Bear Award?

"Director Lu, you are No. 1 in the Chinese film industry when it comes to shooting big scenes." Chen Long and Lu Chen stood in a row, with tens of thousands of extras in front of them, which was particularly spectacular.

It took three large trucks to transport the clothes for these extras.

There are even more weapons and other props, with more than 20 large trucks transporting them.

All these props will be used in the filming of the movie "Mulan", where the decisive battle between the two armies is played.

Chen Long was a little excited at this time. He had never finished filming such a big scene.

During the filming of "The Myth", although he was a general, the extras did not exceed a thousand, and most of the soldiers were made with special effects.

In "Mulan", there were tens of thousands of extras.

This made Chen Long think of "Changjin Lake" directed by Director Lu. The final scene of the general attack in the movie, when watched in a cinema, gave people a shocking visual impact.

Except for the movies about the three major battles.

There has never been a Chinese-language film with so many extras.

Director Lu is undoubtedly the No. 1 Chinese director. In the entire Chinese film industry, there is no director who is better at shooting big scenes than Director Lu.

"Brother Long, there are still a few interested people in the mainland for shooting big scenes." Lu Chen arranged for tens of thousands of extras, and there was sufficient funding for the film's shooting.

The production cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Mulan" is not like "The Wandering Earth" and "Transformers" in that it does not have so many special effects shots, and most of the money is spent on filming scenes.

There are also movie props. Most of the movie props are not rented from Huandian Film and Television City, but are all remade, which is a huge expense.

"Director Lu, you are too humble. Now the media has compared you with the world's top directors." Chen Long's eyes showed admiration, "In my heart, Director Lu, you are already the No. 1 current director in the world."

A "Wandering Earth".

Director Lu Chen's status in the global film industry has been established.

Now, almost half of the top ten global box office films are directed by Lu.

And when sequels such as "Transformers" are released, Lu Chen will really account for half of the top ten box office in the world.

Such an incredible achievement!
It is also the pioneer in launching global 3D movies. Isn’t this the No. 1 director in the world?
"Brother, Brother Long and I have the same view." Liu Yifei's big, spiritual eyes are full of admiration. Brother is better than any director in the world. No matter which director he is, he has failed works.

Senior brother doesn't have that.

There was a huge explosion.

Senior Brother is particularly responsible for the prosperity of the mainland film industry.

Because of the Mars series, Chinese-language films are so prosperous and have a very high status internationally.

"Director Lu, you see, Yifei also agrees." Chen Long said with a smile: "So Director Lu, don't be humble in the future. You are the No. 1 director in the world."

Lu Chen felt embarrassed and waved his hand, "Not yet, just a little bit worse."

"Director Lu!" At this time, the first assistant director came over and told everyone to be ready and waiting for the film's chief director, Director Lu, to come and preside over the shooting.

For the scene of the battle between the two armies that was to be filmed later, Lu Chen also used the method used to shoot the big scene of "Changjin Lake" and arranged for more than a dozen assistant directors to achieve better results.

Each deputy director is responsible for about a thousand people.

With a unit of thousands of people, each region must do its own thing well.

Of course, for better shooting, two helicopters were deployed to better capture tens of thousands of people.

After all, everyone is using it, so it must be captured in the camera, otherwise it is not a waste of money.

"Brother, I'm ready." Liu Yifei took a deep breath. The next scene to be filmed will be difficult, but I believe she can do it well.

"Yifei, you must pay attention to safety when filming." Lu Chen warned again.

Next comes the big scene.

It’s hard to be considerate of individuals.

And Liu Yifei needs to ride a horse.

This is not filming on a fake horse in Huandian Film and Television City.

It's a real horse, and it has to be ridden in an extra performance. This scene is indeed dangerous.

Of course, dangerous shots can often bring greater visual impact to the audience. For the sake of movie quality, this shot must be arranged this way.

"Brother, don't worry about me. Now my riding skills are comparable to those of professionals." Liu Yifei laughed, also reassuring the senior brother.

"Okay, go down and prepare. If you feel there is danger, don't do some actions. Just reshoot again. Don't force yourself to do difficult actions." Lu Chen reminded.

Not only did Liu Yifei ride a horse, she was also asked to do difficult movements on the horse.

"Hmm~" Liu Yifei nodded obediently. For the sake of a good-looking action, she would definitely take a risk.

"Yifei, come on." Chen Long cheered for Liu Yifei.

In this "Mulan", Liu Yifei is the absolute protagonist.

Unlike "The Wandering Earth" and "Inception", Liu Yifei is not the protagonist.

But in "Mulan", it is Liu Yifei's solo show.

It is directed by Director Lu himself, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. It is a 3D movie, and it also has the popular IP of Disney's "Mulan".

It is conceivable that when "Mulan" is released, Liu Yifei will definitely become an international first-line movie star and a top movie star in the Chinese film industry, almost on the same level as Gong Li.

"Thank you, Brother Long." Liu Yifei thanked her and went down to prepare.

Lu Chen arrived at the temporary command room.

There are five screens inside, which transmit the shooting scenes in real time.

Five screens also correspond to five cameras.

There are two helicopters on top and three below.

As for China's two 3D cameras, they are both here, one is on the helicopter and the other is set up on the ground.

"Director Lu!" The staff behind the scenes greeted Director Lu when they saw him coming.

"Everyone sit down and just focus on your work." Lu Chen asked everyone to return to work.

As for the table.

There were more than 20 walkie-talkies on display, each with a number on it.

These walkie-talkies can quickly convey the director's instructions to the designated place.

This is a large-scale scene involving tens of thousands of people, and each layer has a clear division of labor.

The staff behind the scenes were very excited. It was an honor to be able to shoot such a big scene, and it made me proud to go out.

"Each working group will make the best confirmation." Lu Chen picked up the intercom No. [-].

"The camera crew is ready!"

"The lighting team is ready!"

"The horse division is ready!"

"The special effects team is ready!"

……

All working groups heard the sound of preparation. "Each working group will check their watches and turn on the machine in 5 minutes." Lu Chen looked at his watch.

Everyone has to enter the shooting scene at the same time, so as to bring more visual impact to the audience and make it look like a real ancient battle between two armies.

"action!"

Lu Chen gave the order.

Five cameras were turned on and all crews were in action.

The sound of killings was heard throughout the filming set, and the sound was deafening.

There are also professional horsemen, riding horses and running on the battlefield.

On the helicopter above, there is a camera specially responsible for shooting super long-range shots.

There are three cameras on the floor, one of which is dedicated to tracking the "Mulan" played by Liu Yifei. It only shoots Liu Yifei. After all, Liu Yifei is the protagonist.

Not all of the scenes captured by the five cameras were used. Once the shooting is completed, Lu Chen will decide which lens to use, and then combine the selected lenses to show the audience an epic ancient story involving "Mulan". war scenes.

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Peiping
"Xiaochen, fruit." Liu Xiaoli handed the washed fruit to Lu Chen, "Xiaochen, when will "Mulan" be released?"

"Mom, it's not that fast. The movie has only been shot for a week, and there is still post-production work." Liu Yifei took over the words: "Like "The Wandering Earth," post-production took nearly two years."

I also told my mother not to ask any more questions.

Since the filming of "Mulan" was completed.

Return to Peiping.

When my senior brother came to live with me, my mother would always ask when "Mulan" would be released.

The movie has just been completed, and there is still a lot of post-production work. How can it be so fast?

She was also afraid that her mother would annoy her senior brother by asking her questions, and then his senior brother would go back. After all, his senior brother was able to live in his own home, and Liu Yifei had to make his senior brother live happily in his own home.

"It will take two years." Liu Xiaoli always asked, also hoping that "Mulan" would be released as soon as possible so that her daughter could become famous as soon as possible.

"Aunt Liu, "Mulan" doesn't have that many special effects shots, so it won't take so long." Lu Chen thought for a while and gave an approximate time, "It will probably take about half a year, and the film should be ready."

Although "Mulan" doesn't have many special effects shots, there are still some, mainly in 3D shots.

Now that Mercury Special Effects is producing "Transformers 2," "Mulan" will have to be put on hold.

"Half a year is longer than the filming time." Liu Xiaoli has been following the crew. The filming of the movie "Mulan" took less than three months, and the post-production time was twice as long.

"Mom, movies are like this. After they are produced, they have to choose a release date, and they won't be released immediately." Liu Yifei told her mother not to worry. Now that the movie is finished, it can still be released. It will be fine if it is later.

"Okay, minister, you have to choose a good schedule for "Mulan", and you also have to consider the schedule of the global film market." Liu Xiaoli is looking forward to "Mulan".

It's globally.

Everyone in the country knows about her daughter.

But overseas, there is still a slight gap between his fame and international first-line movie stars.

"Aunt Liu, don't worry, I will choose a good schedule for the movie." Lu Chen agreed.

"Mom, you go and do your work first." Liu Yifei told her mother not to be here.

"Yes, I have to go and get busy. I won't be back tonight." Liu Xiaoli went out in a hurry, just because she was afraid of delaying her daughter and Xiao Chen's business.

Xiaochen is at home now.

It all depends on whether my daughter's belly is good or not.

But according to the news, if anyone is pregnant with Xiaochen's child, Xiaochen's father will firmly support whoever becomes the daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

So Liu Xiaoli had to let her daughter go to the front, but she couldn't let the minister pass over to others.

"Brother, don't be angry. My mother just hopes that the movie will be released soon and increase my international reputation." Liu Yifei leaned over, enjoying the sense of security brought by her senior brother's chest.

Mother is not at home tonight.

You can be less restrained. My mother has been at home at night for the past two days, and my senior brother and I have been very restrained and have not been able to give our best.

"It's okay, Aunt Liu, it's just for your own good." Lu Chen held Liu Yifei in his arms, "I worked hard filming "Mulan". I need to take a good rest recently."

Filming "Mulan".

Liu Yifei practiced fighting, riding and other professional skills for the role.

We were still filming and endured a lot of hardships, especially the big scene in the movie where the two armies faced each other. Liu Yifei had the hardest time, and it took several days to shoot.

"Brother, it's not hard. If there is a movie that suits me, I can continue to act." Liu Yifei also wants to have more masterpieces. Secondly, if she shoots his movie, she can be with her.

Liu Yifei likes her senior brother very much and hopes to be together every day, but she also knows that this wish is so unrealistic.

"Take a good rest recently. I haven't arranged any works for you for the time being." Lu Chen asked Liu Yifei to take a good rest.

"Hmm~" Liu Yifei nodded obediently, thinking of something, "Brother, do you also want to take a rest?"

It also said that senior brother should take a break for a year or two.

Since his debut in "The Blind Shaft", Brother Shi has been on the road to making movies. In the past few years, he has made more movies than he can count on one hand.

There are award-winning art films, global hit commercial films, and the world's first 3D film. All the achievements that should be achieved have been achieved.

"Yifei, I also want to rest, but I have a mission now." Lu Chen smiled helplessly.

If we don't make sequels to "Iron Man" and "The Dark Knight", I'm afraid Manway Comics and Warner Bros. will go crazy.

This year Lu Chen plans to make a lot of money by filming these two sequel movies instead of making a Chinese-language movie.

"Brother, it would be great if Mars Film and Television had a director as good as you, so you could let them shoot." Liu Yifei also knew that fans of "Iron Man" and "Batman" around the world are waiting for the sequel movies.

These movie fans are praying that Brother Shi will turn on the movie as soon as possible so that they can feast their eyes as soon as possible.

"The company also has great directors, but Yifei, your suggestion is good. In the future, sequel movies can be made by the directors of the company." Lu Chen is not very interested in sequels.

If it wasn't for the money, I really wouldn't want to take the photo.

As the presidents of Warner Bros. and Manway said, the money they make from shooting a Chinese-language film is not as high as the salary of directing a major global movie.

But it can’t be like this. Local Chinese-language films will no longer be made.

And what Lu Chen has always wanted to do is to promote Chinese-language films to the world.

"Brother, it should have been like this a long time ago." As Liu Yifei said this, she leaned on Lu Chen's chest and quietly enjoyed the world between the two of them. It was much better now that her mother was not here.

"Yifei, you gave me a surprise last night. I didn't expect you to do that trick." Lu Chen thought about last night and missed it a lot, but Aunt Liu was also at home at the time, so Yifei couldn't perform well.

Liu Yifei was filming "Mulan" and practiced martial arts and riding skills for a long time.

Looking at it now, I am also a beneficiary. The skills learned in movies can be used in other aspects, and I will benefit for life.

"Brother, my mother is not here now, let's continue what we did last night." Liu Yifei said, sitting up straight.

"It's daytime now." Lu Chen glanced outside, it was still broad daylight.

"It's okay. There are no outsiders in the house anyway. Besides, my mother won't come back before tomorrow, so no one will bother her again." When Liu Yifei said this, her hands were already on her clothes.

"That's okay." Lu Chen agreed. There was indeed something unfinished about last night. (End of chapter)