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Chapter 697 I want you to play my father
On January 1, the premiere press conference of "The Wandering Earth" was held in Beijing.

Director Guo Fan, leading starring roles include Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Mengda, Li Guangjie, Meng Ziyi, Zhang Yichi, etc., all the main creative team of the crew were present.

Before the show started, everyone changed into gray space station uniforms.

"Mai Mai seems to have grown taller and looks more and more like a grown-up girl," Gu Wei said with a smile as he looked at Zhao Jinmai whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Really? Have you become more beautiful?" Zhao Jinmai, who had fair skin and delicate features, blinked her big eyes and looked at Gu Wei.

"Of course, girls become more and more beautiful as they grow up, and our Mai Mai is very cute and pretty." Gu Wei said and couldn't help but touching her head. He was used to touching her head when they were filming on the crew.

"But why did you cut your hair so short?" When filming "The Wandering Earth", Zhao Jinmai's hair was shoulder-length, but now it's almost ear-length.

"Oh, stop touching my head all the time. I'm not a child anymore." Zhao Jinmai was very satisfied with Gu Wei's compliments, but she was unhappy because he still treated her like a child based on his actions and attitude.

"Okay, okay." Gu Wei took his hand back.

“Last year, when I was filming a TV series called Life of Pi, the crew asked me to cut my hair this short.

You're still talking about me, look at your hair, isn't it even shorter?"

"Well, this is also needed for filming."

"I know you are filming a new movie [Life Events] in Wuhan."

"Yes, how do you know?"

Zhao Jinmai pouted.

"I have been following "The Story of Minglan" and I see you on TV every day. I watched the live broadcast that day and also read some reports about the start of filming of your new drama.

I really care about you, unlike some people who call their sister affectionately during filming, but stop contacting her after filming."

"You are in high school now, and the college entrance examination is not far away. I am afraid of disturbing your studies." Gu Wei scratched his head awkwardly and barely found an excuse.

"By the way, how's your study going recently? I was the one who gave you extra lessons when we were filming."

"Of course there will be no problem. With my current academic performance, I will be more than qualified for the art exam!" Zhao Jinmai looked confident and was easily diverted by Gu Wei.

"What are you talking about? You look so happy?" Wu Jing walked over.

He was wearing the same clothes as Gu Wei and the others, his hair was cut short, and he had a little beard on his face, looking very weathered.

"Brother Jing~"

"Teacher Wu Jing"

"Speaking of Maimai's studies, she has more than a year before the college entrance examination," Gu Wei said with a smile.

"is it?
This period of time is very important, and we can't relax at all in our studies." Wu Jing turned to look at Zhao Jinmai.

"Don't worry, Mai Mai is a good student and her academic performance is more than enough to meet the standards for the art exam." Gu Wei said, and Zhao Jinmai also nodded with a smile.

"Why do you look so miserable? Is The Climber turned on?"

“No, didn’t I tell you before that I was going to the mountaineering team to experience life?

At the beginning of the month, I arrived at the Gangshika Snow Peak and conducted more than half a month of extreme cold climbing training. I followed the mountaineering team to climb two not-so-high snow-capped mountains and froze myself until my face was bruised and swollen.

Learn how to use an ice axe, how to shave ice walls and climb snow slopes
Look, my current image is the result of training during this period.

The director said this look is suitable and asked me to keep it," Wu Jing grinned.

You can see that he is almost completely without makeup.

Of course, considering Wu Jing's screen image, he doesn't care about this.

"How does it feel to climb a snowy mountain?" Gu Wei asked, and Zhao Jinmai also looked at him curiously.

"In one word: awesome!"
Climbing such a high mountain under extremely cold and oxygen-deficient conditions is a severe test of one’s physical strength and willpower!

I was exhausted after climbing two relatively short snow-capped mountains, and I even fell ill once in the middle.

I really can’t imagine how the mountaineering team that climbed Mount Everest accomplished the impossible task.” Speaking of this climbing training, Wu Jing was full of emotion.

"Why are you still sick? Is everything ok?"

"It's okay. I wasn't used to the climate when I first got there and caught a cold. I was fine in two days." Wu Jing waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

The three chatted for a while before Guo Fan, Wu Mengda, and Li Guangjie also came over. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. The movie they had worked so hard to shoot was finally going to be released, and they were all in high spirits.
There were many reporters and audiences at today's press conference. There was nothing new in the process, and it mainly focused on questions from the media and audiences.

In fact, the outside world’s views on "The Wandering Earth" are somewhat contradictory.

On the one hand, everyone thinks that this is the second collaboration between Gu Wei and Wu Jing after "Wolf Warrior 2". During the promotion, they even used the slogan "Space Wolf Warrior". According to the current popularity and popularity of the two, as well as the 2 billion box office performance of "Wolf Warrior 60", "The Wandering Earth" is bound to be a big-selling movie.

On the other hand, "The Wandering Earth" is another domestic science fiction film.

At this time, no one believes that domestic filmmakers can make good science fiction films because there is no precedent.

The last science fiction film shot by Wu Jing was called "Robot", an action comedy disguised as science fiction. It had a Douban score of 5.4 and a box office of only 2000 million, a bad movie.

In addition to "The Wandering Earth", this year's Spring Festival also has a science fiction film "Crazy Alien".

However, it is a science fiction comedy, and no audience will regard that movie as a real science fiction movie. The combination of Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Shen Teng makes the movie destined to be a hilarious comedy.

But "The Wandering Earth" is different. When it was promoted, it was marked as an authentic science fiction film, and it was hard science fiction at that.

The investment was hundreds of millions, and the starring roles were Gu Wei and Wu Jing, two of the most popular actors in the domestic entertainment industry, but it was the first time for director Guo Fan to shoot a science fiction movie.

Looking through his resume, Guo Fan had only filmed two movies before this: "The Adventures of Li Xianji" and "You Are the One Sitting Next to Me."

Among them, "You Are the One" is a youth romance film, which has a good box office performance.

It is hard to believe that such a young director can make a difference in the field of domestic science fiction films.

The audience hopes that The Wandering Earth can bring surprises to everyone, but they are also worried that this movie is just a bad movie relying on the popularity of Gu Wei and Wu Jing. "What made you take on the movie The Wandering Earth?" After everyone introduced themselves at the beginning, the question-and-answer interaction began. Gu Wei, as the leading actor, received the most attention.

When the original time and space "The Wandering Earth" held its press conference, Qu Chuxiao was still an unknown figure on the 18th tier. Even though he was the lead actor, he did not receive much attention from the media and audiences. Everyone's attention was focused on Wolf Warrior Wu Jing.

Today’s version by Gu Wei is naturally different.

“I read several works by Liu Cixin a long time ago, and I felt that the descriptions of the universe and the future of mankind in them were extremely grand.

I also thought about what the effect would be if these novels were adapted into movies and put on the screen.

Later, I received the script from Director Guo.

To be honest, I was moved when I saw the script of "The Wandering Earth".

After meeting and discussing with Director Guo, I became more convinced that this is the Chinese sci-fi movie I want."

"We see that in addition to being the lead actor, you are also one of the producers of The Wandering Earth. The production company also has the name of Weiming Tianxia. Did you invest a lot of money in this movie?"

Gu Wei's identity as the boss of his company is no secret. Many of the movies he currently stars in have his own investments, and the media are also curious about how much money he invested in "The Wandering Earth."

“I am one of the investors. I won’t tell you how much money I invested, but it is definitely not a small amount.

Some types of movies are relatively simple to shoot. All you need to do is find some actors and a location and you can start filming. Some even only have two or three indoor sets, so the cost can be kept very low.

But science fiction films are different. They require a huge amount of money to build various venues, produce all kinds of high-tech equipment, and finally spend a huge amount of money on special effects.

So science fiction movies, especially hard science fiction, require money, and a lot of money!
The production budget of "The Wandering Earth" is 4.5 million RMB. Don't think it's a lot. On the contrary, I think it's too little money.

Compared to the final result of the movie, it was well worth the money.

We have an extremely dedicated and penny-pinching director who makes the most of every penny.

Director Guo is a person who truly loves movies.

Without him, even if the investment cost was doubled, it might not be possible to make the current "The Wandering Earth"! "

Gu Wei praised Guo Fan a lot with his words, and the media's attention was also shifted to him.

".We all know that Director Guo's last movie was a romance film, so why did he suddenly indirectly release The Wandering Earth, a science fiction film with a huge investment?"

Guo Fan took the microphone from the person next to him and said with a smile:

“It’s just a coincidence.

I had the dream of making a science fiction movie for a long time, and when China Film Group was looking for a director for the project "The Wandering Earth", they found me.

At first, I wasn’t confirmed to shoot the film, but after I made some preparations, I was impressed by China Film Group and they let me take on the project.”

“I know this very well. At the beginning, we approached many people for the project of The Wandering Earth. We contacted internationally renowned directors such as Cameron, Alfonso, and Luc Besson from China Film Group, but they were all rejected.

After that, I contacted some major domestic directors, but they were all declined.

Later, when I found Director Guo, I just asked him to give it a try, and it hadn't been officially confirmed yet.

He paid for the film with his own money, spent $100 million, formed a small team, wrote a script of nearly one million words, drew more than three thousand concept drawings, compiled a chronicle of the nearly 1997 years from 2075 to , created a list of props including compressed vegetable bags, crane-billed excavators, and heavy fusion reactors, and speculated on natural phenomena that might occur in the future, including gravitational earthquakes, eternal day, snow and fog.

As soon as these things were brought to China Film, they immediately decided to let him take over the "The Wandering Earth" project!" Gu Wei revealed to the media the unknown beginning of the film and the efforts Guo Fan made for it.

After he finished speaking, the media and audience present looked at Guo Fan differently.

Those who work hard for their ideals will naturally be respected by everyone.

Guo Fan didn't care and said with a smile:

“It’s nothing, I just did what I wanted to do.

In fact, I am very grateful to Gu Wei, Wu Jing and all the main actors of the film.

The filming of "The Wandering Earth" was very difficult, but everyone persevered and performed very well.

Uncle Tat in our crew was in poor health and had to use oxygen during breaks in filming. He even had an accident and went to the hospital.

The youngest, Zhao Jinmai, was only 15 years old at the time. She wore equipment weighing dozens of kilograms while filming during the day and had to go back to review her lessons at night.

I never complained about being tired."

“Teacher Wu Jing, what made you join The Wandering Earth?” After asking Gu Wei and the director, the media turned their attention to Wolf Warriors.

“Of course I came here because of Gu Wei’s invitation.

At first he said to me, "Brother Jing, I have a really good science fiction movie, do you want to act in it together?"

At that time, "Wolf Warrior 2" had already been released, and I had nothing to do, so I thought of going over to join in the fun.

At first I knew it was a science fiction film and wondered if Gu Wei had been fooled.

Later, when I joined the crew, I was moved by their enthusiasm for filming, especially Director Guo Fan, who is really a man who gets things done.

I am glad that I could take part in The Wandering Earth.

Of course, it’s also very interesting to play father and son again this time, as I played master and disciple with Gu Wei last time.” Wu Jing began to explain seriously, but he did not forget to make a joke at the end.

"So it seems like I was the one who asked you to play my father?" Gu Wei also replied with a smile.

"There's nothing I can do. My age and image are there. Besides, you took the initiative." Wu Jing spread his hands helplessly.

The reporters and the audience in the audience all laughed.

No matter what, Gu Wei and Wu Jing are the most attractive points of "The Wandering Earth".

(End of this chapter)