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Chapter 373 The first gathering of the running men’s team
In Chuncheng, Diandi.

The main creators behind "Operation Mekong" are Gu Zhongyu, director Lin Chaoxian, producer Zhang Miao, explosion expert Chen Ke, action director Dong Wei and our special artistic consultant Comrade Liu Yuejin.

Gu Zhongyu turned his attention to the person in charge of the props team: "This is a documentary film. We must abandon those exaggerated weapons. For example, the firearms must be restored one to one. You can ask Brother Liu for more advice in this regard."

"Okay!" The other party nodded, "Actually, we have been studying domestic weapons these days, and Director Liu also gave us a lot of advice..."

"It's not necessary. In fact, when we carry out formal arrests, we do not use domestic weapons."

Liu Yuejin waved his hand abruptly: "The weapons and equipment allocated to our special operations team are in accordance with international standards. Except for the submachine gun, which is a domestic police 9mm submachine gun CSLS5, the other weapons are Czech or American weapons."

"... "

It’s so damn embarrassing. Fortunately, I found an expert, otherwise I would have been criticized all over the place just because of the props!
"Also, we don't have to go to Malaysia. The Thai government has said that it will provide us with shooting assistance. We can just shoot in Chiang Mai! Of course, we can set up the necessary scenes in China."

I don’t know why the Thai government actually agreed to provide a troop of about 800 people to assist in the filming.

It was a bit beyond the expectations of Gu Zhongyu and the police.

It’s no wonder that domestic colleagues love to go to Thailand to shoot movies. In addition to being able to shoot some subjects that cannot be touched at all in the mainland, people’s support for film and television dramas is indeed strong, and whether they are domestic or foreign.

The cost of filming is also very low compared to domestic ones. The value of the artists is dozens or even hundreds of times lower than that of domestic artists. The quality is also better than that of domestic professionals. Both the ground team and the post-production team are very cost-effective, so there are many The film crew will hire Thai film crews, ground handling teams, post-production teams and Thai artists!
However, it is rare for a movie to alarm the Thai government to directly come forward. It seems that "Operation Mekong" has attracted a lot of attention!
As for the domestic setting, it's easy to understand. No matter how hard someone tries to show you, you can't stage an explosion scene on someone else's territory. Moreover, according to Lin Chaoxian's idea, that explosion scene is very important and must be shot in real locations.

This scene can be said to be the pinnacle of Chinese cult movies. Even in Europe and the United States, few people dare to do this, unless they don't want to mess around, because it has even violated the law!
So Zhang Miao felt that the bravery of the anti-narcotics police could be shown in other ways. Wouldn't it be too cruel to use a child as a culprit?
"The main theme! It is not the main theme of the bloody scenes of being castrated, but the main theme of completely betting on the dignity of the country! If we are not cruel to the enemy, what is the meaning of the peace and stability obtained by the death of our heroes? If we don't shoot the children, the children's self-destruction attacks It is disrespect for the lives of our soldiers. The more kind you are to your enemies, the crueler you are to yourself!"

Later, the gangster brought the burned body of the hero's daughter to the hero.

Therefore, Liu Yuejin nodded for the right to use these necessary equipment.

"(imitating the girl's tone) Dad, I'm so tanned, do you still recognize me?"

This kind of preparation meeting originally exists to solve problems. The crew needs to reach a basic consensus as soon as possible and work towards the same direction.

Foreign film production teams that spend more than 5000 million baht in Thailand are now eligible for a 15% tax rebate, in addition to an additional 2% tax rebate for films promoting Thai tourism and an additional 3% tax rebate for films employing key Thai crew members. Tax refund.

"Director Liu, we need the Ministry of Public Security to arrange several military helicopters. Don't worry, we will rent them at standard prices!"

The corpse prop looks very rough now, but in fact, the most unpleasant thing is not the corpse, but what the gangster said next:

"well said!"

Several of you here have already read the storyboard script and already have an intuitive understanding of what kind of movie you want to make.

Gu Zhongyu's words were sonorous: "And to be honest, the script you see is already the script I made after dozens of compromises. The script I originally prepared was much more bloody than this one!"

"One thing, are we going too far? Look at this, Fang Xinwu used lynching, and Gao Gang actually shot a child to death! Isn't this too cruel?"

"Everyone expresses his/her opinions and discusses what else needs to be solved!" Lin Chaoxian almost finished speaking his thoughts, and then motioned for the rest of the team to speak up and express their opinions.

This film was made with the full assistance of the Ministry of Public Security.

Zhang Miao has always wanted to discuss the script with Gu Zhongyu. Even in the larger-scale Xiangjiang, it is very rare to directly let a child die in a movie, and it is easy to be criticized by the public.

A typical example is "Black Rat Confidential Files", one of the best Chinese CULT movies. Director Deng Yancheng was so crazy that in the last 20 minutes of the movie, he arranged for the hero's daughter to be burned alive by gangsters in front of him!
Originally, no matter how serious the taste of many movies, they rarely make a fuss about children in this regard.

But "Black Rat Confidential Files" ignored it, and letting the male protagonist witness the burning of his daughter was just the beginning.

Liu Yuejin applauded, "We just want to make those drug dealers afraid! Every one of those anti-drug policemen gave their lives to the country and worked day and night to fight against the drug dealers. Some of them even died without names on their tombstones." At this moment, I am afraid that the drug dealers will retaliate against the family members. I just want to tell them that if you dare to cause trouble, I will torture you in a hundred thousand ways."

Gu Zhongyu was overjoyed after hearing the news, and he tentatively asked if there would be a "Detective Chinatown" film that was about to start filming in Thailand. Could you provide some convenience?
The other party also happily agreed!

Everyone present was inspired by Liu Yuejin’s words!
Gu Zhongyu was also rarely excited, and his mood could not be calmed down for a long time.

"By the way, Mr. Gu, have you ever thought about the specific release date of the film?"

"What suggestions do you have?"

Gu Zhongyu didn't answer, but asked instead.

"Otherwise, let's do it during National Day next year..."

National Day stall?
Going to pk with Hong Kong?

Gu Zhongyu shook his head directly: "There will be many big movies released next year, including Hollywood blockbusters, and there are also many good domestic movies. It is important to choose the right time!"

During next year's National Day, several known movies such as "Hong Kong", "Nine-Story Demon Tower", "Rescue Mr. My Life", "Minions with Big Eyes", as well as Zongheng's own movies are all likely to be released, which is not ideal. schedule.

After thinking for a while, Gu Zhongyu said, "During the early stage of publicity, don't announce the specific release date for the time being. We not only have to look at the actual work progress of the crew, but also consider the release time of other movies... Director Lin, it depends on whether you can complete the task. Got it!"

It's already June, and it would be best if we could complete the shooting within four months, so that it can be scheduled for next year's summer.

"Okay!" Lin Chaoxian nodded and added, "I'll do my best, but everyone may have to work harder..." The topic gradually turned to actors.

"In addition to Gao Gang and Fang Xinwu, for the other members of the special commando team in the movie, I need a lot of actors with a little bit of acting skills."

In fact, when they met before, the two only discussed the casting of the two leading actors, and now it is about most of the supporting roles.

"The length of the movie means that I can't give these supporting actors a lot of space to express their personalities, so it's impossible to find some big names. Let's try to find actors who are a little famous and have some acting skills, but are not big names. Zhou Wei, Yu Bo, Zhu Yawen, Ren Tianye... are all fine, just invite whoever has the right schedule."

Zhang Miao nodded: "I think so too. In fact, many movies now are willing to use some fresh meat. Look, should we also follow the trend and find some fresh meat?"

Lin Chaoxian immediately shook his head like a rattle: "No, this is a police movie. It would be too unconventional if a young person appears!"

Gu Zhongyu also rejected this proposal. The current Xiaoxianrou is just sand blown by a gust of wind. Sooner or later, it will land. Most of the movies starring Xiaoxianrou cannot support the box office. There are occasional exceptions, and the people who contribute to the box office will definitely not Not for the fresh meat.

"Okay, let's continue talking about actors. Wang Zhi is very suitable to play Guo Bing. Who can Fang Xinwu's girlfriend be?"

There are very few roles in this role. Gu Zhongyu thought about it and decided to ask Yaya to make a guest appearance. She had promised her before. Although her appearance time was short, she could still be regarded as the "second female lead"!

After finishing these things, Gu Zhongyu took a plane back and posted a Weibo message on the way. The content was a photo, which showed Gu Zhongyu, Deng Chao, Yu Bo, Wang Baoxiang, Chen He, Zheng Kai and Bai Lu eating together. hot pot.

That's right, the men's running team is gathering for the first time!

……

The birth of a new variety show is not as simple as imagined.

Especially for a large-scale reality show like "Running Man", you always have to consider the guests!

What if the ratings and influence of "Running Man" do not achieve the expected results and no guests are willing to come?
Therefore, when they first decided on the candidate, the person in charge Wang Jun and the director Lu Hao had already thought of a perfect strategy to get Gu Zhongyu on board!

Captain Deng Chao was their chosen candidate from the beginning. They were also quite satisfied with Wang Baoxiang and Chen He. Although Bai Lu was a well-connected person, Blueberry Channel had examined all aspects of this little girl's personality and found that she was a pure living treasure. One, so suitable for variety shows!
But the choice of Yu Bo has nothing to do with them, and he is also the choice for vice-captain!
Yu Bo's character is a person with abilities, and his target is Kim Jong-kook of the Han Kingdom. I don't know who will be better when the two of them tear up their famous brands...

According to Blueberry TV's plan, Running Man is a seasonal variety show. They spent so much money, 2 million for Banana Entertainment alone, plus the remuneration of several regular guests, the cost of each episode is 4 After all, if there is no million, don’t even think about it.

In order to show the difference between Chinese running men, director Lu Hao is ready to play with the world. The cost of shooting the first few episodes directly hit 500 million yuan!

This time, Blueberry TV has pooled the efforts of all Taiwan to produce this variety show!

Gu Zhongyu arrived at Lanmei's Radio and Television Building. Wang Jun and Lu Hao were already waiting at the door.

When the two of them saw Gu Zhongyu, it was like seeing a lucky star. This year's "Remaining Crime" has stabilized Blueberry Channel's ratings. Although they are not in the film purchasing department, Gu Zhongyu contacted the senior management through their relationship, so the two of them also Got a merit note.

"Come, let's talk about the character issue."

As soon as he walked into the office, Wang Jun couldn't wait!
"Don't wait for them?"

Gu Zhongyu thought that he would discuss with all the regular guests to determine the character design and so on.

"It doesn't matter. The production ideas of the Korean version are already very mature. We can just follow the original version. Of course, it must also conform to our actual situation."

"Then let me briefly talk about my idea first, which can be used as a starting point. Let's discuss it together later!"

"The ability person is Yu Bo, and the captain is Deng Chao. I am responsible for complaining and showing off my IQ. After all, everyone was not very open-minded in the first two periods. I am responsible for guiding everyone. In fact, there are many cards that can be played among these six people, such as Deng Chao and Yu Bo were both before 80, so they could be considered the senior group. Chen He and Zheng Kai were both classmates and could form a brotherhood. Wang Baoxiang could make jokes and occasionally be silly. Bai Lu was a pistachio. When the time came, let If she smiles more, I think the show will be very effective."

"In short, there are many good cards, let's watch and play!"

Wang Jun and Lu Hao looked at each other, smiled, and let out a long sigh.

It seems that Gu Zhongyu is serious about it, and is not just trying to get a vote and leave, otherwise he wouldn't think so much.

The influence of Running Man is really great, with fans almost all over Asia. As soon as the Chinese version starts filming, it will definitely be compared to it.

Gu Zhongyu's joining can be regarded as taking part of the risks and notoriety.

"By the way, I can't be here permanently. This needs to be made clear first."

As soon as Gu Zhongyu spoke, Wang Jun immediately became anxious: "Teacher Gu, we agreed before..."

"Listen to me first."

Gu Zhongyu has thought about this problem for a long time: "First of all, I am not only an actor, but I also have several companies in my hands. I am so busy every day that it is really difficult to spare time to film a regular variety show. However, you can rest assured that I will be there." If I quit when the time is right, I will also arrange for a very suitable guest to replace me."

Wang Jun and Lu Hao looked at each other: "Teacher Gu, I don't think anyone is more suitable for Running Man than you."

"Don't worry, after a show is on track, the exit or replacement of one or two people will not have such a big impact!"

This is true. The Korean version of Running Man was also an eight-member team at the beginning, but later the chicken quit. The impact was not too big. As long as the audience gets used to it and the style of the show remains the same, everyone will continue to watch it.

(End of this chapter)