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Chapter 962: The infinite possibilities of oriental science fiction movies! Wanda is ready to take action...

As soon as he entered the studio of "The Wandering Earth", Spielberg inexplicably had a feeling of being instantly transported to a magnificent world that was both unfamiliar and futuristic.

Every inch of space here is filled with the atmosphere of science fiction, which makes people slow down their pace involuntarily and savor the shock from the future.

At the very center of the studio, a towering planetary engine model stands before your eyes, recreating the breathtaking scenes in the original novel with amazing details and realistic texture.

These huge monsters emit a faint blue light, as if they are accumulating power to push the Earth to escape the solar system, making people sigh at the greatness and insignificance of human wisdom.

Various futuristic props and installations are neatly placed around.

From sophisticated quantum computers to complex space elevator models, as well as exoskeleton robots, space stations and other model structures, all reveal the ingenuity of the production team.

These props not only look lifelike, but also exude a mysterious and alluring charm under the reflection of light and shadow, making people want to get closer to find out!
As for the top of the studio, it simulated a dazzling starry sky, as if bringing everyone on the scene into a vast universe.

In this starry sky, the earth seems so small and lonely, but it is this loneliness that has successfully inspired mankind's determination and courage to unite and face disasters together!
In addition, in this futuristic studio, there is a group of staff wearing special costumes.

They are working on setting up scenes and props in a tense and orderly manner... Looking around, figures appear and disappear in the interweaving of light and shadow, adding a bit of vividness and reality to this sci-fi world.

The entire studio seemed like a huge sci-fi dream factory, bringing everyone present into a future world that was both real and unreal.

Every detail here is shocking, and every scene is unforgettable...

In Spielberg's view, this is not just a place to shoot movies, but also a magical space that inspires human imagination and creativity!
It was more than half an hour later that he finally said his first words after entering the studio of "The Wandering Earth".

"Fei! This studio is so magical!"

He stopped in front of the virtual reality (VR) technology equipment, gently touching the parts above, his eyes flashing with eagerness to try.

This technology not only allows actors to perform in a virtual environment, but also enables real-time adjustment of scenes and lighting, greatly improving shooting efficiency and effects.

A screen nearby was playing a clip recorded by a technician while testing the equipment.

Looking around, the staff wearing the equipment were flying freely in the virtual universe, as if they had really reached space!
“There’s something more fun here.”

As Chen Fei spoke, he led Spielberg to the motion capture area.

Here, technicians wear special motion capture suits, and their every movement is accurately recorded and converted into digital characters in the movie.

Spielberg looked at the lifelike digital characters on the screen and couldn't help but think of the "Jurassic Park" he had filmed...

He is well aware of the importance of motion capture technology to science fiction films, and Chen Fei's team has obviously mastered the essence and techniques of this technology.

At the same time, in another corner of the studio, Spielberg also discovered a huge 3D printer.

This printer is printing a prop from a movie, and the detail and realism of the props made him extremely shocked!
The technician nearby explained to him: "This 3D printer can not only print out a variety of complex props and scenes, but can also be customized and modified according to needs."

"Oh! God!" The old man widened his eyes and exclaimed: "This is really a technological revolution!"

However, what shocked him most were the high-tech photographic equipment in the studio.

These devices can not only capture every subtle expression and movement of the actors, but also adjust the focus, exposure and color in real time to ensure that every shot achieves the best effect.

Chen Fei said proudly, "This should be the world's top filming equipment. I brought it back from abroad with great difficulty."

Spielberg smacked his lips and suddenly said, "Fei, in this studio, I seem to see the infinite possibilities of oriental science fiction movies!

I am deeply impressed by the high level of technology your team has demonstrated. If the filming process goes smoothly enough, this movie will surely become a milestone in the history of science fiction movies!"

After these words came out, Chen Fei did not react much, but Guo Fan on the side laughed out loud with excitement.

"Thank you for your recognition, Director Spielberg."

Everyone had lunch in the cafeteria next to the studio. Taking advantage of the opportunity to come to Jin Province, Chen Fei took Guo Fan aside and asked him about many things.

"All the preparations will probably be officially completed in December, and I plan to start the formal auditions in November. The crew has already received many resumes and has conducted two rounds of selection..."

After the meal, Chen Fei had already understood the current preparation progress of "The Wandering Earth".

It was Guo Fan who suffered. He kept talking about the preparations for the movie and didn't eat much at all.

After dinner, when walking out of the restaurant, Chen Fei went to say hello to the engineer sent by the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

This group of people are the foundation for the smooth preparation of the film, and they must not be neglected.

Just think about it, how rare is it to have a group of aerospace technology engineers who are diligent, quiet, and have strong hands-on skills?

What’s more important is that as long as the crew can come up with ideas, they can perfectly replicate them and even make some improvements. They are simply a group of “nuclear-powered donkeys”!

Of course, the premise of all this is that there is enough money to "burn".

It just so happens that Feiyue Films has nothing but a lot of money!

This is undoubtedly great news for engineers who find it extremely difficult to apply for scientific research funds on a daily basis.

As a result, the two parties hit it off and the cooperation was very satisfactory!
……

After leaving the studio of "The Wandering Earth", Chen Fei and Spielberg took a private plane and returned to the capital again.

"The BFG" is about to be released, and the latter still has a lot of promotional work to do.

After agreeing to meet again at some time, both parties said goodbye to each other.

Chen Fei was originally planning to go back to the villa with Liu Yifei, but a sudden call from Liu Xiaobin forced him to go to the company instead.

More than half an hour later, the two sat opposite each other in the reception room.

"Boss Liu, what's the matter with you coming here this time?"

Liu Xiaobin nodded slightly, then got straight to the point: "I came here specially this time because I wanted to say hello to you, Director Chen."

Fade Chen blinked, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

"October is almost halfway through, and the movies in November and December have already started promotion. On the 10th of next month, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, directed by Li An, will be the first to be released, followed by I Am Not Fan Jinlian, directed by Feng Xiaogang..."

Having said this, Liu Xiaobin suddenly paused.

In the next second, his tone suddenly became very cold: "Regarding this "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", the group is preparing to take some countermeasures against it after several internal meetings and discussions!"

"Countermeasures?" Chen Fei had an inexplicable expectation and asked quickly, "How will it be implemented?"

Liu Xiaobin said slowly: "From the day "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" is released, all the cinemas and theaters under Wanda Cinema Line will cut the screening rate of this film to the lowest.

And this lowest level will even be lower than that for "Rock Mastiff"!

And from now on, Wanda will do the same with any movie produced by Huayi Company, suppressing what should be suppressed, cutting what should be cut, or cancelling what should be canceled early, without showing them any mercy at all!"

Hearing this, Fade Chen secretly exclaimed in his heart, "Good guy!"
Isn't this just copying the same operations they used against Emperor Entertainment Group?
“Initially, we even considered refusing to screen the company’s films, but due to the impact of the newly introduced Film Law, this decision was aborted.

But this doesn’t affect anything. As long as the screening rate continues to be compressed, it will be no different from indirectly removing the film from the screen.”

"Hard enough!"

Chen Fei couldn't help but give Liu Xiaobin a thumbs up.

Liu Xiaobin smiled modestly: "Is this also learning from Director Chen's experience? I have to say, it is really useful. Our Director Wang even praised your methods as being much more ruthless than Wanda.

If the quality of the films produced by Wanda Pictures was not very high, we would definitely refuse to show them in Huayi Cinemas and give them a hard time!"

This topic is not suitable to be continued, because whenever Chen Fei heard the words "Eden Pictures", he couldn't help feeling nauseous.

He simply changed the subject and asked, "I guess Mr. Liu came here today not just to inform me of this news, right?"

"Director Chen is indeed a master of strategy!" Liu Xiaobin took this opportunity to add, "Our President Wang gave me instructions that since the screening schedule of I Am Not Fan Jinlian has been shortened, then naturally there must be a new movie to take over.

It just so happens that your company's film "La La Land" will also be released in November, so I want to discuss cooperation with you, Director Chen, today."

"Cooperation? What cooperation?"

"I hope Pan Asia Cinemas can cooperate with Wanda Cinemas to jointly control "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", and our reward is to give "La La Land" more screenings, how do you think?"

As the old saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is likely to be my best friend.

Not to mention that Wanda and Feiyue Film and Television are already very good friends, and both companies have had considerable conflicts with Huayi, so this friendship will naturally become even deeper...

Listening to Liu Xiaobin's purpose, Chen Fei smiled softly: "Since Wanda's marketing department is not optimistic about this movie, I believe the box office of this movie will not be too high.

The number of screenings that Pan Asia Cinemas gives to a particular film will be adjusted based on feedback from the film market.”

Hearing this, Liu Xiaobin laughed immediately.

"Director Chen, are you free tonight? How about we call Director Wang and find a place to have a drink together? I'll treat you!"

"Haha, sure. I'd be happy to."

……

As the night deepened, a party was also going on at Huayi.

Feng Xiaogang had no idea that "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" was going to be in trouble. He was still enjoying the joy of being nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Director.

"I don't know if I have any hope at this year's Golden Horse Awards..."

After drinking a glass of wine, Feng Xiaogang suddenly recalled how he was "fooled" by various major awards in mainland China in recent years.

Although he cursed the judges and award presenters many times, he also experienced many times of being ridiculed, backstabbed, and mocked. It was an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

However, at this moment, Wang Zhongjun at the banquet said leisurely: "Don't worry, Director Feng, you will have a chance to win the Golden Horse Award this year... and even the Golden Rooster Award next year."

"Huh?!" Feng Xiaogang's eyes widened suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.

At this moment, even Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but reveal a surprised look: "Brother? Have you found a new PR channel?"

In the eyes of many film and television companies in the industry, the bosses at Golden Rooster are extremely difficult to get along with!
Not only do they want money, they also particularly like to build relationships and engage in various resource exchanges. They also consider themselves to be of noble status and look down on commercial films.

Although "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" cannot be considered a commercial film, Feng Xiaogang is a thorough commercial film director, so it is naturally not very popular with the Golden Rooster judges.

But now, Wang Zhongjun actually revealed a good news, which was undoubtedly very surprising to Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei who were completely unaware of the situation.

"Yes, I have indeed found the right PR channel." Wang Zhongjun smiled confidently, "Among the newly selected Golden Rooster judges, several are famous for loving money, and what Huayi lacks the least right now is money!"

"Haha, good, this is really great! It's all clear now!"

Feng Xiaogang happily drank three glasses of Moutai liquor in a row, his face as red as a monkey's butt, he couldn't tell you how happy he was.

After so many years, we finally have the opportunity to "avenge our past shame", which is really worth celebrating!
The atmosphere at the table became more and more tense, and the faces of several third-tier actresses who were drinking were all smiling, because Feng Xiaogang actually promised them that they could have an appearance in his new movie "Youth".

But at this moment, Feng Xiaogang suddenly mentioned another thing.

"I heard that the Film Bureau will officially announce the approval of the script of Youth this Friday. By then, I plan to announce that Huang Xuan will be the No. 1 male lead, but I'm worried about Director Gu..."

The relationship between Gu Changwei, Jiang Wenli, Huang Xuan and Zhang Jingchu is well known in the circle and is no longer a secret.

It just so happened that at that time Gu Changwei was still a consultant to Huayi’s production department, and the two parties were still in a cooperative relationship.

Feng Xiaogang was worried that after he announced the news, Gu Changwei would have objections.

However, the next second, Wang Zhonglei sneered and said, "You don't have to consider his thoughts. Just announce it directly. Our director Gu is no longer planning to renew his contract with Huayi."

"Oh, that's fine." Feng Xiaogang immediately had no more worries in his heart, raised his glass, and shouted loudly: "Come on, keep drinking, we won't go home until we are drunk tonight!"

As the night progressed, the man drank too much and inevitably developed a sore tongue.

Feng Xiaogang made such a mistake.

After another glass of wine, he brought up a new topic: "By the way, about the Cell Phone 2 project..."

"Director Feng!" Wang Zhongjun frowned and interrupted him loudly.

Wang Zhonglei also hurriedly said, "Director Feng, why don't we stop here tonight? We can talk about other topics slowly when we get to the company."

"Oh, oh, okay, okay, let's stop here for tonight..."

Feng Xiaogang now realized that he seemed to have talked about a topic that should not be discussed, so he immediately shut up.

The project "Cell Phone 2"...must be treated with caution!

~

The next morning, at the invitation of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Chen Fei appeared at the Supreme People's Procuratorate Film and Television Center.

As soon as he got off the car, he was led by the staff waiting at the door into the office of the deputy director in charge of the film and television drama section.

"Director Chen, you're here."

"Director Peng, good morning. Am I not late?"

"Of course not. It's still early for the time we agreed on."

The two chatted and laughed, walked out of the office, and went straight to a small meeting room next door.

At first, there were only the two of them in the conference room, but after a while, "In the Name of People" screenwriter Zhou Mei, director Kang Honglei, consultant Li Xuezhen and others also came in.

After everyone took their seats, Director Peng, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, spoke first: "The main reason I invited everyone here today is to tell you about the current situation of the drama In the Name of the People.

I received news from the General Administration yesterday that the TV series has passed the review and a related notice will be issued this Friday.

Then, we will have to make plans and discussions around the TV series’ post-production promotion, broadcast channels, and satellite broadcasting time…”

Everyone present listened very carefully. After all, this anti-corruption TV series was very unusual. If there was a problem in that link, they might be taken off the air.

Chen Fei stayed at the Supreme People's Procuratorate for the entire day and even had lunch in the office cafeteria.

The discussion lasted until about 6 o'clock in the afternoon before everyone finally decided on the tone.

First of all, in terms of broadcasting channels, Shandong TV and CCTV are definitely the first choices. Of course, the premise of choosing them is that they can give sufficient quotations.

After all, the investment in this drama is not small, and several investors have to consider the costs. At the very least, they cannot lose money.

As for the online broadcasting platform, Youku is naturally the only one that broadcasts it.

The broadcast time is tentatively scheduled for after next year's Spring Festival. After all, the entire film and television industry will be carrying out various activities and arrangements around the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods. Who would have time to make a TV series?

What's more, it takes a lot of time to negotiate the price with the TV station.

~

By the time Chen Fei returned home, it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening.

Fortunately, he has a good physical condition, otherwise he would definitely have to lie down after coming out of the drinking party tonight!
Those leaders look frail, but when it comes to drinking, they drink more alcohol than the other, as if they have a barrel of wine in their stomach!
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