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Chapter 431 I won’t do it if I say no

The two children in "Jurassic World" are basically the clues that drive the plot. Although there are no big highlights, they can't bore the audience.

After all, naughty kids are really annoying.

During the filming process, two young actors, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson, had to pretend to scream after seeing a dinosaur on the gyroball viewing car.

This section was also an important part of the previous audition for the two young actors.

"OK, kids, it's time to test your acting skills."

The executive director shouted loudly, and the filming set was still proceeding in an orderly manner.

However, after 14 years in the domestic film industry, news has spread that Han Sanping will retire this year, with La Shangkang taking over as chairman of China Film Co., Ltd., while Jiao Hongfen will serve as chairman of China Film Group.

As the backbone of domestic films, China Film’s every move has an impact on the industry.

"Director Han, the news is out now?"

Following the order, the extras began to walk slowly. Some of them were smiling, some were looking curiously, and some were laughing and chatting. They all behaved as usual when shopping.

At this time, the two brothers were standing on the deck. The younger brother was chattering non-stop, his excitement was palpable, while the older brother occasionally said a few perfunctory words.

Neither of them are newbies, and Ty Simpkins is a child star and is known as an old artist among child stars.

the next day.

The scenes on the cruise ship are not challenging. As long as you don't make stupid mistakes, it's basically easy to pass.

Of course, mosasaurs definitely don’t exist in reality.

Han Sanping was also open-minded. After all, retirement is a matter of time, and even if he retires, he will still have his contribution to the prosperous film era in China.

"Okay, then give me the orders and get everything in place."

"Props, props, sunglasses, put those sunglasses on them."

Li Mu sat in front of the monitor with a speaker.

Li Mu shouted with a loudspeaker.

Even the entire Jurassic World buildings in the movie were made by post-production staff after layers of coloring. You can imagine how much time and effort this took.

He also co-starred in the romance film "Revolutionary Road" with Leonardo DiCaprio.

"OK, all departments are ready."

"The explanation has been completed. We have invited professional extras."

The props team immediately brought a batch of sunglasses of different specifications and randomly assigned them to wear.

How can people on the cruise ship not have sunglasses, and the sun is shining fiercely.

The scene on the cruise ship is over, and there are still scenes that require a lot of extras. That is the scene where the audience is watching the performance of the Mosasaurus in the park. The Mosasaurus suddenly leaps out of the water and eats the shark in the air.

Li Mu issued the order.

A long shot, under the afterglow of the sun, the cruise ship is slowly driving on the sea. The camera gradually zooms out, and a majestic and huge island appears. Three kinds of beautiful scenery are combined, giving people a different kind of visual feast.

Acting as an extra on a cruise ship basically doesn’t require acting skills, you just have to stand around.

"Then I'm looking forward to the movie made by Director Han."

Just when he was about to start, something felt wrong.

Li Mu greeted.

The crew was busy tinkering with the equipment, and some of them were arranging extras.

Then came the uncontrollable excitement.

Li Mu has just given instructions to the execution staff many times. This scene also requires the spray caused by the mosasaur falling into the water to spray into the audience. This is a real shot. If you can't pass it in one shot, you can change your clothes and shoot again. It is estimated that today It was impossible to shoot.

He entered the screen with the action thriller film "War of the Worlds" and began to attract attention.

At the pier, the luxury cruise ship has docked.

A simple transition took another two hours, there were many people, and there were many things that needed to be prepared.

At this time, the extras are already in place.

Li Mu smiled. Even if he retired, the relationship between the two would still be the same and it would not be affected too much.

Li Mu nodded.

Then, it’s time to use drones.

"Action!"

At this time, the extras were already standing in their respective positions, with Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson sandwiched in the middle of the crowd.

"Sooner or later, I will have to step down in March this year."

It is equivalent to the pictures that are sent out after Li Mu shoots here. The art team and the special effects team have to design and add various buildings to it.

Han Sanping was a little sad, "But I haven't officially quit the industry yet. From now on, I will serve as a consultant for China Film Group. Maybe I will have the opportunity to cooperate with Mengying Media in my personal capacity in the future."

"Have you given instructions on their expressions later?"

“Attention all departments.

Li Mu asked, "Everyone here is looking at green cloth. Everyone's expressions when the Mosasaurus jumped up must have been shocked and surprised. This is consistent with the situation when people saw this behemoth for the first time."

Moreover, only a circle of arc-shaped buildings and seats were built here, and the rest of the pictures are all post-production special effects and synthesis effects.

"All departments and extras, please pay attention."

"The actors are in place. Scene 24, first shot, begins."

Hearing the sound of filming starting, the female host on the stage immediately got into the mood.

"According to research, mosasaurs foraged near the surface of the water. Any animals captured by it would be dragged underwater, including turtles, large fish, and even some small mosasaurs

"Okay, everyone, let's see if it's still hungry after eating today?"

The audience looked at the water surface with great anticipation and stared at the shark model. "He's a little shy, so... be nice and give him a round of applause when he comes out."

The female host explained that on the other side, Ty Simpkins shook Nick Robinson who was playing a mobile game hard.

"Zach, look at the Mosasaurus!"

Nick Robinson looked at the lost game in the game, glanced at his brother again, and put away his phone.

At this moment, everyone showed expressions of surprise and shock.

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Then the waves controlled by the staff suddenly hit the front of the auditorium. Everyone was not angry at all, but laughed heartily.

Reshoots for such a big scene are quite troublesome, and the crew quickly seized the opportunity. First, there was an extended shot, with more than 800 group performers appearing in front of the camera, and then there was a smooth cut, giving Ty Simpkins a shot. Half-length shot.

"OK, passed, next shot!!!"

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction. There was no need to take a second shot to count it as a success.

The second scene of the mosasaurus needed to be shot at night, because in the plot, the observation deck where Ty Simpkins and the others were located would drop to the negative level. Due to the huge size of the mosasaurus, the location where they needed to drop was relatively deep. Therefore, it will block the light and become darker, which is not suitable for shooting during the day. The effect will be more noticeable at night.

At night, the mosasaur's second scene begins.

"Lighting team, lighting preparation status."

Li Mu asked, and immediately started taking pictures of the Mosasaurus in the water below the observation deck.

"no problem!"

"Okay, by the way, adjust the angle slightly upward. Yes, that's the position."

Li Mu walked directly to the camera position and communicated with the photographer to make adjustments.

Of course, you can still watch the air here. The green cloth is paraded in the water according to the designed swimming trajectory by the staff using the machine.

There were basically no major obstacles to the crew's filming. After all, in this project, as long as there are differences between Li Mu and Universal, it is almost impossible for major problems to occur in the following filming, and even if they do, they can be easily adjusted.

"When did you leave Hawaii for New Orleans?"

Liu Yifei deliberately spoke to Li Mu early in the morning because it was night in Hawaii and the crew had already finished work.

"It's estimated to be around late January. What's wrong?"

Li Mu asked curiously.

"It's okay, I'll just ask." Liu Yifei quickly changed the subject, "By the way, where's the surprise you agreed to give me?"

"You haven't come to visit the class yet?" A faint smile appeared on Li Mu's face, "But your surprise did encounter some obstacles."

Li Mu was a little depressed. Damien Chazelle had been thinking about it for more than a week and had yet to give an accurate answer.

"It doesn't matter if there are no surprises."

Liu Yifei didn't pay much attention, "You should rest first."

After hanging up Li Mu's phone, Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and immediately dialed Li's mother's number.

"Who?"

Li Peng saw that Li's mother's phone was ringing. Most people would not call so early in the morning, especially Li's mother was approaching retirement age and had very few things to do.

"Sissi." Mother Li picked up the phone, looked at the screen, and said with some joy.

"You eat your food first"

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Every January, the national box office data that industry insiders look forward to is also released.

This year’s full-year revenue was 227.69 billion yuan, an increase of 35%. Domestic films once again defeated imported films.

Of course, this is also due to the three movies that exceeded 1 billion this year.

What makes people even more overjoyed is the explosive increase in overseas sales, with 45 domestic films and 247 films sold overseas.

The full-year revenue of 36.7 billion yuan is an explosion compared to the cumulative overseas box office and sales revenue of 2012 billion yuan in 10.63.

This is thanks to the success of "Edge of Tomorrow" at the overseas box office.

After domestically taking in approximately US$2.3 million, the global box office directly exceeded US$5.8 million.

The General Administration even held a summary meeting and commendation meeting with the industry. Li Mu could not come back from Hawaii, so naturally Liu Weijuan had to participate.

Mengying Media is naturally the focus of praise, but private companies such as Huayi, Guangguang, and Bona have been shining brightly for 13 years, and some encouragement is naturally indispensable.

However, just two days after the summary meeting, news broke out in the industry that Chairman Pony Galloping passed away suddenly from a heart attack.

As soon as the news came out, it was really surprising, and people in the film industry expressed their condolences.

Li Mu also expressed his opinion on Weibo.

Although the two of them didn't interact much, they still met many times during meetings.

Liu Yifei was a little anxious.

"Don't work so late. Others say that staying up late and being tired at work can lead to heart attacks."

"No, I'm only a few years old, and I don't usually have that many problems."

Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry.

"If I say no, it won't work."

Liu Yifei muttered, very dissatisfied with Li Mu's indifferent attitude.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

(End of this chapter)