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Chapter 71 Entering the Mountains and Going North
Chen Yiming spent the night in the small village, spending most of the night with Liu Dongjun, who was very talkative.

When he got up the next day, Chen Yiming worked with the village chief for another half day on farm work, roughly experiencing the intensity of labor in the village.

It's not easy to say in good conscience, but considering that Chen Yiming is also a city dweller at heart, he has never had a rain for a day, and his body is not what it used to be after two years of sitting in an office, at least it is a level worse than Liu Dongjun.

Using myself as a reference, Xiao Liu will definitely be tired after working here for a month.

Chen Yiming told the village chief that when he could eat, he would be released to use him.

In the words of "Party A and Party B", now that Master Liu is here, all the big animals in the village should rest.

Then he said goodbye to the reluctant Liu Dongjun, got on the village chief's motorcycle, left the village and headed to the county to continue on his way.

Still unable to return to the magical capital, Chen Yiming spent two days fighting from the ravines in eastern Guizhou to the ravines in northern Shanxi.

This is a regiment-level station in a certain division of the Northern Shanxi Army. A group of supporting actors have begun military training here, and Commander Fan and his two companies of engineers are also temporarily stationed here.

The crew of "1951" followed Zhan Guang and gathered here before officially setting off into the mountains.

When Chen Yiming arrived at the station in the evening, it was already past dinner time. The few boxes of instant noodles brought by Xiaomei saved him.

Almost everyone from the crew has arrived, except for the photography crew, who are under the supervision of Teacher Sang Ping and settled in the guest house in the county town.

The main reason is that the Steadicam camera crew hired by Hollywood, Paul Harrison and his assistants were really inconvenient to put into the military station.

It's not like spies or leaking secrets. The main reason is that the army strictly follows procedures. If you only stay for one night, it's not worth the trouble.

Warner Bros. helped contact three groups of Steadicam photographers. Chen Yiming originally wanted to invite them all to meet. Anyway, the budget is sufficient and the travel expenses can still be reimbursed.

It was agreed that we would have an interview in Shanghai after New Year's Day, but one group put their pigeons on the spot, and another group backed down when they heard that the filming would take more than half a year. Only Paul and his assistant kept their word and flew before the deadline. come over.

Chen Yiming was visiting veterans at the time, so he asked Lin Xiao to meet him first. The feedback was pretty good and he was very knowledgeable.

Paul also has a good resume. He has collaborated with three Oscar-winning directors, all of which were box-office and award-winning masterpieces.

Although he himself has not been nominated for an Academy Award for Cinematography, he has been nominated twice for the Hollywood Photographers Guild Special Effects Photography Award.

Two nominated films, one an action shootout and one a musical.

As long as the Steadicam is used for these two themes, it is definitely not an ordinary scene.

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Early the next morning, five military off-road vehicles were loaded with a group of people. They first detoured to the county town to pick up the photography team, and then drove all the way to the northwest.

Two hours later, the convoy turned onto a side road, and 2 minutes later turned down a two-lane dirt road.

After bumping for more than half an hour, it finally stopped.

Chen Yiming got out of the car in a daze, feeling like his whole body was shaking.

He raised his head and scanned the surrounding environment, and found that the convoy was under a gentle slope in the mountain col. A blue asbestos tile was exposed behind the gentle slope.

Captain Fan introduced that based on preliminary surveys and calculations, the advance company has built 15 simple board houses, connected electricity and networks, and installed solar water heaters.

In terms of logistics, the military division provided nearby support with three water tankers for water supply and five 3-ton trucks for transporting supplies and materials.

An additional 1-seater bus and five off-road vehicles were prepared for the crew for commuting. If you have other needs, you can tell him at any time. During this time, he and the regiment political committee will take turns staying here to manage the troops.

Chen Yiming nodded like a fool, with a smile on his face. This is the love between the military and civilians. It's so considerate.

Everyone settled down in the cabin first, and after a round of eating, drinking, and defecation, Captain Fan briefly talked about a few things to pay attention to, and everyone set off again with light loads and light loads.

Continuing to walk from the temporary base into the mountains, the road conditions deteriorated to another level.

Because this section of simple dirt road was built by the advance engineering company in the past week, it was not even up to the standard of a field road, and at most it was better than a mountain road made by people.After noon, the convoy stopped at another mountain col because the simple dirt road had come to an end.

According to Captain Fan, this place is already deep inside the military-controlled zone. There is not a single village within a radius of dozens of miles, and the original natural ecology has been maintained for decades.

Chen Yiming nodded while repenting in his heart. Such a paradise land is going to suffer a wave of disasters next. It is a sin to use real cannonballs and real explosives to shave the mountain god's head!
A row of wooden houses have also been set up here. As soon as the crew entered the room, their eyes were attracted by the sand table on the ground.

This sand table is so large that it takes up half of the room. On it is a map of the surrounding terrain made of clay, with peaks, rivers, valleys, hills, and plains clearly visible.

The crew gathered around the sand table and listened to Captain Fan explain the preliminary construction plan drawn up by the staff of the Engineering Corps.

When fighting in ancient times, the commander-in-chief often sent out a vanguard force. The task was not to kill generals, capture flags, destroy cities and villages, but to build roads and bridges across mountains and rivers.

Because the infrastructure at that time was extremely rudimentary, and a little further away from the post road system, there were vast expanses of barren mountains and ridges. It was necessary to lay pits, pave roads, and build bridges and cross rivers in advance, so that the large troops behind, especially the baggage troops, could march normally.

The advance construction plan that Captain Fan mentioned is almost the role of an ancient pioneer. Based on the estimate of the final scene of the movie, he plans the access roads for construction vehicles and connects the electricity and network of the filming location.

If setting up a scene is the preparation for shooting, then what Captain Fan is introducing now is the preparation for setting up the scene.

The more Chen Yiming listened, the more he felt ashamed of his original arrogance. He only thought about the movie's presentation effect, which was extremely restored and had real guns and live ammunition. He never thought about how much work it would take to create a real battlefield deep in the inaccessible mountains. .

Fortunately, "1951" has received high support from the military. Otherwise, let alone those few people from Bo Jue, even if they use all the power of the Phantom Factory, it would be impossible to do it.

At this time, Captain Fan had finished talking about the parts other than the sand table. He pointed at the sand table with a pointer and began to introduce the construction plan on the sand table.

"Everyone, look at the mountain in the center of the sand table. It simulates the marching target of the order soldiers in the movie, Tianma Mountain.

The altitude is 554 meters. Based on the board house where we are located, the relative height is 422 meters. "

He picked up a small red flag next to the sand table and stuck it on the mountain bag referring to Tianma Mountain.

"This river is called Baishui River, running northwest-southeast. It flows from the valley on the west side of Tianma Mountain. It flows through the 470 Highlands in the southeast of Tianma Mountain and then turns due east. It meets the Xiaobaishui River 5 kilometers east of Tianma Mountain.

700 meters to the northwest of Tianma Mountain is Highland 437, while Highland 470 to the southeast is 1.2 kilometers away from Tianma Mountain.

These three mountain tops are actually the same mountain range. As you can see, the general shape is the back of a bow, and Tianma Mountain is at the most prominent position on the back of the bow.

We first need to design the marching route of the order troops, mark it on the sand table and fix it, and then use this as a benchmark to determine the relative positions of other positions and plan the access roads to the facilities. "

Everyone's eyes began to focus on Chen Yiming, while Chen Yiming looked at the war history expert who came with him.

Professor Sha took the pointer from Captain Fan without hesitation and said in a loud voice.

"I will start from the military principles and talk about it first, and Kobayashi will supplement the movie aspect."

Lin Xiao flashed out from behind the professor, looked around and greeted everyone with his eyes.

"Based on the premise of ordering troops to take a detour, the coalition's artillery blockade area should be located on the west side of Tianma Mountain and on both sides of the Baishui River.

If you want to blockade the valleys on both sides of the Baishui River 24 hours a day, you need 4 artillery battalions with 72 artillery pieces, divided into two groups and taking turns to fire. "

The pointer pointed at two open areas northeast of Hill 437 and northwest of Hill 470, "According to the parameters of the nut-style 105MM howitzer, the approximate location of the gun position is here, and here.

In these two positions, the range, accuracy, and observation can basically meet the needs. "

Lin Xiao took a few steps forward and squatted in front of the sand table, pointed at Highland 470 and added, "From the perspective of the viewing angle, the messenger should go around the outside of Highland 470, so that there is the Baishui River behind him and the Xiaobaishui River in front of him. Contents of the shot Richer.

More importantly, to the southwest outside 470, there is a higher mountain top across the Baishui River, with an altitude of 589. Halfway up the mountain, you can overlook Tianma Mountain and the fire blockade areas on both sides of the river.

The same terrain is not available in Highland 437 in the north.

If construction conditions permit, the art team strongly recommends that the main scene take the south road. "

(End of this chapter)