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Chapter 313 Hard science fiction? Soft science fiction!
With deep love, everything will fall into place.

What surprised Wang Shu was that this time Mei Ting actually knelt down on the floor and leaned over.

The two of them were on the sofa.

Wang Shu sat on the sofa. Since the distance between the sofa and the floor was not high, Mei Ting could only kneel on the ground in order to make it more convenient.

Wang Shu looked down at Mei Tiao, who was eating carefully, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

"Sigh~"

As the night deepens, midnight passes, and the time reaches April 4th from April 29th.

Wang Shu opened the cake and put in the candles. Mei Ting made a wish affectionately and then blew out the candles.

After Mei Ting made the first cut on the cake, Wang Shu started to help.

He didn't ask Mei Ting what she wished for. He couldn't ask that.

She knew in her heart that although Wang Shu said it was not expensive, in fact this necklace was definitely not cheap.

"Finding a cruise ship that can be used for filming does not mean that the problem is solved. In order to make a good movie and present better effects, a huge amount of money was spent to build a cruise ship at a ratio of 1:1."

When asked by reporters, Wang Shu talked about the difficulties of filming "Terror Cruise".

After a while, Wang Shu helped Mei Ting put on the necklace, then took a closer look, his eyes lit up and he praised: "It's so beautiful!"

It's not the reason why your wishes won't work if you say them, but other reasons.

"It's not expensive." Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then said, "Let me put it on for you and take a look."

Wang Shu followed her, and when he walked into the room, he saw Mei Ting looking around in the mirror, and asked with a smile: "I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"Is it expensive?" Mei Ting knew it was worth a lot after looking at it, so she raised her head and looked at Wang Shu affectionately.

The two of them only tasted a few bites and didn't eat more.

Mei Ting had a happy smile on her face. After hearing this, she opened the box and a necklace came into view.

"There is a mirror in the room. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself." Wang Shu answered with a smile.

"I like it!" Mei Ting stared into Wang Shu's deep eyes with her big watery eyes, and replied softly with deep affection.

Mei Ting's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw Wang Shu suddenly pull out a box and hand it to her, as if by magic. Her pretty expression was full of surprise.

When the atmosphere reached this moment, the two naturally kissed each other again.

According to the normal procedure of a movie premiere, the crew of "Terror Cruise" held a press conference.

In fact, since Wang Shu had already opened the outer packaging box and was holding only a small rectangular box, Mei Ting almost guessed what was inside when she saw the box, and then asked pretending not to know.

Since Mei Ting said before that she wanted to cut the cake after midnight, the birthday gift must be given with a sense of ceremony, and it must also be given after midnight.

"Do you like it?" Wang Shu took her in his arms and asked softly with warm breath.

In addition, it is already late at night, so not only is it difficult to eat more, but as an actor, it is also not suitable to eat too much cake in order to stay in shape.

After hearing this, Mei Ting turned around and headed to the room without saying a word.

Han Sanping was not surprised by this kind of scene and dealt with it with ease.

"What is it?" she asked happily.

"Yeah!" Mei Ting responded obediently.

There were many reporters at the scene, and the flashlights kept flashing.

In short, don’t ask questions that shouldn’t be asked.

When Mei Ting heard Wang Shu's praise, the smile on her face became even brighter, and she subconsciously asked sweetly: "Really?"

"Yes!" Mei Ting responded affectionately and with eyes full of amusement.

Fortunately, Wang Shu is in good health, otherwise he would not have the energy to go to the premiere of "Terror Cruise" after dawn.

"You'll know after you take it apart and take a look." Wang Shu said with a smile.

April 4, 30 a.m.

As one of the investors of the film, China Film Group Corporation, and "Horror Cruise" is the first blockbuster film that Han Sanping personally took charge of after taking the top spot at China Film Group Corporation. The reporter asked a lot of questions.

He said: ""Horror Cruise" was shot in Sanya. Since a cruise ship was needed to set the scene, the crew searched a lot and worked hard to find a suitable cruise ship."

"In addition to these aspects, because it is a real-life shooting at sea, it is not only difficult, but also very dangerous."

After Han Sanping's interview was completed, it was Wang Shu's turn soon.

Both of them are adults. In their eyes, the cake is just a symbolic thing and is not meant to be eaten after cutting it.

At the press conference, Han Sanping, Wang Shu, as well as Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others were all present.

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Mei Ting was very proactive tonight, and she was willing to do many gestures that she was unwilling to do before.

Wang Shu took the necklace and carefully helped Mei Ting put it on.

Not only did he talk about the development of the domestic film industry, but he also expressed his confidence in the movie "Terror Cruise".

Mei Ting felt Wang Shu's movements, and the smile on her face never disappeared.

Wang Shu took out the gift he had prepared, handed it to Mei Ting, and said with a smile, "Let's see, do you like it?"

"I remember that we were filming the scene where the yacht rolled over at sea. Sister Haiwei fell into the sea and choked on several mouthfuls of water. We were all frightened to death. If there were no rescue personnel accompanying us at the time, the consequences would have been disastrous."

When the reporters heard this, they turned to look at Zhou Haiwei.

Zhou Haiwei answered in time: "Yes! This is an excellent science fiction film. In order to strive for realistic shots, Wang Shu usually shoots in real scenes."

"As Director Wang said, since the scene was shot in the sea, the environment was quite dangerous."

"However, in order to ensure the safety of us actors, Director Wang invited many ambulance personnel to be on standby at the scene."

"Because of this, I only choked on a few mouthfuls of water and was rescued."

In fact, it is a myth that Zhou Haiwei fell into the sea and choked.

Wang Shu sang along with her. He had prepared the script in advance and continued to hype the movie at the press conference.

When Zhou Haiwei finished speaking, Wang Shu praised her: "Sister Haiwei is very dedicated. After choking on the water, she only took a short break and then continued working."

"It is precisely because of the dedication and hard work of the entire crew, coupled with their hard work, that the film "Terror Cruise" was successfully completed and completed."

……

Then there was a burst of praise. …

The reporter at the scene asked again: "Hearing Director Wang talk about spending huge sums of money to build a cruise ship, does this mean that "Terror Cruise" is more science fiction than your previous "Space Traveler"?"

This kind of contrasting question usually attracts attention, and reporters on the scene all carefully pointed their cameras at Wang Shu.

Wang Shu smiled calmly and said, "You mean to say that "Terror Cruise" is more of a science fiction film, right?"

Hard science fiction emphasizes special effects. In order to make the special effects more realistic, high-quality hard science fiction films are not only shot in a green screen, but also shot in real scenes.

Only when these two are added together can special effects shots be the most realistic.

Otherwise, the shooting will only be completed in a green screen, and the special effects shots will look fake at first glance.

"Yes!" The reporter from before nodded.

Wang Shu smiled and said: "Before answering this question, I personally want to say something first."

"Science fiction movies themselves have difficulty achieving good box office results and attracting audiences."

"Although there are many successful science fiction movies, the development of domestic science fiction movies still faces difficulties."

"If you focus too much on images, environment and action, it may make this type of movie become more and more narrow."

This statement is not only saying that it is difficult to make science fiction films in China, but also expressing his courage to try and the difficulties and obstacles involved, etc. It is also clearing the ground that "Terror Cruise" is not a hard science fiction film.

It is also trying to win respect for the level of domestic film technology.

For hard science fiction films, there are too many things to worry about, such as the industry’s hardware foundation, technical level, prop library, scene studio, and corresponding special effects companies with sufficient technology, etc.

These are all next to zero.

Therefore, if you want to make a hard science fiction film from scratch in China, it may not be possible to make it even if you spend more than one billion dollars.

There is no ready-made industrial chain, everything is almost started from scratch, and huge investment is not necessarily effective.

Using foreign special effects companies to complete production also requires huge financial support.

In addition, the audience for domestic hard science fiction is limited these days, and the market has not yet opened.

If you make a hard science fiction film like "The Wandering Earth", you will be 100% directly compensated.

Even in the next few years, if hard science fiction movies are made in China, they will still be seeking death.

"The Wandering Earth" was able to start filming in 2017. It was only after 2008 that the domestic economy took off, all walks of life flourished, and the level of science and technology rapidly iterated, and it reached a corresponding level.

It’s 2007 now, 2017 years apart from 10.

Even though it’s only been ten years, the level of science and technology has skyrocketed to the ground.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about mobile phones. Nowadays, the world of push-button mobile phones is still dominated.

Smartphones only appeared in China in 2009 and were not fully popularized until 2013.

Among them, fingerprint unlocking, pupil unlocking, NFC, etc. are all things that have not yet appeared.

In just ten years, there is a world of difference.

Seeing the reporters around him waiting for him to continue, Wang Shu immediately smiled and said: "In my opinion, the scope of science fiction movies can be broader. For example, "Journey to the West" can be regarded as a science fiction work from 500 years ago. , Mr. Wu Chengen’s imagination is very impressive. Later works, such as "Groundhog Day", also belong to the science fiction genre."

"Again, if science fiction movies put too much emphasis on image effects and action when moving towards the future, and ignore the in-depth development of the storyline, the road may become narrower. Therefore, science fiction movies still need to pay more attention to Story and plot creation.”

"Furthermore, I personally believe that the success of science fiction movies is related to the audience's aesthetic fatigue."

"In fact, most viewers believe that the content of many science fiction movies is similar to video games. This shows that the audience lacks sufficient humanistic care and depth, and the audience prefers content close to life."

"Spiritual life covers characters, human nature, social structure, values, etc. These are all important elements to attract audiences."

"In short, as long as the science fiction color makes the audience shine or interest them, that's almost half the battle."

"The other half is that in addition to having magical imagination, science fiction movies must first have a solid story and character creation."

"The story and characters of the movie are not attractive enough, and no matter how grand the sci-fi scenes are, they cannot keep the audience watching for two hours."

"You have to use suspense, a story, a beginning, an end, various causal relationships, and retributive relationships to attract the audience, and then you can watch it for one and a half hours and two hours."

"Of course, generally speaking, science fiction movies have a strong purpose, so we must also pay attention to their values. Especially science fiction movies for teenagers, we must pay attention to the expression of values."

"Science also has values. It is best to integrate the creation of science fiction movies into values ​​with Chinese characteristics, just like American movies emphasize the American spirit. Correct values ​​​​can push society forward and are an important driving force for the development of science fiction movies."

This was a press conference, and Han Sanping, the head of China Film Group, was also sitting next to him. While Wang Shu was talking, he did not forget to express his position.

This is important!

Wang Shu smiled when he said this, and then said: "Let's talk about science fiction movies themselves."

"There is still room for catching up between our domestic film technology and foreign countries, so it is more difficult to shoot hard science fiction films that are heavy on industry and special effects."

"However, you can't make hard science fiction, but you can make a conceptual soft science fiction."

"Like the water tower as the 'Gateway of Time', as long as the concept can be implanted in the hearts of the audience, it can be established. For example, the cup in front of us is another world, and after a person enters the cup, he finds that the time in the cup may be longer than If we are two minutes slower, this will be easy to achieve.”

"Of course, no matter how soft science fiction or retro, it cannot all be realistic scenes. Even subtle science fiction scenes will bring great difficulties to the shooting. For example, during the filming process, there was a time travel reflected on the TV. This In a long shot, the protagonist needs to run into the TV camera and travel to reality, which requires synthesis, which is quite difficult to achieve. "

"However, no matter how difficult it is, it is still much simpler than hard science fiction."

He just started to praise the level of domestic film technology. This is the attitude that filmmakers should have when facing the public. Otherwise, when these words are published, there is a 100% chance that they will be dug up and whipped to death in the future.

Then, in order to once again dismiss "Terror Cruise" as just soft science fiction, he had no choice but to imply that the domestic film technology level was not good enough after expressing his attitude.

It's not that he doesn't want to make hard science fiction movies, but that domestic film technology is not enough to support it.

With the previous foreshadowing, it would not be offensive if he secretly stated this.

Because of the rubbish special effects in "The Promise" directed by Chen Kaige in 2005, Han Han even jumped out to ridicule it.

As a result, many people have become more and more aware that domestic film special effects are really not good.

Therefore, I don’t blame Wang Shu for not making hard science fiction, he really can’t.

It's not that Wang Shu can't make hard science fiction, it's that he really can't make it.

If there is nothing you can do about it, you can't blame him.

His words and foreshadowing were not only to make up for the fact that "Terror Cruise" is just soft science fiction, but also had this purpose.

Of course he can shoot hard science fiction!
It’s just that at this stage, except for the fact that there is enough market in Hollywood for filming, whoever invests in hard science fiction projects in China will be the one who fails to write.

(End of this chapter)