At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Tang An took the crew to get off the plane from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport, the crew had already come to the set here half a month ago to prepare, this time he just brought a few actors over.

"Hello Tang Dong, hello Mr. Li. ”

Pang Hong, vice president of Ningxia Film Group, who was already waiting, greeted him with a smile.

"Trouble Mr. Pang to pick up the plane in person. Tang An smiled and shook his hand.

Pang Hong waved his hand and smiled, "There's no trouble, I also want to welcome Tang Dong to come to our Ningxia to film, I have already booked the hotel, and Yang Dong will be there soon." ”

Saying that, Pang Hong asked Tang An to get into an old Audi A6, and the others got into the car sent by the crew.

The location of "The Martian" is in Ningxia, and the studio is also in Western Film and Television City, which saves time for transitions.

He was a local snake, and he also helped Zhang Luo set up the location and studio, Tang An had to go to the studio first, and then go to the studio later.

Coming to the Kempinski Hotel on Yinchuan Beijing Middle Road, Yang Hongtao, chairman of Ningxia Film Group, also came within a few minutes.

"Hello Yang Dong. ”

"Hehe, Tang Dong, it's the first time we've met, please take a seat. ”

Yang Hongtao beckoned Tang An to sit down, and soon the food was served.

The banquet is staggered, and it is inevitable to drink two glasses.

However, Tang An still had to go to the set at night, and he didn't drink much.

"Tang Dong, our group is cooperating with Plaza Asia Entertainment on an action blockbuster, I don't know if you are interested?"

As he spoke, Yang Hongtao mentioned a project and asked with a smile.

Tang An's vision is obvious to all, and Hantang Media's publicity and distribution ability is not weak, and Yang Hongtao also hopes that the two sides can have more cooperation.

"Dong Yang, I'm busy with this "The Martian" now, and I don't have the energy to take care of other things for the time being, or you can send someone to talk to Mr. Chen, or wait for me to finish filming this drama. Tang An smiled.

Ningxia Film Group does not have much presence in the country, and if it weren't for a "Painted Skin", most people wouldn't know that there was such a studio.

I can't make a commercial movie in two or three years, what Yang Hongtao is talking about should be "Wolverine"... Oh no, it's King Kong.

A proper big bad movie, if there is no plot, no dialogue, and no lines, you can still watch it.

It's been fighting all the time, and the action scenes can still be watched, but with this plot......

It is basically difficult for this kind of small and medium-sized film company to make good films, from directors, actors to servicemen, there are no decent talents.

Looking at the successful low-budget dark horse films in the past decade, they are basically invested and produced by medium-sized film companies or above, and only these companies have channels.

"Nightclub" is still invested by China Film and Chengtian.

"Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" was originally invested by Perfect World and Xinli Media.

In addition to Huaqi Film and Television, "People in Awkward Journey" also has the investment of Xiangbei Yangtze River Film Group, and the annual box office of a theater under one of its branches in Xiangbei accounts for half of the annual box office of the entire Xiangbei Province.

The dark horse is not so easy to be, the movie theater line of a small company is basically a few days of travel, and Ningxia Film Group can't handle the painting itself, and it has to pull in several other companies.

By the way, the famous "Asura" was invested by Ningxia Film Group, which made a big joke.

After being full of wine and food, Tang An declined some of the later programs and took everyone to the western film and television base in the northwest suburbs of Yinchuan.

The desolate Northwest Desert has created its quaint, primitive, rough, desolate, and unique architectural style.

Movies such as "Journey to the West", "New Dragon Gate Inn", and "Red Sorghum" were filmed here.

Xu Ke's remake of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" was originally set here, but in the end, he chose the Tianmo Film and Television Base in northern Hebei, which is also the closest desert to the capital.

The car stopped at the gate of the base, and Tang An asked the actors to go back to the hotel to rest first, and then went to the set to have a look.

Drive to the green screen studio specially opened up in the east, which is 25 meters high and covers an area of thousands of square meters.

The entire surface of Mars has been built in the studio, a full-size human center has been placed, and even a rover can be launched.

The green screen was only used to add CG mountain footage in the distance, as well as panorama footage shot in the Tengger Desert during the preparation stage.

The Tengger Desert did not go directly to shoot, but a large area was transformed, completely in accordance with the reference data of the Martian geomorphology given by the Space Agency.

When Tang An arrived, hundreds of crew members in the studio were still busy, and art director Ye Jintian, photographer Zhang Li, and lighting engineer Zhou Ren were constantly adjusting the lighting.

Assistant directors Zhang Yiping and Shi Tiangeng led two teams of people to arrange around, and there were people in and out of the human center, and the rover was also checking.

"Lao Ye, Lao Zhang, how is it, did you check it out at the end?" Tang An walked over and asked.

"Director Tang. ”

"Director Tang is here. ”

Everyone stopped what they were doing and said hello to Tang An.

Ye Jintian rubbed his eyes, "Director Tang, the preparations have been completed, and filming can start tonight." ”

"Don't worry, everyone will take a break tonight and start work tomorrow. ”

Tang An nodded, squatted on the ground and grabbed a handful of sand on the ground, put it in his hand and rubbed it.

Zhang Yiping walked over and said, "Director Tang, these sands are dry enough, just like the Tengger Desert, our location location. ”

Tang An patted off the sand on his hand and got up and said, "This time is hard for everyone, our shooting cycle this time is about one and a half months enough, let's work hard for a while." ”

Tang An looked up at the roof of the studio, and there were seven or eight lights, "What is the height of this studio?"

Zhou Ping knew what Tang An was going to ask, and immediately replied, "It's close to 25 meters, and the height is limited, so the height of daylight is also limited." ”

According to the data given by the space agency, this keeps the plot between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Martian time. When we move to the Tengger Desert to shoot, we also try to use the same daylight height as much as possible. ”

Tang An asked, "In other words, there are only two hours of time to shoot locations in the Tengger Desert?"

Zhou Ren nodded, "It's about two hours, depending on the weather." ”

Tang An asked again, "Can't it be modified later?"

Zhou Ren shook his head, "I asked Director Xiao to read it, and it doesn't make much sense in the later stage." ”

Tang An didn't insist on it, and asked people to call the production director Zhao Lei, "Lao Zhao, you and the coordinator confirm the film schedule, the plan of the location is arranged, and the plan for the next three days will be shown to me later." ”

"Alas, okay Tang Dao. Zhao Lei nodded in response.

Then Tang An went to other human centers and other studios to have a look, and the human center was directed and built by the space agency, at a 1:1 scale.

Several other studios were prepared, and the modified Mars rover Tang An also sat on it and tried it out.

Everything has been confirmed, everything is ready, and it is time to understand that filming will officially begin.

A complete and professional production team, there is basically no need for Tang Anduo to worry about the preliminary preparations, as long as you accurately pass on your requirements and ideas, it is generally OK.

changed to a small company, Tang An had to be busy as a dog, and he couldn't achieve this effect.

After turning around, Tang An clapped his hands at everyone.

"Everyone work hard, the hotel has already booked a meal, and after doing what is in hand, I will go back to the hotel to eat, except for not drinking, I can eat everything I want.

After eating, we will have a good rest, and we will officially start work from tomorrow. ”

A big meal can at least make them work a little faster, and their hands and feet are a little sharper.