In a large temporary studio in Yangmingshan, the gaffer is constantly adjusting the brightness and color of the light, and finally a huge light blue "moon" is illuminated on the blue background wall.

Some people say that the moon in the United States is bigger and rounder than in China, and they also pull up a whole bunch of problems about air visibility and latitude to analyze. From Wang Zijun's personal experience, there is really no difference between the moons of the two countries, because the size of the moon itself is constantly changing, and it is impossible to say who is bigger than whom.

As for the photos of the giant moon that someone captured, Wang Zijun had never seen it with his own eyes anyway, so he didn't dare to comment on his real surname.

Anyway, what Wang Zijun can do now is to artificially create a "moon".

The silhouette of a young boy flying into the sky on a bicycle and passing in front of a huge moon in "ET" has been hailed as the greatest cinematic moment. It can be said that when the picture of the little boy riding a bicycle and flying with the moon has sublimated the whole movie at the aesthetic level, and at the same time greatly increased the sci-fi and mysterious flavor of the movie, Wang Zijun naturally could not let go of this scene.

Building a studio, arranging various tree props and backgrounds, labor, time and post-production of special effects, just for those few seconds of the movie, Wang Zijun spent an additional 5 million Taiwan dollars, that is, more than 100,000 US dollars. It may not be a big deal in Hollywood, but it's on stage today. The total investment of some literary and artistic films is only four or five million Taiwan dollars, which is definitely a veritable money burner.

Wang Zijun climbed the elevator more than three meters high, personally watched the projected giant moon effect through the camera lens, and commanded the lighting special effects artist to debug for more than two hours, and finally felt satisfied with the size and color.

Lin Zhiying was ready at this time, and he had Weiya hanging on his back and on his bicycle. For the footage of the bicycle flight, the 10-year-old child practiced for three days, and there were some bruises on his arms and face.

Wang Zijun gave an order, and the people of the Weiya group immediately moved, Lin Zhiying pedaled the bicycle in the air with both feet, and suddenly her body shook, and the person and the car fell half-separated in the air.

"Click," Wang Zijun comforted, "Do it again, Xiaozhi, don't be nervous, just practice as usual." ”

"Come again!"

"Eksh!"

Two cameras captured the footage, and the actual shot took less than 30 seconds, and the shot was finally completed.

However, this is not the end, due to the lack of computer special effects technology, Lin Zhiying still has to shoot the same picture in the field in order to get a more realistic effect when doing post-production special effects.

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"Sister Zhen, make up your makeup again. Yes, put down your hair too! Wang Zijun said to Zhen Zhen.

Zhen Zhen returned to Taiwan with her husband Liu Jiachang. b. Since then, she has been staying at home as a housewife. Hearing that Wang Zijun was going to choose a middle-aged actress, she couldn't help but come to audition, whether it was acting skills or relationship face issues, Wang Zijun decided to use him without thinking about it.

The film tries to catch the alien station. The head of the Bay Agent is played by the powerful actor Ke Junxiong, who and Zhen Zhen have been separated for more than ten years and have cooperated on the screen again. With only the previous appeal of the two, "ET" is in Taiwan. The Bay Area will attract a lot of older audiences to the cinema.

"Brother Xiong, when you drive and chase later,?" Wang Zijun said to Ke Junxiong.

Ke Junxiong nodded and said with a smile: "Director, don't call me Brother Xiong, it sounds weird." ”

Wang Zijun said: "Then that's it, the makeup artist should hurry up." Check the vehicle again to see if there is any problem, and prepare to start shooting in ten minutes. ”

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The plot of "ET" has not changed much, but the role of Xiao Yan, the big sister, has been added, which is purely the reason why Wang Zijun helped her show her face, and the role is very small.

The filming time is very tight, because I have to rush to release the film before the Spring Festival, and now the time is running out. Since the start of filming in October, it is now mid-December, Wang Zijun finally finished filming the main shot, and it took three full days to make up the shooting, and the whole scene was finally completed.

The film was handed over to the technicians for post-processing, and Wang Zijun discussed with teachers Zhou Lanping and Zuo Hongyuan to make the soundtrack. Wang Zijun also wrote some of the original soundtrack, but due to changes in many details, such as the Dragon Boat Festival celebration in the film, it is inevitable to add some oriental-style music. The most important thing is that these songs should be in harmony with the original soundtrack, otherwise they will be different.

On this day, Zuo Hongyuan was discussing the work song at Zhou Lanping's house, but Wang Zijun suddenly came to visit.

Wang Zijun entered the house with his front foot, followed by several porters, carrying a brand-new piano.

"Teacher, where do you put this piano?" Wang Zijun asked.

Zuo Hongyuan stood up from the old piano of Zhou's house, walked over and touched the new piano and said, "Good guy, it's still Steinway's, you earned it this time." ”

Zhou Lanping said incorrectly: "Zijun, what are you doing when you buy the piano, this piano at home is used well, it's a waste!" ”

A little Lori suddenly popped out of the corner of the room and said, "Brother Zijun is the richest man in the world, so he is not short of money." Uncle Zhou, why don't you give me your original piano? ”

It was Zuo Hongyuan's daughter who spoke, and later the famous music producer and singer Zuo An'an, who is only twelve or thirteen years old now, and her name was still helped by Wang Zijun at the beginning.

As soon as Zuo An'an's words came out, Zhou Lanping laughed, pointed at Zuo Hongyuan and said, "You are a dime a dime and love to take advantage, and you have taught your daughter badly." ”

"Okay, Uncle Zhou." Zuo Anan hung Zhou Lanping's wrist and kept shaking and being coquettish.

"Okay, if you want to break your waist again." Zhou Lanping hurriedly said.

Although the little Lori Zuo An'an called Uncle Zhou Lanping, Zhou Lanping is 60 years old this year, and Wang Zijun is here today to give the teacher a congratulatory gift for his 60th birthday. After Wang Zijun was reborn, he was a master like Zhou Lanping, although he didn't learn anything from Zhou Lanping since Wang Zijun made movies, but he was always his mentor. If it weren't for Zhou Lanping's reluctance to publicize it, Wang Zijun would still want to hold a birthday banquet for him, because this old man didn't know if he had any unforgettable past when he was young, and now he is still alone, and it is lonely enough to stay at home.

The new piano quickly replaced Zhou Lanping's original one, and after getting familiar with the feel for a while, several people discussed the soundtrack of the movie. To Wang Zijun's surprise, Zuo An'an, a little Lori, actually interjected from time to time and gave some strange suggestions.

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "An An's foundation is good, how is he singing?" Do you want my brother to give you a record? ”

"Yes, yes." Zuo Anan hurriedly clapped his hands and smiled happily.

"Ahem!" Zuo Hongyuan coughed dryly, "An An is in the period of voice change, and her singing skills are not very good, let's talk about the record later." ”

Zuo Anan stuck out his tongue and rolled his eyes at his father, and his funny appearance made Zhou Lanping laugh.

The two music veterans worked quickly, and handed Wang Zijun four pieces of music two days later. Wang Zijun took the song and plunged into the editing room again, giving guidance to the editor from time to time.

Editing Wang Zijun's movie is both happy and painful for the editor. The happy thing is that Wang Zijun is often a little bit and cuts out very good films, but the pain is that Wang Zijun always rudely interferes with the editor's work, and the editor who has a little confidence in himself does not want to be commanded like this.

The post-dubbing, soundtrack, and sample film were completed in January, and the first batch of 500 copies were quickly produced and delivered to the theaters under the Wang Cinema Line as a priority.

As soon as I heard that Wang Zijun's new film was completed, not only the film companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, but even the film companies in Europe and the United States rushed over like sharks smelling blood.

For a director who has just finished painting with a work that has grossed more than a billion dollars, it doesn't matter what he shoots, what matters is that he makes a movie.

The staff of Wang's Pictures' distribution department are very idle, because the distribution work is actually largely done before the film is completed, and the rest is all small things. Like the kind of thing that gathers the film company to test the screening to see the effect, it is simply an insult to director Wang Zijun.

What the? Do you want to see dailies first? Then you go home and wait slowly, if you don't buy it, others will buy it. Want to talk more about sharing? Sorry, I'm not available, next one.

This is the strength of big directors and big companies, unlike other small companies and small directors, in order to arrange a drama in the theater, beg dad to sue grandma, and even take the initiative to reduce the box office share, it depends on whether others dump you or not.

It was only at this time that the outside world finally knew the title of Wang Zijun's new film, and Wang Zijun only said that he was making a film about aliens.

Taiwan has been acquired by Wang Zijun with 60% of the shares. The first professional film magazine in the bay, "Impact", was publishing an article criticizing Taiwan when Wang Zijun's new film was being hyped. b. Film: "Taiwan. Bay films have developed rapidly in recent years, but there has always been a hidden concern, that is, many directors are not grounded. Platform. The cultural atmosphere of the bay is strong, and the movies made are also very humanistic and thoughtful, which is a good thing. However, some directors blindly pursue trophies, blindly play with the so-called ideological connotation, and make movies that make the audience look at the clouds...... Platform. Filmmakers in Hong Kong have tried to ridicule Hong Kong's film industry as a cultural desert, but the speed of development of Hong Kong films in recent years is obvious to all, and the total box office of Hong Kong films last year has reached 100 million US dollars, reaching Taiwan. b. 60% of the films. Five years ago, the total box office of Hong Kong films was only Taiwan. Bay slice of one-fifth, this pair of Taiwan. b. Filmmakers have wake-up call. Although many Hong Kong films lack connotation, they are all heading for the market...... There is also the stage. The genre of Bay films is too simple, although Wang's Film Company has plans to shoot various genre films every year, but in addition to literary arts, martial arts and comedy films, even if other genre films are made, it is difficult to get a good box office. can take a look at the Hong Kong films of the past two years, the "New Shu Mountain Swordsman", "Best Partner" series, as well as Garbo's "Royal Sister" that has just been released, as well as a series of science fiction movies adapted from Ni Kuang's science fiction, all kinds of movies have achieved good box office. In comparison, Taiwan. The bay film seems to be still standing still.

This time, director Wang Zijun's new film shoots aliens, which should be a rich station. A great opportunity for film genre films. However, with the consistent style of our lovely film directors and investors, it is estimated that the next six months will be in power. b. At least 20 or more alien movies should be added. Because I am reluctant to invest and want to follow the trend, I am afraid that the alien sci-fi film will be very 'good-looking', let's wait and see. ”

Impact magazine is on stage. b. Critical Channel. Bay Films, Hong Kong's film biweekly, reviews from the perspective of film special effects. said that Tsui Hark's "New Shushan Swordsman", which has just won at the Hong Kong box office, and Wang Zijun's upcoming "ET", in the film budget, special effects cost accounts for a large proportion, and the use of special effects in movies will be more common in the future, marking that Chinese films have entered the era of special effects.

Some publications in the United States that want to sensationalize and rely on scolding Wang Zijun to increase sales are saying that Wang Zijun's talent has been exhausted after filming "Titanic", so they dare not stay in Hollywood, which is highly competitive. Now that he is returning to Asia to shoot alien films, he is just picking up the wisdom of Lucas and Spielberg, and he wants to make money by becoming famous.

Regarding this statement, Spielberg said in an interview with reporters: "The movie "ET", in fact, Wang mentioned it to me six or seven years ago, and it was a very novel idea. Maybe I didn't make it at that time because I made too many alien movies, after all, Zachary was never a follower. ”

The Chinese director's new film is ready to be released in Asia, are you ready?

This is the headline of an American entertainment magazine, discussing the level of anticipation of American audiences for Wang Zijun's new work, and finally doing a survey. According to the results of the survey, 47% of the respondents said that they are very much looking forward to Wang Zijun's new film, and they will enter the theater after it is released in the United States; 28% of the respondents said that they would go to see it when they had time, and they were still looking forward to Wang Zijun's movie; Another 15% of the respondents said they would not go to the cinema because the film actors were all Asian, which greatly reduced their attractiveness. The last remaining part is uncertain and has a variety of reasons.

Even so, the results of the investigation have already made people in the industry feel terrified. You know, this is a random street survey, not a movie lover. Nearly half of the respondents said that they would definitely go to the theater to watch Wang Zijun's new film, which means that as long as the movie is not too bad, then the box office of "ET" in the United States is likely to easily exceed 100 million.

The publicity offensive had already started before Wang Zijun was finished, and after rounds of publicity, on the third day after the post-production was completed, "ET" was directly on stage. It will be released in the Bay Area, but it will be delayed in Hong Kong.

(To be continued)