To make a science fiction film that reflects China's aerospace industry, the importance and honor are self-evident.

But for Stephen Zhao, these are all illusory, so he quickly calmed down his excitement and turned solemn, because it was really difficult for him to shoot such a film.

When I think of this kind of sci-fi film, Stephen Zhao's mind has no other films except for the film "Gravity".

If you want to shoot "Gravity", it's not that you can't shoot it, but there are two major problems, one is a technical problem, and it is difficult for a director in China to shoot it; Another big problem is the issue of risk, the risk factor is too high.

Of course, if you want to make a tribute film and dedicate it to the leader, these two problems are not a problem, because it is easy to do, he has seen a tribute film called "Flying Sky" in his previous life, and the one he shot is called a speechless ah, and after watching it, it can make people have nowhere to urinate. The whole plot is actually quite simple, it tells the story of an astronaut who went through many twists and turns and finally flew into space, and the actors' acting skills have nothing to say, all kinds of realism. However, it's so realistic, and I haven't seen a few special effects, so it looks like it's a little passionate.

This is the effect that you want for a gift film.

But to go to the cinema to show this kind of tribute film is simply to fight the street to death, so when such a film was released in the theater in his previous life, Stephen Zhao didn't know it, thinking that he was also a boy who loved science fiction movies very much. It wasn't until "Gravity" was released later that he deliberately searched for aerospace-related films and stumbled upon "Flying Sky".

"You're not dizzy now, are you?" Ye Weihong's joking voice came from the phone.

"Ahem, don't faint." Stephen Zhao came to his senses and replied: "I must be interested, but you know, making such a film." A lot of times it's not up to me to call the shots. So, you give me an explanation, does NASA want to make a tribute film or a commercial film that sells at the box office? ”

Ye Weihong understood, and said with a smile: "You kid, this is a good opportunity, you are still picky." It doesn't matter if it's going to be a tribute film or a commercial film. Can't you make both types of movies? ”

Zhao Xingchi was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Haha...... I understand, it's worthy of being a third less, it's really good enough. ”

He understood Ye Weihong's meaning, this was for him to make a gift film and hand it in, and then start another commercial film to make money at the box office, which is called talking about politics and making money, and you have both fish and bear's paws. I helped NASA shoot a tribute film, which is a favor. NASA has to return the favor to him and help make a commercial film, otherwise it would be too unreasonable and not to bully people like this.

Ye Weihong said with a smile: "Don't be complacent, it's not certain that this matter is uncertain, and such a movie is definitely not something you can play alone, and you have to work together with many departments and companies." The most important thing is that they don't really value your ability to write or make movies. They value your ability to write fiction. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xingchi suddenly fell silent.

Go around and around. Still have to write a science fiction novel!

"Hey, hey, are you listening?" Ye Weihong shouted urgently on the other end of the phone.

"Yes." Zhao Xingchi responded, and then sighed helplessly: "If you want to write a novel, it's really not an ordinary difficulty." This kind of novel is also written as a non-fiction novel, and readers will not like to read it. ”

Ye Weihong was silent for a moment. Then comforted him and said, "You can think about this matter again, and then reply to me after thinking about it." He also knows that non-fiction novels will not be read unless they are professionals or crazy enthusiasts.

After hanging up the phone. Stephen Zhao was speechless for a while, and he had insomnia that night.

From Ye Weihong's words, he can know what the space agency means, which is nothing more than asking him to write a popular novel showing China's aerospace industry, preferably like the martial arts novel he wrote, which is popular throughout Asia. As for making movies or TV series, it's just incidental.

But Stephen Zhao knew that this was simply impossible.

Not even on earth has ever written a novel of this type. If you want to describe a country's aerospace industry, it will definitely not work to make it up, if you enlarge it, it will become a science fiction novel, and if it is realistic, it will become an expository essay, and no one will like to read it. So the meaning of NASA is simply an unsolvable proposition.

Following!

After washing, Stephen Zhao left the hotel and drove to the Wuxi Film and Television Base.

On the way, browsing the web, I kept seeing netizens discussing "Is Xing Ye writing science fiction behind closed doors and then adapting it into a movie", Stephen Zhao suddenly became blessed: "Novels can be adapted into movies, so what about the other way around?" A movie adapted into a novel? ”

Yes, the movie is adapted into a novel!

All of a sudden, Stephen Zhao had a clear idea, that's right, adapting the movie into a novel, so that this proposition was completely clear.

The film "Gravity" can be adapted into a highly readable novel!

"Flying Sky" can also be adapted into a novel, although it is not very readable, but it is good to take it as a gift.

Not to mention the tribute film "Flying Sky", specifically talking about "Gravity", this film is a bit exaggerated, a little too imaginative, and many highlights are not depicted in words.

The exaggeration is because the current space technology has not developed to the point where astronauts can move freely in space by controlling jet backpacks, and now astronauts who want to walk in space can only tie themselves to a cable, and then walk slowly in space by moving their hands and feet, which is not much better than a snail. But in "Gravity", the astronaut moves very flexibly directly through the jetpack behind him.

Overly imagining, jet movements, space junk hitting space stations, etc., have not yet happened in the real aerospace industry.

"Gravity" is a disaster movie, because disasters are more touching and can shape the film to be thrilling.

The highlights that can't be depicted in words are the magnificent, vast and vivid space shots in the film, which are really beautiful and shocking, and they can't be described by words at all.

The first two problems are the biggest ones, and they may not be in line with what NASA is trying to do.

The last question is not really anything, it can't be described in words, so let's go straight to the illustration, although the visual experience is far less intense than when watching the film, but it is better than nothing.

Write down the main points as you think.

I don't know how long it took, but when the car stopped, it had arrived at the Wuxi Film and Television Base.

Stephen Zhao packed up, then got out of the car, and immediately saw Huang Wen, the director of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", and Miao Changyu, the producer, meeting him on the side of the road.

The crew of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" has been out of work for more than two months, and has been waiting for the arrival of his "Zhang Wuji", and now it is finally here, and I am still a little unaccustomed to it for a while.

Stephen Zhao is also a little unaccustomed, after all, he hasn't filmed for several months, not only psychologically, but also physically.

In the afternoon of the same day, Stephen Zhao and the crew did the run-in first, and only officially started filming the next day.

That's three days.

There's not much to say about the filming process, it's boring and boring.

The interaction with the beautiful actresses is also quite boring, because NG has been standing in front of him over and over again, and Stephen Zhao believes that his expression will not change in any way.

On the fourth day of filming, the company's screenwriters and directors successively sent their ideas about low-budget sci-fi films to Stephen Zhao's mailbox by email.

Before going to bed at night, Stephen Zhao had time to review.

Perhaps because he is an online writer, Yang Qi feels very imaginative to Stephen Zhao, and often has some unusual ideas. So the first email I reviewed was sent by Yang Qi.

When I opened it, in less than a minute, Zhao Xingchi nodded frequently.

Yang Qi's idea is the same as the idea he said at the meeting that day, it is about time travel, to be precise, time travel, a bit similar to "Time and Space Traveler", but the plot is completely different. The plot constructed by Yang Qi is a technical house with a house, a car and a career, but with zero emotional intelligence, in order to marry the goddess of his dreams, a beautiful star, so he created a time and space shuttle to pursue her before the beauty star has not yet made a career.

The sling counterattack on the goddess, this is the dream of countless men, even if it is a successful man, rich and handsome, will also have this kind of dream, because successful men and rich and handsome people also advanced from the sling.

It can be said that although this low-cost sci-fi film conceived by Yang Qi is just selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, it actually sells well, at least Stephen Zhao watches it with relish.

Yang Qi named his low-budget sci-fi film "Time and Space Lovers", which is quite emotional.

"It's not bad, if the radio and television side can pass the review, it can still be filmed." Stephen Zhao thought in his heart that in his evaluation, this film should have a good box office when it is made.

In the previous life, there was a movie that was very similar to Yang Qi's concept, it was an American fantasy film called "Neverending", which was also a goddess of sling's counterattack, but it was also interspersed with sling's counterattack on the tycoon, counterattack on the underworld boss and other plots, a hodgepodge, so the quality is quite speechless, but it still made more than 50 million box office in China, and it was in 2011.

is also a sling counterattack, a smorgasbord of foreign language films like "Neverending" can earn more than 50 million in 2011, and there is no reason why the box office performance of "Chrono Lovers", which is refined by the local story, will be worse than it.

It's a pity that this kind of film can't be regarded as a science fiction film, there are almost no scientific elements, and it is full of fantasy elements, so it's almost the same as a fantasy film. (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank the "earthly and earthly" students for their support!