Zhangjiakou, the filming location of a Chinese-funded factory.

Zhaochuan Iron Works covers an area of more than 400 acres, prepared in 1984, completed and put into production in 1986, mainly smelting steel.

In 2012, in response to the country's call for capacity reduction, energy conservation and emission reduction, the iron plant was shut down and prepared for transformation or reconstruction.

At the beginning of this year, the crew of [Wolf Warrior 2] found Zhaochuan Iron Works, and the producers believed that the conditions of the Iron Works in all aspects were very suitable for the filming needs of some shots of [Wolf Warrior 2], and hoped that the Iron Works could provide filming venues for the crew.

This idea was strongly supported by the Kunyuan Group, to which the iron works belonged.

In February 2016, the crew of [Wolf Warrior 2] went to Kunyuan Group Zhaochuan Iron Works for on-site inspection, and then signed a lease contract.

In March, the crew entered the scene to do the relevant scene layout, and now the Zhaochuan Iron Works has been completely built into the appearance of a Chinese-funded factory opened in Africa in the script.

Wu Jing's group A went to Bincheng to shoot the scenes of "Leng Feng" at the beginning of the movie, including playing football on the beach and fighting pirates underwater.

Bincheng is a famous coastal city in Liao Province, known as the "Northern Harbor Island", with beautiful golden beaches.

Some of the scenes in the play on the African beach were moved here to film, and as for the underwater fight, Wu Jingxuan filmed in the swimming pool of a local university.

Gu Wei took Zhang Tianai from the capital to Zhangjiakou, and his main scene was divided into two parts.

Part of it was in a Chinese-funded factory, and he was taught by Wu Jing in the early stage, and little by little he grew from a military enthusiast to an amateur soldier king.

Later, he independently repelled the villain BOSS "Daddy", and finally the decisive battle after Wu Jing's arrival.

The filming location of the steel plant is a very important place, and Gu Wei's main scenes take place here.

Another part is to go to the hospital, and rescued Zhang Tianai and "Dr. Chen" by mistake, this section has a slightly less scene, the filming location is in the Huairou Film and Television Base around the capital, and it will not be transferred to that side until the end of the steel plant.

Although Wu Jing, the real director, is not there, Dong Yi, the executive director of Group B, can preside over the overall situation, and the producer Lu Jianmin is also here.

After Gu Wei joined the group, according to the pre-determined shooting task, he began to shoot the first battle in which he took Zhang Tianai and the workers of the Chinese-funded factory to repel the villain "Daddy".

Zhang Mingfeng, a 32-year-old native of Zhaochuan, Zhangjiakou, usually farms for a living, and the Zhaochuan Iron and Steel Plant is not far from their village.

At noon that day, when he returned from the field, he saw a crowd of people gathered around the entrance of the village.

"Ryoko, what are they doing around that?"

He didn't step forward, but looked at a young man from the same village from a distance and asked.

"I heard that there is a crew filming at the Zhaochuan Iron and Steel Plant next door to us, and the crew came to recruit a group performer"

"What crew came to our filming in the backwoods, wouldn't it be a liar?"

Zhang Mingfeng looked suspicious.

"No, Brother Feng.

Wu Jing, do you know it, playing [Tai Chi Grandmaster], the movie he directed, starring Gu Wei, the big star who sang at the Spring Festival Gala.

The people who came with the crew were the original people from the Zhaochuan Steel Mill, I know them all, and it's definitely right.

I heard that they were going to recruit more than 200 group performers, and people from several villages next door came.

Brother Feng, I'll go first."

Ryoko was excited, for the young people in their village, it was a very novel thing to be able to act in a movie.

Not to mention that the crew gives money and takes care of food, even if they don't give anything, it is estimated that there are many people who are willing to participate in it on a voluntary basis.

Zhang Mingfeng stood in place and watched Liangzi hurriedly run to sign up, he was also a little hesitant, he had been watching movies on TV before, and it was the first time he had encountered a movie in reality, and it was a lie to say that he was not impressed.

It's just that he is not a young man in his early 20s after all, and he rushes forward in a hurry when he encounters something, and he still has some concerns, and he will not participate easily if he doesn't inquire clearly.

After a short while, Ryoko walked back happily.

"Brother Feng, why haven't you gone yet?

I've signed up, and they've recruited more than 100 people in a moment."

"What did you say?"

"From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., more than 100 yuan a day, taking care of food.

It's good if you play a line or a dead body with extra money. ”

Ryoko is giggling, and she is very excited to be able to make a movie soon.

"By the way, the recruit just now asked who would drive a truck, Brother Feng, haven't you learned before?

If you go this way, I guess I can even add money to you."

Zhang Mingfeng thought about it and made a decision.

"Okay, then I'll sign up too, and let's go filming together when the time comes!"

As he spoke, he patted Ryoko on the shoulder and walked to the registration office.

in the crew.

The movie just started filming and filmed some relatively simple scenes.

For example, in the factory, I held a meeting with the workers, and in the office I exchanged some information about the villain rebels with Zhang Tianai, as well as in response to the attack of the upcoming rebel mercenary "Daddy", and instructed everyone to make some arrangements in the factory.

Anyway, the literary drama is relatively simple, filmed in the front, and the scenes of real gunfights and fights are lined up in the back.

This version of [Wolf Warrior 2] does not have the role of the veteran played by Wu Gang, because in fact, Wu Jing replaces Wu Gang.

At the beginning of the story, he acted as Gu Wei's master and trained Gu Wei from a rich second-generation gentleman.

After experiencing a real battle later, the role of Gu Wei became more and more mature.

So Gu Wei alone has the final say in everything in the Chinese-funded factory, and after saving Zhang Tianai, the main shots in the factory revolve around the two of them.

Gu Wei was wearing a camouflage suit, and the makeup on his face blackened him, making him look more rugged, otherwise the original skin color was too white, not like opening a factory in Africa and receiving militarized training.

Zhang Tianai also had messy makeup at this time, and sat on the sofa in the office in a little panic.

This scene is that Gu Wei has just rescued her and "Dr. Chen" from the hospital, "Dr. Chen" is recuperating from a gunshot wound, and Gu Wei is learning about the situation with Zhang Tianai.

"Dr. Chen has been searching for a cure for the Ramandla virus for so many years, and now he has found a breakthrough.

These rebels want to kidnap Dr. Chen because there are so many people infected by the Ramandra virus in this country that as long as a cure is found, the whole country can be controlled to a certain extent. ”

"Click~ It's good here!

Mr. Gu, come over and take a look at this shot. ”

After a shot was taken, executive director Dong Yi shouted and said again in the loudspeaker.

Gu Wei walked behind the monitor, and the staff replayed a shot just taken.

Director Dong said with a smile on the side:

"Director Wu explained when he left, Mr. Gu, it's best to let you go through it yourself after you finish shooting, and if it's okay, shoot it down."

"There really wasn't a problem with this time.

Director Wu gave me the salary of an actor, and wanted me to do the work of a director, I was too lost, and when he came after a while, I had to talk to him and make up for the director's money. ”

Gu Wei said jokingly after reading it.

"Mr. Gu, you can work harder, anyway, the money for our movies is all paid by you, and the left hand is down to the right hand."

Producer Lu Jianmin was on the side.

"That's different, Mr. Lu, don't you also pay for it, I will open an extra salary, and I can earn you and Brother Jing some money."

"Hahaha~ I'm fine, but when Wu Jing comes back, I guess he will have to say, I'll have a drink with Gu Wei when I go back, and the money will be saved."

Gu Wei just joined the group and polished the footage for two days of filming, and after the filming became smoother, the battle scenes about the pros and cons began to be arranged.

Playing the villain boss "Daddy" is American movie star Frank Grillo, who is well-known to domestic audiences and is the villain "Crossbones" in [Captain America 2] released in 14.

Frank is a professional villain in Hollywood, who plays villains in various films all year round and is beaten by various protagonists.

For the role of the villain in [Wolf Warrior 2], he is very familiar with it, which is nothing more than showing that he is very strong, first abusing the protagonist, and finally being abused by the protagonist.

Because there are many foreign actors in the movie, the crew is specially equipped with translators to ensure smooth communication.

When filming the scene between Gu Wei and Frank, Gu Wei simply acted as a translator and directly told him what the director said in person.

If there are any problems on his side, he will communicate directly with Frank, and the shooting of the fight scenes is quite smooth.

Filming [Wolf Warrior 2], to say that the happiest is Zhang Tianai, this is the first time she and Gu Wei have filmed a scene alone.

Although the two of them were also in the same crew when [Embroidered Spring Knife 2] was before, Yang Mi was the heroine in that play, and the two people who were the male and female protagonists had the most roles during the filming, and it was inconvenient for Zhang Tianai to do anything.

In addition to some black African aunts and a female mercenary with a villain, she is an important female character in the whole movie.

Now that the scene is just started, the role is not heavy, and she can talk and laugh with Gu Wei every day after filming, not to mention how happy she is.

She seems to have returned to the time when she filmed the first part of [Embroidered Spring Knife] 4 years ago, when she and Gu Weigang became boyfriend and girlfriend, and it felt the same as at that time.

At the end of a scene, Gu Wei came down from the set in a bit of embarrassment, his face was mostly covered with blood and dust, and he had just filmed a scene with Frank.

It was his first time fighting the big boss, and most of them were at a disadvantage, barely repelling the other party with the help of the factory security.

"Wipe it?"

After Gu Wei approached, Zhang Tianai stood up and handed over a white towel.

"Don't wipe it, you have to pick up the shot just now after a while, and now you have to touch up your makeup after wiping it for a while."

"Then take a sip of water."

Putting the towel down, Zhang Tianai picked up another bottle of mineral water.

Gu Wei took it, unscrewed the lid and took a sip.

Then sit down and the two start chatting.

Yang Chaoyue, who was standing behind Gu Wei, pursed his lips, feeling that her assistant's work had been robbed, and she only needed to act as a light bulb.

"Let's go to a movie together at night, I watched the news a few days ago [Captain America 3] was released, and the box office results were very good."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Tianai made a suggestion.

"It's okay, there is no night play today, and there is still plenty of time."

As he spoke, Gu Wei turned his head to look at Yang Chaoyue behind him.

"Chaoyue, is there a movie theater in this small city of Zhaochuan?"

"Some bosses, there is a Huachen Cinema in the shopping mall near the hotel where our crew lives."

Every time he arrives in a new place, nearby cinemas, restaurants, shopping malls and other places, Yang Chaoyue will check it on his mobile phone, no trouble, the boss can still open his mouth to come.

This is the experience that the previous Sister Dan taught her.

Gu Wei nodded.

Zhao Chuan, where they filmed, is really a very remote small county, and he doesn't worry about being recognized at all when he wears a mask and hat, and there is no danger of being secretly photographed by the paparazzi.

[Wolf Warrior 2] did not announce the filming location to the public, and his own itinerary was not disclosed to the public, so there was no media coming to the door these days to shoot in the steel plant.

(End of chapter)