Volume 5: Blossom and Fruit 2018 Chapter 912
However, when the outside world was why Zhou Dongsheng suddenly "quit the Internet" and what Zhou Dongsheng was doing next, an insider quietly came out and revealed the news.
"Don't look for him anymore. Zhou Dongsheng is currently at the photography base in Oriental Movie Metropolis..."
"Fuck, Jay Chou is making a cameo appearance in a movie again? As expected of you, you are indeed the richest man who knows how to put on a show!"
"This is a sure thing for Dongsheng Universe. From Wolf Warrior 2 to Dying to Survive which will be released this year, he really knows how to have fun!"
"If I were young and successful like Zhou Dongsheng, I guarantee that I would play more lavishly than him!"
As Zhou Dongsheng's popularity remains high, "Dying to Survive", which has already started its promotional work, also had an idea and secretly released some stills and videos of Zhou Dongsheng's rebellious side on related platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.
While riding on the wave of popularity, he also mysteriously stated: "Zhou Dongsheng has a very exciting guest appearance in this movie, with great sacrifices and shocking scale..."
This immediately aroused the curiosity of many onlookers. Their hearts felt as if they were being scratched by a cat's claws and were extremely uncomfortable. For a while, the direction of the discussion among the onlookers was also shifted.
How big will it be?
"Fuck, is this their first screen kiss? It can't be a passionate sex scene, right?"
"It's hard to say. Maybe Zhou Dongsheng really has this habit. Didn't bigwigs in Hong Kong movies do this in the past?"
"Maybe we, the audience, are also part of the boss's play?"
"I still say the same thing. If I can be even one tenth as successful as Zhou Dongsheng, I will play more extravagantly than him!"
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At this moment, Zhou Dongsheng was indeed in the studio of Oriental Movie Metropolis.
After completing a series of coordination tasks for the group, Zhou Dongsheng gave full play to the ideological realm of "ruling by doing nothing" and handed over all the tedious tasks to his subordinates.
The process is always long, and he only needs to wait for the corresponding results to emerge. After all, with the size of Dongsheng Group now, even if Zhou Dongsheng works himself to death, he can't lead by example.
The reason why Zhou Dongsheng came to the studio of Oriental Movie Metropolis was actually... at the beginning... he just wanted to come and visit the set and observe up close this milestone work of Chinese cinema.
To some extent, this film represents the Chinese film industry's transition from a family workshop to industrialization, and it is also the first film to be shot on this scale.
Before this, despite the emergence of many famous directors and increasingly high filming budgets, Chinese films often built entire film and television cities to serve a movie, or used hundreds of thousands of flowers to create a grand scene...
But in the final analysis, it is still essentially a home-based production process, and is far from a true film industrial system.
Before this, Zhou Dongsheng might not be very clear about the difference. He just superficially thought that the so-called blockbusters were nothing more than a combination of big investments, big directors, and big-name actors.
But when Zhou Dongsheng walked into the real-life studio with curiosity, before he could get a glimpse of the mystery, he had already received an explanatory manual in advance.
It records in great detail what each person should do, as well as various precautions when in the studio, etc. The level of detail is astonishing.
"Mr. Jay, you're here. Come, let me show you around..." Director Guo Fan enthusiastically led Zhou Dongsheng and wandered around the eight studios with ease.
In the studio covering nearly 100,000 square meters, there are countless staff members who complete their work in an orderly manner according to their respective manuals, just like the gears on a precision machine...
At this moment, Zhou Dongsheng finally understood what the film industrialization system was.
"In order to show the sense of science fiction on the screen as much as possible, we tried not to use special effects where possible. Every screen in the crew is real and operable, and we also designed a corresponding operation interface for this purpose..."
Director Guo Fan never tires of showing Zhou Dongsheng his achievements, as if he were a child showing off his achievements to adults, and his emotions were very sincere.
When seeing the sci-fi exoskeleton armor, even Zhou Dongsheng felt excited. Which man can refuse such a toy?
"Tsk tsk, I finally see that Director Guo, your movie requires too much of a prop team..." Zhou Dongsheng said with emotion as he stroked the exoskeleton armor.
"How is it? Cool, right? I reworked it several times before I managed to produce a few sets of finished products that satisfied me. Each set weighs 60 kilograms and cost more than 1 million. It is definitely worth the money..."
"If Jay Chou likes it, you can try it on..." Director Guo Fan said patiently, as if he was telling Zhou Dongsheng, the investor: The investment money is spent wisely!
"That's great. How about leaving me two sets for my collection after the photo shoot? I won't ask for anything for nothing. If the investment is not enough, I can add a little more. But I have only one request..."
"We must make the movie to perfection and don't skimp on special effects!" Zhou Dongsheng said calmly.
Due to budget issues, there are undoubtedly many flaws in the production of "The Wandering Earth", but the brilliance of this milestone work is enough to cover up these defects.
Especially the stunning feeling upon first viewing, as well as the anti-individualistic heroism and many Chinese values it conveys, are enough to make people's eyes light up and feel unprecedented surprise.
After all, Hollywood's pure personal heroism, the protagonist's halo and the villain's low intelligence routine have long been boring.
In contrast, the "saturation rescue" of united efforts and various group portraits are more in line with the physique of Chinese babies, and it is not difficult for the audience to associate it with many real cases in reality...
This sense of reality intertwined with reality is undoubtedly more convincing.
Just as Hollywood's personal heroism was convincing before, after all, before this, everyone subconsciously felt that as the world's largest country, it should have the ability to save the world.
However, in the face of reality, this idea has undoubtedly gradually become a castle in the air, empty and ethereal.
Otherwise, it can be said that art comes from life and is higher than life.
In comparison, if this story had been created ten years ago, the persuasiveness of the film itself would undoubtedly have been greatly reduced, and the audience would naturally not have been able to empathize with it.
We don't even need to look back ten years ago. The many stress reactions after the release of "Wolf Warrior 2" last year are enough to show this.
It is the magic of reality that has completely pushed the film to the altar.
Movies that are completely divorced from reality are considered inferior, while movies that complement reality are the ones that are popular among the general public.
Director Guo Fan, who had originally wanted to take the opportunity to beg for alms, was not embarrassed at all even though his inner thoughts were exposed. Instead, he spoke excitedly.
"Don't worry about that, Jay Chou. I will never joke about my own work. If there are conditions, I will do it. If there are no conditions, I will create conditions to do it..."
"I heard that Jay Chou has always been very interested in guest starring in movies. Why don't you just pick one and see which role is suitable?" Director Guo Fan waved his hand and listed many characters in the movie.
As a heavy industry science fiction film, the number of people mobilized in the production process of "The Wandering Earth" is indeed a precedent in the industry. From the front to the back of the scenes, there are no less than a thousand people, which is equivalent to a fairly large company.
In addition to the main characters, every extra who flashes by in the background of the movie undoubtedly plays a certain role. There are also some real craftsmen among them, such as blowing sugar figures, lion dancing, etc., showing real traditional skills.
In this case, there are countless guest roles to choose from, many of whom are insiders who come to visit the set to learn from the cast.
Director Guo fully demonstrated the fine virtue of diligence and thrift and made the best use of everything, and Zhou Dongsheng was no exception.
In order to reward Zhou Dongsheng, the investor, Director Guo even went so far as to bring out the rescue team members wearing exoskeleton armor. The captain of the team has a significant role in the movie and looks very tough and handsome.
It is very consistent with Zhou Dongsheng's positioning. If Zhou Dongsheng makes a guest appearance, he is likely to become the most valuable supporting role in the entire movie.
However, Zhou Dongsheng was not interested in this. Just wearing a 60kg exoskeleton armor to complete the filming was already quite challenging, not to mention completing some difficult movements...
In the final analysis, Zhou Dongsheng didn't want to make a living from this. He only made cameo appearances in movies to satisfy his personal preferences. Which rich man doesn't have some personal hobbies? Compared to those hobbies that could lead to imprisonment...
Zhou Dongsheng's hobby seems too ordinary; he just regards it as a way to experience life.
In addition, Zhou Dongsheng has a bit of bad taste in his heart, and he doesn't follow the usual path in guest appearances, otherwise he wouldn't have given such a large-scale performance in "Dying to Survive"...
After discussing with director Guo Fan, one role soon caught Zhou Dongsheng's attention.
"It's him!"
"Ah, this... I didn't expect Jay Chou to like this, you should have told me earlier... Hehe!" Although Director Guo Fan was very surprised by this casting, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Compared with the former, the effect of this guest role is undoubtedly more prominent and will definitely give the audience a big surprise!
While Zhou Dongsheng was enthusiastically enjoying the joy of a large-scale "script-killing" in the studio, he also happened to meet his old acquaintance, Director Ning Hao, who came to visit.
At this time, director Ning Hao was also planning to shoot an alien-themed movie, and even the movie props were from the same source as "The Wandering Earth", including the space suits.
Adhering to the principle of never wasting anything that can be used, Director Guo is indeed extremely frugal. Even with the financial sponsor Zhou Dongsheng in charge, he did not waste money or take advantage of others, gradually exposing his nature as a beggar.
"Hey, Jay Chou is also playing here. What guest role is he planning to play this time?" Ning Hao couldn't help but become interested.
After all, the two not only collaborated on the film project, but also in the previous film "Dying to Survive" which he produced.
"Hey, Director Ning is here, why not make a cameo appearance together? I think the role of barbecue restaurant owner is very suitable for you..." Zhou Dongsheng took the initiative to do Guo Fan's job.
"Good man, I have reason to suspect that this kid Guo Fan has been led astray by you..." Ning Hao laughed.
"Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation. Get ready to receive a lawyer's letter!" Zhou Dongsheng joked with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let's play it this way, ok? Can't I just admit defeat?" Ning Hao raised his hand in a very bachelor manner .
For a moment, there was a happy atmosphere inside and outside the crew, and in this cheerful atmosphere, the two of them completed their respective guest appearances with ease.
For Zhou Dongsheng, it is really a case of the first time is unfamiliar but the second time is familiar.
After obtaining Zhou Dongsheng's approval, Guo Fan excitedly posted a still of Zhou Dongsheng wearing a civilian exoskeleton armor on Weibo.
"I am very grateful to Jay Chou for his strong support for the film. For this reason, I specially invited Jay Chou to play a cameo role in the film. There are also many special features of Jay Chou himself. Please look forward to it! [picture.jpg]"
It has to be said that, combined with the wave of popularity caused by Zhou Dongsheng's disappearance, this Weibo post unexpectedly went viral and attracted the attention of many people. In addition...
Naturally, there are also overwhelming doubts.
After all, this kind of Chinese science fiction movie is really a stab in the ass for the general public - it's the first time they have seen it.
"But, can China really make a good science fiction movie? I don't have high hopes."
"I hope Zhou Dongsheng can pay more money, so that people don't get fooled by cheap special effects..."
"Don't take on a job if you don't have the right tools. I'm not trying to discourage you, but in this area, the gap between Chinese films and Hollywood films is at least 30 years, right?"
“Who knows what will come out of the film!”
"Let's not talk about this movie for now. The upcoming movie 'Dying to Survive', just from the weird name, I already have a feeling it's going to be a bad movie..."
"From Wolf Warriors 2 to Medicine God, you never know, if Zhou Dongsheng makes a cameo appearance, the movies won't be any better!"
"Watson, you found the blind spot. Thanks for providing a new idea for a bad movie. If you don't watch Zhou Dongsheng's movies, the ones invested by Dongsheng are not much better."
There are many voices like this, and for a time they occupied a considerable position in the public opinion field.
Even though Zhou Dongsheng's influence is growing and he has many fans, it doesn't mean that he can silence others.
On the contrary, the two groups had clear positions and their verbal battles on the Internet provided a steady stream of traffic for the film's promotion and marketing, which saved a lot of promotion and marketing costs.
Zhou Dongsheng's traffic password is enough to defeat thousands of troops!
No matter what we say, the final result will only be known when the movie is released. Everything we say before that is false. Only facts can speak for themselves.
As for the quality of "Dying to Survive", there is probably no need to elaborate.
As time went by, the movie had not yet been released, but the entertainment industry had already experienced a major earthquake. A yin-yang contract turned the entire entertainment industry upside down!
The staggering amount of money caused an uproar among the public.
