Chapter 399 Newcomers

Chapter 399 Newcomers

Chapter 399 Newcomers
In fact, it can be seen from Wang Hao’s "Wolf Warrior 1" that there are still many differences between his "Wolf Warrior" series and the original movie.

It weakens the personal heroic attributes of the male protagonist "Leng Feng" Liu Peiqiang and strengthens the group mobility of the "Wolf Fang" special operations team.

Therefore, Wang Hao's "Wolf Warrior 2" not only refers to the story content of the original version, but also draws on some of the essence of another military film with the same theme of evacuation of overseas Chinese.

That’s right, another military movie with the same theme of evacuating overseas Chinese is “Operation Red Sea”.

Therefore, the plot of the new version of "Wolf Warrior 2" will be more compact, and there will be more military battle scenes.

Correspondingly, the leading actors of the movie naturally have a harder time filming.

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boom!
"Crack!"

"doctor!"

In the 10,000-square-meter studio of [Oriental Galaxy Movie Metropolis], accompanied by a muffled sound, Wang Hao, who was sitting in front of the monitor, immediately stood up and shouted nervously.

At the shooting location not far away, Wu Jing, who was supposed to be running on a thick pipe, slipped and fell from the pipe which was more than 2 meters high because he stepped on the wrong place.

Although he was wearing safety gear and there was a cushion on the ground, it was still terrifying to see him fall.

"How are you! Wu Jing, are you okay?"

Wang Hao walked forward quickly and saw that with the help of the staff, Wu Jing had slowly sat up, covering his left shoulder with his hand.

"It's okay, my left arm just scraped against the pipe."

Wu Jing tried to force a smile, but the pain in his body made his smile look particularly distorted and ugly.

"Take a break. Where's the doctor? Come over here and check Wu Jing!"

As a military action film, the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2" naturally arranged professional medical personnel to follow the crew, who are particularly good at treating injuries and other illnesses.

A medical staff member in his 40s came forward to check Wu Jing's body, and the examination revealed that the extent of his injuries was far more serious than it appeared.

Not only was there a large bruise on the arm that was exposed when the shirt was taken off, but there were also abrasions of varying degrees on the waist, hips and calves.

"Wu Jing, take a rest first." Wang Hao looked at Wu Jing's injuries and ordered decisively: "Lu Yang, prepare to shoot the scenes of Plan B."

As the executive director, Lu Yang quickly responded with a "OK". Because accidents often happen in action movies, their crew already had rich experience and had made several shooting plans in advance for each shooting process.

If an actor is injured accidentally and cannot continue filming normally, the shooting plan can be changed immediately to avoid wasting time.

The injured Wu Jing, with the help of the staff, limped to the rest area. Only then, as the adrenaline faded, did he feel more intense pain.

Fortunately, after the doctor's examination, he concluded that the bones were not broken and it was just a flesh wound. But even so, after applying medicine, he definitely would not be able to shoot today.

However, the filming did not stop because of Wu Jing's injury. It was still the scene of the abandoned factory, but this time there were more than 10 extras with different skin colors, including black, yellow and white.

"Wolf Warrior 2, Act 8, Scene !"

Accompanied by the announcer's voice and the crisp sound of the clapboard, the crew of hundreds of people continued to operate in an orderly manner.

"Huh, I'm finally done."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the bright moon hung high in the sky like a silver plate.

In Studio 1 of [Oriental Galaxy Movie Metropolis], Rao Xiaozhi held his waist with both hands, twisted his stiff neck, then stretched his body, and couldn't help but sigh.

Next to him, Lu Yang, who had just sorted out the shooting materials and information, stood up and drank the last bit of coffee in the cup.

"Hey, Xiaozhi, have you finished the specific shooting schedule for tomorrow? If you have, please send it to the group chat."

"Of course it's done. I'll send it out right away."

Rao Xiaozhi answered and clicked the mouse a few times on the computer. After the file was sent, he turned off the computer.

"Okay, let's go."

The two of them, along with several other colleagues who had just finished work, walked out of the small workshop next to the studio. Even though it was late at night in the [Eastern Galaxy Movie Metropolis], the lights were still on.

In some studios, there are even film and television crews working all night long.

Several people took the last electric minibus inside the park and got off at a high-end business hotel not far from the park.

This is one of the hotels where the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2" stayed. It is also an asset of the Galaxy Group and is generally used for accommodation by middle and senior level behind-the-scenes staff of the crew.

However, most of the behind-the-scenes staff do not choose to stay in this hotel, because the company itself has allocated housing or dormitories for them in the nearby Xinghe Community, and they usually choose to go back home after get off work.

Only special staff members like Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi will be arranged here.

That’s right, Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi are not official employees of Galaxy Group. They can only be regarded as external staff of the “Wolf Warrior 2” crew.

As for why Galaxy Pictures, which obviously has many outstanding behind-the-scenes practitioners, invited the two of them to join the crew, it was naturally because Wang Hao valued talent and was willing to train them.

Of the two, Lu Yang graduated from the directing department of Shanghai Film Academy in 2007.

Although he is a few years older than Wang Hao, he was just an ordinary engineering student before. After graduation, he worked at Phoenix TV for a year before resigning and applying for the Shanghai Film Academy. Therefore, he should be considered Wang Hao's junior.

While in school, he served as the assistant director of the period emotional drama "Snowflakes Are Falling" and directed the short film "Going Home", which won the first prize in the National College Video Exhibition.

After graduating in 2007, Lu Yang served as the executive director of the documentary "The Road" and the digital film "Colored Youth".

It was not until 2010 that his directorial debut film "Blind Cinema" won the 2010 Busan International Film Festival Audience Favorite Award in South Korea and the 2011 China Golden Rooster Film Festival Best Director Debut Award, and he officially emerged in the entertainment industry.

In 2011, the short film "Confession to You" directed by him was broadcast online.

In 2012, he completed his second film, "Ex-boyfriend", which was shortlisted for the 2012 Busan International Film Festival's Asian Window section. After that, he was recruited by Xingdou Culture Agency, a subsidiary of Galaxy Group, as a new director.

As for Rao Xiaozhi, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He had been in the drama circle before and had choreographed many excellent dramas.

This time, like Lu Yang, he joined the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew as a new director under Xingdou Culture.

Although they are not famous nowadays, they are still well-known in their respective circles, and their business capabilities are not low.

However, no matter how good their previous achievements were or how famous they were, when they arrived at the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2", they still had to start from basic work.

Of course, even if it was the simplest and most basic work, Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi both did it with gusto and did not feel any dissatisfaction because they had to start from the grassroots level.

Moreover, because they themselves have a good foundation and have a very solid grasp of relevant film and television production knowledge, they were quickly promoted to a more important position in the crew.

In their opinion, during the time they have been in the crew of Wolf Warrior 2, they have indeed learned a lot of useful things from their work, and this is indeed a rare work experience for them.

After all, in China, only the Galaxy Group has the most mature and stable film industrialization system, and only their film crew is the most formal and advanced.

This formality and advancement is reflected in every aspect of the entire film shooting and production process, which is completely different from the film and television project crews that Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi have been involved in before.

Let’s put it this way, if the crews they had experienced before were like rural workshops, then the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew they are currently in is directly like a Tesla factory with fully automatic assembly line operations.

Of course, Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi have certainly never been to the Tesla factory, but this does not prevent them from clearly recognizing the huge gap between them.

And this is exactly the reason why the company arranged for the two of them to join the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2".

Neither of them had ever independently directed a large-scale commercial film with a high investment before. It cannot be said that they knew nothing about the film industrialization system, but they knew very little, or only had a very vague concept of it.

This time, after joining the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew and learning and training, they have mastered the key points of the film industrialization system and gained experience in participating in large-scale commercial films. Only then can the company confidently hand over the commercial film project to them.

"Hey, Xiaozhi, how's your script going?"

After returning to the hotel suite, Lu Yang did not rush to bed. Perhaps it was because of the cup of coffee before going off work, or perhaps it was because his recent studies and work had given him a lot of gains and inspirations, so that he was still very energetic at this moment and found topics to chat with Rao Xiaozhi.

"It's OK. The screenwriter has finished the second version of the script and showed it to me. I also gave some suggestions. It is currently being refined and enriched."

The name of the movie that Lu Yang asked about was "The Unknown". Rao Xiaozhi had shown it to him before and also asked for his opinion.

The story is also very simple. In a small mountain town, a pair of low-profile robbers, a down-and-out security guard, a physically disabled but tough and vicious woman, and a series of small characters living in different social trajectories, on a seemingly ordinary day, are accidentally brought together because of a lost old gun and an oolong robbery that took place in the city that day, leading to a series of absurd comedies that are so hilarious that people can't help but laugh.

This type of movie is extremely suitable for Rao Xiaozhi's personal style. Most of the dramas he has participated in creating before are similar absurd comedy themes.

The only problem is that Rao Xiaozhi had never been a film director before. His main work was in dramas, which is quite different from the creative process of movies.

For this reason, after joining the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2", Rao Xiaozhi continued to learn relevant directing knowledge on the one hand, and on the other hand, he kept asking for advice from his senior Lu Yang.

Lu Yang did not keep his experience to himself, and was very enthusiastic about sharing his experience as a director with Rao Xiaozhi.

"Don't be impatient about directing a play. Plays are polished slowly. After the script is ready, there are still many things you need to worry about."

"You said polishing. I saw that Director Wang's Wolf Warrior 2 was shot and produced very quickly, so there was very little time for polishing."

Rao Xiaozhi and Lu Yang were sitting on the sofa. Rao Xiaozhi subconsciously took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then threw one to Lu Yang and helped him light the cigarette.

"That's different. Director Wang and his team put all their efforts into making movies before the filming. In addition, the company's film industrialization system is extremely mature, so the filming and production process naturally runs very smoothly with minimal internal friction."

While Lu Yang was puffing out smoke, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
“It was only after I joined this crew that I understood what a big company, big budget, and big production are.

Just looking at the production management software, I dare say there is no other more advanced and user-friendly one in China. It is really easy to use and takes every aspect into consideration.

The person who developed this software must have had a very detailed and in-depth understanding of the production process and operation of film and television crews, and also tried it repeatedly, collected various feedbacks and iterated. "

"Yeah yeah!"

Rao Xiaozhi also expressed his agreement.

“With the software, it is so easy to manage the crew. The division of responsibilities is clear at a glance, and we can find the corresponding person in charge for any arrangement.

Moreover, the work tasks are clearly organized, and the built-in templates can also reduce a lot of workload. "

“I just don’t know if this software can still be used without the Galaxy Group?
To be honest, after getting used to it, I would be a little uncomfortable without it. "

"Then don't leave Galaxy Group. I think this company is pretty good."

Rao Xiaozhi found Lu Yang's worries a little funny.

"It doesn't matter where you shoot a movie. The welfare benefits of Galaxy Group are very good. They even provide housing in Beijing. This is better than some state-owned enterprises."

"Of course I won't leave, I was just talking casually." Lu Yang explained quickly.

However, Rao Xiaozhi understood that Lu Yang was too ambitious and was preparing for a rainy day.

But this is also normal. After all, any director, especially today's directors, facing the capital craze sweeping the entertainment industry, most of them want to go out and work on their own.

You can just set up a personal studio, and once it becomes a little bigger and famous, investors will come to you, either to invest or to acquire you.

Then after a round of capital operation, maybe you can be promoted to a superior person.

In other words, when the cold winter of the film and television industry comes and capital recedes in the future, these directors and celebrity artists will calm down and realize that the so-called capital is just an illusion of theirs.

As celebrity artists, they are just a commodity.

Perhaps only then will these people understand how forward-looking the actions of Wang Hao and Galaxy Group, which have a solid foundation, focus on content production, technology research and development, and system establishment, and move forward steadily step by step, are.

If you stand on the wind, even a pig can fly to the sky. But when the wind passes and the waves recede, only then will you see who falls from the sky and know who is swimming naked and who is really capable.

(End of this chapter)