"Dirty——"
The next morning, a ship full of crew members sailed from Dalian to Changhai County. Chen Qi stood on the bow of the ship, facing the northern autumn sea breeze, cosplaying with his brother who was riding the wind and waves.
Feeling relaxed and happy, he wanted to sing a few lines: "You come from Dandong, but I am dressed in snow-white clothes and want to eat Cantonese food... Oh, what a good song!"
"Aren't you cold despite the wind?"
Tsui Hark's voice came from behind, and he walked closer, already wrapped in thick clothes.
"I'm okay! It's only October and you're cold. What will you do when winter comes?"
"Don't you have heating in winter? I was just wondering what the heating looks like? How does it get hot? What is its principle?"
Tsui Hark was like an elderly curious baby. Chen Qi gave a perfunctory explanation, pointed to the vast sea in front of him, and asked: "Do you know what is on the other side of the sea?"
"Korean Peninsula?"
"Hey! It's the place where our volunteers fought. Times have changed!"
Chen Qi lamented: "There are so many evocative and tearful stories in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, but they will never be filmed again."
In fact, the official did not explicitly prohibit this. Several works were made in the 1980s and 1990s, but none of them were allowed to be released. Everyone understood it at a glance and stopped filming. It was not until the Sino-US relations deteriorated sharply that the ban was lifted.
Tsui Hark is now not interested in fighting against the United States and aiding Korea, and sighed: "I'm just sorry that Jean-Claude Van Damme and Lovelle can't come."
"No way. They are Americans and this is a military zone."
Chen Qi had no choice but to find two XJ friends, one male and one female, and put on makeup to be their stand-ins.
The close-up shots were shot in Hong Kong, and the long shots were shot using a body double. But fortunately, there weren’t many scenes on the island, and the explosions were all about explosions. The base was set underground by him, so it could be shot in a studio.
The ship traveled for a long time and finally arrived in Changhai County.
There are about 200 islands in Changhai County, a dozen of which are inhabited and are border islands with troops stationed there. The seat of the county government is called Dachangshan Island. The crew of "Black Man" landed on the island, and the county leadership team lined up.
Wait for a long time.
There were banners and children holding fake flowers at the scene, shouting: "Welcome, welcome! Warm welcome!"
"Hello hello!"
"Hello everyone! Welcome to Changhai County!"
The county leader held Chen Qi's hand. After exchanging greetings, he was still a little embarrassed and said, "The conditions here are difficult. I hope you won't find it objectionable, but I promise that we have arranged the best food and accommodation environment for everyone."
"We're not here to film, we just have food to eat and a place to sleep. We're just causing you trouble."
After being polite, everyone headed to the central area of ​​the county and stayed at a guest house.
After all, it is a county-level government. Although it is small and well-equipped, the conditions are really backward. The guesthouses are all bungalows, and there are not enough rooms. Chen Qi and Xu Hark shared a room, and the beds were hard and damp.
There were a lot of people crowded at the entrance of the hospital. They stretched their necks and looked inside. It was the first time that a film crew came.
Chen Qi was prepared. He brought several sets of bedding, gave one to Tsui Hark, and asked, "How is it? Can you live in it?"
"Okay! I fled to Hong Kong back then, and it was much worse than this. It's just that I'm not used to sharing a room with you."
"Hey! Do you think I am willing?"
Chen Qi packed up his things and took a look through the window. There were still many people crowded outside to watch the fun, so he called Gu Weili: "Go and give everyone some candies, don't speak Mandarin!"
"receive!"
Gu Weili is a production assistant. She came here from Hong Kong and had to work hard. People in the county were very polite to her. The crew paid the bill in Hong Kong dollars. Changhai County didn't expect that one day she would be able to earn Hong Kong dollars.
Had a meal and took a short rest.
Chen Qi, Tsui Hark and several crew members, together with Guo Shu from the army and comrades from the Bayi Film Studio, went to the real filming location, the unknown island.
They were riding in a traffic boat, with two 12.7 machine guns at the front and rear, a maximum speed of 32 knots, and four 1200 diesel engines... It moved like a tractor, and even the bumps felt like it.
Chen Qi did not dare to go to the bow of the ship this time and was holding back in the cabin.
He didn't know much about military affairs, but he just thought that this traffic boat was very broken.
“It’s just ahead!”
"Well, I saw it!"
After the traffic boat traveled for a while, Chen Qi got out of the cabin, saw a small island in front of him from a distance, and shouted: "Comrade Guo Shu! Can you not go up first and go around in a circle?"
"no problem!"
Then, the tractor began to circle the island.
The island covers an area of ​​3.6 square kilometers. It is undulating but has no high ground. It is all very low and only has a small pier. There are some simple buildings exposed on the island, which were the scenes that the crew built in advance.
Afterwards, everyone landed on the island.
Go directly to the central area.
Due to being bombed all year round, the ground is so bumpy that you may step on a piece of shrapnel.
The island finally presented in "Black Man" is not this, but a variety of materials put together. For example, in one scene, the protagonist group drives a plane, gliding, accelerating, and taking off amid crackling explosions...
It is impossible for Chen Qi to build an airport for this island. He will shoot it in another place and finally edit it together.
The large panorama will be created using miniature models.
Miniature models are very effective. They have been played in "Blade Runner" and "Star Wars" for a long time, and they are still used decades later.
Everyone walked around the island, and Chen Qi said: "There are two major scenes here. One is that the protagonist group robbed the villain's boat and wanted to land on the island. They were discovered when they sailed close, and the villain launched a missile or rocket.
The ship was hit, but the protagonist group jumped into the sea early..."
"Jumping into the sea is dangerous!"
"How could they predict it in advance?"
"Stop, stop, stop! Ours is not a military film, it is a shootout action film. We only need a visual effect. The protagonist jumped into the sea, the boat hit the island and exploded, with flames shooting into the sky..."
"no problem!"
"In the second scene, look at these architectural sets. There are more than a dozen empty shell houses. We are going to start from here..."
Chen Qi pointed to a house on the left and said: "The first one exploded, causing a huge fire to rise. Then the second one, the third one, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang all these dozen houses were blown up, and there was an aerial bombardment."
The shots taken look like a dozen mushrooms or a dozen flowers blooming.
Do you understand the effect I want?"
"..."
When the comrades from the Bayi Factory and the army heard this, they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows and said: "We make war films, and the effects are close to reality. What you mentioned is indeed the first time, but we promise to complete the task!"
"
Real explosions rely on troops, and visual effects rely on pyrotechnicians.
Bayi Film Studio and Changying Film Studio have produced many war films and have some of the best pyrotechnicians in the country. Now Bayi Film Studio and the army are coming to help. It is also a novel experience for them. This is called "commercial film explosion".
It is rare in Hollywood. Modern action movies in Hollywood have also just started. The craze was started by "Die Hard" and gradually got better in the 1990s, with Michael Bay's "Bad Boys" and "The Island".
as representative.
Michael Bay is only 20 years old now.
After the communication, everyone was impatient. Tsui Hark said: "Why don't we try it first?"
"Okay, okay!"
It was unanimously approved.
Chapter completed!