At around six o'clock the next morning, not long after the sun had risen, Harnes heard a rumbling sound coming from outside the tent.
Listening to this sound, it was very much like the agricultural machinery on the farm making it. For a moment, Harns thought he was back on a farm in the United States.
When he opened his eyes, he remembered that he was in a Mars base.
They had a lot of fun last night. When the sun had just set, they started driving around in the off-road vehicle provided by the base. After it got completely dark, the tour guide took them to see the photography set up during the filming of "The Martian".
shed.
In order to film "The Martian", they not only built roads, but also built a very large studio to complete scenes that required indoor shooting.
This studio costs a lot of money, and the additional investment in deep space wages will basically be spent on this studio.
It is said that they held many meetings for this studio. Jimmy initially opposed the decision to build a studio, because once the studio was built, it was basically a waste. They would not go here specifically for filming later.
run.
However, because of Spielberg's insistence, the shed was still erected.
The studio covers an area of ​​more than 5,000 square meters, and 4,000 tons of three-color sand are piled in the studio, which perfectly simulates the landscape on the surface of Mars and can even rival the scenery outside the studio.
The inside of the studio can accommodate a life capsule with a diameter of twelve meters, and also includes a living module attached to the life capsule and a 360-degree rotating radar on the roof.
And not far from the studio, there is a set of exactly the same things used for shooting outdoor scenes.
When the tour guide introduced the studio to Hans and others, he told them that because the studio was large enough, the 13-meter-long Mars exploration rover could travel from one end to the other at a speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour.
One end.
In order to simulate Martian sandstorms, the crew also built a set of powerful fans, which can blow tons of dust and microcrystalline particles evenly.
Next to the main studio, there are several small auxiliary studios, which also contain interstellar spacecraft built at that time.
When Hearns and the others saw the huge "Hermes" in Studio 2, everyone was stunned.
Although the Hermes displayed in the studio cannot be compared with the real interstellar spacecraft, standing in front of it can still feel a huge sense of oppression.
The tour guide told them that if other movies were to be filmed in the studio, the starships in the auxiliary studio would be dismantled or moved to the main studio.
When hearing the news, Hearns asked tour guide Xu Guangwen with great concern if someone wanted to shoot a new movie in the main studio, would the life capsule and other facilities built inside also have to be dismantled.
However, Xu Guangwen could not tell him the answer. No one knew what the future fate of the main studio would be.
Of course, the good news is that even if the life capsule inside the studio is dismantled, there is still an identical one outside the studio.
Hearns and the others stayed in the studio studying very late, and they didn't leave the studio until about eleven o'clock.
After returning to the tent, Hans and the others were too excited to sleep and discussed for a long time until about two o'clock before they forced themselves to fall asleep.
Therefore, when they heard the roar of machinery outside at around six o'clock, Harnes and the others were a little unhappy.
Cady stood up directly, rubbed his eyes and walked out, "I'm going to see what's going on and who is making noise so early in the morning."
Ten seconds later, Haines and the others heard Cady's scream.
After another ten seconds, Cady hurried in, pointed outside and said, "Quick, come and see, there is a space car. There is a space car."
Upon hearing the space vehicle, everyone in the tent sat up, and those with quick legs had already gotten up and ran outside.
Harnes also stood up quickly, but after taking two steps, he suddenly remembered that he was only wearing underwear, so he quickly ran back to put on his pants and shirt.
Among the forty people they came this time, there were about ten girls, but these girls were all arranged to live in the space capsule, and the tents were all occupied by men, so they could sleep more casually.
After putting on his clothes, Haines hurriedly ran outside.
When he walked outside the tent and looked at the behemoth not far away, he suddenly woke up.
The original novel of "The Martian" does not list the specific dimensions of the rover, so everyone's imagination of the rover is different. In Haines's imagination, the rover is definitely not small, but in real terms
When I arrived, I was still surprised by its size.
The people in the team had already gathered around. The person who knew more about cars walked around the car several times, and finally said with a smile, "What a genius design. Can any of you see that this rover actually uses an all-terrain...
A converted agricultural vehicle?”
Many people shook their heads. They shook their heads not because they did not realize that this rover was modified from an all-terrain agricultural vehicle, but because they did not know what an all-terrain agricultural vehicle was.
Hanes has seen all-terrain agricultural vehicles. Some of them are really big, but they look very different from the rover in front of him. The only thing that looks similar may be the oversized industrial wheels. Just one wheel can
There is a person tall.
Seeing everyone's reactions, the guy who knew cars said with a smile, "Come and take a look, there are hydraulic gull-wing doors, a transmission, and a diesel engine... Although the car body is embedded with solar panels, it's obviously just
Decoration, it should be completely diesel-powered. If you don't hear the sound of the engine, it looks basically the same as the rover in the poster. I have to say that the changes to the props set are really clever. I didn't know that I had made a movie before.
When I was there, was this the car I used?"
As he spoke, he walked to the front of the cockpit again, pointed at the cockpit and said, "Look at the design inside, it is completely modeled after a space vehicle..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Halfway through this guy’s introduction, Wall-E walked into the crowd and said, "This is a new project of our base. If you are interested, you can
Experience driving a space car. If you need it, please go to the service desk for consultation."
Someone asked, "We can all drive this thing, so we don't need a driver's license?"
"No problem, we will have professionals accompanying you throughout the entire journey, so please feel free to experience it. In addition, this event does not involve any traffic violations."
…
The driving experience of the rover is not cheap. It costs 100 yuan per kilometer. Although the road conditions here do not allow you to drive too fast, it costs a few hundred yuan to just play casually. It is really not something that ordinary people can afford.
However, the attraction of this thing to men is too strong. Which man wouldn’t want to drive a rover several meters high, more than ten meters long, with a cool appearance and gallop through the slightly bumpy desert?
This is absolutely the perfect extension of power.
Almost every man signed up.
Because the road near the Mars base was too flat, they found it unsatisfactory, so they simply drove the car to a place with more potholes.
If anyone finishes the experience, there is no need to drive back, there are other cars specially coming to pick you up.
Because there are too many people signing up, the base stipulates that each person can only experience it for a maximum of ten minutes at a time. If you want to play again after the time is up, you can continue to queue at the back.
Most people basically stop playing after a few minutes. After all, this thing is not cheap.
But there are also those who love to play, such as Cady. He played for ten minutes the first time, and then continued to line up behind him.
In the second round, he played for another ten minutes.
Then line up for the third time.
Because there are fewer and fewer people playing, Cady’s queue time is getting shorter and shorter each time.
Until the end, after everyone stopped playing, Cady was still playing.
And since no one is queuing up, Cady can keep playing.
Only later, when new tourists arrived, did he finish.
In the end, Cady calculated that he spent more than 7,000 yuan just to experience driving, and the total experience lasted more than an hour.
…
While Harnes and the others were having fun at the Mars base, Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu had already arrived at Baodao North City.
Their schedule was very full, and that afternoon they were going to visit Shi Zhengrong at his residence on Jinhua Street, Bei City.
Tomorrow they will attend the signing of Sun Yanzi's new album, and the day after tomorrow, they will go to the countryside of Beishi City to visit the crew of "Flowers and Grass Lovers".
After resting for a while at the hotel, the couple went to Jinhua Street.
Shi has a larger family, and all three children live with them.
Yu Dong and his wife arrived at their home, and Shi Zhengrong specially introduced his three children to Yu Dong.
After that, Shi Zhengrong invited Yu Dong to the study alone, while Cheng Yanqiu was accompanied by the female members of the Shi family.
After arriving in the study, Shi Zhengrong first took a copy of "Curse" from the bookshelf and handed it to Yu Dong with a smile, "Mr. Yu, I don't know if I have the honor to get your signature."
Yu Dong smiled and took out the pen from his pocket and said while signing, "This is my honor."
After getting the autograph, Shi Zhengrong seemed very happy, holding the book in his hands and unwilling to put it down.
"Mr. Yu, the book "Curse" has a great influence on Baodao. Among your many novels, I think "Curse" is definitely the most important book in the hearts of Baodao people. Of course, "Old Book" is also very good.
In recent years, people on the island have been exposed to more and more cultural and entertainment works from the mainland, and their feelings have gradually changed."
Yu Dong smiled and looked at Shi Zhengrong's bookshelf.
Shi Zhengrong's bookshelf is very neat, and every book is placed meticulously. Yu Dong noticed that the page size of the books in each grid of this bookshelf is the same, and there are never two books with different page sizes in the same grid.
exist.
Because of this, the bookshelf looks so neat.
Such a neat and clean bookshelf illustrates two things. First, Shi Zhengrong pays great attention to details. Second, Shi Zhengrong rarely reads these literary works.
In fact, this is easy to understand. After all, busy people like Shi Zhengrong usually don’t have much time to read literary works.
Seeing Yu Dong looking at his bookshelf, Shi Zhengrong smiled and said, "The few books I have are definitely dwarfed by the collection of books in Mr. Yu's home."
Yu Dong smiled, and did not follow Shi Zhengrong's words. Instead, he changed the topic to business matters, "Mr. Shi has always invited me over, and I have always wanted to come over to visit, but it has never been a coincidence. It has been delayed so long."
It took a long time to come.”
Shi Zhengrong said with a smile, "It's never too late if you can come. It's my honor that you can come. In fact, I have no other purpose in inviting you to Baodao. I just want to do something and invite you to come and have fun."
,have a look."
Yu Dong raised his eyebrows and said, "Before coming here, Jimmy had a phone call with me. He learned that I was coming to visit, and he specifically asked me to say hello to you on his behalf. In addition, he also asked me not to miss such a good opportunity. I must
I want to ask you for some experience in person. Deep Space Company has been making a living in the entertainment industry before and has relatively little experience in the physical industry. Taking over BenQ Dentsu this time is also an adventure. You are an industry veteran and a former employee of BenQ Dentsu.
Helmsman, we should ask you for advice most."
Hearing Yu Dong's words, Shi Zhengrong waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't ask for advice, let's just learn from each other. Although I have been in the real industry longer than you, the emerging industries are changing very quickly, and it is easy for us not to keep up.
Rhythm. The so-called experience is just something that has been eliminated in the past. It is us who really need to learn. We should learn more from young people like you. I have been in business for so many years and I boast that I have some achievements, but these achievements are not the same as yours.
Compared to that, it’s not worth mentioning. How old is the Deep Space Company? It’s less than ten years ago, but it has already grown to such a scale. We are also studying many things in it, but to be honest, we can’t study them thoroughly at all.
"
"Mr. Shi, you are too humble. We just happened by mistake. We are just lucky."
Shi Zhengrong laughed and said, "Mr. Yu, let's not be humble to each other. In fact, in inviting you over, in addition to wanting to do something, I also want to have an in-depth chat with you. The previous meeting in Jinling was too hasty. Today
It is a rare opportunity that we can sit face to face, and I hope that Mr. Yu can give you some advice. I have been paying attention to the U.S. stock market recently. The Internet sector has changed a lot, which makes people have to pay attention. However, in the meantime, the performance of deep space has always been disappointing.
People are confused. I have read many analysis reports written by so-called financial experts, but they all say anything and there is no unified direction at all, so I want to ask the parties involved."
Yu Dong was quite surprised. He didn't expect that what Shi Zhengrong was most concerned about was not BenQ Dentsu, but Deep Space's operations in the U.S. stock market.
In fact, Deep Sky does not do many operations in the stock market, and the reason why it attracts attention is actually because it did not rescue Amazon before, but now it does so again, which is a bit contrary to common sense.
Yu Dong pondered: "Mr. Shi can ask Jimmy about this kind of thing. Although Jimmy and I are partners, he is basically the one who makes the final decision on the company's affairs, especially in North America. I am basically the one who makes the decision."
Chapter completed!