Xing Baohua sized up the people standing at his door.

Upon seeing Xing Baohua, the visitor asked, "Comrade Xing Baohua?"

"It's me. And who are you?"

"Hello, I am Lü Mingda, the propaganda officer of the J District ZZ Department. The Chief sent me to pick you up. Can you come with me to the cultural troupe now?" the man introduced himself.

Xing Baohua nodded. He had originally wanted to take a break, and the studio had also notified him to go to the performing arts troupe. He didn't expect that they would know he was back and invite him to come.

How did they know I was back? No need to ask, the guesthouse must have told me.

Xing Baohua got into Lü Mingda's private car, a brand new 212.

Upon arriving at the cultural troupe, they found that Deputy Director Zhu was not there. Li Wengang then led Xing Baohua to a meeting room.

The meeting room is currently empty; we'll have to wait for the leaders.

Li Wengang handed Xing Baohua a cigarette and said, "The people from the film studio have arrived. You'll meet with them later to discuss and come up with a plan. They'll also prepare the necessary personnel. When the leaders arrive, you can make any requests you may have."

Xing Baohua smiled and said, "This is already very good. It would be excessive to make any more demands."

Li Wengang said, "The orchestra is very busy from now until the end of the year, and the tasks are very heavy, so they can't help you with the accompaniment. Zhu Tuan has helped you coordinate with the provincial orchestra, so you will go there to rehearse in the future."

Xing Baohua knew that with the National Day celebrations approaching, the J team would definitely have many performances to do. It was understandable that they couldn't spare time for his own performances, but Xing Baohua was unsure about the expenses of the provincial orchestra.

They start trying to take advantage, but how can you take advantage of that now?

Seemingly noticing Xing Baohua's hesitation, he said to her, "You can go to the provincial orchestra; you don't need to worry about the others."

"That's so good?" Xing Baohua asked in surprise.

Li Wengang smiled but did not answer. The two waited for more than twenty minutes before Deputy Regiment Commander Zhu entered with five or six people, including the propaganda leaders from the last meeting. Lü Mingda was behind him, and those behind him were likely people from the film studio.

After introductions, it was learned that the director of the film studio was Yan Hongqi, and his deputy was Zhang Kunyuan.

Only two people from the production company came, but don't underestimate them. They will borrow people from the cultural troupe to form a film crew.

The leaders were busy, so they met to discuss some things and then left, leaving only Lü Mingda, Li Wengang, Xing Baohua, and the studio director at the scene.

These are considered the main creators.

Lü Mingda's task was to coordinate the overall situation; if something couldn't be done, he would step in. Li Wengang was in charge of equipment; if anything was missing, he would arrange it.

Xing Baohua suddenly realized that all he could do was talk; he couldn't do anything else besides talk.

Well, that's a skill in itself.

Xing Baohua and Yan Hongqi discussed the script. Xing Baohua then began to explain, and when there were parts he didn't understand, he asked Li Wengang to arrange a screening room so everyone could watch the movie again.

Xing Baohua, watching the movie, said, "We need to add this quadruple anti-aircraft gun scene."

Except for Xing Baohua, everyone else was taking notes in a small notebook. Lü Mingda said, "The 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade still has some, we can transfer two over. As for fighter jets, I'll ask the 2nd Air Division later, they may not have any old fighter jets now."

Yan Hongqi said, "It doesn't need to be that complicated. Just find a Y-5 and modify its appearance. These are all just two or three shots that flash by. The only difficulty is the plane catching fire after being hit by a bullet. This requires a set, underground filming, and building a model."

Xing Baohua couldn't help with anything professionally. Besides, he didn't know anything about it; all he could do was talk about the plot.

Besides, those are professionals who shoot war films; their technical skills aren't as comprehensive as Xing Baohua's!

The following scenes depict guerrilla warfare in the mountains, as well as exterior shots of lakes and other locations.

These provincial capitals all have them; the southern mountainous areas are mostly mountainous and have abundant water. There are lakes, like the very large Wohushan Lake.

As for swamps, there are plenty along the Yellow River. They can be used with some camouflage, but only if safety is guaranteed.

See? As soon as you mention outdoor set design, Lü Mingda can come up with a place to shoot.

This kind of teamwork is something you simply can't replicate in later generations. Especially when it comes to providing support. They don't give you props; it's all real stuff!

German equipment, not to mention, when fighting the veteran's elite team, they were all equipped with German equipment, how much did they capture!

Not to mention the Soviet series, they have the entire series, nothing is missing.

Let alone shooting a short film of a few minutes, you could even shoot a feature film without any problem.

Xing Baohua didn't know what kind of films Yan Hongqi had directed, nor did he know their specific quality.

But coming from the 81st Film Studio, he must be quite capable! At over forty years old, he should have plenty of experience.

After watching the film, Xing Baohua gave Yan Hongqi the instructions on the scenes he wanted, and how to film the rest of the story was up to him.

After the small meeting, Li Wengang took Xing Baohua to meet the orchestra.

Actually, I only know one person, the commander Zhao Dechuan. He's a little old man who's almost sixty, but he doesn't look that old, although his hair is already gray.

He gives the impression of being very kind, and always has a slight smile on his face when he speaks.

Li Wengang said to Xing Baohua, "You have two different expressions and two different personalities on and off stage."

Xing Baohua nodded in understanding; he was serious on stage but relaxed off stage.

The subsequent symphony production was entirely completed by the orchestra.

Xing Baohua and Zhao Dechuan shook hands, which signified that they had met. Xing Baohua also adopted a very humble attitude, addressing Zhao as "Teacher Zhao."

“I’ve heard your work, it’s very good, but it’s too short. If it were longer, it could go on a world tour. Especially ‘Sunrise in the East, Battle of the Seas’, although the music is Westernized and has little to do with the East, there’s a saying that music knows no borders. You should continue to work hard to perfect the piece.”

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