The filming of "Dawn City" will soon enter its final stage.
In the last battle in the dense forest, the rebel leader and Xia Tian both used the little gray wolf as bait. Finally, they finally wiped out all the pursuers of the city guards, successfully hid in the mountains with the remaining manpower, and finally escaped from the influence of the Dawn City Guards.
Standing on the top of the mountain in summer, looking towards the lush forest in the east, all I see is a desolate scene.
After a while, he whispered, "So many sacrifices, is it worth it? We lost this time, but will we win next time? Will there be a day when we can win?"
Xia Feng stood beside him, but his eyes were looking further away.
Xia Tian seemed to be muttering to himself: "We rebelled against Dawn City because we wanted freedom, but wasn't the price too high? Uncle Wu, Xiao Xie, and so many others never saw the so-called new world of freedom until they died."
Xia Feng still said nothing.
Xia Tian didn't intend to listen to what he said, and continued to speak: "And Little Gray Wolf, he was actually... loyal to us at the very end... But I also know that if we let him go, the souls of those who died because of him will not be able to rest in peace."
The silence lasted for a long time.
Xia Tian whispered: "You told me before that people will grow up three times in their life. The first time is to understand the right and wrong of things; the second time is to understand that some things are not just right and wrong; the third time is to understand that some things are not right or wrong, but still stick to your choice..."
He took a trembling breath, then sighed slowly, his voice choking: "...but, it hurts so much."
Xia Feng did not speak from beginning to end, but just stood side by side with Xia Tian, silently accompanying him, looking at the rising sun and the morning sun in the sky...
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Three days later, all the filming tasks in the "Dawn City" studio were completed, leaving only a falling into the water scene that needed to be filmed on location.
There are not many shots in this scene, and the only actors who appear in the scene are Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong. However, due to the dangerous environment, the crew still arranged a team of dozens of people to provide support and go to the river section that had been surveyed long ago for the exterior scene.
This place is located in a mountainous area in southwest China. During the early production of the film, the scene team led by the chief artist came to inspect the site. The original plan was to shoot exterior scenes here.
But after comparing it with the script, he found that the wasteland atmosphere after the catastrophe in the script was difficult to integrate with the scenery here, so Director Mu decided to complete all the shots in the green studio. For this water scene, the close-up set in the studio completely simulated the surrounding area of the river, making it almost exactly the same.
It is now the flood season in early July. The water in this winding river is fast-flowing, and due to the large ups and downs of the mountains, the waves and whirlpools are even more thrilling and exciting.
When Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong arrived at the shooting site, staff had already set up two-story-high green screens on both sides of the river section where shooting was required, in order to block out nearby vegetation that did not match the tone of the film.
The downstream interception net, traction equipment and rescue team were all ready, and their faces were as serious as if they were going to the battlefield.
The person in charge of security tied an inflatable airbag under Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong's clothes, and reminded them for the umpteenth time: "If you encounter danger, remember to pull the rope here, and the airbag will inflate instantly. Don't worry about NG, we have prepared many, and safety is the top priority!"
Jiang Dao raised his hand and rubbed his ears, then looked at Chu Yinlong helplessly.
Chu Yinlong smiled at him reassuringly, and nodded to the person in charge: "Got it, don't worry."
After the security officer had finished giving his instructions, Director Mu came and gave them again. It was not until the river inspection team came back with instruments by boat and said that the entire underwater area had been screened three times and there was no danger that everyone took their positions and the drone took off, ready to start filming.
This shot follows a battlefield scene. Xia Tian and the little gray wolf are both injured. They stagger and hug each other, rolling down the high hillside on the river bank - the editing point is the moment when the two people embrace and roll into the river.
Chu Yinlong held Jiang Dao and rolled down along a fake "river bank" wrapped in a green screen, crashed into the rushing water, and was swept away by the river in an instant.
The drone followed closely behind, filming from a low altitude.
Amid the splashing waves, Chu Yinlong held his breath, grabbed Jiang Dao's arm, and struggled to hold him above the water - in this scene, the little gray wolf was seriously injured and in a semi-comatose state, so Jiang Dao could not give in to his instinctive struggle at this time, and had to act like he was unconscious.
Although the plot is thrilling, the down-stream time is not long.
Just over ten seconds later, the two men followed the rapid current around a river bend and fell into a soft net, and were then pulled back to shore by the rescue workers waiting there.
Jiang Dao waved to the rescuer, did not take the towel handed to him, took two steps back, shook his head and limbs, and shook off the water dripping from his body.
After simply wiping the water off, Chu Yinlong took Jiang Dao back upstream.
As soon as they arrived at the filming location, Director Mu shouted to the two of them, "Go to the car and pack up. We have to do it again."
"What's the problem?" Chu Yinlong wrapped himself in a bath towel and made sure that water was no longer dripping from his body. Then he moved closer to the director's monitor and looked at the footage that had just been directed from the drone.
Director Mu pointed at the screen and said, "Here, you two are too far apart. Xiaodao can't make any movements, so you have to pay extra attention... I know it's hard to keep moving in the water, but we can do it a few more times to find the best shot."
Chu Yinlong nodded, and went into the styling team's RV with Jiang Dao. They changed into another set of dry costumes of the same style, did their makeup and hair again, and started the second shoot.
Falling into the water again, Jiang Dao was once again instantly immersed in the role, his body naturally relaxed, letting the waves and whirlpools carry him up and down. Chu Yinlong struggled to pull the person to his side, trying to keep the distance between the two of them as much as possible, so as not to be separated by the current, resulting in another NG...
Unexpectedly, this time, when passing the last river bend, Jiang Dao was unfortunately swept into the river bottom by a wave, and his head hit a rock on the riverbed. Suddenly, he could not stay relaxed and float, so he turned over suddenly, pulled out the inflatable bag around his waist, and floated to the surface.
The next second, the two fell into the net one after the other. Jiang Dao grabbed the rope and raised his hand to rub his head.
Chu Yinlong hugged the man in his arms and pulled his hair to check if he was injured.
"Jiang Dao!" The rescue workers on the shore were shocked when they saw the bright orange airbag in the river. "How is it?"
"It's okay!" Jiang Dao broke free from Chu Yinlong's arms, grabbed the rope, and was pulled to the shore by rescue.
Medical staff along the coast immediately came forward to check and found no external injuries, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, due to a collision in the middle of the process, the movements were distorted, so this shot may have to be repeated again.
Fortunately, there were no accidents during the third shooting, and the water current just happened to roll Chu Yinlong and Jiang Dao together, so Mu Zhixing finally got a satisfactory picture.
Director Mu announced that the shot had been approved and "Dawn City" was officially finished, and the entire crew cheered.
"Director Mu, please treat us! Let's have a meal together!"
"On the way here, I saw a restaurant nearby that seemed pretty good..."
"This scenic spot is very beautiful in this season. I want to stay for two days."
After four months of meticulous filming, Mu Zhixing was naturally happy.
He directly gave each person in the crew group a red envelope of 200 yuan, and told everyone to go home with a smile.
Just at this time, Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong came back from downstream. Chu Yinlong said with a smile: "Director Mu, you brought us all here from such a long distance just to shoot a scene, why don't you invite everyone to play here for two days?"
Director Mu glared at him with a smile: "So many equipment, are you just going to leave them here?"
Of course the equipment has to be sent back, but some people are willing to take the money to go home and spend time with their wives and children, while others like to play outside with friends, so it is easy to arrange. The logistics department immediately got busy, counting everyone's wishes, and then everyone split into two groups and carried out their own activities.
Originally, Chu Yinlong wanted to take Jiang Dao out for some relaxation after the filming of "Dawn City" was completed, but unfortunately the timing was not right. The filming had just been completed on July 6, and "Red Owl Operation" released its second trailer and officially entered the premiere promotion stage.
This trailer is mainly from the police's perspective, interspersed with several thrilling action shots with the strongest visual impact. Wei Jie, played by Chu Yinlong, is the absolute and only protagonist. As for Jiang Dao, there are no special shots in this trailer. He just flashes by in the crowd and seems to be marginalized.
So, on Weibo, Jiang Dao’s black fans seemed to have welcomed spring.
"I just think he's too much of a troublemaker, Chu Yinlong will definitely not like him. See, he has no real ability, but is just trying to curry favor with people with that face. One day he will be seen through [eating melon]"
"Reply: I also think that Chu Yinlong must have been deceived by him in the beginning."
“Reply: Even if his face is still acceptable, the identity of Qin’s illegitimate son is too much of a trouble maker. I support the crew to delete his scenes [smile]”
"Where are the people who praised Jiang Yaojing's acting skills before? Hey, why did you guys disappear in the second trailer? [Smile]"
"Reply: After reading the gossip about the Qin family recently, I feel that he will definitely be banned."
"Reply: Haha, I thought Jiang Dao was the lead actor in the movie, but when I looked at the cast list, wow, he can even be ranked as a leading actor? I'm afraid that deleting all his scenes would not affect the plot of the movie, right?"
Who knew that this "spring" would be so short-lived.
In the morning, the trailer for "Operation Red Owl" was released. In the afternoon, Mu Zhixing's studio announced that his new movie had been completed and released the title "Dawn City" and the cast - Chu Yinlong and Jiang Dao were listed as the "leading actors", and there were only two of them.
Jiang Dao's fans, who had been feeling frustrated for the whole morning, suddenly became excited and rushed to leave comments under the comments made by the black fans in the morning.
"We are busy filming with Mr. Chu, so we don't have time to deal with you!"
"Jiang Dao: I'm filming with actor Chu, please don't cue "goodbye""
"Hahahaha, this car flipped over so suddenly! Xiaodao is worthy of the kung fu taught by Long Daddy, his moves are steady, accurate and ruthless, directly locking the throat without leaving any room for maneuver [doge]"
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong both posted two new messages on their Weibo accounts. One was a repost of the trailer for "Red Owl Operation" and reminded everyone that it would be released worldwide on July 30th and that they would see each other there. The other was a congratulation on the completion of "Dawn City", and the accompanying picture was a one-person on-set photo sent to them by the publicity department.
Now, it’s Chinese New Year again in the Dragon Island Super Topic.
Although the subject matter and story content of "Dawn City" have not yet been made public, it does not prevent them from celebrating - there are only two leading actors, both of them are men, so no matter how the story is told, they can watch it! If they are comrades-in-arms, they are friends for life; if they are enemies, they love and hate each other; if they are father and son... uh, Director Mu's taste should not be that heavy... right?
"They said it will be released next summer? Do we have to wait another year? Can you guys in post-production work in three shifts 24/7 to edit it for me!!!"
"I can't stay here for even a second this year [cry][cry]"
"How I wish I could wake up and find that it's already next summer vacation! I don't want a year of my life left behind! I want to ship CP!"
"Don't worry about Dawn City for now. The Red Owl will be released on July 30. Are there any sisters to meet?"
“Reply: This is a must!”
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The next morning, when fans were still excited about the official announcement of the release of "Operation Red Owl" in more than half a month, Jiang Dao, who thought that the filming of the movie had been completed and he could finally have a good rest, was ruthlessly dug out of bed by Chu Yinlong.
"I'm sleepy..." Jiang Dao grabbed the edge of the mattress and said, "...sleep for another five minutes."
"Who told you to stay up late at night and make a fuss?" Chu Yinlong was both angry and amused. "You agreed to the interview, so you have to do it... Get up!"
In fact, according to the habits he developed over many years on the battlefield, Jiang Dao was no longer sleepy when he was woken up. But he just wanted to stay in bed and see if Chu Yinlong would indulge him.
As it turned out, Long Dad is Long Dad, a strict father who never spoils his children.
After washing up and having a quick breakfast in the car, the two rushed to the studio on time to do their makeup and hair.
The host of the program who was contacted for the interview had arrived. After waiting for about ten minutes, Chu Yinlong invited her into the recording room.
This interview is to promote "Operation Red Owl". The host will interview several important figures in the crew separately, including Chu Yinlong, who is also the screenwriter, director and producer, several important actors and screenwriters, chief artist and other important creators, and then after simple editing, upload the interviews to the official account of the media on the video platform.
Originally, Chu Yinlong thought that Jiang Dao would not like this kind of publicity work that required self-analysis, so he only asked him a symbolic question. However, he did not expect Jiang Dao to readily agree.
So there was that scene this morning where he had to pull someone out of bed.
The interviews for this talk show were conducted separately. Chu Yinlong was interviewed the longest, while Jiang Dao, as a minor villain, was only asked a few questions in passing. The questions had been prepared long ago, and he had even discussed the direction of the answers with Chu Yinlong last night to avoid any embarrassment on the spot.
Jiang Dao sat behind the camera and watched the entire interview with Chu Yinlong. He had a general idea about this kind of talk show.
After discussing several issues related to the movie, the host changed the subject and asked with a smile: "We can see that in "Operation Red Owl", in addition to several veteran actors who have worked with you many times, you also used two newcomers. So, what would you say about these two young actors, Jing Yu and Jiang Dao?"
"Jingyu and Jiangdao are both good new generation actors, I am very optimistic about them." Chu Yinlong had his usual business smile on his face, "Jingyu has had many works before, I can see his improvement from his performance, he will definitely have a place in the film and television industry in the future."
Having said that, he paused slightly and the smile on his lips deepened a little.
"As for Jiang Dao, he is not a professional. I was attracted to him at first just because he can fight." He laughed, "But he brought me... a lot of surprises."
The host extended the question at the right time: "What kind of surprise?"
"He doesn't really have any acting skills, but he is very spiritual. Sometimes, in some scenes, I can hardly see any trace of his acting. He can fully enter the role, fully experience the emotions of the character, and then interpret it."
Speaking of Jiang Dao, Chu Yinlong was not stingy with his praise: "This is a very precious talent. I also believe that he can continue to improve, fully control this talent, and transform it into real performance skills."
"As for 'being able to endure hardships' and 'working hard'," Chu Yinlong laughed again, "these are necessary qualities for a qualified actor. If he possesses them, he will have the opportunity to grow into a better actor... I am looking forward to it."
After all the questions have been asked, the "Netizens Ask" segment of this online interview program will begin.
The staff handed over a lottery box and asked Chu Yinlong to draw three questions asked to him by netizens - of course, these questions have been screened and will not contain any sensitive content or questions that the interviewees are unwilling to answer.
The first one Chu Yinlong drew was: "Will we be able to see actor Chu participating in variety shows more often in the future?"
"Uh, probably... I guess." Chu Yinlong looked at the camera. "I haven't taken on variety shows before, mainly because I wanted to focus on filming. However, after participating in two variety shows recently, I think they are quite interesting, so I should arrange variety show schedules appropriately in the future."
The host immediately clapped happily: "Wow, I am really happy for the audience in front of the screen! Everyone is looking forward to Teacher Chu's performance in the variety show!"
The second question: "When does Brother Long plan to have a romantic relationship?"
Chu Yinlong couldn't help laughing when he saw this sentence.
"I won't find a girlfriend." He looked at the camera with a serious face.
The host asked with a smile: "Is this a flag?"
Chu Yinlong smiled and shook his head without answering.
The third one: "Why is Long Dad so good to Xiaodao?"
Chu Yinlong showed this question to the camera, and then asked the host: "I remember that your program can insert filming highlights?"
Seeing the host nod, he smiled and replied: "Because of saving my life."
It would be too risky to directly disclose their relationship on the show, and this was the consensus reached by the two when they were preparing for the Q&A session last night. When faced with this kind of problem, it is better to say half-jokingly and hide half. This will be enough for now.
As for the behind-the-scenes footage, I believe that the story of "Half an Apple" that impressed the entire crew will also impress most of the audience.
Next it was Jiang Dao's turn to be interviewed.
The questions prepared for the interview program were basically centered around the movie and the character itself. Jiang Dao answered them step by step according to the script he had prepared the night before, without making any mistakes, and the host did not ask any impromptu questions.
Afterwards, there was a draw to answer questions from netizens.
The first one: "Xiaodao, why are you closed? Do you dare to post a set of nine-square selfies?!"
Jiangdao: ...
Showing the question slip to the camera, Jiang Dao replied coldly: "I dare not."
The second question: "If I fight seriously, can I beat Dragon Dad?"
Jiangdao: ...
Unfortunately, the real owner was watching, so he couldn't say anything nonsense, and could only admit: "One day I will win."
Question 2: "What is the most common curse word given by Dragon Dad?"
Jiangdao: ...
Looking at this question, Jiang Dao suddenly thought of something and couldn't help laughing out loud. Chu Yinlong’s fans really understand their father Long. They didn’t even ask if he had ever been scolded, but directly asked what he was scolded for the most.
Jiang Dao glanced at Chu Yinlong who was standing next to the camera, cleared his throat, and pretended to be serious: "The most common thing he scolded me for was 'not knowing what is good for me'."
Chu Yinlong: ...
He has cursed this many times, but never once on the set... Can he even talk nonsense about things that happened in bed?
The naughty kid needs to be punished again.
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After finishing the interview, Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong didn’t have any plans afterwards.
Thinking of the question just mentioned, Jiang Dao hooked his finger at Chu Yinlong: "I haven't fought with you for a long time, let's go to the gym?"
Chu Yinlong raised his eyebrows and agreed readily.
They both left their sportswear in the studio's lounge, changed quickly, and went downstairs side by side.
Now Jiang Dao is no longer opposed to promoting the movie, nor does he avoid entering the public eye. After Chu Yinlong consulted with him, he called his assistant Xiao Yang to record a video of their battle, preparing to help Jiang Dao satisfy his fans' desire for his business.
Unexpectedly, there were a few people in the studio's gym making plans to run that day. A private match turned into a semi-public exhibition match in the studio, and there was even a volunteer referee.
Fortunately, Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong didn’t care much.
The two warmed up, stepped into the field, and quickly began to test the attack.
Jiang Dao still hasn't learned the beautiful moves. When he is acting, he will follow the routine instructions. However, when fighting, all kinds of wild ways of attack emerge, and some of them even go for the dirty moves.
Chu Yinlong was already familiar with Jiang Dao's style. He deftly dodged his knee attack towards the penalty area, counterattacked, pinned Jiang Dao to the ground, and cursed with a smile: "...you don't know what's good for you."
Jiang Dao nimbly broke free from the grip, rubbed his shoulders, and blinked at Chu Yinlong.
After a few more rounds of fighting, the fight began to become intense.
Jiang Dao lost too much weight for the filming of "Dawn City" and had not yet regained his strength. His physical shortcomings were even more obvious, and he was quickly knocked down by Chu Yinlong and pinned to the ground, unable to resist.
"Give up, give up!" Jiang Dao didn't have any burden. He slapped the floor in surrender without waiting for the referee to finish counting. "Just wait until I get back in training. I will definitely beat you once!"
After the fight, the two men came out of the gym bathroom after taking a shower, and the assistant had already edited the short video they had just shot.
"Are you posting it today?" Jiang Dao received the edited video and asked, "Isn't it a bit early?"
"Let's post it." Chu Yinlong said with a smile, "The premiere will be held in a few days, and the movie will be released soon. The interview will probably be released within a week, so it's not too early."
Jiang Dao nodded, edited a sentence "Another day of being ungrateful", and posted the video on Weibo.
Chu Yinlong watched him typing and couldn't help laughing.
Jiang Dao was also amused, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chu Yinlong: "Yes, I just don't know what's good for me, is Teacher Chu going to punish me?"
He reacted later and said in an interview that Chu Yinlong scolded him for being ungrateful, but others did not know the context of the words and might mistakenly think that Chu Yinlong scolded him on the set and thought the words were too harsh.
During today's practice, Chu Yinlong also said this sentence. It's a good smoke bomb.
Thinking of the real origin of "not knowing what is good for you", Chu Yinlong leaned close to Jiang Dao's ear and lowered his voice: "I'll deal with you when I get home."
Jiang Dao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then let's go home!"
The author has something to say: A person will experience three stages of growth in his life. The first time is to understand the right and wrong of things; the second time is to understand that some things are not just right or wrong; the third time is to still firmly do what you believe in and take responsibility for it after understanding that some things are neither right nor wrong. ——Excerpt from "Honkai Impact 3"
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