Chapter 265: Make it the main theme? Officially launched!

Liu Zhou Yi came in, and everyone inside looked at him at the same time.

Liu Zhou was also looking at them, and for a moment, the room suddenly became quiet.

Later, Han Shanping reacted quickly. He stood up and walked towards Liu Zhou, saying with a smile:

"Let me introduce you to you. This is Liu Zhou, the screenwriter and director of The Martian."

Liu Zhou then followed Han Shanping and walked closer, greeted Leader Xu first, and then sat down.

At this time, Han Shanping also introduced the people sitting there to Liu Zhou:
"Mr. Liu, this is Mr. Zhao from a certain company, this is Mr. Li from the Space Administration, and the last one is Mr. Wang from the Space Administration, an expert in the aerospace field."

Following Han Shanping's introduction, Liu Zhou also greeted several people one by one.

In terms of rank, Leader Xu is still the highest among them. He is also the deputy director. But even so, the space agency still needs to give the nod before the filming can begin.

What made Liu Zhou feel fortunate was that the leaders present were all relatively pragmatic. After Liu Zhou came over, there was no extra nonsense and they directly let Liu Zhou talk about his ideas about the project.

Liu Zhou also fully explained his original intention for the project, the significance of the film, and its impact on the Chinese film industry.

This lecture took nearly twenty minutes.

However, everyone was listening very carefully. After Liu Zhou finished speaking, Li, the leader of the Space Administration, spoke first:

"Director Liu, next year will be the day when our Shenzhou VII program will be launched into space. Our space agency is very supportive of the emergence of a domestic space-themed movie."

Hearing what Leader Li said, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile.

However, Liu Zhou didn't feel happy about the other party's affirmation of the movie for long before he heard him continue:

“But the subject matter is good, I hope the story content can be changed to focus on the process of our astronauts successfully landing on Mars after hard work.

As for the astronauts and the spacecraft, no accidents should happen, and the astronauts should not be left on Mars."

After hearing what Leader Li said next, Liu Zhou couldn't help but feel awkward with his smile.

If you change it like this, is it still "The Martian"?

It has become a mainstream movie.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but glance at Han Shanping and Leader Xu, but both of them pretended not to see it. The meaning was very clear, they were just indicating for him to speak.

"Leader Li, the story of The Martian can also reflect the spirit of astronauts who work hard, are self-reliant, and have the courage to climb."

Before Leader Li could speak, Leader Zhao from a certain company spoke first:

"I just want to say one thing: if the Shenzhou VII launch fails or something else unexpected happens, then the movie The Martian cannot be released."

After hearing this, Liu Zhou suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He also understood that Liu Zhou had been talking for a long time, but the few people didn't listen at all, or didn't care at all. They all came with opinions and their purpose was very clear.

People at the space agency felt that it was inappropriate for an accident to occur on Mars in the movie.

People in the publicity department thought that since Shenzhou VII had encountered an accident, it was too much and too embarrassing to still boast that it could land on Mars.

The people in the propaganda department actually have reason to worry, but this is exactly what Liu Zhou is least worried about.

Next year, Shenzhou VII successfully sent three astronauts into space and brought them back safely.

As for the space agency's requirements, this certainly cannot be changed. If it becomes the main theme, then what's the point of watching it?

But before Liu Zhou could continue speaking, Engineer Wang, who had been silent just now, said unhappily:
"What kind of accident could happen to Shenqi?"

"I'm saying just in case, just in case." Leader Zhao explained.

"There is no such thing as a surprise. Every time a Shenzhou spacecraft is launched, it represents the hard work of everyone in our space agency. Every process and link will be carefully checked hundreds of times."

Leader Zhao also knew that people who do scientific research tend to be stubborn and speak directly, so he simply stopped talking.

But Mr. Wang seemed not to have said enough, and said to Liu Zhou:

"Director Liu, I read your script carefully. It's too fake and has no technical support at all."

When Liu Zhou heard what he said, he was suddenly confused and blurted out:

"What do you mean?"

Then Liu Zhou was really confused by Mr. Wang's questions.

"The average radius of Mars' orbit is 2.27939 million kilometers. Except for opposition, its distance from the Earth is usually more than 1 million kilometers, which is at least 250 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. How did the movie overcome the problem of insufficient thrust?"

"The gravity on the surface of Mars is 0.37G, and the atmosphere is thin. Currently, the United States can only use a large inflatable cushion to wrap the probe, bounce and roll on the surface of Mars, and then slowly stop.

The first jump can reach hundreds of meters high. This landing method is definitely not suitable for a manned spacecraft. What kind of landing method do you plan to use?"

"And the escape velocity from Mars is 5 kilometers per second."

Liu Zhou was a little confused. How could he, a filmmaker, know anything about aerospace?
You are an aerospace engineer, asking a filmmaker related professional questions?
In fact, not only Liu Zhou had a lot of questions in his mind, but several other people including Leader Li from the Space Administration were also a little dumbfounded.

Finally, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm just a filmmaker. You think too highly of me."

When making a movie, it’s fine as long as the logic is acceptable. If everything is as real as reality, then don’t make the movie.

If we film the launch of a nuclear egg, do we need to explain the principle of its explosion?
In fact, Liu Zhou could also understand some of Mr. Wang’s ideas, which was the rigorous thinking mode of their scientific researchers.

The reason why the development of science fiction in the mainland was so bumpy in the past was because it encountered opposition from scientific researchers.

Because they believe that the plots in science fiction novels are too fake and imprecise, and can easily mislead people.

Even Mr. Qian spoke out publicly, which almost caused Science Fiction World to cease publication.

But Mr. Qian is not a conservative person. He is not against science fiction. After gaining a deep understanding of science fiction and realizing the difference between science fiction and science, he no longer says anything.

This is what allowed "Science Fiction World" to survive and then develop better and better.

Obviously, Mr. Wang is in the same boat. He doesn't understand movies, but he understands science, so he thinks that even movies should talk about science.

So he continued:

"I won't mention whether water regeneration and Martian planting are feasible, but the atmosphere on Mars is thin, so it's impossible for a storm to blow people away. You have to change this."

"Mr. Wang, this is a movie and it requires artistic processing. This storm serves to advance the plot of the movie and to give others a reason to leave. Otherwise, the subsequent plot cannot unfold." Liu Zhou explained with a wry smile.

Afterwards, Liu Zhou took some time to explain to him the differences between movies and reality, so that he could have a simple understanding of filming.

But Wang Gong obviously didn't listen to it, and he stopped talking and said directly:
"This is your business. It's up to you whether you want to change it or not."

At this time, Liu Zhou really wanted a system that was essential for a time traveler, and then Kuang Kuang took out a bunch of aerospace technology and threw it in front of him, shocking him to death.

Seeing that Engineer Wang stopped talking, Liu Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. All that was left was to conquer Leader Li from the Space Administration.

This time it was no longer Liu Zhou who was speaking alone, Han Shanping and Leader Xu were also helping out.

Finally, after discussions, Leader Li finally agreed that there was no need to change the main theme of the plot to one where no accident happened, and the filming should basically follow the original script.

In terms of specific technical aspects, the space agency will send people to assist in the preparation process, including spacecraft, rockets, Mars rovers, bases and other aspects.

Seeing that the final result was achieved, Liu Zhou and Han Shanping looked at each other and then both breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Shanping smiled and suggested having dinner together, but they refused and left China Film Group directly.

Leader Xu was the last to leave. Before leaving, he smiled and said to Liu Zhou:
"Mr. Liu, since everything else has been settled, I will have them go through the script review process as soon as possible. You can start preparing for the movie. I am looking forward to the release of The Martian."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu. If it weren't for your help in mediating this time, there would be no movie "The Martian"."

"Stop giving me these compliments and just make the movie well."

After saying this, Leader Xu left.

In fact, Liu Zhouzhen was not complimenting him. The fact that "The Martian" was able to pass various reviews so quickly would have been impossible if it were just Han Shanping alone.

It was precisely because Leader Xu personally stepped in that Han Shanping was able to get things done so efficiently.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that Han Shanping didn’t play any role. At least he knew how to negotiate with the relevant departments, and most importantly, Leader Xu was Han Shanping’s relationship.

After everyone else left, only Liu Zhou and Han Shanping were left in the office.

At this moment, the two of them no longer needed to be as reserved as before and leaned casually on the sofa.

Han Shanping threw a cigarette to Liu Zhou, then lit one for himself, took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Your "The Martian" is the most exhausting project I've ever worked on. Now it's finally done. Just like what Leader Xu said just now, you have to shoot it well, otherwise I'll be sorry for all the hard work I've put in during this period."

"Don't worry, I won't let your hard work go to waste. Even for my own sake, I will do my best for this movie."

"So what should we do next?"

"Let's finalize the investment first. Once the script is officially approved, we will start the project preparation."

"no problem."

Han Shanping had no objection to the investment of 20 million US dollars proposed by Liu Zhou for this film and agreed directly.

Then there was the issue of investment shares. There was no disagreement between the two parties, and they simply each took half, 50 percent each.

However, the copyright of "The Martian" still belongs to Golden Harvest. This is the common practice in previous collaborations between Liu Zhou and others, and Han Shanping has no objection to this.

Moreover, this time Han Shanping was quite generous and did not count some of China Film's relationships as investments, but instead followed all market rules.

But since the other party was so open-minded, Liu Zhou couldn't just take advantage of him without saying anything in return.

Therefore, Liu Zhou only received a friendly price of one million for his salary as director and screenwriter this time. Otherwise, if it was really based on the market price, Liu Zhou's salary would have been at least eight million.

Within two days, the script was officially approved, and Golden Harvest and China Film Group also officially signed the investment contract.

"The Martian" was officially launched.

(End of this chapter)