yournovel Chapter 502: The Preparations for "The Wandering Earth"
Chapter 502: The Preparations for "The Wandering Earth"
After leaving the screening room, Fu Yibai took the elevator directly to the distribution department on the 23rd floor.
The distribution department's office area is a large open space that spans an entire floor, with dozens of workstations neatly arranged, and the walls covered with screening schedules for films that are currently being distributed and those that are about to be released.
Wu Zhen's office door was open. Fu Yibai knocked on the door frame, and Wu Zhen looked up from behind the computer screen. When he saw that it was Fu Yibai, he immediately stood up.
"Mr. Fu, what brings you here? You could have just called and I would have come up."
"On the way."
Fu Yibai sat down in the chair opposite him.
"Lucy has been finalized and you're in charge of submitting it for review."
The release date is set for May Day next year.
Wu Zhen picked up a pen and flipped through the calendar on the table, then suddenly stopped.
He turned the calendar around for Fu Yibai to see, and there was a note in red pen in the May 1st section: "The Witch 2" is released.
"Mr. Fu, 'The Witch 2' just passed censorship yesterday and is scheduled for release next May Day."
Wu Zhen put down his pen.
"The Witch 2 is too similar to Lucy."
Both films are science fiction action movies with a lot of special effects scenes, and even their target audience profiles highly overlap.
I think it's best to stagger them as much as possible; putting them in the same time slot is like fighting against yourself.
Fu Yibai nodded in agreement. "The Witch 2" and "Lucy" were indeed too similar and could not be released at the same time.
He reached out and flipped the calendar to the back pages.
Wu Zhen continued, "If we postpone 'Lucy' to the summer, to the end of July or the beginning of August, the two films will be three months apart, and the box office potential will be fully realized."
Seeing that there was plenty of availability in August, Fu Yibai spoke up.
"Then let's set it for summer vacation."
The last Friday of July.
Wu Zhen opened the schedule on the computer and filled in "Lucy" in the box for July 27th.
After leaving the distribution department, Fu Yibai did not return to his office, but instead took the elevator down to the first floor.
Zhang Xinyu was already waiting at the door.
The car set off at dawn, heading towards Huairou District.
Located in Yangsong Town, Huairou District, China Film Digital Base is currently the largest film and television post-production and special effects shooting base in China.
When they arrived, Wang Peng, who had received the call, had been waiting outside for quite some time.
He was wearing a dark blue work jacket and holding a safety helmet. When he saw Fu Yibai's car approaching, he quickly went to meet it.
"Mr. Fu, the space elevator car just completed its final round of structural testing last week."
Wang Peng handed the safety helmet to Fu Yibai and led him toward the photography studio.
"The details of the interior scenes are still being perfected, but the overall framework is already ready for rehearsals."
Inside the base, a life-size replica of the interior of a space elevator stands in the center of the studio, reaching a height of twenty meters from the dome to the ground.
The interior details of the space elevator were designed by Engineer Chen from the space agency, who strived to make them as scientific and reasonable as possible.
Fu Yibai stood in the center of the scene for a while, looked around, and then nodded.
"good."
While showing Fu Yibai around, Wang Peng told him about the preparations for "The Wandering Earth".
Currently, Deng Chao and Yang Mi are undergoing physical and combat training under the guidance of professional instructors.
Regarding the actors, Li Xuejian, Andy Lau, and Ng Man-tat have already signed contracts.
Li Xuejian plays Zhou Zhezhi, Andy Lau plays Tu Hengyu, and Ng Man-tat plays Zhang Peng, Liu Peiqiang's mentor, who is also the role played by Sha Yi in the original version.
Zhou Zhezhi's assistant, Hao Xiaoxi, is played by the newly joined actress Zhao Liying.
Zhang Tianai and the other newcomers are all unavailable; they are currently all on the set of the newly started drama "Joy of Life".
It would be a waste to hand it over to an outsider, so it would be better to give it to Zhao Liying and let her gain some experience.
It was already 1 p.m. when I came out of the digital base.
At 2 PM, Fu Yibai returned to Chenxi Building.
Zhao Qi was already waiting in the office, with two folders spread out in front of her. One was the content budget for Nebula Video in Q1, and the other was the expansion plan for new stores of Galaxy Cinemas next year.
"Li Mingde proposed a budget of 200 million for three S-level self-produced dramas."
Zhao Qi pushed the first document over.
"I had the script reviewed by the screenwriting department. Among them, 'East Palace' is a historical drama about political intrigue, and the original work has a large fan base."
The other two are modern dramas, one a workplace drama and the other a suspense drama.
Fu Yibai quickly scanned the core figures in the document, and signed it after confirming there were no obvious problems.
"What about the theaters?"
"Xu Liang plans to add 30 new cinemas next year, mainly in third- and fourth-tier cities."
Zhao Qi opened the second document.
"The investment per store has been reduced by 15% compared to this year, and the locations are concentrated in mature commercial complexes such as Wanda Plaza and MixC, where there is more room for rent negotiation."
Fu Yibai signed the cinema expansion plan and pushed both documents back.
After Zhao Qi left, Fu Yibai turned on his computer and checked the filming plan for "The Wandering Earth" that Wang Peng had sent him.
This schedule is quite detailed, with the number of shooting days for each scene, the required equipment, the actors' availability, and backup plans all clearly listed.
Fu Yibai read it through from beginning to end, made annotations at several key points, and then sent it back to Wang Peng.