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Chapter 194: The Wandering Earth Project! And an animated film project too! (Please vote with monthly tickets!)

"Hurry up, I see Xiao Song has already returned to China, let's get in touch with him right away," Director Chen of the Space Administration said anxiously to his assistant.

Over the years, their space agency has been dedicated to research.

This can be considered a significant breakthrough.

In 03, Shenzhou V successfully completed the first manned spaceflight, achieving a historic moment.

In 05, Shenzhou VI became the first spacecraft to achieve a multi-person, multi-day flight mission.

Chang'e-1, launched in 2007, was the first lunar orbiter, completing the first step in China's lunar exploration program.

In 08, Shenzhou VII enabled Chinese astronauts to take a spacewalk.

Chang'e 2 in 10 years, Tiangong-1 in 11 years, the first space laboratory.

The Yutu rover, which took 13 years to complete, successfully landed on the lunar surface.

Yutu-2, launched in 2019, was the world's first lander to land on the far side of the moon.

And 20 years later, Tianwen-1 was the first autonomous Mars exploration mission.

Looking at the successes displayed on the wall over the years, Director Chen was deeply moved.

From nothing to something, from zero to one, from development to transcendence.

Over the years, their space program has never stopped.

Although in recent years, the space agency has also allowed astronauts to conduct live lectures from space.

However, people know very little about aerospace knowledge and so-called aerospace interest.

Initially, he also wanted to make a promotional video about spaceflight.

However, they have not yet found a suitable subject or people to film it.

It wasn't until around the Lunar New Year this year that the movie "2012" was released, which greatly shocked him.

Therefore, he went to Director Tang of the Geological Bureau to ask about his ideas for the film.

When Director Chen learned that the film was a joint production of Guoteng Media and the Geological Bureau, he was shocked to discover that the film was actually a joint production of Guoteng Media and the Geological Bureau.

But Song Hao was the sole person in charge of making "2012".

It can be said that it contains 100% Song content.

Seeing such technological special effects, the bureau chief was impressed.

He originally wanted to talk to Song Hao after "2012" finished its run in theaters.

Unexpectedly, the military government invited Song Hao to film a military-themed movie.

He became even more excited when he saw "Bright Sword" being broadcast on TV.

This TV series is so good!

Director Chen realized that if he didn't contact Song Hao quickly, other departments might intercept the opportunity again.

So when he learned that Song Hao and his team had finished attending the Venice Film Festival, he immediately asked his assistant to go find them.

When Assistant Meng arrived at Song Hao's company and conveyed Director Chen's thoughts, Song Hao immediately followed him to the Space Administration.

Upon entering the director's office of the space agency, Director Chen immediately said cheerfully, "Comrade Xiao Song, it's great to finally meet you."

Song Hao also said respectfully, "Director Chen, I'm sorry I'm late."

"No, no, please, please sit down." Director Chen invited Song Hao to sit down.

Then Assistant Meng started making tea for them.

Director Chen looked at Song Hao and praised him, "Comrade Song, you're amazing! You went to the Venice Film Festival and won an award. I heard that no one from our country has won an award at this film festival for 15 years, right?"

"I won a Silver Lion Award," Song Hao explained.

"Not bad, not bad." Director Chen also praised, "Our film and television market in China is lacking fresh blood like yours. Some old directors have been stuck in their ways and stubbornly sticking to their own opinions, which has caused those film and television works to stagnate. If it weren't for your film 'Bright Sword,' to be honest, I haven't watched any war dramas for many years."

"The current war dramas are all too fantastical. How could those directors and screenwriters know what the wars were like back then?"

Director Chen not only praised "Bright Sword" but also mentioned "2012": "By the way, your '2012' is also very good. I took my daughter to see it during the Chinese New Year."

"Thank you for the compliment, Director Chen," Song Hao said cheerfully.

He then asked, "On the way here, I heard from Assistant Meng that Director Chen wants me to co-produce a movie with the space agency, right?"

"Yes." Seeing that Song Hao had brought up the formal topic, Director Chen also spoke frankly: "I've been thinking about asking you to come here for a long time. Our space agency has made a lot of breakthroughs in recent years, you should know that, right?"

Song Hao nodded: "It seems like a rocket was launched recently?"

“That’s right, but the general public doesn’t have much knowledge about aerospace, or even much interest in it. That’s why I thought of asking you to come over so we could discuss collaborating on a movie, a series about aerospace. It doesn’t have to be all about aerospace; we just need to spark people’s interest in aerospace.”

Director Chen then pointed to the words on the wall: "Look at these, these are the breakthroughs we have made over the years."

"Shenzhou V and VI, Chang'e, Tiangong-1, and so on."

As he recited these names, Director Chen felt a deep sense of pride.

"Back in 1970, when the first artificial satellite, Dongfanghong-1, was launched into space, I was just a 10-year-old child watching a black and white TV. All I knew at the time was that everyone's eyes were filled with tears."

"Even now, the vast universe is boundless. By relying on every tiny individual to inherit a great cause, I believe that in a few more years we can be called a space power."

Hearing this, Song Hao knew that Director Chen was just being modest.

In fact, it won't take many more years; China is already a space power.

Looking across the world, who else but me can succeed?

Song Hao understood what Director Chen had been feeling all these years.

He happened to have the same plan in mind.

So he said to Director Chen, "To be honest, after filming '2012,' I had thought about making a more sci-fi film, one that was related to space exploration."

"Really?" Director Chen was very pleased.

He immediately asked, "What kind of story is it?"

"I haven't finished writing the specific script yet; it might take another two weeks," Song Hao explained.

Director Chen quickly replied, "It's alright, just show it to me after you finish writing it, and we can discuss it together then."

"it is good."

After Director Chen finished talking, he took Song Hao to visit the space agency.

I also showed him the various satellites and space stations that are currently in operation in the world.

Looking at all this, Song Hao couldn't help but feel proud.

As the motherland has developed better and better over the years, he, as a Chinese citizen, is naturally very happy.

He then left the space agency.

Soon, he received the reward for the system task.

[Having won any award at the Venice International Film Festival, you will receive 1000 film vouchers and master-level war scene construction skills.]

In an instant, the master-level ability to construct war scenes entered Song Hao's mind.

Those famous scenes, and the structural designs of renowned directors, became clear in my mind at once.

This war scene composition is very suitable for future use in filming large-scale scenes.

Who knows, it might even be used in movies someday.

However, Song Hao hasn't thought about it much yet; right now, he wants to exchange the two movies.

One of them is "The Wandering Earth".

One of them is an animated film.

The fourth season of "Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things" has been completed.

Song Hao then instructed the animation production department to suspend the production of "That Rabbit" and begin preparing for a new animated film.

He also struggled with which animated film to choose.

There are also quite a few high-quality domestic animated films.

For example, "Big Fish & Begonia" grossed 5.66 million yuan. The creative process of this film was quite difficult. During the 1 hour and 40 minute film, there were more than 100,000 manuscripts, enough to fill a room.

The creators of "Big Fish & Begonia" wrote a short biography of tens of thousands of words just for the story behind it.

This attitude also enabled the film to break the record for domestic animation after its release.

Of course, "White Snake 2: The Green Snake" is also excellent. The film grossed 5.8 million yuan, spanning more than 1000 days and nights, featuring more than 200 characters and 2343 shots, making it a shining example of Chinese animation.

Another example is "Monkey King: Hero Is Back," which grossed 9.56 million yuan at the box office after eight years of preparation and three years of production.

Despite insufficient pre-launch publicity, its excellent 3D technology, exquisite art style, and outstanding soundtrack caused a huge sensation in China.

On its fourth day of release, it outperformed a competitor with 33% of screenings by only 14% of the total screenings.

Of course, the highest-grossing film has to be "Ne Zha," which grossed 50.7 billion yuan. More than 1600 people were actually involved in the production of this animation.

The original film had more than 5000 shots, three times the number of shots in a typical animated film. After repeated selection, more than 2000 shots were retained.

The film features 1318 special effects shots, accounting for 80% of the total.

It involved the collaboration of more than 20 special effects teams across the country.

If special effects alone were the reason for such high box office numbers, then there must be more to it than that.

Nezha is a legendary figure from ancient mythology, and he is very popular with Chinese audiences.

Especially the TV series "Investiture of the Gods" from back then, in which Benny Chan played Nezha, who cut off his bones to return to his father and his flesh to return to his mother, which can be called a classic.

This film presents the image and legend of the character Nezha very well, broadening the audience's understanding and experience, and making more people aware of and interested in it.

As for the technology, "Ne Zha" has reached the international leading level in terms of art, special effects and animation production.

The high-quality technical production, coupled with exquisite visuals and vivid animation effects, truly allows everyone to fully experience the visual enjoyment and tactile experience brought by the film.

Moreover, all the demons and human characters in this film possess highly charismatic and unique personalities, with cool action sequences and exquisite visuals.

The character designs established the audience's aspirations and desires for the film, possessing a high degree of influence and entertainment value.
Most importantly, the entire play explores the value of life and human morality, as well as themes of love, gratitude, and helping others, which resonate with and inspire the audience, sparking heated discussions on various social issues.

The characters' relationships and emotional development are reasonable and vivid, and the well-paced details not only attract more viewers' attention but also increase everyone's positive feelings towards "Ne Zha".

Song Hao checked his remaining movie redemption cards; he currently had 1500.

The Wandering Earth required 700 sheets.

650 sheets are needed for "Ne Zha".

Both movies are eligible for redemption.

As for films like "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" and "Big Fish & Begonia," Song Hao thought he could just leave them to Director Zhang Xianfu to handle in the future.

He personally led the production of "Ne Zha".

then.

Song Hao redeemed both movies.

In an instant, all the plot details flashed through his mind. He also decided that once he got back, he would write the scripts for both movies.

Chronologically speaking, if these two films are to be successfully produced, "The Wandering Earth" will need at least nine months.

Because "Ne Zha" involves many special effects, he couldn't say for sure how long it would take; the fastest production time was estimated to be more than half a year.

In other words.

If he wants to make these two movies, he'll have to spend almost the entire rest of the year on them.

But Song Hao believes it's worth it.

After all, the Chinese market is getting better and better.

Perhaps it was my own unconscious influence that made more directors start to pay attention to the quality of their works.

The movies released in the last year or two have also been quite well-received.

In addition, Song Hao's continuous release of films over the past three years has indeed put a lot of pressure on his peers.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to use this time to go into seclusion and polish two masterpieces.

This gives our peers some breathing room.

After returning to the company.

Song Hao also came to the animation production department to express his thoughts.

The entire department was very excited when they learned that they were going to produce a large-scale animated film.

As the team leader of the animation production, Zhang Xianfu immediately patted his chest and said, "Song Hao, no problem, leave it to us."

Song Hao laughed and said, "Not only will I hand it over to you, but you will also have to help me contact domestic animation production teams, at least 20 or more."

"Twenty companies?!" one of the employees exclaimed in surprise. "That many?"

"Special effects shots make up 80% of all the shots in this movie. You absolutely cannot complete it on your own, so we have to outsource some of the special effects shots. As for some of the important special effects, you will have to do them," Song Hao instructed.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel the burden on their shoulders growing heavier.

But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility.

Every one of you here was handpicked by Song Hao.

I have also worked on the production of animations such as "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" and "Those Years, Those Rabbits, Those Things".

Therefore, they were not afraid. On the contrary, as Gao Qiqiang said, the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish, and they would go against the tide.

Over the next two days, Song Hao began writing the manuscript for "The Wandering Earth" in his office.

During this period, Director Ye of Hunan TV would occasionally inquire whether there were any plans to create the next film or television drama.
However, Song Hao gave a tactful reply, indicating that he was currently working on a film and estimated that there would be no film or television productions for quite some time.

Hearing this, Director Ye was also very sorry.

He then asked whether it was possible to purchase the rights to rebroadcast "Bright Sword" now that its premiere had ended.

Given Director Ye's perseverance, Song Hao eventually reached a cooperation agreement with him.

To his surprise, the day after Director Ye's contract took effect, he immediately arranged for "Bright Sword" to be broadcast during prime time.

Although "Bright Sword" has already been broadcast once and many people have already seen it.

But such a great drama is one you can watch over and over again without getting tired of it.

So many viewers clicked on Hunan TV to continue watching.

Although Hunan TV's "Bright Sword" did not achieve the same ratings as the first few TV stations to broadcast it.

But no matter what, it's still better than other TV dramas airing at the same time.

Director Ye was naturally pleased.

I couldn't eat the first bite of meat back then, but now even a sip of soup is wonderful.

Just as Song Hao was actively preparing the script, the Film Association invited him to a council meeting.

That did surprise him somewhat.

Despite his growing fame over the past three years, he rarely attends film association meetings.

He felt that most of the actors were from the older generation, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to blend in.

Moreover, this position as a director of the Film Association was forced upon me by Chairman Chen Daoming.

He was essentially just a minor director in name only.

This time, Chairman Chen suddenly invited him to a council meeting, which piqued his curiosity.

However, Song Hao naturally dared not refuse Chairman Chen's invitation.

He arrived at the main hall of the Film Association Council and met with Chairman Chen.

"President Chen," Song Hao stepped forward and said respectfully.

Chen Daoming was chatting with others when he saw Song Hao. He walked over to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Not bad, kid. You brought back a Silver Lion Award."

Song Hao smiled and said, "It might just be luck."

"Don't play dumb with me. You and I both know that '2012' is a great movie. Only you in all of China could make a movie like this!" Chairman Chen said cheerfully.

He then explained, "Today is the change of leadership, so I called you here. You're not allowed to slip away beforehand."

"How could that be? Don't worry, Chairman Chen, I'll make sure I'm the last one to leave," Song Hao replied.

Chen Daoming then chatted with the other directors.

Shortly afterward, the council convened.

Chen Daoming also mentioned some outstanding works from Chinese film and television this year.

Song Hao's works were mentioned repeatedly.

Everyone present applauded.

He then added, "Our vice president has also retired this year, so we need to elect a vice president from this term's board of directors."

Upon hearing this, some directors and artists were also surprised.

They never expected that today's council meeting would be about electing a vice president.

Director Zhang, in particular, as a director who has been deeply involved in the industry for so many years, naturally hopes to obtain the position of vice president of the Film Association.

Once people no longer worry about food and clothing, they crave fame more.

A place in history and fame seems to be everyone's obsession.

Director Chen Kai is no different; he has been making films and television series over the years, all in an effort to make himself memorable.

Bald Ge didn't have many thoughts about this vice president position.

After all, he and Chairman Chen are neighbors, so he's practically a vice chairman.

Teacher Tang Guoqiang nodded and said, "The positions in our film association haven't changed for many years. We really need some fresh blood to lead our association's progress in film and television."

After Mr. Tang Guoqiang finished speaking, Chairman Chen, as if he had already agreed, continued, "Let me first give my suggestion. My personal suggestion is to make Xiao Song the vice president of our film association."

Whether the others were surprised by these words is unknown.

But Song Hao was quite surprised.

He didn't expect that Chairman Chen Daoming would directly suggest that he become the vice chairman of the film association.

Most of those present were middle-aged or older.

As a junior member, being able to sit here and participate in the vote to run for vice president is already quite an achievement.

The fact that Chairman Chen directly appointed him as the chairman is a huge surprise!

Compared to Song Hao, the others were equally unsettled.

Director Zhang originally thought that with his qualifications and experience, he could succeed.

The position of vice president is very likely to fall to him.

At most, it's just a matter of competing with Boss Ge or Director Chen Kai.

But Boss Ge never interfered in anything, and Chen Kai's words meant nothing to Director Zhang.

Therefore, Director Zhang always believed that if a vice president were to be elected, he would definitely be the first choice.

Unexpectedly, Chairman Chen directly suggested Song Hao!

How old is he?!
Not even thirty yet!
Boss Ge seemed to notice Director Zhang's mood, and finally he said, "Chairman, I think it's really good for Xiao Song to be the vice chairman. After all, he has made so many excellent works in the past few years, right? But I'm afraid that Xiao Song will be too tired. He will have to film movies and take on the work of the association at the same time, and he won't be able to handle it all."

"Little Song, don't you think so?" Boss Ge was a shrewd man; he wanted to drag Song Hao into this mess.

Song Hao naturally understood, and he simply smiled and said, "Professor Ge's personal analysis makes sense."

There's a lot to learn about this statement.

Song Hao's implication was that this was Boss Ge's personal analysis and had nothing to do with him.

Teacher Tang Guoqiang chuckled, "Young people always need some challenges, otherwise it's not good to be too comfortable. Besides, I think Xiao Song is the kind of person who is responsible. With great power comes great responsibility."

It must be said that Teacher Tang speaks with great artistry.

Chen Daoming naturally knew what these old foxes in front of him were thinking, and he continued, "In recent years, our Film Association has not made much progress, but look at Xiao Song, he won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival, breaking a 15-year award drought."

"I think our film association should also break the rules. It shouldn't be that only older people can hold positions. We should let younger people express their ideas. What do you think?"

Director Chen Kai knew he had no chance of getting the vice president position, so it didn't matter who took it. He casually remarked, "I think it's a good idea. Let Director Song lead us older generation to make some movies. If there's an opportunity, we can collaborate and get some recognition too."

Upon hearing this, Song Hao quickly replied, "Teacher Chen has always been a role model for me. If I have the opportunity, I hope to be able to work with you."

"In that case, let's just cast a vote, okay?" Chen Daoming suggested.

This vote was almost meaningless.

After all, the president has already spoken.

So the rest of the process is quite simple.

Song Hao became the vice president of the Film Association.

He is the youngest in history.

When this news was posted online, it immediately sparked heated discussions.

Some netizens praised it, while others questioned it.

"Director Song is so young to be the vice president, why can't Director Zhang or others be vice presidents?"

"That's hilarious! Since when does the vice president have to be an older person? Look at Director Song's achievements over the past three years. Every single one of them is far superior to those other directors and artists."

While everyone was debating, Song Hao finished writing the script for "The Wandering Earth".

A full ten days!
Looking at the manuscript, he breathed a sigh of relief and then exclaimed, "Next up is the Wandering Earth Project!"

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