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After taking Jing Tian to promote Si Teng for a few days, Gu Wei came to the filming location of My Motherland and Me and officially joined the crew.

To be precise, it was the crew of the Return Unit in My Motherland and Me, and it was one of the sub-crews.

The general content of the Return Unit is as follows.

When Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 and China and the British side took over, everyone from diplomats to flag-raisers and watchmakers worked together to complete a difficult task: to ensure that the national flag must be raised on time at 0:0:0:0 on July 1, so that the sovereignty of Hong Kong would be returned as scheduled.

It sounds easy, but it is not.

Mr. An Wenbin, a diplomat at the time, once recalled: "Every negotiation we had was only for 2 seconds.

I told the British side that our national flag must be raised at 0:00:00. The sovereignty is returned, and every second counts. There is no doubt about this.

So your flag must be lowered at 23:59:58.

The British side disagreed very much at the time. They did not give us these two seconds, so we negotiated countless times for this matter."

2 seconds may seem like a short time, but for China at that time, it meant that the sovereignty of Hong Kong Island could not be recovered on time, which meant that Britain's colonial rule over Hong Kong Island would last another 2 seconds!

The British were extremely reluctant to return Hong Kong Island to China. Therefore, in the arrangement of the handover ceremony, the British side set up many obstacles, making the negotiations very difficult.

At the same time, in order to raise the Chinese national flag on time, every link must be calculated accurately in seconds in actual operation. The distance of each step of the honor guard must be calculated in advance, and there must be no error!

An Wenbin bought a very accurate watch from the United States for this purpose, and synchronized the time with the Greenwich Observatory in London and the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing.

He also asked two emcees to control the time, set up a general protocol coordinator and a Chinese technical monitor to strictly control the time.

The two deputy conductors of the military band used the countdown method to control the time of the national anthem.

"Although the entire handover ceremony process only took 30 minutes, there were 25 procedures to be performed in these 30 minutes. Each procedure took more than a minute to complete, and it had to be completed accurately.

In order to prevent China from getting what it wanted, the United Kingdom tried every possible way: Prince Charles' speech was 23 seconds overtime.

So, the emcee of the subsequent event spoke faster, and the guard of honor marched faster to grab the 23 seconds back!

Then, when the British played the national anthem, it suddenly accelerated, shortening it by 12 seconds, resulting in a vacuum time of about 12 seconds on the scene!

At that time, the whole The scene was solemn. An Wenbin stood beside the band conductor and counted the seconds. It was not until 11:59:58 that the conductor raised his baton to ensure that the national flag was raised over Hong Kong Island at 0:0:00 with 100% accuracy.

Every inch of land must be fought for, every second must be fought for! The road to the return of Hong Kong Island was long, bumpy and magnificent, and the final success was also the result of the hard work of countless heroes behind the scenes.

[Return] of course cannot tell the story in such detail, because it is a compilation film. [My Motherland and I] has a total of 7 units, and [Return] is actually only about 20 minutes long.

Director Xue Xiaolu selected four roles, including flag-raiser Zhu Tao, female Hong Kong police officer Lian Jie, diplomat An Wenbin, and watch repairer Hua Ge, to reflect the hard-won nature of this great moment from all aspects.

Gu Wei played the role of Zhu Tao, the flag-raiser who raised the national flag on time.

"Teacher Xue" Gu Wei joined the crew, and director Xue Xiaolu came out to greet him in person.

"You have graduated for so long, you don't need to call me teacher, just call me by my name" Xue Xiaolu is nearly 50 years old but looks very young, with short hair, fair skin, slender figure, and a very gentle smile.

She is one of the most famous female directors in the industry, [Hai [Ocean Paradise] and [Beijing Meets Seattle] are both her directed works.

Xue Xiaolu is a master of literature at Beijing Film Academy, and later stayed on to teach at the school, becoming a professor in the literature department and a graduate tutor. Gu Wei took her class when he was in school, so he called her Teacher Xue.

Gu Wei is the most famous student of Beijing Film Academy in the past ten years, without a doubt. He is now almost a signboard of Beijing Film Academy, and Xue Xiaolu, as a teacher, is also very optimistic about him.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Gu Wei officially joined the group to start filming.

"Multiplication and division are still so long, what did you learn when you were in school?

Zhu Tao, I tell you, when the national anthem ends and the national flag reaches the top, you are not allowed to look up in the middle.

You must form muscle memory!" In a venue built according to the inner field of the Hong Kong Island Convention and Exhibition Center, Gu Wei and two flag bearers are training over and over again.

Gao Yalin, who plays the general commander of the flag-raising ceremony, emphasized to him.

"Yes! "Gu Wei answered seriously, with a soldier's unique determination on his face.

"Practice well, complete the task, and I will give you a wife!" Gao Yalin joked.

"Report!" Zhu Yilong, one of the flag bearers, shouted loudly.

"We are single too."

"Yes, should we give us a wife too?" Another flag bearer Du Jiang echoed.

"Send!" Gao Yalin was amused by them.

But then he emphasized, "If you make a mistake, I will make you single for life!"

"Yes!" The three answered loudly.

"Cut! This time passed, the performance was good!" Xue Xiaolu's voice came.

As a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, [My Motherland and I] is almost full of celebrity faces from beginning to end, just like [The Founding of a Republic] shot by China Film Group.

In the [Return] unit in which Gu Wei starred, there are four protagonists, including him. In addition to the flag-raiser Zhu Tao, there are also Wang Luoyong, who plays a diplomat, Hui Yinghong, who plays the female Hong Kong police officer Lian Jie, and Ren Dahua, who plays the watch repairer Hua Ge.

Even the two flag bearers beside Gu Wei are played by Zhu Yilong and Du Jiang.

"Yilong, let's go out for dinner after the evening shots?" Walking out of the venue, Gu Wei reached out and unbuttoned the collar of his military uniform, inviting Zhu Yilong beside him.

They knew each other for a long time and worked together in [Do You Know?].

In Gu Wei's impression, Zhu Yilong is a bit shy and introverted in character, but he is very serious at work and is a good actor, so he has always had a good impression of him.

"Okay, Brother Wei, you have the final say."

"Du Jiang, come along too." Gu Wei did not forget Du Jiang, who was filming with him.

"Ah? OK." Du Jiang obviously did not expect Gu Wei to call him, and hurriedly agreed.

"Teacher Gao, let's have dinner together after the filming tonight, Yilong and Du Jiang will come together." Gu Wei said to Gao Yalin again.

This is a habitual social interaction for him.

"You young people, eat, I won't join in the fun~" Gao Yalin replied with a smile.

He has a better relationship with Gu Wei. When filming "In the Name of the People", it was Gu Wei who generously donated money, and this favor has not been repaid until now.

"My Motherland and Me" may be the fastest movie Gu Wei has filmed.

"Return" is only 20 minutes long, and there are 4 protagonists. Gu Wei plays the flag-raiser Zhu Tao as one of the protagonists, and there are no more than 10 shots in total.

All the scenes were shot in less than 5 days after joining the group, and the main one was shot quickly.

Of course, his completion does not mean that the filming of "Return" is over, and the scenes of the other three protagonists have not been finished.

However, Gu Wei estimated that in more than ten days, the crew of [Return] will be able to finish filming.

At the same time, the other six crews of [My Motherland and Me] are also filming at the same time.

This kind of compilation film is shot very quickly. Although the total length of the movie is more than two hours, it can be filmed in one month.

All seven crews started filming in March and will be finished before May. With another one or two months of post-production, it will be more than enough to be released before the National Day.

"[The Untamed] has been negotiated with Tengxun and will be launched in June. Since the two protagonists Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi are not famous enough, the price is not as high as the company's previous TV series.

However, we have signed a supplementary agreement with Tengxun Video. If the number of subsequent broadcasts and membership activations reaches the agreed amount, we will be compensated for a certain amount of expenses."

In the office of [Wei Ming Tian Xia] in Beijing, Yang Liwen reported to Gu Wei on her work.

"It's normal. The income of this TV series is secondary. It's mainly to make Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi famous.

Last year's "Soul of the Town" made Bai Yu and Zhu Yilong famous. The popularity of "The Untamed" with the same theme is even higher than "Soul of the Town".

After the broadcast, there is no problem for Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi to rise to the top."

Gu Wei is too aware of the influence of "The Untamed". The original time and space made Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, who were not even third- or fourth-tier, rise to the top, and their fans have not abandoned them for many years.

This is the charm of a hit drama. A good role can make an actor soar to the sky.

Yang Liwen doesn't know why Gu Wei is so optimistic about a gay drama without big stars, but she doesn't care. She has always admired her boss's vision.

"Xiao Zhan has communicated with Wajijiwa and transferred his contract to Weiming Tianxia. We have made some compensation, and President Long is not dissatisfied."

"Well done, Xiao Zhan is not valued in Wajijiwa, and it doesn't matter if he is added to Xjiu Youth League. We can train him well if he is signed."

Gu Wei had already asked Yang Liwen to do this at the beginning of the year.

Although he has shares in Wajijiwa, he still wants to sign Xiao Zhan, a future top star, to the company.

"Boss, if Xiao Zhan is really as popular as you said, I'm afraid President Long will have opinions." Yang Liwen thought about it and said with some concern.

Xiao Zhan is not famous now, so Long Danni let him go so easily. Once he becomes famous in the later period, he will definitely regret it.

It would be fine if the two companies had no relationship. Gu Wei is a shareholder of Wajijiwa, and the two companies are allies and partners.

Gu Wei thought about it.

"Don't worry about it for now. When Xiao Zhan becomes really famous, we can sign his singers back to [Wajijiwa]. We can eat meat and let President Long drink soup. I believe she will be satisfied."

"I understand." Yang Liwen nodded.

"How is the preparation for [Detective Chinatown 3] in Tokyo going?" Gu Wei asked again.

"Director Li Xin and some crew members have already selected the venue there and sent back a lot of materials, waiting for you, President Gu, to decide.

There are also some Japanese actors. Except for Satoshi Tsumabuki and Yui Aragaki, the actors for other related roles have almost been selected."

"Very good~"

The script of [Detective Chinatown 3] has changed a lot from the original version. It can be said that it has abandoned too many jokes in the original time and space, and has increased the role of detective and logical reasoning.

Gu Wei believes that it will not be much worse than the first part.

"[Qing Yu Nian] has invited director Sun Hao to direct according to your request, and it is still in the early stages of preparation.

In terms of casting, in addition to you and Ms. Jingtian as the male and female protagonists, the company's Tian Xiwei as "Fan Ruoruo", Guo Qilin as "Versace Versace", Xin Zhilei as "Begonia Duoduo", teacher Wu Gang as "Chen Pingping", and Li Xiaoran have been confirmed. He plays the role of "The Eldest Princess Li Yunrui" and Tian Yu plays the role of "Wang Qinian".

Other roles have either not yet been decided, or the actors are still being considered."

"Celebrating More Than Years" is the most important TV series project of "Wei Ming Xia" this year, and Yang Liwen is well aware of all the progress of the early preparations.

"Wait a minute, where is "Emperor Qing"?

Didn't Teacher Chen Daoming take this role? "

Gu Wei asked in surprise.

Regarding many characters in "Qing Yu Nian", he decided to let the company communicate, including "Qing Emperor", Guo Qilin's "Versace", Li Xiaoran's "Elder Princess", and Tian Yu's "Wang Qinian". He feels that these characters The original version of the character was already very good, and it would be hard to find someone better to replace him.

"I sent the script to Teacher Chen very early, but they never gave me a positive reply, saying they would consider it."

"I understand, I'll discuss this matter."

At the end of December last year, the Filmmakers Association changed its term, and Chen Daoming also took over from Teacher Li Xuejian and became the 11th Chairman of the Filmmakers Association.

He has also become one of the people with the highest status in domestic entertainment.

However, Gu Wei also had a good relationship with him, and he had chatted with Teacher Chen during the previous association meeting.

Judging from Gu Wei's current achievements in domestic entertainment, as long as he is not the kind of person with eyes on his forehead, there are very few seniors who don't like him.

He was going to take some gifts to visit Teacher Chen at home, and then he would mention "Celebrating More Years", believing that the other party would give him this face.