Chapter 307: The Three-Body Problem is about to be completed

On July 7, two days after the Tianxia Literature Award ceremony, news of Cheng Cheng's winning the award continued to ferment on the Chinese Internet. People inside and outside the circle were shocked by the news and were speechless.

From then on, at least in name, Cheng Cheng could be compared with the top writers who had made their mark in the history of the Republic.

Cheng Cheng also has an additional official identity.

Not only that, Journey to the West has also ushered in another wave of hot sales. Many bookstores have posted notices or played them on LED screens:

The Tianxia Literature Award-winning work "Journey to the West" has arrived today.

On the crew of "The Three-Body Problem", Yan Gou'er's condition finally improved.

Cheng Cheng took Yan Gou'er's temperature and found that it had reached 37.4℃, a slight low fever. His complexion had also improved a lot, not so red anymore, and he looked more energetic.

However, Cheng Cheng touched the water cup on the bedside table, looked unhappy, and reprimanded:

"Didn't I tell you? You have a fever now, you need to drink more hot water. I already poured it for you last night. Why did you secretly change it to cold water? Are you so disobedient?"

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Yan Gou'er had a face full of question marks, and felt like his little head was at a loss for words.

I even suspected that I had a fever, otherwise why couldn't I understand what Director Cheng said?
But she wisely didn't argue.

Since Director Cheng said it was her problem, then it was her problem.

She said weakly:

"Director Cheng, please don't be angry. I'm sorry. I'm drinking hot water now."

"Hmm~", Cheng Cheng touched her head with satisfaction, poured out half of the cold water in the cup, added some hot water to make it warm, then reached his arm into the quilt and helped Yan Gou'er up.

Yan Gou'er was very thin and had a thin back. Cheng Cheng hugged her as if he was hugging a delicate porcelain piece and was extremely careful.

Cheng Cheng poured the medicine into his palm and fed it into Yan Gou'er's mouth first, and then gave her water.

Yan Gou'er tilted his head back and the pills and water went down his throat.

Cheng Cheng asked: "Do you want some more water?"

Yan Gou'er shook his head and was about to say he didn't want to drink, but when he met Cheng Cheng's eyes, he quickly swallowed his words and said:
"I want to drink~"

Cheng Cheng showed a satisfied look and said, "That's good~"

He poured another cup of hot water for Yan Gou'er and said, "Don't change it to a cold one this time."

Yan Gou'er nodded. She made up her mind to drink the water before it got cold.

At this time, her face was a little flushed and her head seemed to be steaming.

Although she had had intimate contact with Cheng Cheng before and even kissed him, that was all in the movies and was different from reality. Now, being taken care of by Cheng Cheng, she felt her heart pounding.

Cheng Cheng laid her down, stuffed the quilt under her armpits, and said:
"Okay, then you take a rest. I checked the weather forecast and it should stop raining tomorrow. Let's finish the indoor scenes first."

"Well, let me familiarize myself with the lines~"

The next day, the rain stopped and Yan Gou'er's body recovered completely.

The construction team immediately began to renovate the "Red Bank" base and began filming the indoor scenes.

After Yan Gou'er recovered, he seemed to have undergone a transformation and put all his energy into the character.

Today's scene is one of the most crucial segments in the entire "The Three-Body Problem". Young Ye Wenjie thought of using the sun to amplify the signal, but was opposed by the base political commissar Lei Zhicheng.

But Ye Wenjie was unwilling to give up, and took the opportunity of maintenance to send the signal through the sun.

The fate of mankind has changed.

What awaits the Red Coast Base will be the response from the Three-Body Planet.

The death knell for the Earth and Trisolaran was also sounded at this moment.

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Inside the Red Coast Base, red, yellow, and green lights were flashing densely.

Yan Gou'er was wearing a Type 65 military uniform and holding a notebook in his hand, carefully recording various parameters.

At this moment, a warning sounded in the base, and a male comrade's voice rang out:
"Engineer Zhang, there's a problem again."

"The last round of emergency repairs just ended yesterday, why are we having it again today?" The man called Engineer Zhang was lying on the table tiredly. Upon hearing this, he straightened up with a complaint and prepared to work.

Ye Wenjie, played by Yan Gou'er, said, "Mr. Zhang, let me do it."

Zhang Gong lay down again: "Thank you~"

Yan Gou'er was repairing the equipment skillfully.

The warning sound stopped.

At this time, there were three of them. Engineer Zhang was lying on the table to rest, and the other one was outside. Only Yan Gou'er was left in the equipment room.

This is an unprecedented opportunity.

Yan Gou'er silently put down the maintenance equipment and turned to another machine.

She looked at the knob above, paused for a moment, and made up her mind.

She set the transmit power to just above the theoretical threshold for solar gain reflection, and then set the frequency to the one most likely to be amplified by the energy mirror.

However, just as Yan Gou'er was operating, Engineer Zhang suddenly yawned.

Yan Gou'er looked over immediately, with an inexplicable look in his eyes, neither sad nor happy.

It was not until Mr. Zhang lay down again that she withdrew her gaze with a hint of shock and nervousness.

At this time, three cameras were aimed at Yan Gouer from different angles.

Here, Yan Gou'er's eye acting is the key. The audience's feeling of the character's inner world all comes from the actor's eyes.

Whether this scene can succeed or not all depends on Yan Gouer's eyes!

Cheng Cheng was also watching from behind the monitor.

The beret was also extremely nervous.

Yan Gou'er is a young actress and does not have as abnormal talent as Cheng Cheng. This scene is undoubtedly a huge challenge for her.

Behind the camera, Yan Gou'er completely put herself into Ye Wenjie's shoes. She compared the compiled version, looked at Zhang Gong and another colleague in the distance, and pressed the instrument. She was trembling slightly, with cold sweat on her forehead, but her eyes were very calm.

Finally, the transmitter was pointed at the sun.

Yan Gou'er opened the cover on the launch button, panting, breathing heavily, staring at the red button, and pressed it with trembling fingers!
After doing that, Yan Gou'er supported herself on the table with both hands, as if she could no longer support her body. But in a flash, she stood up again, controlled her breathing, and tried to calm her mind.

"cut!"

As Cheng Cheng's voice fell, the audience burst into warm applause. Yan Gou'er's one-man show was amazing.

The moment the performance was over, Yan Gouer seemed to have lost all his strength.

She spent about half a year immersing herself in the role of Ye Wenjie, putting herself in her own shoes when she was framed by Bai Mulin, when she sent signals to the sun, when she replied to the messages from the Trisolarans, and when she cut the ropes that bound her husband. At this moment, she finally let it out!
"Director Cheng, I did it~", Yan Gouer said excitedly.

"Well, you did."

Cheng Cheng had originally planned to give her a one-time acting improvement talisman, but he didn't expect to not use it.

Next, after the "Red Coast" base was repaired, the filming of "The Three-Body Problem" finally got on track.

The filming of Ye Wenjie's response to the Three-Body signal, her killing of her father, her recuperation in the village, and the founding of ETO with Evans was all completed. Another week later, in August, Yan Gou'er finished filming, and the crew held a ceremony for her. Next, Yan Gou'er was going back to the capital, and Li Zhuo arranged a series of announcements for her.

She also has an episode in "Who's the Detective 2".

Cheng Cheng and others brought the crew to Yuhang to shoot the scene where the ship that Evans was riding on in the Guzheng Project was cut. This is also the most important scene in the first part.

By the way, there were two versions of the Three-Body TV series in the previous life.

One is the Tencent version of The Three-Body Problem, and the other is the Netflix version of The Three-Body Problem. When the Netflix version of The Three-Body Problem was showing the Guzheng Plan, a large number of children were arranged on the ship out of thin air. After these children realized that the ship was being cut, they kept screaming and running away. Then there was a long shot showing a large row of children's backpacks being neatly cut.

This is also quite strange. Netflix seems to be particularly interested in the tragic deaths of children, but the problem is that the original book does not mention that there were children on the ship.

Of course, this is a minor problem for Netflix's The Three-Body Problem.

In Netflix's The Three-Body Problem, all the villains are Chinese, and all the heroes are British and Americans. Wang Miao was changed into a female, and Luo Ji was changed into a black man.

This is the most problematic.

But despite this, there are still countless big germs praising the Netflix version of The Three-Body Problem.

Wu Jing: Don’t talk about it!
Back to the topic, in order to shoot this scene well, Cheng Cheng asked Beret to spend more than a month scouting the river in the south.

Finally, we found a river environment in Yuhang that was similar to the "Gaillard Channel" of the Panama Canal in the book.

But because the vegetation, climate, light, and even the color of the water in Yuhang are all different from those in Panama, Beret spent another week in Yuhang selecting more than a dozen types of scenery as material.

During the final filming, the crew even built a giant blue screen that was over 500 meters long to facilitate post-production of special effects.

Cheng Cheng asked through the intercom:

"Are all the units ready?"

At this time, the waves on the river were turbulent, flashing brightly under the sunlight, which looked quite magnificent.

The crew set up the scenes on both sides of the lake, and looking down from the sky, it was densely packed with people.

In order to shoot this grand and complex scene, the entire crew mobilized more than 500 staff members, from actors to technicians to logistical support.

In addition, the crew is equipped with advanced filming equipment, including a jib camera more than ten meters high, professional aerial photography drones, and helicopters for capturing a wider perspective.

The special effects team also came. This special effects team had previously worked with Cheng Cheng on "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" and was specially hired by Cheng Cheng at a high salary. They had to cooperate with multiple departments such as photography, lighting, and scenery on the scene, striving for a perfect integration of special effects and real scenes.

On the other end of the intercom, firm responses came from the heads of various departments.

"The camera crew is in place, the equipment has been checked, and we are ready to start filming!"

"The lighting team is ready, the light adjustment is complete!"

“The set design team has confirmed that all scenes have been built, details have been taken care of, and we are waiting for shooting instructions!
"The costumes, makeup and props team are all ready, the actors are done with their looks, and the props are fully prepared!"

"The logistics team confirmed that the on-site safety measures are in place and are ready to provide support for filming at any time!"

Cheng Cheng was a little excited at this time, feeling like he was commanding thousands of troops.

He said:

"Very good. Attention all units. Filming will officially begin in three minutes."

In addition, Cheng Cheng continued:

"Bring down the helicopter and let me get on and try."

"Huh?"*N
The intercom contained surprised exclamations from the group leaders.

Beret was worried about Cheng Cheng's safety and advised him:

"Director Cheng, why don't you go up there? You can just be the overall commander down there."

Cheng Cheng refused and insisted on getting on the plane.

There's no way, there's no one older than him in the crew.

So the plane had to land, and Cheng Cheng jumped on it excitedly.

After the plane took off, Cheng Cheng tied himself to the iron frame of the helicopter, hugged the camera, and leaned half of his body out. Another professional photographer on the plane was terrified when he saw this.

But Cheng Cheng was not afraid at all, he even thought it was fun to follow.

The man in the beret said, "Director Cheng, it's time for you to come down, right?"

Cheng Cheng said: "I won't go down, I will give orders from the plane. Okay, the ship can come in."

Beret: It’s OK if it doesn’t come off

He took out the intercom and said:

"Everyone is ready, shooting will start in 10 seconds."

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

"7!"

Cheng Cheng's voice, like the sound of the wind, came into the intercom, and everyone perked up until he shouted '1', and the boat upstream set off.

The effect of this play is:
The ship sailed down from upstream, its hull was cut into dozens of wooden boards, and then it rolled forward by inertia and hit the river bank.

This clip lasts about 50 seconds in the drama, and the scene is shot in one shot, but it was divided into four parts during the actual filming.

The first is the scenes on the ship, which are divided into the scenes on the deck at the beginning and the interior scenes that were cut later.

The second is the scene when Wang Miao and Da Shi witnessed all this on the shore.

The third is the scene of the ship going downstream.

The fourth is the scene of ship wreckage piled on the shore.

What was being filmed at this time was the scene of the ship going downstream. With Cheng Cheng's order, the camera quickly captured the shadow of the ship. Then, the ship became bigger and bigger, bringing up huge waves.

On the helicopter, Cheng Cheng adjusted the camera to capture this shocking scene.

On the shore, the actors who played Wang Miao and Dashi held their breath and trembled with excitement.

It was not until this point that they realized what kind of crew they had joined.

They feel very honored and proud to be able to participate in such a crew.

Finally, the ship crashed into the shore with a loud bang, captured by the camera.

In order to shoot this scene, Cheng Cheng did not hesitate to damage a real ship. Later, special effects will be produced based on this scene to create the effect of the ship falling apart.

For the next three days, the entire crew was dedicated to filming the highlight of the Guzheng Project.

In order to shoot the 400-meter-long view of the ship wreckage, the plane needs to rise to a high altitude to release the line.

Finally, after a week, the Guzheng Project was finally completed.

Next, it is the end of "The Three-Body Problem".

Major media followed up with reports:

Cheng Cheng, "The Three-Body Problem" is about to be completed.

(End of this chapter)