BSI Chapter 513, "The Wandering Earth," is currently being filmed.
Chapter 513, "The Wandering Earth," is currently being filmed.
The next morning, when Zhao Liying was woken up by her alarm clock, it was just getting light outside her window.
She sat up somewhat dazedly, the chaotic thoughts from last night receding like the tide, leaving behind a feeling of unreality.
When she woke up, she was surprised to find that her underwear was wet.
She was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted, and her cheeks instantly burned.
Last night's chaotic fantasies were projected even more directly into my dream.
She quickly changed into new underwear, stuffed the soiled ones into a trash bag, and felt a jumble of emotions.
While washing up, I noticed faint dark circles under my eyes in the mirror.
She splashed cold water on her face, trying to clear her head.
When she went to the restaurant for breakfast, she subconsciously looked around.
Fu Yibai and Yang Mi were not there.
Teacher Li Xuejian, on the other hand, was sitting by the window, slowly sipping her porridge. When she saw her, she smiled and nodded.
Zhao Liying took a simple breakfast and found a corner to sit down.
During the next few days of filming, Zhao Liying would unconsciously keep her eyes on Fu Yibai and Yang Mi.
However, their daily interactions were quite ordinary, and there was no indication that there was anything between them.
In early April, Li Xuejian's Zhou Zhe Straight Line officially started filming.
The newly erected UN General Assembly Hall was solemn and dignified, with representatives from various countries filling the audience.
In fact, given Fu Yibai's current status, he could easily go to the United Nations for on-site filming, and even have UN officials make cameo appearances.
However, filming at the United Nations requires prior application, and there are many things to pay attention to during the filming process, which is really troublesome.
So Fu Yibai had a replica of the United Nations General Assembly Hall renovated to a one-to-one scale.
Li Xuejian, dressed in a black Zhongshan suit, stood in front of the podium, leaning on a cane. Behind him, a screen projected a fossilized femur from 15,000 years ago.
Fu Yibai specifically communicated with him before filming began.
"Teacher Li, this speech doesn't need to be passionate and full of slogans."
You're stating a fact etched into human nature, and the calmer you are, the more powerful it is.
Li Xuejian nodded.
When filming officially began, the entire audience was completely silent. He stood in the center of the stage, his gaze sweeping over the representatives below, speaking slowly and softly, yet every word struck a chord deep within them:
"Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, friends from all over the world!"
"This is a fossil from 15,000 years ago, a human femur that was broken and then healed. It is a symbol of the birth of human civilization."
"Fifteen thousand years ago, a broken femur was fatal."
Because you can't avoid danger or find food, you can only wait in place and be eaten by wild animals.
However, the femur has healed.
"This means that after he was injured, someone treated his wounds, someone provided him with water and food, and someone protected him from wild animals."
It is through this mutual assistance and solidarity that we have survived and continued the flame of civilization.
"After the successful test of the lunar exploration program in 2044, we proposed a backup plan: to detonate global nuclear weapons on the lunar surface using a phased array to trigger lunar nuclear fusion and self-destruct the moon."
"Representatives from 33 countries present here received the same message as me: this is the exact number of deployable nuclear weapons globally, and also the total amount of nuclear weapons needed to trigger lunar nuclear fusion."
These figures were once top secret, but are now meaningless.
I don't know the source or intention of this information, but it seems to be reminding us that 15,000 years later, another broken femur is placed before us.
Will we make the same choices we did 15,000 years ago?
The extras in the audience were swept up in their emotions; some were moved, while others remained silent.
Fu Yibai didn't interrupt from behind the monitor. He waited until the entire speech was filmed before picking up the walkie-talkie, his voice filled with approval.
"Cut. Passed."
The entire audience spontaneously burst into applause.
Li Xuejian stepped off the stage, accepted the thermos, and said with a smile.
"This line carries weight."
"We still need your performance to make it happen," Fu Yibai said.
In mid-April, all filming in the studios at the base was completed.
The sets of six film studios—the lunar base, space station, space elevator, command center, and the United Nations General Assembly Hall—were dismantled one after another. The set design team began packing up the equipment, and the props team sorted and packed the exoskeleton mechs and spacesuits into boxes.
On April 22, Fu Yibai led Group A away from Beijing and flew to Shanghai.
The filming schedule in Shanghai is only one week long, mainly to shoot a series of exterior shots of the tsunami triggered by the moon going out of orbit.
This part of the shot has less than two minutes of actual footage in the whole movie, but it requires a combination of real-life locations and special effects, making it quite difficult to film.
The advance team of the film crew arrived in Shanghai four days in advance and set up high-speed cameras and waterproof equipment at two locations: Dishui Lake and Waigaoqiao.
On the afternoon of the day Fu Yibai arrived, he went to see the filming location. Green screens had been laid out on the shore of Dishui Lake, and several modified fishing boats were floating on the water, with water spray devices tied to their hulls to simulate tsunami shock waves.