Chapter 524 Filming in Thailand
"Wolf Warrior Crew".

The location for the exterior scenes was chosen by the production director Chen Guofu when the crew was preparing for the filming. It was located in a mountain not far from Bangkok.

The scenery is similar to that in the original "Wolf Warrior", with mountains, water and jungle.

But different plants give people different feelings, which is very Southeast Asian.

After arriving in Bangkok, the crew took a short rest and then rushed to the crew's outdoor shooting location early the next morning to prepare for the scene where "Min Thein" was arrested.

The scene where Minden was writing in the house was easy to shoot, but the difficult part was the scene where he was taken out by the local police and rescued by "Laomao" and others with mercenaries. It involved explosions, gunfights, etc.

The scene where "Old Cat" fires a rocket launcher at the villa on a speedboat is particularly exciting, giving people the feeling of Chow Yun-fat shooting at the shore on a speedboat in "A Better Tomorrow".

After more than an hour of preparation, props, lighting, on-site sound recording and so on were all ready, and several cameras were placed in the designated positions. Wu Jing then shouted "start", and the first shot of "Wolf Warrior" was officially filmed.

An expressionless Ni Dahong was escorted out of the villa by the police from a Southeast Asian country, and the officer in front opened the car door.

Ni Dahong, who was handcuffed, raised the cigar in his hand and put it in his mouth. The police officer didn't think much about it and took out his lighter to light it. At this time, a gunshot was heard.

In the original version, the police officer's hand was instantly broken by the bullet and flew towards the camera, but the special effects were too crude.

At this stage, the film has sufficient funds, and two teams of engineers from the special effects department of Star Film and Television are following the crew to shoot. This side will definitely need to be reprocessed, and the degree of bloodiness must be taken into consideration to avoid affecting the review.

At this time in the film, there needs to be a close-up shot of the sniper rifle and the sniper, and the photographer in charge of this completed the task easily.

The scene with "Old Cat" was a little bit difficult, because he was on a fast-moving speedboat, and there needed to be a camera on the shore to shoot the speedboat moving forward.

At the same time, there was a camera on the boat to take close-ups of the "old cat".

The rocket launcher can't be real, but the explosion scene is real. This is to prevent the accidents in the original version.

Before filming, Wu Jing checked it personally, for fear of any accidental explosion!

After all, when filming "My Captain, My Regiment", even though it was emphasized repeatedly beforehand and sufficient preparations were made, when it came time to film, some scenes might be dangerous and the result was still loss of life. So, when this happened to him, Wu Jing had no choice but to be cautious.

Wu Jing was no stranger to the gunfights and explosion scenes involved in the crew. After all, he had been in the Hong Kong circle for so many years, and he knew a lot of things clearly.

Coupled with sufficient preparation beforehand, the shooting went smoothly.

With the concerted efforts of the crew, this difficult and exciting scene was shot in just one day.

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When the "Wolf Warrior" crew left Jinling and went to Thailand for filming.

Gu Wei is finally free.

On the one hand, the young lady returned to the crew of "Parasite", and on the other hand, after the two got engaged, Gu's parents thought that it was no different from getting married, so naturally they would not urge Gu Wei anymore.

Therefore, Gu Wei and Guo Fan have been busy at the Star Film and Television Company these days, responsible for the post-production editing of "The Wandering Earth".

Yes, you read that right, it’s Gu Wei and Guo Fan together.

Thanks to Guo Fan's outstanding performance, Gu Wei directly asked him to come from the 18th Company. In the text introduction of the movie "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan also jumped from a large number of logistics staff to become one of the nominal deputy directors.

In this way, we were busy and time came to late February.

There is only a little over a week left before "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is released. At present, the box office is 11.6 billion yuan, and the daily average is only a million yuan. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this movie is making its final sprint.

But in the eyes of insiders, the film should have no problem reaching 12 billion, but it would be really impossible to exceed 13 billion.

Thinking about the rejection of the extension key for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", many people felt sorry for Zhou Xingchi.

Because at the moment, if "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "Lost in Thailand" are given the same five-week release period.

Then it is possible that this movie could really compete with "Lost in Thailand" for the first place. After all, the victory or defeat of both sides is just a matter of millimeters.

The advantage of "Lost in Thailand" is that "unreasonable" one-month postponement!

At this moment, the production industry is feeling a little nervous and excited looking at the box office data, as if they have a part to play in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

It is only the end of February, but the movies in March, April and even some of the May Day films have already begun to promote themselves in a big way.

Especially Zhao Yanzi's "To Youth".

When she took the crew members to the talk show, the guests invited were Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, He Lin and others, as well as Cui Xinqin, the 96 class teacher of the Performance Department of the Beijing Film Academy, who did a "Youth-style" movie promotion together.

The two most famous class teachers of Class 96 in the circle are Chang Li and Cui Xinqin.

When asked if she had any fear or pressure about the movies in the same period, Zhao Yanzi did not hide it:

“Youth-themed movies have a low threshold for viewing, and this movie also has a large fan base.

Speaking of competitors, I think "Special Identity" directed by Wu Ershan is our inevitable opponent. "After this was said, no one at the scene refuted it, even the host smiled.

“The movies produced by Director Gu’s company are indeed well-received. But you also said that So Young has its own fan base.

"Special Identity" was not directed by Gu Wei himself, so there might be a chance to suppress it, right?"

"Yes, have confidence." Cui Xinqin encouraged her students, and classmates such as Chen Kun and He Lin echoed her.

Huang Xiaoming also came out to smooth things over:

"Although this movie is directed by Wu Ershan, the two movies are not on the same track, so the conflict should not be too big. I hope both movies will be big hits at the box office."

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In Thailand, the filming of "Wolf Warrior" is still ongoing.

On the set, Minden first led the mercenaries to capture his deputy. In the spacious hall of a villa, Ni Dahong said to the drug lord's deputy, played by a Thai actor, "It was you who betrayed my brother?"

The man knelt on the ground with his hands tied, spitting out a mouthful of blood and said, "I have followed you for so many years, risking my life for you, and yet you want to pass your position to that kid. I won't accept it!"

Ni Dahong said: "I created this family business!"

The man said, "Without us old brothers, how many times would you have died?"

Ni Dahong still had no expression on his face. "But I also made you the second-in-command of our group, and I didn't treat you unfairly in terms of money!"

The man spat and said, "What kind of No. 2 is a No. 2 who can't take over? Do you know how happy I was when I found out you didn't have half a year to live? I finally don't have to listen to your orders! But I didn't expect you to pass the position to your brother. I hate it! Even if I don't strike first, you will kill me sooner or later!"

Ni Dahong said: "Now!"

"I hate myself for not being ruthless enough. I don't want my hands to be stained with my brother's blood!"

Ni Dahong asked: "Any other last words?"

The man's expression finally changed, and he said, "Please let me go..."

Unexpectedly, Ni Dahong suddenly took the M134 rapid-fire machine gun from the special forces soldier next to him, pulled the trigger, and "boom, boom, boom" shot his deputy into a sieve.

The most amazing thing is that Ni Dahong has a blank expression throughout, but the flesh on his face is trembling due to the high-speed rotation of the "mini cannon", making him look both perverted and cold-blooded.

"OK, passed!" With Wu Jing's shout, the shot was passed, and the crew members all breathed a sigh of relief, and some even cheered a little.

There was a ten-minute break in the middle. The actors and crew members took the time to smoke or go to the toilet. Wu Jing sat in the director's chair reading the script.

In theory, the director of this play is Wu Jing, and Gu Wei is only the producer.

But in the crew, which name to use is one thing, and whose will it reflects is another.

It's like the films under Xu Ke's name, most of which were directed by others and he was nominally the producer. But because of the style, they were all considered to be Xu Ke's works in the end.

And this version of "Wolf Warrior" might end up being considered as Gu Wei's work!
After all, Wu Jing was rarely mentioned in outside media reports, and everyone's main attention was still on Gu Wei.

Gu Wei was helpless about this and could only comfort her privately: "When this movie is released and becomes a big hit at the box office, everyone will naturally recognize you."

"I understand, director. I will shoot this movie with all my heart, if not for anything else, just to prove myself." After Wu Jing finished speaking, he made up his mind secretly and put all his energy into the filming of the movie.

...

Afterwards, Wu Jing led some crew members to shoot scenes of drug lords in Thailand.

A group of mainland actors were undergoing arduous closed-door military training in the Jinling Military Region.

"Don't complain, the hardest part is yet to come. We have to act like the most powerful special forces soldiers in China! We have to be able to do anything, fly planes and tanks, climb rocks, swim, jump high and dive low. We can catch tigers on the mountain and kill dragons in the sea!"

The Jiaolong that the instructors were talking about was not the literal Jiaolong, but the Jiaolong Commando in "Operation Red Sea".

This unit really exists and is affiliated with the Chinese Navy.

When Gu Wei was writing the script, he thought of the Jiaolong Commandos in the Red Sea and added this little plot.

Although the members of the Wolf Warrior Squadron always say that they are the best in the world, when they mention their brother units in private, they still admit that they are very powerful.

Of course, when it comes to the specific names of the troops, they must first be reviewed by the leaders of the military region.

It may be brought up in the movie, but it must have been reported in advance and only done so after being allowed.

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(End of this chapter)