Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 508 Pacific Rim Completed

This is just the first wave. As more and more people who have played there share their experiences online, the popularity of Star Park will surely rise to a higher level.

The most popular one is still Pacific Rim, and many people go there simply to watch movie clips in advance.

The result of the play was also very satisfying.

The novel way of experiencing things makes them very rare.

In the past two days, people have been constantly summarizing how to play, that is, writing guides.

But when everyone compared them, they realized that many projects have many endings.

Maybe if the choice you make is different at a certain time, the ending will be different, and it is possible that the games you play in the middle will also be different.

interesting!
Really interesting!
Domestic audiences have never seen this.

The only frustrating thing is that if you want to try a new ending you have to queue up again, and when it comes time to make a choice it is not up to you.

It is very likely that when you play the game a second time, because of everyone's choices, the branches will be the same as the first time.

Then, a group of people came into being, and they called themselves "explorers".

These people got together and agreed in advance on what choices to make at a certain stage in order to explore the possibilities of various branches.

This in turn brought up the topic of Star Park again.

On the Internet, the topic of Xingchen Entertainment continued to rise, but Zhang Chen was completely unaware of this. He had already taken his team to Hollywood.

"2012" wants to be released in the summer of next year, but time is running out.

"Pacific Rim" has also reached the late integration stage, and the two things are happening at the same time.

Edland, the special effects director, is very reliable, and Industrial Light & Magic is also a reliable company.

The effects produced by "Pacific Rim" are very good. The defense of Hong Kong at the beginning is very good, and the Hong Kong battle at the end is even more exciting.

There is also the image of the panda in the wild ~
It is very different from the traditional image of a panda. It is not cute at all. On the contrary, it is very fierce.

In other words, Honghuang's tenderness is only towards Fan Xiaoyang.

Editing, composing music, post-production...

The project progress of "Pacific Rim" was advancing significantly every day and was finally completed in early July.

Zhang Chen looked at his work with a satisfied look.

Two days later, Zhang Chen appeared in the internal screening room of Warner Bros.

Today is the day he and Warner Bros. have an appointment to see the finished film, which is very important.

According to the agreement between him and Warner, Zhang Chen does not have the right to make the final cut, but he can first edit a version himself. If it can be approved by Warner, it can become the version announced to the public.

If it doesn't work, Warner will send someone to re-edit it.

It's frustrating, but this is Hollywood.

To Hollywood, he has yet to prove himself.

There were footsteps at the door, and David Heyman and a group of people entered the screening room one after another. These people included people from various departments of Warner, including market evaluation, distribution, review, and rating...

"Zhang, I hope you won't let us down~"

"I believe you will make your own judgment after reading it."

"Well, let's get started..."

Today, David Heyman no longer had his usual smile and looked very businesslike.

Zhang Chen nodded to the staff, the surroundings darkened, and the movie began to play.

The logos of Star Entertainment and Warner appeared one after another.

Zhang Chen sat quietly. What is the director's confidence? His works are the director's confidence.

He thought that this version of "Pacific Rim" was better than the original, with a tighter pace and grander scenes. If there was any change, it would probably be the primitive one.

I don’t know if Warner can accept the combination of mecha and behemoth.

The opening is the same as the original, with a background introduction in the form of a documentary.

With the appearance of an underwater wormhole, the Kaiju descended and wreaked havoc on the human world.

Conventional weapons failed, and humans used the ultimate weapon to kill the Kaiju, but it also caused great hidden dangers.

Then humans began to create their own monsters - Mecha Hunters.

The confrontations between the first generation of mechas and the first generation of Kaiju usually ended in victory, and humans were immersed in joy.

Generally, a Hollywood blockbuster will reach a climax within the first ten minutes, and "Pacific Rim" is no exception.

After ten minutes, the first climax arrived.

The Hong Kong Dome Base issued an alarm, and traces of Kaiju appeared on the seabed.

The three siblings of the Fan family went to the war.

The explosive soundtrack "Pacific Rim" then sounded, and the three siblings put on armor with the help of the staff.

After a dozen seconds, the three of them were covered in red armor.

In the next scene, the cockpit suddenly lights up, and then the electrical door opens. The three siblings enter their respective driving seats one by one and begin to connect with the mecha.

Zhang Chen used a special design here. The metal locking sound of each connection happened to match the rhythm of the soundtrack, and the fighting spirit in the audience's hearts also increased as the rhythm continued to strengthen.

There are no sophisticated computers, no delicate sensors, only bulky auxiliary exoskeletons.

Even in many places, the paint has fallen off due to frequent friction, but it still feels very thick.

Full of heavy metal industrial style.

The cool music and the pictures give off a sense of power.

Under Fan Xiaoyang's operation, the external auxiliary equipment was uncoupled from the cockpit, the cockpit fell and combined with the mecha, and the lights all over Baofeng Chihong lit up.

Zhang Chen used fast editing here, with one-second clips switching quickly, which would unconsciously affect people's emotions.

Amid the alarm, the base's huge defensive gate opened, and a tractor with a mecha appeared. Storm Red, dressed in a cool red outfit, made his first appearance.

Outside the base, the wind and rain were strong and precarious.

The helicopter in the sky contrasts with the huge mecha.

"Pacific Rim" gradually stopped at this time, and the storm red entered the sea and moved forward in the sea water.

Background sound: Storm Red is known as the 'Defender of Hong Kong' and has successfully killed seven invading monsters.

In the distance, fishing boats were swaying left and right on the stormy sea.

In front of it, the waves suddenly surged, and then the sickle head appeared.

The hideous and terrifying Kaiju beast.

Just as the Kaiju was about to attack the fishing boat, the sea water behind it also surged, and a red storm emerged from under the water.

Scythe Head roared and launched an attack. Storm Red used two mechanical arms to block the giant claws, and the other arm escorted the fishing boat away.

What follows is a fist-to-flesh fight.

Two huge guys fighting in the most primitive way.

It is precisely this primitiveness that makes people unable to stop.

The background music started again, and the three arms showed their strong advantages. The three siblings cooperated well, and the sickle-head gradually became their opponent.

Storm Red injured Kaiju, and Kaiju hid under the sea.

Scythe Head launched a sneak attack, Storm Red blocked it, and when he was about to use the same trick again, Scythe Head suddenly sprayed out a large amount of ink, and Storm Red lost his vision.

Then the mechanical arm was broken by the sickle head, the cockpit was also attacked, and the two brothers of the Fan family died at the mouth of the sickle head.

At the critical moment, Fan Xiaoyang controlled the mecha alone and completed the kill.

At the seaside, the Red Storm God, who was at the end of his strength, knelt down.

Fan Xiaoyang also retired and joined the zoo as a keeper.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen glanced at the expressions of Warner and his group.

These people have been working in this industry for many years and have to evaluate countless film projects every year. It is impossible to tell from their expressions what they think of "Pacific Rim".

I just found that some people kept writing something in a small notebook.

After the first climax, the movie continues.

Honghuang is a panda, a polluted panda.

During a Kaiju invasion, the Kaiju's highly toxic blood contaminated many of the zoo's animals.

These animals died one after another, and only Hong Huang survived. Fan Xiaoyang happened to be his keeper.

Honghuang, who was contaminated by the blood of the Kaiju beast, was very irritable and in pain.

It was Fan Xiaoyang's careful care that kept him alive.

Its size continued to grow, and it was becoming more and more like a giant beast.

Scientists have always wanted to capture a kaiju alive for research, but have never succeeded.

The emergence of Honghuang just filled this gap.

But it showed great hostility towards anyone except Fan Xiaoyang.

Unable to bear to see Hong Huang being abused, Fan Xiaopang helped him escape several times. Although each attempt ended in failure, the two developed a tacit understanding in the process.

In a flash, a few years passed, the invasions of Kaiju became more and more frequent, and the number of mecha failures also increased.

Different voices emerged in the United Nations. Western society believed that the Mecha Hunter plan had failed and turned to building a protective wall.

The minority obeyed the majority. The great Eastern power was powerless to oppose, but it retained its own opinion.

The mecha bases in the Pacific Rim region were closed one after another, leaving only the Dome Base in Hong Kong.

Although the Eastern superpower could not influence the decisions of other countries, it still stubbornly retained its own mecha base.

Anyway, their budget is sufficient. If every smoker in the country smokes one more cigarette, the operating expenses of the base will be covered.

Mecha production lines were closed one after another, and the few remaining mechas in service in other countries were all concentrated in the Dome Base.

The whole world began to build a protective wall at full speed.

Then the Kaiju invaded again. The huge protective wall was like paper and could not stop the Kaiju at all.

The mechas from the dome base are back in action to save the world.

Once again, the mecha strategy proved viable.

Hu Jun plays the base commander who persuades Fan Xiaoyang to return to the front line. Fan Xiaoyang's condition is to repair the Storm Red.

Fan Xiaoyang returned to the team, Storm Red changed from three arms to two arms, and her new partner was Jason.

The two once again formed a screen CP.

Two Kaiju beasts attacked Hong Kong again, and the Hong Kong War officially began.

Mechas from China, the United States and Russia went into battle to fight against the two Kaiju beasts.

When the battle was at a stalemate, two new Kaiju appeared, one of which was even a level five that had never appeared before. The originally favorable situation of three against two turned into three against four.

The Dome Base temporarily dispatched the backup mecha Storm Red for support.

Four against four, it seems like a draw, but one of them is a huge level 5 Kaiju.

In Zhang Chen's version, the monster levels are completely divided according to their size. Generally speaking, the larger the size, the stronger the combat power.

Four mecha hunters against four Kaiju beasts.

The battlefield stretched from the sea to the land, and Hong Kong was devastated.

Without support and coordination, all tactics become ineffective and one can only rely on brute force to fight.

The Russian mecha Cherno Alpha relied on its super strong defense to fight head-on with its opponent, and ultimately perished together with the enemy.

The Chinese Mecha Shaolin Ranger was killed by the level 5 Kaiju.

Storm Red fought alone against another level 4 Kaiju, dragging the cruise ship as a weapon and fighting with the Kaiju.

Fan Xiaoyang's fierce fighting style is undoubtedly revealed.

When the American mecha Danger Ranger was about to defeat its opponent, it was attacked by a level 5 Kaiju Beast. The battle between the mecha and Kaiju Beast accidentally destroyed the underground laboratory.

After the escaped Honghuang came into contact with the blood of a level 5 Kaiju beast, he suddenly began to mutate and grew into an adult.

When the Dangerous Wanderer was about to be defeated, Honghuang suddenly started to attack the Level 4 Kaiju Beast. The Level 4 Kaiju Beast was no match for him and was killed by Honghuang.

The dangerous wanderer thought that help had arrived, but he didn't expect that after Honghuang killed the fourth-level Kaiju beast, he began to attack indiscriminately.

A chaotic fight on the scene!

Storm Red killed the fourth-level Kaiju and recognized the adult Honghuang.

But Honghuang did not recognize her and launched an indiscriminate attack on Storm Red, Dangerous Wanderer and Level 5 Kaiju Beast.

Dangerous Wanderer and Storm Red were dealing with Honghuang while focusing their main attack on the level 5 Kaiju.

The level 5 Kaiju faced attacks from two mecha hunters and Honghuang.

In the chaos of the battle, Dangerous Wanderer suffered heavy damage and blew himself up to buy a chance for Storm Red.

But Storm Red's attack did not work, because the level 5 Kaiju suddenly evolved on the spot and showed a tendency to become level 6.

At this time, Fan Xiaoyang controlled Storm Red to make a signature gesture, which she often used when she was with Honghuang before.

After seeing the gesture, the violent Honghuang recognized Fan Xiaoyang, although he didn't know why Fan Xiaoyang turned into a giant robot.

The mechas and beasts began to work together to deal with the level 6 Kaiju.

The level 6 Kaiju Beast grew wings, grabbed Baofeng Chihong and flew into the air. Honghuang followed him into the sky to save him.

In the sky, the three of them fought fiercely. Storm Red cut off the wings of the sixth-level Kaiju, and the three of them fell from space.

Storm Red used the reverse thrust of the nuclear reactor to successfully land, but the level 6 Kaiju Beast fell into the wormhole with Honghuang and disappeared.

At this point, the movie ends.

Pacific Rim is 128 minutes in total, and the film runs for two hours.

This is also the standard for blockbuster movies.

Zhang Chen has a good grasp of the rhythm. There is a small climax in the first ten minutes, then the story takes a turn, and finally there is the final battle.

In fact, it is essentially Hollywood's three-act structure.

Taking 120 minutes as an example, the first act is usually about 25 minutes.

The first five minutes talk about the background, and the rest is about the first big battle, which not only attracts attention but also explains the combat power of the mecha and Kaiju.

The second act is usually 60 minutes long and is divided into two lines: the daily life of Fan Xiaoyang and Honghuang and the change in Kaiju's defense strategy.

Fan Xiaoyang takes care of Hong Huang and helps him, and the man and the beast form a tacit understanding;
The commander encountered resistance and the Hunter Plan was forced to terminate. In the end, it was proved that the defensive wall strategy did not work, so the Hunter Plan was reactivated.

Then comes the third act, usually 35 minutes, which is the final battle.

There is nothing complicated about this, just do it, as long as it looks good.

The lights came back on. There was no applause as expected, but there was a smile on David Heyman's face.

"Everyone, please speak up~"

"The film does not contain any blood or gore or anything inappropriate for children, so a PG-13 rating should be fine~" the person in charge of ratings spoke first.

After someone spoke, others followed suit:
"There is nothing wrong with the plot design. The movie advocates universal values ​​and takes a positive attitude towards all human forces. It should not be boycotted~"

Indeed, the roles of China, the United States and Russia in the movie are almost the same, with no intrigue and no drag.

Some are just heroic.

For the sake of building a community with a shared future for mankind, all countries should put aside their prejudices and work together.

Descriptions of mecha pilots are all positive.

Even Zhang Chen's original vision of the destruction of Japan was cut out during the final editing.

After all, it was his first blockbuster collaboration with Warner, and he didn't want to give the other party any excuse to find fault.

"There is no problem with ideology~" Even Hollywood pays attention to this aspect.

"The heroine and the panda, I think there are too many Chinese elements..." It's not that no one has found fault with it.

“There is no problem with the rhythm…”

"It has plenty of sci-fi and monster elements, so it should be very eye-catching in terms of publicity..."

Those participating in the review expressed their opinions from their respective professional perspectives one after another. After everyone had finished speaking, the scene became quiet.

Zhang Chen knew that it was time to draw a conclusion.

David Heyman looked around and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Chen.

The serious face showed a smile again, and he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Zhang Chen: "Zhang, I have to say, you did a good job this time!"

His words were like a signal, and others also smiled, and some began to congratulate Zhang Chen.

"Everyone agrees that this is a qualified commercial film, and your edited version is also suitable. I will recommend to the company that your version be used as the release version."

(End of this chapter)