Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 504 Daily Life on the Film Crew
The Martian is a very old-school hard science fiction film…

Scientists, using their understanding of the laws governing the universe, single-mindedly and resolutely carried out an epic self-rescue and salvation operation.

A story with a simple plot, all good people, lacking depth, but bursting with vitality!

Therefore, Dafei has to be humorous!
In his predicament of being alone on Mars, he constantly made fun of himself and joked, his optimistic spirit inspiring humanity...

It's just like a documentary.

The film has two storylines: the main survival storyline takes place primarily around the living quarters, while the other rescue storyline, led by the space agency, mainly consists of indoor scenes.

There were also large-scale events, including rocket launches and the final rescue...

Overall, it is calm, restrained, and focused, full of the mechanical beauty unique to precision science, and celebrates the infinite possibilities that can be achieved by combining human intelligence with industrial achievements.

Old-fashioned is not traditional.

Traditional science fiction films are either incredibly imaginative, featuring black holes, galaxies, and giant Gundams; or they are full of philosophical reflections and revelations, such as "Who am I?" and "What is the real world?"

That's how 2001: A Space Odyssey is!
Because human understanding of the universe is still extremely limited, these kinds of movies often end up going down the path of agnosticism and mysticism.

There's another type of science fiction film, for example, the grand-scale *Star Wars* series, including the *Star Trek* series which has a touch of hard science fiction. In these films, the fantasy elements far outweigh the scientific elements; they're certainly no longer obscure, but they also have little to do with science itself.

To put it simply, The Martian's technology is only slightly more advanced than reality; even the more obscure technologies are explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way…

Of course, there are also visual effects!
It preserves many magnificent visual images, such as Dafei driving a Mars rover alone on Mars, looking like a tiny ant on the vast Martian surface, making people understand the insignificance and tenacity of life.

However, there are not many such large-scale scenes in the entire film. It does not focus on visual presentation and instead concentrates more on the theme of "survival and rescue".

In fact, according to the logic of a typical movie, you can imagine that Dafei, who was left alone on Mars for hundreds of days, should have had many heart-wrenching inner monologues about loneliness: such as missing his wife at home, resenting his teammates who abandoned him, or doubting his own existence, etc.

At the very least, they should have set aside a separate ten minutes, played the theme song, and had the male lead cry his heart out in front of the vast Martian plains, along with some sentimental scenes…

The Martian has none of that...

There is no sentimentality, no excessive internal monologues, and no imagination that goes beyond the realm of science.

Everything remained calm and restrained.

By the way, Shen Yan asked the script supervisor to sort the potato planting process in chronological order, and prepare to edit it into a short film. He plans to put it on a video website and make a collection of short films called "I Plant Potatoes on Mars"!
In conjunction with movie promotion…

……

There's been a lot of messy stuff going on in the entertainment industry lately...

The biggest event was Wang Fei and Li Yapeng's divorce!

Photos of the couple signing their divorce agreement have been leaked on Weibo.

The media's relentless pursuit at the airport;

Wang Fei is rumored to be possibly becoming a monk and to be living in Hong Kong;

Li Yapeng was suspected of kissing an actress while drunk, but later clarified the situation.

Then comes the topic that netizens are most interested in gossiping about: the possibility of Faye Wong rekindling her old flame with her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Tse…

In short, they've been all over the front page of entertainment news lately!

Li Yapeng is obsessed with business investment!

Li Yapeng was like this even before he met Wang Fei, but unfortunately, he lacked common sense and kept losing money.

After getting together with Wang Fei, his business ventures also suffered repeated failures. He always had to rely on his wife's fame to attract investment and have her endorse him...

The most classic example was last year, when Li Yapeng called Wang Fei out under the guise of giving him a surprise. However, when the latter arrived at the scene full of excitement, he was met with countless flashes of light and reporters.

Yes, it's a platform again!

Li Yapeng even went so far as to claim that he gave Wang Fei a diamond ring given to him by the sponsor.

Wang Fei!
The crew was naturally gossiping about this as well.

Shen Tengqi started to say, "Tsk tsk, Li Yapeng and Wang Fei are divorced!"

“They’re not the same kind of people,” Guo Fan said. “I’ve read reports before that Wang Fei particularly dislikes Li Yapeng always making her stand up for him… When interviewed, he would push the microphone away and roll his eyes…”

Qin Hailu also joined in: "Is there such news?"

"Yes!" Guo Jingfei took out his phone and searched...

Several people took turns watching it, and it evoked some feelings...

"Brother Yan, what are your thoughts?"

"Huh?" Shen Yan, who had been replying to WeChat messages, paused for a moment, then said, "Their divorce has nothing to do with me. I've only met Wang Fei twice, we're not close!"

"Oh? You've met Wang Fei?"

Shen Yan shrugged: "I'm a musician. I invited her to be a guest at my concert before, but she declined... I wrote a song for her called 'As You Wish,' but she didn't sing it, so I sang it myself..."

"You even wrote a song for her?"

"It happened several years ago... I was recording my first album with Zhang Yadong when she came to see him, and that's how we met... but we didn't really interact, because I don't know how to play mahjong!"

"You can't even play mahjong?"

"I know a little, but it just doesn't feel interesting..."

Lei Jiayin immediately asked, "What are the director's hobbies?"

“I don’t really have any hobbies,” Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, “Does fishing count as a hobby?”

Do you like fishing?

Shen Yan nodded: "I'll go for a spin when I have some free time... What about you guys?"

"travel…"

"Reading..."

In the middle of their conversation, Shen Yan stood up: "I have something to do, you guys continue..."

"Wait a minute!" Guo Fan interrupted, "Did you and Brother Teng ask for leave the day after tomorrow?"

“Um…I have to go promote ‘Goodbye Mr. Loser’ with Brother Teng,” Shen Yan added, “but I’ll only be doing promotions for five days, while Brother Teng will be away for fifteen days!”

Guo Fan glanced at the actors on set and then asked, "Can 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' really gross over a billion?"

Shen Yan nodded: "One billion is just the starting point... I think the box office can surpass 'American Dreams in China.' I've said before that Teng Ge will be the king of comedy at this stage. 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' is just the beginning... Don't be dissatisfied, if 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' does well, our 'The Martian' will also benefit..."

Shen Teng quickly said, "No, no, no... don't say that!"

"Then I'll make you wear diapers, don't hold a grudge against me..."

"Why are we talking about diapers again..." Shen Teng said helplessly, "Can we not talk about this?"

Qin Hailu exclaimed in surprise, "You really wore it?"

Shen Teng looked aggrieved; "There's nothing I can do, my spacesuit is too heavy, it takes at least an hour to put it on and take it off, which delays filming..."

Guo Jingfei asked curiously, "Should we wear them?"

Guo Fan said, "You can wear it if you want... You've all been to the space capsule to experience it... Spacesuits are indeed quite heavy... Wearing them is quite troublesome!"

Li Guangjie, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but speak up: "I'd rather die than wear it... I won't drink water or eat anything..."

Shen Teng chuckled: "Brother Li, you'll see after filming all day tomorrow. It's impossible not to drink water!"

After chatting for a while, Qin Hailu noticed that Shen Yan had already left and couldn't help but ask Guo Fan, "...Where is Brother Yan going at this hour?"

Guo Fan shook his head: "I don't know!"

Shen Teng casually said, "I heard someone from the film crew next door is looking for him!"

Qin Hailu immediately asked three questions in a row: "The film crew next door? What film crew? Who's looking for him?"

Shen Teng shook his head: "Then... I don't know..."

Qin Hailu was still curious: "Is she his girlfriend?"

"Yan Ge doesn't have a girlfriend!" Guo Fan declared definitively, "He only has female friends!"

(End of this chapter)