Entertainment: A whirlwind marriage with a fairy-like mother at the start!

In the suburbs of Beijing, there is a super-large green screen studio owned by Xianyu Entertainment.

The two heavy, soundproof iron doors slid open slowly to the sides.

The studio's interior space was astonishingly large, roughly the size of two standard football fields. The walls and floor were entirely covered with high-purity green screens.

In the center of the shed, a huge twelve-axis industrial robotic arm stands there.

This heavy machinery, originally used for automobile manufacturing, underwent an extremely radical and hardcore modification by the special effects team at Salty Entertainment. A specially designed fixed seat and multi-angle cameras were installed at the front, while the base connected to a complex hydraulic system and a central control console.

Above the robotic arm hangs a huge light matrix composed of more than four thousand LED lights.

Alfonso Cuarón stood in front of the control panel, holding a cup of black coffee.

He stared at the lighting matrix, constantly issuing instructions to the lighting technician beside him.

"Dim the light ratio by half a stop! This is space; the light must be sharp, with no diffuse reflection!"

"Has the robotic arm's rotation program been written? I need to make sure its movement trajectory is completely consistent with the virtual preview!"

Yu Le walked in wearing a simple black jacket and carrying a thermos.

He looked up at the robotic arm, which cost eight figures to build.

"Director Cuarón, is this equipment working well?" Yu Le walked to the control panel.

Alfonso turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, but his spirits were extremely high. "Yu, this equipment is amazing! With it, we can completely abandon traditional wire work and film real weightless flips! But why haven't we seen the male lead yet?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a hearty laugh came from outside the photography studio.

"Haha, sorry to keep you all waiting!"

Jackie Chan, dressed casually and accompanied by two assistants, strode in.

Yu Le put down her water glass and went to greet him, extending her right hand.

"Brother Cheng Long, thank you for making this trip."

Cheng Long grasped Yu Le's hand and shook it forcefully twice.

"Mr. Yu, you're too kind. How could I not come when you called me personally? Besides, I've read the script, it's absolutely brilliant. No one in China has ever dared to make a sci-fi film like this before."

The two walked to the sofa in the rest area and sat down.

The assistant brought over two cups of tea.

Yu Le cut to the chase. "Big brother, I'm sorry to say you had to put up with this role. You don't have many scenes, and you're basically just supporting Qianqian."

The script for "Gravity" has been adapted for local audiences.

The female lead, Ryan, was renamed Xia Xing, and the male lead, Matt, was renamed Yang Guowei.

The character Yang Guowei is an experienced and optimistic senior astronaut.

After the disaster, in order to give Xia Xing a chance to survive, he voluntarily unlocked the lock connecting the two of them and drifted into the depths of space.

His screen time, at most, is less than twenty minutes.

Casting world-renowned kung fu superstar Jackie Chan as a minor character who only appears for twenty minutes before disappearing from the story is something other production teams wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Cheng Long waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned.

"What's there to feel wronged about? Being able to play an astronaut at my age is worth it."

He picked up his teacup and blew on the floating leaves. "Besides, it's for Xixi. I've watched that girl grow up; she has a fierce streak. I'm happy to play a supporting role for her."

Yu Le smiled.

"With the elder brother in charge, the foundation of this film is solid."

......

After a brief briefing and final safety checks, more than two hundred staff members took their positions.

No one whispered anymore, and the entire set was filled with a professional and solemn atmosphere.

In the center of the venue are two modified twelve-axis industrial robotic arms.

Liu Qianqian and Cheng Long were already dressed.

This specially made half-spacesuit weighs 30 kilograms and is filled with motion capture nodes inside.

The waist and back are secured to the end bracket of the robotic arm via extremely complex locking mechanisms.

Alfonso Cuarón stood in front of the director's monitor, clutching a walkie-talkie.

This is the first scene.

It was also the most difficult scene in the entire film.

A single, continuous shot lasting seventeen minutes.

From harmonious tranquility, it instantly turned into devastating disaster.

"Attention all departments." Alfonso's voice crackled through the walkie-talkie, tinged with a trembling excitement. "Lighting matrix program loading. Robotic arm motion trajectory preset check."

"Lights ready."

"Robotic arm is ready."

Yu Le pulled over a folding chair and sat down behind the monitor.

I unscrewed the thermos and slowly took a sip of goji berry water.

His gaze swept across the crowd and landed on Liu Qianqian, who was suspended in mid-air.

"Action!"

The clapperboard slammed down.

The entire studio fell into a deathly silence.

The giant LED light matrix above began to move slowly, simulating the changing light and shadow of the sun on Earth's orbit.

The sharp, bright light shone on Liu Qianqian's profile.

The final presentation on the big screen will be the vast universe and the blue Earth.

But at this moment, all Liu Qianqian was facing was the glaring lights and the endless green screen.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

When she opened her eyes again, the liveliness that belonged to the big star Liu Qianqian had disappeared.

Instead, Dr. Xia Xing, a PhD in pharmaceutical engineering, displayed rigor and focus.

The robotic arm began to move extremely slowly.

Liu Qianqian hovered in mid-air, holding a specially made electric screwdriver in both hands, and performed precise operations on the circuit board of the virtual "Tiangong Telescope" in the air.

Her movements were extremely slow.

It wasn't deliberately slowed down, but rather simulated the muscle resistance experienced while wearing a heavy spacesuit in a weightless state.

Every time I raise my hand, every bend of my fingers carries a sense of resistance against invisible pressure.

Alfonso stared at the monitor, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

On the other side of the screen, another robotic arm carries Cheng Long swiftly past.

Cheng Long plays Yang Guowei, a veteran astronaut who is about to retire.

He was wearing an extravehicular spacesuit with a jetpack, and he flew around Xia Xing with ease.

"Dr. Xia, relax." Cheng Long's voice came through the headset, carrying the relaxed feeling unique to veterans.

"I'm trying to restart the communication board. Please don't block my view." Liu Qianqian didn't look up, her brows slightly furrowed.

The two characters, one active and one passive, one old and one new, quickly establish their personalities through a brief dialogue.

The camera continues to zoom in.

The long take has been going on for twelve minutes.

Everything seemed so calm and grand.

Sudden.

The voice of "Kunlun" from the China Aerospace Command Center came through the headset.

"Shenzhou, this is Kunlun. Abort the mission immediately."

The once peaceful communication channel suddenly became noisy in the background.

Liu Qianqian paused for a moment. "Kunlun, please repeat. The communication board is restarting; the signal is unstable."

"A defunct NATO satellite has exploded, triggering a debris storm. Debris is hurtling towards your orbit at 20,000 kilometers per hour. Return to cabin immediately!"

The instructions were urgent, carrying a sense of pressing need.

Liu Qianqian's pupils contracted instantly.

She suddenly raised her head and looked into the void.

My breathing started to become rapid.

From inside the spacesuit helmet, came her slightly panicked breathing.

"Yang! We have to go!" She tried to speed up her movements and unplug the data cable.

But the panic in the weightlessness caused her movements to become distorted. The wrench slipped from her grasp and drifted into deep space.

"Damn it!"

Cheng Long maneuvered the robotic arm rapidly towards them. "Xia Xing, abandon the mission. Immediately unlock the latches and return to the airlock!"

Time passed second by second.

Alfonso stared intently at the monitor, his hands gripping the edge of the table, his knuckles turning white.

almost.

The impact point is almost here.

"Kunlun calling Shenzhou! Debris has entered your field of vision! Take evasive action! Take evasive action!"