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Chapter 450 Virginia

Discussions about the association of titles of "Meow Stars" are raging.

The image of the meow star has also been infinitely elevated in incidents again and again, and it has even become a bit of a myth...

After Wang Xingren Gao Shuang unveiled his face, the mysterious cat is now the hottest figure in the Chinese entertainment circle.

Countless paparazzi, private investigators, and various publishing houses are looking for traces of cats!
Although he has made it clear that he will not write martial arts anymore, he has not said that he will completely quit the writing circle. I think there will be other types of masterpieces coming out in the future.

It has reached the level of a meow star, no matter what people write, it is inevitable that it will sell well!

Jincheng Bookstore took a year's bonus, which made the eyes of all colleagues turn red.

If you can take advantage of this vacancy period to recruit cats to the banner, you will be able to fly to the sky!

But the idea is good, but these people who followed the footprints of the cats had their heads broken in the process of investigation.

Often when you investigate a certain clue, the clue is suddenly interrupted, or you are interviewed by a mysterious person...

The interruption of clues is a strange thing, and it will happen more or less during the investigation.

But being interviewed by a mysterious person made people feel a little flustered.

what?

Is the cat or an important person involved in China's secrets?

Is writing a book really an organizational task with a purpose?

This doesn't make sense either...

After all, cats write some martial arts novels, and they also have a set of youth fantasies, no matter how you look at it, they shouldn't rise to such heights? !
But slander belongs to slander, no one dares to step on such a red line for a while.

As a result, the turbulent investigation activities ceased after a short while, and the word "meow star" suddenly became another taboo in the circle.

Gao Shuang didn't know about these things.

During this period of time, on the one hand, he was busy with casting, and on the other hand, he went shopping crazily with Aunt He.

The villa was bought, but apart from the basic decoration and some large furniture, it still looked empty.

He Xiaoling seems to have an obsession with the arrangement of "home".

Even during the more than a month of living in Shanghai, Aunt He arranged the temporarily rented house in a decent way, full of family atmosphere.

This time, when it was her turn to find a real safe place for Gao Shuang, she was naturally extremely concerned.

Although the things in the courtyard house were not brought over, there are a few hundred square meters and three floors that need to be added.

He Xiaoling took the small ones that she could take home, and bought some larger ones when she was out on the street with Gao Shuang.

Although the casting is also a very tiring job, Gao Shuang has no complaints when she goes shopping with Aunt He.

Today I saw two more couple toothbrushes, and tomorrow I saw a pair of loving slippers...

It is also very fulfilling for Gao Shuang to witness the completion of the family little by little.

The good times are always very short.

After the actors were settled, Gao Shuang led the team to the east of Guangdong!

The Virginia has been completely completed, and now it is waiting for Gao Shuang to cut the ribbon and launch.

Although it is just a prop, all the functions of the Virginia are complete.

To put it bluntly, although it is an old model that has been eliminated long ago, it is definitely not a problem to complete an ocean trip!
Gao Shuang was very interested in witnessing such a big ship enter the water.

Of course, Zou Shan from Zhuanertai was more interested than him.

After all, they came with a shooting mission, and the day before the launching ceremony, several cameras had already been set up in all directions.

On the day of launching, Gao Shuang also saw several drones hovering in the sky.

There were quite a few people who came to watch the ceremony, and the media reporters blocked the surrounding area completely.

This day is the launch of the Virginia, and also the official opening ceremony of "The Pianist on the Sea".

So it's a two-in-one ritual.

Under the arrangement of Boss Wang, Gao Shuang said a few words briefly, and was handed a large bottle of champagne in his hand.

Gao Shuang looked at the bottle of champagne in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Shouldn't it be sprayed when the boat is launched?
He looked around, and everyone around him applauded, so he simply reached out to tear the sealing paper and barbed wire on the bottle.

Boss Wang's eyes straightened when he saw his movements.

He hurried over and pressed it, and said, "Director Gao! Can't open it!!!"

"what?"

Guiltyly, Gao Shuang stopped what he was doing, and smoothed off the paper that had been opened a little bit: "The ceremony is over...do I have to return it?"

"Of course not!"

Boss Wang pointed at the bow of the ship in embarrassment and said, "This wine is not for drinking, but for smashing!"

"..."

Gao Shuang glanced back at the Virginia, and then at the bottle of champagne in his hand: "You won't destroy my ship, will you?"

"How is that possible!"

Boss Wang patted his chest and said, "I guarantee the paint won't come off!"

He knew that Gao Shuang really didn't understand this, so he explained it to him.

Going to sea in ancient times was a very dangerous thing, and crew deaths occurred frequently.

Whenever someone is in distress, the people who are still alive on the ship can only write down what they want to say on paper, put it in a champagne bottle, seal it and throw it into the sea to let it drift, hoping to be found by other ships or people on the shore.

Therefore, whenever a storm breaks out at sea or the ship fails to return after the time limit, the family members of the crew gather on the shore, praying and hoping that their relatives can return home safely.

However, the cruel facts are always difficult to meet people's most basic wishes, and often only occasionally see heartbreaking drifting bottles of champagne in despair.

So there was a bottle throwing ceremony, wishing that there would no longer be such a drifting bottle on the sea.

Moreover, it is said that the mellow fragrance of wine can be used to fill the bow of the ship, which can drive away evil spirits and eliminate disasters.

So the more broken the champagne is on the bow, the better, indicating that the new ship will sail safely forever.

Nowadays, although there are few shipwrecks, the custom of throwing bottles still exists, but it has only evolved into a traditional and festive ceremony.

"Hi! Tell me earlier!"

Gao Shuang had never paid attention to such a remote ceremony, touched his nose, and picked up the bottle of champagne with one hand.

When turning around, he gathered all his strength, and even subconsciously used the red fist to exert force, and threw the champagne in his hand fiercely towards the bow of the ship.

"boom!"

After a crisp sound, foam splashed everywhere!
Golden champagne slowly slipped down the paint on the bow.

As soon as the action here was completed, someone nearby shouted loudly: "Licheng! Go into the water!"

A series of echoes followed: "Go into the water!!!"

"Get into the water!!!"

"..."

Obviously, this work was not done by one person. After seven or eight echoes, some mechanism was moved.

With a crackling sound, the Virginia moved on the slipway of the dock.

The shipyard adopts the method of reverse airbag launching.

This method is generally applied to the launching operation of large old ships.

Put strip-shaped airbags on the bottom of the boat, and then inflate the airbags to act as logs.

Because of the softness of the airbag, the damage to the bottom of the boat will be minimized.

The entire hull enters the sea backwards, and the stern enters the sea first.

It seems that there is no difficulty, but in fact it is not difficult.

The main reason for the stern of the ship to enter the water first is to prolong the stern floating time of the ship.

If the stern floats too early, the bow is still on the slide, the middle part of the hull will be under great force, and the ship will break or deform.

Therefore, the stern float should be calculated when the ship is launched into the water.

The power cabin at the rear of the Virginia is filled with coal, just to increase the weight of the tail section and avoid accidents when the tail floats too early.

With the bang, the speed of the Virginia on the slide became faster and faster.

Several airbags were also crushed during the rolling.

However, there are a lot of airbags, and one or two bursts will not affect the whole.

"boom!"

The sea water near the dock was hit by a large ship entering the water, causing huge waves of more than ten meters.

Standing on the shore, Gao Shuang could feel the ground under his feet tremble under the strong impact.

Hundreds of thousands of tons of weight rushed into the water, it really shook the world!
After seeing the Virginia shake for a while, it stopped steadily on the water not far away.

After a moment of silence, enthusiastic cheers broke out.

This made Gao Shuang's hanging heart completely relieved.

Become!

There was no one on board. After stabilizing, Boss Wang arranged for a tugboat capable of jamming the bow of the ship, and towed the Virginia to a docking position.

Then a large number of workers boarded the side of the ship with the help of the crane.

They quickly dropped the anchor and fixed the rope, and lowered the boarding ladder.

After a simple overhaul, the staff confirmed that there was no problem. Gao Shuang led the film's main creative team to board the ship first, and then the media reporters also boarded the ship one after another under the arrangement of the staff.

The film's press conference was arranged in the Virginia ballroom.

Although the banquet hall on the ship is not particularly large, it is more than enough for a press conference.

And those media reporters who came to participate in the launch conference of Gao Shuang's new movie were also very excited.

This is Gao Shuang's new movie press conference!
China's first 50 billion director's new film!

It is said that the investment in this new film has exceeded [-] million!

At the beginning, when the media received the invitation to the press conference, they somewhat dismissed the claim of [-] million investment.

But after witnessing such a behemoth successfully entered the water, all the disdain turned into shock!
Someone actually built a boat for a movie! ! !

How dare you build such a big ship! ! !

Even if you have never seen a pig running, you must have eaten pork at least once.

After a mental calculation, I know that the cost of the props must be more than [-] million!
When they entered the Virginia, they were already a little speechless.

The hull alone is enough to make people's scalp tingle, and the luxurious decoration inside makes all the reporters tremble.

It's all money! ! !
The sharp-eyed reporter keenly discovered the peculiarity of the piano in the center of the banquet hall.

Since the new film is called "Sea Pianist", as the name suggests, the piano on board must be the top priority.

Before the press conference started, they walked in and observed carefully, and some even took out their mobile phones and used image recognition to search.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this careful look immediately triggered a series of gasps!

This piano is actually a relic of the God of Music, worth tens of millions! ! !
How arrogant!
Rich master, is making a movie so capricious?
After a brief surprise, the enthusiasm of the reporters was fully stimulated!
The flashing lights crackled all of a sudden.

This represents the hot search on the headlines!
This is an explosion of traffic!
As long as this vote is done well, this year's bonus will definitely not be less!

At the press conference, Gao Shuang briefly explained the creation and shooting plan of the film.

The enthusiasm of journalists to ask questions is also unprecedentedly high.

"Director Gao! What kind of movie is this movie?"

"A commercial art film."

"Is Director Gao preparing for full live action shooting?"

"Because of the age, of course there will be some studio sets and animation post-production. However, the scenes on the ship are all shot in real locations."

"Director Gao, will you continue to appear as the male number one?"

"Will do!"

"Will Ms. He Xiaoling participate in this movie?"

"Secret!"

"..."

After a series of questions, Gao Shuang handled it with ease!
Having experienced so many big scenes, he already has his own experience in front of reporters.

……

That afternoon, the news that Gao Shuang had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in shipbuilding and filming had already spread on the Internet.

Many netizens watched the excitement, including film directors and investors.

Regarding Gao Shuang's extreme investment in real scenes, there were different opinions for a while.

There are some who are envious, and there are also many who say sour words.

But no matter how the outside world evaluates it, it will not affect the progress of the crew.

Filming officially started the day after the Virginia was launched!

In order to save costs, Gao Shuang's scenes were released later in the announcement, and the big group scenes will be filmed first!

So during this period of time, Gao Shuang didn't need to work as a part-time actor, but only worked as a director, and the work was very smooth.

The panoramic shooting of "Sea Pianist" is more difficult than any previous shooting.

Even, the combined group performances of the previous films are less than half of that of "Sea Pianist".

Because, this movie not only has a lot of big scene movies, such as the shots of thousands of people on the boat and on the land in the first few minutes.

The film took 110 days to shoot on Earth.

19 exteriors were built in Rome and 11 in Odessa.

These include 45 main actors and 75 crew members.

But the number of extras is as high as more than 3000!
More than [-] sets of costumes were used! ! !
Gao Shuang reproduced the original film one-to-one, and because it was filmed in China, it was difficult to gather foreign ensemble performers, and the effort spent doubled.

Just the group scene of boarding the ship at the beginning made the crew very busy. If there was a slight problem, this scene needed to be re-shot.

Fortunately, Gao Shuang is proficient in all languages, and he is able to handle all kinds of world-wide southern accents and northern dialects with ease.

Only in this way can we barely achieve coordination and unity.

Gao Shuang also "consoled" Wu Hao after filming: "How is the trumpet learning?"

Wu Hao's eyes turned green when he saw Gao Shuang: "Director Gao! Let me go, I'm going to die!!!"

"..."

Seeing Wu Hao's tears rolling in his eyes, Gao Shuang's heart twitched violently: "No, no, this is still alive!"

Wu Hao couldn't hold back his tears after all, and fell down: "Is what you said human? You don't even know what kind of miserable life I've been living in these days!!!"

Gao Shuang patted Wu Hao's shoulder awkwardly: "Ahem, it's all for your own good!"

"I……"

Wu Hao wanted to say something else, but a slightly gloomy female voice suddenly came from behind: "Wu Hao!!!"

With this soft call, Wu Hao's face suddenly turned pale, he held the trumpet tightly with one hand, but firmly held Gao Shuang's arm with the other hand, his voice trembling with depression: "Help... help!! !"

(End of this chapter)