Millennium director

"Holy shit!"

"It's almost January now, and it's still so hot here!"

Matt squatted on the red sand, sweating profusely, breathing heavily.

In fact, the current Rose Desert is not too hot. It is only ten or twenty degrees during the day, and the temperature will drop to below zero at night, which is not unbearable.

But Matt was wearing a thick spacesuit, and his 20-pound weight made every move he made look like he was working out, and he would sweat profusely at every turn.

In contrast, Wu Yuan, who was wearing cool clothes, didn't feel hot anymore and was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Rose Desert very comfortably.

This place is so beautiful.

There are moments when you even wonder that you are not on this planet.

Crazy colors, sky and mountains, magnificent textures of rocks, canyons and canyons, incredible landscapes of the Martian landscape…

Wadi Rum is a typical pure sand desert, stretching as far as the eye can see and as vast as a temple. The huge rocks carved by the climate and wind and sand are majestic and towering, like castles, adding jumping changes to the gentle lines.

The tall mountains surrounding the desert are dimmed into red, yellow and orange by morning and dusk, spilling onto the sand dunes made of whole rocks.

Sand canyons, natural arched canyons and cracks, and twinkling stars all make this place breathtakingly beautiful.

The red sand and weathering make people see the charming colors of Martian dunes here.

"Star Wars", "Transformers", "Prometheus" and other movies involving plots on Mars were all shot here, and now it's "The Martian"'s turn.

Originally, Wu Yuan thought that filming here would be a difficult experience, but in fact, his worries were too much.

The "commercialization" here in the Rose Desert is very mature.

Nowadays, the Rose Desert is already a huge commercial tourist attraction. Its infrastructure, services, activities, and entertainment are all very mature. There are even desert hotels and desert restaurants.

From the moment you arrive at the Desert Tourism Center at the entrance, you will experience attentive and attentive service.

The shooting location of "The Martian" was actually not far from the entrance of the desert. We didn't really go into the depths of the desert. We just found a place near the entrance with obvious Martian landforms to shoot.

This is definitely good news for the crew. Not only is it convenient for everyone to finish work, but it is also easier to eat, drink, and eat, and they will not encounter various desert difficulties as imagined.

You can even combine work and rest, rent a camel or jeep at the Desert Tourism Center, and after work, drive or ride a camel to explore the Rose Desert.

At least Liu Yifei, who came to Jordan with Wu Yuan, has been having fun these days. She wraps her face with a gauze scarf and sunglasses every day, and drives a jeep into the desert with her guide and tour guide.

According to her, hikers can enjoy the tranquility and vast emptiness here, explore canyons and waterholes, find rock wall drawings from 4,000 years ago, and discover all kinds of treasures hidden in the wilderness.

The Rose Desert is not really as quiet as it seems at first glance. After careful observation, Liu Yifei found the footprints of camels, foxes and eagles on the sand.

According to the tour guide, deep in the desert, there is a protected area set up by the Royal Jordanian Society for the Conservation of Nature and Ecology for the African eland. When spring comes, the water brings greenery on the hills, Jordan’s national flowers, black iris and silver iris. The lotuses and red poppies will bloom one after another, bringing a vitality to the desert, no longer as dry and lonely as it is now.

Liu Yifei even followed the guide and met the Bedouins nomadic in the hinterland of the desert. This is a primitive African tribal people living in Jordan. Black tents and herds of camels are their symbols.

In short, Liu Yifei had a great time here, which was much more interesting than in Hungary.

Well, the crew of "The Martian" are also very happy, because they always get some rest time, have fun together, and relax when traveling.

Including Wu Yuan, when finishing work in the evening, he and Liu Yifei watched the moon and picked the stars together, experiencing the beauty of nature that is never seen in the city.

It can be said that the only one who is suffering is Matt Damon.

He wears a costume that weighs more than 20 kilograms every day, hikes in the desert or drives a Mars rover, and even has to carry various equipment scattered on Mars in the play. Kung Fu feels the scenery.

Even though the crew was quite comfortable, but Matt was in "difficulty" every day, "The Martian" successfully completed the filming in Jordan.

At this point, "The Martian" has been completed as a whole, leaving only some fragmentary plots that need to be reshot.

For example, in the movie, people from all over the world are paying attention to the Martian rescue event in the square, such as the appearance of the China Space Administration, etc.

These fragmentary plots do not require the participation of Matt Damon, or even such a large crew to shoot. It only requires three or five people to follow the assistant director to London, Sydney, Los Angeles, and Beijing.

Wu Yuan himself took several cameramen from the Light and Shadow Era to reshoot the guest scenes of Gong Li and Wang Xueqi in the capital, and that was fine.

"Three, two, one!"

"cheese!"

"Happy filming!"

Under the sky full of red sand and orange sunset, the entire crew of "The Martian" took a final photo with bright smiles.

The next day, January 3, 2012, the crew disbanded in Jordan, and most of the staff boarded a flight back to the United States. The assistant director took a few people to reshoot the material, and Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei returned to China together.

The post-production special effects production of the movie "The Martian" will be very long and will take at least half a year.

Wu Yuan does not need to go to the United States to participate in post-production special effects for the time being. He has to return to China first to prepare for the release of "Love Letter".

This can be regarded as the first truly "original" film he made. Although the cost was not high and the scene was small, he attached great importance to it.

"Well, let's have fun this time."

"After 20 days of exploration in the desert, I heard that you also visited a temple left over 2,000 years ago?"

"And there are rock wall paintings from 4,000 years ago?"

On the plane back home, Wu Yuan pinched Liu Yifei's nose with a smile and said with a smile: "You have tanned a lot."

The weather in the Rose Desert is really not hot in December, but the lack of heat does not mean that the ultraviolet rays are not high. In the desert area, ultraviolet rays shine directly on the ground. Regardless of the season, it is easy to get sunburned and tanned.

"It doesn't matter, it will be white and tender again after returning to China for a few months." But Liu Yifei didn't care about this at all. She reached out and patted her still smooth face, and said in a coquettish voice: "Exploring in the desert is so interesting."

"The peaks formed by huge rocks that have been weathered for thousands of years are majestic."

"Standing in the empty and boundless desert, I just feel that the sky is too blue, the sand is too beautiful, and the people are too small..." (End of Chapter)