Chapter 92: Fix It! Fix All the Bugs!

Secretary He asked a few more questions, and after writing down the requirements for the team members, asked: "Director Chen, can you please give me a convenient day to meet? I estimate that the candidate will be selected around February 15th."

Asked this question, Secretary He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Four months ago, the meeting time was coordinated and determined by the Ministry of Culture.

But now Chen Xiao's status has been elevated to the point where it is up to others to adapt to him.

The coffee position has really improved rapidly.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment.

The 5th is New Year’s Eve and the 20th is the Lantern Festival.

"Then February 21st."

It’s the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, so don’t delay everyone’s celebration.

"Okay, Director Chen, there is one more thing. The Security Office suggested that you hold a press conference. Director Li also wants to do this. Is it convenient for you?"

Chen Xiao was slightly stunned and asked casually, "Security Department?"

Secretary He smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, after you won the award in Cannes, you only had interviews with the crew at Cannes. You haven't had a meet-and-greet in China. In addition, "Farewell My Concubine" has caused a stir on the Internet in the past two days. It’s not a small discussion, many media want to meet you.”

So they stayed near the Ministry of Culture...

It's fine during the day, but at night.

The media could not see clearly the age of the staff and did not dare to talk to them rashly. So I stared eagerly until I found the young staff member, and then I dared to come up and interview him for a few words.

As a result, when he came home from working overtime at night, he always felt like he was being stared at while walking on the road, which sent chills down his spine.

Some timid staff members directly called the security office, which made the security office very anxious. They rushed to chase the media, and some of them couldn't be driven away at all.

Only then did he report it to his superiors, hoping to invite him to hold a press conference to appease the restless hearts of the reporters.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and replied: "Let's just put it on the 21st. After meeting the team members, we will hold a press conference."

Secretary He was relieved when he heard Chen Xiao agreed.

Great, we have decided on a date to meet Director Chen, and the media can finally disperse.

After the two briefly chatted about the specific time and location arrangements, they ended the call.

Chen Xiao put the phone on the stand and clicked on the calendar.

Today is the 3rd, and the day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

Recently, colleagues and actors from the crew have been coming to invite him to dinner during the Chinese New Year.

His original reply was to see what happens when the time comes.

But when I woke up this morning, there were four people who had dinner appointments or wanted to visit me.

It's just a matter of getting together with Li Ao and other peers. If you can see Li Ao and the others, you will definitely have to meet seniors like Fan Rilin and Fang Rong.

During the Chinese New Year, these seniors have another identity - elders.

The thought of them introducing someone to him gave him a headache.

If you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?

Traveling!

When my parents have a holiday on New Year's Eve, the whole family will travel together.

Come back on the seventh day of the 12th.

After returning, there are still 9 days left, just in time to sort out the detailed script, draw the storyboard, and plan the shooting location.

With this plan in mind, Chen Xiao picked up the phone and called his mother and father.

The New Year's bell is ringing soon.

Chen Xiao received invitations one after another on his mobile phone, but was politely declined.

The happy time passed quickly.

Soon, the time came to the seventh day of the lunar month.

Chen Xiao and her parents got on the plane back from Sanya and returned to the capital.

After resting for half a day.

Chen Xiao turned on the computer and returned to work again.

The first thing is to organize the script.

The last time I wrote a simplified version of the script, many names were not included.

For localization, the names of the people in "Interstellar" need to be changed.

(ps: the name changes should be as small as possible to avoid being too dramatic for those who have seen it)

The protagonist, Joseph Cooper, is generally called Cooper.

There is a surname of "Ku" in China.

The word amber generally refers to amber.

Su Che once wrote about amber: After a thousand years, it turns into amber, receives rain and dew to make it stronger, and ends with the sun and moon, so it can calm the soul and calm the mind.

This is fairly consistent with Cooper's character.

That won’t change.

Since his surname is Ku, his daughter must also be surnamed Ku.

Murphy refers to Murphy's Law, and the name cannot be changed.

Kumurphy...

Uh, I don't know why, I feel like laughing.

However, it would have been much better if Cooper just called her by name.

As for the son, he always guarded the hut and the cornfield.

Then change it to Ku Heng, which is quite Chinese.

In addition to the three of them, there are two others with the same surname.

NASA professor, John Brand.

His daughter is also the astronaut who arrived on the last planet——

Irelia...cough! wrong.

emilia brand.

The surname "Bu" is too rare, so let's go with the surname "Ai".

The homophone is "love", which exactly corresponds to what the daughter said. She feels that she should believe in love.

Emilia... I love rice grains!

Amy grain? Ugh, that's too funny.

Amy. The earth is short of food, and Amy also expressed her love for food.

Her father, John, changed his name to Ahan.

John has a high-flying attitude, looks quite Chinese, and fits his plan.

…

After another hour, Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and threw away the pen in his hand.

Changes completed!

Next, we need to correct the small problems in the plot.

In the original plot, the biggest plot problem occurred on the first planet.

After the three astronauts arrived on the first planet. In addition to Cooper, the other two astronauts stepped out of the airship.

After a while, Cooper spotted a huge wave approaching in the distance.

Amy insisted on getting the data and got stuck. Seeing the huge wave coming, the robot rushed over to save her.

But another astronaut standing near the airship just watched and didn't get into the spaceship earlier, and was swept away by the huge wave.

This needs to be changed.

Amy's behavior is not incomprehensible. She is emotional by nature. Seeing the bodies of the previous batch of astronauts, she was emotional. She wanted to complete the mission of her predecessors and save the earth, so she tried her best to get the data.

But the one who stood by and was swallowed by the huge wave must be changed!

His death was too sloppy.

This caused the movie to be criticized a lot. Change!

Why was it criticized?

Because it didn't seem like a sacrifice, but rather like a gift of life.

The plot needs to be fine-tuned to make his death meaningful.

Then change it to... He also went to save Amy, but he didn't have time to come back, so he decided to use the last few seconds of his life to dive into the water, plug in the equipment on the space suit, and read the data.

Before he could see the data results, the huge wave swept over and swallowed his life.

But the data signal was still transmitted to Cooper.

The collected data showed that not only the place where they landed, but also the entire planet had huge tidal waves, which posed a major threat to any attempt to land or establish a base here, so it was not suitable for immigration.

This change, first of all, does not affect the plot.

Second, his death can at least be regarded as a sacrifice.

Third, it also explains more clearly why they gave up the first planet.

Let's decide it this way.

Five days later, Chen Xiao sorted out the script and began to plan the shooting location and props.

The space suit and the separation cabin of the space station can be partly designed in the original film. But some places need to be modified.

For example, the waterproof white tiles in the hibernation cabin are made like a public bathroom.

Modify!

Modify it yourself first. If you lack professional information, contact the Ministry of Science and Technology and ask professionals for advice.

...

While painting and modifying, the time came to 2:30 pm on February 21.

Chen Xiao drove to the Ministry of Culture.

As soon as he stopped the car, he saw Secretary He coming out of the parking lot security booth and greeted him.

It seems that the effect of "Farewell My Concubine" in spreading Peking Opera during the Spring Festival is very good, and now Secretary He has come down to pick him up in person.

Chen Xiao threw the key into his pocket and said hello to Secretary He.

The two took the elevator together and went to the Art Department.

"Director Chen, let me repeat the schedule with you again." Secretary He said with a smile, "The core team of the crew will meet in half an hour, that is, at three o'clock. The press conference will be held at seven o'clock in the evening."

"Okay."

Secretary He was silent for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "Director Chen, there is one thing I don't know whether to say or not."

Chen Xiao glanced at him and said as a matter of course: "Then you should ask your boss."

Secretary He blinked.

Uh, why didn't he say it? If he didn't know, he wouldn't say it?

It seems that he has to decide for himself.

He hesitated for a moment, sighed and said:

"I originally followed your request and looked for young and hardworking members. But Director Fang heard about the new film and said he was very worried about you and insisted on coming to support you. I couldn't refuse his face. So I arranged the position of director of photography for him and chose a young assistant. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Director Fang also specifically told him not to tell Director Chen, so as to avoid Director Chen's pressure.

But if he didn't tell him, Chen Xiao would mistakenly think that he deliberately looked for older people, which would be bad.

He hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell him.

Chen Xiao smiled, "It's okay, Director Fang's legs are fine."

"Director Fang told me not to tell you, so just pretend you don't know."

"Okay."