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Chapter 511 "The Wandering Earth" Begins Filming

February 14th, Valentine's Day.

Winter in Beijing is not over yet; the dry, cold wind howls between the buildings, blowing the remaining snow into fine powder.

A row of black vans were parked outside the soundstage at China Film Digital Base, with passes for the "Wandering Earth" crew affixed to their sides.

A brand-new red banner was hung on the iron fence surrounding the base.

"Wishing 'The Wandering Earth' a successful start to filming."

"Mr. Fu, the opening ceremony is scheduled for 8:08 AM."

Upon Fu Yibai's arrival, Wang Peng immediately came to report.

Fu Yibai took the process sheet, glanced at it, and after confirming that there were no omissions, walked towards the photography studio.

Li Xuejian was already standing next to the offering table, wearing a dark gray down jacket and a navy blue scarf around her neck.

He was talking quietly with Andy Lau next to him, and the thermos cups in front of them were steaming.

"Teacher Li, Brother Hua, you've arrived so early."

Fu Yibai walked over.

Li Xuejian turned around and shook hands with Fu Yibai.

"Come early, don't delay the startup time."

"It's my first time filming a movie with Director Fu, so of course I have to come early and do my best."

Andy Lau chuckled beside him.

Just as Fu Yibai was about to reply, he heard a series of hurried footsteps behind him.

Deng Chao strode over from the direction of the parking lot, followed by Yang Mi. Both of them were wearing the black down jackets issued by the crew.

Yang Mi's hair was tied in a high ponytail, revealing her entire face, and her eyes and brows showed a spirit of eager anticipation.

"Mr. Fu! We're not late, are we?"

"No, it's still early."

Next up was Zhao Liying, who was wearing a long white down jacket with the zipper pulled up to her nose, her entire face hidden in the collar, with only her eyes and forehead showing.

She pulled down her collar to reveal her entire face after walking up to Fu Yibai.

Good morning, Mr. Fu.

Good morning. How did you sleep last night?

"fine."

Zhao Liying nodded, then bowed slightly in the direction of Li Xuejian and the others.

"Hello Teacher Li, Hello Brother Hua, Hello Brother Chao, Hello Sister Mi."

Wu Mengda was the last to arrive.

"Director Fu, it's been a long time."

"Uncle Da, thank you for your hard work this time."

"It's not hard at all."

Wu Mengda waved his hand and glanced around at the people around him.

"I've been acting my whole life, but this is my first time in a science fiction film."

At this age, being able to indulge in foreign pleasures is truly worthwhile.

He made the people around him laugh.

At 8:00 AM sharp, staff began guiding the creative team to arrange their positions in front of the offering table.

Fu Yibai stood in the middle, with Li Xuejian on his left and Liu Dehua on his right. Deng Chao and Yang Mi stood on either side, Zhao Liying next to Yang Mi, and Wu Mengda standing next to Li Xuejian.

At 8:08, the emcee announced the official start of the opening ceremony.

The incense sticks on the offering table were lit one by one, and the smoke rose straight up into the cold air.

Fu Yibai was the first to step forward, took the three incense sticks from the master of ceremonies, raised them to his forehead, bowed three times, and inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner.

Then came Li Xuejian, Liu Dehua, Wu Mengda, and after that Deng Chao, Yang Mi, and Zhao Liying.

The sound of camera shutters was incessant in the media area.

The media interview session began after the ceremony.

More than a dozen microphones were thrust in front of Fu Yibai at the same time, with reporters focusing their questions on the science fiction theme and the cast.

Fu Yibai's answer was concise, with the core message being: "The Wandering Earth" is not about superheroes saving the world, but about everyone working together to save themselves.

After the interview session, the crew members entered the studio one after another.

All six sound stages at the China Film Digital Base are now operational.

Fu Yibai divided the production team into three shooting groups. Group A, led by him personally, filmed the dialogue scenes of the lead actors. Group B, with the executive director in charge of motion capture and special effects rehearsals, was set up in another studio to film the interior scenes of the drone control room and command center.

Wang Peng sent out the filming schedule to everyone, with a packed schedule that lasted until early May.

The first two months of filming were all concentrated at the base, where sci-fi scenes such as the space elevator car, the interior of the Ark space station, and the lunar base were all built in these studios.

Deng Chao, Yang Mi, and Wu Mengda had already changed into their costumes and were waiting on set.

The extras arrived one after another.

"All departments, prepare."

Fu Yibai picked up the walkie-talkie and gave instructions.

"Scene one, shot one, take one. Action."

The sound of the script supervisor clapping the clapperboard echoed throughout the studio.

The first scene depicts Liu Peiqiang participating in astronaut training and his first encounter with medic Han Duoduo at the space elevator base.

Three security gates stood in the venue, and Liu Peiqiang and other newlyweds who had come to report for duty were going through security.

A small group of people gathered outside the iron fence, holding handwritten signs with slogans sprayed in red paint such as "Oppose the Mountain Removal Project" and "Digital Life is the Future".

A man in a gray jacket pulled out a hydraulic shears from somewhere and quickly snapped the chain.

The iron gate was suddenly smashed open from the outside, and seven or eight protesters rushed in.

Soldiers inside the base immediately rushed forward to stop them, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.

In the chaos, a man took a Molotov cocktail out of his bag and lit it.

Liu Peiqiang saw this and spoke up to remind him.

"Fire, fire."

Han Duoduo acted swiftly, throwing her backpack as the other party prepared to throw a Molotov cocktail. She then quickly stepped forward, precisely grabbed the other party's wrist, and swept her leg to knock the person down with clean and efficient movements.

Liu Peiqiang fell in love with the dashing Han Duoduo at first sight.

"Han Duoduo..."

Liu Peiqiang's gaze followed Han Duoduo's retreating figure, meeting his master Zhang Peng's teasing eyes.

"Isn't Earth beautiful?"

"Cut, this one's passed."