Chapter 44: The Soldier Activates

  The camera circled around the carriage for a week, and He Mu's tear lines were clearly visible on his face. The sad atmosphere was even more touching.

  "Clap!" Director Li led the applause, "Very good, great."

  Although he has already died, the director still designed a dialogue between Yang Qilang and Du Jinniang who are far away from each other to make up for Qilang's regret and guilt in his heart, which is a kind of romantic expression.

  The last shot, in Liu Xiaojie's arms wearing a red wedding dress, He Mu's bloody hand and her small hand were tightly clasped together, finally closing their eyes reluctantly, leaving this world.

  He He finally finished filming, covered in red powder, he didn't care about the new bride's dress, gave her a big bear hug, and then ran after the director all over the world to ask for a hug.

  The director was exhausted and panting, "Don't come over, I'm old, spare me, go find Little Tao." Unfortunately, Tao Yumi had long since escaped to a safe area.

  He Mu changed into clean clothes before leaving and hugged Director Li Guoli warmly. Director Li was very satisfied with He Mu's performance during this period, and before leaving, he promised: "I hope we can cooperate again if there is a chance."

  "It's my honor." He Mu smiled and bid farewell to the crew with Xiao Mi, and when the whole drama was finished, he would come back to cooperate with the crew for some promotional activities.

  He Zhuoyan first took a train to Ningbo, then flew back to Beijing, and then rented a car to Fentai. The military-themed TV series "Soldiers Sortie" co-produced by Huayi Brothers Television Company, August First Film Studio and Tiger Wolf Entertainment is holding its opening ceremony at the film base of August First Film Studio in Fentai District.

  Here, He Mu met all the main actors who had received a month of military training. The male lead, Wang Baoqiang, was still relatively familiar to him. One "A World Without Thieves" made him famous overnight, and the kind of inspirational grassroots spirit he embodied also inspired a large number of bottom-tier performing workers. He Mu, who had failed in the art examination at the beginning and started doing extra work, was also one of them.

  The actor who played the role of Nan Er Hua Cheng was named Chen Sicheng, a graduate of a drama school, and had been acting for a long time, but could only be said to have some minor fame. He Mu had some impression of his name and appearance, but wasn't clear what plays he had acted in. At that time, the director Kang Honglei's "Migrant Workers" hadn't been widely broadcast yet, and Chen Sicheng didn't even have a representative work that could be taken out.

  As for the other main actors, Duan Yihong who plays Yuan Lang, Zhang Yu who plays Shi Jin, and Zhang Guoqiang who plays Gao Cheng are all unfamiliar faces to He Mu. He has never seen them in any popular dramas or movies before. Of course, He Mu is also an unfamiliar face, so apart from Wang Baoqiang, the rest of the cast doesn't have much of a fan base, which makes He Mu very worried about the drama's ratings and profitability.

  According to director Xiao Fang, the investment for this play is over 10 million yuan. Huayi Brothers invested 7 million yuan and Hua Yi Brothers invested 3 million yuan, with the remaining amount covered by August First Film Studio.

  The investment in this play is roughly a quarter of that of "The Young Yang Family Generals". The funds are mainly used for production, and the actors' salaries are kept to a minimum. Therefore, many unknown actors take on major roles, with many being theater actors or cultural workers from the troops, which can be described as good value for money. He Mu's salary for this supporting role is only the same as his previous play, without any increase.

  "Will we get back all the money we invested?" He Mu had once asked Xiao Fang, their relationship was somewhere between boss and employee, brothers and friends, which is why He Mu dared to ask him.

  "There will be risks, but not big," Xiao Fang said confidently. "The 80th anniversary of the founding of the army is about to arrive, as long as this play can be recommended by the military system and get a 'gift film for the 80th anniversary of the founding of the army', even if there are no big stars, it will still be able to sell well. The pressure to recover costs should not be too great." Now, more than 10,000 episodes of TV dramas are shot every year across the country, but only about one-third can be broadcast on TV stations. It is a buyer's market, and sellers are under tremendous pressure.

  Xiao Fang seems to be determined to win this title, and his confidence actually comes from the influence of August First Film Studio. As the only military film studio in China, affiliated with the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, August First Film Studio still has this ability.

  The opening ceremony was simple, with producers Xiao Fang and Wang Zhongjun, director Kang Honglei, screenwriter Lan Xiaolong, and all the main actors attending, but there were not many media representatives present, only a few reporters from military system newspapers conducted brief interviews.

  After the opening ceremony, it's time for formal shooting, but the first scene is not at Fentaye Film and Television Base.

  Because the filming was assisted by Chengdu Military Region, one of the seven major military regions in China, the main shooting location is in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. The Fangtai Film and Television Base is only responsible for the actors' training before filming, partial scene shooting and post-production work. After the official start of filming, the crew will rush to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. The scenes of Xu Sanduo's home and Steel Seven Company are arranged in Kunming. Actors who do not have a temporary filming task can leave first, such as Duan Yihong and Zhang Guoqiang, whose roles will appear only in the middle period.

  However, He Mu couldn't leave yet because he was the only main actor who hadn't received military training, so before filming, he had to make up for this course. In the training ground of the film and television base, He Mu had to undergo nearly a month of militarized training, and he had to become an iron warrior in the shortest time possible.

  The person in charge of He Mu's training was a Captain Yang, and the first lesson he taught He Mu was a vocabulary class. In order to help He Mu better understand some military terminology in the script during filming, this lesson was essential.

  The word that left the deepest impression on He Mu was "Aier Nu Tu Ji", which was the predecessor of "Soldiers' Charge". Every time he mentioned this word, Yang's eyes would light up, and his eyes were filled with longing. He Mu asked him: "Officer, did you participate in this charge?"

  Young Instructor Yang shook his head regretfully: "I'm not qualified yet." Then he detailed the origin of "Ailerna Strike".

  The full name of the ERNA Sudden Strike is "ERNA Sudden Strike" International Reconnaissance Competition, which was established in 1994 and is organized by the Estonian Defence Forces, inviting foreign military special forces to participate in an international military competition.

  The competition is designed to test the ability of contestants to proficiently use their equipment and work together in complex terrain and extreme physical conditions, and is a comprehensive comparison of the will, physical strength, tactics, and strategy of reconnaissance soldiers from various countries. This is a confrontation that is identical to actual combat except for not being fatal, and is also a practical and realistic competition showcasing the comprehensive fighting power of special forces from various countries in terms of physical fitness, willpower, wisdom, etc.

  This competition is called the "Death Competition with No Death" by various countries' military forces. Due to the content and schedule of the competition, everything has exceeded human physiological limits: contestants need to carry 35-40 kg, without replenishment, surrounded by siege, pursued by soldiers, in the primitive forests of eastern Estonia, which is considered one of the worst combat environments in the world, for a 4-day and 3-night long-distance raid, completing 21 high-difficulty technical subjects.

  She has now become the world's strongest international reconnaissance competition, and can be said to be the Olympic Games for scouts.

  He Mu had previously only known that the Arna Competition was a military competition, but he was unclear about its history, content and significance. After Instructor Yang's explanation, he established an intuitive impression of this military competition in his mind, and paid infinite respect to those Chinese special forces who participated in the competition and achieved outstanding results.

  After several knowledge popularization courses, it's time to start real training with real knives and guns.

  He was extremely excited, especially excited, and couldn't be more excited because he finally got his hands on a real gun!

  Director Yang skipped the basic military posture and marching, and started teaching shooting lessons directly, because in the play, Wu Zhe, played by He Mu, has a lot of shooting scenes. If He Mu hadn't even fired a real gun before, but still wanted to act out a godly shooter's feeling, it would be too fake.

  He Mian trained at the Fentay Film and Television Base for a week, which wasn't tiring at all. After all, he was an actor, not a real soldier, and Instructor Yang wouldn't hold him to military standards. Some of the physical endurance training projects were also halved, plus He Mian's physical fitness was already very good, so he didn't feel tired at all, but rather thought it was quite fun.

  These days, He Mu comes here every day at 8 o'clock in the morning and returns to the city at 6 o'clock in the evening. There is not a single day off, but today he wants to take a leave of absence because "The Young Hero" has just finished filming, and Tangren Company will hold an ancient costume show for this drama, He Mu has an obligation to attend.

  Fortunately, He Mu's training was not so strict, and Officer Yang let him go generously after getting the proof from his agent Da Tang.

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  Not long after He Mu left, a guest arrived at Yang's place. This guest was also a soldier and was brought in by his direct superior, Sun Lianzhang, who was very polite to him.

  Logically, Sun Lianchang should be a senior captain, just like the newcomer, and he didn't need to do this at all. Captain Yang found it strange, and he thought that this senior captain and his student He Mu looked similar, but the senior captain was cooler, while He Mu was more handsome.

  "Xiao Yang, bring out He Mu's training plan." Commander Sun ordered.

  Officer Yang handed over the training plan he had agreed with Hu Lang to Captain Sun, who in turn passed it on to Lieutenant Ke.

  Captain looked up and said in a low voice: "How can this training intensity produce good soldiers? It needs to be strengthened. Comrade Sun, do you have a pen? I'll modify it."

  "Report to the superior officer," Yang interrupted, "this is not a soldier's training plan, and the one participating in the training is just an actor."

  Captain Cool remained unmoved, his pen dancing across the paper as he wrote. After finishing, he handed it back to Instructor Yang and instructed, "Train according to this standard, actors need a good physique too, their boss won't object."

  Officer Yang took over the training plan book and glanced at it, only to feel a buzzing in his head, thinking: This guy won't have a grudge against He Wu, will he? It's so ruthless!

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