The first trailer of "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" The reason why the key of "Changjin Lake" was postponed again

Today (December 30), the film "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" held its first press conference at the 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, and the original cast assembled. The first trailer of "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" was released. Compared with its predecessor "Changjin Lake", it is colder and more solemn. It is an upgrade from snowstorm to blizzard. The soldiers of the Seventh Company are struggling in the blizzard. Wu Qianli, played by Wu Jing, exhorts his younger brother Wu Wanli, played by Yi Yang Qianxi, to convey the warmth between brothers in the cruel war. The film will be released in 2022.

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At the press conference, Yu Dong revealed that "The Watergate Bridge at the Changjin Lake" has been completed and the internal test screening has been completed. The audience cried a lot on the spot. It was very touching and intense. It is a movie with a grand finale. After "The Changjin Lake", everyone has been looking forward to the fate of the characters in the Seventh Company. This story is the final finale. Everyone in the Seventh Company will have a more exciting performance in the next episode.

Yu Dong joked that the crew of "Changjin Lake" has never stopped working, and he has been paying wages. The post-production staff has also worked very hard. Just in November, they shot another month of winter scenes, and shot several outdoor battles. The war scenes are more intense and the production is very grand. He also responded to why the key of "Changjin Lake" was postponed again. He said that it was a strong request from the theaters and they hoped to have more time to show it. There are still many audiences who want to see this movie.

Huang Jianxin said that the filming was very difficult and the actors were very cooperative. He and Yu Dong both revealed that the film has been completed. Huang Jianxin said: "The filming of "Changjin Lake" was very difficult. It is also the film that the director has invested the most. We continued to shoot for a month this winter. Because of the epidemic, we changed locations several times. We shot in Hengdian for a month. Hengdian was very grateful and said that we can now announce that Hengdian can also shoot snow scenes."

"All the actors came back from different groups. Wu Jing was filming all the time. He had to film again 30 minutes before he boarded the plane. Yawen was the same. He came back to film after shooting for 16 hours a day. Everyone loves this movie and puts themselves into it. In the end, the thing that impressed me the most is that everyone basically integrated themselves into it and often talked about it. This movie will affect us for a long time. This movie also inspired us to learn a lot of technical issues, such as how to connect the snow scenes in Hengdian and Northeast China. We also have to thank Yu Dong. This is the movie with the greatest investment pressure in the history of Chinese movies. I remember he suddenly said once that there is no way out and we must go forward without hesitation. As of today, "Watergate Bridge" has been completed. When we were discussing the script ourselves before, I cried five times. The life sacrifices of these soldiers were deeply touching and made us realize the preciousness of peace."

Yu Dong confidently expressed at the press conference of "Watergate Bridge of the Changjin Lake" that "Watergate Bridge" will definitely surpass its predecessor. Yu Dong said that Wu Jing and Yawen, the main actors, carefully considered every scene. They had to walk between three directors, and they thought about how to bring the feelings of the previous scene to the next director. Emotions, feelings, actions... In the alternation, the actors played a very important role.

"I want to thank Wu Jing. Every day after work, no matter how late it is, he always calls his brothers to come. There is a small hot pot in his room, which is very simple. Everyone sits around the stove and talks about the script, how to shoot today, and what to shoot tomorrow. When Wu Jing was shooting Director Xu, Yawen had to shoot another director, so sometimes they had to change actors before the shooting was finished, just like exchanging prisoners of war, they had to change when the time came. The actors played a key communication role in the middle. Director Huang coordinated between the three large groups. A large number of tanks, guns and ammunition, costumes and props, and the allocation of materials was also a huge workload. The more than 100 new tanks we built also had to be allocated according to the shooting schedule. When it came to the actors, it was also difficult to do makeup because they had to face a bigger blizzard. You asked whether "Watergate Bridge" would surpass the previous work. In fact, I think that "Watergate Bridge" is the sequel to "Changjin Lake" and also the finale. For a movie, the finale is the most essential and touching, and it must surpass the previous work. The scale of production and all the wonderfulness of the actors are beyond the previous work, which is beyond your imagination."

Zhu Yawen said that every character in "Watergate Bridge" has reached his final and most brilliant step. We worked together to sculpt and portray them with excellence some time ago. Yu Dong said that Lan Xiaolong's image of the 7th Company is "a group of fierce tigers, the 7th Company of Steel". The most touching thing about "Changjin Lake" is that we created an artistic image of a group of soldiers, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, in "Watergate Bridge", the scenes of these people's heroic sacrifice and charging into battle are very touching. Next year is the Year of the Tiger, so the 7th Company of Steel is also very meaningful. We also had tigers in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". I hope that in the new year, the film industry will work together to present more good movies to the audience.

Tsui Hark said that the Watergate Bridge was the only retreat route for the US military, so this battle had to be fought, and it was very intense. The Seventh Company "took the Watergate Bridge by force" and annihilated the US military's firepower. The passion and fiery mental state in it were quite different from "Changjin Lake". Huang Jianxin said that "Changjin Lake" was a mobile battle, while "Watergate Bridge" focused on one point, where the Watergate Bridge was bombed three times, and the battle of wits and courage was also fierce. Every character had ups and downs, which made you focus completely on each character, and you were nervous, worried, and anxious for them.

Wu Jing joked at the press conference of "The Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" that he now "feels a bit like vomiting" when he sees the Watergate Bridge. They shot night scenes for four months, and every day they saw the Watergate Bridge under the lights. On the first day of joining Tsui Hark's director's group, four wind cannons were pointed at us, blowing on our faces. That night, I farted a lot, all because of the wind. The filming lasted until 3 a.m. that day, and the temperature on the set was minus 31 degrees Celsius. He, Li Chen, and Qianxi all fell asleep, but the director was still filming. Another time when he entered the command post, it was a natural wind, and suddenly the wind direction changed. He was trapped in the room and heard the director shouting to save people. "For more than four months, I don't know how Director Tsui Hark persisted. He didn't sleep and abused each other." Wu Jing said that although he was about to vomit during the filming, it was nothing compared to the suffering of real soldiers.

Wu Jing also talked about the box office of "Changjin Lake" and responded to "only Wu Jing can beat Wu Jing": Wu Jing did not beat Wu Jing. Chinese films are moving forward step by step. I was just one of the 1,400 people who were lucky enough to participate in the performance. As an actor, I have the responsibility and obligation to make all the staff happy, let them believe in you and support you, and finally make the movie. This play can be missing anyone. It will definitely have such a high box office without me. By the way, it can't be missing Yu Dong.