The movie "King of the Sky" reveals how the test pilot special revealed how "the Dancer on the Tip" was formed.

The film King of the Sky, directed by Liu Xiaoshi and produced by Han Han, starring Wang Yibo, Hu Jun and Yu Shi, and specially starring Zhou Dongyu, today released a special series of test pilots to reveal this little-known mysterious group of the Air Force. The formal installation of a new aircraft requires test pilots to test the safety boundaries and limit states of the aircraft over and over again. "King of the Sky" focuses on the group of air force test pilots in the new era, revealing the story of the arduous process of the birth of the latest fighter planes, which will be released this year.

In order to more truly and professionally present the spirit of contemporary test pilots and let the audience witness the rise and development of the aviation industry of the motherland on the big screen, the film took three years to prepare. Screenwriter Laurel and Liu Xiaoshi invited test pilots to participate in the script and shooting stages. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Air Force Test Flight Unit, the creators were in awe only to create a work praising heroes, paying homage to the blue sky, and eulogizing the times.

**Flying "what no one has ever done" always requires someone to do it.

the new generation of test pilots are "knife-point dancers" and "flying engineers"

"the test pilot is the person who demarcates the boundary for the new aircraft and the dancer on the tip of the knife." this is the duty of the test pilot to fill in the flight parameters for a brand new aircraft, find out the flight limits, and fly the immature aircraft to maturity. Test flight is like a battlefield without gunpowder smoke. If front-line pilots are facing enemy planes, then test pilots are faced with unknown and risks. Engine parking, stall spin, high angle of attack over stall maneuver. These special situations, which sound extremely thrilling, are the subjects for test pilots to fly on a daily basis. Over the past 70 years, Chinese Air Force test pilots have successfully tested more than 180 models and more than 22000 domestic aircraft. Behind this shining report card are more than 500 major dangers and the precious lives of 32 excellent test pilots. Huang Bingxin, the "test hero" who has been flying for 36 years, has encountered 30 major dangers, but he still firmly said that "test flying is a dangerous profession, but someone has to carry out this mission."

In addition to excellent flight skills, the new generation of test pilots also need to have a sufficient reserve of theoretical knowledge. As director Liu Xiaoshi said, "test pilots are flying engineers and designers." The film shows the young test pilots represented by Lei Yu (Wang Yibo) interpreting the elegant demeanor of the new generation of "expert" test pilots. In the special, Zhang Jingting, the current head of the Air Force Test Corps, cited "scientific adventurers, theoretical explorers, design participants and flight forerunners" to summarize the definition of test pilots.

Director Liu Xiaoshi talks about the original intention of creation in memory of the friend of the late test pilot

from the screenplay to the shooting of the test pilot, participate in the guidance and strive to be true and professional

When talking about the original intention of the film creation, director Liu Xiaoshi emotionally recalled a close friend of his test pilot who unfortunately died during a test flight. Whenever he misses this friend, the director will think, "he is a test pilot. I am a filmmaker. Although we have different professions, we can all do something for society." To let more people know about such a group of test pilots, let more audiences feel the rise and development of the aviation industry of the motherland on the big screen, and drive the director to open the road of preparation for three years.

In the early stages of the film, the creative team interviewed hundreds of pilots, test pilots, scientists and engineers, and screenwriters Guanguan and Liu Xiaoshi incorporated their stories into the screenplay. The actors also made adequate preparation, read the "data kit" prepared by the director before shooting, participated in aviation and flight test lectures, and went to the test pilot cemetery during filming to pay tribute to the test pilots, deeply feeling the dedication and sacrifice of the test pilots. The crew also specially invited experienced test pilots to guide the actors' performance on the spot. They not only told the actors what processes they had to go through in flying a certain movement, but also conveyed the feelings of flying in this subject, so that the actors' body movements and expressions were closer to reality. All the creators pay their hearts only because they respect the flight test cause. I believe that the film will depict a warm-blooded poem in which the Chinese Air Force test pilots will win the future in the new era.

The film "King of the Sky", supported by the Air Force and the Aviation Industry Group, will be released this year on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Air Force's test flight force. The film is produced by Shanghai Tingdong Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Alibaba Film Culture Co., Ltd., Rong Motion Film and Television Culture Media (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., AVIC Global Culture Communication (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Guiziyuan Film Media Co., Ltd., Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., Shanghai Bona Culture Media Co., Ltd. Horgos has Xin Film Co., Ltd., Cool Whale Film and Television production (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Fengyi Culture and Entertainment Group Co., Ltd., Wuxi Co., Ltd., China Rongtong Culture and Education Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tingdong Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Guiziyuan Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., issued by Shanghai Taopiao Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. It is a project supported by special funds for promoting film development in Shanghai.