The journey was safe, because I went around in circles, there were no SAM 2 or Standard 2 missiles to make trouble, and I didn't see any MiG-21 or NATO fighters to join in the fun. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 At 4 p.m. that day, the plane finally arrived over Sakha International Airport, 30 kilometers away from Mumbai.

"This airport is very strange, it has two names, the international one is called Saha, and the Indian domestic flight part is called Santa Cruz, and both terminals are 5 kilometers apart. ”

Before Nicole came, she estimated that she had made up for her knowledge of India, and said a few words to Zhang Nan before landing.

Zhang Nan smiled, knowing that this airport was the introduction made by the airline when he was cut off half his life by the Indian feast.

In another decade or so, the airport will be renamed Mumbai-Dubai Airport, which is quite puzzling to Chinese tourists.

It's not that the Emirate of Dubai bought the naming rights of Mumbai Airport, India is not poor enough to sell the naming rights of its largest international airport, but because in the 17th century, India had a Maratha emperor named Mumbai Dubai in this land, and that was his name.

As soon as I got off the plane, a wave of heat rushed in!

Damp heat.

The highest temperature in Munich is 20 o'clock at this time, and it is even more comfortable in the plane, and Mumbai will according to the flight attendant Alice, the airport notice outside is 30 degrees - this temperature is a little interesting to Zhang Nan and a few Chinese people, but they are a little unaccustomed to it all of a sudden!

In fact, there will be a little southwest wind of four or five levels on the airport apron, and this temperature is estimated to be used to it: now Mumbai has almost entered the rainy season, and this thundershower is every day, and you can see the dark clouds in the distance in the sky just now.

Moreover, Mumbai is close to the Arabian Sea, which was originally an island, and the airport is not far away, but it is not particularly hot.

The hometown of Yan County can often reach a high temperature of 389 degrees in summer, this temperature is no problem, the trouble is that the humidity here is high, and the temperature difference is only three or four degrees throughout the day, if there is no air conditioning, you will sweat in the second half of the night!

As soon as she reached the gangway, Nicole sniffled and said, "What does it smell like?"

Gulfstream is 4 heads small, and everyone got off the plane on the tarmac in the international zone, and everyone was greeted not only by Mumbai's slightly hot and humid weather, but also by a little incomprehensible taste.

It is not as exaggerated as the bad smell wafting from the Mumbai airport on the Internet in later generations, but Zhang Nan also smelled it, faintly, anyway, he was not used to it all of a sudden.

"Curry!haha..."

quipped, "I'm off the plane, and the people from Yuntong are already waiting." ”

There were several people waiting on the tarmac, not only from Amex, but also a Bollywood executive named Ivan Khan, and even foreign affairs personnel from the Indian government department.

In order to make the trip to India smooth, Amex directly used Zhang Nan's official identity in the United States: a Wall Street financial tycoon, or a financial tycodile who likes movies.

You can't just say that you are a financial shark, otherwise the Indian top brass will have to target you. But if you like movies, it's no problem, and Amex contacted the Bollywood executives directly.

Everything is simple, that Mr. Khan even won Zhang Nan a "Z" level government security treatment that the Indian Ministry of Culture managed to get, and this level of security has a total of 22 armed guards, as well as road cars and bulletproof vehicles.

Zhang Nan's bodyguards were also allowed to carry guns while they were in India, and Alyosha and they all carried Glock 18 -- but because the Indian side required American bodyguards to carry guns in concealment on Indian soil, Alyosha and they often had to wear those thin summer suits, which was a bit offended.

Fortunately, the places you want to go are near the sea, and there is no scorching heat of more than 40 degrees, and the highest is generally 30, otherwise you have to realize the prickly heat.

Guan Xingquan and Xiang Weirong didn't learn from Alyosha a few, they stuffed a 9mm Walter PPK in their trouser pockets, and deliberately brought some more of these small pistols to prevent Alyosha from being unable to withstand the heat wave.

Zhang Nan told Thomas: "I went to change into beach shorts and floral shirts, and the gun was put in my pocket like my brother-in-law, and those Indian elite SWAT officers with AK47s were better than scarecrows, right?"

Thomas said formally: "Boss, we used to wear suits when we went to the Sahara in the summer, and the coastal temperature in India during the rainy season is insignificant. ”

The security director insisted, and Zhang Nan did not hesitate.

The bodyguards don't care even more, they just gave out a huge bonus, and it is estimated that this boss will not go to the strange country of India for no reason, as long as he doesn't let himself wear a fur coat: Alyosha Do they wear short sleeves when they train in the summer?

Paul has no problem, Alyosha and they can withstand it!

The situation that the Chinese army only wore vests and big pants during the battle only appeared during the battle of the two mountains: because of environmental reasons, many soldiers who had been stationed in cat's ear piercings for a long time were often forced to be completely naked, so they put a full set of armed belts on their bodies, otherwise they would easily rot their crotch!

Anyway, they are all men, and at most, when military reporters come to interview, they will deal with them with big pants.

Xiang Weirong: When they fought back against Vietnam in 79, they had to wear cotton military uniforms -- because Vietnamese monkeys like to wear shirts, and their shirts are exactly the same as ours, which were the same as those that China had supported them before. So the brothers-in-law had to wear a coat at that time, otherwise they would be easily injured by their own people.

And the summer suits provided to the bodyguards are really good, a set of 2,000 US dollars, high-end goods, as long as you don't exercise vigorously in a 30-degree environment, you really won't sweat, it's cool.

India does not prohibit guns, and there are at least 40 million guns in India, ranking second in the world, second only to the United States, which also makes it convenient for Zhang Nan's bodyguards to carry guns in India.

However, the number of gun crimes in India is much lower than in the United States, which is probably related to the fact that most Indians believe in Hinduism.

This trip to India is a high-standard reception, and Zhang Nan also has to pay a price: he will invest in one or two Indian films in the name of a financial company, and whether the film can be released in the United States is not included in the agreement.

It's not just money, Zhang Nan also spent a day writing a simple script based on memory: 2009's "Three Fools Make Trouble in Bollywood" is better than investing in those father-son feuds, rich girls falling in love with poor boys, family conspiracy.... Coupled with a large circle of gorgeous and unusually large scenes of Indian dance, the old routine Indian movie with a basically happy ending in the end is real.

Indian movies have characteristics and can also make money, and almost none of the song and dance elements are left behind, that is, Indian movies are very long, almost every one of them is close to 3 hours.

The reason for this is quite magical......

Because India is hot for most of the year, audiences want to pass the time while chilling out in the cinema.

Especially for India's poorest people, spending a small sum of money to spend half a day in a shabby movie theater in a certain township to watch beautiful women dance is their greatest enjoyment: if the movie time is too short, the audience will find it boring!

In order to cater to the needs of the public, Indian film producers have increased the length of the film by adding a large number of songs and dances that are popular with the people, which is also the conscience of the industry!

Of course, the low cost of filming singing and dancing in the studio is also one of the reasons, and over time this fixed genre style of Indian cinema has been formed.

Because the time is too long, there will be a 15-minute break in the middle of the movie in the Indian cinema, and most people will leave the theater to buy snacks and snacks at the counter.

As for how Bollywood directors shoot and change their scripts, Zhang Nan is too lazy to care: the Indian Ministry of Culture has intervened, and it can be promoted as a gimmick for Indian films to enter the world, and it is estimated that they will not pit their own money!

The customs clearance was very fast, and the staff of the Indian Ministry of Culture had already arranged the connection, which changed Zhang Nan's impression of the sloppy handling of Indians.

"By the way, do you really want to invest in Indian films?"

When he got into the car, facing Nicole's question, Zhang Nan said: "Jenny has asked three times, you are still here!" It's just an excuse and cover, and it doesn't matter if you lose it, it doesn't matter if you lose." ”

It's really not a loss, and the Indian government doesn't want Wall Street capital to invest and lose money, which is not good to say. And Indians love to watch movies, it is said that Indian men have many scars on their arms, all because they put their hands into the iron window of the movie theater ticket gate and were squeezed!

Zhang Nan's "Three Fools Havoc in Bollywood" was filmed very well at the beginning, which will depend on the level of Indian directors 20 years in advance, if there is a level of eighty percent in memory, it is not a problem to release it in the United States.

Of course, Zhang Nan will not only invest in this one, but the Indian side will also give several scripts for Zhang Nan to choose.

As for the cost, in 2015, India's What What King production cost 1.75 billion rupees, about 26 million US dollars, which is already the largest investment in Indian history.

In 2009, the production cost of "Three Fools in Bollywood" was 350 million rupees, or about $7.6 million.

Now in the 80s, India's labor costs are even lower, and the proportion of remuneration expenses for personnel in Indian films is very small, and most of the money is spent on real shooting, plus India already has a complete distribution system and peripheral products, even if it is not released in the United States in the end, Zhang Nan's money will not be wasted, and the dollar has become a rupee.

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There was an Injeep as a road car, and Zhang Nan was provided with 5 Landrovers behind them, which were later known as Land Rovers by Chinese people.

I was frightened by those legends in India before, saying that the air-conditioned buses are cooled with cold water, and the air conditioning in the car is "Indian characteristics", etc., those "legends" experience probably ignore the fact that India is the country with the largest gap between the rich and the poor in the world, and of course there are good cars here!

That Ivan Khan did not share a car with Zhang Nan, leaving the brahmin to deal with Thomas: he temporarily added the false title of deputy general manager of a financial company, specifically responsible for the company's investment in film and television culture.

Negotiated on the plane.

Besides, the khan is not the biggest boss behind it, and "diplomacy" needs to be reciprocal.

The Indians are very ventilated, and the car with the right handle dares to be handed over to the bodyguard whose driver's license has not yet been notarized, Zhang Nan joked in the car: Probably our Zach looks good-looking.

Mumbai Airport, while relatively sloppy, is always a modern place. But soon, Zhang Nan and the others saw what the real India and the real Mumbai were!

It has been said that there is a place in this world called Earth and another place called India.

And Indians say that Mumbai is a place where miracles are staged.

It is home to the world's most expensive private homes, the world's largest slums, the proprietary's promenade, the thousand-person laundry, and a hodgepodge of religions, once colonized by the British, and the world's largest textile export port.

Mumbai International Airport is located at the northern end of the city, and the wealthy can't stand the noise of airplanes, and there are slums for several kilometers around the airport!

Traffic jams, bulls on a rampage, environmental sanitation is in shambles, and beggars block the road and ask for money......

Looking at the chaotic world outside the window, Zhang Nan said: "Welcome to India!"