Chapter 974: In Africa (3)
On the evening of the arrival of the overseas filming crew of "Thunder Operation" in Ridero, a lively welcome dinner was held at the Phoenix Grand Hotel.
The dinner was held in the banquet hall of the hotel, in the form of a buffet, and the special thing is that because the banquet hall is connected to the beach outside the hotel, three huge bonfires were lit on the beach.
Banquet guests can enjoy free access to the lobby and the beach, or enjoy a meal in the resplendent hotel, or stroll along the beach with champagne and enjoy the sea breeze.
This can also be regarded as a benefit to all members of the "Thunder Operation" crew, encouraging everyone to better devote themselves to work tomorrow.
In addition to the crew members, the dinner was attended by representatives of the embassy in Ridero, as well as several officials from the municipality of Ridero.
The success of the filming of "Operation Thunder" in Ridero depends largely on their support, so this dinner is also in the nature of a reward.
However, what people didn't expect was that an uninvited guest suddenly came to the dinner scene.
"Luo Kai!"
Zhou Yiming, Cultural Counselor of the Reedro Embassy, was also one of the guests tonight, and he pulled Luo Kai over at the first time to introduce Luo Kai to this extraordinary figure.
"This is Mr. Maurice Baker, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Saiga, who just learned that our "Thunder Operation" crew is here tonight, and he came to visit you!"
The Saiga Minister of Culture and Tourism, Morris, was about fifty or sixty years old, with a strong figure and a thick face, most of his hair was gray, but his eyes were bright and majestic.
Without waiting for Zhou Yiming to introduce Luo Kai, Maurice Baker took the initiative to extend his hand to Luo Kai: "Hello, I'm Maurice Baker, welcome to Ridrow." ”
To Luo Kai's surprise, he actually spoke Chinese, and it was quite standard.
Luo Kai hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Hello Minister Baker, I am Luo Kai, the director of "Thunder Action", thank you for taking the time to come, this is an honor for all of our crew!"
Luo Kai added: "You speak Chinese so well. ”
Morris laughed, looking rather smug.
Zhou Yiming, who was next to him, said with a smile: "Minister Baker once studied at Huhai University for four years and lived and worked in our country for nearly ten years. ”
Luo Kai suddenly.
Morris flashed with a look of nostalgia and said: "Huhai is a great super city, and I miss the days when I lived there. ”
Zhou Yiming smiled: "We very much welcome and look forward to Mr. Minister's visit to China again. ”
"I'll definitely go if I have the chance!"
"But my task now is to assist our President, Mr. President, in building Saiga into a modern nation," Morris said. ”
He asked Luo Kai: "Director Luo Kai, what is your first impression of Ridero?"
Aside from the minister's appearance and accent, his Chinese level is already comparable to that of many Chinese people.
"Beautiful!"
Luo Kai replied without thinking, "Ridero is a very beautiful city!"
Luo Kai didn't mean to deliberately tout, Ridro's geography and natural scenery are really beautiful.
"It should have been more beautiful..."
Morris nodded in agreement with Rokai, while exclaiming: "If it were not for the devastation of war, it would be worthy of the honor of the pearl of Africa, and we are trying to restore it to its former glory." ”
Luo Kai smiled: "I think it won't take too long, and the future of Ridro will only be better." ”
"Yes, we have the responsibility and obligation to let the world know about the new Republic of Saiga and Ridro, and we also very much welcome friends from China to visit and invest in our Saiga and Ridro," Morris said. ”
After a pause, he continued: "Director Luo Kai, I hope that the film you shot in Ridero can let the Chinese people see the beautiful side of Saiga and Ridero!"
The increasingly wealthy and powerful China, with more than 100 million overseas tourists every year, coupled with a high level of per capita consumption, has made Chinese tourists a welcome object all over the world.
After all, the former Republic of Saiga was inseparable from war and poverty in everyone's impression, and although it has been four or five years since comprehensive peace was achieved, the inherent impression is not so easy to reverse, and it needs propaganda at the national level.
That's why Maurice Baker came to the Finnis Hotel to meet Rokai.
It's just that he obviously doesn't know the plot of the movie "Thunder Action" very well, or knows some but doesn't care.
Zhou Yiming immediately gave Luo Kai a look and signaled him to pay attention to his words.
As a counselor of the embassy, Zhou Yiming has read the original work of "Operation Thunder" and knows the content very clearly.
This is not a propaganda film for an African country.
He was worried that Luo Kai would refuse casually without knowing the severity and make Morris unable to step down, which would involve a diplomatic problem, and the consequences would be very troublesome.
Zhou Yiming didn't know in advance that Maurice Baker would come in person, otherwise the embassy would definitely make corresponding arrangements, so as not to be as passive as he was in front of him.
But his worries were obviously unnecessary, and Rokai smiled: "Minister Morris, I have a better suggestion, would you like to hear it?"
Morris's eyes lit up: "Of course." ”
Luo Kai said sincerely: "My crew can spare time to shoot a promotional video for Ridro, which will be broadcast on China's largest social media platform and video website together with the behind-the-scenes footage of our film, so that hundreds of millions of Chinese people can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Republic of Saiga." ”
It's hard to get the movie "Thunder Ops" to show the beauty of Saiga and Ridro, but making a promotional short film is perfectly fine.
This time, the crew of "Operation Thunder" came to Ridero for live-action shooting, and a large number of professional photographic equipment were transported by chartered flight, including the most advanced domestic aerial photography drones.
With such an artifact, shooting a landscape short film is really simple, Luo Kai doesn't need to be in charge of the camera himself, it is enough to let the assistant director in the crew take care of it, and at most add a little extra budget.
This budget is nothing at all, the key is to establish a good relationship with the Saiga officials, which will greatly facilitate the filming work in Ridero for the next two or three months.
As for Huaxia's largest social platform and video website, it naturally refers to Inspur Weibo and Kuaiyin.
It's totally a benefit and no expense!
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