Text: Chapter 787
Chapter 787
Song Zheng was a little surprised that the climate here was not as hot as he imagined, but closer to the climate of China's Jianghuai Basin.
Zhang Xu has been here for more than half a year, and although he has returned to China several times during this period to report to Song Zheng on the preparations of the crew, most of the time he is still busy contacting the venue and hiring locals to build the set.
When Song Zheng arrived here, everything was ready, and when he got off the plane, he didn't care about resting, so he contacted Zhang Xu as soon as possible, and then went directly to a set that will appear in the movie.
"Brother Zhang, hard work!"
Without thanks, the two of them have known each other for many years, when Song Zheng wanted to shoot "My Leader, My Group", Mr. Guo Baochang introduced Zhang Xu to him as an assistant director.
Zhang Xu looked a little thinner and darker, but the whole person looked a lot leaner, and said with a smile: "It's good to know that I'm hard, come and take a look, it's not what you want." β
Song Zheng nodded and walked in with Zhang Xu, this is the hospital where China aids Africa in the movie, and it is here that the heroine was almost killed by the anti-government forces, but fortunately, Leng Feng fell from the sky and the hero saved the United States.
Song Zheng took a turn inside, feeling not bad, listening to Zhang Xu's introduction, this was originally an abandoned warehouse, and compared with rebuilding the set, rebuilding the warehouse obviously saves a lot of money.
"Not bad. β
Then Zhang Xu took Song Zheng to several other sets to build, and it can be seen that sending Zhang Xu over to play the front station is really a party, and if you change it to someone else, I am afraid that you will not be so dedicated.
"How's the extras getting in touch?"
"Rest assured, it's all arranged!"
Song Zheng silently pondered in his heart, and then asked: "There is a scene in the play that is going to be filmed in the slums, no problem, right!?"
When Zhang Xu heard this, this time it was not as simple as just now: "This is really a bit troublesome, Director Song, you don't know, I haven't been here before, I always feel that the world is the same as China, and when I get here, I know that we can live in China, it's really so happy!"
Zhang Xu said this, it can be said that he was deeply touched, listening to Zhang Xu's experience in Africa for more than half a year, Song Zheng also deeply felt how happy it is to live in a peaceful and stable country.
Zhang Xu was robbed on the first day he arrived in Africa, and he was robbed so blatantly on the street, looking for the local police, but he was blackmailed by the police, and he squatted in the class room for a day.
The next work here is even more continuous, especially those hired local workers, lazy and slippery, hands and feet are not clean, and it is common to lose things on the construction site.
The most unbearable thing for Zhang Xu is that the diet here is so bad, it is so bad that it costs people's lives, and the eating habits of people here are even more incredible, although people are monkeys and this has been proven to be nonsense, but people at least and monkeys are primate animals, but the local residents actually regard monkeys as food.
Once Zhang Xu went to visit a local gangster with a very high status, but it turned out that the people who entertained him were monkeys, looking at the thing boiling in the pot, Zhang Xu almost vomited all the bitter gall.
Listening to Zhang Xu talk for a long time, Song Zheng couldn't help but feel like he was in Longtan Tiger's Den: "Brother Zhang!"
"You listen to me first!" Zhang Xu interrupted Song Zheng's words, and continued, "What you just said about going to the local slums to film, I also asked the relationship to find someone, but people told me that it can only be one day at most, you don't know how much the people there hate, they dare to wander around with guns in broad daylight, shootings, I haven't seen them, but I've also heard the local Chinese say that it happens several times a day, let's go there to shoot and shoot, but be more careful!"
Song Zheng nodded, he had been mentally prepared for this, after the release of "Wolf Warrior 2" in his previous life, Wu Jing talked about this in an interview with the media.
According to Wu Jing, the crew went to the slum for the first time, and someone stuck out a pistol directly from the window because they felt noisy, if Wu Jing hadn't hired a few prestigious locals to escort him in advance, it was unknown whether "Wolf Warrior 2" could successfully complete the filming.
When Song Zheng and Zhang Xu talked on the phone before, they also talked about this incident: "I asked you to find a few people with local prestige, have you found them all?"
"I've found it, I followed them to go around there the day before yesterday, and I can see that those people are still quite face-saving!
This is expected, there is no free lunch in the world, no money, people are full of food to help, really when the black brothers are all good African brothers of the Chinese people!?
"It's okay, safety first, as long as you can ensure the safety of everyone in the crew, it's worth the money!"
The two then chatted about the filming for a while, according to Song Zheng's plan, the part in Africa will take about three months to shoot, but after looking at the conditions here, Song Zheng estimates that it will be good to finish filming in four months.
"By the way, have you got in touch with the lion?"
There is a long shot in the play that uses a lion, Song Zheng doesn't want to make a fake, or a post-synthesis model, it will be too boring, and it will also make this play less of a big gimmick, so just learn from Wu Jing and directly get a real lion over.
"We've been contacted, and the animal trainer has been found. β
Song Zheng listened to it, and then he was relieved, the more difficult problems have been solved, and all that remains is to start shooting.
After watching a few sets, Song Zheng went back to the hotel with Zhang Xu, and the actors and staff of the crew had already arrived, including several black actors selected by Zhang Xu locally.
After meeting with everyone, Song Zheng went back to the room with Zhang Xu, Wu Gang, Zhu Yawen, Tang Yan, and a few staff members who came to Africa with Zhang Xu in the early stage.
When Song Zheng and Zhu Yawen came, they brought a lot of good things from China, they obviously took into account that when they came to South Africa, everything else was fine, but they couldn't bear it in terms of food, and they all prepared in advance.
On the contrary, Tang Yan is not very old and has no experience, so he brought a lot of cosmetics and anti-mosquito medicines, but he forgot to bring food.
A group of people gathered around a desk, and then watched Song Zheng and Zhu Yawen do magic, constantly taking things out of the suitcase, others were fine, but Zhang Xu and the staff who came to South Africa with him to play the front station, all of them had green eyes.
"Tofu! I miss this so much!"
"Mustard, old godmother, good guy, if you take these things out and buy them, you can make a fortune!"
"Director Song, it's so interesting, even the roast duck is ready, I almost forgot what it tastes like!"
Song Zheng actually didn't prepare anything, these were stuffed in when Lin Xinru packed his luggage, and when the suitcase was opened, he was also taken aback.
This old lady is planning to let Lao Tzu open a grocery store in South Africa!
Looking at the opened suitcases, Song Zheng was a little curious about what Lin Xinru had stuffed into the other suitcases, but he opened them one by one, surprised again and again.
Forget about the rest, who is this down jacket for!?
Even if the weather in South Africa is good these days, it's not too hot, but is this thing something to prepare for coming to Africa!?
It's so hard that I'm afraid that he won't die of heat!?
"Brother Zheng! Sister Xinru is ~~~~~~~~"
Tang Yan couldn't cry or laugh when he looked at the down jacket Song Zheng was carrying.
Song Zheng was even more so, and even thought in his heart, when he went back, should he let Lin Xin be as big as last night or something, and he should also make up for his geographical knowledge.
"Alright, put it all away, eat first!"
Song Zheng is an investor and a director, and he naturally thanked Zhang Xu and others at the wine table: "Everyone has worked hard these days, I have remembered it all, don't worry, I can't treat everyone badly!"
That's what everyone is waiting for, what are they working so hard for?
Isn't it just that the boss recognizes it, and then gives out more bonuses!
The dishes on the wine table are all carried by Song Zheng and Zhu Yawen all the way from China, as for the wine, although there is also wine in the local area, but that thing is obviously not suitable for the appetite of Chinese gentlemen, fortunately, there are many local Chinese in Johannesburg, Zhang Xu asked people to prepare in advance, a box of inferior liquor, no one wants to smell it in China, but here it is a treasure, if the same price can buy a box of Moutai in China.
Song Zheng saluted one by one, not to mention half a catty of liquor, he could let it go, and the others would naturally not be too restrained, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while.
"Before I'm drunk, I'll have to say what I need to say. "Song Zheng stopped the person who was going to come to toast him," Let's start filming tomorrow, there are many people here who are not working with me for the first time, some have followed me to open several dramas, everyone knows what kind of temper I have, my requirements are a little, dedication, I want to end the filming of this case as soon as possible and return to China, everyone has to do their best, I see it in my eyes, dedication, and when it is finished, I can't treat it badly, I don't care about it, I'm sorry, I never raise idlers in my crew, I said it in advance, what to do, everyone knows it in their hearts, okay, I won't say anything else, I wish us all the best in this play, I did itοΌβ
After Song Zheng finished speaking, as soon as he raised his head, most of the glass of liquor fell into his stomach, and he instantly felt that his head was bigger.
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