Chapter 257: Coming to Mongol Province
The disturbances from the outside world and the Internet did not affect Li Mu's people.
After an afternoon drive, Li Mu and his entourage finally arrived at their destination, Wuda County, Wuhai City, Mongolia Province, a small border county town thousands of miles away from the capital.
This small county town in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is definitely not small, but it is not even as prosperous as some small towns on the eastern coast.
When Li Mu first arrived here, he suddenly thought that he had returned to more than ten years ago, and his hometown at that time was probably like this, but the architectural style was different.
The crew rushed for a day, and the 6,000 soldiers stood for a whole day, and as soon as they arrived at the place, Li Mu let them go to rest, preparing to start filming the next day.
And Li Mu took Xu Min and Li Hang to meet the county magistrate of Wuda County, who had been waiting for a long time.
As early as a month ago, Li Mu asked Li Hang to come here to choose a shooting location, and all the previous preparations were done, including the specific shooting locations of each scene and some exterior buildings, and all the filming could start when Li Mu came.
"Mr. Li, I ran a lap in Jin Province and Shaanxi Province according to your requirements, although there are not many places with grasslands, hills, and mountains, but there are still several cities, but the conditions given by this Ma county magistrate are the most suitable, in addition to promising to find us ethnic minority actors, he also helped us set up a military camp for free, and the horses needed for filming, especially the white horses, will also try to help us get together......" Li Hang kept introducing the situation here along the way.
And Xu Min remembered it carefully on the side.
"Does he have any conditions?" Li Mu was a little curious, this is a county magistrate, the number two person in the county, how could he cooperate with them so much!
Li Hang said, "Mr. Li, you don't know, this county magistrate Ma was originally from Beijing, and he was the deputy director of a certain sub-district office, and he originally wanted to come to Mongolia Province to mix things up; The qualifications of the political side, but then I don't know what the reason is, the original three-year term of office is ten years, and I have been the county magistrate in this small border county for ten years, so I will be so enthusiastic about us! ”
Official; It's sinister! Li Mu couldn't help but sigh, he now knew the reason why this county magistrate Ma was so positive.
The fart of the brother of such a small county town dominated by animal husbandry is definitely not high, and Li Mu's thousands of people will definitely stay for a few months while filming, and eating and drinking during this time is not a small amount, and so many people must rest, and they must go to play when they rest, so as to stimulate consumption.
As long as my brother's fart comes up, this is a huge political achievement, even if he can't be allowed to return to the capital, it's better than nesting in this small county.
As he spoke, Li Mu and the others came to a room in the hotel, Li Hang knocked on the door and then pushed the door open and went in.
"Hello County Magistrate Ma, hello Director Wu, this is Mr. Li, the owner of our Tianmu Film Company, and this is his assistant Xu Min!"
"Hello Boss Li, I am Ma Zhiyong, the county magistrate of Wuda County, and this is Wu Yongyuan, director of the county government office!" When County Magistrate Ma saw Li Mu coming in, he quickly stood up.
"Hello County Magistrate Ma, hello Director Wu, I'm Li Mu!" Li Mu shook hands with each of them.
"It's been a long time since I've seen a guest from the capital, and I really feel kind when I see Boss Li this time!" The magistrate of Ma County couldn't stop sighing.
Li Mu saw that he was not as lifeless as he imagined, but energetic, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit, so he smiled and said, "County Magistrate Ma is also admirable, he has come thousands of miles to serve in the border area and contribute to the people of the border area!" ”
County Magistrate Ma shook his head with a wry smile, "What a contribution, what is Wuda County like now, it was what it was ten years ago, I have been here for so long and tried to promote fruit planting, vegetable greenhouses and tea planting, but with little success, I am ashamed of the expectations of the party and the people......"
The most important thing on the grassland is meat, especially beef and mutton, but fruits, vegetables and tea are indeed in short supply.
Although several people are not familiar with each other, there is no one who is an official who can't speak, and Li Mu's eloquence is getting better and better after so much time, and it is no problem to deal with two people.
Tiannan Haibei Kai started to talk about business after a call.
"Thank you very much for County Magistrate Ma's help to our crew, if County Magistrate Ma needs anything to help, just ask, I Li Mu must be unambiguous if I can do it!" Li Mu said sincerely.
Ma Zhiyong said, "Boss Li is polite, the most important thing we lack here is horses, although it is difficult to have three thousand white horses, but I can still make it up if I give me some time, but there is indeed a reluctant request to ask Boss Li to agree!" ”
Li Mu said with a smile, "County Magistrate Ma just said! ”
Ma Zhiyong said, "The lives of the people in our county are not rich, I want to gather the people to contract the food of Boss Li's crew!" ”
"Of course this is no problem, I don't know what price the county magistrate Ma is going to contract at?" For this little thing, of course, Li Mu would not refuse.
Ma Zhiyong pondered for a moment before saying a number, "Three meals a day, twenty-five yuan a day for each person!" ”
After speaking, he was afraid that Li Mu would be too expensive, so he explained, "The food is definitely enough, and the most important thing we lack here is beef and mutton, which is guaranteed to satisfy Boss Li!" ”
Twenty-five yuan is much cheaper for Beijing and Hengdian, but the high price in this small county town is still a little unreasonable.
However, this is on other people's land, and there will be little trouble for others in the future, and filming is a physical job, and the necessary protein is still indispensable, since there is a sufficient supply of meat, Li Mu did not bargain, but added five yuan.
"That's it, I'll pay thirty dollars a day per person!"
Ma Zhiyong was overjoyed when he heard Li Mu's price increase, and then heard Li Mu say, "But I require at least one fresh vegetable for every meal, and I can't eat meat every day, I have to rotate with fish and eggs!" ”
That's not a problem!
Hearing Li Mu's condition, Ma Zhiyong was worried and happy!
There is no large-scale vegetable cultivation in such a place, and fish and eggs are fine.
No matter what he thought about, he could take advantage of this opportunity to promote greenhouses in the county, anyway, leafy vegetables such as cabbage, cabbage, and oily wheat cabbage can generally mature in a month, and he agreed to it immediately.
Li Mu probably guessed his thoughts, and admonished, "County Magistrate Ma, the ugly words are ahead, if you plan to build a greenhouse, you must pay attention to pesticide residues, if there is a problem with the actors, then my loss will be great!" ”
Li Mu didn't expect them not to use pesticides and growth promoters, that is unrealistic, now the vegetables in supermarkets and vegetable farms are not born, as long as the pesticide residues are cleaned.
Ma Zhiyong hurriedly promised, "Boss Li, don't worry, I will definitely tell them!" ”
Later, Ma Zhiyong tentatively proposed to let all the crew live in a hotel in the county seat, but Li Mu vetoed it.
Just kidding, even if two people squeeze into a single room, it costs 20 yuan a day, and 6,000 people are 60,000 yuan a day.
Hearing Li Mu's refusal, Ma Zhiyong was a little disappointed, but he didn't force it, "It's not too early, I won't delay Boss Li, you have a rest, Director Wu will stay with you, if you have anything to do, don't look for him, don't be polite!" ”