Today is the fourth day of coming to India, and Yi Feiyang found that people here like to ask three questions: where are you from? How long have you been here? Who are you coming with?

The questioners who recall these questions are actually strange people.

On this day, after dinner, Jessica Alba was pulled out by Fat Jack and others to enjoy the night view of India, while the others went back to their rooms to rest. Yi Feiyang looked through the shooting materials in the room alone, and then finally negotiated with the film company here through the Internet about the recruitment time of the actors, as well as the filming location, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and it was rare that his mood became comfortable, and Yi Feiyang, who was used to doing sports, went downstairs to exercise.

At first, there were no customers in the gym, only a female yoga instructor came to say hello very warmly, she was sweet-looking, with long curved eyelashes like an Indian girl, and big black eyes, with red dots on the eyebrows, looking very charming and seductive.

The Indian female coach is not tall, probably to the position of Yi Feiyang's eyes, but her figure is very plump, and I don't know if it is because she often practices yoga. She handed over the water and towels, looking very enthusiastic and active, Yi Feiyang said thank you, no need.

When the female coach saw Yi Feiyang like this, she came up and asked him if he was a director from the United States who came to India to recruit actors to film?

In fact, it is no secret that a cow like Yi Feiyang settled in this big hotel, but due to Yi Feiyang's personal reasons, the hotel kept his whereabouts secret, so that many reporters waiting outside the hotel could not get any information. However, as an internal employee of the hotel, this beautiful fitness coach obviously knows that Yi Feiyang "has a great background".

Then she started asking those three old questions. Yi Feiyang talked to her casually.

She was a little surprised, and when she heard that Yi Feiyang was not married, she seemed surprised that she had such status and status as Yi Feiyang. A good-looking and handsome man. It's still single. You know, successful people in India generally get married very early. Then she said, "Oh, I saw your girlfriend today, that pretty girl with a chocolate complexion." ”

Yi Feiyang said, "You may be mistaken, it's just my female assistant." ”

For strangers, Yi Feiyang still has to be vigilant. Who knows if the other side will talk nonsense to the media. It is said that now his news has been sold at a high price in the market.

Seeing that Yi Feiyang's reaction was not very enthusiastic, the beautiful coach smiled. Yi Feiyang ignored her anymore and began to pick up dumbbells for fitness.

When he was working out, the beautiful coach was always looking at him with beautiful eyes from time to time, looking a little absent-minded.

Because the gym was about to close at that time, Yi Feiyang thought that she must have wanted to let herself go early. But looking at the appearance of the beautiful coach, it is a little different, it seems that she pays more attention to Yi Feiyang's every move.

After Yi Feiyang finished the 30-minute workout, as soon as he got off the equipment, the beautiful coach volunteered to teach him to do stretching. It is said that this is a type of Indian yoga that is very helpful in regulating stress at work.

Yi Feiyang usually likes to practice martial arts. Of course, I know what "stretching" is, so I said, you're about to get off work, let's talk about it next time.

The beautiful coach said that it was okay, there was still time.

Yi Feiyang saw that the girls were so persistent, so he shrugged helplessly and said so good, come on.

The beauty coach took Yi Feiyang to the second floor of the fitness room, a large open room with huge floor-to-ceiling windows that could see the outside, and there were many soft mats and other fitness equipment in the room.

Yi Feiyang looked around, basically just the two of them.

Before Yi Feiyang could ask, he saw that the beautiful coach suddenly said shyly: "Hey, dear sir, maybe here...... There are a few other things we can do. ”

Something else? Watching the beautiful coach start to take off her tight top, Yi Feiyang understood.

"Oh no, no, I'm sorry." Yi Feiyang went over and asked her to put on her clothes. "I don't need this, really."

The beautiful coach looked at him suspiciously: "Am I not beautiful?" ”

"No, you're beautiful."

"Then why are you ......" The beautiful coach was a little puzzled, she used to meet many men who deliberately teased herself, but now, she mustered up the courage to say that she was rejected for her initiative.

"We're not familiar with each other, are we?" Yi Feiyang made an excuse and said, "We don't even know each other's names yet." ”

"But I know you, your name is Yi Feiyang, and you are a big Hollywood director!" The beautiful coach looked at Yi Feiyang with a look of adoration.

Yi Feiyang was speechless, "It seems that you know me well......"

"Of course, I admire you very much, I've seen most of the movies you make, yes, including the recent Iron Man!"

Yi Feiyang didn't expect to meet a female fan here, and he had to take the initiative to dedicate himself to himself, the problem is, this Indian beauty is really so beautiful, the test, the test is very cruel.

"But I don't know your name yet."

"My name is Emma Sweetiha, you can just call me Emma!" The beautiful woman replied with a wink of her long eyelashes, which are characteristic of Indian women.

"Emma, is she? So listen, I appreciate your love and support for me, but ...... I don't like to be too intimate with my fans, yes, I hope you understand. Yi Feiyang didn't want to hurt the other party's self-esteem, and said euphemistically.

Emma's eyes moistened. "You...... Don't like me? ”

"How could it be, a beautiful girl like you, I ...... as a man" Before Yi Feiyang could finish speaking, Emma had already covered her face and ran away.

Yi Feiyang didn't expect things to turn out like this, and couldn't help but be a little depressed, just at this time, the manager of the hotel came to him to discuss the arrangement of the conference room. Yi Feiyang lost his temper angrily, and scolded him for being too slow to do things, making people wait until the daylily was cold.

The hotel manager was scolded inexplicably, combined with the fact that he happened to meet Emma with tears on her face when she came in just now, and he was rich in associations, and said in his heart. Could it be ...... Forced ~ rape ~ unsuccessful ?!

That same evening. Yi Feiyang came back from the fitness room. Just finished taking a shower and was about to read the script, at this time someone knocked on the door, but it was the manager of the hotel, as soon as he entered the door, he nodded and apologized, and said an inexplicable word, to the effect that he was afraid that Yi Feiyang would complain that their hotel service was not good, and finally added. "Mr. Yi, that Emma who made you angry has already expelled her, yes, we have already let her roll up and roll back to her hometown! If you really need special services, I can help you find a better ......"

Looking at the lewd smile of the pimp on the hotel manager's face, Yi Feiyang almost kicked the guy out.

Exam, after a long time, you took Lao Tzu as a pervert and tried to flirt with Emma, that's why you lost your temper at you, right?

In fact, the hotel manager did think so, which young man is not lustful. Especially when you come to a place like India that produces beautiful women, which of those men can hold it. Don't say anything else. There are no less than 100 customers who have been pimped by themselves, and they can get a lot of rewards when they are done.

At this moment, Yi Feiyang couldn't cry or laugh, knowing that the more he explained at this time, the worse it would be, who made himself a celebrity, how to say that sentence, the explanation is to cover up. So Yi Feiyang's answer was, "I don't understand what you're talking about, now I'm going to rest, please go back!" ”

The hotel manager was in love with a cold ass, and left very boringly, scratching his head and not understanding whether he was doing the right thing or doing it wrong.

Yi Feiyang didn't really want to take such a trivial matter to heart, but he couldn't help but think of Emma's appearance as an Indian girl, looking at her not like that kind of girl, there must be a reason for doing that...... Now that she has lost her job, I don't know how she is doing?

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In fact, there is a reason why the Film Association of India has been slow to approve the "Slumdog Millionaire". Although Yi Feiyang is famous and is the most well-known director in Hollywood, the script of his play is too sensitive.

As the head of the Indian Film Association said, this story contains too many sensitive topics in the country of India, and if you are not careful, it will cause a lot of obstacles to Yi Feiyang's filming work.

In fact, in the past life, the film was criticized for showing a lot of poverty and violence in India's lower society, and the London Times columnist Ellie Michelle used the word "poor flattery" in her article to evaluate the film, meaning that the film used India's poverty and backwardness to please Westerners, and later the Indian media also labeled the film.

Especially after the full release of the film, it caused a huge wave of protests in India, and most of the protesters came from Grand Harvey, the largest slum in Asia, including women and children. Some of them held placards and shouted slogans "Down with director Danny Paul"; Some held portraits of the film's director, Paul, and the actors, and slapped them with slippers. The leader of the protest contingent said angrily: "They laughed at us, they hurt our feelings." ”

In addition to adopting a more objective narrative technique in the film, the first thing Yi Feiyang did was to respect the feelings of these slum people and truthfully record the life there, rather than a closed-door conjecture. So Yi Feiyang decided to go to the largest slum in Mumbai, India, to investigate the real life there, and maybe he could pick a young actor who he thought was good there.

In fact, from the first day he arrived in India, Yi Feiyang began the hard casting work, fortunately, before that, the Indian film company and Dream Entertainment had selected the right actors from among the thousands of auditioning actors according to the requirements that Yi Feiyang told them, and after Yi Feiyang actually arrived in India, several protagonists were quickly selected.

But when choosing the two young actors, Jamal Jr. and Shalim Jr., Yi Feiyang ran into trouble, he was not satisfied with some of the children recommended by everyone, and always felt that something was missing.

Because children are the purest, unlike adults who have flaws in their roles, they can still make up for them with acting skills, and how much acting skills do these children have?

After thinking for a long time, Yi Feiyang knew what the problem was, not because they were not simple and innocent enough, but because most of these children were not born in the slums, and they lacked the stubbornness of children born at the bottom of life, and the hope and desire for a better life.

So, Yi Feiyang decided to go to Dahavi, the second largest slum in the world and the largest in Asia, where the film was filmed, hoping that he could find some suitable children from there.

There are nearly 2,000 slums in Mumbai, large and small. Dahavi is the largest. The area here is only 1.75 square kilometers. The number of inhabitants is in the millions. The edge of the Dahave area is located on a garbage dump. The men who live here squat on the ground in twos and threes to bask in the sun. Dogs chasing through hills of construction and household waste, and the damp stench coming from the narrow, busy streets is what India's "slum tourism" shows.

Walking into Dahavi's streets, you might trip over the open sewers in the streets. The houses here are only 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) apart, and some of them are even inhabited by four generations of families. Most of the houses in the slums are divided into two floors, separated by rough wooden planks, and the height of both the ground floor and the attic floor is less than 1.5 meters. The alleys here are so intricate that you often get lost as soon as you turn around. The alleys are littered with recycled waste and household waste. It smells of rancidity.

There are few sanitation facilities in the slums, with an average of one water pipe shared by every 15 households; Most residents do not have a drainage system in their homes, and every 144o people share a toilet; There is no one to remove the garbage......

To be honest, Yi Feiyang doesn't like this kind of environment, but for an art creator, such an environment can inspire people's creation.

If nothing else, let's say that Yi Feiyang's favorite movie "City of God" depicts the most characteristic "evil city" in Brazil, where real life is even more exciting than the movie. Yi Feiyang believes that if you were born there. Even if you can't be a director, you can become a writer. Because there are so many stories there.

By contrast, India's largest slum has a story as good as Brazil's, if not better.

At this moment, Yi Feiyang is observing the surrounding "stories" with great interest. In front of you, you can see little boys running around naked and barefoot, old people tripping over piles of plastic recyclables, women washing their hair at the door, girls in school uniforms and bows going to school together, and young men gathering in the open space to play cricket......

And Yi Feiyang's side is responsible for protecting him are two "very senior" police officers from the Mumbai Police Department, who are said to be "highly respected" in this area, and they eat both black and white.

Of course, the appearance of these two policemen is definitely not the slightest bit "wise and martial", and they can't even touch the half-bit male side. If you have to describe them, they are shy and fat like pigs.

The two policemen are very protective of Yi Feiyang, one left and one right, which makes Yi Feiyang feel like the young master in the movie.

"Mr. Yi, don't underestimate this place, this place seems to be peaceful, but it's actually very chaotic!" The garlic-nosed policeman said.

"Yes, see no, the lame man in front of him with a broken leg is actually a famous thief and thief of this generation, he can pry open any style of safe in three seconds!" Another pockmarked police officer said. "And that, see, very lewd-looking guy, is a famous pimp of this generation, he can find you any woman and girl you want, and a lot of rich guys like to patronize his business."

Yi Feiyang said strangely: "Since you know so much, why don't you arrest them?" ”

"Catch them? Hehe, where did we get the evidence? Even if there is, they will be released on bail; In addition, they are protected...... The people above us, you should understand......" Police officer Mazi pointed to the top of his head.

Yi Feiyang certainly understands that a typical police and bandit collusion.

"But when it comes to these people, it's nothing. You can offend anyone in this slum, but don't offend anyone......" said the pockmarked policeman very secretively.

When Yi Feiyang saw him say this, he suddenly shut up and didn't say anything, and then saw the pockmarked policeman looking at him with a smile, and the garlic-nosed policeman next to him rubbed his fingers.

Yi Feiyang shrugged, took out two US dollars and handed them over.

Mazi and garlic nose immediately smiled.

"Originally, we shouldn't have talked too much, but you are our friend, and we don't want your distinguished guest to be hurt here...... Remember, man, you can offend anyone in this slum, but don't mess with Jason the Lion! ”

"Yes, Jason the Lion is a villain of this generation of villains, he was born in this generation since he was a child, he did everything to steal and kidnap, and even killed his stepfather with a gun when he was ten years old! Later, he was sent to a correctional center for labor re-education, but when he came out, he became more brutal and vicious...... Man, do you know, there is a popular saying in our police circles that we would rather encounter a natural disaster and an earthquake than meet Jason the Lion, this guy is really terrible! ”

Although I don't know if the boasts of these two fat men are true or not, but this kind of intelligence still needs to be paid attention to, as the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and he came here to film not to eliminate violence and peace, there is no need to provoke so much right and wrong.

Seeing that Yi Feiyang listened carefully, his pockmarked face and garlic nose were very accomplished, he talked about some slum stories and characters even more. At least from their mouths, Yi Feiyang knew some things that he didn't know before.

For example, slums in India do not mean that the inhabitants are destitute people, who live and work here, often work or do business in the vicinity, and even set up small workshops, become self-employed, and in some areas exhibit special industries and establish cooperatives. Some places are famous for the production of ornaments, and some places are famous for the production of pottery......

These slum dwellers became authentic propertied people, and some could even afford apartments, but they still preferred to live in the slums because of their "factories".

Dahawi estimates that there are 10,000 small businesses, including pottery factories, garment factories, tanneries, waste recycling companies, and more, that generate $665 million in GDP annually. In the alleys, you can always see the sparks of welding and smell the smell of pastries in the dark room.

Almost everyone who lives here has a job, and some even have more than one. But the average monthly income of residents in Dahavi is only $10. Most of the income goes into the pockets of the wealthy, who don't live in Dahave at all.

Often, people think that slums are full of negative images: poor residents, high crime rates, and rampant drugs...... However, this is not the case with Dahavey.

Yi Feiyang has gone all the way, and now it is not as bad as imagined, in addition to the relatively backward public facilities, the life of most people here is still much better than those poor mountain villages in the exhibition country, but the only concern is that religious conflicts and caste hierarchy in India have always been a difficult problem to solve.

In the previous life, at the end of May 2008, caste clashes broke out in New Delhi, the capital of India, and 43 people died; On November 26 of the same year, 188 people were killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai, perpetrated by Islamic extremists. These are the two things that Yi Feiyang remembered most about India in his previous life, and there is no specific statistics on how many innocent people died because of this in the entire exhibition history of India.

Just when Yi Feiyang was thinking about it, suddenly, a commotion interrupted his train of thought...... (To be continued......)