April 26th.

Gamarta, Vancouver, Fisherman's Wharf.

Looking at the busy foreigners on the set, Gao Fei couldn't help but complain a little speechlessly:

"It was said that "BJ met Seattle", but it turned out that we hadn't even been to Seattle, isn't this selling dog meat on the head of a sheep?"

"That's it, it's causing me to check so much information in vain!"

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yuanyuan on the side couldn't help but nod her head and complain.

You must know that after reading the script before, she also subconsciously thought that she would go to Seattle to shoot, and checked the travel information in advance, preparing to go shopping in Seattle when the time comes.

But I didn't expect that although 90% of the filming of "BJ Meets Seattle" was filmed overseas, except for a small part of the location filmed in New York, the rest was filmed in Vancouver.

As for Seattle, it is not in the crew's itinerary at all.

Just looking at Gao Yuanyuan and Gao Fei's appearance of the same enemy, Chen Zhixi smiled and joked:

"There is no fish in the shredded fish; The wife cake has no wife; There are no husbands and wives in the couple's lung films, isn't this a very normal thing! ”

"Besides, boss, didn't Director Xue tell you?"

The reason why she chose the location of the story in Seattle was actually completely influenced by "Sleepless in Seattle". It was because of that movie that Seattle became the most romantic city in the United States in Director Xue's heart. ”

"So in fact, it's the same wherever you put it, and we can't see it anyway!"

I have to say that after so much hard work, Chen Zhixi is becoming more and more like an excellent producer.

At least in the black heart, she has almost met the producer's requirements.

Of course, Goofy is just a joke.

After all, it was Gao Fei's idea to put Chen Zhixi into the crew of "BJ Meets Seattle" as an executive producer.

And Chen Zhixi did not live up to Gao Fei's expectations this time, and learned a lot from behind the group of people in Anle Pictures.

At least she found that making movies abroad is indeed very different from that at home.

……

In other words, the reason why there is no Seattle in "BJ Meets Seattle" is not that the crew is deliberately playing stalks, but that there is indeed a drive of interests behind this.

You must know that Xue Xiaolu really wanted to go to Seattle to shoot at the beginning, otherwise he would not have set the location of the story in Seattle when writing the script, and Zhou Yi Film and Television had no opinion on this.

It's just that in the end, whether it was Xue Xiaolu or Gao Fei, they were persuaded by Anle Pictures.

And after Jiang Zhiqiang's explanation, Gao Fei knew that the original preferential policies for film production of Jiama University were so varied.

In addition to co-productions between countries, overseas crews can also enjoy various preferential treatment from the federal and state governments if they shoot and shoot in the Canadian Ma University or simply hire the Jia Ma University practitioners.

And when these benefits are combined, filmmakers can get up to 43% of the subsidy, and there is no upper limit.

Therefore, there is no need to think about where to choose the location.

Even if it weren't for the fact that the Empire State Building scene in New York was the most important thing in "BJ Meets Seattle", Goofy wouldn't even want to go to New York.

After all, there is no subsidy for filming in New York, and the labor is more expensive than that of Vancouver.

And Jiang Zhiqiang, after giving Gao Fei and Chen Zhixi these tips for overseas shooting, also talked to Gao Fei and others about an old incident with emotion.

"At that time, I was thinking about the movie and wanted to keep improving, so I found an American veteran to do the post-production of the movie."

"The foreigners told us that they did it in Los Angeles and overcharged us by 30 percent, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time."

"But later, when I came to Vancouver to inspect the business, the post-production company in Vancouver showed the project sheet, and I was stunned, because there was our project in it!"

"Later, I learned that in fact, at that time, the same post-production cost only 5 million yuan in Xiangjiang, but in Hollywood, it cost tens of millions of yuan, and if it was done in Jiama, it might only cost 3 or 4 million."

"So when cooperating with these foreigners, you must have a few more eyes, you must know that they started by burning, killing, looting, and abducting."

"Business ethics or something, that's the façade from the back propaganda office."

Jiang Zhiqiang said that this old thing is not to blow up his family ugliness, but to give Gao Fei a long memory, don't be brainwashed by those Hollywood movies, thinking that this group of foreigners really has some gentlemanly demeanor!

After all, he has been in the European and American film industry for so many years, and he has never seen this thing!

It's not that Jiang Zhiqiang is talking about the length of people behind his back, but in his opinion, even if there are really any people in Europe and the United States who pay attention to gentlemanly demeanor, it is estimated that almost all of them died in World War II.

And Gao Fei naturally felt Jiang Zhiqiang's kindness.

So after some sincere thanks, Chen Zhixi was cheeky and continued to ask Old Man Jiang for advice.

……

I have to say that Old Man Jiang does have a set overseas.

After some operation, he finally succeeded in obtaining about 20% tax rebate for "BJ Meets Seattle". And for the producers, this is already a big deal.

But that's all for later, because it takes at least six months for the tax refund process to go down.

So at the moment, Goofy is most concerned about the shooting of the movie.

If you want to say what is the most uncomfortable problem for Gao Fei after going abroad, it is probably the "8-hour work system".

Really, Goofy never imagined that this seemingly inconspicuous problem would one day break into his sight so abruptly.

It all started two days ago!

After filming the scene of picking up and dropping off Wen Jiajia that day, Gao Fei wanted to take advantage of the fact that the crew was in the right state and took advantage of the situation to shoot the next scene at Fisherman's Wharf.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he spoke, although Xue Xiaolu agreed, the Canadian staff hired by the crew did not agree.

After their toss, Gao Fei learned that except for special fields such as the medical industry, other industries do not work overtime.

Even according to local laws, the 8 hours in the 8-hour workday include a 1-hour break at noon.

To a certain extent, the "8-hour working day" is not only a local legal regulation, but also a local cultural atmosphere.

Of course, it's not that they don't work overtime, they just don't work overtime for free.

Therefore, the opinions of the group of Canadian staff hired by the crew of "BJ Meets Seattle" are also very simple, just two points:

Either add money, or take a break, anyway, they don't work overtime in vain!

After learning this information, Gao Fei and Xue Xiaolu discussed it for a while, and finally gave up the original idea.

Because if overtime becomes a habit, then the overtime pay of these foreigners alone is a big expense. In the end, the little time savings are not enough to pay them overtime.

In this way, Goofy is naturally too lazy to do such a thankless task.

Because instead of relying on overtime to meet the deadline, it is more cost-effective to improve efficiency in weekday shooting!

But then again, although the problem of whether the crew works overtime has been solved, this incident still touched Gao Fei quite a lot.

I don't know why, Goofy suddenly remembered Che Guevara's last words:

"After we leave, they will build you schools and hospitals, and they will raise your wages, not because they have a conscience, nor because they have become good people, but because we have been here!"

Uh~ Gao Fei didn't have any feelings about this sentence before.

But after coming to Jiama University, Gao Fei finally understood the taste contained in this sentence.

It's just, it's the same...... Alas~ Forget it, there are some things that you can't think about.

There is no other reason, think about it carefully!

……

Not to mention what Gao Fei thought in his heart after admitting it, but on the surface he was quite happy.

Because the crew couldn't work overtime, he was naturally liberated.

So after getting off work every day, he drove around Vancouver in his rented car.

Originally, he was going to hire a driver, but after hearing that domestic driver's licenses can also be used in Vancouver, Gao Fei simply went on a road trip.

In fact, such a situation does not only exist in Vancouver, but also in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, etc., and it is legal to drive with a domestic driver's license.

It's just that different countries allow different periods, some can be legally used for one year, while others only allow six months, after which you will have to get a driver's license in your country.

However, although Goofy was full of anticipation when he drove out, he was a little interested when he came back.

How to put it, Vancouver is the third largest city in Kamada.

But even so, the population of its current urban area is less than half a million.

In China, it is almost the size of a small county.

Of course, when Gao Fei said this, it doesn't mean that he likes the crowded attractions in China, but that there are too few people...... It's easy to get flustered.

You must know that after he often gets out of the car, he can't see a person as far as he can see, and no one knows if he was really killed.

After all, Vancouver and Seattle are connected by intercity trains.

It is precisely because the two cities are very close to each other, and the coast, landform, and environment are extremely similar, that the crew finally decided to come here to shoot after watching it for a while.

But then again, despite Vancouver's reputation as the "Good Dock of the North" and the Economist Intelligence Unit's ranking as one of the most liveable cities in the world, the law and order situation in the area has always been mediocre.

If nothing else, just give one example and I guess everyone will understand.

That is, in 2002, the local law of Vancouver passed the proposal of "legal drug use".

That's why the City of Vancouver has set up a legal and safe injection site for the city's large number of intravenous dropoff users.

And this is the only place in the whole of North America where it can be legally absorbed.

I have to say that the magic policies of foreigners are sometimes even more outrageous than the advice of domestic experts.

And although there are Chinatowns in major cities in Canada, Vancouver Chinatown is the second largest Chinatown in North America after San Francisco Chinatown, but after Goofy went once, he never went to it a second time.

Because Vancouver's Chinatown is not "very good" either!

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Gao Fei only wanders around some museums and art galleries in Vancouver in his spare time.

For example, the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, the Betty Museum of Biodiversity, and the University of British Columbia Botanic Garden, Gao Fei has been to it a few times, and it is quite interesting.

But Goofy's favorite is the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Whenever he had time, he would visit the museum and see what he claimed to be "the world's best-preserved Indian artifacts and totem poles."

However, after learning the ancient civilization of North America, Goofy will inevitably be a little tired.

So they would walk around the museum, sometimes stumbling into the forest at the end of the museum, and then going down the escalator in the forest to the famous shipwreck beach.

In fact, Shipwreck Beach is an ordinary "celestial beach".

Just because it is located inside the University of British Columbia, it is not uncommon for female college students to take off their clothes and write their homework on the naturist beach after class.

Therefore, compared with the celestial beaches in other places in Europe and the United States, the scenery quality of the shipwreck beach is undoubtedly much higher!

It's just that Gao Fei didn't come to Shipwreck Beach to see the scenery, he just stopped by to rest.

Well, that's it!

But let's be honest, the Museum of Anthropology is really vast and broad-minded, and it really makes people never get tired of looking at it!

It's a pity that Goofy hasn't learned much posture in the Museum of Anthropology, and his dashing time is over......