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Chapter 769 Filming of "Qin Shihuang" Starts

Mainland China, the ancient city of Xianyang.

Eight hundred miles away in Qinchuan, it is soul-stirring.

Where the eternal romance lies, it is full of boundlessness.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the plane landed at Xianyang International Airport. Chen Xiaotang and Fa Ge got down, and the outside of the airport was already crowded with people.

A red banner stands out and reads "Welcome Mr. Chen Xiaotang to visit!"

I don't know what the local leaders think, whether they regard Chen Xiaotang as a movie star, a superior leader, or an investor from Hong Kong.

Chen Xiaotang didn't care about this, after working on the plane for so long, it was inevitable that he was sore all over, but before he could move twice, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded, but a Yangko gong and drum team jumped out from behind the banners, and a group of people waited to tie their waists. Wearing a small red waist drum, twisting her waist, the small stick crackled very happily.

In an instant, Chen Xiaotang was knocked dizzy and dizzy.It's not that he can't accept this traditional folk culture, on the contrary, he has always been interested in traditional repertoires such as twisting Yangko and Errenzhuan.The reason why I feel dizzy is because the appearance of this program is too shocking, the time is wrong, the place is wrong, and the characters are wrong.

The people here are too enthusiastic. Look at that aunt, who is probably in her 60s. She beats her waist drum, twists Yangko, and dances from time to time——Aunt, you really have a heart. I wish you a happy life. Don't flinch!
And that little sister, how old is she? She even beats the small waist drum, and she looks like a master. She plays tricks from time to time, which makes people dazzled.

Chen Xiaotang is really grateful, grateful for the enthusiasm of the people in Northwest China, and grateful to the big guys for coming here to pick up the plane despite the heat, but he is also very depressed, is it necessary to call so many people to come and suffer?Look, those half-grown children should hide in the shady classrooms for school at this time, instead of running to the hot sun, holding flowers in their hands and shouting: "Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome!" !" Didn't you see that the little fat guy inside was sweating profusely?Didn't you see that little girl standing with trembling legs?Don't you see that some of those crowds are already yawning? !
Yes, I am a star and a celebrity, but in the eyes of these children, I guess I am an interesting stranger; in the eyes of these masses, I may be just a golden egg that will hatch gold.

Here, Chen Xiaotang was still thinking about it, when a man in a Chinese tunic suit who looked like a leader stepped forward and held his hand tightly, "Welcome, Comrade Chen Xiaotang, your arrival will make our city flourish." !"

"You're welcome, I haven't asked for advice yet..."

"Hehe, look at me, I was so happy that I forgot to introduce myself. I am Liu Jun, Mayor of XY City, this is Director Sun of the Cultural Bureau, and this is Director Wang of the Investment Office..." Mr. Liu Introduce everyone around you to Chen Xiaotang one by one.Chen Xiaotang shook hands with them one by one, constantly saying "Hello", "Nice to meet you" and so on... Such scenes reminded Chen Xiaotang of many national figures on TV when they visited abroad, and it was so grand, The pleasantries continued.

Fa Ge and his group following Chen Xiaotang's ass also felt that it was too grand, and it was so grand that it gave people a headache.

After finally exchanging greetings, I looked at the time, more than half an hour has passed, I can't keep basking in the sun like this, this is the weather in August, the sun is hot.

So Chen Xiaotang took the initiative to propose that it's better to get in the car and talk later.

Then Mayor Liu hurriedly agreed, if you want anything, everyone will get in the car together.

What kind of luxury car is there, it's just an old brand Hongqi, and it was seconded temporarily.

Regarding this, Chen Xiaotang was not too demanding, as long as he didn't break down halfway.

Undoubtedly, this car is really solid, and there are many bumpy roads along the way, and it is like walking on a plain.Chen Xiaotang was surprised, it seemed that this kind of car was not very popular with the people in his previous life, and he knew that it was forced to stop production by foreign cars.

Along the way, Chen Xiaotang also saw the so-called Northwest scenery. At this time, the Mainland was reforming and opening up, and the investment industry was just emerging, so the industrial pollution was very small. The sky was blue, the water was green, and the green roads on both sides were really cool.

In the car, Mayor Liu, who was by Chen Xiaotang's side, kept talking about pursuing investment and developing the economy, saying how good the city's prospects are, and that he would strictly adhere to the mayor's one center and two basic points. Urban industrialization allows the people to get rich as soon as possible.

Mayor Liu was talking excitedly, and Chen Xiaotang suddenly interjected, "Isn't it good now?"

"Ah, what did you say?" Mayor Liu was stunned.

Chen Xiaotang smiled, pointed to the outside and said: "Look at the picturesque scenery outside, if we vigorously develop industry and build factories, it will definitely cause great environmental pollution to the air and water, and the people will be rich in time, but You also have to live in a low-quality environment, and I think it’s not worth the cost.”

Regarding Chen Xiaotang's argument, Mayor Liu was taken aback for a moment, and said: "There are many people who can't even eat enough. How can they care about the future? At present, the most important task is to develop the economy and build a well-off society." society!"

Chen Xiaotang laughed again, "You can ignore it now, but what about the children in the future? This is related to the future of future generations, and I think it has to be taken seriously!"

Mayor Liu was having a hard time answering, "That being said, there is no way to get the best of both worlds!"

Chen Xiaotang kept his mouth shut. This is the most common phenomenon in the development of the mainland's economy. It relies on selling the environment or resources in exchange for rapid development. The most famous thing is to sell limited rare earth resources to Japan in the future in exchange for foreign exchange. , this is simply an act of suicide.

"Actually, it's not impossible..." Chen Xiaotang said suddenly.

"Oh, Comrade Chen, do you have any good suggestions?"

"It's very simple, develop Xianyang into a large-scale tourist city! Plant green forests extensively, develop ancient city construction, try to relocate large-scale industries to remote places, and pay attention to exhaust emissions during production..."

Mayor Liu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands suddenly: "Good idea, really good idea! Listening to what you have to say is better than reading books for ten years! But, who will invest?! You must know that the development of tourism and the construction of ancient cities need money of!"

Chen Xiaotang laughed: "You are asking the right person this time, I happen to be interested in investing, why not join me?"

"What you said is true?! Hahaha, that's great! Great! I originally hoped to attract investment..." Mayor Liu was very happy.

Chen Xiaotang is also happy. He has already built the ancient city of the Warring States Period. If he builds other ancient cities in the future and connects them together, he will definitely be able to form a large-scale film and television base. Maybe this place will become China's Hollywood in the future!
The red flag car stopped at Longyue Hotel, which is the first five-star hotel in Xianyang, and it has only been built for one year.Chen Xiaotang got out of the car and said to Mayor Liu, "I know that the city's finances are tight, but there is no need to prepare such a good place for me to live in."

Mayor Liu suddenly smiled: "We didn't prepare this for you, but you prepared it for yourself."

"Ah," Chen Xiaotang was taken aback, "When did I book the room?"

"It's not because you booked the room, but because you built this big hotel. To put it bluntly, it's yours!"

"Ah?!" Chen Xiaotang was stunned.

It took him a long time before he understood.It turned out that this hotel was invested and built by Moying Entertainment before he sent people to build the Warring States Film and Television Base, but he was busy with his affairs, so he didn't remember that he had such a big hotel.

Can't help but be funny, it seems that a person has too many properties, which is also a headache.

After checking into the hotel, Chen Xiaotang began to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the start of filming.

While he, Fa Ge and others were studying the character structure, suddenly, the door of the hotel was knocked open, and an overly enthusiastic voice said, "Thank God Almighty, dear Rafi Chen, you are finally here!"

Look, it is the great director Spielberg.

Spielberg has been staying in Xianyang for a while. First, he looked at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang with great interest. Then he ate mutton steamed buns. Pedicure, cupping, scraping and other special skills, only then satisfactorily waited for Chen Xiaotang's arrival.

But Chen Xiaotang was busy in Japan at that time, so he didn't have the time to fly here.

The original interest in unfamiliar places has cooled down, and I am tired of seeing the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and I am tired of eating mutton steamed buns, and I don’t even go to the bathhouse.My heart is just anxiously waiting for when the new film will start shooting.

This can't wait, can't wait, wait until Spielberg's whole body is about to grow white hair, Chen Xiaotang is long overdue.

"Dear Chen, you are the actor I have been waiting for the longest. Now that you are finally here, let's talk about how to start filming "Qin Shi Huang"!"

Chen Xiaotang knew that Spielberg was a well-known workaholic, but he didn't expect to be so impatient, and said with a smile, "Let me take a break first, dear Mr. Spiel, we have been talking for a long time just now."

"No, I'm not involved yet! Come on, dear friends, let's study all night!"

……

Spielberg is a beast!Because only beasts can endure like this, staying up all night, talking non-stop, talking about the script content, story outline, character design, and filming structure of "Qin Shi Huang" in detail.

Fa Ge Hua Tsai and the others dozed off continuously.

The coffee made everyone's stomach ache, but they still couldn't stop feeling sleepy.Only Chen Xiaotang, a freak, was still in good spirits. In the end, when even Spielberg began to doze off, Chen Xiaotang was still in good spirits.

"Yawn, let's not talk, that's about it!" Spielberg stretched his waist and looked out the window, "Oh God, it's already dark—how long has it been?"

Fa Ge tried hard to open the panda eyes, "38 hours!"

Andy added, "This is already the second day!"

Chen Xiaotang: "Do you want to continue?"

Spielberg looked at Fa Ge and the others, "What do you think?"

"No!" Some people yelled wildly.

.........

Taking advantage of just getting dark, Chen Xiaotang decided to go out for a stroll.On the one hand, take a break, and on the other hand, reward your stomach.

But pulling Fa Ge and others, they refused to die, saying they would sleep to death on the bed.Chen Xiaotang was amazed at their ability to stay up late. Before filming, it was okay to go without sleep for three days and three nights.

The answer from Fa Ge and others is that the body was not delicate enough at that time, but now it is a big brand, so of course we must pay attention to maintenance.Otherwise, if you are old and poor, who will still idolize you? !
Chen Xiaotang was speechless.

There was no way, Fa Ge and the others stayed on the bed and didn't want to move. They even ate some bread and sandwiches on the bed for dinner, so Chen Xiaotang had to go out with Spielberg.

.........

Three days later, Xianyang, mainland China.

Longyue Hotel, in the press conference hall.

Who would have thought that there would be a gathering of first-class media from all over the world here today. They came all the way to this mysterious ancient country of oriental civilization with only one purpose, that is to interview superstar Lafite Chen's new movie launch ceremony .

Everyone knows that Lafite Chen moved here after starting a full global tour, preparing to release the super blockbuster "Qin Shihuang" that has been in preparation for a long time.

Regardless of the investment or the cast, this drama can be regarded as the unprecedented number one blockbuster.Let's see, the investment alone is said to have reached nearly 2000 million US dollars. As for the actors, Lafite Chen is of course the lead actor, while the king of heaven Mike, the queen of heaven Madonna, and many American Hollywood superstars feel that they are pretending to be green leaves.In addition, eight Oscar winners will appear as characters of the Roman Empire in this film, and many Asian stars are willing to play tricks in it...

Undoubtedly, this "Qin Shihuang" will become a super blockbuster with the strength to gather the most stars, so how can it not attract journalists from all over the world? !
In the press release hall, next to the podium in front of the screen, a small table was carefully built with a row of seats. The press conference was held there. It was surrounded by reporters from various media outlets.

Chen Xiaotang walked up to them, shook hands with them one by one, and then sat down in the middle seat. Spielberg, special effects director George Lucas and other main creative personnel also sat down one by one, and the press conference officially began.

These reporters are very interested in this film, not only because it is the first Chinese-language film in Hollywood history, but also because of the well-known historical story of this film, so part of their questions are about the film itself, The other part is a bit gossip.

"Mr. Chen Xiaotang, the filming of this movie is about to start. Your promotional leaflet says that the cost is 2000 million US dollars, which is more than any previous movie of Moying Entertainment. Have you really invested so much money?!"

"Actually, the 2000 million is still a conservative figure. If you include some miscellaneous expenses, it will be even more. This movie is the one that has invested the most manpower and material resources in all of our movies. We hope to satisfy the audience."

"Mr. Chen Xiaotang, I heard that your film crew has built a huge Warring States movie theater here for the filming of this film. Can you tell us about this movie theater?!"

"I can do this. This film city covers an area of ​​about [-] mu, including the capitals of Qi, Qin, Han, Zhao Wei, etc. It can be said that this film city is famous for its huge scale, complex shape, and rigorous layout. It is like a palace, with five steps to the first floor, and ten steps to a pavilion; the corridors are back and forth, and the eaves and teeth are pecked high. It vividly shows the majestic grandeur of Qin Shihuang's annexation of the six countries and his domination of the world. The water vortex in the hive does not know its tens of millions of falls. The long bridge lies on the waves, and the road travels in the sky. The "Han Street" that embodies the style of the streets and shops in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the ancient yellow dust road, the gold and iron horses, the architecture of Yanzhao, and the culture of the Qin and Han Dynasties are truly reproduced in the Qin Palace..."

"Mr. Chen Xiaotang, after holding the first world solo tour this time, you immediately threw yourself into this big production. Regarding this, what do you think?"

"My feeling is that I can't wait. Hehe, I wrote the script of this play, and the story was also decided after research by me and many friends such as Mr. Spielberg. Now I almost turn it on. The father-to-be who is waiting for the birth of the child outside the delivery room is excited and happy!"

"However, I heard that some accidents happened during your tour in Tokyo, Japan. It is rumored that you have a very ambiguous relationship with your female apprentice Noriko Sakai. Is this true?"

"Hehe, I think these are some private secrets about me. It's not that I don't answer, but that I don't need to answer. Please forgive me." Chen Xiaotang said with a smile. "Then since you came here, has Ms. Noriko Sakai called you?!"

"Well, I still have nothing to say."

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The reporters asked a variety of questions.Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but laugh at some questions, but no one was involved to make trouble deliberately, so he was able to answer them patiently in the end, and all the reporters were very satisfied.

In addition to Chen Xiaotang, Spielberg, George Lucas, Fa Ge, Hua Tsai and others also answered some questions about the movie. The reception lasted for half an hour. reporter.Everyone felt very good, and it ended smoothly at ten o'clock.

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The much-anticipated Hollywood's first Chinese-language blockbuster "Qin Shi Huang" is finally about to start filming, and the location for the first shot is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, which is known as the Seven Wonders of the World!
We must know that the excavation of Qin Shihuang's terracotta warriors and horses was a world-class big news back then, and this excavation also completely triggered a global heated discussion on Qin Shihuang, the emperor of China through the ages.

Some say he is good, some say he is bad.

Someone admired him and adored him.Others accused him and abused him.

Those who admire him say that he is a great hero who unified the six countries; those who insult him let you say that he is a generation of tyrants who burned books and buried scholars.

In short, this is a very controversial topic character, and it is also a character that all filmmakers dream of shooting.

(End of this chapter)