Ren He checked the satellite map and couldn't help but frown a little. This place was deep into the hinterland of the uninhabited desert. According to the black shop owners, this was not Li Kun's territory. Would the other two poaching gangs be willing to let them poach yaks here?
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Although this gray world seems chaotic, it has its own hidden rules. Li Kun broke into someone else's territory for 10 million real money and silver, and there may be complications.
As soon as they arrived, they were settled in peace. Ren He lay on the sandy slope with his arms and his face up. He didn't know if Zhang had guided them to the place.
This land is not as scary as imagined. In fact, the cities and towns are very stable. However, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many places that can be exploited. This is inevitable.
Zhang Ming and the others have lived in a prosperous city like Kyoto all year round, and even when shooting movies, they would go to relatively famous places. If they hadn't written the script of No Man's Land themselves, they probably would never have chosen this northwest as their main filming location.
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Coming to this tough desert, I don't know if they can adapt.
Ren He now has a better understanding of the gray world of the desert, so he thinks, what if Zhang Ming and the others have a conflict with the black shop?
This is actually because Ren He is overly worried. What has he never seen before for a seasoned veteran like Zhang Ming?
On the day they arrived in Karamay, the crew rushed to the city that never sleeps on National Highway 7 in the north. This time everyone was prepared to endure hardships. There were no hotels to provide during the filming. After all, this place is more than 200 kilometers away from Karamay. If we go to shoot in the morning,
If we go back to the city in the afternoon, everything will be delayed.
So Zhang Ming came with tents, a total of 80 tents!
It’s rare for the crew to encounter this kind of situation. When everyone heard about the tent, they thought it was new. Is this a picnic in the countryside with everyone? It’s quite sentimental!
Later, when I arrived in Karamay, I heard that I was going to a place called the City that never sleeps for filming. Several staff members who didn’t know the details suddenly opened their eyes and thought, “The City that never sleeps...hehehehe...”
However, after arriving in the city that never sleeps, everyone was confused. Is this the city that never sleeps?
Night Goudan! What's going on with that aunt who's eyes are shining green at a group of young men on the set! What's going on with this adobe house? It's the promised city that never sleeps...
Zhang Ming looked at a group of confused young men and laughed loudly: "Don't be stunned, this is our first shooting location."
Of course, this must first be approved by the people in the city that never sleeps.
Zhang Ming personally took charge of this matter. They didn't need to stay in the Evernight City. This small Evernight City couldn't accommodate so many people. Zhang Ming's plan was to have everyone camp in the northwest of the Evernight City, and they could also use these adobe houses to protect themselves from the wind.
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As for how to get the people from Sleepless City to agree, Zhang Ming happily negotiated terms with his boss: the venue would be provided for them to shoot, and during the two-month shooting process, the meals would be provided by Evernight City at a 20% discount.
In fact, Zhang Ming didn’t feel that he was being ripped off at all. If he had filmed in a studio, he would have to pay venue fees. However, the owner of this black shop had no concept of venue fees at all. Zhang Ming only thought of it as this.
The cost of the meal is paid for the venue and props. Speaking of which, a serving of fish-flavored shredded pork costs dozens of yuan, which is quite expensive, but overall, you won’t lose too much.
The owner of the black shop was overjoyed. Normally, the voices of poaching gangs would become colder after they entered the desert. It would be great to have such a crew to shoot. How much can you earn for a day's meal?
Anyway, in the end, everyone felt that they had taken advantage and everyone was happy.
When other people came into the house to visit, they almost peed when they saw the menu hanging on the wall. A large plate of chicken cost 198?! Is this a golden chicken in your house!?
Zhang Ming smiled and drove them out: "Go and set up a tent. This is not something you should worry about."
At first, everyone thought it was novel and fun when they set up the tents. The crew gave guidance on how to set up the tents. These were strong, durable and windproof. They were nailed into the ground on three sides. One rafter used to fix the tent was only 40 centimeters long and was deeply embedded in the soil.
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You must know that sandstorms often happen here, so it is absolutely impossible not to make more preparations. It is better to have experienced staff who are more reliable. Otherwise, just prepare tents. I am afraid that a sandstorm will come and the actors will be blown away...
However, in the process of setting up the tent, everyone's sense of novelty quickly faded away. The wind and sand were really too strong. Every time you raised your head and said a word, you would get a mouthful of sand...
By the time we had dinner in the evening, everyone had grimaces on their faces. The only consolation was that the cooks in this city that never sleeps were pretty good at cooking, and the food tasted spicy.
The largest room in the adobe house has become the canteen of the crew. The owner of the black shop happily carried several stainless steel buckets to prepare meals for the crew. The spoonfuls that came out were all real money. This time it was considered a success.
Make a lot of money!
Of course, when you can make money, you will feel better. He chatted with the actors in the crew: "Hey, why don't you seem to have no actresses in your movie?"
Zhang Ming laughed and said: "This film mainly has male actors and only one female actor."
The boss began to curse, what good would a movie without actresses be? It was said that when he was watching black and white martial arts movies when he was a child, he also thought about how great it would be if he could direct a movie without male actors! Yes, that is, only
Actresses in martial arts movies!
He asked again: "What story is your movie telling?"
Zhang Ming thought for a while, and told the boss that he probably couldn't explain why human nature was the case, so he simply said: "It's about poaching."
The boss's eyes lit up: "Oh, I have a lot of material to provide on this matter!"
"Oh?" Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment: "Do you have any legendary stories here?"
"Let me tell you, just a few days ago, a ruthless man appeared in this desert. He could knock people flying into the air with one punch. He had a fight with our... boss here, and there were more than a dozen people.
You can't even beat him." The boss almost said that he was the boss of the falcon dealer here. He quickly took back what he said and turned to what he had personally experienced a few days ago: "You don't know, he was there a few days ago.
Here, that 17 or 18-year-old boy drove over in an off-road vehicle and crippled a person's hand with a dagger. It felt like a swordsman in a martial arts movie!"
When Zhang Ming heard his boss say that someone could punch someone into the air, he didn't want to hear it anymore... Why are you bragging? You haven't woken up yet?
When the boss saw Zhang Ming's perfunctory smile, he was a little angry: "You don't believe it, do you? He will come back, and you will know when the time comes!"
If Ren He were here, he would sigh that this black shop owner may not be a shrewd character. He is still a player with martial arts dreams... 8)