Liao Meiqi's team stepped off the plane in order. The staff at the airport entrance received the news in advance and arranged a double row of more than ten security guards to escort them.
After getting off the plane, He Yongchao, the general manager of 101, called and said with a smile: "Director Fu has arranged for someone to wait in the airport lobby. Let's meet them directly."
"OK."
After Liao Meiqi answered, she lowered her head and fiddled with her phone.
In the past two days, she has been searching the Internet for news about the relationship between her brother and Han Yu. She called her, but her brother didn't seem to care about it at all. She just warned Liao Meiqi not to pay attention to this matter and not to interfere.
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But although Liao Meiqi agreed, she didn't think so. She checked the Internet almost every day to make sure that the situation would not escalate further.
Due to her busy schedule, she did not have the opportunity to watch her brother's solo tour. She could only enjoy the scenery of the concert hall through Xiao Peng's live video broadcast during her break after work.
He Yongchao saw that Liao Meiqi was absent-minded and frowned slightly, "Meiqi, not everyone can participate in Director Fu's first film and television work. Many first-line actors wanted to participate before, but they all failed, so you have to fight
Cheer up! If you succeed in this audition, you will have more possibilities in the future."
"Brother Yongchao."
Liao Meiqi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely succeed in the audition this time, not for anything else but because this drama was written by my brother."
He Yongchao was startled, then asked enthusiastically: "Meiqi, did you get any news from your brother? Is this audition a must?"
Liao Meiqi shook her head.
He Yongchao frowned again, but without saying much, he greeted a group of staff behind him and began to walk out of the airport hall.
Liao Meiqi put on a mask and lowered the brim of her baseball cap. When she walked, her ponytail kept swaying. Coupled with her blue and white sportswear, she looked youthful.
As soon as the group appeared in the airport lobby, they attracted the attention of passers-by.
But because the itinerary is kept secret, even if someone thinks he is a celebrity, no one can identify him immediately. They will just secretly take out a few photos with their mobile phones and post them on social networks.
Soon, everyone was escorted by security personnel and met Liu Hai and others who came to pick up the plane.
The two parties were a little polite, and without too much communication, they got into rows of off-road vehicles and drove toward the desert in a mighty way.
The Taklimakan Desert, located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, is the largest desert in China, the tenth largest desert in the world, and the second largest mobile desert in the world.
The entire desert is about 1,000 kilometers long from east to west, about 400 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of 330,000 square kilometers. The average annual precipitation does not exceed 100 millimeters, with the lowest being only four or five millimeters, but the average evaporation is as high as 3,000 millimeters.
This makes the entire desert, even in the air, contain grains of sand visible to the naked eye.
Before entering the desert, in order to adapt to the environment, the group also put on mountaineering clothing, and Liao Meiqi even put on a high hat and veil to block the blowing sand and dust.
The crew of "Jingjue Ancient City" is setting up the scene here. The protagonists have made various preparations in advance for filming this popular IP. They need to gain weight, get tanned, and memorize lines.
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Among them, the heroine who plays Shirley Yang read the book "The Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Ancient City" twice in just one week in order to better understand the soul of the character in the original work.
The initial investment for the entire drama was as high as 200 million yuan.
Although it is Fu Yuntao's first film and television drama, just relying on Fu Yuntao's personal charm in the industry, he has united more than ten film and television companies to jointly raise funds. Among them, Little Yellow Croaker Culture devoted all his money and invested 20 million yuan.
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In order to get the best visual effects, the entire team not only had to shoot the massive avalanche in the Kunlun Mountains, but also the black sand storm in the Taklimakan Desert.
In addition, the appearance of monsters such as red bulls, pig-faced giant bats, and black-eyed snakes, as well as the presentation of murals, stone sculptures, and coffins also require a combination of real scenes and special effects to achieve excellence.
Such a huge investment is not common in the production of online dramas, but this is only the initial investment. After post-production, the investment for the entire drama reached 250 million, which is only a guaranteed figure.
Many people actually have a lot of confidence in this drama. After all, it is the most popular IP on the market in the past two years. It has already generated hundreds of millions of discussions on the Internet before it even started broadcasting. This is very impressive for many big productions.
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The only uncertainty is the director Fu Yuntao. Fu Yuntao is the godfather of variety shows. He has directed and filmed many popular variety shows, but he is not a popular film and television drama director. This "The Ancient City" can be said to be his greatest success in film and television.
This is his debut film, so the outside world is not very confident in Director Fu.
But the key issue is that the copyright of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City" is in the hands of Fu Yuntao.
When thinking about this problem, many film and television salary earners regret it endlessly.
When "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" had just become popular, Fu Yuntao made the first move and bought the film and television rights to "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" for a sky-high price of "7 million" that no investor dared to offer.
Many people think this price is too high.
But as time goes by, more and more people have become fans of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". If it were up to now, the starting price for the film and television copyright of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" would be over 10 million.
Many people feel regretful for their short-sightedness.
The crew of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" did not go deep into the desert, but only shot scenes within 30 kilometers of the land city. Liao Meiqi and others will join the crew soon.
After receiving the news, Fu Yuntao put down the shouting microphone in his hand and enthusiastically greeted Liao Meiqi and his party.
"This is black tea, also known as Pu'er tea. It's inconvenient to transport supplies in the desert, so just drink it!"
In the temporary tent, Fu Yuntao personally made tea for Liao Meiqi and He Yongchao, which flattered the latter.
He Yongchao quickly stood up and took the tea cup. He took a sip and felt bitter, but he still gave a thumbs up and praised: "It has a mellow aroma, good tea!"
Liao Meiqi took off her veil, looked at Fu Yuntao's dark face, and said with a smile: "Director Fu, I haven't seen you for a long time, you have turned dark."
"Hey, I just stayed in the desert for a few days and it became like this."
Fu Yuntao smiled and said: "But, men, it's better to be darker and more masculine, but you girls can't do that. You must wear more sunscreen here, otherwise you will definitely become like me. By then, your brother
But you’re going to cause trouble for me, haha!”
After the two parties chatted and reminisced about old times, Fu Yuntao asked someone to bring the character script and handed it to Liao Meiqi: "This is your script, because many scenes have been set up, and there is not much time left for you, so you have to hurry up
Memorize the lines by heart. After two days, the cast and crew will arrive. You can ask them for more advice on acting skills. Of course, if there is anything you don’t understand, you can also ask me directly."
He Yongchao felt something was wrong, so he asked cautiously: "Director Fu, are we not auditioning?"
Fu Yuntao's eyes widened: "Audition? What kind of audition?"
"No, I'm afraid that others will gossip..." He Yongchao said excitedly.
Fu Yuntao chuckled: "Based on my relationship with Teacher Liao Yuan, who dares to gossip about her sister when she gets a role? I have the final say on this crew."