King of Special Effects

Packing up his things and heading north, a simple crew consisting of a few people and two cars, this is the fifth time Yi Yang has crossed the Hexi Corridor to reach the Imperial Shield City near Yumen Pass, the gateway to the desert.

There are few people here and the land is vast, as far as the eye can see there is smoke and dust everywhere, after a gust of wind, Yi Yang ate a mouthful of sand.

Rubbing his eyes: Damn it, the wind is really blowing at the wrong time.

That's how it is here, just get used to it!

Looking at the boundless desert with binoculars, some off-road enthusiasts were racing wildly in a desert in the distance, returned to the car and said to others: Don't stay here, let's go to Qi County!

Now?

Let's go now!

When Yi Yang said that, of course Yuan Zhengzhong and the others didn't have any objections. They filled up the gas and went directly to the expressway to Qi County at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.

It is also sparsely populated, and the most important thing is the real location of Shule City. It was restored there, and perhaps after the filming, Shule City can be left as a prop scene and bring some tourism development to the local area.

All the way without talking, in two days, Yi Yang came to this beautiful place again.

It was the same travel agency, the same guide that Yi Yang had found before, and Yi Yang needed him to find a place that could restore Shule City.

For this kind of ground-breaking thing, you must first find the local government department.

The guide led the way and first looked for the relevant department. A local leader recognized Yi Yang as soon as he saw him. I am also a fan of war movies, it is no exaggeration to say that your movie is comparable to Western war movies, and it really teaches people to understand the cruelty of war.

Director Tiji, our crew is here this time to make a movie in Qi County.

Hearing this, Nuktiji was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: You want to make a movie with us?

This is a good thing, of course we welcome it!

Yi Yang handed him a stack of documents in his hand, which contained the script of Titans, as well as plans for restoring Shule City and various plans.

After reading it in detail, Nuk Tiji held up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, Director Yi, you mean to find a place to restore Shule City?

Shule City is an ancient city ruins in Qi County, so it is impossible for him not to know about it.

This time the crew's funds are limited, and we can only recover a large part of it.

Nuktiji put down the materials and thought for a while: Director Yi, of course we support this matter, but the ruins of Shule City are now protected by the government and cannot be destroyed.

No, no, Director Tiji, you misunderstood. Of course we can't destroy the historical sites. What we mean is to find a suitable place to restore Shule City, and for the convenience of building materials and transportation, it is best to be in the county seat around.

Of course we can. Our place is big, but the city is small. There are many vacant places around, but some places are contracted by residents. If you want to use them, you have to discuss with them.

Of course, we are not a demolition team!

Having said that, Nuktiji felt more at ease, and said with a smile: Well, then, you should find a suitable place first, and then come here to apply for construction approval after discussing with the residents.

Yi Yang even agreed, but he was stunned: Construction approval? Director Tiji, how do you get this approval?

If you want to build a city in this place, of course you must have the relevant documents!

No, what I mean is that we restored Shule City just to shoot a scene. After we finish filming, this place can be contracted out and developed into a scenic spot. We don't own it.

What? Nuktiji didn't seem to understand the sentence clearly: Director Yi, you mean to spend money to build a city just to shoot a scene. Isn't that too wasteful?

Yi Yang shook his head: It's not a waste.

Well, we absolutely support it. In this way, I will write a few places, and you can go and have a look first!

Looking at the several addresses written down, the director couldn't find it on the electronic map on the mobile phone, so Yi Yang could only inquire all the way with the guide, and soon found a place.

It is about five or six kilometers away from the county seat. There are mountains next to it, which are lush and green. There are no crops, and at most it is a vegetable field of less than half an acre in the corner.

Yiyang really has nothing to choose from this kind of place, Yuan Zhengzhong set up the camera, pointed in the direction of the county town, and said: For shots with a distant view, the surrounding buildings must be erased in post-production.

You don't need to pick and choose, first find out who owns the land, and discuss renting it with them.

Follow the guide, go to the nearby villages to inquire, and soon find the owner.

This is a family of three, a husband and wife and a daughter who is in junior high school. According to them, they also have a son who is working in a coastal city.

Hearing that Yi Yang wanted to rent their land, the husband and wife seemed unable to decide, so they first called their son to inquire.

The husband and wife simply gave Yi Yang his son's phone number, and asked Yi Yang to contact him to discuss it.

Yi Yang used Yuan Zhengzhong's WeChat, added friends through this number, and directly discussed with him through video chat.

Seeing Yi Yang in the video, a surprised voice came from the phone: It's really Director Yi, hello Director!

Hello, it's what your parents told you just now. Our crew wants to rent this piece of land from your house.

Of course, that piece of land hasn't been used for several years, and it's always been deserted. I really didn't expect Director Yi that you would go to our small place to film.

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Discuss with him, and negotiate the rental price, about three football fields, one hundred thousand yuan for three years!

The next day, under the witness of several village leaders, Yi Yang signed the lease contract with the village committee and the owner of the place.

As for rent, 20,000 to the village committee and 100,000 to the owner.

One-time payment, all given in cash.

The cooperation between the two parties is pleasant, and the matter of renting the land has been successfully completed. The rest is to find materials and a construction team to build Shule City.

Yi Yang looked at this large piece of land that belonged to him within three years, and felt confused: With such a large investment, if this movie can't pay back, it will really return to before liberation overnight.

After carefully watching the site for several hours, I slightly changed the blueprint of the city according to the terrain: Contact the nearest construction team, start construction as soon as possible, and strive to complete it within two months.

Tan Xincheng led two people to complete the job of finding the construction team, while Yi Yang and Yuan Zhengzhong went to the ruins of Shule City at the foot of the sky.

Looking at the majestic Tianshan Mountains, Yi Yang said to Yuan Zhengzhong: Although the scene of crossing the Tianshan Mountains is done in the studio, we have to find a suitable season to take the lead actor to hike the Tianshan Mountains. To get the feeling of shooting, we must first let the crew Let everyone experience the real feeling.

That's a good idea.

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