Porcelain to Porcelain

Two days before the "Mummy" crew left for the west, Zach and Susan, who played O'Connor and Evelyn, took a flight from the United States to Shanghai.

When Zach and Susan stepped out of the airport passageway, they were surrounded by media and movie fans.These days, apart from foreign-funded co-productions, it is rare for Chinese-funded actors to invite well-known actors from the West to join in the production of films.

Zach won the Cannes actor title with "Dreams of Paradise", and then went to Hollywood to make a film that was released in North America and set a box office weekly championship record.Hollywood movie insiders are very optimistic about Zach's outstanding appearance and good acting skills.

During this period, China's GDP ranking was still behind Italy, and the self-confidence of the domestic people was far from the mentality of sitting on the second and watching for a while, and they looked up to the West in all aspects.

Zach, who has such a status in the world film center, is a very famous international superstar in China.It is the glory and pride of the Chinese people to invite international superstars to participate in Chinese-funded films.

The media wrote a lot and almost described Lu Qiu, who invited Zac, as a hero.

However, domestic fans of Zak fell in love with Zak through watching pirated copies.People will have to wait until the end of the year to see the original version. It has been reported that "Dream of Paradise" has passed the approval, but after the approval, it has to be dubbed and subtitled, which will take time.

Taking advantage of the approval of "Dream of Paradise" and the popularity of Zach Cannes Best Actor, Hwaseong held a grand press conference to solidly promote the upcoming release of "Ghost Love", the upcoming filming of "The Mummy" and " Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

After the press conference, Lu Qiu led the film crew to take a chartered flight to the western provincial capital, where they got off the plane and took a bus. It took them more than ten hours to arrive at the shooting location.

After getting out of the car, the strong Zach, Hong Kong actor Tao Wendong, who played Hope, had weak legs, and the others looked like ghosts.

Lu Qiuqiang inspected all the team members with support, and found that the situation was fine, and there was no patient who could not get up after lying down.

Assistant Director Liu with a shaggy beard led the marching troops to greet him.

Assistant Director Liu has been supervising the construction site.

The shed scenery must be built strictly according to the computer-generated drawings. Before Assistant Director Liu came, the local construction team had already started some basic construction.Assistant director Liu checked the drawings and saw that it was not working, so he quickly ordered rework.Afterwards, he was afraid that the construction team would be perfunctory, so Assistant Director Liu had to wander around the construction site every day. After more than ten days, the fat and white urban people turned into real migrant workers.

There is a small town nearby.There is a beautiful Gobi Desert near the town. There are many tourists visiting the town. There are two or three relatively large hotels in the town.September is the end of the peak tourist season, and there are a lot of tourists in the town.

After Deputy Director Liu came over, he tried to book all the beds in two of the hotels at a high price. After the crew and the special effects team arrived, there were more than two hundred people in total, and they all had a better rest environment.

The special effects team arrived two days earlier than the crew. According to the shooting terrain, design work has already begun.

After taking a bath and eating hot soup and rice, the crew members felt that they were relieved.

Lu Qiu and Deputy Director Liu had a brief meeting, and then asked the team members to go back to their room to rest.Early tomorrow morning, all the team members will go to the studio to hold the shooting ceremony.

The temperature in the west in September varies greatly, and the mornings are very cold.Lu Qiu traveled all over the country in his previous life, so he was experienced and prepared, and he brought a cotton green army coat in his luggage.

When the crew gathered on the bus, there were more than [-] people wearing cotton green army coats, accounting for one-fifth of the total number of people.Army coats are cheap to buy, easy to change, durable to dirt and durable, and have a particularly good cold-proof effect. They are a must-have weapon for filming in domestic ravines and deserts.

It is not surprising that domestic actors wear military coats, but Hong Kong actor Tao Wendong also prepared one, which is a bit novel.

When Lu Qiu asked, Tao Wendong patted his bald head with a silly smile.

"Hey, I did some homework before I came here."

Tao Wendong not only checked the local temperature, terrain and humanities, but also humbly asked actors who had filming experience in the western part of the mainland for advice.An actor recommended to Tao Wendong the must-have weapon for the crew.

Tao Wendong is 31 years old and has been in tepid since his debut for ten years.As he got older, the scripts Tao Wendong received got worse and worse, and he retreated from the role of the leading actor to the supporting role, and gradually became a role specializing in roles such as the gangster boss.

The salaries for such roles are not high. Tao Wendong has to support his wife and children, pay the mortgage, and live in a very tight financial situation.In the past two years, in order to make a living, Tao Wendong had to act as the male lead in two tertiary films.

When he was almost desperate, the casting of "The Mummy" was successful, which made him hope again.

Tao Wendong treated the role of Hope with the determination to fight to the death.For this reason, after Tao Wendong received the script, he stepped up to practice Mandarin and English.

On the way here, Tao Wendong checked his lines with Tang Lei all the way to practice his Mandarin pronunciation.

Tang Lei took on a big production for the first time, and she was very conscientious. In addition, Tao Wendong is from Hong Kong, actors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are naturally high-quality compared to their mainland counterparts.Tao Wendong has worked so hard, and Tang Lei dare not relax. As Tao Wendong's Chinese teacher, he has done a very responsible job.

"The Mummy" is the same as "Ghost Love", the market is facing domestic and foreign countries, and there are two types of dubbing, Chinese and English.

Western actors like Zach and Susan, who can only greet in Chinese with a few Chinese greetings like "Hello" and "Have you eaten", can only speak in English throughout the whole process.In order to facilitate communication, Lu Qiu also provided a translator for each of them.

The entertainment industry is very superstitious, after all, this is an industry that requires luck.In the past, there was no superstitious opening ceremony in China. After the opening, the state-owned film studios no longer monopolized, and the film and television production companies in the mainland and Hong Kong cooperated frequently and closely, so they followed the "do as the Romans do".

Three buses plus more than a dozen vehicles including other bread and jeeps carried all the crew members to the "Mummy" studio scene, where the incense burner and fruits had been placed in advance.

The shed scene is not yet fully completed, and the workers on the construction site stand outside the cordon to watch.

Lu Qiu didn't believe this at first, but he had to believe it after being reborn.In addition, it was Lu Qiu's first time as an independent director, and he felt uneasy, and he was very devout when he offered incense, praying that the filming would go smoothly, the weather would be smooth, the weather would be good, the crops would be plentiful, and everything would be stable.

Foreign actors also followed suit.Zach and the others thought it was fun, and learned to say words while burning incense.

In order to take a good sign, the scenes selected for filming are very simple, and it is guaranteed to be passed in one go.

Tourists who traveled nearby heard that there was a film crew shooting a movie here, and they came to watch the excitement after hearing the news.When I went to the side of the studio, my eyes couldn't help but straighten. The actors selected for "The Mummy" have high requirements for appearance. At a glance, there are many handsome men and women, both from the east and the west.

Lu Qiu was recognized by tourists at a glance. When the filming ended and the crew left, Lu Qiu was surrounded by tourists asking for autographs and photos.

Hong Kong film and television accounts for more than half of the country, and Tao Wendong is also a familiar face to domestic audiences, and he is also very popular.

In addition to Lu Qiutao Wendong, Zach and Susan are also popular.

Tourists have never watched "Dreams of Paradise", and they don't know that Zach is the best actor in Cannes.Susan's works are even less, and the two conquer tourists just by their appearance.

Tang Lei was a little disappointed.

Tang Lei is the most beautiful Chinese girl in the crew, but because of the needs of the plot, her complexion has turned brown, which reduces points in the eyes of tourists.For thousands of years, Chinese people's aesthetics have changed from time to time, but there is a bit of uniformity, that is, beauty must be fair.

Tang Lei made up her mind to play Concubine An well.

There is the biggest gap in the circle, and the actors are most afraid of standing together and comparing each other. Once they compare, their hearts will come out.

It takes about [-] minutes to go back to the town by bus.

Zac didn't sit with Susan in the car, but squeezed out Assistant Director Liu and sat next to Lu Qiu.

"Qiu, I want a big fool too."

"Stupid?"

Zach compared the military coat that Biluqiu took off on his lap. "This, big fool (big killer)."

Zach was wearing a red down coat.These clothes have good colors and styles, and are also very warm, but they are not resistant to dirt.There was a lot of wind and sand in the studio, and it was obvious that the red color of Zac's down jacket was stained with dust.

Lu Qiu couldn't help but smile with his eyes crooked.

The sunset outside the window made Lu Qiu's outline seem to be covered with a layer of holy light, and his skin was as delicate as porcelain. Zach stared at it intently.

Zac's eyes are as deep as the sea, and the longer he stares at it, the more magical he becomes.

Lu Qiu looked away, his ears warmed slightly, not used to Zach's straightforward eyes, he coughed twice.

"Ahem, I only brought one. Let Xiao Zhang go to the town to look for it tomorrow to see if there are any military coats for sale in the store."

"Qiu, thank you."

Zach looked at Lu Qiu more erotically.

Zach is not only handsome, but also has a very magnetic voice.It can be said that Zach's innate conditions to become a red giant are too good, and he is God's darling.

With the blue sky, white clouds, yellow sand, Gobi, and beautiful women as delicate as oriental porcelain, Zach felt that it would be a pity for his life not to come for a period of beauty.

"Qiu, let's go for a walk after dinner. The Gobi must be more beautiful at night."

"Zach, I'm sorry, I have to talk to Tang Lei tonight."

Lu Qiu thinks that Zach is good in everything, but it is not good to distribute hormones casually.

Zach's blue eyes twinkled.

"You like Don?"

"Well, no." Lu Qiu nodded first and then shook his head, looking around.

I just arrived after a long journey yesterday, and I went to the shed scenic spot early this morning for a busy day. Most of the team members were drowsy, and no one paid attention to them.

"Zach, I have someone I like."

Lu Qiu's voice was so low that only Zach could hear it clearly.In Japan, Lu Qiu also used Zhou Hongxun as an excuse to reject Zach's overtures.

"I know, you have Zhou by your side."

"So, I don't like Tang." Being tied up by Zhou Hongxun, he has no right to like others.

Zac's blue eyes rolled, full of temptation.

"Qiu, our relationship won't affect you and Zhou."

Zach's meaning was very clear. He didn't want to compete with Zhou Hongxun for the position in Lu Qiu's heart, but to spend some time in his spare time to make his life more fulfilling.

"Sorry, we Orientals are more conservative." Lu Qiu twitched his lips and shook his head in rejection.

Lu Qiu and Zhou Hongxun have been living together for almost a year, but they still feel that their sexual orientation is straightforward.Since he doesn't like men, Zach's charm is useless.

"Hey, you Orientals' thinking, sometimes I really can't understand it."

Zach was rejected again, with regret in his eyes.