Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 111 Yandang Mountain

The convoy drove for three days before arriving at the Yandang Mountain Scenic Area on the evening of October 10.

Since there was plenty of time for filming, Hu Xiaobei simply gave everyone a day off to rest.

He himself also needs to make adjustments to the plans for the next shoot, so as to make the crew run more smoothly.

The first thing was to focus on filming the scenes of Xiaolongnu, such as the scenes of the Paper Umbrella Workshop in Shuifei Valley of Lingshan Scenic Area.

This scene is where Xiaolongnu meets her senior sister Li Mochou and the two fight.

Following this plot, there is the umbrella-kicking scene at Pearl Beach Waterfall.

How many viewers could have imagined that such a short fight scene, which lasted only a few minutes, was actually filmed in two areas.

In the TV series, the switching of battle scenes takes only a blink of an eye, but in reality it is more than two thousand kilometers away.

The weather is getting colder, so we should try to finish filming some water scenes as early as possible.

If you really can’t shoot, plan it out and give priority to shooting once everyone is present.

In the original time and space, Da Huzi was particularly keen on filming water scenes. When he was in Jiuzhaigou, he filmed a water scene almost every two days.

An Xiaoqian has four sets of white costumes, two of which are for her stand-ins and two are for herself.

The aunt who was in charge of the clothing business was too busy to handle the whole process, and later Liu Xiaoli was busy helping her wash and dry clothes all day long.

In addition to the weather conditions in Jiuzhaigou at the time, An Xiaoqian's costumes were half wet all day long and rarely dry.

Take the Yandang Mountain scenes for example. We were still filming the water scenes on the day before New Year's Day, when the temperature had already reached below zero.

An Xiaoqian hadn't put on a diving suit that day, just a thin layer of costume. She was already freezing cold, and water was constantly splashed on her.

Once cold water is poured on your body, it quickly turns into ice.

What’s more, there were dozens of basins of cold water that were poured onto An Xiaoqian again and again.

Just thinking about this picture, you can already tell how cold it is.

There is an old saying: When God is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, he must first make his heart and mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and empty-handed, and his plans frustrated. This is to make his heart move and his nature endure, and increase his ability to do what he could not do before.

(PS: I remember learning the phrases "Heaven will give great responsibilities to this person" and "They have all been able to increase their abilities." I'm not sure about the latter, but I'm sure about the former.)
She has been able to reach where she is today thanks to her family background and opportunities, but her own efforts are also indispensable.

However, her appearance is so outstanding that people often overlook the efforts she has made.

In fact, really observe what she says and what she does.

You will find that some of her behaviors are very consistent with Baopuzi's theory of cultivating immortals.

To put it in more scientific terms, she has achieved an extremely perfect level of regulation of her own magnetic field through subtle influence day after day.

In other words, if she were to cultivate immortality, she would definitely be a peerless genius far beyond ordinary people.

It is precisely because of this that, even after more than 20 years, she is still able to maintain her original intention. Not only is there light in her eyes, but there is also a sparkling Ultraman pinned in her hair...

Even in the end times, An Xiaoqian's special abilities are unique and extremely important to China.

Hu Xiaobei is not sure what kind of impact his appearance will have on her, but he sincerely hopes that the impact will be good and positive.

If An Xiaoqian's awakening of superpowers changes due to his influence, it would be an unbearable price for the future of China.

But Hu Xiaobei had to influence the world little by little in his own way in order to influence and change some things.

If the filming process for the crew in Yandang Mountain was extremely smooth, then the situation for the crew in Jiuzhaigou was just the opposite.

Compared with Hu Xiaobei's planning and arrangements, Yu Minjie's coordination ability is far worse.

Not only did the Jiuzhaigou crew's shooting speed fail to increase, but due to management chaos, the shooting progress slowed down even more.

The Yandang Mountain crew had filmed most of the scenes that could be filmed, and the Jiuzhaigou crew had just finished filming when a huge convoy headed towards Yandang Mountain.

On November 11, the crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes successfully reunited at Yandang Mountain, which was finally a little earlier than the original time and space.

However, some things will not change with the passage of time. Yu Minjie had just arrived in Yandang Mountain and wanted to catch up with the filming schedule.

But things changed after the Yandang Mountain launch event was held in public.

When Group A was filming the daytime scenes at Xianshengmen, thousands of local residents and tourists who heard the news surrounded the set.

Even the small paths in the valley were packed with people, and the staff could only carry their equipment to break through.

Actors were also chased for autographs and photos, and even lesser-known characters like Da Wu and Xiao Wu were not spared.

If that were all, that would be it.

But even the dressing tables were occupied by the enthusiastic crowd, and the actors couldn't even put on makeup, so how could they film the show?

As a result, three daytime scenes were canceled, and Group A had to switch to shooting night scenes to avoid the spotlight.

Hu Xiaobei seized the opportunity and proposed a plan. He first pulled Huang Xiaoming to join Group B and rushed to other scenic spots to shoot water-related scenes.

By the time Yu Minjie recovered, officially took over the crew's work, and sorted out his thoughts, Group B had already completed filming the exterior scenes of Xiaolongnu around Yandang Mountain.

Next, the only scenes left for Xiaolongnu to shoot are the interior scenes at Xiangshan Film and Television City and a few scenes of her appearance in Xinchang.

Xiangshan Film and Television City is still under construction and will not be completed until January.

Hu Xiaobei didn't want to stay in the crew to do management, nor did he want to snatch Yu Minjie's scenes to shoot.

He greeted the bearded man early on, so that he could finish filming the scenes related to the Little Dragon Girl in Yandang Mountain first.

As of November 11, Hu Xiaobei and An Xiaoqian, mother and daughter, temporarily left the Condor Heroes crew and returned to Beijing together.

Accompanying them was Yang Mi, a college entrance examination candidate. This was one of the reasons why Hu Xiaobei and the other two delayed their return to Beijing until mid-month.

After all, Yang Mi is still just a high school girl, so she would love to be able to go home with a team.

What's more, Hu Xiaobei had filmed many scenes with her, so they were not strangers to each other.

Zhou Xiaowen felt a little embarrassed to run away, so he stayed in the crew to film and coordinate the work.

Hu Xiaobei had already filmed part of the plot, and Zhou Xiaowen was in charge of coordination in the Condor Heroes crew.

The filming of the scenes in Yandang Mountain was much easier, and it was not as rushed as in the original time and space.

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Hu Xiaobei originally planned to depart from Longwan Airport, which would take only two and a half hours to reach Beijing.

Moreover, flights from Wenzhou to Beijing are very stable and generally there won’t be any setbacks, so you won’t have to be as nervous as the last time you flew to Jiuhuang.

However, An Xiaoqian insisted on taking the train.

At that time, even the fastest direct train K102 from Wenzhou to Beijing was not very fast.

中午12点从温州出发，到达京城的时间是次日下午3点43分，全程耗时27小时43分。

Moreover, the price of soft sleeper tickets was still high at that time, more than one hundred yuan more than the 11% off air tickets in November, which was really a waste of money.

With nearly two months of vacation, I have plenty of time.

Considering that it would be difficult for An Xiaoqian to take a long-distance train that required an overnight stay in the future, Hu Xiaobei did not object.

At that time, An Xiaoqian only had one popular role, Wang Yuyan. She was already very well-known, but it was still far from being known to everyone.

She simply put on a mask and walked into the station without worrying about being recognized.

An Xiaoqian's popularity really reached the national level only after The Return of the Condor Heroes was broadcast.

By that time, if you continue to do this, you will definitely be exposed.

(End of this chapter)