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Chapter 171 Surveying Locations (Please subscribe for the second update!)

On October 10, Tang An took Xu Manyun to Dalian, where "The Wind" was filmed.

When I got off the plane from Zhoushuizi International Airport, I met the person sent by the crew to pick me up.

The one who came to pick him up was Zhao Lei, Tangtang's production director, who left the film crew behind to pick him up in person.

Tang An frowned, looked at Zhao Lei, and a Toyota Alphard beside him.

Zhao Lei rushed up to meet him and explained, "Director Tang, there is a Dalian aerial photography company surveying the location. I'm afraid my subordinates won't understand, so I'll come here first!"

"Get in the car first!"

With that said, Zhao Lei opened the car door and invited them in.

"Is that company legitimate?"

As soon as he got in the car, Tang An asked.

Although the aerial photography is in the outer suburbs, if the aerial photography is illegal, it will attract Air Force helicopters, which is not worthwhile.

They are not using that kind of simple remote-controlled aircraft to take aerial photos. Such a high place faces the sea on three sides, so drones must be used.

Fuel-powered, with duplex radio and satellite navigation, controlled from the ground.

Later, Tang An met a film crew, and randomly found a grass-roots crew to take illegal aerial photography. The Air Force dispatched several helicopters to make an emergency landing, and all of them were caught.

Even later, drones must be certified to work and obtain an AOPA certificate.

Zhao Lei, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned around and said, "It's a regular company. They also said that it was a drone made by a military factory in the past, and it was used for exercises!"

Pull a few stomachs.

Tang An shook his head, "It's all bluffing, why don't you talk about the American goods seized on the battlefield!"

"Are they qualified for surveying and mapping?" Tang An asked again.

"I don't know about that. The other party was found by Mr. Zhao. He looks professional." Zhao Lei shook his head.

Zhao Lei explained to Tang An one by one what the production crew had been doing in the past few days. The producer Zhao Jun and Tang An sent by Huayi had also met twice.

An hour and a half later, the group arrived at Shicao Fishing Village.

In the wilderness, except for a village with no people, only the other side of the road is building houses.

This dilapidated place is worthless now, but after ten years, if a high-end community is built on the seashore, it will be worth a lot.

Arriving at the location, Tang An saw a cliff in front of him, as if two mountains were split in the middle.

"Director Tang, this place is called Dahongmen. On the left is Yaogou. The exterior of Qiuzhuang is on the opposite side. The iron bridge in the middle will be completed soon!" Zhao Lei explained from the side.

"Is the bridge made of iron? Is it strong enough?"

As Tang An spoke, he discovered that there was a huge iron frame made of countless iron pipes under the bridge.

"what is this?"

"Actually, this bridge is all made of wood. The rivets on the bridge railings are also made of plastic, which were glued on. The bridge deck is covered with iron plates!"

"This is the attention of the local construction company. It is too expensive to build an iron bridge. We build an iron frame under the bridge and fix it on the canyon underground and on the cliffs twice. It is still stable and the cost is low!"

"Be sure to pay attention to safety, and don't ignore safety for the sake of cost!" Tang An reminded, anyway, it was a night scene, and the iron frame below couldn't be photographed, so he wasn't afraid of wearing it.

Near the iron bridge, a bunch of people are pointing at the end, Zhao Lei
"Director Tang, look, those people belong to the aerial photography company and are investigating!"

The other party also spotted Tang An, and Zhao Jun, the producer of the film crew, immediately came up to him with a smile all over his face, "Boss Tang is here."

"Hello Mr. Zhao, you have worked hard!"

With the other party's posture so low, it was not easy for Tang An to reach out and hit the smiling face, although the first meeting was a bit unpleasant.

Zhao Jun also had no choice. Chen Guofu had great power, and he, the vice president of the production department, became a decoration.

Originally, he wanted to join forces with Feng Xiaogang, but the other party ignored him. There was no other way. If he had conflicts with Tang An, he would be unable to get along in the company.

"Mr. Tang, this is Mr. Liu from Kyushu Aerial Photography."

Zhao Jun pointed to a capable middle-aged man beside him and said, "Mr. Liu, this is Mr. Tang, our Art Director of Huayi, and also the director of the crew."

Tang An nodded, "Mr. Liu, hello!"

"Hi Mr. Tang, it's a great honor to work with you. I've watched the movies you made several times!"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Mr. Liu began to introduce Tang An.

"This is a four-wing aircraft manufactured by a military factory in Dalian. This military factory began to transform the year before last. The technology is nothing to say."

"The new vortex engine used by this drone has a much higher thrust-to-weight ratio than the old-fashioned piston engine, and it can fly at high altitudes, with a battery life of up to 4 hours."

"Look here is the power pack, digital transmission system, GPS positioning system, image transmission system, and aileron servos to ensure high-speed and stable flight with clear images."

"The fuselage is equipped with a large number of sensors, including angular rate, attitude, position, acceleration, airspeed, etc."

"The cameras equipped are also top-level configurations. Two infinite follow focus units = each is equipped with a follow focus unit. It will not cause infinite depth of field of the pan-focus lens like other drones."

Talking about a lot of professional things makes people feel unclear. This is a common way for experts to fool laymen.

Tang An shook his head, and interrupted him with his hand.

"Mr. Liu, can your company guarantee the completion of the filming?"

Tang An looked at Qiuzhuang, which faced the sea on three sides, and now it was just putting on airs, with hundreds of workers busy.

The height is not low.

"Yes!" The opposite party immediately assured.

"In this case, sign the contract. If the effect of the shooting is not satisfactory to me, we will not pay the balance!" Tang An said lightly.

"Here, Mr. Tang." Mr. Liu showed hesitation. Whether he is satisfied or not is not a matter of the other party's words.

"Why, Mr. Liu can't guarantee to finish the filming?"

"Of course, we can sign the contract. If the filming is not good, I'm too embarrassed to ask for money!"

The business was not easy to do, Mr. Liu gritted his teeth and agreed.

The contract was handed over to Zhao Jun, and he continued to walk to the Qiuzhuang location construction site.

After staying in Dalian for two days, Tang An went south to Tianjing. There were not many scenes in that street, but other signs and banners needed to be hung on both sides of the street, so there was no trouble.

Finally, come to Zhuozhou, where most of the scenes in the movie will be shot.

There are two 1200-square-meter studios with a total of 1200 workers. After half a month of hard work, only one shelf was built. The complex scene inside is estimated to take another month.

Tang An told the art director Ye Jintian to decorate completely according to the style of that era, as small as a lamp, a brick, and a wallpaper must be close to perfection.

Movies are not just about the director, nor about the actors. No matter how good an actor is, performing in a scene that can't be fake is unbearable.

TV dramas are a little bit better, when they are on the big screen, the shortcomings will be infinitely magnified.

After surveying the three locations, Tang An did not return to the capital, but continued south to Ninghang to attend the No.15 Hundred Flowers Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

I'm in a bad state, dizzy, everyone forgive me.
(End of this chapter)