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Chapter 300 I Will Come Again! (The second is more accurate!)
On March 3, Tang An took the crew to New York after finishing the filming of "The Founding of a Country".

In addition to a few actors, the crew only brought in a little over 100 people.

There are only a few scenes, nothing complicated, and the cost will be overrun if there are too many people.

The original cost of 3000 million has been almost used, and it is estimated that a little more will be added.

The shooting locations were all over New York. The first stop was Columbia University. There were two shots in total on the steps outside the teaching building.

The first time was when Deng Chao was still working as a teaching assistant. He met a classmate. He was working as a teaching assistant in a world-renowned university at that time, and he was very energetic, but the other party was just an international student who couldn't find a job.

The second time, my position was replaced by the other party's master of biology. It was not only a slap in the face, but also a satire, and more to show how difficult it was for Chinese people to survive in the United States at that time.

In Meng Xiaojun's words, does a job of feeding mice require a master's degree in biology?
But even for such a job, the competition is brutal.

There are two shots in this scene, just like the scene at the airport, the characters before and after have completely different mentalities and expressions.

There is no doubt that Deng Chao got stuck again.

"Crack!"

"Let's all take a break!"

"Old Zhao, how long do we have?"

Tang An recruited Zhao Jun. This is not in the mainland, and he can shoot as long as he wants. He gave him two hours, try not to overtime.

Zhao Jun trotted over to check the time and replied, "There are still 41 minutes."

Tang An nodded, "Let everyone take a break and get some water and food."

Then he called Deng Chao over.

"Do you know how to play yourself?"

Deng Chao nodded with a wry smile, "I know, I know, but I almost feel it."

Tang An patted his arm and said with a smile, "Don't be discouraged, filming is like this. We have enough time, so we just come to feel the atmosphere of the world's higher education institutions."

In many cases, I know exactly what effect I want to make, but even if I can't make it, it's useless to force it.

"Think about it carefully. When you met him before, your state and his state. At the beginning, he came to apply for a job, and his future was uncertain, but you came to work, and your future was bright. At this time, he stepped down and you went up. He looked up at him, which represented your state at that time, with your head held high and your chest full of confidence."

"Afterwards you lost your job, he got a job, you went down the steps, he went up the steps, and you had to look down at him again. This was your state at the time, down and out, unable to hold your head up."

"Actually, this can be regarded as a camera scene, but you are playing two selves"

After Tang An finished speaking, he asked him to think for himself, and did not start shooting immediately because of time.

After waiting for him for a quarter of an hour, he continued to shoot.

Finally, when the time was approaching, the scene was successfully filmed.

"Okay, let's go to the next set!"

Afterwards, Tang An brought the crew to a nearby restaurant quickly.

It happened to be noon, so I had lunch in the restaurant.

There is no way, if you want to film in a restaurant, you have to take care of the business no matter what.

Three or four bigger burgers, and a cup of Coke, black tea or coffee.

Things in the United States are expensive, so I can only eat such fast food, and the food will be improved only every two days.

As for the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, those Western-style Chinese food taste weird, so just eat a burger.

After resting for a while, when the group performers came, the filming officially started.

"Scene 41, one shot, one shot!"

"action!"

The American guy can't understand Chinese, and the last sentence was shouted in English.

Deng Chao in the camera looks very busy, the waiters all have the same clothes, a white shirt with a small vest, and he only has a white shirt that he often wears.

His clothes showed his identity, he was an hourly laborer, and he was called around by the waiter.

After work, the boss paid him a few coins, stacked them in a pile, and dropped them one by one in his palm.

Deng Chao shook the money in his hand, looking a little helpless.

"Crack!"

When the camera zoomed in on Deng Chao's face for a close-up, Tang An yelled to stop.

"Stop, the makeup artist is here."

"Hey, Director Tang."

"Go and put on another makeup for Deng Chao. His face should be paler, his whole person should look downcast and tired, and his lips should also look pale. The rest is up to you."

"No problem Director!"

After 10 minutes, the filming resumed.

After receiving his salary, Deng Chao was about to leave, but a kind-faced white old lady not far away stopped him.

"Hello, is there anything I need?"

The old lady took out a 20-meter note and stuffed it in Deng Chao's palm, and he immediately looked back reflexively.

The hourly workers who do odd jobs cannot accept tips, this is the rule, Deng Chao immediately returned the money to the old lady.

"No, you deserve it."

The old lady insisted on giving the money to Deng Chao, and grabbed his hand to hold the money.

"You are still young, you will go far!"

"And she can only stay here for the rest of her life."

This she naturally refers to the proprietress.

"Thank you!"

"Thank you!"

Deng Chao said two thank yous in a row, and he clenched his hands tightly, not because of the 20 dollars, but because of her words of encouragement!
It is rare in life that someone has helped you when you were at your worst and most helpless, even if it was just a word of encouragement from the heart.

And how many people are constantly sinking down!

In the evening, the crew filmed a night scene in a laundromat.

"Deng Chao, you can walk over here later, and when you drink water, you catch a glimpse of Wan Qian who is ironing clothes inside, then turn around and watch outside silently."

"Wan Qian, you move a little slower and lighter, because you have been in the United States for so long, and your life is not good. You are exhausted from the heart to the body. When you see Deng Chao's face in the mirror in front of you Don't look back, just silently look in the mirror."

"Alright Director Tang, I understand!"

"Okay, all departments are ready!"

"No.40 three scenes, one shot, one shot!"

"start!"

In the camera, a man and a woman in a foreign country look at each other through the mirror.

They both lied to each other, all to reassure each other.

In the next few days, the crew traveled all over Times Square, Fifth Avenue and other places to shoot scenes.

A week later, the crew came to Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange.

While directing the crew, Tang An looked in the direction of the New York Stock Exchange with some envy.

Suddenly, an LCD screen outside the wall of the New York Stock Exchange lit up, and the same ceremony as when Huayi was listed was going on inside.

A company went public today.

And this company is still a domestic company, and a company that most young people have consumed.

Seven Days Chain Hotel!

After Home Inns was listed on NASDAQ and Jinjiang Inn was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, it became the third listed express hotel in China.

The listing was very successful. The issue price was 11 US dollars, and it rose to 13.5 US dollars at the opening, which means that this domestic company is favored by Wall Street capitalists and stockholders.

NYSE, I will come again!
After a week of filming, "China and Partners" has officially finished.

In the evening, I found a not-so-small hotel, booked a banquet hall, and held a wrap-up banquet in this foreign country.

"Thank you everyone. After several months of hard work, our movie is finally finished. Today is a bit simple. I will invite everyone to have a good meal after returning home!"

Tang An toasted everyone!
PS: I remembered that when I worked as a summer job in high school, I also worked as a waiter in a western restaurant. The waiters wore vests over their shirts. There were no summer jobs. At that time, the shirt couldn’t be tied into the trousers, and it was crumpled. Super ugly.I also occasionally place wrong orders, such as Spanish seafood gratin and Spanish seafood risotto, cappuccino cake and cappuccino coffee.

(End of this chapter)