Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 423 Filming on My Own Territory

Fanyu Film and Television City, Datang Film and Television District.

After finishing the filming on Hulunbuir grassland, the crew of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" moved here to continue filming. Most of the town scenes can be completed here.

Over the past three days, as the crew prepared to shoot the next scene, Director Nolan toured the entire studio.

At this moment, he was saying to Lin Yuan, "I've always known you had a film and television city in China, but I didn't expect it to be so big! It took me three days to tour it all."

"The total area of ​​Fanyu Film and Television City, including its second phase, exceeds 10 mu...that is, 6600 million square meters, or 66 square kilometers." Lin Yuan explained using an area unit that Director Nolan could understand.

"66 square kilometers? This is crazy! No wonder it took us three days to fully explore the area," exclaimed Director Nolan.

"Since so much money has been spent, we have to see some results." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

Lin Yuan's domestic investment company invested a huge amount of US$60 billion in the construction of the two phases of the Fanyu Film and Television City project.

This amount of money was equivalent to 2004 billion RMB in 500, and is equivalent to 2024 billion RMB in 2000 based on purchasing power parity. It is an unimaginable huge sum of money.

In 2004, the GDP of Fanyu District was only RMB 514.42 billion, and the GDP of the entire Nanyue City was only RMB 4477.35 billion.

It can be seen from this that Lin Yuan’s Fanyu Film and Television City project has an epic effect on boosting the local economy.

From the district to the city, to the provincial level, and even the central government, this project has been given the greatest attention and support.

Therefore, Lin Yuan was able to acquire such a large piece of land to build this super film and television base.

By listing two comparative data, you can know how big the scale of Fanyu Film and Television City is.

The adjacent Chimelong Safari Park covers a total area of ​​1 acres.

In the previous life, Hengdian Film and Television City had a total area of ​​5 acres.

Lin Yuan’s Fanyu Film and Television City is twice the size of Hengdian in his previous life, not to mention the “Little Hengdian” which is still under construction.

Of course, the 10 acres of land used for the film and television city in Linyuan is not all flat land.

Otherwise, it would be unlikely to cover such a large piece of land with buildings. Instead, his film and television city extends along the Pearl River, crosses the Huangpu Bridge, and also obtains a large piece of construction land in Huangpu on the opposite bank, which includes part of Longtou Mountain Forest Park.

This makes the entire film and television city have mountains, water and plains.

Not only can the scenes in regular cities and palaces be filmed, but also the scenes of ancient dock water battles can be satisfied. Even the scenes of mountain temples and ancient mountain roads have been restored.

This enables the entire Fanyu Film and Television City to have the ability to supply almost all-scene shooting.

During these three days, Lin Yuan accompanied director Nolan to visit the film and television city.

To be honest, he himself hadn't really visited it in detail.

He has been working non-stop and was extremely busy, but he also took advantage of this filming opportunity to take a good look around the film and television studio where he had invested heavily in filming.

The conclusion is: surprise!
It was better than he had imagined. Even with his later experience, he had to admit that Fanyu Film and Television City had achieved the ultimate he could imagine.

This is the power demonstrated by huge capital investment.

However, if we look at the revenue of this project alone, we have to admit that it is currently losing money, and it is a huge loss.

At this time, the domestic film and television market, if we only look at the film market, is only at the level of 3 billion RMB per year.

This also includes the credit given to Lin Yuanqiang for boosting the domestic box office market, who alone accounted for two-thirds of it.

Therefore, if the filming funds used by these crews for venue rental are regarded as the main source of income for the film and television city, then Fanyu Film and Television City will definitely suffer huge losses.

This is also the biggest reason why no one in China has invested so much money to build a film and television city before.

But for Lin Yuan, this is not a problem.

On the one hand, although the film and television city project and the CBD project are operated separately in terms of business, they are financially under the same investment company. He can use the profits of the CBD project to hedge the temporary losses of the film and television city project, so that investors will not be dissatisfied.

On the other hand, as the domestic economy is poised for rapid growth, both the film and television industry and the overall economy are expanding rapidly. The boost to tourism, catering, accommodation, and surrounding land prices generated by the construction of film and television cities will continue to generate profits over the next two decades.

This is the biggest reason why Lin Yuan dared to spend a lot of money.

Of course, another reason why Lin Yuan did this is that he can deeply integrate the domestic economy and people's livelihood through this project.

The economic boost brought by such a large amount of funds, the promotion of employment, and the increase in income for employees in surrounding factories (Chapter 409) are enough to make Lin Yuan a guest of honor in the domestic government and obtain a "golden medal of immunity from death."

Director Nolan obviously realized this, and he said with a smile: "In a few years, your status in China may surpass that in the United States."

The word he used was "native" in the United States, which made Lin Yuan want to laugh.

But Director Nolan had no ill intentions. This only meant that in his subconscious, Lin Yuan, like himself, did not feel like an outsider.

But Lin Yuan knew that even though he grew up in the United States, his cultural ties made his heart lean towards China, otherwise he would never have filmed "The Song of Tang Dynasty".

The biggest purpose of making this film is to export Chinese culture to the world.

In response to director Nolan's teasing, Lin Yuan smiled and replied, "I'm afraid it's difficult. Money isn't everything in China. In terms of the social influence of the wealthy, the United States is the paradise for the rich where money is paramount."

"Overall, your film and television city is great. Compared to those magnificent palaces, I prefer the restored ancient town effects here. I like both the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty blocks. I also want to capture these scenes perfectly and broadcast them to audiences around the world." Director Nolan said.

"Do you like the Tang Dynasty neighborhood? Or the Song Dynasty one?" Lin Yuan asked.

"That's a really difficult question to answer." Director Nolan hesitated.

"Well, I personally may prefer the Song Dynasty, but I think the audience will like the Tang Dynasty." After thinking about it, Director Nolan gave the answer.

Lin Yuan nodded. He felt that Director Nolan was right.

The cities in the Tang Dynasty had a strict layout, with a strict distinction between the city and the ward. The "city" was specially set up for commercial trade, and was equipped with a strict opening and closing system.

Therefore, the advantage is that the city is dedicated to commercial activities, just like the current commercial streets, with carefully crafted signs to attract customers and a wide range of goods, which makes it appear particularly prosperous and splendid.

The commodity economy of the Song Dynasty was even more developed, and the boundaries between the city and the town were broken down, with residential and commercial areas mixed together. Because the town and the town were integrated, there were no restrictions on business hours or locations.

The advantage of this is that it is full of the atmosphere of life. When you walk on the streets of the city, there are roadside shops everywhere, selling food, clothing and daily necessities, mixed with the shouting, making it seem particularly lively in the chaos.

The preparations for the shooting these days are just waiting for some props to arrive that can restore the details of the city.

At this point, the preparations have been basically completed, and we will start shooting the first scene in the city soon.

This scene in the plot takes place in Yunzhong County, the seat of Yunzhou.

This place was also known as Datong Prefecture in other dynasties and has been a famous town throughout the ages.

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Yunzhou was the only way from Chang'an to the foreign tribes in the north.

The character played by Lin Yuan is a mid-level military officer stationed in Yunzhou and under the jurisdiction of the Hedong Jiedushi.

The army under the command of the Hedong Jiedushi included the Tianbing Army, Datong Army, Hengye Army, Kelan Army, and troops from Yunzhou (Datong), Daizhou (Yanmen County), and Lanzhou (Loufan County), totaling 55,000 people.

The plot of this scene is that Lin Yuan, who returned victorious from the battle outside the Great Wall, reports his battle results to his immediate superior, Li Jie (a fictional historical figure) played by Li Renjie, in Yunzhou.

Before filming began, Director Nolan was explaining the filming requirements to Li Renjie in detail.

"Tell me about your understanding of the character Li Jie," said Director Nolan.

"His emotions towards Yuchi Yuan are contradictory. On the one hand, he identifies with and admires this subordinate, but on the other hand, due to conflicts of interest, he has to frame him, and therefore feels guilty," said Li Renjie.

Director Nolan nodded, saying that veteran actors like Li Renjie are very dedicated and have done their homework.

He played Li Jie, whose official positions were General of the Right Winged Guards Army, Deputy Envoy of the Hedong Circuit, and Envoy of the Datong Army.

This series of official positions meant that he had an extremely high status and was one of at least the top five most powerful officials in Hedong Town.

It also means that he is from the Central Imperial Guard, which is the same as Yuchi Yuan played by Lin Yuan, so there will be an identity identification.

The military system of the Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into two categories: the regular central imperial guards and the local government troops.

The military forces were based on farmers under the equal-field system, with military offices set up in strategic locations across the country's circuits, states, and counties. They produced and worked locally and were armed and fought in the wars locally.

As they were from the same sequence, Li Jie's first reaction was of course to win over Yuchi Yuan as much as possible.

However, Yuchi Yuan's refusal to compromise on principle forced Li Jie to get rid of him.

After all, blocking someone's financial path is like killing their parents, and this is a mortal feud.

Hence the scene at the beginning of the film where Yuchi Yuan fought a murder with someone else's knife. However, not only did he not die, he defeated the enemy with a smaller force.

This scene is to show that although he returned victorious, the crisis was not resolved. Instead, he was involved in an even more dangerous storm.

“Your understanding is spot on, so in this scene you need to show Li Jie’s reluctance and ruthlessness.

I will give you multiple close-ups of the character's face, but because this character's emotions are hidden from view, you need to use fewer big expressions and more micro-expressions and eyes to interpret the character," said Director Nolan.

Li Renjie nodded: "I will do my best."

Although he is known as the "Kung Fu Emperor", Li Renjie's acting skills in literary dramas have actually been improving with age, and are far better than the public's impression.

He has been preparing for today's scene privately for a long time, so he is confident that he can perform well.

"Then I'll get started," Director Nolan said.

……

"Action!"

Director Nolan gave the shooting instructions and the clapperboard was tapped.

"clatter!"

"Whoa~ Whoa~"

Accompanied by the sound of armor plates rubbing against each other, Lin Yuan, wearing black Ming Guang armor, stepped into the military headquarters.

Li Renjie sat in the lobby, wearing a purple military uniform, which was the uniform for officials of the third rank and above.

"Greetings, sir! Please forgive me for not being able to perform the full ceremony while wearing armor." Lin Yuan stood ten steps away from him, clasped his hands together and bowed to salute.

A close-up of Lin Yuan's armor showed many damages and dents, clearly showing that he had just experienced a fierce battle.

Li Renjie's expression was quite complicated, with a mixture of nostalgia, confusion, disappointment, and a barely perceptible hint of joy.

He looked at Lin Yuan for a long time before he said, "General Yuchi, there's no need to be so polite. You've worked hard."

"Thank you, sir!"

After saying this, Lin Yuan straightened his back and looked at his immediate superior:

Although he is in his early forties, his hair has already turned gray in places and he looks like a man in his fifties.

When he was young, he was a brave general known throughout the world. He followed Xue Rengui's son Xue Na to fight in all directions.

He fought in hundreds of battles in his life, including being the first to reach the enemy line 10 times, breaking into enemy lines 19 times, and beheading generals and capturing flags 5 times. He was truly an undefeated god of war.

When did greed start to fill these once brave and fearless eyes?
Lin Yuan couldn't help but think in his heart.

"I am very happy to hear that General Yuchi defeated the enemy. May I ask how many heads were beheaded?" Li Renjie asked.

"We defeated 4000 enemies and beheaded more than 1800 of them," Lin Yuan replied.

"Seriously? There's no joking in the military!"

After hearing Lin Yuan's report, Li Renjie couldn't help but stand up from his chair.

The previous military intelligence report only contained the simple news of Yuchi Yuan's great victory, but did not specify the number of enemies killed.

Hearing the exact number at this time was completely beyond his imagination.

"I am not lying at all! The enemy's left ear is my proof." Lin Yuan replied.

"General Yuchi is truly brave. With a small number of elite cavalry, he defeated an enemy that is ten times his size." Li Renjie praised.

Lin Yuan clearly saw that when Li Renjie praised him, there was not only praise but also a hint of heartache in his eyes.

Li Renjie was of course aware of the huge disparity in the number of people on both sides.

Lin Yuan's cavalry was nominally composed of 700 men, but in reality only 500 were available, and this time he took 400 with him. This was all approved by Li Renjie, so he naturally knew about it.

As for the enemy, Li Renjie knew even more clearly because he was the one who recruited those Turkic cavalry.

By nurturing the enemy over the years, he was able to control nearly 20,000 cavalrymen from various ethnic groups outside the Great Wall.

This time, in order to completely kill Lin Yuan, he mobilized nearly one-fifth of his troops in one go. Unexpectedly, he was successfully killed by Lin Yuan. How could he not be heartbroken?

In response to Li Renjie's praise, Lin Yuan did not respond, but just smiled and waited for the other party to continue speaking.

Li Renjie continued to ask, "How much damage was there?"

"24 people were killed, 35 were seriously injured, and 109 were slightly injured." Lin Yuan replied.

"Is that really the case?!" Li Renjie was completely shocked when he heard Lin Yuan's answer.

Facing an enemy that was ten times larger than their own, they not only defeated the enemy, killing more than 1800 of them, but also suffered only 24 casualties themselves?
Even if the 35 seriously injured were included, the casualty ratio was still unbelievably low.

This means that the cavalry under Lin Yuan has combat effectiveness beyond imagination.

Moreover, his strength was not greatly damaged in this battle, and he could recover most of it with a little rest.

It seems that trying to continue killing someone with a borrowed knife is no longer feasible.

If this continues, before Lin Yuan's cavalry is exhausted, his little capital will be worn out.

Facing his superior's question, Lin Yuan confidently replied, "The battle damage is completely true!"

Li Renjie looked at Lin Yuan with a complicated expression.

He saw the shadow of his own youth in this young general.

At that time, I was as brave and fearless as he was, and my heart was filled with infinite glory.

In order to make the empire greater, he disregarded life and death in every charge.

He looks so much like me when I was young!
Li Renjie sat back in his chair.

At this moment he hesitated.

His mind was thinking rapidly and he was hesitant to speak.

It would be a shame if such a powerful fighting force were wasted.

Although he was determined not to give in on the issue of drawing a salary without working, there were ways around it.

Wouldn't it be better to make up for it from somewhere else?
Li Renjie was thinking in his mind:

There must be a basic bottom line for things like drawing a salary without working.

That is, we must never allow the failure of the war on the front line to occur due to the collection of empty salaries, otherwise it will be impossible to cover up.

Therefore, while drawing the empty salary, the combat effectiveness of some troops must also be guaranteed to maintain the appearance.

After all, someone has to do the work and someone has to meet the performance indicators. It is impossible for all positions to be vacant.

From this perspective, the cavalry under Lin Yuan's command can easily replace several times the quota.

Then the vacancies will not be counted on him, and he can fill them by finding more vacancies in other troops. It's actually the same thing.

But if he did this, he and the adults above him would become even more dependent on Lin Yuan.

The only question becomes:

Is he reliable?

Can he be mine?

Li Renjie is still quite confident about this.

Because his background is the strongest in the current dynasty.

His immediate superior was Wang Yu, the governor of Hedong, and behind Wang Yu was Li Linfu, who had just been appointed prime minister for two years.

With Li Linfu as his pillar of support, Li Renjie didn't believe that Lin Yuan didn't want to come over.

The Kaiyuan era lasted for 29 years. It was 736 (the th year of Kaiyuan), which was already the end of the Kaiyuan era.

Many people believe that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, began to become gradually incompetent and corrupt during the Tianbao period.

But in fact, he had already inevitably fallen into depravity at the end of the Kaiyuan period.

The Tang Dynasty began to decline with the landmark event of Zhang Jiuling's dismissal and Li Linfu's appointment as prime minister in the 734nd year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's Kaiyuan reign ().

Li Renjie said confidently, "General Yuchi, you are still very young and so outstanding. You should have a bright future."

Lin Yuan said nothing, waiting for him to continue.

"But power can only be handed over to loyal people. Are you loyal enough?" Li Renjie asked with a smile.

"Of course, I have infinite loyalty to my motherland. I am willing to use my blood and life to defend its glory." Lin Yuan replied.

"It's not enough." Li Renjie shook his head.

Lin Yuan's answer was not what he wanted.

In this case, the only correct answer is:
To be loyal to the country, one must first be loyal to the superiors.

Being disloyal to your superiors is being disloyal to your country!
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