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Chapter 613 What did Qi Hui do? He went to get beaten up…

Outside the city of Ouarzazate, in a desert valley.

The set crew shoveled dirt onto Zhou Xun, one shovelful at a time.

In fact, not only Zhou Xun, but also Qi Hui and Lao Ling would be buried.

If it weren't for the photographers and the many people around, someone who didn't know better would have thought they were burying people alive.

Of course, the props team has already made preparations; there are corresponding devices in the soil that allow it to breathe.

This scene depicts the Jiaolong Commando Team and the Ivia government forces being ambushed by the enemy. After a fierce battle, the government forces' ammunition explodes, burying several people in the ground.

To be honest... those shells in the original version were pretty strange, they were too big!

It's almost two-thirds the height of an adult.

And it's very thick, almost as big as Yang Mi's pelvis.

It is not only thick and large, but also contains a large number of various electronic components.

Its precision is comparable to that of an Apple iPhone.

This is very strange. What exactly are these things?

The original text refers to artillery shells, but they are too large; only naval gun shells have that caliber.

Moreover, naval gun shells don't have that many electronic components.

It's somewhat of a mishmash.

Therefore, Qi Hui made a small modification to this, but the overall idea remained the same: a large explosion caused by the secondary explosion of a weapon.

Otherwise, there would be no way to deal with that truckload of mangled human bodies.

The explosion wasn't caused by that bunch of oddly shaped things, but by a 155mm cannon shell as big as an adult's thigh.

That's more acceptable.

Soon, the set design team waved to signal that everything was ready.

Executive Director: "3, 2, 1, action!"

"Instructor!"

"Quickly, save the instructor!"

"...Cough cough cough, quick, Xia Nan too!" Qi Hui screamed hoarsely, his face covered in dust.

He's already dressed and ready to start acting as soon as he comes out.

One shot throughout.

Soon, Zhou Xun was also pulled out of the ground, breathing in the air greedily.

After all that work, the ambush scene was finally filmed.

When the assistant director yelled "cut," everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief.

It's not easy...

When filming the scene of the artillery shell exploding, Wang Yanlin noticed something was wrong and rushed over to provide support.

But before they could even get there, a large number of shells "exploded".

In the movie, he was blown away by a shockwave. During filming, he was suspended by wires and thrown into the air.

However, the desert wind was too strong, and the wire crew made a mistake, slamming Wang Yanlin face down onto the ground.

Wang Yanlin had no choice but to try to protect his face, which resulted in him crashing outside the protective pad and a sharp stone embedding in his thigh.

Fortunately, the stone wasn't big and the wound wasn't deep, but it still made him extremely uncomfortable while filming.

Not only Wang Yanlin, but Qi Hui was also injured.

When the bomb exploded, flying debris hit him in the eyes.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and closed my eyes to protect myself, but my eyes were still bloodshot and I was in excruciating pain.

During the filming of this scene, two of the six main actors were injured.

There are still two more cities to travel to, and I hope that nothing else goes wrong.

"Fall back!" Qi Hui shouted. "Back to the hotel, everyone get some rest. We'll set off tomorrow!"

……

Back at the hotel, Qi Hui took a shower, put in some eye drops, and then lay on the bed playing on his phone.

He hasn't had dinner yet, but it should be late at night back home.

However, several people in the group were still awake and were frantically chatting in the group.

Wu Jing: We are still preparing for the production team; the preliminary work is not yet finished.

Lu Yang asked him when he was going to Africa to film, but Wu Jing hadn't finished the pre-production work yet.

Lu Yang: By the time you're ready, your senior brother has already finished filming and returned.

Guo Fan: @Qi Hui, when will it be done?

It's been over a month since the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Spring has arrived, and all things are in the season of revival.

Qi Hui: It will take another month or so... I'm already progressing quite fast.

He did a great job in the early stages, including training the actors, preparing various equipment, and even taking into account the various troubles caused by the change in environment.

So filming was quite fast. In fact, he had already quietly sped it up. Many people in the crew were complaining that Qi Hui didn't treat people like human beings and was causing them trouble every day.

In response, Qi Hui chose to pay more money.

Overtime pay is given.

The funds in the account of "Operation Red Sea" are still very substantial!

The film had a total investment of 600 million yuan, and among the actors, Zhou Xun was the only one with a relatively high salary.

He Qi Hui is the project initiator, leader, and investor, and receives dividends.

Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang are the same; they receive a basic salary plus profit sharing, so their expenses are not high.

As for Wang Yanlin, Yin Fang, and Bai Ke, they are not high-profile celebrities and their pay is not high.

Bai Ke, in particular, had just had a movie flop, and fearing that Qi Hui would kick him out because of this, he directly lowered his salary.

But Qi Hui refused, insisting on paying the market price.

He didn't want any further disputes arising from the salary issue.

Therefore, Qi Hui can still make the production crew work overtime.

Although the crew members had some complaints about this, they did not resist working.

They also wanted to go home as soon as possible. Who the hell wants to stay in this desolate and barren Sahara?
"So soon?" Wu Jing was shocked; he had estimated that he wouldn't be able to go to Africa until the summer.

Lu Yang was right; Qi Hui had finished, but he hadn't left yet.

Qi Hui: The experience of "Operation Red Sea" is mainly for deserts. Your situation is different. You have to be careful in the tropical grasslands.

There were no Black people in the crew of Operation Red Sea, but Wolf Warrior 2 is different.

If it weren't for this, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to act in "Wolf Warrior 2".

"I will prepare a thorough plan and list all the precautions," Wu Jing said seriously. He would be in trouble if a serious illness, injury, or even a fatal accident occurred during filming.

Qi Hui: Lao Guo, what about you?

Guo Fan: I'm working on the script, and I've already scrapped several drafts.

"Sigh... Sci-fi movies are so mentally and physically exhausting!"

Guo Fan was in tears, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. After all, he had chosen this path.

Even if it hurts, I'll finish this journey!

No, I need to find some people and ask for favors... Guo Fan thought to himself, relying solely on my own efforts will definitely not work.

"Old Qi, I have an idea, what do you think?" Guo Fan sent a message, and soon the group was flooded with messages and text.

But... Qi Hui did not reply.

"Damn it, @Qi Hui, what have you been doing?" Guo Fan exclaimed in shock.

We were having a nice chat, how come you suddenly disappeared?

……

What did Qi Hui do? He went to get beaten up... Oh, he went to chat with Jing Tian.

As soon as Jing Tian sent the message, he decisively ignored the chattering brothers in the group.

Brothers are nothing compared to a boyfriend.

"Hmm...I miss you~" Jing Tian's voice came through the earphones.

She was sending voice messages to Qi Hui via WeChat.

I don't want to make the call, because the more I call, the more I want to call.

I don't want to post anything, because words can't express my longing.

So choose voice messages; this feature has been around for several years.

Hearing Jing Tian's voice, Qi Hui's heart skipped a beat... Oh no, he felt the fresh arterial blood being forced out of the left ventricle through the systemic arteries, undergoing oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange with various tissues throughout the body, and then flowing back to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins.

He misses Jing Tian too!

While replying to messages, Qi Hui secretly made up his mind to speed up the production process again.

As long as you can't shoot to death, shoot to death.

How can you not squeeze cattle and horses if you don't do some exploitation?
Anyway, I'll be exploited too, so it's not a big problem.

"It'll be almost done, just one more month," Qi Hui said.

The timeframe was compressed by more than half a month.

Ding-dong~ A Weibo banner notification suddenly popped up, and a message appeared on the phone screen:
[The Mermaid film has grossed 3 billion yuan, setting a new record for domestic films!]

Qi Hui was stunned for a moment. He had been in Africa for so long, so "The Mermaid" should have been out of theaters long ago.

However, he checked and found that "The Mermaid" had been postponed.

But it's not a one-month extension, it's a four-month extension.

It will remain in theaters until June.

By then, Wolf Warrior 2 would probably already be in production!

"Tsk... 4 months." Qi Hui was somewhat surprised. Zhou Xingchi's move... wasn't it a bit too daring?

(End of this chapter)