Entertainment Era: My Good Sister Is All Over the World

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Huang Wen was completely oblivious to all the commotion, as he was happily galloping on his horse at the Shandan Military Horse Farm.

The Shandan Military Horse Farm is located in the Damaying Grassland at the northern foot of Lenglongling in the Qilian Mountains, in the central part of the Henan Corridor. It spans two provinces, Gansu and Qinghai, and is adjacent to three cities and six counties, covering a total area of ​​329.54 million mu, which is roughly the size of two Hong Kongs.

This is the world's oldest horse farm, founded by Huo Qubing, the great general of the Western Han Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it became Asia's largest military horse breeding base and a major grain, oil and meat production base for the Chinese military.

The terrain here is flat and the grass is lush, making it a natural haven for horses to grow and reproduce.

However, the best time to visit Shandan Military Horse Ranch is after May, when the grass is completely green and the weather is neither too hot nor too cold.

Unfortunately, Huang Wenbin and his team weren't there for a vacation; they were there to film a movie.

After two months of training, not only the actors but also many staff members learned to ride horses. The entertainment activities here are too monotonous, and horseback riding is the only fun thing.

Even Grandpa Liu Xun enjoys riding around and exploring.

By March, the weather finally showed signs of warming up.

Huang Wenbin chose a sunny day, got a few vehicles from the military, and planned to take pictures of Crescent Lake and Mogao Grottoes.

Since we're already here, it would be a waste not to take pictures of these two attractions.

Xu Xiaoming was also very excited, as he had longed to visit these two places for a long time.

When they arrived at Crescent Lake, Xu Xiaoming exclaimed, "If I have the chance, I want to make a movie about the frontier. This place is so beautiful; it would be a waste not to make a movie about it."

"Sure," Huang Wenbin nodded with a smile.

In fact, in the original timeline, Xu Xiaoming quickly cast Yu Rongguang as the lead after filming "The Cotton Robe," and they filmed "Mirage" in Gansu with XJ.

They also discovered a beautiful actress, Pasha Umar, but unfortunately she disappeared after making two more films.

"The scenery is truly beautiful; I've never seen anything like it before, it's like a dream!"

Zhao Changjun lay on the yellow sand, gazing at the clear spring and green trees in the distance, sighing with emotion.

"Nature's artistry is truly amazing!" Yu Rongguang sat upright, a relaxed smile on his face. "Who would have thought that such a beautiful oasis could exist in such a desert?"

Xu Xiaoming was still wondering, "Why are these two completely unrelated things appearing here together?"

Huang Wenbin laughed and said, "Why don't they all appear here together?"

"You're right, really right!" Xu Xiaoming paused for a few seconds, then gave Huang Wenbin a thumbs up.

No wonder you're a great writer, a great writer.

Xiong Xinxin, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered: "What did Brother Wen say? I didn't understand at all!"

"You can tell? Then you've become a great writer too!" Yu Rongguang laughed heartily.

The others joined in the laughter, though it was unclear what they were laughing at!

"Why don't you guys have a fight here tonight!" Huang Wenbin suddenly said.

The others looked on in astonishment: "Huh?"

"Under the moon, in the desert, at the oasis, a chivalrous hero, and with a murderous aura—"

How romantic it sounds! It would be a waste not to fight it out.

Xu Xiaoming immediately became excited when he heard about the idea.

"The lighting can't compensate for that!" Wu Tianming raised a practical problem: "With moonlight, you can't get a clear picture of a person's face; you can only get their shadow."

"Just shoot the shadows!" Huang Wenbin clapped his hands and said to Xu Xiaoming, "Have you seen King Hu's 'A Touch of Zen'?"

Xu Xiaoming nodded: "Of course I've seen it!"

"The bamboo forest scene!" Huang Wenbin pointed out. "That's the feeling, that atmosphere I want. It doesn't matter if you can't see people's faces clearly. Just have someone add some reflective lenses or jade to their clothes so that you can distinguish friend from foe."

So everyone sat down in a circle on the sand and began to discuss the idea.

A feasible solution was quickly developed.

When the protagonist Huineng and the female protagonist were fleeing, they passed through this place and were caught up by Qi Tianyuan and the agents of the Eastern Depot.

Sure enough, under the moonlight, amidst the wind, on the sandstorm, beside the oasis, and beside the ancient city, a dozen figures danced like butterflies, a scene of exquisite beauty, almost otherworldly.

Filming this scene was exhausting; every time I opened my mouth to speak, I would swallow sand.

Moreover, it's difficult to exert force while standing on the sand, let alone fight.

Zhen Zidan, in particular, didn't know whether Huang Wenbin truly valued him or was deliberately playing a prank on him.

Surprisingly, he had the most screen time in this desert fight scene, and I don't know why.

Moreover, this head of the Eastern Depot had his hands and feet cut off by the male and female protagonists, and finally sank into the sand and died.

However, one of the female lead's younger sisters was dragged down with him and died along with her.

Over the next month, the remaining scenes were also filmed.

When the grass turned slightly green, they finally began filming the main event, which was the biggest scene in the movie—ten thousand horses galloping across the grassland.

To film this scene, Huang Wenbin and his team borrowed a helicopter from a nearby military unit for aerial filming.

They also borrowed a battalion of soldiers for control and protection in case of any accidents.

The scene of thousands of horses galloping was directed by Mr. Zhang Hanwen, the head coach of the Inner Mongolia Equestrian Team, with the local military horse farm manager in charge of coordination, and all the equestrian team members and ranch staff working together.

Mr. Zhang Hanwen was specially invited by Huang Wenbin and his team to train the actors' riding skills. He is known as the "Father of Modern Equestrianism in China" and has cultivated a large number of top talents for the equestrian sport in China.

In the helicopter, Zhang Yimou carried a camera, his face full of excitement, his initial fear and worry completely suppressed.

Xu Xiaoming was also on the plane, looking down at the thousands of horses, and he was trembling with excitement.

Huang Wenbin was a little afraid of triggering a major "see-you-again" curse, so he didn't board the plane and just stayed on the grassland to direct the scene.

When all reports from all sides are ready.

"start!"

Huang Wenbin gave a soft shout into the walkie-talkie.

"Snapped!"

A signal flare is launched into the sky.

Upon seeing the signal flare, the commanders in each area immediately proceeded with the rehearsed procedures.

Thousands upon thousands of horses immediately galloped up, and the entire earth trembled.

Even though the actors in the crew had rehearsed several times, they were still stunned.

Fortunately, no major mistakes occurred.

The focus of this scene is on the horses, not the people.

The scenes involving people can be filmed later.

It took half a month to finally finish filming this scene.

Fortunately, the military horse farm did not charge them any fees; otherwise, this scene would have used up all of their remaining filming funds.

The crew spent a few more days filming additional scenes.

Around the end of March, all filming for "The Cotton Robe" was completed.

After a three-day celebration on the grassland, they bought tickets to return to Yanjing.

Many of these people proactively left their contact information with Huang Wenbin, hoping to work with him on a movie in the future.

Although filming with Huang Wenbin was tiring, the income was relatively high.

They inquired with other film crews and found that they only received a maximum of one yuan per day in subsidies, while Huang Wenbin's crew received ten yuan.

That alone made them completely subservient to Huang Wenbin.

Huang Wenbin proactively asked for Mr. Liu Xun's contact information, as he will be leaving his job and heading to Hong Kong this summer.

"Thousand-Faced Buddha" is a great actor. He can play any role and he plays them all exceptionally well. He has a bright future ahead of him.

Once most of the people at the Shandan Military Horse Farm had left, Huang Wenbin also set off to return to Yanjing.

During this time, he received a letter from Director Wang, reminding him that he might face some minor challenges upon his return.

Huang Wenbin is fearless, so let's face the storm!

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