My movie scares global audiences to tears

Chapter 56 Happy or Normal
With Na Jiduo, a real local tycoon with mines, Song Qi didn't have to show mercy when making a budget, but he added all the expenses to the budget.

But it's a pity that there are really not many opportunities to spend money when making movies on Najido's territory.

The hotel the crew stayed in was Najido's, the boat they used was Najido's, and even the meals the crew ate were cooked by Najido's personal chef himself, absolutely top-notch treatment.

Therefore, Song Qi could only increase the salaries of the crew members as much as possible, so that this batch of crew members had an illusion, as if they were not here for work, but for vacation.

Although the conditions here in Gango Province are not as convenient as in Daxia, the crew enjoys the aristocratic treatment provided by Chief Najiduo. On the contrary, everyone in the crew has experienced the luxurious life of princes and nobles in historical dramas, and they are a little bit reluctant to leave.

However, Song Qi hired them not for enjoyment, but for work.

They didn't care how they played with Song Qi after work was over, but after turning on the machine, they had to do their best to fulfill his request.

With the blessing of the two films "Jaws" and "Deep Cold", Song Qi now has a certain reputation in the film industry. The crew are very serious in their work, and no one dares to touch his bad luck.

With the cooperation of the whole team, the shooting of the movie progressed very quickly. In less than two weeks, a quarter of the scenes were shot.

But when it came time to shoot a scene where the Bigmai tribe sacrificed to the snake god Apepu, the crew ran into trouble.

In order to create that primitive, simple, and weird atmosphere, the crew directly entered the site of one of the largest Apepu temple ruins in the local area for shooting, and it was at night.

This temple site is located on the bank of a tributary of the Gango River. It is said to be the oldest site in the area. It has always been a place for worship by the Bigmai people. Later, because the river was diverted and flooded several times, it was gradually stopped. of.

After resting for a day during the day, the crew came here by boat at night to shoot the sacrifice scene.

But at the beginning of filming, a group of Bigmays rushed into the set, yelling and driving away, telling the crew to leave quickly, and they were not allowed to shoot here.

They are dressed in ancient national costumes, holding spears, bows and arrows in their hands, and their faces are painted, making them look scary at night.

None of the crew could understand their dialect. Fortunately, Song Qi hired many local extras, many of whom were from the Bigmai tribe.

Among them, the actor who played Xiao Hei stopped the Bigmai people and negotiated with them.

Seeing this, Song Qi immediately called Na Jiduo.

The shooting location was arranged by Najiduo, if something happened, of course Najiduo had to come forward to solve it.

After negotiating for a while, Xiao Hei returned to Song Qi and explained to him.

Only then did Song Qi know that although most of the Bigmai people in Gango Province had entered the cities and adapted to modern life, there were still some Bigmai people living in the jungle like their ancestors. relatively primitive life.

They still maintain their worship of Apepu, and this temple is also their holy place. During the night, they do not allow outsiders to disturb Apepu's deep sleep.

This kind of issue involving aboriginal people and beliefs is more difficult, and it is difficult to reason with these people, because the two sides are not on the same logical line at all.

Didn't Guido say it was done?How could this happen?

Soon, Song Qi knew what Jiduo's "fixing" meant. Not long after he finished making the phone call, a security team rushed over.

They are Najido's private security team, and everyone is fully armed. When they came here, they cursed at the Bigmai tribe and waved them away.

But the Bigmai tribe became even more angry, confronting them, and the two sides were at war.

Under Xiao Hei's translation, Song Qi realized that Najiduo's team of private security guards were also Bigmai people who had received modern education.

In the eyes of this group of primitive Bigmai people, these people are undoubtedly traitors who have betrayed their people.

What's more, these traitors actually helped outsiders to occupy the holy land of the tribe, which made these primitive Bigmai tribe even more angry.

Seeing that these guys had a tendency to fight, Song Qi couldn't stand anymore, and hurriedly brought Xiao Hei to the center to ease the atmosphere.

He asked Xiao Hei to translate his words to the original Bigmai people: "We are film workers from the friendly country Daxia. We are here to promote local culture. We can bring you more income and let you Have better living conditions, let you have a safe place to live, let your children receive an education, and let this place develop better."

Xiao Hei translated his words according to his words, but the group of primitive Bigmai people couldn't listen to them at all, and tried to drive them away.

"Director, don't waste your saliva, they won't listen at all, they only listen to the words of the patriarch and Apepu."

Xiao Hei shook his head helplessly and said, "Their thoughts are too stubborn. Once they decide that we are bad people, they won't change their minds."

Do you only listen to the words of the patriarch and Apep?
Song Qi's eyes moved, and he ordered the crew to evacuate with the security team first, leaving only Xiao Hei behind.

"You take me to meet their patriarch."

He gave orders to Xiao Hei.

"Don't! It's too dangerous!"

Xiao Hei was a little panicked: "They are too barbaric, if they are provoked, maybe they will kill us and eat meat."

"I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

Song Qi asked him to convey his meaning.

Xiao Hei had no choice but to convey Song Qi's meaning to the group of Bigmai people.

After hearing Xiao Hei's words, these Bigmai tribesmen started arguing in dissatisfaction, but a tall soldier in the lead stopped them.

He looked Song Qi up and down, then nodded to signal him to follow.

Song Qi followed behind him with Xiao Hei, and walked into the jungle together.

A tall warrior walked ahead, a pair of binoculars slung from his waist.

It was precisely because of seeing this telescope that Song Qi dared to take Xiao Hei on this trip.

Since they are using modern tools, it shows that they are not so against modern civilization.

The tribe inhabited by the original Bigmai people is not far from the ruins of the temple, and they arrived there in a short while.

There are no electric lights in the tribe, only a few dim oil lamps.

Led by the tall warrior, Song Qi met the chief of the tribe. He was an old man who looked to be around 70 or [-] years old. His skin was wrinkled like tree bark. A pair of pendant ornaments, a pair of cloudy eyes, like two black holes in the darkness.

After meeting Song Qi, the old man greeted Song Qi in Da Xia dialect, "Hello, Da Xia people."

Song Qi was very surprised, and he nodded his head and said hello: "Hi, patriarch, nice to meet you."

The biggest barrier to communication is language. After the language is unimpeded, it is much more convenient to speak.

After some exchanges, Song Qicai learned that the old patriarch was actually a college student and had studied in the Great Xia Kingdom.

After returning to Gango Province, he also served as a university teacher for a period of time, but due to various reasons, he chose to leave the city and return to live in the rainforest.

He said that his roots are in the rainforest, where there is no complexity and pollution in the city, and everyone lives purely.

He even used the concept of Taoism in Daxia's Taoist culture to explain his philosophy of life.

Song Qi realized that this was a wise old man, and he was immediately in awe.

However, Song Qi still didn't understand. Since he wanted to return to nature, why did he use modern tools?
In the patriarch's room, there are many modern tools, such as alcohol stoves, hand tools such as hacksaws, hand files, and even an engineering shovel.

The patriarch explained that he does not reject modern civilization, and hopes that the tribe can use modern tools to improve their lives.

He also encouraged the tribe to get out of the jungle and get in touch with modern civilization.

But the people of the tribe lived in the rainforest for a long time, and they didn't know that the people outside were sinister. After suffering many losses, he finally gave up this attempt.

He believes that life is only a few decades, since you can live carefree in the jungle, why do you have to force yourself to adapt to a completely different way of life?
Xiao Hei didn't understand what he was thinking, and thought that he was sticking to his old ways and kept his tribe barbaric for the benefit of his own rule.

The patriarch said that he has never restricted the freedom of the tribe, and he has always encouraged the tribe to contact outsiders. If he wants to live in an outside city, he will also subsidize the travel expenses.

But most of the tribe still choose to live in the jungle.

He asked Xiao Hei, what's wrong with choosing happiness between happiness and normality?

Xiao Hei was left speechless by the question, unable to speak.

Song Qi was not in the mood to talk about these philosophical issues, so he asked the question he cared about: "Why did you let the clansman organize the filming of our crew?"

Judging from the respect these clansmen have for the patriarch, the clansmen would not go to the set to make trouble without the patriarch's order.

The patriarch also gave his own explanation. He said that some film crews came to the rainforest to shoot documentaries and various film and television materials related to the tribe.

He was welcome at first, because he also wanted the world to see the Jungle Bigmai.

But after watching those films, he was disappointed to find that, except for a few documentaries that could guarantee a certain degree of objectivity, the rest of the films contained strong subjective bias.

Especially some film crews of the Freedom Federation, who stood at a high angle, regarded the jungle Bigmai as barbarians, and regarded them as chimpanzees walking upright.

Under this subtle influence, many nationals of the Afi country regard the jungle Bigmai people as crazy barbarians.

This is unfair to the Bigmai people in the jungle. People are born equal, and different lifestyles are just different choices. They should not be criticized and ridiculed.

Moreover, the jungle Bigmai people are not as brutal and violent as in those films, and they don't know how to eat human flesh.

In contrast, most of the Jungle Bigmai are very hospitable.

He didn't want his tribe to bear the name of a barbarian, so he no longer welcomed the film crew. If any film crew came to the jungle to shoot, he would ask his tribe to drive them away, but he would also strictly explain that no harm was allowed.

After learning the reason, Song Qi was relieved.

He immediately stated that what he was filming was a feature film, and he would not make the jungle Bigmai tribe into a barbaric primitive tribe.

If the Jungle Bigmai people are willing to cooperate with the performance, he is willing to record the most authentic living conditions of the Jungle Bigmai people to show it to audiences all over the world.

In this way, more and more tourists will travel to the local area, and the Jungle Bigmai people can also develop cultural tourism and homestay business. world exchange.

The patriarch was a little moved, but still hesitant.

He was worried that tourists would destroy the ecology of the jungle, and he was even more worried that the nobles would covet the business and persecute the Bigmai people in the jungle.

Song Qi immediately said that he would come forward to talk with Chief Najiduo in Gango Province, fund and cooperate with the tribe to build a tourist town, and the tribesmen could work in the town.

At the same time, he will also contribute to the establishment of an education fund in his personal capacity. All school-age children in the tribe can receive scholarships and receive education.

Xiao Hei confirmed the relationship between Song Qi and Chief Najiduo, and the patriarch finally relaxed and agreed to Song Qi's suggestion.

Song Qi didn't hesitate. After returning home at night, he found Chief Najiduo and told him about it.

Chief Najido thinks there is no need to spend money to invest in these ancient jungle Bigmai people, but Song Qi said that the living conditions of the jungle Bigmai people are the core of cultural tourism, and it can make up for the last piece of local cultural tourism. Short board - sense of ritual.

In the modern world with a highly unified degree of modernization, most regions are already highly similar. Cultural tourism is a process to satisfy tourists to experience different cultures.

Take the cultural tourism of the Great Xia Kingdom as an example. If tourists go to Tibet Province, if they don’t get a khata, they will go for nothing; But if you go to Guizhou Province, you have to drink a meal of high mountain and flowing water in the singing of the Miao girls to be satisfied.

Just like this principle, in order to highlight the particularity of cultural tourism, we must tap the characteristics of the culture itself.

Chief Najiduo was persuaded by Song Qi and agreed to invest 5000 million Afei coins to develop a tourist town for the Bigmai people in the jungle.

Although this amount of money is not too much when exchanged for Da Xia coins, it is already considered a large amount of money here.

After hearing the news, the old patriarch warmly invited Song Qi and the crew to go to the tribe, slaughtered cattle and sheep, and drank all night, which was very joyful.

After obtaining the support of the Bigmai people in the jungle, the shooting of the film was put on the agenda again, and the speed was greatly accelerated.

Under the guidance of the old patriarch, Song Qi revised the script and settings, changed the layout of the scene, and successfully finished filming the scene of sacrificing the giant snake Apepu.

Under the personal interpretation of the jungle Bigmai, the final filmed version was more solemn and magnificent than he expected, and even the crew were shocked.

Song Qi was very satisfied. With such a real sacrificial scene that had never appeared in any film and television materials, his film was not in vain.

Time passed quickly, and it was the end of May in a blink of an eye.

On the last day of May, outside a temporary factory building on the banks of the Gango River, the crew finished shooting the last scene.

"Snake God Apep" is finished.

(End of this chapter)