travel starts with photography

Chapter 234 Welcome to Africa
On the day of assembly, Chen Xing arrived outside the school on time.

The camera crew sent by the TV station arrived ahead of time. When Chen Xing came, he saw them stuffing suitcases, tool boxes and other things into the two vans. One of the seniors came earlier than him. He greeted and said.

"Chen, come and put your luggage on it, the car will leave immediately."

Chen Xing was kind, and put the change of clothes and the suitcase of the shuttle in the back of one of the vans.

As for the camera and lens, as well as a notebook, this is of course to be carried with you.

Chen Xing is very fond of the current Hasselblad, and even signed an agreement that he will not let her out of his sight easily.

After Chen Xing put his things away and closed the trunk, the two cars drove away.

Chen Xing looked around.

There are also some private cars, which should take them to the airport later.

Look at the senior next to him.

The terminus of their vehicle was a small town in northern Sudan.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't be here either.

"The hotel is in front," Nobel said.

This truck has been heightened and the baffle has been thickened, so the feeling of sitting on it is similar to sitting on a bench, so as long as you keep your balance, it is still very safe, and many people also sit on it.

Chen Xing forced a smile and said, "Then can I graduate in half a year?"

He was in the studio before, but he really didn't like the atmosphere, and when he heard that Professor Nobel was going to make a documentary, he volunteered to come over.

This is a small village that can be seen at a glance.

Leftbold blurted out, "This is the car we're going to take? How?"

Before Chen Xing got to know the film crew, he followed the professor into a car.

Chen Xing was thinking.

Not far away, Leifbold heard it, threw a bottle of mineral water over, and said, "Don't drink the water here, I heard that it's easy to drink up your stomach... Oh, it's so miserable for the three of us. There's no need to come."

Another car sick person next to him was about to cry.

"Chen, can you still stand up?"

The senior, Chen Xing, was very impressed. His name was Ford. He should be the oldest one in the photography department. He was admitted to the school when he was 25 years old. He is now in the fifth grade... Yes, this one is already thirty this year.

"Okay then, let's go too."

Although Leffbold didn't get motion sickness, he didn't complain anymore, and leaned against the edge of the cargo box without saying a word.

The truck was driving crookedly on the uneven dirt road, and the heat made everyone in the car feel uncomfortable.The weak Chen Xing kept thinking whether he was wrong, if he stayed in Paris, he would not suffer from this kind of suffering.

"It seems that everyone is punctual. The car with the equipment has already left?"

"But don't be too nervous. Our filming of "Secrets of Sudan" this time was jointly decided by the two governments. The two shooting locations we chose are very safe. Don't be too picky about the accommodation environment. Everyone in the film crew understands it, so I just Remind you."

Not much better.

The video recording machine was huge, and it was not at the same level as the cameras brought by Chen Xing and the others. After the three cameras were installed, there were microphones, light stands, and other miscellaneous things, as well as everyone's luggage.

Sitting beside Chen Xing, Ford used his neckband to block the dry air blowing from the front, and said, "You only asked 2 minutes ago, and we've only walked halfway. Just keep at it, and you'll get used to it if you spit it out." gone."

She is also in the fifth grade, and her mother is Professor Li Keda from the school. This professor was also one of the few examiners who interviewed Chen Xing. The one who had a good impression of Chinese culture taught visual design and color composition.

But soon he was not in the mood to pay attention to the scenery outside the car, and he occupied the rear of the truck with two or three motion sick people, throwing up staring eyes.I didn't have any strength in my body... At this time, the vehicle had already set off for four hours.

"Welcome to Africa, children."

The starry sky is breathtakingly beautiful.

France is not far from Africa, and across a strait is Algeria, and then it takes a while to fly to Sudan.

Chen Xing and the others cheered.

In order to see the scenery outside the car, Chen Xing sat on the edge of the car.

The performance of Chen Xing and Ford is quite normal, they belong to people who understand their situation and are prepared for this land in their hearts.And Lefebold was educated by his mother before coming here, and he reminded him many times, but it seems that he is still not ready.

"Senior, it's the first time we meet, please take care of me."

This was the only comfort Chen Xing got when he came to Africa for a day.

"heard about it."

Can ten people ride in a truck?

The daytime temperature in Sudan now exceeds 35 degrees, but it is relatively cool outdoors at night.

"Will you not be caught by the police?" He was a little worried.

Lefebold sat in the car, on his own suitcase.

Africa is not a good place. If you want to make a documentary with the intention of going on vacation, you will suffer.

Chen Xing knew him, but they were just acquaintances.

"Just left."

Professor Nobel sighed.

He and Ford were both in the school's photography studio last year, and they were either art photography or commercial photography. It is definitely not polite to say that Chen Xing's name is often heard.

Lefebold looked at the excited black man carrying the equipment, and asked in surprise, "What the hell is 15 years old?"

On the way, they saw a lot of houses that looked like there were no people there, but when they suddenly saw someone walking out of such houses, wearing colorful local clothes, Chen Xing knew that such houses actually lived in them.

A cameraman in the program team thought his words were a bit funny, smiled and patted Leifbold on the shoulder, then walked forward and said, "Come and move things, the light stand is really heavy."

About 1.8 meters tall, although he looks a little thin, he can lift things with ease. Chen Xing believes that he is 25 and six, but he is only 15.

Lefebold came out of school with the professor.

Together with director Clive Noble and his three followers, the team reached ten people.They were waiting outside the airport at the moment, and they had already contacted a car to pick them up.

There are a lot of equipment, is one car enough?

Chen Xing fell asleep in a daze, and when he opened his eyes again, it was dark, the car also stopped, and the truck stopped in a red-brown urban area.No, it is not so much a city as a village.

It looks like a desert, but occasionally you can see trees and green plants on the road, so it is more appropriate to say that this is a desert.Because the water and soil on the ground have not been lost a lot, the water can knead the soil together.

Professor Nobel laughed twice.

I really want to lie on Miss Sister's lap instead of this damn suitcase.

"Yes, their houses are not dense enough, they are actually quite large."

But when he saw this car, he felt that enough was enough. It wasn't a pickup or a van. The car that came to pick them up was a serious truck, a big truck. It would be enough for another group of people. .

On both sides of the road are thatched cottages made of mud, and you can hear the calls of cows. Many local people came to help naked. Such a scene is not at all inconsistent in the countryside, but it is a big town. Town, that really surprised Chen Xing.

"Come on, haha."

Chen Xing rolled his eyes in his heart.

Chen Xing was helped down by Ford.

Chen Xing's position is next to the window on the right, with the big brother Ford in the middle, and Lefebold on the left.The two had never met before, and they shook hands across Ford.

The professor checked the time and counted the number of people.

"Nowadays, everyone likes to shoot animals, prairie, and the Great Rift Valley in documentaries about Africa. It's been a long time since no one has made a film about the cultural environment. This time we can also look at the living environment of the people in East Africa and inspire your creative ideas. .”

The professor looked at the materials again, and said casually:

He also carried his camera with him, with a large camera bag slanted across it. It is estimated that there must be a lot of lenses in it.

The TV station sent a total of six people out, two cameramen, a sound engineer, a lighting engineer, and a translator. The remaining one also understands Arabic, but his job is mainly to deal with external affairs, and he is regarded as a guide.

"How much longer?" Chen Xing asked weakly.

Just as he was talking, the guide came over and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Go to the hotel early to sleep and rest. Do you start work tomorrow? Director Nobel, why don't we let these guys rest for a day?"

It's just that Livebold is still a little unconvinced towards Chen Xing.

After lying on the bed for more than an hour, it was too hot to fall asleep, so I moved the single bed downstairs and slept in the courtyard of the hotel.

The houses here are almost wooden boards without foundations, with dry grass mixed in here and there.The roads on the ground have not been repaired, nor have the black people who came to greet them. They may have put on their best clothes, which should be national costumes, but they are also very worn out.

Then hang up the mosquito net.

"You are too polite, we often hear your name in the studio."

All three students sat in the back.

It's more comfortable now.

Nobel watched everyone moving things, and said to the three students: "This is the largest town in northern Sudan, and the child with curly curly hair is the protagonist we will be filming these days, 15-year-old Giotah."

Professor Lu had been watching things in the car, and when he was almost at the airport, he said: "This time, when you are shooting a documentary, don't run around. Sudan is not the same as France, it is not a very safe country."

It feels a bit like the Northwest of China.

As a strong player in the Age of Discovery, France has a lot of voice in Africa.

Africa, where is it... Chen Xing felt the shaking of the truck as it drove forward, and looked into the distance.

Chen Xing focused on another point. He looked at the surrounding environment again and asked, "The biggest town?"

Well, African buddies are poor, he recognizes.

But this right to speak has not yet affected Sudan.

A member of the film crew threw a sunscreen to Chen Xing and said, "Just put on some, you guys."

A vast expanse of sandy soil.

The three said untidyly, "No problem."

No wonder the TV station paid so much salary that few people signed up.

"Yes, he's only 15."

Professor Nobel came over to look at Chen Xing, and found that Chen Xing was in better spirits than before. He said with relief, "It's fine, but you have to get used to it. We will have to take a lot of transportation in the days to come. The road conditions here, you I saw it too, and that’s it.”

The hotel is a three-storey brick house, which is not bad compared to the surrounding grass houses, but it is still extremely simple, and there is no air-conditioning. Chen Xing, who came here on the first day, was not used to the heat.

Are we supposed to sit in the cargo box?
He obviously hasn't been to Africa yet, he doesn't know the sufferings of the world, and such behavior is forbidden in France... He obviously ignored what Professor Nobel said before, and didn't realize that this place is already different from France.

The school is spreading the word that Huaxia Chen is excellent, no matter in terms of appearance or grades, but is a Huaxia really so good?Leftbold is still skeptical, thinking that the school is attracting more applicants from Huaxia.

For example, if he wants to shoot tomorrow, he will communicate with people in advance to get through the joints.

Due to the difference in personal aesthetics, it is difficult to find an artist who can convince everyone.

"Thanks!"

"I don't know about the TV station. There are three people from our school, you and I, and Lefebold, do you know Lefebold?"

After the plane landed, the airport was dilapidated visible to the naked eye, with yellow sand flying all over the sky. It was exactly what Chen Xing thought Africa should look like, and it was hot. When I got off the plane, I felt very hot. After a while, the sun would burn my body and it would hurt. Several people silently put on a thin coat to prevent direct sunlight.

The only advantage of motion sickness to collapse is that you don't need to move things, but they don't need to move them. A group of local black people scrambled to help move things.At first, Chen Xing was worried that they would run off with the equipment, but they didn't, and just put it in the house next to the truck.

After everything was put on it, all ten of them climbed into the truck and each looked for a place to sit.

Nobel thought for a while, went to find the black protagonist to understand the situation, and then came back and said: "Okay, you can rest tomorrow."

Professional photography is originally a small circle, and something spreads quickly.

The truck was bumpy for nearly eight hours. For Chen Xing, this was a hellish journey. He would even walk for a few days, rather than take such a car for a day.

"I took a nap, it's okay, is there still water?"

Chen Xing asked, "How many people are we going this time?"

Chen Xing got out of the car and stayed for a while, feeling much better. Looking at the increasingly dark sky and the town without any light source except the car lights, he asked, "Where are we going to stay tonight?"

This night, Chen Xing had a good night's sleep. The next day, he was woken up by Lefebold. He shook Chen Xing's bed and said loudly, "Hey! How did you come up with this idea? It's too hot in the room I can't sleep all night, Chen!"

You are so noisy!

Chen Xing felt that he hadn't woken up yet, and it was less than eight o'clock.

Ford came down the stairs with a look of disbelief, and said: "Do you believe it? There are no mosquitoes in my mosquito net, but I was bitten seven or eight big bags. Are these mosquitoes in Africa poisonous? It itches me to death, you guys Who has the medicine?"

(End of this chapter)