director of the millennium

"Hulunbuir is so beautiful!" Standing on the endless grassland, Wu Yuan exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Hulunbuir in 2020 has actually become very commercialized. After all, it is a nationally renowned tourist destination.

But Hulunbuir is so big!
The grassland covers an area of ​​nearly 11.3 square kilometers. Even if it is commercialized, it will only develop scenic spots in a few places on the edge of the grassland.

Driving a few jeeps deep into the grassland for an hour or two, nature becomes the main theme. No commercialization works anymore. Only the beauty of cattle and sheep can be seen when the wind blows the grass low.

The area is vast, with more than 3000 crisscrossing rivers and more than 500 lakes, extending all the way to the Greater Khingan Range with its surging pine waves.

The four seasons here are distinct, and it is hailed as the most beautiful garden in the world.

The beautiful prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, with blue sky and white clouds, green grass and waves, rippling lake water, herds of cattle and sheep, dotted yurts, and curling smoke from cooking. The entire prairie is fresh and peaceful.

From the boundless pasture, melodious pastoral songs can be heard. A winding river flows quietly into the distance. A flock of white sheep grazes on the hillside. From afar, it looks like white clouds floating in the mountains, or like pearls scattered on the grassland.

The breeze blew, the grass waves rolled, forming a green ocean. The shepherd girl sang beautiful love songs, waved her goat whip, and wandered on the beautiful grassland.

The Xianbei, Khitan, Jurchen, Mongolian and other peoples in history all grew up in this cradle, spent their youth here, and attacked the gate of the Great Wall westwards from here, fought their way into the Yellow River Basin, and stepped onto the stage of Chinese history.

It can be said that Hulunbuir is the backstage of the historical stage of the Chinese nomadic people and also its birthplace.

But in modern Hulunbuir, there are no traces of nomadic peoples. There are only beautiful grasslands, herds of cattle and sheep, and herders with assets worth tens of millions.

Yes, the herdsmen here are very rich!
Wu Yuan didn't know this when he came here, until he casually asked a few herdsmen, he found out that every herdsman household here has at least a few hundred cattle and sheep!

It doesn't sound like much, just a few hundred.

But a cow costs at least tens of thousands of yuan. Sheep are cheaper, but still cost one or two thousand yuan each!
The cattle and sheep raised by these herdsmen are worth hundreds of millions in total!
Even though they all live in yurts, their assets are greater than most residents in non-first-tier cities, but they just don't show off.

"This reminds me of that joke on the Internet."

"He said a college student from Inner Mongolia went to study in the mainland. He said his family sold cattle to raise enough money for tuition. His classmates felt sorry for him. But when they asked him how many cows his family had, they found out."

Sitting in the jeep, Wu Yuan was chatting with the assistant director who came with him to scout the location.

Wu Yuan is very satisfied with Hulunbuir, this treasure of the motherland.

With 11.3 square kilometers of grassland, what kind of scenery could you want?

If a film crew comes to shoot a movie, it is better to stay at the edge of the grassland, but it will be more troublesome if they want to go deeper. For safety and accommodation issues, when shooting some large-scale scenes, they may have to temporarily set up a felt tent on the grassland and live there for two or three days.

As for the conditions, they will definitely be somewhat difficult, but they should not be difficult to overcome.

"Let's decide on this place for now." Wu Yuan said with satisfaction: "Hulunbuir is also the most mature in terms of commercialization. There are many scenic spots here, and the service industry is even more developed. This is also a good thing for the crew."

"It's not as convenient to go to other grasslands as in Hulunbuir."

"And I've also heard that Hulunbuir often hosts crews that come to shoot commercials, so it has rich experience." Most domestic dairy companies have shot commercials in Hulunbuir. For example, Jindian Organic Milk loves to shoot commercials in Hulunbuir, and each time they invite big-name stars. The local area also has rich experience in receiving crews, which is another advantage.

The assistant director who was with the team was a veteran in Wu Yuan's group. He had worked with him on many films, including "The Monkey King" and "Ready Player One". He was already familiar with Wu Yuan's working methods. He nodded without any objection and said, "I understand. I will take care of the follow-up communication work."

"However, Director Wu, since we haven't decided on a specific shooting time yet, we can't communicate more detailed questions for now. I guess we'll have to make several more trips later."

"That's not a problem." Wu Yuan shook his head. "It's such a beautiful prairie. It's okay for you to come here a few more times. Just treat it as a public-funded tour."

"Looking at this piece of green pure land without any pollution is so refreshing."

The assistant director followed Wu Yuan's gaze, looked out the window, and nodded in approval.

For these inland people, the scene before them was truly a beauty they had never seen before.

We have all seen the prairie on TV, in videos and photos, but the feeling through the screen is completely different from seeing it in person.

Only by standing on the grassland can you feel the vastness and shock of the prairie. Not only is it endless, but the end of the green seems to be directly connected to the sky, and it is full of the beauty of nature.

This is completely different from the urban style built of steel and iron.

For people who are used to living in cities, it is really a beautiful scene.

"By the way, the TV show 'Longing for Life' produced by Guangying Kuaibo has reached its fifth season. We should ask them to come to the grassland for a season, and turn the mushroom house into a mushroom yurt so that people can experience living life on the grassland."

"99% of the audience living in cities don't know what it's like to live on the grassland, so I'm sure they will be very interested."

Wu Yuan was constantly thinking outside the box.

Due to the overall environment this year, the film industry has basically come to a halt, but the variety show and TV drama sectors have bucked the trend and are rising.

Since the TV series have all been filmed but not yet aired, it is impossible to reap this benefit in the short term.

But variety shows are different.

Variety shows are generally recorded only 1-2 months in advance. After the wave of variety shows before the Spring Festival were recorded, the variety shows broadcast now are basically recorded after the Spring Festival. Not only are there no audiences on the scene, but the guests also all wear transparent masks and must strictly cooperate with the prevention and control policies. It can be said that recording is very difficult.

But if the recording location is set on the grassland, it would undoubtedly be a very good choice.

The prairie should be the place with the lowest population density in China, second only to the Gobi Desert and uninhabited areas.

Recording a program here is easy and safe both in terms of policy and for the guests, and it also has plenty of gimmicks.

Audiences from inland areas really know very little about life on the grassland!

There is a great need for a program to take everyone to experience and appreciate the life on the grassland!
"I have to talk to Guangying Kuaibo about this when I get back." Wu Yuan muttered, "If it doesn't work, the whole program "I Come from the Grassland" is also good." (End of this chapter)