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Chapter 532 Returning to China
In the slums of Kibera, in front of a relatively open and spacious iron house group, the crew is busy on the mud floor, the set designer has placed some sundries and trees, and the blasting stunt team has arranged explosives around many iron houses. Get ready for this "terrorist rocket attack" explosion shot coming down.

"Later, I want those tin houses to fall apart first, and the roofs to be pulled up, and then—the smoke starts to fill—" Ning Cheng, who was wearing a T-shirt and trousers, looked at the tin houses over there, and carefully explained what he wanted to do. Effect.The stuntman next to him nodded from time to time, and when he saw that he had finished speaking, he said, "OK, I understand, there is no problem." Ning Cheng patted him on the shoulder in satisfaction.

Demolition stunt team is busy.Ning Sheng looked around. Not far away, Emma was sitting on a folding chair reading the script, George and other photographers were discussing the upcoming shooting with the assistant director. bit.

Ning Cheng didn't go to join anyone, but walked towards a dirt wall next to the crew, and brought five or six black children under seven years old standing there, watching curiously.

Looking at those immature faces, Ning Cheng walked to Emma's side and picked up a backpack, then walked towards the children.Seeing him approaching, the children immediately greeted him happily. Ning Cheng took out some candies from his bag and handed them out with a smile, saying, "Hey, kids, I brought you some milk-flavored candy today." White chocolate, it's delicious, try it!"

There are many official languages ​​in Africa, such as Zulu, English, Dutch, etc. There are countless dialects in the slums, and the Chinese or English that Ning Sheng speaks, the children actually don't understand, but the children Looking at Ning Cheng, he nodded, and then showed a big face.

This is not the first time Ning Cheng has interacted with them. From being suspicious at the beginning to expressing gratitude with smiling faces, everyone has initially established a relationship of trust.

Since Ning Sheng and the others entered the filming here, these children have often watched the excitement nearby. After Ning Sheng found out, he asked people to bring a lot of candy and snacks from the city, and then distributed some to these children during filming every day.

He didn't have any other ideas in doing this, he just wanted to give these children who were a few years older than Xinxin some snacks, let them taste the delicacies that other children in this world can taste.

Someone once said that when you have children and become a father and/or mother, your heart becomes softer and more loving.

Ning Cheng didn't know whether it was because he was like this or because he was a father, but every time he saw the happy smiling faces of these children eating the candies he gave him, he felt that even the dilapidated environment around him became Soften up.

"Well, and——" Ning Cheng took out his bag again, and with a haha, he took out a lot of small animal dolls like magic, gourd dolls, red pandas, and Monkey King—all of them are from Huaxia cartoons. Character model, he said with a smile: "Take it, this was sent from China yesterday, and it is a gift from China specially given to children."

The children took the candies and toys, and after thanking them in a language Ning Cheng could not understand, they happily tore open the candies and ate them, laughing innocently.

In order to speed up the progress of filming, after Ning Sheng thought about it, he finally decided not to ask the crew to rebuild the iron house, but to directly choose the residence of the locals.Of course, the crew has already negotiated with the owner of the house who needs to explode, and the compensation is enough for them to build a one-story small brick house.They have also moved all the belongings in the house, and handed over the house completely to the crew, as if it was sold to the crew.

Some people nearby even came to ask the crew if they needed another house after hearing about it, and they were willing to sell it, as long as they gave a suitable compensation.

Of course, after all, it's just a background story of the protagonist, and the conflict scenes won't be very big, so it really doesn't need too many houses to blow up.It can only disappoint the locals.

After Ning Sheng finished distributing the candies and toys to the children, the preparations here were also completely completed.

In the open space in front of the tin houses, more than 20 actors playing the roles of American coalition soldiers were either lying or standing, and they were hidden behind the surrounding sundries and trees.Hearing "Start!" from the amplified microphone, they immediately pulled the triggers of the guns in their hands, the muzzle sparked, and there was a dense "da da da" gunshot, and the bullet casings were thrown all over the mud.

These are prop guns that fire empty ammunition. Naturally, they do not have any lethality, but they have the sound and light effects of real bullets. This also makes children watching from a distance a little scared, but some adults are very interested in watching them. .

On the opposite side of these soldiers was another group of terrorists whose faces could not be seen clearly. They also fought back fiercely with their guns, but they gradually retreated under the counterattack of the soldiers, and then the soldiers chased to the front of or near the iron house.

At this time, some of the soldiers stopped suddenly, and some rolled around and let out screams of extreme pain.In the sub-cameras in the hands of the animators of the special effects team, they were either directly beaten into a pool of flesh and blood by the terrorists, or they were struggling with half of their bodies left by the explosion.

It was a very bloody and violent scene, but at the shooting scene, several children laughed with great interest.Seeing that their performance was over, Ning Sheng raised the microphone and said with a smile, "Cut! Very good, it's over."

After shooting this shot, we came to the most important explosion shot today.The stunt team was all set up, and the pre-selected iron house had been filled with explosives, and behind it was the plumbing equipment that produced a large amount of gray smoke.

"Everyone is in their place, please leave the safety line and be careful!" Ning Cheng kept talking into the microphone, and looked at the people around him one by one. After confirming that everyone was in the safe area, he also made sure five With all the cameras ready, he nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, there will be a big explosion, please cover your ears tightly, let's start! When it enters the countdown, ten, nine—"

Except for the film crew who were working, Emma and other actors and children covered their ears with their hands, and stared fixedly at the tin house in front of them.Hearing that the countdown was about to reach 1, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous, and then—boom—boom—the terrorists' rockets locked on the soldiers hiding next to the iron house, and the terrorists not far away shot The rocket was launched, and a huge explosion occurred in that iron house. The iron sheet scattered in all directions, the canopy soared into the sky, a group of violent flames spread out, and gray smoke enveloped the burning ruins.

The next shot is the most critical shot for the whole movie, that is, watching her comrades get injured, Emma chases after her with her own weapon, and then outside a tin house, she sees the terrorist who picked up the gun Then, under her loud warning, the other party ignored her, and instead stretched out one hand towards the trigger, holding the AK vigorously with each hand as if trying to aim at Emma, ​​so stimulated by the sacrifice of her previous comrades-in-arms, Emma did not hesitate He hesitated to shoot!

This is the end of this background memory for Emma!
When the "Fire and Rescue" crew completed all the filming work in Africa, they embarked on a return trip.

Ning Sheng returned to Los Angeles with everyone, and then the crew announced their disbandment, everyone went back to their own homes, and photography equipment, film results and other items were naturally taken care of by professional and safe shipping.Ning Sheng and Emma had dinner with Julia and Peter in Los Angeles, and after discussing the movie's schedule, they set off for home.

After all, with Xinxin at home now, Ning Sheng and Emma really can't wait to go home!
In the terminal building of Imperial Capital International Airport, accompanied by two bodyguards, Ning Sheng carried a luggage bag and pulled a suitcase full of gifts, and walked out of the terminal hall with Emma.

The time in Africa was less than a month, but Ning Sheng knew that he would never forget this experience. He saw with his own eyes many things that he had never seen before and only knew about in books and movies, such as poverty, gloom, difficulty; The hostile eyes of the local people, as well as the suspicious humility; the laughter of the children——now standing on the land of "the capital of the great country of China", he feels unspeakable, sighing, thankful, and grateful——
But generally speaking, he is very happy now, he can immediately hug and kiss that elf-like baby girl, and return to his warm and happy home. I don't know how Xinxin's life in the kindergarten is like?Emma next to her is also eager to see Xinxin as soon as possible. The family is reunited, sitting and eating together, listening to Xinxin talking about interesting stories in the kindergarten. What a beautiful picture, what a beautiful scene things!
Just as he was thinking, Ning Sheng suddenly felt his face hit by a flashlight a few times, and suddenly noticed that there were three paparazzi with cameras in front of him, constantly taking pictures of him and Emma next to him.

"Unbelievable!" Ning Cheng couldn't help laughing. He didn't know if they were the kind of paparazzi waiting at the airport or if they came here just for them. The more dedicated they are, it's almost November, and they don't mind the cold, so they just watch every day!"

At this time, the three paparazzi came up, taking pictures and asking questions; this also attracted the attention of many people around.Ning Sheng was in a good mood, and the paparazzi were very well-behaved, so he stopped the bodyguards who wanted to drive them away: "Hey, let them do whatever they want, don't bother."

Emma has known the paparazzi for a long time and can't be more familiar with it. She grew up under the paparazzi's followers since she was a child, so she will be calmer than Ning Sheng. She completely treats them as if they don't exist. Hair, so as not to be photographed badly, she is not a fake street photographer who is recognized by fans all over the world.

Whether it is the dress of the wearer or the reaction to the camera, it is a subconscious reaction engraved in the bone.

Now, on the contrary, Ning Cheng himself has not been exposed to the light for a long time, and he is not used to it.

"Thank you, I'm Luo Bao." A slightly chubby white male paparazzi smiled, followed Ning Sheng's footsteps, and asked, "Ning Cheng, how was the filming with you and Emma going in Africa?" With a click, he took another photo of the handsome director in a gray casual jacket and jeans and her beautiful American wife.

Ning Cheng turned his head and glanced at him. This man, who looks like a standard Westerner, actually speaks a fluent imperial accent, and he actually worked as a paparazzi in China. He is obviously a naturalized person who lived in China in the previous generation. But he was still curious, "Our filming went well. Are you Chinese? Which country? Your Chinese is very good?"

Hearing that he was willing to answer, Luo Bao and the other three were overjoyed. Experience told them that the director is in a good mood now. Luo Bao then asked, "I am an American with Chinese nationality. I have a Chinese nationality, so you can also regard me as an authentic Chinese. Then, Director Ning, you and Emma returned from shooting in Africa this time. Is the movie completely finished? Or is there another reason? Your movie is confirmed Is there a release date?"

As Ning Cheng walked, he said, "The movie has already been wrapped up. As for the release date, it is tentatively set in the next year. The specific time has not yet been determined."

The three of Luo Bao stepped back and continued to ask, "We know that you filmed in a slum in Africa. What was that for? And it took a month to shoot? Did the main plot of "Rage and Rescue" take place in a slum? Someone Guess 'Rage to the Rescue' is a ghetto, right?"

"About the content of the movie, I'm sorry, I'll keep it secret for now." Ning Cheng shook his head with a smile, and said, "When it's released, you'll know when you go to the movie theater to see it."

Knowing that Ning Cheng would not answer this question, in order not to offend him, Luo Bao and the other three did not pursue further questions, but instead turned to gossip, Luo Bao asked with a smile, "Some people say that you made this movie just to flatter yourself. Wife Emma Roberts, is that right?"

Ning Cheng couldn't help but smiled helplessly, glanced at Emma who was still walking beside her as a model, then changed a hand to pull the suitcase, and said, "I make my own movies and use the actors I want, what's the problem with that?" ?"

Luo Bao finally turned his head and asked Emma, ​​"Emma, ​​do you have anything to say about the people on the Internet who think that you are very likely to let Ning Sheng's talent as a director suffer from Waterloo?"

Emma kept wearing her sunglasses, and said with a sneer or a funny smile on the corner of her mouth, "I trust my husband, and my husband also trusts my acting skills, so I have nothing to say."

Luo Bao clicked to take pictures again, and said with a smile, "You are so confident!" Emma said with a chuckle, "Thank you!"

"Some people say that you don't take care of your children in order to make money. Now that your children are four years old, do you have any plans to give up your jobs and spend more time with your children?" A dark and skinny paparazzi asked. Seeing his appearance, Ning Cheng was very skeptical. , This guy's ancestors should have black blood.

"Our children, we will take good care of them. Thank you for your concern. As for the problem of not having time to take care of the children because of making money, I can only say that although I am not short of money, I still have my own dreams and work, and I can accompany my children. We have been doing it all the time, please rest assured!" Ning Cheng replied with a smile, it could be seen that he was really in a good mood, otherwise, according to his previous temper, he would have turned around and left a long time ago!
(End of this chapter)