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Chapter 494 Local Support
Old Fort is a place name.

Seriously, this place should actually be a place surrounded by two ancient city gates built with rammed earth buildings.

It is said that it was built about 500 years ago.

But it was destroyed once by an earthquake 200 years ago.

It still looks like a dilapidated wall.

However, although the surrounding city walls are somewhat dilapidated, the earth castles at both ends are relatively well preserved.

The most important thing is that some cultural relics units are rushing to carry out restorative repairs day and night.

This kind of renovation is not a complete redo, but to restore functionality as much as possible while retaining its historical features.

"A Chinese Journey to the West" was filmed on Earth in Zhenbeibao, Gansu.

From a geographical point of view, it is almost in the same place as the current old castle.

Zhenbei Fort was built in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty and was the barracks of an ancient military fortress.

Although the history of the two worlds is very different, there will not be too many differences in the choice of this kind of military fortress.

According to legend, when General Han Yu of the Ming Dynasty was preparing to build a castle in the Helan Mountain area, he once invited a very powerful Fengshui master to see the Fengshui here.

The gentleman walked around and said that this place is in the middle of the Helan Mountains, and it has the tendency of "a crouching dragon holding a pearl".

What's even more awesome is that there is a "dragon vein" extending down, predicting that "emperors and generals will come out of this place" in the future!
That's why Han Yu decided to build the castle here, which later became Zhenbei Fort.

Throughout the ages, there have been no emperors and generals in this place, but there have been many film and television works, stars, and famous directors that have caused a sensation in the world film circle.

Mr. Feng Shui's theory should be fabricated, but this place is indeed the most suitable place for the Helan Mountain generation to garrison troops in terms of geographical location.

The purpose of the construction of Blue Star's old castle is also to defend against the intrusion of foreign races.

So it is not a coincidence that a building complex with almost the same function is formed in this area.

This kind of ancient castle is commonly known as "Tuweizi" in the local area.

The ancients also paid attention to adapting measures to local conditions and using local materials. The main body of the castle did not have a single brick, but was completely rammed with loess.

According to the structure, the old castle is actually a typical square city.

There are two gate towers in the east and west.

After hundreds of years of rain, snow, wind and frost, only the foundation was left more than 50 years ago.

It was repaired once before by Chinese cultural relics experts, but it was a rammed earth building after all, and the shelf life was really limited.

Now it is regarded as the second restorative emergency repair, but its historical significance is already very limited.

However, the old city gate is still inlaid with iron plates and iron nails, which vaguely shows the majestic appearance of the large fortress that dominated the frontier back then.

Gao Shuang fell in love with this building at first sight when he saw the earth castle.

Without him, it is too similar to the place where the sunset warrior's last confession in "A Chinese Journey to the West" is in my impression!
If you can climb up the east tower and look west, you can have a panoramic view of the whole post city.

The west tower is close to the west mountain, and it should look extraordinarily quiet and peaceful at dusk.

The city gate cave is very suitable for the part in the play where Zixia asks Zhizunbao to take her to the entrance of the market.

Under this city gate, Gao Shuang couldn't help but think of the scene where Fairy Zixia is about to start a relationship with Supreme BMW and wants to ask for a kiss!
It's just that it was pushed away by Supreme Treasure...

Gao Shuang did not come alone, he brought a local guide.

After a quick turn around the bunker, I went to the film crew construction site not far away under the guidance of the guide.

On the road from the bunker to the construction site, there will be a natural landscape of "Moon Gate".

There is another very important reason why Zhao Hai chose this place as a shooting base.

Zhao Hai came here once when he was shooting Red Sorghum!
Although most of "Red Sorghum" was filmed in Gaomi, I took a few actors to Suzhou for the filming of the Moon Gate.

The time is not long, only two days back and forth.

The Moon Gate is a natural geological wonder.

And "Red Sorghum" was filmed here, and the men who brewed wine carried the wine jar on their shoulders and sang Xintianyou in northern Shaanxi from above. This is where they walked!

When the sun sets, the vast loess has a unique view!
While Blue Star's history is different, the geography won't change much.

Just like the formation of the old castle, it belongs to the necessity of history.

Likewise, geological changes like the Moon Gate aren't much of a surprise.

At the beginning, Gao Shuang just talked to Zhao Hai, saying that there is a moon gate in Suzhou that meets the needs of the plot.

Zhao Hai checked on the Internet for a long time, but he couldn't find it.

Later, he was unwilling to reconcile, so he ran a trip himself, and finally found the real thing in this place.

For this discovery of Zhao Hai, even the tour guide who led him was surprised.

You know, this is not a place for tourism, but there are no serious tour guides.

Strictly speaking, before Gao Shuang and his crew came, it basically belonged to no man's land.

The so-called tour guides are only local herdsmen.

This area of ​​Helan Mountain is extremely desolate, except for the loess, there is no grass growing, and the herdsmen don't like to drive their sheep here.

After Zhao Hai found the Moon Gate, he called Gao Shuang immediately.

Gao Shuang only said that he heard someone mention it, and did not make any other explanations.

The tour guide leading the way for Gao Shuang is also a local shepherd.

This person is obviously more talkative. When he passed by the Moon Gate, he cheerfully said to Gao Shuang: "Our county plans to build this film into a film and television base after your film is finished."

Gao Shuang was not surprised by what Yang Sheung said. He asked casually, "Does the film union have relevant policy support?"

The news that the shepherd told him was not news at all to Gao Shuang.

The construction contract signed by the crew and the local area includes the clause of donating the crew's set building free of charge after filming.

It can be seen that the county where the old castle is located has actually made a lot of efforts, but to no avail.

To be honest, this place is not friendly to most crews because of the flying yellow sand and lack of water.

Even if it is converted into a film and television base, it is unlikely that anyone will come here to shoot in a while.

Pure suffering!
But the crew team developing and filming here is very happy.

This means something completely different!
If a film and television city wants to get enough attention and develop well in tourism, it can only rely on its works.

Therefore, when they heard that Gao Shuang's new movie "A Chinese Journey to the West" was going to be filmed here, not only the county, but even the Suzhou province paid great attention to it.

As early as when Zhao Hai came here to take pictures on the spot, the old castle was accompanied by local leaders throughout the process.

It is quite suitable for all requirements.

In just over half a month, the basic construction has been completed!

Even the tourism bureau and publicity department of Suzhou came here.

Gao Shuang wanted to pack lightly this time and see the situation here, so he didn't inform anyone when he came.

Whenever he makes a phone call here, the one who appears here must be a rather luxurious entertainment team.

It is necessary to eat well, drink well and play well along the way.

In short, Suzhou has expressed an attitude, that is, no matter what the crew of "A Chinese Journey to the West" needs, they will cooperate unconditionally.

That's the benefit of being famous.

Now who doesn't know that Gao Shuang's movies relying on large-scale historical sites have a decisive role in local tourism and economic development?

Even if you have never eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

There are too many tourist destinations that became popular because of a movie!
For Gao Shuang's filming location of "Stone", the tourist income has increased exponentially.

After the fire, the performance of Luohan Temple, which was originally unknown, exploded in an instant.

This year, it has almost become one of the most visited scenic spots in the mountain city. Countless people want to see the sewer in the backyard where Hou Zimo was locked up for a few days...

Therefore, it is really not the usual expectations for "A Chinese Journey to the West" in Laobao.

"What kind of unit is the film union? I don't know..."

Sheepman is obviously not an educated person, and he doesn't know the specific decision-making and investors, so he just scratched his head and said honestly: "Anyway, the county has already issued a notice."

Gao Shuang looked at the shepherd carefully.

The sheepskin vest that was worn backwards was very distinctive. The shiny leather surface was worn black and shiny, and only a little white could be seen vaguely.

He thought Huaxia shouldn't have seen this historically rich attire long ago.

I didn't expect to open my eyes today.

The shepherd is obviously not a rich man. After Gao Shuang got off the car at the entrance of the village, he said that he needed someone to lead the way.

The shepherd came over on his own initiative and only asked him for ten yuan.

They have walked at least ten kilometers now...

When Gao Shuang decided to leave, he would give the shepherd another two hundred, otherwise he would be really sorry for the hard work along the way.

He asked: "If a film and television base is built here, your income should increase a lot, right?"

The shepherd smiled and said: "The village said that a family has a baby, and then they can go to the county for training, and then they can come here to be a tour guide."

After saying this, the shepherd stopped for a moment, looked at the hillside not far away and sighed softly: "It should be more than raising a few sheep."

Gao Shuang couldn't say anything about the situation, and asked, "How far is the construction site?"

"See that dirt bag? You'll be there when you go up."

The shepherd raised his finger and pointed not far away, and said, "Look, you can see the building from here!"

Gao Shuang looked along where the shepherd pointed, and could vaguely see a corner of the building.

After struggling to climb up the dirt bag, the vision suddenly opened up.

This is a pretty big yard.

It is not right to say that it is a yard, because there is no decent wall at all.

This yard is actually an open space surrounded by several independent buildings on top of a hill.

There is a gate, but this gate is almost alone in the middle.

This part is almost a one-to-one restoration of the original painting given by Gao Shuang.

The walls made of loess mud have been worn out and covered with mottled skin.

Low hanging wine flags, incomplete city towers, and loess walls eroded by wind and rain.

Turning to the back, there is a courtyard surrounded by collapsed walls. Inside, there are dead trees with ancient clocks hanging, huge millstones, blue flowered quilts on earth kangs, oily red smooth bamboo mats, thin-necked oil lamps, and thick sea bowls on square tables. .

Arranged very carefully!
After the construction of this scene is completed, it will be the main shooting location of Dahua.

In the movie, Fairy Zixia confesses to Supreme Treasure, Spider Spirit seduces Supreme Treasure, Erlang God fights Fairy Zixia, Bull Demon King snatches a marriage, etc. are all filmed here.

In the distance, several construction sites can be seen in full swing.

The buildings over there are obviously much more luxurious than Gao Shuang's current bandit village.

From the appearance of the building, Gao Shuang can roughly distinguish the purpose.

Before he could go there, he saw Zhao Hai wearing a safety helmet from a distance, leading a few people towards this side.

"Shuangzi?!"

Zhao Hai found Gao Shuang before going up the slope, and waved his hand to greet him!

Before Zhao Hai approached, a fat man in a white shirt and black trousers trotted towards Gao Shuang.

"Yo! Director Gao!"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first!
The man stretched out his hand and shook Gao Shuang enthusiastically, and said apologetically, "Why did you come here without notifying the county?"

Although Gao Shuang didn't know who this person was, he could tell from his outfit that he should be the resident leader Zhao Hai mentioned before.

He hurriedly said politely: "Everyone, don't make it so complicated. I'll take a look at the situation. There is really no need to bother the county."

The fat leader's self-blame did not seem to be fake, he kept rubbing his hands and apologized: "Is this successful?! You look at this matter, you look at this matter, hey!"

Gao Shuang took a chance and asked Zhao Hai, "How is it?"

"It's okay, it's more convenient to build this kind of old scene."

Zhao Hai pointed to the two-story wooden building next to them, and said, "It's just that the swimming pool inside is not easy to clean."

Gao Shuang glanced around and immediately understood.

There is really a shortage of water here!
Grass that lacks water does not grow!

And it turns out that this area is a virgin land that has not been developed at all, and there is no place to reorganize if you want to bring water over.

Suddenly, the fat leader next to him clapped his hands and said, "Pull the water!"

"Pull water?"

Gao Shuang and Zhao Hai turned their heads at the same time and looked at the leader.

The pool here doesn't look big, but it's actually tens of square meters.

The depth reached 1.2 meters.

If the problem is solved purely by pulling water, this is not a small project.

"I transferred the water truck from the county!"

The fat leader is obviously capable of doing things. He patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, even if the water truck can't come up this slope, we will find someone to lift you up buckets and fill up the pool for your crew." I!"

Gao Shuang didn't expect that the local people would support it to such an extent: "Would it be...too much trouble for you?!"

The fat leader hurriedly said: "No trouble, no trouble, it should be!"

Gao Shuang looked at the shepherd standing not far away, turned his head and said to the leader sincerely: "Tell the team how much money you need, and you can't let your county suffer this loss! Just give some support in terms of policy! "

The fat leader hurriedly said: "My task is to cooperate with the filming of "A Chinese Journey to the West". As long as Director Gao can make the film well and drive our economy here, you can do anything! Although our place is a bit barren, the scenery It’s really good! It’s a pity not to develop it!”

"That's for sure. I think about the same as you do."

Gao Shuang nodded slightly, he really didn't agree with the fat leader's so-called good scenery.

But he clearly understood the thoughts of the fat leader.

It is not easy for the local leaders to find a way out for the local people in such a poor place.

Gao Shuang followed Fat Leader's words: "The scenery here is full of desolation, but it is also a good place for many directors to use their imagination and creativity. I believe that after "Journey to the West" is released, this place will become a popular scenic spot."

Gao Shuang didn't doubt it.

On Earth, Zhenbeibao Film and Television City is one of the top ten film and television bases, producing countless classic movies and TV series.

There are countless people who go to travel!
As for the local economy, it is said that it has leapt from a key poverty alleviation county to a well-known wealthy county in Gansu.

The county on Blue Star's side bet on high-spirited movies to become famous, take a chance!
Gao Shuang is at best a favor.

It would be an exaggeration to say that it is mutually beneficial. Judging from the current support, it is Gao Shuang's crew who took advantage of others.

(End of this chapter)