novelones Chapter 537 Visiting the Set of "Zhu Xian"
Chapter 537 Visiting the Set of "Zhu Xian"
On August 5th, the final stop of the roadshow, Shenzhen, concluded.
After a week in theaters, "Lucy" has grossed over 420 million RMB in China, over 3 million in South Korea, 180 million RMB in Japan, and over 23 million HKD in Hong Kong.
Taiwan also earned NT$86 million in the first week.
Liu Yifei gained five million followers on Weibo within a week.
On August 6, Fu Yibai and Liu Yifei's plane arrived at Luoyang Airport.
A black Mercedes-Benz van was parked outside the arrival gate of Luoyang Airport.
When Fu Yibai and Liu Yifei came out of the VIP channel, the driver who was picking them up was already waiting behind the barrier with a sign.
The sign had no name on it, only the logo of Chenxi Media, it was as low-key as it could be.
"Mr. Fu, Ms. Liu."
The driver was a man in his thirties who spoke with a local Henan accent. He took the suitcase from Liu Yifei and led the two of them to the parking lot.
The car drove out of the airport and onto the highway, heading west.
Liu Yifei leaned back in her seat, kicked off her high heels, and stepped barefoot onto the carpet inside the car.
She glanced at Fu Yibai, then reached out and turned his hand, which was resting on his knee, so that his palm was facing up, and slipped her fingers between his fingers.
She looked at the mountain scenery passing by outside the window and suddenly said something.
"I spent almost four months filming at Laojun Mountain, and every time I look at this mountain, I still think it's beautiful."
"It is indeed very beautiful."
"This isn't even the most beautiful part. In the morning when it's foggy, this place is like a fairyland."
That was when it was most beautiful.
The car stopped briefly at the entrance of Laojun Mountain Scenic Area, and the driver rolled down the window and spoke a few words to the gatekeeper.
The security guard glanced at the license plate, then at the people in the back seat, and quickly raised the barrier to let them through.
The car stopped in the parking lot inside the scenic area.
The film crew's convoy was parked in the parking lot.
Several vans, two generator trucks, and a row of black commercial vehicles with the logo of the "Zhu Xian" drama crew.
Two parked vehicles belonging to the scenic area were also parked in the corner.
At the other end of the parking lot, a van was unloading goods.
Several stagehands carried prop boxes up the hillside and were stunned when they saw Fu Yibai and Liu Yifei getting out of the car.
"Director Fu?"
The stagehand at the front was a young man in his early twenties, and the prop box on his shoulder almost slipped off.
Liu Yifei smiled with her lips pursed beside her.
Fu Yibai nodded to the stage manager, then opened the back door and took out a plastic bag.
"Let's go up the mountain."
Fu Yibai walked up the stone path for less than ten minutes before he saw a fenced-off filming area.
The green screen was hung on a steel frame, the lighting equipment was lined up in a row, and the track was laid for more than ten meters.
Li Guoli was standing next to the monitor, discussing composition with the photographer.
"Director Li."
Fu Yibai walked into the tent.
Li Guoli turned around and saw that it was Fu Yibai, a look of surprise on his face.
He's in his early fifties and has been filming martial arts dramas for over a decade, making him a veteran in the industry. But even so, he instinctively straightened up in front of Fu Yibai.
"Director Fu? What brings you here?"
"The roadshow just ended yesterday. I just stopped by to take a look."
"You should have let me know in advance, and I would have arranged for someone to come down the mountain to pick you up."
"No need for that. You guys take your pictures, I'll just watch from the side."
"That won't do."
Li Liguo turned and called out to the stage manager.
"Xiao Zhou! Go get a chair!"
Fu Yibai did not refuse.
He sat down next to the monitor and placed the plastic bag he was holding at his feet.
After telling him, Liu Yifei went to the dressing room to change into her costume.
The stagehand quickly brought over a folding chair and a bottle of water.
Fu Yibai accepted the water pipe, thanked him, and glanced around the filming location.
Chen Xiao stood in front of the green screen, dressed in a gray-blue Qingyun Sect disciple's robe, with a prop resembling a fire poker hanging from his waist. His makeup was already soaked with sweat.
The makeup artist was applying powder to his forehead with a powder puff.
Jing Tian stood next to Chen Xiao, wearing a light green long dress and with Bi Yao's signature hairstyle.
She seemed to sense something and turned to look at the monitor.
Then she saw Fu Yibai.
Her eyes lit up, and her previously tired expression vanished.
She waved to Fu Yibai, and Fu Yibai nodded to her.
Jing Tian lowered her hands and stood in her correct position.
But the corners of her mouth were turned up, and she couldn't suppress them no matter how many times she tried.
Li Liguo picked up the walkie-talkie.
"All departments, prepare. Scene 37, shot 3. Action."
The sound of the stage manager clapping the clapper echoed through the valley.
Fu Yibai leaned back in his folding chair, legs crossed, when he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Zhou, the stagehand standing next to him.
"Where is the nearest convenience store at the foot of the mountain?"
There's one at the entrance of the scenic area, but not much stuff.
There's a big supermarket in town; it's about a 20-minute drive away.
"Okay, thanks."
Fu Yibai took out his phone from his pocket, found the driver's number, stood up and took a few steps outside the tent.
He spoke after the call was connected.
"Go to the town at the foot of the mountain and buy a truckload of cold drinks and fruit. They have to be chilled, like the kind of large car refrigerator that can hold as much as you can."
Buy several watermelons; they should be available in town.
"We need canned drinks; several cases each of Coke, Sprite, and iced tea, plus a case of bottled water."
"Okay, Mr. Fu."
After hanging up the phone, Fu Yibai returned to his seat next to the monitor.