"Good to meet you, Sir Scott.m"

Zhang Chu went up to shake hands with the gray-haired Ridley Scott. He has liked the director's works since his previous life and called him Lao Lei online as affectionately as fans.

Chris gave Zhang Chu a hug, "As you wish, I invited the jazz over, how do you plan to convince us?"

Universal Pictures’s filming team members are scattered in various parts of New Zealand, some are taking helicopters to take aerial photos, while others are taking viewers to conduct honest surveys.

Zhang Chu pointed to the luxury car he rented and said, "I invite you to visit my house."

"Did you buy a house here?" Chris knew that Zhang Chu had a limited edition luxury house in Yanjing, but he didn't expect that there was one on the other side of the earth.

"It wasn't just buying a house, it was buying land. When I was traveling in New Zealand before, I found that the scenery of a place was particularly beautiful, exactly the same as the Hobbiton in the novel. It happened that the ranch was for sale, so I just bought it."

Ridley was not familiar with Zhang Chu, but it was just a routine. He moved his shoulders and said, "There are things in this place that can be found in the UK. I don't know why I came to such a remote place!"

For those who witnessed the glory of the empire, the New Zealand colony was certainly not seen.

Even though it is now an independent country, it is still a member of the Commonwealth.

Faced with the old man's doubts, Zhang Chu briefly explained: "British is too developed and there is no such pure natural scenery. Here we can avoid the prosperity of modern industry and directly immerse the audience in the magical world."

A brief hype for Britain is exchanged for Ridley's nod. This deal is not a loss!

From Auckland Airport, drive southeast along the expressway. On both sides of the asphalt road are full of cattle, sheep and horses, which look very harmonious.

"Now this is my ranch. Before I go to my house, I want to take you to see a place."

Zhang Chu kept it a secret and did not explain where he wanted to take them.

A convoy of six or seven cars drove from the main road to the dirt road. Ridley Scott felt the bumps brought by the rugged road. Although he was over 80 years old, he was very interested in the journey that brought a little adventure. It was something engraved in his bones!

There are rolling hills on the endless grassland. These round hills are covered with a large amount of grass, and there is a big tree where the car stops.

Whether it is the director or the producer, they have read the novel "The Lord of the Rings" many times. Now, after opening the car door and walking out, they immediately link it to the text!

"If you dig a few small caves on the hills over there and wrap a fence, it will be the Hobbit people's house!"

When the novel describes the Hobbit Village, it focuses on the round towering tree. During festivals, the Hobbit people in the village will hold parties under the trees to celebrate.

Now it all seems to have changed from words to reality!

"My initial thoughts were very similar to you, and I was very surprised when I saw this scene." Zhang Chu was very satisfied. No matter how many words he said were, he could not compare to reality.

This is his last effort. If he still doesn't shoot here, he will ask the crew's setter and architect to create a Hobbiton dream for himself.

Ridley Scott, who had been silent, glanced at the surroundings with his eyes. He suddenly took out a single-eyed telescope-like object from his pocket and stared at the hill not far away.

"Chris, what is he doing?"

As a novice in the film industry, Zhang Chu had no idea what the meaning of this action was. Could it be that the old man couldn't see things clearly and had to carry a telescope with him?

Chris found that Zhang Chu really didn't understand, so he walked aside and explained in a low voice: "Sir Scott's first job was to design scenes on bb TV. He had very high requirements for the sets he filmed in the movie. The things in his hand were not telescopes, but director viewfinders, which were indispensable when filming movies."

If you often watch behind-the-scenes movies, you will find that almost every director has one, and you often use this thing to simulate an environment that is almost the big screen in the theater.

"The overall environment is OK, but it looks too monotonous. It would be better to dig a small lake under the hills to decorate it!"

Ridley Scott, who had not spoken before, suddenly spoke in a shocking way. It turned out that he had already had the idea of ​​renovating here.

"The round door can be directly embedded on the hills over there, and it is not really dug, it is just for shooting. It only needs to be made of the bottom hole of the protagonist. We can make one here for the outdoor scene. When shooting, it still needs to be rebuilt."

This is for sure.

There are many staff members in a crew, how wide does the cave need to be dug to allow actors to enter, cameras, recorders and luminous machines to accommodate them?

"Whatever you do, anyway, after you finish shooting, I plan to create a bag-bottom hole on another hill according to my height standards."

If you really follow the standards of half-ling, Zhang Chu probably has to learn the bone shrinking skills!

Chris did not agree directly, he was not sure whether he was Ridley's polite words or he really thought so.

It was getting late now, and the ranch specially slaughtered cattle and lambs to entertain the guests who came from afar. Zhang Chu led them to drive towards the living area.

The driver was driving in front, and Zhang Chu took out his iPad, took out the album he had specially built up in front of Chris and Ridley, and explained actively: "These are the scenes I took when I went on a trip last time. These three photos were taken from Wellington. Does the forest above Mount Victoria look like the forest where Frodo and the others avoided the Black Knights' pursuit? This Hart River is right between Rohan Pond Park. Is there any more suitable photo shoot for Rivendell who recovered from his injury after Frodo's assassination?"

Next, Zhang Chu showed them various scenery and landforms, where they could photograph the main city of the Rohan Kingdom, where there were swamps, snow mountains, hills, and wilderness.

The little New Zealand can find so many scenes that fit the movie scenes, which makes Chris and Ridley Scott nod frequently.

"Maybe you can write these addresses to us to save time for the appearance team members to survey the scenery."
Chapter completed!