Chapter 131 Field Investigation
Zhang Ziyi's career has been on the decline since she served as a judge in the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival last year.

There is no hope for the domestic version of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

She has been under a lot of pressure recently. Gong Li and Zhang Yimou reconciled, Li Binbin participated in a co-produced blockbuster, and Fan Binbin won an award at the Berlin Film Festival.

As for Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi, they are both tough opponents. There is also the rising star Liu Yifei catching up with them. The latter even starred in the blockbuster "Interstellar" directed by Gu Wei.

At this time, she was full of a sense of career crisis.

She also asked someone to inquire about Chen Kaige's latest movie "Mei Lanfang", and found out some information.

Of course, she didn't dare to put all her eggs in one basket on this movie. After all, big directors could change actors at will, and changes could happen at any time.

But then she thought of her new boyfriend, Awiniwo, who is known as the "Wolf of Wall Street."

In her impression, her boyfriend is a billionaire, and even without the help of other directors, she, Zhang Ziyi, can still make a name for herself.

...

On February 2th, at 25 p.m. Los Angeles time, the 78th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and broadcast live by ABC.

As an Oscar judge, Gu Wei was inevitably invited to the scene.

Gu Wei, wearing a black suit, appeared on the red carpet. After briefly accepting a few interviews, he went directly into the venue.

Just as Gu Wei remembered.

"The Departed" won Best Picture.

Martin Scorsese won the Best Director award for "The Departed".

The Best Actor and Best Actress awards were won by Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) and Helen Mirren (The Queen) respectively.

Leonardo DiCaprio failed again on his road to winning the Oscar for Best Actor.

The movie "Babel", which won the Best Picture at the Golden Globe Awards, suffered a setback and only won the Best Original Score award.

“Leon, don’t be discouraged, there will be opportunities in the future.”

At the cocktail party after the event, looking at Leonardo who looked lost, he forced himself to smile and comforted him.

"Gu, I'm fine. I will keep working hard."

Leonardo said with a twitching smile on his face.

Gu Wei and Matt Damon next to him looked at each other. Neither of them spoke, and neither of them knew what to say.

...

At the end of February, after the Oscar Awards ceremony, Gu Wei, Leonardo, Charlize Theron and others set off, accompanied by Matt Damon, who will follow the crew for two weeks of filming in Iceland.

Board a plane from Los Angeles International Airport and fly directly to Iceland.

After an 8-hour flight, we soon arrived at our destination, Victor Alvar Beck Airport in Iceland.

After getting off the plane, everyone felt a chill and couldn't help but tighten their winter clothes.

"Boss, here."

At the airport exit, Reid, wearing a thick winter suit, waved his hand and looked at everyone, shouting loudly.

After seeing him, Gu Wei immediately led everyone over.

"Leon, long time no see."

"Hello, Matt."

"Oh, Theron."

...

After Ryder hugged several people, he pointed to the car parked not far away and said:

"Boss, let's get in the car. The hotel has been arranged."

Gu Wei nodded, and together with everyone else, he put his luggage in the trunk and headed for the hotel.

...

After arriving at the hotel room, Gu Wei packed up simply and went to the restaurant downstairs to meet up with the crew.

“Leon, stop looking so sad and smile. Those judges are obviously biased against you. Don’t take it to heart.”

In the restaurant, Matt Damon looked at Leonardo across from him and said.

"I'm fine, Matt."

"Leon, get ready for the official shoot tomorrow."

Gu Wei walked over to the few people and sat down, reminding them.

"Gu, don't worry, we can start anytime, trust me."

Gu Wei looked at Leonardo's condition and nodded.

"Try Icelandic food, believe me, you will love it."

Ryder looked at everyone and said something, then pointed at the food on the table.

Iceland's animal husbandry is mainly based on sheep raising, and food and clothing all depend on sheep.

The mutton here is of just the right amount of fat and lean, has little mutton smell, and is very delicious and juicy.

The best way to cook lamb is to bake it in the oven at a low temperature for a long time so that the top and bottom are heated evenly, making the meat fragrant.

Gu Wei and others looked at the steaming mutton and started to eat.

"It tastes pretty good, try it, Leon."

Matt Damon took a bite of the grilled lamb chops and said to Bloody Leonardo before he swallowed the meat.

Seeing everyone eating with gusto, Leonardo also picked up a piece of mutton and started eating.

"Yeah, it's really fresh."

Afterwards, everyone started chatting amid laughter.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms and rested early. Gu Wei and Reid went to the shooting location together to see the situation on the scene.

...

"Boss, it's not easy to transport this big thing here."

After driving for half an hour to Bruna Santo Lagoon, Gu Wei saw the filming location that the crew had spent several months building.

There was a 15-kilometer-long road that led directly from the filming base on the shore into the lagoon. There were specially purchased passenger buses parked nearby to transport actors, staff and equipment into the lake.

"Good job, Ryder."

Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh.

Iceland's Brunasandu Lagoon appears endless with almost no obvious shoreline, but the water level in the lake is actually very shallow, less than knee-deep in most areas.

This nearly perfect scenery was chosen by the crew as the landing area for the spacecraft on the planet Mercury, which is a planet full of "life elements" in the movie and where time is much slower than on Earth.

"Ryder, let's go in and take a look."

"No problem." Reid gestured to the staff next to him, then took Gu Wei on the bus and drove to the location of the spaceship in the lake.

About half an hour later, the bus stopped a few hundred meters away from the spacecraft, and there was no road ahead.

"Boss, please change your clothes."

Reid took out two sets of waterproof suits. Seeing this, Gu Wei took off his coat and changed into them in the car.

The sub-zero temperature made Gu Wei shiver the moment he stepped into the water.

In addition to Reid, he was accompanied by two staff members.

After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived next to the spaceship.

The spacecraft was several meters tall, with its bottom submerged in water and the exposed parts covered with frost.

"Bang bang."

Gu Wei patted the outside of the spacecraft with his gloved hands.

"Open the door, let's go in and take a look."

At this time, the staff walked forward and opened the door of the spacecraft. Gu Wei walked directly in, Reid followed him, and the staff stayed outside.

"How is it? Boss, the view from inside to outside is pretty good, isn't it?"

Ryder quipped.

"Great, this is the effect I want."

In the spaceship, Gu Wei looked outside through the glass and what he saw was the endless lake, which was very shocking.

"Boss, let's go back. It's getting dark."

After staying there for about ten minutes, Reid looked at his watch. It was already past two in the afternoon. It gets dark very early in Iceland, and the sun sets around 3:30.

"Okay, go back."

After visiting the site, Gu Wei was very satisfied, and then he and Reid returned to the hotel.

"Boss, the other filming location is a bit far from here.

The location was chosen exactly as you requested. It is completely different from this place, a desolate place."

In the car, Reid continued his report.

"Well, let's shoot some footage of the spacecraft tomorrow, and then we'll go over there and continue after we're done."

As for another place, Gu Wei had seen the pictures that Reid sent him and had a general idea of ​​it.

"no problem."

"Ryder, Crystal will be here tomorrow. You will pick her up at the airport. Arrange an extra car and be careful on the road."

"Ok."

Ryder nodded to show that he understood.

When the vehicle arrived at the hotel, it was almost four o'clock. It was completely dark and only a few lights were left on the roadside.

"Go to bed early, boss."

"Ah."

Gu Wei returned to the room and just took off his thick coat when he received a call from Liu Yifei.

"Hey."

"Senior, are you here yet?"

"Here we are. Just got to the hotel room."

Almost every household in Iceland has floor heating, and in some places even the streets have floor heating. In the hotel room, Gu Wei sat on the sofa, feeling the warm temperature and feeling very comfortable.

"Well, we have arrived at the airport and will leave soon. We have to change planes in the middle of the journey."

Starting from the Capital Airport, first fly to a transit city in Europe (such as Copenhagen), and then fly from the transit city to Iceland. The total flight time for this option is about 17 to 18 hours.

Gu Wei listened to Liu Yifei talking non-stop, and suddenly he was looking forward to the arrival of the young lady.

"Hurry up and get on the plane. Ryder will pick you up at the airport tomorrow."

Gu Wei reminded when he heard the boarding reminder from the other end of the phone.

"Yeah, I'm hanging up first."

...

On the other side, in the waiting room of Capital Airport, after Liu Yifei hung up the phone, she walked towards the apron with Su Chang and an assistant.

"Xixi, if we don't tell Auntie, nothing will happen, right?"

Su Chang said, carrying a suitcase, with a worried look in his eyes.

“Oh, it’ll be okay, I left a note for mom.

Besides, you are still here, don't worry."

Liu Yifei looked a little scared, but she still spoke nonchalantly.

"Well, I guess Auntie will be mad when we get back."

Su Chang stuck out his tongue and followed Liu Yifei onto the plane.

After finishing the phone call with Liu Yifei, Gu Wei washed up and was about to take a rest when his cell phone rang.

When he picked up the phone, he saw it was Liu Xiaoli calling. Although he was a little confused, Gu Wei quickly answered the call.

"Auntie, aren't you on the plane?"

Gu Wei was the first to ask.

"Gu Wei, Xixi has contacted you, right? Are they on the plane?"

In the villa, Liu Xiaoli looked anxious. When she heard Gu Wei's words, she hurriedly asked.

"Yes, Sissi has already boarded the plane."

"This damn girl left early without telling me and left me a note."

Hearing Liu Xiaoli's words, Gu Wei couldn't help but smile, but still said:

"Don't worry, Auntie. Xixi and Su Chang came together, and they were accompanied by their assistants. They will be fine. I have also arranged for someone to pick them up."

"Okay, I'll bother you then."

"No trouble."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaoli felt relieved and the worried expression on her face faded a lot.

"You stupid girl, I'll deal with you when you come back."

Liu Xiaoli murmured to herself
...

(End of this chapter)