Chapter 129 New Arrival

Soweto is one of the largest black slums in South Africa, with more than one million black people living here.

There is only a mere 24 kilometers between "heaven" and "hell". To the northeast of Soweto is Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is the economic, cultural, political and tourism center of South Africa and is internationally renowned. Metropolis.

Soweto is also famous, but for its chaos.

South Africa has some of the highest crime rates in the country, and Soweto has some of the highest crime rates in South Africa.

In fact, let alone the high crime rate in black slums, robberies often occur in international metropolises like Johannesburg, which shows how serious the security situation in the entire country is.

But a few decades ago, South Africa looked completely different than it does now.

At that time, South Africa was the richest and most powerful developed country in Africa. It possessed nuclear weapons and advanced land, sea and air weapons. It once had the potential to become the sixth permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Until a black president came to power, he was a pioneer and great man in the affirmative movement in Western countries, and he was also one of the driving forces that brought South Africa to the point of no return.

Only with this president did the racial barriers in South Africa disappear, and the political power was gradually completely controlled by black people. Countless black people immigrated to South Africa, while the white people who controlled the economy kept fleeing with their capital, which directly led to the economic collapse of South Africa. After a sharp decline, the physical manufacturing industry suffered heavy losses and directly regressed from a developed country to a developing country.

There are still about 4 million white people left in South Africa. There are two situations.

One is extremely poor, white people at the bottom of society who live in slums, and their lives are only slightly better than those of black people in black slums.

The other type is the extremely wealthy white people at the top of society who live in big cities. They control most of the capital in South Africa. Here they are the superiors and enjoy almost all social resources.

As for the white people from other classes, basically all those who could run ran away, because this is one of the few countries where black people can openly discriminate against white people.

It sounds a bit funny, because in the United States or Europe, black people are discriminated against by white people, but in South Africa, everything is reversed, and white people have become a disadvantaged group.

But no matter what, even if the economy plummets, South Africa is still one of the most economically developed countries in Africa. After all, Africa's foundation is too weak and it is squeezed by the whole world. No matter how rich it is, it will not get much richer.

When Luo Quan arrived at Johannesburg International Airport, it was in the morning. Director Wu Jin and more than a dozen people greeted her in the airport lobby.

"Director Wu Jin!" Luo Quan raised his hands and shouted from a distance.

"There's no need to make such a big show." Luo Quan was a little flattered to see so many people.

Director Wu Jin is a little taller than Luo Quan, with a lean figure, bronze skin, and a heroic spirit between his eyebrows.

Wu Jin explained: "South Africa is not as safe as China. Even big cities like Johannesburg are not safe. The year before last, a business group in Zhejiang was robbed as soon as they left the airport. You are a girl who came here alone. Why don't you bring more people with you?" Don’t worry.”

Director Wu Jin was followed by a group of strong black bodyguards, dressed in camouflage uniforms and black sunglasses, looking like field special forces.

Luo Quan asked curiously: "Are they all mercenaries?"

"He is a bodyguard from a local international security company. His professional skills are very good. Although he is not a mercenary, he is not too different. You and I hired fifty people at a time. They are responsible for the safety of our crew."

The two chatted while walking, and Wu Jin gave Luo Quan some things to pay attention to in Soweto.

Most places in Soweto are dangerous, especially in the slums. There are viruses, criminals, poisonous snakes, and all kinds of uncertainties.

Therefore, except for filming, individuals are not allowed to go out privately.

There are large tourist hotels in Soweto, which are very safe. The crew usually stays in the hotels, and the environment is even better than some domestic star hotels.

Originally, the filming of the Soweto scene was almost finished, but the agent of the original heroine suddenly increased the price, and he was very aggressive. Wu Jin did not agree. The agent took the original heroine back to Singapore by plane the next day.

Nowadays, all the scenes with the heroine have to be reshot. Luo Quan knows nothing about the script and is still a newcomer, so the entire crew will probably have to stay in Soweto for about ten days.

In fact, it was Wu Jin's own fault for being careless. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to a series of filming tasks, including soliciting investment and finding filming locations. He was so busy that he was so busy.

After the filming contract was sent to the original heroine, it was never returned. As a result, she didn't sign her name at all. Halfway through filming, she suddenly asked for a price increase. If Wu Jin hadn't found Luo Quan in time, the entire Wolf Warrior 2 would have been lost. The loss is too great.

"Speaking of which, how did you find out about me?" Luo Quan was very curious about this.

Wu Jin explained: "There is a production worker in our crew who likes to browse Bilibili. After knowing the situation of the crew, he recommended you to me. You can speak fluent Chinese and have a white face. You are what we are looking for. Hostess, you meet this condition very well.

I searched for information about you on the Internet and found out that you are a very famous female singer. At first, I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to invite you..."

Luo Quan smiled and said: "What a big deal, I used to be yelled at by everyone on Weibo and spat at each other with negative fans. Later, Weibo blocked my account.

Maybe the reviews are better now, but I can't guarantee how good it will be. I'm quite worried about the impact my joining will have on this movie. "

Wu: "Everyone shouting, it means you are very popular." Wu Jin made a joke.

Luo Quan complained: "It would be great if it was more popular. I just released an album a few days ago. Zhihu and Station B gave me a lot of praise. An album only costs 2 yuan, but today it has sold less than 10 yuan." 60,000 copies, and everyone else listened to pirated copies."

Wu Jin smiled awkwardly: "After all, Chinese people advocate frugality, which is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation... But at least they have to spend money to buy tickets for Wolf Warrior 2!

By the way, have you signed the contract? "

"Signed." Luo Quan took out the actor's contract from his backpack and made it in duplicate. Her name had already been signed. Wu Jin was more thoughtful this time and planned to let Luo Quan sign before he signed.

"By the way, there won't be any kissing or falling scenes in this movie, right?" Luo Quan expressed nervousness between his brows.

Wu Jin looked serious: "There is an original plan. If you mind, I can arrange a substitute."

He could tell that Luo Quan was a little averse to kissing scenes, but it was understandable. After all, she was an eighteen-year-old girl and she was not a professional actress. She would definitely not be able to accept kissing scenes.

Fortunately, Wolf Warrior 2 is not a sentimental love movie. It doesn't matter whether the kiss scene is good or not. Besides, his wife is also on the crew, so she can take the lead when the time comes.

Luo Quan was relieved to hear that he could be a stand-in for the kissing scene.

The kissing scenes are actually pretty good, except for the kissing scene, which is absolutely a no-no, but if it's with a girl, it can still be considered.

But in Wolf Warrior 2, there seem to be only three actresses with more lines, an aunt who weighs more than 200 kilograms, and a girl of several years old. Such scenes will probably not appear.

South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, and the Chinese summer season is completely opposite to that in the northern hemisphere.

It is snowing heavily in China at the moment and freezing cold, while in South Africa it is summer and the climate is warm.

Although Africa has the largest desert in the world, it sounds very hot, but in fact the climate in many parts of Africa is very mild, far less hot than what is said on TV.

Moreover, the shrubs here are lush, the vegetation is dense, and the land is so fertile that if you sow a handful of seeds, they will grow and mature on their own without much care.

It's a pity that many farmers here are too lazy, and some are too lazy to even sow seeds, so that large areas of fertile land have been abandoned.

If the hard-working farmers in China knew about it, I don't know how heartbroken they would be.

"We can't leave the land empty like this."

This sentence expresses the most simple thoughts in the hearts of Chinese farmers. Farming is the only craft passed down to the Chinese people from ancestors to generations, and it is also the most practical survival skill in the world.

If African people could understand these principles, perhaps Africa would not be like this now.

Coming out of Johannesburg, the convoy dragged flying yellow sand and galloped through the open wilderness.

Originally, there were no roads in the wilderness, but as off-road vehicles traveled more, they became roads.

In the wilderness, Luo Quan didn't see many animals. In the animal world he watched when he was a child, Africa is a paradise for wild animals. It has the largest number of large and medium-sized wild animals in the world, including lions, wildebeests, zebras, and elephants. They all gather in groups.

But these did not appear in Luo Quan's eyes. Except for the black birds that were startled by the car passing by, there was no living thing in sight.

Luo Quan searched Wikipedia and found out that most of the above-mentioned animals live in the Kenyan National Animal Reserve, while the South African National Zoo is where South African wild animals gather.

After driving in the wilderness for more than half an hour, Luo Quan's face was already covered with yellow sand. Wu Jin was originally worried that this little girl with delicate skin and tender flesh would be scratched by the hard sand.

Unexpectedly, she took the towel and wiped it on her face, not worrying about her skin at all.

What is surprising is that after applying it, her skin was smooth and fair, but not even a white mark could be seen!

Luo Quan's toughness made Wu Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The quality of this face is a bit better...

No way, after using the skin-improving potion provided by the system, her skin's toughness has far exceeded that of ordinary people. The white spots are thick-skinned. It looks more breakable than a blowjob. In fact, it can't even be broken by scraping the nails without applying any force. Skin.

Luo Quan felt a little uncomfortable before, but after arriving in South Africa, she felt that this specialty was simply a magical skill!