After hanging up, Zhang Ye immediately called Yan Tianfei. Now that the first phase of filming had been completed successfully, he definitely had to report to Old Yan.
Tong Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Yeah, there has never been anyone in the country who has spent so much money on a documentary before. Some of the 30-40 episode documentaries even cost 2 million RMB. But what about us? Based on Director Zhang's proposal, there are only a dozen or so episodes? "
Huang Dandan coughed. "Yeah, that's really hard to say."
Yan Tianfei asked, "How much did you spend on the production budget?"
"More than 9.9 million." Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I was saving it up. After staying in the hotel for another day and having another meal, the remaining few tens of thousands of RMB won't be left."
Tong Fu also looked puzzled. "What kind of tea is Da Hong Pao?"
How despicable! You guys are too old! This is the aristocracy of the famous teas!
"Understood."
Little Wang giggled and said, "I'm not tired. Anyway, I have a plane ticket for tomorrow. I'll have plenty of time to rest when I get back to Beijing."
"Brother Zhang, I'm done here too."
The first film crew were all in the hotel suite. Some of them were packing up their equipment and luggage, some were finishing up their work, and some were laughing and chatting. The atmosphere was very relaxed. After running around for more than two months, they did not feel tired at all after filming wrapped up.
"Agreed!" Huang Dandan raised her hand in approval.
Ha Qiqi smiled. "The scenery here is pretty good, but there's nothing else to play with, right? Are there any other famous places in Wuyi Mountains? Or food? "
Zhang Ye looked at them. "Why? You guys haven't heard of Da Hong Pao before? "
Huang Dandan scratched her head and smiled. "Is there such a tea? I've never heard of it before either. "
"Alright."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye heard Ha Qiqi and the others talking behind him.
Little Wang clapped and said, "I like tea!"
Fuck, are you from another planet! There's a Da Hong Pao parent tree here! That's auctioned off by the gram! A single auction can fetch hundreds of thousands of RMB! You're telling me that Wuyi Mountains' tea doesn't have a name? Are you kidding me?
"Director Zhang, where are we going in the afternoon?" Little Wang changed the topic.
Little Wang immediately said, "I know oolong tea. There are several types. I like to drink Tie Guanyin."
"If Director Zhang says there is, then there definitely is. With our limited knowledge, of course we can't compare to Director Zhang." A staff member tried to flatter him, but his eyes were also filled with suspicion. Da Hong Pao? Are you sure this isn't a dress? How could there be a tea with such a lousy name!
"I don't think there's any famous tea from Wuyi Mountain. I think they also grow tea here, but their reputation and production can't compare to Suzhou and Hangzhou, "Wu Yi said.
Ha Qiqi was taken aback. "Da Hong Pao?"
Zhang Ye hurriedly said, "Hur Hur, Director Yan, look at what you're saying. This is my job. Everything is what I should do. It's just that it has been tough on our film crew."
Zhang Ye couldn't hold it in any longer, "Come on, let's go to the Wuyi Mountains scenic area to have a look!"
"Uh, nothing much," Tong Fu quickly said.
After hearing what Zhang Ye said, the others also stared at each other.
Wu Yi said, "I don't know. This is the first time most of us are here."
"Don't wait for me. When we get back, all of you can go on a holiday together. I've approved it, so you can all take a few days off. The original film has been shot, so all that's left is the editing and recording. That's my job, so I'll have to spend a few more days editing it. Most of you can just go on a holiday."
"Same to you. Have you guys booked the tickets?"
Noon.
Zhang Ye walked over and said with a smile, "What are you guys talking about? I heard everything. "
"Since we're here at Wuyi Mountain, if we don't try out the Da Hong Pao here, then we would have come for nothing." Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Of course, it's the grafted type. We can't afford to drink it from the parent tree, and they won't sell it either."
"I've already booked it. We're flying back to Beijing in the afternoon."
Zhang Ye suggested, "Why don't we go out for some tea in the afternoon?"
"That's settled then. When we get back, take care of the equipment and the footage. Don't damage it."
Zhang Ye said, "Whoa, aren't you guys tired?"
Wu Yi blinked and said, "Grafting? What grafting? "
"See you in Beijing."
Yan Tianfei also laughed and said, "Alright, it's fine as long as we finish spending it. The station has been urging us to borrow money every day. I heard that Central TV Department 1's funds are still running low, so even if we get the money back, it won't end up in our hands. So it's better to spend it! Well, when you guys come back, I'll hold a banquet for you guys. "
Little Wang cheered, "Oh, let's go!"
When Yan Tianfei heard that, he also felt very emotional. "We've finally finished filming. Not bad! Not bad! I've basically heard about all the hard work you've put in these past two months. Teacher Zhang, you've been through a lot. "
"Alright, we'll be waiting for you then."
Tong Fu said, "Uh, I don't know about that."
Little Wang was even more puzzled. "The parent trees?"
"Alright, I've also asked the third film crew to go back first. My flight is tomorrow morning, and I didn't manage to book a ticket for today, so I'll be going back a day later than you guys."
Zhang Ye was also making a call in front of the window.
Wuyi Mountain City.
Or could it be that it wasn't that the parent trees were gone, but that the people of this world did not know of their value?
But when he saw everyone's puzzled expressions, Zhang Ye knew that he was probably the one who came from another planet. He was filled with curiosity. Could it be that there was no Da Hong Pao in this world? There were no parent trees? That was impossible. Although a lot of things in this world had changed, the general direction of history had not changed too much. More importantly, a few old tea trees that were over a hundred years old had nothing to do with history. It was just a matter of geography and mineral resources. In this world, Shanxi was still producing coal, Daqing still had its oil fields, and Myanmar's jadeite was still very popular. Logically speaking, there shouldn't have been any changes, right?
Ha Qiqi said to the others with a smile, "So documentaries are so expensive. When I heard that we were allocated 10 million RMB, I thought that we wouldn't be able to finish spending it no matter what. Who knew that if we didn't use it sparingly in the end, we might not even have enough to spend. Spending 10 million RMB to film a documentary? We're probably the only one in the country who would dare to do something like that! This is really going to be a documentary with a sky-high price tag! "
Thinking of this, Zhang Ye's heart skipped a beat. He was getting a little excited. The Da Hong Pao parent tree was a money tree. It was the most expensive tea in the world, and there was no other tea that came close to it. It was several times more expensive than gold! If he could get his hands on two of them, just the thought of it made him tremble!
Ha Qiqi said, "Is there a Tie Guanyin here?"
Why was there no Da Hong Pao left?
Somewhere in the scenic area was the location where the Da Hong Pao parent trees grew. In Zhang Ye's previous world, this place was a very famous scenic spot. It was called the Da Hong Pao Scenic Spot and was open to tourists to take pictures of it. Zhang Ye knew where it was!
Everyone was stunned.
Wuyi Mountain's tea was not famous?
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Alright, thank you in advance, Director Yan."
Little Wang asked, "What do you guys think of the documentary?"
After listening to the words of the only two documentary professionals in the group, the few of them understood. Actually, they were also the same. After two months of filming, they still did not know what was so special about this documentary. It was just a traditional documentary with an HD camera, but it did not make them feel like there was anything special about it. With a lot of footage piled up, they would just film wherever Zhang Ye said to film. Whichever ingredient Zhang Ye said he wanted, they would just go and find it. They did not understand why at all.
Meanwhile, the others packed up and changed their clothes before following Zhang Ye to the famous Wuyi Mountain scenic spot.
This time, it was Zhang Ye's turn to be stunned. It was understandable if one or two of them had never heard of it before, but none of them here had ever heard of Da Hong Pao before? This was a little unbelievable. Zhang Ye's keen senses told him that something was not right here, so he immediately asked, "Where's the oolong tea?"
One of them was tired and volunteered to stay behind in the hotel to look after the equipment.
"Congratulations, Director Zhang."
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