Chapter 741 Want to be on TV?
After resting in Maracal for a night, Gao Yang did not rush to leave the next day. He had to buy some things for himself first.
On the grassland, many inconspicuous small things are more important than guns, such as fire, kettle, and some insect-proof medicines. Most of the time, a knife is more useful than a pistol.
Gao Yang came in a hurry and had many things not prepared, so he had to buy some of the necessary things before he could set out. However, these things that can be used frequently in daily life will not be difficult to buy, and Gao Yang did not delay too long to buy everything he needed.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Gao Yang arrived at the airport where he rented a plane on time. Of course, the so-called airport is no different from what he saw last time. There is still only one dirt runway that can be considered an airport.
There was no tower control or air control. Gao Yang could fly as soon as he wanted to fly. He threw the things he bought on the plane and checked the plane again. Seeing that the weather was pretty good, Gao Yang drove the plane into the sky.
Although he did learn how to fly an aircraft in the United States, Gao Yang was still early after getting the flight certificate. However, he had been formally trained and had the ability to fly alone. Most pilots in Maracal have not even formally learned how to fly an aircraft. There is no need for a flight license to fly a plane here.
The first time I drove into the sky alone, Gao Yang was a little nervous at the beginning, but his nervousness quickly turned into excitement.
After flying far away, he looked to the ground from the air. He could no longer see the farmland, but instead he was a large area of grassland, looking at the familiar scenery. In addition, he might have seen the Akuri tribe who had been separated for a long time, Gao Yang was more and more excited.
Gao Yang needs to fly for several hours to reach the coordinates that he agreed to meet with Katherine. As he flies eastward, the scenery on the ground is also changing, from a grassland where trees are almost invisible to a savanna where some trees exist. As Gao Yang gets closer to the destination, there are more and more trees on the ground.
When Gao Yang was not far from the coordinates he wanted to go, the ground was basically forest terrain. Although there were not many open spaces, there was no place for him to land.
Although the place to go will be the edge of the tropical rainforest and there will be fewer controllable landings after arrival, Gao Yang does not have to worry about finding a landing site. Because if the crews Catherine participated in need of temporary transportation of supplies, they are all airlifted by plane, so there is a cleaned temporary runway near their base.
There is only one coordinate. After actually flying over the coordinate area, you still need to carefully search for the ground reference object to find the place. Seeing that the GPS indicator has arrived, the high rise lowered the altitude and began to hover in the air.
After adjusting the airplane's radio from the air-tube frequency to the frequency given by Catherine, Gao Yang grabbed the phone and yelled: "I'm Gao Yang. Katherine, are you listening?"
"Catherine received it, and she had seen you a long time ago. She didn't answer when she called you many times. What's going on?"
Gao Yang said embarrassedly: "Sorry, you know I'm still a novice, I forgot to adjust the frequency for the radio."
"I'm waiting for you to pick you up on the ground. Have you seen an open space in front of the right front of your nose? I'm here. The red off-road vehicle, have you seen it?"
Gao Yang looked at the place where Catherine indicated. He immediately found an open space, lowered its height, and Gao Yang could also see a red car at one end of the open space.
"I saw you, but there is a problem. The clearing is too small, so there is no larger place for me to land?"
Gao Yang was a novice after all. Looking down from the air, he felt that the open space was too small.
Catherine said helplessly: "This is our temporary airport. The open space has been cleared, without shrubs, stones, pits, etc. If you want to land in another place, it is not that easy. Also, the length of this open space is 400 meters, and the length that can be used as a runway is at least 300 meters. I think it is enough for you to use it."
The open space is irregularly rectangular, one end wide and the other narrow. According to the data Katherine said, it was indeed very high enough to land. The problem is that when you look down from the air, the open space is really small.
There was no more suitable landing site. Gao Yang could only land. He hovered in the air for a few times, silently recited the key points when landing several times, and then Gao Yang made his mind clear and finally landed.
When Gao Yang landed the plane safely, Catherine was already waiting next to the car with a man. When Gao Yang turned off the engine and jumped down, the two of them quickly walked towards Gao Yang.
After a polite hug with Catherine, Catherine pointed to the man next to her and said, "I'll introduce you to you, the investor of our trip is also our team leader, and he strongly requested to come with me to pick you up."
The man immediately stretched out his hand to Gao Yang and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Gao, it's great that you can come. The entire crew is looking forward to your arrival."
Gao Yang smiled and said loudly: "Mr. Craig, thank you for picking me up."
"Oh, just call me Martin, haha, Mr. Gao, of course I hope to see you sooner, because if we can take pictures of the desired picture this time, you are the key person."
After laughing, Martin reached out to make an invitation and said, "Get on the bus, Mr. Gao, our camp is about a mile away from here and you will be able to get there soon."
At this moment, Catherine smiled at Martin and whispered: "Martin, can you go back to the camp first? I want to take a walk with Gao."
Martin made a sudden realization expression, then he patted his head and said, "Ah, I'm such a stupid guy. Of course, you can walk back slowly. It's not too far anyway. Just pay attention to safety. Hey, Gao, give me the things and put them in the car."
Gao Yang naturally would not have any objection to Catherine's request. He put the things he brought in to the car and just carried the shotgun on his body just in case.
The enthusiastic Martin drove away quickly. While waiting for only Gao Yang and Catherine to be left, Gao Yang, who was trying to find a topic to talk about, pointed to the plane and smiled, "There won't be any problem with throwing this here, right?"
Katherine smiled and said, "If your problem is stolen, then you can rest assured."
Gao Yang also smiled and said, "Okay, I just said it casually, Hi, Katherine, you are very beautiful today, I mean, you look good in good condition."
Catherine regained the outdoor dress that Gao Yang had when she first met her. She wore shirts and shorts and outdoor boots without makeup, and then tied her hair back casually, looking fresh and beautiful, and the most important thing is that she looks healthy.
Hearing Gao Yang's praise, Katherine spread her hands and smiled and said, "Okay, it seems that I'm more suitable for living in the wild."
After making a joke, Catherine put away her smile and said to Gao Yang: "Let's talk while walking. It's not appropriate to let Martin and the others wait for too long. That's right. The reason I asked you to walk back with me is because I have to tell you something in advance."
Gao Yang said curiously: "What's wrong?"
Catherine sighed slightly and said, "Martin didn't say panic. Now the entire crew is really looking forward to your arrival, but to be precise, Martin is most looking forward to your arrival. How about it? They hope you can go on TV."
Gao Yang was stunned and said, "On TV? How is this possible!"
Katherine exhaled and said, "Of course I know you can't want to be on TV. Well, let me start from the beginning. Martin is a ** producer. He has worked at BBC. He is good at making documentaries. This time he came to South Sudan. Martin himself invested in filming a documentary about animals and the environment. If he wants to recover the cost, he has to sell the documentary."
After saying that, Catherine looked at Gao Yang and said, "There are too many documentaries about animals now, and the market is limited. If there is a lack of a particularly popular hot topic, it can be foreseen that such documentaries will not be very easy to sell."
Gao Yang frowned and said, "I understand this, I think, I guess what you want to say. Did Martin plan to photograph the Akuri tribe after discovering the traces of the Akuri tribe?"
Catherine nodded and said, "That's right, that's it. There are almost no real primitive tribes in this world. The Akuri tribe is undoubtedly the most primitive, as regular as living fossils. It's obvious that if the Akuri tribe doesn't want someone to film their lives, Martin will not be able to film them, and with you, it will be different."
After thinking carefully, Gao Yang said in a deep voice: "This is actually not a big question, I can ask."
Catherine shook her head and said, "No, Martin doesn't just want to shoot the Akuri tribe. He wants to shoot more details. I didn't tell him your experience completely. I just chose a few things to tell him, but this still aroused his interest. Think about it, a modern person who was accepted as a formal member by the primitive tribe. This is very interesting. With you, you can present the life of the Akuri tribe in the world. This means a documentary with a big sale, so Martin hopes that you can appear on camera in person."
Gao Yang immediately shook his head like a rattle and said, "You should understand that this is absolutely impossible."
Catherine nodded and said, "Of course I understand, and told Martin too, but I have a lot of things I can't say, so he still retains his fantasy."
Gao Yang smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that Martin is destined to be disappointed." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!