The two hundred million EMP "The Viral Factor" directed by Dante Lam, starring Nicholas Tse, Jay Chou, Andy On, Lin Peng and Bai Bing has been filming in Jordan and Malaysia. Even though Jordan is in a state of turmoil, there are people protesting and rallying, the whole filming process was full of instability; but in order to show big military machinery, get shots of fast paced war and that bit of mystery from the Dead Sea in Jordan, the director insisted on going. This was Nicholas Tse's first time in Jordan, this is a completely new kingdom, he was so excited to step onto this land of mystery. Even though this isn't the first time in Jordan for Jay Chou but the feeling of filming in the Dead Sea was a breakthrough for him in filming! When the director filmed a scene at the Dead Sea, he arranged the two to float on it, it caused many laughs. Apart from this, the surprising floating power of the Dead Sea and the enchanting scenery left a deep impression on them, they sighed at the wonderment of nature.
Best Actor winner Nicholas Tse and Asia heavenly king Jay Chou came to get shots in Jordan, they stated this was a very precious and hard to come by experience. It's not easy to get realistic fast paced war scenes, besides the need to get the support of the local government, you need rich in war domain and backing, Jordan is the most suitable place. In one scene they have to float on Jordan's famous Dead Sea. Due to the high salt level in the Dead Sea, the floating power is stronger than the average sea water, they didn't have to do much to float on the surface of the water. They were amazed by this curious phenomenon the first time they stepped into the Dead Sea, watching the large expanse of water they felt the power of nature and how small man is. Nic said: "Jordan is like a man wearing a mask, there's a different view on the front and behind the mask!" Director Chou said: "The Dead Sea is such a mysterious place, the sea is just so different, you can see the end of it. It's been great filming here, because apart from the mysterious city, it also has an enchanting view, it makes you forget about your troubles." He also whispered a secret to staff members, since he was young he hasn't liked the water, when he was 2 or 3 he once fell into the pond, luckily he was saved by an older boy. But Director Chou hasn't become a non-swimmer because of being afraid of water, instead mother Chou insisted he participate in the swimming training in elementary school, he successfully made it past a few tests too and completed the training. Even though the two enjoyed filming this scene in the Dead Sea, but because they were immersed in the water for over 4 hours, their skin started to get a bit sensitive, but in order to film the scene the two didn't complain one bit, they were so professional.
During the filming two things happened. Director Chou's chubby assistant happily joined in with the floating, she was full of self confidence about how good at swimming she was, she didn't even finish her sentence and lost her balance falling into the water, all the staff members were concerned, they rushed to help her. Luckily she only swallowed a few mouthfuls was Dead Sea water, when she got back to the shore she yelled it was "super salty". Jay Chou poked fun at his assistant: "Were you calling the director (play on pronunciation)?" Jay, who always likes making fun of his chubby assistant continued: "The floating power here is already strong enough, but you still drink the water!" The staff members immediately gave her some fresh water to wash away the sea water, they also gave her sugar and chocolate to balance out the salt level.
