Mandarin Film was thrilled to once again collaborate with Strong Productions, a prominent Danish production company, to execute the Chinese segment of “Race Across the World” (RATW) Season 4 in November 2023. Our partnership first began during the inaugural season in 2019, and reconnecting for this season was a fantastic journey.
This challenging competition pushes teams to the limits: five Danish teams traverse from Japan, across Asia, and conclude in Indonesia, without access to smartphones or an abundant budget. This season, the race extended further within China—from Liaoning in the northeast to Guangxi in the southwest—covering an impressive 4,000 kilometers, detours excluded.
As China reopened post-COVID, we faced immediate logistical challenges. The expected ferry service from South Korea to Liaoning hadn’t resumed in August as initially anticipated, leading to daily changes in cross-border logistics. The show’s no-flight rule meant that this could be a complete dealbreaker for the China leg. However, Mandarin Film’s proactive research paid off when we discovered that Shandong would be the first province to resume ferry services between China and Korea. This information allowed our production team to meticulously plan a lengthy yet compliant race route through China.
Leveraging our experience from the first season, we were well-prepared for the unpredictable nature of this unscripted series. Our teams demonstrated remarkable flexibility, adeptly managing the dynamic and demanding environment.
A standout moment this year was when the purple team, skillfully navigating through a crowded train station, made it to their platform in the nick of time and caught their train just as it was departing—an event that won them a spontaneous standing ovation from HQ!
This season has been shown prime time on Denmark TV2 since March 2024.
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I want to send our biggest and best thank you! China has been amazing with you and all the efficiency and cleaver thinking you showed us in preproduction was really outplayed in an eminent choreography through China. A big thanks to all the ladies on the route and the runners, who carried their weight for us.
A.S. Lundby, Strong Productions, Denmark
2023年11月，丹麦知名制片公司Strong Productions再度与华影青橙合作，共同完成了Race Across the World第四季在中国的拍摄。
五支队伍从日本出发，横穿亚洲，最终在印度尼西亚结束，在没有手机的情况下，仅仅使用相当于一张直飞机票的预算，完成一场竞速式旅行。2019年，该系列的第一季曾在华影青橙的协助下完成了横跨中国西北与西南的冒险之旅。本季的比赛在中国的赛段更为绵长，从东北的辽宁一直延伸到西南的广西，全程超过了4000公里。
凭借着在首季的丰富经验，我们为这个充满不可预测性的真人秀节目做好了准备。第四季的筹备期正值中国疫情后开放恢复期，这意味着团队需要在一个极具变化的环境中进行筹备。原本预告在2023年8月恢复的从韩国到中国的客运渡轮服务并未如期运行，然而节目规则要求队伍不能乘坐飞机来保证旅行的挑战性，如果因此打破规则或缩短路线，将为本季留下一个遗憾。华影青橙团队积极通过多个渠道咨询调研，提前了解到山东省将是中国自疫情后首个恢复中韩客轮的省份，为制作团队争取到了宝贵的时间来精心规划一条既充分延伸又符合规则的旅行路线。
在拍摄期间，我们的团队始终专业而灵活地面对各种挑战，顺利完成了为期两周的拍摄，也见证了一个个令人难忘的片段。例如，当紫队的两位女生在晚高峰的北京中焦急穿行时，她们的火车已经开始检票。这奔跑的一路上有热心的路人，当然也有语言不通导致的误解，时间一秒一秒过去。尽管她们都已因焦急而眼泛泪光，但两个队友始终互相安慰和鼓励，到达车站后未曾犹豫一秒，也未曾浪费一步，穿越过拥挤的站台，在列车关门的前一分钟赶上了那趟车——此时，在千里之外监控着这一切的HQ制作团队也不禁集体为她们鼓掌欢呼起来！
本季节目自2024年3月起在丹麦电视台TV2黄金时段播出。
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Race across the world Denmark has just aired it’s fifth episode, and so far we have record breaking ratings for Danish RATW standards. The commissioner is very happy and so are we. 😊
Kasper Jerichow, Strong Productions, Denmark
Thank you and your amazing crew a thousand times for you great work in China. We have had a lot of good fixers across the whole world when producing RATW – but the cooperation with you is something we value as being truly special.
We’ve had a great season and a couple of amazing episodes from China, and as soon as we see our chance to go back to China and produce some more, we’ll be sure to contact you.
