Chapter 363: The Motivation to Struggle

Rosario, a very ordinary city on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, has become one of Hollywood's important overseas filming bases since James Cameron dug a huge artificial lake here for the filming of "Titanic", especially for naval war scenes and water scenes, where many crews will shoot.

Mexico's low labor costs, the geographical advantage of being very close to Los Angeles, and the corresponding tax incentives and other policies have created a good environment for film shooting.

The only thing that worries people is the gangsters and drug dealers in Mexico.

But as long as these people don't have cramps in their heads, they will never take the initiative to provoke the Hollywood crew, otherwise they will inevitably attract the attention of the entire Americas.

Although the Mexican police are not effective, they are so close to the U.S.-Mexico border that they could face a joint attack from the two countries at any time.

James Cameron chose this place as the base for filming "Titanic" in the first place, obviously considering safety considerations.

On this day, guns rang out on the artificial lake in the filming area, and the Black Pearl, which was dragged up the lake by a tugboat, was in chaos, and a large number of strange-shaped pirates fought on it.

"These pirates are weird. ”

Standing on the high platform behind the camera ship, Shakira looked at the strange-looking pirates and said to Ronan: "It took a lot of thought to find so many distinctive actors, right?"

Ronan whispered: "It's okay, Hollywood has always been short of manpower." ”

Shakira seemed to be touched by these words, thinking about what happened during her time in Los Angeles, and felt that this was too true, actors, screenwriters, videographers, people in various behind-the-scenes positions, and singers like her, Los Angeles is countless.

There are so many job opportunities in Hollywood, but they seem to be too few compared to the sheer number of job seekers.

Originally, when she was in Latin America, Shakira began to participate in various singing competitions at the age of ten, stood out from many crowds, and became a first-line singer, feeling that the competition was fierce to the extent of cruelty, but after coming to Los Angeles, she found that compared with the competition in the American entertainment industry, it used to be some elementary courses.

This is the big wave, and only those who have the ability and luck can succeed.

Shakira thinks that her ability is not bad, if you are lucky...... She glanced at Ronan, and it seemed that luck was not bad.

At the end of the long shot, director Gore Verbinsky took the film crew on the pirate ship, and Ronan also came to the previous filming ship.

Since he had to write the lyrics, he asked Shakira to also observe the filming up close.

The three protagonists, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Keira Knightley, also participated in the filming successively, and the main camera basically revolves around the three of them.

Johnny Depp did a lot of troublesome things like being late or drinking heavily on the set, but when he entered the filming state, he immediately became the pirate captain who caught everyone's attention.

Even Ronan has to admit that the character of Jack Sparrow seems to have been born for Johnny Depp.

But the captain is brilliant, the blacksmith is not bad, Christian Bale has always been shirtless, showing strong muscular lines, and the swordsmanship is also good.

Among the Pirates of the Caribbean, the little blacksmith is the one with the best swordsmanship.

Christian Bale is also a rubber man, standing here and looking at it, he already has the strength of Bruce Wayne.

The two characters, the captain and the blacksmith, can be said to have their own characteristics.

In contrast, to Miss A, Keira Knightley becomes a pure vase.

Ronan and Gore Verbinski have communicated and have similar views on this, Hollywood commercial films, especially pirate films with male characters, female characters should be a vase.

This is also the safest way to deal with female characters in commercial films.

Shakira had been carefully observing, and these peculiar pirates seemed to be a bit subversive, especially the one with smoky makeup, writhing like a.

But the strange thing is that she doesn't have any disgust, but feels that the pirate captain's every move is particularly coordinated, as if it was born to be like this.

This made Shakira's inspiration burst out, and it was instantly clear that one thing must be completely clear, the male protagonist "Pirate Captain" must be used as the theme of the lyrics.

In between shoots, Ronan found Gore Wibinski and chatted briefly.

"Overall it went well. Gore Wibinski simply said: "We were well prepared, and after the break-in period, most of the work became orderly. ”

Since Ronan chose Gore Wibinski, of course, he will give enough trust and say: "Gore, this film is very suitable for you, you have to try to use your sense of humor and narrative skills, the film has supernatural elements, and you can also use a lot of special effects. ”

Gore Verbinski nodded: "Thank you for your support. ”

Ronan didn't disturb Gore Wibinski's work too much, the filming was completely based on Gore Wibinski, the news was good from all sides, and the final editing power was in his hands, and the final direction of the film was decided by him, the producer.

Moreover, the editor is also someone Ronan can really trust.

Filming resumed, and Ronan found Jessica Felton, a former editor tech nerd who had embarked on the path of a producer as a post-production producer and head of editing for Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Long time no see, Jesse. Ronan opened his arms, hugged Jessica Felton, and said, "You seem to have lost weight." ”

Jessica Felton's skin has become a pale wheat color, the whole person has darkened a lot, and she has lost a lot of weight, but the peaks on her chest are still straight, which makes her look more majestic.

"There's no way, follow the crew all day long. Jessica Filton lifted her visor.

"You can wait until post-production to join the crew," Ronan said. ”

Jessica Felton is no longer a pure tech nerd since being hooked by Ronan, and then said: "I want to develop further in terms of producers, and I have to act with the crew. ”

Ronan nodded lightly: "It's hard work." ”

Jessica Filton and Ronan have known each other for a long time, and they are not welcome, they looked at Shakira and said, "No way, you have to work harder for others." Or hello, with beautiful women everywhere, and the candidates often change, this is the first one?"

Ronan laughed and said, "I can't help it. Jesse, you're single on strength. I don't have the strength of you, so I can only stay single in this way. ”

Faced with such words, in the face of such a thick skin, Jessica Felton opened her mouth, but did not know what to say, and finally found herself speechless.

After a long while, Jessica Filton shrugged: "At first, seeing you working so hard, I thought you would be an alternative to Hollywood. ”

Ronan spread his hands and said, "I'm working hard now." ”

Jessica Felton agrees: "Indeed, when it comes to hard work, you are not inferior to anyone in this circle. She frowned slightly: "But you are still not the same as I originally thought." ”

Ronan didn't answer her words, but asked, "Jesse, why do you think a normal man works so hard?"

"Start a business. Jessica Felton replied for the first time, and then said, "For success." ”

Ronan reminded, "What does this bring?"

Jessica Felton is a tech stream after all: "Tremendous satisfaction. ”

Ronan had no choice but to remind: "Be popular. ”

Jessica Felton combined with Ronan's reality and thought about it seriously, she is a smart person, and it is not difficult to come up with an answer: "Money, power and women." ”

"Jesse. Ronan smiled and said, "You are indeed my confidant." ”

"You can only say that you are like most of the men in this world. Jessica Felton said.

Ronan does not deny this: "It is also the motivation that makes men fight. ”

If what you get from hard work is not enjoyment, not being high, not surrounded by beautiful women, but becoming puritans with few desires, it is estimated that the vast majority of people will soon lose motivation.

Jessica Felton said suddenly: "When we first started working together, I hid in my room to study editing techniques, and there were times when I was bored, and occasionally I would think, if I want to find a man in the future, you are actually a good choice, but fortunately, I quickly recognized your true colors and did not fall for it." ”

Ronan looked innocent: "Why didn't I see that you had such thoughts?"

Jessica Felton ignored Ronan's words and said to herself: "Ronan, you are a very good friend, I think it's a blessing to be friends with you, but you are definitely not a qualified lover." ”

Ronan asked directly, "Jesse, is this a good guy card?"

Jessica Filton deliberately straightened her chest and appeared even more ferocious: "This is an advance statement, we are friends. ”

Ronan said, "Don't worry, I'm a principled man. ”

Jessica Felton is the producer he focuses on cultivating, and after working together several times, he has also proved that his ability is quite good, and he may have a good development in the production industry in the future.

Taking advantage of the filming interval, Ronan chatted with several protagonists separately, and the atmosphere between the crew and actors was not good, especially the three protagonists got along a little unpleasantly.

Keira Knightley is okay, but she complains that there are too few scenes and can only be used as a vase, and she is a little envious of the salaries of the two leading actors.

But with her fame and information, she can only endure it.

In contrast, Christian Bale has a huge opinion of Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp was late for filming and was often full of alcohol when filming dialogue scenes, which made Christian Bale quite dissatisfied.

Ronan specifically found Johnny Depp's agent, Tracy Jacob, to chat about Johnny Depp's problems, telling her that if Johnny Depp does his own thing, he will implement the deduction agreement in the contract......

For a producer like Ronan, who is becoming famous, Johnny Depp still has some scruples, and has since restrained a lot.

During Ronan's week in Rosario, he didn't get into trouble again.

As for the contradictions between the actors, as long as it does not affect the normal work, Ronan will not care, and the crew is a vanity fair.