Chapter 457: Uncle Yang's Influence
"Wow, sweethearts, thank you, thank you for your enthusiasm!"
Wang Yang has had an amazing talent since he was a child, that is, he is especially popular with animals such as dogs, maybe it's just his own delusion, anyway, now even the German Shepherd is a fierce dog that is fascinated by his charm, when he walked into the verdant lawn of the kennel, more than a dozen or twenty dogs all welcomed him very much, and surrounded him enthusiastically, although the appearance of shaking his head and tail was not honest, and there was not much fierceness, as if he knew that he was a director.
If you pull the dogs' eyes and pull the camera, you will find that he is not the only one, under the blue sky, Wang Yang, Nancy and several others are strolling on the wide lawn, playing with the dogs, while observing their various postures.
"Simultaneous shooting" must be an extremely difficult challenge, both "I Am Legend" and "Infernal Affairs" teams must have a high degree of tacit understanding, ability and diligence, and there must be some tacit understanding between the two teams to support the director and others to run on both sides, there is no doubt that the first cooperation is difficult to have that effect, so Wang Yang called on many capable subordinates to join the team to take important positions to help him complete this "impossible task".
It can be said that all departments are quickly formed and injected with new blood, Nancy Lino will be one of the assistant directors of "I Am Legend", the first assistant director of "Infernal Affairs", and one of the assistant directors of "Infernal Affairs"; and "Saw 4", which she is one of the producers, is about to start filming, and she is even busier than Wang Yang with so much work.
And losing Joshua, the production assistant for many years, Wang Yang is really a little unaccustomed, but Joshua is actively looking for a horror script with potential and working hard to participate in next year's Sundance Film Festival, although he wants to come back to help, Wang Yang refuses his enthusiasm, he has his own sky.
Although she wears many hats, Nancy's job is mainly to assist in coordination, arrange shooting schedules, convey intentions on behalf of the director, etc., mostly in a logistical nature, and some other logistics personnel are the same, but the main creative departments of the two films each have a set of teams, sets, props, art, lighting, etc., obviously not everyone feels that they can switch freely "shooting at the same time", in order to avoid inefficiency and messup, Wang Yang did not dare to reluctantly make the most appropriate invitation arrangements, such as Valey Pfister as "I Am Legend" Photographer, Harry George as the cinematographer of Infernal Affairs.
"Which dog do you like?" Judith, the owner of the kennel, had a proud look on her face, she pointed to the dogs running and chasing, and introduced to Wang Yang and the others next to her: "They are all well-trained and excellent dogs, that one is called Anna, she is three years old this year, she is very smart and well-behaved, Anna! Come here! That one is called Jack......
"OK......" Wang Yang observed the dogs intently, stroked Anna's head as she ran over, and it licked his palm a few times. In fact, the camera sense of each German Shepherd dog is not much different, and the same is true of Will Smith's screen chemistry, but there are still differences in their posture, body type, and appearance...... of the dogs were knocked out.
Because "Sam" is one of the reasons why Neville is sustained, it is that glimmer of hope, Neville's last family, it is both a partner and a child, a Sven upright, people feel lively and cute, not very strong but trustworthy dog is most suitable.
Sam is like an ordinary dog, when he runs happily, everyone smiles, when he runs disobediently, everyone worrys, when he fights the zombie dog desperately, everyone chokes, and when he dies in Neville's arms, people's emotions will usher in the biggest outburst. So the remaining seven dogs are all middle-class, good-looking, and cute smiling guys, and Anna, who has a black mouth and black ears, was also selected.
Wang Yang has not worried about the training degree since the beginning, the seven dogs are really smart and well-trained, in the following "talent show" stage, they have completed the instructions such as actouring, jumping obstacles, and watching very well, at this time it is "reading the lines", Judith's command, the seven dogs barked in unison: "Wang, Wang, Wang, Wang-" and then performed alone...... "They are really very good." Wang Yang praised a few words, and after exchanging opinions with Nancy, he finally reluctantly eliminated the two dogs that were too fast in the rhythm of "reading white", and watched the two dogs stretching out their big tongues and panting to be taken away, he couldn't help sighing, but there were still five!
"Look at me......" Wang Yang bent over on his knees and looked at Anna who was squatting on the lawn, Nancy next to him held a mobile phone to record the time, and the stopwatch timer moved around every second, until a long time later, Anna turned her head and didn't end until a long time, followed by the next dog.
He uses this method because the dogs need eye contact and gives them a chance to face each other, and the two winning dogs are Anna and Lourdes, a three-year-old girl and a boy respectively, who will play Sam together. In addition, a puppy is needed to play "Puppy Sam", but not here, and then find an actor in New York before filming, otherwise after a few months now, the puppy will become a big dog.
After returning home on this day, Danny sniffed around Wang Yang for a long time, and couldn't get rid of it, what the old guy didn't know was that it almost had a little friend. During the day in the kennel, looking at those cute German shepherd babies, Wang Yang wanted to take one home on a whim to accompany Keke to grow up together, but after asking Jessica's opinion, the two decided to wait for Keke to grow up enough to take care of the dog, and then she chose a favorite dog by herself.
"Hi Will, good evening! In the brightly lit study, Wang Yang turned his pen and chatted on the phone, and after telling Will Smith the general situation, he smiled again: "Their performance is incredible." Will's laughter rang out from the microphone: "Oh, that's good! I can't wait to see my opponent on the set." Wang Yang looked at the spinning pencil in his right hand, but became serious: "You will, by the way, I have an idea." Will answered, "What?"
Wang Yang laughed and said seriously: "You know that Neville has very, very deep and complicated feelings for Sam, I wonder if you can personally raise Anna or Louder for a period of time to cultivate feelings and figure out Neville, and better enter the drama when filming in the future?"
"Great idea!" Will was intrigued when he heard this, his house was big enough, it was not a problem to have several dogs, and there was a servant to help take care of it, so that he would not be bothered by not being able to take a break, but taking care of and getting along with each other in person can really cultivate affection! Will thought for a moment and replied, "It's a good idea, but, Young, I need to ask Jada and the children for their opinions." Wang Yang laughed and said, "Tell them that it was Yang's idea!" Will also laughed: "Then they will definitely agree." ”
Brothers Terry Smith and Jaden Smith worshipped Wang Yang as a god, and almost all of the people most affected in their childhood and present were not their father, Will Smith, but the best and funniest magical Uncle Young! Terry was even bent on choosing to join the school basketball team in high school, playing basketball, and ranked second in football with small practice and achievements...... And Vero Smith, the youngest daughter of the Smith family, is affected by this, it is difficult not to like that amazing and interesting big brother, as long as the three children unanimously approve it, and it is beneficial to her husband's career, Jada Smith will definitely not be disappointed.
The two chatted a few more words and then ended the call, and Will, who was at home, immediately held a family meeting and called the family to the living room, 13-year-old Terry, 7-year-old Jaden, 5-year-old Vero, and 34-year-old Jada, under the gaze of everyone, Will told the matter, and finally said, "It was Young's idea." ”
"Of course, of course!" Jaden was the first to shout, dancing with his fists and shouting, "I can take care of Sam!" Terry smiled excitedly and shouted, "Yes, I can take care of Sam too, Uncle Young is right, Dad, just do that." The brothers are very happy and looking forward to doing something for Uncle Young, not to mention that Jaden has been looking forward to "I Am Legend" for a long time, and he can visit the set and learn kung fu!
Seeing the expected excitement of the three children, Will smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Okay, then shall we pick up Anna or Lourdes?" Jaden was overjoyed: "Anna and Loude! both must be raised!" Without waiting for Vero to coax, Will hurriedly explained: "Oh, oh, oh, wait! There can only be one, one Sam!" Terry can understand, but Jaden and Vero immediately have bitter faces: "Oh......" Jada finally couldn't stand it, she was not very happy from the beginning, she had never heard of making movies and raising dogs, she objected: "Children! Have you ever seriously thought about ...... at home?"
"I want, I want, I want!" Jaden interrupted her with a shout, he would be very excited about anything that had to do with Uncle Young, Terry didn't speak, but he protested silently, looking at Will with a look of resolute expectation, and Vero was about to cry, "Dog, I want a dog!"
Hehe! Worthy of being an Oscar winner, Will snickered under his calm expression, Jada, forget it! The most influential person in the family is not you, not him, not anyone, it is Uncle Yang! He sighed in retreat: "Children, your mother is right, we have to seriously consider the situation at home, if it is not suitable, Dad can only refuse Uncle Yang, oh yes! I almost forgot to say it, you Uncle Yang asked me to say hello to you, and he has a joke for you." ”
"What joke?!" Jaden stopped shouting and sat down next to his father on the couch, and Terry and Vero urged, "Daddy, talk about it!" Jada seemed to have no interest in clasping his hands around his chest, what trick did Marvel Young want to play?
"Well......," Will glanced at Jada, not knowing whether to say it or not, but the children were already coaxing, so he told the joke that Wang Yang had prepared: "In the morning, two neighbors met, and one said, 'I heard both, your wife seemed to be making a big fuss yesterday?' and the other replied, 'Yes, she is losing her temper with the dog.'" Then the man said: 'Poor dog, I have heard your wife even threaten to take away her key to the door!'"
"Hahaha!" the children immediately burst out laughing, looking at their mother, who was expressionless, and couldn't help but laugh even more happily, Terry and Jaden laughed the loudest, and Jaden laughed again, "That's stupid!" Terry laughed and praised, "Uncle Young is so funny." Vero laughed, "Dogs don't use keys!"
Jada took a deep breath of anger, and there was a feeling that the children were being snatched away, Uncle Jan, the magic of that guy...... It's really hateful! At this time, Will winked at the children again and again, and said, "Then what is our decision?" Jaden and Vero screamed and pounced on their mothers: "Ahhhh ”
"Yay—I won't!" Jaden shouted excitedly, clapping his palms in celebration with Terry, striking a kung fu gesture, while Vero raised his hands in celebration: "Yay-" It worked! Will laughed with white teeth: "Then are we raising Anna or Lourdes?"
In this way, in order to perform better, in order to establish a relationship and tacit understanding with the dog, the Smith family accepted Wang Yang's suggestion, Will will take care of Anna throughout the preparation period of "I Am Legend", and then until the filming of Sam's scene, Will smiled with Wang Yang and said: "Maybe after filming this movie, I will officially have one more member in my family." "Will the children who have a deep relationship with the dog still let it go back to the kennel?" Wang Yang smiled: "That will be more lively, don't give me a chance to rob you." ”
The night was deep, a big arc of bright moon hung high in the sky, after putting down the phone, Wang Yang laughed, and immediately calmed down, and continued to think about the many problems of "I Am a Legend" and the sorting out ideas, what did he want to tell from such a story? What image should the infected people use to land on the big screen? "I Am a Legend", "The Last Man on Earth", "The Last Man", and the B version of "I Am a Legend" rolled back and forth in his mind...... Wang Yang shook his head, those words and images were swept away again, don't care about the three versions of "I Am Legend", don't care about the original work, what does he want?
(To be continued)