Click, click. In a studio full of lighting equipment, in front of the colorful backdrop, Wang Yang, dressed in a black suit, sat on a round bench, and next to Zach Galife Anakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Matthew Fox, who were also in suits and leather shoes, all five of them were smiling brightly and looking in the direction of the camera lens.

"That's it, it's all handsome now. Rex Mack, the photographer with the camera over there, kept pressing the shutter and snapping and snapping, and said, "Try to have a deeper and more charming look!" And Jan, you make a framing gesture, the index finger and thumb of both hands are put together in a frame, okay, close your left eye ......"

Wang Yang posed as he said, closed his left eye, and looked at the camera with his right eye through the hand frame, only to see the flash flash flickering again, and there was a continuous clicking sound, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart: "Is this really handsome?" And now it's not a movie for propaganda. Thinking of this, he put down his gesture and said with a smile: "Hey, let's take a few funny photos, right?"

The five of them were shooting a photo shoot for "Amazing Young and His Funny Army" for "People" magazine, and although this interview was not a cover headline, it also occupied a large page in one issue of the magazine, preparing the first round of publicity for the upcoming "Hangover".

"Yes!" Rex Mack nodded, one hand spinning, "You guys make some funny looks, grimaces, tongues, ......"

“ok。 All five of them responded with a smile and each took on a funny pose. Zack, with his messy hair and a thick beard, stared at a pair of eyes, with one hand crossed over his waist and a big belly propping up his white shirt, Bradley with flowing hair and obvious beards scratching his head and making a thoughtful expression, Ed Helms's mouth opened wide in astonishment, his eyebrows upside down, and Matthew Fox squinted and pouted.

Wang Yang thought for a moment, simply bared his buckteeth like a beast, and raised the middle finger of his right hand at the camera.

"No, no, Young, you can't do this. Rex suddenly laughed, let go of the camera in his hand, shook his head and smiled: "Your fingers are too bold and avant-garde, our magazine can't publish like this, and your image will be ruined." Zach and the others all laughed and said, "That's cool!"

"Oh well, I just think it's like that, when you're drunk, you get crazy. Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders indifferently, but he didn't think that a middle finger could ruin his image, and what was his image? He smiled and stretched out a fist to wave the cheek of the fat man next to him, Zack, and said with a wicked expression: "Is this okay?"

Rex made an ok gesture, then raised his camera slightly bent over, aimed it at them at the best angle, and praised, "Beautiful, let's get started." With a click, the film froze the scene.

After taking photos in the studio, the five of them went to the elegant reception room again to accept an exclusive interview on the text report. The black-haired female reporter Lena Baker took a pen and a small notebook, looked at the five people sitting on the red main sofa, and asked with a smile: "Jan, why did you have the idea to make this movie? Someone on the Internet took a picture of you playing with Tom Welling and Zachary Levy in Las Vegas, is that really you?"

"Haha!" Wang Yang immediately touched his chin and laughed, fortunately, those photos were taken by ordinary people with mobile phones, and they were not very clear, Joshua was not recognized, otherwise conniving at a "child" who was not of drinking age would definitely be attacked and condemned by some people and the media. But both he and Tom were so clearly illuminated that they couldn't deny it.

Several of them have already passed the anger, and when asked, they generously admit that getting drunk is not a serious crime for adults anyway, and they are normal in the photo. Wang Yang nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, that's us, you know Tom was going to get married at that time, so a few of us held a brotherhood party for him, and then we went to Las Vegas to play." ”

Liana Baker asked with a smile as she copied it, "So that's what made this movie? The story of four people going to Las Vegas to have fun? So is the content of "The Hangover" all the real things you did?" Zach, Bradley and the other four also looked at him with interest.

"No, haha, how is that possible? If that we're going to die. Wang Yang shook his head and smiled, took a sip of the tea served on the coffee table, shrugged his shoulders and said, "But some are true, such as getting drunk and making a mess of the hotel room." After a pause, he smiled again: "It's all crazy things in this movie, maybe when you're drunk, you'll be like that, and it's fun to do something that would normally be 'oh my.'" ”

Seeing Lianna's ballpoint pen sliding rapidly, he said solemnly, "Ma'am, don't make a mistake, this is definitely not real!" He smiled and said, "Those guys are going to kill me." ”

Everyone laughed, and Lena Baker smiled curiously and asked, "Why did you shoot R-rated movies in a row?" The funny side of Magic Yang that we know is the punchline from Juno, and now it looks like this movie is going to be a completely different genre?"

This question again! Wang Yang spread his hands and said seriously: "I have answered this question several times. Liana Baker interrupted with her hands raised and laughed: "That's because you always change the genre of movies, horror, song and dance, biography, drama, sci-fi, and now R-rated comedy." Wang Yang shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know, why am I restricted? As long as the interest comes, I will try any genre, maybe shoot well, maybe mess up, but I will try. ”

"So this time it's hilarious comedy. Remembering his words, Liana Baker asked again, "Are we going to see a lot of things in The Hangover that are not suitable for children, and how is it different from Juno?"

Wang Yang looked left and right at the joyful faces of Zack and others, and said with a smile: "It's an R-rated comedy, you should have seen it in the cinema, haha, there will definitely be something not suitable for children to watch, but in fact, it is not that serious, that is, there will be a lot of foul language." Our goal is to use the word that starts with f more times than Reservoir Dogs. The boys and Lena laughed again, and he continued, "As for the difference between it and Juno, I'd say they're two completely different genres, Juno makes you smile, and The Hangover makes you laugh until you cramp. ”

"It seems that you are full of confidence. Liana couldn't help but be interested, she was also a fan of Magic Yang, and asked with a smile: "Then when can we see this movie?" Wang Yang smiled and said the release schedule that had been set: "Christmas this year." ”

Lena nodded, then turned to look at Bradley and the other four, and said, "You used Zach as the lead actor this time, no offense, they are all new to the screen audience, can you tell me why you chose them? Can they play the effect of 'laughing to cramps' as you said?"

Wang Yang suddenly looked surprised, and said to Zach and the others: "Oh, guys, some people actually question whether you are funny enough?"

The fat teacher, dentist and groom all looked at each other, smiled and rolled up their sleeves, held their chests up, and laughed nonsense, Zack said: "If you have watched my talk show, you will not have this doubt, I grew up funny." Bradley said, "What? Do you climb the mountain?" Ed said, "It's like the Red Sox saying they want to win a championship." Matthew Fox said: "I recommend a set of funny TV series "Family of Five", which shows how funny I am. ”

"OK, I see, ha, OK. Lena Baker raised her hand in surrender with a smile on her face, but the four of them kept talking, she rolled her eyes with a smile, and said, "Okay, you guys are really funny, I saw it." ”

All five smiled with satisfaction before stopping. Wang Yang smiled and pressed the shoulders of Zach and Bradley next to him before replying: "There is no reason, of course the reason is that they are very suitable and very good." I believe that in "The Hangover", everyone will be amused by these guys, and we all have this confidence. Zach, Bradley, Ed, and Matthew all nodded and said, "Yes, we're ready." ”

"Well, what about the other actors? As far as we know by now, Charlize Theron and Michelle Rodriguez are all confirmed to join The Hangover. Liana smiled a little puzzled and said, "Why did you make this invitation? You know they're not comedians." ”

Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, as long as they are used properly, they can also be full of joy, the key is that they are willing to sacrifice their image to mock themselves, whether male or female, every comedian is like this, the more crazy they play, the more funny they will be! This will also be the only standard for everyone in the crew on the set. He smiled and said, "Lianna, everyone can be funny, and they are no exception. ”

A few days later, the latest issue of People magazine hit the shelves, and the interview was published as scheduled. Commenting on the upcoming invitation, Zach Galifeianakis exclaimed, "I got a call from him that day, and I couldn't believe it! I wondered if there was another Zach Galifeianakis? But I never met anyone with the same last name as me since I was a kid, except for my family." ”

Bradley also said: "Unbelievable, he said let me grow my hair and beard, and I feel a lot more handsome now." Ed Helms said: "It's unbelievable! It's great news, and my family and I are so happy so far. Matthew Falk said: "Very happy and surprised, unbelievable. ”

In other interviews, Charlize Theron said about joining "The Hangover" in a comedy: "He's an incredible young director, and all the actors are happy to work with him. He said, 'Charlize, it's time for you to try comedy, change your mood.' I was also a little tired, and I was overwhelmed by the heavy characters, so I said, 'Okay, I'll try.'" ’”

Michelle Rodriguez told the media: "We're old friends, but seriously, I didn't expect to be in his movie, he likes that kind of sweet and beautiful girl. She laughed a few times and then said, "So at first I thought he was joking with me, and he said no." Actually, I still don't know what he wants to do, and he says that the crazier the better, and everyone should have fun. She smiled again and said, "But when a director like him invites you to act, all you have to do is say yes so that you don't regret it later." ”

However, many media outlets don't seem to agree, no one pays attention to the unknown quartet, they are not optimistic about the new screen path of the two actresses, how can the dark and glamorous Charlize Theron and the violent hard woman Michelle Rodriguez be funny? ”

But not everyone is optimistic about this R-rated comedy that "laughs until it cramps" and "is crazy and fun", and many critics have expressed their questions: "What the hell does Amazing Young want to play? He just went to Las Vegas, and he's also a humorous person, but is a word that starts with the letter f funny?" Jeffrey Weil wrote on his blogger blog: "Johannesburg slums and Las Vegas, can he play both places at the same time? I want to see it!"

Movie fans don't care so much, after 911, warm films, comedies are popular, and now the magical director wants to play a purely commercial R-rated comedy, fans only know that they have to laugh again! "Juno" is already very funny, but he just said that it is "a smile", so what kind of movie will "laugh until cramps" be?

Die-hard Wonder Young fan Kayla Brett said excitedly on her blog: "I can see three of his movies this year, one executive produced and two directed, it's so exciting!" There are also some celebrity friends who expressed their expectations on the blog, Natalie Portman: "I want a cameo, 'The Hangover' will laugh to death!", Tom Welling: "That trip to Las Vegas was really fun, curious what 'I' would do in it?"

The time soon came to the beginning of March, and under the rapid progress, the crew of "The Hangover" prepared everything, and then officially started filming immediately. The production cost budget of this movie is 25 million, and Wang Yang received 8 million from himself, which is very cheap, and he is very grateful to the company's partners for trusting him in "District 9", so this time the salary is only half of the market price.

The role of cinematographer is Harry George, which is also his first film to hang the title of "photographer", and he does not look for Valey First because he wants to rest and spend time with his family, and he is not as funny as the fat man, both in terms of personality and appearance. Harry George, who is much fatter than Zach Galiferianakis and has the same beard, has always been overjoyed, and this time he also has a cameo on the task.

In addition to Harry, Wang Yang will also personally take charge of the camera and shoot part of the shots. The rest of the crew is also based on funny, and can provide their own joke opinions at any time. In the midst of laughter, it took the crew more than ten days to complete all the pre-hangover work, in this sequence, firstly because the presidential suite was going to be reset, and secondly, Ed Helms was going to pull out his side incisors.

It just so happened that the tooth was implanted when Ed was 15 years old, and it had to be extracted 13 years later, and it could not be reinserted until it was finished. Of course, to achieve the effect of tooth extraction, you can also use makeup to make up for it or CGI special effects, but neither of these two is as real as direct extraction, and if you want to do CGI for so many shots, the cost must rise sharply, so there is no need for this.

However, there will also be some scenes in the movie that need to be made with post-production special effects, adding some appropriate or exaggerated or spoof special effects, which can play a good funny atmosphere, such as the fat Allen winning in the casino, some mathematical characters of the principle of card counting can appear on the screen, and there can also be a scrolling refresh window in the upper right corner of the screen that shows the winning.

In the messy presidential suite, passionate rock music was playing, Shaquille O'Neal, wearing a suit vest and white shirt, sat in front of the piano, he stood up singing, and moved to the trio and housekeeper in front of him with flexible space steps, Zack, Bradley, and Ed, who were dressed in embarrassment and dust, all looked surprised and dumbfounded, only to see O'Neal who came to them shook his butt a few times, and made a hip movement, and said angrily: "Come on some harmony, dance together!"

Around them were the film crew, Wang Yang looked at the smile on his face, the camera in his hand was pointed at O'Neill, and Harry George, who was carrying the camera on the right, was in charge of shooting the shots of the trio, and the lighting engineer and recording engineer were also doing their own work.

Comedians have to know how to play and play without scruples. These days, when he is on the set, the most he says is: "Let go of yourself, let go of yourself! This is not a beauty pageant, no one here has any bullshit image, our image is funny, we want to be cheap, we want to be funny!" and O'Neill is a person who is very happy to play and amuse others, and almost without him talking about drama design, O'Neill has put himself on a hilarious effect.

"Ha, hahaha-" At this time, Zach Galifeanakis suddenly couldn't help laughing, and Bradley and Ed next to him also burst out laughing, and said again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" This is not the direction of the script's demand, but they laughed.

"Cut!" Wang Yang shouted with a smile, everyone in the presidential suite either chuckled or laughed out loud, O'Neal pouted and deliberately straightened his fat ass, everyone suddenly laughed louder, as a diehard Lakers fan and a field assistant in the crew, Joshua laughed so much that he almost rolled to the ground unstoppable, Zack, who caused this laugh, panted with laughter: "I'm sorry, but his ass, oh my God......"

"Everyone, if you want to laugh, laugh quickly, laugh all at once!" was probably caused by the surrounding atmosphere, Wang Yang couldn't stop laughing, since the first shot was filmed, there were laughs every day, almost more than the number of NG. Everyone laughed for a while, and when the laughter slowly subsided, Wang Yang picked up the camera and said with a smile: "Okay, start again from Shaquille's shaking of his ass and dialogue." ”

Everyone stood up again to their positions, and the prop master rewinded the song played on the stereo back to the right time; after the scene reporter shouted the serial number of the scene shot, Wang Yang shouted: "action!"

The music sounded in the room again, and O'Neal on the other side twisted his body and shook his ass, saying, "Let's have some harmony, let's dance!" Zach, Bradley, and Ed all shook their bodies in a stupid "oh-oh-oh" harmony. Just as O'Neal was about to perform the next move, Bradley suddenly couldn't help but laugh.

"Phil, are you okay?", "Phil, don't scare us!" Eddard and Fat Zack, who were missing a tooth, couldn't help but laugh as well, and hugged Bradley in a serious way. Joshua laughed and shouted, "Hey, he might be drunk!" O'Neal pointed to Bradley, who was smiling while covering his mouth, and whispered in the direction of the camera, "See? I'm more professional than them, and I'm supposed to be the one who plays the main role!" Shaquille O'Neal—"

Wang Yang smiled and shouted "Hey", and said, "There are enough DVD tidbits, I guess I can engrave a few discs! Please, can't you shoot yet? Come on!" After laughing for a while, the crowd who had regained their composure stood up again, and when they were ready, he smiled: "Action." ”

"Let's make some harmony and jump together!" O'Neal said as he twisted his ass, and the trio suddenly squirmed "Oooh-oh-" as the chorus wiggled as Zach tried to shake his ass. O'Neill made a commanding gesture and said, "More harmony!" Just as the three of them smiled with interest and made an "oh-oh-oh" sound, O'Neal, who was a large block taller than them, threw a punch into Zack's eye socket without warning.

The fist slammed into the air, but Zach popped and fell straight to the marble floor, head down, motionless. Bradley and Ed both cried out in shock, "Oh my God! Oh yes, what's going on!" O'Neill shook his palms with a fierce face and looked at them without saying a word.

"Cut, very good!Zach, thank you for your hard work, but don't move, don't laugh!" Wang Yang himself laughed a few times, and everyone couldn't help but chuckle, he smiled: "Let's take the next shot!" He stepped to the side and asked Harry George to walk to Zack's head to shoot at a parallel angle, and when he was ready, he smiled: "Action!"

"Oh, Jesus...... Fuck me!" Bradley and Eddard both looked shocked, and hurriedly went up to inspect Zack on the ground, shouting, "Allen, Allen......"

(To be continued)