Chapter 1118: News
"Fast and Furious" started filming, and the entire crew was closed and refused any interviews.
In this regard, Yang Ming has long been familiar with it, and all kinds of things are arranged in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the two assistant directors.
After several years of running-in, the team he formed has become more and more mature and tacit.
Photographer Kong Changwei is Yang Ming's queen photographer, the two have collaborated on several movies one after another, and the two sides are already familiar with each other, and they both understand each other's requirements and ideas.
Whenever Yang Ming says the picture he wants, Kong Changwei can always shoot the picture he wants in the shortest possible time.
At this time, he finally understood that those big-name directors in his previous life always liked to use acquaintances, and basically the photography and lighting staff of every movie were the same people, this is not to take care of acquaintances, what is the inside story, but to use the old man who is already familiar with the director's style, and the shooting of the crew can enter the state in the shortest possible time.
The gaffer in Yang Ming's crew is called Han Xiaopeng, who is not good-looking, but he has excellent work in his hands.
As long as he asks, Han Xiaopeng can always satisfy Yang Ming, so all along, even though Han Xiaopeng was not famous in the industry at the beginning, Yang Ming resolutely insisted that Han Xiaopeng serve as his royal lighting engineer.
After experiencing several movies, Han Xiaopeng has become more and more comfortable under Yang Ming, and of course, his fame is also increasing day by day, becoming a lighting master that no one in the industry can ignore.
The crew formed by Yang Ming, the personnel of various departments such as photography, lighting, makeup, and props, basically have not changed much, and they are all the original people.
Compared with the staff below, the person who served as his assistant director was like a passing eye, and several people were replaced.
From the beginning of Zheng Wen, then Lao Chai, Bian Mingcheng, and now these three are already well-known directors of Oriental DreamWorks, so much so that the outside media joked that if you want to become a contracted director of Oriental DreamWorks and can get the script created by Yang Ming, you must start from Yang Ming's assistant director and get the approval of this genius in order to get the script.
When Yang Ming heard the news, he smiled faintly and didn't take it to heart.
However, he is also a little tired of the constant replacement of assistant directors.
At that time, the reason why he chose this way was also because Oriental DreamWorks had a small business at the beginning, and every choice must be made carefully, so if he wanted to become a contracted director of Oriental DreamWorks and get investment and scripts, he would naturally attach great importance to it.
Therefore, the person who served as the assistant director of his crew will be regarded as a key candidate.
Now he doesn't need to be so cautious.
In other words, with the current status of Oriental DreamWorks in the industry, it is no longer the director who was selected before, but the director.
In the morning, the Lion City Sky Garden Hotel.
Yang Ming got to the restaurant early and just returned to the room after breakfast, a gray-haired man walked in, handed him the Chinese document and said, "Director Yang, this is the arrangement of today's scenes, you see." ”
"Well, no problem!" Yang Ming took the document and glanced at it quickly, then he remembered something and said, "Lao Wang, Xiong Zhuang's mood is okay?"
Lao Wang heard Yang Ming's question, and replied with a smile: "His mood is very calm, he is worthy of being a soldier, his psychological quality is excellent, rest assured, Director Yang, although he has often been shouted to reshoot in the past two days, he has no complaints in his heart, and he has even been mentally prepared for this." ”
"That's good!" Yang Ming nodded reassuringly when he heard this.
Xiong Zhuang, as the male number one he carefully selected, is undoubtedly a perfect fit for the role of Fan Tairan in terms of image, but his acting skills are his biggest weakness.
Therefore, since the start of filming, he has often been called for reshooting, up to dozens of times a day.
If it were replaced by other actors, it is estimated that it would have collapsed by this time, but Xiong Zhuang still maintains a normal state every day and continues to devote himself to filming, which is very rare.
Xiong Zhuang's resolute character is also the reason why Yang Ming chose this guy in the first place.
At this time, Lao Wang seemed to remember something and reminded Yang Ming: "Smith said that Bruce's scene, it is best to finish filming in the front, Bruce's schedule is very tight!"
The role of Johnson in the previous life in "Fast and Furious", since Yang Ming found a Hollywood actor to play it, he is naturally not an unknown person.
Although Bruce Craig is not a top superstar in Hollywood, he is also a first-line big name, especially the other party is known for action movies, and his box office appeal in this regard is not comparable to other stars, and in a way, compared with top superstars, it is not inferior.
Naturally, his schedule is very tight.
Yang Ming heard Lao Wang's reminder, and immediately took out a stack of documents from the table, this is the entire shooting plan of the movie, he looked at it for a while, thought about it intently, and said: "Okay, there's no problem, shoot the Bruce scene in two days, and move his rivalry with Xiong Zhuang to the back." ”
He knew what Smith meant, Bruce was not playing a big name, and he probably was probably frightened by Xiong Zhuang's filming progress in the past two days.
In this case, Yang Ming must make certain adjustments.
When Lao Wang heard Yang Ming's words, he nodded to show that he knew, and said, "It's nothing, then I'll go out and make arrangements." ”
"Okay!" Yang Ming said.
Looking at Lao Wang's figure walking out of the room, Yang Ming looked at the shooting plan and didn't know what he was thinking.
But he was glad in his heart, thanks to the two competent assistant directors, Lao Wang and Smith, who arranged everything in an orderly manner, and did not need him to worry about trivial matters, just concentrate on shooting movies, which saved him a lot of energy.
Now the two assistant directors of Lao Wang and Smith, one is from the local entertainment industry, and the other is recruited by Barber from Hollywood, if there is no accident, these two will be Yang Ming's full-time assistant directors, specifically for Yang Ming to be a nanny in the crew.
There's no way around it.
He has limited energy alone, and movies, music, and industry involve too much of his energy, and even if he puts most of his energy into movies, it is still not enough.
In this case, it is inevitable that there will be a similar nanny assistant director for Yang Ming to handle the small and large chores of the crew.
After discussion between Barber and Liu Xinsheng, he found an assistant director from each of the two national film and television circles of Yihua and One Meter for Yang Ming to serve Yang Ming.
It is also the arrangement and collocation of these two general managers that allowed Yang Ming to save a lot of energy from "2012".
Especially the two of them found Smith, a talent from Hollywood, like the finishing touch, so that the filming process of Yang Ming's movies has always been smooth sailing, and there have been no major problems.
Smith is a talent that Barber specially poached from his old club Pan American Entertainment, not only is he very familiar with all aspects of Hollywood, but also has skilled experience in the director's own work, and the overall planning is extremely good, especially this director does not mind being a nanny director for Yang Ming, and he does not pursue the opportunity to direct so-called independent like other directors.
This is a director who is willing to hide behind the scenes.
In this regard, Yang Ming was very surprised at the time, he really didn't expect Hollywood to find such a person.
Wang's experience is similar to that of Smith.
Like this "Fast and Furious", Yang Ming found a big-name star in Hollywood, and Smith, who is very familiar with Hollywood, is responsible for communicating with Bruce and arranging scenes, which makes it a lot more convenient for Yang Ming.
It allows him to focus more on the filming itself.
The crew of "Fast and Furious" has been the focus of major domestic entertainment media since the start of filming, although the crew is closed to the outside world, all kinds of news about the crew will still come out in various versions from time to time.
On the first day of filming, director Yang Ming was furious and was very dissatisfied with the actors' filming.
Or maybe Hollywood's big-name blues didn't get along with local actors and got into a fight.
If it weren't for Huang Xiaofeng's empathy and love, and he fell in love with the handsome uncle Zhao Sheng, the two would be like glue, and they might have officially dated.
In this way, countless news about different versions of the crew of "Fast and Furious" are flying all over the sky, and fans are dazzled by it, but Yang Ming did not respond to this, but Liu Xinsheng, as the executive general manager of Oriental DreamWorks, specially held a press conference to deny all rumors.
At the same time, several stills of "Fast and Furious" have appeared on Maoyan Movie, Time.com and major online portals, feasting the eyes of countless anxiously looking forward fans.
V-shaped!
All the main actors stand in a V-shape, and the front is naturally the male number one Xiong Zhuang.
Black sleeveless tight T-shirt, bare arms thick and powerful, muscles bulging high, a kind of savage power from men, giving people an unparalleled visual impact, and Xiong Zhuang is holding a gun, his brows are slightly furrowed, and his slightly melancholy eyes are in strong contrast with his strong physique.
In the poster, Zhao Sheng and Bruce stand on both sides of Xiong Zhuang.
One is handsome and chic, the other is tall and strong, this contrast makes people feel fascinated and surprised.
Behind the three of them, there are other actors, each posing with a cool poss, each with its own characteristics and attracting attention.
Although all fans don't know what Yang Ming's racing movie wants to make, and even in this poster, there is no racing car, but it still makes all fans watch it with relish.
Guess what story is hidden behind this poster.
Although Yang Ming did not respond to various rumors and scandals in the outside world, he still drew the attention of all fans back to the movie itself through a few stills.
Rather than all kinds of malicious speculation from the outside media.
Just when "Fast and Furious" was in full swing and intense filming.
A bar in Yanjing.
"How's it going? Have your wages gone up?"
"It's okay, since you left, the company's treatment has improved to a certain extent!"
"Humph!"
Two men in suits and leather shoes sat in the corner of the bar, chatting with wine glasses.
Hearing one of them say that the treatment had improved, the other man with a rebellious expression showed a trace of disdain on his face, but his eyes were even more resentful.
After the rebellious man let out a sound of disdain, he took a sip of wine and said, "No matter how much you improve, can you still compare to the treatment given by the Xiao family?"
The shrewd man on the other side smiled slightly when he heard this, and did not make any remarks, obviously disagreeing with the words of the rebellious man.
The treatment given by the Xiao family is high, but that is not for everyone.
An ordinary staff member like him, even if he goes to the Xiao family, the treatment he can get will not be much higher than now.
The rebellious man saw the shrewd man's eyes, a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes, he wanted to say something, but thinking about it, he didn't speak, he put down the wine glass, flicked the wine glass with his fingers, made a crisp sound, and asked lightly: "Is there any news from your side recently?" As long as the news is useful, you don't have to worry about the reward!"
The shrewd man's eyes moved when he heard this, but he hesitated a little.
He really knew a piece of news, which he had just heard by chance today, but he didn't know whether it was true or not, and he felt that the news seemed a little different, and it could be very important.
just told the other party like this, which made him a little unwilling in his heart.
The rebellious man noticed the shrewd man's hesitant look, and his pupils shrank slightly, it seemed that the other party must have grasped useful information.
Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but be a little anxious.
So he said, "What? Don't you worry about me? If the news is useful, I will definitely pay you in full." ”
After saying this, a sneer could not help but appear on the face of the unruly man, and he said again with irony: "Haven't we cooperated before?
The shrewd man didn't take the rebellious man's ridicule to heart, he pondered in his heart, looked up at the other party, and said word by word: "I want 100,000 for this news!"
The rebellious man who was drinking and waiting for an answer almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of wine when he heard this, he looked at the other party in disbelief and said, "Are you crazy?"
"No, I promise it's worth a hundred thousand!" the shrewd man insisted, gritting his teeth.
Seeing the other party's appearance, the rebellious man obviously had no other way, with his understanding of the other party, it was definitely impossible to get useful news from the other party's mouth without giving money first this time.
But 100,000 is not a small amount.
However, as an elite of the company, he jumped to Xiao's and received a large amount of subsidies, and he could get 100,000 yuan.
But if this news is not worth 100,000, then he will throw the money into the water, and the Xiao side will definitely not reimburse him.
In other words, he is now gambling with the 100,000 yuan, betting on whether the news is worth 100,000.
After a long time, the rebellious man stared at the shrewd man, and said fiercely: "I can give this money first, but your news is not worth 100,000, you know the consequences!"
"Don't worry!" Things have come to this point, and the shrewd man has no way out.
After a while, 100,000 yuan was transferred through the mobile phone, and soon it arrived at the bank account of the shrewd man, and the shrewd man couldn't help but smile happily when he saw the bank receipt notification text message on the mobile phone.
"Got the money, right? Now you can say it. The rebellious man said with an unkind face.
Whoever is knocked out of 100,000 like this will not have a good face.
Hearing this, the shrewd man raised his head and swept around, then leaned into the other party's ear, muttered in a low voice.
"What? box office hype?"
After listening to the news that the shrewd man said, the unruly man couldn't help but look stunned, he didn't understand what the other party said about the use of this news, could it be that the other party was perfunctory and deliberately came to extort him 100,000? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the other party suspiciously.
When the shrewd man saw the unruly man's expression, he couldn't help but whisper a few words.
Then, the rebellious man looked horrified and said in a lost voice: "How is it possible?"
However, his expression soon calmed down, but his heart could not be calm, and a voice kept echoing in his mind: "Box office fraud?"