Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Love of People and Ghosts is Unfinished
Now that you've made a promise, let it come true.
As soon as Christmas passed, Wang Jie began to choose and "create" suitable scripts and songs for his women. First of all, Wang Jie wants to fulfill Audrey Hepburn's wish first, after all, she is the oldest among her own women, Audrey Hepburn has been living in seclusion since she took Zhuyan Dan to restore her youthful appearance, and she doesn't want to bring any trouble to herself and everyone.
The movie that Wang Jie chose to star in with Hepburn is called "Ghost", and of course it has another more poignant name - "Ghost Love"
The reason why Wang Jie chose this movie is because the story of "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" is novel and the structural framework is relatively reasonable, except for some specific picture clips, it is not difficult to shoot.
To shoot this movie, Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn's makeup had to be older, otherwise they would be too pink.
Wang Jie spent three days transcribing the script, and of course, it was indispensable to re-adapt the unreasonable parts of the original version. When Wang Jie handed over the script to Audrey Hepburn, the emotional Hepburn couldn't help crying when he saw the ending, complaining about why Wang Jie couldn't write the ending more satisfactorily.
Wang Jie said with a smile: "Only love stories that end in tragedy can be remembered by the world, such as Romeo and Juliet in the West, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in the East, etc., and as long as we love each other for a lifetime in real life, isn't it?"
Time quietly stepped into 1986, and on January 2, "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" was officially launched.
In an abandoned warehouse outside of Los Angeles, the special effects artists of Industrial Light & Magic are setting up a decoration. This is the first filming location of "Ghost Love", which is a romantic clip of the hero and heroine in an unrenovated home. The warehouse was very dilapidated, but now it had to be made even more messy and dusty, like an old house that had not been inhabited in decades.
As for the drama after the renovation, Wang Jie sent someone to find an old apartment building in the old neighborhood of Los Angeles.
"Over there, carry this broken lamp over, remember to sprinkle some dust on it......" Xu Ke commanded the scene, but seeing everyone looking behind him in a daze, Xu Ke shouted loudly in displeasure: "Hey, what are you doing in a daze? β
"Oh, what did I see? That's Audrey Hepburn!" An ILM worker's eyes widened.
Another staff member next to him sighed, "Oh my God! she's so young, like a girl." The makeup artist is amazing. β
"I think so. The man's words were agreed by the others.
"Hehe, keep working!" Xu Ke clapped his hands, turned to Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn and asked, "Boss, do you think there is anything else that needs to be corrected?"
Although the North American box office of "Jedi Men", which was released in October last year, reached more than 42 million US dollars, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie also became famous in Hollywood, but Xu Ke was not satisfied, because he had witnessed too many box office miracles with Wang Jie, and in his opinion, the box office was not more than 100 million. Compared with the original time and space, Xu Ke's heart is much higher. In fact, other directors and actors of Xiangjiang DreamWorks are also called Wang Jie, and their eyes are much higher. This time, Xu Ke took the initiative to participate in this movie, hoping to learn more and enrich himself.
Due to the filming needs, Audrey Hepburn cut her hair short, which is a tomboy head style, which is not longer than Wang Jie's hair. Audrey Hepburn's weak appearance and manly hairstyle make her look heroic and charming. This kind of hairstyle is very common in the feminist movement in the United States today.
"It's a completely new experience. Audrey Hepburn said happily, "William, thank you for everything you have done for me, I feel that everything is so beautiful." β
In "Roman Holiday", Audrey Hepburn once cut her hair short, which was later known as "Hepburn's head", and after the film was broadcast, it caused women all over the world to imitate it.
"Hello, are you really Miss Hepburn? Sorry, please forgive my presumptuousness, you look so young and charming. A young man behind Wang Jie came over and asked, he is Nicolas Cage, the actor of the villain Carl in the film, Nicolas Cage has just become famous at this time, and the reason why Wang Jie chose him this time has a lot to do with his uncle Coppola, after all, Wang Jie can use the director of "The Godfather" in many places in the future.
In fact, except for Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn, most of the other actors in this movie are all extras and newcomers, and most of the budget is spent on special effects, rental, and building shooting locations.
"Audrey, this is Cage, the actor of Carl. Wang Jie introduced.
"Hello, Cage, nice to meet you. Audrey took the initiative to stretch out her little hand and said.
"Oh, oh, oh......" Nicolas Cage let out a barrage of exclamations, "God, you're Audrey Hepburn!"
The reason why Nicolas Cage is so excited, in addition to having a lot of rivalry with Audrey, is because he is a big fan of Hepburn.
The general plot of "Ghost Love" is that Sam (played by Wang Jie) and his fiancΓ©e Molly (played by Audrey) move into a beautiful apartment that his friend Carl (played by Nicolas Cage) helped buy, and Sam, a young bank clerk, and his fiancΓ©e Meili fall in love deeply. They are preparing for their marriage. One night, when they returned from watching the play, they were robbed by gangsters. Sam is shot and killed during the struggle, and Melie is devastated. And Sam turned into a ghost. He soon discovers that his friend Carl is the mastermind behind his death, and in order to steal a huge amount of money from the bank, he wants to obtain the secret code that Sam has in his possession, and he begins to pursue Milie.
Gradually, Sam learned how to use power. He often wanders around Milie, protecting her at all times, but he can't communicate. In order to stop Carl, he finds a psychic medium, Ota (Whoopi Goldberg), who can communicate with ghosts, and uses her to get in touch with Miri. At first, Merry didn't believe it. But the facts finally made her feel Sam's presence. However, two people who are deeply in love with each other are unable to directly contact and communicate. In order to protect Miri and punish the murderer, Sam takes revenge on Carl. He took out the huge amount of money that Carl had stolen and punished several of Carl's men. Angry, Carl wants to hurt Miri. Thankfully, Otta and Sam arrived in time. Faced with a ghost full of hatred, Carl finally brought about his own destruction. Sam, who has fulfilled his wish, is about to leave for heaven. Before disappearing, Miri finally meets Sam, who is in shape, and the two hug each other tightly.
The scene of the warehouse was quickly set up, and from the inside, at least from the inside, it was indeed an apartment that had not been inhabited in years.
Several people quickly changed their clothes, Wang Jie was shirtless and a pair of work pants were wearing a pair of work pants, and Audrey Hepburn was also wearing a simple work clothes.
Regarding the makeup for himself and Audrey Hepburn, Wang Jie did not let others interfere, Wang Jie did it himself.
Wang Jie didn't want outsiders to see Hepburn's true face, so he asked for a separate room, and an hour later, when Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn came out again, they immediately stunned all the makeup artists.
Wang Jie became a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old young man, while Audrey Hepburn looked like she was twenty-five years old at most. This is still the effect of Hepburn's old makeup
"Hey, hey, everyone's started!" Wang Jie ignored everyone's surprise and beckoned everyone to bury themselves.
This is a very simple scene, mainly about the plot of Wang Jie and the three of them moving to the apartment and cleaning up the house, and explaining the relationship between the hero and heroine and the villain. and the appearance of an extremely important prop in the film - an antique coin, which will be the item that will convince the heroine of the existence of the hero's soul and make the film reach a small climax.
Shooting begins.
Wang Jie gestured to the gaffer, who gestured to him with an OK. The lights come on, and two staff members push the rail car forward, and the camera lens on the car roams indoors.
Another set of cameras drilled into the makeshift ceiling, Wang Jie used tools to poke a large hole in the ceiling, and Audrey Hepburn and Nicolas Cage also surrounded and appeared in the camera.
These sets of shots are very simple and finished quickly, Nicolas Cage's acting skills are really good, they are all one-time. On the contrary, it was Audrey Hepburn, who was originally the director of Wang Jie, who didn't shout to stop the scene, she actually took the initiative to ask for a reshoot, saying that she felt that she was not in the state just now.
Audrey Hepburn cherishes this shoot, and perhaps this will be her final photo.
Wang Jie didn't want the public and the media to know that he and Audrey Hepburn were filming a new film, because he didn't want Hepburn to be exposed to the lights and cause unnecessary trouble, so the filming was carried out very low-key, and the staff was required to keep it strictly confidential.
But there are many people, especially those extras, there must be some people who are willing to use this as a talking point, and I am afraid that it will not be hidden for long.
"Jerry, Tom, stop staring at Ms. Audrey Hepburn, quickly move these clay pots over and put them away!" Xu Ke, as Wang Jie's assistant and executive director, directed the staff to move quickly.
"Okay, director!" the staff retracted their gaze.
It's no wonder they're like this, the main thing is that Audrey Hepburn is dressed too sexy right now. She was wearing a pair of panties on the lower half of her body, and a long men's shirt on top, the hem of which covered her hips, looming as if she was wearing nothing underneath.
Wang Jie was wearing a pair of jeans, wearing nothing on his upper body, revealing his strong muscles.
As a love film, "Ghost Love" is naturally indispensable for intimate and lingering scenes, kissing and hugging from time to time does not count, the lingering scene filmed immediately, the hero and heroine have to be intimate for more than three minutes.
Audrey Hepburn smiled at Wang Jie and signaled to be careful, just now the two filmed a bed scene in another room, although it was just a hug and caress, but it almost made Hepburn go off, Hepburn found that as long as he kissed Wang Jie, he was easy to be emotional.
In fact, as long as the woman who has practiced with Wang Jie has this situation, this is the power of "Fudo Ming Wang Huanxi Zen".
Wang Jie walked to the center of the room and put a record into the record player, which was "Unrestrained Melody" recorded only two days ago. As the theme song of the movie, "Unrestrained Melody" appears several times in the film, and every time the music sounds, the relationship between the hero and heroine is further deepened.
On the other side, an old potter was explaining the basics of pottery to Audrey, and he quickly pulled out the adobe of a clay pot out of porcelain clay, and then gave up his place.
"All personnel, start burying your position!" Wang Jie clapped his hands and shouted.
Audrey Hepburn sat in front of the pottery turntable, poured water on the soil with her hands, and then stretched out her fingers to carefully draw the blank, looking somewhat like a professional potter.
With Audrey's movements, an affectionate and gentle singing voice came from the record player:
"Oh_my_love_my_darling, (oh my love, my love)
Ive_hungered_for_your_touch (I crave your caress)
A_long_lonely_time (a long period of solitude)
And_time_goes_by_so_slowly (time passes so slowly)
And_time_can_do_so_much (Time flies and things change stars)
Are_you_still_mine (Do You Still Belong to Me)
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Wang Jie walked out of the bedroom shirtless and asked, "What are you doing?"
Audrey Hepburn glanced back at him, still holding the clay embryo in her hand, and replied, "I can't sleep." β
"I must have fallen asleep. Wang Jie yawned, "What time is it?"
Audrey Hepburn said: "Two o'clock in the morning. β
Wang Jie sat down behind Audrey Herb and reached out to pinch her waist. Audrey Hepburn couldn't bear the itch, and pushed his hand away with a smile, Wang Jie reached out to get the clay embryo again, and turned a molded clay embryo into a lump of mud.
"Oh no, I hope it's not your work. Wang Jie smiled.
"Not anymore. Audrey Hepburn said.
"I can help you. Wang Jie said.
Audrey Hepburn took Wang Jie's hand, and the two hugged each other with their fingers interlocked, half flirting and half pottery, and soon kissed.
Biting Audrey Hepburn's lip, Wang Jie's tongue naturally stuck in.
When filming movies and television, the general kiss shots are misplaced, and even if it is a wet kiss, the man and woman only make a wet kiss with their lips.
If the actor dares to put his tongue into the woman's mouth, this is against the principle, and the actress can directly slap her face and leave. Of course, there are also some perverted directors who, in order to be realistic, order the actors to do the full set. Or some male stars rely on their old qualifications and take the opportunity to eat tofu from new actresses.
Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn are both old husbands and wives, so naturally they are exceptions.
Wang Jie kissed while hugging Audrey Hepburn, and Audrey Hepburn also took the opportunity to hook his neck and wrap her legs around his waist.
In the unrestrained melody, three cameras move around the two men to shoot.
The lust is getting stronger, Audrey Hepburn's small hand ** Wang Jie's solid back, Wang Jie's hand also reached in from the hem of Audrey Hepburn's shirt, kneading Hepburn's buttocks with his hand**.
You know, Audrey Hepburn's lower body is smooth except for a pair of underwear.
Audrey Hepburn was fully involved in it, and she was a little sober at first, but later she was moved again by Wang Jie's caresses. She is now with her legs crossed over Wang Jie's waist, and her private parts clearly feel that Wang Jie has bulged there, which stimulates her to be hot all over, and the secret place can't help but get wet.
Wang Jie has been restrained, always kept awake, while kissing and holding Audrey Hepburn to the bedroom, the camera behind it also followed up in time, and another camera that had been waiting in the bedroom for a long time also began to work.
Wang Jie pressed Audrey Hepburn on the bed, and according to the script, this set of shots has been filmed by now. But Hepburn on the bed seems to have forgotten, and is still lingering passionately.
"Ka!" Wang Jie shouted to stop.
Audrey Hepburn, who was interrupted by Wang Jie, came to her senses. Because of the kiss so devotive, the corners of Audrey Hepburn's mouth even drooled.
Audrey Hepburn's face turned red and she hurriedly reached out to wipe the saliva off the corner of her mouth.
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On the fifth day of filming, the news that Wang Jie and Audrey Hepburn co-starred in the new drama finally leaked out, which caused major media in the United States to follow and report.
Wang Jie is a little anxious now, and getting media attention is a good thing for a movie, but this kind of attention affects Hepburn and him, and it's very bad. There was no way, Wang Jie could only strengthen the security work of the crew.
The black female psychic Otta found by Wang Jie is still played by the original Whoopi Goldberg.
"Photographer ready, camera 2 is a little further to the left. Wang Zijun held the guide tube in his hand and re-told the scene to several extras before starting filming.
A middle-aged white woman arrives at Medium's studio, where two black women fool her and ask her to sit down.
Whoopi Goldberg, a black psychic, walked out of the room with a great aura and said, "Mrs. Santiago?"
"Yes. The white woman nodded.
"I'm Odemei. Whoopi Goldberg said, "You have to communicate with your deceased husband. β
"Yes. β
"He's definitely going to show up today. Whoopi Goldberg said.
"Thank you. "The white woman is holding a cross on her chest.
"If you believe, you have, and if you don't believe, you don't. Madame, believe in your heart that you can see him. "Whoopi Goldberg's performance was fantastic.
"I believe, I believe. The white woman nodded.
"Ka!" Wang Jie suddenly called out to stop, and said to the white woman, "Your expression should be a little eager, that kind of flattery with a little apprehension." β
The white woman was an extra, and she didn't know how to behave for a long time.
Wang Jie said: "You can imagine that your closest life is seriously ill, and you can't be cured by seeking medical treatment everywhere. One day a secret doctor said he could heal, but if you had to cooperate with him, what would you be like?"
The white woman pondered for a moment and nodded at Wang Jie.
Wang Jie said: "The previous camera passed, starting from the place where I just shouted to stop. β
"I believe, I believe. The white woman handed over a dollar and looked at each other expectantly.
"Can you believe it?" asked Whoopi Goldberg again.
"I believe, I believe. The white woman affirmed.
"Alright, let's get started. Whoopi Goldberg closed his eyes and began to communicate with the "ghost". She sat on the chair and moved around, making all kinds of constipation-like expressions, and suddenly opened her eyes and said, "It's too difficult, I can't do it, I can't feel his presence." β
The psychic's black female assistant handed the money back, and Whoopi Goldberg suddenly shouted, "Wait, what do I feel? Does he know a man named Anna?"
The white woman shook her head.
"Su Connor?"
The white woman continued to shake her head.
"Rusta, Julianda, Rutherphine, Linda...... Mary?"
The white woman nodded violently: "Yes, his mother's name is Maria!"
"Oh," said the black psychic, patting his thigh, "thank heaven and earth, I knew he was with his mother." β
Whoopi Goldberg's performance went very well, and a little exaggerated drama was added to the shooting.
Wang Jie watched her performance and had to admit that this black actor who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the future was really unusual. Instead, the white woman made several mistakes.
That's it for today. Wang Jie said and walked over to shake hands with Whoopi Goldberg and said, "Great, you were born to act." β
"Thank you. Whoopi Goldberg said excitedly, "I hope there will be hope of working with director William in the future." β
Wang Jie said: "Next time I have a suitable role, I will definitely come to you again." β
"Thank you. "Whoopi Goldberg was still an insignificant little person at this time, and being able to participate in a film by a big director like Wang Jie this time was like winning the lottery for her.
Shooting here, there are more and more places that need to be used for special effects, and all kinds of wall penetrating and light effect shots have slowed down the progress of the whole scene.
The most troublesome part of the special effects of the whole play is here, which requires Wang Jie to enter and exit from the speeding subway. All he can do now is jump around the empty railroad tracks, and then jump inside the subway and onto the walls.
After that, there is no need for him to come in person, so Xu Ke can take the camera crew and the special effects artist of Industrial Light & Magic to use the made Wang Jie's stand-in model to put on clothes and crash into the stationary subway, and then shoot the picture of the subway Mercedes, and finally use three different pictures to put together through a special method.
It's a huge amount of work, and it takes at least a month or two to complete the final shot, which can be handed over to ILM in advance, and can be carried out in parallel with other filming work.
Throughout the day, Wang Jie did hundreds or thousands of repetitive jumping movements on the side of the railway and on the subway, and the film cost countless people, but the less than ten seconds of footage in the play did not even complete one-tenth of the work.
Every time she returns home after filming, Audrey Hepburn can't wait to get together with Wang Jie once, but the feeling of not being able to vent after being emotional on the set simply suffocates her.