Chapter 58: A Football Game?
Ever since he was cheated by Theorod once, Richie no longer believed his dislike of British food. After the two had lunch, Richie took Theolod back to his apartment. Like most single men's apartments, Richie's apartment was a mess and full of manuscripts, and Theorod walked in the door to find himself stamping under his feet a first draft of "Two Smoking Guns."
Of course, Theolod couldn't have actually snatched Richie's bed, and in fact he wasn't going to borrow it for long. He planned to rent a small apartment for a short period of time after settling down, after all, he didn't want to bother the director for too long, and he was used to living alone in a room during the drill - because sometimes his muttering and crazy desk work would scare the guys who shared the same room with him.
Theolod also told Richie of his intentions, and repeatedly reiterated that he did not dislike sleeping on the couch, but was only worried about affecting his work. It was the crew's responsibility to find temporary accommodation for out-of-town actors, but Ritchie knew that the crew wouldn't spend too much money to find an apartment specifically for Theorod, and all they could afford was the cost of a small hotel with a mix of fish and dragons. That's why Richie decided to let Theolod live in his own apartment, which was at least safer.
Rich felt a little guilty when Theorod proposed the project, but seeing that he couldn't convince Theorod anyway, he relented and promised to help him find a small apartment at a reasonable price.
"Well, until you find the house, it doesn't matter if you stay here until the end of the shoot. It's too bad, I didn't fulfill the content of the contract, but I promise that the package is for sure, except for the takeaway provided by the crew, I paid for your breakfast out of my own pocket. Rich said apologetically.
"No, no, no, you didn't break the contract, it's my own decision. Theolod waved his hand, "This sofa is really comfortable, I think I can nest on it for a long time." ”
"Well, I hope you can really refresh your spirits on this broken couch tonight, after all, there is a football game early tomorrow morning, and you are the youngest and most energetic player on our team. Rich took out the pillow and blanket he had prepared and threw them on the couch.
“…… Soccer match?" Theorod was slightly stunned, he had never heard Richie say before that he had to play a football game before filming, and ...... Is there any necessary connection between acting and football?
"Yes, football. Rich nodded solemnly, "A ball game of five people, half an hour, is not a regular game, just a warm-up before filming." I've even divided the team, you and your three fellow victims, plus me, for Team A, Harry the lender, Barry his assistant, two stupid thieves, and Chris the debt collector for Team B, drug dealer Doug and his three men, and Matthew for Team C, Roy the big drug lord plus two of his men, and three pharmacists for Team D. Tomorrow morning, lots will be drawn to determine the opponents and the order of the game, and the two winning teams will be able to participate in the afternoon finals!
Later, Rich explained to Theorod the origin of this "friendly match". As we all know, there are a lot of actors in "Two Big Smoking Guns", there are twenty-two people, which is not counting the tricks. So, in a casual conversation, Matthew Vaughn, the film's producer, joked, "The actors of our crew can almost form two football teams!"
Then, Rich thought to himself, why not? What better way to get them to know each other and develop a tacit understanding than to get to know each other and play a football game together? It just so happens that we have a real professional footballer on the roster, or someone from Wimbledon!
So, this inexplicable "friendly match" was born.
“…… I have a question, cover. Looking at Rich, who was extremely excited, Theolod raised his hand weakly.
"Excuse me?"
"We are in this team, except for Mr. Jones...... Who else can play football?"
“…… It's just a game of relaxation and friendship, Theo, why take it so seriously?" After a strange pause, Richie said to Theorod with a smile, "Before the game, we will roughly talk about the rules, probably not to kick people's legs with their hands, and other physical action norms, as for offside, these problems...... Hey, there's only five of us on a team, why do you care so much!"
"It's good if you're happy. ”
Theorod came to this conclusion.
In fact, Theolod's body has never touched a football, but that doesn't mean that "he" hasn't played before. In his last life, he played too many characters, and it happened that there was a very legendary and controversial player in his world, and this role also made him win the Oscar for Best Actor in that world again.
At that time, he never liked to rely on stand-ins for filming, and he really went to the club where the player used to be, practiced with their B team for half a day every day, and also found a personal coach, I don't know how many times he knocked on the door of the already old player. Although he certainly couldn't reach the height of that legend, his movements made professionals unable to pick out any thorns, which is enough to prove the depth of his work at that time.
It's a pity that mental memory belongs to thinking memory, and body memory belongs to physical memory, this body has never been exposed to football, and it is useless to have those memories that have long been blurred.
If it was the body in his previous life, maybe he could still help Richie play a little better, but ...... Wearing a loose tracksuit and running shoes, Theolod brought the soccer ball to his feet and tried to flip it a few times, but it didn't work well. In fact, Rich is still looking forward to tonight's dinner, and he also revealed that at the beginning, he really wanted to rely on himself as the director to dominate the B team with Vinnie Jones, because following them will definitely win, but unfortunately Matthew Vaughn also has the same idea as him, and finally the two compromised and chose the other two teams.
The stadium borrowed by the crew is also Wimbledon's training pitch. Theolod didn't know how the crew persuaded the manager and chairman of Wimbledon to borrow the stadium, but it was probably related to public relations issues such as free publicity, and if it weren't for the fact that Vinnie Jones, Sting and the team were on holiday and the whole stadium was empty and unused, they wouldn't have borrowed anything.
That's right, there is also a Sting, the former lead singer of the police band and the current music superstar, who also made a cameo appearance in the movie, playing the cold father of Eddie's pit son.
And Theolod was also on this pitch to meet his partners for the next two months.
"Let's get to know each other. This is Theo Rod Lecht, Eddie, Jason Statham, Bakken, Jason Fleming, Tom, Dexter Fletcher, Soap ......" and others after the expiration of the term, Rich introduced each of them and their corresponding characters, "...... Matthew Vaughn, our producers, and me, Guy Ritchie, your director. ”
"As you can see, everyone has a different color number behind them, and the same color represents the same team. Here's the draw number I did this morning, the captain of each team moves forward, and the two groups that draw the same number are opponents, and then use a coin toss to decide who will play first and who will play later. Let's talk about it in advance, friendly matches, friendly matches, it's okay to move your feet, don't do it. Any questions?" Richie gestured to the few people in front of him, weighing four paper balls in his hand.
After seeing that everyone had no opinions, the lottery began. Theolod's A team was lucky, drawing against Team D and not meeting Jones, while Vaughan's team was unfortunate enough to run into Team B.
And they were the first to race.
Richie immediately sent a gloating blessing to his friend.
The end result was also obvious, and while the other four members of Jones' team weren't the kind of people they worked out every day, he was up against five rookies who had never played football before, and his style of play was notoriously rough. Those thirty minutes can be described as crushing, and almost every five minutes passed, Jones could effortlessly send the ball into Vaughn's goal.
"I can't bear to look at it. Jason Statham sat on the side, turning his head in reluctance. Before this, he had not acted in any films, in fact, he was just a hawker squatting on the street, probably because of his "eloquence" as a hawker, he was photographed by Richie and continued to play a hawker in the play.
As soon as he turned his head, he saw that Theolod, a "big star" from the United States, was competing with the football, and the simulated dribbling and turning movements were quite standard...... If you ignore the football that rolls to the side three times out of five attempts. Thinking that he had a good number of bouncing balls before, he couldn't help but bump into Rich, who was gloating at Vaughn, but Rich, who got Vaughn's middle finger, gestured in the direction of Theorod: "Did he play before?"
"No ......," Rich said, staring at Theolod for a moment, "good, we can make it to the final, we have a half-ass, and the other side has nothing!"
Although Richie's idea was indeed a bit uncontested, the score did prove the difference between half-baked and completely unfamiliar, 3-2, Team A successfully entered the final in the afternoon, against Team B...... Winnie Jones of Team B, to be exact, after all, the other four are just a decoration.
Dan Ruber is just an ordinary fan of the Wimbledon team, because he lives relatively close, he likes to walk around the club when he has nothing to do on weekdays, even if the team is not on the field on vacation, he also likes to come and relax.
Today is also a holiday for the team, and he thought that he would be the only living person around the club except for the security guards, but Ruuber did not expect that he actually saw someone on the pitch at Wimbledon, and it looked like he was still playing a 5vs5 game!
Wait, why does the No. 1 of the yellow team look so familiar?
Isn't that Winnie Jones?!
Playing with him, there are old and young, fat and thin, these guys don't look like professional players, even he is a fan who can play better than them! What the hell are they doing in this hallowed stadium?!
Rubeus didn't think about it, so he quickly called his friend: "Mark, you can't believe what I saw! Pooh! I saw him actually playing on the field! His teammates and opponents all looked like rookies! I didn't lie to you, if I lied to you, I forgot to bring an umbrella when I went out! Come on, it's here at the club!"
"Jessica, no, no, no, I didn't mean to ask you out for dinner, you listen to me......"
Gradually, there were more people watching from the periphery of the iron net.
Rubeus looked at his friends, pointed to the man on the pitch who didn't seem to be sweating, and said with a proud face, "Look, I'm right, right? I wouldn't mistake any of the Crazy Gang players." ”
"Who are these people, and how did they get in?"
"Oh, it's so eye-polluting to watch them play, Dan, is this what you want us to see? ”
"Hell, I'm better than them, why don't you let me go in and play with Pooh?"
"Actually, the younger kid played pretty well, his movements were quite standardized, and he ran like a gust of wind. Some people made a serious and pertinent evaluation, "Hey, look at his extraordinary feints, it actually succeeded!"
"That's because the person in front of him is a fat pig!"
"Perhaps...... He's a new Under-17 player and Pooh is teaching him?"
"Hell, just chatting, didn't anyone notice that he was starting to threaten the goal......? Pooh's shovel is still so fierce! Oh, this kid is so nimble enough to jump up and dodge, if he hadn't dodged, I'm afraid this leg wouldn't have been able to get out of bed for a few days. ”
The nimble figure on the court attracted more and more people's attention to him, and some people in the crowd gradually felt that something was not right: "Why do I feel a little familiar with this blonde boy, I seem to have seen it somewhere?"
"Yes, I think so too, I think it was not long ago that I said to ......" a woman agreed, she stared at the figure for a long time, a little far away, she couldn't see it clearly, after a few more glances, she felt even more as if she had forgotten something, knowing that the figure turned to face her again......
"Ahhh!!h
She suddenly let out a piercing scream that startled her friend.
"Jessica, don't be scary, okay?"
"Jesse, what the hell are you?!"
"Ahhh......!!!!h I mean, marry me!"
Theolod was so frightened by the sudden screaming and screaming that he stumbled on his feet, and not only was the football kicked to Pooh's feet, but he almost fell to the ground.
"Poof......" Theorod was sure he heard the laughter of several of his companions.