"The Pianist at Sea" is one of the "trilogy" of Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore. Wang Zijun had met Giuseppe Tornatore several years ago, and this guy is still making TV documentaries in Europe, and has not even made a film debut.

The general plot of "The Pianist at Sea" is that a kind black furnace burner picks up an abandoned baby on a ship, and the stove burner adopts the baby and names him 1900. In 1900, when he was eight years old, the furnace burner died in an accident, and the protagonist 1900 grew up and became a pianist on the ship by virtue of his talent.

The film tells the story of the legendary life of 1900 on an ocean liner, from birth to death, he never got off the ship and set foot on land, and finally sank with the passenger liner.

Strictly speaking, "The Pianist at Sea" is a semi-literary and semi-commercial film.

Because of this, "The Pianist of the Sea" is in an awkward situation in the West. Europeans felt that this was not a purely art film, while Americans thought that the film was too advanced and too literary, and as a result, it was not up to par. So much so that "The Pianist of the Sea" has only a rating on IMDB.

On the contrary, in Asia, "The Pianist of the Sea" was very popular, and the film was rated as high as that of Time.com.

The reason why Wang Zijun chose this movie is because he likes it, and secondly, it is purely to practice for the filming of "Titanic". As for how much box office he can get, to be honest, he has no confidence at all.

Maybe the global box office is only one or two million US dollars, maybe because of Wang Zijun's appeal, the box office may break 100 million. Anyway, everything will only be known when it is released.

"Props ready!"

"Eksh!"

With a start-up order, a strong wind immediately blew in the luxurious cabin, which was spliced and rebuilt from several large containers, and the strong wind came from several high-power blowers outside.

"Boom!" It was pitch black outside the glass window, but suddenly lightning and thunder roared, which was the work of the gaffers and sound engineers outside.

Rob Wolfe, who plays the male No. 2 Max, gets up from the bed, and the whole "cabin" is constantly shaking and bumping because of the storm, and Rob Wolf also starts his wonderful performance as if drunk.

Due to the underdevelopment of computer technology, this kind of indoor drama cannot be completed with CG special effects, and can only use local methods. The entire container studio, which is used as a ship's hold, is held in place by several cables and levers on the outside, and a small area of artificial undulation is carried out through a crane, causing a sense of turbulence inside.

However, this is not always the case, and sometimes the shaking of the camera lens is used to show this.

"Click! Next set of shots. After knocking over several pieces of porcelain from China, Rob, who had been on the N machine several times, finally heard the shouting.

"Well done." Wang Zijun said with a smile.

"Thank you." Rob Wolf said with some excitement. He has been a small supporting actor for many years, and he rarely has a chance to perform.

Next is the appearance of the male protagonist, in the slightly bumpy and shaking "cabin", Wang Zijun wore a suit and walked over as if he were walking on the ground.

As soon as this shot passed, the crew did not continue filming. The staff began to pack up and leave, because the studio was about to be changed.

The place where I just shot was a small studio specially designed to create a sense of bumps, and I was about to change to a large studio to shoot.

The curtains flutter in the "sea breeze", Wang Zijun sits in front of a piano and starts playing, while Rob Wolf is responsible for making fun of the cuteness. The camera began to shake rhythmically, giving the stage that had never been moved before an undulating motion, while several crew members pulled the tightrope and drove the piano to slide and run on the ground.

All Wang Zijun has to do is to play the piano unhurriedly and with pleasure in the running pianist. He is really playing, and it sounds good to the uninitiated, but in post-production, he has to find a professional top pianist to record.

"Puff!" The habitual surname of the piano slide was too big, Wang Zijun didn't take advantage of the fact that he didn't stabilize it for a while, and his upper body pressed on the keys, making a piercing and loud sound.

"Oh, sorry, let's do it." Wang Zijun gestured to the prop master and photographer.

Time passed little by little under the film record, and in the blink of an eye, it was May.

Lin Qingxia has already returned to Taipei, but Teresa Teng has come to Los Angeles, and her admission procedures to the University of Southern California have been completed and she has successfully enrolled. However, Teresa Teng is only an auditor and cannot get a degree from the school after completing the course.

After more than a month of filming, the progress of "The Pianist at Sea" is already halfway through. At this moment, Wang Zijun left the crew and flew to Connecticut.

Wang Zijun came to find Jodie Foster to film, it was originally a phone call, but now he had to come in person.

The presidential assassination case has long been investigated, and the FBI has also lifted the quarantine review of Jodie Foster, but the public opinion has not stopped condemning her.

The sudden change and condemnation from all walks of life made this Hollywood genius girl obviously boundless confused and painful.

Whoever plays the heroine can play it, and the actor can be changed or not. But after all, they are old friends, and Wang Zijun feels that he should still come to persuade him. Otherwise, replacing the heroine without saying a word, this is undoubtedly a blow to Jodie Foster, who is at a low point in her life.

Wang Zijun brought two bodyguards with him, and after leaving the airport, the bodyguards stopped a taxi.

"Hey, Wang, is that you? That's great! Before Wang Zijun could speak, the young driver of the taxi shouted in surprise.

After getting in the car, Wang Zijun took off his sunglasses and said with a smile: "Brother, your eyes are really good." ”

"Of course, my eyes have always been sharp," the young driver changed a cassette tape, and soon rock music began to play in the car, and the driver shook his body to the rhythm and asked, "Wang, where are you going?" ”

"Yale, thank you." Wang Zijun listened to the noise of the music he played, and couldn't help but say, "Your tape seems to be broken." ”

"No, I recorded it on TV." The driver said as he started the car.

After a few seconds, Wang Zijun heard that the driver was actually Madonna's "Lucky Star". This song was written by Madonna herself, she has only sung it on TV, and now it is not available on the market at all. It seems that Madonna is really famous and already has a group of loyal fans.

Wang Zijun commented: "There is a song with a surname. ”

"Of course," said the young driver, "it was sung by a chick named Madonna." You know what, she's amazing. I love her look, with a cross on her head and jeans full of holes, like a charming little wild cat. ”

"Really? Then I have a chance to listen to her songs. When Wang Zijun spoke, he was thinking about when it was time to release a single to Madonna. It's a real sense of accomplishment to create a global pop queen by yourself.

Soon arrived at Yale University, Wang Zijun left a signature for the driver and went directly to Jodie Foster's dormitory.

Along the way, people recognized Wang Zijun from time to time, but the quality of the students here was quite high, most of them smiled at him and nodded, and only a few came up to ask for autographs and group photos.

Of course, there are also some students who are dismissive of him, presumably because of last year's peachy news.

After Wang Zijun arrived at the dormitory, he didn't find anyone, and only after asking a chick did he get the news: "Are you looking for Judy?" She's in the library. ”

It took a lot of effort for Wang Zijun to finally find Jodie Foster in a corner of the library.

Compared with the smart and lovely girl who had a little Ren surname in the past, Jodie Foster is now much haggard and mature. She supported her forehead with one hand, her scattered blonde hair hanging down to cover her eyes, but with the other hand, she quickly flipped through the book, looking at her listless appearance, obviously not in the mood to read.

"Can I sit here?" Wang Zijun asked.

"Of course." Jodie Foster replied without looking up.

Wang Zijun sat down opposite her and said with a smile: "Judy, it's time for you to work." ”

"Huh?" Jodie Foster looked up and found that it was Wang Zijun, and said in surprise, "Wang, why are you here?" ”

"I've called you several times but I can't find anyone," Mr. Wang said, "and you owe me a role." ”

"I'm sorry, Zachary," said Jodie Foster, "I'm terrible right now, and I don't think I'm capable of doing even a single shot." ”

"You can, trust me." Wang Zijun said.

"No, I want to be quiet." Judie Foster Road.

Wang Zijun explained: "Don't be affected by those gossip. I understand your feelings, but last year, people all over the world were scolding me, isn't I doing well now? ”

Only then did Jodie Foster think about the super playboy in front of him who lived with several women at the same time, and couldn't help laughing: "Then how did you spend last year?" ”

"Don't make useless excuses, ignore those people, do what you have to do, and everything will be fine." Wang Zijun said.

Jodie Foster said, "I just think I'm unlucky. You did it yourself, but I didn't do anything bad, and I was scolded by those newspapers. ”

"Nothing has ever been fair, passengers who died in a plane crash, did they do something bad?" Wang Zijun said, "Compared to them, you are much luckier." ”

"That seems to be the case," Jodie Foster laughed, "thank you for your explanation." ”

"Come with me to the movies, it's kind of a vacation to relax." Wang Zijun sent out an invitation.

Jodie Foster asked, "Aren't you afraid that the movie will be affected by my things?" ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "I can't ask for it, just give me free publicity." ”

Jodie Foster also smiled and said, "It seems that I am not useless either. ”

(To be continued)