354 Home Alone boots up
Concord Company is busy in November, Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao's "Miscellaneous Boys" has begun to enter the filming state, and Yuan Heping and Jackie Chan have made two films in half a year, and they are currently in the stage of recuperation, so Yuan Heping was transferred to Macau to help Xu Guanwen and John Woo shoot "Ghost Horse Double Star". [No pop-up novel network]
Liu Jialiang because of the filming of "God Fight", which led to the TV series of "Jingwumen" running aground again, Wang Xiaohu, who couldn't bear it, decided not to delay time this time, anyway, more than 20 episodes have been filmed, he is not in a hurry at all, the surname Suo has completely perfected the script of "Home Alone", and these days he stays at home and takes lessons on how to film with Li Guohao.
Don't look at Li Guohao is only eight and a half years old, he has a natural love for filming, and he likes the role of Kevin in the play, in his words: "This will be a film that allows me to do whatever I want, I believe that many children will worship me after watching it!" β
Children's words are often the most direct and naΓ―ve, it turns out that in Xiao Guohao's mind, this film was made just to make children of the same age worship. "Don't worry, after the Chinese New Year, I will send you to St. Francis College, you are past the age of going to school. Only school is the place you should go to. β
In the past year, because of the death of Brother Xiaolong, Linda has been busy taking care of the funeral, and a widow with two children is tired enough, so although Li Guohao is eight and a half years old, he did not go to school.
"The school my dad used to go to!" Hearing this, Li Guohao jumped up excitedly and hugged Wang Xiaohu's neck and said, "Daddy Tiger, I like St. Francis College very much, because that's where Dad used to fight!" β
"Hehe, of course, you will meet new friends there, and there will be Xingzi and Yanzi to take care of you, you will not be lonely." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Then now, we should start the filming plan of "Home Alone". β
The original version of "Home Alone" is about Kevin's parents and uncle's family going to Paris, France for Christmas, Wang Xiaohu thought about it and should go directly to Hong Kong for the holiday, after all, this is a script written by himself, he can completely change the concept of using power for personal gain, on the one hand, because Concord Company is mainly developed in Hong Kong, and tomorrow he can shoot part of the scene at Hong Kong Airport.
On the other hand, Wang Xiaohu needs to use such small details to let Americans see the prosperity and development of Hong Kong. Giving Americans a general impression of Hong Kong is very important for promoting Hong Kong films.
And this film won't waste too much time to shoot, because the cast is very simple, except for Kevin and the two obscene dumb thieves, Kevin's parents can catch a few in Hollywood. Because the focus is not on the supporting roles, but on the story of Kevin and the thieves fighting wits and courage, for Wang Xiaohu, designing the various mechanisms in Kevin's house is the first thing to complete.
Fortunately, at the same time as the script and drawings were completed, he photocopied a copy of the airlift to Winterdall in Los Angeles, and Winterdur would start to select actors according to the requirements of the script.
The main filming location, Wang Xiaohu is determined to be in Philadelphia, at this time the winter snow in Philadelphia is very heavy, and before Christmas, there will be a very strong festive atmosphere, and it is best to shoot "Home Alone" there. In fact, this is Wang Xiaohu's lazy behavior, because he is only familiar with Los Angeles and Philadelphia in the United States, and Philadelphia is Wang Xiaohu's blessed land, and "Rocky 2" is also in full swing of filming, and the mayor of Philadelphia will definitely welcome Wang Xiaohu.
After arranging all this, Wang Xiaohu started the launching ceremony of "Home Alone", which was still low-key, and it took three days for him to shoot several scenic spots in Hong Kong, and waited for Winterdur to bring all the actors over, and tossed back and forth for about ten days before the filming of the Hong Kong part was over, so Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi, Li Guohao and others flew back to Los Angeles to conduct the most critical filming there.
"Tiger, I'll have good news for you." Winterdur said with a smile on the plane: "Remember Bill. Kandy? β
"Of course, do he have a new work?" "going to fly-now" made Bill. Kandy was a blockbuster, that well-dressed musician, how could Wang Xiaohu forget it.
Winterdur shook his head and said, "No, he doesn't have any new works, he came to me personally when he heard that I was looking for a bandmate, and he recommended a band to me." β
In "Home Alone", there is a scene that is described as follows: Kevin's mother used various methods at the airport to exchange for a ticket back home on the same day, but it was unsuccessful, and finally a member of a band was very moved after hearing what happened to her, so he drove her back home, and during the journey, the band played decent music to pass the time.
After Wang Xiaohu revised the plot, he felt that this part was a little inappropriate, because everyone knew that you had to take a plane from Hong Kong to the United States, but since this was a movie, he didn't clearly tell the audience where Kevin's home was, so it didn't matter if he drove back to Kevin's house from Hong Kong, after all, this is a movie, and it's also a comedy movie, as long as everyone laughs after watching the movie, what about those so-called bugs?
"The leader of the band is called Mena. Alex Ferguson, also known as the performer of "Gonna-Fly-Now", Bill Ferguson. An old friend of Kandy. β
Wang Xiaohu nodded when he heard the words and said, "It would be great if they joined!" β
"Yes, Ferguson appreciates you for giving them the opportunity to make a name for themselves, so I'm happy to help you this time." Winterdur said with a smile: "Boss, you are a big celebrity in Hollywood now, many actors want to act in the films you shoot, you don't know that our actor auditions are very popular." β
"Just don't forget that there are black actors!" Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "I don't want to make mistakes twice on the same issue. β
In fact, Wang Xiaohu asked for very few actors this time, and the actors who were present were also very ordinary, as for the black people in the film, he had already planned it, didn't Kevin often watch TV at home, very good, find the five Jackson brothers to make a cameo, let Michael record a few of their famous songs, or let Michael show off his space walk, these will become the highlights of the film. Of course, such an arrangement is not something that Winterdur can accomplish, and Wang Xiaohu has decided to talk to Michael after arriving in Los Angeles.
When he arrived in Los Angeles, Wang Xiaohu went directly to Michael after a short break. Jackson, the "master and apprentice" met very cordially, "Hey, Michael, how are you doing?" β
"Mr. Tiger, it's a pleasure to see you again, come and see my moonwalk." Michael. Jackson said and made a few combinations of mechanical dance and space steps, which made Wang Xiaohu look amazed, clapped his palms and praised: "Michael, you are really a dance genius, you have mastered it in just a few months, and you are even better than me in dancing." β
Michael. Jackson shrugged, "But I never got the hang of Capora. β
"That thing isn't for you, you should dive into the dance that suits your style." Wang Xiaohu pulled him to sit down and said, "I'm here to invite you this time."
Wang Xiaohu will explain in the future, Michael. Jackson thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Tiger, you shouldn't use the word request, you should say something like this: Michael, come here, I have a movie that needs you to show your face." Oh God, if you say that, I'm going to be excited because I can finally do something for you, teacher. β
Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, it seems that there is no problem with your schedule, and the matter is decided like this." As a thank you, there are two songs here, but there is only a general outline, you also know that I am not good at English songs, and you need to do the rest yourself, I don't think it will be difficult for you. β
So "Dangerous" and "Beat-It", two masterpieces that originally belonged to MJ, were returned to MJ
As the hero of Philadelphia, Stallone stood at the front of the citizens, and next to him was the mayor of Philadelphia, as soon as he got off the plane, Stallone was excited to hug the young boss, and remembered his strange temper, so he had to whisper a few words to the mayor, and then ran over and clasped Wang Xiaohu's hand and said: "Boss, Philadelphia welcomes you!" β
This line made Wang Xiaohu stunned, during the 08 Yanjing Olympics, the sentence "Yanjing welcomes you" was not only pasted all over the streets and alleys of Yanjing City as a slogan, but also wrote a catchy song of the same name for this purpose. At first glance, hearing this sentence made Wang Xiaohu feel familiar. "How's the filming?"
"So far, it's going very well, and the Philadelphia City has made it a lot easier." After Stallone finished speaking, he introduced Wang Xiaohu to the mayor of Philadelphia.
"Tiger, on behalf of all the citizens of Philadelphia, I welcome you, I'm glad you're here again for filming in Philadelphia, our theaters in Philadelphia are fully ready for Christmas, and only your films will be screened at that time!"
"Oh God, you make me wonder how to describe my excitement, thank you so much!" Wang Xiaohu excitedly shook the mayor's hand, it seems that Philadelphia is really his blessed land, with more than 300 theaters in Philadelphia, I believe that this year's two film harvests should be good.
Wang Xiaohu sat in the car and looked at the streets of Philadelphia, and when he passed by a theater, he suddenly saw a movie poster that was torn in half, with the words "the-exorcist" clearly written on it, Wang Xiaohu narrowed his eyes, and finally remembered a 73-year-old blockbuster "The Exorcist" in his mind
(To be continued)