Chapter 251: Kate's Troubles

The sparkling Moskva River flows quietly through the middle of the city like a blue ribbon; The spires of the Kremlin and the massive golden domes of the churches glisten in the sun; Ancient and modern buildings are visible in the shadow of birch trees, and this is Moscow.

As one of the most famous squares in the world, Moscow's Red Square has a unique ground, all paved with stones, ancient and sacred. On the west side of Red Square are Lenin's Tomb and the Kremlin's Red Wall and three towers, and Lenin's Tomb has a rostrum on the upper floor. Whenever there was an important ceremony, the leaders stood on Lenin's tomb to watch the ceremony.

In the crowded square, a pair of young men and women wearing sunglasses mingled in the crowd, and the two were dressed very conspicuously, but if someone looked closely, they would probably cover their mouths in surprise. Two popular Hollywood stars strolled like a couple on Moscow's Red Square, and it is estimated that this news is another sensational news in the entertainment industry.

From Sharapova to Kournikova, I have never heard that Russian tennis beauties often appear on the streets of New York in the United States, but few Hollywood stars go to Moscow's Red Square to spread out.

Fortunately, when he came out, Lin Mingyang resisted the urge to carry a professional camera from the crew, but only brought a portable DV, and he willingly acted as a photographer along the way, recording Kate's smile and smile during this tour.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to doing this, Lin Mingyang is obsessed with shooting, so from the beginning his eyes have never left the DV image window, every time he speaks, he observes Kate's expression through the lens of DV, and every time Kate talks to him, he has to stand in the center of the camera like a live host.

"I've always had the question in my mind, is the origin of vampires and werewolves really as written in the script?" This doubt has been pondered by Kate since the crew set foot on Russian soil. Some time ago, the crew was filming in the Far East of Russia, and she never remembered to ask this question, taking advantage of the gap when the crew returned to Russia to rest, she and Lin Mingyang traveled together, and just remembered this incident, so she opened her mouth to ask.

"There are no vampires and werewolves in this world at all, so those so-called origins are just as much imagined as the script." Lin Mingyang held the DV in his hand and didn't mean to put it down, "But the story of vampires and werewolves has a long history, and the point of view held in this script is only one of them, according to legend, in ancient centuries in Europe, a terrible plague broke out on the continent, people died, and a young man named Corvinus in the village saw such a tragic situation, in order to survive and get rid of the plague, he studied the origin of life and got some kind of revelation, and then he was the only one who survived." ”

"There are 3 descendants of Corvinus, unfortunately one of the 3 was bitten by a bat infected with the virus, the other was bitten by a wolf infected with the virus, only one survived in full human form, and his two brothers mutated due to the virus, one became the ancestor of vampires, and the other became the ancestor of werewolves, and since then werewolves and vampires have spread in Europe."

Kate nodded thoughtfully, "So the prototype of Alexander in the script is that Corvinus?" ”

"Regarding the origin of vampires and werewolves, the kind of statement we just mentioned belongs to a relatively modern view, and the explanation of virus mutation, which seems to have some scientific basis, is not something that the ancients could imagine. From a religious point of view, there is a traditional view that the prototype of the vampire is Judas. After Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 silver coins, he regretted it and hanged himself at sunset. But God does not forgive him for betraying his own son and turning him into an eternal but eternally lonely vampire after death as punishment for his sin of betrayal. ”

Kate frowned slightly, despite the sunglasses, the touching style could not be concealed, "Then which point of view do you think is more reasonable?" ”

"There is never any reason to talk about God," Lin Mingyang smiled mockingly at the corner of his mouth, "I have always insisted that whether it is a vampire or a werewolf, it is the romantic imagination of the literati." The mystical imagination of medieval religion and the romantic imagination of the Renaissance were skillfully combined, and the result was the vampire we see today. ”

"It has been said that romantic literature is the literature of the night, because these works are always full of imagination of the moon; Horror literature is the art of late night, and the reader can only truly experience the thrill in the dead of night. For human beings, terror is something that has been formed in evolution and is deeply embedded in the blood. From this point of view, no one escapes horror, especially when he is still immature. ”

After speaking, Lin Mingyang finally moved the DV that he had been carrying in his hand and refused to put it down from his sight, and Kate looked at him angrily: "You are finally willing to put down this thing"

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "Because this thing is out of power"

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The next morning, the rain was still sparse, the rest of the crew were still asleep, and Lin Mingyang and Kate, who had quietly gotten up, were already on their way to Sergeyev Town on the outskirts of Moscow. Cars are speeding on the country roads, and the farmhouses and villas with unique shapes are hidden in the continuous woods, which is a beautiful pastoral scenery. According to the tour guide, many Russians buy cabins here and spend their holidays here, and those cabins are surrounded by flowers and plants, like a forest hut in a fairy tale.

The beautiful scenery outside the window attracted the attention of most travelers, but Kate, who was sitting with Lin Mingyang in the back row, seemed a little absent-minded at this time.

Lin Mingyang gently turned his head sideways and whispered in Kate's ear, "Do you have something on your mind?" ”

Ket nodded, but didn't speak.

Lin Mingyang saw through her thoughts at a glance: "Still thinking about filming? ”

"I always feel that this shooting, my action scenes are much less than the previous one..."Regarding this issue, Kate has approached the director before, but the other party only told her that this is the need of the plot.

Kate knew that if such a change was not due to Lin Mingyang's instructions, at least it would have been approved by him.

After a few years, Kate, as the protagonist, is still sexy in leather clothes and wraps in the play, but the reduction of action scenes makes her worry that this will affect the quality of the whole film.

In the history of cinema, there have been endless films featuring werewolves and vampires, and audiences have also been aesthetically fatigued by these two classic Western horror images that have rarely been produced for many years. Therefore, the success of "Tales of the Night" three years ago was by no means the accumulation of blood plasma and broken limbs of werewolves and vampires fighting on the screen, but by the fusion of a delicious smorgasbord plate of the emotional core of the werewolf vampire version of "Romeo and Juliet" under the packaging of Gothic weird cultural elements, with cold and ruthless action scenes.

A small change may affect the results of the whole film, Kate doesn't want Lin Mingyang to leave a handle for others in order to take care of herself, yesterday she mentioned the topic of vampires on Red Square, she originally seemed to bring up the topic, but Lin Mingyang's gags at that time made her unable to speak.

She thought about it all night last night, and finally decided to explain it to Lin Mingyang today.

"Regarding the handling of your action scenes, I did have Patrick make adjustments... As for your worries, there is no need at all, you must know that there are a lot of action scenes in the last scene, Chang Desheng has designed a set of actions for you, and when you perform, you will find that it is not easy to complete the shooting" Lin Mingyang said this, and there are many comforting elements, which makes Kate feel unhappy.

Seeing that the doubtful expression on her face had not completely dissipated, Lin Mingyang realized that his explanation might really be a little unconvincing, so he changed his statement.

"Between me and you, who has the better action scenes?"

Kate said without hesitation: "Of course it's you."

Lin Mingyang smiled: "So, the problem is relative, in this play, your action scenes are reduced, and I have more opportunities to perform... Our Kate beauty is worried that I will steal the limelight, right? ”

Of course, Kate wouldn't think so, "But..."

"I admit that I did have a selfish intention to take care of you... But the main thing is a complementary advantage. You should be able to feel that while you've got fewer action scenes, you're spending a lot more time with your weapons and firearms. Leave it to me to do something that doesn't have the technical content of fighting, you just need to put on a cold and charming gorgeous second kill opponent."

Lin Mingyang freed up his hand holding the camera to take pictures out of the car window, and gently patted Kate's shoulder, "Actually, this is also very in line with the racial setting of the vampire werewolf in the plot." Simple and rough, good at fighting are the characteristics of werewolves; The image of a vampire is relatively elegant and gorgeous, and since the story takes place in modern times, the shootout is an integral part of the film. In the film, werewolves and vampires both invent bullets to restrain each other, and in order to keep these settings from falling through, your performance is very important. ”

"If only these bullets could wipe out the last enemy." Kate pouted, seeming with some regret.

Lin Mingyang gently scraped Kate's upturned nose with his fingers, "If the villain is killed by your bullet, without the bridge of beauty vs. monster, I think the male audience in the movie theater will definitely protest en masse... You know, most of them are here for you."

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