Chapter 266 Singapore and the Baths

There is a coconut grove between Lin Mingyang's sunbathing beach and the crew's station on the island, which is only a kilometer away, and it stands to reason that it can be completed in ten minutes, but Lin Mingyang and Wibinsky walked and chatted for almost half an hour.

On the way, Lin Mingyang sorted out his views on the plot in front of director Wibinski, these views were summarized by Lin Mingyang from the evaluation of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" by later generations, not to mention the great improvement of the quality of the film, at least it can help Wibinski to take some detours.

Because of Lin Mingyang's appearance, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" was not filmed at the same time as the previous episode, but the plot did not deviate too much from the one in his memory, and the script should have been written when filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", so the little foresight in his mind can still play some role.

The two bumped into Knightley at the door of the crew's residence, who was about to go out with a simple medical kit, and Wibinski was thinking about going to the screenwriter to talk about the script revision, and Knightley's appearance just gave him a reason to leave. He patted Lin Mingyang on the shoulder and entered the station alone.

Lin Mingyang originally thought that his "adultery" with Knightley had been broken by outsiders, saying that he was going to get medicine, and he would not come back if he went. Seeing that she was really holding the medical kit and preparing to find herself, Lin Mingyang's heart warmed, and regardless of the number of people in the station, he raised his feet and walked forward.

Knightley was worried about Lin Mingyang's hand injury, but Lin Mingyang was fine, and as soon as she came over, she began to stare at her dishonestly. Knightley really wanted to stuff the direct medical kit to Lin Mingyang and leave by herself, but after all, she couldn't match the guilt and concern in her heart, so she honestly followed Lin Mingyang into his tent.

In the tent, Lin Mingyang became honest instead, raised his hand and asked Knightley to help him treat his wounds, and his eyes did not look at him casually.

The bleeding from the bite on Lin Mingyang's hand had stopped, and Knightley first carefully rubbed the edge of the wound from the inside to the outside with iodine, and then repeated the action with alcohol. Whether it's iodine or alcohol, they are very irritating to the skin and can be painful when applied, and even though Knightley has been careful, they still hit the wound.

During the entire wound disinfection process, the tingling pain on his arm did not prevent Lin Mingyang from admiring the contours of Knightley's beautiful face, but just as Knightley was bandaging Lin Mingyang, a guy recklessly broke in.

"I'm sorry I went to the wrong tent" Hain Riches, the crew artist, found a very lame reason and hurriedly turned around to run out.

"Mr. Hain, you don't have to rush to leave... I've got it done here," Knightley tied a knot in the gauze and stood up with the medical kit in her hand.

"Thank you Dr. Knightley for your door-to-door service" Lin Mingyang also stood up, his sense of cooperation was good, but unfortunately the words he said made Knightley have the urge to beat people.

Knightley's beautiful eyes widened, glared at Lin Mingyang without a trace, opened the tent door and walked out.

"It's a pity..."Watching her graceful figure disappear in front of his eyes, Lin Mingyang sighed softly.

What do you say, sir? Hain-Rickis had just come out of the embarrassing situation of neither leaving nor staying, when he suddenly heard Lin Mingyang vaguely say something, and he didn't hear it too clearly.

Lin Mingyang had been imagining what it would be like for Knightley to wear a nurse's outfit before, and he sighed for a while, saying that he had leaked his mouth, and at this time he was regretting it, and when the other party asked, of course he denied it.

Hayne-Rickis and Lin Mingyang are familiar with each other because he has been working as an artist in the crew since the first two episodes of the film, and he can be regarded as an old man in the crew. In old Hollywood, the artist was called art director, but over the years, this position has become the head of all the art departments behind the film, working with the director and cinematographer to grasp the actual form of the whole film on the screen.

"Mr. Hain, do you have the matter?" Looking at the sad face of the other party, Lin Mingyang pondered that the other party should have something to ask for when he came to him.

Hayne-Rickis hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "I've had some trouble with my work lately... You know, a big-budget film like Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is always going to be a big challenge for us artists, because this kind of film is always going to involve more elaborate, detail-oriented sets, including backlots and studios, and all the sets of the whole film, the most difficult part for me was the part of Singapore, because we couldn't go to Southeast Asia to shoot on location, but we were going to recreate a 'Singapore' in the studio, which was the main new scene in the film. ”

After roughly figuring out his intentions, Lin Mingyang smiled slightly: "What kind of help do you need?" ”

Upon hearing that Lin Mingyang was willing to help, Hayne-Rickis thanked him with joy, and finally said, "What should Singapore be like in the early 18th century?" This really baffles my brain, because there are no real historical documents for us to refer to, and modern Singapore is no longer what it was 300 years ago because it has developed so fast, so we can only imagine it out of thin air... I know there's a new actor in the crew and he should know more about Singapore than anyone else in the crew because his wife is Singaporean and maybe he can give me some help... I don't know him either, so I don't want to ask for help, so I'd like to ask for your help. ”

"You're talking about Chow Yun-fat?" As a new character in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", the actor of Singapore's pirate king Shao Feng naturally wants to find a Chinese to play, and it is best to be the kind of actor who is more influential in the entire Southeast Asian region, director Wibinski finally took a fancy to Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat.

Out of admiration for his idol in his previous life, Lin Mingyang is also full of expectations for this cooperation, but the request made by Hayne Rickis makes him a little embarrassed.

"Although Mr. Chow Yun-fat's wife is from Singapore, believe me, how can a modern person have any specific knowledge of the motherland 300 years ago? I can talk to Mr. Chow Yun-fat about this, but the end result is likely to be difficult for both of you. ”

"Then what should I do, seeing that the rest of the film is almost finished, if I can't design the right scene, I'll be miserable" Hain-Rickis clutched his head in pain, his expression full of anxiety.

"As far as my personal understanding of the plot is concerned, in fact, you don't need to be obsessed with whether the scene is historical when building the set... Singapore is not given a distinctive meaning in the film, it does not represent a city or a country, but a completely different living environment and rules, under the jurisdiction of the East India Trading Company, which is the 'other side of the world' mentioned in the film. The third episode focuses on the end of the golden age of piracy, as the impact of global trade has brought about new rules and new order at sea, and the film attempts to recreate the key features of that era through 'Singapore'. ”

Hayne-Rickis's previous refusal was very devastating, but his subsequent reminder made Hayne-Riches's eyes shine, Singapore is more symbolic than a landmark in the film, and he is limited to restoring the original appearance of Singapore, but has never considered the problem from this perspective. Now after Lin Mingyang said this, he suddenly felt that the whole idea suddenly became clear.

As smart as Hayne-Riches, he already knew what he should do at this time, but Lin Mingyang suddenly thought of a problem that seemed serious to him, and Hayne-Riches happened to be in charge of this part as an artist, so he was ready to take this opportunity to knock the other party.

In European and American film and television works, the image of Asians is always unsatisfactory, and they often appear as villains, and they are often associated with gangsters in various action movies, and the shape is also very weird. Either with a goatee or a braid at the back of his head, his body is either as thin as wood or as a sumo wrestling with a fat head and big ears.

European and American audiences have limited screening ability in this regard, and often classify the general image of Asians as Chinese, such films Lin Mingyang has seen too much, in short, Hollywood, which prides itself on being professional, has done a very unprofessional job in this regard.

If Lin Mingyang doesn't remind him in particular, the Singapore designed by Hayne Riches in the end is only afraid that it will be difficult to get out of the trap, and the characters in it are nothing more than a bewitching woman wearing a cheongsam, a giant man with horizontal meat, and the facial design is difficult to reflect the novelty, but the Western audience is fresh, but the Eastern audience is depressed.

Lin Mingyang's suggestion is to let Hayne-Rickis go directly to China to find a group of art designers and modelers to supplement his design team, and the scene scheduling and costume design of the Singapore film can be entrusted to them, so that the effect will be better.

Others said that Hayne-Rickis hummed and dealt with two sentences, and there would definitely be no actual action, but Lin Mingyang's insight and ability have already convinced Hayne-Riches, not to mention that his identity is there, even the director Vybinski ran to him to ask for advice, and Hayne-Riches, a small artist, of course, obeyed his words.

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In half a month, Hayne-Rickis built a "Singapore" on a small island. This set is the most satisfying and proud of Hayne-Riches, because he has very little time left to design, so he also faced a lot of pressure in the process, but fortunately, the design of "Singapore" in his opinion, at least beautiful,

He arranged a huge jug in the studio, because the island nation of Singapore is inextricably linked to water, and the architectural design is a combination of wooden houses supported by brackets on the water and brick houses based on ground and stone, which is a fusion of the two styles. Artists hired from Hong Kong designed the first sketches for him, and added some personal understanding to the foundation. Although the details are a little lacking, the overall set layout at least gets rid of the nondescript feeling of the Oriental world in the eyes of Westerners.

What really made Lin Mingyang laugh and cry was the design of the bathhouse in the interior of the scene, Hayne-Rickis added the mechanical principle in a whimsical way, and the water was heated and transported into the bathtub with a bamboo pipe, which was ingenious, but he designed this oriental-style bathhouse to be dark and weird. Director Vibinski thought it was a gathering place for pirates, so he hoped that the bathhouse would give people a sense of evil and immorality. Based on his idea, Hayne-Rickis designed a ridiculous bathhouse with not only a bathtub but also mushrooms growing all around.

When visiting the set, director Wibinski praised the design, and Lin Mingyang took a few hurried glances before withdrawing without saying a word. Among the leading actors who accompanied her, Knightley didn't have much interest in this visit, and after she came in, her eyes kept wandering on Lin Mingyang's side, and when she saw him leaving alone, she also quietly followed out.

It's a pity that Knightley's actions were a beat slower, and after she went out, she found that someone had already found Lin Mingyang first.

On the small wooden bridge temporarily built in the whole set, Lin Mingyang looked at Chow Yun-fat who followed him all the way with a little curiosity, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhou has something to do with me?" ”

As early as John Woo's "Legend of the Night", Lin Mingyang's fluent Chinese speaking was no news in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Although Lin Mingyang's appearance is more obvious than that of Westerners, his Chinese identity and familiar mother tongue still make Chow Yun-fat, who is far away, feel more familiar.

"I was bored inside, and I saw Mr. come out, so I followed him out to breathe." Chow Yun-fat smiled at Lin Mingyang, the two met for the first time, but they talked like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

In his previous life, Chow Yun-fat was an unreachable big star in Lin Mingyang, but in this life, Lin Mingyang is used to seeing too many big stars, and his identity and mentality have changed dramatically. Now he can talk to Chow Yun-fat lightly, but Chow Yun-fat has to be a little more restrained and humble in front of him.

Lin Mingyang knows a lot about Chow Yun-fat, but many things can only be buried in his heart, and the expressions are not familiar with each other, so after a few words of greeting, Lin Mingyang naturally turned the topic to the filming of the film.

"It's probably not the first time Mr. Zhou has been filming in Hollywood, what do you think of this role?"

chatting with Lin Mingyang, Chow Yun-fat has no scruples, and what he says is straightforward. "I'm not as good as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and I can't eat in Hollywood, I think this role is quite interesting, most of the roles I used to play in Hong Kong were very positive, and the roles with a little evil spirit are very attractive to me... As for styling, I'm a little more normal to watch the play just you and the little girl named Knightley, the other pirates have exaggerated looks, and I also want to know what it's like to shave your head and grow a long beard, I haven't tried it before, but I'm looking forward to it this time. ”

"In fact, I think there is still room for improvement in your role, just look at the looks of your actors in the film, the image of Chinese in the eyes of Hollywood producers is always like that, and there has been no progress at all over the years."

Such an evaluation came out of Lin Mingyang's mouth, which really surprised Chow Yun-fat. Lin Mingyang's identity is there, and the weight of his words is not just as simple as a leading actor. Chinese actors who have worked in Hollywood know that in different cultural backgrounds, even if a character that looks good in the script is difficult to perform the feeling that they like to be satisfied.

Lin Mingyang's evaluation can be regarded as talking about Chow Yun-fat's heart, while being deeply touched, Chow Yun-fat also has greater doubts in his heart, since Lin Mingyang is aware of this, with his status and influence in Hollywood, not to mention changing everyone's opinion, at least it is not a problem to play a role in this play, but Chow Yun-fat clearly heard a trace of helplessness from Lin Mingyang's exclamation just now.

"Hollywood has its own rules of the game, and in the case of this film, I can use my influence to change something, but the final decision is not in my hands. As long as this film is invested and filmed by Disney, my current status as a collaborator is also very awkward, some things can be managed, but not everything. For the question just now, I can only guide in the general direction... Of course, if Mr. Zhou feels that there is something really wrong with his character style, he can bring it up, and I can definitely help make some adjustments."

has experienced so many ups and downs in the entertainment industry, Chow Yun-fat himself is also down-looking at some things, Lin Mingyang came forward to say something for himself, and others will think he is hypocritical. "It's weird, it's ridiculous, but I think it's good, anyway, everyone is playing a pirate, and it's not right to be heroic... I have made five films in Hollywood in ten years, and I dare not say whether it will be successful or not, let alone that there is no pressure, but I have tried my best and will never regret it."

Chow Yun-fat's free and easy made Lin Mingyang feel a little impatient, some things can be changed immediately without thinking about it, and the actor has reached Chow Yun-fat's level, and he has long been able to look at some things calmly. Some people may think that Chow Yun-fat deigned to be a pirate, not to mention being a supporting role, and was made into a weird shape of a bird not pooping in order to show his face in Hollywood blockbusters like "Pirates of the Caribbean", and he can have an extra title of international star on his head when he goes out in the future.

In fact, there must be people who disagree with Chow Yun-fat's "submission" to Hollywood, otherwise no one would say that his appearance in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is suspected of insulting China, but everyone knows that Chow Yun-fat has already looked down on everything, and in his eyes, this performance may just be a game. This kind of state of pampering and not being shocked is something that Lin Mingyang can't learn at his age.

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Men also have cycles, and the frog is ready to accept everyone's contempt when he says this: Look, this lazy thing is making this excuse......

Hehe, in order to prove the frog's determination, this month, under the condition of ensuring this stable update, it also quietly broke out a few times, well, sneaking into the village, don't shoot

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