Chapter 461: Smith Zhou is back
Chapter 461: Smith Week is back
George, who was on the phone, couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the progress of Zhou Shaoming's filming in Japan, and kept saying Benjamin, "What did you do as an assistant?" Only now did you start preparing for the shoot, and then did you want to take a candid shot? Is it really that hard! β
"Are you going to shoot the Dolphin Bay film or are you going to travel? Benjamin, should you review your work during this time, and whether you have the heart to help the Lord get the job done? β
In the face of George's series of accusations, Benjamin only silently undertook it, but Benjamin couldn't help but ignore George's words in his heart.
If Benjamin didn't follow Zhou Shaoming to Japan this time, he would be suspicious and accusatory when he heard about Zhou Shaoming's filming progress.
It takes so much time to prepare for the shooting, but there is no script for this shooting, and the scene does not need to be built, but the content of the shooting must be realistic, and Benjamin believes that no director today can come to such a harsh environment and make all the preparations so quickly.
And Zhou Shaoming did it, in Benjamin's eyes, Zhou Shaoming is not only a good boss, a talented director, but also a hero.
A person who is full of courage and kindness gathers together and leads everyone step by step to the present.
In terms of time, in such a short period of time, Zhou Shaoming was able to overcome difficulties with everyone, constantly fighting with the government, fishermen, and the underworld forces that appeared on the way.
People always see what lies beneath the brilliance, but no one cares about the hard work and effort behind these successes.
This time, Benjamin had a complete experience, and his personal experience made Benjamin unforgettable.
The reason why Benjamin didn't respond to George's accusation was because there was also considerable pressure on George's side, thinking about a crew member staying up there all day, how could George not be in a hurry?
But George didn't come to Japan after all, and he couldn't imagine the environment here, so Benjamin didn't blame George for saying such things.
Every day, the police followed Zhou Shaoming's team members. When Zhou Shaoming's team approached the Taiji area to shoot, it didn't take long for many fishermen to gather.
The fishermen kept provoking the filming team with their chests, and they almost didn't do anything. In the face of such rough fishermen, Zhou Shaoming's team just tolerated again and again, Simon, Wu Jing, Charles, Louis and other iron-blooded men didn't want to fight back, even Benjamin had such emotions in his heart.
I remember the humiliation I felt when I was pushed to the ground by fishermen. Facing the surveillance of the National Police Agency all day long, the feeling of oppression erupted.
However, everyone knew that even if they fought back, they would be eliminated by the local government and all the members of Zhou Shaoming's team would be driven out of Japan.
If they didn't do anything and didn't leave the Taiji area in time, the fishermen in Wakayama Prefecture beat them up and drove them away from the authorities.
When he arrived in Japan, Benjamin knew in his heart how much mental pressure everyone was facing. And everyone had to run into a wall at the time, although Kerry was well aware of the environment.
However, for this shoot, Kerry knows the tip of the iceberg.
The intervention of the underworld. cast a shadow on the hearts of all the members, Benjamin was even more worried about Zhou Shaoming's safety, and wanted to pick up the phone several times and tell George about it. Tell Zhou Shaoming's fiancΓ©e Christina.
However, in the end, Benjamin still didn't tell anyone about the predicament that Zhou Shaoming encountered here.
Benjamin exhaled deeply. Hanging up the phone, Zhou Shaoming had unconsciously walked to Benjamin's side, "Ben, was he accused by George just now." β
Benjamin came back to his senses, looked at Zhou Shaoming, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said, "No, it's just that George nagged a few words?" β
Zhou Shaoming saw Benjamin's expression, and it seemed that he had guessed correctly, so he comforted Benjamin and said: "Before coming to Japan to shoot, we miscalculated the form. So much so that after we came here, a lot of time was spent in the preparation stage, and maybe it was hard for others to believe it. β
Benjamin looked at Zhou Shaoming's expression and couldn't help but say, "Zhou, don't say it, I understand this, I don't have any complaints." β
Zhou Shaoming shook his head and said, "You don't understand. β
When Zhou Shaoming came to Japan to shoot, he said to George and others with great interest that there would be someone to help his team in Japan, and he used such huge material resources when he came to Japan this time.
There are hidden cameras on the rocks on the floor, remote-controlled planes in the air, airships, sound detectors underwater, and even military-grade infrared thermal imagers are dispatched, in the face of such advanced instruments, even in hidden places, Zhou Shaoming believes that he will not be able to escape the candid photography of these equipment.
But what? After Zhou Shaoming came to Japan, he realized that the road to filming was so long and arduous.
Why didn't Zhou Shaoming dispel the idea of filming this time? However, it was the heroic behavior of the team members that shook Zhou Shaoming's heart again and again.
Indeed, as a director, Zhou Shaoming may have filmed more exciting scenes than this experience, that kind of amazing and moving pictures.
However, those shots were prepared by people in advance, and they were shot step by step according to the script, and there was no danger at all.
This time it was different, there was no script, no warning, no help, no applause, just quietly thinking of a lot of ways, and then trying one by one, the results were disappointing again and again.
Disappointed, even Zhou Shaoming felt that he couldn't break through the natural hidden barrier to shoot the scene of the slaughter of dolphins in Dolphin Bay.
In the face of all kinds of realities, Zhou Shaoming has a plan in his heart, since the "Dolphin Bay" he filmed is a commercial romance film, then simply build the scene of the slaughter of dolphins artificially and shoot it. Anyway, in Japan, you can't shoot real scenes here.
Zhou Shaoming gave up, but Zhou Shaoming saw this team, and in the face of the team members, Zhou Shaoming paid more attention to the tenacious spirit that everyone in the team silently showed this time.
Without everyone's tenacious spirit, how could Zhou Shaoming have the courage to be willing to risk his life in exchange for a victory in a competition in the face of mountains and rivers, in exchange for an agreement reached with the Yamaguchi organization.
If there is no spirit of hard work together, how could Zhou Shaoming, a great Hollywood director, persist to this point. Maybe you have already brought your own team members. Benjamin, Roken, and Wu Jing returned to the United States to shoot movies with their own things.
Zhou Shaoming, who has been taking the commercial route to shoot movies, is not as naΓ―ve as Kerry, and he can influence the fact that dolphins were slaughtered with a single movie.
At most, it is to let everyone see the faces of the Japanese people clearly, and let people who do not know about it all over the world see this brutal scene.
Thinking about how much power there must be behind this in Japan, this huge force can make the entire Japanese media industry in Japan dumbfounded. This force can encourage fishermen to do such cruel things.
And when things finally developed in favor of Zhou Shaoming's team's shooting, however, George and others in the distance were impatient. Even McGee, the godfather of screenwriting who was invited from Hollywood to worship the screenwriting industry, began to be a little disappointed in Zhou Shaoming.
Zhou Shaoming, who has not returned for a long time, has pushed the plan to shoot "Dolphin Bay" in the United States again and again.
Is a month a long time? Under the difficulties faced by Zhou Shaoming's team in Japan, this month is a very short time, and in one month, Zhou Shaoming's team can make such progress, which is the result of everyone's all-out hard work.
But in the United States, a month is a long time. But when I heard the tone of Zhou Shaoming and Benjamin, it seemed that filming had just begun, and it would take a month to return to China.
For such a situation, it may be able to show that Zhou Shaoming's team is in a lot of trouble in Japan. However, for Supernova Entertainment Film and Television Company, which has already taken practical action to shoot "Dolphin Bay", it is consuming the company's resources.
Zhou Shaoming patted Benjamin on the shoulder and said to Benjamin: "Just think about it." If you're a reader, do you think about the difficulty of writing a story? If you're a movie buff, would you have thought that making a movie would be so difficult? Possibly. But you can't feel it personally, they will only scratch the surface, but for a person who has experienced it firsthand, you have grown a lot in the process of this shooting. β
Zhou Shaoming said, adding: "I have grown a lot unconsciously. β
Benjamin's eyes widened, looked at Zhou Shaoming's expression, and asked in disbelief: "You said I have grown up?" β
Zhou Shaoming nodded and said, "Not only you, but I also grew up with this team." Zhou Shaoming said and smiled at Benjamin.
Zhou Shaoming has also grown? Benjamin looked at Zhou Shaoming's expression in disbelief, in Benjamin's heart, Zhou Shaoming was basically a perfect person.
Zhou Shaoming has the talent to develop an entertainment company to such a scale, and its potential is no less than that of the world-renowned Warner Film and Television giant.
Zhou Shaoming is a very talented director, and the movies he shoots are basically blockbusters, although they can't reach the myth of the Lord of the Rings, they have obviously become one of the directors with a certain appeal in the world and the most guaranteed box office results.
Zhou Shaoming is a brave and legendary figure, and his experience can write a book, and even more so a book.
Zhou Shaoming is a ......
In Benjamin's heart, Zhou Shaoming is basically omnipotent, and he wants to pick out his shortcomings, under such a powerful aura, Benjamin really can't think of any fatal shortcomings.
Zhou Shaoming is a road idiot? Benjamin disagrees, in today's society is developing so fast, it is still necessary to deliberately find the way. With the help of electronic instruments, plus Zhou Shaoming needs to know the way? He has drivers.
Zhou Shaoming loves to sleep, he closes his eyes and falls asleep at every turn, is he lazy" Benjamin knows very well, it is because Zhou Shaoming is too tired and busy for a day.
Zhou Shaoming loves to be picky eaters when eating, Benjamin can't help but sigh when he thinks about it, who doesn't like to eat what they like?
Zhou Shaoming has a habit of cleanliness? I always like to wash myself clean every day and dress up the spirit.
Thinking of this, Benjamin didn't have the confidence to find Zhou Shaoming's shortcomings. Is cleanliness also a disadvantage? Yes, but most people have a habit of cleanliness. I have to take a shower every day.
In the face of a boss like Zhou Shaoming, Benjamin really couldn't find any fatal shortcomings, even so, Zhou Shaoming actually said that he was also growing.
Benjamin exhaled deeply, with such achievements at such a young age as Zhou Shaoming, what is the so-called growth in his mouth?
"Brave heart." Zhou Shaoming said and looked at the confused Benjamin.
When he came to Japan to shoot this time, Zhou Shaoming saw a group of people who were braver than himself, some of them were the world's top diving masters, some actors, and so on. Maybe a brave heart doesn't mean anything, but a group of such people together.
Even Zhou Shaoming was deeply infected, cooperating with each other, helping each other, and being willing to sacrifice everything for a common goal. That's a team.
Compared with any film team that Zhou Shaoming has shot before, this team is even more omnipotent. Yes, it can be described in that word.
Although it took a lot of time in the preliminary preparations, many people around Zhou Shaoming questioned Zhou Shaoming's team. However, Zhou Shaoming knew in his heart that coming to Japan for real-life shooting this time not only exposed the brutality of the slaughter of dolphins to the public, but also grew up for himself.
"Ben, you go and prepare a boat." Zhou Shaoming looked out the window, and was full of confidence in the on-site shooting now.
Benjamin heard Zhou Shaoming's order, nodded and said, "I know, I will arrange it in a short time." β
Benjamin walked. Zhou Shaoming slowly reached the chair and took a deep breath, when he was using the underwater sound detector last night, he heard the sound of a group of dolphins. The countless dolphin calls made everyone present feel cold.
Through the instrument, everyone present could clearly hear the voices of these dolphins, and they began to become miserable, and Zhou Shaoming's tears on the spot couldn't help but flow out.
Childlike dolphin sounds. Constantly screaming in the sound, you can imagine how sad the slaughtered dolphins in Dolphin Bay were.
Until the end of the slaughter feast. Zhou Shaoming and the others could only listen quietly on the side, but they couldn't do anything.
Who understands this feeling? Without personal experience, it is impossible to imagine the feelings of Zhou Shaoming and others at the scene, but Zhou Shaoming and others still have to be patient, waiting for the dolphins in Dolphin Bay to be slaughtered in the past few days, and after the guard is a little lax.
When Zhou Shaoming's team had a clear grasp of the surrounding guards, after the rotation of posts, they began to deploy around Dolphin Bay, when Zhou Shaoming took out the map and looked around the Dolphin Bay Harbor, Zhou Shaoming's team members had set up a net-like photographic equipment.
Yes, now Zhou Shaoming can actually successfully capture this scene as long as he waits for the scene of the slaughter of dolphins in the hotel.
But Zhou Shaoming didn't do this, when he heard from Kerry that the dolphin trainers in the aquariums around the country were coming, which made Zhou Shaoming change his attention.
Including Zhou Shaoming himself, he can no longer stay quietly in the hotel at the moment, and only takes pictures in the mysterious harbor.
Zhou Shaoming wanted to take the team out this time and come to the fishermen's village of Waka County, Taiji Town, to shoot every detail of the dolphin hunting here.
This is a record, a complete record of what was revealed.
When Zhou Shaoming came to the living room conference room, everyone sat on the sofa in high spirits, because everyone learned the news from Kerry at this moment, and knew the topic that Zhou Shaoming came to discuss this time.
In fact, there is no need to discuss, which member of the present will object?
Zhou Shaoming knows that this team member can do it together today, it is not easy, the team is to pay attention to the spirit of working together, even if Zhou Shaoming knows everyone's thoughts in his heart, but Zhou Shaoming still hopes that everyone will sit down and discuss together.
"Zhou, in fact, there is no need to discuss, we will all listen to you." Kerry, who trusted Zhou Shaoming very much, took the lead and said.
"yes, Kerry was right. What you're going to do, just say it. Mandy and his wife said to Zhou Shaoming.
Zhou Shaoming couldn't help but smile in the face of everyone's trust, and responded: "Thank you for your trust, when I heard the news of Kerry, I think I felt the same mood as everyone else, since we are here to expose this matter, we will completely film this matter and the fishermen's every move as much as possible." What do you say? β
Simon said without hesitation: "Of course, Zhou, don't waste your tongue, what do you want to do?" β
Benjamin looked at Zhou Shaoming in front of him, Zhou, are you really going to do this? In the face of George and others in the company, as well as McGee, the godfather of the screenwriting industry that you finally invited from Hollywood, how much pressure you have to endure if you spend a lot of time and energy shooting these shots.
Obviously, Zhou Shaoming's appearance did not think too much about this matter, and he was completely integrated into this filming work, Benjamin exhaled deeply, this kind of look, as if he saw Zhou Shaoming when he was filming the movie, so determined and dedicated, he would not be shaken by anything at all.
Yes, this is the first time Benjamin has seen Zhou Shaoming's eyes so attentive since he came to Japan, and this kind of look is only available to Zhou Shaoming when he was filming a movie.
At that time, Zhou Shaoming was engrossed in filming every plot in the script and concentrating on filming every plot in the script to comprehend the plot in the screenwriter, but for this shooting in Japan, Benjamin saw Zhou Shaoming's expression at this time for the first time.
Benjamin looked at Zhou Shaoming's demeanor, couldn't help but smile in his mouth, and said to himself: "Smith Zhou is back." "Yes, at this moment, in Benjamin's eyes, the genius director Zhou Shaoming, who was called a "tyrant" on the shooting site, has arrived. (To be continued......)