If it weren't for the "Big Earthquake" released by Universal this time, Wang Xiaohu would have almost forgotten the one thing that had the greatest impact on China - the Tangshan earthquake. [No pop-up novel network]

Some people may ask, Wang Xiaohu, since you are a reborn person, why did you forget this important thing, the answer is very simple, because Wang Xiaohu is a post-80s generation, when the Tangshan earthquake occurred, he was not yet born, and his memory of the earthquake is only through the oral narration of his parents and elders, and then there is the "Tangshan Earthquake" film adapted by Feng Xiaogang based on "Aftershock", and he has some understanding of that history.

Relatively speaking, Wang Xiaohu knows more about the Wenchuan earthquake. However, the damage caused by the Tangshan earthquake was far more violent than that of the Wenchuan earthquake, and needless to say, the casualties of the Tangshan earthquake were more than three times that of Wenchuan. As for why this result, Wang Xiaohu didn't know very well, he only knew that since he was reborn, he had to do something for this matter. Not for anything else, because he is a complete Chinese in his bones, his last life was not an overseas Chinese in Hong Kong, an overseas Chinese in Taiwan, but a native Chinese in a county in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China! And he believes that even if other people are reborn in this era, they will always do something for their homeland and hometown.

But he is neither the second generation of domestic reds, nor is his family a prominent reputation, in the eyes of those in power on the mainland, he is an overseas Chinese under British colonial rule, and how to contribute his strength in this big matter has become Wang Xiaohu's biggest headache for a while.

For a few days in a row, Wang Xiaohu had a sad face in Los Angeles, although he was not born in the seventies in his previous life, he was still very clear about some things, such as the time when the country was in China. In the later period of the revolution, it is said that it is the later stage, but in fact, the situation in China is still not optimistic, which can be seen from both their own memories and some reports of "Ming Pao", Hong Kong people want to enter the mainland, it is undoubtedly quite a troublesome procedure, and once they set foot on the land over there, they will be subject to a lot of restrictions, and there are all kinds of eyeliner around them.

Even though he is Chinese at heart, even though he knows that Hong Kong will return to China after 97 years, he does not want his enthusiasm to be seen by others as "foreign forces taking the opportunity of aiding China to infiltrate various reactionary forces into China."

"Hey, what a terrible age!" This is the first time Wang Xiaohu doesn't know how many times he has been obsessed with rebirth in the 70s, but after all, the reality is in front of him, he is not the Jade Emperor, nor is he the base of Jesus, he did not go all out to choose the era of rebirth, so he must endure and endure these unbridgeable gaps.

In this political environment, he, a reborn person, felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness for the first time, and when Taizu borrowed copies of "Ip Man" and "Jingwumen" from the company, he still wishfully thought that there was a chance to enter the mainland market in the seventies, which seemed destined to become a bubble!

"It doesn't matter, I'm still young, I can wait until the reform and opening up, and I can wait until the moment when the relationship between Hong Kong and the mainland is harmonious, after all, I was only 30 years old at that time, and I was in the prime of life!" Wang Xiaohu comforted himself in his heart, and then he met the disgruntled Spielberg at the branch.

The filming progress of "Jaws" is far more complicated and tortuous than Wang Xiaohu expected. Seven months have passed since the start of construction at the end of April this year, and Spielberg has only completed most of the filming of the location. In fact, the location shooting stopped as early as September 15th, and the whole process dragged on for a total of 155 days, and then our Spielberg directly asked for a three-month vacation.

"Boss, no one wants to know that Martha's Vineyard is home to all kinds of speedboats and steamboats on the East Coast. There are often boat races on the sea. There is a scene in one of the film's stories...... We stayed in small boats pretending to be a few nautical miles away from the coast and were completely alone, yet there were damn boats everywhere. At first we tried to shoot in the gaps between them, and it just didn't work. Later, we woke up at 5 a.m. to shoot before the speedboat arrived. This doesn't work either. At last. We simply decided to wait until the rowing season was over before reshooting. Spielberg knocked down the bitter water to Wang Xiaohu.

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "Steven, since the film lets you be in charge of directing, I still trust you in this regard, you don't have to worry, I am still very clear about Hollywood's filming rules, and I will not blame you for this." ”

Spielberg shrugged, still reporting on his filming progress: "Boss, there are some things I have to tell you in advance, because I have to get some more money from you." ”

"It's easy to say, I didn't ask you when to finish shooting, as long as you shoot seriously and make a film that satisfies you, money is a small matter."

For Wang Xiaohu, money is just a bunch of data at this time, "Jaws" has squandered nearly 9 million US dollars since its launch, such an investment can be regarded as a big production and a big deal in Hollywood, and 9 million is only less than half of the plot, if you change to other investors or film companies, you would have already squandered Spielberg for tea.

But Wang Xiaohu didn't do this, not only did he not complain about Spielberg, but even for the investment of funds has always been more positive, the 9 million in addition to the initial 5 million, the back 4 million is almost a surname to the account, this generosity and absolute trust, so that Spielberg is like a fish in water, he has the opportunity to spend other people's money to shoot things that belong to his own style, I don't know how many peers envy to death!

Spielberg's heart was touched inexplicably by these words, and the resentment caused by the tight shooting time and the discordant shooting schedule also disappeared at this time, and he took out a new funding application form and said: "Boss, this is the funding application form for this time, the name of our artificial shark is Bruce, its shell is a steel armor, and people put it on a 12-foot-long steel frame, and the steel frame is fixed to a slope under the water." We made a total of 3 models of the same size of the Great White Shark according to your request, each weighing 1.5 tons, and the construction cost was $150,000, and the cost of it was at least not less than its construction cost. A great white shark model requires 13 people to control. When it was dragged to the surface of the water, it was like the real thing. So"

"So the funding for this application is going to be a little high, right?" Wang Xiaohu smiled casually, handed over the five million check that had been prepared a long time ago, and said: "Man, even if I indulge you again, this is your last money, you should know that I take good care of you, so, don't live up to my expectations of you." ”

"Ok, with this money, I can do post-production work." Spielberg kissed the check and said, "Boss, don't worry, I'm not going to a bad place like Grape Island again, and I decided to shoot in a cistern in Los Angeles." ”

"The soundtrack of the film should also be arranged, you have been a director in Hollywood for a few years, you should have your own royal team, right?" Wang Xiaohu asked.

"Yes!" Spielberg nodded and said, "John. Williams set out to score the film. I first wanted to temper the brutality of his film with a soothing piece of music, perhaps a beautiful piano piece to represent Jaws, making it sound like Williams' tune for Altman's "Vision." ”

Wang Xiaohu frowned, as a half-senior music producer, he shook his head and said: "No, Steven, you listen, this is like adding "Fantasia" music to the pirate film, I remember Bill. Kandy mentioned his old friend Bernard. Herman, I'd like to change up a bit about his eerie tunes, especially in terms of shark themes, and better use some of the music Stravinsky composed in the scene "A Celebration of Spring" in Disney's Fantasia to represent dinosaurs. ”

"Oh God!" Spielberg thought for a long time and then jerked up his thighs and said, "Boss, your idea is simply wonderful, you know what, John. Williams happened to make such a suggestion, but his resemblance is far less clear than yours, and if I didn't know that you have been in Hong Kong for most of the year, I would have doubted that you and John. Williams have communicated with each other! It's amazing! ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly, this kind of thing is not magical, the main thing is that he just knows the melody of the music of "Jaws", plus he has some understanding of music, but he happened to coincide with the original creator of the family, and touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "Very good, Steven, you go back with John. Williams communicates about this matter, or that sentence, you do things, I don't worry! ”

When Spielberg said goodbye, Wang Xiaohu suddenly remembered something, stopped him and asked: "Steven, if you were asked to shoot a film like "The Great Earthquake", what would you do in terms of stunts?" ”

Spielberg scratched his head, thought for a long time before cautiously saying: "Of course, if you use a shoulder-mounted camera, or a batch of new cameras produced by George, to shake the lens from multiple angles and multiple frames, and then let the actors shake in the scene, you can basically shoot the effect of an earthquake." ”

Wang Xiaohu nodded, it seems that Spielberg's thoughts coincide with his own, but this method of shaking the camera is not what he likes.

(To be continued)