I thought that no one would notice me at all, but I didn't expect that before I drank two sips of coffee, I heard the voice of a man next to me: "Hey, the current director Smith Zhou?" I didn't expect to meet you here! ”

Zhou Shaoming looked up, and a heroic, kind-faced young man in his twenties appeared in front of him.

Elaborately dressed or uninhibited hair, handsome appearance with sharp eyebrows, and a decent and surname-based dress, the young man showed a friendly smile and rushed forward to shake hands with Zhou Shaoming: "Director Smith Chow, the director who makes the whole of America crazy!" It's great to meet you, and allow me to introduce myself, I'm Christian Bale! ”

Christian Bale? Zhou Shaoming suddenly realized.

Isn't this what took over Batman's cape in 2005, with Christopher? Nolan collaborated on "Batman: The Mystery of the Shadows" (2005) and "Batman: The Dark Knight" (2008), the latter of which set off a "bat" frenzy around the world, covering many fans with a sweeping attitude, and the global box office reached more than $1 billion.

Not to mention that in 2011, he invested more than 100 million US dollars and played the leading role in the war epic movie "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" directed by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, so that the otaku Smith Zhou is also like a thunderous new generation of actors, I really didn't expect to know him in such a situation.

After Christian Bale took over the filming of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", the entire Chinese imperial media was in a hurry, and Zhou Shaoming was also very interested in him at that time, and he also took great pains to Baidu to experience his film career, and his understanding and impression of him were relatively deep.

In 2000, Entertainment Weekly called him one of the "most creative people in the entertainment industry", and even Premiere magazine praised him as one of the "hottest and outstanding people under 30". As a young actor, his acting skills have also received special recognition from the International Film Critics Association - the main source of this praise is his performance in "Empire of the Sun". Over the next decade, Bell performed in a variety of genres, from big-budget productions to read-alongs, dubbing cartoons and starring in Shakespeare's plays; On the West End stage in London, Bell with British comedian Rowan? Atkinson has played opposite roles, and the depth and breadth of his performances have made him one of the most outstanding young actors of our time.

2004's "The Mechanic" made us feel like we were born from Christian? Bell's almost insane dedication to the film allowed him to quickly lose 55 pounds in 2 weeks in order to play the insomnia-stricken character in the film, which is equivalent to 1/3 of his body weight. Eat only one tuna and one apple a day to lose 63 pounds, (about 57 pounds of meat!) At 1.83 meters, he only has 104 pounds! By then there was nothing to eat, and it would be a sad thing if people didn't see the actors' side of it. Thankfully, Bale is a good actor with the temperament of a artist, and he brings the living skinny in the script to life. Leznick.

This kind of behavior makes Zhou Shaoming also full of respect for him, this is an extremely fanatical, extremely excellent, and extremely professional film actor.

But now in 2001, Christian? Bale can only be said to be slightly famous, he even played a supporting role in "Captain Cage's Mandolin" starring Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage last year, and now he is not as famous as he was later.

As a super director whose three films have won more than $1.5 billion at the global box office, Zhou Shaoming is not afraid of this superstar who will become popular all over the world, he just got up and shook Bell's hand politely, maintaining appropriate respect and the characteristics of a great director.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Bell, I didn't expect to meet you not at the Oscars, but in this little café, this is Jon, the general manager of Lionsgate!" Zhou Shaoming said humorously, politely invited Bell to sit down, and introduced Jon to him.

"It should be said that it is my pleasure!" Facing the great director, Bell was a little excited, and shook hands with Jon: "I think this should be God's guidance, he told me that I will have good luck today, Mr. Jon, I am also very happy to meet you!" ”

"Hehe, Mr. Bell, you're too awarded!" Zhou Shaoming responded humbly, while Jon just stayed aside and smiled slightly.

"Mr. Smith Zhou, you're also here to see the World Extreme Cage Competition, right? Are you also a fan of no-limit fighting? Bell asked excitedly, his face flushed.

"Oh, my friend Jeremy Renner asked me to come and watch him, but I love basketball and football more. To be honest, I haven't watched a single live MMA game, but I just know that there is this organization and this project. Zhou Shaoming poured some coffee for Bell and talked eloquently.

"That's great, Jeremy Renner is also a fantastic actor, although he was a bit unknown in the first few years, but his performance in Saw was fantastic! I'm sure he'll be at the top of the list soon, and I have a lot of admiration for him. I hope to see him today and make friends. Bell took a sip of coffee and was even happier when he heard Zhou Shaoming's words.

"Well, he's making a movie, but he took a break to watch the game with me. It should be coming soon. We've made an appointment to wait here. Zhou Shaoming looked at his watch, and before he finished speaking, the phone rang.

"Jeremy, have you arrived?" Zhou Shaoming saw that it was Jeremy's phone and hurriedly answered it.

"Ahh Jeremy's voice was very annoying, he originally wanted to get together with Zhou Shaoming, but he couldn't come because of the prop master's sloppiness, which made him very angry.

"It's okay, you can film with peace of mind, don't bring this emotion to your movie!" Although Zhou Shaoming was also a little disappointed, he still encouraged Jeremy.

"I know, I'll try! I'm sorry, Smith Chow, I'll have dinner another day! Hang up first! ”

Shaking his head, Zhou Shaoming hung up the phone and said to Bell, who looked expectant: "I'm sorry, Jeremy can't come because of something." ”

"Oh, that's okay! So, Mr. Smith Chow, in fact, the participant in this game, Fontaine Severn, is a good friend of mine, and I'm here to cheer him on, so why don't you ask you to go in and have a look? Bell smiled and warmly invited.

Zhou Shaoming thought about it, since he came and met such a hospitable and big-name movie star, let's go and take a look, maybe this blood-boiling, fist-to-flesh man's game will also have some fun?

“ok！” Zhou Shaoming decided, walked out of the café with Bell and Jon, and went to the gymnasium.

The gymnasium is empty now, but soon the excitement and excitement will be in the middle of it, and the staff are checking the cage arena used in the fight to prevent any surprises during the match.

Zhou Shaoming stood in front of the iron cage of the cage with great interest, looking at the field composed of these black steel wires, and Bell kindly and enthusiastically introduced him to the cage fighting arena that was different from the boxing match.

"Hey, Mr. Smith Chow, this is the arena, an octagonal arena surrounded by steel wire fence wrapped in a cushioned black faux leather to prevent injury to the contestants. The diameter of the whole ring is 980cm, the height of the fence is about 170cm to 176cm, the ring is 120cm higher than the ground, and there are two doors for entry and exit, so that the whole audience can see the wonderful performance in the ring! Bell patted the barbed wire fence and said to Zhou Shaoming with a smile.

Touching the foam liners on the eight pillars, Zhou Shaoming looked at the mat printed with the sponsor of the competition on the ground, and asked Bell: "This kind of competition should be very bloody, very cruel, and even can't stop it, it will kill people, right?" ”

"No, no, no, not what you think!" Bell shook his head like a wave drum: "Modern MMA should be said to be a very safe sport and has a fairly good safety record. In its more than 80-year history, there has been only one recorded fatality, and that was in Russia in 1998 when it was held in Russia without approval. In other sports, such as sanda, boxing, wrestling, football, and even tug-of-war, there have been many more casualties."

"Really?" Zhou Shaoming doesn't like to fight and kill, but this beast-like cage is in front of him, but it makes his heart beat faster, and the whole person has a kind of eager to try.

"That's world-proven data! It's well documented! Bell explained, emphatically, "The main reason for the good safety of MMA is that it is designed with reasonable and personal rules, and in MMA games, you can use wrestling and takedown techniques to subdue opponents, which greatly reduces the number of strikes. The fight continues after the fall, and the fighter's ground-and-pound technique allows him to use joint and choke techniques while controlling his position, so as to subdue his opponent without any bloodshed. In the game, the player can take the initiative to admit defeat, and the attacker will stop attacking after the opponent admits defeat, which is a good embodiment of the technical attack civilization. Split-finger gloves for MMA competitions are more convenient for the use of lighter injury techniques such as wrestling, holding, joint skills, and chokes, and this kind of gloves are thinner than boxing gloves, which not only prevents hand injuries during hitting, but also reduces the strength of the player's hitting, thereby improving the safety factor of the game. ”

When it comes to his favorite projects, Bell is one set after another, almost making Zhou Shaoming dizzy, but one thing Zhou Shaoming knows is that MMA, which looks extremely murderous, is a safe competitive sport.

"For MMA, all I know is that the founder is Bruce Lee of our China, Bruce Lee!" When it comes to the pride of the Chinese, Zhou Shaoming can't avoid a hint of arrogance, and the world-famous kung fu superstar has indeed made theoretical and formal contributions to mixed martial arts.

(To be continued)