Chapter 650: For Forrest Gump (3)
Hainan Island, abbreviated as Qiong, also known as Qiongzhou, is located at the southern tip of China. It belongs to the tropical monsoon climate, has always had the reputation of "natural greenhouse", here is a long summer without winter, the average annual temperature is 22~27 Β°C, and the rainfall is abundant.
The Vietnam War location of "Forrest Gump" was selected in Yalong Bay, Sanya City, where there is a new film and television base built by the Light and Shadow Group, as well as a high-end resort built by the Guangsha Group.
Hu Shanlin deliberately ordered the entire resort to be closed for his brother-in-law's film, wanting to use the fame of "Forrest Gump" to position this as a vacation and meeting place for the top rich.
"Ziming, this place is good, right?"
Sun Ziming pushed open the large floor-to-ceiling glass door, to the balcony to enjoy the scenery, here is really good, north of the verdant Phoenix Mountain, south of the vast South China Sea, there is a standard golf course in the west, can be described as picturesque. After taking the second uncle's cigarette, Sun Ziming leaned on the guardrail and stretched, and said hello to Hanks, who was learning Chinese pronunciation downstairs, and whispered: "Second brother, this is your last real estate in Hainan, right?" β
"Well, I can't bear this place, after the domestic economy develops, there is no place to buy a house in this area if you have money. Anyway, I made enough money this time, and I don't care about holding on to this property."
This is the case, this time in the Hainan real estate bubble, my two uncles made a lot of money, and they didn't care about the last bite of food. Besides, in another ten years, those nouveau riche will definitely flock to this place.
Regardless of these things, everyone began to prepare for the film the next day. Sun Ziming also deliberately signed a contract with the extras according to the rules of Hollywood, 300 yuan/day for one person, and even the cattle brought by the farmers were given a subsidy of 20 yuan/day.
Accompanied by a deputy mayor in charge of coordination, he really felt a little uncomfortable, and took advantage of Sun Ziming's nonsense with the old Li farmers squatting in the field, and whispered: "Director Sun, if you do this, what will the crew who come to the mainland to film in the future?" β
"Kong Zhen, I don't care about this. If I don't give the money and send it to the United States, I will definitely go to court. If you don't believe it, you go and ask my assistant, he just built me, and in the future, he will shoot war movies in China and shoot them, and the labor is too cheap. β
While chatting, Douglas ran over and said, "Boss, it's time to start filming!" β
"OK, Attention Departments, Action"
Captain Deng Taylor, with his heavily armed American GIs, proceeded cautiously, stopping and lying down from time to time.
The days passed like this, the crew filmed during the day, and at night Hanks practiced with the invited retired table tennis players.
Gary Sinis, who played Captain Deng Taylor, saw that Hanks could fight with professional mobilizers in a decent manner, and couldn't help but say: "Ming, I think this is a bit unreasonable, Forrest Gump's IQ is only 70, can he play table tennis at such a high level?" β
This question got to the point, and Sun Ziming hehe, "Gary, you said that if Hanks was playing at a professional level, but there was a smirk on his face, what would be the effect?" β
"You're crazy! Is this possible? No matter how good Hanks' acting skills are, it is impossible to use one heart for two purposes! β
"Cut, do you think the little golden man is so easy to take? Hanks, take a break. β
Hanks put down his racket and came over to drink water and rest, but when he heard Gally's teasing, he was thoughtful. This is the time to challenge your acting skills, playing table tennis requires a high degree of mental concentration, inevitably focused expressions, and if you can have a looming smirk on your face, the visual effect will be very good.
βYesοΌ Hanks, your acting skills have reached the level of winning the golden statuette, and if you want to impress the judges, you must act like a hair, performing something that others can't perform. When the time comes, I will let the film critics analyze it in detail, and it will definitely impress many judges! β
Sun Ziming waved his fist excitedly, Hanks's performance and Fa Ge have reached the realm, only a great actor like them can challenge those problems in performing arts, and set up insurmountable peaks for those who come after.
Hanks took the mineral water bottle and thought for a while, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and asked: "Ming, if my level is like that of the coach, and my body has a conditioned reflex, I may be able to do it." β
Gary Sinis, who was already semi-characterized, sneered like a chief, "Boy, are you in the water?" Your coach has been practicing since he was six years old, do you want to make a movie for twenty years? β
Hanks also knows that it is difficult, and he doesn't know if he doesn't learn, but he understands that the sport of table tennis has very high requirements for mental concentration and reaction speed, and there is no room for the slightest distraction. After all, he is not a fool with an IQ of only 70, and when his mind is highly concentrated, it is impossible to have a smirk on his face.
Sun Ziming, an outsider, saw these more clearly, and asked: "Hanks, if the coach hits the ball to the predetermined position, can you maintain the movements and momentum of a professional athlete, and still make expressions?" β
"Let's try?"
Sun Ziming immediately called Coach Zhang over and gestured for a while, "Old Zhang, do you have a problem?" β
Coach Zhang, who was invited from Zhejiang Sports School, said with a wry smile: "Director Sun, this requires two people to have a very tacit understanding, if his level is similar to mine, then it will work." β
That's no play? Sun Ziming scratched his head in distress, but Coach Zhang was also a good person, hesitated, and said: "Coach Sun, Mr. Hanks's level is not good, I can't hit the ball to the position he wants under any circumstances." The national team's sparring partners are different, they do this kind of work, if you hire a professional sparring partner, it is estimated that after a period of running-in, there should be no big problem. β
A word woke up the person in the dream, Sun Ziming hurriedly asked Douglas to take the phone, "Kejian, I am Sun Ziming, there is such a thing." You go to the national table tennis team and help me hire a world-class sparring partner, no, no, it's not a world champion, it's an athlete who accompanies the champion to practice. Okay, I'll wait for your news! β
After hanging up the phone, Sun Ziming hurriedly asked Douglas to get a camera and beckoned: "Hanks, according to what we just said, half of your attention is on the performance, and half of your attention is on catching the trajectory of the ball, let's give it a try." β
βOkβ
Douglas trotted to bring a camera, and Sun Ziming picked it up and signaled that it was time to start. Just as they had just reckoned, Hanks couldn't hit the ball when his expression was perfect; When you hit the ball, your expression is stiff.
After trying for half an hour, after everyone stopped, Douglas reminded in a whisper: "Boss, the trajectory of the ball can be made by computer." β
Sun Zi Ming can't look at the pictures made by computer special effects, and the 'original' picture of Forrest Gump playing table tennis is simply an insult to table tennis.
"I knew that Hanks could only make a picture made by the computer, and if two people were present at the same time, the trajectory of the ball would be very stiff. I wanted a panoramic picture so that it would have good visuals. β
When Hanks and Garry heard this, they also said yes again and again. When the movie was filmed here, they all knew that it was destined to be a classic, and there was no room for sloppiness. What do you mean by classics? As China Ming said, fifty years later, the audience can still enjoy this film with great emotion.
Early the next morning, everyone was still setting up their seats in the rainforest, and Bo Kejian's phone reply came. The national team agreed to this request, but hoped to let their world champions appear, "Brother Ming, now that China is talking about economic benefits, it is useless for sparring partners to become famous, if the champion can show his face in Hollywood movies, the price of advertising endorsements in the future will be much higher." Their advertising fees can be taken by the team. β
That's no problem, Sun Ziming cares about whether the champions can be good sparring partners, Hanks is a ninth-rate player, not to mention that he doesn't have the strength to even fight.
"Don't worry, that's a world champion, your stuff, it's not difficult."
That's fine, Hanks will only do one thing for the rest of the time, and try his best to imitate Coach Zhang's playing posture.
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Hanks is pushing the limits of acting, and the other lead actor is also pushing the limits of physiology.
Nicole Kidman, who is in the United States, is so dizzy that she sits in the pool to rest, and Tom Cruise, who is next to her, is very distressed.
"Nicole, would you like to eat a few more apples?"
"No, just give me the vegetables."
"Ok", Tom took the vegetable plate and looked at his wife's figure, which had begun to return to normal, except that there was still fat on her lower abdomen and buttocks.
While accompanying his wife, Tom suddenly laughed, "Nicole, do you remember that night, when you were filming the dormitory scene?" β
Nicole blushes and goes naked/breasted in the dorm room, and asks Hanks to put his hand on his chest, which is just a dedication to art. But when I returned home, I dedicated myself to the director. Although this kind of thing abounds in Hollywood, my husband still feels a little awkward when he takes the initiative to mention it.
"Ming is talking to you about acting inside, and I'm talking to Hanks outside, do you know what he says?"
"How?"
Tom caressed his wife's face lovingly, and said proudly: "Hanks said that as long as you can do what you say, it is difficult to win the award, but it is very possible to be nominated." β
Yes? Nicole's awkwardness in her heart immediately gave way to Xinxi, and quickly asked, "Really?" β
"Of course, Hanks said that when they were discussing the script, they made it clear that you represent 'the decadent and confused generation.'" You don't have many scenes, but you are the character that is most likely to resonate with middle-aged audiences. β
"The premise is that the huge contrast between my performance and my body can give them enough impact to remind him of that decadent and confused era. I said, right? β
"Yes", Tom gave his wife a few more tomatoes and encouraged: "Nicole, Hollywood is a battlefield, there is only failure and success!" Ming also said in private that if you can reach the state of skin, it will be a shocking impact on the audience, and if the performance can reach the level of the little golden man, maybe you can become the youngest Oscar actress. β
"Ah", Nicole sighed in ecstasy. Fans may not be able to see the difference between the actress and the nominee, but professionals can see the nuances after watching it a few times.
"Nicole, it's okay. After our film studio is established, Ming's literary film heroine will definitely give priority to you, and we will have a share of the money we make. For the sake of the dollar and the development of the company, he will also try his best to let you get that little golden man! β
That's right, the longing for the little golden man washed Nicole's guilt for her husband into the Pacific Ocean.
"Hey, they should have finished filming the Vietnam War, why haven't they come back yet?"
Tom was happy when he heard it, and explained: "Ming has a big problem for Hanks, I guess I'm looking for a world champion cameo in Peking, right?" β
"Huh?"