26 December 1998.

In this Christmas holiday when the American people are celebrating Christmas, Yi Feiyang is not so happy, because he is taking the crew of "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel" and preparing to worship God and start the film.

It is a custom in Hong Kong to worship God and turn on the camera, and Yi Feiyang never thought of engaging in these famous halls when he was filming before.

First of all, he himself doesn't believe much in ghosts and gods, so what's the use of putting these things up. Secondly, this kind of thing seems simple, but in fact it is very troublesome, and if nothing else, it is very fragmentary to say that the things used in worship are very fragmentary. Finally, this is the United States, and Americans don't believe much in Chinese customs, and it will take some time for them to get used to it.

But now, Yi Feiyang suddenly made the decision to "turn on the plane and worship God", the reason is that he gradually began to believe in "luck".

Yes, there may really be no ghosts and gods in this world, but there must be good or bad luck.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to pick up gold ingots when you walk; When you're unlucky, you can walk and step on stinky shit.

Nowadays, big multimedia is very optimistic about turning around to shoot erotic films, and compares himself to a self-depraved~son, prostitute~woman!

Someone even called him in the middle of the night, saying that he was scared to death last time he filmed, what do you want to do this time, do you want to teach bad children, and then just throw them to prison? !

Yi Feiyang didn't know where he offended these unmasked guys, and he didn't know how to say that he chose to care about their!

However, in order to make an agreement with Henry the Elephant on the eight cinema lines, Yi Feiyang endured it!

The collective attack of the media is like stepping on stinky shit, and Yi Feiyang feels that such luck should be turned around. In addition, he hopes that his start of work will go smoothly this time. Good luck. Therefore he prepares - "worship God"!

"Bill, are you ready?" Yi Feiyang turned his face and asked Bill the Rabbit.

"Ready, I've got you, boss, why did you let me find so many things, look, suckling pig, fruit. Pastry, God, and this red-faced idol...... When I went to great lengths to 'invite' it from Chinatown, the people all over the street looked at me like monsters, perhaps they were wondering, how could I, a foreign devil with yellow hair and green eyes, believe in your Chinese gods......"

Yi Feiyang smiled, "Yes, this is our Chinese god, his name is Guan Yu." However, we like to call him 'Second Brother Guan', a god of civil, military and wealth in our ancient times. In Hong Kong, we often have stores open. Or when the movie starts, these things will be used to worship him, praying for his blessing on it, so that our business or crew will be smooth and free of illness and disaster. ”

"Damn, it turns out that he is the legendary 'Second Brother Guan', I thought he was your excellent lumberjack in ancient times with a big knife!" Bill the rabbit stuck out his tongue.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense, get things ready, worship God and begin!" Yi Feiyang instructed Bill the rabbit.

Bill was quick with his hands and feet, and soon asked people to bring a long table, and then put the roast suckling pig, various fruits and pastries on the long table neatly, and when the tribute was almost placed, he brought an incense burner and a large handful of sandalwood according to Yi Feiyang's instructions, and after it was ready, he signaled that Yi Feiyang could start.

Looking at these familiar things, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but feel funny, maybe in the whole United States, he was the first filmmaker to start the film and worship God.

And then I thought, is this original?

It would be interesting if these green-eyed and yellow-haired guys inherited this habit in the future.

Just when Yi Feiyang was thinking nonsense, Rabbit Bill stabbed him with his finger and said, "Boss, don't be stunned, abbot, I'll shoot later." ”

Only then did Yi Feiyang stabilize his mind, stepped forward, picked up the incense and lit it on the candle, solemnly inserted it in the copper furnace, bowed three times to the statue of Second Brother Guan, and muttered in his mouth, "Bless us with a smooth start, and bless the entire crew with peace and security." ”

After Yi Feiyang finished the incense, he clapped his hands, then turned to everyone and said, "This is our Chinese God!" You can call him 'Meste Pass', yes, and he will bless us from there as long as we worship him!" Now, one by one, you come up and put incense on him, well, Bill, you come first!

Rabbit Bill was like an obedient baby, learning from Yi Feiyang's appearance just now, smoking three incense sticks, and then bowed to the statue of Second Brother Guan, muttering in his mouth.

When Yi Feiyang worshiped God just now, he spoke Chinese, which Bill couldn't understand, but he also knew that Lu Dao was probably praying for God's blessing and God's blessing.

Therefore, he muttered in his mouth: "Red-faced God, I hope you can bless me to become famous as soon as possible and make a fortune soon!" Let those beauties, hot girls, all fall in love with me! Well, yes, like I will be able to be merry like a Roman emperor in my later life! There is no shortage of money in your pocket, and there is no shortage of companions in bed! Holy Father, Holy Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen! ”

After Bill finished the incense, he still drew a cross on his chest.

This was followed by Big Bird Ruchi, Stormy, Abraham and others. They looked at the Chinese God in front of them, whose face was red and dripping with blood, and who was holding a big knife majestically, and their hearts were full of respect and awe, so their every move was also extremely solemn and solemn, not at all like Bill the Rabbit's nonsense.

After the strange-looking worship ceremony of this American is over, Yi Feiyang tears off the red cloth covering the camera and officially announces the official start of the movie "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel".

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yi Feiyang drove the crew out of the TOP film company and went to the pre-arranged location where the first shot of the whole movie would be filmed.

Ten kilometers west of Los Angeles, there is a vast forest, surrounded by a complex terrain of woods and a few hills, which at this time is snow-capped and looks particularly desolate.

Originally, it was difficult to find a place in a bustling metropolis like Los Angeles that looked very "desolate", but fortunately, this heavy snow helped, and everything was hidden under the snow, leaving only the vast land and endless forests.

Yi Feiyang feels that this venue is very good, and the crew does not have to go far to shoot the required scenes, which is a great thing, saving money, effort, and worry!

According to the script written by Yi Feiyang, the first scene of "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel" began.

This first shot is the most important and profound scene in the whole movie, mainly expressing the American people living in remote areas during World War II, because of the outbreak of the Pacific War, which made the originally peaceful town uneasy.

And all the opening shots that carry this content are - jungle hunting!

In the snowy jungle, to be exact, a lame old hunter takes aim at an elk, shoots, and then continues the story.

This scene is one of the keys to the whole movie, as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you can get off to a good start, Yi Feiyang believes that the next shooting will be much easier.

In order to shoot this set of shots, Yi Feiyang carefully recalled the beginning of the movie "Soldiers in the City" in his previous life.

In Yi Feiyang's view, the beginning of this play appropriately shows the background of the lives of civilians in that era. Kill an elk in the snow with one shot, shatter the enemy's head with a single shot on the battlefield, and an ordinary shotgun will turn into a terrible demon on the battlefield in the hands of someone who is skilled in marksmanship.

War, turning good into evil.

Hunters, it's no longer the elk, it's the living!

With such a good introduction to "Soldiers in the City", Yi Feiyang carefully figured it out, built it, and then called Old Man Abraham and told him that the first shot was to shoot him hunting in the jungle, and asked him to be "marksmanship" and "calm and composed".

If Old Man Abraham himself was a hunter, then it would be easy to shoot such a scene, but the kind old man, in addition to "playing soy sauce" in the play, is "doing odd jobs" outside the play, holding a mop in both hands and carrying a broom, but he has never held a shotgun!

So when Abraham was lying on his stomach in the snow, holding a fake gun made of wood, pretending to aim at the elk, Yi Feiyang immediately shook his head.

"No, your eyes are very wrong, there is no murderous aura of a hunter at all, yes, the eyes must be sharp, preferably to make your whole person look like a leopard peeping at its prey. Does the leopard know the way, the kind in the animal world, fierce and brutal, and the most important thing is to be patient! ”

Yi Feiyang patiently explained to Abraham the character-building points, telling him how to act, what his eyes looked like, what his expression looked like, and what subtext he had in his heart......

Abraham was ashamed!

Yes, ashamed!

He felt that the scene had not yet been filmed, and he had already pulled the crew back.

So when Yi Feiyang told him about the role, Abraham was very attentive, but he was afraid that he would miss something.

"When your eyes become sharp, we shift the main shot to the elk, and then, when the elk turns out to be a pregnant doe, your eyes change again...... Yes, it has to change, from coldness, to softness. Do you understand what I mean, although you are a very good hunter, you are also a very good father, your three sons all died on the battlefield for the country, and you are lame, you can only hunt here with a shotgun, and you can do nothing. You have the hatred of the fascists in your heart, the love for your son, the love for your daughter, love and hate, this is your subtext! ”

Yi Feiyang wanted to say everything he wanted to say and express in one breath.

Abraham was dumbfounded.

As the "Millennium Soy Sauce Emperor", where has he ever heard the director say this to himself?!

Filming turned out to be so knowledgeable, and filming turned out to be so uneasy!

People, you really live to learn!

My dear wife, if you could see it in heaven, you would be happy for me, yes, I became a real actor!

Abraham was excited, under the guidance of Yi Feiyang, coupled with his skills in making soy sauce for more than 30 years, he quickly realized the true meaning of this scene.

Seeing that Abraham had guaranteed to do a good job, Yi Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, it seems that this time the filming will go smoothly. (To be continued......)