In March, Martin rushed to New York to join the crew of "Fast and Furious 3" at Bruce Colin Studios, which was rehearsing an action scene.

The crew came to New York as early as last year.

Martin came late to the likes of Mane and Blake Lively, and after joining the group last year, they began to rehearse action scenes.

On the separate shooting range on the set, Martin held a shotgun, stood in front of the target position, and skillfully stuffed the red shell bullets into the chamber.

Marcus said, "Chad designed a shootout where you used a shotgun, and you were required to be able to reload at a super fast speed and then shoot quickly, while also making tactical moves. ”

"Sounds a little hard." Martin put the guns on the table and picked up a single row of red shell rounds and tied them around his waist: "But this does not include me!" ”

He picked up his gun, aimed at the humanoid target in front of him, and fired a series of shots with a bang.

Red bullet casings fell to the ground, and a human-shaped target fell amid gunfire.

Martin marched quickly, holding a gun in one hand and grabbing the red-shelled bullets on the back of the cartridge with the other, and without looking at it, he completed a quick reload in a few breaths.

Another humanoid target was erected, and Martin turned his gun and fired again.

He has an excellent hand, no missing shots, and the humanoid target keeps falling.

Blake Lively, who was wearing leather boots and jeans, walked over from not far away, stood next to Marcus and said, "He's a great marksman. ”

Marcus shook his increasingly fat belly and said, "It's rare to find someone like Martin with a talent for firearms and shooting, and sometimes it's much better to be talented than to train hard." ”

Blake Lively agrees: "That's true, it's very talented. ”

The gunfire stopped, and Martin walked back from the range with his shotgun on his shoulder.

A voice shouted to the target: "30 rounds, all hit!" ”

Martin lowered his gun and unloaded the empty platoon.

Blake leaned over and said, "You are really talented, you use the gun well, you can shoot accurately, not to mention the speed, and the staying power is also very powerful." ”

Martin pointed to the still smoking muzzle, "You'd better say a gun." ”

Blake's eyes fluttered: "Of course I'm talking about guns, your talent for guns is very good, Marcus just praised you." ”

She suddenly thought of the purpose of coming: "The horses have been delivered, Chad is going to call you, and I happened to come over to bring you a message." ”

"Let's go check it out first." Martin cleaned up briefly, handed the gun to the gunsmith, and called Marcus to the stable.

Because of the filming needs, the crew built a temporary stable at the Brooklyn studio.

In addition, a street was built in the form of sets and props for Martin to fight on horseback.

Whether it's a stable or a street, the price is actually about the same as renting it outside, but the filming time can be completely decided by the crew.

Martin entered the stable, and three sturdy black horses had been taken down from the car by the trainer and placed in the stable.

Chad and Chen Hu are both here.

The former sees Martin and introduces the trainer and the two jockeys, while the latter also acts as Martin's stunt double.

Except for a few action scenes, the rest of the circus Martin can be easily completed, and he did this professionally in his previous life, and he has been a stunt double for circus and other circuses for a long time.

However, there were very few crews who actually filmed the circus later.

On the one hand, the actors are delicate, and no one can afford to be responsible for any accidents, and on the other hand, the horses are also very delicate, and the rent is expensive.

Approaching a shiny black horse, Martin asked the trainer to take him over to get acquainted with the horse.

Although these are all domesticated horses, there is also a process.

Chad came over and asked Martin, "Is the circus okay?" ”

"What I do best is riding and marksmanship," Martin said. ”

Blake Lively, who was next to him, shrugged his shoulders and decided that it was okay to say this, because she had actually experienced it.

Chen Hu asked Martin: "Have you ever filmed a circus before?" ”

Martin thought about it for a moment and said, "I filmed it when I was in Atlanta. ”

Mene leaned in: "The late-night scene, I remember it was filmed with a blonde actress, the one on horseback, quite amazing. ”

Chard, Chen Hu, Marcus and Blake were all a little surprised.

Martin didn't care, after all, the film started with a poor release, but after he became famous, the sales of videotapes and DVDs skyrocketed.

He was still familiar with the horses, and for a while he walked around them.

Mene whispered to Chad and the others: "You can go to YouTube and take a look, there is a short video clip on it, and there are all the large-scale scenes since Martin's debut." ”

Blake recalled: "Except for "The Reader" with Kate Winslet, the other Hollywood scenes are not large. ”

Chad worked with Martin early and agreed: "Other big scales are action scenes. ”

Mene added: "That film should be called "The Man from the City", which is Martin's debut film on the surface. He looked at the horses, and his voice was lowered: "But I heard from Lao Bu that Martin had also filmed a large-scale scene before that, where he and Robert, the high priest of the Coke God Cult, lay on the ground together as dead bodies, and then the hero and heroine played poker in front of them......"

Marcus scratched his head: "What kind of plot is this Sacred Valley!" ”

Blake's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he must find these films to enjoy them carefully.

The gang was still discussing that after Martin had become familiar with the horses, he rode as gently and slowly as he could, took control of the reins, and drove the horses outside.

Out of the stable, it is a road built by the crew for filming.

Martin rode around for a short while, then accelerated slowly, allowing the horse to trot at a constant pace.

In his previous life and in Atlanta, he did not do much on horseback, and in the past few years, he has a lot of riding experience, Martin rode to the end of the road and turned back, and when he came back, he let the horse accelerate again.

Chad was relieved to see that Martin was skilled in riding.

The actor in such a drama can gallop on horseback, which will make filming a lot less troublesome.

Martin rode back and forth three times, returned to the stable, got off his horse, and said, "This is a good horse." ”

The jockey advised: "It's better to take some time out of your day to spend more time with this horse and ride a few laps a day, it's good for you to work with each other and it's good for the shoot." ”

Martin listened: "No problem, I take some time to come over every day." ”

The others also tried to dismount and left after half an hour.

On the way to the studio, Blake Lively said, "I also learned to ride a horse when I was filming Gossip Girl, but I wasn't very proficient and had to walk on a horse. ”

Martin was not very comfortable with her: "Don't sneak over and ride alone. ”

Blake whispered, "I can do riding at night, it's boring during the day." ”

Martin also happened to want to practice riding, and the golden retriever horse and the like were good.

Chad and the others followed from behind.

Martin turned to look at Chad: "When is the circus filmed?" ”

"Let's start with the circus, these horses are expensive to rent and we don't have a lot of budget to throw on them," Chad said. ”

Several people entered the studio together, and in the tall studio, the crew used a large amount of tempered glass and special glass materials to build a building.

At this time, the lights are turned on, and the glass building is full of colors and renderings.

Martin wanted to go up and have a look, but Chad stopped him.

"It's not finished yet, and it's the location for the film's final action scene, which cost $3.5 million," the director said. ”

Martin looked at the glass building with his hands on his hips and said, "It's worth the money, so much glass, I think of a Hong Kong city movie I watched." ”

Chad asked, "Police Story?" Seeing Martin nodding, he said bluntly: "Actually, when Tiger and I designed this paragraph, we got inspiration from this Hong Kong City movie." ”

The action scenes in the third part are more dense than the first two, and the first two have already laid a good audience base, and the budget for this production is as high as 90 million US dollars.

Investments came from Davis Studios, Pacific Studios and Gray Films.

In addition, Sophia's Beast House Entertainment Company also has a partial investment.

Martin signed an actor contract with the crew, with a base salary of up to $20 million, and the later box office share starts with $100 million in North America, which is still a stepped share, but it can reach up to 20% of the North American box office!

It is also commonly referred to as "20 plus 20" superstar salary.

However, for this to happen, the film needs to grossing more than $270 million in North America.

Then there is a series of post-production, including DVD, TV playback and online on-demand, accounting for 20% of the profit.

The first two "Fast Pursuit" have huge profits, not to mention Martin, the investor and the actor, and Chard, the director, has become a veritable multimillionaire.

At the end of the day, when Martin returned to the hotel, Blake Lively got into his car as well.

The two chatted about the filming of the film.

Escalade opened the studio, and Martin asked, "Did you practice swimming and surfing during this time?" ”

"I can swim and I'm pretty good." Blake whispered, "I haven't had time to practice surfing, it takes a lot of time to practice professionally, and I haven't had time. ”

She quickly explained: "I auditioned through the crew, spent four months exercising, practicing guns and fighting, and also learned simple dog training, being able to communicate with dogs during filming, and operating social accounts in my spare time to attract the attention of fans......"

Martin said: "Wait until this film is finished. ”

Blake asked curiously, "Are you going to make a movie about swimming and surfing?" ”

Martin put it simply: "The character should be a good surfer, who likes to go to the middle of nowhere, wild beaches to push the limits, and once had an accident. ”

Blake nodded: "I understand, when the film is finished, I will do the practice seriously." ”

She asked tentatively, "When will there be a script?" “

"I talked to Bradt and he's already working on the script," Martin said. ”

Back at the hotel where the crew stayed, the two went to dinner to replenish their energy, and then returned to Martin's suite to practice riding together.

(End of chapter)