"The director is the commander-in-chief of the crew's on-site shooting, so he doesn't have to ask about everything himself."

During the filming break of the crew, Chad discussed the director's work with Martin, who came over: "For example, in this shootout scene inside the Continental Hotel, I told the set team and the art design team what kind of battlefield they wanted, and I won't ask specifically about the rest, they will concretize the scene I requested." ”

Martin knew about it, but he still listened carefully.

Chad continued: "So, communication is a very important skill for directors, they understand what I need, build the scene, and finally I go and check it, and if I'm not satisfied, I can start again. ”

Martin nodded: "All the work should be arranged on the spot." ”

"That's right, I'm the chief dispatcher, and there are specific executors below." Chad pointed to the assistant director Hassel, who was busy on the set, and said: "He is my executive director, under normal circumstances, he is in charge of everything on the set, and only when you are the leading actor, I usually go out in person." ”

Martin and so on: "In action scenes and gunfight scenes, you also tell Tiger and Marcus the effect you want, for example, in the last film, there was a scene where I fell down the stairs with my opponent, and you asked for it, and Tiger was responsible for designing how to play realistically and beautifully, and it was safe to fall down and achieve the effect, which is the specific work of Tiger." ”

Chad continued: "It's important to have a team that can communicate effectively with you and carry out your orders. ”

Martin asked, "Wouldn't it be easier if you made a film with just a few main characters, three or four main scenes, and the plot was simpler than what happened to Jonathan?" ”

Chad thought for a while and said: "A very realistic problem, the more crew members, the larger the scale, the more scene changes, the more difficult it is to command, the crew is not the army, the director wants to command a team of hundreds of people, like a dozen people, it is hundreds of times more difficult, and such scheduling ability requires talent." ”

He will not mislead Martin on this, and deliberately emphasized: "Even talent is more important than acquired effort." ”

Martin thought of those talented directors again, many famous directors usually drink and sleep with women, drunk and dreaming of death, but they can make a masterpiece when they pull it out.

More directors are conscientious and work hard, but they are mediocre all their lives, and the audience will not remember the films they make at all.

Martin is very clear about his strength: "I have average talent in this area, first find a small production with low investment, simple plot characters, and few scenes, and I can't lose a few dollars if I mess up." ”

Chad looked at Martin and said, "As far as the market is concerned, sometimes marketing is more important than the quality of the film. ”

There have not been too many cases of bad Hollywood movies selling well over the years.

Martin smiled: "I didn't want to make this one. ”

Mene leaned over and said, "The boss wants to be the next Spielberg." ”

Martin said, "If I had Spielberg's talent, what would I be?" ”

The three of them laughed.

Including Chad himself, he is not a person with extraordinary talent for directing.

He started as a stuntman in the early 90s, and later mixed into the action director team, participated in the shooting of many films, including "The Matrix", and worked hard for more than ten years, until he worked with Martin on "League of Assassins" before he really became an action director.

After so many years of struggle, Chad can only direct a film alone with Martin's strong support.

Even so, the dog who was still scolded by the critics was bloody, thinking that he would only shoot action scenes, and the literary drama was a mess.

But Martin and Chad don't care, the "Fast Pursuit" series wants a cool.

At the end of the break, Martin and Mene touched up their makeup, grabbed the shotguns sent by Bruce, and re-entered the filming set at the Continental Hotel in New York.

The stuntmen wearing helmets and body armor also entered the field one after another.

Filming begins, with Jonathan, played by Martin, and Winston, played by Mene, teaming up to fight the killers who invade the hotel.

Compared with the killers who are covered in armor, the two are nimble, the shotguns in their hands are powerful, and the steel-core armor-piercing bullets can easily shatter the helmet.

In addition to still focusing on Martin as the male protagonist, the focus of the camera also gives an important portrayal to Mene.

According to Chad's vision, a spin-off film with the Continental Hotel in New York as the main content will be filmed later.

Mene may be the leading actor in it.

Gunshots rang out in the studio, and Martin and Mene took turns shooting.

In this way, the two of them can also get a proper rest.

The movements designed by Chen Hu and Marcus are not difficult for Martin to complete, but they will consume a lot of physical strength.

Action scenes are extremely physically demanding for the actors.

Most of the stars in Hollywood will do physical and fitness training three to four months in advance if they participate in action scenes.

Some even start half a year in advance.

Martin's movements are agile, and in this kind of encounter indoors, the combination of hand-to-hand combat and the use of guns is quite a bit of gun fighting.

On the other hand, Mene's scenes are basically based on gunfights.

At noon, Martin, Chard, Mane, and Marcus gathered together again.

Referring to the subtitle "Parabellum" added to the film's title, Marcus asked, "What does that mean?" I remember there was a gun with that name. ”

"This word comes from Latin, and if you want to pursue peace, you must prepare for war!" ”

Mene, who had no such education, asked, "Isn't it to prepare for war?" ”

Marcus has been on the battlefield: "Peace is all about fighting, there are not enough weapons, only the share of beatings, such as Afghanistan and Iraq." ”

Martin took a sip of water and said, "I have heard a saying that I think makes perfect sense, peace is only within the range of artillery. ”

Marcus nodded: "It's very reasonable, let's just say that the United States, a relatively strong opponent, we will not directly use the army, and even if the two sides really encounter some friction, we will also be instigated when it is time to coax." ”

Chad answered, "You're talking about the bear?" ”

"It won't be Iraq." Marcus shrugged.

Bruce interjected: "So, the United States accuses you of having weapons of mass destruction, and it's better to have them, and if you don't, that's the real trouble." ”

Mene scratched his head: "Why don't I understand what you say?" ”

"Because you don't care much about politics." Martin casually replied: "In your spare time, you spend all your time practicing your tongue skills." ”

Mene was not embarrassed: "This skill is the same as Martin's boss, and it is the capital of my life in Hollywood!" ”

Chad returned to the topic: "The meaning of this subtitle is that the male protagonist Jonathan wants to return to peace with the high table, and he must first beat the high table." ”

Martin agreed: "I made a change to the scene in Morocco, and Jonathan would have gone on a killing spree over there. ”

Originally, he thought about setting up part of the forces of the high table to be Jews.

Jonathan travels to the Middle East in pursuit of peace, but his goal cannot be achieved, and he goes on a killing spree again.

But such an idea, after only communicating with Bruce, he gave up.

It is said that Hollywood is free to make films, and the government can be the villain, but there are few mainstream movies that dare to set Jews as villains.

Think of Mel Gibson, a few words of yin and yang in "The Passion of the Christ", and a series of treatment that followed.

In fact, the incident of drunk driving and angry scolding of Jews can only be regarded as the fuse of intensification.

Because of the chain reaction caused by the Moroccan kidnapping, Nolan has a deep prejudice against Jews, but his film ignores Jews at best.

The two sides discussed the topic of the film for a while, during which "Lone Survivor" based on Marcus's personal experience was also mentioned.

The film had a strong response in North America, and it grossed $138 million when it was released.

Compared to the $40 million investment, it can be said to be a big success.

However, the film's response in markets outside North America was not generally bland, and the overseas box office combined was only $31.02 million.

But the $169 million global box office is enough to generate enough profits.

After lunch, the group returned to their respective trailers, especially Martin and Mene, who needed to use the noon time to regain their strength so that they could continue filming action scenes in the afternoon.

In order to maintain his strength and energy, Martin politely declined Clara's request to come and accompany him.

The action scenes inside the Continental Hotel in New York are too dense and consume a lot of money during filming.

In the afternoon, Martin and Mene changed into AR-15s and continued to confront the killers in full-body body armor.

The gunfire never stopped in the studio.

The crew is strictly managed, and there are no accidents on the guns.

At the end of the afternoon, Martin was covered in the smell of gunpowder, and after changing his clothes and taking a shower, the smell still remained.

On his way back to the hotel, he received a call from Taylor Swift.

"Hi Martin." There was a tiredness in Taylor's voice: "I heard that you were filming in New York? ”

"I just came out of the studio and was heading back to the hotel," Martin said. ”

Taylor asked about the hotel and said, "I'll be passing by there in half an hour, do you have time, let's talk alone for a few minutes?" ”

Martin looked at his watch: "No problem, I'll wait for you in the hotel lobby." “

"See you later." Taylor hung up.

Martin returned to the hotel, found a place in the lobby lounge to sit down, and sent a message to Taylor.

After waiting for less than five minutes, Taylor, accompanied by several assistants, hurried into the hall, saw where Martin was, asked the assistants to wait, and waved over.

She pulled out a chair and sat next to Martin and said, "On the weekend, I had a concert in New York. ”

"When I saw the ad, the response was overwhelming," Martin said. ”

"The concert was tiring." The delicate makeup on Taylor's face can't hide his mental exhaustion: "It's a huge test of physical strength, singing skills and voice, especially in the middle of the concert, which has too much impact on the voice." ”

Martin guessed and asked directly, "How do you want me to help you?" ”

Taylor leaned closer, and his voice was kept to a minimum: "You go to a concert on the weekend, and you go backstage in the middle of the game and help me moisten my throat." ”

She pleaded, "Martin, please." ”

Martin is such a good person, how can he refuse?

(End of chapter)