Chapter 383: Tyson's Big Tiger
"The Hangover is on the scene in Las Vegas, oh, they're silent."
"The biggest actor is Lively , haha, "The Hangover" is really economical."
"Lively is depraved, she shouldn't have taken a bad movie like 'The Hangover' for money."
"The plot of "The Hangover" is chaotic, and there are four male protagonists in total."
"Lee's crew is quiet, like a cemetery."
"Las Vegas would have regretted letting 'The Hangover' be filmed there, and that would have lowered his style."
"A bad movie is destined to be a bad movie."
"The Hangover" has very little news in the beautiful country, compared to those Hollywood blockbusters, it is not comparable at all, even if it is sometimes reported by the media, it is also ridiculous news.
When Lively was filming, he complained to Lee Shengyao more than once.
She suggested that Li Shengyao open the crew and let those reporters come and take a look.
"In the hearts of the vast majority of people, I, a Chinese person, can't make beautiful Chinese comedy movies, and these media cater to the mentality of these people."
"Even if I open up the crew, the reporters still won't say good things, and they will still only find faults."
"So let them say, let's see who's the clown after the release."
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The weather in Las Vegas is better in April, and the daytime is quite cool.
Walking down the street outside, you can see girls dressed very little.
If you have a sports car, being a groom every night is not a problem.
Outside a room at the Four Seasons Hotel, there were quite a few people standing at this time, including police, firefighters, doctors, and people in zoo uniforms.
Although Director Li's new film is not favored in the beautiful country, many people think that his film can be a big hit in the Chinese-speaking area.
At this time, the mainland market is getting bigger and bigger, so there are still many brands willing to sponsor the film.
One of them, the Four Seasons Hotel, where the crew members live, is one of them.
Lee Shengyao filmed in a hotel, and he didn't need to spend money.
However, some scenes still need to spend a lot of money.
For example, in the scene where the four male protagonists bring Tyson's tiger to the hotel in the plot, Li Shengyao went to the local zoo and found a real tiger.
This is a Bengal tiger.
And because of the appearance of special props such as "tigers", the police, firefighters, doctors, and people from the zoo all came.
The tiger in "The Hangover" basically has no interaction with the male protagonists, but it doesn't need it to perform.
But after all, it's a big guy, and it's very dangerous, so before filming, the big tiger has been given enough tranquilizers.
At this time, the big tiger was dizzy and had no attack power.
But just in case, security measures still need to be in place.
At this time, Li Shengyao was giving the actors a position, and the actors were listening carefully, but Li Shengyao felt that they were a little absent-minded.
Zach's calves were even shaking.
Later, it was Zach who saw the tiger first.
In addition to a few of them, Tyson also came over.
The boxing king is not very tall, but he is really strong, like a big hammer, he stands there with a smile in his eyes, but it gives people the feeling that his big fist will come at any moment.
Tyson made a cameo appearance in the movie for half a million dollars, while his mansion was rented to the crew.
In fact, the plot about Tyson in "The Hangover" is not made up.
Tyson does have a mansion in Las Vegas, and it's a big villa.
And Tyson has three big tigers, all of which are Bengal tigers.
In Li Shengyao's previous life, the three big tigers raised by Tyson consumed a lot, but they have not been able to tame.
He raised him for 16 years, and finally in 2011, he sent him away.
When the crew contacted Tyson, he was very happy and happily agreed to make a cameo and rent the villa.
The boxing champion is very famous, and his appearance in movies helps him maintain his popularity.
As long as he is well-known, even if he doesn't box, he can make a lot of money.
Later, he made cameo appearances in many mainland movies.
"Oh, there's a tiger there, it's incredible."
"I saw it, it was indeed a big tiger, much stronger than my dog."
"Haha, I heard that the tiger is calm, can we come forward and take a group photo?"
Outside their room, some travelers were chatting and trying to come over to see the big tigers.
When the crew of "The Hangover" was filming before, almost no one came to disturb them.
Now the exception.
The door opened, and the sound outside suddenly sounded a lot, and Li Shengyao's assistant hurriedly walked in.
"Boss, there are a few reporters outside, saying that they want to come in to see the situation of the tiger."
"Ignore them."
"They said they wanted to make sure we weren't abusing the tigers."
Li Shengyao sneered and shook his head, "Don't bother with them, we have police, firefighters, and professional keepers in the zoo here, where do you need them to confirm." ”
The assistant nodded and hurried away.
At this time, a policeman stepped forward, "Li, we need to speed up the progress, more and more people know that there are tigers here, this is not a good phenomenon, it is easy to disturb the tigers, and some accidents may happen." ”
When there are more people, it is easy to have accidents.
Li Shengyao understood the policeman's concern, and he nodded, "Okay, we'll do it as soon as possible." ”
He had already moved out of position three times, and had personally entered the bathroom to see the confused tiger.
"Did you see, it's very safe, I just had no problem."
In this scene, there were only three male protagonists on the scene, and the three people led by Zack all nodded lightly.
Li Shengyao felt that everyone was in a low mood, and planned to pour chicken soup on them, and said in a low voice: "You should have seen the news outside, and now everyone else looks down on us and thinks we are a very bad crew." ”
"They think we're making a bad movie, but we can't throw in the towel, we have to show our quality, we have to show other people that we're good enough and we're making a great movie."
"You have to carry this belief and overcome your fears, so that Hollywood will value you and the audience will like you."
After a bowl of chicken soup, the three actors were much calmer, and there was excitement in their eyes.
Li Shengyao nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, let's rehearse, we'll shoot officially later." ”
Soon after, the actors' rehearsals were over, and filming began, and the scene was not very difficult, but the fat man woke up to find a baby, and a big tiger.
It looks like it's daylight in the movie.
And when filming, in order to end the scene of the big tiger as soon as possible, it was actually filmed at night, just lighting effects, making the room look like it was daytime.
It took four shots and it was over.
Li Shengyao was very satisfied, and then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's shoot the next scene." ”
The next scene about the big tiger is when the three male protagonists send the big tiger back to Tyson's villa.
The male protagonists and the big tiger will sit together in a small car.
At first, the big tiger is asleep, but later he will wake up, and the three male protagonists are scared half to death, then run out of the car, push the car hard, and push the big tiger to Tyson's villa.
This part of the scene was a bit more difficult, and they needed to be filmed on the roads of Las Vegas.
Although there was no crash scene, the necessary safety precautions still had to be done.
And the actors must be calm.
Just in the bathroom, the actors were far away from the big tiger, and now they are sitting together in the car, and the feeling of oppression is completely different.
Li Shengyao sat in the car, he sat in the co-pilot, and the big tiger sat in the back seat, he couldn't help but glance at the tiger a few times, for fear that this big guy would suddenly burst out.
There is little space in the car, and there is no place to escape.
Fortunately, the big guy didn't really break out, and it was still in a daze, in a state after taking tranquilizers.
However, the strong fishy smell on the tiger's body is still obvious.
Even if you don't look at it, you can still smell the smell, and it still makes people's hearts palpitate.
Li Shengyao endured his worries and told the actors.
After speaking, the three actors stood there uneasy.
"Don't worry, guys, let's finish filming early, shoot this scene well, and we'll be much easier next."
Li Shengyao then paused, and was about to pour a bowl of thick chicken soup for the actors again.
Zach nodded and said to the other two, "Yes, let's finish filming this scene quickly, after filming this, it will be much easier later." ”
This was followed by rehearsals, followed by the official shooting.
Considering the danger of this scene, several police officers were very nervous, as were the zoo keepers.
Li Shengyao also stared closely, but Tyson stood aside and whispered from time to time: "It's no big problem, the tiger at this time is very docile." ”
"They're all gentle little babies, so there's no need to be afraid."
Noticing the awe-inspiring gaze from someone, Tyson was even more smug.
Lee didn't bother with the ostentatious Tyson, who stared at the director's monitor.
After the first shoot, he carefully shouted "click".
Li Shengyao then called out the actors, and the three actors didn't dare to close the car door hard, but took it gently.
Lee then whispered to the actors.
In this way, the make-up was finished, and the actors went back to continue filming.
filmed four times in a row, and finally achieved the effect that Li Shengyao wanted.
His hanging heart finally eased, and then announced that it had passed.
"Yay!"
The three of them lowered their voices and threw their fists excitedly.
"Very well, let's move on."
Lee Shengyao strives to finish filming all tiger-related scenes tonight.
Behind is the three male protagonists pushing the car, this scene The tiger is in the car, and the three male protagonists are outside the car, which is relatively safe.
When I arrived at Tyson's villa, I also recalled the plot of the previous night, this time with four male protagonists playing with tigers.
It's still a bit dangerous, but it's much safer than in a car.
After all, the tiger is now confused, and when it comes to Tyson's villa, the space is larger, and the actors are in danger and it is easier to dodge.
When the actors heard Li Shengyao's words, they were also high-spirited.
So the shooting continued.
Six hours later, at 3 a.m. local time in Las Vegas, Lee Shengyao and a group of actors were very excited.
They hugged each other in celebration, "It's over." ”
It's not that the movie is finished, but that all the tiger-related scenes have been filmed.
There are also some plays at Tyson's Villa.
Lee plans to come back tomorrow night to shoot.
He thanked Tyson, the police and firefighters, and then led the crew back to the Four Seasons Hotel.
The bus travels in Las Vegas late at night, and even after that night, the streets are still bustling.
Every now and then, sports cars whizz by.
The people who drive sports cars are not necessarily rich, and these sports cars may also be rented.
At this time, it is very popular for young people in the beautiful country to go crazy in Las Vegas.
It is also popular to have a bachelorette party before marriage.
This is also the reason why "The Hangover" can be a big hit in Europe and the United States.
Li Shengyao looked at this luxurious and gorgeous city, and when he thought of today's shooting, he felt more confident.
No matter how optimistic the outside world is, as long as he makes "The Hangover" well, this movie will definitely make money.
The previous chapter was reviewed.
I'll update another 10,000 words at seven o'clock in the evening.
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