April 9.

Early in the morning, Chen Fei and Bruce, who came to pick him up, drove to Arnold's mansion in Los Angeles.

Halfway through, Bruce suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Fei.

"Fei, do you have a present?"

Gifts are all about coming-of-age ceremonies, which is a tradition in the United States and is required for all invited guests.

It doesn't need to be expensive enough to express your heart.

"Of course."

Chen Fei nodded, he is no longer the stunned young man in the crew of "Hero", he has made great progress in terms of human sophistication.

He bought a gift a few days ago, a really great headset that cost him almost $10,000.

According to the age of the United States, Arnold's daughter is only a high school student, and the gift is enough to be tasteful, and it doesn't need to be too expensive.

Driving to the villa area, the two saw Arnold standing at the door to receive the guests.

The lawn is covered with many ribbons and balloons, and the whole yard, including the walls of the villa, is decorated with many bouquets, which look very beautiful.

At the same time, Chen Fei also saw a petite figure standing next to Arnold, thinking that it should be the daughter in his mouth.

It's just that......

When the "Emperor of Bath" stopped at the door of the villa, Chen Fei's eyes suddenly focused on the petite figure.

Crichtin Stewart???

"?"

At this moment, Chen Fei was stunned.

What's going on? Can anyone tell him it's a situation?

Arnold, vice president of production at Universal Pictures, turned out to be the father of the famous actress Crichtin Stewart?

Oh! Wrong!

At this time, Krigetin had not yet starred in "Twilight", she was barely a high school student and a well-known young actor.

But this horse rider is still outrageous?

How can these two be a father-daughter relationship? The surname doesn't match, huh?

Bruce urged him, "Let's go, get out of the car, what are you doing in a daze?" ”

"Oh."

Chen Fei answered, pushed the door and got out of the car.

At this time, Arnold also led Crichtin to greet the two of them, and introduced his daughter as he walked:

"This is Fei from Huaxia, he is a great director, actor, screenwriter, and a very brave teenager, and he is the protagonist in the bungee jumping video."

As he spoke, the two of them had already come closer.

At this time, Chen Fei finally came back to his senses from his trance.

First, he and Arnold came to give a hug, and then he looked at Crichitin, who was standing on the side.

is worthy of being a beautiful embryo, and it has already begun to take shape at the age of 16.

With long brown hair, a high nose, and big watery eyes, that face is simply delicate and impeccable.

At this moment, Chen Fei suddenly had an urge to take out the movie "Twilight" immediately.

16-year-old Kriquitine! It's just so tender!

The identity of a high school student just fits the role in it, and if it grows a few years longer, that aura may be gone.

"Hi, Fei? Hello? ”

There was a slight hint of surprise in Krigetine's eyes, and she looked at the Chinese boy in front of her, who was only five years old behind her, and she was deeply curious.

In addition to being a high school student, she is also an actress.

She has paid attention to the entertainment news in recent days, and this talented director from China has caused quite a stir in Hollywood.

The photos in the newspaper are a little blurry, and when she saw me today, she was a little surprised to find that the Chinese director in front of her was really handsome.

It's like......

Just like John Lone when he was young!

"Hello, happy coming-of-age ceremony."

Chen Fei greeted with a smile, his eyes unconsciously shining.

That's a kind of big bad wolf seeing the light of the little white rabbit!

"Here, this is a gift for you."

After handing the gift box in his hand to Krigetin, Chen Fei turned his head to look at Arnold on the side, and asked curiously, "Mr. Arnold, is it up to you to decide every play of your daughter?" Or can she arrange it herself? ”

"Oh?"

As soon as he heard this, Arnold suddenly became interested, "Fei? Do you have a suitable script? ”

Critine, who was about to open the gift next to him, was stunned immediately after hearing the conversation between Chen Fei and her father.

Scripted?

Her eyes lit up, and she hurried closer, pricking up her ears and listening quietly.

"That's right, I have a character here that is perfect for her, through an adaptation, she needs to play a high school student, and it's a great love story between vampires, werewolves, and humans."

"Can I take a look at ...... first"

Arnold was just about to ask for the script, but before he could finish speaking, Crichtin next to him added in time, "Hey! dad！ I'm an adult today! ”

"Oh, sorry," Arnold stopped speaking in time and said to Chen Fei with a smile: "I will ask to read the script before I am 16 years old, but from now on, the future path will be decided by her." ”

A new guest arrived in the distance, and Arnold said sorry and turned to greet the others.

Critin stayed beside Chen Fei, tilted his head, and asked with some surprise: "Let me guess, are you talking about the book Twilight's "Twilight"?" ”

"Huh? You know? Chen Fei looked at her with some surprise.

“Yeah！ I guessed it! "This book is so good, I often hold it and see it late, and it's very popular among high school students." ”

"Twilight" is a book that is biased towards youth, and the audience happens to be high school students.

Chen Fei smiled slightly, "The adaptation right of this script has belonged to me, I adapted it into a script, if you are interested, we can leave a contact information, sometimes I will show you the script." ”

"Okay, thank you very much."

Exchanging contact information, Krigetin thanked him as he opened the gift box.

When she saw the headphones inside, her eyes lit up, "Wow? It's actually Focal's co-branded headphones, it's just amazing! ”

"How? Do you like it? ”

"I like it very much!"

Krichtin raised his head excitedly, and before Chen Fei could react, the bold girl had already left a lip mark on his cheek.

Ay?

Chen Fei was stunned for a moment.

What's going on? Why did you kiss without saying a word?

Seeing that the little girl was carrying a gift to show off to her classmates, Chen Fei turned his head to look at Bruce with some confusion, and asked curiously: "Are all female high school students in the United States so bold?" ”

"Huh?" Bruce shrugged, "I've always thought you'd be too shy to mess around in Los Angeles, but that's not okay." ”

As he spoke, he naturally took out a white wax pill from his pocket.

With a slight pinch, the black pill contained in the wax pill suddenly appeared in front of Chen Fei's eyes.

"This... Six rehmannia pills, a little bitter. While complaining, Bruce threw it into his mouth and chewed.

Chen Feile said hehehe: "There is an idiom in China called "good medicine is good for disease", you eat more, the effect is very significant. ”

"Oh? Is it? ”

Bruce's face was very serious, and he took out another six-flavor rehmannia pill from his pocket.

…

The coming-of-age ceremony is not as cumbersome as it seems.

It's nothing more than eating, drinking, chatting, and by the way, congratulating Cristine on officially taking a step in the transformation from a minor to an adult.

Because of Arnold's special identity, at the banquet, Chen Fei met many producers, film company owners, and Universal Pictures actors.

For him, the only Chinese face, everyone was very curious.

The Golden Bear Award made him one of the internationally renowned directors, and coupled with his status as a screenwriter, he has attracted the attention of many people.

During the cup change, everyone became friends for the first time and exchanged contact information.

Arnold's range of friends outside of work is quite wide, and in addition to the employees of Universal Pictures, there were also producers from Paramount, Columbia, Twentieth Century Fox and other companies at the banquet.

After chatting, everyone agreed that there were projects to work together.

Of course, these words are just words for now.

If Chen Fei expected, if he wants to really take root in Hollywood, I am afraid he will have to wait for Super 3 and "Get Out" to make achievements.

Everyone is waiting to see how far he can go in Hollywood.

Towards the end of the banquet, Chen Fei found Romulo and asked curiously about the relationship between Arnold and Crigetine.

"Mr. Arnold's wife was gone forever in the crash of the Twin Towers in New York, and Crichietine was his adopted daughter."

Chen Fei suddenly realized!

No wonder these two don't look alike at all, and they don't even have the same surname.

The two quickly stopped the heavy topic.

"Fei, are you ready to shoot your plan? Tomorrow we will start filming the first scene, this is a big scene, I have been preparing the scene for a long time, just waiting for you to destroy it. ”

Chen Fei laughed, "Don't worry, everything is under control." ”

Compared with the shooting of other directors, Chen Fei does not need to explore the scenes and pictures, because the finished film is in his mind.

When shooting on set, he only needs to reproduce the image in his head.

This is also the reason why the previous three films, Stone, Racing and No Man's Land, were filmed so quickly.

In Huang Bo's words, "Director Chen is a well-known fast gunner, and it is rare that he needs to protect one." ”

…

In order to support the filming of Super 3, as a sponsor, Volkswagen called it a "trench inhumane".

While 4 R32s and 4 Touran were provided, 170 vehicles were also provided for the crew.

These cars can be used to crash, there is no need to worry about damage, and it is a fast and furious game!

Toyota also provided 4,000 tires for the movie, although about half of them were scrapped, but it was enough for Chen Fei to toss.

Although the investment in Super 3 did not exceed 100 million, it also reached 85 million US dollars.

But because most of the actors in this part are newcomers, the salary required to hire actors is not high.

Even the combined cost of all the actors has just reached the same level as the cost of director Chen Fei.

Therefore, this movie can come up with at least $60 million and let Chen Fei squander it!

At Arnold's request, in addition to setting up the set and the salaries of the staff behind the scenes, the rest of the money had to be used to show "speed" and "passion".

The reason why Chen Fei was chosen as the director is precisely because he likes him to be a person with "passion".

Maxima is common, but Bole is not.

Since Arnold trusts himself so much, Chen Fei will definitely not let him down!

…

On April 10th, Chen Fei took his little Mazha to the Universal Pictures Photography Base in the suburbs of Los Angeles as promised.

The Hollywood industrial system has reached a point where it is very perfect.

For example, now, even as a director, Chen Fei has seen the villa area used to shoot the first drag racing scene for the first time.

This was all built by Romulo, the producer, according to the requirements of the script, and he had already completed the work well without Chen Fei coming forward.

As far as the eye can see, more than a dozen wood-framed villas are standing in front of you, looking quite regular.

"Good guy, no wonder Hollywood blockbusters burn so much money, and all such a great villa has collapsed, can you not burn money?"

Chen Fei muttered and walked in the direction where Romulo was.

Because part of the scenes in Super 3 were filmed in Tokyo, the crew was directly divided into two groups.

Chen Fei first led Group A, that is, the actors who needed to appear in the early stage, to shoot part of the scenes in Los Angeles.

Group B went to Tokyo under the leadership of two assistant directors to complete the set, and as long as the filming here is over, Chen Fei can lead the actors to take over the filming work there.

This is also a major feature of the Hollywood film industry.

The whole crew is like a high-speed machine, everyone is incarnated into parts, each performing their own duties, only need to complete their own work, focusing on efficiency and speed.

"Hey Fei, you're here? How is this scene? Isn't it great? ”

Seeing Chen Fei coming, Romulo greeted him with a smile, and at the same time showed off his achievements.

"It's really great, thank you."

Chen Fei gave him praise without hesitation, but his eyes subconsciously looked at the beginning of the lane.

There are two cars parked there.,They are the protagonists of today.,Driven by the male protagonist and the school bully respectively.。

One of them is a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, with a 7.4L, V8 engine with a maximum power of 425 horsepower!

The second is the Dodge Viper, which uses an 8.3L, V10 engine with a maximum power of 503 hp and takes only 3.9 seconds from 0 to 100.

Licking the corners of his mouth, Chen Fei was inexplicably a little excited.

When he thinks of the roar of the accelerator of a sports car, he can't help but want to go up and race two laps to experience what it means to be fast and furious first.

The actors are already preparing, the makeup that should be put on and the words that should be memorized, there is no need for Chen Fei to care about it.

All he has to do is organize the start of filming, the actors' positions, and control the scenes

Just as he was thinking about it, Romulo's voice suddenly came from his ear, "Fei, I'll introduce you to two drivers first." ”

Well?

Chen Fei subconsciously turned his head and saw two middle-aged men with Asian faces walking towards him.

After the two got closer, Romulo introduced: "These two are both athletes from the Orange Team of the Japan Professional Drift Club, namely Kazuhiro Tanaka and Naoto Suenaga. ”

Drift Club?

Orange convoy?

"Hello."

Chen Fei quickly reacted, most of the actors in Super 3 have only received some preliminary training in driving, gear shifting, etc.

If you want them to really show that they are racing and drifting, it's a complete joke.

As a result, most of the drift and drag racing sequences are done by professional drivers, while the actors only need to shoot some movements and expressions in specific scenes, and then stitch and edit them later.

In other words, the two in front of them will complete various drift stunts in the shot according to their own requirements!

"Good director."

Most of the people in Xiao Riguo looked very polite, and when they faced Chen Fei, they both greeted each other by bending down and bowing.

"I'm going to have to work hard for you later."

Chen Fei smiled and chatted briefly with the two, and then saw that a group of actors were ready, and immediately shouted at everyone to start filming.

The actors are in place, the cameras are on, and ......

“action！”

At the sound of an order, Lucas, who played Shane Bausswell, and Zacheri, who played the school bully Clay, directly sprayed and provoked each other.

Literary dramas are actually very easy to film, although they are all new actors, but they are nothing more than showing American street culture in front of the camera, and these people are very familiar with it.

The two sides are at a stalemate, Shane slides a wrench out of his sleeve, and the school bully's girlfriend proposes to participate in drag racing......

Shoot here, and the climax is coming!

As the engines of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Dodge Viper were ignited, all of a sudden, Chen Fei, who was sitting behind the monitor, couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart!

He turned his head to look at the assistant director assigned to him by Universal Pictures, and said, "Grado, I'll leave the next camera capture to you." ”

"Huh?" Grado Machado was a little confused.

What does it mean?

Leave it to me?

Chen Fei explained: "I'll go on the field for a lap first, and you collect some materials, and we will use them later." ”

In the words of "Han", Shane is a very talented racer, he just can't drift, but he is very talented at violent drag racing.

So......

Chen Fei is ready to go up and run a lap in person!

It is up to him to replace Sean and complete the display of "talent".

Hearing this request, Romulo and Kazuhiro Tanaka and Naoto Suenaga of the Orange Team were a little confused.

Kazuhiro Tanaka, who is more eloquent, persuaded: "Director, you can put forward any kind of request, we can operate it perfectly, after all, you are not a professional racing driver, and it is easy to get injured in person." ”

"Fei, drag racing is a very dangerous behavior."

Romulo also frowned.

He didn't want to see that filming had just begun, but the director was in the hospital because of a drag racing injury.

Chen Fei smiled and comforted a few people: "Don't worry, I still have learned some racing skills, and driving a section in person can also allow me to better experience the feeling of drag racing, which is conducive to the display of speed and passion."

And don't worry, I'm not going to drive fast, professional shots definitely have to be done by professional drivers, I'm just going to experience it. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately lost their opinions.

Indeed, if you want to shoot the excitement of drag racing, the director must have that atmosphere and sense of picture in his mind, otherwise how to shoot?

And Chen Fei also said that he was just a simple experience, and he wouldn't drive it quickly.

Thereupon......

The keys to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo car soon appeared in Chen Fei's hands.

At the same time, Kazuhiro Tanaka also drove the Dodge Viper alongside him, ready to cooperate with him in the experience of chasing and racing.

When a group of young people saw that the director was actually on the stage to drag race, they immediately became excited, cheered and cheered for Chen Fei.

Although none of them thought that Chen Fei could win over the professional drivers, his courage was well worth encouraging.

Everything went very smoothly and everyone was cheering for the friendly match.

With the camera set up, Grado sat behind the monitor, using the walkie-talkie to adjust the position of each shot.

Romulo also joined in the excitement, looking at Chen Fei and Kazuhiro Tanaka sitting in the two cars, respectively, he raised his hands, ready to come to be the referee himself.

Everything went very naturally.

Ignition, step on the accelerator......

The roar of the engine resounded throughout the audience, igniting everyone's passion.

However, what no one noticed was that at the open gate, Arnold led his daughter Clechetine in.

They were all curious about what would happen to Chen Fei on the first day of shooting.

Is it smooth?

Or is it in a bad situation?

…

"Boom !!"

The roar of the engine pierced the whole stadium in an instant, and with Romulo's hands waved, the two cars rushed out into the distance at the same time!

"Yikes! Excellent! ”

Crigetine shouted excitedly.

All her classmates and friends thought she was a good girl, but in fact, she still had a strong element of resistance and violence in her heart, and she loved the scene in front of her!

It's just that what makes her a little strange is why there is no Chinese director on the scene?

…

"Boom !!"

The moment he stepped on the accelerator, Chen Fei seemed to feel the rhythm of the engine of the "steel giant" under him.

It's a feeling that causes blood to rush and adrenaline to rush!

At this moment, a lot of driving skills suddenly appeared in his mind, so that he could better cooperate with this Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Hasten!

Hasten!

Hasten!

There seemed to be a devil roaring madly in his heart, forcing Chen Fei to constantly step on the clutch, increase gear, step on the accelerator and other actions.

The steel behemoth seemed to have been awakened, and the huge roar of the engine made the blood in the veins of everyone on the scene seem to flow faster, full of fanatical irritability!

A group of young people behind him were still cheering, but Romulo and Suenaga Naodeng who was "watching the battle" were already stunned in place.

"Didn't he say he wouldn't drive it soon?"

Romulo suddenly had a feeling of being deceived, he subconsciously opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth.

The car has already rushed out, and this horse rider is still talking about a fart?

At the same time, Kazuhiro Tanaka, who was driving the Dodge Viper, had a sudden brightness in his eyes.

At the start, in order to save some face for Chen Fei, he deliberately lagged behind a parking space.

But when he actually started running, he suddenly realized that the young director driving the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front of him didn't seem to be a novice!

Listening to the rhythmic sound of the engine and the sonic boom in the exhaust pipe, he was convinced that this was the acceleration that only a professional racer could do!

"Hidden?"

Kazuhiro Tanaka suddenly became interested, and the accelerator was stepped on by him, and the Dodge Viper seemed to turn into a red lightning bolt and galloped quickly.

He's starting to get serious, because he finds that this seems to be a great opponent in front of him!

…

"Buzz ......"

With continuous acceleration, the speed of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo is approaching 240 at this time.

Chen Fei did not relax at all, he put all his thoughts on the accelerator under his feet, the steering wheel in his hand, and the handbrake in his right hand.

This is not a professional runway in front of him, and the road conditions are very complicated, so he is not allowed to make the slightest mistake.

Even if the reaction is not timely in just 0.1 seconds, it can not only bring failure, but may even be a crisis of life!

With a speed of more than 200, if an accident occurs, it can easily make this Chevrolet Monte Carlo fall into scrap metal, not to mention the people sitting inside.

…

It's too late, it's too fast, and the straight track of less than 200 meters is almost fleeting.

What comes into view is a V-shaped curve.

It was the hardest bend on the set, and it was here that Shane's car got out of control, crashing into the villa and eventually being smashed into a pile of broken metal.

But Chen Fei can't let himself get into an accident.

The difficulty of the V-bend is that the angle at the inflection point of the road is so small that if you are not careful, you will slide completely off the road.

Driven by inertia, if it loses control, the vehicle will naturally drift on the road, or even roll.

In this case, a lot of racers tend to have an illusion.

They would hit the car into the inside first, slam the steering wheel and brakes when cornering, and then accelerate again after the corner.

In the opinion of Kazuhiro Tanaka, who was driving the Dodge Viper, Chen Fei must be the same.

"It's time to slow down, right?"

Because of the power, the Dodge Viper had a lot of time catching up with the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in a straight line, so the two are now only two bodies apart.

In other words, as long as Chen Fei slows down for a moment, Kazuhiro Tanaka can easily surpass him.

However, to his surprise, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front of him did not have the slightest tendency to slow down, but continued to slowly speed up!

"What does he want to do? Don't want to die? It's going to roll over! ”

Kazuhiro Tanaka's face had changed, and he frantically honked the horn, wanting to remind Chen Fei, but it was too late......

V-Bend, here!

And at this time, behind the monitor.

Just when everyone was curious about how Chen Fei should drive through this section of the road, Grado clearly saw Chen Fei's operation through the monitor.

At the moment when he was approaching the corner, he saw Chen Fei quickly let go of the accelerator, turned the steering wheel to the left and killed him, pulled the handbrake directly to the locked position, grabbed the steering wheel, and stabilized the vehicle.

This set of movements is very clean and neat, like flowing water...

By the moment the action was completed, the rear tail of the vehicle had been quickly thrown forward!

"Squeak Squeak......"

The sound of tires rubbing against the ground echoed at the scene, attracting the attention of countless people.

In the Dodge Viper in the rear, Kazuhiro Tanaka was directly stunned!

This kind of operation in front of him was something he had never experienced before, and the rear tire of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was even thick with smoke due to the violent friction!

At the same time, at the moment when the rear tail of the vehicle was just about to flick over, Chen Fei quickly stepped on the clutch and at the same time hit the gear above the first gear!

In a flash! While the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was still drifting at breakneck speed, he had already pressed the throttle to the bottom!

The steel behemoth that had completely turned its direction was like a raging cheetah, and it quickly rushed towards the other side of the V-shaped passage, even more powerful than just now!

But at this time, the Dodge Viper, driven by Kazuhiro Tanaka, suddenly stopped in place.

Chen Fei's operation just now was so shocking that he made a mistake when he was chasing after him!

When he reacted quickly and began to chase again, he had already been left far behind.

…

Glancing at the Dodge Viper who had been left far behind him through the rearview mirror, Chen Fei grinned.

Who wouldn't accelerate in a straight line?

Fast corners are really fast!

This wave of drift can make him happy!

It's a pity that the track is too short, and there is only one V-corner, and the rest is a straight section.

But fortunately, this can only be regarded as an appetizer, and there are also the streets of Tokyo, the parking lot drifting at high speed, and the death of Akinayama Thirty Bends......

Chen Fei is already looking forward to it, he can't wait to end the shooting here, and quickly rush to Tokyo for a real hurricane!

The roar of the engine continued, but by this time Romulo had already let go of the heart that he had been talking about.

The scene just now was so dangerous that he didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if Chen Fei failed to complete that flawless drift?

The cheers behind him were extremely enthusiastic, and a group of boys and girls led by Lucas, Nikki, and Zacheri were cheering.

They can't wait to go on the field in person, incarnate as Chen Fei, and complete this thrilling and exciting gallop.

It's a pity that none of them have such driving skills.

Nao Deng on the side asked curiously: "This director looks like a very professional racing driver, but why haven't I seen him in any international leagues?" ”

Romulo: "......"

How do you answer this question?

Where did he go to find answers?

was silent, and Arnold's voice suddenly came from his ears, "Romulo, are you guys shooting?" Is it the driver of Team Orange who is driving these two cars? They are so professional!

Also, Where did Fei go? Why didn't I find him? How is Grado sitting behind the monitor? ”

A litany of questions gave Arnold a bit of a headache.

Turning around, he looked at the boss who suddenly appeared on the set in front of him helplessly, and replied very depressedly:

"Mr. Arnold, it's true that filming is taking place right now, and it's Kazuhiro Tanaka from Team Orange who is driving the Dodge Viper, and the driver of another Chevrolet Monte Carlo...... It's Fei! ”

“WTF？？？”

At this moment, Arnold was stunned.

"You're saying it was Fei who did that cool drifting move?"

"Yes, he said he wanted to experience the real speed and furious, so he went up and drove it himself."

Arnold: "......"

"Sneer!!"

The two were staring at each other with a bewildered expression, when they heard a piercing grinding sound ringing in their ears, accompanied by a huge burst of dust!

As soon as I came to my senses, I saw the Chevrolet Monte Carlo return to its original position with a very beautiful tail flick.

Syllable!

The door opened, and a dashing figure stepped out.

"Boom !!"

Warm applause and cheers boiled instantly!

Romulo's face was full of bitterness, as if he had seen that in the next shooting, Chen Fei would definitely complete the car drift again and again.

Don't forget, he also played the role of the racing driver "Han" in it.

That's a great racer!

But at this time, Arnold's eyes lit up.

This is the shot! That's what he wants! This is the "Han" he created!

It's just that what he didn't notice was that his daughter Krigetin, who was standing behind him, was bursting with dazzling light in her eyes at this time, and the fanaticism on her face was no less than that of the actors around her!

This lively atmosphere, this exciting scene, this handsome Chinese director......

It's all just pretty cool!!

(End of chapter)