"Looking for the Dragon" started in New York in a low-key manner and did not alarm the media.

There weren't many scenes in New York, but it was very tiring to film.

The first time I was filming overseas, it made your fan extremely uncomfortable!

These foreign group performers only work eight hours a day! Overtime is considered overtime, and the overtime pay is huge!

The Screen Actors Guild sent people to supervise the set and coordinate the relationship between foreign actors and the crew of "Looking for the Dragon".

The New York City government also has relevant persons in charge on the set, and the demarcated filming area cannot exceed one square meter.

Of course, it is not all difficult for the crew, there are the heads of the actors' union and the municipal government, and the crew can give them feedback in time if they have any requirements, and they will cooperate if they can.

When these Wuer fans communicated with the overseas co-production team in advance, they were vaccinated in advance, and they are not suitable now, but they are also expected.

What he didn't expect was that the problem was with the two leading actors.

He did a lot of calculations, but he missed that Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei are also members of the actors' union.

The rules of the actors' union, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei must also abide by them.

What kind of truth is this!

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei are willing to work overtime to film, and they must pay high overtime pay for overtime!

Another difficulty is in communication, your English is not very good, every time you communicate with a local group performance in the United States, you need to be represented by a translator from the co-production team, and the communication cost is high.

Therefore, not a single piece of material was filmed two days before the start-up, and your fan sat on the set and smoked one after another, worrying to death.

The crew overtime and budget were overtime in China, just renewing the schedule with Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei, the crew spent more than 10 million yuan, and if he overspent the money in New York, he didn't know how to explain to the domestic investors.

In this regard, Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei are really helpless, the rules of the actors' union are very dead, and they have nothing to do.

"MD, these foreigners are really difficult." Sun Ye, the assistant director of Wuer Fan, lit another cigarette and scolded.

Zhang Yuanjun also made fun of the bitterness and said: "We are now on other people's territory, and we are foreigners." ”

He has long been accustomed to the working environment on the American set, and the eight-hour work week is really comfortable.

"I now understand why the cost of American films is so high. Labor is too expensive. Sun Ye said.

I didn't shoot a few pieces of material, and the money was spent on a lot of people.

"However, it is also worth learning from others to protect the rights and interests of actors in this way." Zhang Yuanjun said, "The actors' union of our domestic film and television base is compared with here, just like the grass stage team. ”

Although the filming did not go well, Sun Ye still had to admit that this was really in place.

"Forget it, let's take it today." Your fan ordered the work to be called to a halt. Because in another ten minutes, even if he works overtime, he is reluctant to pay overtime.

Today it was another one that didn't make it.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei called it a day and went home.

In the evening, Liu Yifei invited Callum Greene, the producer of "Pacific Rim" and the queen producer of director Toro, to dinner.

Inquire about the preparations for "Pacific Rim 2".

But Callum Greene told Liu Yifei that the preparation of "Pacific Rim 2" was very troublesome, Liu Yifei was the heroine of the first part, and Callum didn't mind telling her the real situation: "The first was a co-production between Legendary Pictures and Warner, and now Legendary Pictures and Warner have broken up, but Warner's ability to intervene in the project of "Pacific Rim" is still very strong, and due to the poor performance of the first part at the box office, Warner does not want to shoot the second part." Thomas Tours and Toro are at odds again, and Crystal, I hope you can understand that the second installment of Pacific Rim is likely to be put on hold indefinitely. ”

To put it mildly, Toro actually withdrew from the preparation of "Ring 2" last week.

Liu Yifei naturally heard Callum's off-string sound, and just complained frustratedly, forget it, just hope that Callum will have a film to consider himself in the future.

"Of course, Crystal, you are an excellent actor who can bring great returns to the film company in the Chinese market, and I will definitely contact you if there is a suitable film for you." It's just cheap talk.

When she got home, Zhang Yuanjun asked her how she talked about today, and Liu Yifei said truthfully: "The second part is completely out of play, Warner is unwilling to film, the legend is not compatible with the director, and Universal is still unwilling to support it." Liu Yifei clapped her hands, "It's yellow." ”

It's fake not to be lonely, but Liu Yifei won't sink in this negative energy for too long: "But it's okay, making a movie is inherently risky, let alone this kind of blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars."

"Moreover, the results of the first part are really not very good." Liu Yifei can figure it out.

"Alright." Zhang Yuanjun sat beside him with Liu Yifei in his arms, "Although it's a pity that "Ring 2" is not filmed, you are not short of filming in China, and it doesn't matter if you don't have this one. ”

Zhang Yuanjun knows very little inside information, he knows that Wanda will restart the second part after acquiring the legend, but at that time, Toro was already preparing for "The Shape of Water", changed the director, changed the script, and changed the actors, as for how it was filmed like that ghost, he didn't know.

In fact, it's really not to blame Tian Tian.

…………

On the afternoon of the 6th domestic time, Shijingshan Wanda Cinema, the domestic premiere of "Fast Pursuit".

Zhang Yuanjun deliberately flew back from New York.

Wanda Cinemas cooperated with this event very much, and put a huge poster of "Fast Pursuit" in the theater, as well as a number of Zhang Yuanjun's personal posters.

Although it is a batch of films, it is still a small cost, but the lineup of guests at the premiere is very large.

Gu Changwei, Zhu Yawen, Li Bingbing, Wu Jing, Tang Yan, Lu Han and other star guests all appeared in the theater to help the film.

"I haven't seen a Hollywood gunfight action movie starring a Chinese actor in a movie theater for many years, and I'm looking forward to watching it tonight." Gu Changwei said.

Lu Han said: "Mr. Zhang Yuanjun has always been a senior I admire and admire, and I really want to see him on the screen." ”

Zhu Yawen and Wu Jing both said that this is a good friend's movie, and of course they must support it.

Wu Jing also responded to the news that "Wolf Warrior" was withdrawn to April: "I shouldn't have said "Wolf Warrior" here, but a good meal is not afraid of being late, and the change is to present the best side of the work to the audience." ”

At the beginning of the premiere, Zhang Yuanjun wore a cool suit in the play, held a prop pistol, and performed a fight scene on the stage with the group performers, and appeared handsomely.

"Handsome or not!" The host asked the audience.

"Handsome!!"

"Fast Pursuit" is Zhang Yuanjun's one-man show, and naturally there is no need to invite others to the stage.

After Zhang Yuanjun appeared on the stage, he stayed on stage to share before the screening.

"It's very hard to shoot this scene, I have been training for a long time, all kinds of fighting skills, and the use of firearms, because you play action scenes, you can't say how professional you are, at least you can't let the audience think that you are a layman."

"I'm not a professional action actor, so I can only work hard to learn and practice."

"It's pretty cool, it's rare to have the opportunity to play so many guns in China, and it's too enjoyable to train. I can still change magazines with one hand. ”

After the brief pre-screening sharing, entering the movie-watching session, Zhang Yuanjun sat back in the audience, next to Gu Changwei.

He had watched the film more than a dozen times, and he was not very interested, so he found a topic to chat with Gu Changwei:

"Director, I have a new script, can you show it?"

"Huh?" Gu Changwei wondered, "Do you still have a book for me?" ”

"Micro Love: Getting Better" made him injured and didn't dare to take the play easily.

"A book bought from the United States, I made a bit of a localized adaptation, and I think you are the most suitable for such a story."

If it weren't for Zhang Yuanjun's well-known reputation in the industry, Gu Changwei would really refuse: "You send it to me, I don't guarantee that I will be able to give you any advice." ”

"It's okay, you can take a look, make sure you like it." Zhang Yuanjun smiled brightly. (End of chapter)