Entertainment 1998

Chapter 636 Chapter 635, Director, can you be more sexy?
Li Jiaxin is here.

I was so excited that I couldn't control myself!

He is usually eloquent, but now he can't even speak clearly. It seems that between these two top beauties, Guan Xiulin and Li Jiaxin, Dawei still prefers Li Jiaxin more.

You know, when the movie "Beijing Music and Road" was being filmed, when Jiang Feng asked him to deal with Guan Xiulin, Dawei was unwilling to go no matter what.

But these have nothing to do with Jiang Feng.

Because Jiang Feng is now thinking about how to shoot the movie, instead of repeatedly arguing with the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong in history over the issue of bonus distribution for "This Man From Earth".

Marina City
Also known as the Corn Building, it has become a beautiful landscape along the Chicago River because of its unique twin-tower architectural design.

This building was built in 1964 and is a "building within a building" for both commercial and residential purposes. It has all the necessary facilities inside, from parking lots, shops, dry cleaners, theaters and even banks.

And precisely because of the unique shape of this building, Jiang Feng chose to shoot the rooftop scenes in the movie on the roof of this building.

"Guide..."

After taking the elevator up and standing on the rooftop of the Corn Building, Jiang Feng looked around and began to discuss with photographer Gu Changwei how to use the camera during shooting.

"Director Gu, do you think it would be better to use a circular camera motion or a direct reverse shot for the scene where Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio are confronting each other on the rooftop?"

"Let's move the camera in a circle!"

Standing on the rooftop and observing the surrounding environment, photographer Gu Changwei gave some suggestions.

"Brother Feng, the surrounding environment and buildings are very unique, like the Willis Tower on the left, the John Hancock Center in front, the Chicago Water Tower and the Tempe International Hotel on the right, etc.

If we use a circular camera movement method and keep switching the shots of the two male protagonists, then these very distinctive buildings will be captured in the camera.

If we only use reverse shots, the buildings captured by the camera lens will be relatively simple.”

"But the atmosphere for circular shooting isn't good enough."

Jiang Feng frowned and raised his question.

Because the camera uses a forward and reverse shooting method to highlight a tense atmosphere, while if a semicircular track and repeated circular cuts are used, the feeling given to the movie audience will be more vague.

“Isn’t there music?”

Gu Changwei gave suggestions immediately.

Because the atmosphere of some shots is not just a matter of camera shooting, but also about the environment and background music.

"Um…"

Jiang Feng thought about it and said, "Okay, let's shoot this scene twice. First, we'll use forward and reverse shots, and then use circular shots for the second time. When we edit the final scene, I'll compare and see which shooting method is more suitable."

"Ok!"

After agreeing, Gu Changwei went to get busy.

In order to arrange a circular track on the shooting site, I need to discuss with the lighting engineer Xing Jianwei what kind of light should be used to create a tense atmosphere. Today's weather is a bit gloomy, so we need to use HMI lamps to fill in the light.

Neither Leonardo Dicaprio nor Matt Damon had a script in their hands, because reading the script and memorizing the lines on the spot is an insult for a Hollywood actor.

Sometimes, by the time they agree to take on a film or TV project, they have already memorized the entire script.

Of course, such diligence is not always a good thing. Jiang Feng is okay because he basically won’t change the script after it’s coded.

But if they were to meet a director like Stephen Chow, even these Hollywood big names would probably cry.

"director…"

"Ok!"

"Thank you. We have received the first installment of the payment for This Man From Earth."

Just like Charlize Theron this morning, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio expressed their gratitude as soon as they saw Jiang Feng.

"is it?
Then you must thank me very much, why don't we sit down and have a simple meal together tonight?"

"Okay, it's our treat." Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon said in unison.

A wonderful movie was shot in just one day, and I really have to thank Jiang Feng!

...

Before an actor goes on stage, the most important task is to relax. Jiang Feng, who has experienced several movies, has long understood this. So, now, Jiang Feng started chatting with Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon on the set.

"Director, have you heard?"

"what?"

"Mr. Harvey Weinstein is actually having an affair with Madonna." Matt Damon showed a wicked smile on his face when he said this.

"I have a good friend named Ben Affleck, who told me that some time ago, Ben Affleck was drinking with his girlfriend Jennifer Garner in a bar in Los Angeles, and suddenly, he saw Harvey Weinstein and Madonna coming out of the VIP room in the bar together."

Having said this, Matt Damon did not continue speaking, but instead pouted at Jiang Feng with a wicked smile on his face.

See it.

I thought it was abnormal at the time. Otherwise, as one of the most famous pop divas in the world, why would Madonna talk about the movie "The Man from Earth" in front of media reporters for no reason?

"Oh, what else do you know? Tell me in detail." Leonardo Dicaprio's eyes were enthusiastic and he reached out to grab his good friend Matt Damon's shoulders.

Not only women, but even men love gossip.

"what else…"

Matt Damon looked around and suddenly lowered his voice.

"According to Ben Affleck, he quietly followed the two out of the bar and saw Harvey Weinstein and Madonna get into the same car."

"What happened next?" Jiang Feng and Leonardo Dicaprio asked at the same time.

"Guess what, hehe..."

"hey-hey…"

Before Matt Damon finished speaking, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon and Jiang Feng all laughed meaningfully.

And at this moment, Dawei raised his arm from the shooting scene.

"Brother Feng, the shooting scene has been set up. Can we start shooting?"

"That's it!"

Jiang Feng responded with a smile, then quickly walked to the director's monitor, put on his headphones, and sat in the director's chair.

At the same time as Jiang Feng made his move, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio quickly took their positions and stood at the starting point of their respective filming locations.

Dawei, who had been paying attention to the filming scene, saw that there was no problem and raised the clapperboard in his hand.

"Action!"

Matt Damon opened the door leading to the rooftop a little, then looked out through the gap, but did not see any danger.

But as a policeman, Matt Damont knew too well that he should put himself in an advantageous position.

But as soon as he took a step, Leonardo Dicaprio grabbed the back of his collar from behind the door, and then put a gun to the back of his head.

"Hands up, both hands!"

"Put the fucking gun down." Matt Damon was stunned for a moment when someone pointed a gun at his head, and then he got angry.

"OK, passed, very good!"

At this point, because they had to switch the shooting scene in time and put the two protagonists' fight in the middle of the circular track, Jiang Feng still called a halt even though it was not a good time to stop. "Matt..."

"Leonardo..."

"You two know that we don't have any action designers in our crew, so for the next scene, you and George should design the action together."

In fact, before filming this movie, Jiang Feng had contacted Yuan Heping and Cheng Xiaodong. Yuan Heping had a small conflict with Jiang Feng before, so he did not agree to invite him.

But although Cheng Xiaodong wanted to agree, when he heard that it was going to be an American gunfight, he immediately declined this small job.

In Cheng Xiaodong's words, designing an American gun battle film is extremely simple and basically any Chinese can do it. If I take on this small job of yours, I'd be embarrassed to tell others about it.

no way.

Jiang Feng can now only ask Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon, who have experience in shooting gun battle movies, to design it himself, well, plus George Clooney.

It’s no wonder that these three guys, who have never eaten pork but have seen pigs run, designed the gunfight action scenes in the first few scenes quite well, which even exceeded Jiang Feng’s expectations.

Actually, it is true if you think about it. After all, they have made too many movies of this type.

In fact, whether it is Matt Damon, Leonardo Dicaprio, or George Clooney, they all like Jiang Feng's arrangement very much.

When Jiang Feng said that it would be better to add some action to the next scene, the three guys gathered together and started to demonstrate.

"Leonardo, you put your hand on Matt Damon's collar, and when he turns to the side, you turn with him. Just keep your gun behind him."

"Well, George, I think the simple 'turn' is not exciting. We should add some other movements. For example, I suddenly crawled forward, but Leonardo's hands moved faster than me."

...

Leonardo Dicaprio, George Clooney and Matt Damon were choreographing their moves on the set, gesticulating with their hands non-stop.

When Jiang Feng saw this, he also wanted to go over and offer some suggestions, but at this moment, he turned around and saw a tall woman wearing black Martin boots, blue jeans and a green jacket. Well, she was standing next to him, staring at him.

grass…

Sister, do you know that scaring others can easily kill them?

However, before Jiang Feng could finish his words, the beautiful woman started crying.

not talking.

I just cried, tears falling from my eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng dodged to the left, then raised his hand and called Dawei, who was not far away, over.

"Brother Dawei, can you handle this?"

puff…

After hearing Jiang Feng's arrangement, Dawei, who was standing not far away and quietly admiring the beauty Li Jiaxin, almost fell to his knees.

Brother Feng, you really know how to push trouble away.

However, do you know how big the trouble is? Let’s not talk about the 4 million US dollars in global box office that was collectively predicted by American experts for “The Man from Earth”.

Let’s talk about the current box office of 2.7 million US dollars.

According to the 0.56% box office share that Li Jiaxin, one of the leading actors, should have received, her income was 151.2 million US dollars.

According to the current exchange rate, 151.2 million US dollars is equivalent to 1250.47 million Hong Kong dollars.

The beautiful woman lost so much money in vain, and you want me to shoulder the responsibility and handle it with just one mouth. How is that possible?

Thinking of this, Dawei immediately pointed his finger to the sky.

"Brother Feng, look, there's a big bird over there."

"roll!"

Jiang Feng cursed with a laugh in a low voice.

"Brother Dawei, didn't you say it? Li Jiaxin is your ideal. Now that your ideal is here, why don't you hurry up and get it for me."

"Brother Feng, please forgive me. It's 1250 million Hong Kong dollars. I can't help you with that."

"Didn't you get 1 million US dollars in your first share of the payment?" Jiang Feng asked maliciously.

"But this is my money. You want me to spend so much of my money to pursue my dream. I won't do it!" Dawei rolled his eyes.

You really think I'm stupid.

Wouldn't it be nice to spend 50,000 or 60,000 Hong Kong dollars to find a slim model in Hong Kong Island to play with? Why do you have to spend tens of millions to play with a woman who is out of your reach?

"Um…"

Seeing that Dawei was so smart and honest, Jiang Feng had no choice. After all, it was Li Jiaxin who gave up the money herself, not Li Xing and his colleagues in the crew who cheated her.

But the current trouble must be solved, because if it is not solved, it may delay the filming of the movie.

"Brother Dawei..."

"Ok?"

"Li Xing is not here, and I don't know how much money the crew paid Xie Tingfeng for filming with us?"

“Half a million dollars.

Just because we offered him a movie salary of 50 US dollars, sister-in-law Wang Fei's good friend Yehenala Ying even called you and said that she was very grateful to you for making her boyfriend feel that he got value for money and gave him 1 US dollars for his first filming in Hollywood.

Well, Yehenala Ying also said that she would treat you to a drink as soon as you return to China."

"Oh, there are 50 US dollars. If we add the bonus share, it should be about the same." Jiang Feng scratched his head and said to Dawei:
"When Xie Tingfeng first came to our crew to film, he was actually introduced by Li Jiaxin.

According to the rigorous work style of our crew, since Xie Xiaotianwang's agent did not show up, we did not formally sign a contract with him.

Therefore, regarding the salary and bonus of Little Heavenly King Xie in our crew, the crew should ask Li Jiaxin to pass it on..."

grass…

I was greatly shocked.

Oh my god?!
What kind of director did you let me meet? He can do such a cool job.

However, it seems that this makes sense. Li Jiaxin is equivalent to a labor service company that connects with certain factories. As a factory, it only needs to pay the workers' wages to the labor service company. As for how much money the labor service company will give to the workers...

Damn, who can care about so many things?

Thinking of this, Dawei quickly took out his cell phone and sent a text message to producer Li Xing, telling her what Jiang Feng really meant [the salary and bonus for thanking the little king should be given to Li Jiaxin]. Then, Dawei raised the clapperboard.

Because at this time, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio had already indicated on the set that [the next scene could be filmed].

"Action!"

Leonardo Dicaprio twisted Matt Damon's body around and pressed a gun against his forehead, as if to drive it into his skull.

And his other hand immediately took Matt Damon's gun and put it in his pocket. During the process, every time Matt Damon moved, Leonardo Dicaprio shouted: "Put your hands up!"

Matt Damon took the trouble to explain:
"I'm here to negotiate a reasonable outcome with you. Just control yourself, put down your gun, and take things easy. I promise, I'll give you money!"

"What did you say?"

“I said, I can give you money…”

Before Matt Damon could finish his words, Leonardo Dicaprio hit him on the chin with the butt of his rifle.

(End of this chapter)