Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 499: Filming begins, Anaconda disaster?

Woody stepped forward, clapped his hands, and said, "Do as I say, and we'll complete all our hunting goals before dark."

After hearing what Woody said, the chimpanzees present had eager eyes and it was obvious that they were all tempted.

But the chimpanzees still turned to look at their leader; they did not dare to go against his will.

"I told you not to use your 'little tricks'!" the leader said angrily.

"Why? Are you afraid that under my leadership, we can catch abundant food every day. Then everyone will no longer listen to you but obey me?" said Woody.

"No! What I object to is your method! This is not how we chimpanzees hunt," the leader insisted.

"As long as we can catch more prey, does it really matter what method we use?" Woody asked puzzledly.

"Of course! If your hunting method is not unique to you, I would definitely support you. But our fingers are not as nimble as yours, and we can't throw with the same precision as you. We can't use your method!"

If everyone uses your method to hunt, the entire tribe's hunting methods will be completely dependent on you." The leader suppressed his anger and explained patiently.

"Why can't I be the core? I am the best hunter in the entire tribe and I am loyal to the tribe. Is it just because I look different from you?" As Woody said this, he touched his smooth skin again.

Since he was a child, he has been different from other little gorillas.

The other little gorillas had thick hair, but he had no fur at all.

This made him suspect that he was a monster when he was a child. Fortunately, his kind and patient gorilla mother soothed his inner pain.

As he grew older, Woody discovered that not only did he not have thick black fur, but he also grew much slower than his peers.

Other young gorillas are fully grown by the age of 7 and have the same physique as adult chimpanzees.

When he was the same age, he was still a weak child and needed his gorilla mother to take care of him in life.

Woody used to be very self-conscious, but in recent years, as he grew taller and stronger than any other chimpanzee in the tribe, the shadow in his heart was completely gone.

Since childhood, Woody has discovered that his fingers are much more flexible than those of other chimpanzees.

Although they can hold things, they are not as firm as I am.

He can use his hands to make precise throwing movements and deftly twist vines into long ropes.

But none of the chimpanzees in the tribe could learn these movements, which seemed extremely simple to him.

His "little tricks" were very useful, but the leader's attitude was always full of rejection, which made Woody very angry.

He felt that the chief was just jealous of him. He knew that doing so would bring many benefits to the tribe, but in order to prevent Udi from increasing his prestige, he deliberately set obstacles for him.

In response to Udi's angry protest, the chief picked up a stone from the ground and threw it forward with all his might.

The stone drew a weak arc in the air and fell to the ground without any accuracy.

The leader shook his head and said, "If everyone adapts to the hunting method centered on you and gradually forgets how to hunt as a chimpanzee, what if one day you are gone?

By then, we had already lost our hunting skills, so how could we survive in this jungle? "

"How could I not be here? This is my home, I will not leave here!" Woody said seriously.

The leader showed a strange expression and looked at Woody with a complicated look.

After a long time, he said, "Even if you don't want to leave, even if you really won't leave.

But birth, aging, sickness, and death are the iron laws of nature. There will come a day when you can no longer lead the tribe in hunting. I cannot place the fate of the entire tribe on you."

After hearing the chief's explanation, Udi was stunned.

In the past, the leader simply opposed it, but never told him the reasons for his opposition seriously like today.

Now this reason was put in front of Udi, making him feel quite confused:

Am I really wrong to do this?
Why is there such a big gap between me and everyone else?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

So Woody stood up and walked out alone, saying as he walked: "Since you insist on preserving this traditional hunting method, I still can't convince myself to use this stupid method.

I will not hunt with you anymore, and I don't intend to interfere with you."

Looking at Woody's receding figure, a young chimpanzee was stunned for a moment and shouted: "Woody, wait for me, I can help you."

This young chimpanzee is the leader's only son.

Seeing this scene, the leader was stunned for a moment, but did not call his son.

He turned to the chimpanzee group and said, "We haven't finished hunting yet. Let's continue hunting."

"Cut!"

After the first scene was shot, director Eastwood called for a stop.

The actors walked out of the filming location, stretched their muscles and bones, and prepared for the next filming.

Director Eastwood's filming preparations were divided into several groups.

Although only one scene can be filmed at a time.

However, when Lin Yuan and his team were filming the monkey hunting scene, the scenery and shooting preparations for another scene had already been completed by another team.

After a short break, they will head to the second scene to continue filming.

GAKKI brought a cup of hot water and handed it to Lin Yuan.

Taylor Swift handed over a woolen shawl, but Lin Yuan didn't want to wear clothes because it would remove her makeup.

The temperature at the shooting site was around 21 degrees, which can be said to be quite cool and suitable.

But this is for people who are wearing clothes, pants and shoes. Lin Yuan is almost naked and still feels cold when exposed to such temperature.

The three of them sat down on folding chairs. Lin Yuan drank hot water while chatting with the two women, waiting for the next scene to begin.

"Lin Yuan, the first scene was about the hunting of the gorilla tribe, and the first ideological conflict between the protagonist Udi and the leader. Logically speaking, this is a story about the ideological conflict between animals and humans. Why did I feel so familiar with it and immediately accepted and understood this contradiction?" Taylor Swift asked.

"Because you are already very familiar with the core of this story. You have watched this kind of movie countless times since you were a child. Naturally, you can accept and understand it immediately." Lin Yuan replied.

"Really? I rarely watch movies with forest themes like this. I haven't even seen Tarzan yet," Taylor Swift replied.

"Although the story of "Jungle Bully" takes place in the jungle and the characters are all animals, the core is no different from those superhero movies," said Lin Yuan.

"Superhero movie?" Taylor Swift asked puzzled.

“In superhero movies, there are often alien protagonists who look exactly like humans but have extraordinary powers, such as Superman and Thor.

For various reasons, they have to live in human society. From their appearance to their diet to their lifestyle, they seem to be the same as humans.

But their ability to stand out from the crowd constantly reminds them: I am different from ordinary people! " Lin Yuan explained.

"I understand now. The protagonist Woody is to the ape tribe what those alien supermen are to human society. They both have abilities far superior to their companions," Taylor said.

"This will bring about two problems. The first is identity. Like those superheroes, Woody found that many things that seemed very simple to him were actually something only he could do.

Superman cannot teach humans to fly, and Woody cannot teach chimpanzees to throw stones to make ropes. These are abilities unique to them.

It’s very disorienting to realize that you and your companions are not of the same kind,” Lin Yuan explained.

"The second question is how Udi will use his abilities, which far surpass his companions. This question is the real core of the movie."

Taylor nodded. "I understand! I believe that when most people watch superhero movies, they have a thought: if I were the unrestrained Superman in the movie, how would I use my powers?"

Lin Yuan nodded. This fantasy is indeed shared by most people, and their thoughts are often like this:
Rule the world, possess the most beautiful women, build the most luxurious palace...

In general, it is about desperately satisfying the suppressed desires in one's ordinary life.

Lin Yuan smiled and asked, "How do you use it?"

"I wrote a terrible song, and watched people all over the world being angry but not able to speak out. The subjective praise was really nice, and the special plane sold well," Taylor Swift said.

"What else?" Lin Yuan asked.

"If I didn't know you, I might kidnap a bunch of handsome guys. Now, I just want to tie you to me and not let you leave," Taylor continued.

"Anything else?" Lin Yuan asked.

Taylor blushed and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, if you had abilities far superior to those of ordinary people, what would you do with them?"

Lin Yuan replied, "To do something remarkable, to make the world a better place, and to leave my name in human history."

"Tsk~ So great and glorious? All this serious nonsense is so boring." Taylor Swift protested.

Lin Yuan smiled and touched her head without saying anything more.

In fact, since his rebirth, with the system, isn’t he a superman in a sense?
Although his abilities have not reached the level of being unrestrained, nor the strength of extraordinary abilities, it is also a fact that they are far superior to those of ordinary people.

Isn't he putting his ideas into practice?
Do something great, make the world a better place, and leave your name in human history.

Back to the movie "Jungle Bully", the protagonist Woody also went through such a mental journey.

From realizing that you are far superior to others, then using your abilities to satisfy your desires, feeling empty after satisfying low-level desires, to realizing that doing so will not achieve spiritual satisfaction, and finally learning to use your abilities correctly.

The saying that with great power comes great responsibility is more than just a constraint.

The greater the responsibility, the greater the sense of satisfaction. After all, humans are social animals. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the highest level of satisfaction is always the realization of personal value and social recognition.

Therefore, "Jungle Bully" is fundamentally about the story of a superhero realizing his own self.

The core of this story is not new, but it has a strong sense of immersion and resonance. It is wrapped in the relatively fresh packaging of the jungle theme, which can be said to be quite pleasing.

During her conversation with Lin Yuan, Taylor Swift realized why he was always successful in making movies.

To outsiders, the secret to Lin Yuan's films is the dangerous and life-threatening action scenes.

But if you look at it this way, you can't explain why a movie like "Hero" that doesn't have any dangerous action scenes is still so successful.

When "Hero" was released, Lin Yuan was not yet the top action star at the time and did not have such a strong appeal.

In fact, after stripping away the gimmicks of thrilling action scenes, every one of Lin Yuan's films has a solid foundation.

From the choice of film themes, to the core of the plot, to the careful production, every link has been done to the utmost.

If there were obvious shortcomings, Lin Yuan's film would not have achieved such high box office.

After filming the movie with Lin Yuan, Taylor Swift felt that in just one or two days, she had learned a lot of knowledge that she could never learn from books.

Whether it is watching director Clint Eastwood solving various problems with ease during the preparation stage of filming, or watching Lin Yuan filming a movie up close and understanding his thoughts when filming.

This is a very valuable experience for Taylor Swift.

To truly become a top producer like Mr. Eisen, it is not possible to simply absorb personal connections. A high level of understanding of film and the ability to solve problems are actually more important.

After the three of them talked and rested for a while, they heard director Eastwood's voice calling from a distance.

The preparations for shooting the second scene today were completed, and the actors immediately entered a tense shooting state.

This scene mainly describes the bully side of Woody and how he was naughty and mischievous in the gorilla tribe, making people hate and fear him.

The shooting of this scene was relatively simple, mainly highlighting Wu Di's arrogance. Just imagine the scene when the evil boy Nezha appeared and the people of Chentangguan all retreated, and you will understand.

The same harm to others and selflessness, the same enjoyment of teasing others, but Woody's bad behavior is the jungle version:

For example, he threw a whole hornet's nest into a group of female chimpanzees picking bananas, and watched them run away after being stung in the head by the hornets, while Woody and his best friends laughed.

For example, they secretly broke the branches of a large tree that the gorillas often climbed near the tribe, causing the unaware chimpanzees to fall from the tree screaming when jumping in the forest because of the broken branches.

In general, it is just as bad as the supermarkets crushing instant noodles into pieces and shaking all the egg yolks apart, which is harmful to others and themselves.

After finishing this scene, it was still early, so the crew continued to shoot the third scene of the day: the scene about Udi and his followers, the chief's son Bobby, hanging down from the cliff with ropes to pick honey from rock bees.

When they returned to the tribe with large pieces of honeycombs, the other chimpanzees couldn't stop drooling like a waterfall when they saw the honeycombs full of golden honey.

When the chimpanzees begged Woody to share some honey with them, he would share it generously and accept the praise from his companions.

This scene shows the friendship between Woody and Bobby from a side perspective, mainly showing that when Woody does not do bad things but uses his abilities for good, it can play a very positive role.

This scene also shows that when Udi shared the honey, he saw his companions happy because of his efforts, and he felt an irrepressible sense of satisfaction and joy in his heart.

This feeling of satisfaction from being needed was like a seed planted in his heart, which would eventually transform into something bigger. After the third scene was successfully filmed, the day's filming was basically over.

"Thank you for your hard work. You performed very well today and completed the work ahead of schedule. Group A and Group B will receive 10 points, and Group C will receive 15 points," said Director Eastwood.

Hearing the director's words, the crew members on the scene immediately cheered:
"Long live the director! I just like generous bosses like you!"

"I originally thought my legs were heavy because I still had to walk for more than two hours, but now I feel like I'm flying. It's only an 2km mountain road, even if it's doubled, 8km is no problem."

"Boss, how about we shoot for another two hours? Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable taking the points."

"Shut up, you damned scab!"

"Hahahaha!"

The crew, who had been exhausted after a busy day, immediately became excited and filled with a happy atmosphere.

The points given by Director Eastwood are actually part of the reward and punishment system.

This was proposed by director Eastwood and became part of Linyuan Pictures' new reward and punishment system starting with the film "Bushel".

The director will give extra points as a reward or deduct points as a penalty based on the performance of the crew members during the filming process.

If the deduction reaches a negative number, not only will your salary be reduced, but you may even be terminated and fired.

But the rewards for getting points are really tempting, mainly divided into two parts:

The first part is a fixed bonus, which is determined based on the budget of different films and the degree of hard work during the filming process.

Taking "Jungle Bully" as an example, one point can be exchanged for $200.

This means that after a day of filming, members of Group A and Group B can receive an additional allowance of $2000 on top of their salary, while Group C can receive an additional $3000.

This part of the bonus is guaranteed to be paid no matter how well the movie performs at the box office. As long as the crew members work hard and get points, they can get the bonus steadily.

The other part that is tied to the points is the movie profit dividend bonus.

For every movie, Lin Yuan takes out 5% of the profits as a bonus and dividend pool for the crew members.

Sharing this part of the profit with the crew members is to completely bind the interests of the company and employees.

Only when employees treat the company's affairs as their own affairs and do not always need to be led and urged to work, will they burst out with unlimited creativity and strive for excellence in every aspect.

Normally, a film crew typically has anywhere from 100 to several thousand people, depending on the size and complexity of the film.

This includes a production team of 4 to 40 people, including producers, on-site producers, external producers, life producers, field staff, and field workers.

The director team consists of 4 to 20 people, including director, executive director, script supervisor, coordinator, assistant director, etc.

The photography and lighting team consists of between 10 and 150 people, including photography director, senior assistant, junior assistant, camera operator, and camera operator.

In addition, there are 3 to 20 people in the art props team and 4 to 30 people in the costume and makeup team.

It seems that there are a lot of people, but the first number is the required standing staff, while the second number is generally the support staff who join temporarily.

Linyuan Pictures’ points-based reward and punishment mechanism only targets regular staff, which generally numbers around 100 people, which is quite impressive.

Although 5% profit may not seem like much, the profit from movies starring Lin Yuan is very impressive.

Taking "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" as an example, the profit was as high as 20 billion US dollars, and a 5% profit dividend was 1000 million US dollars.

This is almost equivalent to a dividend reward of $10 per person, not including fixed bonuses and normal wages.

As long as they shoot a few movies with Lin Yuan, the generous income will definitely allow these employees to settle down in New York, where housing prices are expensive.

Director Eastwood generously distributed points, which made the entire crew excited.

This was the first day of filming. Everyone was not used to it yet and it was indeed quite hard.

Under such difficult circumstances, the excellent completion of the filming task is worthy of reward.

Some bosses only say verbally, "Thank you for your hard work! Do a good job!" when encouraging their employees.

Or you can add: "Work hard and I'll give you a raise at the end of the year."

As a result, by the end of the year, the boss had already forgotten the pie he had drawn up.

Even if they still remember it, it was just a symbolic salary increase of two or three hundred yuan, which makes people feel completely hopeless.

With the financial support of Lin Yuan, director Eastwood really invested a lot of money, and this wave of bonuses cost at least 25 US dollars.

But both Lin Yuan and director Eastwood knew it was worth it. If the filming was completed a week early, there would be more than that much money left.

Not to mention the potential benefits that can be gained from the employees’ enthusiasm for work, which can lead to higher quality films.

"Everyone, pack up your equipment and things, and take a rest. We will be back in half an hour," said Director Eastwood.

After saying that, he patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Come with me."

Director Eastwood carried a camera and walked into the dense forest to the east with Lin Yuan.

"Director, is there anything wrong?" Lin Yuan asked.

Director Eastwood said, "I'll take you to see where the anaconda scene was filmed."

After hearing what director Eastwood said, Lin Yuan remembered that he had not yet inspected the shooting location on site, and the final shooting plan was still just a draft and had not been finalized.

After walking two or three hundred meters forward, they came to a valley.

The cascading waterfall and the gurgling water reminded Lin Yuan of the valley in Daxiong Mountain Park.

The scenery is just as beautiful, but the stream here is wider and the water is deeper.

"Meng Tao's progress is almost done. Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we can start shooting the anaconda scene." Director Eastwood said.

Lin Yuan nodded. "This is one of the three most important animal fights in 'Jungle Bully.' I really like the location you chose. There's a stream here. The anaconda suddenly emerging from the water to attack will definitely be a fantastic effect."

Another name for anaconda is "green water python". Anaconda is very flexible in water, like the most deadly ghost killer.

"We have set up fences around the area so that the anaconda won't escape to a place where we can't find it after it's released from the cage," said director Eastwood.

"Director, you and Meng Tao are in charge of these tasks, and I am completely relieved. You are both very meticulous in your work. If you two do this together, it will definitely be foolproof, and I can be at ease and be a hands-off boss." Lin Yuan replied.

"What we do is just some hard work that requires some mental effort. The real danger lies with you. I heard that the action scene plan you submitted made Meng Tao very embarrassed?" Director Eastwood said.

"Tell me, if the audience saw an anaconda fighting me in a movie, what would they want to see?" Lin Yuan asked back.

Director Eastwood said, "I hope to see you dodge left and right, nimbly avoiding the anaconda's attacks, and finally kill the giant snake."

Lin Yuan shook his head: "Director, you are not telling the truth."

Director Eastwood remained silent.

Lin Yuan continued, "The audience wants to see the death coil, the anaconda's barrel-thick waist tightly wrapped around me. The snake's body beneath its black scales, contracting with power, threatening to crush me to pieces—that's what the audience wants to see."

Director Eastwood still remained silent.

"Director, since this is what the audience likes, we can't take shortcuts or be lazy. Otherwise, the movie won't be good, and all the hard work of coming to Tukanba Village to shoot will be wasted." Lin Yuan said.

"Lin Yuan, the death coil isn't necessary. Although there have been scenes of giant pythons coiling around each other in previous movies, they were all created using computer special effects. No movie was actually filmed.

Audiences know that it's too dangerous to actually film the scene this way, so they won't necessarily want to see it," director Eastwood advised.

"That's because no one who's ever made a film like this before was named Lin Yuan. This is an action film by Lin Yuan, so the audience's expectations are naturally much higher. It might not be the case for others, but it definitely is for me.

If I can't satisfy the audience, how can I always gain their extraordinary love?
Director, I know what I'm doing, and you must follow my plan. You also know that when it comes to action scenes, I never make any compromises. ” Lin Yuan said.

Hearing Lin Yuan's decisive answer, Director Eastwood sighed and nodded.

He knew that he was unwilling to convince Lin Yuan, but he couldn't help but want to try.

When the film project was launched, director Eastwood and Lin Yuan discussed shooting the action scene of fighting the anaconda at his home, but they did not discuss the details of the action at that time.

Director Eastwood thought that Lin Yuan would use his agility to constantly swim with the anaconda and eventually defeat the giant snake.

In fact, this kind of shooting is already amazing. You have to know that the anaconda's movements are powerful and heavy, and its speed is as fast as lightning.

As long as the fighting scenes are well-filmed, there is no doubt that the movie will be exciting.

But director Eastwood did not expect that Lin Yuan would be so stubborn that he would insist on letting the giant snake coil around him to death.

The anaconda used in the film was borrowed by Mr. Eisen from a wealthy friend through his personal connections, so he knew how terrifying this giant beast was.

Under normal circumstances, an adult anaconda is more than 5 meters long and weighs about 250 kilograms.

The largest anaconda ever publicly recorded was 10.5 meters long and weighed 500 kilograms.

The anaconda borrowed by director Eastwood may be the largest anaconda and the largest snake in the world.

This anaconda named Amanda is 11 meters long and weighs an astonishing 600 kilograms.

The upper limit of the weight of prey that an anaconda can swallow is between 90% and 104% of its own body weight.

That means this 600-kilogram anaconda can swallow most of the animals on Earth.

"Lin Yuan, I won't try to persuade you anymore, but you need to know how terrifying the monster you are facing is." Director Eastwood turned on the camera in his hand and invited Lin Yuan to watch it together.

The camera contained footage of the anaconda eating that he had previously filmed.

In the picture, a sika deer weighing about 140 kilograms was thrown into the courtyard where the anaconda was.

After being thrown into the yard, the sika deer seemed to have sensed deadly danger. It ran around anxiously but couldn't find the source of the danger.

So the helpless sika deer could only come to the pond in the courtyard, lean against the pond and stare into the distance in the courtyard.

But it doesn't know that the real danger comes from the pool of water where it thinks it is safe.

Behind the sika deer, a huge anaconda was swimming towards it silently from underwater.

The cross-section of this anaconda's body is larger than a bicycle tire. Its black scales cover it tightly like armor, like the cloak of the god of death, full of deadly murderous intent.

Such a huge beast came from underwater, but there were only a few faint ripples on the water surface, without causing any sound of water.

Just when the sika deer was off guard, the anaconda suddenly attacked from underwater.

It shot out suddenly like a sharp arrow shot from the darkness, so fast that it was difficult to react.

The anaconda opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp teeth, and bit its prey hard.

Many people think that anacondas will not open their mouths to bite their prey until they kill it.

This is obviously a misunderstanding. In fact, anacondas are accustomed to first using their sharp teeth with barbs to bite their prey tightly.

Unlike cats, which like to use their long canine teeth to kill by strangling the throat, anacondas cannot bite animals to death.

The anaconda simply uses its barbed teeth to prevent animals from breaking free and escaping, and then uses its real killing move: death coil to completely strangle the prey.

After the anaconda succeeded in its attack, the deadly entanglement began.

The anaconda wraps its body tightly around its prey with such force that you can hear the bones breaking.

The deer struggled in vain, but the more it struggled, the deeper it sank, unable to escape the impenetrable entanglement.

As time went on, the anaconda's coils became tighter and tighter, and the prey's breath became weaker and weaker.

The anaconda's eyes revealed a cold look of victory, as if proclaiming the cruel laws of nature.

Finally, after a silent fight, the sika deer stopped struggling, and the anaconda loosened its death grip and began to enjoy the delicious meal in front of it.

After playing the video, director Eastwood couldn't imagine how Lin Yuan would fight against such a behemoth.
Once entangled by this anaconda, his bones might be broken in an instant.

The broken ribs will penetrate into his lungs and various organs, causing extremely fatal damage.

Not to mention that Lin Yuan is a human made of flesh and blood, even if his bones are made of metal, they are likely to be twisted and deformed in front of such a giant beast.

At this moment, a golden text was displayed on Lin Yuan's retina:

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(End of this chapter)