Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 465 Potted Plants and Motorcycles
Apart from Elizabeth Sue and Ralph Mazio's chemistry, redeemed by Mazio's sneaky soccer tricks, the chemistry between the other characters is good, good casting, making rehearsals work Very smooth.

Ronald deliberately prevented Ralph Mazio from revealing his football level in advance, so that during the official filming, Elizabeth Su suddenly discovered that he could use this surprise to stimulate a chemical reaction between the two.

As for the action actors, they are in surprisingly good condition.Martin Cove convinced Chad McQueen and others with his cold words.And William Zebuka, who worked hard in the biography of the character he wrote, really worshiped Chris played by Martin Cove as a false father.

Weintraub still visits the crew from time to time.On this day, he also found an associate producer for Ronald, Charles Okun.

Charles Okun is an old man who is nearly 70 years old. He has been rolling in various Hollywood crews since the [-]s.Weintraub specially recruited a senior person, and hoped that he could use his experience to deal with on-site problems.

Ronald knew that Weintraub was not at ease with his youth, so he specially arranged for an experienced one.So he also showed respect to Okun.

Charles Okun didn't talk much, he often found a chair by the side of the scene, and watched carefully for a whole day.

It's almost time for rehearsal to end.On this day, Morita Noryu also came to see Ronald. He had his own views on some details in the script.

"I think Master Miyagi is a philosophical person, so when Daniel first went to the repairman's office to find him, he should not be sorting out repair tools, but should be doing something philosophical."

"Oh, what did you think of?" Ronald was always open to the actors' ideas, letting them speak out directly, and finally decide whether to adopt it after weighing it himself.

"I want him in there trimming the onboard."

"Onboard?" Ronald had watched many old war movies, and he knew that onboard was the slogan shouted by Japanese soldiers when they charged. It was actually a variation of the Chinese "Long Live".

"Bonzai (bonzai), not onboard." Morita Noriyuki took out a small pot of bonsai, "How about asking Miyagi to trim the bonzai? This can make a point, and let the audience and Daniel know immediately , he is not a simple repairman."

Ronald felt good, "Okay, you can tell the prop, I'll let him find some bonsai."

"There is also Daniel's competition uniform. The dojos and genres of karate all have their own logos. For example, Chris's cobra dojo has the head of a cobra. The Goju-ryu represented by Miyagi and Daniel must also have a logo. You How about just using this bonsai?"

"Bonsai", Ronald wanted to say that Taijitu could be used, but he thought about the character of Miyagi.He doesn't care about fame. It's in line with his personality to use his own hobbies to create a logo.

"Okay, just put a potted plant as a sign. You go and talk to the costume, and I agree."

"No, my wife can help sew the logo, she's a top-notch sewer. And make a headband for Daniel as well."

"Is it also a sign of a potted plant?" Ronald knew that the headband of karate usually had the sign of the dojo sewn on it.

"The potted plants are too small to see clearly. I plan to put the symbol of Japan, cherry blossoms." Morita Noriyuki smiled happily.

"Cherry blossoms?" Ronald nodded. Cherry blossoms are a very good sign, and people can recognize them at a glance.

Morita Noryu also discussed with him what Japanese nursery rhymes should be sung when Miyagi was drunk and remembered his wife and children who died in the concentration camp.He is a second-generation immigrant, and he listened to his parents sing a lot when he was a child.

With such an actor with similar experiences and roles, Ronald saved a lot of things in the Japanese culture that he was not familiar with.

"Boom...boom..."

On the other side, several students from the Cobra Dojo began to practice action scenes.The action part that Pat Johnson is responsible for has been fine-tuned according to the characteristics of several people.

When a few people were practicing, it wasn't the Star Wars style of two people slashing at one place with their lightsabers, which looks fake at first glance.It's a person greeting the other party's key points, and the other party is waiting in the middle to crack it.

In this way, whether it is a layman or an insider, it still looks like that.That is, each action needs to be specially designed, and then practiced repeatedly to prevent accidents.

"Except for the part where a few of them stepped over the barbed wire to beat Daniel violently on Halloween night, everything else has been practiced well. That part of the scene is difficult to shoot, is it necessary to find time again and again?" Pat Johnson sees Ronald After watching the part I rehearsed and expressing my satisfaction, I mentioned my thoughts.

"Fumura Demura and his disciples haven't entered the group yet. Let's wait and see when they come. I don't know if Mr. Demura can complete a series of movements after jumping off such a high wire fence, or wait for him to come. We'll watch it later, anyway, it's less than ten seconds long." Ronald replied.

"Okay, you are the boss." Pat Johnson agreed upon seeing this.

On the last day of rehearsal, Ronald asked Susan to find some Honda XL600R motorcycles, the same as his own.

He asked Chad McQueen, Ron Thomas, Rob Garrison, and William Zebuka to ride a cool motorcycle and try to drive for a while on the outdoor dirt road.

"Boom...boom..." Several young people started their motorcycles and rode around excitedly.

"You don't have a motorcycle driver's license, do you?" Ronald looked at their riding posture, like a girl riding a motorcycle for the first time, and felt very angry.But when choosing them, Weintraub guaranteed that these second-generation stars are motorcycle masters.

"Hey, Debbie?" Ronald hurriedly called Debbie Evans, the stunt woman who worked with "Night of the Comet" and the champion of the mixed gender category of the CBS Moto Grand Prix, to come to the rescue.

"These four little bastards don't know how to ride a motorcycle. They are here to make trouble for the protagonists who ride bicycles on the road. You teach them." Ronald introduced the four students to Debbie who came riding a motorcycle, and deliberately stood up in front of them. Said loudly.

"Hey, hot girl, are you going to 'teach' me how to ride a motorcycle?" Chad McQueen, the most arrogant of the four, couldn't help but jumped out.

"Boy, let's make a bet. If I make a move, you follow suit. If you can do it, I'll leave. If you can't do it, then...hmph...be obedient to me." Debbie Evans has seen countless men who underestimated her.

"Boom... Boom..." Debbie started the motorcycle, then let go of her hands, stood on top of the motorcycle, and let the motorcycle drive by itself.

"Eh..." The four boys were completely speechless, but they immediately became very excited. With such a master as a teacher, they can show off their driving skills in front of their peers in the future.

"Daniel-san, take a few steps and I'll see." Morita Noryu brought the sewn kimono and put it on for Ralph Mazio.Then I looked back and forth and admired my wife's skills.

"It's really good." Ronald saw the potted plant pattern on the chest of Ralph's Dao uniform, and the cherry blossoms on the headband, which had a bit of Japanese flavor.

"Have you thought about your nursery rhyme ditty?"

"I thought of it," Morita Noryu began to sing a nursery rhyme in Japanese, turning around quietly. Although Ronald couldn't understand it, and Morita's voice was not very accurate, everyone at the scene felt the sadness. felt it.

"Papa..." It was Susan who applauded beside her.

"What do you guys think? What's your name?" Ronald asked everyone and Morita.

"It's called backstreet life." Morita bowed and thanked everyone, showing his skills as a comedian.

"Very good, Ronald Sang." Associate producer Charles Okun also echoed everyone's applause, taking the initiative to praise Ronald for the first time.

"Actually, it should be Li Sang. Sang means Mr. (Mr.), which is used to show respect. You add it after my name, which is a kind of ridicule. Just like in the movie, Miyagi calls Daniel, calling him Daniel San, is actually mocking him for thinking he's experienced at such a young age."

Ronald was a little disgusted with this Okun who just watched but didn't talk about it. Seeing that he called himself the mocking Ronald Sang, he explained the source of Daniel Sang's name in the script.

"My question, I thought it was a good name." Charles Okun smiled a little asymmetrically, as if he still had a joke about the seniors looking at the newcomers.

Ronald didn't take it seriously, and turned around and told Stuntwoman Debbie Evans, you train them hard for me these days and the whole weekend, and I'm going to see a few of them like Hell's Angels by next Monday rider.

"Leave it to me." Debbie turned and said to the four teenagers riding on the motorcycle, "Follow me, whatever I do, you do."

"Boom... Boom..." A group of people slammed the accelerator a few times with their hands, and walked away amidst the noise and exhaust.

In the evening, Weintraub chatted with Ronald and other main creators about the arrangements after the rehearsal in his Beverly Hills mansion.

“I would take Ralph Mazio, and Randy Heller, who played his mother, to New Jersey, Arizona, and New Jersey. Shooting the two of them driving from New Jersey, all the way, and moving to Los Angeles.”

"Travel across the continent, huh?" Susan Eakins asked happily. This is the dream of every young American.

"It was very hard. I drove here from New York after graduating from high school. I had to drive for 48 hours on the road, and I had to calculate fuel consumption and accommodation." Ronald recalled that he drove along New Jersey, Nevada, and Arizona all the way to Memories of Los Angeles.

"So this time the filming is mainly focused on the starting point of New Jersey, Daniel's home, Princeton, and then several famous scenic spots in Arizona, such as the Big Rock, to give the audience an obvious geographical change."

"Very well, you go with the photography team and bring more people. When you come back next week, the boys' motorcycles will be ready for training, and we can officially start filming."

Susan Eakins took note of all the staffing arrangements, and she would keep everything in order.

Ronald took the air ticket and the check, and went to the airport tomorrow to join the big team, and then he could fly to the New York airport.Ronald also arranged for Eddie to prepare an RV for the shooting in New Jersey.

As soon as Ronald left, Weintraub immediately asked the associate producer Charles Okun, "How, what do you think of Ronald's performance?"

"I think he is an imaginative director, but he has flaws in the selection of actors and acting guidance. Moreover, he has little experience in filming big Hollywood projects. I think he is very likely to encounter problems when he directs 'Longwei Boy'." to difficulty."

"Okay, that's it for now. Next week, I will go to the set in person." Weintraub looked at Susan who came back, and raised his hand to stop Charles Okun's evaluation.

Okun also said goodbye and left.

"How could he say that about Ronald? In my opinion, Ronald is a very serious, responsible and experienced director. I have learned a lot from him." Susan Akins informed tomorrow after calling Several actors who set out heard a few words when they came back.

Weintraub stopped Susan's retort, "I believe you dear, Ronald gave me the feeling that he knew exactly what he was talking about. But doing business must have a backup plan, and I will go there in person after filming starts." When we watch it on set, we will know whether he is a good director or not."

"Well, I just don't think Okun and his partner are much better than Ronald, and they haven't made a few movies. The total box office is not as high as Ronald's." Susan sat gently on the warm Traub said in his arms.

(End of this chapter)