America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 314 312. Doesn’t this illustrate the importance of learning another foreign language?

"light?"

"In place!"

"Camera?"

"OK!"

"Radio?"

"Ready!"

"Light!"

"no problem!"

Barry Jenkins and Damian Chazelle were busy walking through the crew, asking about the preparations of each department.

The final report was to Eric: "Director, everything is ready, you can start shooting."

Eric nodded, picked up the loudspeaker and said loudly: "The first scene of the 37th scene of "Dragon Ball", action!"

This is already the fifth day that the crew has officially started working. Today they will be filming the World's No. 1 Budokai.

For this purpose, the crew found a small gymnasium to rent, and then built a special scene in the center to recreate it one-to-one according to the animation.

There are blue and white stone bricks, with animal head sculptures with green faces and fangs on both sides, and extra performers are sitting in the stands.

However, this World's No. 1 Budokai is not the first one to appear in anime.

It was the time when Demon King Piccolo showed up and sent his men to kill Krillin.

According to the comics, in fact, 90% of the scenes in the first part of Dragon Ball belong to Goku.

It wasn't until the end that Goku, the best martial artist in the world, appeared, and staged the final decisive battle with Piccolo or the second generation of demons.

However, such a movie obviously does not conform to the market rules, so after adaptation, the Great Wukong appeared in advance.

Little Wukong's scene was cut to ten minutes, and more were presented to the audience in flashbacks, such as turning into a gorilla and destroying the trio's castle.

As well as training at Kame Sennin's place, the first martial arts meeting in the world, etc.

What we are filming now is Yamcha's scene. Standing opposite him is Jayz, who is here to make a guest appearance. He wears a dreadlocked wig and plays the role of a wrestler.

Jay Chou also wore a wig and a red dance suit, with a circle on his chest and a big turtle character written in the middle.

"Hey hey hey I'm going to crush your bones, all I need is a gentle hug!"

"puff!"

Jayz was speaking the lines for the second grade, and his mood was okay at first, but as soon as he finished speaking, Jay Chou couldn't hold himself together before he could continue.

He waved his hand at Eric: "Sorry, my bad."

"Let's start over, the first shot of scene 37 of "Dragon Ball", action!"

"Hey, hey, I'm going to crush your bones, all I need is a gentle hug!" I finally held back this time.

The camera advances to show Jay Chou in a close-up. As one of the three disciples of Kame Sennin, he has enough capital to look down on such recklessness.

With a look of disdain on his face, Jay Chou waved his hands as if to shoo away flies: "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

"Huh? How dare you underestimate me! I'm the underground wrestling king from Xidu! I haven't lost in 37 consecutive games."

As soon as he finished speaking his lines, Jayz couldn't help laughing again.

In fact, the lines are not funny, but once they are said in an anime-like tone, coupled with the exaggerated body movements and expressions, it immediately makes people feel uncomfortable.

Eric said loudly: "I know sometimes it feels a little shameful to read the lines, but you must believe in your character. This is the style of comic book movies. You must build a sense of belief in your heart."

"Eric, let's do it again, it will be okay this time."

After finally finishing his lines for the third time, Jayz rushed towards Jay Chou like Sanjelf in Street Fighter.

Seeing that the distance was less than two meters, they were about to collide.

"cut!"

As Eric called a stop, the surrounding prop team immediately came on stage and tied wires to Jay Chou.

"The 2nd shot of Scene 37 of "Dragon Ball", action!"

"Roar!"

Jayz screamed and rushed over. Sponge mats had been laid on the ground to ensure that he would not be injured. At the same time, the camera shot his face and clearly captured the saliva spewing from his mouth.

At the same moment, Wia pulled up, and Jay Chou jumped hard and did a roll in the air.

According to the action design, he should flip behind his opponent, but this was the first time he actually filmed such a scene.

Jay Chou didn't perform well when he landed and jumped a little.

Realizing the mistake, he hurriedly pulled Jayz up from the mat and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Sorry, sorry, I made a mistake."

"It's nothing. I heard that you also play music. After all, we are not professional actors."

"I actually want to develop into an actor."

"Really? Then you have to work hard. I'm just here to play. Let's start over and kill me with one punch."

It was said that he could be killed with one punch, but this simple action scene took more than an hour to shoot.

Then classmate Xiao Liu came on stage. It was also an action scene, but she was much more crisp and agile.

The martial arts moves designed by Donnie Yen for her combine hard bridge, hard horse and taekwondo, which looks both powerful and beautiful at the same time.

Swish, swish, swish!

After doing five backflips in a row, Xiao Liu landed firmly.

And at the same time as it landed, the lower body assumed a forward bowing posture, and its arms moved forward and back for both offense and defense. It was exactly the same as the action in the comics.

The most important thing is that she didn't use Wia or the staff's assistance, she was just stunned.

"Fuck!"

Jay Chou, who was next to him, immediately cursed. Thinking about how hard it was for him to have support, he looked at others.

He suddenly felt extremely ashamed, incomparable, completely incomparable!

Everyone else was also shocked by this series of actions, and then they applauded one after another.

Although Liu Yifei could also do some moves during training, they were not as intuitive and exaggerated as today. Even Donnie Yen's eyes widened.

"Very good! This is how I want to feel, Crystal, and you did a great job!"

Eric praised loudly that this set of actions only needed to be accelerated by a frame, and could be used directly, which almost saved the cost of special effects.

It was definitely the right choice to let her practice martial arts, but Eric was also a little worried.

What if there is a conflict in the future, for example, if classmate Xiao Liu discovers that she is having an affair with Liu Xiaoli and Zhou Wenqiong and commits domestic violence on herself, what should she do?

Although her physical fitness is also good, she is no match for her visually.

"What should I do? How about letting Gadot learn some kung fu and protect me in the future?"

The morning passed quickly, and during lunch break, Eric was on the phone.

Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open, Daddario came in quietly, turned around and locked the door from the inside.

Walking up to Eric and hugging him with open arms, the husky girl stood up slightly on her tiptoes for a kiss.

Eric pointed to the phone, indicating to her that it was not the time.

Daddario smiled ghostly, kissing first on the nose, and then moving down Eric's face and neck.

After three strokes, five divided by two, Eric's pants had been taken off, and a popping sound was heard.

"Huh? Eric, what's the sound next to you?"

The person on the other end of the phone was none other than Liu Xiaoli.

The rules in Hollywood are very different from those in China, such as the issue of bringing assistants.

In China, almost all celebrities will bring their assistants to the set for filming. The assistants will be responsible for a series of tasks such as carrying bags and umbrellas, rehearsing and auditioning, and are no different from full-time nannies.

But in Hollywood, this kind of situation happens relatively rarely. It doesn't mean that stars don't have assistants. Although it's not as exaggerated as Chinese stars, but sometimes they will hire three or four.

It's just that when the crew is filming, almost no one will bring an assistant. They all come and go alone, and at most they are picked up and dropped off by drivers who don't know how to drive.

There are many reasons why the gap is so large.

In terms of work, the division of labor among Hollywood crews is very clear. Even every star’s chair will have a dedicated person responsible for taking care of it.

After taking a photo, the staff will immediately bring a chair for you to sit down and rest. His eyes are always fixed on you, and other makeup, snacks, drinking water, etc. are all handled by dedicated personnel.

This is difficult to achieve in China, especially for larger crews.

There are hundreds or even thousands of people at the scene. No matter how smart you are, there is often no one who has time to talk to you. You have to do these things yourself.

Of course, the reason for work is only a small aspect. The key is still the issue of character and professional quality.

When she was in China, Liu Xiaoli had to stay with her daughter when filming.

But since filming "The Force of Evil", I found that all the other actors were alone. Of course Liu Yifei was embarrassed to let her mother follow her anymore, so Liu Yifei lost her job.

Classmate Xiao Liu is taking a nap now. Lao Liu can't find her, so he can only call Eric.

"Eric, why is your voice so weird? Are you doing something bad?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You heard it wrong!"

Puff puff puff

"Here we go again, don't try to deceive me. Sissi is on the set, and you are still messing around behind her back. You are going to make people mad!"

"Haha. Are you angry now? Then you and Arqiong are going behind Sissi's back and messing around with me."

"You, you! Get out!"

The phone hung up and Eric picked up Daddario and placed him on the table.

Fortunately she couldn't understand Chinese and didn't know what Eric was talking about.

You see, doesn’t this reflect the importance of learning another foreign language?

bell!

As a result, the two of them had been having sex for just a few minutes when the phone rang again.

Damian called, and a reporter from Lionheart Network came over to shoot promotional materials.

I had no choice but to give up halfway and let Daddario clean up for me and then train her properly at night.

Outside, when they saw the best martial arts arena in the world, the eyes of the two reporters were already shining.

Looking at the actors around them who have already put on makeup, Monkey King, Qiqi, Tianjin Fan, and Klin, everything seems like a childhood dream brought into reality.

"Director Cooper, is the filming going well?"

"Of course, we were well prepared and everyone took it seriously. This is the best crew."

"Is it the best? What about Transformers, Adele's Life, House of Cards, and Inception?"

"It's also great, but if I had to say which one took the most of my energy, I would say Dragon Ball."

Next to him, if Barry Jenkins hadn't been a black man, his face would have been frighteningly dark.

You spend so much effort, aren't we all silently contributing behind the scenes?

All the members of the crew combined have met you, a busy guy, ten times. Of course, he doesn’t know that Xiao Liu and Daddario are being hardcore once or twice a week.

"May I ask what makes you willing to spend so much energy on this movie?"

"As for the reason, I think it should be said to be feelings, or to be more precise, it was my childhood."

"I believe that "Dragon Ball" is also a childhood memory for many people. We would wait in front of the TV after school, waiting for Goku to find the Dragon Ball, and watch him take risks and defeat powerful enemies."

"So, after spending so much effort, what are your expectations for "Dragon Ball"?"

Eric shook his head: "I can't make any conclusions. I will just try my best to make it a success."

"Director Cooper, what is your expected box office?"

"The more, the merrier."

"Hahahaha. What about the award?"

"The more the better, at least get a Saturn Award."

"Is it just the Saturn Awards? I thought you were going to say the Oscars."

"It's not impossible for Oscar."

The reporter was stunned. He just said it casually. Who doesn't know the virtue of the academy? It would award awards to commercial movies based on comic books like "Dragon Ball" unless those judges are crazy.

"All you need is for me to make a wish with the dragon ball."

Ha ha ha ha

After wandering around the set and finally shooting a promotional video for each actor, the reporter left.

When the report came out the next day, it immediately aroused widespread discussion.

Although the makeup photos have been released, the photos can be faked. It was not until they saw each character in the video that many people agreed with the casting.

"Wow! After watching Crystal Liu's backflip, I am convinced that I have been conquered by her. She is the perfect Qiqi candidate in my heart."

"James Lin's muscles are really good. With this crazy hairstyle, he really looks more and more like Goukong."

"Daddario is really beautiful, but her age doesn't match up with Goku. She is actually several years older than Goku."

"Sister-brother relationships were not popular at that time, otherwise Bulma would obviously be the heroine. Her family is so rich, it is more than enough to raise a Saiyan."

"Haha. Saiyans are so edible. Qiqi lives frugally to raise her children. I wonder if there will be a scene in the movie where Goku can eat."

"Wow! The crew actually built a ring. Who knows where the filming location is? I want to visit the team."

"Use the Dragon Ball to make a wish to win an Oscar? If I had the Dragon Ball, I would make a wish to become the richest man in the world. I will be the richest person."

"What's the use of money! If you ask me to make a wish, I won't be greedy. It's enough to have the fighting power of Kame Sennin. In that case, I will become the king of the world!"

"Kamesennin isn't that powerful, he certainly can't withstand a nuclear bomb."

"Are you kidding me? A full blast of Kame Sennin's Kame style Qigong can wipe out the moon. To him, a nuclear bomb is like a fart."

"Dragon Ball's combat power settings are not scientific. The early stages were completely based on funny comics. Those exaggerated plots don't count. Sun Wukong will also suffer from heart disease."

"100 combat power and the world's richest man, what would you choose?"

Somehow, the audience later progressed to discussing the legitimacy of Dragon Ball's combat capabilities.

Then I started to compare it with well-known works such as "Saint Seiya" and "Yu Yu Hakusho".

Why is the Golden Saint able to destroy the galaxy with one punch, jump at the speed of light, etc.

Later, even American comic fans joined the discussion. Sure enough, electronic cricket fighting and cyber combat power PK will never go out of style.

But no matter what, judging from the preliminary publicity purpose, it has obviously been achieved.