The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 368 What to do if you run into blackmail

The temperature is still very high. Some news reports that this summer, more than 6 people in Europe should die from the high temperature. As a big country, France, this number will be close to 5000.

Most of them are old people.

In China, such news would definitely be a hit, but obviously not here.

The government may wish to have more elderly people die, so as to save some pensions and optimize the population structure.

The crew of "Taken" came to a more spacious and taller building today. From the outside, the building looked very impressive, but even in such a building, there was no air conditioner installed inside.

On the set, the big fans whirred, and the action director was explaining the main points of the action to several group lectures.

Each of them is accompanied by a translator.

Although the wind was blowing, the sweat still couldn't stop flowing out.

There are several languages ​​in the room, Chinese, English, French, Arabic, Albanian.

The villain of the movie is from Albania.

In fact, the immigrant gangs in France are mainly Mumu from North Africa, but they can't afford to mess with this kind.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, when Luc Besson wrote the script, he chose Albania who was easier to bully.

It's a small, poor country, and immigrants don't count.

Naturally, Li Shengyao would not modify it, Luc Besson could, and so could Director Li.

So the gangs in the movie also come from Albania.

In order not to offend those more radical immigrants, when the crew recruited gangsters, they went through a special screening process and found group performers who had no negative records before.

In order to let the group performers understand the words of the action director, the crew also recruited several translators, two of whom even understand Arabic.

The previous shooting was quite smooth. Although it was a little difficult for the extras to understand, after a long period of communication, it was still possible to complete.

It was a bit hot today, and Li Shengyao was a little bored. He asked someone to buy some drinks, and then sat aside, frowning, waiting for the field workers to prepare.

"Xyshsgdydvgy!"

Suddenly there was a violent shout, not in English, not in French, but in Arabic.

An extra performer stood up excitedly, gesticulating with his hands and feet.

Li Shengyao didn't know what was going on, and it took a while to realize that the group actor felt that when the action director was explaining, he had a bad attitude and despised his race.

"I don't. I talk to everyone like this. For decades, I haven't scolded him. Hey, what does he want? Do you want to fight?"

When the action director heard this, he jumped up and yelled loudly.

Artists in Hong Kong Island are generally very close to the people, and they always smile, but the low-level people really always have a gloomy face.

Li Shengyao had seen this action director before, and usually had a cold face, as if someone owed him money.

He didn't expect that this would cause conflicts.

Filming abroad is really annoying.

He now knows why the mainland can develop so fast, and the people in the mainland are definitely the most qualified migrant workers in the world.

Hardworking and able to endure hardships, with less shit.

Cheng Long went to appease the action director, and Li Shengyao asked the interpreter to explain to the group performers, explaining that the white family does not discriminate, but they just have a dead face.

"Hdhdidnhdtgdg!"

The group performer talked a lot excitedly, and he looked very excited.

The translator followed with a wry smile and said, "He said he was discriminated against and needs to be compensated, otherwise, this matter will never end."

Li Shengyao frowned, it turned out that this dog wanted money.

He glanced around and found that many extras were looking over, and the action director who had just calmed down jumped up again.

"Brother, as you can see, he just wanted to blackmail him. I didn't pick him up. He was poor and crazy. I'd rather die than lose money."

Cheng Long comforted him again and again, then looked at Li Shengyao worriedly.

There are many cases like this in the beautiful country. Hollywood usually admits to compensation and can't really afford to offend.

Never think highly of the morals of these dogs, they will do anything for money.

But with one, soon there will be a second.

Such a precedent cannot be set.

Otherwise, other group performers will follow suit, and the cost will be much higher.

Moreover, the media disclosed it and labeled them as discriminatory, which would be uncomfortable.

Li Shengyao thought for a while, and glanced at the camera at the side from the corner of his eye. He remembered that the cameraman had been standing behind the camera for a long time and had been adjusting it, so he stretched out his finger, "The camera was activated just now. If he really discriminated against you, it should have already recorded it."

"Let's take a look. He discriminated against you, and we will compensate you. He didn't discriminate against you. Then I want to tell you the Actors Union about this. You framed an excellent film behind-the-scenes worker. You must give an explanation for this matter."

After the translator finished speaking, the faces of the actors changed slightly, then they shook their heads and chattered for a while.

"You said let's forget about it, he forgave the action director."

When everyone heard this, their faces became much more relaxed.

Li Shengyao shook his head, and said seriously: "Discrimination is a very serious issue. This determines whether he can continue to work in the film crew. If he didn't discriminate, he can't say forgiveness. Instead, you have to apologize. You have wronged a kind person."

When the group performers heard the words, they screamed excitedly.

"You have wronged someone, of course you have to apologize, why are you not punished for your mistakes? Do you think you are more special? Do you want to use this method to benefit? I think it is necessary to let the entire French entertainment industry know about this."

After the translator finished speaking, the group show turned off. He thought about it with a sad face, and then agreed to apologize.

Li Shengyao immediately winked at the cameraman next to him and asked him to record it.

In fact, the camera next to him hadn't turned on at all just now, and he was just trying to scare the group performer.

After the apology, the crew returned to the way it was before. The action directors spoke, the translators followed, and the extras listened carefully.

Li Shengyao returned to his seat, thinking about filming in the future, he needs to assemble a few monitors on the set, so as to prevent those shameless dogs from blackmailing the film crew.

At this moment, Cheng Long walked over with a look of admiration, "Director Li, your reaction is so fast, I don't even know what to do? You can still be so calm."

"Small meaning, this time it's actually not thoughtful enough, we can install monitoring."

Cheng Long shook his head, "They won't let the surveillance system be installed, not even on the set."

There is very little monitoring here in Europe and the United States, and installation is not allowed in general places.

"Then let's buy some recording pens, and let our staff here secretly record them when they are speaking, and I will arrange for someone to buy them later."

"This is good."

Cheng Long then left, and the action director with a cold face came over, "Director Li, thank you just now."

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's okay, it should be."

The action director paused for a moment, and then said: "If you need anything, you can call me. I will hit five or six of those people just now."

"Okay, I remember."

That night, the assistant bought [-] recording pens, and Li Shengyao distributed them to the martial artists in the family-making class.

……

Time flies like an arrow, and time flies like an arrow.

July in France has finally passed, and the temperature here has really dropped. The average daytime temperature is 25 to [-] degrees, which is very comfortable.

At night, the temperature will be fifteen or sixteen degrees.

Although it is a bit cold, it is also very comfortable to wear a jacket.

Li Shengyao and Cheng Long went out for interviews, and the dinner was much more relaxed.

On this day, the crew of "Taken" was setting the scene, and the action directors were speaking to the actors.

The next plot is that the hero finds the place where his daughter was kidnapped for auction, he sneaks in, knocks down several gang members, and then coerces a rich man to buy his daughter at a high price.

It's mainly action dramas. In terms of literary dramas, the others are basically NPCs, mainly looking at the male protagonist, and Cheng Long has no problem.

At this time, the action directors are explaining and teaching the next moves.

"Sdhhdkfnhfuj!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise, and an extra performer stood up excitedly, chattering non-stop.

The action director on the side put his hands on his hips and was speechless.

The interpreter then explained to Li Shengyao that the group performer felt that the director had just greeted his mother.

"Are you really swearing?"

"Dou, of course not, I don't even know what they say, how can I scold his mother?"

The group performers were still very excited, insisting that the action director cursed people.

"Where's the recorder? Is it on?"

The action director smiled, opened his palm, and showed the recording pen, "Director Li, I used to go to the beautiful country to film with my elder brother, and I also suffered from this kind of loss. We are not as eye-catching as you, but you are smarter."

He then played the recording just now.

Not really any bad words.

And the tone is gentle and patient, just like a kindergarten teacher.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, and he was another dog who wanted to extort money. He looked at the translator, "Ask which word is wrong? If there is no problem, this is framing, and an apology must be made."

When the group of performers saw the recording pen, they immediately panicked, and then chattered for a while, trying to make excuses, but Li Shengyao didn't listen, he had to apologize, and the group performers could only apologize honestly.

Li Shengyao still asked the cameraman to record it, and then he waved his hand to signal everyone to continue working.

After traveling abroad, you will find that the people in the mainland are really kind, and there are too many bastards outside.

For such a thing, he is too lazy to drive people away, and if he finds a group performer, another one who wants to make trouble may come.

This person is caught in the pigtails now, and he can be more honest in the future.

When Li Shengyao sat down, Cheng Long gave a thumbs up, "Director Li, this method is really good."

……

The filming of "Taken" in France came to the last important episode, that is, after the hero finds his daughter, he grabs a car at the last moment, catches up with the yacht of the rich man who bought his daughter, kills all the bodyguards, and sends the rich man away with the last shot.

The chase scene in the street is usually not suitable for filming.

After negotiating with the local police station, the film crew planned to shoot after midnight. At that time, the police will be asked to control some road sections, and then they will rent some vehicles.

Fortunately, although there was a car chase, there was no car collision, which cost much less.

Today is not a road car chase scene, but a scene where the hero jumps off a bridge and lands on a luxury yacht.

The river is not very wide, about 50 meters, and the bridge is about ten meters above the water surface. The yacht passes by, and the height from the bridge deck to the yacht is about four meters.

Four meters does not sound very high, but if you are not a professional person, you can easily get injured when jumping.

When Cheng Long was young, he should be able to easily complete this height.

It is still possible at this time, but some protective preparations must be made in the early stage, wrist and knee pads must be worn, and the action director is constantly reminding some details.

Cheng Long probably heard it countless times, but he was still smiling and listening attentively.

Li Shengyao stood aside, he just listened quietly as if he was studying.

Amanda was also there, her eyes were full of excitement, she took Li Shengyao's hand, and said in a low voice: "Oh, is he going to jump off? It's crazy, I'm afraid when I stand on the bridge."

"Jackie is so cool. If this documentary is released, he will be the pride of the whole world."

Li Shengyao smiled when he heard the words, "You're right, we can show some behind-the-scenes shots."

These shooting details of Cheng Long should be very interesting and can attract the interest of some viewers.

Lee Shing Yew planned to edit some extras in the future to promote the movie.

After a while, the action director finished talking about all the points that need attention, and Cheng Long warmed up alone.

Li Shengyao asked: "Brother, is there any room for improvement in this scene?"

In the original plot, Li Shengyao was based on the previous life "Taken", and only one person was arranged to guard the yacht splint.

But Cheng Long and the action directors didn't think it was exciting enough, so they added another person, let the male lead jump into the yacht, and faced the double-teaming of two people.

Lee Shing Yew approved of such modification.

At this time, he came over to ask to see if there was any room for improvement.

Cheng Long shook his head, "Director Li, no need."

After a while, everything was ready, and the yacht passed by. Cheng Long jumped down, landed lightly, rolled in a circle, and then stabilized his body.

The filming didn't officially start just now, Cheng Long asked to try it twice.

Now it seems that although Cheng Long is old, his skills are still vigorous, at least much better than when Liam Neeson was shooting.

After Cheng Long tried it, it came to the official shooting stage.

In the anticipation of everyone, Cheng Long flew down from the bridge and landed firmly on the yacht.

Li Shengyao made an OK gesture, "One more, keep two."

After a while, another one came, which was also very smooth.

Li Shengyao then announced the approval, and then arranged for people to prepare for the next scene.

The next thing is to play, it’s almost the same as before, the male protagonist kills all the way, and when he finally faces the old man, the old man kidnaps the male protagonist’s daughter, and just about to negotiate terms, he shoots the male protagonist and kills him.

Clean and tidy, without any superfluous words.

That's the style of this movie.

The action director of the family class designed the action style according to Li Shengyao's requirements, and the subsequent shooting was much simpler.

After filming this section, they can end the filming in France and then go to the beautiful country.

Li Shengyao was looking forward to it. He always felt that Paris was too dark, with small houses and narrow roads. Los Angeles was much better, and the sun was brighter there.

And Los Angeles is famous for its beach beauties.

NBA stars like to go to Los Angeles for vacation.

He also wanted to see the beach there.

(End of this chapter)