The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 391 No need for coordination

"The set of "The Hangover" was too noisy and was complained by nearby residents."

"There are too few black characters in "The Hangover", and the director is suspected of discrimination."

"This is a masculine movie with few female characters, and the director is a traditional patriarchal Chinese."

"It's not a comedy at all, it's a really bad farce."

"'The Hangover' is great, and they're going to overtake 'Night at the Museum,' which is going to be the best comedy movie of the decade."

"'The Hangover' is a substitute for this Chinese director, and his original plan was not to shoot 'The Hangover'."

"It's a great comedy movie, funnier than a Jim Carrey comedy."

……

Li Shengyao rejected Sony Pictures' request to enter the game, and immediately after that, there were obviously more news about "The Hangover" in various parts of the beautiful country.

Some are ridiculed in the dark, and some are flattering.

Generally speaking, it is actually very low-level and cannot really hinder the operation of the crew.

Several main actors have read the script and seen Lee Shengyao's directing ability. They are more confident at this time and have not been affected by outside events.

Under such circumstances, those gossips are nothing more than a small problem.

Lee Sheng Yew didn't care about these troubles, he focused on his own shooting.

The boss behind Sony Pictures is Island Nation. When they bought Columbia Pictures, they suffered a big loss and suffered a lot.

But in the end it was rich, and then it slowed down.

In 05, Sony Pictures acquired MGM, which made it even more popular in the beautiful country.

They have done well in film production in recent years, just like at the beginning of this year, they released "Spider-Man 3", "Ghost Rider", "The Last Legion", and "Ghost Shadow" several well-received and well-received films Movie.

Islanders, they are bullying in their bones.

In the 90s, Warner cheated Sony Pictures of [-] million dollars, and Sony didn't dare to let a fart go.

But in the face of small films from other countries, or foreign production teams, they like to play some tricks.

Li Shengyao didn't say harsh words.

The main reason is that the mainland market has not yet risen. After 2010, when the mainland market explodes, it will be much easier for him to fight back.

One night in May, Li Shengyao finished his day of filming. He dragged his heavy legs and slowly returned to the hotel. After taking a shower, he ate something.

Not long after, Li Shengyao came to an open-air terrace on the nineteenth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in slippers and shorts.

At this time, there was no moon in the sky, and there were three or two stars hanging there. Under the dazzling light of the city on the ground, it showed a strange blue color, as if there was a bottomless vortex.

Las Vegas is still the same, everywhere is very bright, the lights are gorgeous, and the beams of light slide back and forth.

The sports car roared and rumbled across the street.

Li Shengyao thought this city was pretty before, but now he thought it was too dazzling, and his eyes felt a little uncomfortable.

In front of the table on the outermost side of the building, sat Toby Emmerich. This big guy was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, looking very formal.

Li Shengyao walked over.

"Toby."

When Toby saw Li Shengyao dressed like this, surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded, "Li, you look a little tired."

"Yes, a little tired."

Recently, Las Vegas has become hotter, Lee Sung Yew and the others are naturally more tired, they often have to shoot under the sun.

Li Shengyao had already given himself an extra meal, he ate better, but he was still very tired.

Toby waved his hand to help Li Shengyao ask for a glass of water and some snacks.

"Li, have you been worrying a lot lately?"

Toby asked without seeming to care.

When Li Shengyao heard the words, he immediately understood Toby's meaning.

It's nothing more than Sony's little tricks.

"No, I'm fine."

Toby nodded, "I saw some newspapers, TV entertainment news, and I found more news about "The Hangover", but none of them were very good."

"It's all negative news. Some of them seem to be praising "The Hangover", but they are actually killing it."

"In the beautiful country, whether it is a brand or an individual, reputation is very important. To many smart people, it is just some very boring and low-level evaluations, but the common people believe it."

"Li, if negative news like "The Hangover" is allowed to ferment, it will deal a major blow to this movie."

Li Shengyao secretly smiled, "What do you think?"

"It's Sony Pictures that is behind the push for these news. Warner has a good relationship with Sony Pictures. I can help you resolve this matter."

"Do I need to pay anything?"

"For a small fee, we want a share of our investment in The Hangover."

Toby said it without hesitation.

Li Shengyao understood it, then shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but it's unnecessary."

He paused, and then said: "In our country, there is a word called black red, which means that even negative news is also a kind of communication. I have hardly promoted "The Hangover" seriously, and now someone helps me promote it , that's a good thing."

Toby's eyes were full of surprise when he heard the words, but the phenomenon of black and red naturally exists in the beautiful country.

It's like Paris Hilton, who is messing around on purpose to maintain the heat.

And the later Kardashian family all followed this route.

He was a little surprised that his previous words didn't scare Li Shengyao. At this time, Dao Dao Li's eyes were calm and his expression was indifferent. It didn't look like a disguise at all. He really didn't care about the negative news.

Toby suddenly felt a little difficult.

But of course he still has a plan.

"Li, people from Sony Pictures might work on the Film Association."

The film association of the beautiful country can determine the level of this movie. The best is naturally the public level, no matter who it is, it can be watched.

And something like R, or NC17 is worse.

R-rated movies, audiences under the age of 17 need to be accompanied by their parents to watch.

NC17 movies, people under the age of 17 are not allowed to watch.

In Lee Sung Yew's previous life, "The Hangover" was an R-rated movie.

Lee Sheng Yew is not worried about this, he didn't expect it to be a family movie.

"'The Hangover' is a restricted movie, I don't care what they do."

Hearing this, Toby couldn't help taking a peek at Li Shengyao. Seeing Li Shengyao picking up a snack, he felt helpless, but he understood that Director Li really didn't care at all.

He thought for a while, and then said, "Li, "The Hangover" hasn't finished filming yet, so you still have to be wary of Sony Pictures' plans to hinder you in the future."

"I know, I will be careful."

"Are you really not worried about them?"

"do not worry."

Li Shengyao had worked as an assistant director in Hollywood in his previous life, and he was very clear about those insidious methods in Hollywood, which were nothing more than some red lines and political correctness in the beautiful country.

He was already very careful, and it was a dream for Sony Pictures to find him a problem in this regard.

Toby was very depressed when he heard this.

As more and more news about the crew of "The Hangover" spread, they became more optimistic about "The Hangover", wondering if they could increase their shares, but they didn't expect that Li Shengyao's side was like an iron wall, without a single gap.

……

Las Vegas is even hotter in May, and the crew of "The Hangover" are very tired.

Las Vegas in June is very hot, and the cast and crew of "The Hangover" worked even harder.

Fortunately, such days are very short.

After more than [-] days of filming, the crew of "The Hangover" finally arrived at the time to finish filming on the set.

At ten o'clock in the morning on June [-]th, the crew was filming the last scene beside a road on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

In this scene, several male protagonists carry money and trade with the small gang leaders.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, the little leader of this gang was from Huaxia, but now Li Shengyao has changed to a Mexican.

The two parties hand over the money with one hand and the other with the other hand.

After the actors finished their make-up, Li Shengyao then led the actors to their seats.

Standing still under the hot sun, it doesn't take 10 minutes to sweat profusely.

Li Shengyao felt drops of sweat slipping from his forehead, a little itchy, sticky, and very uncomfortable.

But when it comes to the last scene, he naturally hopes to finish it well.

He stood against the sun, talking and walking.

It's actually quite interesting to shoot this kind of comedy. The actors can perform things that they usually dare not do.

The same is true of the director Lee Sing Yew.

After a while, he finished his explanation, and then he returned under the sun umbrella, and the big iron fan blew up, making him feel cooler and much more comfortable.

Several actors are still rehearsing outside.

Li Shengyao looked at Zach and the others, feeling a bit reluctant in his heart.

The filming system in the beautiful country is much stricter than that in the mainland.

Almost no one here will interfere with the drama, and the crew and production company do not allow it.

And except for some bad actors, such as Wesley Snipes, the leading actor of "Blade Warrior 3".

Everyone else, whether it's Brad Pitt or Xiao Li, has to listen to the director's lecture, watch the director move, and then rehearse.

The actors all wear radios,
Not only during shooting time, but even during break time, except for the director and the assistant director who can talk, everyone else walks carefully, not daring to lose their voice.

Actors have to speak their lines on the spot. He has not heard of Hollywood movie actors who can say 1234.

Relatively speaking, the shooting environment in the Mainland is much easier.

From the director's standpoint, he naturally prefers such a rigorous environment.

There are relatively many characters in this scene, there are seven people in total, and the rehearsal of the actors is relatively slow.

It was almost twelve o'clock at noon before the rehearsal of the actors was over.

Li Shengyao clapped his hands, "Okay, let's formally shoot and finish as soon as possible."

It's the last scene, so naturally it won't be delayed until the afternoon.

So the film crew officially started filming. Zach and the others are veteran actors with experience and acting skills. Although everyone is very hot at this time, they are very excited, so their spirits are particularly good.

After shooting five times in a row, Li Shengyao's request was met.

He then took a megaphone to thank the actors and crew, and then loudly announced that the filming of "The Hangover" was over.

The actors and field workers all cheered.

Li Shengyao went forward to shake hands and hug the actors, agreed on the dubbing, and then announced that he would hold a party to celebrate the completion of the film.

The actors and crew cheered again.

The recording of "The Hangover" has already been broadcasted, but there should be some unclear areas, which need to be repaired by then, and it should be done quickly, within a few days.

With Lee Sung Yew's editing speed, if he rushes a bit, he can finish all the post-production even before July.

Of course he didn't need to hurry.

He hopes to release the film by the end of September.

September and October are regarded as off-seasons for movie viewing in the beautiful country. The blockbuster film that has been confirmed to be released in late September this year is "Resident Evil 3: Extinction", and the blockbuster film to be released in early October is "Road to Shock".

"The Hangover" is released at this time, so we can strive for more film schedules.

And in early September, the first season of "Gossip Girl" will air, and in just two or three episodes, Blake Lively will be a hit.

Li Shengyao planned to rub off on Lively's heat.

He has time to craft slowly.

In addition, he will return to China later this month, and the Shanghai Film Festival invited him to be an award presenter.

He also wants to watch the variety show recordings agreed with several David TVs at the beginning of the year.

Li Shengyao wants to set a tone for these variety shows, so that the director and editor behind him will know how to make and edit.

The last thing is to set up a project for "Taken 23". He plans to start preparations in July, and when he and Cheng Long have time, they will finish shooting these two films quickly.

(End of this chapter)