The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 420 Filming in progress

The shooting of "Taken 23" in Istanbul was not particularly difficult, but it was mainly hard work.

Bring out the best in the actors.

Among them, three scenes are particularly important.

The first is that the male protagonist is trapped, and then he cooperates with his daughter. By listening to the voice and debating the position, the daughter finds the male protagonist and throws the pistol into the chimney.

The second is that the hero escaped with his daughter, but his wife was kidnapped by the villain.

He walked on the streets of Istanbul, using counting and listening methods to find the villain's lair.

The third is that the hero is in the villain's lair, defeating all enemies by himself.

These three scenes can be regarded as the most exciting part of "Taken 2". If these three scenes are shot well, then "Taken 2" can basically pass the level.

The first two scenes are both literary plays, and the sense of urgency is created through editing and the performance of the actors.

This requires the actors to have excellent acting skills. Both Amanda and Cheng Long have prepared for a long time.

Cheng Long is more restrained, communicates less with Elizabeth Hurley, and spends more time on acting.

And Amanda spent more time looking for director Lee Sung Yew to review the script.

The last two scenes were completed very well, and Director Li was very satisfied.

And the third scene is not only the last scene of "Taken 2" in Istanbul, but also the most dangerous scene.

The action directors of the family class carefully studied and rehearsed continuously, and finally formulated an action that everyone was satisfied with.

One of them is very similar to "Taken 2" that Lee Sheng Yew had seen in his previous life.

That is, a villain is on the fourth floor, and the male protagonist is on the first floor. The villain is shot by the male protagonist and falls from the fourth floor.

When the villain was shot, he shouldn't have died completely. When his body fell, he pulled the trigger in the air.

"Da da da" gunshots continued.

It didn't burp until it hit the ground.

Li Shengyao didn't remind him that this was thought up by the martial artists in the marriage class, but it was exactly the same as an action scene that Li Shengyao saw in his previous life.

It should be fate.

Li Shengyao thinks this shot is very good, it can aggravate the oppressive feeling of the actor.

However, he is still a little worried about the safety of the actors. After all, if they fall from the fourth floor, if one is not good, it will cause death.

"Director Li, it's okay, it's just the fourth floor, we have experience."

When the martial arts masters in the family class said this, Li Shengyao didn't say much, and let them make arrangements.

After a day of continuous rehearsal by the martial artists, the extra actor finally met the requirements of the martial artists and was ready to shoot.

The extra is a stuntman from Tuji, and he has a bit of a knack for it.

Lee Sung Yew then announced the shooting, but the actors put on their makeup, lighting, photography, and sets were all ready.

The actor stood on the fourth floor, glanced down, and flinched.

"Director, give me half an hour and I'll prepare."

"Okay, don't worry, we have time."

Director Li actually didn't have much time, he returned to Istanbul from the mainland first, and then continued filming.

But there is no role for Cheng Long.

And such plays are rare.

Cheng Long still has a lot of things to do in the mainland. He originally said to stay for seven days, but ended up staying for ten days before rushing to Istanbul.

When Cheng Long returned to Istanbul, it was already April.

Then they filmed other scenes, now it's June [-]rd, Lee Shengyao hopes to end the filming in Tuji as soon as possible.

But at this time, it is natural not to put pressure on the extra actor, let him relax, and it will be easier to complete the filming.

So Director Li stepped aside, smiled and sat down.

At this moment, the assistant rushed over.

But it was Toby Emmerich who came over.

Li Shengyao left the set with a smile, and saw Toby at the outside door, "Dude, welcome to Istanbul."

Toby nodded, with a smile on his face, but somewhat reluctantly, "Li, you are in really good shape."

After a while, the two sat down in a room on the set, and the assistant served a cup of coffee and a cup of water.

"Toby, what's on your mind?"

Toby nodded, picked up the coffee, and took a sip, "Li, the situation in the general election in the beautiful country is more serious now. McCain often mentions you, saying that you are not from the beautiful country, but you have made money in the beautiful country." A lot of money, this is a plunder of the beautiful country, what he said has attracted the approval of many people."

"I'm not worried about the quality of your new movie. What I'm worried about is that under such public opinion, our movie will be boycotted by many people in the future."

Although Warner is one of the top six in Hollywood, it ranks high.

But they can't influence McCain.

For McCain's words, they are also very helpless.

He went on to say: "Not only some netizens, but also many Hollywood practitioners have expressed their support for McCain. They have made some inflammatory remarks. Now Warner is under a lot of pressure."

Warner is under pressure, Li Shengyao can understand, but you said that Warner is under a lot of pressure, and Toby Emmerich personally came here for this, Li Shengyao doesn't believe it.

Toby must have some plans.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Toby, what does Warner think?"

"Disney has a greater say in the beautiful country, and they can spread our words more widely. I think we can cooperate with Disney."

"Oh, is Disney so generous?"

Li Shengyao asked knowingly, and followed suit.

Toby smiled awkwardly, "Li, of course not, we need to pay some price and let Disney help us."

"What does Disney want?"

"They will pay, they want [-]% dividends, [-]% copyright."

Toby immediately stated the real purpose of his visit this time.

According to the previous agreement, after the film is released, Fenghua will get [-]% of the dividend, China Film and Cheng Long will each get [-]% of the dividend, and Warner will get [-]% of the dividend.

In terms of copyright, Fenghua is [-]% and Warner is [-]%.

Now that Disney is coming over, Lee Seung Yew's dividends and copyrights are much less.

Li Shengyao didn't think that Disney was focusing on "Taken 23", he thought it was more likely that Warner had a deal with Disney, but took out the benefits of "Taken 23".

Naturally, Lee Sheng Yew will not regress, and the dividends and copyrights will be reduced by 3000%, which is [-] to [-] million US dollars.

Enough for him to build a movie theater in the Mainland.

As for McCain's threat, he didn't take it seriously.

When Ao Hei came up, he would naturally speak well of him.

Li Shengyao paused, then said, "Toby, I refuse such a deal."

Toby Emmerich's eyes widened, and he looked at Li Shengyao puzzled.

McCain's attack on Director Li and "Taken 23" can be found, not made up by him.

People who have never written about McCain's level can't hold back Director Li.

"Li, he has an unusual status. Although Warner has a lot of power in Hollywood, we can't suppress him."

"It's okay, let him talk, I believe his words will not affect the box office of the movie."

Toby looked puzzled, "Why are you so confident?"

"Toby, I am more optimistic about Austria and Black, and my country is getting stronger and stronger. I believe that we will be good friends in the future, and all these negative news will dissipate by then."

Toby frowned, he didn't expect Li Shengyao to think so.

But O'Hei is indeed popular.

He thought for a while, and then asked tentatively, "Li, what if what you said didn't happen?"

"Then delay the release for two or three years, I think there should be no problem."

Toby Emmerich opened his mouth wide, then nodded blankly, "No problem."

At this moment, the stunt performers on the other side were ready, Li Shengyao nodded to Toby, and then left.

He returned to the shooting set, asked the actors and martial artists, and after confirming that everything was ready, he announced the start of shooting again.

I saw Cheng Long shooting upwards with a prop gun, and the stuntman playing the role of a gang member was shot. Then he screamed, and then his upper body tilted, and he fell down from the fourth floor, his body fell straight down.

"boom!"

Under the buffer treatment of the safety rope and the ground below, the stuntman fell down smoothly.

But the fall was so fast that the stuntman didn't even have the time to shoot.

"You forgot to shoot."

A martial artist shouted.

The stuntman stood up with an apologetic face, and then said in native language: "Sorry, director, I was too nervous just now."

Li Shengyao shook his head and patted the stuntman's shoulder, "It's okay, don't worry, we have a lot of time."

With Li Shengyao's forgiveness, the tension on the stuntman's face was much less.

Then the filming continued. After Li Shengyao's explanation and the guidance of the martial arts masters, the stuntman became more proficient in the next moves.

Then I took eight consecutive shots.

The effects of the last two times were good, Li Shengyao felt that it could be used, so he announced that the scene was over.

The martial arts masters and actors immediately prepare for the next scene, and they still have to move and rehearse.

Because it is an action scene, there is no need for Li Shengyao to lead the scene.

Li Shengyao's workload is much less, so he can relax a bit.

"Li, the shot is really good."

Toby hasn't left yet, he saw the shooting of the scene just now.

There are actually quite a few action scenes like this in Hollywood, but Toby always felt that the action scenes were special for China, and Hollywood followed suit with the same procedure, but they still couldn't shoot that flavor.

Li Shengyao smiled, and pointed to Cheng Long and the family members, "It's all thanks to them."

Toby nodded, he felt that he had found the reason why Li Shengyao was so confident.

Not just out of trust in Aohei.

It's more because I have absolute confidence in the work, and I believe that even if it is delayed for two or three years, it will still be a big seller.

So Lee Sheng Yew didn't care about McCain's words at all, nor did he care about the current public opinion.

"Li, I understand what you mean, but I still want to confirm, are you sure to reject Disney and let McCain's remarks spread?"

"I'm sure."

Toby sighed, knowing that this time Vanahue wanted the benefits of "Taken 23" to make a deal with Disney.

He nodded, "Okay, I understand what you mean, you work hard, I look forward to your finished product."

Since there is no way to use it, then cooperate well.

Li Shengyao didn't know Toby's thoughts, and nodded with a smile, "There is absolutely no problem with this. We will go to the beautiful country in ten days at the latest, and then film the follow-up plot."

(End of this chapter)