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Chapter 625 Good Morning, Night City

Naturally, this move could not be concealed from others, but many people did not doubt the purpose of the funds, after all, it was given to Gilbert Jr.'s fund.

Everyone thought that Donald was just following his son-in-law to get some benefits, but the act of selling the property still made many people complain, saying that Donald was crazy.

In the past, Donald's big mouth would have been shouting to the world that he wanted to follow Gilbert Jr. to make money from the economic crisis.

However, under Ivanka's instructions, Donald kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal a single word, which is very rare.

By the time this group of people reacted, Donald had already clung to Gilbert Jr.'s thigh, with generous funds in hand, and began to mock them freely.

You know what, Donald’s mouth can tell the whole story of New York.

Let’s skip this topic for now. In mid-August, “EdgeWalker” officially began filming in a studio converted from an Air Force base in Nevada.

Perhaps because the preparations were well done, the actors were able to get into the mood quickly, especially Scarlett, who set an example for everyone.

There were action scenes on the first day, and because of the big thunder on his chest, he still did most of it himself. But the ones that were too difficult were left to the stuntman.

After a scene was finished, Scarlett excitedly jumped into little Gilbert's arms and asked, "How was my performance?"

Little Gilbert said disdainfully, "Can you please stop squirming?"

Noticing the changes below, Scarlett started to twist her hair even more as horns sprouted from her head.

She also blew gently into little Gilbert's ear and whispered, "I'll wear it for you to see at night."

Little Gilbert wanted to kill Scarlett right on the spot because of this little devil.

The first day was mainly for running-in, to show the crew how to work. It was Jason Statham's first time working with a big director like Gilbert, even though it was a TV series.

However, at the beginning of filming, Jason Statham performed the best, probably because most of the scenes involving him were action scenes.

Andrew Garfield needs some adaptation, as the shooting pace of the series is different from that of the movies and will be a little slower.

The series also expands the world view, not only telling the story of David Martinez and his gang, but also showing all aspects of Night City.

Of course, there is also the classic opening of "Cyberpunk: 2077", which is a cameo by Gilbert himself.

After filming for more than half a month, Gilbert Jr. recited this line himself:
"Good morning, Night City! Yesterday's death lottery ended with a full thirty! Thanks to the endless gang wars, ten of them were killed in Heywood alone.

But one police officer is also dead. I think you all will have to pay compensation because the NCPD will definitely not be able to swallow this.

There was another power outage in Santo Domingo, the power grid was vandalized, again by cyber hackers.

Meanwhile, Westbrook's trauma team was collecting the bodies of cyberpsychosis victims from the sidewalk.

And in Taiping Province...well, Taiping Province is still Taiping Province.

I am your best friend Stan, join me and start a new day in the City of Dreams!"

When Gilbert Jr. finished reading this passage, everyone applauded, and Andrew Garfield said, "I guess David must have done a lot of work."

"I think Adam Sledgehammer did more," said Dwayne Johnson.

After coming down, Little Gilbert said, “Actually, I saved this line for V in the movie, but since this is my first work, it has to have a beginning.

I think after hearing these words, the audience has already begun to look forward to what Night City will be like.”

"Indeed," everyone agreed, thinking that what Gilbert said made sense. The filming went smoothly, and at the same time, the soundtrack for the series was also being produced. This time, Gilbert did not seek cooperation from Hans Zimmer, although he is a master of soundtracks.

There are two composers for this project. One is Ed, who is from Denmark and is good at psychedelic electronic music. The other is Lorsky, a Romanian composer who is good at heavy metal rock music.

The two worked together to create the music that little Gilbert needed.

In addition, Avril Lavigne not only made a guest appearance in the series, but also sang the theme song "."

There is a story behind the creation of this theme song. Avril Lavigne followed the crew for most of half a month in order to better create the theme song.

One day, little Gilbert asked Avril Lavigne: "Vivian, do you have any inspiration?"

Avril Lavigne said distressedly: "I can't think of it for now, how about you ask someone else to try?"

Little Gilbert shook his finger and said, "No, I have a rough melody. I'll hum it for you."

So little Gilbert hummed a melody for Avril Lavigne. You know what, although little Gilbert always said he couldn't sing, he sang this melody pretty well.

Avril Lavigne expanded on the melody and wrote the song as it is today, which Gilbert named "The Song of the Century".

Although Gilbert Jr. repeatedly asked not to include his name, Avril Lavigne still included Gilbert Jr.'s name in the composition and lyrics columns.

Then little Gilbert transformed himself into a musician, although he didn't know what musical notation was.

But it’s not a big problem. Zheng Zhihua also doesn’t know how to read musical notation, but he still wrote "Sailor" and "Lighting the Stars".

After writing the theme song, Avril Lavigne excitedly ran back to the recording studio in Los Angeles to record the song.

During the breaks in filming, Gilbert Jr. handed over some of the filming tasks to several assistant directors and made a special trip back to Los Angeles to attend a meeting.

He has had the copyright of "I Am Legend" for a long time. After the huge success of "The Last of Us" this year, the project of "I Am Legend" was also put on the agenda.

"The story of this novel is very good and very modern, although it is a novel from 1954." Gilbert Jr. strongly recommended it to the senior executives of Warner and Disney.

"I once filmed another Richard Matheson film called Real Steel, which did quite well at the time."

A senior executive had a question: "I've read the original novel, which is about vampires. If I treat it as a science fiction story, isn't it a little out of touch with reality?"

Another executive said: "Vampires can be explained by scientific speculation. I remember there is a disease that can make humans crave blood, right?"

"Or another option," Gilbert said, "In the 1950s, zombie culture was a niche culture.

It wasn't until Night of the Living Dead in 1968 that zombies in the modern sense were created.

The setting of the film is also easier to handle than vampires. It can be a viral infection, and there is no need to learn from the fungal infection in The Last of Us. ”

Knowing that Gilbert Jr. was not available to direct, an executive asked directly, "Gilbert Jr., who do you recommend to direct?"

Gilbert thought for a moment and said, "I recommend Guillermo del Toro to direct it. If he doesn't agree, I'll ask Francis Lawrence, who directed Hellblazer, to direct it.

As for the lead actor, Will Smith is very suitable. "

The project establishment process went smoothly, and Gilbert Jr. still served as the film's producer. After hearing that it was Gilbert Jr. who approached him to make the film, Guillermo del Toro agreed to direct it.

But Will Smith refused the invitation, which left Gilbert confused for a moment.

(End of this chapter)