Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 389 - Gunfight

"Yesterday was really full of situations. I took five sets of shots for four hours and almost sprained my ankle." Jennifer pushed up her sunglasses and sighed.

After she returned to the hotel from work last night, she put on those stiletto heels and walked around the suite for two hours straight, just to get the feeling of stepping on these shoes.

Chen Yu turned sideways and glanced down at the anti-spatch ankle straps and sharp stilettos on Jennifer's feet, and then affirmed her courage.

In fact, this pair of stilettos sponsored by Chanel only had the opportunity to appear in a few scenes last night.

In the subsequent scenes, Jennifer will wear shoes sponsored by Lubo and Ferragamo most of the time.

But she still insisted on borrowing this pair of Chanel from the costume designer on the set as a training equipment.

After "Red Sparrow" is completed, the flight jacket and work boots worn by Chen Yu before, as well as Jennifer's dress, shoes, etc., will be auctioned.

All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the United Nations Refugee Agency to purchase seeds, food, and medicine to help as many people as possible.

In fact, at the beginning, the crew wanted to transfer all the money to the American Legion, but that seemed too narrow-minded.

The work "Red Sparrow" was originally a clear-cut accusation and exposure of the Soviet Union's despicability, so it should unite all countries in the world to fight against it.

"Red Sparrow" joins films such as "Black Hawk Down" and "Top Gun" in receiving financial and human support from the Pentagon.

The crew of "Red Sparrow" can shoot at the US military base overseas, and the US military will also lend the crew a batch of Soviet-made weapons and vehicles for free.

Chen Yu skillfully moved the slide of the Tokarev pistol repeatedly, checking the current mechanical condition of this World War II classic pistol by feel.

"Would you like to try the firing feel?" The gunsmith of the crew immediately handed Chen Yu a box of bullets, and then mouthed at the human-shaped target fifteen meters away.

Jennifer made a bet with Joel Edgerton, the film's leading actor, that the former believed her idol's first shot would miss the target 100% of the time.

Edgerton and the male villain Schoenaerts believe that Chen Yu is guaranteed to achieve good results above the seventh ring because he is very experienced in holding a gun.

Director Francis smacked his lips and immediately asked the shooting range staff to change the target to a round target used for competition.

He did this because the images of Chen Yu's shooting will be edited into featurettes or used as post-credits Easter eggs.

Since Chen Yu is not an active-duty or retired military police officer, shooting humanoid targets is likely to attract criticism from some boring groups in the United States.

Director Francis has the responsibility and obligation to protect his crew colleagues from unnecessary criticism and abuse.

After Chen Yu pushed the bullet neatly and loaded the gun, he immediately raised his arm to aim. The whole set of movements was smooth and fluid without any hesitation. At a glance, you can tell that he is an expert in playing guns.

"Bang!" After a crisp sound, Jennifer ran to her idol and swayed left and right, because Chen Yu's gun failed to even hit the edge of the target.

The recoil of the Tokarev pistol will always make the user remember the word "full concentration", but if you relax a little, the bullet will not know where to go.

When Jennifer was training with this pistol, she achieved a set record of missing the target with all 20 consecutive rounds.

Even the gunnery engineer on the crew, a former sergeant major of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the U.S. Army, was unwilling to use the Tokarev pistol.

"Bang!" Even though Chen Yu adjusted his grip and stance, the second shot still missed the target. Chen Yu shook his shoulders and arms after unloading the gun.

"Back then, the Soviet Union used this thing to beat the Germans? Then it shocked Europe and the United States for nearly forty-five years?" Chen Yu glanced at the gunsmith of the crew.

The shooting range staff felt that this pistol did not pay special attention to mechanical performance from the beginning of its design, but ranked output and reliability in the top two.

Large numbers and durable leather are the characteristics of many Soviet military products. Cows, horses and cannon fodder need to be beaten with a stick, which is not an excellent weapon.

The reason why the Kalashnikov is a classic is that it is too damn resistant to manufacture and easy to copy in large quantities. It is cheap and Soviet guns share this label with others.

Chen Yu pushed the bullet again and loaded the gun. The Kalashnikov imitated by Romania at that time was much better than the original Soviet Union in terms of mechanical performance.

"Bang!" There were holes in the target paper, and the bullets shot into the six-ring range. Chen Yu's achievement in the third shot really deserves everyone's applause. Chen Yu adjusted his grip slightly for the fourth time, and then fired the last five bullets in one go. Although they all hit the target, none exceeded the seventh ring.

The gunsmith of the crew took out the Makarov pistol and asked Chen Yu to try it out. Chen Yu immediately shook his head and pointed at the tiger's mouth of his left hand.

It was considered one of the best compact self-defense pistols at the time, but its disadvantage was that it would bite the bullet if it was fired without long-term training.

But this pistol is indeed the favorite weapon of Soviet intelligence personnel, special forces members and pilots. It is small, easy to conceal and highly accurate.

Chen Yu's character in "Red Sparrow" is assigned to use a Makarov pistol.

During the shooting, a real gun was used with blank ammunition (the visual effect is realistic but the automatic shell ejection is not possible) and a prop gun (which can eject the shell) were mixed and matched.

For this reason, Chen Yu proposed to replace himself with Stechkin, which came out only two years later than the Makarov pistol and was installed in the army.

In fact, Director Francis asked the actors who are agents to hold Makarov pistols to emphasize that they are on a hidden front.

Everyone else was using weapons with a total length of 160 millimeters, but Chen Yu pulled out a 225 millimeter weapon. He really didn't fit in with the crowd.

Furthermore, "Red Sparrow" is a typical heroine work, and all the main plots, branch plots, and actors in the entire film must revolve around Jennifer.

Chen Yu, who rushed over to help, was not within the Three Realms but could not jump out of the Five Elements. When he and Jennifer were in the same frame, they could only remain side by side.

Therefore, Chen Yu is the only male in the film who can wear non-black or gray clothes, pants and shoes when starring opposite Jennifer.

In addition, Chen Yu’s guest role also has a hidden subplot:
Compared with the male lead, he is the one who really makes Jennifer's heart beat. Director Francis used Chen Yu who briefly appeared to make the ending return to the original work.

The ending mentioned above refers to Jennifer's emotional ending. She cannot stay with the one she loves most for a long time, and can only seek comfort in the people she loves.

The logic and emotional concepts of love in most espionage and suspense works in Europe and the United States are extremely confusing and difficult for Chen Yu to understand.

It seems that the spies and agents and detectives in these texts cannot have real families: betrayals are common and lifelong regrets are the best.

Having said that, Director Francis is confident enough to give this highly discussed and hotly debated branch line to Chen Yu, who is a guest star.

Director Francis firmly believes that he can show the audience the pathos and helplessness in the love part of "Red Sparrow" during Chen Yu's short appearance.

The relationship between Jennifer and the male lead is crazy and passionate, but when it comes to Chen Yu, she is cautious and does not dare to get too close, which is a sharp contrast.

To be honest, the test here is Jennifer's acting skills. Chen Yu only needs to keep a calm and peaceful demeanor, and he doesn't have to do much.

The only shootout scene in the entire film that took place in the Khrushchev Building required Chen Yu to work hard.

Originally, these shots were to be shot at the Brezhnev Building, the only remaining building in Budapest.

Unfortunately, the building is undergoing minor renovations, and the Budapest City Construction Management Department has not opened it to the public for safety reasons.

"Chen, wait a moment, you just break into the door and then point the gun and shoot." Joe Bessler, the crew's tactical director, demonstrated the action to Chen Yu again.

Chen Yu pulled out the unloaded Stechkin pistol and rolled it into the door, then pointed the gun at the refrigerator with a standard low posture and "bang".

Then he suddenly turned to the master bedroom and "bang" and then slowly moved towards the auxiliary bedroom "bang" and "bang".

Besler gave Chen Yu a thumbs up to indicate that the process was okay. Chen Yu returned the pistol to the gunsmith on the crew and took two gulps of soda to moisten his throat.

"When the camera is officially turned on, I will speed up the action, so the guy who controls the actor's blood bag needs to concentrate all his energy and try to get it over again."

Chen Yu caught the towel thrown by Jennifer and wiped his pants with the stylist while exchanging opinions with the actor and blaster who played his opponent.

Director Francis also came over to emphasize "rhythm" and "realism".

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