Extracting skills from movies

Jia Jingwen coughed lightly and shook her head. The hoarse sound rolling in her throat was like a guitar string rubbed by sandpaper:

"It's okay, I was just too immersed in the role, I didn't get heatstroke!"

She looked at her pale face on the monitor, thinking of the experience of getting involved in the game last night, and she still felt a little nervous.

Du Sheng has taught by example to this extent. If she still can't learn it, she can't imagine what he will teach her tonight.

"I'm afraid my cousin will be busy today."

Liu Yifei caught a glimpse of Du Sheng adjusting his motorcycle in the distance, and the tail end of her voice rose slightly:
“I heard that even the stunt team was nervous about the scene of flying over the bungalow.”

What she didn't say was that the man in sunglasses was now concentrating on stroking the metal shell of the motorcycle, his knuckles tapping out a brisk rhythm on the fuel tank, as if he was a poet having a conversation with steel.

As the roar of the engine tore through the air, Jia Jingwen saw a corner of Du Sheng's white shirt lifted by the wind, like spread wings.

The asphalt road he rode on was steaming with the smell of burnt asphalt, and as for the final shot of flying over the bungalow, he was considering whether to use a stuntman.

At this moment, Mai Shaohui was standing at a safe distance, his fingers unconsciously drawing circles on the edge of the monitor, as if confirming some unfinished magic.

"Ah Sheng, let the substitute come, don't force it."

Mai Shaohui's voice came from behind, with a hint of tentativeness.

He is experienced and knows that Du Sheng's driving skills are enough to complete this scene, but he is also aware that if Du Sheng makes a mistake, the play will most likely not be filmed this year.

Du Sheng turned around, and a corner of his white shirt was lifted by the sea breeze:
"I play with strategy, not gamble with my life."

He raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture:

“You see, the highlight of this scene is the finishing move after the leap.

The stuntman’s muscle memory is more precise and he can do that backflip perfectly.”

He is not Cheng Long, so he does not need to use his flesh and blood to gamble on those empty heroism.

Despite his proficient driving skills, he had done all the previous street chase scenes himself, but he chose to hand over the final scene to a stunt double.

After all, no matter how superb your riding skills are, you cannot beat the acceleration of gravity. Any slight deviation at the moment of taking off may turn you into a meteor at the end of a parabola.

If an accident occurs due to a moment of bravado, the production of the entire film may come to a standstill.

Although he repeatedly emphasized to Mai Shaohui that the difficulty of the actions could be appropriately increased during filming, this was limited to the range that he was confident he could control.

Originally, Mai Shaohui was still worried that Du Sheng would insist on taking part in the battle himself today, but when he saw that he finally agreed to use a stand-in, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

As the stuntman's motorcycle drew a perfect arc in the air, Du Sheng stood in the safe area and watched the shot he designed on the monitor.

He suddenly remembered what Cheng Long said to him when they were filming in Hong Kong last year:
"Ah Sheng, your acting style is different from mine.

I play with heartbeats, you play with people's hearts!"

The completion of this scene reminded Du Sheng of the night talk last night, when Won Bin drank whiskey and said:

"I think we can add an underwater attack scene!"

This thought suddenly became clear at this moment, and he touched his chin:
"Mr. Mai, do you want to try underwater lurking tomorrow?"

"good idea!"

Mai Shaohui's eyes lit up:
"The water temperature here in Bay City is just right."

Not long after, watching Du Sheng moving around in front of the camera like a dragon, he suddenly felt that the storyboard in his hand came alive.

When Du Sheng completed a backflip on the seven-meter platform for the third time without any mistakes, Mai Shaohui couldn't help but applaud:
"You kid, you're just a humanoid machine!"

This action scene allowed him to fully understand Du Sheng's thoughts, and the two of them cooperated more closely.

The speed of filming is also getting faster and faster.

Yuan Bin stroked his chin and exclaimed:

"This kid seems to know the turtle breathing technique. Combined with his diving skills, he is tailor-made for underwater fighting scenes!"

Du Sheng wiped his sweat and smiled:
"Brother Bin, should we add an impromptu performance for the shark?"

"You are not afraid of death, it's totally possible!"

The entire crew was like the gears of a precision clock, running at high speed under the leadership of Du Sheng.

He seemed tireless and could endure high-intensity filming work for many days in a row.

Moreover, the movements displayed in the fighting scenes are simply perfect, and the error rate is so low that it is almost negligible.

As the core character in the film, Du Sheng has the most scenes.

His outstanding performance undoubtedly greatly improved the shooting speed of the entire crew.

It is worth mentioning that, thanks to the tortoise breathing technique learned in Jiuyang Middle School, he has excellent breath-holding ability.

Coupled with his explosive physical fitness, he can easily handle continuous shooting underwater.

Liu Yifei's performance was also good.

For example, in yesterday's scene where Xiao Fei was imprisoned in the black gang's "ant nest" and forced to participate in drug transportation, she expressed that kind of panic vividly.

The leader of the Black Gangs, Sang Biao, even ordered his men to dig out the protagonist's eyes in revenge.

The seemingly cruel and cold-blooded killer played by Wu Jing was softened by Zheng Xiaofei's kindness (putting a Band-Aid on her), and secretly rescued her, only using a fake eyeball to get the job done.

The rivalry between the two is also remarkable, showing compassion in despair.

By September 9, most of the scenes in Bay City had been completed.

At this rate, we will probably be able to finish the remaining parts in a few days and then return to the mainland for filming.

that's the truth.

The filming chapter in Bay City ended early in such a lively manner.

The entire crew was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Filming in Bay City was stressful both physically and mentally.
Especially after the incident in which the real-life "Union Bamboo Gang" came to their door, it was really suffocating.

Fortunately, the other party did not dare to make a big fuss and just asked to change the name to "Zhu Qing Bang".

Besides, the weather in Bay City is so hot that it's like a furnace, making people feel uncomfortable all over.

At this time, everyone had only one thought in their mind, which was to fly back to China as quickly as possible, back to that familiar and comfortable place.

As the field clerk Lao Zhang packed up the equipment, he sighed:

"When I was filming with Brother Sheng, even the lunch boxes tasted better than usual!"

Ajie from the props group was even more exaggerated:

"Yesterday I dreamed that Brother Sheng was fighting a shark underwater, and when I woke up I found myself hugging a pillow and doing the butterfly stroke!"

Makeup artist Xiao Li cheered while holding up her mascara:
"Finally, I don't have to replenish Lian Kai's sweat anymore!"

Liu Yifei was muttering in the corner.

She couldn't bear to part with the mango smoothie from Bay City Night Market.

Seeing this, Du Sheng quietly changed the "specialty" on the purchase list to "smoothie machine".

Everyone in the crew was busy packing their bags, and the chartered plane was probably going to be packed.

Du Sheng did not pack with everyone else. He looked at the time and saw that he had plenty of time, so he thought about taking Liu Yifei and Jia Jingwen to the city to buy some gifts.

During this trip to Bay City, I must bring back some little surprises for my close female friends.

The last time he came back from abroad, he was unable to bring many souvenirs. Although the girls didn't say anything and were very sensible, they still felt a little disappointed in their hearts.

Du Sheng thought to himself that he had to buy more gifts this time to make it up to them.

A purchasing trip is like a treasure hunt.

Du Sheng took the two beauties through the old streets of Bay City, and the bodyguard's shopping cart was soon filled with wood carvings, pineapple cakes and pearl milk tea ingredients.

Liu Yifei held up the shell wind chime and exclaimed:

"Cousin, if I give this to Mimi, she will definitely like it!"

Jia Jingwen held on to the Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor:
"This bottle is for Zhong Zhen. Last time she said she wanted to try it."

It was around 6 o'clock in the evening when we returned to the hotel with our bags and followed the crew's bus to the airport.

Because the crew chartered the plane, all the formalities were handled smoothly and the plane took off on time.

In the cabin, He Guohua walked over with a coffee cup in his hand, the leather seat creaking slightly under his feet. He leaned close to Du Sheng's window, and the morning light outlined the arc of his eyebrows.

"Ah Sheng, we have to plan the schedule for this play in advance."

He Guohua lowered his voice:
"I just heard that Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weipin are going to make another big move.

They are going to make a suspense comedy with an investment of over 100 million yuan.

The female lead is currently cast in Yan Ni and Zhang Ziyi, and the male lead is planned to be played by Zhou Runfa and Sun Honglei. "

Hearing this, Du Sheng was slightly surprised.

If I remember correctly, "Three Shots Surprise" should have been filmed in 2007. I didn't expect that preparations started so early.

He shook his head and smiled, his elbow hitting the wall of the cup with a crisp sound:

"This old man is really made of iron. He just polished the golden armor of "Curse of the Golden Flower" and now he is ready to go into battle again?"

"No sooner had he taken up the post of Olympic Games director-general than he was thinking about making a new film!"

He Guohua took out his phone and looked through the information. The blue light from the screen reflected on his glasses:

"I checked his schedule. He was still discussing action scenes with the martial arts instructor at 4 a.m., and was still revising the script while eating a box lunch on the set at noon."

"Those who achieve great things must have extraordinary appearances."

Du Sheng held his chin and squinted his eyes:

"I remember when Cheng Long was filming Police Stories, he jumped off a skyscraper and went to a nightclub the next day."

“But this time it was really tricky.”

He Guohua suddenly lowered his voice:
"If Zhang Yimou's new film is released during the summer of next year, it will probably compete head-on with our The Man from Nowhere."

"It hasn't even fully grown its hair yet."

Du Sheng flipped through the script to the last page:
"We haven't even finished the post-production special effects yet, and I'm afraid his movie hasn't even started shooting yet."

"But you have to say hello in advance."

He Guohua took out a gold pen and drew a timeline on a piece of paper:
"This year, Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower and Liu Dehua's The Warring States did not communicate well, and ended up colliding during the Lunar New Year holiday."

Chen Qiage has no movies released during this year's Lunar New Year period, while Hollywood blockbusters and Zhang Yimou are both targeting the period.

"Night at the Museum", "The Departed", "Casino Royale" and other films will compete head-on during the Lunar New Year holiday.

There are also popular domestic movies such as "The Legend of Zu" and "City of Pain" joining the melee.

It was definitely a lively feast.

Zhang Yimou may have sensed that something was wrong, so he planned to quickly produce another commercial blockbuster.

"Then let's stick to our original plan."

Du Sheng suddenly put the script behind him and sank into the leather seat:
"Global distribution has to be coordinated with Hollywood's schedule, and Transformers has already made it known that it will grab the summer schedule."

"Do you really dare to challenge DreamWorks?"

He Guohua almost spit out his coffee:
"Just us Chinese actors?"

"Why don't you dare?"

Du Sheng suddenly sat up straight, his eyes as bright as the lights on the runway:
"Our film is destined to go international."

He Guohua suddenly chuckled:
"Are you going to take The Man from Nowhere and turn it into a Hollywood blockbuster?"

"why not?"

A sharp light flashed in Du Sheng's eyes:
"Digital Domain did the special effects, the story is adapted from real events, and I, the lead actor, am somewhat well-known in Europe and America."

He paused:

"In terms of action design, Brother Bin said this was the most satisfying script he had worked on in his 30 years of working in the industry."

He Guohua's wine glass paused in the air for half a second.

He remembered what Du Sheng said in front of the monitor yesterday:

"The action scenes must be as fast as a knife!"

At this moment, I suddenly realized that this young idol's ambitions are no longer limited to the domestic market.

"but."

Mai Shaohui wanted to speak again, but Du Sheng continued:

"If we really encounter Transformers, you would also like to see whether Optimus Prime is better or our Asian agents are better, right?"

"and"

Jia Jingwen suddenly interrupted and said lightly:

"Have you forgotten the box office data of the recently released movie "Baby Project"?

And the globally popular 'Ultimate Fighter' is still getting tens of millions of views on the two major streaming media platforms."

The cabin suddenly became quiet.

The stagehand in the front row poked his head out and then retracted it, and the assistant director adjusted his glasses.

The global box office of "The Baby Project" has exceeded 200 million US dollars, which does give people confidence.

Du Sheng put away the script:
“As for Zhang Yimou’s new film.”

A meaningful smile appeared on his lips:
"That depends on whether he can split his time between the Olympics and his new film."

The cabin ceiling lights suddenly dimmed.

Du Sheng looked at the gradually brightening starry sky outside the window and thought of the wood carvings he saw in Bay City last night.

The legend engraved on it seemed to have a new interpretation at this moment.

"correct."

He suddenly remembered something:
"After we land, remember to give this special effects plan to Digital Domain."

He pulled out a stack of blueprints from his pocket:
“They said it could be done in a month.”

He Guohua looked at those precise lines and suddenly felt that the starlight outside the porthole had dimmed.

This young man is weaving a dream that is bigger than a movie.

Night fell and the clock just pointed to 22:10.

The plane landed smoothly at Ningbo Airport like a huge silver bird.

The runway under the wing was gleaming in the light, as if welcoming the crew members who had come from afar.

Du Sheng looked outside through the porthole, looking forward to the upcoming shooting.

The crew did not choose to stay in the city, but directly chartered two buses and headed towards the southernmost tip of Dongmen Island.

The shooting location this time was chosen in Dongmen Village.

A small fishing village located in the southernmost part of Dongmen Island.

It retains its original natural features and has not yet been eroded by commercial atmosphere.

It is exactly the simplicity and purity they are looking for.

The small fishing village has a unique geographical location, and it is extremely convenient to go to the sea, which is conducive to the filming of the "Drug Factory" scene.

Since there was no suitable and large enough hideout in Bay City, and the gang members did not want the site to be bombed, the crew had to build a "drug-making factory" by themselves.

In the movie, in order to avoid being seen by others and to facilitate the transportation of drugs and secret agents, Zhu Qinggang chose a fishing village near the seaside as his base.

In order to save people, the protagonist will go to Longtan alone, fight a life-and-death battle here, and finally destroy the drug factory with a bomb and kill Sang Biao.

After getting in the car, Liu Yifei sat next to Du Sheng with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Cousin, in this reshoot, I will be sold and forced to take drugs.

Although this does meet the requirements of the adaptation and reflects the true side of the Bay City gang,
But will such content go too far and fail to pass the review? "

………(End of chapter)