Extracting skills from movies

That afternoon, Du Sheng drove Zhang Baizhi and Gao Yuanyuan to the plane.

The two girls said that it was a rare trip to North America, so they must visit the surrounding big cities.

Du Sheng was busy with other things, such as McDonald's taking advantage of his popularity to shoot a follow-up theme for "Kung Fu Panda", and reshooting and assisting in the editing of "Wanted", so he had to instruct the two female bodyguards who were accompanying him to be more careful.

And for safety reasons, Zhang Baizhi's younger brother Zhang Haolong was asked to follow and take care of things to avoid being affected by some external trivial matters.

On the way back, I unexpectedly saw Elizabeth Olsen halfway up the mountain where I rented a villa.

This future superstar was strolling down the mountain with a fat golden retriever.

She was wearing an oversized Lakers jersey. Her two slender legs swayed like white lotus roots under her hot pants, and the ponytail on the back of her head swung with every step.

Under normal circumstances, Du Sheng would definitely press the horn to say a few words.

But I was fighting one against four last night, and now I’m in saint mode. I can’t muster any interest in pretty girls for the time being.

In addition, the two sides were separated by dozens of meters, so Du Sheng drove away directly.

"Xiaobao, smell it. Does it smell like Du's Mercedes?"

Elizabeth suddenly squatted down, with her nose almost touching the bushes on the side of the road.

The golden retriever immediately pricked up its ears and barked twice at the back of the car.

Seeing that the other party did not stop, Elizabeth withdrew her gaze and returned to her villa.

As soon as I stepped through the door, I saw a Ferrari in the garage.

It should be the sisters who are back.

On the second-floor terrace, Mary Olsen was pouring iced lemonade into a glass.

Hearing her sister's call, she staggered down with the cup in her hand:

"My dear, where have you been all day?

Didn’t you say you wanted to talk to me about serious matters? "

Elizabeth tied the golden retriever to the porch post and sat on the armrest of the sofa:

“I was walking the dog in the park on the hill.

By the way, sister, do you think I should try to make it in Hollywood?"

The ice in Mary's hand hit the wall of the glass with a 'click'. She glanced at her sister:

"Why do you suddenly want to be a star?
Inspired by Blake Lively?

"I just won the Teen Choice Awards last year!"

Elizabeth was somewhat proud:

"And in terms of face and figure, I should be good enough, right?"

Ashley came out of the kitchen with a plate of cookies, and the cookie crumbs fell down:

"Come on, do you know how difficult it is to audition nowadays?

Last time I visited the set of Gossip Girl, the girls waiting in line were even longer than the lines at Disneyland.

Mary took a sip of lemonade, the ice cubes clinking between her teeth:
"But then again, it's easier to be called Olsen than to be called an amateur."

She suddenly lowered her voice:
"But I have to make it clear, your family doesn't have the ability to let you play the leading role directly."

Elizabeth seemed to have been prepared and took out a brown paper bag from her canvas bag:
A thick stack of information poured out.

"I played the little girl in "Westward" in elementary school. I won the best actress award in the middle school drama club for three consecutive years. I attend every performance of the community drama troupe..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Mary gagged her sister with a biscuit:
"I know you have an impressive resume, but you can't get ahead in the entertainment industry just by relying on that."

She nodded at Ashley, who immediately pulled out three documents from under the coffee table.

"I'll start with advertising contracts as a print model."

Mary spread out the documents on the coffee table. The makeup, chewing gum, and fast food restaurant logos were dazzling:
"Especially this McDonald's annual promotion project, they want to find a girl under 20 years old to act with a male star."

Elizabeth suddenly sat up straight and scratched the McDonald's document with her fingertips:
"Is the role of Linghe... performed by two actors?"

"bingo!"

Ashley bit the cookie and mumbled:
"I heard that this is a sequel to the 'Kung Fu Panda' theme, and the star is that Chinese star Du..."

She suddenly covered her mouth and glanced between Mary and Elizabeth.

The living room was suddenly so quiet that you could hear the crackling of wood in the fireplace.

For some reason, Elizabeth's mind reappeared the scene of the school shooting.

If Du Sheng hadn't saved her at all costs, she would have probably died in vain like those cheerleaders.

"That's it."

Elizabeth suddenly grabbed the McDonald's contract and her fingernails made a crescent mark on the edge of the document:
"Sis, help me get this!"

Mary took the document, glanced at it, and suddenly laughed:

"You are not because of Du Sheng..."

"certainly not!"

Elizabeth blushed slightly and her voice rose a few notches:
“I think the role-playing of Qiao Linghe suits me!
Being able to dance and having a bit of chivalry, isn't this tailor-made for me?"

Ashley looked at her with a half-smile, which made her lower her head:

"Okay, okay, whatever our little princess says is what happens.

But let me make this clear first, if I fail the audition..."

"If you fail, I will be your personal nanny!"

Elizabeth giggled and spun happily on the wooden floor with her bare feet:

"I'm going to rehearse now! Xiaobao, come on, rehearse your lines with me!"

The golden retriever staggered a few steps, and Mary held the cup and shook her head:

"This girl has been like this since she was young. Once she makes up her mind, nothing can change her mind."

"How nice."

Ashley suddenly said out of nowhere:
"It's better than when we were forced to act by our parents."

Mary didn't respond, but just looked at the light leaking from the audio-visual room upstairs.

Elizabeth's clear voice came from there:
"The crane spreads its wings, watch out!"

This was followed by the golden retriever's aggrieved whimpering, probably because it was being used as a sparring partner again.

…………

That day, after finishing his chores, Du Sheng went straight to Sony Studios.

The first thing I went to see was the final progress of "Wanted".

"Timo, is the film out yet?"

"Du, it would be a waste if you don't use your elusive skills to star in the sequel to King Kong!"

Teemo, who was eating a sandwich and watching a movie seriously, was so frightened that he almost smeared the sauce on the console:

"Those crazy people in the special effects team worked all night yesterday to modify the particle effects. They said something like... the shot of 'bullet pole dancing' wasn't in place."

He suddenly came over mysteriously:

"But seriously, the guys at Digital Domain are really good. The camera effects are amazing..."

When it came to the point, Du Sheng immediately sat up straight.

When he chose his own restructured company against all odds, the old guard at Sony inevitably raised objections.

Timo played a clip and Du Sheng's eyes lit up instantly.

On the screen, the heroine played by Scarlett Johansson raised her hand and shot in the cafe.

The bullet drew an enchanting arc, brushed past the nose of the dozing homeless man, bypassed the macchiato on the waiter's tray, and finally "poofed" into the wanted poster on the wall.

The most amazing thing is that when the bullet grazed the crystal chandelier, the broken glass flashed with rainbow light in slow motion, like a ballet.

"That's right, this is what we call spending money wisely!"

Du Sheng's eyes lit up slightly:
"At the beginning, I agreed to pay 1300 million for a job that ILM was worth 2500 million. I thought they were just bragging."

As he was speaking, the special effects director rushed in with a messy hair and half a pizza in his hand:

"Du! You have to look at this new algorithm!" He swiped his fingers across the screen like playing the piano:

"We simulated thousands of ballistic trajectories and finally found that making the bullet waltz is much more exciting than shooting in a straight line!"

Du Sheng was stunned and dazzled by the mathematical formulas on the screen.

Fortunately, the result was shocking enough.

When the bullets drew a zigzag pattern in the rain, stringing the seven men in black together like a candied haws, he finally couldn't help but applaud:

"This special effect makes me want to pick up a gun and shoot a few times!"

The special effects director was even more excited, and pizza crumbs were sprayed everywhere:

“There’s something even more amazing!

We added fluid dynamics simulation to the bullet, so now when it flies through the vents, it creates realistic vortices!"

As he spoke, he pulled up the comparison screen. The bullet in the old version looked like a stiff iron rod, but in the new version it looked like a living silver water snake.

Du Sheng rubbed his hands with joy and turned to the production director Claude and said:
"Did you hear that? It was money well spent!
Hurry up and finish the final work, otherwise the pressure from Sony will be unbearable."

Claude pushed up his glasses.

"Don't worry, give me another week...

No, five days! This movie will definitely dazzle their eyes!"

When coming out of the production department, Du Sheng glanced at his cell phone.

My goodness, MGM's distribution department has already sent out several messages:

"Du, we still need to think about the release date carefully. Do you know how ridiculous the May release date is now?
First there was Spider-Man 3 spinning silk and weaving webs, then there was Shrek the Third farting, and at the end of the month there is Pirates of the Caribbean…

If we put the Wanted Poster in the middle, will it become a sandwich filling?"

Just as I was about to reply, the girl at the hotel front desk interrupted me:
"Mr. Du, there is a lady waiting in your room..."

He realized it only after he hung up the phone.

Charlize Theron?
Wasn't she still filming? Why did she suddenly come?

Du Sheng stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the Mercedes drifted on Sunset Boulevard with a burning smell.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a beauty leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, her proud curves wrapped in a champagne-colored silk robe, and a half-glass of whiskey in her hand.

Du Sheng suddenly noticed that the script in her hand was curled up at the corners.

"Director Roland is a lunatic!"

Before Du Sheng could speak, Charlize said quietly:
“He made me sit in a glacier for six hours just for that damn slow-motion shot!
I’m full of bitterness now, you watch me…”

Du Sheng smiled happily and walked over to sit opposite her:
"This is called artistic pursuit! You will know when it is released..."

Before he could finish his words, he was pushed down onto the cashmere carpet.

Charlize rode on his waist, her blonde hair tickling his nose:

"I'm very angry now, chase me first!"

Du Sheng: “…”

He wasn't, he just picked up Charlize Theron and walked towards the bathroom.

After countless rounds of chasing the ball, Charlize stroked Du Sheng's chest, her face flushed and sweat dripping:
"No wonder the modeling community is saying you're Motorman! That's crazy~"

"It's all because you're so charming!"

Du Sheng spoke from his heart.

At this time, Charlize Theron was charming, mature and attractive.

The two of them were lying on the balcony counting stars, and Charlize suddenly raised her upper body:
"Honestly, do you think this movie will work?"

The moonlight flowed into the bed along her collarbone. Du Sheng reached out and hooked the end of her hair:

"What are you afraid of? Even if you fail, you won't have to go back to Nanfei to raise sheep. I can still support you."

"Bah! You have a lot of girlfriends, who wants you to support them?"

Charlize laughed and scolded him and punched his chest:
"Besides, my salary is enough to buy half of Beverly Hills, so I don't need your money."

Then he suddenly said seriously:
"But to be honest, this role brought me back to the feeling when I first debuted, just like..."

She tilted her head and thought:

"It's like the first time I secretly drank whiskey, spicy and intoxicating!"

Du Sheng turned over and pressed her down on the pillow:
"How about something even better?"

Before she could finish her words, she was pushed aside and Charlize ran to the bathroom wrapped in a sheet:
"You wish! We still have a dozen or so scenes to shoot tomorrow."

Listening to the sound of water in the bathroom, Du Sheng took out his phone and sent a message to his assistant:
"The subsequent release date has been postponed. Wanted is scheduled to be released in May. It will compete head-on with Spider-Man."

After posting, he added:

"By the way, order 999 roses in black velvet packaging and have them delivered to 2012 tomorrow..."

The next day, Hollywood was in an uproar.

"Wanted" was suddenly announced to be released on April 4, a head-on collision with "Spider-Man 29"!
Reporters held up microphones and asked Du Sheng if he was crazy. He smiled at the camera:
"Do you know why we chose this day? Because Spider-Man can't shoot a pistol!"

As soon as this was said, the whole network was guessing whether "masturbation" was a pun or if there really was a new weapon.

It wasn't until the trailer was released that the audience saw the bullets performing a dance of death on the screen, and they were all shocked and understood what this meant.

No wonder it’s so strong, who wouldn’t be mesmerized by these special effects?
"Du! You're a fucking genius!"

Du Sheng had just finished dealing with the listing of TVING Video when Sony President Howard Scheringer called:
"You're not in a hurry to return to China, are you? Take advantage of the popularity of The Departed, right..."

Considering that it can indeed take advantage of the momentum of winning the Oscars, and the public opinion and popularity are still good.

In addition, there was a dedicated person to prepare the new play in China and he had some free time for the time being, so Du Sheng simply agreed.

Furthermore, McDonald's 'Kung Fu Panda' theme has not been completed yet, so it will take time.

.........

Hidden away in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles is a small place called Doratown.

This place is so small that even navigation is confusing, and the permanent population is less than four digits if you count it on your fingers, but the old houses from the Western pioneering era are preserved like living fossils.

Hollywood directors who want to make westerns or old-school films always like to come here.

Look at the bullet holes on the adobe wall and the crooked wooden door. There’s no need to set up the set. You can just start filming the sequel to “Red Dead Redemption” right away.

Three days ago, McDonald’s advertising team arrived with their equipment.

This scene was much more lively than the cowboy service in town every Sunday. Even the old mayor came out on crutches to watch the fun.

After all, the protagonist of this commercial is the recently popular Oscar winner and Chinese-American international star Du Sheng.

Her partner is the cutest youngest of the Olsen sisters.

When this group headed to the town entrance, even stray dogs would circle around to watch the fun.

"drive!"

With the sound of a whip and a whistle, Elizabeth made a stunning appearance in her stirrups.

This girl has completely changed her look today, even her hair color has been dyed into "White Crane Spreading Wings".

Dressed in a snow-white cape and a tight-fitting heroine costume, she looked like a flying heroine that had walked out of a comic book.

The chestnut mare under her crotch was docile, carrying her owner as she strolled toward the set, just like a slow-motion scene in an old movie.

"Brother Sheng!"

Du Sheng was squatting by the wooden railing adjusting the camera position. When he looked up, he saw those sparkling blue eyes and praised with a smile:

"You're a pretty good rider."

This girl not only sits steadily but also keeps her back straight, which is much better than some popular stars who ride horses like they are rocking cars.

Today's commercial is very mixed, with both Chinese Kung Fu and Western cowboy romance, it can be called a hodgepodge.

"I've been taking equestrian lessons for three years."

Elizabeth pulled on the reins, and the hem of her cloak kicked up a cloud of sand.

She lowered her voice and moved closer, her beautiful eyes filled with the joy of meeting again.

She originally thought she would have to wait until the birthday party to meet him, but she didn't expect that this collaboration would bring it forward.

………(End of chapter)