This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 323: On the set, black people make trouble, Cheng Cheng explodes
The next day, at six in the morning.

Wang Da was still asleep when he was woken up by a call from director Qin Ping.

He struggled to open his eyelids that seemed to be glued shut. He felt like his whole body was about to fall apart. He grabbed his phone and asked dazedly:

"Director Qin, what's wrong?"

Qin Ping's voice came from the phone, sounding very urgent:

"Xiao Wang, hurry up, Director Cheng Cheng is already up."

"what?"

Wang Da shook his head, which was like paste, and collapsed. Then he asked in a tone of near despair:

"How could that be? Didn't he go to bed at around 3 o'clock? Now—"

He glanced at his phone and wailed:

"It's only 6:10 now! Less than three hours."

Qin Ping was also helpless and said:

"I can't help it. I didn't expect him to get up so early. Anyway, you should pack up and come here."

Wang Da pleaded in his voice:
"Director Qin, I just fell asleep"

Qin Ping felt the same way and sighed:

“I know, I didn’t get much sleep either, but there’s nothing we can do, Cheng Cheng is awake and we have to work.

Come over after you wash up, and hold on for another day. Tomorrow another photographer will arrive, and I will let you have a good rest."

"Ok."

Wang Da had no choice but to agree.

Then he washed his face and brushed his teeth, finally dressed and went out.

When he arrived at the location, he saw Cheng Cheng jogging in the morning.

At this time, it was not yet fully light and there were not many foreigners jogging in the morning.

Wang Da cried out in his heart:

Is this even a human being?
Last night, Cheng Cheng started writing The Three-Body Problem at nine o'clock in the evening and wrote until eleven o'clock in the evening, taking two hours to complete, with a total of 5271 words.

Wang Da thought that he would go to sleep after finishing writing, but he didn't expect Cheng Cheng to start composing another song.

After composing the song until one o'clock in the morning, Wang Da thought he was going to sleep again.

Unexpectedly, he started dealing with company affairs again, reading reports, signing, making plans, arranging endorsements and activities for celebrities, reading scripts, and giving instructions on handling public opinion.

Anyway, I was busy until two in the morning.

Wang Da thinks Cheng Cheng will finally fall asleep this time?
The result is not yet!

Cheng Cheng began to make plans for the next day's shooting, and worked until three in the morning, when he washed up and went to bed.

And now it’s only a little after six o’clock and Cheng Cheng wants to go for a morning run again. Wang Da is completely convinced!
TMD!

Everyone says that mental illness is a mental problem, and no one says it is an excess of spirit!
And Cheng Cheng’s sleeping position is really weird.

He has heard of many strange sleeping positions, including people sleeping with their hands hooked, sleeping with their faces against the wall, and sleeping with their bodies covered with quilts but not their limbs. But he has never heard of anyone sleeping with their heads hiding from the pillow!

He still refused to do it even when my pillow was taken away from him!
Did you put an extra pillow?

Not long after, Cheng Cheng ran over on tiptoe, pacing on the spot, looking energetic and well-rested, and said:

"You guys got up so early?"

Qin Ping and Wang Da both looked a little exhausted.

Can you not get up?

Especially Wang Da, who was almost dragged out of bed.

Cheng Cheng said: "Let's go, I'll take you to have breakfast."

Hearing about having breakfast, Wang Da felt much better.

Arriving at the breakfast shop, Cheng Cheng ordered an avocado toast, an ice cream, two muffins, a serving of fries, a steak and egg, and an iced coffee. This was his own portion, and it looked like normal food, except that the portion was a bit large.

Qin Ping and Wang Da also ordered their own food.

After the food was served, Qin Ping was just about to eat and chat with Cheng Cheng about his experience in creating the TV series "The Three-Body Problem", when he saw Cheng Cheng mixing all the food together.

He first tore the avocado toast and waffles into pieces, then sprinkled the French fries on them, mixed them with the steak and eggs, poured the ice cream in, stirred it, and finally poured the iced coffee on top, squeezed some ketchup and hot sauce, and combined it into a bowl of soup with everything.

Cheng Cheng got up with the spoon and put spoonfuls of food into his mouth. In a short while, he had finished half of it.

Qin Ping was stunned.

Wang Da behind the camera was also stunned.

Is there anyone who eats like this?
Cheng Cheng raised his head, still chewing food, and asked curiously:

"What are you looking at me for?"

Qin Ping considered his words carefully and said, "Director Cheng, the way you eat seems to be different from others?"

"Oh, about this." Cheng Cheng said, "Since we are going to eat it anyway, why not eat it together? In the end, won't they still meet in the stomach? This way it will be more efficient and we can have plenty of time to do other things."

this--

Wang Da was actually persuaded by Cheng Cheng!

It makes so much sense!
Qin Ping looked conflicted: "But will it taste good?"

"It's delicious!" Cheng Cheng suggested, "Why don't you two try it too?"

Qin Ping had a spirit of sacrifice for art. He tried it and felt terrible. He deeply understood a truth:
Cheng Cheng is not a same species as ordinary humans.

At least he couldn't eat it.

These foods can meet in his stomach, but never in his mouth.

He admired Cheng Cheng more and more:
What can’t someone who developed this way of eating do to fail?
After dinner, Wang Da and Qin Ping followed Cheng Cheng to the set.

At this time, some film sets were already bustling with activity.

The crew members are setting up the set, debugging equipment, checking parameters, communicating details, and preparing props.

The actors had not arrived yet, so Cheng Cheng participated in the company meeting via remote video link.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

All the actors have arrived and a new day of filming has begun.

Wang Da found that today's filming task was much heavier than yesterday. Yesterday it was basically all literary scenes, but today there were more action scenes, which required wirework and other equipment, as well as on-site guidance from a martial arts director.

In fact, the action scenes in the original Resident Evil were very poor, because the martial arts director of Resident Evil was a foreigner, the action design was not neat and tidy, and the actors' foundation was not good enough.

Therefore, in order to make up for this shortcoming, the movie frequently switches between shots and perspectives.

The audience can't see the actors' movements clearly, so this shortcoming is naturally compensated.

However, the effect of this presentation is very poor. Foreigners may buy it, but domestic audiences have been exposed to Hong Kong films for so many years and will definitely feel that it is not satisfying enough.

Therefore, the fighting scenes need to be redesigned.

Cheng Cheng invited Yuan Youhe, the most famous martial arts instructor from China.

Yuan Youhe is a legendary figure. He has won the "Best Martial Arts Director" award twenty-two times in his life and also won the "9th Asian Film Lifetime Achievement Award".

In addition, Cheng Cheng has basic physical skills, including Tai Chi, Taekwondo, and Sanda.

Therefore, Wang Da saw that when designing the movements, Cheng Cheng and Yuan You often discussed together.

In Cheng Cheng's idea, the fighting scenes in "Resident Evil" should be made as hard-hitting as those in "SPL", with clean and sharp movements.

At the same time, because of the superpower setting in "Resident Evil", the fighting scenes are more bloody and violent, the kind that can make your brain burst with one punch.

The overall improvement in fighting scenes, scripts, special effects, investment and cast has made "Resident Evil" very different from the original version, and it has been completely upgraded to "Resident Evil" 2.0.

Jiang Nan and a group of actors were like puppets, being manipulated by Cheng Cheng and Yuan Youhe in various ways.

Fortunately, Jiang Nan, who had to perform the most fighting scenes, had a background in dancing, and she also received three months of Sanda training before filming began.

Therefore, although her actual combat ability is still questionable, her posture is well held up and her movements are very accurate.

Under Cheng Cheng's coordination, the crew progressed rapidly and soon it was afternoon.

Just when Wang Da thought that the day was going to go smoothly, he unexpectedly encountered trouble on the crew.

A black actor felt that he had to do too many action scenes but his pay was lower than others, so he was very dissatisfied.

But the real reason why he made trouble was that he felt he was playing a supporting role for the Tianxia people and was unwilling to accept that he was acting in support of the Tianxia people.

In the past, no matter how big a role the Tianxia people played in Hollywood, they were just supporting roles. But now they are actually asked to play supporting roles!
Moreover, he looked down on the Tianxia crew of "Resident Evil" from the bottom of his heart and was full of disdain.

If it were a Hollywood director, would he dare to do this?
Bao won’t!

He just bullies the weak and fears the strong! Moreover, there is another point that makes him very angry:

Compared with the Tianxia people, he did not receive any preferential treatment in the crew!

He approached the Tianxia female makeup artist who was doing his makeup this morning, but she ignored him!
This is an insult!

he shouted:

"It's not fair! This is not fair! Look, the pay you give to others is so much that it's hard to count, but what about mine? It's just a little bit, not even enough to pay my rent! Why? Just because I'm black, just because I'm an actor who climbed up from the bottom?"

The actors on the scene stopped and watched the show with interest, with no intention of intervening at all.

The crew looked at each other, at a loss as to how to deal with the situation.

Qin Ping also frowned and couldn't help but mention Cheng Cheng's concern.

Wang Da silently pointed the camera at the black actor.

He was still shouting and waving his arms angrily, trying to incite more people:
"I'm telling you, I'm not someone you can mess with! I've been in Hollywood before, I've seen the world, I know what true respect is! It's not like this, being treated as a supporting role, as a stepping stone! You Tianxia people, don't think you're so great, you're just begging in Hollywood!"

Jiang Nan was furious, his face flushed red, and he wanted to go up to him and argue:
How is it unfair?
The pay was negotiated before filming began, and the specific scenes were also clearly listed in the contract. How come they didn't object when discussing the pay, but objected after filming began?
Is he raising the price by relying on the fact that he has already obtained the contract?

In order to recruit suitable actors, his good brother paid 20% more than Hollywood.

You've given a lot, right?

How come you are still not satisfied even though I gave you so much more?

Besides, it would be fine if you are dissatisfied, you can just talk about it in private. Why are you making trouble before even discussing it?
They also accused people of discriminating against black people.

How irritating!

Wang Da watched this scene through the camera, feeling mixed emotions.

He knew that this time things might not be that simple.

Cheng Cheng grabbed the angry Jiang Nan.

Jiang Nan felt wronged for his good brother and stood up for him:
"Orange~ He's too much."

Cheng Cheng patted her shoulder and comforted her:

"It's okay, let me handle it."

At this time, the black actor was still shouting:
"I want to find the director, I want to find the producer, I want you to give me an explanation! I can't be bullied like this anymore, I can't be looked down upon like this anymore! I want everyone to know that black actors also have dignity and value!"

Everyone looked at Cheng Cheng, wanting to see how he would handle it.

Cheng Cheng stepped out from the crowd, facing everyone's gaze, frowned and scolded:

"What are you barking at?!"

When the black actor heard this, he immediately flew into a rage and started yelling:
"You scolded me? How dare you scold me?! Who do you think you are? Aren't you just a director? I'm telling you, you must give us black actors an explanation today! Otherwise, I'm going on strike! I won't shoot! I don't want to see how you can continue to shoot this movie!"

At the scene, some white actors couldn't help but tremble three times after hearing his words.

They can't bear the accusation of disrespecting black actors!

Although the black actor looked very angry on the surface, he was actually very proud.

He deliberately provokes the other party and forces the other party to make mistakes.

The more mistakes the other party makes, the easier it is for him to negotiate terms and extort a large sum of money from the other party.

Just when he was feeling proud, he saw the young director Tian Xia, who ignored him and said to the people around him:
"I called the local police, I suspected the actor might be on drugs."

The black actor was stunned: What does that mean?
This isn't in his script!
He angrily asked, "What are you talking about? Why do you suspect that I'm taking drugs? What evidence do you have?"

Cheng Cheng was calm and composed:

"I don't have direct evidence, but your behavior and performance made me suspicious. You made a scene on the set and were extremely emotional, which is not in line with the qualities of a professional actor. Considering your various behaviors, I think it is necessary to let the police check it out."

Cheng Chengcai didn't give a damn about the issue of fairness or pay.

He knows that the other party is not trying to reason with him at all, so he cannot prove himself and he and the other party are fighting each other. You say I am unfair, then I will say that you took drugs.

As for whether you take drugs or not? That is not important!

Just let the police take him away and investigate.

And given the nature of black people, what if they really inhale it?

It's hard to say~
The black actor's face turned pale when he heard this.

He became even more excited: "Bullshit! What basis do you have to suspect that I take drugs? What evidence do you have? You are being racist! You are deliberately framing me!"

Cheng Cheng's expression remained unchanged:

"Don't worry, I'm not targeting you or the black actors. Samuel is the highest paid actor in the entire crew. I'm just fulfilling my duties as a director. If you really have no problem, the police will naturally give you justice."

As he spoke, Cheng Cheng urged the people around him to call the police.

But the black actor had already rushed over. He was 1.92 meters tall, taller than Cheng Cheng.

With a tower-like figure, he looks very oppressive.

But when he rushed forward, he was blocked by one of Cheng Cheng's hands. He wanted to punch Cheng Cheng, but was grabbed by Cheng Cheng's other hand and twisted behind his back.

Cheng Cheng kicked his leg again, and he fell to his knees.

He tried to struggle, but to no avail.

Are you kidding? Cheng Cheng has top physical fitness among humans. Not to mention him, even if Tyson came, he would still kneel on the ground.

Cheng Cheng said indifferently:
"Okay, now you have an additional charge. You are also suspected of assault."

The scene was suddenly filled with silence, and no one could believe that Cheng Cheng had dealt with the black actor so cleanly and neatly.

Jiang Nan's eyes were full of surprise.

Wang Da rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it.

Martial arts instructor Yuan Youhe was delighted to see Cheng Cheng. He knew that Cheng Cheng had some talent, but he didn't expect Cheng Cheng to be so powerful!
The black actor knelt on the ground and saw the strange looks given to him by the staff and actors around him, some of which were ridiculing, some of which were disdainful. He felt like he was going crazy.

He looked at Samuel, hoping that he would help him.

But Samuel didn't return his gaze at all.

I'm dying of laughter. Director Cheng Cheng gave me $20 million at the box office. Why should I stand on your side? Just because I'm black? What is that?
Cheng Cheng then told the beret to let him get some cash.

After a while, the police arrived and several white officers got out of the car.

Seeing that it was a white police officer, the black actor became even more desperate:

Oh! No!

"Who called?" a white police officer asked.

The person next to Cheng Cheng stood up and said, "Officer, I made the call."

The white police officer looked at the scene and saw the black actor being pinned to the ground by Cheng Cheng. He also saw that Cheng Cheng was of a high status and had an outstanding temperament, which formed a sharp contrast with the black actor kneeling on the ground. Therefore, he did not act rashly, but asked:

"what's going on?"

"We suspect he was under the influence of drugs and that he was trying to hit someone. We have cameras on the scene and we have evidence."

The police quickly understood what had happened and then took away the person who called the police and the black actor.

When the black actor was escorted by the police, a look of disbelief and fear flashed across his face, and he almost lost his footing.

He was just thinking about extorting money before!
He didn't mean to cause trouble like this!
The white police officer said: "We will take the people and evidence away first. We will notify you if there is any result later."

Cheng Cheng: “Thank you.”

Before getting on the car, the man in the beret secretly stuffed a wad of banknotes into the policeman's hands.

Feeling the thickness of the banknote, a look of surprise flashed across the white police officer's face, and then he calmly put it into his pocket, very satisfied.

When the black actor got on the bus, he kicked him hard:
"Hey! Stop dawdling and get in the car!"

After getting in the car, the white police officer gave Cheng Cheng a look through the car window.

Cheng Cheng thought:

Indeed, capitalism has its own advantages.

Then he turned around and said to all the actors and staff:

"Everyone return to their respective positions and continue filming."

He then said to the beret:
"Go find another actor. All previous shots of him will be scrapped."

Beret nodded: "Yes."

As a documentary photographer, Wang Da faithfully recorded the entire process.

He really didn't expect that this farce would end so quickly under Cheng Cheng's handling.

(End of this chapter)