From traffic to movie star

Chapter 373 Start Shooting

Hollywood, Golden Lion headquarters.

"They're already recruiting from the Screen Actors Union?"

In the general manager's office, Smith Meyer was a little surprised when he heard the news reported by the secretary: "It seems that Wei Xun really plans to shoot a movie in 20 days."

I have to say that Huaxia people are really bold.

Baldwin, who was sitting across from Smith, hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mr. Meyer, this time, I will definitely clean him up for you. Of course, if you still don't feel relieved, we can shoot him in their It's time to move your hands and feet..."

This 1000 million dollar bet has been spread in the Hollywood movie circle at this moment.

Everyone is mocking this Chinese man for being crazy.

After hearing the news of the bet, Smith-Meyer called Baldwin over, and inquired by the way that Wei Xun and others had already recruited people from the Screen Actors Union, and were about to start shooting the movie that could be done in 20 days.

"Tricks? Dude, you're afraid that you won't be able to handle a garbage movie made in a 20-day shooting cycle, so let me do it? If word gets out, Golden Lion and I will definitely become the laughing stock of Hollywood."

Hearing Baldwin's words, Smith-Meyer mocked: "Listen, you made 1000 million bets from the Chinese people, that's your goddamn shit luck, but you better pray that "Ghost Baby" can bring the Golden Lion Come to a considerable return, otherwise I can guarantee that you will completely lose the golden lion as a partner."

Baldwin froze when he heard the words, and said with a sneer, "I understand, Mr. Meyer, please rest assured, the situation of "White Shark" will definitely not happen this time."

"Then take your movie to run publicity."

Smith said with a playful expression: "Golden Lion will cooperate with you in the promotion. When seeing our movie advertisement on the Internet, can Wei Xun still feel at ease to make his own movie?"

After all, the film of the betting opponent has already been announced, while Wei Xun's film has just begun to recruit people.

Although a 20-day crash movie has never been taken seriously, such a propaganda method is also a psychological blow to the enemy.

Baldwin rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and said, "Mr. Smith, I have another good idea. We can publish the news of this bet on Huaxia's network. Don't you always think that Wei Xun's status in China is getting better and better?" The higher it is, the bigger the box office. After experiencing this failure in Hollywood, he returned to China in despair, and he will definitely be boycotted by the Chinese people."

Smith-Meyer's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "You will come up with an idea, quickly take a picture of your notarization contract, and I will immediately arrange for someone to do public relations marketing on Huaxia's network."

This time, he will suppress another rising star in China's film industry just like he did when he crushed Bai Qianchi back then!

Wei Xun didn't know that Smith-Meyer and Baldwin were secretly preparing to make trouble.

In fact, he doesn't have the time to care about others now.

The bet with Baldwin may seem like a battle of spirits, but in fact the bet is secondary. Let the Chinese win a victory in Hollywood and bring confidence to everyone. This is the most important thing.

Therefore, the first task at this stage is to shoot "Chain Saw".

This film is very well shot. There are not even ten actors in the whole film. The main scene is in an empty and abandoned toilet.

Bao Qiang went to the Screen Actors Union to pick actors.

Lin Fan and Xiao Xiaoyang were in charge of lighting and photography. As for equipment, in Hollywood, it was too easy to rent equipment for filming.

In just one night, Wei Xun has already sketched out the simple storyboard of "Saw". As for the lines, it is even simpler. It is enough to make some verbal footnotes so that the actors can understand the meaning and then play it by themselves.

It's not that Wei Xun is lazy or in a hurry. When "Chain Saw" was filmed, the conditions were simpler than they are now.

On the morning of 8.3, which was also the first day of the tens of millions of bets, "Saw" was in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Hollywood, ready to start filming.

Wei Xun hired a few workers, and they would help to slightly remodel the abandoned factory. At that time, whether it was an abandoned toilet or a few scenes of violence, they could simulate it.

Basically, more than 80.00% of the shots in this film will be shot in this converted factory.

The leading actor and assistant director, Kang Cheng, was pushed in front of the camera without even makeup.He plays Adam, a young private eye who wakes up to find himself trapped in an abandoned toilet.

And another character with more roles is the doctor who is trapped in the toilet with Adam, Lawrence Gordon.

To put it simply, Adam and Gordon were kidnapped. I don't know who kidnapped them or why they were kidnapped, but these details will be revealed little by little in the following plot.

It is worth mentioning that in the original "Chain Saw", the actor who played Adam is also the screenwriter of this movie.

It can be seen how pitiful this small workshop movie is.

But it was such a movie that was not favored by anyone, and it was made like a fool in just ten days, and it miraculously exploded at the global box office, exploded in ratings, and exploded in word-of-mouth!
Wen Ziren, the director of "Chain Saw", became famous because of this, and entered the ranks of international directors.

But from the current point of view, everyone in the abandoned factory except Wei Xun has no confidence in this movie.

That's right, after a night of preparations and a morning of preparations, "Saw" is about to start filming in this abandoned factory.

The toilets already exist in the factory, and they can be photographed with a little modification.

In another scene, the workers are remodeling next door.

"Very good, the actors are already in place, and the cameraman and lighting engineer are all personally helped by the big director. No crew will be more top-notch than our configuration."

Sitting behind the main camera, Wei Xun said jokingly: "But it seems that everyone is not energetic."

A small workshop movie, what's worth the spirit.

Not to mention Wei Xun, even the low-budget movie "Nobody's Chinese New Year" that Kang Cheng made when he didn't sign with Dynasty and was an independent filmmaker was more like a film crew than "Chain Saw".

It's not like it is now, a proper grass team.

If what Wei Xun said yesterday was a bit passionate, and everyone still thought that they could really conquer Hollywood, then seeing the configuration of "Chain Saw", the hearts of the four young directors were cold, and they didn't care about Wei Xun's jokes. Someone answered.

But Wei Xun doesn't care what they think, the most important thing is to shoot the movie first.

So, seeing that everyone was silent, Wei Xun shook his head and said, "Okay, since this is the case, let's start filming, two, are you ready?"

This is naturally the two male protagonists of "Chain Saw", Kang Cheng, and the American who plays the doctor Lawrence Gordon, Charles.

This Charles was picked by Qiang Bao from the Screen Actors Union.

Hearing Wei Xun's question, Charles raised his hand and reconfirmed: "Hey, guys, are you sure you don't need to match the lines, don't need to rehearse, don't even need to tell me about the play, just start filming like this. I Even now, apart from knowing that the movie I want to shoot is called "Chain Saw", I don't know anything else. Of course, it may hurt to say so, but I still want to ask, do you know how to make movies..."

Obviously, after Bao Qiang brought him here from the actors' union in the morning, Charles was in such a state of bewilderment.

"Shut up and do what I want you to do."

Wei Xun interrupted him and said: "I paid you twice your salary. You are the only one who gets a salary among the group of people here, and you are also the most expensive one. If you can't follow my request, I will send you You fired."

Charles shut up instantly, he spread his hands and said, "Okay, sir."

Who doesn't want a paycheck.

For the sake of the dollar, even if the pictures of these Chinese people are shit, I can praise them as a flower, Charles thought in his heart.

Wei Xun smiled and said, "In that case, let's start shooting."

(End of this chapter)