nightcrawler in los angeles

Chapter 46 Tao Xi's Fulfilling Nightcrawler Life

"It's the first time I've seen a star make a movie." Marco stared at the female lead Mari Yadabo in the studio without turning his eyes.

Tao Xi lay bored on the top of the studio with his legs crossed and a piece of dog's tail grass in his mouth, looking at the white clouds in the sky, lost in thought.

The two brothers learned from last night that Gerry Lively had actually come to Hollywood to work as a photographer for the recently very famous "007: Life at Dawn", and came here to look for him without taking a break.

At first, the two brothers were very happy when they entered the set, no matter what they encountered, they looked fresh!

But when Tao Xi found out that Gerry Lively was a quiet person on the set, no matter what he did with the two of them, he was always in a state of fear. Tao Xi also rarely and sensiblely asked him to find him after the filming.

[007: Vitality at Dawn] The filming location is not very far from Hollywood. Gerry Lively told the brothers that today is a special effect shot and some special effects are needed at the end, so it can only be shot near Hollywood, so it appears Problems can be remedied as quickly as possible.

"Wow! It turns out that black stockings look so good on women! This is the first time I've seen them!"

"Crash! Crash! It turns out that the car crashes in the movie are all fake! Tsk, I think the director should take at least half of the $3000 million investment in this movie!"

"Oh, my God! Two extras secretly kissed each other, look quickly, Tao Xi."

Tao Xi mumbled a few words nonchalantly when he heard Marko's deliberately lowered voice, because he experienced such an exciting hail of bullets last night, these small scenes really made Tao Xi a little bit uninterested.

"It's over, it's over, the actress has gone back to the dressing room! Tao Xi, can we ask Gerry to cut the film for us? Suggestions!"

"Oh, you should just watch your movie. Gerry Lively is a part-time worker. He must not be as free as we are! Let's wait for him~" Tao Xi helplessly persuaded Marco, trying to let Marco Ke calmed down, and Tao Xi didn't know where Marco got such a strong spirit. You must know that it takes 40 minutes by subway from Hollywood to Long Beach!

As for the motorcycle still locked at the port, the brothers are not fools!
Tao Xi didn't know how many times he slept. Anyway, every time he woke up, he was still filming. He went back and forth several times until the sun in the sky was about to set, and Marco fell asleep.

Tao Xi sat cross-legged on the top of the studio, fiddling with the stones on the ceiling. As for his camera, Gerry Lively took care of it, otherwise the two of them would not be able to get in.

"Den"

"Den"

"stare"

The sound of heavy footsteps came from behind Tao Xi, and a little old man who looked a bit older but slovenly walked up to the top of the building. The little old man was obviously stunned when he saw that there were two people on the top of the building. .

But soon when he saw that the two were young, the old man didn't say anything but just sat on the roof like Tao Xi and was in a daze.

Tao Xi saw that the little old man didn't talk to them and didn't speak, still sitting blankly.

The filming continued below. After a person who seemed to be a director told them to pay them overtime, some tired staff below once again radiated their enthusiasm.

Tao Xi couldn't help sighing when he looked at the scene below that seemed to be shooting a shootout, because the scene below was nothing compared to the scene he experienced last night!
"Oh! It's boring!"

"Oh! How boring!"

Tao Xi repeated these two sentences. At first, the little old man didn't respond, but when Tao Xi said: "I really don't know if you have lost your heart with the 3000 million US dollars!"

The scene where the little old man was still in a daze turned into an angry look!

"Why are you staring at me!"

"who are you!"

"Who do you care about me?"

"Believe me or not."

Tao Xi waved his hand at the little old man impatiently: "Go, go! Don't let people tell you if the filming is not good! It was obviously a gunfight scene, and the left front tire was blown, and then the man yelled [咔] The tires are ready when you continue to shoot? How can 007 have no recoil when holding a pistol, and 007 doesn’t even know how many bullets are in the pistol? In the end, he had to hear the pistol click and throw the pistol away One rolls over the ground and the other shoots, so to speak?"

At first the little old man was very angry, but when Tao Xi talked more and more, the little old man recorded what Tao Xi said seriously as if he had heard some suggestion.

Tao Xi saw the little old man writing something, Tao Xi turned his head and closed his eyes without saying a word.

"Hey! You little guy! Keep talking!"

"Don't tell me, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty!"

The little old man burst out laughing when he heard Tao Xi say that. The old man put his hands on his knees and said "Ouch" before slowly standing up.

Tao Xi squinted his eyes and saw that the little old man turned around and left. Tao Xi didn't care but closed his eyes and prepared to sleep again.

After a while, Tao Xi, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly smelled a delicious smell of fried chicken!
Tao Xi, who closed his eyes and sniffed the scent, found that piece of fried chicken would run away every time he wanted to eat it!This also shows that Tao Xi, who just opened his eyes and was about to jump over to eat fried chicken, saw the little old man avoiding him just now with a fried chicken and two hamburgers.

"Tell me your suggestion, the food here is yours!"

"Give me food first, if you're not full and hungry, you won't have the strength to talk." Tao Xi saw that the little old man was playing hard to get with him. Tao Xi snorted and wanted to continue sleeping.

The little old man saw Tao Xi's refusal to get in, so he had to put the tray in place and pushed towards Tao Xi.

"Marco! Eat!"

"Ah~ Have you eaten yet? Aren't we going to eat Kung Pao Chicken from Chinatown tomorrow?" Marco rubbed his eyes sleepily and talked to Tao Xi.

Tao Xi ignored Marco, Tao Xi took a hamburger and Coke and devoured it.

"You brothers haven't eaten for a few days?"

Marco saw that he was a little old man, but he squinted his eyes and smiled and started to eat voraciously. Taoxi wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said: "We are rich, but we are too busy. No dinner."

The little old man just grinned when he looked at the Russian military uniform on Marco's body, which was obviously stolen from the props group.

"Hey! You still don't believe me." Tao Xi saw that the little old man didn't believe him and he didn't care. Tao Xi just wanted to point out what was wrong with the group of actors below, but Tao Xi discovered that the group of actors below had disappeared long ago. What can be seen is a few people carrying equipment eating overtime meals.

"Well, no one is here."

"Actually, let me tell you, the following scenes are all small scenes like what we experienced yesterday."

"I don't know how to describe the male protagonist's enmm in this drama. He is a good person when he is placed in the crowd, without the hidden feeling of a spy, do you understand?"

The little old man thought for a long time when he heard Tao Xi's words, and nodded seriously to show that he agreed with this point of view.

"And wrestling with others! You are just looking for good-looking moves. If it were in a boxing match, I would have knocked him out for being so frivolous!"

The little old man immediately laughed when he heard this: "Are you still fighting? I think you have just come of age!"

"Cut! Tao Xi is the most promising Sanda wrestler in the underground black market in Los Angeles!" Marco gnawed on a chicken leg and shouted for Tao Xi with an expression of resentment.

The little old man looked at Tao Xi in surprise when he heard what Marco said, but Tao Xi couldn't help smiling and signaled to Marco not to say too much.

"Then how do you fix it?"

"It's not easy. Does Chinatown know? My godfather hired me a teacher in Chinatown. I think you can hire an old boxer from my hometown to guide the male lead. You really found someone who is the least likely to be a spy." Some people are going to act as secret agents."

"Just like our boxing match, I am Asian, and there will be a lot of Asians supporting me in the boxing match."

"If you can ask a well-known old boxer in Chinatown to guide him, he said that he occasionally knows some Chinese Kung Fu, and there must be many Asians going to the movies. Isn't the purpose of making movies is to earn movie tickets!"

"By the way!" Tao Xi seemed to have thought of something and took out a bullet from his pocket and said, "Look! Those cars of yours are worthless to study. If I were a 007 spy fan, I would make one. A lot of military supplies keep bragging that we have adopted the military concept of xx this time, just bragging. I see that the editors on [U.S. Military News] will quarrel wildly every time because of some equipment, and many men will Interested in this!"

Tao Xi talked to himself, and Peter Lamont was more surprised at the end, because the little boy opposite was obviously not an ordinary person.

Even some terrorist attacks in New York and Los Angeles can be said to be well-known, and Peter Lamont, as the art director and set designer of "007: The Lives of the Dawn", is also very familiar with these cases.

Because the most important thing in a movie or TV series is their art directors. It is better to say that art directors are the guides for the overall aesthetic and smoothness of the film. Even after the film is shot, these art directors have the right to intervene. The director went to make some changes in a certain segment.

As for the terrorist attack cases, they are some sources of inspiration for some Hollywood shootout movies, war movies, and action movies.

A favorite saying of the outside world is "Hollywood is the best textbook for criminals". Peter Lamont agrees with this sentence very much, because many fighting scenes and criminal motives are collected from criminal files in various places. Take it out.

Tao Xi and Peter Lamont talked more and more speculatively, because Tao Xi's words seemed to open a new door for Peter Lamont.

Tao Xi also thinks this little old man is very interesting. Peter Lamont not only makes him feel comfortable talking, but also can give him and Marco a lot of snacks and drinks from time to time~
"Ms. Peter!??"

Tao Xi and Marco heard the sound and looked towards Gerry Lively. Tao Xi saw that it was Gerry Lively. Tao Xi immediately got up and walked to Gerry Lively and said, "Haha, He is your teacher! Let me tell you, you are your own person, your own person."

But Peter Lamont obviously didn't know Gerry Lively, and the frowning Peter Lamont recalled for a long time that he couldn't remember who Gerry Lively was.

"Mr. Peter, I'm the track photographer of the photography department, and they are my friends."

As soon as Peter Lamont heard Gerry Lively's introduction, he immediately looked like an old acquaintance, smiled and patted the seat next to him, signaling him to sit down.

Then when Gerry Lively was in a daze, Marco continued to eat the french fries just given him like an outsider, and Tao Xi talked more and more vigorously.

When Peter Lamont talked about his enthusiasm, he also called a young man up. Tao Xi didn't know him, but Tao Xi knew the two people on the opposite side, both of whom were colleagues of Gerry Lively.

One was [Terry Madden] and the other little old man was [Peter Lamont].

But Gerry Lively felt a little uncomfortable sitting next to the assistant director and art director of [007: Living by Dawn]. After all, one of them was George Lucas’ younger brother who used to work as a director assistant in [Star Wars]. One is the dedicated art direction for [007 series].

Even in Hollywood, these two great gods are the guests of others, but now they can chat with Tao Xi, a person who is entangled with the Los Angeles gang?
Gerry Lively is a little confused!

"Tausy, what's the matter with you this time?" Terry Madden asked Taosy with a happy face, holding a book full of notes he had recorded, and Taosy suddenly realized when he saw Gerry Lively He said: "By the way! I almost forgot, I came to learn from Gerry, I am a night crawler, I am a reporter who specializes in filming other people, you know, but I didn't bring a camera when I came in today, otherwise It’s another fortune for me to sell what’s going on down there.”

When Gerry Lively heard Tao Xi's words, he immediately felt what it means to be "sweaty." Terry Madden and Peter Lamont just glanced at Gerry and smiled at each other.

At this time, Peter Lamont and Terry Madden each handed Tao Xi a business card. When the two waited for Tao Xi's business card, Tao Xi smiled: "Haha, I don't have a business card, and you want to contact me in the future Just ask Gerry, he's a good friend of mine and he knows where I live!"

After Tao Xi said this, he walked down to the studio with his arms around Gerry Lively and Marco.

The old fellows Terry Madden and Peter Lamont looked at the backs of the three of Tao Xi who were leaving below and hesitated for a long time without speaking. Finally, it was Peter Lamont who spoke first: "Maybe he really doesn't understand Hollywood."

"Yes, but several of the publicity methods he mentioned are good, and I think we can take advantage of them, and the shooting method and framing method he mentioned are really unique."

Peter Lamont nodded in agreement: "This little guy is not simple!"

"Does simplicity have anything to do with us? We are a Hollywood practitioner. Does what they do have anything to do with us?"

"Hahahaha! If you shoot a suspense movie or a shootout movie, that little guy must be a professional guidance consultant!"

(End of this chapter)