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Chapter 402 [85] The master of "Fast and Furious 3"!

After hanging up the phone with Luo Yi, Chen Yu was actually still immersed in thoughts.

Although it has not been officially confirmed that he will be filming "Mission: Impossible 3", if it comes true, his first movie in Hollywood will actually have a dream start.

At least much better than Zhang Ziyi and Li Lianjie.

He was just wondering that he didn't get the lead role in "V for Vendetta". How could a character who wore a helmet and didn't show his face the whole time not win?

There is nothing politically correct these days!

"What Liu Weiqiang just said is indeed correct..."

"The water in Hollywood is still deeper than I thought!"

It is indeed difficult for an outsider to win the first prize.

Unless you are like Cheng Long and let the Hollywood screenwriter team write the script for you personally, that is another kind of operation; it is really difficult for you to act in a movie script that is mainly composed of Westerners.

Of course, the main reason is violation.

Chen Yu plays V. Although he does not show his face, he still has a strong sense of separation.

Chinese people cannot integrate into the Western system.

"At that time, I was really only concerned about the influence and suitability of the movie, and didn't think too much about it!"

"It seems like I got off to a better start due to my mistake!"

"CAA is still more professional than the actors themselves!"

"Mission: Impossible 3", although the box office is average, is actually relative.

Just look at "House of Flying Daggers". The global box office of nearly 3 million has caused a sensation. "Mission: Impossible 4", which has a box office of close to 3 million, is of course a very good figure.

In its previous life, "Mission: Impossible 3" ranked eighth at the global box office in 06.

In 06, only seven movies in the world had higher box office than it, so what else is there for a bicycle?

It's just that Paramount's expectations may be to hit a higher box office record, such as 6 million or 7 million...

Even if Chen Yu plays the second male lead and excels, he will still be as good as the first male lead.

Maybe the follow-up "Mission: Impossible 4" and "Mission: Impossible 5" will have dual protagonists; there are actually many such examples.

The "Fast and Furious" series even had a spin-off.

It’s just that many of the characters in it are very brilliant.

Chen Yu is confident that he can create some sparks with Tom Cruise. This guy is famous for his hard work, and he probably won't refuse action scenes.

This depends on Chen Yu's acting skills and abilities.

"However, CAA should be bleeding blood this time!"

"Mission: Impossible 3" is definitely a big project on their hands. They were able to win this role for Chen Yu, thanks to his previous suggestions.

If it weren't for his strong request to take the male lead role in "V for Vendetta", which caused CAA's business to be inaccurate, they might not be so sincere.

After all, as soon as Chen Yu signed the contract, his first business was ruined. What do you want your customers to think?
Therefore, CAA definitely wanted to make up for the situation as much as possible so that Chen Yu would not question their ability, so he took out the king's contract in his hand.

They also don’t want to give up the Chinese market they just seized.

"So the meaning of the V word still exists!"

"Forced CAA to show greater sincerity——"

"Yuzai, come and eat!"

Liu Weiqiang saw that Chen Yu had finished the phone call and was standing there deep in thought, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"coming!"

Chen Yu then handed the phone to Cao Yan and continued chatting with the others.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that he went back to the hotel to sleep. He didn't have time to do the basics of acting today.

……

Early the next morning, Chen Yu got up early.

First, I ran to the set. Seeing that Liu Weiqiang and others hadn't arrived yet, I started exercising there by myself.

After a while, Liu Weiqiang and others arrived. Looking at Chen Yu who was sweating all over, many people showed incredulous looks.

Is this guy finished exercising?
Do you have to be so dedicated that you only slept for a few hours?
"Director Liu, Director Mai, morning!"

Chen Yu greeted everyone with a smile and paced in place.

The group of people all shook their heads.

This guy, being so famous at such a young age, is really not that simple.

Even if you go to bed so late last night, you can still wake up so early. Looking at this terrible self-discipline, 90% of actors around the world cannot do it.

Xiangjiang actors are already famous for their dedication, but they are not like Chen Yu; in fact, the dedication of Xiangjiang actors is also relative, and there is a suspicion of bribery.

In addition to young actors in China, many actors are also working very hard, but there is no media notification.

"Come on, let's start filming today's first scene!"

Liu Weiqiang was there greeting him.

The first scene is obviously Chen Yu's one-man show; this has always been a filming practice.

However, one thing that Xiangjiang directors have better than mainland directors is that they shoot movies very quickly, which can be regarded as their traditional skills. For example, Johnnie To is so good that he can shoot three movies at the same time, and then all three of them will be hits.

Not to mention Wang Jin Wang Fatty, who shot a movie in three days or one week is his masterpiece.

The key shot was pretty good.

Li Lianjie's "Heaven Sword of the Dragon" was filmed in one week.

Of course Chen Yu doesn't think it's good to shoot like this or appreciate it. If you want to win an award with this kind of shooting speed, it will definitely be difficult, and it will only hit the box office at most.

He just felt that a quick shoot like "Initial D" suited him very well.

Because his schedule is indeed a bit tight, with only one month left.

This movie doesn't require much acting, of course it can be used if the acting is too good, but more viewers still watch drag racing; Chen Yu can already beat Jay Chou in his previous life with his normal performance, and he can kill it instantly.

So when it comes to acting, he definitely doesn't feel any pressure.

Even if he wanted to perform well enough, Liu Weiqiang's life would go by very quickly.

In addition, Fujiwara Takumi doesn't have many personal scenes, mainly antagonist scenes and racing.

In just half a day, Chen Yu finished filming all of his solo scenes; in the afternoon, he will start filming a scene with Ke Shouliang opposite Fujiwara Tofu Shop.

This is almost a day.

Next came Suzuki Xing and Amu... In one week, Chen Yu and everyone's scenes were filmed. The speed was so fast that Chen Yu himself was a little stunned.

Edison Chen and others were really envious of such efficiency, but Liu Weiqiang and Mai Zhaohui were within their expectations.

With the strength of a double actor, it is easy to master this kind of role.

"Brother Yu, we are going to film a racing scene tomorrow. I will take you to meet some great people first!"

"One of them is your substitute!"

During the previous audition for "Initial D", racing driver Lei Shaolong, who was passing by Chen Yubiao, walked up to Chen Yu who was looking at the storyboards.

Starting tomorrow, he will officially film the drag racing scene.

The storyboard in his hand was drawn by Liu Weiqiang, which gave Chen Yu a rough idea of ​​how to shoot the first racing scene tomorrow.

Lei Shaolong Lei Zai is one of the technical directors of "Initial D". He is also Edison Chen's car substitute, that is, his stunt double when he is racing. Of course, Edison Chen cannot drive all of these racing scenes. He also Don't have that strength.

Therefore, the crew specially hired several stunt doubles of racing drivers to film several scenes in Qiu Mingshan.

These people are all friends in Lei Zai's circle.

Several of them are said to be great gods in the Japanese racing circle and professional racing drivers.

"Lei Zai, were all the racing scenes filmed with the racing driver's stand-in?"

Chen Yu raised his head and asked.

The storyboard Liu Weiqiang showed him was too simple.

Chen Yu only needs to sit in the car, drive for a while, and then the camera will show it, and the rest... he doesn't need to do anything. No matter how handsome you are.

All the racing and chasing are done by the racing driver's stand-in.

No wonder the racing scene in the previous life looked so fake!
"Yes, do you want to take the photo yourself?"

Lei Shaolong smiled there. He knew that Chen Yu had some driving skills.

"Haha, let me ask!"

Of course Chen Yu wanted to shoot it himself. His principle was that if a stand-in was available, then he would not use one; because a stand-in would seriously affect the integrity of the picture and add countless edits; he was not afraid of trouble in post-production, but of poor viewing effect. .

This is a drag racing scene, so what the hell are you doing as an editor and a stand-in? !
"Let's go!"

Chen Yu got up and followed Lei Shaolong to the crew's garage; of course the cars parked here were all racing prop cars, many of which were bought by Lin Jianle at high prices.

Several people wearing headscarves and colorful racing suits were standing there, and together with Ke Shouliang, they were pointing at a white Toyota car and discussing. It looked like they were Japanese.

Because Chinese racers don’t like to wear headscarves, this is Japanese style; the car is, of course, the AE86 Fujiwara Takumi’s car in Chen Yu’s drama.

Chen Yu hasn't opened it yet.

"Tsuchiya-san, Kuma Kyubao-san!"

Lei Shaolong shouted loudly, this guy couldn't speak Japanese, but the few people surrounding AE86 all turned around immediately.

"Oh?"

Chen Yu looked at one of the guys wearing sunglasses and a fat man with yellow hair, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

These two are indeed great gods, and Chen Yu knows them both.

Keiichi Tsuchiya!

Nobushige Kumakubo!
Two racing drivers who cameo in "Fast and Furious 3".

Unexpectedly, the two of them are actually the car replacements and technical directors of "Initial D"?
This Lin Jianle is willing to spend a lot of money.

In his previous life, Chen Yu heard that Zhou Jiulun's stunt double during the filming of "Initial D" was a racing driver. He should be one of these two people.

Keiichi Tsuchiya is a very famous racing driver in Japan, and was even once hailed as the prototype of Takumi Fujiwara, because this guy has a very famous nickname in the industry-The King of Drift.

The first racing championship he won in his career was won in an AE86.

Nobushige Kumakubo is also a veteran of the Japanese drifting community.

"Mr. Tsuchiya, Mr. Xiong Jiubao!"

Chen Yu greeted the two people in Japanese. Keiichi Tsuchiya was obviously a little surprised that Chen Yu could speak Japanese.

However, he knew when filming started that he would be Chen Yu's stand-in.

After a few people shook hands, Tsuchiya Keiichi, who was about 40 years old and looked a bit honest, turned to Chen Yu and said, "Chen Yu-kun, I heard that your racing skills are very good?"

"Don't dare take it!"

"Master Lei is praising me!"

In front of a retired professional racing driver, who is also the king of drifting in Japan, saying that his driving skills are good, isn't this just trying to do the same thing?

"It's okay, I believe what Lei Jun said!"

Keiichi Tsuchiya made a joke, but Chen Yu said: "Mr. Tsuchiya, I have a request!"

"What request?"

"I want to ask you to be my racing instructor. I want to film the racing scenes myself!"

"..."

Keiichi Tsuchiya suddenly smiled: "Do you mean your driving skills are not good?"

"No, no, no, I'm definitely far behind compared to you!"

"You don't need a substitute, do you?"

Keiichi Tsuchiya touched a tuft of hair on his chin, and then nodded: "Okay, let's go, I'll see you drive around!"

While he was talking to Chen Yu, the two of them came to the AE86 car.

This was the first time that Chen Yu touched the steering wheel of the AE86. He was not very excited, but it was a bit novel.

I don’t know how this car compares to Wuling Hongguang?

"Mr. Tsuchiya, if I can't control it, I still need your help!"

Chen Yu started the car and spoke modestly.

Keiichi Tsuchiya laughed loudly: "It's okay, let's drive around Haruna Mountain a few times and take a look. How about it?"

Mount Haruna is Mount Akina in "Initial D". It is a very famous drag racing mecca in Gunma Prefecture. It is especially famous for its four thrilling and steep five consecutive hairpin turns. This is also the birthplace of Fujiwara Takumi.

"Ok!"

Chen Yu put the gear in gear and stepped on the accelerator, driving Keiichi Tsuchiya into the mountain road of Haruna Mountain.

Lei Shaolong watched the two people drive out. When he saw Chen Yu in the main driver, he suddenly understood: "This guy really wants to drive by himself!"

But Chen Yu and Tsuchiya Keiichi who went up the mountain were chatting and driving.

Chen Yu drove very steadily and slowly in the first lap, mainly to explore the road.

In the second lap, the two people put on racing suits and protection and began to test corners. Of course, the speed was not very fast; but Keiichi Tsuchiya's expression was very solemn.

Because it was not an actual filming, and the mountain road was indeed difficult to drive, it was impossible for Chen Yu to demonstrate his driving skills in front of Keiichi Tsuchiya. This would be too dangerous; so Keiichi Tsuchiya mainly asked some routine questions.

But Chen Yu drove very slowly, and every time he took a corner, he put forward some of his ideas, such as such-and-such a turn, Mr. Tsuchiya, can I drift from this side and then drift to that side... Chen Yu's Great sense of direction.

At first, Keiichi Tsuchiya really thought that Lei Shaolong was exaggerating Chen Yu's driving skills, but after listening to some of his questions, he could still feel Chen Yu's perception of the lane.

His prediction ability is very accurate.

It doesn't matter if a racing driver knows how to drive. Knowing where to accelerate, where to brake, where to drift around corners, and how to drift... this is talent.

Although Chen Yu sometimes made mistakes because he was not a professional after all, after Keiichi Tsuchiya got off the car, he couldn't help but said: "Chen Yu-kun, I think your suggestion may be right. If you film these scenes yourself, it may be more interesting." good!"

"Of course, it's too dangerous to take pictures yourself, you have to know the risks involved!"

Keiichi Tsuchiya was talking there, but Chen Yu didn't think anything of it; after all, filming is not the same as real drag racing, and protective measures will definitely be taken, and basically the filming is segment by segment, that is, a drag racing scene along a road, so there will be no drag racing. The kind of horror where you are chasing after me.

The advantage of this kind of shooting without a stuntman is that it looks good and has a higher sense of reality; it won't be like the previous "Initial D", which was heavily edited and only had a few drifting scenes.

The plot of "Initial D" in the previous life was actually okay, but the racing scene was really embarrassing to film.

I can only listen to the soundtrack.

Compared with "Fast and Furious", it's only one "Need for Speed"!
In the evening, Liu Weiqiang knew that Chen Yu wanted to take the real shot; he couldn't make the decision on this, so he had to call Lin Jianle.

Because of the actual shooting, the cost will be higher because corresponding protection must be taken.

Of course there are advantages. If it were actually photographed, it would definitely look good.

The final result is of course - shoot!

Lin Jianle agreed to Chen Yu's request. It wasn't that Chen Yu's current celebrity status could make him bow down, but that a famous actor still demanded this of himself, which gave Lin Jianle hope that this movie could hit the North American market.

If you can earn more, why not increase your investment?

"Then Brother Yu, the storyboard I gave you is useless!"

"You have to see the storyboards I designed for the racing driver's double..."

Liu Weiqiang is actually very happy. It’s not like he hasn’t thought about actual filming; which director doesn’t want to make a good work? If it lands in North America, Liu Weiqiang will be able to make a big appearance.

So many Hong Kong movies are now looked down upon by the North American market.

Are you compromising like this because the actors are not good enough?
If anyone is like Chen Yu, he feels that he can make another "Infernal Affairs".

"Okay, let me take a look first. If I don't understand, I'll ask you again!"

"Tomorrow we will shoot a simple one..."

Chen Yu took the storyboards given by Liu Weiqiang, and what he really wanted to do was to make "Initial D" look better than in his previous life.

For such a strong IP, even "Fast and Furious 3" was actually renamed Tokyo Drift because of the popularity of "Initial D" in Asia. If this film is completed, wouldn't it be another hit?
The role in "Fast and Furious" is definitely a sure bet, and Universal may have to create a racing script for him!

(End of this chapter)