hollywood melon man

Chapter 275 Chinese Female Assistant

When you come to distant China to shoot, you can't just start shooting immediately after arriving at the place. There is still a lot of preparation work to be done.

Accommodation, meals, and transportation issues for personnel all need to be resolved.

Fortunately, the full cooperation here allowed the crew to settle down quickly.

Little Gilbert's Chinese good friend Tian Chongming was solely responsible for liaising with the crew. When he communicated with Little Gilbert, he promised:

"Don't worry, I've done all the work here. There will be absolutely no problems. Just feel free to shoot!"

Lao Tian is still very reliable, and little Gilbert nodded, expressing that he was relieved.

One week before arriving in China, the crew did not start filming immediately, but were busy making preparations. Little Gilbert split the crew in two and asked assistant director Anne Burton to take some of the people to shoot the location scenes.

According to the previous plan, little Gilbert had chosen the shooting location. Under the guidance of the guide, Anne Burton would take people around China from time to time to shoot location materials.

Little Gilbert himself was stationed at the studio in Qingdao, traveling to and from several set-up locations at the same time to shoot in key locations.

At the same time, I complained in my heart about this big boss, why is he so illiterate? Don't know what time it is? So low sensitivity?

Because according to the plan, the big BOSS was going to complete the ribbon-cutting ceremony with little Gilbert and also give a speech.

Of course little Gilbert knows who Xu Qing is. He debuted as an actor very early and has worked with many big directors.

Needless to say, it feels great to have a well-known Chinese actor as your assistant, especially since it looks so pleasing to the eye. I am used to seeing oceanic horses, and looking at Chinese beauties, it actually feels like I am washing my eyes.

But little Gilbert didn't come here to see beautiful women, he had a lot of work to do.

"Little Gilbert, let me introduce you, this is Xu Qing, she will be your Chinese assistant."

As a result, because he failed to arrive as scheduled, everyone waited there for more than half an hour.

Little Gilbert turned to Tian Chongming and said, "Why are you thinking of arranging a Chinese assistant for me? I have my own assistant!"

"Summer Xu, Summer Xu." Little Gilbert smiled and said, "This name suits you quite well, it's very dazzling."

This project is so huge that it is impossible for little Gilbert to complete every shot personally. Some unimportant shooting tasks must be shared by the assistant director.

Due to her family background, she is very familiar with this scene and can handle it quite well.

Anna asked Xu Qing curiously: "Do you people here have such a weak sense of time?"

Tian Congming smiled and explained: "I know, but Miss Anna is not familiar with the situation here, so we arranged for Miss Xu Qing to come over."

"I'm going to make a call," Xu Qing got angry and walked to the side to make a call, looking very excited.

There was just one thing. The day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony was the rainy season in summer, and there was strong wind on the sea. However, a big local BOSS failed to arrive, causing the ribbon-cutting ceremony to fail to begin.

Seeing little Gilbert notice her, he quickly introduced himself: "Hello director, I am Xu Qing. You can call me by my English name Summer Xu. I will be your assistant."

Xu Qing felt her face burning, and she was very embarrassed.

Tian Chongming introduced little Gilbert to a Chinese beauty, who was full of classical charm. She looked at little Gilbert curiously with her big eyes, not afraid of strangers at all.

However, little Gilbert did not refuse, and Xu Qing immediately became little Gilbert's Chinese assistant.

As an assistant to China, Xu Qing must of course follow.

Little Gilbert, who received the invitation, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Oriental Movie Capital. Many local big bosses came and gave speeches and so on.

After a while, a big boss with a big belly came over wiping his sweat. He was out of breath when he left. He walked up to little Gilbert and apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was delayed."

Before little Gilbert could speak, Xu Qing said from the side: "Huh, what's the matter? You made us wait in the wind and rain for more than half an hour.

This is a foreign guest, and the higher-ups attach great importance to it. I wonder how you can explain it to the higher-ups. "

The pot-bellied middle-aged man still wanted to explain and apologize desperately, but little Gilbert was not that interested and waved his hand and said: "Let's get started, time is running out."

Due to the delay in time, the leader did not say a few words in his speech, and little Gilbert only said a few words.

“I hope this can become the starting point for the collision of Chinese and Western cultures. The world needs to come here to understand China, and China needs to show itself to the world through here.

Wish us happy cooperation..."

In this era, foreign cooperation has always been a mainstream topic, and here we have always wanted to actively integrate into the world. Therefore, the "Lord of the Rings" project is a good sign and serves as a demonstration.

It is because it is related to such an important signature task that the higher-ups attach great importance to it.

So after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Little Gilbert said to Xu Qing: "Even in North America and Washington, his behavior has lost trust.

I don't know how you would handle this. "

Although this big local BOSS is only half an hour late, it wouldn't be a problem normally. He is the BOSS, and he will always be on time whenever he comes.

But when it comes to external business cards and foreign guests, being late becomes a stain.

As expected, Xu Qing snorted coldly: "Don't worry, you won't see him again."

"Really?" Little Gilbert shrugged, understanding the meaning of this sentence and did not continue to ask.

The little unpleasantness caused by this incident was quickly forgotten by little Gilbert. He threw himself into the hard work and soon got into the groove, barely touching the ground.

Ning Hao was lucky enough to be assigned to the director's team to work as a small assistant, that is, a handyman.

But this is also a rare learning opportunity, because he can see up close how international directors arrange and control the crew, which has benefited him a lot.

Xu Qing, as the Chinese assistant, is closer than Ning Hao because she follows little Gilbert. She had seen the high-intensity work mode of a Hollywood director, which was quite intense.

Little Gilbert rests for less than four hours every day. He gets up early in the morning and holds morning meetings with the heads of various departments to arrange the day's work.

During the day, trial shooting began, testing and debugging equipment, and supervising the training of actors from Hollywood.

In the evening, I review plans, make plans, and correct problems that arise at work. After that, I went back to my room and continued working on my work until one or two o'clock in the night before I went to bed.

Xu Qing cried out that she couldn't stand such high-intensity work for more than a week, but little Gilbert seemed to be full of energy and never knew how to stop.

And from time to time little Gilbert would go to Gazi Mountain, Qianhua Valley in Yunnan Province, filming locations in Yangzhou, and Jiuzhaigou Valley.

Xu Qing followed little Gilbert around and saw a magnificent city in Gazi Mountain, built on the mountain and extremely huge.

Little Gilbert stood on a high slope east of Gazi Mountain, communicating with director of photography John Schwartzman.

"John, starting from next week, your photography team will shoot the sun rising scene at this scene. We will be here at that time." Little Gilbert pointed to the high slope to the east:

"In this shot of the charging knights of Rohan, the rising sun shines right on their backs."

John Schwartzman imagined the feeling of that shot and said that he understood: "I know, and I will arrange for someone to come here to collect the footage soon."

Xu Qing listened briefly and understood a little bit.

She asked little Gilbert curiously: "I heard that the special effects industry in Hollywood is very developed. Why are these not done with special effects? Especially in that city."

Chen Gezi built the city because the special effects couldn't be done. In addition, building the city has many long-term benefits in the future. But these Americans are far away on the other side of the Pacific, so why bother coming all the way here.

Little Gilbert smiled and explained: "First of all, the special effects are developed, but it does not mean that they can replace reality. Secondly, this is something I have discussed with Lao Tian a long time ago.

At that time, the "Lord of the Rings" studio can continue to generate income, which will be a good investment for us. "

Little Gilbert walked forward, pointed at the huge White City built against the mountains, and asked loudly: "Aren't you shocked when you see this scene?"

Xu Qing nodded, expressing shock.

Little Gilbert opened his arms as if to embrace Baicheng.

He continued: "My purpose is to create a real and believable Middle-earth world for the audience. Let them confirm that there is indeed such a beautiful and charming world as soon as they see the movie screen.

The world is in China, right here. "

I don't know why, but looking at the high-spirited little Gilbert, Xu Qing suddenly felt that he was very charming.

I heard that little Gilbert is a famous playboy in Hollywood. He is so talented, so ideal, and so many women like him, and it is indeed as it should be.

After more than half a month of trial shooting and running-in, the crew finally got on the right track.

However, the first scene was not shot in a studio in Qingdao, but in the Hobbit town Shire at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain in Yunnan Province.

The first scene shot was of Bilbo Baggins, the father of little Gilbert.

The old man was already a frequent guest in Little Gilbert's movies, and he expressed surprise when he saw that he had many more guest roles than before.

"Is it true that I have so many roles?" the old man said in surprise.

Little Gilbert rolled his eyes and said, "Just tell me whether you can act or not?"

"Of course," the old man accepted the role without hesitation, and then traveled thousands of miles to China and then to this place.

The old man was shocked when he saw a complete hobbit town.

"God, did you really build a char?" The old man opened his mouth so wide that he could fit an egg in it.

"Of course," Gilbert Jr. said, "This is built according to residential standards. You can even live here for a year and a half. It's not a problem."

"I can live here all my life." The old man urged little Gilbert: "Hurry up and take me to see what Bilbo Baggins's house looks like."

Little Gilbert smiled mysteriously: "If you go and see it, you will definitely be satisfied."

"Really?" The old man didn't think so at first, but after he entered the small room, he was fascinated by the warm decoration.

"This is simply an ideal place to live." The old man said: "It would be even better if there were one or two Chinese beauties accompanying me."

As he spoke, the old man thought that the Chinese beauty who was following him could not understand English, so he said to little Gilbert: "Is this your new Chinese girlfriend?"

Little Gilbert said speechlessly: "She understands English, and she is my assistant."

Xu Qing was a little embarrassed to be told that. She felt that the director's father was a bit unruly and did not look like a serious person.

After coming out, Xu Qing asked Anna: "What does little Gilbert's father do? Is he an actor?"

Anna explained: "Mr. Gilbert Sr. is a well-known Hollywood producer, but he has retired. Now out of interest, he plays a cameo role in the movie we directed."

Xu Qing expressed doubts: "I think he has bad intentions and always targets me."

Anna chuckled: "Then you are lucky to be favored by old Mr. Gilbert. What did he say?"

Xu Qing rolled her eyes and said, "He said he wanted me to be his daughter-in-law."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)