Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 327 - Street Trivia
Private suite at The Ritz-Carlton, New York City Skyline, Central Park.

Chen Yu, who had just finished his morning exercise, was humming light children's songs in the bathtub.

【Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs】

Chen Yu picked up the Typhoon-class submarine model and played with it.

[Snow White can feed seven people]

Chen Yu fished out another model of the J-10 fighter jet.

[The seven dwarfs can only go hungry]

Just when Chen Yu was about to stretch his neck and sing a high-pitched voice, the ringtone of his cell phone suddenly rang. Who was eating enough to disturb the young man's voice practice at around 7 o'clock in the morning? Chen Yu said angrily.

The name displayed on the screen is Katie Valovchin. This young lady is one of the assistant directors of the "Rapid Prepare" crew and is responsible for coordinating the actors' schedules.

His integrity was widely recognized and welcomed by his colleagues on the crew, so Chen Yu couldn't pretend he didn't see or hear the call. He could only adjust his mood to answer it.

Ms. Katie wanted to ask Chen Yu for help to go to Fifth Avenue to do a two-hour street promotion for the film with Barbara Palvin, which was to interact with passers-by.

A similar trick was used in "Knives Out" during the filming period, and the marketing effect was indeed very good, so "Rapid Prepare" is also prepared to learn from it.

Yesterday was Keanu Reeves and his old buddy Laurence Fishburne performing piano ensembles and simple magic tricks in Central Park opposite the hotel.

Today, it was planned that it would be Lance Reddick and Jerome Flynn's turn to perform on Fifth Avenue, but these two were called away by Stephen early in the morning to practice fighting scenes.

Since "Ramp Up" is a pure action movie, the fighting scenes are extremely confidential, so Lance and Jerome cannot show them on the street.

Ms. Katie had no choice but to accept the request of the publicist to coordinate the appearance of the leading actor and leading actress.

In fact, "Rapid Prepare" is similar to the two-hero movies in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. The creative team learned many shooting techniques and perspectives from Johnnie To's works.

In particular, Johnnie To's fatalism that he often adds to his works makes Chad Starsky, the director and producer of "Rush," unable to stop.

Therefore, he led the screenwriting team to ask everyone to try the police, gangster and gang movies directed by Johnnie To before constructing the script of "Rapid Prepare".

The essence of "Rapid Prepare" is a work that fills in and displays the grand world view of the series. Keanu and the characters and Chen Yu's characters all have their own destiny.

Moreover, after Keanu has completed the first four films of the series in compliance with the contract, there is still no definite answer as to whether he will renew the contract, and Keanu himself is also very confused.

The 53-year-old Keanu needs to make a decision based on his physical and mental state, but he privately told Chen Yu that he would take a break after filming the fourth movie next year or the year after.

Now Keanu prefers to take on easy jobs, without explosive racing, or works involving fists, kicks, and guns. Unfortunately, Keanu is rarely contacted for cooperation in such projects.

Mainly because the comedies, social themes, and plot films in which Keanu starred have generally received mediocre responses, with neither criticism nor praise.

Therefore, Keanu reminded Chen Yu many times to wait until he finished filming "Rush" and quickly take on other movies.

It only takes fifteen minutes to walk from the hotel to Fifth Avenue. As Chen Yu walked, he thought about the various tips and suggestions Keanu gave him based on his personal experience.

Keanu feels that Chen Yute is like an enhanced version of him:

Good looks are deeply loved and sought after by European and American women;
I don’t have any acting skills and I’m not willing to learn;
I especially like to take shortcuts when shooting.

Therefore, the relationship between the two is very good in private, but it is inevitable that they will have some differences when it comes to work. After all, their poor business abilities make their relationship very awkward.

Many of the above questions repeatedly surged and flashed back in Chen Yu's mind, causing him to narrowly walk through the temporary promotional booth set up by the crew. Fortunately, a female voice called out to him.

Barbara Palvin is a supermodel born in Hungary in 1993.

As of June this year, she is temporarily ranked 40th in the world's model rankings. In 2014, she participated in the filming of "Son of Zeus: Hercules" for the first time.

The reason why this young lady is willing to join FireWire is that she plans to transform. She is only ten months younger than Chen Yu and will soon turn twenty-four.

This age is really embarrassing in the world of modeling, and we have reached the crossroads of transformation and perseverance.

Barbara had never been in the top ten of the world's model rankings at her peak, so she was somewhat frustrated with her modeling career.

In June last year, she was ranked 20th in the world model rankings, which shows the fierce competition among her peers.

So she wants to transition to the European and American film and television circles by becoming the heroine of the "Rapid Chase" series.

Because she sets her goals very realistically, she does not resist or dislike pure action works.

In addition, she has very solid ballet and Latin dance skills, so she can use "Rapid Prepare" to show off her skills and broaden her acting career.

Barbara's family is relatively well-off, so she doesn't value money too much and just enjoys the feeling of standing under the lights and in front of the camera.

Barbara's pursuits tend to be more artistic, while Chen Yu and Keanu Reeves are more utilitarian, so these three are particularly divided when filming group portraits.

But this was not a problem for director Chad Staelski, who was good at patching up gaps. He immediately changed the script to make the three people characters representing different destinies.

It must be admitted that through his masterful coordination, the group portrait scenes of these three people have a particularly deep meaning, but the relationship between Barbara, Chen Yu and Keanu has always been mediocre.

After finishing work, she would rarely play football, skate or ride motorcycles with Chen Yu, Keanu and others. Instead, she would choose to go to the acting classroom to take basic courses alone.

Barbara's behavior made Chen Yu feel that she was pretending to be noble and deliberately creating a progressive persona.

"What should we do, Chen?" Barbara pulled out an oversized Reebok travel bag, knowing that Chen Yu was the brand's lifelong global spokesperson. The Washington Post even said that Chen Yu has received 7% of Reebok's shares as endorsement fees.

At present, Reebok has returned to its leading position in the boxing, fighting, and fitness fields in Europe and the United States.

Barbara took out a lot of cheerleading equipment from her travel bag and put it on the table along with several masks. She suggested that they could perform a dance or simply perform an opera.

It's a pity that Chen Yu can't do either of the two things she mentioned. Chen Yu means taking photos with the passers-by or answering some small questions.

Because Chen Yu had already completed half of today's transitional training, he didn't want to jump around and consume extra energy.

The announcement for the evening was another filming scene with Keanu. Chen Yu had to keep his body and mind stable. Barbara's suggestions could easily disturb Chen Yu's mood.

Chen Yu believes that he and Barbara can play independently without interfering with each other, but the latter feels that since they are partners, the team must have a sense of tacit understanding and consistency.

What Barbara said made sense, and Chen Yu immediately looked around.

"Should I use that electronic piano to accompany you?" Chen Yu's coaching team once asked him to learn piano for a period of time in order to improve his ability to adjust his mentality.

In addition, Dilireba, who has a level 10 piano qualification certificate as an entry-level qualification, also often gives Chen Yu advice.

Therefore, the most basic song Chen Yu can still be played smoothly.

Barbara then gave a thumbs up in approval. She could perform a short ballet to the accompaniment. In fact, she was not willing to dance the cheerleading routine.

After all, without wearing tights and a miniskirt, there is always a lack of enthusiasm and passion.

Barbara held Chen Yu's shoulders, took off her cool Chelsea boots, put on ballet shoes, kicked her legs, stretched, and then practiced two flat turns with Chen Yu as the center.

This is not far from the Broadway Opera House, so there are experts who come out for a walk among the crowd.

If Barbara's warm-up moves can win a round of applause, it means that this young lady has real skills.

Chen Yu borrowed an electronic piano and amplification equipment from a street performer for $25.

Barbara suggested that Chen Yu play "Swan Lake" or "Bagpipe Dance" based on his level. Chen Yu took out the score of "Swan Lake" on his mobile phone and took a look.

Then I tried playing five bars to test the feel and intonation. To be honest, Chen Yu's level was very average, but it was enough for this type of entertaining street performance.

Although Chen Yu sings without any rhythm, he controls the time very accurately when playing the piano, so Barbara can cooperate with Chen Yu for a short period of time.

But after Chen Yu finished playing "Swan Lake" and "Bagpipe Dance", the boss in the crowd couldn't help but give Chen Yu a good piano lesson.

Barbara was also able to dance the last part perfectly in a piece of music that was melodious and graceful rather than mechanical.

At nine o'clock in the morning, today's "Rapidly Prepare for War" street promotion event ended. Chen Yu and Barbara gave all the money they earned to the owner of the electronic piano.

After all, Chen Yu and others should make substantial compensation for delaying his income for two hours.

Barbara, who danced ballet intermittently for 80 minutes and interacted with passers-by, went directly to the acting training class after the promotion to recharge her batteries for the future.

After helping the crew pack their things, Chen Yu returned to the hotel to continue taking a bath, while catching up on "SEAL Team: Season 1" and the latest episodes of Roberts.

"American Horror Story Season 7" Emma Roberts can only appear in a friendly role due to scheduling issues.

However, in the eighth season, which is in preparation, she will appear on the crew as a co-producer and starring role. At the same time, Chen Yu will also decide whether to make a guest appearance depending on the situation.

The reason Emma Roberts is making such a high-profile return to the small screen is simple.

The big-screen film "Live" in which she starred has not achieved ideal results. Currently, the film has only made a net profit of US$500,000 for Lionsgate Pictures.

Even if the estimated income from peripherals and various digital streams is taken into account, the final net profit may not exceed the 4 million threshold.

So Emma Roberts needs to return to the small screen to gain popularity.

This young lady’s vision for picking out TV dramas and movies is completely out of this world.

Last night, frustrated Emma Roberts and Chen Yu complained in a video about the elusiveness and predictability of the European and American film industry.

To be honest, Chen Yu thinks the European and American film industry is pretty easy to judge. As long as he doesn't touch Roberts' favorite projects, he can avoid at least 30% of the big pitfalls.

In Disney's 2018 overall film and television project plan, it is hoped that Chen Yu and Emma Roberts will star in the emotional light comedy "Love Affair".

Directors David Fincher, Bryan Singer and Michael Bay are interested in taking over the project because the adaptation of the original script is indeed very commercial.

Disney plans to invite Chen Yu and Emma Roberts to star because they fit the original work.

In other words, the male and female protagonists of the original short comics were drawn from Chen Yu and Emma Roberts.

A cute, lazy but sinister boy;
A bitchy but kind girl.

Neither Chen Yu nor Emma Roberts gave an official response to this project.

The main reason is that the schedule is uncertain.

In addition, Disney is a bit resistant to Emma Roberts investing in this small-budget film with certain dark horse potential in the form of co-production.

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