Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 328 - Injured
"Barbara, when you look at Chen and Keanu, you should look at Chen and Keanu with contempt rather than hostility." Director Chad Starsky pointed to his eyes and said.

Then he turned back and raised his eyebrows at Chen Yu, asking him to treat Keanu and Barbara with an indifferent attitude. Chen Yu's character does not take orders from anyone.

Keanu, on the other hand, must show the decisiveness of a quick battle and the momentum or state of being able to kill a god when a god blocks him, or to kill a Buddha when a Buddha blocks the enemy. A calm and calm look does not apply here.

If the acting skills of the two male protagonists and the borderline female protagonist were to be ranked, Director Chad would definitely list the "ranking chain" of Chen Yu>Keanu>Barbara.

Chen Yuqiang can imitate the appearance of excellent actors. In addition, as a cowboy who came out of the Lone Star Republic, the most important thing is to be carefree and free.

Therefore, Chen Yu in "Rapid Prepare for War" is one of the actors with the lowest rework rate in reshoots. He can successfully complete more than 60% of the literary scenes within four takes.

Of course, this is also related to the short length of the film. The creative team of "Rapid Preparation" tried their best to compress the dialogue and scenes that test the acting skills to the extreme.

Then a large number of cool and exciting fighting scenes are added to give full play to the personal charm of Chen Yu and Keanu, as well as Barbara's cool and capable sense.

To be honest, Director Chad positioned Barbara to imitate Ana de Armas's acting style, not Margot Robbie's line.

"Mr. Mosca, please bring a pair of flat shoes." Director Chad looked back at the scene and finally discovered where the inexplicable feeling of awkwardness came from.

Keanu Reeves' height is 188, Barbara's height is 170, and Chen Yu is exactly 176.

So when Barbara puts on high heels, Chen Yu instantly becomes the petite among the three leading actors.

However, according to the setting of the world view, Chen Yu and Keanu are neck and neck in terms of strength and momentum, and they belong to the "ceiling" of the "John Wick" series.

Therefore, when designing fight scenes, Chen Yu is usually given a slight advantage to make up for the gap in height and size and maintain the overall balance of the two heroes.

But if Barbara stood between the two of them in high heels, the balance would be suddenly broken by a third party, which would turn Chen Yu's cuteness to cruelty.

Chen Yu's height is actually more suitable for romantic scenes with European and American actresses, or for urban dramas.

Because it can greatly reduce the technical and practical difficulties of setting, lighting, and camera movements.

In the past ten years, European and American audiences have generally tended to reduce the height difference between male and female protagonists in dramas and romance films. This is the opposite of the situation in China, South Korea, and Japan.

The reason is that feminist awareness in Europe and the United States is far ahead of Asian countries, and has penetrated deeper into the film and television industry.

After Chad patiently warned the three leading actors, he motioned for everyone to do it again, but new problems quickly surfaced.

Barbara actually felt like she was jumping when she put on flat shoes because flat shoes are much more comfortable than high heels.

So Barbara subconsciously added this emotion to the performance, which made the scene suddenly become very weird. What are you happy about offending the High Table Organization?
Moreover, Barbara often walks around like a supermodel in front of the camera, which is inconsistent with her cold and capable character image and conflicts with the overall style of the film.

"Can you please forget about being a supermodel?" Director Chad made a pressing gesture to Barbara.

This scene had to be shot nine times before it met director Chad's requirements, but what followed were the three most difficult or worst shots of the night.

"Now you have to treat Barbara as a magical weapon with commanding arms. The movements I designed also include a little dance element and you have to pay attention to the rhythm and rhythm."

Action director Stephen and a member of a Korean martial arts team gave a demonstration while explaining patiently.

I have to say that this set of movements is indeed beautiful, silky, and sharp. Even if two men perform it, it does not look girly or feminine.

But it was too difficult for Chen Yu and Barbara.

After Chen Yu picked up Barbara, passed her horizontally, threw her low, lifted her high, and then wrapped her around her waist, Barbara completely lost her balance and couldn't walk in a straight line when her feet landed on the ground.

Moreover, this set of actions cannot be taken apart for filming, because Chen Yu needs to use inertia to control Barbara's body, otherwise the action will become very stagnant.

In addition, once it slows down, it is easy for Barbara to be injured in the fight. During two attempts to shoot, Barbara's calf was severely whipped by a prop weapon.

At that time, the young lady bit Chen Yu's finger so painfully that Chen Yu almost threw her away.

The second time, it was thanks to Chen Yu's hand that he quickly blocked Barbara's collarbone, otherwise the charged sweep and subsequent blow would have probably kept her in the hospital for at least three days.

Chen Yu put the medicine box and scissors next to Barbara, who was frowning and staring, and then helped the doctor hold down the latter's shoulders.

By this time, Barbara's left calf had become swollen. Since she was wearing slim-cut jeans, she could only cut them along the ankle for preliminary treatment.

Dr. Kelley pushed up his glasses and lifted Barbara's left calf for observation, then pinched her purple swelling at lightning speed, and Barbara immediately began to struggle violently.

"There should be no problems with her bones, ligaments and muscles." Miss Kelley tied an ice pack to Barbara's injury and massaged her ankle.

This is a very typical global approach to treating sports injuries.

At this stage, Barbara's physical condition no longer allows for continued filming. After fifteen minutes of preliminary treatment, Chen Yu and Aisha accompanied Barbara to the hospital.

Keanu stayed to complete the last set of shots. After all, the procedures for applying for night scenes in New York are very cumbersome. The crew of "Rapid Prepare" cannot waste the opportunity.

This is not because the crew is unkind or too utilitarian. When Barbara signed the contract with the crew, she had obtained various insurances at the same time, so she did not need to worry about being hospitalized.

Chen Yu only went there to prevent Barbara from being harassed by reporters and affecting her rest. Once the media was stationed at the hospital, he could draw firepower for Barbara.

Therefore, sending Chen Yu to accompany the crew was regarded as attaching great importance to Barbara. At 11:10 p.m., Chen Yu and others successfully arrived at the main entrance of NYU Langone Medical Center.

The powerful media had already been waiting quietly in the parking lot.

However, the reporters, who still had some moral bottom line left, did not film the scene of Chen Yu carrying Barbara into the wheelchair, as a sign of respect for the injured.

Chen Yu asked Aisha to push Barbara in for medical treatment, while he strolled to the reporter for an impromptu interview. It was convenient for everyone to make use of each other in the future.

The reporters were also discerning and knew that Barbara was 90% injured at work, so they didn't ask any weird questions. They just chatted with Chen Yu about the filming progress and the difficulties he was facing.

At present, the creative team of "Rapid Preparation" is mainly thinking about how to better ensure that the action scenes are not leaked, and the second is to highlight the charm of the two male protagonists.

As for the acting issue, it's not a big deal at all. After all, this work is aiming for box office results and not mainstream awards.

"I think you guys should know better than me when the crew will move to Morocco for filming." Chen Yu raised his eyebrows.

The reporters at the scene chuckled after hearing this. They or they had a private connection with the propaganda slogan of "Rapid Prepare for War".

"Chen, will you take on follow-up projects in the "John Wick" series?"

The reporter from [Variety Show] Weekly handed the microphone to Chen Yu.

If Chen Yu's relationship with Lionsgate Pictures remains good, then he really can't turn down the "John Wick" series.

But he will still put his energy and focus on the "Knives Out" series customized for him.

Perhaps in the future, the "John Wick" series will blur the so-called protagonist, that is, Chen Yu will only appear as a symbolic symbol.

The characters in each work revolve around or are related to Chen Yu's character. In the big world, Chen Yu is the core successor to Keanu.

But there is no need for his face to appear in subsequent film and television works.

The audience can be reminded of Chen Yu's role through character dialogue, event recall and task correlation.

This can not only expand the plot to the maximum extent but also save costs. It is also conducive to cultivating and training rookie actors.

Lionsgate definitely has no chance of catching up with the established studios, but it can build a network of connections to become a leader among the upstarts.

Therefore, Chen Yu may appear in one or two sequels of the "John Wick" series, but the audience should not expect him to be a permanent fixture.

And once the box office of the "John Wick" series begins to decline, Chen Yu will definitely be the first one to jump out.

Originally, Chen Yu was full of prejudice and resistance against pure action movies.

"Chan, will you team up with Emma Roberts on the big screen?"

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times squeezed into the front row and asked questions loudly.

Currently, Chen Yu has no such idea. Although Emma Roberts is a ratings queen in the European and American drama industry, her main movies have never been able to make waves.

Moreover, Chen Yu was too familiar with her, and they had a tacit understanding when acting opposite her, but there was no spark. This is the main reason why Dilraba has always been reluctant to share the same screen with Chen Yu.

The audience will think that the two are too sweet when playing a couple, and too clingy when playing a couple. They can tell what posture the other person is going to use when they look at each other. How can this make the audience's hearts beat?
Therefore, both Chen Yu and Emma Roberts believe that working together is not a good choice for them.

Moreover, what Chen Yu pursues for his movies is box office, while Emma Roberts has always wanted to win mainstream awards.

So in some aspects, Emma Roberts is very similar to Dilraba Dilraba, but Emma Roberts's dramas have basically never been missed, while Dilraba Dilraba's classmates are the opposite.

"Chen, when will you and your fiancée walk into the church?"

[The Sun] reporter’s eyes sparkled with gossip.

In this matter, Chen Yu had to listen to Dilraba's arrangements. As far as he knew, the latter planned to obtain the certificate first, then make the official announcement, and finally hold the wedding ceremony.

As for the time to receive the certificate, Dilireba thinks it can be any day next year. Currently, her overall schedule for the next eight years is very loose.

Moreover, Dilrabat is opposed to being as arrogant as Yang Ying. She just wants to get married comfortably on the Greek island of Karpathos.

According to the preliminary plan developed by Dilraba and Europe's top wedding planning team, the five-day ceremony itinerary will cost approximately US$17 million.

This does not include diamond rings and wedding dresses.

Chen Yu doesn't need to worry about choosing a diamond ring. Harry Winston has already signed a contract with Dilraba in advance.

Chen Yu didn't ask much about the wedding dress.

But it seems that Dilireba is particularly fond of the well-covered styles of the old European aristocrats without dragging the big skirts.

She said that this could show off her body curves and her image as a good wife and mother. Anyway, Chen Yu looked confused and didn't know what to say.

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