"Coming, Ronald?"

That night, Joel Silver was on the top floor of the Fox Building waiting for the start of the new movie "Nothing Lasts Forever (working title)". He was a little fat and didn't want to join the fun on the set.

However, Ronald told him that the secret to being a producer is to observe the ability and cooperation of the director and actors on the set on the first day. If everything is OK, then there is no need to watch them every day.

"Yeah, it's not too late, right?" Ronald just arrived at the scene after chatting with his colleagues in New York about the marketing work of "Moonlight". He and the man who had already put on makeup played the role of the villain Hans Krug.

Alan Rickman, who plays Bob, and Bonnie Bedelia, who plays the protagonist's wife, said hello, and they both looked ready.

Ronald always remembered Roger Corman's principle, on the first day of shooting, to confirm the director's quality. If there are no problems, then don't show up on the set too often, otherwise the cast and crew will be confused about who they are.

It was the boss who had the final say who misunderstood.

The role of the producer is to stay behind. If there are no problems, it is best not to let the camera crew discover his existence. But when there are problems, he should be able to come out and solve them immediately.

"Where's Bruce?" Ronald looked around, only to see director John McTiernan and director of photography John de Bont working on the lighting, but he just missed the actor Bruce Willi.

Si, so asked Joel Silver, who has been here for a while.

"His assistant called back half an hour ago and said Bruce had come out of the MGM studio in Culver City and was heading to the Fox Tower."

"Oh", Ronald looked at his watch, it should be almost here.

The filming of the "Blue Moonlight" TV series is still going on. Bruce Willis still needs to work back and forth between the two sets in the past two days. After two days, he can be here full time.

"What are we shooting today?" Ronald asked the stage manager, took the shooting schedule and started looking at it.

Tonight is the first day of filming. The main character, John McClain, is on the rooftop of a building. In order to avoid being killed by a bomb detonated by Hans Krupp, he wraps a fire hose around his body and jumps from the rooftop.

Go down and escape.

"Why shoot such a big scene on the first day?" Ronald didn't understand. Joel Silver didn't seem to understand either. He shrugged and pointed at director John McTiernan.

Generally speaking, on the first day of shooting, the usual approach is to shoot some easy shots to let the actors get into the mood quickly. Or if you are a big director, you specially choose a scene that requires high acting skills and "torture" those scenes.

Celebrities, keep them tame and know you are not easy to fool.

But like this, on the first day of shooting a scene that didn't require much acting, but put very high demands on the stunt team, Ronald couldn't figure out why.

Such a shot requires some cooperation between the stunt team, the cinematographer, and the starring actors before the shooting effect is better. Otherwise, if the stunt actors and the starring actors do not have a tacit understanding, the shot may not look like the body shape, and a lot of money is wasted.

The explosion scene came out.

However, Ronald did not directly challenge it, especially since he is also a director himself.

Every director has his own working style. If he asked such a question, he would be distrustful of John McTiernan.

"John, is everything okay? Is there anything we need to improve on?" Ronald walked over, intending to chat with director McTiernan.

"Ah, Ronald. Everything is fine. This is my director of photography, Jan de Bont, a Dutch photography talent."

"Hello, Yang," Ronald waved to the handsome director of photography, who was adjusting the camera position on the stand.

"Hello Ronald, this is really exciting, isn't it?" Jan de Bont was very happy to see that it was the producer. He had previously worked with Dutch director Paul Verhoeven and was excited to be in

It’s very exciting to be in a major Hollywood commercial film.

"The conditions you provided were first-rate and the filming was great fun..."

"Looks good?" Ronald chatted with the director of photography for a while, then turned back to the director to continue chatting. He also wanted to lead the conversation to shooting a big scene right after shooting. It was best to let the director talk on his own.

"It's very good. It's rare for me to work with a producer who is a director and knows how to shoot a movie. You are really a blessing to me. I have never enjoyed such creative freedom on a set. It turns out that you are the one who knows the director's production best."

Filmmaker." The director liked Ronald's hands-off attitude very much.

"Uh..." Ronald was choked by John McTiernan's flattery and couldn't say what he originally wanted to say.

"It's a big scene when filming starts? It seems I'm lucky. I can see one of the most exciting scenes in the movie on the first day I came to the set." Ronald changed his approach and reminded the other party.

"Hahaha, this is a design consideration. Only by filming this scene from the beginning can we have the initiative."

"Then I'll wait and see, I won't disturb you anymore." When Ronald heard this answer, it turned out that John McTiernan had special considerations. Fortunately, he didn't say anything, and Ronald walked towards the back of the camera.

"Bruce is here," Ronald was reminded by Joel Silver next to him as soon as he exited the shooting circle.

Bruce Willis was still wearing the iconic top and top hat from "Blue Moonlight". Behind him was a manager and an assistant, who strode in staggeringly.

"Hey, Ronald, I'm not late, am I? It's really hard to shoot from both sides."

"Of course not, we are here early. Please take the time to rest and I will watch your performance when the camera is turned on." Of course Ronald could only say words of encouragement. The most fearful thing for an actor who is on the set to compete with others is that he is not in a good mood.

Well, it affects the shooting a lot.

"Just watch my performance. Today is a big event. You will know Bruce's ability. I also asked Demi to come to my performance. Is she here? Demi?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "She just called and said she would be there soon. We will notify you as soon as she arrives." Joel Silver immediately continued.

"Very good, I'm going to put on makeup first. Demi doesn't know how brave a man he is yet. Today is a good opportunity to show it off." Bruce Willis walked towards his dressing room.

"What big scene? There won't be any scene for him today, right? Two close-ups of reaction shots at most, and the makeup time will be longer?" Ronald was confused and picked up the shooting plan again and started looking at it.

It is clearly written above that in today’s scene, only a long stunt shot of jumping off a building is the highlight. Bruce Willis only had a face-showing shot of wrapping fire hose around himself, and then a stunt double jumped from the rooftop on his behalf.

On another platform below, there is an inflatable mattress to catch him.

"Television actors, you know, they don't understand film shooting," Joel Silver thought to Ronald with a wink.

Indeed, TV dramas rarely shoot such big scenes, and Bruce Willis might not even understand how to shoot such an explosion and jumping scene in a movie.

"I'm going to take a rest first." Ronald looked around and found that his role today was producer, and a chair without his name on it was vacant and waiting for him.

With a self-deprecating smile, Ronald simply sat on an apple box, closed his eyes and rested his mind. After a busy day, it was time to take a break.

"Ronald, Ronald...Where's Bruce? Where are the others?"

A woman's voice came, waking Ronald up from his state of resting with his eyes closed.

Ronald opened his eyes and saw a black-haired beauty with a wavy hairstyle just a few inches away from him. Her shrewd eyes and sexy lips almost made Ronald lose his mind.

"Demi, are you here?" Ronald stood up from the apple box, "Bruce was putting on makeup just now, and the crew just finished lighting, and they are all preparing now...Bruce also said that he wanted you to see his makeup tonight.

Brave state..."

"Hahaha", Demi Moore laughed so hard that Bruce Willis liked to say some vulgar words to flirt. This is what Willis likes to say in person to show his conquest of Demi.

Her eyes were wandering. Speaking of bravery, the one in front of her seemed to be stronger. Although on the surface he showed more of a scholar-like temperament, after taking off his clothes, he was actually very muscular.

The two of them walked side by side toward the dressing room. Demi and Ronald kept a little distance. The relationship between the two seemed to have retreated from the state of a special relationship to one where they could talk about personal things, but they were deliberately

Avoid ambiguous flirting.

"Hey, Demi, look at me... don't blink until then." Bruce Willis was dressed as a predator. He was barefoot, wearing a pair of pants, and his upper body was naked except for a gun belt.

Holding a submachine gun.

Ronald stood and looked at his outfit. The makeup made some red syrup on his body, and with a few streaks of black carbon black, the image of a lonely hero who had gone through a hard battle suddenly emerged.

"No problem." Ronald nodded. This kind of makeup shows that the director has good control over the makeup, costumes, and props team, and there is no problem with the expressiveness of the picture. Moreover, these details need to be consistent in each shot, without being confusing, which shows that the director has good control over the scene notes.

, the photography and other teams are also well managed.

As soon as an expert takes action, he will know how high the level is.

Ronald looked at his watch. He felt that the director had passed his approval. After watching a few scenes of Bruce Willis as a courtesy, it would be no problem to watch the scene of the stunt double jumping off the building. He could go back and enjoy it.

Go to sleep, I have to fly to New York tomorrow.

"Nothing lasts forever, first scene, first shot." The scribe began to announce the scene, and with a "pop" sound, the slate was laid down.

"Action!" director John McTiernan begins filming.

Bruce Willis walked into the camera barefoot, slung the submachine gun on his body, then opened the iron box labeled "For Fire Brigade Only" and pulled out the red turntable wrapped with white fire hose.

"Ah..." Bruce Willis roared angrily, and then began to pull the fire hose hard, causing the red turntable to spin. When Willis saw that the hose was long enough, he pulled the fire hydrant and moved to the other side.

While walking.

"John...what the hell are you doing here?"

Bruce Willis walked to a corner of the rooftop and wrapped the fire hose around himself.

The camera began to move closer to him, and the director of photography, Jan de Bont, waved his hand with satisfaction.

The assistant next to him began to use an iron fan to blow air on Bruce Willis's body, and a white mist that looked like water vapor caused by dry ice blew in that direction.

"Why are you so fucking unlucky?"

Bruce Willis continued to curse and talk to himself. When he was blown by the cold wind, the air he exhaled turned into white mist, which was more in line with the Christmas atmosphere in the movie.

"Cut!"

The director stopped the filming, and after checking with the director of photography, he said that this rule was passed.

"Pa bang bang..." Ronald took the lead and started to applaud.

"Pa bang bang..." Everyone started to applaud together.

Ronald looked at director John McTiernan's smile and Bruce Willis' silly smile and smiled himself. Both of them made the right choice!

Bruce Willis's silly blue-collar temperament is completely true to his character. It fits the role of John McClain perfectly. McClain didn't want to be involved in such a terrorist incident, he just came to find his wife.

For Christmas.

After taking off his shoes, having to step over broken glass, and escaping from an exploding elevator, etc., he is now on his last adventure. If he succeeds, he can rescue all the hostages including his wife.
To be continued...