Chapter 174 I mean, is this Hollywood? (2/4)
There are a bunch of star families in Hollywood, such as the Coppola family, the Sheen Estevez family, the Horn-Hudson family, and of course the Smith family and the Douglas family!
An artistic family...
The director's son becomes a director, and the star's child becomes a star...
However, Michael Douglas, the member of the Douglas family, started acting from the bottom and worked in TV series for nearly 10 years before becoming well-known in the 1972 TV series "The Streets of San Francisco".
And he came to prominence because he single-handedly facilitated the filming of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", served as a producer, and personally persuaded Jack Nicholson to star in the film...
To compare, our Jaden Smith, after doing soy sauce in "Men in Black 2" and "The Pursuit of Happiness", directly starred in "The Kung Fu Dream" and "Return to Earth"...
Almost starring in "Men in Black 4"...
Maybe he thought his son was unreliable, so Will Smith took it upon himself. "John Wick" won the North American box office title of the year, and won the Oscar for Best Actor with "King Richard".
Of course, the most famous one is the Oscar host Chris Rock, who told us that although talk shows are offensive art, they still have boundaries, so Yang Li, be careful...
Bringing it back, in short, Zhao Shan popularized a lot of Hollywood dramas, including the relationship between "Transformers" actor Shia LaBeouf and Spielberg...
"Spielberg is very optimistic about this kid. After "Rear Window", he even let him star in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"..."
Naza thought of something and turned on her phone: "I have news here that Spielberg's daughter has announced that she will become a new worker!"
"This is her freedom!" Zhao Shan said contemptuously: "Although it is freedom, and the new job is legal in many countries, without exception, it is at the bottom of contempt. To put it bluntly, it is a despicable job."
"...But America is very free. Parents should support it, right?"
"You are so supportive! Do you think any parents will support their daughters selling themselves? Americans are human beings too, and most of them are very conservative. The America you imagine is not America... You will know in a few days!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Shan suddenly laughed: "Chang Lin also told me this. He said that Lao Si has been making movies all his life and serving the public. His daughter is also serving the public. In a sense, he can be regarded as inheriting his father's legacy!
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"…he…"
Nazha really doesn't know how to evaluate her brother. He is a very nice person, but it's a pity that he has a big mouth!
…
After getting off the plane, the assistant director of the crew came to pick them up.
Na Zha actually knew this assistant director and was quite familiar with it - Lu Ying, the assistant director during "Xiu Chun Knife".
"For this filming, the behind-the-scenes lineup is all from China..."
"Why?"
Lu Ying explained: "...because there are too many restrictions in Hollywood. Brother Jackie Chan made a suggestion before. He said that filming in Hollywood is very wasteful. It is best to use domestic crews..."
It was indeed his elder brother's suggestion. Jackie Chan couldn't stand the inefficiency of Hollywood: "When foreigners film a movie, I tell you that the production fee is 20 million, but actually 10 million is spent on services. When I filmed "Rush Hour", everyone present had a break.
Even Lu Huiguang has a RV, but in the movie he is just a martial artist and a supporting role;
They also wanted to keep the air conditioner on 24 hours a day. I told them, ‘Turn it off when no one is around.’ They said, ‘No! keep it cool!’
In addition, there are my air tickets and my bodyguard’s air tickets. Ice cream, red wine, and white wine are provided 24 hours a day. When I go filming outside, I specially ask a Chinese chef to give it to me, but the food cooked is cold and not delicious, so I think they are filming. What a waste of money and food...'
Of course, the most important thing is that insurance companies are too aggressive and cause headaches!
In the climax scene of "Rush Hour", Jackie Chan had to walk over the columns on the roof. Having been shooting death-defying scenes in Hong Kong for nearly 20 years, it was too easy for him.
Hollywood won't allow filming like this!
The people in charge of the set scolded me that they must be tied with wires, but hanging wires is very troublesome, so we just said: 'I will do it for you to see!'
Useless!
Later, I simply said that hanging wires would not work, and said that if we really shoot like this, the entire scene will not be lent to us, and we will have to shoot with a blue background...
Jackie Chan is very disdainful: If you don’t take risks, how can you make an action movie?
"...So, you don't have an insurance company this time?"
"Yes, there is. Our crew this time is also based on Hollywood standards, but it's based on B-movie standards, so there aren't that many restrictions!"
"limit?"
"Hollywood has a complete system, which is not only reflected in clear rules and regulations and strong labor unions to protect the rights and interests of workers, but also has many prescribed processes. For example, actors with dialogues are paid at least 400 US dollars a day, while actors without dialogues are paid at least 400 US dollars a day. It only costs 100 US dollars a day, and we try not to let the extra actors talk!"
Lu Ying concluded: “Small strategies to save money!”
Zhao Shan hesitated and asked: "We are not so short of money, are we?"
"This is a B-level movie, with a cost of no more than 35 million US dollars... This province still needs to save..."
"Have you started filming?"
"Well... we have been filming for two days. We are in a fast pace. There is mainly no scene scheduling... By the way, there are many celebrity guest appearances, all of which were proposed on their own initiative!"
"Friendly guest appearance? Who?"
"Wesley Snipes...is the star of "Blade"..."
"Are you making a cameo?"
"Well, the filming was completed yesterday, and the guest stars were passers-by I met while eating..."
"Why not assign a more important role?"
"The salary starts at tens of millions of dollars, and all you need to do is show your face..."
Soon, the car arrived at the small town of Manchester on the outskirts of Boston, got off the car, and checked into a Gothic-style hotel...
Naza was very surprised: "Why here? We weren't filming in Boston?"
Lu Ying explained: "...This is Massachusetts, and the tax rebate is as high as 35%... Our foreplay is all shot here, and the climax scene will be in Boston!"
"…All right!"
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Shen Changlin... did not plan the strategy as Lu Ying said, and even felt that everything was not going well!
There are many members of the local American film union on the crew, and they can be described in one sentence: slackers.
You must hire local personnel, otherwise, there will be no tax refund...
Horse-riding people, these people only work eight hours a day, and they won’t work for even one second longer!
This group of people don't go home after get off work. They either go to bars to drink or go to strip clubs to have fun...
What happened to some work?
He can't force these people to work yet, because the crew has a dedicated legal team...
Jackie Chan patted him on the shoulder with understanding: "This is Hollywood!"
"...Brother, this is a B-level movie. The investment is only 35 million US dollars. It is not a big production!"
"I know, but we have more than 200 employees, and we are a large production crew... Large production crews have to accept these regulations."
"Then I definitely won't be able to finish filming in thirty days!"
"...Why does it have to be filmed in thirty days? Are you planning to release it this year?"
"That's not to say... New Line means it will be released in February or March next year..."
In the off-season, there aren’t that many opponents...
Of course, the box office may not be that high, but it will be over 100 million in North America.
Fighting against "Kingsman"...
Hearing this, Jackie Chan asked: "Then why are you in such a hurry?"
"...I'm used to this..."
"Then break this habit...you can go to the bar with them..."
Shen Changlin shook his head: "I don't drink!"
Jackie Chan then suggested: "Then go to a strip club!"
Shen Changlin shrugged: "...I don't understand the behavior that can only be watched but not done!"
"...If you pay more, they will let you do it."
Shen Changlin still shook his head: "I'm still so young, so I don't want to get sick."
Chapter completed!