Chapter 343 Boot
Los Angeles.
As soon as Wang Shu got off the plane, someone picked him up and arranged hotel accommodation.
After all, he was invited to direct the American version of "The Tuner", and his daily life was entirely taken care of by the crew.
After everything was settled, Wang Shu met with Dino De Laurentiis in the evening.
This old man is almost 90 years old and naturally does not have enough energy to take charge of the crew, so he is only in name and there is someone else who is really doing the work.
Meeting Wang Shu was just to show respect.
Two days later, Wang Shu officially met with the cast and crew for a book reading of the American version of "The Tuner".
As for the American version of the script, when the cooperation was reached, it had already been handed over to Dino De Laurentiis.
Wang Shu followed the staff into the conference room and saw the actors already waiting inside.
At a glance, there were Monica Bellucci, Kristen Stewart, Matt Damon and others
The people in the room saw a young Oriental director walking into the conference room , even though I already knew it, I was still quite surprised at this moment.
They have really gotten to know Wang Shu. Whether they are actors who got roles through auditions or actors who got roles through invitations, they all got to know Wang Shu through corresponding methods.
Because of this, I watched the original version of "The Tuner" directed by Wang Shu.
For example, Matt Damon is already a popular actor in Hollywood and has the ability to choose scripts.
Under normal circumstances, anyone would subconsciously think that a movie directed by a 21-year-old young director from the East would not be a good movie. With Matt Damon's status, it would be impossible for him to accept such a film appointment.
Then I learned that Wang Shu was the director of the original version of "The Tuner" and was a regular in the three major European films. He recently won the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival.
Firstly, this 21-year-old young director came to Hollywood to shoot "The Tuner" which he had successfully shot himself.
Secondly, this 21-year-old young director has won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. His strength should not be underestimated.
Matt Damon has watched the Chinese version of "The Tuner" and was impressed by the content and gave it high praise.
So, I accepted this drama and played the leading role.
In fact, Wang Shu personally feels that Jude Law's temperament should be more suitable for the "blind" male protagonist in "The Tuner".
However, he does not have the right to cast, and it is not him who has the final say as to which actor to use.
Matt Damon’s image is okay.
As for Monica Bellucci, she is Italian and comes from the same country as Dino De Laurentiis.
In 2005, he co-starred in the fantasy film "The Brothers Grimm" with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger.
She is nicknamed "Ball Flower" in mainland China.
In the American version of "The Tuner", she plays the heroine, the poisonous woman.
In fact, Sophie Marceau and Nicole Kidman can give this role a try.
But I have to say that Dino De Laurentiis knows how to choose actors, and Monica Bellucci's image is obviously more suitable.
And she also has experience working with Matt Damon.
17-year-old Kristen Stewart plays the role of the male protagonist’s little girlfriend.
Kristen Stewart will be one of the four Hollywood actresses in the future. She comes from a Hollywood industry family and a child star. Her father is a stage manager and TV program producer for FOX TV station, and her mother is a script director. , who is also a screenwriter.
In fact, 25-year-old Anne Hathaway can also give this role a try.
It’s just that Anne Hathaway is already a popular actress in Hollywood. Not only is she worth a lot, she is also impossible to be a co-star for Monica Bellucci.
At a glance, among the starring cast, except for Matt Damon, who is a popular Hollywood actor, the other actors are not big names.
Wang Shu also understood this.
After all, this is a project of Dino De Laurentiis, not a project of a giant Hollywood film company. The budget is limited and it cannot afford too many big names to star.
It’s already good to have Matt Damon.
Moreover, both Monica Bellucci and Kristen Stewart fit the characters in the film very well.
It was an unexpected surprise.
As soon as Wang Shu entered the conference room, the staff who brought him in introduced Matt Damon and others.
Applause broke out in the conference room to welcome Wang Shu.
The actors who can sit here, whether it's Matt Damon or anyone else, have done their homework.
Not only have I watched the Chinese version of "The Tuner", but I have also learned about Wang Shu's achievements in the three major European countries.
No one looked down upon this 21-year-old young director from China, everyone took him seriously.
Among them, 17-year-old Kristen Stewart has even been sizing up Wang Shu, obviously curious about this young director who won the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival at the age of 21.
Kristen Stewart is an American, and American culture is relatively open. She was not subtle and showed her interest unabashedly.
"Hello, I am Wang Shu from China. I am very happy to be able to become colleagues with you in the next period of time."
Wang Shu was new to the conference room and greeted everyone in the conference room politely. Say hello.
"Hello, Director Wang, I'm Matt Damon." Matt Damon was the first to speak.
He made a movie called "The Departed" with DiCaprio in 2005, which was a remake of the Hong Kong film "The Departed".
He is familiar with starring in remakes.
He is also familiar with starring in remakes of Chinese films.
With Matt Damon taking the lead, the others introduced themselves politely, and then naturally entered into the discussion of the characters in the script.
The purpose of this meeting is not to discuss modifying the script, but to help the actors figure out the role and get into the mood as soon as possible after starting the movie.
As for the crew and other matters, there is no need for Wang Shu to worry, Dino De Laurentiis will be fully responsible.
Wang Shu is just a director. Like actors such as Matt Damon, he starts work at work and rests after get off work.
Various other things are the responsibility of the producer.
The day passed like this.
Then we spent several days discussing the script.
In the blink of an eye, it was early October. It was a holiday in China, but Wang Shu was working in Hollywood.
"Director Wang, are you free tonight?" Kristen Stewart walked up to Wang Shu and asked.
Seeing Wang Shu's confused eyes, he smiled and said, "There is a party tonight, do you want to go together?"
This was an invitation to Wang Shu to be her male companion and go together.
Hollywood actors often hold parties at their homes or other places, and then
Many Hollywood actors, both male and female, have appeared on American TV programs and exposed themselves. Some secretly hide in the party with people they just met. Toilet or other places. Bang bang bang.
Not limited to the opposite sex, male plus male, female plus female.
For example, Kristen Stewart, her current orientation is male, but in a few years she will be female.
In the original timeline, Kristen Stewart participated in the fantasy film "Twilight" produced by Lionsgate Pictures in February 2008, playing the female lead, and her road to fame began.
Before that, she had indeed acted in many film and television works, but she was only slightly famous, not a big hit. "Sorry, I have something to do tonight." Wang Shu declined politely and explained, "I made an appointment with Gong Li today and I want to have dinner with her tonight."
"Gong Li ?" Kristen Stewart thought for a while, and then suddenly said, "Oh, I know, you Chinese actors."
"Yes." Wang Shu laughed, "I told her yesterday. Okay, I can only be embarrassed.”
Kristen Stewart saw that Wang Shu did not reject her on purpose, and said with a smile: “It’s okay, let’s meet again next time.”
"Okay, let's meet together next time we have a chance." Wang Shu said with a smile.
Hearing Wang Shu’s straightforward agreement, he couldn’t help but sigh and said, “I had promised my friends that I would take you with me, but now I can only be embarrassed.”
Wang Shu When I heard this, I could only say: "There's nothing I can do about it. I've already made an appointment with someone else and I can't break it."
"Okay." Kristen Stewart sighed.
Then he asked: "Director Wang, what is your mobile phone number? We have not exchanged contact information yet."
When Wang Shu heard this, he immediately took out his mobile phone and exchanged contact information with Kristen Stewart.
He came to Los Angeles and immediately applied for a phone card here.
The exchange of contact information was successful. Kristen Stewart raised her cell phone and said with a smile: "Contact me on cell phone."
"Contact me on cell phone." Wang Shu answered with a smile.
Originally, Kristen Stewart wanted to ask Wang Shu for his email address, but thinking that Wang Shu had just arrived in Los Angeles, she didn’t ask.
In domestic entertainment, not many artists use email.
In Hollywood, email communication is more common.
For example, in the original timeline, Swift's ex-boyfriends would often use their mailbox to send lengthy emails trying to win over Swift.
It is now 2007, and the talented girl Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift) is still a newcomer.
In the European and American music circles, Swift has never been known for her singing skills, but as a singer-songwriter.
Based on her singing skills alone, there are a lot of people in the European and American music circles who criticize her.
When it comes to creation, it’s different.
After a day's work, Wang Shen met Gong Li at a Chinese restaurant in the evening.
As a senior in domestic entertainment, Gong Li is quite concerned about Wang Shu, a talented young director. She asked: "How is it? Are you still used to it?"
"It's okay. "Wang Shu said with a smile,
"Just get used to it. I'm worried that you won't be accustomed to it here." Gong Li said with a smile.
Wang Shu smiled and said: "I have a thick skin and can adapt to anywhere."
When Gong Li heard this, she knew that the so-called thick skin means that I don't have a thick skin. It was so Jingui, but it was a little inappropriate to say it in front of her, so he changed it to rough-skinned and thick-bodied.
She believed that Wang Shu was telling the truth.
Because Wang Shu comes from a rural area, he is relatively rough-skinned and thick-skinned.
"As long as you can adapt to it." Gong Li responded, skipping the topic, and asked curiously, "I heard that Matt Damon plays the leading role?"
Although the crew has always emphasized not to disclose it to the outside world. Regarding the cast, Wang Shu responded truthfully: "Yes, Matt Damon."
The fact that he would tell the truth like this is not because he has no spirit of contract,
but the American version "The Tuner" was filmed in Los Angeles.
It is obvious that the filming is here, and trying to hide the cast is equivalent to wishful thinking.
Sooner or later it will be exposed, there is no need to hide it from Gong Li.
For example, the news about Matt Damon playing the male lead has already been spread.
“It’s really Matt Damon.” Gong Li was a little surprised.
"What? Is he famous here?" Wang Shu pretended not to know.
“You don’t know?” Gong Li was shocked when she heard this.
"After I came here, I just heard that he was a famous actor, but I didn't think much about it. I just thought he was a relatively famous actor." Wang Shu explained aloud, and then added, "You also know that famous actors in Hollywood There are quite a lot of actors.”
When Gong Li heard this, she understood what Wang Shu meant, and then kindly helped Wang Shu explain the structure of Hollywood.
Actually, of course Wang Shu knew that Matt Damon was a popular actor in Hollywood, but he deliberately pretended to be ignorant.
In this way, Gong Li will explain out loud like this, thus highlighting Gong Li's status as a senior.
Not only that, after such an exchange, the relationship between the two parties can also become closer.
Of course Wang Shu can show off in front of Gong Li, but showing off usually only works in front of newcomers or lesser-known artists.
Actresses like Gong Li are arrogant inside, and showing off will be offensive.
For example, if Wang Shu shows off in front of Liu Yan, the more he shows off, the more stars pop up in Liu Yan's eyes.
Correspondingly, the more showy she is in front of Gong Li, the more disgusted Gong Li will be.
The two of them chatted about Hollywood while eating, and they left until the meal was over.
Now Wang Shen does not live in a hotel, but rents an apartment for temporary stay.
The crew rented it for him, not at his own expense.
Because these are included in his director's contract.
October 2nd.
The US version of "The Tuner" is officially launched.
Although Wang Shu's English is relatively poor, he is still able to communicate without too many obstacles.
“First shot, first act, prepare.”
The crew shouted.
Wang Shu saw that the actors had entered the state, and immediately shouted: "Start."
Wang Shu sat in front of the camera, staring closely at Matt Damon and Monica · Bellucci's rivalry.
Just like the first time he directed "The Tuner", this time he directed "The Tuner" and put the scenes between the "blind" protagonist and the poisonous heroine at the forefront.
For the first time, he shot these scenes first to allow Fu Dalong and Jiang Wenli to get into their roles faster.
Today, following the same example, Matt Damon and Monica Bellucci also get into the roles faster.
Previous experience has proven that after this part is filmed, the two protagonists will gradually become more and more comfortable in filming other scenes.
Put the difficult part first. After overcoming this part, the actors can perform simple scenes and they can complete it easily.
Therefore, when Wang Shu filmed this "The Tuner", the filming process was 70% to 80% the same as the original "The Tuner", except for the different actors.
Of course, in order to distinguish the original version of "The Tuner", there are differences in both the setting and the insignificant plot and shots.
Although copying and pasting the original version of "The Tuner" obviously saves time, effort and worry, Wang Shu doesn't want to be scolded.
(End of this chapter)