Chapter 308 Foreigners Don’t Care
As time went by, the crew's filming went smoothly, the actors got into the state more quickly, and the other staff members cooperated well.
The crew members from China won the respect of local filmmakers in New York with their hard-working attitude and professional skills.
Everyone worked together just to make a good movie.
The person who is most happy about this situation is Gu Wei, the director and boss.
Time passed day by day, and soon it was the weekend. According to the shooting plan, today's shooting location was New York's landmark building "Times Square".
There is a chase scene in the movie where Gu Wei, Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Yang drive a horse-drawn carriage through Times Square.
But in reality, real horses are not allowed to run on Times Square.
So the crew used the money tactic. In a capitalist country, as long as the money is in place, there is no problem that cannot be solved.
If not, you're not spending enough.
Gu Wei generously shelled out $2 million and asked the New York City Police Department to arrange police cars and close an entire street to coordinate the filming.
However, even so, the local staff told them that they could only finish filming the scenes of real horses running before nine in the morning.
Moreover, Times Square only allows film shooting on Saturdays or Sundays. If this scene is not finished today, it will have to wait until next week.
This waste of time and money is unacceptable to the crew.
It was still daybreak when all the crew members and actors involved arrived at the scene. In order to shoot this scene well today, more than 300 local staff were hired.
Now we can’t care about the expensive labor costs and overtime pay. The venue fee for this game is the real big expense.
The camera is set up, all the staff are ready, and we just have to wait for the light to be right before we can officially start shooting.
Time is tight, and every minute of delay means funds are burned like crazy.
Last night's meeting made everyone familiar with today's shooting process, but when it came to the actual shooting of such a large scale, everyone was still worried, fearing that there would be problems in their own links.
There was another difficulty in filming this scene. The streets in New York are one-way only, which required the carriage to go a long way and turn back, resulting in a very limited number of times the carriage could run.
According to calculations, the crew only has about three shooting opportunities before 9 o'clock. If the final shooting effect is not good, they will have to wait until next week to reshoot this segment.
Not only wasted time, but also $2 million was wasted.
More and more people are gathering around Times Square, which is the most prosperous area in New York and welcomes tourists from all over the world every day.
The lighting was just right, and as the assistant director shouted "action" into the loudspeaker, the script supervisor clapped the cue, and the expensive carriage chase scene began.
The three detectives ran and bumped into a white carriage.
There aren't many lines in this whole scene, only a few sentences, and it's all shot from different angles, filming the process of them driving through Times Square.
Once. Twice
Gu Wei stood behind the monitor, frowning as he looked at the footage that had just been shot.
He always felt like something was missing.
The director's dissatisfaction also made the crew and actors feel a little anxious.
The local government personnel who came to assist them were already looking at their watches frequently, and the time was getting closer and closer to 9 o'clock.
The remaining time was only enough for them to take one final shot.
More and more people gathered around Times Square, and the crowd became denser.
It is human nature to love watching the fun, and foreigners are no exception.
Seeing the crew's large-scale filming, the police blocked the road and police cars followed, and there were more and more cameras, staff members, and onlookers.
Two scantily clad white girls stood at the edge of the crowd on the street, looking in the direction of the crew.
One of them had blonde hair and the other had brown hair. They each carried a backpack, wore a light-colored, thin top, and denim shorts. They had long, toned legs and wore a pair of white sneakers.
It looks like he is traveling to New York.
"Mary, what kind of movie are they making?"
The little girl with blonde hair asked curiously.
"I don't know. It's such a big deal. Maybe they're filming a Marvel movie, a superhero movie!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and made two Spider-Man-like movements of shooting spider webs.
"Come on, let's take a closer look!"
The blonde girl said as she pulled her friend towards the crew.
Gu Wei stood up from in front of the monitor and looked around.
His frown relaxed and he knew where he had gone wrong!
In order to have more time to shoot, they came too early, and there were too few people in Times Square in the first two shots.
The atmosphere of the grand scene cannot be reflected in the camera.
Of course, these people can be created with special effects later, but there is still an opportunity to shoot now. There are more and more people in Times Square. Gu Wei doesn't want to waste it and plans to shoot it perfectly in the last time.
"Everyone get ready, let's do it one last time!"
After giving a few words to the assistant directors and shouting through a loud speaker, Gu Wei returned to his position in the middle carriage.
"Director, do we need to make some adjustments to our scene?"
Wang Baoqiang asked with some concern.
He was very anxious because he failed to pass the shot twice in a row.
Everyone in the crew knows that filming is now burning real money, and no one dares to slack off even a little.
Xiao Yang, who was following closely behind him, had the same expression and was waiting for Gu Wei's answer.
“It’s okay, Baoqiang.
It's not your fault, you performed very well both times."
Gu Wei patted his shoulder cheerfully.
"Of course, Xiao Yang also performed well.
Just wait and play normally."
"That……"
Wang Baoqiang was a little puzzled. Since the actors performed correctly, why was the shot not up to standard?
"There are some issues with the graphics, but trust me, we'll definitely succeed on our last try."
Gu Wei didn't explain much and spoke to Baoqiang with full confidence.
Wang Baoqiang was also infected by his confidence. He looked into Gu Wei's eyes, nodded heavily, and said nothing more.
The final take begins.
As the three of them boarded the white carriage, Wang Baoqiang shouted "Gee!"
The white horse and the three people in the car galloped on the road in Times Square.
Police cars were chasing behind, sirens were blaring, and the dense crowd of onlookers around were all looking at them, and many were holding up their mobile phones to take pictures.
The three people were in the carriage, laughing and shouting, as if they were not running away, but a big star outing.
The last shot was completed at exactly nine o'clock.
Gu Wei looked at the footage again, and everyone was nervously waiting for his result.
"OK, everyone did a great job, this was perfect, let's get ready to transition!"
After reading it, Gu Wei picked up the loudspeaker and said.
"yeah!"
“That’s great~”
“.”
The crew members cheered, and the tension in everyone's hearts finally eased.
Gu Wei looked at everyone with a smile and instructed Xiao Cui beside him to prepare to move the equipment.
Then he discussed the next scene with Wang Baoqiang and others.
Not long after, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.
Gu Wei frowned and looked in the direction of the sound.
Soon, a staff member came running over.
"Director, someone is here to visit the crew!"
"Visiting the set?"
Gu Wei looked confused. He was filming in the country, so it wasn't surprising that someone from the crew visited him on set.
But this is on the other side of the ocean, where I don't know anyone and no one is around. How could any friends come over?
He looked at Liu Yifei beside him.
"Sister Yifei, is she your friend?"
Speaking of which, Liu Yifei is the only one in the crew who has lived in the United States for many years, so maybe some friends will come to visit her on set.
"I don't know, no one told me~"
Liu Yifei also looked puzzled.
“Director, it’s a Hollywood actress who’s here to see you!
There are a lot of fans gathered outside.”
Said the young man who came to report the news.
After hearing what he said, Gu Wei finally realized who it was.
"Go and ask the staff to let the other person in."
He ordered.
The only Hollywood female star who knows him in the United States is Maria Olsen.
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei with curiosity.
"Do you know any Hollywood female stars?"
"Um~ If I'm not mistaken, it should be Elizabeth Olsen, whom I met at London Fashion Week.
I don’t know why she came here, she didn’t inform me beforehand.”
Gu Wei shrugged his shoulders with an expression that said, "I know nothing."
"Olsen?
Is she the actress who played Scarlet Witch Wanda in the recently released Avengers 2?
Liu Yifei muttered the name and quickly figured out who it was.
With the popularity of Marvel movies around the world, the actors who play characters such as Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and Thor have also become famous all over the world.
As Scarlet Witch is a new popular character in "Avengers 2", Olsen's current popularity is definitely not low.
Gu Wei nodded.
"Haha~ I didn't expect Director Gu to have an connection with this popular Hollywood actress. It turns out that handsome guys attract beautiful girls~"
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei with a half-smile and said in a sarcastic tone.
"Just ordinary friends~"
Gu Wei didn't care and just said something simply.
As soon as the words fell, Olsen came over from a distance wearing a black slim miniskirt, a pair of high heels, with her blonde hair draped over her shoulders, taking sexy steps and smiling.
As soon as he got in front of Gu Wei, he opened his arms and gave him a warm hug.
Liu Yifei, who was watching from the side, curled her lips.
"Gu, it's you.
I never thought we would meet again in New York.
It's been more than two months since we last met in London. Have you missed me?"
Ao Mei did not hide her joy at seeing Gu Wei again.
Her beautiful eyes stared at his handsome face, and moments of wonderful experiences that Gu Wei had brought her flashed through her mind.
"Ahem, Elizabeth, why are you in New York?
And you just happened to come visit my crew?"
After taking a look at Liu Yifei's face next to him which was full of inquiring expression, Gu Wei changed the subject.
"I have an endorsement agent here for a shoot. I just passed by and saw your large-scale road blocking for the shoot, so I asked my assistant to ask the surrounding staff.
When I learned that the director of the crew was named Gu Wei, and he was Chinese, I guessed it might be you.
Now it seems that my guess was correct.
The world is so big, maybe it is God who made us meet here again by chance~"
Ao Mei smiled and stared at Gu Wei with a pair of charming eyes.
"Well, I'm also very happy to meet you again in a foreign country."
Gu Wei replied with a smile.
"Ahem~"
Liu Yifei coughed twice, attracting Ao Mei's attention.
"Is this your girlfriend, Gu?"
Olsen turned to look at Liu Yifei and asked with some confusion.
"No, let me introduce you. This is Liu Yifei, the heroine in my movie, and also a very good friend of mine."
Gu Wei said.
Liu Yifei also smiled and shook hands with Aolian Mei.
"Hello~"
"Hello, you are really beautiful. No wonder you can be the heroine in Gu's movie."
Ao Mei looked at Liu Yifei and said.
"Thanks!
You are also very beautiful, and I really like your role as Wanda in Avengers 2."
Liu Yifei responded politely.
Gu Wei lowered his hand and looked at his watch.
"Excuse me, Elizabeth, you know, I'm a director now.
My crew still needs me to work, and you know how expensive filming is in New York. I'm very busy with my filming schedule right now, so I may not have time to spend with you again."
Gu Wei said with some regret.
“Of course I know and I understand, the talented Eastern Prince.
I came here just to confirm whether it was you who was filming here, and now I know.
I've finished my work in New York and will be returning to Los Angeles tomorrow.
Can I invite you to dinner tonight?"
Olsen looked at Gu Wei, his eyes revealing naked desire.
Gu Wei thought about today's shooting plan. There were no night scenes, so there would be plenty of time at night.
"No problem, I'll contact you when I finish filming."
"I'll wait for your call~"
After receiving Gu Wei's affirmative answer, Ao Mei's smile became even brighter.
She took a step forward and raised her hand to adjust the collar of Detective Gu Wei's windbreaker.
"Your outfit looks like you're a student who hasn't graduated yet, but you're still very handsome!"
Then he glanced at Liu Yifei beside him and said in a low voice.
"It seems like there are always beautiful women around you~"
After saying that, he smiled and turned away.
"Tsk tsk, you're such a warmhearted ordinary friend!"
Looking at Olsen's enchanting back as she walked away, Liu Yifei said.
"It can't be helped. This might be a cultural difference. Westerners are naturally more open-minded, so it's only natural for them to be a little more enthusiastic when reuniting in a different place!"
Gu Wei talked nonsense.
After saying this, without waiting for Liu Yifei to refute, he walked to the side and began to direct the staff.
Let’s talk about tonight later. Nothing is more important than work right now.
"I was so touched just a few days ago that I actually put you in a better light in my mind, you scumbag!"
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei's figure and muttered angrily.
"Sister Yifei, did anyone come to see the director just now?
I heard people talking about how there were a lot of foreign fans gathered outside the crew.”
Nazha did not have any scenes in this morning's scene. Like Liu Yifei, she will appear in the next scene.
It’s just that Liu Yifei came to the crew early, she just arrived.
There's no other way. Usually when there's no work the next morning, she asks to exercise in the evening.
The crazy shopping trip she went out for two days ago made her very excited, and she was very obedient to Gu Wei these two nights.
If you sweat more at night, you naturally won’t be able to get up early during the day.
Liu Yifei glanced at her.
"Just now a Hollywood actress came to see Gu Wei.
He's a friend."
"Oh, I see."
Naza nodded.
"Elizabeth Olsen, a rising star in Hollywood, plays Scarlet Witch."
Seeing that she had no reaction, Liu Yifei continued.
"That's amazing! The director even knows this international star!"
Nazar exclaimed, of course she knew who Olsen was.
"Aren't you worried at all?"
Liu Yifei looked at Nazha suspiciously.
"What am I worried about? Sister Yifei, don't joke around.
I have nothing to do with the director!"
Naza said innocently.
"You are not his"
Liu Yifei wanted to say something, but looking at Nazha's dazed expression, she felt a little discouraged.
"Forget it, I'm meddling in other people's business. Get ready. We'll have our scenes together soon."
It is no secret that Nazha is Gu Wei's ex-girlfriend. Many people in the Beijing Film Academy circle know about it, including Liu Yifei.
As for what their current relationship is, she can feel it from some clues after filming together for so many days.
It’s just that she and Gu Wei have always been good friends, and Gu Wei has never shown any feelings that cross the line towards her, so naturally his personal emotional affairs have nothing to do with her.
However, attracted by Gu Wei's excellent conditions in all aspects and the influence of his mother, Liu Yifei has a little affection for Gu Wei in her heart.
This affection reached its peak when Gu Wei took her for a walk that night to watch the stars, and turned into heart-throb.
But within a few days, after she once again witnessed Gu Wei's true nature as a scumbag, the slight affection she felt for him was suppressed deep in her heart.
"Foreigners don't care, it's you, the real Bai Yueguang, who I'm worried about."
After Liu Yifei left, Nazha, who had been a little dull just now, regained her lively look and murmured as she looked at her back.
A fantasy masterpiece not to be missed!
(End of this chapter)
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