Tommy Jones looked at Yu Dong and Will Smith with a smile.
I heard that YU is not even thirty years old. This can be seen from his appearance, but in terms of his overall temperament, YU does not look like a young man in his twenties.
Tommy Jean always feels that the way YU looks at Will Smith is similar to the way he looks at Will Smith - it feels like an adult looking at a child.
Maybe it’s because Chinese people are so precocious?
This is obviously not true. Although Tommy Jones has not been exposed to many Chinese people, the students who came with YU do not seem to be much younger than YU. They have a more youthful feel.
"I heard that YU is still a university teacher?" Tommy Jones asked.
Yu Dong nodded: "Yes, I became a teacher after graduating from university in 1991."
"I can feel that you have a teacher's seriousness about you."
"Seriousness..." Yu Dong laughed, "Maybe I look more serious..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly heard a shout coming from the same place.
"YU!"
Turning around, I saw a man wearing a short-sleeved floral shirt running towards me.
The man wears a pair of wide glasses and is a bit fatter than slightly fat.
He must be in good health. After all, the weather is still a little cold now. Everyone is wearing coats, but this guy is wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all.
Sonnenfeld on the side smiled and said: "Cunningham is here."
Yu Dong raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that this little fat man was Cunningham.
He has seen Cunningham's information. He is thirty-seven years old and a relatively nerdy cartoonist.
Maybe because he lives at home, he is well maintained and looks less than thirty.
Walking up to him, Cunningham happily held Yu Dong's hand and said, "Hello, YU."
When he held Cunningham's hand, Yu Dong squinted and smiled. This guy was really in good health and his hand was very warm. "Hello, Mr. Cunningham."
After saying hello, Yu Dong wanted to take his hand away, but Cunningham held his hand tightly and refused to let go, "YU, I've always wanted to see you, but you didn't make it to the several signings you held in the United States.
Yes, this time is the most unfortunate thing. I was supposed to come to New York a day earlier, but was delayed due to some things. Fortunately, you also came to the set."
Although Cunningham is much older than Yu Dong, he is very young at heart, and he is a senior science fiction fan. He has read all of Yu Dong's science fiction novels, and even joined the YU Umbrella Association in Tennessee.
However, people in the association did not know that he was the author of "Men in Black".
At that time, he was very happy when he heard that YU also participated in writing the script.
Facing the enthusiastic Cunningham, Yu Dong smiled and said, "I have always wanted to meet you. When I saw "Men in Black" for the first time, I was very optimistic about this story."
"I heard Jimmy talk about this. He said it was you who suggested that Deep Space buy "Men in Black." I couldn't believe it at the time, but it turned out to be true."
Cunningham let go of Yu Dong's hand at this time. The reason why he was so enthusiastic about Dong was that he liked Yu Dong's works. On the other hand, Jimmy had told him that Yu Dong admired him very much, so Shen Kong
Willing to spend a lot of money to get the copyright of "Men in Black".
From a certain level, Yu Dong was kind to Cunningham.
Seeing Cunningham being so enthusiastic about Dong, Will Smith secretly pouted. He really couldn't imagine that Cunningham would treat YU like this. After all, Cunningham was the original screenwriter of "Men in Black".
Although Cunningham looked geeky, he talked a lot. After he came, the others had no chance to talk. He kept catching Yu Dong talking about science fiction.
After the morning scene ended, the crew did not stop, but moved to a nearby restaurant.
It is still a rivalry between the two protagonists. Agent K has taken a liking to Agent J and is preparing to recruit him to the Bureau.
Yu Dong and others sat behind the protagonist and chatted while eating.
"Should we eat more slowly, otherwise the food in front of us will be ruined if the camera scans it soon?" Bi Feiyu asked with a smile.
Spielberg shook his head and said, "The camera won't capture the food, so don't worry. Of course, the camera will capture your face at any time, so you have to pay attention to your expressions. But don't worry, this scene is very simple.
, it won’t take long.”
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After the whole scene was over, Yu Dong and the others heaved a long sigh of relief. It turned out that the "simplicity" in Spielberg's mouth was not the same thing as the "simplicity" in Bi Feiyu's imagination.
It was just a simple eating scene with not many lines. It took more than an hour to shoot, and Spielberg thought it was already very fast.
This is what is called every other line like a mountain.
It was obviously a scene, so there was no problem when shooting it, but it had to be shot repeatedly from different angles.
Bi Feiyu and the others couldn't understand why they didn't just set up cameras at all angles and shoot it all at once. Moreover, the crew was not short of money, as there was obviously more than one machine.
Spielberg gave them another directing lesson and explained the reasons for single-camera shooting.
After listening to it, Bi Feiyu and the others were still confused and confused. Seeing their confused faces, Spielberg smiled and said: "There is a night show tonight. You can come and watch it.
After watching it, you will know the difference between multi-machine and single-machine."
Bi Feiyu and Yu Hua actually preferred to go back to the hotel to play cards in the evening, but thinking that the students had to study, they agreed wholeheartedly.
After the noon scene ended, there was nothing much going on in the afternoon. Most of the crew went to the countryside to prepare for the night scene, while Will Smith stayed by the river to shoot a few shots.
The reason for adding additional scenes is not because there was a problem with his previous performance, but in this scene, Agent K left first, and then Agent J, played by Will Smith, stayed alone on the bench until dark.
What I want to make up for is the scene where Will Smith waits until dark.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu did not go to the countryside with the crew, but held hands and strolled by the river.
After walking around for a while, Will Smith was resting. When he saw Yu Dong, he was quite polite and said, "YU, would you like a cup of coffee?"
When Yu Dong was about to decline, Cheng Yanqiu said to him, "Please sit down for a while while I go to the toilet."
"good."
Yu Dong nodded and walked towards Will Smith.
Will Smith looked at Yu Dong with some surprise, he thought Yu Dong would not come.
Yu Dong found a chair and sat down. Someone had already handed him a cup of coffee.
After taking the coffee, Yu Dong smiled and said: "It seems that the afternoon drama is very boring."
Will Smith forced a smile and said, "It's also very relaxing. The scenery by the river is very good."
Yu Dong nodded and looked towards the river.
The scenery along the Hudson River is really good, and there is stillness in the bustle. He and Cheng Yanqiu just walked around nearby, and the breeze was blowing on their faces, which was very pleasant.
Sitting in Yudong's position, he could just see the lake and the pedestrians coming and going, and behind him was the World Trade Center.
I turned around and looked at the World Trade Center Towers. They were still there.
Yu Dong couldn't help but feel a little emotional, wondering whether his arrival would have an impact on this historical event.
"I heard from Steven that you originally refused to participate in "Men in Black"?"
Faced with Dong's sudden question, Will Smith was caught off guard, "I just said that I would think about it for a while, but I didn't completely refuse."
Yu Dong nodded and said no more. He could feel that his arrival made Will Smith a little uncomfortable. For a hip-hop kid like Will Smith, maybe he was too serious?
He decided to leave until the cup of coffee was finished or Cheng Yanqiu came back.
However, Will Smith couldn't help but break the silence, "I heard them say that your autograph signing will be very successful. Congratulations."
"Thank you." Yu Dong responded with a smile.
Will Smith licked his lips. Although he didn't like people like YU sitting next to him, he couldn't bear the silence.
So, he continued: "How long will you stay in the United States this time?"
"I will go back in about ten days."
"Have you heard my songs before?" Will Smith still asked this question.
"I've heard of it."
Will Smith raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then listened to Yu Dong continue, "But unfortunately, maybe because I haven't had much contact with you, I'm not used to your songs. I prefer some lyrical songs."
"Oh? Do you usually listen to American songs?"
"I usually listen to more Chinese songs. As for foreign songs...there are less American songs and more British songs."
"What songs are there?" Will Smith became interested. He really wanted to know what music people like YU like.
"Are you asking about the British?"
"Anything is fine."
Yu Dong thought for a while and said: "The Queen of England, Beetle, Stewart."
"Although Stewart is British, he is an American singer." Will Smith corrected.
Yu Dong shrugged and continued, "Here in the United States, the ones I listen to more are Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen."
Will Smith clapped his hands and said, "I knew you would like them."
"Why?"
"Compared to singers, they are more like poets, just like you, they are writers."
Although they have different preferences in listening to music, after chatting for a while, Will Smith has changed his mind a lot about Dong. This person does not seem to be as fake as he imagined.
"They are much better than me. I can't sing at all."
"Haha, if it's a folk song, it doesn't matter if it sounds ugly... Of course, I'm not slandering folk songs. This kind of music has other charms."
Maybe he thought there was something wrong with what he said, but Will Smith added something later.
Yu Dong smiled and drank the coffee in one breath. Cheng Yanqiu happened to be walking this way, so he said goodbye to Will Smith: "Goodbye, Mr. Smith, have a good time filming, maybe we will have a chance to cooperate in the future."
"Goodbye." Will Smith waved to Yu Dong, but he didn't take it to heart about what Yu Dong said about cooperation.
His current idea is to film "Men in Black" well, sing the theme song well, and then go back to making music steadily.
As for filming, I probably don’t have much chance.
…
Cheng Yanqiu looked at the smiling Will Smith and asked curiously: "What did you tell him? He didn't seem to be very enthusiastic about you before."
"Nothing, I just talked about music with him."
"Talk about music, you guys? He seems to be a rapper. You don't listen to this kind of music."
Yu Dong laughed and said: "Who said that when talking about music with a rapper, you have to talk about rap? Can't we talk about classical music?"
"That's even more impossible. You can count the amount of classical music you know on one hand."
"Nonsense, Moonlight, Pathetique, To Alice, A Girl's Prayer, Bell, La San, that's six. Come on, let me see which hand of yours has six fingers?"
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The night scene at night was very exciting. It was the beginning of the movie, when Agent K went to solve the alien smuggling issue.
There were many specially made props at the scene, which made the students of Jinyi exclaim that it was magical.
It has to be said that Hollywood's film craftsmanship is much better than domestic ones, especially in the area of ​​props and special effects.
Leaving aside the post-production special effects, they couldn’t feel it on set.
Props can really dazzle them.
Some props, I feel, don’t need to be processed in the post-production process, they just go into the camera.
After Yu Dong has been baptized by special effects for decades, today's special effects are certainly nothing to him. However, he has relatively little contact with these behind-the-scenes work.
These special effects cannot be created by just hanging a green screen and attaching a picture.
Most of them are traditional props and makeup combined with post-production. They look very complicated, but they are also very interesting. Some of the makeup and props are very clever and make people smile knowingly.
This scene was filmed very late, and it was almost dawn when Yu Dong and others returned to the hotel.
But Yu Dong couldn't sleep in because he had made an appointment with Spielberg to discuss the script of "The Martian".
After getting up to have a meal in the morning, Yu Dong rushed to the deep sky alone.
Spielberg was earlier than Yu Dong. When Yu Dong arrived, he was already sitting in Jimmy's office drinking tea.
Seeing Yu Dong, Spielberg smiled and said: "After drinking Chinese green tea several times, I have become somewhat accustomed to the taste. It is refreshing and has a refreshing taste."
Looking at Spielberg's energetic appearance, Yu Dong was secretly amazed. This guy is already fifty years old. It's really amazing that he is still so energetic after staying up all night.
When he arrived at Jimmy's place, Yu Dong was not polite. After making himself a cup of tea, he sat down opposite Spielberg and said, "Steven, if you like tea, I will get you something better than this next time."
tea."
"Forget it, if I want to drink, I can come to Jimmy's. At least I don't have to boil the water myself." Spielberg smiled, as if boiling water was a very difficult thing for him, and took a sip.
Talking about tea, he continued: "Actually, there is no need to rush the script of "The Martian" because according to the current situation, the plan will not be launched until at least the beginning of next year, and we will have enough time to write the script in the meantime."
Yu Dong rubbed his eyes and smiled: "Since you are not in a hurry, you can actually wait until I finish writing the script for you. You know, I write scripts very quickly."
"Of course I know, but the background of "The Martian" must be changed, so I just want to talk to you first to see if there is anything I can do to help you."
Yu Dong knew that Spielberg was still worried that he would not be able to write "The Martian" well after changing its setting to the United States.
This concern is understandable.
From a market perspective, the novel "The Martian" is successful and can attract readers.
But novels are different from movies after all, and there are many elements of Chinese culture in "The Martian". If they are scattered in a novel as long as the novel, the feeling may not be too obvious, but they have to be squeezed into one movie.
In a short movie, it might not be appropriate.
The advantage of this novel is that it is lighthearted, humorous and fast-paced. Spielberg hopes that this advantage can be maintained after the movie is made.
Yu Dong can bring humor to readers in novels, but can it also work in movies?
"I want to keep certain Chinese elements in this movie." Yu Dong first expressed his attitude.
"Of course there is no problem." Spielberg laughed, and then added, "But you still need to pay attention to the method. As a commercial film, stimulating the audience's emotions is a rigid standard."
"Don't worry, it won't be too much. It will definitely be less than in the novel."
Yu Dong scratched his hair and found some white paper in Jimmy's office.
"Steven, let me tell you a little bit about the script."
Spielberg nodded and sat over.
"First of all, the background of the character. The protagonist is a NASA staff member..."
Yu Dong explained the script to Spielberg while drawing on the paper.
In fact, the overall story is no different from the novel. After all, the novel also combines the original work and the movie.
Yu Dong made some changes to some details in the novel, trying to be closer to the United States, but retained some classic passages in the novel, such as the section where the protagonist writes poetry.
Spielberg has no objection to this either.
Although the poem's meme is not American, it is indeed quite interesting. The Chinese literature series is relatively famous, and these well-known memes are also widely spread among readers, so there will be no lack of audience base.
In addition, in the script, when the male protagonist was rescued from Earth, it was also mentioned that the China Space Administration was helpful.
It doesn’t matter. Anyway, the main credit goes to the United States.
In fact, the original movie "The Martian" also had Chinese scenes, although it was relatively subtle, but upon closer inspection, China's contribution is still quite large. Later, this design may be to please the Chinese audience, but Yu Dong moved it forward.
What surprised Spielberg was that Yu Dong's changes to some of the humorous points were just right, making him laugh out loud in no time.
When Yu Dong talked about it later, Spielberg couldn't help but said, "YU, you know a lot about American laughter."
"After all, I often read Mark Twain." Yu Dong answered ambiguously.
This answer was not an answer, but Spielberg quickly accepted it, "It seems that even after a hundred years, humor remains unchanged."
"Of course, the core of humor is eternal. If you learn more about Chinese history, you will find that people thousands of years ago understood what humor is better than we do."
Spielberg smiled and said, "The Chinese government should invite you to be a cultural ambassador, because you can always promote Chinese culture anytime and anywhere. Just because of your words, I became interested in the Chinese history you mentioned.
interest."
"I will give you a Chinese history book later."
"That must be the English version."
"Perhaps, you can also learn Chinese. Chinese is the simplest language in the world."
Chapter completed!