Chapter 145 The Night Before Final Shooting

The next day, Liu Zhou came to the crew with bloodshot eyes and dark circles under his eyes.

Although the crew members of the United States strictly follow the eight-hour work system, they are still very dedicated when they come to work.

When Liu Zhou arrived at the shooting site, all preparations for the shooting had been almost completed.

After everything was ready, Liu Zhou glanced at Anne Hathaway with some anticipation, then shouted loudly:
"Action!"

Watching the two people's performance on the monitor, Liu Zhou felt slightly relieved.

It seems that Liu Zhou and Bale's efforts last night were not in vain, Anne Hathaway's performance was much better than yesterday.

Although the filming was still bumpy, at least I didn't have to explain almost every scene to her for a long time like I did yesterday.

The other crew members were also a little surprised, wondering how Anne Hathaway suddenly got it.

Of course, Anne Hathaway also noticed the expressions of the people around her. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she looked a little complacent.

Then her eyes couldn't help but look at Liu Zhou, who was busy directing the transfer, and the corners of her mouth curled up even more.

Anne Hathaway doesn't have many scenes today, most of the scenes are played by Bale.

But Bale had obviously made sufficient preparations, and his acting skills were also very good, so the filming was particularly smooth.

The only thing that gave Liu Zhou a headache was that Bell had too many ideas. During every break in filming, he would come over and debate with him.

Fortunately, Bale is relatively respectful of himself as a director. Although he occasionally has different opinions, he will still shoot according to Liu Zhou's ideas.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the crew finished work on time.

Liu Zhou, who was still reluctant to leave, packed up and went back to the hotel.

In the evening, there was another knock on Liu Zhou's door. It was Anne Hathaway again.

This time Liu Zhou let her in directly without closing the door.

Today's filming proved that explaining the scenes to Anne Hathaway in advance was very effective.

Since she is so determined, Liu Zhou will work overtime to give her some guidance.

However, in order to achieve better results, Liu Zhou called Bell and asked him to come over.

After all, Anne Hathaway mainly acted opposite him, and the two of them gave guidance while acting together, so Anne Hathaway could absorb things faster.

But what Liu Zhou didn't expect was that after Bell answered the phone, before Liu Zhou could even speak, he told Liu Zhou that he was drinking outside and asked Liu Zhou if he wanted to come over.

After hearing his lame excuse, Liu Zhou couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Damn, I can hear the sound of the TV. You said you were drinking outside?
Since Bell was unwilling to come, Liu Zhou had no choice. After all, this would take up someone else's private time, and he couldn't force him. He could only work harder himself.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Zhou saw Anne Hathaway staring at him blankly, which was quite cute.

I really don't know how she managed to make it in the highly competitive Hollywood with acting skills that are comparable to Yang Baby's.

"Christian is busy now and doesn't have time to come."

"Oh well."

Anne Hathaway doesn't care at all whether Bale comes or not.

Afterwards, Liu Zhou began to carefully explain tomorrow's scene to her.

Fortunately, she didn’t have many scenes tomorrow, so after speaking for more than two hours, she was allowed to leave.

In the following days, Anne Hathaway would come to Liu Zhou's room every night.

After Liu Zhoujian explained the scene to her, the filming the next day went much more smoothly, and he guided her very patiently.

Liu Zhou still approves of Anne Hathaway's attitude. Although her acting skills are a bit poor, at least her attitude is there.

Damn, if she dared to ask him to cut out the picture, Liu Zhou would replace her even if it meant losing millions of dollars.

Later, other people in the crew also found out why Anne Hathaway suddenly became enlightened. It turned out that the director gave her guidance every night.

At the beginning, some people thought that the two must be doing more than just directing, as such things are common in Hollywood.

No one said anything, but they were a little envious of Liu Zhou. Although Anne Hathaway’s acting skills were terrible, she was really beautiful.

But later everyone discovered that the other person was not shy at all and left the door of the room wide open, only then did they realize that they had misunderstood the two of them.

But no matter whether the two of them have any relationship or not, it has nothing to do with them. They just use this as a topic of conversation after dinner.

After a few days of filming, the crew got better and better at working together, and the efficiency of filming also improved a lot.

Liu Zhou is now accustomed to the work rhythm of 9 am to 6 pm, not only that, but he also has weekends off.

Although the filming is on track, filming is boring after all, especially a movie like "Source Code" that keeps repeating a certain plot.

Although the plot is different every time it is repeated, there are always similarities.

For example, the scene where the male protagonist wakes up was shot repeatedly.

The movie was shot scene by scene. After filming the first waking scene, we continued with the second and third scenes.

But there is also an advantage: the actor's position is fixed, so re-metering the light and measuring the focal length is simple and convenient.

The downside is that it’s easy to get tired of repeating similar scenes all the time.

After all, Bell has memories, so the acting is a little better, and his emotional changes every time he wakes up are also well performed.

But Anne Hathaway is a little more troublesome. She plays a brand new role every time, but the character is essentially in the same state.

She needs to change according to Bell's different condition each time.

Although it is only a subtle change, it is a test of the actor's acting skills.

This is also what Liu Zhou has been emphasizing in his instructions to Anne Hathaway these past few nights.

Anne Hathaway did have some talent when she got serious. She absorbed things quickly and shot the whole series of shots smoothly.

After filming the last scene of returning to the virtual world, it will be Bale's solo performance and a fight scene.

Although there are not many fighting scenes in "Source Code", in order to present the best effect, Liu Zhou specially invited a martial arts director from Hong Kong.

Moved to another small shed to shoot the bathroom scenes.

There are several scenes here. When he woke up for the first time, Bell looked in the mirror and found that the person in the mirror was not himself. He took out the ID card from his wallet, but it was not his either.

There are also scenes of searching for bombs, finding bombs, and defusing bombs.

These are not very difficult, and Bale can almost get them all in one go.

In the afternoon, they were filming the scene in which Bale tried to steal the flight attendant's gun in another studio.

It's a very simple fight scene. At the beginning, he was discovered by the flight attendant, and then a fight broke out.

But to fight beautifully, martial arts skills need to be involved.

First practice the moves, then shoot.

But when Liu Zhou saw Bale and the actor who played the policeman performing their moves under the guidance of the martial arts director, he felt something was wrong.

The movements designed by the Hong Kong martial arts director are clean and neat, and completed in one go. Coupled with the post-production, the whole movement will appear more fierce and more impactful.

If this were an action movie, there would be no problem at all, but in this scene, the point is not to watch the fight beautifully, but to resolve the battle quickly.

"Coach Sang, the male lead goes to the duty room to steal a gun, and then has to track down the criminal. The countdown is only eight minutes, so he needs to subdue the police officer as quickly as possible. This is different from those hot action scenes. And the male lead is a US soldier. Not only does he have to defeat the enemy with one move, but it also needs to be a soldier's combat move."

"I understand, Director Liu."

Sang Lin is worthy of being a well-known martial arts director in later generations. He designed the action in a short time.

The new action design is mainly based on grappling, and the space in the duty room is not big, which is just right.

It mainly involves grappling, so there aren't that many big movements, and it doesn't look too intense.

However, the grappling and counter-grappling, with extremely fast movements, is another kind of excitement.

After Bell escaped from the capture, he kneed the police officer between the thoracic vertebrae and sacral vertebrae, which is the waist. The police officer was in severe pain and bent over, losing resistance and fell to the ground.

Later, after listening to Sang Lin's explanation, Liu Zhou realized that the position that Bell had just pressed against was one of the six fatal striking parts of the human body. It is the pillar of the upper body, and the kidneys are on both sides.

Liu Zhou called up this action scene and watched it carefully twice. He felt very satisfied and shouted "Cut!".

Next is Bell’s solo show, a personal performance in the virtual warehouse.

It’s similar to waking up from a train again and again. Every time you return to the virtual warehouse, the character’s mental state is completely different.

The filming of "Source Code" was carried out in an intense and orderly manner, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

At this point, more than half of the scenes had been filmed, and Liu Zhou's somewhat tense nerves relaxed a little.

According to the current progress, there will be no problem in completing the filming before the end of July.

Liu Zhou also asked Tatum, and he said that the funds were sufficient to last until the end of the filming.

During this month, Liu Zhou and Bell's personal relationship improved a lot because they often discussed the script, which was an unexpected surprise.

After "Batman", Bale will become a top star in Hollywood. It feels pretty good to have such a superstar friend in Hollywood.

However, the person who has the best relationship with Liu Zhou is Anne Hathaway.

During this month, she came over almost every night, and even if she didn't have a role to play the next day, she would come to his room with the script.

After spending a long time together, the two of them gradually started to talk about other things besides the play.

Liu Zhou also gradually gained a deeper understanding of Anne Hathaway.

She comes from a relatively wealthy family. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is an actress and singer. She grew up carefree.

Although it has been four years since her debut, she still maintains her innocent personality.

After work that day, Liu Zhou returned to the hotel feeling relaxed, took a shower, and lay on the bed watching a large-scale American TV series.

At this time, Liu Zhou's door rang again. When he opened the door, he saw Anne Hathaway again.

"Annie, haven't I told you many times about your role tomorrow?"

"I know I'm going to wrap up tomorrow. I want you to tell me again. I hope it will have a perfect ending."

"Ok."

Liu Zhou didn't think much about it and turned around to let her in.

But this time, Anne Hathaway closed the door gently after coming in.

Liu Zhou heard the sound and said doubtfully:

"Annie, why did you close the door?"

Anne Hathaway did not speak, but walked to Liu Zhou, put her arms around his neck, and said softly:

"Liu, you are such a gentleman. Have you never been moved by me in all this time?"

Liu Zhou suddenly felt a warm air spraying on his face, which felt itchy.

At this time, Liu Zhou also noticed that Anne Hathaway was different tonight.

She had obviously taken a shower and was wearing hollow lace pajamas. She was no longer wearing natural makeup but had put on light makeup.

This close-fitting look makes her look both pure and charming.

In addition, the charming fragrance emanating from her body drifted into Liu Zhou's nostrils, and Liu Zhou couldn't help swallowing.

"Annie, are you trying to seduce me?"

"Yes!" Anne Hathaway said a little seductively.

Liu Zhou's anger suddenly rose!
He put his arms around Anne Hathaway's waist and pulled her into his arms.

Liu Zhou's chest felt like it had hit two sponges, which was extremely comfortable.

This is coming prepared!
Not even wearing a b-ra!
Liu Zhou kissed her red lips roughly, and Anne Hathaway responded actively.

They didn't separate until they were a little breathless from the kiss.

"Annie, I'm going to tell you about my last play tonight, a virtual play, and this time I can act with you in person."

"Okay!" Anne Hathaway said with a smile.

"You can imagine that this is a prairie and you are a horse running freely. Yes, that's it. Simulate the posture of a horse."

"So what role do you play?"

"I am acting as a man lassoing horses."

After that, the two began their rivalry.

When it comes to taming a wild horse, experienced horse trappers know that they need to calm the horse's emotions first and not use force right from the start.

Once the horse has let down its guard and the humidity is sufficient, you can start training the horse.

Liu Zhou was now an experienced horse trainer. He approached slowly from behind and jumped on the Western horse from New Jersey when it wasn't paying attention.

The horse was frightened and started to run. In order to avoid being thrown off, Liu Zhou pressed his body tightly against the horse's back.

After running for two laps, the horse may have been a little tired and slowed down.

But he still had energy at this time. In order to completely tame the wild horse, Liu Zhou couldn't help but grab the long golden mane on the wild horse's head and pulled it back hard.

The wild horse couldn't help but let out a hoarse cry, lifted its front legs off the ground and raised its head high.

Liu Zhou also immediately sped up his movements. After several minutes, he felt a little tired from riding and finally let go of the mane.

However, Liu Zhou was also very sensible and controlled the strength well so as not to pull the mane off.

At this time, the wild horse finally became docile, and Liu Zhou knew that the horse training was a success.

After running two more quick laps, Liu Zhou's soul relaxed, and he slowly turned over and got off the horse.

The process of training a horse is very tiring.

Not only are people tired, but horses are tired too!

However, for a horse lassoer, being able to tame a wild horse, especially a big Western horse, is a sense of accomplishment and pleasure that cannot be described in words.

Liu Zhou gave his new beloved horse a shower, then took a bath himself, and finally fell asleep with joy.

(End of this chapter)