Chapter 96 Normandy (IV)

David Frankel arrived at the shooting scene in turmoil. The other one arrived with him was another Frankel, his younger brother Jerry, and the other one was Xiaodao. Li Siming hadn't seen him for more than half a year.

"Hello, Li, I haven't seen you for many days, I miss you so much!" As soon as Frankel met, he gave Li Siming a warm hug. But Li Siming flashed aside.

"Hello, Jerry." Li Siming stretched out his hand to Jerry Frankel.

"I'm glad to see you again, Lee!" Jerry Frankel had met Li Siming several times because of his brother.

"How is it? Lee, isn't it going well?" David Frankel asked with concern.

"It's not bad, I'll wait for you two!" Li Siming said, "Why do you two have to play these two surrendered Nazis?"

As soon as he got the script, David Frankel yelled to play this role, and it was righteous. First, he was the son of a German father and an Austrian mother, and was deeply hurt by the Nazis. This is a feud. Second, the language advantage, whether it is authentic German or Austrian German, is the best. Originally, this character in the play was a soldier from a German Servant Country and spoke Czech, so Li Siming had to set this role as a soldier of a German Nazi Austrian Servant Country. For these Frankel brothers, this was just a play. Zeng Zhi had no choice but to act as an authentic Chinese face, and he couldn't do anything to play a dead body. He was sent to negotiate by Li Siming. There is no news yet.

Continue shooting the film.

Captain Miller led his soldiers to conquer a machine gun position at the commanding height of the German army and entered the hinterland of the enemy's fortifications. As a result of a gap, the US soldiers on the beach found an outlet for catharsis, and the enemy retreated step by step. The German army became a dish in the bunker and collapsed under the attack of the flamethrower. This is the war: the relationship between both sides is between prey and hunters. It is very common for one side to slaughter the other side, or both sides to repay blood with blood.

There are prisoners of war, so there are the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War and its related documents that have been revised many times, but whether to implement it or not is another matter.

During the Chinese civil war, Chinese soldiers often shouted: Stop the gun and do not kill it! That is why the enemy army turned against each other in large numbers. Foreign troops also claimed to abide by international conventions and gave prisoners of war humanitarian treatment. However, the issue of killing prisoners is a sensitive topic for Chinese and foreign troops. When the killing is red, who cares about what conventions?

If you want to ask Xiaodao, he will use the knife in his hand to tell you: The safest one is the dead! Li Siming once led Wolf Teeth to conquer the Vietnamese communication station, and most of the Vietnamese troops in a company were burned to death in the bunker. The screams of the Vietnamese army made people feel that it was hell, but no one wanted to accept the captives. Li Siming and his team members were glad at the time: Fortunately, I was on the side of victory, and I was still alive.

The Frankel brothers have had a play addiction this time.

When the US military captured most of the German positions, the German army surrendered, and the practitioners were heroes. At this critical moment, no great idea could stop these equally tragic German soldiers from surrender. The Frankel brothers were dressed in German uniforms and had black-toned faces, looking like they had been war-torn. At this time, they looked panic: "Please don't kill me, I'm not a German, I'm an Austrian, I've never killed anyone, I'm an Austrian!" But the US soldiers did not accept their "surrender", and they were still shot dead. No one knows whose surname is, no one knows whether their hometown has relatives, and no one cares about their ideals, which are forever like grass mustard.

In this movie, Li Siming can shoot this prisoner killing according to his own ideas, or according to the possible behavior of a real World War II veteran. You can be justified in thinking that the German army should be killed, and you can also take it for granted that the US soldiers are immoral, but the fact is that it is so simple: two German soldiers who put down their weapons were shot dead, and no one cares about it on the battlefield. Li Siming thought that in Chinese war movies, it seemed that this was a very sensitive topic. What he remembered the most was that in a movie, the Japanese devil officer was killed in the end, because the devil officer resisted stubbornly, so it was reasonable to kill him, and it was even more pleasing. Originally, the devil might have chosen to surrender, but the director or screenwriter did not let you surrender, because you could not kill him.

"How about it, Lee, we brothers are doing well enough. I think we can get nominated or something even if we can't win the best supporting actor." Frankel felt good about himself.

"Of course, nominations are nothing. I will order a dozen small golden men for you to go home and hold an exhibition." Li Siming joked.

"No problem, you come to visit with absolute discount! Others come and charge for it!" Frankel followed the flow without any ambiguity.

During the shooting, Li Siming had time to chat with Xiaodao.

"Why did you come here?" Li Siming asked.

"I only knew you were here to shoot a war movie when I came to the United States, so I came here to take a look." Xiaodao said, "If it weren't for the visa issue, I would have come long ago!"

"So Mr. Xia Tian, ​​how do you think I'm taking photos?" Li Siming said.

"It's quite like that!" Xiaodao smiled, "To be honest, this war movie is just exciting, it's much more interesting than what martial arts movie you filmed. It's so exciting to watch!"

"A warlike!" Li Siming said, "How is it? After watching this whole day, has you reminded you of the great years of the past?"

"This is not easy to compare. I came here this time and brought a script. I just finished writing it, so you can see it!" Xiaodao boasted, "I can guarantee that it is much more exciting than the eight people you saved."

"What script?" Li Simingqi said, "You can still write scripts?"

"You won't forget what you said, right?" Xiaodao looked unbelievable, "You asked me to write "Brothers Company"!"

Li Siming remembered that he just agreed casually at the beginning, but he didn't expect that Xiaodao really took this matter as a serious matter.

"Okay, I'll show it to me when I have time." Li Siming said, but Li Siming expressed serious doubts about Xiaodao's writing level, "There won't be too many typos, right?"

"Hey, don't look at people in the cracks. I heard that a writer's excellent works are rooted in life. I can't write them as memoirs? You have to have a life. If you participate in literary evaluations, it's fine if you don't want to give a first prize like Mao Dun Literature Award. We won't compete with others, but at least you won't have to get an encouragement award!" Xiaodao was very confident.

"Just brag!" Li Siming said, "How is the foundation doing?"

"When I first started doing it at the end of last year, I encountered some trouble. Later, I didn't know what to do, but suddenly the green light was put on. Now it has basically started to operate. When will you go back and take a look?" Xiaodao said.

He didn't know that he was jumping up and down between various units and comrades in the old army, so why wouldn't he attract the attention of the relevant departments? Someone quickly followed the clues and found Li Siming's place, and Xiaodao was actively applying for such a foundation. Finally, he found Li Siming's father-in-law, and things became simple. When the central chief inspected Shenzhen, he mentioned this matter to Li Siming, and Li Siming naturally knew it. The reason why some people were vigilant was that in addition to military security, more importantly, this civil behavior may embarrass some departments. This is different from the Education Youth Friendship Foundation.

"Then what are you going to do? Should you be with me or go back to preside over the operation of the foundation?" Li Siming asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I heard that you made a lot of money in the last movie?" Xiaodao's eyes rolled.

"What did you hear? That's it!" Li Siming said with a smile, seeing through the knife, "What? Do you want me to bleed?"

"So, can Li Dashanren be more generous for the long-term development of this foundation?" Xiaodao said, with a sad face. "Hey, this time I ran away in every province in China. My sacrificed comrades, only your once loyal subordinates, have difficult sutras in their families, and they need someone to show great compassion?"

"There is no problem with the money, but you have to make me feel at ease!" Li Siming said.

"Don't worry. I set up an office in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. All of the old comrades I have found are very enthusiastic, but being too generous is not the most important thing in charity. I know how to make careful and careful calculations. So I am mainly responsible for fund management in Hong Kong, so that my foundation will develop healthily in the long run!" Xiaodao said.

Xiaodao's young face naturally showed a confident smile, which was originally born with him, and it seemed that he had become a "normal person". Li Siming was very pleased.

"You are not specifically doing this in Hong Kong, are you?" Li Siming expressed doubts.

"Hey, why are you a mother-in-law now? Why would you still be wrong if you don't care about this?" Xiaodao denied.

"There is no way, this married man will become like this. He loves to break the pot and asks the end, and is usually more interested in others." Li Siming said with a smile, "Is there any mistake I care about you?"

"Thank you for your concern, it's unbearable!" Xiaodao said.

"Qi Qi Qi is still making movies?" Li Siming suddenly asked.

"Yes, there are three movies waiting for her to film this year, all of them are the heroine No. 1! I am very tired and want to retreat behind the scenes." Xiaodao answered casually, and was stunned after saying that.

Li Siming smiled: "You said you didn't do anything else in Hong Kong?"

"It's a mistake to care about your friends?" Xiaodao defended.

"Yes, it's right to care about it. But if you care about it in your heart, it's worth studying." Li Siming held back his smile and said, "She has just been in the industry for a few years and has retired? She looks like an 80-year-old lady."

"she……"

"Oh, yes, the girl Sichun is now, she wants to get married, it is natural!" Li Siming said with a "sudden enlightenment".

"I won't tell you anymore, and it won't take up your precious time Director Li!" Xiaodao was annoyed.

"I think I have nothing to say, or Is there nothing to say?" Li Siming teased.

The eight-man team walked on the road to finding soldiers Ryan, and the plot was concise and clear. The process of the marching of the group could be regarded as the end of the beginning unit. So far, the character of each member was reflected. The young translator Urban ran and asked this question not only relaxed the atmosphere, but also made his own uneasy express his anxiety at a glance. Our Captain Miller was a person who was not harsh. When Li Siming created this character, Hanks' hat brim was always pressed down very low, showing an officer who always closed his heart, as the line said: "You complain to me, and I complain to my superiors." Even his right-hand sergeant Mike could not figure out what his profession was before the war.

Bruce Willis, a man with integrity and loyal appearance, is the best choice for Sgt. Sean Penn, plays Private Lebin, is a "thorn", a true performance, constantly doubting the rationality of this mission. Keanu Levitra is a sniper. Before sniping the target, he always recites the Bible. His outfit gives Li Siming the feeling: handsome!

A big star brought seven future big stars in a V-shaped formation to save another future big star. Li Siming looked at the eight people in front of him, and there was a smile on his lips. This strange smile made Coppola and Xiaodao feel very strange.

"Li, don't you want to rush to the front of the camera again?" Coppola said. He thought Li Siming was sick again and was very ill.

"No, of course not. I'm very sober." Li Siming curled his smile, "It's not a good idea to be enthusiastic about work, and a frown is not a good idea. You should be like me, show at least five teeth and smile from the bottom of your heart."

Coppola and Xiaodao looked at each other, not knowing what they said.

"You didn't rinse your mouth for lunch today?" Xiaodao was stunned for a long time and broke the calm. "Your front teeth are still filled with vegetable leaves!"

Others couldn't help laughing anymore, and Li Siming stared at him. Well, it's better to hurry up and work.

The scenery of this countryside is beautiful and quiet, as if the war has ended, which frees the fierce rhythm of a bloody landing war. But the main contradiction in the core drama highlights: how to explain this arithmetic problem with eight people saving one?

The audience may have different understandings. These eight people are also discussing this arithmetic problem, without answers, so that the audience can understand. Some of the eight people are enthusiastic, some agree, and some strongly oppose it, but the task must be completed. This is the responsibility of a soldier.

War plus the so-called "human nature", this movie not only restores the original appearance of history, but also makes people think more about it. Where is the rescued soldier, how old is, is he a good soldier or a coward, no one knows. The story unfolds from this. However, the screenwriter and director cannot let the story develop in a straightforward manner. There must be a turning point and pause, and let the audience sit down patiently is the bottom line.

"Earning blood and making tears again is the highest level of making money in Hollywood war movies!" Li Siming thought to himself.
Chapter completed!