After finishing reshoots for "A Few Good Men," Tom Cruise returned to Memphis to shoot "Sugar-Coated Trap."
Although Ronald felt that his state had been affected to some extent, and his over-exerting acting style was a bit more noticeable, the rest of the staff did not feel much about this subtle difference.
After adjustments, Cruise returned to a new performance mode. When he watched the samples within two days, he saw Ronald and Paula smiling more and more. Tom Cruise himself felt that he had made great progress.
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As an actor myself, when I watch the samples after filming, I don’t have much feeling about the quality of my performance. Firstly, people always beautify themselves, and secondly, there are no edited samples. Most of the time, you only know the full picture of the film.
Only great directors have a precise sense of the scale of performance.
Tom Cruise's restrained performance made Ronald feel good. Ronald felt good, and his words and deeds gave Tom Cruise more confidence. After the fifth week of filming, the entire crew
Everyone can see that this movie will be a movie in which Tom Cruise's acting skills will improve and may receive praise from critics.
This should be said to be a very rare thing for a star who is famous for his good looks. When Cruise was in a happy mood, he gave gifts to important members of the crew, especially photography, lighting, and props.
, clothing and other important people, they all gave Japanese Seiko mechanical watches that have a good reputation in America. They also ordered takeout from time to time, Memphis's famous fried chicken and barbecue, and other southern delicacies that kept the entire crew full.
Very happy.
"If you want to pay more, please take advantage of the last few days of filming here. You won't be able to afford it when you get to the Cayman Islands..." Ronald joked about Tom Cruise. The Cayman Islands are a high-end tourist destination.
, much more expensive than traveling to Hawaii.
At the weekend, everyone had the best barbecue, and all the equipment, costumes and props were packed in boxes, waiting to get on the plane to fly to Grand Cayman. There is an airport there, so transferring equipment is not particularly troublesome.
However, the cost of living and food was many times that of Memphis. Ronald asked the production director of the crew to be more careful and ask some people to go there first to unpack. Once the crew arrived, filming could begin immediately.
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“It feels really comfortable here...”
In the blink of an eye, when the crew moved to the Cayman Islands for filming, Helen Slater also came to Grand Cayman as scheduled. This is the largest island in the archipelago and has many diving and flying tourism projects, making it convenient for the crew to film corresponding scenes.
Ronald was wearing a linen floral shirt, khaki shorts, and a khaki fisherman's hat. Helen was wearing a white linen shirt, a white beach skirt underneath, and a white straw hat. The two of them walked hand in hand through the island scenery.
The best of Seven Mile Beach.
This is mainly the business scope of Royal Cruise Lines Cayman, and Ronald's movie is equivalent to a product placement for them. This company mainly attracts upper-middle-class tourists from America, so it reached an agreement with the crew.
While the technicians were unpacking and making preparations and the actors hadn't arrived yet, Ronald and Helen stayed at the best hotel here, the Grand Cayman Hyatt Regency, for two days.
"Yes, the climate and scenery here are really relaxing..." Ronald also likes this place very much. The two of them don't know many people. Wearing sunglasses can enjoy the beach like ordinary people.
"Mr. Li, Miss Slater, the plane is ready..." A pilot named Bill Booth came over and invited them to board his seaplane sightseeing plane.
"Okay, we'll come."
This Bill Booth was also the actor who played the pilot when the crew filmed the seaplane scene. This man was actually introduced by Tom Cruise. He and Cruise were skydiving together when they were studying for their pilot licenses.
We know each other from school.
Ronald was relatively confident about his flying skills and the safety of the seaplane was relatively high, so he and Helen hovered over the beach for half an hour.
"Oh, the sea water here is really unforgettable..." Helen started yelling as soon as she got on the plane. As a girl who grew up in Long Island, New York, she was vacationing with her loved ones in such a high-end beach resort.
, is a dream that started in girlhood.
"Yes, this shot will be very good..." Ronald still held the director's viewfinder, not forgetting to take care of his work, and looked at Helen next to him with admiration.
"I love it here. It would be great if I could come here with my children for vacation in the future..." Back in the executive suite of the Hyatt Hotel, Helen continued to admire the scenery while watching Ronald take pictures with a disposable imaging camera
concept photo of the shot, while secretly observing Ronald's reaction.
"Honey, I thought you wouldn't mention this?" Ronald moved some photos around, trying to string together the clips in his mind.
"Oh, dear, I didn't mean that, I just meant the concept of a child. I remembered my parents taking me to the beach on Long Island when I was a child...you know what I mean..." Helen heard Ronald's tone and said,
I became nervous and explained a little incoherently.
Ronald raised his head. He had actually already thought about having a child with Helen. He smiled, put down the photo, stood up and wanted to hug her.
"Ding dong, ding dong..." At this moment, the doorbell rang...
"I'll open the door..." Helen was a little afraid of what Ronald would answer to this question, so she stood up and hurriedly opened the door.
"Is this Mr. Li? I was introduced by the general manager of Royal Cayman Cruises. I knew you were here, so I took the liberty to disturb you..."
The visitor was an old man with a very British gentlemanly demeanor. He was wearing tropical formal attire, a short-sleeved shirt, khaki shorts and a British hard hat. He took off his hat in salute to Ronald.
"Who are you?" Ronald shook hands with him. Helen saw the situation and went to prepare coffee.
"Let me introduce myself, I am the Governor of the Cayman Islands, Michael Edward" His Excellency John Gore, and Mr. Thomas Jefferson, Chief Minister of the Cabinet, are here to discuss with you a small detail in the filming of the film...
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"Please take a seat..." Ronald can tell something about the Cayman Islands from the names of the two people he mentioned. The Governor has a typical British name, while the Chief Minister has the name of the founding father of America.
of indigenous people.
"That's right, I know from the Royal Cayman Cruise Line that the movie you shot involves some plots about rich Americans coming here to open companies, laundering money and evading taxes..."
"Hey, hey, hey..." Ronald stopped immediately upon hearing this, "My movie is an adaptation of America's novel. The creation of the novel is protected by the First Amendment, including our film creation...
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"Of course, of course, I also admire the measures taken by the founding fathers of your country to protect the rights of citizens..." The visitors echoed one after another. He came well prepared and asked Ronald for help.
if.
Like the backgrounds of the Governor and Chief Minister, the economy and politics of the Cayman Islands represent this tendency toward partition.
The ownership belongs to the British Empire, and the governor and senior judges are sent from Britain. However, the personnel representing the middle and lower-level civil servants and the legal system are mainly local indigenous mixed-race people, descendants of white immigrants, and a small number of black people.
Tourism is not the largest industry in the Cayman Islands. The real source of income is mainly income from the independent overseas company system under the Commonwealth system, which is the so-called tax haven.
However, Britain nominally does not want the Cayman Islands to bear this name, because it will attract cross-border investigations by America's notorious government departments. The harm to the economy is significant.
Novels are only a niche media in today's world, and the main channel for the public to obtain information now is film and television works. Such a movie starring Tom Cruise will undoubtedly arouse the viewing and discussion of many people in North America and the world. Then
The Cayman Islands will undoubtedly benefit from this greatest advertisement of all time.
But if those members of Congress hear such rumors and start investigations by the IRS, FBI, etc., it will not be a good thing for the Cayman Islands.
"So how does the Chief Minister want me to deal with this problem?" Ronald knew as soon as he heard this that he came with a solution, not a question.
"We hope that in the credits at the end of the film, we can clarify that the Cayman Islands is a country with laws, and express our gratitude to the Governor and government ministers..." The old man handed over a note with a handwritten sentence on it.
Ronald looked at a piece of paper handed over by the other party, which contained their prepared statement:
“The producers would like to thank the Cayman Islands Government and the Honorable Governor Michael Gore for their cooperation during the production of this film and acknowledge that the Cayman Islands has strict anti-drug and anti-money laundering laws, which are strictly enforced.
"Of course, it's easy to do." Ronald put the note in his notebook and agreed. He also asked the other party what agreement he needed to sign.
"We very much respect the credibility of you and Tom Cruise, so the agreement has been drafted by the lawyers. In addition, to express our gratitude, we also invite you to visit the Governor's Mansion..."
It seems that this person has rich experience. Not only did he achieve his goal, he also wanted to trick the creators into going to the Governor's Mansion for a group photo or something, which would also bring some benefits to the Governor and the ministers.
Ronald declined because he was busy with filming, and the other party politely stopped pestering him.
"Oh, Ronnie, you are so powerful, you can be on an equal footing with nobles like the Governor..." Helen hugged Ronald's arm and began to admire him again.
"Ha, this governor has no real power..." Ronald thought to himself. The title of the governor is just an OBE. In fact, in the film industry, there are many senior directors who have achieved this.
True nobility.
Helen automatically regarded this as Ronald's modesty. Can someone who can associate with heads of state from several countries be an ordinary person?
"Hmm..." Ronald looked at Helen's adoring blue eyes and was very emotional, so he kissed her.
"I'll get it..." Helen couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly looked for something.
"Stop it...don't you want a child?"
"Oh, Ronald..."
Helen shivered with joy, and her whole body felt hot from being held. She had been feeling a little excited in the past two days, but Ronald's words made her whole body excited.
"My idea is this. After you get pregnant, you will suspend your acting career, and then go to Europe or East Asia for a vacation. After the child is born, you will use it in the name of adoption... but I can't give you and the child a formal identity.
you……"
After finishing, Ronald hugged Helen, who was still red-skinned, and told her about his arrangement. It was said that it was Michelle Pfeiffer's method at the beginning.
"Don't say that, you can give me a child, which is my greatest gift... Hmm..." Helen happily hugged Ronald again and kissed him.
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"Action!"
The first day of filming in the Cayman Islands was Jerry Weintraub's role. He played a fat-headed American symbol and spoke very "directly", and was finally persuaded by Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, to
Make sure to open a tax shelter company in the Cayman Islands with the help of this law firm.
"Cut!" Ronald saw that Weintraub was still a little nervous, so he quickly stopped and helped him relax. This guy just didn't know how to shoot in front of the camera. After Ronald explained the situation, he just ignored the camera.
existence, the temperament of a gangster tycoon was quickly revealed.
"Thank you, Susan...how did I perform? Ronald." Weintraub's lover Susan also came to the Cayman Islands and took care of Weintraub after vacation. The bankruptcy crisis of the previous year had a great impact on the Cayman Islands.
He was badly injured and seemed to have aged five years.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fortunately, with Ronald's help, Weintraub has overcome the economic crisis. As long as the new Longwei Boy can sell normally, the cash flow can continue
.This will give him time to sell some film library assets to get his finances back on track.
"Your acting is very good, but of course there is still a gap between you and Robert." Ronald told the truth. Weintraub's performance was completely genuine, but after all, he was an amateur. Compared with Robert Duvall, who performed professionally, it was impressive.
As a character actor with profound supporting roles, he was suppressed in all aspects. It was just the needs of the plot that made him look okay.
"Really? I feel like with my temperament, would it be more suitable to play a decent businessman?"
"The most impressive thing about this drama is the variety of villains. If you want to play a decent character, you can only play an old lawyer who died in a diving accident..."
"Ha, that's right. I'm not very decent, am I, Susan?" Weintraub laughed at himself. Before he divorced his wife, he was living with his friend's daughter Susan. He couldn't be called a decent person.
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"Ashamed..." Ronald also reflected on himself secretly, but true love is like this. Weintraub's lover and wife can still have dinner and reunite under the same roof on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays.
They have become family friends everywhere.
Ronald was about to imagine Diane and Helen having dinner with him, next to the children they had given birth to for him, when he immediately felt something was wrong. Suddenly Helen acted in "The Evil Husband" with a strange look on her face.
Duck Mask, the way he kidnapped a wealthy woman's wife to extort money; and the way Diane used to play a rock star, punching men who didn't respect her.
Forget it, times have changed. It would be great if Diane could just turn a blind eye and endure the reunion between herself and Helen. Women like Weintraub, an old Hollywood woman with traditional values, could not endure it.