MJ seemed very excited. A week ago, he was featured in a special report by the National Enquirer, the largest circulation gossip magazine. He said that he wanted to use adoption to destroy other people's families and put a boy named Jordan Chandler
The boy was snatched from his father's hands.
The matter of this child is quite complicated. According to MJ himself, Jordan Chandler was brought to him by his mother, Joan.
One time, MJ's car broke down on the road and his car was towed to the local garage Rent-A-Wreck. The owner of the garage called his wife Joan and asked her to come and meet MJ.
During this meeting, Jordan Chandler, Joan's son from her previous marriage, and his husband's daughter all met MJ. Because he loved children, MJ invited the two children to play with Joan at his Neverland Ranch.
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But Jordan Chandler's father, Evan Chandler, a dentist and amateur screenwriter, was very dissatisfied because the trip ruined the best vacation he and his son could have together.
Later facts proved that the father cared more about money and his career. He was very dissatisfied with MJ for staying at his ex-wife's current husband's house for a few days. He also threatened to build him a house in MJ's manor.
After the house was rejected, he asked MJ to buy his script and invest 20 million to start filming.
The National Enquirer is the gossip media with the largest circulation. Now MJ is surrounded by reporters asking random questions wherever he goes. Unable to bear the harassment, he found Elizabeth Taylor to talk to. Elizabeth Taylor suggested that he go to New York to find a place to hide and feel at ease.
Preparing for an imminent world tour.
Because Ronald knew both of them, he immediately agreed upon receiving the call and let MJ and his team live in his home. The security measures here were very good at protecting privacy. After sending Helen to her mother's home in Long Island,
We went to the private airport to pick up MJ and his entourage and settled in at home.
Diane and Donna happened to be here too, and they bumped into each other by accident.
"This place is not big enough for our music team and security team to live in." MJ's assistants and lawyers have already inspected Ronald's house and asked many questions.
"Don't be rude, Ronald is my friend." MJ stopped with a smile. The following group of people regarded themselves as omnipotent gods and spoke to others with the same tone.
"Do you know the developer here? There are houses for rent. You can rent some temporarily. How many people can live there..." MJ turned around and spoke to a group of lawyers and assistants. Ronald generously gave up the house to
Live by yourself, don't be rude to you people, just rent a small house next door for you to live in.
"This is...'s property, and it is also run by his company. I know that his property in Atlantic City is having problems. I can talk to him and get it cheaply..." The lawyers started to make a commotion again, and everyone
They all want to show their value in front of MJ.
"It would be better if there was a big house to live in..." Ronald saw MJ frowning a little. He must have taken his privacy very seriously. His Neverland Ranch in California is now surrounded by reporters.
There was no privacy left, so I hid here. These people didn't know how to keep a low profile, and they might be discovered again in two days.
"Yes, Ronald, when this is over, go and live in my new home. There is everything there... You and Diane and your children are also here. I have a gorilla and a little train...
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Ronald's heart moved, "There are big houses... That's no problem..." He remembered that the largest two-story apartment upstairs was bought by Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, occupying a full floor.
Half the size of a floor.
"Richard, can you contact the Saudi Embassy in DC?" After some coordination with Richard, the prince readily agreed. As a fan, his only request was to take photos and sign autographs with MJ and have dinner together.
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After all this is done, MJ will hide at Ronald's house tonight to avoid being surrounded by reporters.
Ronald and Diane went to a nearby hotel and opened a suite. The two hugged each other quietly and talked.
"Tell me, why are you here?" After Ronald calmed down, he held Diane's hand. This time it must have made Diane sad.
"I thought you had a new love. You've been invisible these past few months..." It turned out that Diane was wondering whether Ronald had met a new woman besides Helen. He would go to London later.
I will go to China in a while. I wonder if it is a woman who also travels internationally all year round, a celebrity or something like that.
Moreover, Princess Diana had separated from the prince, and she often traveled around to engage in charity work. The newspapers in London often reported on the arrest of Diana's new boyfriend, which made Diana a little nervous.
It was already very unfair to allow him and Helen to get together every year, but now there is another one, who is still the royal family, so...
"Oh, how could I let you go?" Ronald hugged Diane. Unexpectedly, his schedule came and went in a hurry, and some arrangements with Helen still aroused Diane's suspicion.
"Prince Charles and Princess Diana both separated, Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder both broke up. When these people announced their relationship..."
During this period, Diane also read a lot of gossip news about the separation and reunion. Even the couple, who had been blessed by the American audience, finally broke up. It is said that Winona Ryder's whole body was on the set of "The Age of Innocence"
He was lost and showed signs of schizophrenia. Johnny Depp was told by his partner, Tim Burton, that he would not be able to act anymore if he lost his mind.
"No...I love you..." Ronald hugged Diane tightly.
"Promise me, Ronnie. If you have another woman, you must tell me honestly. I can walk away, but I can't stand you cheating on me..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I will always love you, Diane..." Ronald hugged Diane tightly and kissed her gently on the lips. At this time, he could only
Use actions to show how much you cherish her.
"However, I still have to be the bridesmaid at Donna's wedding..." Diane was convinced that Ronald still loved her, and her nervousness was gone, but she still had to fulfill the excuse.
"Of course, I have to be the best man..."
"By the way, why don't you let MJ's subordinates rent a house? Wouldn't it be nice for him to stay here for two days? And also work for the Saudi ambassador?"
Diane thought of something. This was originally a good opportunity to make MJ owe a favor, but why did Ronald give it up to Prince Bandar?
"I always feel that this matter will not be easy. I don't want a helicopter to come to our house every day to grab news."
Ronald felt even more that this decision was correct. Prince Bandar had diplomatic immunity. He was just a famous Hollywood director and was not immune to the media. And Diane, a female star, faced a pop king like MJ.
The idea of doing him a favor. How could that dentist and amateur screenwriter Evan Chandler think of blackmailing him for a movie? Things here seem to be quite complicated, so it's better to stay out of it.
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"This shot is good..."
Ronald and Diane returned to Los Angeles. Remembering her original excuse to go to Ronald, Diane quickly invited the special effects director Van Fleet to her home.
Van Fleet took a roll of copies and showed them to Ronald and Diane in the theater at home.
There are three experimental special effects shots on the copy. The first one was in the volleyball hall of Long Beach University. A group of college student spectators were found sitting in the auditorium, sitting in one area at a time, and were shot twice. Then the shots taken twice were
The films were superimposed together through laser printing, and the final film saw both areas filled with spectators.
There are many scenes of gatherings of thousands of people in Forrest Gump. Not to mention the huge cost. Some places, such as the monument opposite the Lincoln Memorial, are the ultimate place to open for a day or two, and it is impossible for you to really
So many people were crammed in to take photos.
After trying this special effect approach, Ronald was very satisfied with the result.
In the second shot, an employee of the Daydream Stunt Department was holding a table tennis racket in front of a blue screen, swinging the racket at a white object suspended by a rope. Then after special effects correction, that shot was
The white object is replaced with a ping pong ball.
This is because in the plot of Forrest Gump, he represents the American table tennis team and inadvertently opens a diplomatic channel between China and the United States. However, the American table tennis level is so poor that many of them are played by real Chinese athletes.
Can't even go a round.
It is estimated that even if Tom Hanks trained for a month, he still couldn't beat the main attacker of the volleyball team on the table tennis table. So the special effects team experimented with the idea of using blue screen keying to shoot this game scene.
"That's not how table tennis is played. Such movements are too rigid and don't look like a master."
Ronald looked at the employee after the special effects processing. He just stood there and swung the racket left and right, as if he was very powerful. But Ronald, who can play table tennis, knew that such a level would not be seen in the eyes of people who have played this game.
In it, there is no rotation at all, that is, it is just a serve.
"Well, let's find professional athletes and let them teach us..." Van Fleet also scratched his head a little. This was played by a colleague who was the best at playing table tennis. It seems that he also
Not very good at fighting.
Ronald thought for a while. The most important detail of this Forrest Gump is to truly restore America in the past few decades. Table tennis and other things, Americans in those days also watched it on TV, although the details
I can't be professional, but some basic details should not look completely different to others.
"Forget it, I'll find a professional retired athlete to teach you. I heard that the table tennis level of America's national team is actually not as good as that of Chinese amateur athletes..."
The last special effects test shot was a scene of former commander-in-chief Ronald Sr. meeting former British Prime Minister Margaret at Camp David. The special effects team found a female employee who was about the same height as her and was in a similar position in front of the blue screen.
Made similar moves.
She stepped on the mark on the ground accurately, and finally stretched out her hand, shaking hands in the void at the position of the original image.
Then process the two images, remove the image of the former prime minister, and then cut out the image of the female employee on the blue screen, superimposing the two sides, as if the female employee shook hands with the former commander-in-chief instead of the former prime minister.
"This is not very good, her mouth shape is wrong..." Ronald looked at the screen. Originally, Prime Minister Margaret was saying hello to the former commander-in-chief, but the female employee just said casually, "The weather is really nice today."
The voice in the original film, superimposed on her mouth shape, completely didn't match up.
"If the mouth shape needs to be consistent, it needs to be modified slowly frame by frame. I think the workload will be huge." Van Fleet did these experiments just to determine the feasibility.
"It must be done. I have to see the final effect before I can decide whether to handle it this way. If your special effects cannot match the mouth shape and voice, then I can only use other methods to handle it..."
Ever since Ronald watched Director Zhang's "Sanmao Joins the Army" in Xujiahui, he has been thinking about how to deal with similar plots in Forrest Gump.
The Chinese audience has not seen the video materials from that time, and it is actually acceptable if actors perform them. However, American audiences have grown up watching the TV speeches of successive generals since the 1960s. Using actors and
The method of using makeup to impersonate them is completely unacceptable.
That's why Ronald had to spend a lot of money. He used computer special effects and news videos of previous commanders to make the audience fully recognize that this may be a real thing that happened in history.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If Van Fleet's special effects team cannot do it, he will consider looking for Industrial Light and Magic. Otherwise, he can only use some compromise methods.
Such as shooting the background, or using editing to let the audience imagine...
In this way, the most interesting part of this movie, when Forrest Gump participated in the historical events that the audience of the same age encountered when they were growing up, will be overshadowed.
Not only will these special details be ineffective, but they may also greatly weaken the sense of reality of "it could be me" in Forrest Gump, affecting the look and feel of the entire movie.
"If you want perfect results, this test may cost..." Van Fleet asked, the cost of this test is not small.
"Do it... don't worry about the cost, I want to see the final effect." Ronald nodded and agreed to spend a large sum of money to do this test, "I want to see at least three seconds of the finished film, so that I can
Sure."
The important special effects tests are almost completed, and Ronald is ready to devote himself to this "Forrest Gump".
On the one hand, he asked marketing consultant Michael Gray to prepare to announce that he would buy back the rights to the Forrest Gump script from Minahan Golan. Then he and Paramount would announce the launch of the project.
On the other hand, the real leading actor Tom Hanks will also look for opportunities to announce that other major roles, especially the heroine Jenny, will also be selected.
"Ronnie, honey, what do you think of me?" Diane wore a hippie outfit, put on eye makeup, crossed her legs, and looked at Ronald in the room.
"Do you want to play Jenny?" Ronald didn't expect Diane to be interested. He looked around and saw that it had some charm. "Yes, it's very good, but this is not what an ordinary American audience would do."
My favorite character. For you in the future..."
"Okay..." Diane pouted, "As a director's wife, you have to take your turn only after someone else has picked the role."
"Oh, I have no doubt about your acting ability... If you play this role, when the movie becomes popular, it may be difficult for you to play women with traditional American virtues that perfectly suit your appearance."
Ronald thought about an angle. Diane's facial lines are rounded, which is incompatible with Jenny's strong and stubborn character. In his eyes, Jenny's actor should have the same square shape and straight lines as a man, and be very independent.
Toughness is appropriate.
"OK, I understand." Diane seemed to be convinced by Ronald. But she went in again, changed her clothes, and then asked Ronald to come in.
As soon as Ronald entered the door, he saw Diane sitting on the bed holding an acoustic guitar. Apart from a pair of high heels, the guitar seemed to be her only outfit.
"Oh..." Ronald felt that he had the same passion as before, so he went up and threw the guitar away, hugged Diane and kissed her.
Fortunately, I convinced her, otherwise I would have filmed these scenes on the screen...