Ronald stopped the filming, "Tomita, come here." He reached out and called the heroine Tomita Tan Ling, who was wearing a white shirt and overalls, and looked confused after being stopped.
Since the head-on conflict with Ralph Mazio's manager, the two new stars were playing big names in the filming, and there were a lot less requests for various benefits. Ronald's filming progress gradually began to speed up.
However, today's filming of the scene in which Kumiko, played by Tam Ling Tomita, teaches Daniel traditional Japanese dance, he encountered quite an obstacle.
"What kind of person do you think Kumiko is?" Ronald knew that the girl had no experience in making movies and might not realize what her problem was, so he had to guide her slowly.
"I think he is a typical Ryukyu girl, very motivated, and wants to go to America to pursue ballet studies."
Tomita Tan Ling was a little embarrassed. This was the third time she was stopped from dancing. Her voice also became much softer.
"You understand very well, but I think Kumiko may not be a typical Ryukyu girl. A typical Ryukyu girl does not pursue the dream of ballet, are you right?"
"Well... Director, you are right, I didn't think of it."
"Actually, you and Kumiko have similar backgrounds. You came to America from Ryukyu and then pursued an acting career. If you hadn't been influenced by American culture, you wouldn't be so independent and free to bravely pursue your dreams.
Am i right?"
Ronald felt that Tomita's understanding of acting was a bit misguided, so he had to teach her slowly. He was not an acting coach. Not to mention that he couldn't teach deep things, he didn't learn them himself.
Fortunately, as a bystander, Ronald saw Tomita's problem clearly. This is a common mistake made by beginners.
"What you need to pay attention to when performing is the opponent's reaction. Your attention cannot be fixed on your own heart, how do I play this role well.
But you have to integrate the character and yourself into one, and pay attention to the expressions, thoughts, and lines of your opponent's actors, just like in our daily life, our attention is also outside the body."
"Director, you are right, I know what you mean." Tan Ling Tomita is very perceptive, and she understood that she was thinking too much.
"Express your own characteristics more, rather than trying to play Kumiko. A little less conservative like a Japanese girl, a little more independent and free like an American girl. Kumiko is you, you are Kumiko, do you understand?"
"action!"
After filming again, it turned out that Tam Ling Tomita's performance became much more natural. Once her mental pressure was gone, she was very relaxed. In some scenes, she even outshone Ralph Marzio, who played Daniel next to her.
Ralph Mazzio also felt this, and he also strived to exert greater momentum in his performances. In this virtuous cycle, the quality of the two's rivalry scenes began to get better and better each time.
"Dong dong...dong, dong dong...dong" Kumiko danced to the rhythm. This Japanese dance has a unique charm, with the body turning left and right and the hands making various clapping movements at the side.
Ronald watched from behind the camera. It was rare that the screenwriters hired by Weintraub were able to connect the unique trick of Daniel Sang in the second movie with this kind of dance. They used the rotation of the waist to even out the belt.
Fighting can allow ordinary viewers to understand the beauty of this trick.
"cut!"
The crew moved to a road on Oahu, and had already found an electronics store in advance. On both sides of the road, people had stopped cars, and the flow of people on the road were all acted out by extras.
"action!"
"I'll show you my dream." Kumiko pulled Daniel to the door of the electronics store.
"Do you want to be a salesperson?"
"No, I'll show you my dream."
The salesperson in the electronics store spoke a few words in Japanese to Kumiko, and then put the "Famous" video tape into the machine.
"Is this your dream? To be a dancer?"
"Yes."
The camera shoots from between the two male and female protagonists. Their backs are sandwiched between the TV set in the window, and gradually moves forward. Antonia Franceschi's dance inside is gradually enlarged, and then takes up the entire screen.
.
Ronald looked from behind the camera, filled with memories of his youth.
"Ronald," director of photography James Crabbe called softly, but the director didn't respond.
This scene has been filmed, do they still need to do any improvisational performances by the two of them? Crabbe touched his chin and thought that many directors would deliberately not stop and let the actors continue to do some improvisational performances. Sometimes the lines forced out would be
more realistic.
"Where did you learn ballet?"
"There is no ballet school on Ryukyu Island."
"Oh, that's too bad."
Ralph Mazzio and Tam Ling Tomita, knowing that the director didn't tell them to stop, didn't dare to look back and see what happened, so they had to continue talking nonsense. However, what they said was quite interesting, and they compared the words of a Ryukyu girl.
His thoughts were fully expressed.
"Hey? Cut!" Ronald suddenly reacted. He was lost in memories and forgot to shout stop. Fortunately, the two improvised their lines well.
…
The filming continued for many days, and the two new stars have been quite obedient. Although they can no longer be as dedicated as they were in the first part, they used a video recorder to record all the rehearsal scenes, and then dissected and figured it out piece by piece.
But after the baptism of the first film, their images have become household names in America. And they have been playing these two roles in and out of life this year. So although Ronald is not very satisfied, he also feels that the performance
I achieved eight or nine points.
The two stars are certainly different from the actors who debuted back then. What the stars think about is not the drama and the overall effect, but deepening their own image in the minds of the audience.
Ronald also knew that this was a necessary compromise. Sometimes the filming was not perfect, and when he wanted to start over, he would think to himself, "Anyway, this is a sequel. Anyway, this is a sequel. Just make money, just make money."
Okay. Long live eighty, long live eighty."
On this day, I took a picture of Daniel just arriving in Ryukyu.
The main villain of the movie, a karate master named Nagazen, was dispatched by Master Miyagi's childhood brother Sato, pretending to be a taxi driver to pick them up and test the master and apprentice.
In "Welcome to Ryukyu", Chang Shan is played by Japanese-American actor Yuji Yiben.
He stretched out his hand, took Ralph Mazzio's hand, and then shook it hard, "I hope your journey in Ryukyu will be a happy one."
In a close-up view, Youji Yiben's arm muscles are in very good shape, and it can be seen that he has been exercising all year round.
"cut!"
Ronald saw Ralph Mazio shaking his hands, and he was pinched hard.
"Ronald, I want to talk to you alone." Ralph Mazzio came to Ronald with a serious face.
"Okay, you come with me." Ronald was discussing the following close-up with the director of photography Crabbe. Seeing Mazio's serious face, he knew that he had something serious to do, so the two went to his trailer to chat.
"I have to reshoot this one, it doesn't match Daniel's image." Seeing Ronald closing the door, Ralph Mazio immediately pointed out his dissatisfaction directly.
"What do you mean?" Ronald was a little angry because Mazio also started trying to direct his shooting.
"I'm referring to the image of Daniel. In the first part, he is a counterattacking kid who has been practicing karate with Mr. Miyagi. There is no way that in the second part, he is still a rookie who can't stand a handshake. After all, he has
He is the champion of the All-Valley Karate Championship."
"But have you ever thought about it? The championship is actually a competition for a group of high school students in America to entertain themselves. On Ryukyu Island, Changshun is a real karate master who wins in the ring and fights to the death. The core of the drama of Long Wei Boy is
Daniel's counterattack. If he is not allowed to face a master whose strength exceeds his own, how can he realize the ultimate trick and defeat the enemy with the last move?"
The two discussed this issue of Daniel's image for a long time, but could not reach a consensus.
"Ronald" Ralph Mazio lowered his head, "I have always been very grateful for your support. This is the first movie in which I can become famous."
Then he raised his head firmly, "I can't shoot scenes where Daniel is treated too badly, Ronald. My entire career is based on this role. My agent found it for me.
In the new film, the character is also an electric guitar enthusiast who learns along the way and finally defeats the electric guitar masters in the industry.
For my image, for my future, and for me to get more similar roles, I can't take pictures of Daniel's miserable failure. He can fail, but he can't be like this, being pinched hard by Chang Shun, and it hurts
I can’t stand it.”
"I hope you can understand the plight of an actor if you insist on filming..."
"What if I insist on filming?" Ronald looked at Ralph Mazzio, trying to see what he could say.
"I will ask the manager to raise objections to the crew and use the terms of my contract to deny this scene from appearing in the final film."
Ralph Mazzio still said those words, and then he looked away again, as if he didn't dare to look at Ronald.
"You are already a mature star." Ronald sighed in his heart. The other party did not agree, and he actually had no choice. It was impossible for the American audience to agree to changing roles. Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, two
The chemistry between the actors is so good that without them, no one would come back to watch the second part.
"Really? You agreed?" Ralph Mazio breathed a sigh of relief. He was under great pressure to disobey the director who made him famous.
"I'm not against you, Ronald, it's just that I have my own problems to face." He explained quickly.
"It's okay, I understand." Ronald patted Mazzio, put his arm around his shoulders, and walked out of the trailer. He still had to maintain a united image in front of the crew.
"This shot is handled like this. I mainly take a close-up shot of Chang Shun's forearm, and you only take a shot of the hand, so that you won't have the audience comparing the strength of the two of you in the close-up. I will also add a shot of the surprised reaction on your face.
."
"That's great, but Daniel's image shouldn't be too weak."
"Don't worry, tomorrow is the time for you to show off your power."
The next day, the crew came to a bar converted from a warehouse.
Daniel was here, betting with people in the bar. Teacher Miyagi wanted to help Daniel win back his tuition, so he taught him the trick to focus.
Finally, under the guidance of Mr. Miyagi, Daniel broke three stacked ice cubes and won $1,800.
"action!"
"Ah, ah..."
Ralph Mazio made a spin and broke three ice cubes at once.
"cut!"
Okay, the props team will go get some more ice cubes and we'll do it again. Make more cracks in the ice cubes and don't expose the gaps you made in advance.
"Ronald, can I talk to you?"
This time it was Noriyuki Morita, who played Miyagi, who came to see Ronald.
"My role is more about showing Master Miyagi's humorous side, but the mysterious, powerful, and philosophical performance in the first film is a bit missing in the sequel."
"Why don't you..." Ronald sighed, "Forget it, I will give you more mysterious, powerful, and philosophical roles tomorrow."
"Daniel-san, this is the ancestral hall of our Miyagi family. Look at this." Master Miyagi took out a rattle.
"My father used this to teach me karate when I was young. This is the secret of the strength of the Miyagi family's karate."
"This?" Daniel fiddled with the rattle twice, making a "dong-dong" sound.
"Yes, you see, only the waist can rotate. With two drumsticks, one is always defending and the other is attacking. Then the offensive one becomes defensive, and the defensive one becomes offensive.
People have two arms, just like this rattle, which uses the waist as the base point and rotates left and right, so that you can always take into account defense and offense."
Daniel suddenly understood, turned the rattle a few more times, and then began to practice this trick on his own.
"Daniel-san, come and practice with me."
The camera slowly pulls back.
Miyagi and Daniel, in a dark room, faced the two open paper sliding doors and practiced the basic techniques of Goju-ryu karate inherited from the Miyagi family.
However, this time the two of them joined in the Miyagi family's secret technique. It was obvious that they had back-up moves in their attacks and defenses, and they paid special attention to the rotation of their waists.
"Very well, Daniel-san. Well done."
Ronald looks on from behind the camera.
In the middle of the sliding door, white skylight came in, backlighting the master and apprentice who were practicing basic skills in sparring.
The dark background inside the room was stimulated by the white skylight shining through the sliding door, and the two of them suddenly seemed to be practicing in a paradise paradise.
…
"Oh...it's great!" Noriyuki Morita and Ralph Marzio saw the developed samples one night later and were very satisfied with the shot.
Now the audience was happy, and the two masters and apprentices began the process of enlightenment again. Master Miyagi was full of philosophical teachings. During the sparring between the two, Daniel improved his skills at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Both of them were satisfied and started to applaud.
"Fuck, I hate making sequels. Since these two became stars, they have too many ideas." Ronald said softly to producer Weintraub later.
"I also hate sequels. Both of their salaries have increased more than ten times."
"But it's still worth it. The audience will like it and we will make money."
"It will definitely make money, and it will make a lot of money." Weintraub was also encouraging himself, "The deputy commander's flight will stop in Oahu tomorrow. You should be more flexible then. He will also visit Japan.