"These two need no introduction, Mr. Miyagi and Daniel, hahaha, I took my granddaughter to watch the first part."
Ronald accompanied the deputy commander George Sr., who was temporarily staying in Hawaii, and his wife Barbara to visit the filming site, and introduced the main creative staff by the way.
"cheese!"
The crew's photographer took a group photo of the two protagonists, Ronald, Weintraub, and the deputy commander and his wife.
The deputy commander did not come to Hawaii specifically, but went to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Nakasone as the special envoy of the commander-in-chief.
It turned out that White House Chief of Staff James Baker and Treasury Secretary Donald Regan exchanged positions. James Baker, who had always advocated toughness against Japan, immediately did a big thing after taking office.
He convened the finance ministers of the five major Western industrial countries to discuss the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, such as the Japanese yen, the franc, the mark, and the British pound.
European countries have actually been psychologically prepared for this agreement for a long time, and America has been blowing the whistle at G5 meetings.
Japan is really dissatisfied with the depreciation of the U.S. dollar. As an emerging industrial country, they have always occupied a large market share in trade with the United States. If the U.S. dollar appreciates significantly against the Japanese yen, it will have a relatively large impact on Japan's economy.
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Although on the other hand, the appreciation of the yen is beneficial to people going abroad for consumption, buying foreign imported goods, and entrepreneurs buying foreign assets. But for Japanese entrepreneurs who have long relied on high-quality and low-priced products to occupy the American market, this is undoubtedly
It's a very big change.
James Baker is more like a politician than a finance minister who requires professional skills. He was too tough on Japan, which caused a lot of backlash within the Japanese government. Especially the chief minister of the Ministry of Finance, there was a tendency for negotiations to break down.
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The deputy commander went this time to ease relations and strengthen communication.
As one of the few deputy commanders in the history of America who has some real power, George Sr. has a lot of autonomy. This time he stayed temporarily in Hawaii and asked the Marine Corps to bring a helicopter to take them from the airport.
Come to the set.
After the tour, the deputy commander and his wife sat inside the set and drank coffee with Ronald and Weintraub.
The two couples were dressed very casually. There was no news media, so they wore ordinary clothes. Barbara wore a light-colored dress, a T-shirt and jeans, and her husband wore glasses, just like two old couples running a farm.
Same.
"Ronnie, I heard about the 'good things' you did at Camp David, hahaha..."
Barbara had white hair and was laughing so hard.
"I'm just doing Spielberg a favor." Ronald knew what Barbara was talking about. When Back to the Future was being screened at Camp David, first lady Nancy was embarrassed and angry when she saw the name of the commander's ex-wife was mentioned.
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"Did you see her face at that time?" Barbara felt really happy. This little Ronald really knew what he was doing. Nancy was always proud of Hollywood actresses and supporting each other with the commander-in-chief. This time, the commander-in-chief was divorced.
The scandal of marrying her is exposed a little bit, and we will see how she can act like a socialite in the White House in the future.
"Barbara," Old George stopped his wife, "Ronald, I don't have much time. How many times do you need the helicopter to fly up there?"
"Four laps at most, no...three laps." Ronald saw Weintraub's look and immediately lowered the shooting requirements for the helicopter borrowed by the deputy commander.
"George, Ronnie just wants to shoot a few more scenes. It won't delay our trip to Tokyo. Just let him take the photos." Barbara looked at Ronald as if he were her own nephew, and she was very fond of him.
"Our wives are the ones who really give the orders." Old George muttered.
"Hahaha..." Ronald and Weintraub quickly joined in the fun.
The second couple had a very busy schedule. After having coffee and snacks, Barbara specially pulled Ronald over to take two photos with her and her husband, and then they turned around to board the helicopter.
"After all, she is still a woman." Ronald looked at Barbara's back and whispered.
Although Barbara came from a well-known family, received a good education, and was very graceful and well-educated, she was the most popular among the wives of the previous deputy commanders.
But Barbara is a woman after all, a woman who has been bullied by the first lady for many years, and has to swallow her humiliation for the sake of her husband's future.
So in front of a caring person like Weintraub, especially Ronald, she completely exposed her dislike of Nancy.
"Attention all departments, we only have three chances, so everyone should be prepared."
The helicopter the deputy commander was riding was Marine Corps Two. The propellers began to accelerate and the helicopter slowly flew up.
"action!"
The two cameras of the photography team started shooting at the helicopter.
"Marine Two, the shot was very good. I need your acceleration on the second lap to fly over our heads."
Ronald contacted the helicopter pilot by radio and gave him orders.
"Marine Two received, over."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The helicopter quickly flew over the heads of the film crew. The director of photography gave Ronald a thumbs up, and he also caught it very well in the second lap.
"Marine Two, I need you to lower your altitude and hover around us at low altitude. Uh... over."
"Marine Two received, over."
On the third lap, the helicopter lowered its altitude and flew around the camera not far away.
"Ronald, tell them to slow down, the camera can't pan and can't keep up," the director of photography Crabbe shouted.
"Marine Two, Marine Two, can you slow down by half and do another lap?"
"The deputy commander-in-chief, the secret service officer on the helicopter, asked old George for his opinion. The promised three laps have been flown.
"Prime Minister Nakasone is still waiting for us in Tokyo. They have already taken a lot of pictures." Old George put on his glasses and read the briefing from the Ministry of Finance.
"George, Ronnie managed to borrow the helicopter with great difficulty. Just let Mr. Prime Minister wait a little longer. Then make a circle as Ronald asked."
Barbara made up her mind for old George.
"Whatever... tell them to hurry up."
"Boom, boom, boom..." The helicopter circled again at a slow speed.
"Very good, very good, we caught them all." Crabbe was very excited. The helicopter pilot's skills this time were very superb. Several flying movements were crisp and neat, very much in the style of the US military.
"Okay! Thank you for your help. Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Vice President, for me." Ronald said hello into the radio.
Then he raised his hands and extended his thumbs to express his gratitude to the helicopter.
"Bye!" Barbara waved to him on the plane.
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"Tomita, what we are going to shoot next is the scene where you and Daniel kiss and fall in love. Daniel is an American boy who likes to complain, but he is not so confident in his heart. Facing the very beautiful Kumiko, he has ideas but dare not act.
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Therefore, in this scene, you are the one who understands the mentality of the two people better. You should show a little impatience at the critical moment to hint Daniel to act as soon as possible."
"I know." Tomita Tan Ling's understanding is extraordinary. After thinking for a while, she knew how to act later.
"It's a pity that he has a Japanese face." Ronald thought to himself that there weren't many roles suitable for her in Hollywood.
In this scene, Daniel and Kumiko were in a small wooden house on the beach. Kumiko was wearing a traditional kimono, using traditional techniques to perform a tea ceremony for Daniel, and offering a tea bowl with both hands.
This etiquette is done by wives to their husbands in Japan.
Daniel drank tea and his affection for Kumiko grew. But he didn't know what the customs were in Ryukyu and whether young men and women also fell in love like America.
The camera is now behind Ralph Mazzio, over his shoulder, taking a close-up reaction shot of Tam Ling Tomita.
Daniel put down the tea bowl, and Kumiko smiled happily. This American boy was not as enthusiastic as those in Hollywood movies.
Tomita Tan Ling's grasp was very good. She smiled happily at first. When she saw the other party put down the tea bowl, she thought that the long-awaited kissing session was about to come.
But Daniel just stared at Kumiko blankly, motionless as if he was in a daze.
Tomita Tan Ling's smile gradually disappeared. She waited for a few seconds, and then began to blink quickly. The other party still showed no response like a piece of wood.
Tomita Tan Ling's expression turned to anger, and her smile completely disappeared. However, it seemed that Daniel was not uninterested in her, but looked a little at a loss.
She was a little impatient with the waiting, curled her lips, stretched out a hand to gently remove the hairpin from her head, swayed her body from side to side, her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak, "What are you waiting for? Daniel-san!"
"cut!"
Ronald was very satisfied. Seeing Crabbe indicating that it was okay, he immediately instructed the assistant director, "This one will be printed."
Ralph Mazzio was also inspired by Tam Ling Tomita's acting skills. He looked at Ronald.
Ronald nodded in approval. The two had a great chemistry in front of the camera. To be honest, Daniel's character is more compatible with an Eastern-style reserved girl like Kumiko played by Tomita. He and
Ali, played by Elizabeth Shue, always has a bit of a personality conflict.
The camera was relocated next to the two of them, facing them, and captured the coconut trees and beach outside the window.
"Are the blowers ready? There's also a lightning machine to try."
After several hours of lighting and waiting, Ronald finally arrived on a cloudy day.
Ronald immediately ordered and seized the opportunity to shoot this turning point in the third act of the film.
"action!"
The camera steadily focused on the two lovers. They slowly stood up from the kneeling position, gradually, gradually got closer, and finally kissed each other.
The two people's heads were slightly turned, so they didn't shoot the kissing scene directly. To get a pg rating for this kind of teenage kissing scene, you still have to pay attention.
As soon as Ronald made a gesture, the camera gradually began to pull back. The faces of the two kissing each other were just blocked by a hanging oil lamp.
The two kissed each other for one second, two seconds.
Ronald calculated the time and gave the assistant director a gesture.
The assistant director immediately tapped the intercom.
The blower outside the door began to blow at full strength.
Several powerful blowers began to blow powerfully at the coconut trees, creating a typhoon-like feeling.
"Huhu..."
The prop used a small fan to fan the oil lamp, and the oil lamp went out in response.
The assistant director immediately tapped the code on the intercom twice.
"Kala..."
A burst of extremely bright light flashed, and the sky outside the window was illuminated.
"cut!"
"Very good!" Ronald was very satisfied.
The two actors performed at a very good rhythm. The typhoon sensation caused by the blower was in place, and the 80,000-volt lightning lamp also gave the two leading actors a clear signal. They looked frightened and suddenly separated.
The filming was getting better, and Ronald was getting more and more excited about the romantic love scenes between the two leads in the sequel.
"Isn't this too... too 'subtle'?"
When Weintraub was watching the samples, he secretly asked Ronald. Boys and girls in America had stopped reading novels like Jane Austen for a long time. He was afraid that they would not be able to understand such an implicit and passionate feeling.
"It doesn't matter. This kind of love model can be regarded as an exotic style. The audience will like Daniel dating beauties with different personalities. Anyway, the kissing scene and the hero saving the beauty at the end are still American-style."