421 Fairness and justice, the joy of group performance
New Zealand is known as the back garden of Hollywood blockbusters. In classic films such as "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", "King Kong" and "The Wolverine", New Zealand's unique natural scenery shows its alluring fantasy charm under the lens.
New Zealand is dotted with filming locations of various sizes for "The Lord of the Rings". There are more than 100 filming locations for the first part alone.
This time Jiang Yan is going to Kawarau Gorge in Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand.
In "The Lord of the Rings", near the end of the film, the Fellowship of the Ring bid farewell to the Elven Queen Galadriel and rowed from the Anduin River to the hills of Amon Hen.
There are many filming locations in the Anduin River in reality, one of which is the Kawarau Gorge, where the scene of The Two Pillars of the King was filmed. However, the Two Pillars of the King came from post-production special effects and do not actually exist.
Speaking of which, New Zealand is indeed a country with beautiful scenery. Take Queenstown, which we are going to this time, as an example. This place has the flavor of Jiuzhaigou. In addition, this is the southern hemisphere and far away from the equator, so even though it is summer,
But the temperature is very suitable.
Looking at the beautiful mountains and clear waters, the beautiful scenery of snow-capped mountains and blue lakes, Jiang Yan lamented that his ancestors did not participate in the great voyages and colonization. It was really a pity that such a wonderful place was taken over by Westerners.
After arriving in Queenstown and staying at the most luxurious hotel, Sissi couldn't wait to start taking photos with Liu Xiaoli and Jiang Yan.
However, although the scenery here is beautiful, Jiang Yan doesn't have much time to visit right now.
He needs to master the time travel skills first, and then reach a consensus with the director on the soundtrack before he can play the game.
Finish work earlier and relax more when playing.
But even if he travels, he only has three days at most, and he still has a lot of things to do at home.
After having a long-awaited steak Wellington at the hotel, producer Rick Porras and two crew members came to pick him up.
"Joey, welcome to New Zealand." Rick greeted Jiang Yan warmly when he saw him.
Now Jiang Yan is no longer a simple artist to Rick, but a financial sponsor father.
The big benefactor who casually took out 80 million US dollars may be said to be a fool because he has too much money, but no matter how stupid he is, he is still the father of the benefactor.
So this attitude is much better than the last time we met, which is normal.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and Jiang Yan introduced Rick and Liu Qianqian's mother and daughter to each other before heading to the set together.
In the car, through the introduction of Rick Porras, Jiang Yan and his party knew that the timing of everyone's arrival today was very good. It only took more than 20 minutes to go from the hotel to the set. If it had been yesterday, the set would have been at another filming location.
It would take at least two hours to drive and hike there.
The scene we filmed today was the last bit of plot in "The Lord of the Rings", the fight scene in which Boromir, the son of Gondor, was killed by an orc with a bow and arrow.
So, if there is an opportunity for group performance, Jiang Yan will not miss it.
According to Rick, the filming of "Lord of the Rings 1" is almost complete, and many actors have temporarily left the group. For example, "Gandalf", who Jiang Yan is interested in, just happened to fall off a cliff with the Balrog last week, so he has to wait.
It will be more than three months before he returns after being upgraded to a white-robed wizard.
Jiang Yan felt a little regretful. He was "dry tofu". This righteous mage was defined as the "Jiang Ziya" of the West by Jiang Yan in his childhood. Jiang Yan had a good impression of him.
It's a pity that not only can't you see it in reality, but judging from the current scene, you can't see it after time travel.
But there is another way, that is to go to the underground to find him, but I don’t know if I can catch him above ground. Maybe he will have been reborn by the time I get to the underground. Anyway, let’s give it a try.
Outside the crew, since it is a major Hollywood investment project, confidentiality measures are somewhat strict.
Outsiders are not allowed to enter the set at will.
Fortunately, Jiang Yan, as the financial backer, is here to prepare the soundtrack, so he naturally has this privilege.
Liu Xiaoli's mother and daughter also entered together with the bodyguards after being told not to take pictures and demarcating the area within which they could move.
Arriving at the set, Jiang Yan first met director Peter Jackson under the leadership of Rick.
As for the other actors, they were moving under the command of the action director. Jiang Yan saw a group of people from a distance, and the only one he could distinguish at a glance was the Elf Prince, who had long golden hair.
Soon, director Peter Jackson arrived.
Naturally, he also knew about Jiang Yan, as well as his investment and efforts to obtain the soundtrack.
So he also welcomed Jiang Yan's arrival.
However, after the welcome, Jiang Yan soon got straight to the point:
"Joey, although you invested in this project and made the project go smoothly, I want to say thank you, but when it comes to the soundtrack, I still hope for fair and equitable competition."
This is obviously because he is worried that Jiang Yan will use his status as a financial sponsor to exert pressure.
And Jiang Yan is Chinese and a musician. Peter Jackson is worried that this guy has spent so much money, and scoring music is one of his main purposes.
He didn't quite know what was going on between Joey and his superiors. Rick said that Joey was a fan of "Lord of the Rings" books, so he was willing to participate in the soundtrack and even invest. But Peter Jackson was more willing to believe that Joey just had a lot of money and wanted to borrow this project for himself.
Lift click.
In Hollywood, this kind of thing naturally happens.
But more often than not, it ruined works that could have been better.
Just like in future domestic works, all kinds of weak guys rely on capital to get into positions that require strength. It would be strange if the works are good.
Naturally, Jiang Yan would not be angry at Peter Jackson's straightforward warning.
On the contrary, he still hopes for this. He feels that sometimes dealing with Westerners is actually much easier.
So he answered directly: "Of course, fairness and justice, this is what I hope. I will not use my identity to coerce anyone."
"So much the better."
The director nodded and then added, "Also, you cannot interfere with my shooting plan. This is my bottom line."
As a director, this is naturally what I care about the most.
And Peter Jackson said this because he was afraid that Jiang Yan, a Chinese, was not the same as the people in old Hollywood. He did not understand China, so whether he was misunderstanding him or saying something ugly, in short, he
This issue was raised seriously.
Of course Jiang Yan understood the director's thoughts, but he had a purpose, so he said:
"Can I make a small request?"
"What request?" The director frowned instantly.
"Can you arrange an extra role for me?"
"No..." The director was about to go berserk on the spot.
Whatever you say, this Joey is simply mentally ill.
How do Chinese people play Western fantasy?
But he quickly reacted: "Wait, you mean, extra performer?"
"certainly."
Jiang Yan smiled slightly.
"Brother, why do you want to be a group performer?"
In the dressing room, Liu Qianqian saw Jiang Yan wearing orc soldier costumes and armor one by one and wondered.
This is not the first time she has seen Jiang Yan perform as an extra. Last time he played a monkey with armor, and was used as a negative example by his mother.
Liu Qianqian didn't mean to discriminate against this. On the contrary, she was curious about why a big star like Jiang Yan wanted to perform in a group.
Is there anything special about the extras?
"Because you can't imagine the joy of group acting." Jiang Yan said with a smile.
"Is there any joy in performing in an extra group?"
"As an extra, you can play anyone."
Jiang Yan smiled, silently recited the settings in his mind, and then put on the helmet.