It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 162 The girl's favor...Fast 3 starts shooting, V-shaped bend! The director himself goes into battle! Boom! hurricane!

April 9th.

Early in the morning, Chen Fei and Bruce, who came to pick him up, took a car to Arnold's mansion in Los Angeles.

Halfway through the journey, Bruce suddenly turned his head and looked at Fade Chen.

"Fei, have you prepared a gift?"

It is a tradition in the United States to give gifts to adult ceremonies, and all guests who are invited need to prepare them.

It doesn't need to be too expensive, just enough to express your feelings.

"certainly."

Chen Fei nodded. He was no longer the stupid young man on the set of "Heroes". He had made great progress in terms of being a worldly person.

He had bought a gift a few days ago. It was a very good pair of headphones, which cost him nearly ten thousand dollars.

According to the age here in the United States, Arnold's daughter is only a high school student. It is enough for the gift to be tasteful and not too expensive.

Driving to the villa area, from a distance, the two of them saw Arnold standing at the door to receive guests.

Many colorful ribbons and balloons were laid on the lawn, and the entire yard, including the walls of the villa, were decorated with many bouquets, which looked very beautiful.

At the same time, Chen Fei also saw a petite figure standing next to Arnold, who must be the daughter he mentioned.

only……

When the "Bath Emperor" stopped at the door of the villa, Chen Fei's eyes suddenly focused on that petite figure.

Christine Stewart? ? ?

"What the hell?"

At this moment, Chen Fei was completely confused.

what's going on? Who can tell him that this is a weird situation?

Arnold, vice president of production at Universal Pictures, is actually the father of famous actress Kristen Stewart?

oh! wrong!

At this time, Christine had not yet appeared in "The Twilight Saga". She was barely a high school student and a slightly famous young actor.

But this horse-riding thing is still outrageous, right?

How could these two have a father-daughter relationship? Don't the last names match?

Bruce urged him, "Let's go, get off the car, why are you standing there?"

"oh."

Chen Fei responded, opened the door and got out of the car.

At this time, Arnold also led Christine to meet the two of them, and introduced his daughter as he walked:

"This is Fei from China. He is a great director, actor, screenwriter, and a very brave young man. He is the protagonist in the bungee jumping video."

As they spoke, the two of them came closer.

At this time, Chen Fei finally came back from his trance.

First he and Arnold came to give him a hug, and then he looked at Kristine standing aside.

As expected of a beautiful woman, she is already beginning to take shape at the age of 16.

With long brown hair, a tall nose, and big watery eyes, that face is simply exquisite and impeccable.

At this moment, Chen Fei suddenly had the urge to make the movie "Twilight" immediately.

16-year-old Christine! It’s simply too tender!

The identity of a high school student just fits the role in it. If it lasts a few more years, that aura may be gone.

"Hi Fei? How are you?"

There was a hint of surprise in Christine's eyes. Looking at the Chinese boy in front of her who was only five years younger than herself, she was deeply curious about him.

In addition to being a high school student, she is also an actress.

She has been paying attention to the entertainment news in recent days. This talented director from China has caused quite a stir in Hollywood.

The photos in the newspaper were a bit blurry, but when she saw him today, she was a little surprised to find that the Chinese director in front of her was really handsome.

Like...

Just like John Lone when he was young!

"Hello, happy coming of age."

Chen Fei greeted him with a smile, his eyes shining unconsciously.

It was the light of the big bad wolf seeing the little white rabbit!

"Here, this is a gift for you."

After handing the gift box to Christine, Chen Fei turned to look at Arnold aside and asked curiously: "Mr. Arnold, do you decide every play of your daughter? Or can she arrange it on her own?" ?”

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Arnold suddenly became interested, "Fei? Do you have a suitable script?"

Kristine, who was about to open a gift next to her, was stunned when she heard the conversation between Chen Fei and her father.

Got a script?

Her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly came closer, pricking up her ears and listening quietly.

"Yes, I have a role that is very suitable for her. It is adapted from a novel. She needs to play a high school student. It is a great love story between vampires, werewolves, and humans."

"I can take a look first..."

Arnold was about to ask for the script, but before he could finish speaking, Christine next to him added in time, "Hey! dad! I'm an adult today!"

"Oh, sorry," Arnold stopped talking in time and said to Chen Fei with a smile: "I will ask to read the script before I turn 16, but from now on, the future path will be decided by her."

New guests arrived in the distance. Arnold said sorry and turned to receive others.

Kristine stayed beside Chen Fei, raised his head, and asked with some surprise: "Let me guess, are you talking about the book "Twilight" by Twilight?"

"Eh? You know?" Chen Fei looked at her in surprise.

"Yeah! I guessed it right!" Christine laughed. "This book is very good. I often read it late at night. It is very popular among high school students."

"Twilight" is originally a youth-oriented book, and its audience happens to be high school students.

Chen Fei smiled slightly, "The rights to adapt the script of this novel already belong to me. I adapted it into a script. If you are interested, we can leave your contact information and I will show you the script sometimes. "

"Okay, thank you very much."

After exchanging contact information, Kristine opened the gift box while thanking her.

When she saw the earphones inside, her eyes lit up, "Wow? They are actually Focal's co-branded earphones. They are so great!"

"How's it going? Do you like it?"

“Like it very much!”

Kristine raised his head with excitement. Before Chen Fei could react, the bold girl had already left a lip mark on his cheek.

Why?

Chen Fei was stunned immediately.

what's going on? Why did they kiss after just a disagreement?

Seeing the little girl carrying the gift to show off to her classmates, Chen Fei turned to look at Bruce with some doubts and asked curiously: "Are all American high school girls so bold?"

"Huh?" Bruce shrugged, "I've always thought you were too shy. If you want to hang out in Los Angeles, this won't work."

As he spoke, he naturally took out a white wax pill from his pocket.

With a gentle squeeze, the black pills contained in the wax pills suddenly appeared in front of Chen Fei.

"This... Liubiti Dihuang Pill is a bit bitter." Bruce complained as he threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

Chen Fei said cheerfully: "There is a Chinese idiom called "Good medicine is bitter in taste and good for disease." If you take more, the effect will be very significant."

"Oh, is it so?"

Bruce looked serious and took out another Liuwei Dihuang Pill from his pocket.

…

Coming of age ceremony is actually not as complicated as imagined.

It was nothing more than eating, drinking, chatting, and by the way, congratulations to Kristine for officially taking the step from minor to adult.

Because of Arnold's special status, Chen Fei met many producers, film company bosses, and actors from Universal Pictures at the banquet.

Everyone was very curious about him, the only Chinese face.

Winning the Golden Bear Award made him successfully become an internationally renowned director. Coupled with his status as a screenwriter, he attracted the attention of many people.

While pushing glasses and changing glasses, everyone became friends for the first time and exchanged contact information.

Arnold has a wide range of friends outside of work. In addition to employees of Universal Pictures, producers from Paramount, Columbia, 20th Century Fox and other companies also appeared at the banquet.

While chatting, everyone agreed to work together on a project.

Of course, these words are just verbal remarks for now.

If Chen Fei does not expect, if he wants to truly take root in Hollywood, he may have to wait for the success of Fast 3 and "Get Out".

Everyone is waiting to see, and his results will determine how far he can go in Hollywood.

When the banquet was coming to an end, Chen Fei found Romulo and curiously asked about the relationship between Arnold and Kristine.

"Mr. Arnold's wife passed away forever in the crash of the Twin Towers in New York. Christine was his adopted daughter."

Chen Fei suddenly realized!

No wonder the two of them look nothing alike and don't even have the same last name.

The two quickly dropped this heavy topic.

"Fei, have you prepared the shooting plan? Tomorrow we will start shooting the first scene. This is a big scene. I have prepared the scene for a long time, just waiting for you to destroy it."

Chen Fei laughed, "Don't worry, everything is under control."

Compared with other directors' shootings, Chen Fei does not need to explore scenes and images, because the finished film is already in his mind.

When filming on the set, he only needs to reproduce the images in his mind.

This is also the reason why the three previous movies, Stone, Racing, and No Man's Land, were completed quickly.

In Huang Bo's words, "Director Chen is a famously fast shooter, and he rarely needs to save a line."

…

In order to support the filming of Super 3, as a sponsor, Volkswagen is called "inhumane".

While 4 R32s and 4 Tourans were provided, 170 vehicles were also provided for the crew to use.

These cars can all be crashed, so you don’t have to worry about damage at all. It’s like playing fast and furious!

Toyota also provided 4,000 tires for the film. Although about half of them were scrap, they were enough for Chen Fei to use.

Although the investment in Super 3 did not exceed 100 million, it still reached 85 million US dollars.

But because most of the actors used in this film are new actors, the salary required to hire actors is not high.

Even the combined fees of all the actors are just as much as the director Chen Fei.

Therefore, this movie can spend at least 60 million US dollars, allowing Chen Fei to squander it!

At Arnold's request, in addition to setting up the scenes and the salaries of the behind-the-scenes staff, all other money must be used to show "Fast" and "Passion."

The reason why Chen Fei was selected as the director was precisely because he was a "passionate" person.

A thousand-mile horse often exists, but a bole does not always exist.

Since Arnold trusts him so much, Chen Fei will definitely not let him down!

…

On April 10th, Chen Fei took his little horse to the Universal Pictures photography base in the suburbs of Los Angeles as scheduled.

The Hollywood industrial system has reached a very complete stage.

Just like now, even as a director, it was the first time for Chen Fei to see the villa area used to shoot the first racing scene.

This was all done by the producer Romulo, who arranged for workers to build it according to the requirements of the script. He did not even need Chen Fei to come forward, he had already completed the work very well.

Looking around, more than a dozen prototype villas with wooden frames are standing in front of us, looking quite neat.

"Good guy, no wonder Hollywood blockbusters cost so much money. All such great villas have collapsed. How can we not waste money?"

Chen Fei muttered and walked in the direction of Romulo.

Because some scenes of Super 3 were shot in Tokyo, the crew was directly divided into two groups.

Chen Fei first led Group A, the actors who needed to appear in the early stage, to shoot some scenes here in Los Angeles.

Team B, led by two assistant directors, went to Tokyo to complete the scenery. As long as the filming here ended, Chen Fei could lead the actors to take over the filming work there.

This is also a major feature of the Hollywood film industry.

The entire crew is like a high-speed machine. Everyone is transformed into parts and performs their own duties. They only need to complete their own work, focusing on efficiency and speed.

"Hey Fei, you're here? How's this scene? Isn't it great?"

Seeing Chen Fei's arrival, Romulo greeted him with a smile while still showing off his achievements.

"It's really great, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Fei gave him praise without hesitation, but his eyes subconsciously looked at the starting point of the driveway.

There are two cars parked there. They are both today's protagonists, driven by the male protagonist and the school bully respectively.

One of them is the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which uses a 7.4L V8 engine with a maximum power of 425 horsepower!

The second car is the Dodge Viper, which uses an 8.3L V10 engine with a maximum power of 503 horsepower and 0-100 in 3.9 seconds. It is a proper supercar.

Licking the corner of his mouth, Chen Fei was inexplicably excited.

When he thought of the roaring sound of the accelerator of a sports car, he couldn't help but want to go up and race it for two laps to experience what speed and passion was first.

The actors are already preparing. There is no need for Chen Fei to take care of the makeup that needs to be put on and the lyrics that need to be memorized.

All he has to do is organize the start of filming, positioning of actors, and control the scene

Just as he was thinking about it, Romulo's voice suddenly came to his ears, "Fei, let me introduce you to the two drivers first."

Um?

Chen Fei subconsciously turned around and saw two middle-aged men with Asian faces walking towards this side.

After the two approached, Romulo introduced: "These two are players from the Orange Team of the Japanese Professional Drift Club. They are Kazuhiro Tanaka and Nao Suenaga."

Drift club?

Orange convoy?

"Hello."

Chen Fei quickly realized that most of the actors in Super 3 had only received some preliminary training in driving, shifting gears, etc.

If you want them to really express racing and drifting, that would be a complete joke.

Therefore, most of the drifting and drag racing shots are done by professional drivers, while the actors only need to shoot the actions and expressions in some specific scenes, and then stitch and edit them later.

In other words, the two people in front of them will complete various drifting stunts in the shot according to their own requirements!

"Good director."

Most people in Xiaoriguo seemed quite polite. When facing Chen Fei, both of them bowed and bowed to greet him.

"You may have to work hard later."

Chen Fei smiled and chatted briefly with the two of them, and then seeing a group of actors getting ready, he immediately shouted for everyone to start filming.

The actors are in place, the camera is on...

"action!"

With an order, Lucas, who plays Sean Boswell, and Zachery, who plays the school bully Clay, started to provoke each other.

Literary dramas are actually very easy to shoot. Although they are all new actors, they are nothing more than showing American street culture in front of the camera. These people are very familiar with it.

The two sides are in a stalemate, a wrench slips out of Shane's sleeve, and the school bully's girlfriend proposes to participate in a drag racing competition...

At this point in the shooting, the climax is here!

As the engines of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Dodge Viper were ignited, Chen Fei, who was sitting behind the monitor, couldn't contain his excitement!

He turned to look at the assistant director assigned to him by Universal Pictures, and said, "Grado, the rest of the camera capture will be left to you."

"Huh?" Grado Machado was a little confused.

What does it mean?

Just leave it to me?

Chen Fei explained: "I'll go on the field and run around first, and you can collect some materials. We will need them later."

In the words of "Han", Shane is a very talented racing driver. He just doesn't know how to drift, but he is very talented in violent racing.

so……

Chen Fei is going to go for a lap himself!

Let him replace Sean and complete the display of "talent".

Hearing this request, Romulo and the orange team's Kazuhiro Tanaka and Nao Suenaga were a little confused.

Tanaka Kazuhiro, who is more talkative, advised: "Director, you can put forward any request, and we can operate it perfectly. After all, you are not a professional racing driver. You can easily get injured in person."

"Fei, drag racing is a very dangerous behavior."

Romulo also frowned.

He didn't want to see the director go into the hospital due to a racing injury just after filming started.

Chen Fei smiled and comforted a few people and said: "Don't worry, I have learned some racing skills, and driving for a while in person can also let me better understand the feeling of drag racing, which is conducive to the display of speed and passion.

And don’t worry, I won’t drive very fast. Professional shots must be completed by professional drivers. I’m just experiencing it. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately lost their opinions.

Indeed, if you want to capture the thrill of racing, the director must have that atmosphere and image in mind, otherwise how can he shoot it?

Moreover, Chen Fei also said that he was just trying it briefly and would not drive it very fast.

then……

The keys to the Chevrolet Monte Carlo soon appeared in Chen Fei's hands.

At the same time, Kazuhiro Tanaka also drove a Dodge Viper alongside him, preparing to cooperate with him in the experience of chasing and racing.

When a group of young people saw that the director was going to race in person, they immediately became excited and cheered and cheered for Chen Fei.

Although none of them believed that Chen Fei could ever win a professional race, his courage was worthy of encouragement.

Everything went very naturally, and everyone was cheering for this friendly match.

The lens has been set up, and Grado sat behind the monitor, using the intercom to adjust each shooting position.

Romulo also joined in the fun and looked at Chen Fei and Tanaka Kazuhiro who were sitting in the two cars. He raised his hands and was ready to be the referee himself.

Everything was very natural.

Ignite, step on the accelerator...

The roar of the engine echoed throughout the venue, igniting everyone's passion.

However, what no one noticed was that at the open door, Arnold led his daughter Christine in.

They were all curious about what would happen on Chen Fei's first day of filming.

Was it smooth?

Or is there a lot of trouble?

…

"boom!!!"

The roar of the engine instantly pierced the entire venue. As Romulo waved his hands, the two cars rushed into the distance at the same time!

"Ah! Great!"

Christine shouted excitedly.

All her classmates and friends thought she was a good girl, but in fact she still contained strong elements of resistance and violence in her heart. She liked the scene in front of her!

What makes her a little strange is that why is there no Chinese director on the scene?

…

"boom!!!"

The moment he stepped on the accelerator, Chen Fei seemed to feel the engine rhythm of the "steel behemoth" beneath him.

It’s a feeling that can cause your blood to surge and your adrenaline to surge!

At this moment, many vehicle driving skills suddenly appeared in his mind, allowing him to better cooperate with this Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

accelerate!

accelerate!

accelerate!

There seemed to be a devil roaring crazily in his heart, forcing Chen Fei to continuously step on the clutch, shift gears, and step on the accelerator.

The steel behemoth seemed to have been awakened, and the roar of the huge engine made the blood in the veins of everyone present seem to flow faster, full of fanatical and violent factors!

A group of young people behind him were still cheering, but Romulo and Nao Deng Suenaga, who was "watching" the battle, were stunned in place.

"Didn't he promise not to drive very fast?"

Romulo suddenly felt like he had been deceived. He subconsciously opened his mouth, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't come out.

The car has already driven out, what nonsense does this horse rider still say?

At the same time, Kazuhiro Tanaka, who was driving a Dodge Viper, suddenly brightened his eyes.

At the start, in order to save some face for Chen Fei, he deliberately lagged behind by one parking space.

But when he actually started running, he suddenly discovered that the young director driving the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front of him did not seem to be a novice!

Listening to the rhythmic sound of the engine and the sonic boom in the exhaust pipe, he was very convinced that this was the acceleration behavior that a professional racing driver could do!

"Hide it deeply?"

Kazuhiro Tanaka suddenly became interested, and when he stepped on the accelerator, the Dodge Viper seemed to turn into a red lightning, speeding rapidly.

He had begun to take it seriously, because he found that this seemed to be a great opponent in front of him!

…

"Buzz buzz..."

With continued acceleration, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo's speed was approaching 240.

Chen Fei didn't relax at all. He put all his thoughts on the accelerator under his feet, the steering wheel in his hand, and the handbrake in his right hand.

This was not a professional runway. The road conditions were very complicated and he was not allowed to make any mistakes.

Even if the response is not timely for just 0.1 seconds, it can bring not only failure, but even a life crisis!

At a speed of more than 200, if an accident occurs, this Chevrolet Monte Carlo can easily be smashed into scrap metal, not to mention the people sitting inside.

…

It's so late, so fast, the straight track of less than 200 meters is almost fleeting.

What appears in front of you is a V-shaped curve.

This was the most difficult curve in the entire filming set. It was here that Sean's car lost control and crashed into the villa area, eventually being smashed into a pile of scraps.

But Chen Fei couldn't let himself have an accident.

The difficulty with V-shaped curves is that the angle at the turning point of the road is very small, and if you are not careful, you will completely slide off the road.

Driven by inertia, if the vehicle loses control, it will naturally drift on the road or even roll over.

In this case, many racers tend to have an illusion.

They will drive the vehicle into the inner lane first, turn the steering wheel and brake hard when turning, and then accelerate again after passing the corner.

In the view of Kazuhiro Tanaka, who was driving a Dodge Viper, Chen Fei must have driven in this way.

"It's time to slow down now, right?"

Because of its power, it is very easy for the Dodge Viper to catch up with the Chevrolet Monte Carlo on a straight line, so the difference between the two is now only two bodies.

In other words, as long as Chen Fei slows down for a moment, Tanaka Kazuhiro can easily complete the overtake.

However, what surprised him was that the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front of him had no tendency to slow down at all. Instead, it continued to speed up slowly!

"What does he want to do? Don't want to die? The car will overturn!"

Tanaka Kazuhiro's expression changed. He honked the horn frantically, trying to remind Chen Fei, but it was already too late...

V-shaped bend, here it comes!

At this time, behind the monitor.

Just when everyone was wondering how Chen Fei would drive through this stretch of road, Grado clearly saw Chen Fei's operations through the monitor.

The moment he approached the curve, Chen Fei quickly released the accelerator, turned the steering wheel to the left, pulled the handbrake directly to the locked position, and held on to the steering wheel to stabilize the vehicle.

This set of movements is very clean and neat, just like flowing clouds and flowing water...

When the action was completed, the rear of the vehicle was quickly thrown forward!

"Zhizhizhi..."

The sound of tires scraping against the ground echoed throughout the scene, attracting the attention of countless people.

In the Dodge Viper behind, Kazuhiro Tanaka was stunned!

This kind of operation was something he had never experienced before. The rear tires of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo even emitted thick smoke due to the violent friction!

At the same time, just as the rear of the vehicle was about to swing over, Chen Fei quickly stepped on the clutch and at the same time shifted the gear to above one!

In an instant! While the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was still drifting at this V-shaped angle at extremely fast speeds, he had already stepped on the accelerator to the bottom!

The steel behemoth that completely turned its direction was like a surging cheetah, rushing towards the other side of the V-shaped channel, even more powerful than before!

But at this time, the Dodge Viper driven by Kazuhiro Tanaka suddenly stopped in place.

Chen Fei's operation just now was so shocking that he made a mistake when he was chasing behind him!

When he reacted quickly and started chasing again, he was already far behind.

…

Looking through the rearview mirror at the Dodge Viper that was far behind him, Chen Fei grinned.

Who doesn’t know how to accelerate in a straight line?

Fast corners are really fast!

This wave of drift made him feel so happy!

It's a pity that the track is too short, there is only one V-shaped bend, and the rest are straight sections.

But fortunately, this can only be regarded as an appetizer, and there will be racing on the streets of Tokyo, high-speed drifting in the parking lot, and the thirty death turns of Akina Mountain...

Chen Fei is already looking forward to it. He can't wait to finish the filming here and rush to Tokyo for a real rush!

The roar of the engine continued, but at this time Romulo had already let go of his thoughts.

The scene just now was so dangerous that he couldn't even imagine what the final consequences would be if Chen Fei failed to complete that flawless drift?

The cheers behind him were extremely enthusiastic, and a group of boys and girls led by Lucas, Nikki, and Zachery were all cheering.

They couldn't wait to go on stage in person, transform into Chen Fei, and complete this thrilling and exciting gallop.

It's a pity that none of them have such driving skills.

Suenaga Naodeng on the side asked curiously: "This director looks like a very professional racing driver, but why haven't I seen him in any international leagues?"

Romulo: "..."

How to answer this question?

Where would he find the answer?

While he was silent, Arnold's voice suddenly came to his ears, "Romulo, are you filming? Are the drivers of the Orange Team driving these two cars? They are so professional!

Also, where did Fei go? Why didn't I find him? Why is Grado sitting behind the monitor? "

A series of questions gave Arnold a headache.

Turning around, he looked helplessly at the Boss who suddenly appeared on the set, and replied very depressedly:

"Mr. Arnold, we are indeed filming now. The driver of the Dodge Viper is Kazuhiro Tanaka from the orange team, and the driver of the other Chevrolet Monte Carlo... is Fei!"

“WTF???”

At this moment, Arnold was completely confused.

"You mean, it was Fei who completed that cool drifting action just now?"

"Yes, he said he wanted to experience the real speed and passion, so he went up and drove it himself."

Arnold: "..."

"laugh!!!"

The two of them were looking at each other in confusion when they heard a harsh friction sound in their ears, followed by a huge puff of dust coming towards them!

As soon as I recovered, I saw the Chevrolet Monte Carlo return to its original position with a very beautiful tail flick.

Snapped!

The car door was opened, and a handsome figure stepped out.

"boom!!!"

Warm applause and cheers erupted instantly!

Romulo's face was full of bitterness. He seemed to have seen that in the following filming, Chen Fei would definitely complete the car drift again and again.

Don't forget, he also played the racing driver "Han" in it.

That’s one hell of a racer!

But at this moment, Arnold's eyes lit up.

This is the shot! This is what he wants! This is the "Han" he created!

But what he didn't notice was that the eyes of his daughter Christine standing behind him were shining with dazzling light, and the enthusiasm on her face was no less than that of the actors around her!

This lively atmosphere, this exciting scene, this handsome Chinese director...

This is all so cool! ! !