Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Ralph Mazio's hands were covered in blood, and doctors came to quickly stop the bleeding.

"Hush..." The spectators in the seats who came to watch the real game and the extras who were invited all let out loud boos.

They were very dissatisfied with Chad McQueen's portrayal of Dutch, who deliberately let the protagonist Daniel bleed.

"You seem to have a sense of immersion?" Ronald was refreshed and unexpectedly found that the audience had great sympathy for the character of Daniel.

This is great news. If it can impress live audiences, it will surely also impress moviegoers.

Ralph Mazio was processed and returned to the ring, where he sent away Chad McQueen's "Dutch" with a kick to the head.

Another burst of cheers came from the audience.

"Cut!" The sound engineer gave Ronald a thumbs up. Such cooperative audiences are not common in movie shootings.

In the end, Daniel, Dario Vidal, defending champion Johnny Lawrence, and Bobby, who also belongs to the Cobra Gym, entered the semi-finals.

"Ah... right there" Daniel frowned.

Miyagi picked up the plaster and applied it to Daniel's ribs. When he was playing against the "Dutchman" just now, he was hit continuously and needed to be fixed with an adhesive plaster.

"I didn't expect to reach the semi-finals." Daniel tried to move his arms, and his ribs felt less painful.

"I didn't expect it either." Master Miyagi said honestly.

"It would be great if I could win in the end."

"It'll be great if you can survive." Miyagi began to relieve Daniel's pressure.

First up was Johnny Lawrence versus Vidal. Ronald specifically asked Vidal to appear on the court using his real name. If the movie becomes popular, he will also be known by others and help his friend realize his wish to open a martial arts gym.

The match was moved to the center ring and Pat Johnson announced the match to begin.

Vidal did some cool tornado kicks, but Johnny easily dodged them.

The audience began to applaud Vidal again. On the one hand, his movements were graceful and elegant, which made the audience feel that his movements were...

Better looking than William Zebka who plays Johnny.

On the other hand, Johnny, who also belongs to the Cobra Gym, was also disliked by the audience. Most of the audience didn't know who was the good guy and who was the bad guy in this scene, but William Zebka's very arrogant posture made the audience inherently dislike him.

Vidal failed to score after several tornado kicks. After he retreated, he used a beautiful flying kick, but Johnny saw the flaw in this move and counterattacked with a kick.

Vidal used old tricks and was unable to avoid this counterattack. He was kicked in the face by Johnny and fell to the ground, losing the qualification to advance to the finals.

"Hush..." Now the audience thought that Johnny was cheating, sneaking in, and not practicing martial ethics, and the audience booed even louder.

The two actors are still very friendly, but in fact with Vidal's ability, it is impossible for Zebka to meet him. It was him who took the initiative to let go of his defense and touch the opponent's feet with his face.

"Score, Johnny Lawrence, wins." The referee announced that Johnny had entered the finals.

"Hush..." There was another loud boo, "It's not fair, Vidal should win."

"Oh, that's not the case. My son is a good man. He is making a movie. He is a good boy in life and will never cheat like this."

The mother of William Zebka, who plays Johnny, also came to the scene and watched her son's performance from the stands. Being loudly criticized by the audience around her made her feel very uncomfortable, so she quickly stood up and explained to those around her.

"cut!"

Ronald stopped filming, and he was not in a hurry to explain. Most of the audience would still think that this was a movie, but the audience's natural emotions made him overjoyed.

The camera focused on the side of the Cobra Dojo. The owner, Chris, looked at Master Miyagi and his disciple Daniel sullenly.

"The next match will be between Daniel LaRusso from Miyagi Dojo and Bobby from Cobra Dojo."

Pat Johnson, who played the referee, had a slight mustache and hairy arms exposed from under his T-shirt. Such a referee gives people a sense of trust at first glance, because all the players can't beat him.

"Let's see who will enter the finals and challenge the previous champion Johnny Lawrence." the host shouted.

The audience started cheering for Daniel. This made Chris, the owner of the Cobra Dojo, very dissatisfied. He ordered Bobby, who was about to play, "I want him not to play."

"But master, I can defeat him." Ron Thomas, who plays Bobby, is also a member of the Star Second Generation Gang. He looked dissatisfied and complained directly to master Chris, just like his true character.

"I don't want you to defeat him. I want him to be unable to compete." Chris said the order with a sullen face, word by word.

He couldn't stand a short clown like Miyagi. His trained disciples defeated his own disciples. What if Daniel defeated Johnny in the finals...

"But if I do this, I will be disqualified." Bobby replied. He understood that Chris's implication was to take a heavy blow to injure Daniel and give up the final.

"Keep him out of the competition," Chris emphasized, staring at the other person closely.

"Okay." Bobby was frightened. He felt that if he didn't do it, Chris would break his legs in turn.

"Get ready, start!" the referee gave the order, and both sides assumed preparation postures.

Bobby waited for a few seconds, and at the urging of Chris's gaze, he suddenly stepped forward, jumped into the air, and then kicked Daniel in the thigh with a scissor kick.

This move was beyond everyone's expectations. The tournament is not a life-or-death duel, and you cannot score points if you hit the position below the waist, so the contestants will not allocate their energy to defend the moves that attack the lower plate.

Daniel responded to the end and began to moan in pain.

Master Miyagi, Ali, and Lucille who came to watch their son compete, all ran quickly onto the ring.

"Ah, my legs hurt so much, Master Miyagi." Daniel rolled on the ground holding his legs in pain.

"Don't be afraid, Daniel-san, the master is here." Miyagi held Daniel's head and let him lean against him gently. The two fake fathers and fake sons now have a real father-son relationship.

"Bobby of Cobra Dojo was disqualified for deliberately hitting Daniel of Miyagi Dojo. According to Rule 41, Paragraph 2 of the Competition Rules. Daniel LaRusso had fifteen minutes to decide whether to continue. to compete in the final. If he cannot compete, the other finalist, Johnny Lawrence, will automatically defend his title."

This despicable and shameless off-the-table move not only drew boos from the audience once again, but also made several of Chris's disciples, Johnny, Tommy, and others, look at him with distrust.

For the first time, they began to doubt whether the philosophy of winning by any means necessary that Chris taught them was correct.

Several referees came over and sent Daniel to the bed in the locker room. The doctor examined Daniel's injured area and gently rolled down his trouser legs. "I will tell the referee that you did a good job today."

Daniel's injuries were severe and he could barely stand. He lay on the bed in the dressing room, covering his crying eyes with one arm.

He initially entered the tournament hoping to avoid being beaten. But after studying karate with Master Miyagi for more than four months, he defeated all his opponents along the way and reached the final... When the championship was within reach, he was unwilling to give in.

Mother Lucille cut Daniel's hair and said, "Honey, don't think about it all the time. You did a great job today. I've never been so proud of you."

"If they hadn't cheated, you would have won and entered the finals." Ali stood beside him and also defended Daniel.

"I want some peace and quiet," Daniel said as he cried.

"We'll wait for you outside." Mother Lucille and Ali walked out.

"Master Miyagi," Daniel called the master when Miyagi walked past him.

"Do you think I have a chance of winning the final?"

"Win or lose, it doesn't matter." Miyagi said, Daniel's original intention has been achieved, and the boys from the Cobra Gym will not provoke him in the future.

"That's not what I wanted to ask." Daniel looked at Miyagi.

"Hey! There is a good chance that you will win the finals." Miyagi watched every step of Daniel's promotion. His style of play is unique. Johnny will not adapt to it for the first time. Daniel is likely to succeed. Win the championship.

"Can you heal me like you did last time?" Daniel begged. The last time I contacted him, I was injured in the wall-painting style. I could barely move my arm. Master Miyagi restored my ability to move with a few acupoints.

"There's no need to fight, you've already proven yourself."

"What have I proved? Every time they see me, they think they have defeated me. I will never have a chance to reconcile with them, and I will never be able to raise my head in front of Ali." Daniel sighed, "Me too It’s impossible to make peace with yourself.”

Miyagi did not expect Daniel to say such words. Among young people in America, competition is extremely fierce. The winner takes all, and the loser has nothing, not even the last bit of self-esteem.

"Hey! Close your eyes." Miyagi asked Daniel to close his eyes.

Miyagi rubbed his hands to warm them up, and then tapped the acupuncture points on Daniel's thigh.

"Ah..." Daniel cried out in pain.

"cut!"

Ralph Mazzio's manager rushed up to him, handed him a dry towel, and asked him to wipe off the sweat from the makeup artist's face.

"It's the last big scene, huh?" Weintraub came over. The one-and-a-half-month filming was about to end. At this moment, it really felt a bit dreamy.

"There are two more, one in the finals and one in the parking lot."

Ronald took his first mid-scale Hollywood production very seriously and added a false ending to the film.

He learned this from screenwriter master Billy Wilder. Wilder often likes to arrange a false ending at the end. After the audience's emotions reach a climax, he will then set up a true ending to give the audience's emotions a final aftertaste.

Daniel won the final and won the championship. Johnny and his classmates couldn't stand Chris's despicable methods anymore, and they had a falling out with him in the parking lot.

Chris came over to beat Johnny, and Miyagi went over to accuse him of not abiding by the master's principles and not being able to beat students.

Chris provoked Miyagi in turn, and Miyagi knocked him to the ground in two blows. All the students at the Cobra Dojo looked at Chris and walked away one by one.

Ronald's intention was that this victory was not only a victory for Daniel, nor a victory for Master Miyagi in training his disciples, but also included a comparison of the two martial arts philosophies. In the end, Miyagi's martial arts philosophy prevailed for the sake of self-defense.

Shooting continues.

When the host was about to announce Johnny's title defense, Ali ran out and told him about Daniel's comeback.

After acupuncture treatment, Daniel was able to walk, although his left foot was still a bit limp.

Johnny came up and attacked. He attacked with all his strength, punching and kicking, trying to decide the winner.

Daniel took advantage of this impatience and dodged, using his balance far beyond Johnny's to avoid his punch, and punched Johnny in the chest with his backhand.

"One to zero!" the referee announced Daniel's score.

"You're dead!" Johnny became even more angry and rushed forward to end the fight. He was still one point behind in the final against a "disabled person", which made him very embarrassed.

"Hush..." The audience was so excited that they began to boo Johnny, played by actor William Zebka, regardless of the plot of the movie.

"Don't be like this, my son is a good person, he is just playing a bad person." William Zebka's mother almost collapsed in the stands.

"Yeah...!" The surrounding audience suddenly burst into excitement. They stood up and cheered for Daniel, who scored another point.

It turned out that Daniel took advantage of Johnny's aggressiveness and fell to the ground on his own initiative, using the same move that Master Miyagi used on himself when he was chattering about learning from Muhammad Ali.

Knocked Johnny down with a scissor kick, then slapped him on the back.

"Two to zero!" The referee awarded Daniel another score.

Johnny threw himself to the ground, and Daniel just slapped him on the back, which happened to bring his nose into close contact with the ground, and he also bled.

Ronald saw the accident and was about to call stop.

Pat Johnson, who played the referee, said to Johnny, "Go to your master and let him stop the bleeding."

"cut!"

Ronald was delighted with this improvisation by Pat Johnson.

"Good job, Pat."

"This is something that often happens in karate competitions. How about it? I did a pretty good job, right? Let me be the protagonist next time?"

"Hahaha..." The two laughed.

William Zebka's nose blossomed, making the audience extremely happy again, and they continued to boo him. His mother was in the stands a little fed up with it.

"Hello, Mrs. Zebka, the director asked me to pick you up and take you behind the camera to watch the filming." Susan Akins picked up his mother from the stands.

This was Ronald's idea. He didn't want a crying mother in the background of the audience cheering for Daniel.

Shooting continues.

Coach Chris, played by Martin Kove, took Johnny's nose with both hands and restored it with one force.

"Use the sweeper's legs!" Cove choked out a few words very ruthlessly, "Do you have a problem?"

"No, Master." The camera behind his shoulder focused on a close-up of Johnny's face, played by William Zebka. The director of photography looked at Zebka with a look of horror on his face.

"Take no prisoners!" Coach Chris shouted.

"cut!"

"Very good!" Ronald praised loudly.

Of course he knew that this expression was definitely not the ability of the fledgling William Zebka, but that he was driven by the performance of his opponent Martin Kove.

Simply put, Martin Kove got him into the act, and he seemed to be really frightened by Kove's cold words, which is why his expressions are so realistic.

"How did you do that?" Kove's performance exceeded Ronald's expectations.

"Actually, I am an actor, not a fighter." Martin Kove replied with a smile.

"Hahaha", Ronald appreciated his professionalism. In fact, this kind of high-level performance skills is not Ronald's strong point.

It turns out that during previous rehearsals, whenever Kove gave the instruction to sweep his legs, he did so casually.

In the actual shooting just now, for the first time, he showed this very ruthless humanity, who would rather destroy his opponent to ensure the honor of his own dojo.

William Zebka had never seen an adult give such an order so callously. His anticipation for Kove's performance just now was just a low-intensity rehearsal. The sudden increase in intensity allowed him to increase his reaction emotions by several levels.

Of course, this technique is only useful when filming the first shot, otherwise the other party will encounter Kove's acting and lose the authenticity of the reaction.

Fortunately, this shot was successful the first time.

After Johnny came on the court, he did a sweeping kick to Daniel. This action was not a deliberate hit, so it was not a foul, but he could not score. But he kicked Daniel in the stomach a second time, scoring a point.

The audience loudly scolded Johnny for cheating, not practicing martial ethics, and sneak attacks.

"Daniel, be strong!" Ali encouraged her boyfriend from below. She most hoped that Daniel could defeat her ex-boyfriend Johnny.

Johnny continued to attack after the game resumed, but Daniel's leg injury worsened. He obviously had difficulty moving and lost his best balance and dodge.

Johnny continued to attack Daniel's injured leg without stopping.

He kicked Daniel in the leg again, and as Daniel struggled to maintain his balance, Johnny punched him in the chest.

Two to two ties.

Then it’s time to win with one move. Whoever scores first wins the championship.

Johnny continued to attack Daniel's injured leg. The audience had all stood up to watch the game, and their shouts almost made the lights on the ceiling shake.

Daniel was unwilling to fail and took the initiative to attack Johnny.

Johnny was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. If Ali cheered for the lame man again, the whole audience would scold him for being shameless, but the one who felt most angry was himself. To actually get a tie with this skinny monkey, he had to attack the opponent's injured leg without fair play to even the score.

His face was deformed with jealousy. He was the defending champion and the proud son of heaven. Why was everyone applauding the other party?

Daniel stepped forward, repeated his old trick, tripped Johnny, and then punched, hoping to score.

Johnny immediately kicked his legs to resolve it, and then chased Daniel to fight.

Seeing that punches were ineffective, Daniel's strong desire to win made him ignore the pain, lift his injured left leg, and perform a side kick to end the fight.

Johnny caught the injured leg and hit an elbow right on the spot where Daniel was injured in the semifinals.

"Ah..." Daniel screamed.

"Put him in a body bag," Tommy, one of Cobra's cadets, played by Rob Garrison, heckles.

"Are you sure you're OK? Can you continue?" the referee played by Pat Johnson came up and asked Daniel.

Daniel nodded. His left leg could no longer touch the ground, so he could only put his weight on his right leg and tap the ground lightly with his left toe.

"cut!"

"Who taught you to say that?" Ronald asked Garrison, who was also a second-generation star.

"Director, didn't Chris often say that we should take no prisoners? I've seen this in all the Vietnam War movies." Rob Garrison replied with a playful smile.

"That's right, I'll give you a close-up." Ronald felt that at this time, a clown was needed to dilute the atmosphere of the decisive battle.

"Oh yeah? My improvisation is good, right?" Garrison was very happy.

"Of course, this line may stay with you for a lifetime."

Shooting continues.

Daniel raised his hands and imitated the trick that Mr. Miyagi had practiced at the beach, the Crane Kick. Now his legs can no longer move, so he can only use his special move.

Ronald arranges for a close-up of Ralph Mazzio, who gently shakes his head at the camera, as if seeking Mr. Miyagi's opinion.

"cut!"

Then the camera turned to Noriyuki Morita, which was also a close-up.

Miyagi nodded slightly towards the camera, agreeing with Daniel's idea.

If you can't move, you can only do it by surprise.

"cut!"

Then the director of photography gave Daniel a full-body close-up shot.

This crane kick is performed with both hands raised on both sides of the shoulders. The opponent's attention will definitely be attracted by this strange posture.

Daniel's eyes glanced down, and his injured left leg moved slightly.

"cut!"

The DP turns to a close-up of Johnny.

Johnny Lawrence was first insulted by this action of raising his arms in the air. Did Daniel, who had a wide open center, despise himself for not being able to punch?

He suddenly slid forward and closed the distance.

Daniel's eyes just turned to his left foot.

"It turned out to be a scam, but you still want to deceive me at this level?"

Johnny suppressed his anger, made a defensive posture with his hands, and moved down.

After all, legs are always longer than hands, and Johnny's legs can kick him before Johnny's fist hits Daniel's chest. Although he can't hit with much strength due to his injured leg, the game is based on scoring. If the opponent kicks you, you will get one point.

"cut!"

After the reaction scene between the two was filmed, it was time for the extraordinary crane kick at the end of the filming.

After consulting with the director of photography, Ronald put the camera low. This is an imitation of the traditional Japanese movie framing method. The camera is below the waist of the person, just like the sight of the Japanese kneeling on the floor, which will make the two contestants very tall.

The camera uses a panoramic shot, some distance away from the two people, so that Johnny's attack and Daniel's counterattack can be explained in one shot.

Everyone resumed their positions again, and Ronald nodded to the director of photography.

"a!"

Johnny rushed to punch his opponent, but Daniel looked at him and tried to fight back with his left leg.

Johnny made a defensive stance, lowering his fists from his eyes to protect his waist.

Daniel made half a fake move and suddenly retracted it,

Johnny was stunned.

In the flash of lightning, Daniel lowered his hands hard, and the white karate uniform fluttered, like a crane flapping its wings.

Daniel's right foot, which was supporting his leg, suddenly moved contrary to common sense.

I saw Daniel take off with his right foot, and then kick it high with his right foot...

Hit Johnny right in the head.

The two actors have rehearsed countless times for this showdown. Daniel's foot lightly touched Johnny's face. Johnny shook his head powerfully, as if he was hit by this unique move, and fell to the ground.

Daniel still landed back on the ground with his right foot, staggering to keep his balance.

"Daniel, score!" The referee pointed heavily at Daniel.

"Ah..." Ali rushed up from under the ring and hugged tightly the hero who defeated her ex-boyfriend, Daniel.

The audience went crazy after seeing this stunt that looked like a crane spreading its wings. Several of Daniel's neighbors also rushed from the audience, rushed to the ring, and lifted Daniel high.

"Master Miyagi, Master Miyagi, we did it! We did it!"

Johnny Lawrence over there was convinced of his defeat. He didn't expect that Daniel had this trick. He no longer obeyed Coach Chris's instructions, but went over to pick up the trophy and delivered it to Daniel.

"You deserve it, kid."

"Ahh...ahhh..." The audience was shouting desperately, and the sound engineer was particularly satisfied with the sound effect.

Ronald looked around. All the shots had been realized according to his ideas. Everyone's emotions had reached their peak. Even Master Miyagi, who had always been calm, nodded with satisfaction.

Another camera is filming him.

"cut!"

"It seems like we don't have to shoot the scene in the parking lot." Weintraub walked up and saw everyone cheering. Adrenaline burst and he had the urge to go up and shout.

"Yeah, no need to shoot." Ronald nodded, this is the last shot.

Ronald felt that the original philosophical discussion in the parking lot was no longer necessary. All plots end at this moment, all emotions reach a climax here, and the audience is satisfied.

When arriving at the cinema, the audience should stand up, drink up the Coke, stuff the last bit of popcorn into their mouths, and then go back happily and call their friends. I saw a wonderful movie today.

My thoughts about the false ending and the true ending were emotionally disconnected. Such a climax and the weak aftertaste of exploring the philosophy of martial arts cannot be caught up. It seems that Billy Wilder was able to shoot this kind of double ending because he deliberately left a clue and emotion at the end. Ronald's direct imitation was less successful this time.

The director of photography gave two thumbs up, and all six cameras captured the desired images.

Ronald retracted his thoughts, nodded, and raised the horn, "I announce that the filming of 'Long Wei Boy' is packed!"

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