Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Coming, Ronald?"\u003c/p\u003e

That night, Joel Silver was on the top floor of the Fox Building waiting for the start of the new movie "Nothing Lasts Forever (working title)." He was a bit fat and originally didn't want to join in the fun at the filming location. \u003c/p\u003e

However, Ronald told him that the secret to being a producer is to observe the ability and cooperation of the director and actors on the set on the first day. If everything is OK, then there is no need to watch them every day. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yeah, it's not too late, right?" Ronald had just finished chatting with his colleagues in New York about the marketing work of "Moonlight Sultry" and had just arrived at the scene. He greeted Alan Rickman, who played the villain Hans Krupp, and Bonnie Bedelia, who played the protagonist's wife, who had already put on makeup. They both looked ready. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald always remembered Roger Corman's principle of confirming the director's quality on the first day of shooting. If there are no issues, then don't be on set too often, or it will create misunderstandings among the cast and crew about who has the final say. \u003c/p\u003e

The producer's role is to stay back, and if there is no problem, it is best not to let the camera crew discover his presence. And when there is a problem, it needs to be solved immediately. \u003c/p\u003e

"Where's Bruce?" Ronald looked around, only to see director John McTiernan and director of photography John de Bont working on the lighting, but he just missed the actor Bruce Willi. Si, so ask Joel Silver, who has been here a while. \u003c/p\u003e

"His assistant called back half an hour ago and said Bruce had come out of the MGM set in Culver City and was heading to the Fox Tower."\u003c/p\u003e

"Oh", Ronald looked at his watch, it should be almost here. \u003c/p\u003e

The filming of the "Blue Moonlight" TV series is still going on. Bruce Willis still needs to work back and forth between the two sets in the past two days. After two days, he can be here full time. \u003c/p\u003e

"What are you shooting today?" Ronald asked the stage manager, took the shooting schedule and started looking at it. \u003c/p\u003e

Tonight is the first day of filming. The main character, John McClain, is on the rooftop of a building. In order to avoid being killed by the bomb detonated by Hans Krupp, he wraps a fire hose around his body and jumps from the rooftop. Go down and escape. \u003c/p\u003e

"Why did we shoot such a big scene on the first day?" Ronald didn't understand.

Joel Silver looked like he didn't understand either, shrugging and pointing to director John McTiernan. \u003c/p\u003e

Generally speaking, on the first day of shooting, the usual approach is to shoot some easy shots to allow the actors to get into the mood quickly. Or if you are a big director, you can specially choose a scene that requires high acting skills, and "torture" those stars to make them tame and know that you are not easy to do. \u003c/p\u003e

But like this, on the first day of shooting a scene that didn’t require much acting, but was very demanding on the stunt team, Ronald couldn’t figure out why. \u003c/p\u003e

This kind of shot requires some cooperation from the stunt team, photography, and starring actors, and then the effect will be better. Otherwise, if there is no tacit understanding between the stuntman and the lead actor, the shots may not look like the same body shape, and a huge amount of money will be wasted on the explosion scene. \u003c/p\u003e

But Ronald didn't directly challenge it, especially since he was a director himself. \u003c/p\u003e

Every director has his own working style. If he asked such a question, he would be distrustful of John McTiernan. \u003c/p\u003e

"John, is everything okay? Is there anything we need to improve?" Ronald walked over, intending to chat with director McTiernan. \u003c/p\u003e

"Ah, Ronald. Everything is fine. This is my director of photography, Jan de Bont, a Dutch photography talent."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hello, Yang," Ronald waved to the handsome director of photography, who was adjusting the camera position on the stand. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hello Ronald, this is really exciting, isn't it?" Jan de Bont was very happy to see it was the producer. He had previously collaborated with Dutch director Paul Verhoeven and was very excited to be in a major Hollywood commercial film. \u003c/p\u003e

"The conditions you provided were top-notch and the filming was great fun..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Looks good?" Ronald chatted with the director of photography for a while, then turned back to the director to continue chatting. He also wanted to lead the conversation to shooting a big scene right after the camera started, and it was best to let the director talk on his own. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's very good. It's rare for me to work with a producer who is a director and knows how to shoot a movie. You are really good news to me. I have never enjoyed such creative freedom on a set. It turns out that you are the one who knows the director's production best." Filmmaker." The director liked Ronald's hands-off attitude. \u003c/p\u003e

"Uh..." Ronald was choked by John McTiernan's flattery, and couldn't say what he originally wanted to say. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's a big scene when filming starts? It seems I'm lucky. On the first day I came to the set, I could see one of the most exciting scenes in the movie." Ronald changed his approach and reminded the other party. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hahaha, this is a design consideration. Only by filming this scene from the beginning can we have the initiative."\u003c/p\u003e

"Then I'll wait and see, I won't disturb you anymore." When Ronald heard this answer, it turned out that John McTiernan had special considerations. Fortunately, he didn't say anything, and Ronald walked towards the back of the camera. \u003c/p\u003e

"Bruce is here," Ronald was reminded by Joel Silver next to him as soon as he exited the shooting circle. \u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis is still wearing the iconic jacket and top hat from "Blue Moonlight". Behind him was a manager and an assistant, who strode in unsteadily. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, Ronald, I'm not late, am I? It's really hard to shoot from both sides."\u003c/p\u003e

"Of course not, we are here early. Please take the time to take a rest, and I will watch your performance when the camera is turned on." Of course Ronald could only say words of encouragement. The most fearful thing for actors who are competing on set is that they are not in a good mood. Well, it affects the shooting a lot. \u003c/p\u003e

"Just watch my performance. Today is a big event. You will know Bruce's ability. I also asked Demi to come to my performance. Is she here? Demi?"\u003c/p\u003e

"She just called and said she would be there soon. We will notify you as soon as she arrives." Joel Silver immediately continued. \u003c/p\u003e

"Very good, I'm going to put on makeup first. Demi doesn't know how brave her man is yet. Today is a good opportunity to show it off." Bruce Willis walked towards his dressing room. \u003c/p\u003e

"What big scene? There won't be any scene for him today, right? Two close-ups of reaction shots at most, and the makeup time will be longer?" Ronald was confused and picked up the shooting plan again and started looking at it. \u003c/p\u003e

It is clearly written above that in today’s shot, only a long stunt shot of jumping off a building is the highlight. The only scene where Bruce Willis had his face wrapped with fire hoses was before a stunt double jumped from the rooftop on his behalf, and an inflatable mattress caught him on another platform below. \u003c/p\u003e

"Television actors, you know, they don't understand film shooting," Joel Silver thought to Ronald with a wink. \u003c/p\u003e

Indeed, TV dramas rarely shoot such big scenes. Maybe Bruce Willis doesn’t understand how to shoot such an explosion and jumping scene in the movie. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'm going to take a rest first." Ronald looked around and found that his role today was producer, and the chair without his name on it was vacant and waiting for him. \u003c/p\u003e

With a self-deprecating laugh, Ronald simply sat on an apple box and closed his eyes to rest. After a busy day, it's time to take a break. \u003c/p\u003e

"Ronald, Ronald...where's Bruce? Where are the others?"\u003c/p\u003e

A woman's voice came, waking Ronald up from his state of resting with his eyes closed. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald opened his eyes and saw a dark-haired beauty with a wavy hairstyle just inches away from him. The shrewd eyes and sexy lips almost made Ronald lose his mind. \u003c/p\u003e

"Demi, are you here?" Ronald stood up from the apple box, "Bruce was putting on makeup just now, and the crew just finished lighting, and they are all preparing now...Bruce also said that he wanted you to see his makeup tonight. Brave state..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hahaha", Demi Moore laughed wildly, and Bruce Willis liked to say vulgar words to flirt. This is what Willis likes to say in person to show his conquest of Demi. \u003c/p\u003e

Her eyes were wandering, and when it came to bravery, the one in front of her seemed to be stronger. Although he showed more of a scholar-like temperament on the surface, after taking off his clothes, he was actually very muscular. \u003c/p\u003e

The two of them walked side by side toward the dressing room. Demi and Ronald kept a little distance. The relationship between the two seemed to have retreated from the state of a special relationship to one where they could talk about personal things, but they were deliberate. Avoid ambiguous flirting. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, Demi, look at me... don't blink then." Bruce Willis was dressed as a predator. He was barefoot underneath, wearing a pair of trousers, and his upper body was naked except for a gun belt with a submachine gun strapped to it. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald stood and looked at his outfit. The makeup made some red syrup on his body, and with a few streaks of black carbon black, the image of a lonely hero who had gone through a hard battle jumped out. \u003c/p\u003e

"No problem," Ronald nodded. This kind of makeup shows that the director has good control over the makeup, costumes, and props team, and there is no problem with the expressiveness of the picture. Moreover, these details need to be consistent in each shot without being confusing, which shows that the director also managed the scene notes, photography and other teams very well. \u003c/p\u003e

As soon as the expert takes action, he will know how high the level is. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald looked at his watch. He felt that the director had passed his approval. He could watch a few scenes of Bruce Willis as a courtesy and then watch the scene of the stunt double jumping off the building. He could go back and enjoy it. Go to sleep, I have to fly to New York tomorrow. \u003c/p\u003e

"Nothing lasts forever, first scene, first shot." The scribe began to announce the scene, and with a "pop" sound, the slate was laid down. \u003c/p\u003e

"A!" director John McTiernan started shooting. \u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis walked into the camera barefoot. He put the submachine gun on his body, then opened the iron box labeled "For Fire Brigade Only" and pulled out the red turntable wrapped with white fire hose. \u003c/p\u003e

"Ah..." Bruce Willis roared, and then began to pull the fire hose hard, causing the red turntable to spin. Willis saw that the hose was long enough, so he pulled the fire hydrant and walked to the other side. \u003c/p\u003e

"John...what the hell are you doing here?"\u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis walked to a corner of the rooftop and wrapped the fire hose around himself. \u003c/p\u003e

The camera began to zoom in on him, and director of photography Jan de Bont waved his hand with satisfaction. \u003c/p\u003e

The assistant next to him began to use an iron fan to blow air on Bruce Willis's body, and a white mist that looked like water vapor caused by dry ice blew in that direction. \u003c/p\u003e

"Why are you so fucking unlucky?"\u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis continued to curse and talk to himself. When he was blown by the cold wind, the air he exhaled turned into white mist, which was more in line with the Christmas atmosphere in the movie. \u003c/p\u003e

"Cut!"\u003c/p\u003e

The director stopped the filming, and after checking with the director of photography, he said that this rule was passed. \u003c/p\u003e

"Bah bang bang..." Ronald took the lead and started clapping. \u003c/p\u003e

"Pa bang bang..." Everyone started to applaud together. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald looked at the smile of director John McTiernan and the smirk of Bruce Willis and smiled himself. Both of them were chosen right! \u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis's goofy blue-collar temperament is completely true to his character. It fits the role of John McClain perfectly. McClain didn't want to be involved in such a terrorist incident. He just came to see his wife for Christmas. \u003c/p\u003e

After taking off his shoes, having to step over broken glass, escaping from an exploding elevator, and a series of unlucky things, he is now on his last adventure. If he succeeds, he can rescue all the hostages including his wife. . \u003c/p\u003e

The audience will like this kind of unlucky real heroes. This is a common scene in their daily work life. They are very unlucky (at least they think they are unlucky), curse and continue to work hard, and finally there will be a Christmas with the whole family reunited. . \u003c/p\u003e

"Very good, put on make-up, make-up, put on Bruce's make-up quickly. Stunts, stunts, set up explosives immediately, everyone, pay attention, the place is cleared, the place is cleared."\u003c/p\u003e

Director John McTiernan waited for the applause led by Ronald to end and immediately began directing preparations for the next stunt shot. \u003c/p\u003e

Several stuntmen responsible for the explosion came over and placed plastic bags containing liquids in different places on the roof. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald knew that there was gasoline in it, and all kinds of dangerous items were in the hands of professionals. The arrangement was effective but not too dangerous. The stunt double is a union member and has no problem with his skills. \u003c/p\u003e

"What is this?" Bruce Willis stayed at the scene, holding Demi Moore in his arms and showing off his acting skills. A person from the special effects team came over, smeared a large amount of plaster-like stuff on his body, and then spread it with his hands. \u003c/p\u003e

"This is a fireproof plaster to prevent you from being burned by the flames that explode behind you when you jump."\u003c/p\u003e

"What is this?" Bruce Willis picked a little with his fingers and smelled it. It had a bit of a smell, but he knew it was to protect himself. He wiped it on himself in disgust, and then wiped it on Demi's body. a little. \u003c/p\u003e

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Before Demi Moore could flirt with him, Willis found his girlfriend, Demi Moore, making a hand gesture to producer Ronald, "What is this?"\u003c/p\u003e

"I don't know..." Ronald also panicked, what is this? Is Bruce Willis starring? How could he be allowed to shoot the scene of jumping off a building? \u003c/p\u003e

The movie he made is not a real action movie. Isn’t it the kind of Stallone’s punch-to-flesh style? Choose Bruce Willis for his temperament, not because of your strong movement ability. \u003c/p\u003e

"What is this? Hey, John, Joel, what is this?" Ronald couldn't care less about saving the director's face. He walked over and asked the director John McTiernan loudly. \u003c/p\u003e

"This is the most exciting shot? What else could it be?" Director John McTiernan felt strange. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'm asking why Willis shot it himself. This kind of stunt shot requires a stunt double."\u003c/p\u003e

"Ronald, Willis and I have already negotiated. He himself is willing to star in the scene of the explosion and jumping off the building. He understands the risks involved, and he can also complete this kind of scene, allowing the director and starring actors to feel artistic, and also Remember?"\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald looked back at Demi Moore, who was walking over, and Bruce Willis, who had already applied fireproof materials. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, I was willing to take it myself. It's nothing, it's a very simple shot. I often take this kind of shot on the TV station..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Ronald, what is this? You can't let Bruce take risks..." Demi Moore was anxious. This is a life-threatening shooting. She has always made movies herself, and she knows that the scenes in movies are about realism, and they cannot be shot like TV dramas. Her boyfriend, Bruce Willis, didn't know what he was about to face. \u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis was very satisfied with his girlfriend's concern for him, but he could not show any timidity in front of Ronald. Demi liked her bravery, but she couldn't lose her greatest attraction to Ronald, the most masculine person present (except himself). \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, I'm a professional action actor, are you looking down on me, Demi. Relax, it's a small scene."\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald knew that this was director John McTiernan's trick. It was impossible for him not to know the danger of such an action, but Bruce Willis, who had never filmed such an action scene, was okay. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald looked at McTiernan, his eyes shining brightly, staring into each other's eyes, "I don't like people playing tricks..."\u003c/p\u003e

"No one's doing any tricks, Ronald, I'm about to shoot," John McTiernan said, making a sign to leave. \u003c/p\u003e

"Ronald", Joel Silver came over and pulled Ronald. He didn't know much about filming, but he knew something was wrong from Ronald's angry eyes. \u003c/p\u003e

"We'd better watch it first. If now...it will be detrimental to the safety of the shooting."\u003c/p\u003e

"Do you want me to be as ruined as John Landis?" Ronald was pulled away and he glanced at Silver. Landis, the director of "The Twilight Zone" when he was filming "The Twilight Zone", just didn't pay attention to the safety of the filming. In the end, actor Vic Morrow was beheaded by a helicopter. From then on, not to mention the loss of all his family property, there was no mainstream commercial production anymore. Fuck him. \u003c/p\u003e

"Don't be like this. I hired the special effects team this time, the best in Hollywood. They are very professional. Although I don't know how to shoot, they still attach great importance to safety. No one wants to fall into the trap of John Lang. Dis’s level”\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald shook his head, "You don't understand. The safety of special effects shots requires not only the arrangement of the team, but also the experience of the actors themselves. This is a shooting scene that requires redundancy. Willis has never acted in action scenes before. He I don’t know much about this. I’m just worried about getting hurt if I fall.”\u003c/p\u003e

Ronald was in Xiangjiang, but he had seen a lot of Ja's martial arts filming. They showed no fear at the dinner table, but in fact they were all doing it so as not to lose face during the filming. Every year, Ja's filming team has a death target. \u003c/p\u003e

But now that I didn't know about this arrangement in person in advance, and now I came up to express my objection at the last minute, it would have an impact on the mentality of the director and the actors. Maybe it was okay in the first place, but if you think too much and hesitate, something will happen. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald stood at the corner, biting his lip with his teeth, feeling a bit in a dilemma. I have never been so miserably deceived on set. \u003c/p\u003e

"Fortunately, we have enough insurance, don't be nervous... Even if something happens to him, the insurance company will pay, unlike Landis... Hey, what are you going to do?" Joel Silver was about to say Continuing to explain, he suddenly noticed Ronald's glare, and he was frightened and stopped talking. \u003c/p\u003e

"Ronald, will Bruce be okay?" Demi Moore was also very nervous. She couldn't help but grabbed Ronald's arm and hugged her hard, as if this man would give her some courage. Keep watching. \u003c/p\u003e

"Special effects department? Prepare for the countdown..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Camera No. 1?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Full speed!"\u003c/p\u003e

"Camera No. 2?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Full speed!"\u003c/p\u003e

……\u003c/p\u003e

Director John McTiernan starts calling the shots. \u003c/p\u003e

The pyrotechnicians of the special effects team began to prepare for the explosion. \u003c/p\u003e

"A!"\u003c/p\u003e

With an order, Bruce Willis climbed onto the railing of the rooftop. He held the pillar with both hands and checked the fire hose tied to his body again. "God, don't let me die here..."\u003c/p \u003e

Then he looked back and shouted "Ah..."\u003c/p\u003e

Photographers from multiple cameras nervously grabbed the shirtless actor Bruce Willis to prevent him from running out of the frame. \u003c/p\u003e

"Boom! Boom!..." The special effects team began to blast multiple blasting points on the rooftop. \u003c/p\u003e

"Boom..." The explosion ignited the plastic bag containing the accelerant, and the fire was full of life. Waves of heat waves came from the corners of the rooftop. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald was far away and felt the amazing thrust of the heat wave. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's broken..." Ronald felt that this special effect was too much. The thrust added to Bruce Willis's body might make him move forward more distance when he jumped from the building, deviating from the other two floors below. An air mattress on a platform. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald and others looked at Bruce Willis with regret in their hearts. \u003c/p\u003e

I saw Bruce Willis closing his eyes, gritting his teeth, shaking his legs, and jumped off the railing. \u003c/p\u003e

"SHXT!" Ronald yelled and rushed downstairs without waiting for the director to stop. \u003c/p\u003e

No matter what he was worried about, it turned out that after Bruce Willis jumped out of the rooftop, he was pushed forward hard by the blast of air. \u003c/p\u003e

"Bruce..." Demi Moore didn't know what was happening and ran down after Ronald. Director John McTiernan knew something was wrong, so he dropped his headset and ran after him. Finally, there was the obese Joel Silver, who was so out of breath that he almost fell down the stairs due to hypoglycemia. \u003c/p\u003e

"Huh...huh...wait for me..."\u003c/p\u003e

Silver, who was holding on to the wall and soaked in sweat from fear, finally appeared on the platform below. \u003c/p\u003e

I saw that Bruce Willis hit the very edge of the air cushion. If he had missed it by one or two meters, he would have fallen out and died. \u003c/p\u003e

Ronald was in the inner circle, working with the stunt team to lift him up. \u003c/p\u003e

"Demi, Ronald, I told you earlier, watch my brave performance...hahahaha..."\u003c/p\u003e

Bruce Willis laughed his ass off. \u003c/p\u003e

"You scared me to death." Demi grabbed him, trembling with fear. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's okay, it's okay," Bruce Willis comforted his worried girlfriend, "I'm going to show you tonight who is the bravest man in Hollywood."\u003c/p\u003e

"Of course it's you." Demi Moore couldn't stand this, so her boyfriend became the most heroic person and gave her a passionate kiss. \u003c/p\u003e

"Well done!" All the people present applauded Bruce Willis. \u003c/p\u003e

"Phew, it's okay...Ronald, I didn't lie to you, it's okay...I'm pretty sure." Director John McTiernan, who was almost scared to death, also breathed a sigh of relief. \u003c/p\u003e

"Humph... I'm sure. Why did you shoot the first scene of this scene?" Ronald glared, "All the subsequent jumps, explosions, and all dangerous shots will be done by the stand-in."\u003c/p\u003e

"What a diehard, Die Hard." Alan Rickman, who played the villain, came down with everyone and saw Bruce Willis' heroic performance. He was very impressed and praised. \u003c/p\u003e

"What?" Ronald didn't hear clearly. \u003c/p\u003e

"I say he is Die Hard, the kind of person who never gives up."\u003c/p\u003e