From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

New York, sunny.

The entire "Spider-Man 2" crew was working on the streets of Manhattan, silent, focused, with all eyes concentrated in one direction.

Sean Graham's palms were sweating slightly, he gripped the wire in his hand, and re-checked the protection around his waist and the support under his feet.

His face was grave.

On the contrary, Anson, who was standing on the roof of a three-story building at the other end of the wire, seemed particularly calm, giving Sean and the other wire masters a smile.

"Relax, hey, relax!"

"There's no need to give up eating for fear of choking. Facing mistakes honestly is the only way to move forward. I'm ready, and I believe you are too."

"Don't worry, if there's another accident, I won't make things difficult for you. After all, suing you until you're bankrupt won't get me much money. I'll definitely make things difficult for Sony Columbia."

A burst of banter eased the atmosphere slightly.

Sam, sitting behind the monitor, also became uncertain, "Anson, are you sure?"

Anson made an "OK" gesture, slightly easing the anxiety and tension pervading the crew, but they still didn't dare to relax completely.

Taking a deep breath, Sam calmed down and raised his hand to signal.

Then.

"Action!"

At this moment, Anson was wearing a set of geeky clothes, a T-shirt, a pullover sweater, and jeans, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He had returned to the nerdy appearance of Peter Parker, without a suit or mask, obviously not Spider-Man.

Precisely because of this, compared to stunt actors, it was more appropriate for Anson to perform this scene himself, as the camera would capture his face.

Anson grabbed a clothesline in his right hand, standing on the edge of the three-story building's roof, like an acrobat preparing to perform "flying trapeze", the difference being that he was equipped with a wire.

With the sound of "action," Anson took a deep breath, but without hesitation, he grabbed the clothesline with one hand and jumped directly down.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Peter continued to fall, hitting the wall head-on, crashing into the wall in the manner of a comic book character.

"Ah."

With a sudden stop, Peter's right hand released, bouncing back out, falling vertically onto the roof of a dark blue four-door sedan, resulting in his body bouncing again, rolling onto the ground like a bouncy ball.

Thud.

Faceplant. A truly standard faceplant posture, with arms and legs fully extended, face down, right into a small puddle, burying his face.

Humor, it came out immediately.

However, Peter did a carp jump and immediately stood up again, only to find a burst of cracking in his muscles and bones, his body making a crackling sound.

Peter supported his waist with his left hand, his face contorted, letting out a wail.

"My back... ah, my back..."

Spasms, struggles, twists.

Then, Peter turned around with a limp, moving away with staggering steps.

The whole place was still silent, collectively holding their breath watching that back, although there was no more wailing, the pitiful back was all too obvious, body language was speaking.

"Cut!"

Hahaha, hahaha.

Laughter, no longer controllable, erupted completely.

Not only laughter, but also accompanied by whistles and applause, so lively, one by one joining the heckling ranks, the air instantly boiling.

Sam's eyes also revealed a smile, and he shouted loudly.

"Passed!"

Now, the atmosphere was even more lively.

At this moment, they were filming a scene that was improvised.

In the movie, because of too much pressure, Peter fell into self-doubt, so that he temporarily lost his superpowers, sometimes working, sometimes not; he even suddenly lost his powers more than once when traveling between skyscrapers, resulting in free fall, vertically crashing to the ground.

This scene was just like that.

Peter believed that he had regained his ability, so he jumped down from a tall building himself, but his ability failed, and he was just like all ordinary people —

Directly faceplanted.

In order to film this scene, Anson had to perform the "falling" scene. Although the real falling scene would be completed by professional stunt doubles through panoramic shots, close-up details still required Anson to perform.

Seeing this, Anson took the initiative to propose —

Why not simply break the fourth wall, and after Peter Parker's free fall, add a line, "My back", which alludes to Anson's situation in reality.

The inspiration came from the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" crew, when Anson and Kristen met for the first time in the movie, they buried an Easter egg.

It's the same now.

The news of Anson's accidental injury on set was widely known throughout North America; now Anson was complaining about it himself in the movie, and the audience should be able to find fun when the movie is released.

However, the entire crew was stunned, unable to believe that Anson would propose such a proposal.

But from another perspective, they had to admit that Anson's self-deprecating attitude instead resolved fear and worry, and relaxed the crew.

In this regard, Sam had to admire Anson's courage, as well as his unique personal charm.

From the filming effect, it was a complete success!

The haze that had been shrouded over the crew quietly dissipated.

Even Sam, who was usually expressionless, was no exception this time, taking the lead in whistling, and the atmosphere of the entire crew exploded.

Sam knew that Anson was doing this ultimately for the sake of the crew, and he naturally couldn't live up to Anson's efforts, so he also mobilized the atmosphere at this time.

Undoubtedly, this was a rare scene.

Sean Graham looked down at his palm, his fingertips were trembling slightly.

He had been forcing himself to calm down, even if he was injured, he must never let Anson be injured, concentrating on his work, and only after it was all over did he realize that his hands were trembling.

"... Still nervous?"

A voice came, and Sean reflexively clenched his fists and stood up straight, hiding all his emotions, but he didn't realize that his tense posture had already betrayed everything.

Looking up, Sean saw Anson.

Sean tried to call out, but found that his throat was terribly dry.

Then, the smile on Anson's mouth rose.

"Now that filming is over, you can relax. If your nerves are too tight, you might snap if you're not careful."

Sean swallowed a mouthful of saliva and carefully looked Anson up and down, "Are you, okay?"

In the end, he was still worried.

Anson laughed directly, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I couldn't be better now. The entire crew is on high alert, as if filming some big scene, with layers of protection, what could happen to me?"

The wall, the surface is covered with a layer of foam, cushioning the impact.

The car, the roof is covered with a layer of air cushion, cushioning the impact.

The ground, also has a layer of air cushion, cushioning the impact.

With layers of protection, Anson was simply jumping in the clouds, not to mention the wire hanging as insurance, it can truly be called impeccable.