"Ryosuke, Ryosuke, there's an AE86 coming up the mountain!"

Crew.

The prototype of Akina Mountain is on Shiina Mountain in Gunma Prefecture.

A Toyota AE86 drove over quickly and stopped steadily in front of the camera.

The crew finally started filming the racing scenes.

However, racing scenes are divided into “civil” and “martial”.

The literary part is about the conversations and show-offs between the protagonists before and after the race.

The martial arts part is the scenes that take place inside the car.

And the shooting of racing scenes is actually quite complicated.

There are vehicles for shooting distant views, vehicles for shooting from the inside view, vehicles for shooting from the outside looking in and the protagonist's face, and there must also be spare vehicles.

For every major modified vehicle, at least four identical ones must be prepared.

Because different angles require different machines, they have to be fixed to the car body in advance, which is equivalent to adding a small crane arm to the car, making disassembly and assembly very troublesome.

It is naturally impossible to move back and forth, so we can only prepare a few more cars.

The vehicle that is now driving in front of the actors is the one used specifically for shooting long-range shots, namely the drifting scenes.

The camera stopped and an island stuntman opened the car door and slowly walked down.

If it's an AE86, why isn't Jay Chou, who plays Takumi, driving it himself?
After all, Jay Chou is also a car fan, and he has collected quite a few high-priced sports cars in later generations.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to open it, it’s that he can’t open it!

He tried it a few times at first.

It turns out that this car was specially tuned for drifting. The throttle opening and steering angle are extremely tricky, and non-professionals cannot drive it at all.

If you step on the accelerator a little harder, the rear wheels of the whole car will start to drift and slide, making it extremely difficult to control.

Can he drive?
I can’t open it. I don’t have the ability to do it.
The same is true for Zhang Yuan’s “special car” R32 and Guan Xi’s “special car” RX7. As long as they are special drifting cars, it is difficult for ordinary people like them to control them.

"Come on, the stunt double gets out of the car, and the actors get in to shoot close-ups." Director Liu Wei Qiang shouted through a loud speaker.

"Wait a minute, director, there's a car coming up the mountain." The assistant at the side said on the intercom, "A van."

It can’t be Wuling Hongguang... Zhang Yuan complained in his heart.

Although the crew informed the local government, they did not have the authority to close the mountain for filming.

So once a car goes up the mountain, the crew needs to clear the road to let it pass.

"Excuse me!" Liu Weiqiang waved his hand and said, "Drive the car to the side."

The crew deliberately chose the second half of the night to shoot, when there are the fewest vehicles passing by on the mountain.

But on average there are still one or two cars showing up every hour.

This made Liu Weiqiang, who already had a bad temper, even more irritable.

"Takumi, why are you here?" Du Wenze came to the front of the car and said to Jay Chou, "Where is uncle? Is he hiding?"

"No, he asked me to come here to compare it with the GTR."

"Hey, why is it you? You've only had your driver's license for a year and you can't even turn."

"It's okay. I've been delivering goods on this road for five years, and I've already beaten him once." Jaylen said slowly.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan staggered in front of the camera, bent down and smiled.

But there was some surprise and disbelief in this smile, but it was hidden very deeply, and then he asked in confusion.

"It was you who beat me last time."

"Card!"

Liu Weiqiang didn't clap: "Come here!"

"Jalen, you need to relax."

"You are the driving god of Akina Mountain."

“Does God know that God doesn’t get nervous?”

"You are so tense, how can you look like a god?"

Li Weiqiang was shaking his legs in annoyance.

This is Jay Chou’s first time filming a movie, and the number of NGs during these days is astonishing. He has to discuss the script and shoot repeatedly every time before he can barely meet his requirements. Even then, there are still a large number of shots that need to be coordinated with editing before they can be used.

Hard work!

Jay Chou lowered his head and didn't dare to refute a word, for fear that the director would scold him.

"And you!" Director Liu turned around and said, "Zhang Yuan."

"Your character, before you heard the person who defeated you was a high school student."

"You should have reacted strongly!"

"Why are you still grinning like an idiot? You don't seem to care. You need to react!"

Zhang Yuan glanced at the director and thought that this was a common problem in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Exaggerated!

The performance system in Hong Kong, especially that of TVB, always likes to exaggerate emotions.

Typical examples are the two movie kings Nick Cheung and Louis Koo.

But Zhang Yuan knew, especially after receiving guidance from two great masters of Beijing Film Academy, Yu Wenzhong and Xu Huanshan, he understood that truly excellent performances require restraint and control.

The most obvious contrast is the comparison between the two versions of Emperor Kangxi in "The Reign of Kangxi" and "The Reign of Yongzheng".

The interpretation methods of Mr. Jiao Huang and Cheng Daoming are obviously two completely opposite routines.

Mr. Jiao Huang is a professional stage actor, but he used a lifelike acting style.

Although Cheng Daoming is a professional film and television actor, he uses a more stage-play-style, bold performance style.

No one knows who is closer to the real Kang Mazi, so let’s not discuss it for now.

But when it comes to who performed better, the audience has already reached a consensus.

If Kangxi didn't shake like that with the telephoto lens, then it would definitely be Kangxi's problem.

The same is true for Mr. Fan, who can be regarded as one of the top actors in Chinese acting in later generations. His performance became more restrained as time went on.

This is also very similar to the "Sword Qi Dispute" of the Huashan Sect mentioned in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

Zhang Yang’s acting style is more like that of a sword master, which is effective quickly and easy for the audience to watch.

The restrained acting style is more like "Qi Zong", which takes a long time to develop and requires a high level of comprehension, but it is really strong in the later stages and can get stronger and stronger.

Zhang Yuan can pull it out, so the growth rate is not a problem. Of course, he wants to go for the "Qi Zong".

Besides, now that he has finally become famous, he needs to be more careful about his reputation.

Even if this is a commercial film, or even a cool film.

But you need to be responsible for your own performance.

Just like Nicolas Cage, who starred in so many bad movies after he went bankrupt.

Some people scolded him for taking random roles, some scolded his movies for being bad, but no one ever scolded him for his bad acting.

Others can’t control it, but I have to make sure I achieve the best results at this stage.

Zhang Yuan calmed himself down, then slowly spoke to director Liu Weiqiang.

"Director, this is the case. I have my own understanding of this role."

The surroundings suddenly became completely and utterly quiet.

Director Liu is already annoyed, you are just touching his reverse scale...

"I don't want your understanding, I want my understanding..." Liu Wei Qiang subconsciously issued the "domineering boss declaration".

"Don't worry, just listen to me first."

"If what I said doesn't make sense, I will do as you say and never speak again." He interrupted the other party forcefully.

"I have a theory about the characters in this play."

"I came up with this when I read the script and the original manga."

"That is, the protagonists in the film are actually manifestations of cars."

"In other words, there is no distinction between people and cars in the story; people and cars are always one."

Zhang Yuan explained slowly.

"Let's just talk about Fujiwara Takumi, Takahashi Ryosuke, and Nakazato Takeshi."

"Their three cars represent the personalities of three people."

"The AE86 is, after all, a Corolla."

“At the end of the day, it’s basically a family car.”

“And there’s Fujiwara Tofu Shop’s latte art on the body of the car, which further reinforces this point.”

"But after Bunta's modifications, this car can now compete with and even beat many pure-blood sports cars."

"So the character of Takumi is just like his car, full of contrasts."

"He's obviously an expert, but in normal times, even during competitions, he has a kind of relaxed feeling that a racing driver doesn't have, which is a bit inconsistent."

“It’s like putting a tofu shop logo on a modified car.”

"And Ryosuke's car is a Mazda RX7."

"The car's features include excellent handling, ultra-light weight, and agile body posture."

"Plus its special rotary engine, Mazda is now the only manufacturer in the world that specializes in rotary engines." "So, it also adds a layer of dedication and professionalism to the car."

"And the character of Ryosuke is like that."

"Professional and persistent, Guan Xi's body and appearance also meet the characteristics of flexibility, so he is a perfect fit."

"but me."

"My car is a GTR."

"It is the most powerful and heaviest vehicle in the entire film."

"But unlike the white paint on the 86 and FC, the GTR is pure black!"

And in the comics, Nakazato Takeshi uses a different method from other racing drivers, which is drifting. He uses a gripping method, but this setting was deleted in the movie for effect.

A typical example of drifting is rally racing such as WRC, while a typical example of grip racing is track racing led by F1.

"It's heavy and powerful."

“It’s still the most low-key black body.”

"So in order to match the car, the character of Nakazato Takeshi should be calm but slightly repressed, with strong emotions hidden beneath his appearance."

"It just so happens that I am the tallest and heaviest among the main actors."

“Add to that the pure black coat, and I am the manifestation of this car!”

"And according to the characters in the script."

"Takumi's laziness, Ryosuke's alertness, and later, Sudo Kyoichi's flamboyance."

"Only the calm and reserved character image did not appear. In order to distinguish the characters, this is the most appropriate image."

After listening to this, Liu Weiqiang took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a puff.

When designing the makeup, the crew did take into account the matching of the actors' appearance and the car.

Zhang Yuan's black jacket is designed to match the black body of the car.

Jay Chou has always appeared in a white T-shirt.

Xiaochun hasn't arrived yet, but he is wearing a bold style in a riveted leather jacket.

It is indeed as Zhang Yuan said, the clothes and the car just correspond to the character's personality.

After smoking half a cigarette and thinking for a while, Liu Weiqiang looked up and said, "Perform it as I said, and I'll compare it with you."

Zhang Yuan knew that he was not giving up, so he followed his wishes and did it again.

"The last time I was defeated... was you!"

This time he took big steps, bent down quickly, widened his eyes, and asked in a surprised tone.

"Card!"

Liu Wei Qiang watched the replay over and over again, and then... he fell silent.

"Director, another car is going up the mountain." At this time, the assistant spoke again holding the walkie-talkie.

"Okay, okay, there are always cars coming and we don't have time to reshoot. I'll just do it your way." Liu Wei Qiang said angrily, shaking his hands.

But everyone around him could see that he was obviously persuaded by Zhang Yuan, and he just used the excuse of not having time to save face for himself.

"You are so awesome!" Jay Chou walked up to him with a snicker, "You even dare to challenge the director."

“Isn’t that cool?”

“Damn dick dick…”

"Can you teach me? I always get scolded by the director." Jay Chou was distressed.

"Well, this is it..."

While letting the other car pass, Zhang Yuan gave him some advice.

"Come on, actors, get in the car!" Liu Wei Qiang shouted hurriedly.

"Now take a close-up shot of Jay."

The photographer carried the camera and came to Jay Chou's side.

Ok?
Liu Wei Qiang glanced at the surveillance camera and found something wrong.

Jay Chou was always nervous in front of the camera because it was his first acting job.

But just like what Zhang Yuan said, Takumi is actually a bit lazy and a bit nervous, and he is no longer like that when he is nervous.

And now, Jay Chou is putting one hand on the steering wheel, not holding it, but lightly placing it on the steering wheel.

The other hand was resting on the door frame, and not only that, it was clenched into a fist, supporting the head that was tilted to one side.

"what……"

At this time, Jay Chou yawned hard.

"That's right!" Liu Weiqiang clapped his hands.

“Isn’t that right?”

"That's how Takumi should be!"

"Even if we have to compete, we should act as if it doesn't matter."

He immediately picked up the speaker and shouted, "Jay Chou is good, keep it up, don't forget it."

Miraculously, this shot was passed after only two or three takes. This was also the smoothest scene with the least NGs since Jay Chou joined the crew.

"Are you getting it?"

“I suddenly found the character.”

Liu Weiqiang asked Jay Chou.

"No, he taught me." Jay Chou raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Yuan, who was leading the translation and communicating with the racing instructor.

"He taught you?"

"Yes, the movements, yawns, and expressions, he taught me all of them."

Based on Jay Chou's performance foundation, Zhang Yuan is very clear.

It is too late to give him the experience-oriented and method-oriented methods, so we can only use some expressionist methods and let him copy others.

Just now, while letting the car rest, he demonstrated to Jay Chou how he drove lazily and asked him to imitate him one by one.

This is Stephen Chow's most commonly used move. He will personally demonstrate all the actors' performances, even a small movement or expression.

So whoever acts in his movies, they all have a Stephen Chow flavor.

Because everyone is imitating him.

“He can act and teach…” Liu Weiqiang thought, “He seems to be even better than I thought.”

“Theory, practice, and teaching are three different levels.”

“They are all so strong that even a layman like Jaylen knows how to teach them.”

"Edison Chen can't beat him, and neither can Du Wenze."

"I wonder if Xiaochun can overpower him after he comes."

Liu Weiqiang had previously considered whether young people in mainland China were stronger than young people in Hong Kong.

What I am thinking about now is whether the middle-aged man from Hong Kong can defeat this mainland guy.

Because he knew that there was no Hong Kong person of the same age who could surpass him!
Because Jay Chou's performance was obviously much better, we finished work smoothly tonight.

"Jay, come here." Liu Weiqiang called him to his side.

"Next, you need to communicate more with Suzuki Anne and cultivate your relationship."

"If you and her want to play a couple, you must have chemistry and love for each other."

"I understand..." Jay Chou felt a little unsure.

"Also, as agreed before filming began, you would write songs for the film?" Director Liu asked.

After all, it would be unreasonable not to "exploit" his musical potential if we asked him to come.

"The theme song has been composed and sent to Vincent Fang for composing the lyrics."

"But the sadder song you guys wanted, I don't feel anything for now."

Jay Chou has recently started a concert tour and filmed a movie, making a lot of money.

Moreover, he just got a new girlfriend before the filming started, so it’s really hard to be sad.

What a cool group!

"Oh... then don't worry, just try to get the feel for it."

Liu Weiqiang also understood that this kind of creative work cannot be rushed.

"By the way, director, my girlfriend is coming to visit us in a couple of days." Jay Chou said carefully.

"Oh, no problem. I will tell the crew in advance and give her a pass and hotel door card." Director Liu knew what was going on. For men and women of this age, it's just that kind of thing.

"But don't have too much fun, or it will affect your work."

"Also, be careful of the paparazzi and don't leak what the crew is filming."

"I understand." Jay Chou quickly agreed.

Two days later, the crew was taking a break from filming.

Zhang Yuan was drinking a drink and watching Jay Chou practicing playing with coins when he caught a glimpse of a graceful woman in a tight dress walking quickly towards them not far away.

He squinted and took a look.

"Oh, he's an acquaintance..." (End of this chapter)