A few hours later, in the hotel lobby.

The other frightened guests had already returned to their rooms to rest.

Ordinary islanders have long been accustomed to small earthquakes of this magnitude.

To them, this matter is the same as the attitude of the people in Guangdong Province towards flying cockroaches.

Hate it, but have to coexist.

However, most of the "Initial D" crew members, especially the leading actors, still stayed in the lobby, waiting quietly.

Soon, a trailer truck wobbled to a stop at the hotel entrance.

On top of it was a black GTR with half of its body collapsed.

The collapsed location is on the left side of the car body, the surface is bumpy and looks very uneven.

Anyone can see that the car was hit from the side and above.

Everyone came to the door and looked at the scrapped filming car, making clicking sounds from time to time.

Zhang Yuan is considered a man with a big heart, but he was still frightened when he saw this.

"Fortunately, the island country has right-hand drive cars. If it were China... the driver would have already integrated himself with the car."

Not long after the scrapped car was towed to the hotel, a Nissan van also stopped in front of the hotel lobby.

The car door opened, and the first person to jump out was director Liu Weiqiang, with a bandage wrapped around his head and a solemn expression.

Following him is Mr. Takahashi, the racing instructor from the island country.

This man's left arm was in a cast, and it was obvious that the injury was serious.

"Director..." Several actors immediately came forward.

Most of the film crews in China implement the director-centered system.

Only people like Big Beard are rare, similar to the producer-centered system in North America.

Therefore, in a Chinese crew, once something goes wrong with the director, the crew has to shut down, which is one of the most serious crew accidents.

Only a producer-centered system like Big Beard would dare to drive the director away when the filming was more than halfway done, as happened on Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Liu Weiqiang waved his hand and sighed, saying, "I'm fine."

"Takahashi-san is injured, and has a broken bone."

What's going on?
Just as Jay Chou and Edison Chen were competing in farting, Zhang Yuan hid aside with a look of disgust on his face.

A small, low-intensity earthquake occurred at Mount Shiina.

No one died in this earthquake, but two people were injured...these two brothers in front of them.

Why were they so unlucky to become the dragon and phoenix of the earthquake?
There are several types of car racing scenes shot by the crew.

As mentioned before, several cars are prepared to cope with different shooting situations.

In the long shots, especially those of several cars fighting on a mountain road, half of them did not require actors to appear in person.

They were all filming car stunts while driving a car.

After all, even if the actors are dedicated, what’s the use if you can’t drift or race?
Is there any specialization in the art industry?

And the racing scenes in the film all take place at night.

Therefore, for scenes that do not require actors to appear on screen, the director will take a group of people to the mountains to shoot alone in the evening after the crew finishes work.

Liu Weiqiang has a bad temper, but he is truly dedicated to his work.

On the crew, the director is more tired than the actors.

They were taking a break and soaking in the hot springs, while Director Liu was still enjoying the breeze on the mountain.

I was filming on Mt. Shiina today when an earthquake occurred.

After the earthquake, small-scale landslides occurred in some parts of the mountain.

Just then, a rock more than one meter tall slid down the cliff and hit the vehicle driven by Mr. Takahashi, which was drifting.

This is reality, not a movie. There is no passionate scene where the car is accelerating at full speed while there is a landslide behind it.

If it hits, it hits.

Moreover, these second-hand vehicles do not have much horsepower, generally around 100 to 200 horsepower, and any 100,000-class electric car from later generations can completely defeat them.

In addition, in order to be suitable for drifting modifications and facilitate filming, these cars generally travel at speeds of 60 to 80 percent. The sense of speed depends entirely on post-production editing and special effects.

Fortunately, the car was not going very fast and Takahashi was a former professional racer, so he was able to stabilize the car immediately after being hit.

Otherwise, if you fall down, it won’t be as simple as a broken arm.

Gao Qiao has a hand injury, but what about Liu Weiqiang?

He was even more unlucky.

A small piece of the stone that hit the car broke off and flew onto his forehead.

There was a two-centimeter cut and a big swelling.

He was still thankful for this.

It’s not that I’m glad that my eyes or other important organs were not injured.

Instead, he was thankful that he didn’t break the main camera in front of him…an old instinct in the camera business.

However, getting injured is actually a minor matter.

After all, if you are injured, you can get treatment.

The trouble is yet to come.

the next day.

"Fortunately, the beach scenes were filmed in advance." Liu Weiqiang said with lingering fear.

After the earthquake, the beach was flooded and now it's a mess with all the garbage.

There were also broken water pipes and gas pipelines on the streets, and rescue work was underway everywhere.

The island country is not like China, where things can be done in a few days. If you don’t do it for a month or so, you will be wasting the salary. A few months is not a big deal.

Now that the nearby streets are flooded, the scenes in the city will definitely be delayed.

Even more troublesome is Mount Shiina.

After a landslide, the local government sent people to deal with the scene, but it was only a temporary solution.

Not only are some parts of the ground cracked, but there is also the worry of secondary landslides.

So some sections of the road were closed.

And after Mr. Takagi was injured, Liu Weiqiang contacted other island countries for stunt work, but no one was willing to come.

I'm making this little money, but what if I lose my life here?
Add money?

Adding money won't work.

This is not China. If you pay enough money, workers will do anything.

Therefore, the show on the mountain had to be delayed.

All this going on and on made Liu Weiqiang completely worried!
"Uh, I want to discuss something with you all now." Director Liu called several leading actors to his room and sat down to listen to him.

"The crew's filming may have to be postponed."

"I want to ask if there are any problems with everyone's schedule."

Huang Qiusheng, Du Wenzhe shook his head.

Brother B Zhong Zhentao raised his hand: "I signed a film contract later."

"Your role won't be a big problem, it will probably just take two or three days to postpone it."

"That's no problem." Brother B lowered his arms.

"Eric, what about you?"

"I'm fine. If the delay is no more than a month, I should be able to adjust."

"That is not bad."

"I can not!"

"I can not!"

At this time, two people raised their arms.

Of course it’s Zhang Yuan and Jay Chou.

"I have arranged the concert and have already discussed it with the venue and the performance organizer in advance. If it is postponed, it will be very troublesome."

"I signed with the same crew as Brother B, and I am the lead actor. I must rush back, otherwise I will lose money."

It is clearly written in Big Beard's contract that if the filming is delayed, he will have to pay a compensation of 200,000 yuan per day.

I only earn 8,000 per episode, and if I miss one day I will have to pay 200,000.

I came two days late and lost all my salary, and I still owe him money.

This is the big beard.

"Two hundred thousand..." Liu Wei Qiang also had a headache when he heard this number.

Director Liu calculated that if there was a delay of two to three weeks, Zhang Yuan would lose millions.

Jay Chou's case is even more serious. If all kinds of compensation are taken into account and it is not handled properly, the loss may be close to 10 million.

Why do celebrities always say they are rushing to make announcements?

If you can’t catch up, you will really lose money!
Guan Xi glanced at the two of them and felt a little uncomfortable.

They are of the same age and both come from grassroots backgrounds.

But now I'm the only one who's not rushing to make the next announcement, as both of their schedules are incredibly full.

And they both have women to accompany them, but I don’t!
Brother Edison also talks about his own business every other sentence.

"You two, how about we discuss this?"

Beep, beep... At this moment, the cell phone in Zhang Yuan's pocket rang. He greeted someone and went out to answer the call.

"Well... I'll make a call too." Jay Chou also picked up his phone and walked to the bathroom.

In the corridor outside the door.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the caller ID on his phone, thought for a moment, and picked up the call.

"Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan."

"Are you OK?"

"Are you OK?"

"Are you OK……"

Zhang Yuan: …

The caller was Liu Qianqian, a classmate who was far away in Xiangshan, Zhejiang, attending the "training camp" for "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

If you talk like that, why should I ask you to bring chocolate? Just bring Lycoris Radiata... As soon as Zhang Yuan picked up the phone, he heard Xixi's anxious voice.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine... By the way, why did you call me suddenly and ask if I was okay?"

"I saw an earthquake in the island country." She breathed a sigh of relief and returned. "Oh..." Zhang Yuan thought for a moment.

Gunma Prefecture is not far from Tokyo, the island country's largest city, about 100 kilometers away.

However, because it is not far from Tokyo, not many people other than locals know about the Gunma area, after all, most people go to Tokyo to travel.

The magnitude of this earthquake was small, so Tokyo should not have been affected.

Now is the era of paper media, and the information is far less detailed and complex than that in the Internet era, so it is impossible to see it casually.

Therefore, she must have been paying attention to the situation in Gunma, which is why she knew that something happened here.

"How's the filming going?"

"Not bad." He thought for a moment and then said, "Don't worry, I will be back on time."

"Okay... No, I don't care whether you come back on time or not." She suddenly said in a tender voice.

"Okay, okay, whether you care or not, I will come back on time, don't worry."

"Okay then. By the way, don't forget to bring me a gift."

Putting down his phone, he took out a cigarette, but then remembered that smoking was not allowed in the hotel corridor, so he put it back.

“This is a foodie.”

"I came all the way here, and I don't want a bag or perfume, but I have to bring some food back."

"This White Lover chocolate cookie is quite famous."

"But it's a specialty of Hokkaido. I'm in Kanto, and it takes several hours to get there by plane."

"Luckily, Tokyo is not far away and has everything I can buy there. Otherwise, it would be very difficult."

He turned around and was about to go in, but suddenly he was stunned.

"White Lover... Xiao Long Nu seems to be dressed in white."

Without having time to think about why he had to buy this, he opened the door and went into the house.

As soon as he entered, he found that Liu Weiqiang, who had been frowning before, was now happily holding Jay Chou's arm.

"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."

"Hey, Zhang Yuan." The director saw him and waved.

Walking closer, Liu Wei Qiang spoke excitedly.

"Jay Chou just called the company and decided to cancel his upcoming concerts."

"I will focus on the filming until the end of the scene."

"And Jaylen said something that really touched me."

Liu Weiqiang sat up straight. "He said that as long as I am here, he will be here and will always be with you."

Indeed, after hearing this, Liu Weiqiang was very moved.

All the previous prejudices against this protagonist who was forced into the film, the prejudices against the people of Taiwan, and the complaints about his poor acting skills all disappeared at this moment.

There is indeed a reason why Jay Chou can be successful.

I will always do my job well. Not everyone has this sense of responsibility and the courage to bear losses.

This is his first film, and he takes it very seriously.

But Liu Weiqiang said this specifically to Zhang Yuan, and his meaning was very clear.

They went through such a hassle of cancelling their concerts, and their losses were greater than yours, but they still did it. Are you...

Zhang Yuan could guess his intention just by using his toenails.

Jay Chou is the male lead and I am the male third, can we be the same?

I only have a few scenes, but it takes so long.

He took on this film not only because of its short production period and high pay, but also because the film was useful to him and fit his plans.

Otherwise he would go through the trouble of making a special trip overseas.

And who is he? He has already asked for leave from the bearded man, but he still needs a Hong Kong guy like you.

"I'm sorry, Director. I can only follow the contract. I really don't have time."

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking sincerely, Liu Weiqiang's face suddenly turned dark.

This mainland guy is so difficult to deal with, he won't listen to anything.

Brother B on the side looked at Zhang Yuan with a sly smile.

"Not being moved by external forces shows great determination."

"Having his own ideas and being able to withstand pressure is a great talent."

"Director, please tell me first which part of my scene cannot be filmed. Let's discuss it and see if there are other ways to solve it." Zhang Yuan was not being blindly aggressive, but was looking for a way out based on principles.

"Now that Mr. Takahashi is injured, we don't know if the mountain will collapse again."

“No stunt dare come.”

"So no one filmed the racing scenes for your character."

"In addition to the long shots, there are also some mid-shots and close-ups that were not filmed."

Zhang Yuan thought about it, then looked up.

"Stunt dare not come, it's Stunt's business."

"Do our crew members in Hong Kong dare to shoot it?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Liu Wei Qiang didn't take it seriously at all.

These Hong Kong guys really dare to do anything. Many of their things have been known by Hollywood, and people are scared.

You Chinese people don’t care about your lives...the white masters said in horror.

For example, the scene where Uncle Long jumped off the building in "Who Am I".

Although there was a body double, most of the scenes were shot by himself, and they were all real.

If you let stuntmen perform real scenes in Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild will sue you to death.

"Okay, I'll find a way to handle the car stunts." Zhang Yuan replied seriously.

"Are...are you sure?" Liu Wei Qiang asked doubtfully.

"Sure." He remained firm: "If you're worried, just see the results when we shoot at night."

He has such a wide network of contacts, does he know people in the island country too?

At night, Mt. Shiina was cleaned up and the rubble was removed.

The crew was fully present as usual.

Not only that, there are two more people today than usual.

Chen Xiaochun and Liu Genghong!
It’s not clear whether Brother Ji and the fitness coach were unlucky or lucky as they arrived at the crew right after the earthquake.

After what happened in the morning, Liu Wei Qiang was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan and felt very unhappy.

Plus, this kid's performance ability had already made him feel uncomfortable.

The reason for feeling uncomfortable is not because I am not good, but because I am better than my peers in Hong Kong.

So he pulled Chen Xiaochun over and started muttering.

"Xiaochun, did you know there's a mainlander in the crew?"

"I've heard of it." Brother Ji smiled and nodded.

Liu Wei Qiang explained the situation in general, and he felt that Zhang Yuan seemed a bit unkind in his words.

"Xiaochun, we all came from the movie Young and Dangerous, so we must not lose face!" Liu Weiqiang encouraged him.

They are indeed very familiar with each other and can be considered good friends.

Although Chen Xiaochun is not from Hong Kong, he is from Guangdong Province, so they are in the same circle. Naturally, he would help his relatives instead of helping others.

"When we act later, we must overpower him."

"Be more alert!"

"See what he does!"

Brother Xiaochun adjusted his wig and straightened his chest, looking very imposing.

"Okay, good job."

As they were talking, they could hear the squeaking sound of tires rubbing against each other not far away.

Within ten seconds, two beams of light pierced through the night mist and shone in front of the director team.

squeak……

As the red line formed by two red taillights passed in front of them, a black GTRR32 next to the camera drifted by inertia and passed in front of everyone.

"Hey, that's fast!" Brother Xiaochun said in surprise.

"Mr. Takahashi can drive already?" Liu Wei Qiang asked in surprise.

Even though it’s the same drift, everyone’s movements and habits are actually different.

For example, the Hong Kong stuntman in the crew has completely different skills from Mr. Takahashi from the island country.

There are many types of drift, inertial drift, breaking drift, pendulum drift...

Although Liu Weiqiang is not a professional racing driver, you can tell if you watch for a long time.

The smooth and flowing movements just now were obviously Mr. Takahashi's skills.

"Tsk, but the level is much worse than before."

"The car is not that stable, and the operation is not that extreme." Director Liu sighed.

"However, he has a broken bone now and only has one hand. It is not easy for him to open it like this."

"Shit!" Thinking of this, Liu Wei Qiang suddenly reacted.

"Isn't the method Zhang Yuan is talking about just forcing Gao Qiao-san to continue working?"

"It would be disastrous if the island country's performing arts union sued us!"

Liu Weiqiang's heart trembled.

At this time, a figure holding a drink in one hand slowly walked to the director's side.

"Good evening, Mr. Liu." The man, speaking Chinese with a strong Taijun accent, greeted Liu Weiqiang.

"Oh, good evening, Mr. Takahashi." Liu Wei Qiang also turned around and greeted the car stuntman Katsuhiro Takahashi.

"What are you talking about?"

"We were saying that even though you were injured, you were still able to drift, which was really amazing... Oh, that's not right!"

Liu Weiqiang turned his head suddenly and looked at Takahashi-san who had an innocent look on his face.

Because he was spinning too fast, he even twisted his neck.

"No...you are here."

"Who was in that car that just drove by?" (End of this chapter)