Schumacher feels that YU's behavior has been weird these days.
YU wakes up very early every day, but he is not in a hurry to get to the shooting location. Instead, he walks around first and records something with a pen and paper.
Once Schumacher took a closer look and saw that Yu seemed to be drawing a terrain map.
Moreover, this topographic map is different from ordinary topographic maps. There are many marks on it, which are so densely packed that it is difficult to see clearly.
During filming, whenever he had free time, YU would catch up with the crew to chat.
Talk about everything.
What did you eat in the morning, where do you live, how do you get to work, what do you think of the presidential election, what do you think of the international situation, are you satisfied with your job...
Everyone is also willing to chat with him.
Isn’t this nonsense? He is YU. Many people want to say a word to him but have no chance.
Moreover, when chatting, as long as he "pretends to be casual" and reveals a copy of "Deep Space" or "The Martian" in his hand, he will always be generous and help sign the autograph, and it will be a special autograph.
While chatting with them, YU would always write a string of Chinese characters on the title page of the book that they could not understand but found very beautiful.
Later, the entire crew basically had a signed book by Yu Dong.
Later, YU was no longer satisfied with just communicating with the crew, and would often chat with passers-by.
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu watched Yu Dong go around looking for people to chat with, and were very moved. Yu Dong was really thick-skinned, and he could catch people to chat with, whether they knew him or not.
Speaking of which, among the three of them together, Yu Donghua is the least vocal.
So when they saw him actively looking for someone to chat with, Yu Hua and the others knew that he was looking for material.
"Do you have a feeling?"
Bi Feiyu handed Yu Hua a cigarette, "It's like the students who are good at studying always take the ones who don't study well out to play?"
Yu Hua took the cigarette and nodded in agreement: "Indeed, this guy told us to have a good rest before we set off, but now it's good. As soon as our feet hit the ground, we started collecting materials. And I think this is another movie.
It’s a long story, otherwise it would be impossible to prepare so much.”
"That's right." Bi Feiyu shook his head and said, "He didn't come to see us playing cards these two days."
Yu Hua took a puff of the cigarette, then choked and cursed, "This cigarette really stinks!"
"Let's just smoke it. Hey, tell me, we play cards every day and see him so busy that he doesn't touch the floor. Shouldn't we feel a little guilty?"
Yu Hua thought about it seriously, "Probably, from a rational point of view, it should be... But in fact, I don't feel guilty at all..."
Bi Feiyu smiled and said, "Me too."
…
Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu wanted to paddle, but they still had a mission to come here this time.
In the meantime, the two of them went to a book signing event respectively, and the response was pretty good. In just half a day, they each signed more than a thousand copies.
Even they themselves didn't expect that they could sell so many.
Before the autograph session, they thought it would be fine as long as dozens of people could come to the venue without it being too embarrassing.
In fact, they underestimated both the popularity of the Chinese literature series in the United States and the marketing capabilities of the Deep Space Company.
Deep Space Company has not made much effort this time. If they really spend a lot of money to promote their autograph signing, the number of autograph signings will at least double.
As for the "Resident Evil" game signings, Deep Space did not put in more effort this time because Sony was pretty much done with the promotion.
Sony wants to seize the market, and "Resident Evil" is their recent flagship game, so they were very happy when they learned that Yu Dong was going to hold a signing event, and they had already started publicity for the signing event.
"Resident Evil" has been on sale for some time, and the market response has been very good. In just two weeks, it has sold more than one million units in Neon and North America. It is also the first PS original game to have sales exceeding one million.
What makes Sony most gratified is that 400,000 units were sold in North America within two weeks.
It seems even less than neon, but Sony knows that it is the sales of PS machines in North America that affect the sales of "Resident Evil".
In turn, "Resident Evil" greatly increased the sales of PS in the United States. Many Americans bought a PS because of "Resident Evil".
Since it was announced that the game "Resident Evil" would be available on PS, the sales of PS began to increase. On the day of the release of "Resident Evil", within 24 hours, the sales of PS in North America reached 210,000 units. This sales volume is very amazing.
far exceeded the usual sales volume.
All this is due to the popularity of "Resident Evil" in the United States.
The two "Resident Evil" novels combined have sold more than seven million copies in North America, and the movie has grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.
Moreover, the quality of this game is indeed very good. Many people bought a set because of the name of "Resident Evil", and after playing it, they discovered that it is really fun.
Although it is completely different from the plots of novels and movies, the sensory stimulation it brings is not less. Some people even think that playing games is more exciting than watching movies.
Because of the good reputation, after the early boom, sales did not drop much, but were in a relatively stable state, with very strong stamina.
…
The last day of filming for "Phone Booth."
At noon, before the filming started, Yu Dong, Yu Hua and the others got together to chat.
“It’s about to end, and I’m really reluctant to let it go.”
Yu Dong glanced at Bi Feiyu and said, "What are you reluctant to do? Does this show have anything to do with you? You guys just fool around during the day and play cards at night."
"He just couldn't let go of his two poker friends, Director Shu and Xiao Ma," Yu Hua said.
Yu Dong rolled his eyes. For this Yu Hua, Schumacher just called him Director Shu, and even called him Matthew McConaughey Pony. Uncle Zhou took him astray.
"Yes." Bi Feiyu sighed, "This kind of poker player is hard to come by. I have earned a lot of foreign exchange during this period."
When talking about foreign exchange, Yu Dong wanted to laugh.
When Bi Feiyu told him that he had earned foreign exchange two days ago, he was still a little confused. He thought Bi Feiyu was talking about royalties. Later he found out that Bi Feiyu was talking about his winnings from playing cards with Schumacher and the others.
money coming.
Schumacher and Matthew McConaughey have never played egg-breaking, and they are not good at it. They basically lose nine times out of ten.
Although they didn't play much, Bi Feiyu won hundreds of dollars over the course of a few days with his excellent poker skills.
Bi Feiyu ate meat, and Yu Hua followed suit and drank soup, winning one or two hundred dollars.
"You two, this is called transnational fraud."
Yu Hua smiled and said: "You can't say that. I think they are having a lot of fun, so they should pay the tuition. Besides, their developed countries should support our developing countries. This is called wealth redistribution."
"Hey, with this little bit of success, you'll be happy if you earn a few hundred yuan after working hard for more than a week. If you spare this time and write more words, you can earn hundreds of yuan."
Bi Feiyu waved his hand and said: "How can it be the same? How tiring it is to write, but how exciting it is to play cards?"
Yu Dong shook his head and rolled it up with all his strength. Fortunately for the two of them, they lay flat on their backs.
While talking, Schumacher walked over to this side, and Yu Dong smiled and said: "Your cash machine is here."
When they first heard the word cash machine, the two of them didn't understand it, but then they started laughing when they saw Schumacher.
Don't mention it, the word cash machine is quite vivid.
When several people arrived, Schumacher said, "Are the three of you interested in participating in this outdoor scene?"
"Us?" Yu Dong asked curiously: "You want us to make a guest appearance?"
"It doesn't count as a cameo. In the following scene, the protagonist confesses everything in front of everyone. There are many passers-by around. You just like other passers-by, just watch from the side." Schumacher pointed to the side of the set: "You will be there when the time comes.
Standing behind a police car, you won’t get a close-up.”
"It's simple. It's just a crowd of onlookers." Bi Feiyu said with a smile, "It's like chatting in a different place."
"It's almost the same, but it still needs to be coordinated with the protagonist's reaction."
Yu Dong nodded, "No problem, we will go there when the filming starts."
…
Making a cameo to watch the crowd is easier than Yu Dong and the others imagined.
Matthew McConaughey's performance was so good. When he revealed his true feelings to everyone, everyone around him, the passers-by, and Yu Dong couldn't help but cheer for Matthew McConaughey in their hearts.
, as if it were a real person.
In the end, Yu Dong and others followed the passers-by in applauding the protagonist. These were all real reactions.
This time, it's not just Yu Dong and the others who are guest stars, but also the students who came with them.
In addition to the onlookers like them, a boy majoring in acting also played a guest role as a policeman in the play. Although he had no lines, he stayed behind the black policeman and took a lot of shots.
This kid's name is Qin Yi. He has an average appearance, but has very good professional skills. This time he was selected by Deep Space, and he was specially allowed to appear in the film. It was both training and gold plating.
…
When the celebration banquet was held in the evening, everyone was in a good mood.
This filming took only eleven days, nine days for the interior scenes in the phone booth and two days for the other exterior scenes. The efficiency was very high.
Although there were some minor problems during this period, overall it was very smooth.
Of course, the post-production work of the entire film is the bulk of the work, and the time required may be ten times or even dozens of times that of shooting.
But today is not the time to think about these things. The focus of the celebration banquet is naturally to celebrate success.
Both Matthew and Schumacher drank a lot in the evening. What Yu Dong didn't expect was that even though they drank so much, they still went to beat eggs with Bi Feiyu and others.
Watching the two of them go to the room with Yu Hua and the others, Yu Dong seemed to see Yu Hua and the others dragging two cash machines.
And it’s a drunken cash machine, which spits out money faster.
Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu returned to their rooms as usual. He had been thinking about a new book during this time and had made a lot of preparations.
But now it seems that the materials in his hand are not enough. He will have to spend time to visit New York later.
Chapter completed!