Chapter 19 draw swords to help

When I worked with Zhang Jingchu on "Rush Hour 3", her English was already very good, and I thought it was pretty good, but she is still a newcomer to Hollywood, so it is inevitable that she will be treated unfairly, so I will try my best to help her out . At that time, the crew always shot me and Chris Tucker first, and she was considered a supporting role, so she waited on the scene first.When shooting us, if it’s just the scenes of pulling back, she doesn’t actually have to act in person, but she insists on acting herself every time, helping us with the background.There was a scene where she was crying across from me, and the camera only captured me. She was just a back, and she didn't need to cry, but when the director called Action, she started crying. After the Cut, I told her, Miss, don’t cry, I didn’t take a picture of your face, so don’t cry, save some tears, but she still cried there very into the play, hoping to provide me with a good mood.

American filming is very particular about the division of shots. Every time, "long shot, medium shot, and close shot" are done once, and the front is done and the back is done again.She has been filming with me, sitting opposite and crying.The scene was filmed from morning to night, and at night she was already very uncomfortable.Finally our part was done and it was time for Chris Tucker and me to call it a day. As soon as it was said that the two of us were going to call it a day, everyone immediately relaxed from being prepared. When taking Zhang Jingchu's front view, we can find a substitute for our back view, instead of us sitting there.People in the production team also have this habit of thinking, thinking that we are big stars, and we will definitely not be willing to act as supporting actors for other actors.I kept an eye on it at the time, although I finished work, I didn't leave right away.I think she has just come here, no matter how much experience she has in China in the past, the first scene here will definitely be scary and nervous.I've been there myself, so I know that feeling.I just stood in a corner outside to watch the scene.At that time, I saw that all the staff on the scene looked relaxed, and the director also leaned on the chair all of a sudden: "Come on, shoot. Action."

At that time, we were going to shoot a scene where Zhang Jingchu opened the door and came in. When she appeared in the camera, there would be tears in her eyes.I hid aside and watched, she was still taking eye drops, she panicked when she heard Action, she quickly hid the eye drops, there were no assistants, clothes, or make-up by her side, she was doing it by herself, after hiding the eye drops, hurry up Ready to push the door out.When I saw this situation, I immediately walked back to the scene and said Ka Ka Ka, people are not ready yet. "She is not ready yet. Why so hurry?" I turned my head and said to Zhang Jingchu: "When you are ready, you tell me." Turning around, I said to the crew: "Listen, when I say she is ready , it's ready."

Returning to the location, putting on some eye drops, feeling well, she said to me: "Brother, I'm ready." I said to the crew: "It's OK now." Then Rolling, Action, she walked out... I just stood by and watched that day.As soon as the director called Cut, I immediately walked over and asked, "Is that okay? Can I have another one?" She said yes, and I said, "Okay, One more." What I mean by this is that you can't bully the newcomers, I let You can only shoot again when you shoot again. During the scene change in the middle, someone else was adjusting the camera and turning on the lights, so I deliberately walked over and hugged her head to help her develop feelings. She accompanied me to shoot for a whole day, and at that time she had no more tears.In the end, I finished filming the whole scene with her and called it a day. She grabbed me and said, brother, thank you so much.I said no thanks, we are here to support and cheer each other up.

This is also the habit I have been working with for many years.When I was in Canada, Chen Kexin invited me to attend the premiere.I think the Chinese must cheer each other on, and I must go to support him, so I flew from Canada to LA to help him stand.Including Chow Yun-fat's "Bulletproof Monk" at that time, I also went to help him stand, and one more person present would give more strength.I think so, but maybe many people don't think so. In 1992, we were filming in Changchun. We were filming on the train at an old train station, and there was a small stall selling melon seeds underneath, and the owner of the stall was an old lady.During the break, I looked out the window and saw that many people in the crew went to the old woman's place, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and turned away.I thought it was very strange, so I called them over: "What are you doing? Did you pay?" They said, "Brother, we gave it, and it was 5 yuan!" I got off the train and looked on both sides along the train track. , I couldn’t see the bottom or the end, so I asked: “Old lady, how did you come here?” “I push the cart here every morning.” “How much are these melon seeds sold out?” “About a few yuan?” , They gave me 5 yuan, and I gave them whatever to eat.” At that time, I didn’t know the prices in the mainland, and I didn’t know that melon seeds were really worth a dime, so I said this is too outrageous, and I will give you 100 yuan. Kuai, call it a day and go home early today.

At that time, the trains were still burning coal, and there was an abandoned locomotive near the set, with a large water tank in it, and when the lid was opened, it was full of water, which was very dirty.During filming, I kept seeing a child next to him, only eight or nine years old, swimming in the big water tank of the locomotive.I have been wandering around the set for a long time, and he also knows me. Every time I see him acting like a fool, sometimes with a cigarette in his mouth, his whole body is dirty, his whole body is black, and he follows the crew. My name is Big Brother.One day I told him, what are you doing?Why is it so dirty?I will give you 300 yuan, take a shower first, and then buy a set of clothes!

I didn’t expect him to be quite obedient, and he came back after an afternoon, wow, it’s so white, it’s so clean that I can’t recognize it, and he came back wearing a set of all white clothes: “Brother, I’ve taken a shower!” I said :"good!" I watched it again the next day, and I became a little black boy again. My office in Hong Kong is often visited by fans from all over the world, waiting at the door to meet me.Many years ago, it was still inconvenient to travel from the Mainland to Hong Kong, so there were not many fans from the Mainland.Once I got an honorary doctorate in sociology in Hong Kong. I was very happy after receiving the award, so I went to the office. When I got back, I had to prepare the celebration banquet and do some interviews, all in a hurry.When passing by the door, I saw a young boy, it was very cold that day, he wore very little, only a sweater on his body, which was a bit torn and not very clean.My car quickly passed him and entered the company.After I went in, I kept thinking about the fan outside, so I asked my staff to go out to see him and ask about the situation.After asking, I found out that I am a movie fan from the mainland. After a lot of trouble and travel expenses, I came to Hong Kong, so I hope to see me.As soon as I heard it, I put down the work at hand and asked someone to invite him in.When he walked in, he was holding three large scrapbooks, and his nose was still running from the cold.I asked someone to pour hot tea for him, and told him to sit down and warm up.I took the scrapbook over to have a look, stood up and patted him again, this time he cried directly, maybe it was grievance plus excitement, and it burst out all of a sudden, I was a little at a loss, and I asked someone to take it for him Some signed photos and small gifts.

I come from a bitter background, so I have a good impression of people at the lowest level in all walks of life, especially hotel waiters and stewardesses, who take good care of them.Once when we went to Taiwan, local friends entertained us for dinner in a restaurant box.One of the waiters looked like he had just started working, and his movements were not very skilled.In the middle, she came to help everyone pour tea, her hand was unsteady, and she was so small that she accidentally spilled the tea on the clothes on the back of the chair.I saw that she was very nervous all of a sudden, and I didn't care who the clothes belonged to, so I immediately said to her: "It's okay, it's okay, the clothes can be washed, did you get burned?" blame her.She heard what I said, and she was already nervous and was about to cry, so I quickly said, "It's okay, don't be afraid."

Usually when I am driving on the road, whenever I see homeless people or beggars, I will ask someone to give them some money.Many friends will also persuade me, big brother, that is all a lie.But for me, it doesn't matter whether he is lying or not, as long as I am happy.Even if the car drove away and he called me a fool from behind, so what?