Chapter 76 Jackman's Movie
Jincheng is a city full of heavy history.
The reason for choosing to shoot this film here is, firstly, to pay tribute, and secondly, this city is its origin.
Perhaps many people born in the 2000s don’t know much about this city, and even a few people born in the 1990s are not clear about it.
The civilian interviewer asked: "Do you know what Jincheng Datusha is?"
"Um, I'm not sure. I was sleeping during class! Sorry!"
"I've heard of it, but I don't know the details. What's the point?"
The civilian interviewer then asked, “What do you think of the country in this matter?”
"I don't know much about it, but I've been to Country R many times and have a very good impression of it. The streets are clean and comfortable..."
This is the answer!
Why do young people today not understand their own culture?
Is it because there is too much cultural input from other countries?
When Xiao Han chose to play the leading role in Jackman's film, she did so after careful consideration and special investigation.
Especially after searching the Internet for people and events about this city, she felt that this history should not be forgotten.
Heroes should be remembered.
A country cannot be without heroes, and a nation cannot be without pioneers.
At that time, she asked Jackman, as an American, have you ever thought about the challenges you will face when shooting a movie of this type and showing it abroad?
Jackman's expression at the time was very calm and solemn. He said: My friend's grandfather had experienced this. He came to the mainland to travel, and although he tried his best to save his countrymen, this result was obviously not what he wanted to see. After the incident, he returned to China and was in a state of depression for a while.
At this point, he was silent for a moment and then continued: When I visited his home, I came across a large number of manuscripts he had left behind. I was shocked and decided to film them, so I consulted a lot of literature to seek authenticity.
It is easy to understand what happened next. He encountered difficulties in attracting investment for the film.
Because no one thought this movie would be successful overseas, or even popular!
Jackman came to the mainland, on the one hand to visit his old friend Johnson, and on the other hand to attract investment.
In his transaction with Johnson, he obtained the first investment from Johnson.
This is also why Johnson was willing to introduce Xiao Han to Jackman.
For the sake of justice, Johnson likes this country very much. It is peaceful, has a history of more than 5,000 years, and has a long and profound culture.
Out of selfish motives, he is applying for a green card in Dragon Country. After this is accomplished, he believes that the application will be easier.
There was no publicity, no interviews, and the film started quietly.
In order to make this movie well, Jackman hired a lot of Russians, and spent a lot of money if they were unwilling to shoot.
No poor guy can escape the temptation of money!
Whenever the Chinese mentioned this matter, quite a few of them offered to shoot for free. Faced with this kind of national hatred and family feud, the two sides would have some exchanges from time to time in the crew.
The character played by Xiao Han is a teenage girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old.
After the R army invaded the city, like most women, she was captured and taken to the military camp as a comfort item.
The prototype of this character is an old lady in her nineties who lives in a dilapidated house in Jincheng.
After the unification of Longguo, she was brought back to Jincheng by the army and settled in this house. It was said that she was a woman who had been used as a comfort item, and in that feudal society, no one was willing to approach her.
This old man never married!
It took Jackman a lot of effort to find her.
On the set, the atmosphere was heavy and depressing. No one present was smiling, and even after the performance, everyone was silent.
They only say a few words when they are eating together and comforting each other and hugging each other.
As the female lead, Xiao Han has the greatest pressure and has lost weight visibly.
Her face was smeared with dust, and her messy hair was mixed with bits of grass and mud. She sat quietly in the corner holding the script.
Jackman was wearing a straw hat. This scene was about the R army entering the village and killing, injuring and abusing people.
Hundreds of R soldiers dressed as R people had ferocious faces, with blood plasma smeared on their bayonets. Because of the misalignment, one could only see them coming in and out, and many people fell down!
Blood splattered on their faces, and then they pointed at the people who died with their eyes open on the ground and laughed, their faces were hideous, like evil spirits.
As Xiao Han read on, the script in her hands made a crackling sound as she squeezed it.
At this time, the old man sitting next to Xiao Han said tremblingly: "I am not so kind!"
Her expression made people feel as if she had returned to that cruel era, with her hands shaking and pointing at those R people with a contemptuous smile.
Her wrinkled face was stained with tears, and her dim eyes were staring straight ahead. This intense hatred infected Xiao Han who was beside her.
She could almost imagine that after this scene, these R country people would be pressed to the ground and rubbed back and forth by the Dragon country extras.
Jackman excitedly shouted "Crack!"
The woman who had been stabbed to death by the bayonet stood up suddenly, pulled up her torn clothes to cover her exposed chest, and a local rushed forward to help her.
She slapped him on the face, leaving a slap mark on it.
The woman returned to the Dragon camp with tears in her eyes and cursing.
The people of the two countries were clearly divided, each occupying half of the territory, and hateful eyes lingered on the set from time to time.
"Baga, director, I won't act in this play anymore. My country will never do such a thing, and I won't smear my country."
One of them, a man with a mustache, jumped up. He was playing the role of an officer.
The heavy and depressing atmosphere on the set and the Dragon people's dislike for him made him retreat.
r himself is very popular on the Longguo film set, and he always plays negative characters because no Longguo people are willing to play ri himself.
At the same time, he was not liked, and no one wanted to approach him on the set.
He never thought that one day he would be forced to give up such a high-paying role.
Coming here, he was ready to be disliked.
But he never thought that he would face the possibility of being pounced on and beaten by the Dragon people at any time.
This is no longer just disdain; the way the Dragon people look at them is a true reflection of the roles they play in this drama, and it's creepy.
Jackman took a deep puff of his cigarette, squinted his eyes and looked coldly at the man with a mustache.
"When we came here, we had already signed a contract. If you quit midway, you will have to pay three times the penalty! My salary for you is 200,000 RMB!"
Ri himself really played himself to the fullest, which made even an American like him angry, let alone a Chinese.
Jackman's attention turned to the Dragon Nation formation, and sure enough, everyone was gritting their teeth, wishing they could eat their flesh!
The man with a mustache shrank back, sat down and kept silent. Six hundred thousand RMB was not as much as all his ancestors’ assets put together.
It was entirely because the salary in Longguo was not high, and he had not been an extra for long, so he could not find any job outside.
As soon as they see the nationality, those stores won’t accept the customers.
Xiao Han withdrew his gaze, reached out and held the old man's hands tightly. His hands were dry and cold.
She tried to bring her a moment of warmth.
"Xiao, how are you? Can you continue?"
Jackman had no intention of mediating the feud between the two parties. He turned around and forced a smile at Xiao Han, which was uglier than crying.
"let's start!"
Xiao Han nodded and took a deep breath. This scene was about her being taken to a comfort camp and having a physical examination.
When receiving Japanese people, every Dragon Country woman would be stripped naked for inspection, and only those without any sharp weapons would be allowed in.
She put on body makeup, covered up important parts, and wore flesh-colored clothes. This scene could have been performed by a body double, but Xiao Han refused!
That's why Jackman asked her if he could continue.
This scene was filmed twice, and both times, Xiao Han couldn't help but hit the Japanese man when he saw that naked look.
The actors themselves acted very happily in this play, but after the director called "cut", no one could escape the fate of being jumped on and beaten by the women of Dragon Country.