Raising Dragons in Hollywood

Although Mai Qilong enthusiastically expressed his desire to 'help', he even did not hesitate to 'be submerged'.

Director Sami didn't immediately agree either.

He has always been picky and strict in his work, and he didn't try to be selfish because the other party is his good friend, or relax the requirements for actors, but took it more seriously.

Considering the original "Villa Ghost", the current "Teddy Bear" has no special image requirements for the time being, and it is also a supporting role in the drama. As a newcomer, Mai Qi, if his performance can be around the passing line, then it is not a bad idea. Not a try.

Think of it...

Although he was very tired, Sami did not go back to bed to rest immediately. Instead, he took out the newly written script from his bag, opened it, lowered his head, and patiently wrote the "Teddy Bear" The scenes are all drawn out.

Out of special care for his friends, he also deliberately circled some links that need to be paid attention to in a loyal manner, and wrote a few key words from time to time as reminders, and then checked back and forth twice to make sure that there were no omissions. Only then handed it to Mikey with a serious expression, and emphasized in a businesslike manner: "If, I mean, if you really want to try, first read the script tonight, and then look at the scene you want to play. If there is no problem, You can play it for me tomorrow. But let me state in advance that I have high requirements for the role, and it is impossible to give you any special care just because you are my friend."

Mai Qilong looked shocked——Long is willing to help, and you should thank God for immediately agreeing, and it's still tomorrow!

But his round-faced human friend was as dull as ever, and never noticed that the dragon was sulking again.

but……

Michelon turned his head to the side, looking at the little round face who had not been idle since entering the door.

He tilted his head so tiredly, half-closed his eyes, and collapsed into the sofa, looking small and pitiful.

But even if it's all like this, he still doesn't forget to mutter weakly: "The role this time is actually not difficult, but you have to work hard if you want to be successful, Mikey, you must work hard..."

The light in the living room quietly shone on the man's face, and he could clearly see the blackness under his eyes.

Why are humans so stupid?

If you are tired, go to rest first, what are you doing nagging all the time!

You're getting sick of the dragon, you know that!

Under such circumstances, no matter how much dissatisfaction there is in my heart.

Mikey couldn't speak either.

The next day, when Sami just woke up from a deep sleep, he was taken aback, or got a surprise.

Mai Qilong stood on the other side of his bed, opened his eyes wide, held his right hand very tenderly, and read a long line: [You are right, I made my life in trouble, but Deep down inside of me, I've always been terribly scared...honestly, kid.Tell me, have you never done a cruel thing in your life? ]

This is probably the audition that impressed the director the most.

But looking at the proud eyes of a certain dragon offering treasure...

Sammy could only say helplessly, "Mike, can you get out. Uh, can I put my pants on first?"

Mikey is a genius.

In other words, this dragon was born to be a showman.

The hardest thing for a human actor to do when playing a character is to break the ego.

But Long has no problems in this regard. He has never had any psychological barriers to acting, let alone any time when he can't let go (probably lacking human morality), and, when acting, he still has a very sense of presence.

This sense of presence may come from the innate advantages of dragons.

When he doesn't want to attract attention, it's like an ambush before hunting, silent and disguised as if he doesn't exist, but when he wants to spread his wings, soar into the sky, spew flames, and declare his territory , and no one can ignore him.

So, if he wants you to focus all your attention on himself...

You can only look at him, see him at a glance!

Sister Corinna later recalled the scene when Sammy brought Mikey to the crew of "The Adventures of Young Aaron" and said: "Micky should be the most handsome man I have ever seen in my life. That day, He strode in following Sami with his head held high, like a born king inspecting his territory (it was indeed inspecting his territory, but it was just a dragon's inspection), tall and handsome, looking forward to flying, that Those green eyes burn like flames in everything he sees."

Unfortunately, this time he's playing the role of a teddy bear who wears a hood most of the time.

Michelon was very dissatisfied with this.

When he was trying out costumes at the costumer, he was completely caught up in the question of 'how did my magnificent super-luxury flame dragon come here to play a bear that looks silly and is not fat enough'? Confused and thinking...

But he thought about it for a long time, and his mind was full of Sami lying on the sofa last night, biting his lower lip and meditating, while helping him to draw key points on the script wearily: "Strange, am I under some kind of curse?" ?”

Ignoring Mai Qilong's cranky thoughts, Sami is still busy dealing with the problems of the crew.

He is discussing the next shooting plan with Director Jones.

It is impossible to shoot in the order of the development of the story in normal shooting.

In order to save money, scenes that take place in the same venue are often shot together.

If it's the kind of long drama from the father's generation to the son's generation...

In the previous scene, you can film the birth of your son, and the father is ecstatic; in the next scene, you can film the death of the father, and the grown-up son returns home from the funeral.

Senior actors have long been accustomed to this kind of operation. They can change freely from crying one second to laughing the next.

But many new actors often fall into this step.

Fortunately, the scale of this drama is relatively small, and the locations where the events take place are relatively concentrated, so filming is not that difficult.

However, due to the temporary change of the plot, the time left for them to shoot is still very tight.

In order to ensure that every 1 minute is used efficiently...

Sami racked his brains to make the shooting plan as tight as possible. Anyway, several actors saw such a time-squeezing schedule and suddenly had the urge to akimbo and curse the street.

However, a certain director with a round face who seemed to be good-tempered and bully showed an extremely cruel side in this crew.

An employee of the crew asked for leave and was so angry that he cried.

Director Jones, who has been 'seizured of power' and turned into the mascot of the crew, ran to gossip with nothing to do: "What's wrong?"

The employee took the opportunity to sue: "I was not feeling well yesterday and asked for leave. The bastard with a round face asked me where I was feeling. I told him it was a cold, but he said no, because a cold is not a disease, so I had to come. I was so angry that I asked him , Then what counts as a disease? A broken limb is considered a disease, so can you not come? Do you know what he said? He said it doesn’t count. If a limb is broken, just put it in a basket and ask someone to carry it over.”

Director Jones tried his best to hold back his laughter, and calmed down the staff for Sammy.

Afterwards, he reminded Sammy: "Don't push too hard."

Sammy nodded silently.

He didn't want to do this either, but building a sense of trust between each other is definitely not a day or two. It is obviously unscientific to expect to shout a few slogans and talk about dreams, and all the crew will consciously unite and obey the command.

Therefore, if you want to integrate the entire crew in the shortest possible time.

The easiest way is to show a harsh and unreasonable side, and show the attitude of "fire whoever is disobedient", which is the fastest way to establish authority.

However, these employees of the crew have obviously been idle for too long, and they are completely unsuited to this fast-paced and high-pressure life.

What's more, although they are small employees at the bottom, they have been in the circle for many years, and each of them seems to be easy to talk to at ordinary times, but when they are really controlled, no one is convinced.In particular, Sami was just a new director at the beginning, and he was also a new director who had humbly asked them some basic questions. Thinking about it this way, he was even more unconvinced.

So, when Sammy just wanted to film the next episode...

In the production crew, a "slap that bun" rebellion quietly rose up.

Members of this alliance also invented all kinds of code words. Whenever Sammy was present, they would discuss inexplicably, "cut the bun in half, put cheese sticks, ham slices, lettuce leaves, mayonnaise... all right!Now gobble it up and eat it viciously'.

Apparently, Micky wasn't the only dragon who discovered the secret of 'round face like bread'.

Many external employees who didn't know the situation and just came to help temporarily, all looked at a loss.

They probably mistakenly think that the bad show "The Adventures of Aaron" has finally been changed into some weird food show.

Mikey didn't know if Sammy had discovered this alliance, anyway, he had discovered it not long after he joined the crew.

And because he was good-looking, many people put him in a bun when they brought a bun to eat.

On the one hand, he has a short mouth for eating people, and on the other hand, he feels wronged for his own human beings.

After a fierce inner struggle, Mai Qilong still chose to inform Sami.

He stretched out his finger and poked the little round face of his human friend, thinking: "You know what, little fool? Don't be so busy all day long, the bun they talk about every day is you! Those people are bad and bad , no matter how nice you are, I don’t appreciate it. I smiled at you on the surface, but bit the bread hard behind my back to vent my anger. Only I treat you the best, because I eat buns one bite at a time..."

What the hell!

Sammy stared at him blankly, as if he didn't understand at all.

But afterward, he changed all the crew’s breakfast to buns, and he informed everyone in a rather natural manner: “Everyone just needs to work hard, and you can mention anything you want to eat. You don’t need to bring it yourself. Although the crew is currently struggling , but food can still be guaranteed.”

Mikey, who complained, was dumbfounded by this development.

At this moment, he felt in his heart that the little fool's human thinking is really different from the dragon's thinking.

If there is a dragon who dares to use nicknames behind his back and make all kinds of metaphors...

For example, "that tall and thin baguette should be cut into pieces and thrown into a frying pan for frying", he will definitely explode immediately and use the flames to teach the dragon to be a dragon!

However, Director Jones, who is a human being, actually doesn't understand what this operation is.

He thought to himself: "Am I really old and can't keep up with the trend of the times?"

But being natural also has its benefits.

When everyone in the crew faced the buns on the dining table, they couldn't help showing a guilty expression.

This kind of guilty conscience made them unable to resist Sami's command for a while.

But without these disturbances, the next shooting became smoother all of a sudden.

In this regard, Sammy scratched the back of his head, smiled foolishly, and continued to work with satisfaction.

One night, Mikey woke up from his sleep and noticed that there was still light in the living room. He walked over quietly and found that it was his human beings watching the clips shot during the day.

Different from the strictness of shooting fashion models...

At this moment, he completely revealed his true nature, like a little boy immersed in his own secret world, focused, happy, and unconcerned. The round eyes are so bright that they look like little stars falling from the sky.

"Ah! My human is so beautiful." Michelon thought blankly.

Regardless of his height of nearly two meters, he shyly twitched like a girl, and covered his blushing face with big paws, no, hands now, as if it was only the word 'my human' that made him There was a hint of sweetness after chewing in the heart.