Chapter 109

The career has just started, and there is no doubt about Matthew's level of dedication. He came to the Universal Studios studio early on the day of filming and waited in line for styling. Since "Fast and the Furious" is a modern drama, it didn't take very long to do this, at 7:30. After more, he left the dressing room and came to the studio.

In the studio, the director was setting up the shooting venue. Today's shooting officially started at 8:30. Matthew sat and waited for a while in the rest area. Actors entered the studio one after another.

Paul Walker and other actors also came to the lounge, and because he was more familiar with Matthew, he also introduced two actresses Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez to Matthew.

Matthew didn't see Vin Diesel, and the bald actor felt mysterious to him, as if he didn't bother to be in the company of other actors. ,

However, Vin Diesel will definitely appear today, and the scene that Matthew will be involved in shooting is one of the rare scenes in the film where the four main characters go out on the same stage.

After chatting a few words with Paul Walker, he also learned that today's scene is also the first scene filmed by Vin Diesel in the "Fast and Furious" crew.

"The time is up." Paul Walker has a good sense of time, chatted for a while, and reminded Matthew, "We should prepare."

Compared with Paul Walker, Matthew's preparations are very simple, just stand in the field and act as the background painting of the four protagonists.

This role is very small. The reason why he participated in the audition is to increase filming and practical experience on the one hand. It is far from enough to learn theory and self-practice in acting. On the other hand, he can earn a lot of money.

Having said that, if it wasn't for this income, let alone professional fitness and boxing training for the Scorpion King, even the money for a tryst with Britney would be a problem.

Except for Matthew, the actors who acted as background roles, and several other people, under the command of an assistant director, quickly stood in their respective positions.

Director Rob Cohen also entered the set, as if to tell the main actors something.

"Um... why is there one less person?" Rob Cohen asked loudly, seeing that only three of the four main actors had come, "Where's Vin Diesel?"

No one answered him.

Matthew looked around, and as far as the eyes could see in the studio, there was no sign of Vin Diesel at all.

It's half past eight, and there is still one less lead actor. Rob Cohen is quite annoyed, "Who knows where Vin Diesel is?"

Still no one answered him.

Rob Cohen said to the assistant next to him, "Call Vin Diesel!"

The assistant said weakly, "He doesn't have a mobile phone."

"Then call his agent!" Rob Cohen shouted again.

The director didn't speak, so Matthew and the others had to continue to wait here, only to see the assistant who called back to Rob Cohen and whispered a few words, Rob Cohen blushed with anger.

Waiting from 8:30 to 8:45, the assistant director came to inform and let the actors go back to the rest area first.

It wasn't until nine o'clock that Vin Diesel appeared, and dozens of people in the entire crew were waiting for him alone.

"What the hell!" Jordana Brewster was obviously impatient. "Are we going to wait like this?"

"Fx-on:#K!" Michelle Rodriguez swears directly, "Did that bastard hit the car?"

Not to mention these two women, even the good-natured Paul Walker was a little angry. "He doesn't understand the most basic respect."

Matthew just listened and didn't say a word. He was very aware of his own weight. It is better to say less about these complaints.

Time passed by, and the crew kept trying to contact Vin Diesel, but they couldn't. It wasn't until 9:30 that the sturdy man with a bald head walked into the studio.

"Here's that bastard Vin Diesel."

Hearing Michelle Rodriguez's voice, Matthew turned to look. It was indeed the bald head in his impression, but he was much younger.

Rob Cohen greeted him and asked, "Why are you here? You're late!"

"Oh..." Vin Diesel responded casually, without any sense of being late, and replied casually, "I slept in the car for a while."

Don't apologize, he didn't even have any extra explanation, "Where's the makeup artist? I'm going to do my makeup."

After that, he left the shooting venue and went to the dressing room.

Director Rob Cohen was furious, but he didn't say anything, just let the crew start preparing again.

Obviously, Vin Diesel didn't care too much about director Rob Cohen.

It was the first time Matthew saw this situation, and he couldn't help scratching his head and asked Paul Walker, "What's the situation?"

Paul Walker shrugged, "That's what I said."

Jordana Brewster on the other side of him also heard Matthew's words and whispered, "Vin Diesel has an investor behind it, and it was recommended by a heavyweight to the crew."

Matthew nodded, and Michelle Rodriguez chimed in, "I've heard people talk about him. He's not very well-known. He's a famous set-piece."

She asked Jordana Brewster, "Your message is accurate?"

"It must be accurate!" Jordana Brewster said without hesitation, "I also came to the cast because of my father's investment, but my father's investment was very small."

The actors, including Matthew, talked about it for a while, and Vin Diesel returned to the set after styling, and filming finally began.

Later, director Rob Cohen arranged for a specific move, and there was another problem.

"I think this way of parallel positioning is too mediocre." Vin Diesel is not yet a big star, but he behaves like an A or even a super A superstar. He bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction with the positioning designed by Rob Cohen, with a loud voice. Said, "The four actors are walking in parallel, and it is impossible to highlight the key points!"

Just as Rob Cohen was about to say something, Vin Diesel suddenly lowered his voice, reminding him in words that only two people could hear, "Remember what I told you last week?"

The unspoken words were immediately swallowed back, and Rob Cohen's anger in his heart dissipated instantly. He remembered what producer Neil Moretz had reminded him, and also remembered Vin Diesel looking for him things discussed.

Vin Diesel is planning a new project, a new type of secret agent film, and has reached a preliminary agreement with Sony Columbia Pictures, the other party intends to invite him to participate in this project and serve as the director of the film.

That project is different from this unpopular non-mainstream drag racing movie. It is a mainstream special agent movie, and the investment is as high as 70 million US dollars!

Of course Rob Cohen wanted to direct such a big production. After thinking for a while, he wanted to adjust the shooting position according to Vin Diesel's request.

Originally, the four main actors would appear in parallel in the camera, with two male characters standing in the middle, but Vin Diesel had to lead the other three actors by an identity, highlighting his protagonist status!

This request naturally led to the opposition of the three actors of Paul Walker, and the studio suddenly fell into a dispute, and the shooting was delayed.

Matthew is always standing behind and watching, anyway, his role is to act as a backdrop.

Immediately, Vin Diesel brought in producer Neil Moretz, who suppressed the opposition of the others.

Filming finally started, but the crew split on the third day of filming.

At the end of the day's shooting, Matthew also figured it out. Vin Diesel has money and people behind him, and no one else can fight it.

The next day, shooting continued.

The original morning shooting plan of the crew was to shoot the opposite scene of Paul Walker and Vin Diesel first, and then, under the same scene conditions, shoot an action scene between the character played by Ma Jia and Vin Diesel.

But when everyone was there, Vin Diesel didn't come.

This time it was even more extreme than before, and he didn't show up until ten in the morning.

Not to mention other people, even Matthew, the guy who thinks he doesn't need to fight for anything in the crew, is all furious waiting.

Seeing that the shooting would not start for a while and a half, Matthew, Paul Walker and others simply asked the assistant to bring the phone, turn it on and put it in silent mode, and play games to pass the time.

Although he could only play Tetris, it was better than sitting here. Matthew had been playing for no more than five minutes when there was a sudden call from his cell phone. It was Britney's call.

This is a studio. It is very inconvenient to answer the phone. He first cut off the phone and said to his assistant, "I'll make a call, and call me outside the studio if something happens."

"Go!" Paul Walker waved at Matthew, "My scene hasn't been filmed yet, so I guess your scene won't be filmed in the morning."

Matthew smiled, walked out of the studio, and dialed Britney's number.

The sun at ten o’clock was quite vicious. The exit of the studio was in the south, and the front was full of sun, which was very hot. Matthew looked at it and found a black nanny car parked under the palm tree fifty meters away on the right. The nanny car She blocked out some shade and quickly walked over.

"Is something wrong, dear?" Matthew stood in the shade on the side of the co-pilot of the nanny car. There was no one here, and he didn't need to lower his voice when speaking. "Why are you calling me at this time?"

"I'm leaving Los Angeles this afternoon."

Hearing this, Matthew raised his voice unconsciously, "What? Don't you leave until next week?"

"The itinerary has been temporarily changed. The company contacted a TV station for an exclusive interview, and I can't help it..." Britney said in a low voice, "Let's not talk about it for now, I have to pack up quickly."

Matthew had to hang up the phone, and spent a month with Britney, and they were going to be separated again. It must be a lie to say that he was not depressed, and he couldn't help but lightly slapped the nanny car in the back!

bang——

The nanny car made a soft noise.

"Who?" The co-pilot of the nanny car was suddenly pulled away, revealing a bald head, "Which bastard smashed my car!"

Vin Diesel got out of the car with a rather ugly face.