Chapter 136 Dancing with Lions

Today’s shooting mission was in the wild, on a grassland near Johannesburg.

The lions used in this filming were provided by the South African National Zoo. Before the filming started, the crew had already built a square wire fence on the grassland. The lions would be put into the wire fence later, and the camera would shoot through the wire fence.

These lions are in a semi-wild state at the South African National Zoo. Keepers will keep track of them, but in many cases they are left to survive on the grassland by themselves, and their restraint effect is relatively limited.

Especially when the lions were just released, one of the keepers scratched them immediately.

Although these lions have no intention of attacking and simply want to play with the keepers, the claws of the big cats are so sharp that even an accidental touch will immediately bleed.

The keeper's injury also made the rest of the crew feel excited. Looking at the relatively docile lions in the barbed wire fence, everyone frowned tightly.

Before filming started, Director Wu Jin gave everyone on the crew a reminder: "

Turn off all devices that may make harsh sounds, especially mobile phones, and don’t mute them if you can.

The other thing is to remember the escape route. Even though the barbed wire fence is so strong, if the lions are really crazy, the barbed wire fence will not last long. Before the keeper anesthetizes them, everyone can run as fast as they can. "

It's okay if I don't say these words, but if I say them, everyone will feel even more unsure, but there is no way, this is work, and those who can be called by Wu Jin to film must be first-class industry insiders, and dedication is the first priority.

Not to mention filming through a barbed wire fence, even if the barbed wire fence is removed, it still needs to be done.

Don't think this is an exaggeration. In the crew of Wolf Warrior 2, the actor who guest-starred as the battleship commander had played Wu Song in Water Margin when he was young.

In order to pursue authenticity, in the classic scene of Wu Song fighting a tiger, the crew asked the actor to beat a real tiger!

Although this tiger was brought from the circus and trained by animal trainers for many years, and its teeth and claws were sawed off, it is still a tiger no matter what. Now, which little fresh meat dares to personally Going into battle?

Not to mention what he thinks personally, his fans will immediately criticize anyone who suggests this convenience.

But the older generation of filmmakers dare to do such things, which is why all the previous movies and TV series are classics.

Wu Jin also wants to use this kind of professionalism to polish Wolf Warrior 2, but in addition to professionalism, his fans care about the safety of the crew, so no matter what, safety measures must be in place.

In addition to the barbed wire fence, there are several hunters holding tranquilizer guns outside, as well as a fire truck. If there is any movement at all, the fire truck will spray out high-pressure water cannons to suppress the lions and ensure the safety of the people on site as much as possible. .

Of course, these are contingency plans in the worst case scenario. Under normal circumstances, these lions will not go crazy. The crew prepared fresh zebra meat for them. After eating and drinking, they are more willing to turn over and bask in their bellies. , and didn’t want to answer the people outside the barbed wire.

After explaining the precautions, the crew officially started filming.

All the focus of this scene is basically on Luo Quan alone. Wu Jin just sits in an off-road vehicle and watches the scene, leaving it all up to her.

The plot connects to the previous one, when the two left the slum in an off-road vehicle and drove on the endless African savannah.

Leng Feng received a mission to go to a Chinese-owned factory dozens of kilometers away to pick up Chinese citizens stranded there.

Rachel asked Leng Feng: "Are you going to a Chinese-owned factory? I think we should go to the US consulate instead. There are Marine Corps there and it is the safest place in the world."

Rachel's words and expressions all revealed her pride as a citizen of the Lighthouse Country and her trust in the US military.

Leng Feng smiled and said: "The Marine Corps is the best special forces in the world."

Rachel nodded in deep agreement.

Leng Feng changed the subject: "But why didn't they come to pick you up?"

Rachel waved her hand helplessly and leaned back on the chair: "I have already informed them."

"Where are the people? How do you notify them?"

“I x-on:their Twitter account.”

Leng Feng glanced at Rachel, his eyes full of laughter.

Unconvinced, Rachel called the U.S. Consulate in an attempt to get help, but the answer she got was: You are welcome to call the U.S. Consulate. Unfortunately, we are closed..."

"Fuck!" Rachel, who was so angry, simply used a classic American curse and slapped her phone on the fence in front of her.

The innocent mobile phone flew up from the ground, startling both Leng Feng and the little black girl Lisa.

Looking at Rachel who was covering her face to calm down, Leng Feng said calmly: "When I came here, all the warships from various countries had already evacuated. When I stood on the dock and looked towards the sea, among the countless masts that were going away, I saw one The Stars and Stripes.”

When Rachel heard this, she glared at Leng Feng fiercely.

"Stop." As she said this, she slammed the car's fender and shouted, "Stop!"

Leng Feng was very ungentlemanly and just stepped on the brakes.

Rachel opened the car door with a cold face and left the SUV.

Here comes the climax of the whole plot.

After getting out of the car and taking just two steps, Rachel found that all she saw were lions. The lions were eating and their mouths were full of blood.

At this point in the filming of the film, the most challenging part of Luo Quan's acting skills came. She had to pretend to be a pride of lions in front of her through a barbed wire fence.

Luo Quan waved his hands and walked to the barbed wire fence and quickly got into the mood.

As soon as she raised her head, she saw a group of lions with mouths full of blood suddenly appearing in front of her. A flash of fear flashed in her eyes, her lips trembled slightly unconsciously, and her limbs became as stiff as stone for a moment.

Lisa weakly called her name in the car, while Leng Feng leaned in the car leisurely and looked at her quietly.

After Rachel reacted, she turned around decisively, returned to the car as gently as a cloud, and closed the door.

"The Marine Corps is here to pick you up." Leng Feng said with a half-smile.

Rachel didn't speak, but used a faint smile to relieve the embarrassment and anger in her heart. She kept looking out the window, as if she didn't hear Leng Feng's teasing words.

Finally, Leng Feng stepped on the accelerator and continued to drive forward.

Originally, there was a scene of a lion chasing a car, but this did not require the actors to do it themselves. We could just zoom in and let the zoo keepers do it for us.

"Perfect!" Several shots were taken over again. Wu Jin made a satisfied sound, "Luo Quan. You are truly a born actor, so you are suitable for this bowl of rice!"

Luo Quan was modest: "The director received the award, and this is all due to everyone."

After the lion was returned to the car, everyone finally felt relieved.

Wu Jin did not expect that the two scenes were shot in only two days, which was smoother than any previous scenes. This work efficiency was even faster than those of the veteran actors before.

If they continue at this pace, their filming mission in Africa will be completed soon.

In view of this, Wu Jin did not give the crew any more days off during the subsequent filming, mainly because there were not many shots left.

The Chinese-owned factory is the location where the climax of the plot of Wolf Warrior 2 takes place. It is divided into two parts: interior scenes and exterior scenes. The interior scenes were all shot in China, while the exterior scenes will be subdivided into two parts.

One part of the protagonist group fights a large group of Red Turban Army cannon fodder, and another part fights the boss in the end.

The former requires a large number of black extras, and the latter will have quite a few explosion scenes. These are better shot on the vast African set, so they were all completed in Johannesburg.

As the most exciting part of the entire movie, there is basically nothing to do with the heroine Luo Quan. She is a complete vase, and it is not her turn to go into battle.

Originally, the assistant director saw that Luo Quan was so skilled and wanted her to join Wu Jin on the battlefield, but considering that she was portrayed as a powerless doctor in the script, and adding a woman Many of the previously designed actions had to be revised, and the workload was too heavy, so in the end Luo Quan was still unable to successfully add scenes.

It can only be said that she joined the crew too late. If she was the first female lead Wu Jin found last year, it would have been enough to complete the script revision in the past few months.

It can only be said that it is not a coincidence that Luo Quan is destined to be only a vase in Wolf Warrior 2.

She didn't have much filming in the following time, but she didn't choose to go back to Japan to continue school.

She actually applied for a long vacation, so she must live up to the leave note signed by Director Kawamura and spend the entire vacation.

So Luo Quan stayed in South Africa with peace of mind and continued his vacation.

She spent most of her time in the hotel room, either browsing Bilibili and YouTube, or thinking about her next plan.

Occasionally, she would go to the filming site of the crew to watch Director Wu Jin and the others in action.

I have to say that the male actors in Wolf Warrior 2 really worked hard. Director Wu Jin performed various high-flying moves. Once when he jumped from a high platform, his hand was entangled in an iron lock and his whole arm was bright red. The scars made his wife Tian Yu burst into tears.

Even so, director Wu Jin continued filming after simply treating the wound.

Teacher Wu Hang was quite a lot of age. When he was filming a scene where he was tied up in the air, because he was put down too quickly, his waist hit the ground directly, which caused him pain for a whole day.

But one day later, Teacher Wu Hang continued to work despite his back injury.

In addition to these two people, other male actors also had more or less bumps and bruises, but they basically overcame what they could and did not stop filming due to injuries.

With such a work attitude, Luo Quan feels that it will be difficult not to succeed in Wolf Warrior 2 this time.