From Taoist Priest to Best Actor

Chapter 16

"Pretty Woman at the Bar" was shot at Boston's Wheaton College, which looked very similar to Harvard University. Ever since the 1969 American classic "Love Story" was shot at Harvard and caused great damage to the Harvard campus, Harvard had imposed strict restrictions on filming on the Harvard campus.

Only a few films, such as "Dr. Pauper," "Mind Catcher," and "The Firm," an Oscar -winning film about Harvard Law School graduates starring Tom Cruise, were allowed to shoot on the campus. The rest of the films were only allowed to shoot on the exterior of the buildings on campus.

"Pretty Woman at the Bar" obviously didn't have the factor of Harvard Law School, so even though their film was about Harvard Law School, it wasn't shot on the Harvard campus.

However, even though the film wasn't allowed to be shot on the Harvard campus, outsiders were allowed to enter and visit. So Xie Yi still went in and took a tour of the world's famous university campus.

"Okay, good!" Director Robert Lukatic looked at the image on the screen in front of him and shouted excitedly.

This scene was simply too beautiful. A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven. He felt that the best thing he did was to put Reese Witherspoon and Alan Rodriguez in the same scene.

He felt that no matter who it was, no one could resist the superposition of this chemical reaction. Just like light and dust, there was no better match!

"Reese, Allen, the two of you acted really well!" Robert Lukatic couldn't hold back his excitement and praised.

Xie Yi and Reese Witherspoon looked at each other and smiled. As long as the director was satisfied, it was fine.

Today was Xie Yi's first scene on the set of "Pretty Woman at the Lawyer". It was the scene where Accenture and the female lead, Ai Er, met for the first time. Accenture was going to enlighten the female lead and give her some tips in class.

It had to be said that Reese Witherspoon was a very good actress. Even the funniest scenes could be handled by her. Due to her beautiful appearance and cheerful personality, she was very popular in the crew. Even the cold and indifferent Xie Yi, who wasn't good at socializing, had a good relationship with her. In short, she was the happiest person in the crew.

Moreover, because they were filming a romantic comedy, the atmosphere on set was particularly relaxed and cheerful. Unlike the tiredness of filming "The Lord of the Rings" and the enthusiasm and hustle of filming "The Fast and the Furious", Xie Yi felt that the situation on set of "La Femme Ex" was obviously very relaxed and comfortable.

However, no matter how much Xie Yi liked the relaxed and happy atmosphere on the set of "Pretty Woman at the Bar", he still rushed to finish filming before Christmas. After all, "Pretty Woman at the Bar" was a film with a female lead. Even the male lead played by Xie Yi was just a supporting character. It wouldn't take much time to finish filming.

After filming "Pretty Woman at the Bar", Xie Yi originally wanted to go back to New York. After all, he was in New York when he first came to this world, and Boston wasn't very far from New York.

However, a phone call from Peter Jackson dispelled Xie Yi's idea.

Peter Jackson told Xie Yi that all the filming for "The Lord of the Rings" had been completed, but they still had to shoot some scenes and do some post-production in the studio in New Zealand, and naturally, Xie Yi was indispensable.

So, after "Pretty Woman at the Bar" ended, Xie Yi didn't have time to take a good look at the oldest and most cultural city in the history of the United States before he was recalled to New Zealand by Peter Jackson.

"Hey, Allen, I haven't seen you for half a year, and you're still so radiant!" Peter saw Xie Yi come in and put down his work and went forward to hug him.

"Thank you, Peter, you're still full of energy. Are we going to finish the post-production work here?"

After leaving Peter's warm embrace, Xie Yi looked at the busy staff around him and asked curiously.

"Yes, Vita's special effects technology is slightly inferior even in Hollywood." The Lord of the Rings "can only be presented more perfectly here," Peter heard Xie Yi talk about the production of "The Lord of the Rings" and sighed.

"By the way, I heard that you took on two more movies after returning to Los Angeles. How was it?" Peter suddenly remembered the news he heard before and teased Xie Yi.

"It's okay, the people in the crew are quite nice, and the filming went very smoothly," Xie Yi smiled and said.

"That's good. By the way, why didn't your agent come with you?"

Peter asked casually. He only asked because he saw that Xie Yi came to New Zealand alone.

After all, it was understandable that Xie Yi didn't have an agent when he first entered Hollywood, but now Xie Yi has made three movies. Although they haven't been released yet, it's not to the extent that he doesn't even have an agent.

"I don't have an agent yet." Hearing Peter's words, Xie Yi was stunned for a moment before replying.

But when it comes to this matter, Xie Yi can't help but frown. It is obvious how important a good agent is. Now that his movies haven't been released yet, naturally, there are not many trivial things. Even if there are some troublesome things, the system will remind him. It's just that the system has no physical body after all, so it can't help him more, so finding an agent must be put on his agenda.

After all, "The Fast and the Furious" and "Pretty Woman at the Lawyer" will be released in June and July, and then "The Lord of the Rings" will be released in December. No matter how you look at it, next year will be an extremely busy year. He must find a professional to help him.

"Not yet!"

Peter just asked when he saw Xie Yi alone, but he didn't expect that Xie Yi hasn't found an agent yet.

"Then how did you get the contracts for your previous movies?" Peter looked at Xie Yi in surprise.

"Don't tell me it's all by yourself?" Peter thought of this possibility and asked Xie Yi.

Seeing Peter's surprised look, Xie Yi nodded a little embarrassedly.

Seeing Xie Yi nod, Peter shook his head and said earnestly, "I really don't know if you are lucky or unlucky. Those crew must have seen that you are young and don't have an agent, so they lowered your salary. But you are still a newcomer. It's not a big deal to suffer a little loss in this regard, but you have to hurry up and find an agent in the future!"

"I know, Peter. I will find an agent as soon as I return from New Zealand!" Xie Yi knew that Peter's words were for his own good, so he naturally replied.

"Well, you just arrived today, and there is nothing for you to do here today. I will let Will take you to the hotel first, and we will start shooting tomorrow." Peter nodded after listening to Xie Yi's words.

"Okay, then I will go back to the hotel first."

Xie Yi did not stand on ceremony with Peter. He let Will, who was Peter's assistant, take him back to the hotel rented by the crew in Wellington.

The post-production of "The Lord of the Rings" was done by Richard Taylor's Vita company in Wellington, New Zealand. Of course, Peter was also one of the founders of Vita.

Therefore, it could be said that it was mutually beneficial for Vita to produce "The Lord of the Rings". Vita had to design and create all the visual effects and makeup stunts for "The Lord of the Rings". They also had to help the crew create realistic Narnian creatures and combat equipment, such as weapons and armor, etc.

The crew of "The Lord of the Rings" also had to pay Vita a lot of money for the special effects. It must be known that the production cost of "The Lord of the Rings" accounted for a large part of the investment. It had to be said that Vita made a lot of money by taking on such a big deal. Moreover, after "The Lord of the Rings" was released, Vita would be able to get a wave of advertising for "The Lord of the Rings".

The next day, in the studio of "The Lord of the Rings".

"Is this really Allen's first time using wires?" Viggo Mortensen asked Peter Jackson, who was next to him, in surprise.

"It should be!"

Peter Jackson said with some uncertainty as he looked at Xie Yi, who was flying naturally in front of the green screen.

As far as he knew, Xie Yi's previous two films did not require such high-altitude stunts like pressure!

"Wow, Allen is really a talented little guy!" Ian McClane had walked up to them and praised Xie Yi.

Today's filming was mainly about Legolas fighting against the mammoth on the Pelennor Fields. However, the mammoth did not exist in the real world, so this part of the content could only be completed with the help of the green screen. Needless to say, the wire was indispensable.

However, Xie Yi's performance obviously surprised a lot of people because it did not look like it was his first time using wires.

Most people would not even be able to grasp the most basic balance when using wires for the first time, let alone film. However, Xie Yi was different. After a short period of adaptation, Xie Yi quickly grasped the technique of using wires.

To be honest, if one ignored the wire rope tied to Xie Yi and just looked at his movements and expressions, anyone would think that Xie Yi might really be The Elven Prince who knew magic. Xie Yi's movements were simply too agile, and there was not a trace of discomfort on his face.

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