Chapter 107 Signature and Avenue of Stars
It is a bit difficult for ordinary people to understand the emotions when they are about to meet celebrities.
It’s like watching them act in a TV series through the screen, one day several starring actors crawled out of it and greeted you, of course they would be surprised.
For Han Xuan, "Friends" (Friends) has extraordinary significance. If he had to choose his favorite TV, Han Xuan would definitely blurt out: "Friends".
Compared with the luxury nanny cars and sports cars gathered in "Leaping Beverly", it is not very conspicuous here, and there are faint laughter and applause in the house.
Han Xuan was very excited. It was enough for someone to be inside. It seemed that what I saw just now was indeed Jennifer Aniston.
Logically speaking, the first season to be prepared for the pilot should have been filmed long ago. Although he didn't know why there was someone there, it didn't matter.
Usually, the staff were all staff members who could go to Time Warner Cinema. In addition, they could only take a few shots for a few more shots, so they could do it in half a day, so the security guard was not arranged to be guarded. Han Xuan gently pushed open the door and was lucky to enter the set.
In the wooden plank setting, the 13th season of Season 1 Chandler ran into Rachel out of the bath and saw her breasts, which triggered a series of revenge.
After listening to the director's introduction, Han Xuan didn't blink, but later he realized that it was a misplaced shooting. The boy didn't know whether to be grateful or disappointed.
The American sitcom production cycle is from Monday to Friday, with four days of rehearsing for the actors, memorizing lines, debugging lights, etc., and the last day is to perform for the live audience.
Although "Friends" has a main plot, each episode can be independently formed. One month before each episode is broadcast, the audience will be invited to watch it live for free.
When watching this TV series in the past, Han Xuan could always hear the laughter of the audience. He originally thought it was a "canned laughter" recorded with a recorder. This is because the old-fashioned sitcom will record the laughter of the audience. Later, when the laughter occurs, it is like opening a can to make laughter.
However, on the set of "Friends", all the laughter is real. There is a microphone in front of every seat in the audience, and the audience laughter is recorded in time. Today, the reshoot is a bit rushed. When the audience's outfits are mostly theater staff.
"Friends" is about half an hour each episode, but during the performance, the audience may have to sit for three hours. One of the jokes happened, and the audience did not laugh. The director was about to modify the joke on the spot, but Han Xuan laughed slowly, not knowing what he was having fun.
Rachel, played by Jennifer, on the stage, and Chandler, played by Matthew Perry, looked over at the same time. "Chandler" showed his signature smile and waved his hand. The same goes for "Rachel". He smiled and narrowed his eyes and waved his fingers, greeting the Chinese and old people.
Han Xuan stood there and had a long time of fun. Finally, he remembered that he had something to do. He raised the notebook in his hand and silently asked for his signature.
Jennifer and Matthew have not become famous yet, so there are many people who come here to watch it for free, but most people will not ask them for autographs.
The boy was so cute and had a rest time, so they naturally would not refuse and waved to let Han Xuan go.
Thanks to Jennifer's help, Han Sun received all the autographs and blessings of all the leading actors except "Phoebe". "Phoebe" did not come here today, and even the director signed a name at the boy's request.
There was no external light source in the studio, which means there was no window. The performance on the stage was quite interesting. When they finished filming the last scene, Guo Muzhou raised his arm to look at his watch. It was almost half past six.
"Friends" is one of the most important projects that NBC TV currently attaches great importance to, and no one else can intervene. Han Xuan did not think about participating. At this moment, he left with his grandfather and headed towards Los Angeles with his grandfather.
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Midsummer evening.
The wind blows from the Pacific Ocean, and the air smells of sea.
Before the afterglow in the sky dissipated, the whole city couldn't wait to light up the lights, and the golden lines crisscrossed, and there was no edge at a glance.
There were constant traffic flowing on the street, and it happened to be the peak hours of get off work. The traffic jam was blocked for more than 20 minutes, and it only moved forward for more than 30 meters.
Going back to Beverly Hills, you have to pass Hollywood. On the distant hillside, the white "HOLLYWOOD" brand shines faintly. This landmark is one of the most famous big-character signs in the world.
Han Xuan heard from his grandfather that last year people could climb along the sheep path to the hillside and experience the feeling of touching the signboard with their own hands.
But since an actress jumped off the "D" character of the sign at the beginning of the year and committed suicide, people have been forbidden to approach the sign and can only view from a telescope on the observatory.
Hollywood was first discovered by photographers looking for locations, and around the beginning of the 20th century, it attracted many photographers.
Then some small companies and independent producers rushed over to escape the control of patent companies, gradually forming a film center.
Now that Wall Street's large consortiums are involved in the film industry, Hollywood movie cities are rapidly emerging, and movies become part of their profits.
Strong capital has led to an increase in film production, ensuring the dumping of the American film market in the world in recent years. Hollywood, outside Los Angeles, has also become synonymous with American films.
Han Xuan always felt that his involvement in the film industry was also a big effort for this process. However, compared to making money, it mostly comes from personal interests. Imagine superheroes coming from Dimen Pictures to the big screen, and the sense of accomplishment is unparalleled.
The Rolls-Royce has not moved yet, and the three Mercedes-Benz cars that the bodyguard has been riding in have long been nowhere to be seen. No matter how good the driving skills are, they cannot resist such crazy traffic jams.
Guo Muzhou remembered that his grandson had never played in Hollywood, so he simply suggested going out for a walk and told Little John that he would wait for them in the parking lot on the corner of the street. He held the boy's hand, stretched his head and looked around, and then recognized the direction and raised his legs forward.
The entire street is brightly lit and passers-by passers-by. This night view is relatively rare in the cities that Han Xuan has experienced so far, and it can be compared with Times Square in New York and Francisco Avenue in France.
The boy's grandfather didn't seem to know the road very much. He only knew that the east-west street in front of him was called Hollywood Avenue. There were many blocks in the north-south direction. The roadside was very lively, but the nearby blocks were quite old.
"This should be the venue for the Academy Awards, Hollywood Heights Entertainment Plaza." After turning a corner, I walked out. In front of me was a circular square surrounding it. Guo Muzhou was half guessing and half-meng Dao. He was convinced by himself, and nodded seriously to express his affirmation.
When Han Xuan saw this little square without any characteristics, he couldn't imagine that the Oscars were held on it.
Turning around the corner, I suddenly realized that the road in front of me was not like other gray and white roads in Los Angeles. Its black ground was shining, and a pink pentagon appeared under my feet. I think it was the Avenue of Stars here.
Familiar names popped up one by one, Han Xuan murmured: "Mike Jackson, Martin Ciscoses, BRUCE-LEE (Bruce Lee)."
These stars will lead the grandfather and grandson to the famous Chinese theater, and the cement floor with handprints and footprints is on the open space in front of the door.
The Chinese Theater is completely different from all the houses on this street. It has strange shapes, full of sharp corners and flame-shaped decorations, and the walls are carved with "Chinese dragons" that look more like snake monsters.
Han Xuan took out the spirit of archaeology and searched and gestured on the ground. Once he found the remains of his idol, he immediately rushed over and put his hands into his idol's handprints to satisfy his satisfaction.
“SuperMan!”
A child screamed, and soon there was traffic jam on the sidewalk. The children who came from all directions surrounded the newly appeared Superman and his partner today: Spider-Man.
After the children signed the autograph and took a photo, the adults came to pay, while Han Xuan touched his chin next to him: "I don't know if I paid the authorization fee, this is considered infringing on Marvel's rights..."
The boy's grandfather nodded seriously.
Chapter completed!