Perhaps it was because they had solved the problem of production costs, but there were still a lot of troubles. For example, the guy who played the villain Hanks, who was the only one who benefited from the whole movie. Although he looked ferocious, compared to the football hooligan Winnie Jones in the original version, he was less of a villain. Adriaan had to spend most of his time on getting a feel for Winnie Jones. It could not be helped. Winnie Jones was preparing to set a record for being sent off the field in the fastest time. How could he have the time to act in a movie? Besides, Adriaan had no contact with the British football world.
During this period, Denis helped him a lot. Not only did the down-and-out actor do his best to play his role, but he also often discussed with other actors and helped them adjust their emotions. He was a good role model. Adriaan nodded to himself. At first, he only invited Denis, who was still a waiter, for fun. Now, it seemed that this guy had a lot of potential.
Interestingly, this guy was of both British and Chinese descent. Not only did it save him the time to learn a British accent, but it also gave him a natural sense of familiarity. Perhaps the powerful man who threw him here wanted to make him feel better. Adriaan's grandmother was a British of Chinese descent. When he was young, Adriaan often learned to speak Chinese from his grandmother because it was fun. However, his grandmother was only half Chinese. She was a second-or third-generation immigrant, so her pronunciation was not very standard. Therefore, Adriaan's Chinese was actually very bad.
Of course, for the current Adriaan, it was a good cover up. Because of this, he naturally had a good impression of Dennis, who was of Chinese descent but couldn't even speak a simple sentence of Mandarin. This made him feel that he still had a trace of connection with his previous life, and that he wasn't so … lonely?
If he was really good, it would be possible to promote a new male star. Adriaan thought to himself. However, this thought was fleeting. The most important thing now was to quickly finish filming and produce the damn "Two Smoking Pipes". After all, the Venice Film Festival was only a month away.
"What the f * ck is going on?" The two men who came out of the room saw the body of one of the robbers lying in the corridor. It took them a while to say this.
"Damn it, it can't be coming again, right?" Denis's character took a few glances inside with a bitter face. They had just come from their own apartment full of corpses and were still in shock.
After the two of them looked at each other, they carefully walked into the room. The three corpses on the floor, on the desk, and behind the door quickly appeared in front of them. The fat man who had previously threatened them behind the door had his eyes wide open.
"I've had enough. I'm leaving." One of them shook his head as if he couldn't wait to leave. Denis's character stopped him. "Tom, that's our bag."
He pointed to his desk, where the bag of pounds they got from robbing the drug dealer was placed. He walked over, carefully avoiding the bodies on the ground, and carefully picked up the canvas bag.
"Yes, it's our bag!" Denis quickly grabbed the bag and was about to leave.
“Good！” Adriaan, who was holding the camera, shouted. Then he raised his head and announced, "Very good, guys, this scene is over. Now rearrange the environment for me, quickly!"
The staff had just breathed a sigh of relief, but they immediately sighed and began to move again. Even so, Adriaan still urged them to hurry up. He couldn't wait to start the next scene.
"Eide, don't be so anxious, okay? We still have time. " Denis, who had rested for a few minutes, came over and began to persuade him. "This is a very good movie. You will be successful."
Although this was a bit of a flattery, it was also a fact. The whole story was simple: Eide, played by Denis (God knows why he named his character – Denis), was a master at playing cards. He and three other gangster friends pooled a sum of money to win a game of cards with the famous gangster "Axe" Harry. As a result, "Axe" Harry wanted to get Eide's father's bar, so he cheated during the game.
Naturally, Eide and the others lost a lot. They had to pay back the money they owed to the gangsters, but he couldn't ask his father for help, so he and his three gangster friends racked their brains all day to find ways to raise money. Later, they overheard that their neighbors were planning to rob the young men who were buying marijuana. So, they came up with a plan to rob them after they robbed them.
"Axe" Harry asked his assistant to find two stupid robbers to rob him of two antique guns. As a result, due to a series of coincidences, the two antique guns fell into the hands of Eide and the others. So, they used the guns to rob their neighbors. However, that was not the end of it. Soon, the neighbors found out that their neighbors had robbed them, and revenge was inevitable. Behind the few youths who were robbed at the beginning was another gang boss. After hearing that his things were robbed, this gang boss naturally brought his men to start a killing spree.
Then, another series of coincidences happened. The two gangs fought at the homes of the four protagonists. As a result, both sides were basically killed. When the four protagonists returned, they saw a house full of dead bodies. Although one of the fellows seized the opportunity to escape with the money and the antique gun, he ran into the scoundrel Chris, who had been ordered to collect the debt and didn't know the inside story. Chris beat him up, and then took the money and the antique gun to "Axe" Harry. The two stupid robbers, who were threatened by "Axe" Harry to be killed if they did not get the antique gun, also followed Chris. Since they had only been in contact with Harry's assistant, there was another gunfight, and the people on both sides were killed.
So, in the end, except for the four protagonists, everyone — the drug dealer, the robber, and the gangster boss — died dramatically. Oh, yes, there was one other person who survived. Not only did he not die, but he also took all the money. This person was the villain Chris.
Perhaps Guy Richie wanted to "tease" the traditional values of good people being rewarded. Compared to the other characters in the movie, the villain Chris was a lot more decent. First of all, he played his role as a thug. He always did his best to complete his boss's orders. When it came to collecting debts, he never thought of running away with the money. Secondly, he was a good father. Although he was vulgar and always had a foul mouth, he never allowed his son to use foul language.
Although he was a villain, compared to the others — not to mention the drug dealers, robbers, and gangster bosses, even the four protagonists, who wanted to get rich all of a sudden but ended up falling into a trap — Chris could be considered diligent. In the end, he even told the four protagonists that the antique gun was very valuable. Unfortunately, by that time, one of them had already taken the antique gun and found a way to throw it away. It was no wonder that Chris got the money.
Well, no matter what Guy Richie thought, this was really an interesting story. At first, all the characters seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but as the plot developed, they began to influence each other, and in the end, it became very dramatic. These second and third-rate actors may have had the mentality of finishing their work and then leaving, but as time went on, they could not help but be attracted to the story, even if the scenes were very fragmented — this was the charm of a circular narrative film.
Especially during this period of time, the most interesting parts of the movie were filmed — the office of "Axe" Harry, the apartment of the four protagonists, and other indoor scenes. For example, after Eide lost money, a friend warned him that "Axe" Harry was a ruthless character, and that if he did not return the money he owed, he would die a terrible death. To emphasize this point, he specifically gave an example. There was a time when a guy angered Harry, and Harry immediately picked up a woman on the table and used a masturbator to beat the guy to death!
Think about it, an old man picked up a female masturbator the size of an eggplant and used it to beat the guy sitting in front of him. It was a very funny scene. Even the second-rate stage actor named Jeff Albrough, who played the role of "Axe" Harry from a London theater, admitted that it was an interesting challenge.
"To be honest, I have never tried such a role before." The old man laughed heartily after shooting this scene. He even grabbed the masturbator and played with it.
During the filming of this scene, there were a lot of problems. It wasn't because they couldn't hold in their laughter, but because they tried too hard to hold it in, causing the props to shift. Adrian almost flew into a rage.
But no matter what, it was a fact that everyone thought the movie was great. That was why Dennis took this opportunity to flatter the director and put in a good word for him.
Just like before, Adriaan stared at Denis for a while, then turned his head and waved to the busy crowd, "If you are almost done in 30 minutes, then you can have a good rest in the remaining 30 minutes."
The sound of relief suddenly came one after another, and the movements of the hands began to become more and more agile.
"Listen, Dan, although your performance is very good, and you helped me a lot, it doesn't mean that you can intercede for them again and again, understand?" Adriaan said to Denis at this time, half-warning.
"I know what to do, Eide." Denis quickly waved his hand, indicating that he understood.
Adriaan did not speak again, nodded, and then went to busy himself with other things. The people watching around were completely relieved, but they did not notice that Adriaan exchanged a look with Denis when he left.
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