I’m in Hollywood Chapter 250: Two things
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"Ms. Schneider, as long as we do n’t lay fake snow directly on the lawn?"
Shirley Schneider seemed to think of Eric when he saw it, with a confident look on his face and a hint of hesitation flashing in his expression, but he soon said, "Yes, you can lay it on the roadside, but definitely not on the lawn. And After the fake snow shoots laid on both sides of the road is completed, it must also be properly cleaned up. "
When Eric spoke, she kept staring at the woman in front of her, saw the struggling in the other person ’s eyes, and was more certain about certain speculations. If the other party was purely for environmental protection, then she proposed that it was feasible. Solution, this woman will not show a hesitant look.
Although I understood this in my heart, Eric said to each other with a tone of consultation: "Well, then, if we put a layer of plastic cloth on the lawn and then lay fake snow on it, this will be fine. ? "
Shirley Schneider was stunned for a while, and then nodded a little unwillingly: "I think ... maybe ... it is possible."
"Then do it." Eric finished saying this and ignored the woman. After making a wink at Jeffrey, the two went a little farther, and Eric said to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, Central Park scene was suspended, immediately let everyone prepare for the next scene, my next scene should be Kevin escape from the square The hotel, the scene of being caught by two thieves in the back alley, let people decorate the scene there, our shoots in the afternoon cannot stop. "
Jeffrey just saw something unusual in the expression of Shirley Schneider, and said to Eric: "Eric, Headquarters of News Corp United States is at New York, they must have a deep connection in the local area, do you want to contact Murdoch?"
"If you have something to do, just ask Murdoch for help and let him see us. What's more, Murdoch is not a philanthropist." Eric shook his head and then said: "And." Home Alone2 "also involves Fox Film Studio Benefits, if we fail to resolve this matter in the end. Fox will definitely take the initiative, we do n’t need to take the initiative to send our favors. "
Jeffrey smiled and said: "It's still as comprehensive as you want, then I will let people buy plastic films. However, I don't think it will take long, we don't need to change the scene at all."
Eric pointed at the men and women lying on the lawn, said: "Today, these people are here, we do n’t want to make a good film, I worry that they will deliberately create conflicts. Just like what happened when I did n’t come. It ’s the same thing. Once something goes wrong, it ’s even more troublesome to solve. So it ’s time to change to the next scene, by the way, has a reporter from the media just come? ”
Jeffrey did n’t expect why Eric would ask like this, thought about it and said: “There seem to be a few, but they just took some photos from a distance, and after being driven by our staff, they left honestly.”
"It seems that the trouble has just begun." Eric grunted and said to Jeffrey: "You make arrangements first. Then follow me back to the hotel, I think you have more important things done in the afternoon."
"Okay." Jeffrey nodded and hurriedly carried out what Eric explained.
After Jeffrey left. Eric asked the staff for a photo camera, took some pictures of the protesters lying on the lawn, and then asked Alan to immediately take it out for printing.
After nearly an hour, Jeffrey returned to the hotel where the crew was staying, and Eric handed him a stack of photos.
"What's this for?" Jeffrey picked it up, looked it over, and asked, looking up.
"Just in case," Eric said: "Did you not find out that the purpose of the sudden appearance of this so-called environmental protection organization is not simple, we have also filmed several scenes on some roads with vegetation before. None Seeing the traces of these people. Just this last week, we have shoots to Central Park. They appeared. "
Jeffrey heard Eric and soon understood. This is obviously someone who wants to delay the progress of shoots in "Home Alone2", and it is more troublesome to appear at this most critical moment than to intervene at the beginning.
Central Park has a very important position in the minds of New York people. Therefore, if today ’s film group shoots was exposed by environmental organizations and exposed to facts by people with ulterior motives, they deliberately exaggerated the raw materials of artificial snow. The harmfulness of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate to Central Park vegetation, then, under the public protest, shoots of Central Park will definitely usher in greater resistance, and even the New York city government has to give a reasonable reason to the public in order to quell public concerns. Before the plan, directly intervene to prevent shoots of the "Home Alone2" crew.
The shoots date of "Home Alone2" is calculated on a daily basis, and it is now at the final juncture. If it is interrupted by this and delayed for a few days, then correspondingly, the whole body will be triggered and many things in the original plan are not allowed. Don't postpone.
Also, it is impossible to modify the script to remove the Central Park scene, because all the shoots in the previous period are intertwined in the plot, and there are even a lot of Kevin shots from the Central Park exit. If they are modified, Then many of the materials of shoots have been scrapped before. If you want to make up again, maybe "Home Alone2" can only be postponed until Christmas.
Jeffrey became more and more worried, holding the photo in his hand and asked Eric: "You said, who is making trouble this time?"
Eric picked up a "Movie Guide" just bought next to it and pointed to the movie schedule listed on the page: "The schedule of" Home Alone2 "is scheduled for November 17th. If we delay the release due to some troubles, The schedule is good for the movies released during this time, so we do n’t know who is making trouble at all. "
Jeffrey took newspaper up and looked at it. On November 17th, there were seven or eight movies released, including Warner. In order to avoid the 《Running Out of Time》 edge, it was postponed from the summer to Thanksgiving. "Lethal Weapon 2", Paramount is a Eddie Murphy The starring Christmas comedy "Harlem Nightclub", followed by Universal's "Back to the Future Part II".
Eric said in a heavy tone: "See, there are several major Film Studio movies released during this period. During Thanksgiving, the total weekly Box Office is about 100 million USD, so if" Home Alone2 "is postponed, these other movies will be Can divide up the Box Office share of at least 30 million USD that originally belonged to "Home Alone2". Of course, according to the 28th law, you can see that the major movies of those big companies must have the most points, so their suspicion is also the biggest. But we have not seen it at all. The entanglement of time and energy will not help us even if we find out. The only thing we have to do is to do everything possible to complete the movie on time. "
Jeffrey put down newspaper, thinking that this time the opponents are likely to be giants such as Warner or Universal, then Firefly did not have much resistance in front of these companies, hesitated for a moment before saying: "So, Eric, really do n’t need to Do you know Fox? "
Eric thought for a while, or shook his head again: "Not for the time being, just look at tomorrow's situation, and then I'm sure, there will definitely be reports of the damage to the Central Park environment caused by our use of artificial snow tomorrow on newspaper."
"So what should I do now?" Jeffrey asked, he hadn't encountered such a thing before.
"Two things," Eric has obviously thought about it for a long time, and raised three fingers: "First, Central Park is currently managed by the Central Park preservation committee. You donate a sum of money to the committee in the name of Firefly, um … Just 500,000, this will ensure the maximum degree of public opinion, the other party will speak to us. ”
After talking about this, Eric handed those photos to Jeffrey, and said: "Second, that's all. You contact as many New York local newspaper media as possible to reveal the protests we encountered today by environmental organizations. Let them help with some reports, focusing on our efforts to maintain the environment of Central Park. Another is to find one or two related professionals to explain in detail that magnesium sulfate heptahydrate does not cause damage to the vegetation. It ’s even a chemical fertilizer. ”
"Eric, wouldn't it be too much for half a million?" Jeffrey asked weakly. He was still somewhat reluctant to give away such a sum of money.
Eric covered his forehead and solemnly said: "Jeffrey, you have to understand the current situation. Once things change," Home Alone2 "cannot be completed on time, but it is not a matter of losing 500,000 USD. And" Home Alone2 "original The production budget of 25 million USD is expected to have some surplus, so this 500,000 is even better in the production cost. "
Jeffrey finally nodded: "Well, I understand. Also, because of the temporary change of the shoots plan, the shoots in the afternoon may be delayed by an hour, after all, to communicate with the relevant streets."
"I know, I'll arrange it in person later, please do your business."
Jeffrey picked up the photos of Eric shoots and left in a hurry.
Perhaps it was the idea of playing a full set of dramas. In the afternoon of shoots, the member of the environmental protection organization followed again. Although he still pointed to the crew ’s behavior of laying artificial snow, and even provoked a few sentences from time to time, it no longer forced to lie on the ground like Central Park to prevent the crew ’s shoots.
Eric also issued a severe warning to the crew members at noon. No matter how provocative these people are, they must not conflict with each other, because doing so is just falling into the trap of the other party. (To be continued)