After the HSD scene, John took the crew to two small islands in Beaufort County, South Carolina, near the Atlantic Ocean, to prepare for the filming of Forrest Gump's scenes on the battlefield in Vietnam.

"Sophia, didn't you rest last night?" The day after arriving on the island, John took Sophia, who was yawning incessantly, around to check the progress of the crew.

"Oh my God, there are so many mosquitoes on this island. Sophia complained. "I couldn't sleep at all. ”

Because the island is far away from the city and there are no hotels around, the crew set up tents on the island as a temporary residence, but this small island with rich water system is particularly rich in mosquitoes, and it will be a painful thing if there is no mosquito repellent.

Looking at the little red envelope on Sophia's face that was bitten by mosquitoes, John smiled and took out a small glass bottle from his jacket pocket and handed it to her.

"What is this?" asked Sophia, taking the glass bottle and looking at the green liquid inside.

"Mosquito repellent, applied to the mosquito bite, not only relieves the itch, but also refreshes the mind. John explained.

But as soon as his words fell, Sophia exclaimed.

"Oh my God! What kind of mosquito repellent is this, and it smells so strong?" asked Sophia, pinching her nose and looking at the square words above the glass bottle. "This is Huaxia's mosquito repellent?"

"Yes. John nodded. "Although the smell is pungent, it is very effective, not only to prevent mosquito bites, but also to refresh the mind and prevent heat stroke, which is a must-have medicine for home travel, and more importantly, ......" John smiled mysteriously. It can also be used to increase "fun". ”

Sophia looked at John with suspicion, then looked at the mosquito repellent in her hand, and weighed whether to use it or not, but after all, she couldn't hold back the burning sensation caused by the mosquito bite, pinched her nose and applied the potion to the bitten arm, and suddenly a cool feeling spread throughout her body.

"It's so comfortable!" Sophia looked up in surprise, ready to share the effect with John, but found that John was no longer there.

By this time, John had already walked into the jungle and came to the pyrotechnician Marell.

There is a jungle battle in "Forrest Gump", and the plot content is that after the U.S. army was ambushed by the Vietnamese army, Forrest Gump escaped from the jungle with his comrades. There are a lot of blasting shots in this scene, so Malele has to plant explosives at the designated blasting site first.

"How's it going?" asked John, crouching down to look at the busy Male.

"There are three more bombing points to finish. Malaire put down his work and turned his head sideways.

"Well, be careful, don't make a mistake. To this effect, John used military explosives, which were so powerful that they could easily take a person's life.

After a few more words, John was about to get up and go to the next place, when he suddenly saw the ropeway above his head, and looked down the end of the ropeway, and saw Barry busy.

"Have you tried this ropeway?" he walked over to Barry and reached out and tugged hard at the wire attached to the cableway.

"I've found someone to try it and it's absolutely safe. Barry replied.

"And how are the other props prepared?" asked about the safety of the ropeway, and John asked about the props.

"It's all in place tomorrow. ”

"Good, hard work. ”

John patted Barry on the shoulder in satisfaction.

Just as John was about to leave for the next place, he suddenly saw Sophia walking towards him with a person in the jungle in the distance, and when he got closer, he finally saw that the person who came turned out to be Joanna Philip, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Director Chris Deng, long time no see. Joanna Philip smiled and shook John's hand.

"Long time no see, Miss Philip. ”

After shaking hands, John ushered Joanna Phillip into the tent.

"I'm sorry, the conditions are simple, I can only settle. John handed Joanna Phillip a cup of coffee.

"Thank you!" Joanna Philip took a symbolic sip of her coffee, then asked casually in a chatty tone. "Director Chris Deng, how long will it take to finish filming this film?"

"Hmm......" John thought as he touched his chin. "It is estimated that it will take another three months to finish filming, and then hand it over to Industrial Light & Magic to make special effects, and finally dub, produce interludes, and theme songs, which are expected to be released in the summer of the following year. ”

"What......" Joanna Philip was not calm for a moment, the real purpose of her coming today was to be entrusted by the boss to see when "Forrest Gump" would be completed, the new line film company is now short of funds, and the boss hopes that "Forrest Gump" can be filmed and released as soon as possible, so that the box office income may be used to alleviate the financial problem.

But now I heard John say that the movie won't be released until the year after tomorrow, which makes Joanna Philip anxious, and the daylily will be cold when it will be released the year after tomorrow, and New Line Film Company will definitely not be able to hold on to that time.

"Director Chris Deng, why does Forrest Gump take so much time, isn't the production cycle of ordinary films very short?" asked Joanna Phillip suspiciously.

"Forrest Gump is different from ordinary movies. John explains from the perspective of a producer. "Although Forrest Gump is a feature film, it involves a lot of special effects shots, and it takes several months for ILM to complete these special effects. After the special effects are made, I also need to create the corresponding interludes according to the footage of the film, and it takes time to create this thing, and sometimes it may not be possible to complete it for months without inspiration. ”

"Can't you think of a way?" Joanna Philip tried to suggest. "Wouldn't it save a lot of time if you could shoot the shots that needed to be made and give them to ILM!, and then hand over the interludes to someone else to complete?"

Joanna Phillip feels that if she does this, she can save at least half of her time, and she may not be able to release "Forrest Gump" in advance next summer.

"It's not going to work. John shook his head. "The actors with special effects shots have full schedules in the early stage, so they can only adjust the shooting time according to their schedules. As for handing over the episode to someone else, I don't feel at ease, as the director and editor of this film, I should be the one who knows best what kind of episode this film needs. ”

"But it's a waste of time. Joanna Phillip tried to persuade. "Director Chris Deng, the new line has begun to invest money to promote "Forrest Gump". As you know, the new line is not as rich as those first-line companies of Warner, and we have to be careful with every penny, if the production time of "Forrest Gump" drags on too long, the investment of the new line cannot be recovered in a short time, and there will be a gap in the company's liquidity, so please think about it carefully. ”

"Hmm......" John thought as he pinched his chin. "Miss Philip, it stands to reason that I should agree with your suggestion, after all, without the new line, I don't know when my first film will be released, but ......," John said, grimaceous. "Forrest Gump is the film I used to hit the Oscars, and I want to give it my all, and I don't want to compromise because of something that will lead to regrets in the future, so I can't agree to your proposal. ”

"But, Director Chris Deng, you just said that the new line helped you in your difficult time, so can't you understand the difficulties of the new line now?" Joanna Philip played the sympathy card with John, although she knew very well that sympathy was a luxury in Hollywood, a vanity fair, but she really hoped that John could have it at the moment.