There was silence on the set, and the atmosphere was depressing.

Except for Russell, who provoked the incident and was unaware, at this moment, everyone's eyes are focused on director Curtis Hansen.

The strange silence made Russell suddenly realize that he might be in trouble, but he was not sure, and none of the more than 100 people on the set reminded him.

Director Curtis's face became more and more ugly, black and blue, his eyes were gloomy and depressed, and he was silent for a long time but still did not speak.

Obviously, he was also confused by the sudden change, and he didn't know how to break the deadlock for a while.

"Ahem...... Ahem!"

Clearing his throat, Jerry Towne smiled casually: "I think Crow's proposal makes sense, the whole crew has more men and fewer women, and hundreds of people gather together to watch the filming, which is really not good, and it has a great impact on the actors' emotions." So…… I agree to clear the scene, if the director has no other arrangements, can the staff who don't have scenes tonight leave work early?"

Director Curtis glanced at Jerry in surprise and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he beckoned the assistant to take the shooting schedule, flipped it open, and nodded lightly to the producer.

Haile Grande understood it, took out the cast list that had been lined up for a long time, and announced on the spot that except for several leading actors such as Jerry, Spacey and James Cromwell, as well as the production team behind the scenes, the other actors could take a day off, and the extras would be paid as usual.

More than 100 people on the set applauded happily when they heard the words, they didn't have to stay up late and still had money to get, so a fool didn't want to.

As the actors left the set one after another, the filming continued.

Preparations, such as sets, lighting, camera positions, recording equipment, props, actors' costumes and makeup, are carried out in an orderly manner.

As Kim Basinger walked past Jerry, his warm red lips pecked him on the right cheek, said "thank you" and fluttered away.

Hellgrande patted him on the shoulder, squeezed his eyebrows and whispered: "Good Jerry, you helped Curtis out of the siege, and also eased the internal contradictions of the crew, you did a good job." But ......"

He glanced at Russell Crowe, "People may not appreciate it, and they may even hold a grudge against you, so be careful, I heard that Australians are good at hunting." With that, he left, completely ignoring what Jerry felt about the stunned expression.

Curtis walked up to Jerry in a cap, took a box of cigars out of his jacket, and handed him one, and Jerry didn't refuse to smoke a cigarette very often.

Using a cigar cutter to cut off the braids, Jerry took out a silver ZIPPO lighter, lit it for Curtis, and then lit one himself, took a deep breath, and the mouth was soft, with a unique rich incense in the smoke, which was much less irritating than cigarettes.

Jerry was a big smoker in his last life, his acting career was bleak, and his private life was almost blank after the death of his love, so cigarettes and alcohol became the necessities he relied on for a long time.

Nowadays, he rarely smokes or drinks alcohol, but his habit of carrying a lighter with him has been retained, and he habitually smokes a cigarette when he occasionally thinks alone, and seems to think like this, and his mind is particularly active.

Of course, this is just a habit he has developed for a long time, and there is no scientific basis for it.

"The poor crew is not easy to manage, it's disgusting to talk too much, just leave it alone and be free and loose, Simon West's "Shocking" crew is much more generous than us, right?" Standing side by side with Jerry, Curtis shook his head with a cigar and sighed.

Jerry raised his eyebrows and smiled: "No, now the crew is running normally, and the filming progress is also exceeding expectations, according to this progress, it won't be long before the shooting can be completed."

What is a big-budget commercial film shot by Director West? To put it bluntly, it is a popcorn movie that is piled up with money, and the situation is naturally different from ours. ”

Having said that, in fact, Jerry also feels that the crew of "Los Angeles" is indeed a little shabby, and the daily customized box lunch is so bad that it is hard to swallow, and there are ...... The crew only provided hot water, no beer, drinks, whiskey, and the occasional cup of coffee was brought by Jerry himself.

If you summarize the entire crew in one sentence, it is that except for being more generous during filming, all other aspects are cut to death.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the many extras hired by the crew, and the professionalism of these extras really makes Jerry admire.

This is a group of extras with dreams and pursuits, who have no less performance enthusiasm and professional ethics than professional actors, and have paid a huge price unimaginable for ordinary people.

They cherish every minute and second in front of the camera, every action, a line or even subtle expression changes, even if they will be cut out in the end, they still show full enthusiasm and rigorous attitude to perform seriously, and repeatedly think about and practice in private.

They get a meager salary, but they work a hundred times harder, just for the dream blueprint that seems to be close at hand, but in fact it is close to the end of the world, while supporting themselves part-time, while looking around for opportunities to join the crew.

Jerry had been part of the Performing Camp in his previous life, so he had a special understanding of their plight and their dreams.

It's just that the dedication of the American extras surprised him very much, he was moved once when he filmed "Maguire" before, and this time he went deep into the "Los Angeles" crew performance, and his experience was even more profound, and he even felt extremely shocked in his heart.

According to what Jerry heard from producer Haile Grande, the salaries of more than 100 extras in the crew are all combined, which is not as high as his salary.

That's pretty incredible numbers.

You must know that Jerry invested in the filming of "Maguire", in addition to several leading actors, the combined salary of other supporting roles and extras is more than 3 million US dollars.

Not only that, the reason why Jerry's movie only used 17 million production costs, in addition to the fact that James used a lot of connections, the most important thing is that Manhattan has a lot of Don family properties.

The Donn family has deep connections and many properties in New York, and the old housekeeper Paul knows the family business well, and he will contact him, which will naturally get twice the result with half the effort and save Jerry a lot of expenses.

In other words, if Paul Sr. hadn't helped Jerry save money, let alone $17 million, even if all the $25 million budget cost was thrown in, it wouldn't be enough.

In a word, it is said that Americans value profit over righteousness, but in fact, this is not necessarily true.

The key depends on how deep the background is, whether the relationship is strong enough, as long as these conditions are met, you can do great things with the least amount of money.

The same applies to the Los Angeles crew.

If it weren't for Curtis Hansen's fame, how could he have brought together so many big-name stars such as Spacey, Danny, David, Cromwell and Basinger for a production fee of $37 million?

Halfway through the cigar, Curtis put it in the box again and whispered to Jerry, "This may be my last collaboration with Crow, and hopefully we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future." ”

"Of course, you are one of the directors I admire the most. Jerry laughed.

Curtis slapped his arm, "Okay, go get ready, tonight I'm going to finish filming all the emotional scenes between you, Crow and Basinger." With that, he walked over to the monitor.

Seeing him return to the director's position, Jerry smiled faintly.

It is not difficult to hear from Curtis's words just now that he was very disappointed in Russell Crowe, so that he became sentimental because of this, sighing in front of Jerry, and the reason why he was so disappointed was precisely because he had great expectations for Russell Crowe before, and he had threatened to make this film a masterpiece of Russell Crowe among Hollywood's first-line superstars.

The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment, and this is vividly reflected in Curtis.

…………

On set, filming is underway.

Opulent and chic single-family villas with heavy curtains that evoke the luxury of Los Angeles in the fifties.

The lighting and set designers worked together to make the light around the villa as bright as day, and five cameras were placed inside and outside the villa to clearly capture the subtle expressions and body movements of the two actors at the entrance of the villa.

What is being filmed in front of the camera is that Bard White first arrives at the call girl's Lynne Brecken's residence, and when she knocks on the door, Lynne has just finished answering the phone and is accompanied by a congressman's client.

Wearing a light blue silk dress, a long and graceful figure, a fair and flawless delicate face, bright and sexy red lips, Kim Besinger under the lens is glamorous and moving, with a smile and a smile, she can be called a sexy stunner, and she can't tell that she is a middle-aged woman over forty years old.

Compared to her, Bard White, who drove out the lawmaker, pales in comparison.

His cheeks are red, and the wide blue suit can't cover his not tall body, especially standing with Kim Besinger, who is 175cm tall, without the slightest altitude advantage, whether it is body language or temperament, he is obviously inferior, and he is suppressed by Kim Besinger without much sense of existence.

Fortunately, he is the protagonist, there are a lot of lines and dialogues, although his acting skills are not as good as Kim Besinger, but through a series of dialogues, he gradually regained his confidence, and his acting skills have also improved, and he can barely parry the aggressive Kim Besinger.

But in this scene, Kim Basinger's performance is really amazing, as soon as he appeared on the stage, he firmly caught the attention of Jerry and Spacey and others watching from the sidelines, with a strong aura and almost perfect interpretation, which undisputedly crushed Russell Crowe and became the focus of attention of the audience.

“Cut！”

"Pass!"

………… (To be continued)