At the end of the two-day tour of Las Vegas, Jerry returned to the "Los Angeles" crew.

That night, Jerry filmed nine scenes, and the next day, catching up with the filming schedule in three days.

At this time, the filming has reached the middle and late stages, and the plot contradictions have sublimated sharply during this period, and the group shooting tasks have ended one after another, and the crew has reunited to focus on the later scenes.

"Bond Girl" Kim Basinger's filming schedule is getting denser and denser, according to the appearance time and the number of scenes, she is a supporting actress, but judging from the development of the plot, she is actually the heroine.

Correspondingly, the male protagonist of this film is Russell Crowe.

According to producer Haile Grande, director Curtis Hansen is very important to Crow and has privately said that he wants to make this film a famous Russell Crow work.

The implication is obvious, Curtis is advocating Russell Crowe and intends to use a film to propel him into the ranks of Hollywood A-listers.

Writer and producer Brian Hellgrande was not very happy with this, because his adapted script in which the main character, Bard White, was a big tough guy, and Russell Crowe was only of medium size, which was not much different from the character, but Curtis insisted on choosing Crowe, and Hellgrande couldn't compete with him, so he had to let it go.

In addition, Haile Grande also admitted to Jerry that the actor he had previously selected to play Ed was Guy Pierce, but director Curtis thought that Pierce was too thin, his acting skills were young, his performance traces were too heavy, and his height was unsatisfactory.

Just when the two sides were arguing, Jerry Donn appeared, so the two sides hit it off and finalized Jerry's role as Ed.

Jerry laughs off Hellgrande's statement and thanks to him in person, but he actually has his own judgment.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Curtis Hansen treated Russell Crowe differently.

Everyone in the crew sees it, so everyone is very polite to Russell Crowe, plus he himself is relatively boring, he doesn't seem to be very good at communicating with people, and he is arrogant and looks down on people in the eyes of others, which directly leads to him having almost no friends in the crew and becoming an isolated existence.

Jerry himself admires tough guy actors like Russell Crowe, and many of the actors on the "L.A." crew are very good, and Jerry is willing to make friends with them, including Crow.

However, he has a good relationship with most of the actors, especially with Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and David Straitzer.

Only when he touched a soft nail at Russell Crowe, he took the initiative to show favor three times and twice, but the result was that the shaved head was hot, and people didn't pay attention to him at all.

This made Jerry introspect, did he offend him somewhere?

After thinking about it, Jerry was sure that he didn't know him before, and naturally he couldn't be offended, so why was he so cold?

Getting on the pole is not buying and selling.

Jerry has always adhered to the principle of respecting me and respecting others, and although he likes the role played by Crow, he is not bored.

As a result, he has rarely taken the initiative to chat with Russell Crowe in recent times, and when they meet, he nods as he treats himself.

At the same time, Jerry began to take time out to write the script again.

Although the current Sharp notebook is extremely bulky, with more than a dozen pounds, it is better than nothing, and you will get used to it slowly after overcoming it.

This time, he wrote two scripts at the same time, because the protagonists in the play are all characters he once liked very much, and he was particularly impressed by seeing people and things, and he naturally wanted to write it while his memory was clear.

The dialogue that I can't remember is temporarily vacant, and the script outline and highlights are all recorded, and Towne Pictures has a screenwriting team, and after registration, give it to them to complete it and use it.

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Tonight's filming is the passion/love scene between Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger.

This scene is very important, and the turning point of the story is here, driving the plot with complex character relationships.

The appearance of Lynn, the call girl, connects three otherwise disparate police officers, intertwining their fates and setting the stage for a series of dramatic changes that follow.

Before the official shooting, director Curtis asked Kim Basinger for advice on whether to clear the scene.

She smiled indifferently and shook her head to say no, she believed that Director Curtis could grasp the scale, and the overly exposed shots should not appear in front of the audience.

Director Curtis understood and immediately expressed his gratitude.

The reason why he proposed to clear the scene in public was to use Kim Besinger's bold performance to let the young actors in the crew adjust their mentality, eliminate their nervousness, and devote themselves to filming in the best state.

Of course, it is not excluded that Curtis wants to use this scene to establish himself again, so that all the actors in the crew can see that even a big-name star like Basinger does not have any privileges in front of him.

Just when Curtis and Kim Basinger reached an agreement, Russell Crowe, who rushed to the set, proposed that the crew should clear the scene as much as possible except for a few people present.

He was half an hour late, didn't understand the situation, and didn't know that his blatant standing up for Kim Basinger was tantamount to slapping Director Curtis in the face in public.

What's worse is that Basinger has just made it clear that he doesn't need to clear the scene, and now he has been sidestepped by Russell, not only director Curtis was slapped in the face in public, but even Kim Basinger was very embarrassed.

The atmosphere on the set was suddenly depressed and silent, everyone in the crew held their breath, and many actors who usually did not deal with Russell could not help but gloat, and the expressions on their faces were extremely exciting.

Jerry, who stood quietly on the sidelines, noticed that Russell was different tonight, his face was red and energetic, and it was obvious that he had made sufficient preparations before filming this scene, and he had fun with a certain woman in the afternoon, so as to avoid making a fool of himself in public when filming with Basinger.

However, he had so much fun that he missed the start of filming.

This is the first time Russell has been late since the crew started filming, and before that, he had always been punctual, entering the set half an hour early every day, rain or shine.

It doesn't hurt if you're just late.

Many people in the crew were late, Jerry Towne was late twice, which was recorded by producer Helgelland, in addition, he also had two leave, and Jerry's lateness and leave of absence in the entire crew were among the best, which can be described as a bad record.

But Jerry is the youngest and most popular actor in the crew, and there is no one.

He is generous, enthusiastic, and humble himself, he directly brought three boxes of good Brazilian coffee beans, one box for the director and several leading actors, three boxes for each of Spacey and other friends, and the rest for the crew, so that everyone can taste a cup of pure freshly ground Brazilian coffee at a market price of $15.

In addition, Jerry will ask for a few more meals every time he orders takeout and delivery, and whoever in the crew misses the meal time will come over to get a relatively hearty fast food, most of which are female employees.

Over time, Jerry won the love of the women in the crew, and was also very popular with his male colleagues, and even the producer Hayle Grande, who initially had prejudices against him, now looks at him differently, putting aside the age barrier, and has become a year-old friend with whom he has nothing to say.

So every time Jerry was late or asked for leave, someone helped him cover up or intercede, which made Director Curtis afraid of public anger, so he blamed Jerry's various behaviors on age, and it is normal for young people to be playful.

In contrast, the 33-year-old Russell Crowe is obviously not in the category of young people, even if he is late, he still stands up for Kim Basinger openly and righteously?

It doesn't matter if he is a hero and a good man, because in this film he plays a tough guy with a good temper, but in doing so, he pushed Director Curtis to the opposite side and became a villain who bullies women.

The reason why Kim Basinger is low-key and generous in the crew is directly related to her current bad situation.

She quickly became popular for her role in the hit movie "007 - Never Say No", and was praised by the entertainment media as "the sexiest Bond girl".

Since then, Kim Basinger has become the focus of news for media reporters, and the audience is happy with her private life, and even all the male protagonists who work with her have scandals with her without exception.

Therefore, the glamorous and sexy Kim Basinger has been the focus of gossip news for more than a decade, tracking the gossip girl who frequently broke the news.

Kim Basinger and her husband Baldwin met on the set in 1990, got married in 93, and in the year of starting a family, she was forced to declare bankruptcy because of her breach of contract and resignation from the movie, her reputation was discredited, and her acting career suffered an unprecedented blow.

And her husband, Baldwin, known as the "hot prodigal son", has an extremely hot temper, so much so that the gossip media often broke the news that she suffered "domestic violence", and the facts are not far off.

In 1996, that is, this year, Kim Basinger and Baldwin's marriage came to an end, and in March, the two had a tumult over the division of property, forcing Kim Basinger, who had already declared bankruptcy, to scrape together a large sum of money to Baldwin, and then get rid of this seven-year relationship.

Listening to the private discussions of the women in the crew, Kim Basinger has signed a divorce agreement with Baldwin, because both parties have children, so the court judgment will not come down soon, at least one year, at most two or three years before the official divorce.

It is easy to get married and difficult to divorce, which is a common problem in the process of marriage in the United States.

Director Curtis originally chose Kim Basinger to play Lynn, not without consideration such as her being hyped by the media and her own difficult situation.

And so it is.

Kim Basinger now has a broken family, is in debt, and the entertainment news continues to cover her negative news, resulting in a high level of exposure, but her life and career have fallen to an all-time low.

The fame and low pay prompted the producers of "L.A." to sign her for a very low salary to play the call girl Lynne Brecken, which goes without saying that it is undoubtedly a very good deal.

According to producer Haile Grande privately revealed to Jerry, Kim Basinger's salary is only two-thirds of his, and Jerry's salary in this play is $1.7 million, that is, Basinger, who has been famous for many years, is only paid about one million.

However, the budget cost of this film is only $37 million, but it has assembled a large number of powerful actors such as Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, David Straitharn and James Cromwell, which requires a considerable salary expense.

In addition, Australian actor Russell Crowe took over four Hollywood movies in one go last year, and his reputation rose to fame, and the salary was naturally much higher than Jerry's, as well as the salaries of the behind-the-scenes team and extras of the crew, as well as the cost of setting up.

Gee!

After careful calculation, Jerry couldn't help but secretly say that if he were himself, such a small production cost would definitely not be able to make a film noir full of a strong atmosphere of the times.

………… (To be continued)