As soon as he entered the office of ILM the next day, Wang Jie got the good news, and with the efforts of himself and the public relations department of the United States, the Pentagon finally made a concession, no longer forcing the revision of the end of the script and the content about Area 51, and will send aviation experts as soon as possible to guide the filming of the air battle scene, and can lend Edward Air Force Base and Baisha Missile Range as part of the film's location locations.

If necessary, the Pentagon will also send a fleet of warplanes to directly participate in the shooting.

Obviously, the Ministry of Defense decided to invest a certain amount of strength in this film and cooperate with Wang Jie, a super director, to produce a large-scale recruitment advertising movie!

The Pentagon's generosity was enough to save the crew a lot of money, especially for several large outdoor explosion scenes, and the White Sands missile range in New Mexico was the most suitable place for the crew to blast and destroy at the shooting range without worrying about any environmentalists coming to their door.

To this end, under the coordination of Pentagon liaison officer Lieutenant Colonel Lenho, Wang Jie led director of photography John Schwartzman, art director Hannah Serena, assistant directors Zack Schneider and Wu Baige, demolition engineer Joss William, and several heads of the industrial light and magic special effects team to Edward Air Force Base and Baisha Missile Range to discuss how to set up the location for filming.

After returning to Burbank from New Mexico, he asked Zack Schneider to lead a camera team to shoot landmarks or scenic spots around the world, including Cairo, XN, the Middle East, Paris and Mount Kilimanjaro, and shoot materials for the special effects team's computer CG synthesis.

Negotiations for the main cast have also progressed, and after a tug-of-war negotiation, Will Smith signed a $250,000 actor contract, and Jeff Columbus, Bill Pullman, Katherine Zeta-Jones and Halle Berry have also received actor contracts, and the main cast is basically confirmed.

Wang Jie also took the time to watch the audition of the president's daughter, and finally chose a little girl named Scarlett Johansson, the little girl's acting skills are very spiritual, and it is enough to deal with the presidential daughter in "Independence Day", although there are other young actors who have left the relationship such as assistant director, but Wang Jie finally chose Scarlett, as for the reason, he is very emotional and interested in the little Monroe in the future.

After the audition, Drew told Scarlett Johansson and her mother in time, Wang Jie returned to the office to discuss the filming at the White Sands Director's Range with the two production managers and John Schwartzman.

"May I come in?" Scarlett Johansson popped her little head out of the doorway.

"Didn't you go back with your mother?"

Turning his head, Duke looked at Drew, frowned and asked, "Or did she sneak out?"

"I left her behind. ”

Drew took the little girl's hand, "The little one is very interesting, I'm going to take her back to William's Manor for a visit." ”

"Hi John. Hi Charles. Hi Robin. ”

Scarlett looked familiar, and as she walked over to greet the seated people, she took out the ice cream from the paper bag and stuffed it into their hands.

"Scarlett wants a treat?"

Charles Rowan is the oldest here, relatively fond of children, and is very familiar with Scarlett's mother.

"You've helped me so much. Scarlett finally walked to Wang Jie's side and said to the few people behind her very seriously: "I always want to thank you, this is the ice cream I bought with the money I earned." ”

"It's yours. She handed over a box of ice cream.

"Thank you. ”

After taking the ice cream, Wang Jie looked at her, this girl is smart and clever, and she is very good at being a person, no wonder there will be such great achievements in the future, not every Hollywood child star can successfully transform.

The work came to an end for the time being, except for Drew, the other three quickly left Wang Jie's office, although they were not interested in creamy food, under Scarlett's flickering eyes, Wang Jie still opened the box of ice cream and ate a few bites.

"It tastes good. Scarlett, where's your mother?"

The little girl had only been in Burbank for four days, and her mother would soon take her back to Los Angeles.

"It's like I'm talking to someone about my acting contract. Scarlett Johansson was not polite, put down the paper bag, took out her box of ice cream, sat on the chair in front of Wang Jie's desk, took it apart, dug up a big spoonful, stuffed it into her mouth, and muttered: "Can't you pay me a little more?"

"When you become Kirsten Dunst," Wang Jie put down the ice cream, "I'll pay you $2 million." ”

"Dunst?" Scarlett pursed her lips covered in white cream, "I auditioned in New York a few months ago, and I was a French director's crew, and I saw a girl who was much better at acting than Dunst. ”

"Then you're going to have to work hard. Wang Jie replied casually: "Otherwise, you will be pulled down a long way." ”

The phone in the office rang suddenly, Drew picked it up and said a few words, hung up and looked at Wang Jie, "I'm in trouble again." ”

"What's the trouble?"

The preliminary preparation of the movie is used to solve all kinds of troubles, and Wang Jie doesn't care, "Is it more difficult than the Pentagon?"

"That's true. Drew's brow furrowed tightly, "In the script, doesn't Captain Steve Taylor's girlfriend have a dog? ”

“What？”

Wang Jie simply stood up and walked back and forth twice behind his desk, "Inform Zach and Wu of the director team to delete all the scenes where animals are used on a large scale." ”

For the crew, the animal protector organization is definitely more troublesome than the Pentagon, these guys who love animals more than humans, once they enter the crew, they will stare at the animal actors in the crew, if they are slightly wronged, they will make a noise, if the work is overtime for a minute, then wait to be surrounded by protests.

As for whether the actors in the crew are safe, whether they have been abused, even if someone breaks their leg in front of them, these so-called caring people will not give them a second look.

This is not an animal film, pets are dispensable, Wang Jie is too lazy to deal with those people, so he simply deleted all the scenes about animals.

"Scarlett, you follow Drew for the time being, don't run around. ”

was about to go to the studio next to him to see the progress of the model team's work, and before leaving, Wang Jie advised, "Drew, take care of her, don't let her run around." ”

"Can I go with you on a visit?" the little girl stood up and looked at him expectantly, "I promise not to say anything, not to do anything." ”

"No, you can't!"

Wang Jie left the office without looking back.

Scarlett Johansson sat back in her chair and looked indignantly at the figure who opened the door, as if she wanted to throw the ice cream in her hand, but in the end she didn't do it, and when the door slammed shut, she just grimaced at it.

"Is he always so fierce to people?" Scarlett asked Drew Barrymore next to her, "When I auditioned, I thought he was a very nice and easy person to get along with." ”

"My dear, there are always two sides to man. Drew pointed at her, "Just like you, sometimes cute, sometimes ......"

"It's noisy and annoying?" Scarlett was not very old, but Scarlett was a little self-aware.

"At that time, you met William, who was still relaxing. Drew didn't answer her, apparently she liked the little girl very much, "So, he can joke with you, and even when he is interested, he will play games with you." But now, the directors who work are all devils from hell, especially a director who has hundreds of millions of dollars of investment pressure on his shoulders. ”

There is no such thing as a director without pressure, and the total investment will exceed 100 million US dollars, which seems to be just a number, but when I become a crucial winner or loser in the investment, and success or failure will determine the future path, it is impossible to relieve the pressure. Of course, Wang Jie may be the only exception.

Wang Jie's biggest progress is that after experiencing a number of relatively high-investment productions, he gradually got used to working and living under pressure, and the exercises he practiced provided him with enough energy.

"Hi, Stan. ”

Walking into the studio on the side, Wang Jie directly found the person in charge, Stan Winston, "How is the model progressing?"

"The alien model has just been finalized. Stan Winston temporarily put down his work and accompanied Wang Jie towards the depths of the studio, "The sample will be completed in ten days at the earliest, and the alien spacecraft will progress a little faster." ”

"This way. He made a gesture of invitation to Wang Jie.

The two of them walked up the makeshift steps, then came to a glass door, waited for the automatic door to open, and walked straight inside.

It has been arranged as an underground testing ground in Area 51, and the most eye-catching thing is that on the high platform in front of it, an "alien spaceship" is being built in real life.

After looking at the 51st area under construction, Wang Jie and Stan Winston went to another factory shed, where several major projects were being carried out.

The Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the HSD Monument, the Statue of Liberty and other iconic architectural models in the United States are being built little by little from the hands of prop masters in the factory shed, and the largest and most eye-catching of them is the famous white building - the White House!

Nearly 20 prop masters, according to Wang Jie's request, according to the scale, are busy building a presidential palace more than 70 feet long, they not only refer to the data and pictures provided by the Pentagon and the Hollywood Liaison Office of the White House, but also copy the lawn in front of the White House, striving to achieve the most realistic effect.

Of course, this expensive White House model, in the hands of Wang Jie, has only one role - it was blown up into the sky and turned into pieces!

All the explosion scenes in the film will be filmed in real life, but live shooting can never really blow up the White House or rebuild one, a downscale model is the most suitable way, and the effect is more realistic than film special effects and computer special effects.

When he was about to get off work, Wang Jie left the studio and returned to the adjacent office.

"Mr. William. ”

As soon as he entered the studio, Wang Jie saw a young clerk coming over, "Miss Drew Barrymore took Miss Scarlett back first, this is an invitation letter left by Miss Drew for you, she said it was given to you by the World Cup Organizing Committee." ”