"Ms. Schneider, as long as we don't lay fake snow directly on the lawn?"

Shirley Schneider looked confident when she saw Eric seem to have thought of something, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her expression, but she quickly said, "Yes, you can lay it on the side of the road, but definitely not on the lawn." In addition, the fake snow laid on both sides of the road must be properly cleaned after the shooting is completed. ”

When Eric spoke, he kept staring at the woman in front of him, seeing the struggle in the other party's eyes, he was more sure of some guesses, if the other party was purely for environmental protection, then he proposed a feasible solution, and this woman would not show a hesitant look.

Although he understood this, Eric still said to the other party in a consultative tone, "Okay, then, if we put a layer of plastic sheeting on the lawn and spread fake snow on it, it will be fine, right?"

Shirley Schneider was stunned in surprise, and then nodded slightly unwillingly: "I want to ...... Maybe...... Yes, you can. ”

"Then let's do it. With that, Eric paid no attention to the woman. Glancing at Jeffrey, the two of them walked a little farther away, and Eric said to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, the scene in Central Park is paused, immediately let everyone prepare for the next scene, my next scene should be the scene where Kevin escaped from the Plaza Hotel and was caught by two stupid thieves in the back alley, let people go and set up the scene there, our afternoon shooting can't stop." ”

Jeffrey also saw something unusual in Shirley Schneider's expression just now, and said to Eric: "Eric, News Corp.'s U.S. headquarters is in New York. They must have deep local connections. Would you like to contact Murdoch?"

"If something goes wrong, go to Murdoch for help. What will make him think of us, not to mention, Murdoch is not a philanthropist. Eric shook his head and continued: "Moreover, Home Alone 2 also involves the interests of Fox Films, if we fail to solve this matter in the end, Fox will definitely take the initiative, and we don't need to take the initiative to send favors at all." ”

Jeffrey smiled. Said: "It's still thoughtful, then I'll let people purchase plastic film." However, I don't think it will take long, and we won't have to change the scene at all. ”

Eric pointed to the men and women lying on the lawn and said, "With these people here today, we don't want to film well, I'm afraid that they will deliberately create conflicts, just like the incident that happened when I didn't come, once something happens, then it will be even more troublesome to solve." So let's change the next scene for the time being, right. Did a reporter from the media just come here?"

Jeffrey didn't expect Eric to ask like this, thought for a moment and said, "There seem to be several." However, they only took some pictures from a distance, and after being chased away by our staff, they left honestly. ”

"It seems that the trouble has just begun. Eric muttered and said to Jeffrey, "You arrange it first, and then follow me back to the hotel, I think you have more important things to do in the afternoon." ”

"Oh well. Jeffrey nodded, and hurried to carry out Eric's instructions.

After Jeffrey left, Eric asked the staff for a camera, took some pictures of the protesters lying on the lawn, and asked Alan to take them out immediately.

Nearly an hour later, Jeffrey returned to the hotel where the crew was staying, and Eric handed him a stack of photos.

"What is this for?" asked Jeffrey, picking it up and looking at it suspiciously.

"Just in case," Eric said, "haven't you noticed that the purpose of this so-called environmental group is not simple, we have also filmed a few scenes in some vegetated sections before, but we have not seen any trace of these people." In the last week of this week, we filmed the scene in Central Park, and they appeared. ”

When Jeffrey heard Eric's words, he quickly understood that it was obvious that someone wanted to delay the filming of "Home Alone 2", and that it was more troublesome to appear at this most critical moment than to intervene at the beginning.

Central Park has a very important position in the hearts of New Yorkers, so if the boycott by environmental protection organizations is exposed during the filming of the crew today, and the facts are fabricated by people with ulterior motives, and deliberately exaggerate the danger of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, the raw material of artificial snow, to the vegetation of Central Park, then, under the public protest, the filming of Central Park will definitely usher in greater resistance, and even the New York City government has to intervene to stop it in order to calm the public's concerns before the crew gives a reasonable planThe filming of the crew of "Home Alone 2".

The filming schedule of "Home Alone 2" is calculated by days, and now it is at the last moment, if it is interrupted like this and delayed for a few days, then correspondingly, it will affect the whole body, and many things in the original plan have to be postponed.

Moreover, even if the script is modified now to remove the scenes in Central Park, it is impossible to remove the scenes in Central Park, because all the filming in the early stage is interlocking in the plot, and there are even many scenes of Kevin running out of the exit of Central Park.

The more Jeffrey thought about it, the more worried he became, and he pinched the photo in his hand and asked Eric, "Say, who is making trouble this time?"

Eric picked up a copy of the "Movie Guide" he just bought next to him, and pointed to the movie schedule listed on the page: "The schedule of "Home Alone 2" is set for November 17th, if we postpone the release schedule due to some troubles, it will be good for the movies released during this time, so we don't know who is making trouble." ”

Jeffrey picked up the newspaper and read it, and seven or eight movies were released on November 17 alone, including Warner's "Lethal Weapon 2", which was postponed from the summer to Thanksgiving, Paramount's Christmas comedy "Harlem Nightclub" starring Eddie Murphy, and Universal's "Back to the Future 2" two days later.

Eric said in a heavy tone: "See, several major film companies have movies released during this period, and during Thanksgiving, the total box office per week is about 100 million US dollars, so if "Home Alone 2" is postponed, the other films will be able to carve up at least $30 million of the box office share that originally belonged to "Home Alone 2", of course, according to the 28 rule, you see that the main movies of those big companies must have the most points, so they are also the most suspicious." But we don't have the time and energy to dwell on this matter at the moment, and even if we find out, it won't help us, the only thing we have to do is to try our best to finish this movie on time. ”

Jeffrey put down the newspaper, thinking that the opponent this time was likely to be Warner or Universal, so Firefly didn't have much power to parry in front of these companies, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "So, Eric, don't you really need to inform Fox?"

Eric thought for a moment, but shook his head again: "Not for the time being, let's see how it goes tomorrow, I'm sure there will be a report in the newspapers tomorrow about us using artificial snow to cause damage to the environment of Central Park." ”

"So what should I do now?" asked Jeffrey, who hadn't encountered anything like this before.

"Two things," Eric had obviously thought about it a long time ago, and raised three fingers and said, "First, Central Park is currently managed by the Central Park Conservation Committee, and you donate a sum of money to the committee in the name of Fireflies, huh...... Just 500,000, so that we can guarantee that once there is a storm of public opinion, the other party will speak to us. ”

After saying that, Eric handed the photos to Jeffrey and said, "Second, that's it, you try to contact as many local newspapers and media in New York as possible, and tell them about the protests we encountered today, and ask them to help with some reports, focusing on our efforts to protect the environment in Central Park." It is also necessary to find one or two professionals in related fields to explain in detail the fact that magnesium sulfate heptahydrate does not cause danger to vegetation, and is even a chemical fertilizer. ”

"Eric, isn't 500,000 too much?" asked Jeffrey weakly, still reluctant to give away such a sum of money for nothing.

Eric covered his forehead and said solemnly: "Jeffrey, you have to understand the current shape, once things change, if Home Alone 2 can't be completed on time, it won't be a matter of losing $500,000." And the original production budget of "Home Alone 2" of $25 million is expected to have some surplus, so the $500,000 is considered to be in the production cost. ”

Jeffrey finally nodded, "Okay, I understand. Also, due to the temporary change in the shooting schedule, the afternoon shooting may be delayed by an hour, after all, there is a need to communicate with the relevant streets. ”

"I know, I'll be there to arrange it later, and you can do your business. ”

Jeffrey picked up the pictures Eric had taken and hurried away.

Perhaps it was the idea of doing a full set of dramas, but during the afternoon shooting, members of the environmental group followed me again. Although he still pointed fingers at the crew's behavior of laying artificial snow, and even provoked a few words from time to time, he no longer forcibly lay on the ground to prevent the crew from filming like in Central Park.

Eric also issued a stern 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 tantamount to falling into the trap of the other party. (To be continued......)