Chapter 256 (For book friends, in order to continue to have books to read!) )
The originally chaotic scene suddenly became quiet, and the people in the panic immediately felt that something was wrong after calming down. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 After looking at each other, a middle-aged white man who seemed to be leading the group walked out, "Who are you?" Why is it here? This is the filming space rented by our crew! Why are you dressed like this here? Are you a journalist? We'll call the police. ”
Originally, the Iron Man movie was very popular, and reporters from all walks of life who relied on privacy secrets to eat would certainly not let go of the opportunity to make big news on their mobile phones. All kinds of harassment have long been tiresome.
These people came secretly to prepare for the shooting. But he didn't expect to meet the promise of wearing only a pair of shorts, so he took it for granted that he was a reporter lurking from the sea, and he secretly admired these reporters for being so brave for the news.
"I'm the new owner of this manor." The promise made the faces of the people around him look puzzled, and most of them did not believe it. Xu didn't care, and glanced at Lin Yun'er, who was not far away, with a shocked face, "I just bought this place today, and I also heard about the contract." Why did you just come over without notification? Now all go away, I'm going to change my clothes. ”
The people who work on film crews are either stupid or human spirits. Obviously, there are far more human spirits than stupid people.
Although I don't know if the promise is true or not, no one wants to make a head start for this kind of thing. Someone had quickly dialed out the phone to verify the authenticity of the matter, and the promise was to turn around and leave after glancing at the people present, go back to the room to change clothes, and take a shower by the way. After all, I felt very uncomfortable with a lot of salt on my body.
After Xu promised to call Scott, he took a comfortable hot shower, changed into new clean clothes and returned to the spacious living room. The crowd that had been a little restless before had quieted down at this time, and Scott and the others were already waiting here.
"Boss, what do you command?" Seeing the promise come out, Scott hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
These professional managers are very respectful of their own financial owners, as long as they are responsible for anything the boss explains, they will handle it properly. After all, no one is going to have trouble with money. In this world of money, money is almost everything.
"Tell them?" Xu Promise walked to the bar, opened the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of whiskey, and poured himself a glass: "How can they come in casually?" That's what the contract says? ”
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xu." Before Scott could respond, a white man with white hair and beard, wearing a tracksuit and a sports cap, sunglasses on his eyes, and burgundy skin stepped forward to Promise, with a warm smile on his face, took out a business card from his arms and handed it to Promise, "I'm Avi, the producer of the crew. Arad. We didn't know that this house has changed owners, so we didn't communicate in advance and came here to prepare for the shoot, which caused you a lot of trouble, so sorry for the trouble. ”
The so-called producer is the person in charge of handling all kinds of off-set chores. Things like this are the scope of his work. Arad also hurried over after receiving the call earlier.
Although the previous owner rented the house to the crew for filming, this does not mean that the crew can use it at any time. In the United States, a country that attaches great importance to contracts, the level of detail in the signing of various contracts is simply perverted.
There is a strict time limit for the crew to use this house, and it is impossible to spend more than an hour. This time, however, they came here three days in advance to prepare for the shooting, which was strictly a breach of contract. After buying the estate, he promised to inherit the contract directly.
Because I haven't had any problems before, I have used the house many times in advance when I was shooting first and second, and I haven't been warned or anything. The crew naturally gradually decided that it didn't matter. Until today, he was caught by the new owner of the house.
From a legal point of view, they are even enough to break into private homes. If Xu really wants to spend a lot of money to hire a lawyer to fight them, then the crew will inevitably have to pay a huge price. In the contract state, the cost of breaking the contract is so great that most people cannot afford it.
"Today's events make me angry." Xu Promise took the business card and handed it directly to Scott on the side, and sat down on the armrest of the sofa next to him with a wine glass, "How are you going to compensate?" ”
Arad is also a human spirit, and after so many years in this industry, there is really nothing he has not experienced. Turning his head to look at the lawyers who had come with Scott, he immediately frowned. Those are some of the most well-known and difficult lawyers in the city. In this case, he could only choose to bow his head, "I don't know what Mr. Xu wants?" ”
Xu Yu raised his hand and took a sip of whiskey, a gleam broke out in his eyes, and he looked deeply at Lin Yun'er in the crowd not far away, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come here so early?" ”
Arad was slightly stunned, and then responded, "The crew is about to start the official filming work, because the scheduled shooting cycle is not long, so we have to do the preparation work as far in advance as possible to save time." I'm really sorry about this. ”
"In other words, all the staff who came this time are here to set up the set?" Xu raised his eyebrows, and his tone gradually turned cold.
"Yes." Arad could hear the displeasure in the promise, but he didn't know why. I had to nod my head in response.
"Hmph." Xu Yue's eyes were slightly cold, he stood up, stretched out his finger and pointed at Lin Yun'er, who was a little cowering in the crowd, "As far as I know, she should be an actress, right?" Why is there a place where only the staff are doing the preliminary preparations? Well? ”
The promise was loud, and almost everyone in the huge living room heard it. Suddenly, countless eyes all looked at Lin Yun'er, who was a little at a loss.
In fact, the promise is deliberate, so he won't care what crew is not the crew, and whether the compensation is compensated or not.
Xu Promise has no interest in movies at all, all he cares about is how to get the woman. Get rid of the woman who knows his secret, but can't be silenced. The current situation is simply a godsend, if you don't brush the favorability at this time, when will you brush it?
"This ......" Arad finally understood what was wrong, and it seemed that the two men should know each other. This time there was trouble.
Just as Arad was thinking about how to return to the scene, Scott on the side stepped forward and whispered, "Boss, this is a very common thing in Hollywood." These actors from other regions want to star in Hollywood, and the necessary effort is inevitable. It was just mild discrimination, and the lady was asked to do some chores in the crew. I've heard that there's a lot more going on in Hollywood with actors from other regions. ”
Of course, Scott knew what he was saying, and he was just making excuses. As for what was more excessive, he didn't care too much, after all, he had given Cahill an order early on, and this kind of thing couldn't have happened to her. It's just that I didn't expect that there would still be discrimination, but as an actor, I was sent to work with the staff on the construction of the scene, and I was a woman.
Don't say that he promised that he had other thoughts in his heart at this time, even if he didn't see this kind of thing at this time, he would be furious, and he wanted to come to a hero to save the beauty and brush up his favorability.
"I don't need to explain." Promise waved his hand to Arad, who hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, "I'm going to cancel the contract, you guys go find a scene somewhere else." ”
Arad's originally ruddy face suddenly turned pale.
The Iron Man series of movies has made a lot of money for Marvel, but this company is a well-known door-picking company in the industry, and the shooting budget given is very tight. At this time, when the film has been officially started and the schedule has been announced, the villa, which is one of the main scenes, cannot be used, which is a very heavy blow to the crew.
If it was something else, it would be a big deal to revise the script. But not here, the previous two series of movies have deeply engraved this place, and all audiences know that this is Tony Stoker's home. If it is replaced hastily, it will inevitably cause an uproar.
"You can't do that." Seeing that the promise was about to leave, Arad hurriedly stepped forward to stop, "We have a contract, you are violating the contract!" ”
"I know." Xu Yu glanced at him coldly, "I will do things according to the contract, but your behavior today is also a violation of the contract." So we have to go to court, even if it's for a few years, I don't care. During this period, the contract is naturally suspended. ”
Arad was literally on the verge of collapse. It doesn't matter if the promise is really a lawsuit for a few years, as long as you have the money to hire a barrister, this kind of economic dispute case can really drag on for a long time. But their crew can't afford it.
In Hollywood, where the whole process is very developed, everything else is already going on before a movie starts shooting. All kinds of secret transactions, capital inflows, distribution channels, theaters and other interests are tightly grasped. However, if the movie can't be released on schedule, it will be entangled in lawsuits. That's a big loss.
Especially for this kind of high-investment production, the funding sources behind it are very complicated, and the ghost knows where the funds come from. These are all interests, and harming these interests means offending the people who have these interests. The Asian in front of him may be very rich and doesn't care about those people. But Arad and the others can't.
Arad, who had beads of sweat on his forehead, hurriedly grabbed Promise's hand, and let go like an electric shock under Promise's lightning-like gaze, "Mr. Xu, if you have any requirements, please tell me, as long as I can meet anything." Even if we can't meet it, we can discuss. ”
Not to mention the promise to buy the manor, which was worth at least tens of millions of dollars, just looking at his subordinates and many barristers waiting to play, Arad knew that the man in front of him was not something he could afford to provoke. At this time, why don't you quickly admit it, what are you waiting for?
The corners of Xu Promise's mouth unconsciously turned upward, and his eyes turned to Lin Yun'er, who was already red-faced, "Do you know?" I was the one who sent her into the crew. ”
"Huh?!" This time Arad was completely dumbfounded. (To be continued.) )