The final solution to many complex things is very simple, Kate Beckinsale, who seems to be difficult to convince, in front of the large number of rhetoric that Exx racked her brains to come up with, the reason that really made her nod and agree was very simple, Lin Mingyang played her.

Strictly speaking, Lin Mingyang's Michael in the film "Tales of the Night" can only be regarded as a supporting role, but Lakeshore Film Company still offered him a salary of $10 million, while the real star of the film, Kate Beckinsale, was only paid $5 million, although there is indeed a gap between the two in terms of fame, but this is actually very unfair to Kate.

Then Lin Mingyang put forward the concept of co-starring, he and Kate belong to the same agency, and the two signed a contract with Lakeshore Film Company in the name of Ex Agency, and the total salary of the two is still 15 million US dollars, but the specific distribution is determined by him and Kate. Although there is a suspicion of tying the two together, Lin Mingyang can justifiably give part of his salary to Kate.

The film was originally planned to officially start filming in early 04, but because Lin Mingyang couldn't get away from the filming of "The New Spider-Man", the start of filming had to be postponed. It was another busy New Year spent in the crew, and the filming of "The New Spider-Man" lasted until mid-January, and by the time Lin Mingyang officially reported to the crew of "Tales of the Night", director Len Wiseman was impatient with him, a "belated" big-name star.

During this time, the rest of the cast and crew were not idle, especially the leading actor Kate Beckinsale. In order to successfully complete the action scenes in the film, she and Lin Mingyang had to undergo several weeks of intense training before filming began. Lin Mingyang was absent from the entire training "without accident", but Kate's training was remarkable.

This made director Len Wiseman more and more dissatisfied with Lin Mingyang. From the beginning, Wiseman thought that Lin Mingyang was provoking his authority, so he decided to give the other party a dismount and completely subdue this unruly "wild horse".

Lin Mingyang didn't know that he had been "hated" by director Len Wiseman, and when he came to the crew, he quickly mingled with the staff around him, and then he met Kate Beckinsale in the corridor who had just finished training, and the other party knew in advance that he would come to the crew to report today.

"How does it feel?"

Although Lin Mingyang did not participate in the training, he has always maintained close contact with Kate during this time, and he knows exactly what training content the crew has arranged.

"Not bad, I've finally gotten used to the complicated hanging wire stunts!" Kate smiled at him and nodded, in order to adapt to the identity of the heroine vampire, she always had a cold face in the crew, giving people a very indifferent feeling, only when she saw Lin Mingyang, she really showed a smile for the first time.

"You know I'm not familiar with sports, but I have dancing skills, but action scenes are not dances after all, and whenever I land on the ground after jumping, I have to remember that I must never stand on my tiptoes."

"So, can I invite the beautiful vampire female warrior to dinner?" Since learning that Kate has a history of stomach ulcers, Lin Mingyang will send text messages whenever he is free to remind the other party to eat on time, and regular eating habits are the most effective way to prevent stomach ulcers. Under the banner of caring about the other party, his invitation seemed natural.

Kate playfully asked, "Aren't you afraid that I'll suck your blood dry?" ”

"Werewolves are never afraid of vampires!" The corners of Lin Mingyang's mouth appeared with his signature evil smile, "The moon must be very round tonight, it's hard to say that I will really transform!" ”

"Turning into a big pervert?" Kate chuckled.

Just as the two were flirting, a discordant voice rang out: "Mr. Felix, I thought you would be ashamed of your 'tardiness', but I didn't expect you to have the leisure to joke with Miss Kate here?" ”

From the first time he saw Kate, Len Wiseman was captivated by her amazing beauty and charming temperament, and as the opportunities for contact continued to increase, he found himself actually in love with this British girl who exuded a rich fragrance all the time. During this time, he has been trying to get close to each other for various reasons, but Kate's attitude towards him has always been very regular, and behind this reaction is more emotional indifference in addition to good personal cultivation.

It was the first time Len Wiseman saw Kate with such a sincere and pure smile, but what was hateful was that she actually made that jealous expression to Lin Mingyang, a famous "womanizer" in Hollywood, that made Wiseman go crazy with jealousy. Wiseman has a very clear premonition at this moment that Lin Mingyang will be the biggest obstacle between him and Kate Beckinsale, so from this moment on, his attitude towards Lin Mingyang has risen from dissatisfaction to hatred.

"Late?" Lin Mingyang felt hostility from the eyes of this young director who had never met but was not good, although he had not yet figured out the situation, but it seemed that no director would talk to him with such a condescending attitude, so he asked mercilessly: "Do you have an appointment with me?" ”

"Appointment?" Although this is Len Wiseman's first time as a director, no actor has ever spoken to him in such a tone before, and he sneered: "Do I still need to make an appointment with you, don't forget that I am the director of this film, and you are just an actor!" ”

Kate didn't know why the two men looked tense when they met, and she could even clearly feel the strong smell of gunpowder in the conversation between the two, but she didn't know that all this was actually because of her.

Kate instinctively chose to stand on Lin Mingyang's side, but at the beginning she still gave Len Wiseman full respect: "Mr. Wiseman, Felix's crew just arrived today, I think there is any misunderstanding between you?" ”

"Mr. Felix is the crew who only arrived today, I know this, but for him alone, the whole crew has waited for him for half a month, and he should be ashamed of this!" There was something of a sense of obsmucy in Len Wiseman's words.

"But Felix didn't mean to delay the crew's time, he had been busy filming another film before, and everyone knew this!" No matter how good her cultivation is, Kate can't help but be a little annoyed at this time.

"Since he's so busy, why bother to join this movie, no one invited him in the first place!" Len Wiseman said very politely.

At this moment, Kate was really angry, and she asked coldly: "So, I also took the initiative to send it to the door?" ”

"It's two different things entirely!" Len-Wiseman found himself angry for a moment, and even offended Kate, "Kate, listen to my explanation..."

"I don't want to hear any explanation!" Kate made a stop gesture towards the other party, "I just want to tell you that without Felix, I wouldn't have considered this movie at all!" ”

Kate's words were like a basin of cold water, dousing the flame that had just risen in Len Wiseman's heart, and he stood on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Alright Kate, don't say it!" Lin Mingyang brought back Ketra, who stepped forward to question the other party, and then looked at Wiseman very calmly, "I don't know why you have such a big prejudice against me as soon as we meet." I know very well that you and I are in this film, you are the director, I am the actor, and I will try my best to cooperate with your requirements when filming, and I will not be confused with this. But I'm also very clear to tell you that it's not up to you, the director, to decide whether I do it as an actor or not, so please don't emphasize your identity in front of me, because it will only make me feel ridiculous! ”

Watching Lin Mingyang and Kate leave together, Len Wiseman was almost mad, but the more angry he was, the calmer he became, he clearly knew that Lin Mingyang was the starring candidate designated by the producer, and as a rookie director, he was not qualified to bargain with the producer at all. And Kate's reaction just now clearly told him that if Lin Mingyang left, she would not stay.

Len Wiseman, who is in a love affair, is somewhat naïve to believe that Kate's reaction is entirely because she and Lin Mingyang belong to the same agency, and the two are co-signing the film, at least they must be consistent in their positions. Thinking that he had figured it all out, he felt remorse for his reckless actions. The first time they met, he lost a game first.

After calming down, Wiseman found that Lin Mingyang saw this issue more thoroughly than him, since he chose to enter, then he had to abide by the rules of the game, and if he couldn't play, he would have to quit. As a director, although Wiseman can't decide whether Lin Mingyang will stay or not, he will embarrass Lin Mingyang during filming, which is not against the rules of the game.

-- Wiseman's plan is also Kate's worry, the natural sensitivity of the female surname makes Kate have a very uneasy anticipation of the future, strolling through the streets of Budapest, she told Lin Mingyang her worries.

"Felix, today you and Wiseman have torn their faces, I don't think Wiseman will give up, he will definitely take the opportunity to take revenge!"

"You're worried he's embarrassing me while I'm shooting?" Lin Mingyang smiled nonchalantly, "Wiseman is not a fool, so he knows what he can and can't do. When I'm shooting, I don't know what to do. And under his 'strict supervision', it is difficult to say that my acting skills will improve a lot this time. ”

"Then you still have such a stiff relationship with him?" Such a few fluttering words definitely can't make Kate completely reassured, although she has always believed that Lin Mingyang can do what he says.

"It's that he has prejudices against me from the beginning, but he is not qualified to criticize me yet!" Lin Mingyang didn't care about Wiseman's retaliation, if the other party was still a sane person, then the contest would not be on the table. In plain sight, if Wiseman goes too far, then he himself will not end well. Faced with a "tied" enemy, Lin Mingyang did not take such a threat to heart.

While strategically despising the other party, Lin Mingyang takes his opponent very seriously tactically, and although he is a little arrogant, he is never arrogant. "The film's lead actor and director had an unpleasant quarrel when they first met, which is certainly not what the investor wants to see. With so many pairs of eyes on the crew, I think the news will soon reach producer Gary Luchesi, who, if nothing else, is now on a flight to Hungary. ”

"You said Gary Luchesi would be supervising Wiseman on set?"

"This kind of possibility is very big, and if there is a conflict between the crew members, the producer must not sit idly by. If he was on set, Wiseman wouldn't have acted rashly. ”

Lin Mingyang stopped and looked at the sparkling Danube River not far away, and the beautiful scenery in front of him made him a little intoxicated. After all, it is a famous European city that has been precipitated by many years of history, and even the air of the city carries a strong cultural atmosphere. The mood suddenly brightened, he put all the unhappiness behind him, and took the United States to visit this historical and cultural city, which was a rare opportunity, in order to divert Kate's attention, he changed the subject.

"I think Wiseman made at least one right decision, he chose a good location, and the Gothic architecture of Budapest is very distinctive."

There are three things you can't fail to see when you arrive in Budapest: the rope bridge, the castle and the church, both of which are typical of the Gothic architectural style. The city's most important attractions are located on the banks of the Danube, and the area retains remains such as the Roman city of Akunkum and the Gothic Buda Castle, which are built in a style influenced by several periods, and are one of the outstanding examples of the world's urban landscape, and show the appearance of the Hungarian capital in various great periods of history.

"The most famous thing here is probably the Chain Bridge!" Growing up in England, Kate is no stranger to Budapest, where nine bridges cross the Danube, connecting the two ancient towns of Buda and Pest, and the Chain Bridge she refers to is the oldest of them. Just as Tower Bridge is an icon of London, Chain Bridge has been a symbol of Budapest for many years.

"So what are we waiting for?" Lin Mingyang stretched out his hand to stop a taxi, pulled the car door, and then made a gesture of please, "Ladies first!" ”

Lin Mingyang's performance was very gentlemanly, and Kate also accepted his invitation elegantly and generously. But when Lin Mingyang got into the car by himself, he was dumbfounded. The driver couldn't understand English at all, and he tried to gesture to the other party for a long time, but the other party still didn't understand where he wanted to go.

Kate watched Lin Mingyang's lame appearance from the side, covered her mouth and laughed, and when Lin Mingyang was about to give up, a Hungarian word suddenly came out of her mouth, and the driver immediately nodded, and then started the car.

On the way, Lin Mingyang kept staring at Kate curiously, and under the pressure of his gaze, Kate had to honestly confess that she had mastered 3 foreign languages.

"You can speak Hungarian, that's great!" After learning the news, Lin Mingyang was not angry, but looked very excited, and he proudly announced: "In order to punish you for deliberately concealing the truth and making me ugly just now, during the filming of the film, you were unconditionally requisitioned to act as my tour guide!" ”

(To be continued)