"Not a war, but a relatively gentle and simple way to confess the death of the three Ryan brothers,"

Facing the blowing sea breeze, Duke vs. Tom? Hanks said, "The same is enough to express the rescue of James? Ryan's necessity, in fact, I think so too. ”

Knowing Duke didn't finish his sentence, Tom? Hanks was still looking at this side seriously.

"But it's not a war commercial film, it's a purely literary film." Duke didn't hide his thoughts, and said directly, "The opening battle is expensive, but it is essential, and it must be used first to show the cruelty of war......"

"Triggering a reflection on war?" Tom? Hanks smiled knowingly.

Duke shook his head, reflection and humanity are just boos for the film, as a way to raise the tone of the film, he continued, "The most important point of the opening title war is actually to attract the audience into the theater, so that they can continue to watch it, so that more people pay for our film." ”

"Let's put it that way, Tom." Duke said seriously, "If you remove the two war scenes, how many viewers do you think will come into the theater to watch this film?" ”

It's very simple, Tom? Hanks immediately figured it out, if + ↙ if the film can produce the level envisioned in the script, it is likely to be a work with a double harvest of box office and word-of-mouth, but can the young director in front of him really do this?

Tom? Hanks has no doubt that with Duke's ability, the film produced is popular enough that it may not be a problem at the box office after release, but can he fully reflect what is in the script? Although the script comes from him, if it can be written, it may not be filmed.

In particular, the North American film critics are now skeptical. I don't like this film at all, if it's just a film critic, after all, after the big hit of "Independence Day", they are notoriously at odds with Duke, but quite a few people in the industry who have read the script are actually worried. It is more likely that Duke will make this film into a World War II version of "Independence Day" or "Death Island".

It has to be said that people are influenced by the environment and public opinion, even Hollywood stars are no exception.

With Tom? Hanks chatted a few more words, and Duke called in the director of photography, John? Schwartzman, when he came over, asked, "How do you feel, John, is there a hand-held camera barrier?" ”

"The beach is a little soft." John? Schwartzman stomped the wet sand. "It's going to have an impact, but don't worry, Duke, I've got the latest hand-held camera, it's lighter and easier to move around."

"You're like war correspondents who follow soldiers into battle." Duke wasn't kidding, and said in a stern tone, "Like we discussed." I wanted a sense of realism and a documentary approach to the opening landing battle. The film crew had to shoot the entire landing scene realistically. ”

"I want these shots to be like a color war documentary shot on the spot on June 6, 1944!" He emphasized.

"I'll figure it out." John? Schwartzman assured.

Stayed here until the afternoon, Duke and the others took a car back to the set in the suburbs of Dublin. Schneider got into his car.

"First of all, isn't it more difficult to shoot the landing battle?" He asked.

"Zach, Tom, they're doing military training though. But it can't bring about a change in nature. ”

This is a plan that Duke has long thought of, and naturally he has his considerations, "We shot the landing battle at the beginning of the whole film, and tried to show how terrifying the landing scene was, which would make the actors and other crew members, including you and me. Being able to feel some of the life-and-death trials that the soldiers had to face bravely back then helped to change our attitude when filming the battle scenes in the future. ”

To make a film like this, it takes more than just money and time.

The preparation of the film is busy and tedious, Duke needs to work overtime almost every day, and sometimes the difficulties encountered are not solved by him alone, and he often needs to gather the heads of various departments to work together, and he also understands that wanting to complete such a huge work by one person is tantamount to a pipe dream.

For example, coordinating the filming of the Irish Army with the crew of "Braveheart", if Duke comes out in person, things will inevitably turn in the worst direction, and Charles, who is experienced and can be called an old slippery head in the circle? Luo Wen solved this matter relatively easily.

The progress on the set next door is relatively smooth, and William has already finished filming? Wallace's war scene of the coalition vs. the British army, the rest of the scenes will not use so many soldiers in a large area, in Charles? Rowan argued with them more than ten times, and finally went to Dublin to find an important member of the Irish army, and the 800 soldiers drove into the set of "Saving Private Ryan".

Although he was stuck by the crew of "Braveheart" for some time, Duke still took advantage of it relatively well, and the most typical problem is that the rookie actors love to look at the camera, for these actors who have filmed many medieval war scenes, it has been properly solved, and they will not make the lowest mistakes when acting as a background painting.

After communicating with the Irish officer who led the team a few times, Duke asked Zach to ? Schneider and others led this army to the beach position first, together with Tom? Hanks and Leonardo? DiCaprio and other main actors were required to rehearse before filming.

The crew has been stationed in Ireland for a long time, and in addition to the usual vacation time, the family members of the cast and crew have come to visit the class one after another, and Mrs. Leah, who has been busy with business in New York, also came to Dublin.

"Mom?"

Duke was a little surprised to see Sophia's mother, who had become one of the nation's first-rate advertising agencies after planning Victoria's Secret, taking over a lot of luxury brands, and her mother became more and more busy, spending most of her time in New York, sometimes not necessarily returning to Los Angeles for weeks.

After pouring a cup of coffee for Mrs. Leah, Sophia wisely chose to leave for the time being.

Duke walked over, took his mother's coat and hat from her, hung them on a hanger at the door, and hugged her vigorously.

"Mom......" He could see that the wrinkles on her forehead had deepened significantly at the corners of her eyes.

Helped his mother move the chair and brought Sophia the hot coffee she poured, Duke sat next to her, "Mom, the work is too busy, just leave the company to a professional manager to take care of." ”

"What do I do when I'm not working?" Lady Leah's faint eyes drifted over, "Waiting to get old?" ”

This is not a good topic for a woman of any age, and Duke did not answer, saying, "You should always take a break." ”

"You're about to become Scarlett." Mother was vaguely referring to his words today.

"It's just been a long time since I've seen you, Mom."

Although there has never been much talk with his mother, the family affection accumulated over time does not need to be expressed too directly, and Duke asked with concern, "Aren't you busy with work?" I was going to go to New York to find you over the Christmas holidays. ”

"I'm going to London to take care of business." Mrs. Leah handed over the coffee cup, Duke took it and quickly poured another one, and listened to her mother say, "By the way, Scarlett was going to come along, but she was ...... in Los Angeles."

"To London?" Duke handed over the coffee cup.

"Victoria's Secret ......," said Lady Leah, taking a sip of her coffee, "to prepare for the first annual catwalk in London after the New Year." ”

Hearing this, Duke immediately came to his senses, "How many media have you invited?" ”

"At present, more than 100 companies have confirmed to attend." Lady Leah understood what he meant, "If you want to bring the crew over, I'll greet Victoria's Secret, presumably they will be very welcoming to you and Tom?" Hanks. ”

"Tomorrow I'll ask Robin to contact Warner, Fox and Disney."

It's a total win-win publicity opportunity, and "they should be happy to see that." ”

Maybe it can make Leonardo? DiCaprio went to soak in a blonde, long-legged model, and then made a big scandal? This thought jumped directly into Duke's mind, and then he remembered it in his heart, intending to let Charles? Rowan or Robin? Grande contacted Xiao Li's agent to see if there was any possibility of actual operation.

"Duke ......"

Just when he was thinking nonsense, his mother's slightly stern voice sounded in his ears, and he quickly came back to his senses, "Mom? ”

Mrs. Leah looked at Duke and said in a warning tone, "I have no intention of interfering in your private life, and there is no shortage of self-loving models in these circles, but Duke, some models with good looks, are not suitable for dating. ”

"I understand, Mom."

Duke is not a silly boy full of rebellious thoughts, he understands that his mother cares about him, and swears, "If I have a girlfriend one day, I will definitely bring her home first." ”

"It doesn't have to be." Lady Leah regained her tone lightly, "I'm sure you know what to do and what not to do. ”

When her mother came to visit the class, Duke simply threw away her work and accompanied her on the set, which was actually not much to see, and most of the scenes built were ruins after the trauma of the war, more like a large construction dump.

"One more thing."

When she walked to a small bridge that had just been built, Mrs. Leah suddenly stopped and said, "A few months ago, Victoria's Secret share expansion financing, I invested the $10 million and $2.71 million interest you repaid, together with the profits from "Life and Death", and I set up a trust, and when you are twenty-six years old and more mature and stable, you will automatically get this part of the shares." ”

"Mom's ......"

Suddenly, Duke didn't know what to say.

Obviously, in this way, his mother returned the money he earned back to him. (To be continued......)

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