The business jet slowly stopped on the private tarmac, and after the cabin door was opened by the flight attendant, Duke immediately greeted him, and Mrs. Leah and a blonde girl who was almost sixteen years old stepped off the plane.

"Mom, let's get in the car first."

Duke took his mother's purse and looked next to her, "Hey, Scarlett, you're getting prettier." ”

Scarlett, exactly? Johnson's appearance is no different from that of adulthood, especially his figure, which is far more fiery than his peers.

She carried a small travel bag, stepped forward, naturally grabbed Duke's arm, and said as the two of them walked towards the car, "It feels so strange, when I got on the plane, it was still snowing in New York, but it was summer when I got off the plane." ”

Duke glanced at Scarlett, and the melancholy in her eyes seemed to have faded with age.

"It's definitely fun to spend Christmas in the summer."

Scarlett? Johnson let go of Duke's arm, grabbed a sunhat and put it on Mrs. Leah's head to block out the bright sunlight that was everywhere in the empty airport, and he stuck on a pair of sunglasses and looked at the sun in the sky.

"There's not such a good weather in New York right now." She stood there muttering, then hurried a few steps after Duke and Lady Leah.

An RV and an SUV were parked on the periphery of the private tarmac, and Dukla drove the car, first let his mother and Scarlett into the RV, and then beckoned the staff to put their luggage in the SUV, and then got into the RV and sat opposite his mother.

He gestured to the driver and said, "The crew is on location, a little far from Wellington." Mom, Scarlett, if you're tired. Just get some sleep. ”

"No need." Lady Leah shook her head, "I had been asleep for a long time when I came. ”

"What are you shooting right now?" Scarlett took off her sunglasses and hung them on her bulging chest, "I read the original novel before I came. ”

"Charles' role."

Pointing to the V-shaped T-shirt she had slipped on, Scarlett didn't shy away from it, holding her chest and tidying it up a little. Turning his gaze elsewhere, Duke continued, "I built a near-real Hobbiton where you can feel how different it is from the novel. ”

"Got a hole in the bottom of the bag?" Scarlett's eyes lit up.

"Of course,"

At this point, Duke remembered something else, turned his head, and said to his mother, "Mommy. I've heard David mention that there's something wrong with the stock market right now......"

"I've got all the IT-related stocks out of my hands."

Mrs. Leah frowned slightly, "Duke, most of your income in the past few years has been invested in IT stocks, so be careful." ”

"Well, I know how." Duke nodded slightly.

In the past year, except for the shares of Apple in hand, and Google, which has not been listed at all. Duke has disposed of most of its IT stocks, and the cash-out continues to invest in Apple, Google, Warner Bros. and Victoria's Secret. It's just that the top management of these companies can accept a limited amount of investment, and they don't want to see any individual shareholder take too many shares.

"From my observations, the stock market is too frenetic, and it's already a bit abnormal."

As a shrewd businessman, only slightly reminded by Duke. Lady Leah can see a lot of things, "A new round of reshuffling shouldn't be too far away. ”

In fact, it's not just them, many people can see the abnormality of the stock market, but people's ** and greed are endless, the kind of people who can control themselves and leave after making a fortune. There are not many in this world, and a considerable number of people have a fluke mentality, thinking that even if the stock market collapses, it will not be so fast, and time is enough for them to make more capital.

What time was the stock market frenzy not accompanied by a crash? The one who can really stop at the right time is the winner.

"What are you talking about?" Scarlett took out a handheld from the pocket of her jeans that was tight on her legs, fiddling with it boredly, and then looked up at Duke, "Why can't I understand?" ”

Lady Leah reached over and patted her arm gently, "So, Scarlett, there are many unknown things in this world, and school is a good place to understand and learn, you should think about it......"

Hearing his mother's words, Duke couldn't help but cast an inquiring look, Scarlett hugged Mrs. Leah's arm, and said flatteringly, "Godmother, you often tell me that if you have identified your goal, you must go on unswervingly, and only by persisting in hard work can you succeed, I am sure that my future will be in Hollywood, and I hope to learn more professional knowledge of actors." ”

"You're going to drop out?" Duke understood.

Most Hollywood child stars, it should be said that more than 90% of Hollywood child stars, basically choose to drop out of school after reaching the age of 16 when they can legally withdraw from school.

"Hmm!" Scarlett? Johnson nodded, "Mom has agreed......"

Hearing her say this, neither Duke nor Lady Leah said anything more.

Everyone has the right to choose their own path, Duke doesn't interfere with others casually, and Lady Leah is nothing but Scarlett? Johnson's godmother.

The RV first parked in the town of Blenheim, where Duke rented a separate house for his mother, dropped off their luggage, and rushed to the crew's station.

"The air here is really good!"

As soon as she got out of the car, Scarlett stretched out her arms, closed her eyes and breathed hard, "It's much better than New York." ”

She opened her eyes, put on her sunglasses and sunhat, took Lady Leah's arm, and led by Duke, towards Hobbiton.

Although the Hobbiton built by the crew is much smaller than the description in the novel, the scenery in it is extremely beautiful, especially the various plants planted, which are the most vigorous growth stage in midsummer. For Johnson, there's a charm to it.

"I don't even want to go back to New York."

Walking across the small bridge over the Spirits River, Scarlett curiously bent down and touched the arch bridge made of polystyrene, "Although I have been to many film crews, this is the best filming location I have ever seen, if it wasn't for touching it with your hands, who would have thought that this bridge was not stone at all." ”

"A lot of things here are fake, right?" Lady Leah paused and asked.

Duke nodded and pointed to the trees and grass in the distance, "The real plants can't be so lush, and there is no wilting yet, many of them are props made by the crew." ”

He deliberately pointed to the crooked-necked tree above the hole at the bottom of the bag, "There are 250,000 fake leaves hanging on it?" ”

"How much?" Scarlett? Johnson stood up and said in surprise, "It turns out that the leaves on such a beautiful tree are all fake!" ”

"Only more than half of them are fake."

Duke beckoned the two men to continue walking, and after turning a corner, they came to a flat meadow with tables, cutlery, and chairs in distinct hobbit features, and in some places banners and slogans that read Celebrate Bilbo? The words Happy Birthday to Baggins.

"Shooting Bilbo? Baggins' birthday party play? ”

Standing on the periphery of the field, Scarlett? Johnson looked at the busy crew inside and asked, "When is this scene filming?" ”

"Tonight." Duke pointed to one of the large cakes, "Don't you see, the cakes are ready." ”

"What is that made of?" Scarlett tilted her head, "Don't tell me it's cream." ”

"Polystyrene ......," Duke turned and pointed to the small arched bridge over the River of Spirits, "that's what makes the Zuò bridge." ”

As he spoke, Duke suddenly turned to Lady Leah, "Mom, and Scarlett, are you interested in making a cameo?" ”

"Cameo?" Lady Leah didn't understand what Duke meant.

"That's right." Duke gestured to the huge banquet venue, "Bilbo? Baggins' birthday party required a large number of actors, and the crew was currently understaffed, so in order to get people together, in addition to the professional actors, I had to ask the staff of other departments such as props and sets, as well as some people who came to visit the class, to join the ranks of extras. ”

The scene required hundreds of actors, but it was close to Christmas, and it was difficult to find so many extras, so they had to find someone to use as a backdrop.

"I'd better forget it." Mrs. Leah has a clear lack of interest in a cameo.

But Scarlett? Johnson was in high spirits, "Can I be a female hobbit?" ”

"Of course."

It's just a humanoid prop.

"Actually, I'm still a little interested in elves." Scarlett muttered.

Duke looked at her and shook his head, "Honey, your figure is enough to play a female hobbit, the words of the female elf ......"

Scarlett looked down at her towering breasts, and seemed to be a little distressed, "I seem to be growing too fast." ”

"You should be on a diet, Scarlett." Lady Leah reminded her.

"Hmm." Scarlett nodded, leaned over to Duke's side, and asked in a low voice, "Do I have a close-up?" ”

Stretching out a finger and lightly tapping her forehead, Duke's voice tinged with a hint of sternness, "Don't be too greedy, Scarlett." ”

"Oh......" the girl hung her head, pulling the golden ponytail in her hands, "I see." ”

After going around Hobbiton and Charles, Duke took the two into the crew's station, which was busy, preparing for the night's shooting, and Duke found an assistant and asked him to take Scarlett? Johnson went to the makeup crew to report, and then, together with his mother, transferred around the crew station.

The sun is getting lower and lower, submerging below the horizon, the dusky sky is gradually darkening, and when the sky is completely dark, a large number of actors set off from the crew station, under the responsibility of their respective team leaders, and walk towards the shooting site in an orderly manner according to the plan.

Countless lanterns have been lit on the lawn where the banquet is held, just waiting for the shooting to begin. (To be continued......)

PS: There's something going on again this weekend.,Can't code words.,The manuscript looks like it's going to bottom out.