"I'm standing there, facing three trolls, helpless."

A raucous banquet as a backdrop, Bilbo? Baggins is facing the camera and tells a couple of kids about the adventures of the Hobbits, "arguing about how to eat us, whether to swallow us in one bite or to crush us into pate......"

"They spent too much time on this subject until the first rays of the morning sun climbed up the treetops...... Boom, they're all turned to stone! ”

“Cut！” Duke shouted, "This is over." ”

Ivanka behind her? Trump immediately walked over and handed over a cup of iced coffee, Duke took a sip, ignoring the crew busy setting up the next scene, and asked, "Evie, how are the rights negotiations for 'The Hobbit' going?" ”

"It's still." Ivanka? Mr. Trump said, "The news from Nancy and Tina has been unnegotiating the price and may drag on for a while." ”

When he bought the film rights of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Duke did not get the copyright of "The Hobbit", not because Duke didn't want to buy it, but because the copyright holder didn't want to sell all the chips in his hand at once, which is why there is now a negotiation.

Duke thought for a moment, "As long as the other party's requirements are not too excessive, we can appropriately raise the bottom line." ”

Like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the copyright of "The Hobbit" is also in dispute, and Duke's idea is to buy out the copyright of "The Hobbit" again, just as he buys out the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings".

He didn't want to be like the later Weinstein Brothers Pictures and Warner Bros., who continued to fight over this matter, and even made a fuss.

Next, Duke put John? Schwarzman and several other camera assistants were sent out to capture the banquet. They certainly don't waste time on extras who are purely soy sauce, and the camera is always around a few protagonists.

In addition, it is almost entirely hobbits, and to highlight how Gandalf is different from them, Duke uses an enlarged version of the actor model for the shots, which are all long shots. Coupled with the embellishment in the post-production zuò, it is not a goof.

Because Duke didn't plan for the film to be too slow, and there wouldn't be too many shots at the banquet, he announced the end of the work after nearly three hours of shooting.

Of course, the filming is not quite over, there is also a fireworks show.

Although most of Gandalf's fireworks were achieved in CGI in post-production, the ones were not too complicated, and Duke shot them in a traditional way.

The crew ordered a large number of fireworks from a British company. The company has a long history of producing fireworks, dating back to the 16th century for Elizabeth I, and is one of the world's leading producers of fireworks.

Six cameras were scattered to different angles, ready to capture the fireworks in the sky, and Duke, after getting feedback from all the departments in place, asked the field reporter to call the start.

"The one hundred and seventy-eighth scene, the twenty-third act, begins now!"

With the sound of the megaphone falling. Several flames burst into the air, and Gandalf fireworks from Middle-earth soared into the sky.

"It's beautiful."

Duke's back. Scarlett? Johnson had just taken off his female hobbit outfit and was standing next to Mrs. Leah in a hot pants T-shirt, "I remembered the Independence Day fireworks when I was a kid. ”

Right in front of her eyes, beautiful fireworks fell from the sky like meteors, sometimes like fairies scattering flowers. Sometimes it's like a flame, sometimes it's like a butterfly flying, sometimes it's like a bud about to let go......

The fireworks in the sky are like blooming flowers, in a variety of shapes and colors.

This was the last scene the crew filmed in Shire. It's also a pre-Christmas carnival.

As Duke shouted to stop, all the crew cheered in unison, more fireworks flew into the sky, and soon the food truck drove up to Hobbiton, and countless wines and dishes were brought up by hired cooks and waiters in place of the very beautiful but unpalatable hobbit delicacies carved out of polystyrene.

"Hi, Duke."

Scarlett walked over from behind and grabbed Duke's arm, "Why don't you go over?" I'd like to have a drink with you. ”

She still remembers drinking beer with Duke as a child, which was one of the best memories of her childhood.

"You go over and don't drink too much." Duke broke free of her grip and went on with his work, "I'm going to take a look at the footage from tonight's shoot." ”

"Then I'm not going either."

Looking at the lively pie, Scarlett couldn't help but want to move forward, "I'm here to accompany you." ”

Duke glanced at her, and the divorce of her parents directly led to a lot of changes in her personality, except for the rebellion of self-abandonment for the first time, she obviously began to mature.

"Where's Mom?" He asked.

"Godmothers don't like this kind of occasion very much."

This is completely different from the communicative duì, Scarlett pointed to the sky, "After the fireworks, the godmother will go back first." ”

After saying that, she stood quietly beside Duke, watching him busy, and no longer interjecting.

In fact, being able to go to the height of the past is enough to show Scarlett? Johnson is not stupid at all, she knows very well that after the two got along fairly well at first, Duke took the initiative to distance himself from her, and chatting may be an important reason.

Although Pai Duì appealed to her, Scarlett stood here until Duke finished the work at hand.

"Evie ......" Duke turned off the monitor, "and asked the security to deliver the film to the safe car." ”

The finished film has always been the focus of the crew's keeping, especially Duke had an unforgettable experience.

Seeing Duke finish her work, Scarlett gave up playing with her fingers, looked up at the starry sky, and asked, "Where are we going for Christmas?" ”

It's Christmas soon, and it's the last Christmas before the new millennium.

"I leased a small island near the Great Barrier Reef." Dukla came over to a chair and gestured, "Sit, Scarlett." ”

"The island?" Scarlett turned her chair in one direction, straddled the back of the chair, looked at Duke, and whispered, "There are a lot of talk about the end of the world in New York right now, I think we should find a high place, such as the highest plateau in the world, in case of a tsunami......"

"Scarlett!" Duke glared at her.

"I'm just talking about it." Scarlett shrunk her neck and muttered in a low voice, "Anyway, with you and my godmother with me, I'm not afraid." ”

The crew's carnival party will not end until the early hours of the morning, Ivanka? After Trump returned, Duke looked at the time, "If you don't participate in the party, let's go back." ”

"Okay."

Scarlett stood up, grabbed Duke's arm, and followed him toward the parking lot.

With the end of Charles's scene, the crew also returned to the set in Wellington, and then it was the five-day Christmas holiday, and the once lively set became quiet, not only a large number of cast and crew members left Wellington, but even a large number of entertainment reporters who had been stationed here for a long time also left.

Others, who chased Duke to the airport, also gave up their intention to chase them when they saw them go directly to the private tarmac.

The plane's destination was Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, where Duke planned to head to the Gold Coast, from where he would take a chartered private yacht to the Great Barrier Reef to spend the last Christmas of the millennium on a quiet private island.

"Mom, you should also consider buying a plane."

Unbuckling his seat, Duke asked the flight attendant to bring a drink and said, "It's also easier for you to travel a lot between North America and Europe." ”

Mrs. Leah picked up the glass of water and took a sip, "I have already placed an order, and it is estimated that the plane will be in place around March next year." ”

After talking to his mother about the plane, Duke turned his head to look around, Scarlett? Johnson was holding a handheld and was pressing it back and forth with interest.

"What game are you playing?" Duke tilted his head curiously.

Scarlett tilted the screen slightly to his side, "A game about surfing." ”

"Surfing?"

Hearing Duke's question, Scarlett shrugged her shoulders playfully, "I love this sport, and I even went to Hawaii to practice for a while in the summer." ”

"Then you can have a good time this time." Duke thinks back to Ivanka? Mr. Trump said of the island, "There's a flat area of water, perfect for diving or surfing." ”

"We can be together." Seeing that Duke seemed hesitating, Scarlett asked, "You won't?" ”

"No, it won't." Duke shook his head.

"I can teach you." She smiled slyly.

Duke continued to shake his head, "I very much doubt your level. ”

With his understanding, Scarlett? Johnson is a beginner at best.

The plane arrived in Brisbane, and as soon as Duke and the others turned on their mobile phones, Mrs. Leah received a phone call, and after saying a few words, her brows quickly furrowed.

She hung up her phone and sighed, "Duke, I'm sorry, I can't spend Christmas with you anymore." ”

"Did you send anything, Mom?" Duke asked hurriedly.

"Santa Fea has a little bit of a problem with Chanel." Madame Leah turned to her assistant and said to Duke, "I'm going to Paris to settle a contract with Chanel." ”

She looked at Duke, then at Scarlett, "Duke, Scarlett will be taken care of by you for the time being, I will use the plane first, and I will fly directly to Paris." ”

"Why don't I go with you?" Duke offered to ask.

Lady Leah shook her head, "You don't know the European fashion industry, you haven't dealt with them, and you can't help if you go, I can handle this little thing, you and Scarlett continue to go on vacation." ”

Without giving Duke another chance to speak, she turned and walked towards the plane.

"Now it's just the two of us." Scarlett said, looking at the sky. (To be continued......)

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