"What are you doing when you're so late? The crew will officially start filming in five days, and now is the last time to rest!"

was recalled by twelve consecutive calls, even Yue Fei had to sing full of Jiang Hong with grief and indignation, not to mention Charlotte. Woken up by the ringing of the phone in the middle of the night, he hurried to the office of producer Westwood, yawning and complaining, while observing the situation in the room-

Except for Westwood, who called him, and director Alan Mike Arrowy, the heads of various departments of the crew were all there, and Charlotte should have been the last to arrive because she lived the farthest. The room was filled with smoke, filled with the smell of nicotine and suspicion, and everyone was sitting or standing in twos and threes, talking to people they knew.

"What's going on? It's not going to be a seizure of power, is it?"

Charlotte patted the old gun, who had arrived earlier than herself, on the shoulder and asked in a soft voice. The old man with the red beard was sitting in the corner at this time, holding a can of beer in his hand and pouring it, and at the sound of Charlotte's words, he suddenly froze, and then coughed violently.

"Ahem, ahem...... If there is any conspiracy, how can there be such a big battle?"

- Charlotte, of course, knew that such a sudden meeting was more like something unexpected to deal with than a conspiracious conspiracy that existed in some kind of conspiracies such as the seizure of power. He just wanted to joke with the old gun, but he almost choked the other party to death.

"I didn't know what was going on, but Westwood called me out of the blue, and didn't say anything about it. I guess that's the case with you, right?"

Recovering from the cough, the old gun shrugged,

"I guess everyone is in this situation, I know what's going on, only the director and the producer who didn't come!"

"To correct it, only Mr. Director knows the specific situation, and I have a similar understanding of things to you. ”

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, producer Anthony Westwood pushed open the door and walked in. His face was full of sorrow, and his eyebrows were almost twisted:

"The problem now is that the person who knows the problem, that is, our director, is gone!"

“What！？”

“WTF!!”

...... With Westwood's words, there was a burst of exclamation and scolding in the office. It took a long time for everyone to calm down under the comfort of the oldest old gun.

"What's going on, Tony?"

The old gun called the nickname of the producer Westwood, but his tone was quite unkind,

"Don't you tell me that Mike Arrowy guy ran away with the money!?"

Although Hollywood is the most developed place in North America or the world's entertainment industry, it is often chaotic here, because the official statements of the entertainment industry are bullshit, and the gossip is regarded as the truth.

Like Charlotte's predecessor, it is only a small case to trick a beautiful woman with a dream of stardom into bed under various excuses such as "I am a producer, but the crew does not have enough money, the actors are undecided, and the script is not available". And there are even some people with boundaries, who even cooperate with the CIA and deceive foreigners. Later generations of Hollywood even made a special film to commemorate this great hoax, called "Escape from Tehran" - and even more, this bizarre movie even won an Oscar.

In fact, because of the North American people's admiration for oil and the unearned financiers, there are not many clever tricks such as the Rat Society or the Pompeii scheme that are widely spread in this fertile land. There are also some "Robin Hoods", who specifically pick those rich people who are known for their shrewdness, and they have also gained a lot, which really makes many real trickster masters sigh.

Of course, although everyone has heard stories like the Pompeii hoax, not many have actually experienced it firsthand, so everyone in the room gets nervous when they hear the old gun's words and think that he may have become a marionette in the hands of some crook.

"Don't worry, it's not there yet!"

Westwood waved his hand to calm the nervous crowd,

"After I couldn't contact Alan for two days in a row, I called the police and immediately went to check the accounts - rest assured, everyone, our money is still there!"

"Whew, that's good!"

Hearing this, many people were relieved, but it did not include Westwood:

"Although the worst has been avoided, but, to a certain extent, compared to the kind of fraud that just needs to call the police, this is the most troublesome now-"

Looking at everyone's puzzled expressions, Westwood couldn't help but scratch the scalp that had begun to top,

"According to the latest investigation results of the Los Angeles Police Department, the location of Mike Arrow's disappearance is likely to be the Bians Valley!"

"Isn't that the location we finally chose?"

Hearing the name of this place, Charlotte, who was a little drowsy because of lack of sleep, suddenly woke up-

In director Allen's script, the exterior is basically country roads, forests and mountains, and in the spirit of proximity, they planned to shoot directly in the Rocky Mountains, where Los Angeles is located. And the location that was chosen and finally selected was the Bianers Valley. It's densely forested, foggy all year round, and there's a country road passing through it, making it perfect for filming.

When she went there to see the scenery, although Charlotte found that the forest there had a bit of ghostly atmosphere, but if you think about it carefully, how many places in the inaccessible primeval forest will be completely devoid of mystery? Even if it is like the sea of trees that bury countless suicides like under Mt. Fuji in RB, as long as you don't die, you won't die, not to mention that the film the crew is going to shoot is a horror movie, and the ghost atmosphere there is still very suitable.

However, now that she heard that her director had disappeared there, Charlotte couldn't help but think about it.

"What's going on? There's no way you're going to be eaten by a grizzly bear, right?"

"I hope not!"

Westwood didn't seem to be sure, and he silently drew a cross on his chest,

"After the Los Angeles Police Department issued a notification, the local police department contacted and said that Allen's car had been found on a country road in the Bianers Valley. At that time, I followed the police station to check, and it was indeed Allen's car, but I didn't find that Allen, the son of a bitch, had it! The police and local rangers were still looking for his traces, but I didn't think there was much hope. ”

The producer sighed,

"And, the local ranger told me that there have been a lot of missing people in the area in recent years, and many people, like Allen, have left their cars on the road and disappeared. It's a pity that we didn't take this aspect into account when we were in the past. ”

"What is the problem??"

The old gun, who had been calm, suddenly became more violent, and the red-bearded man glared at Westwood like a real Viking and began to yell,

"Come on! We're not the 19th century, we're not making the cursed "Macbeth," and we're not the damn "Angels of Hell," how did you, a producer who should be scheming with the devil for money, become superstitious in this place!?

- "Macbeth", one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, has a reputation as "cursed" for a long time after its birth, as long as there is a theater that wants to rehearse this masterpiece, there will inevitably be an unfortunate accident that will make the performance empty; and the famous tycoon and playboy Howard Hughes's air combat epic film "Hell's Angels" is because of Hughes's own high investment and strict requirements like a loser, creating a miracle in film history and the largest number of filming accidents. Both of these are well-known examples of bad luck in the history of art.

In Hollywood circles, although it cannot be said that there are many people with low educational qualifications, as an art industry, it is a fact that people with literary and artistic brains abound. Compared with science and engineering men with gears in their heads, they are more superstitious. In fact, Lao Gun himself is a superstitious person, and every time he participates in the filming of a film, he has to wear his lucky suit - and this suit was even passed down to him by his father, even if it is well maintained, its wornness can be imagined - but even so, Lao Gun is still the same.

However, when the producer Westwood's words revealed the meaning of "the poor choice of location affected the luck", Lao Gun, who had already started to re-iron the lucky suit, immediately became a staunch materialist - just like casting, the choice of location was also done under the auspices of Lao Gun, the assistant director, as an old fritter on the set, even if it involved illusory luck or curse, he would never be willing to carry this black pot.

“Easy！”

Westwood is also experienced, he understands what the old gun does not want to take on what responsibilities, and hurriedly explains,

"I'm not trying to blame anyone for that, because it's a force majeure at all. Now, regardless of whether the bastard lives or dies, the biggest trouble we face is that we may not have a director when the film starts!"

Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly, and finally poured it out in one gulp,

"Actually, it's not just that there's no director anymore – the police have investigated and found that someone has seen Allen in the car with a blonde young woman who resembles Eliza Kunis – which means that our bitch has disappeared with the bastard director!"

“Holly shit！！！”

Photographer Addison Young jumped all at once. In the crew, the cinematographer has always been the director's royal team, and the most iron-clad supporter, Addison is no exception. When everyone was talking about director Allen before, he didn't say anything, however, now that he heard the news, he couldn't help it anymore-

"This bastard must have dragged the heroine to the field battle on location again!!When he first filmed "Moonlight Panic 4", he was still a screenwriter, and he did it! This bastard, he likes the dangerous wild so much, can't he go and open a room!?"

Obviously, because of Mr. Director's death, even his die-hard supporters have now defected, and if producer Westwood really wants to seize power, as Charlotte joked before, it should be a very favorable situation now, but-

"Gentlemen, the biggest question we face now is, can this film be made? and, if it does, who will be the heroine-"

"- Who's going to be the director!?"