The sun was shining from the sky, bright and warm.

The autumn breeze blows gently, and the garbage on both sides of the street is piled up, and the stench chases pedestrians with the wind.

A group of peculiar-looking, mostly bearded men, were holding banners and protesting, and around them were a group of police officers on standby.

In a Mercedes-Benz, Li Shengyao closed his eyes, and he was closing his eyes to recuperate.

Chen Hao's eyes widened, and he looked at both sides of the street with surprise.

She just came to visit the class the day before yesterday, and like the vast majority of ordinary Chinese people, she still recognizes the strength of the beautiful country in her heart, and feels that it is the first power in the world today.

However, Chen Hao never expected that in New York, which is known as the world's first city, the streets are so dirty, not only full of garbage, but also all kinds of tents, and homeless people who have not bathed for dozens of days.

In addition, the crowd that just protested is afraid that there are only tens of thousands.

Li Shengyao opened his eyes, saw Chen Hao's appearance, and chuckled and held her hand.

"It's so unsafe."

Chen Hao came back to his senses and couldn't help but worry.

"It's okay, I'm just making movies, and there won't be any danger."

"Why are there so many police and protesters, next time they take a detour."

A few days ago, the beautiful country attacked Xu Liya, and the immigrants in New York City were naturally dissatisfied, so they began to gather to protest.

A few days ago, there was also a zero-yuan purchase, and dozens of shops were looted.

New York officials then sent additional police, of course, such a thing has nothing to do with Li Shengyao.

He also issued a gag order forbidding the crew from expressing their views on the air raid in the beautiful country.

Fortunately, Phoenix was completely immersed in the role, and he didn't care about the outside during this time, otherwise, it was really hard to say whether Li Shengyao's order could be completely implemented.

The car shook off the crowd of protesters, and then came to the vicinity of the set, where Chen Hao saw a group of extreme clown fans holding banners, dozens of people, and there were still police officers staring at them.

Benefiting from the zero-dollar purchase in the past few days, New York officials have tightened supervision over these protesters, including the protest groups outside the set of "Joker", which have also been taken care of.

Li Shengyao explained the matter, and finally said: "Don't worry, it's much better now, the police are stricter, there used to be hundreds of people, but now there are only a few dozen." ”

The car was parked outside the set, and immediately a security guard hired by Warner stepped forward to protect it, and Li Shengyao took Chen Hao and entered the set smoothly all the way.

He introduced a few people to Chen Hao, and then started working, allowing Chen Hao to hang out on the set.

Chen Hao is still a little curious about the operation mode of the beautiful country on the set, she is currently teaching in Chinese opera, and if she understands the situation here, she can go back and talk to the students.

At about ten o'clock, the staff on the set rested, and the crew prepared some fruits and cold drinks, coffee, and hot tea for the on-site workers and actors to choose.

Li Shengyao is not a tyrant on the set who likes to scold people and has a quick temper, and the overall atmosphere of the crew is still very good.

With the exception of a few main actors who are still immersed in the plot, everyone else is very happy and enjoys such a break.

At this moment, there was a crackling sound outside, like a gunshot.

The crowd, who was still talking and laughing just now, hurriedly fell to the ground.

Chen Hao didn't react, she felt that it was a firecracker, or Li Shengyao came over and pulled her to squat.

"What's wrong?"

When she came back to her senses and realized that it might be a gunshot, she was frightened, her face turned pale, and she asked tremblingly.

"I don't know, let's take a look."

After about ten minutes, the whole set was very quiet, no one spoke, everyone stayed honestly.

At this point, the security guard in charge of the protection ran in and loudly explained what had happened.

It turned out that there was a zero-dollar purchase nearby, and the patrolling police were also attacked, and the police immediately emptied the magazine and solved the culprit on the spot.

Li Shengyao then got up, clapped his hands, and announced that he would rest for another twenty minutes.

He noticed that Chen Hao's face was not good, so he smiled and said, "It's too dangerous here, do you want to return to China early." ”

Hearing this, Chen Hao opened his mouth, and then said strongly: "It's okay, I'm not afraid." ”

"Well, there's a team of police officers outside the crew, and it's going to be fine."

He then continued to work, while Chen Hao continued to hang out on the set.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Li Shengyao took Chen Hao back to the hotel, Chen Hao took a bath, and said happily: "Husband, there are many gifts sent to you by fans here, I will help you open them." ”

"Okay, let's tear it down together."

Lee Shengyao won the Palme d'Or twice, and the top three best directors in Europe three times in a row, and he still has some fans.

Just like celebrity fans will send gifts by mail, Lee Shengyao also has some gifts here.

He didn't bother to watch it before, so he handed it over to the assistant director to deal with.

Now that Chen Hao is interested, he plans to dismantle it with him.

In the second bedroom of the hotel where he lived, there were two or three hundred gifts.

"Wow, what a beautiful doll."

"This suit is very expensive, do you want to keep it?"

"There's a bottle of wine here, and it's said to have been made especially for you."

"Hey, I don't have a photo of my clothes, it's so big, there's a phone here, do you want to call it."

Li Shengyao smiled and listened to Chen Hao's evaluation, picked up a gift box, he felt a little heavy, after opening the package, he smelled a fishy smell, he was excited, and then opened a crack slightly, and saw a dead bird inside.

He immediately closed the package and got up, "I'll throw all this garbage out." ”

He found a large bag, threw the unpacked package and the gift box with the dead bird in it, tied the bag tightly, and put it outside the room.

Chen Hao didn't notice Li Shengyao's abnormality, and he was still excitedly opening the gift.

Li Shengyao was more careful, he opened it himself when it was heavier, and the light gift box was thrown to Chen Hao, and then he found that four gift boxes had a fishy smell.

He didn't open it and just threw it away.

"Okay, go to sleep, you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

When Chen Hao heard this, he immediately entered the bathroom with a smile in his eyes, and Li Shengyao followed in.

Chen Hao is at the age of a wolf and a tiger, but Li Shengyao is past his peak, fortunately, he has not stolen food in New York recently, and he doesn't need to deal with several women at the same time, Chen Hao alone, he can still deal with it.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the two of them, with a satisfied smile, fell asleep.

I don't know how long it was, but there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Chen Hao slept deeply and didn't wake up, Li Shengyao got up and turned on the light, looked at the time, and found that at two o'clock in the morning, he felt something was wrong, so he cautiously walked over lightly, and saw a person wearing a clown mask standing outside the door through the cat's eye.

That mask still looks a little scary.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, did not open the door, quickly retreated, and then called the hotel front desk.

The "clown" outside probably heard the noise, yelled a few times, and then quickly left.

Soon after, the hotel security guard came over and said that they had caught the harasser, an extreme clown fan, who somewhere got Li Shengyao's room number, sneaked into the hotel, and came to knock on the door.

The security guard also stated that the clown fan was carrying a short knife.

Li Shengyao was afraid for a while, but fortunately he didn't open the door, and after thinking about it, he told the hotel security guards to be strictly supervised, especially the door of Phoenix.

He then called Emmerich and told him to contact the security company, preferably during his break in Phoenix, where security guards were always on the lookout.

Phoenix is now completely involved in the role, prone to do some extreme things, and easily hurt, which is what Lee Shengyao is worried about.

hung up the phone, Chen Hao had already woken up.

Li Shengyao saw that he was worried, so he kissed him, "It's okay, it's just some rats and fleas, and they can't be on the table."

Let's have another discussion. ”

Chen Hao diverted his attention and immediately responded excitedly.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shengyao heard the assistant director complaining, saying that several media outlets had poked out the events of last night.

Some Los Angeles media outlets ridiculed the "Joker" crew as unpopular, believing that they would not succeed.

Li Shengyao was unhappy in his heart, and he also felt that these media were very disgusting, but he knew very well that complaining would not solve the problem.

Instead of wasting time here, it is better to adjust well.

Therefore, he didn't think much about it, and continued yesterday's shooting with a calm face.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, a small car came to an emergency stop outside the set of "Joker", and Emmerich hurriedly got out of the car, his hair was a little messy, and he was obviously in a hurry.

"Lee, are you alright?"

No one knows how important "Joker" is to him, and this film is about whether he can go further.

Not only the president of Warner Pictures, but Warner Headquarters has confirmed that DC Pictures will soon be established, and this company will be responsible for movies with DC Universe characters in the future.

DC Pictures is also lacking a president.

Now there's a lot of competition within Warner Pictures, and the top brass wants to go further.

Li Shengyao shook his head, "It's okay, I'm fine." ”

He was entangled with Chen Hao late last night, and there was nothing wrong with him except for some weak legs and qi deficiency.

Emmerich saw that Li Shengyao's words were not as full of anger as usual, and he was worried, "Li, don't stay in a hotel, we have a lot of villas in New York, you and a few leading actors live in villas, in the villa area, the security measures are stricter, and the safety is more guaranteed." ”

When Li Shengyao heard this, he subconsciously thought of Chen Hao.

When he looked up, he just saw Chen Hao looking at him, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Chen Hao had half a month's vacation, and he didn't want her to have any damage.

Staying in a villa is a good idea.

But will this affect the rest of the crew?

As the saying goes, if you don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness, a few of them live in villas, and others live in hotels, will there be complaints?

And this kind of thing must not be hidden from the media, and if it is reported, I am afraid that there will be more ridicule of the crew of "Joker".

The audience on the side of the beautiful country is more advocative of confrontation and does not like people who are timid and evasive.

Just look at the NBA, or boxing, or even movie crew promotion.

Whether it is a role player with a base salary, or a movie that costs hundreds of thousands and is destined not to explode, when it is promoted, it is full of confidence, and it looks like I am the king of the world.

It's not that they are all ignorant and fearless, it's just that the atmosphere of a beautiful country is like this, and they can't be cowardly or admit defeat.

Li Shengyao thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Man, forget it, we still stay in a hotel, and we have to hold a press conference to create an image of a brave person who has the courage to stand up to extremists."

Of course, the hotel will strengthen security, and Phoenix and I will change rooms. ”

In his previous life, when "Joker" was produced, it also encountered opposition from extreme clown fans, but there was no serious harm news.

Li Shengyao believes that as long as they don't die and stay in their rooms honestly after work, there will be no safety problems.

Emmerich immediately understood what Lee meant, "Okay, I'll take care of those things, and I plan to stay in New York next, and I won't go back to Los Angeles until it's finished." ”

"Whatever you want."

"Do you want to have a meeting with the crew?"

When Li Shengyao heard this, he looked up and observed the rest of the crew, the news that someone knocked on the door last night had spread, the assistant director complained a few words, and the others did not react much.

The big guy is obviously mentally prepared and knows that there may be harassment, so just be careful.

"No need, the atmosphere of the crew is okay, we bring it up now, maybe it will make everyone nervous, now everyone is in a good state, don't spoil it."

"Okay, you prepare, I'll arrange a reporter interview, and I'll come over at noon."

Taking advantage of the current popularity of the news, Li Shengyao responded quickly, which can better shape the character and win the favor of the audience.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Okay, I can do it at any time." ”

After lunch, Emmerich really led seven reporters over, and Li Shengyao asked the makeup artist to put makeup on him, and then took a big sip of water, and then talked to the reporters.

He talked about yesterday's shooting in the neighborhood, and some extreme clown fans mailing him horrific gifts, and knocking on his door last night to harass him.

He has a loud voice, seems very indifferent, and mocks the extreme clown fans who can't do anything, they are all little mice living in the gutter.

At best, he also said that he would declare war on extreme fans, and his lawyer was waiting for these people, and he would never let these people corrupt the good law and order environment in New York.

When the interview ended, Chen Hao was a little worried, "If you say that, will it stimulate those extreme clown fans?" ”

"Don't worry, Emmerich spent another 500,000 US dollars, no matter where he goes in the future, there will be bodyguards with him, even if it is in the hotel, there are bodyguards staring at the door, and it will be fine."

Chen Hao said and breathed a sigh of relief, "Warner is rich, and it is still a little beneficial to cooperate with them." ”

Soon after, Li Shengyao's words in an interview were sent out, and in the first few days, there were more clown fans outside the crew, the number of people exceeded 100 again, and some people threw stones at the set, but a few people were arrested by the police, and there were many fewer clown fans who protested, and there were dozens of people left.

Just like Lee Shengyao predicted, even if he is an extreme clown fan, he is not a fool who wants to die.

They make excuses to protest, perhaps to avoid work or to vent negative emotions in life.

It's not that they really have a life-and-death feud with the crew of "Joker", or how much they love clowns.

However, in order to further alleviate the emotions of extreme clown fans, Lee Shengyao plans to use the video in his hand to edit a trailer for everyone to see Phoenix's wonderful performance.

He believes that Phoenix's excellent performance can conquer many clown fans. (End of chapter)