Four Hundred and Sixty-Seven - a Brainless Guy Who only Appears in the News
"Forget it, inform the crew to take a rest in the morning, and we will officially start filming after lunch."
Enduring the discomfort that spread throughout his body, Wayne shook his head and said helplessly to the producer: "Give me a few hours and I will adjust myself before lunch."
Today is the first day of official filming. No matter what happens, he will ensure that he appears on the shooting scene. Otherwise, not to mention how the external media will exaggerate the facts and report, even within the huge crew, there will be the possibility of floating hearts.
When he signed the director's contract with Warner Bros., the huge power brought not only ubiquitous pressure, but also the responsibility he was about to bear. If you want to gain something, you must give something. This is the most basic operating rule in a commercial society.
"Gilmore, go and communicate with the bank again. We will start after lunch." After thinking about it, Wayne continued: "The street scenes, the scenes in the car, and the shots outside the bank will all be shot by you in the afternoon. ,be prepared."
"Don't worry, boss."
Hearing the instructions from the man on the bed, Gilmore couldn't wait to wave his fists in celebration. He was waiting for this kind of training opportunity. You know, even if you have worked all over Hollywood several times, you can host projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and you only have a few opportunities to coordinate the filming of very large crews. This is an exercise opportunity that many people dream of.
Originally, the scene arranged today was not complicated. It was the opening scene of a group of "clowns" robbing a bank. The most important thing was the explosion scene in the bank building. The crew had already coordinated with **** Bank Yes, we will use their bank building in the Big Apple for filming.
As for the explosion scene, it will be moved to an old rented building in the suburbs for filming, and will eventually be edited together after post-production work begins.
Now Wayne is also rejoicing. Fortunately, in the first two days, the shooting plans he arranged are all scenes that do not involve a large number of protagonists. Based on his current feelings about his own condition, he understands that even after treatment, he will not be able to recover in a short time. healthy.
The physical discomfort is okay, but the difficulty is that he can't concentrate at all now, which is fatal to work.
The crowd came in a hurry, and hurriedly left the suite under the leadership of Charles Rowan. The producer had issued a gag order and no one was allowed to be interviewed by the media in advance. No one raised any objections to this.
"Hey Nami, what's wrong with you?"
Everyone's attention was focused on Wayne from the beginning. When there were only three people left in the room, Nina suddenly discovered that something was wrong with Naomi Watts. The Australian actress's face was frighteningly pale at the moment, and her breathing could be heard clearly.
"Damn it, boss, you gave Nami the cold!"
The assistant wanted to help her to the bed, but she immediately felt that her body temperature was abnormal. It was obvious that Naomi Watts had also become a victim of influenza.
As a result, a rather joyful scene appeared on the big bed. Two people were leaning on the bedside side by side, one with their arms stretched out to the left and the other while injecting a sling bottle. The doctor's opinion was very clear. This was just influenza. As long as they rested quietly, It will recover in a few days.
Fortunately, Naomi Watts had no scenes scheduled for her and could rest peacefully in the hotel. There was nothing that could be done about Wayne. He had to appear on the set to take charge of the work. Otherwise, Jill alone would not be able to do anything. It's impossible to coordinate and move those old fritters.
It didn't take long, and both of them fell into a deep sleep. It wasn't until 10:50 in the morning. After waking up, Wayne felt that he had regained his energy a little. He did not disturb the sleeping woman and gently kissed her. After kissing her on the forehead, she endured the discomfort and got out of bed and started to get dressed.
While there was still time, he didn't bother to eat lunch, so he took the assistant lady and Sergey with him and took a low-key car from the back door of the hotel to the shooting site. Wayne was never confident about preparations without observing them with his own eyes.
"what happened?"
After the car drove to the parking lot, Wayne immediately realized something was wrong. There were people coming and going in the **** bank building. It was not at all what he had imagined as a set. The bustling crowd meant that the bank was actually still open for business.
"Call Gilmore and find out what's going on."
Standing in the square in front of the building, he frowned and looked at the people coming and going. "Let's go in and see, this is a bunch of nonsense."
Several people didn't stop in front of the door and walked directly into the hall. The lobby of this bank is very tall, and it is a busy scene at first sight. Customers are constantly coming to the window to handle business, and there are also several bank security personnel who are wandering around vigilantly from time to time.
This was indeed a very suitable place for filming the opening bank robbery scene. Wayne took the two of them to sit in the rest area, silently observing and calculating, constantly simulating the shooting scene with examples in his mind.
"Gilmore said the bank staff would vacate the building before lunch and had no idea the crew would be filming in the afternoon."
Nina put her mobile phone into her briefcase and reported in a low voice to Wayne next to her. "The manager of the bank heard that the crew would not be coming in the morning and made a private decision. We can definitely sue them for breach of contract."
"never mind."
Shaking his head, Wayne looked down at the time and considered whether to go out to eat first.
"They're coming."
Gu Zhenina stretched out her hand and poked him gently, pointing in the direction of the door and reminding him. It was several behind-the-scenes staff members of the crew who should have come in advance to make preparations for filming. They would make some simple arrangements after the bank staff evacuated.
The first thing to shoot in the afternoon will definitely be the cutscenes on the streets and squares. After these simple shots are completed, we will enter the lobby to shoot the bank robbery scenes. After the outside shots are finished, everything will be ready inside.
"Don't worry, let's find a place to eat first...f**k!"
Before Wayne could finish speaking, he was pushed directly to the ground by Sergey, and was firmly pressed under him by the Russian bear. Then Nina was pulled to the ground and lay beside the two of them.
"Don't move, don't make a sound!"
Sergey's low roar rang in his ears. Wayne lay on the ground and looked at each other with Nina. Although they were surprised, the two of them chose to obey Sergey's words and pressed their bodies tightly to the ground without daring their heads at all. Lift up.
To be able to cause such a big reaction from the Russian people, they knew that the other party must have observed a threatening accident, otherwise they would never have taken such a sudden action.
"F**k!"
Seeing the Russian bear's movements, Wayne cursed in a low voice again. It was very rare that this former elite instructor of the special forces actually pulled out a pistol from his armpit, which meant that anyone who could threaten them must also have this thing in his hand.
Several people had been lying on the ground, except for hearing a few chaotic shouts at the beginning, and then the hall strangely returned to silence, followed by a child's cry and a woman's pleading.
"A madman kidnapped a little boy at gunpoint."
Sergey lay on the ground, holding a cold pistol in one hand. From time to time, he raised his head slightly to observe, and then immediately retracted his head. "The madman just now probably wanted to steal money, but he was immediately surrounded by the bank's security personnel. He has now kidnapped a little boy. Let's not move for the time being. The police will be here soon."
"Shit."
After hearing the explanation, Wayne adjusted his uncomfortable posture. At that moment, he thought the danger was coming for him, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Getting some money from the bank to spend almost happened dozens of times every day in this land. Of course, he had only seen it in the news and newspapers before, but this was the first time he had experienced it personally.
Normally, those who can do this kind of thing are either brainless people from the bottom who are driven crazy by life, or they are well-trained professional robbers. When he heard that there was only one person with a gun, Wayne slowly I slowly felt relieved, at least I was sure that the goods that could no longer be packed in the prison should not pose a threat to me.
Within a few minutes, police sirens were heard outside the bank. This time the police came very quickly, and they could already be heard shouting at the criminals.
"Oops."
Sergey, who had been secretly observing, suddenly lowered his head. "The door is surrounded by media reporters. Those reporters should have got the news that we are inside. They may irritate the robber. Don't look up. That person may go crazy at any time now."
This was a coincidence. A large number of media reporters gathered in New York, originally preparing to report on the crew of "The Dark Knight", but now they caught up with a bank robbery farce, which instantly made these people excited.
If it was just a simple robbery, it would not interest them at all, but they have already received the news that Wayne Greenberg is probably trapped in the bank. There are many topics that can be hyped here. went.
They didn't care about the robber who was taking hostages and confronting the police. Now everyone is concerned about the young Hollywood boss.
"Bang, bang."
Two consecutive gunshots rang out, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. The police either hid behind the bunker or lay on the ground. Contrary to these police, several reporters seemed not to be afraid of death and had no intention of hiding. There was a burst of shooting in the bank lobby.
"What happened?"
Upon hearing the gunshot, Wayne immediately pulled the assistant girl under him, put one hand on the back of Nina's head, looked at Sergey and asked.
"Those police officers are just a bunch of losers!",
The Russian Xiong cursed angrily. "The lunatic put the negotiator in there, and his head was shot to pieces. You'd better not look at it. Be careful to have nightmares when you go back. It might even leave a psychological shadow."
Such a scene was like playing house to Sergey. There was no worry in his tone. If the robber dared to target them, he would never consider the safety of the hostages and immediately reported to Sergey. The opponent empties the magazine.
In fact, this is a common practice. Even though the police are still confronting the robbers now, as time goes by, they will most likely choose to attack by force. They will not consider the safety of the hostages and will only empty all their bullets at the other party.
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