Chapter 336: The Taste of Power

While Daniel was chatting with Rob Marshall, the set crew was setting up a large cauldron, surrounded by flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables.

It is a ritual of cannibalism.

Daniel needs to sit inside to shoot first, then people come out, light a fire to shoot, and finally post-production together.

Marshall was joking, of course, when he said he was going to burn hot spots.

Daniel looked around. Orlando's and Kayla's chairs were on the other side. This is very interesting. Except for Daniel Sandler, the rest of the rest of the actors are in other places. Only he, Marshall and Bruckheimer are together. When he is usually off work, Daniel is mostly with Marshall. Chat and discuss how to shoot.

Even though he was also an investor and quite well-known when he made the first film, he didn't get this kind of treatment for granted.

Of course, Hollywood puts interests first, and whoever has more power will have more privileges, but it also needs time to ferment. What's more, in 2004 and 2005, Daniel did a lot of things, and many people looked at him It had to change. Marshall can still chat and laugh with him, this is determined by the position of the director, not to mention that Marshall is not an ambitious person who makes several movies a year, so MGM and DD can do very little to him . But Orlando and Kayla are completely different. They chat more with Miller and Desaar, and rarely come to joke with Daniel as they did in the first film.

Daniel is really special.

Before him, there had never been such a person.

Being both a legendary superstar and a figure at the pinnacle of power in the industry, people have the opportunity to film in the same scene, but they have to be afraid.

Daniel also understands this, but many things are involuntary.

Paul Walker can still drink and chat with him. Of course their friendship will become close again, and Daniel will even consider asking him to star in "Transformers". Big people also need friends, but friends don't have to be big people. In many cases, making friends depends on the person.

"Are these people from the local tribe?"

Marshall nodded, "We employ more than 400 people. Dominican native tribesman. Tribe, what a primitive and ancient vocabulary, very exciting, isn't it?"

"I don't get excited about them, do you, Marshall?"

Get a blind eye.

"But I see some of them as if,

Not very happy. "

"Um?"

Marshall looked at the temporary workers of the local tribe in surprise, and indeed he was surprised to see that many people were looking at the cauldron set with some disgruntled expressions on their faces. It is very important for the locals to communicate smoothly, which is very important for the crew filming in other places. Otherwise, if someone makes trouble, it may be delayed for a day or two, and it will be a loss of millions.

He beckoned someone over and asked him to inquire about it.

Soon, Marshall's assistant ran back, and did not deliberately lower his voice to avoid Daniel.

"They say the local tribes are not cannibals. It's not possible to cook people alive, it will discredit their tribe. It will cause them trouble."

Daniel suddenly remembered.

Indeed, when "Pirates of the Caribbean" was filmed, getting along with the locals was very polarized. On the one hand, a crew stayed here for several months and created hundreds of positions. It is very beneficial for brokers in such a small place. Moreover, as the filming location of popular movies, the development of tourism is even more unique. As a country on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, Dominica has always been a resort. Now the icing on the cake, the benefits brought here may be long-lasting. So many people are grateful to the crew, and of course their attitude is very positive and positive. However, the local tribal leader had trouble with the crew, and Disney Studios Dick Cook even issued a public statement to deal with the dispute.

It seems that this scene in front of me caused the incident.

However, he has no intention of speaking. Disney Pictures is the producer, and everything should be handled by them.

Marshall thought for a while, and without even communicating with Bruckheimer, he asked his assistant to send a message, "This is just a fictional movie, no one will think they are cannibals. Tell them, I hope they can adjust their mentality, Don't affect the work, otherwise we will directly replace people."

so tough?

"Unemployment is super high here, 70% of people lack jobs, and the opportunity to work on our crew is very rare, and they will understand how to do it. Besides, there are problems, and Jeff and Disney will deal with them."

Daniel was dumbfounded for a while, but Marshall had the same meaning as him.

But he was right, Daniel saw that the staff of the local tribes quickly lowered their heads and got busy, no longer looking at the set.

...

"More than a dozen tribal leaders led people to the scene."

Daniel was wearing sunglasses and carrying a backpack, and was walking on the Dominican-style streets. It was unclear whether he was looking at the scenery or the locals were looking at him more. This small town is very poor, not close to the sea, and has no tourist resources, but the good thing is that almost no one knows Daniel Sandler, he only takes Miller, and Desaer makes a mask at home—with great difficulty Daniel is off today. Although the crew is still working, he always has to take a day off every ten days and a half months, otherwise no one can stand the continuous rotation.

He was staring at these quaint stone buildings in a daze. There were many strange patterns carved on them, probably some kind of beasts and totems, but he couldn't tell what they were. After being made with a chisel, the local red mud was filled in. On the big grayish-yellow stone, one by one strange red patterns conveyed the history and beliefs of this tribe for thousands of years.

Fascinating.

Then Miller received a call. Of course, someone from DD Films was on the set. As one-third of the big investors, it was necessary to follow up the entire filming process. This time Ferguson did not join the set in person. Producers and groups hired by the industry. It was he who communicated with Miller.

"The locals went to make trouble?"

"It seems to be, it seems to be more than a dozen tribes together, quite a few people." Miller didn't look nervous, "But the local police have already passed by. Marshall and Jeff didn't go out at all, and handed them over to the local government."

Daniel had thought about it early on. When the crew came to the Caribbean, of course they brought a lot of security personnel, and there were 400 people themselves, so they were very confident.

Disney finally chose Bataka Island, Dominican Republic, because of the suitable scenery, but it must have something to do with the satisfactory conditions provided by the local government-such as providing satisfactory security protection.

As a Caribbean country that is very dependent on the United States, it is not certain who has the upper hand between a country like Dominica and a giant group like Disney. What's more, it is Dominica that wants Disney now. The troubles of these locals will not cause much trouble to the crew.

Both Marshall and Bruckheimer understood this.

But Daniel felt the aura of power that he was not so familiar with. (To be continued..)

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