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Chapter 11 Studio Addiction. Gentleman

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This explosion caused more than 300,000 US dollars, and it also caused another impact. Sofia Coppola was probably frightened and called Duke the next day and told her that she was sick and needed to take a few days off.

To be honest, Duke was not very satisfied with the effect of this shooting. Compared with the explosion tycoon in his previous life, the explosion scenes they created and shot were nothing. The fireworks engineers and photography team signed by Lucasfilm are indeed not top players in this field.

However, Duke cannot ask for more, after all, there are not many such top professional talents in Hollywood.

According to the pre-set shooting plan, after returning to the set, the crew moved to model shooting. For example, nonsense and expensive shots like Bus Leap, Duke turned to model shooting. The realistic models created by Industrial Light Magic will not affect the shooting effect too much.

Finally, most models inevitably embarked on the road of explosion. On the outdoor set of Universal Studios, a twenty-foot-long Boeing cargo aircraft model and a bus model with a scaled reduction were wiped out in the explosion.

The crew also ushered in a period of best condition since the start of the filming. In the first week of November, Duke even completed the shooting task that had been planned for two weeks before, which was related to the crew's gradual maturity and the fact that he always made plans from the most difficult perspective.

Since the crew started filming, as the actual controller of the crew, Robin Grande has been almost completely invisible. Like all the excellent producers, he has basically handed over control of the set to Duke, watching everything happening with just his eyes.

In fact, Duke knew very well that Robin Grand had seen all the films he had taken, and more than once, but he had never made any comments so far, which means he was generally satisfied with the shots he took. As well as the deputy director Conne has also been much more settled, which is probably related to Robin's secret warning.

Although it is not too obvious, it cannot be concealed by anyone with a discerning eye. Robin Grand is taking care of him.

Why did the other party do this? Duke thought it must be George Lucas's relationship. He never considered it deeper, because what occupied his entire mind was how to make this movie well.

However, in Hollywood, no one or anything will go smoothly.

“This is the shooting plan this afternoon.”

On the set, Sofia Coppola, who returned to the crew, placed a plan on the table in front of Duke and said, "But the hero has not arrived yet. Should I take another shot first?"

"He's already twenty minutes late."

All the afternoon scenes were related to Keanu Reeves, and Uma Thurman and Dennis Hober, who were wearing makeup, had been waiting in the studio's rest area.

After looking at the watch, just as Duke was about to change the shooting plan, a noisy sound came from the entrance of the studio. Keanu Reeves, who was whistling, walked in staggeringly. A staff member came forward to remind him to go to make-up, but he pushed him back and fell to the ground.

"Hey, boy!" Keanu Reeves's voice was loud and hoarse, "Don't make trouble!"

Throwing down the plan, Duke strode over. Before he could get close to Keanu Reeves, he could faintly smell a faint smell of smoke. This smell was very familiar. Although he had not tried it himself, he had smelled it in middle school and college. When he thought of Keanu Reeves' ridiculous life in the early 1990s, the answer was very obvious.

"You're late, Reeves!"

Duke reached out and pulled up the overwhelmed staff on the ground.

"Just a few minutes!" Keanu Reeves waved his hand hard, "Just a few minutes!"

"Find a place to wake him up."

Duke reminded the assistant who followed Keanu Reeves, who was about to go over and pull him, but was pushed away by Reeves again.

"I want to film a movie!"

Keanu Reeves, who was excited, was obviously confused, and his voice was getting louder and louder, "I want to film, do you understand? I want to film!"

He stumbled towards Duke. Before he could get closer, he swayed and deflected, hitting the "wall". The setting wall was immediately knocked down, and he himself was tripped to the ground. Perhaps in a hurry to get up, he grabbed a rope that fixed the setting wall and wanted to leverage the force, but he directly pulled the set, which was more than twenty feet long, into a crooked manner.

It is normal for celebrities to suck big and marijuana. It is not uncommon for people to suck coca and alkali like Keanu Reeves in Hollywood, but not many people who sucked it and ran to the crew to play wildly!

Looking coldly at Keanu Reeves who was yelling excitedly like a drunkard, Duke said to Sofia behind him, "Call his agent, and call a few security guards to come in and throw him out and throw him into the garbage!"

"Don't!"

Keanu Reeves took drugs, but his assistant did not. How much impact would this happen if the incident broke out?

Turning around, Duke walked towards his resting place, the set was ruined, and the shooting this afternoon was definitely going to be ruined. His eyes swept across actors such as Uma Thurman and Dennis Hober. All of these people had to watch the show and looked at the already famous actor.

The crew members would definitely not have thrown Kean Reeves into the garbage dump as Duke said, and several people, together with the assistant, pressed him on a chair. The most exciting stage passed. Reeves sat there with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Sofia asked someone to inquire and quickly figured out the general situation.

"He's been to Johnny Depp's bar before he came," she said to Duke, who was sitting across the street. "That bar is a place where many young Hollywood actors are reveling, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Revan Phoenix, Hollywood's famous drug-absorbing trio."

"Even if they suck sea, Roin has nothing to do with me!" Duke gently tapped the armrest of the chair, his tone was a little cold, "But he has ruined my entire afternoon shooting plan now!"

Robin Grande, who didn't come to the set today, rushed over first. Not long after, Keanu Reeves's agent also arrived on the set.

In the office on the set, Duke and Robin were sitting in a relatively close position, Keanu Reeves, who was applying a cold towel across the street, felt a little awake, and his agent seemed to have a headache.

"I'm very sorry." The agent has said it several times.

"Mr. Reeves not only disrupted my shooting plan." Duke's tone was very plain. Things have happened. How to solve it is the most important thing. "The set that was pulled down by Mr. Reeves has been damaged to varying degrees, which will delay the crew's time."

"I'm sorry," the agent continued.

"I hope this sentence comes out of Mr. Reeves' mouth." Duke looked at Keanu Reeves who had regained consciousness, "He is the one who should apologize the most!"

"You..." Reeves suddenly raised his head and stared straight at Duke.

Duke looked at him with a sharper look, without any intention of giving in. Keanu Reeves is not a good man in the future, but a veritable bastard.

The agent persuaded Reeves a few words, and he gradually lowered his head and said to Duke, "I'm sorry!"

Nodding, Duke signaled himself to accept his apology, without any intention of being reluctant. Both sides had to continue working together. It would be of no benefit to anyone who had a complete quarrel.

Duke then left the office, and Robin Grande could extort anything from the other party next, and then he would not care about his business.

Originally, because of the successful shooting, all of them were caught in due to the impact of this incident. Although Keanu Reeves apologized, the two of them had a colder relationship. Duke didn't care. In fact, since the preparations began, he kept a distance from all the actors. Apart from work, he didn't want to have too much interaction with them.

A week later, after filming the subway scene, the crew finished filming the studio, and Dennis Hober became the first main actor to leave the crew. Robin Grande was very good at being a human being and specially booked a bar at Universal Studios to hold a small farewell party for him.

"Dennis, you did a great job!"

He raised his glass and touched Dennis Hober. Duke drank the champagne inside and touched the old actor's fist that stretched over, "I hope we have a chance to cooperate in the future."

"I hope so too." Dennis Hober also drank the wine in his glass.

Whatever you see is one of the basic skills to survive in Hollywood.

Leaving the chaotic crowd, Duke returned to the quiet bar, ordered another glass of champagne, sat in a high chair, and slowly savored it.

He was under greater pressure than everyone there, and he couldn't relax at all, and he didn't feel like caring.

"Don't you like the excitement?" A female voice with an Australian accent rang next to her.

Duke shook his head slowly. He also attended carnival parties in middle school and college, and did not reject that atmosphere.

"Not sociable?" the voice continued, "or do you want to maintain the authority of the director?"

"Miss Watts, how much authority do you think I have on the crew?"

Turning his head, Duke looked at the petite girl who had just sat next to him. The other party's golden curly hair was smoothly spread on his shoulders wearing an ivory gown, and two small front teeth that were slightly protruding under his open lips.

Naomi Watts smiled directly. She has worked hard in the Japanese and Australian circles for many years. Of course, she is not a rookie. It can be seen that the crew is maintaining the work contract, and the young director really doesn’t have much authority.

"Call me Nami."

She stretched out her right hand to Duke, "Re-meet, Naomi Watts, Australian."
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