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245 Gladiators, generals and conspiracies (1)(1/2)

"Paul, just roar with force, and show all your anger at that sarcastic British man with roar!"

A Roman general wearing Roman slat armor and a bronze dagger hanging on his waist was walking and having a cordial conversation with a barbarian leader wearing a black bear's cloak and holding a beast-headed scepter.

If it weren't for knowing that the movie was being filmed here, those who saw this scene would have thought they had traveled to some strange parallel universe.

Paul White, the tall and strong barbarian leader, and a more well-known wrestling stage name, "Brother Dashe".

Brother Daxiu scratched his bald head, thought about the boss's tips on him, and prepared for the shot that was about to be taken.

The person wearing the armor of the Roman general is naturally the little boss of the WWF Wrestling League and the actor Bai Quinn.

That's right, Bai Quinn has played his bad habits again and interfered in casting.

In the video led by Ridley Scott, a wrestler under him was inserted into the film, playing the role of a barbarian leader who had few shots.

The excuse is naturally that Ridley Scott chose a supporting role as too handsome, and the young actor named Matthew Horner doesn't look like a barbarian at all.

Brother Daxiu, who came from the United States urgently, was snatched by the director and NG several times, which made the crew not finish a single shot in the morning.

There is no way. Daxiu was originally a basketball player, and she became a monk in wrestling halfway, and her acting foundation was still a bit bad. Although she was fierce in appearance, she never played a villain in the wrestling field. She could only rely on the guidance of Bai Quinn, the "old villain".

The two were talking about how to show the image of a villain in just a few seconds, and producer and screenwriter David Franzoni came here.

Seeing this, the tactful brother Daxiu quickly slipped away and went to experience the villain's mood, leaving Bai Quinn to the producer.

"QB, this won't work. You can't continue to fight against Old Ridley. Our progress has been delayed for two days!"

David tried to make himself appear serious, and relying on his own psychological suggestion, he dared to directly accuse Bai Quinn of his behavior.

Since Harvey was so angry that he had a heart attack at the Oscars, David, who had a close relationship with Dean Robert, vaguely conjured the hidden story behind it from various details. Since then, he has become timid when facing Bai Quinn.

David let Bai Que be late for a day because of a private matter, and delayed a day in order to change a supporting role without lines and only less than half a minute of the shot. For such behavior, he did not say a word, and even became the help behind Bai Quee's "willful act".

"David, my friend, I'm not happy to say that. Did our shooting delay those two days? The machine did not shut down, and the staff did not take a holiday. They just took other shots. How could I say I delayed it for two days?

You should persuade Old Ridley, a savage chief roaring shot, he took more than twenty shots without giving them, wasting a whole morning.

What effect does he want to shoot?

Mel Gibson shouted ‘Freed’ like that?

He was the one who interfered with it, and he was angry that I changed his actor.

Touch your conscience and say, Brother Daxiu or that Matthew, who is more like the Barbarian Chief?"

David really thought for a while, then immediately realized that he was being led by Bai Quinn again, and quickly said, "It's not a question of who looks like anyone now, but you can't continue to fight against Old Ridley!"

Bai Quinn spread his hands and said, "At the beginning, it was not the dispute I had started. I just spoke for justice. Look, the entire crew was almost occupied by the British, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Jamie, David Schofield... These people are not famous at all in the United States. Is it good for the box office? As a result, he kept stuffing the British into it, and even replaced the heroine. You told me that the heroine was Jennifer Lopez! Why did I become Connie when I arrived in London!

Also, he actually asked his wife to play my wife!

I admit that I look old, but her wife is almost fifty years old. Do you look like a couple when I am with me? It seems that she can be my mother!"

"Those are all agreed by Steven. The plans you know cannot keep up with the changes..." David could only pull Spielberg out to resist. "Even if Old Ridley is wrong, he is the director again because of his age..."

"Look, you also know that Ridley is wrong. He is just bullying you and talking!" Bai Quinn took the opportunity to trip up.

"The problem with Old Ridley... Alas, I will tell him anyway. I mean, you can't fight like this, it will affect the morale of the entire crew!"

"Okay, for the crew, for you, my David, I will reconcile with Old Ridley. By the way, David, the New Zealand special effects production company I mentioned to you last time,...

Yes, ‘Vita Digital’, aren’t you complaining about the long construction period of the British? You can share some of it with Vita Digital!

Did you watch the Matrix? They made that bullet time. Isn’t it a tiny thing to use to film the scene between me and Tiger?

And the Lord of the Rings we are filming, you know, that kind of fantasy film, there are many big scenes. They can make a whole city of Gondo, which is not smaller than Rome!"

David Franzoni left with his head down. Before leaving, he told Bai Quinn that he would discuss with Spielberg and transfer part of the special effects work from The Fanll in the UK to the Vita Digital recommended by Bai Quinn.

Although Bai Quinn does not admit it, David Franzoni believes that if Bai Quinn has no shares in that Vita Digital, he will be surnamed the boy!

Perhaps the current popular Matrix is ​​a live advertisement. DreamWorks quickly agreed to subcontract part of the post-production work to Vita Digital. The two teams work at the same time, which can shorten the post-production time of two to three months without increasing costs.

Bai Quinn, who is so valuable, personally came to the scene to fight for the job, so he was so embarrassed!

Really embarrassed!

Because the special effects cost is really high!

It's worth pulling down and grabbing the business. A total of ten minutes of shots, Vita Digital received more than 10 million US dollars in production, which was higher than Bai Quinn's pay. There is no way. Who told the British that the original offer was so high? This business Vita Digital has made a lot of money.

And with the help of "Gladiator" and Spielberg, another advertisement was made. The threshold for this business is actually not high, and the update speed of algorithms and equipment is very fast. If you want to avoid being brought up, you can only try out more successful cases first. When grabbing the business, you can produce results that can impress customers.

After receiving the news, Bai Quinn immediately changed into a flattering smile, and his relationship with Old Ridley quickly became warmer, and the crew's efficiency was also improved.

The filming in the UK was completed in two weeks, and the crew moved to Morocco, where they completed the shooting of scenes such as slave markets and gladiators, and finally came to Malta.

In Malta, the crew spent millions of dollars to build a replica of the Colosseum with plywood. The bottom area can be set up. The extras who play the Roman people only need a few hundred people to fill the bottom area. The remaining 30,000 viewers will use digital technology to achieve it.

There are no big-name actors in this movie. Bai Quinn, the leading actor, only received a $8 million salary, but the overall budget has reached 100 million, and the most expensive thing is to invest in these digital technologies.

Malta is a small island country, famous for its tax havens and tourist attractions. A large Hollywood production crew will come to the island to film, which is a big event for the entire island country.

As soon as Bai Quinn walked out of the airport, he encountered a large number of reporters surrounded him.

Generally, when encountering this situation, the bodyguards will disperse to block the reporters or fanatical fans. Hannah protects herself in the inner circle, and Lina, who was promoted to manager, decides whether to accept an interview based on the on-site situation.

Maybe there is a "cooperative media" that is familiar with Lina today, maybe Lina thinks that Bai Quinn can be interviewed to build momentum for the upcoming "King of War" in May, so she arranged a simple few minutes of visit.

Sure enough, the first question is about "The King of War". As usual, Bai Quinn praised Nicholas Cage, director David Lynch, and praised the heroine Cara Bruni.

Although the two finally had a negative contact in the recording studio, in order for Kara to marry the French president in the future, Bai Quinn still acted very unfamiliar with her.

I don’t know if it was the “child caregiver” arranged by Lena that could not get the microphone, or if there was a temporary rebellion. A guy who claimed to be a British media actually asked Bai Quinn if he knew Bute the Bulgarian arms dealer who provided "props" to the crew in "King of War".

That must be not recognized!

Next!

But the reporter with a London accent held the microphone and held a photo high. Although the distance was far and blurry, everyone knew from the reporter's description that it was a photo of the main creator of the crew in front of Butt's manor castle, where Butt was in it, and Bai Quinn was also there.

This is an insider!

But it's normal. After all, most of the crew had nothing to do with the crew on the day of the filming, and it was difficult for Bai Quinn to restrain them.

"Sorry, I don't know if the 'arms dealer' you said is the same person as Mr. Butt, who was generously entertained by the crew to visit the castle, I knew."

Bai Quinn tried to dodge smoothly.

The British reporter was still reluctant to give in and asked: "As far as I know, the 150 T-64 tanks that appeared in "King of War" belong to Mr. Butt's 'personal collection', but these 'personal collections' are now in the Kosovo region and are at the forefront of the confrontation between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and our NATO Allied forces. Does Mr. Bai Quinn have anything to say about this?"

"The first time I heard that a tank can fly into the sky!"

Bai Quinn's joke caused a burst of laughter, and a happy atmosphere filled the airport hall.

As we all know, NATO's bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia lasted for more than a month, but no ground force personnel were sent to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia land.

The old-fashioned T-64 tank wants to compete with the NATO Allies that have obtained air supremacy?

It's a joke!

Lena took the opportunity to snatch the microphone and announced the end of the brief press conference.

"Sorry, Boss, I don't know that the Sunday Times would ask this question." In the car heading to the crew's station, Lena hurriedly admitted her mistake.

"It's okay, Lena, we won't be friends with Murdoch of Fox. The expansion of Wademark's image has made him feel stressed. And because of the sports entertainment group, my relationship with Mr. Ted Turner has become warmer, and this will inevitably be a feud with Murdoch. If you choose a friend, you will choose an enemy. In the future, stay away from his media, the Chicago Sun, FOX, etc...."

"I got it, wavess!"

Lina feels that she should pull her attention out of the entertainment industry. Only with a broader vision can she keep up with her boss's footsteps.

...

A few days later, a mysterious visitor suddenly came to the calm crew of "Gladiator".

Under the escort of Bai Quinn's beautiful manager, a middle-aged man bypassed the inspection of the crew's security staff and came directly to Bai Quinn's room where Bai Quinn was resting.

Taking the middle-aged man into the room, Lina immediately left tactfully and guarded the door with Hannah.

Bai Quinn hugged the middle-aged man enthusiastically, and used an Italian veneer, and said with concern: "Uncle Dadario, I really didn't expect you to come to Malta. Is it a business trip or a trip?"

At this time, Richard Dadario, because his friend Spitzer had become the New York State Attorney General, followed the family and dogs to the sky and became an official in the New York procuratorial system. Logically speaking, he should be too busy to get busy, so how could he have the leisure to come to Malta?

"I'm here to find you, Little Quinn," said Richard Dadario.

"Look for me? Do you need my help if you have anything to do? Do you want to run for council?"

Bai Quinn subconsciously thought Richard Dadario wanted to go into politics and sought support.

"No, I'm still better at the job of a affairs officer. You know, my personality... is not suitable for politics."

"That's right, Uncle Dadario, you are an upright person and are not suitable for politics."

Anyway, there are no outsiders in the house, and Richard seems to be very helpful in praising Bai Quinn. His usual charity is integrity.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I'm asking you for someone to ask you. I hope you can help me and give a message to one of your friends." Richard's voice became smaller and smaller, and the last few words were so low that they were almost whispered.

Seeing this, Bai Quinn's expression became serious, leaned forward and tried to get closer to hear more clearly.

All such information that cannot be conveyed by phone, email or other means are not trivial matters.

"Can I ask first, who it is? Is it a gang matter, or Spitzer matter?"

In Bai Quinn's opinion, the one who can bother Richard Dadario to deliver the message was either the affairs of the five major families in New York, or Spitzer needed to curry favor with someone.
To be continued...
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