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Text Chapter 2565 The crew is making slow progress

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    USA, Michigan.

    Many people think that since Hollywood is located outside of Los Angeles, all movies will be shot there.

    In fact, this idea is wrong.

    Many American film companies, including the seven major film giants, are only registered in Hollywood. Their headquarters and operations have already moved out here.

    There are many reasons, but the high cost is definitely an important reason.

    Take today¡¯s ¡°The King¡¯s Speech¡± as an example. Its main filming location is Michigan in the northern United States, which is a state surrounding the famous Great Lakes on the border with Canada.

    In fact, the plot of "The King's Speech" is not very complicated, but in order to find some locations suitable for medieval scenes, the crew searched for a long time before discovering such an ancient town in Michigan, which looks very similar to the United Kingdom.  The city in the eighth century was much the same.

    In many places in the United States, especially in the North, because there is no population pressure, there is no urbanization process and no large-scale development. Many places remain the same as they were a hundred, or even two or three hundred years ago.

    As a literary film, the budget was originally small. The director of "The King's Speech", Tom Hopper, just hoped that he could attract an investment of 20 million US dollars, and he used the title of a literary film to attract actors.  That should be almost it.

    What he didn't expect was that he found his good friend Helena, the wife of the great director Tim Burton. After playing the role of Queen Elizabeth, Helena took him to find a young female producer Megan Eyre.  Leeson.

    Megan Ellison is not yet a friend of the future of literary and artistic films, but she has successively invested in many literary and artistic films in the past two years. In addition, she is the daughter of the super rich Larry Ellison.  Naturally, she is favored by many directors who hope to get investment from her.

    Helena¡¯s acquaintances are indeed broad, after a while of conversation.  After reading the script, Meghan immediately decided that her Hope Film Company would invest US$30 million to film "The King's Speech" and also boasted that as long as the filming is good, funding will not be a problem at all.

    At first Hopper thought Megan had a hairless mouth.  Speak weakly.

    How can 30 million US dollars be taken out casually?  Even if your father was the president of Oracle, he wouldn't be so generous, right?  Unless your father is Xiao Qi!  But Xiao Qi doesn¡¯t have a daughter as old as you!

    But Hopper didn¡¯t know that it was Xiao Qi who was relying on Megan.

    With an investment of 30 million U.S. dollars, she didn¡¯t even invest a penny. She directly asked Xiao Qi to invest in it. The price she paid was just to have China¡¯s Kiwi Film and Television listed as a producer.

    At that time, the news of Xiao Qi's acquisition of AM Cinemas had not yet come out, and Megan did not know that AM Cinemas would be given to the Kiwi Film and Television Group by Xiao Qi. After the Kiwi Film and Television Group announced that it fully owned the AM Cinemas,  Meghan admired herself so much.  He actually made another deal that killed two birds with one stone!

    "You, Kiwi Films, are the producers of "The King's Speech". When the movie is released, do you have the nerve not to give it more screens and not focus on promoting it?

    ??????? Hopper would be even happier!

    Not only is the budget 50% more than before, but it has also roped in such a giant. Not only can it hit the Oscars, but it can also make a breakthrough at the box office!

    When this person is happy, he becomes impulsive easily.

    The budget is too much.  Hopper didn't use it so carefully, and Megan also wanted to be famous.  They urged him to "be ready" and "keep improving"but after all the actors were hired, the scenes were arranged, and the preliminary preparations were done, there was only more than 5 million left.  .

    Megan blushed a little, and there was no need for Hopper to look at her with too many sad eyes.  She immediately called the richest man in the world, and deceived him out of 20 million U.S. dollars. Helena had to admire that this girl was really good at deceiving people.

    Although the price to be paid is that more emphasis must be placed on the wife of speech therapist Lionel, and she must be Chinese, played by a small movie star from China.  But neither the screenwriter nor the director Hopper had any objections to this.

    ¡° Stuffing people into the crew is not only a practice in Hong Kong and Mainland China. American investors are also familiar with doing this, and they even invented it.

    However, after taking the money, you still have to do things.

    The screenwriter immediately increased the number of direct appearances of this dispensable character several times, and Hopper also decided to increase the number of her appearances. It cannot be said to be comparable to the three protagonists, but second only to them, so there is no problem.  Yes, at most we can add a little bit about Lionel¡¯s family life.It¡¯s over.

    Under this circumstance, Du Feixing came to the United States in April and joined the crew.

    As a Chinese who has never lived in the UK, Du Feixing's English is not very good, let alone classical English. So after she came, in addition to familiarizing herself with the scripts, she also studied British classical English desperately.  This spirit of hard work made the serious female teacher very emotional. Chinese people are still the same as before, and they are the best at learning.

    Because of her hard work, the filming progress was not delayed. After all, there was another point. Although Mona, played by Du Feixing, appeared, she did not have long lines, let alone a rich and exciting character.  The performance of emotion, so in general, she acted very relaxedly, at least her acting skills were adequate.

    Americans don¡¯t like Chinese beauties very much. What they like are the ones that Chinese people generally think are ugly, with flat noses, small eyes, and flat faces just like that super popular supermodel.

    So, Du Feixing, a charming beauty that is loved all over China, looks a bit unattractive to Americans.

    ¡°However, there are many Americans who like to hunt for novelties, and places like the crew are even more mixed. In the absence of any good entertainment activities, many people are eyeing Du Feixing.

    But in the end, few people dared to take action.

    First of all, many people know that Du Feixing was brought in by the investors, and the entire crew relied on the investors' 50 million US dollars to be able to film. If the investors were offended, no matter how big the background was, they would have to get out.

    The second is that there are several female bodyguards around Du Feixing at all times, almost all of them never leaving her body. How can a woman with such a bodyguard array be spying on by a simple person?

    And the third reason is because Du Feixing likes to be quiet. During filming, if she doesn't have a scene with her, she will watch how the director and actors communicate and shoot. After filming, she will go back to her room to rest.  He doesn't attend any parties at all, so there's no way to hook up with him.

    Therefore, the person closest to Du Feixing is Miss Megan, the film¡¯s producer.

    As soon as Megan saw Du Feixing's battle, she knew that she was really Xiao Qi's woman, because whether it was Tang Mingxiang or little Taylor, there were such female bodyguards around her.

    Although she secretly scolded men as not being good, as time went by, Megan fell in love with this little woman who was as quiet as Danju.

    Her personality is quite bold and manly, so a delicate woman like Du Feixing is just right for her, making her willing to take care of Du Feixing.  Although in terms of the ages of the two girls, Du Feixing is still seven years older than Megan!  But no matter how you look at Meghan, she looks more like her sister.

    So, no matter what happened, Megan would go to Du Feixing¡¯s room to eat and chat.

    Although Du Feixing doesn¡¯t like too complicated environments, she still likes a carefree and cheerful woman like Megan, so the two women get along well.

    The progress of "The King's Speech" is not too fast, and with sufficient funds, Hopper wants to make a more classic movie, so he often cannot shoot more than a few scenes in a day.

    But neither the actors nor the staff had any intention of complaining.

    Because the actors know that "The King's Speech" is going to compete for Oscars, they all want to perform better and get a nomination. It would be even better if they can win an award.

    The staff are mainly interested in making money. As long as you pay enough, they will be eager to keep filming no matter how long the filming lasts.

    We are filming a movie in a small town, and there are not many lively and prosperous entertainment venues around. In fact, after a long time, it is still a bit boring.

    But these actors and staff are all very professional people, so generally the atmosphere is still very energetic.

    That night, after work was over, Megan came over to have dinner with a bottle of red wine and a smile.

    Du Feixing's female bodyguards are not used to Americans' stupid and thick food, so every time they have a break, they drive to nearby towns and buy a lot of condiments and ingredients to cook Chinese dishes.  .

    For Meghan, many Chinese dishes are appetizing, and they are much better than those fried and roasted things.

    Of course Du Feixing likes to have such a little sister over for dinner. It¡¯s lively when there are many people.

    Of course, the simple Du Feixing didn¡¯t know that Megan also had ¡°sinister¡± intentions in being so friendly with her.

    There is sufficient funding for the filming of this film, but if you want to hit the Oscars, you must spend a lot of money on public relations!

    "Hope Pictures has little money to begin with, and the crew has no money, so it is natural to spend publicity and public relations funds"It will fall on Xiao Qi again!

    Megan has already asked Xiao Qi for funding twice. If she asks her again, she is afraid that she will be beaten by Xiao Qi, so it is best to leave this matter to Xiao Qi's woman, who is also an important supporting role in this movie.  Du Feixing's body!

    As long as you have a good relationship and beg this kind-hearted silly woman to let her blow the pillow, it will most likely be done!  (To be continued)
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