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In a small hospital in North Hollywood, Ryan was filming a scene, which was also the last few shots of "Saw", a full two days earlier than the planned half a month.

The reason why the shooting progress is so fast is that Ryan was a fast shooter in his previous life, and "Saw" itself is a horror movie, so the acting skills are just passable.

The second is to save costs, as long as the shots are about the same, Ryan is the sole investor of the film, so save as much as you can.

In addition, the affairs of the crew were all handled by Sophia, who was born in the Coppola family and was the cousin of the film's leading actor, so the affairs of the crew were handled very smoothly.

No film crew in the world will be harmonious, and there will inevitably be countless problems between actors, crew members, agents, etc.

Whether it can be handled properly depends on whether the producer and director of the crew can hold it together. Obviously, as the executive producer, Sophia has this ability herself.

Taking advantage of the gap between shootings, Little Scarlett-Johnson was carrying a big paper bag in her hand, followed by a woman.

Ryan looked at little Scarlett Johansson with a smile on his face, and the woman behind her was her mother, a very charming woman who must have been a beautiful woman when she was young.

"Why, our little Jiali came to visit the class with her mother again!"

Ryan looked at the paper bag in her hand, and could smell the cake aroma from a distance, and said with a smile, "I guess there must be a delicious cake inside."

Little Scarlett-Johnson doesn't have a lot of scenes, and the filming has already ended, so she can return to New York.

However, her mother was not in a hurry to take her back, but came to visit the class almost every day, and every time she brought some pastries, or desserts such as cakes.

"Director Ryan, you guessed wrong this time."

Little Scarlett-Johnson was no stranger at all, and she was very skilled. She put the paper bag in her hand on the table, looked at Ryan with a smile, and said, "It's a chocolate biscuit. Mom specially asked me to put less sugar and cream."

"yes?"

"Then I want to taste it and see if little Jiali's craftsmanship has improved."

While talking, Ryan took out a biscuit from the paper bag and ate it. There was nothing messy about it, just a slight taste of mixed chocolate.

As a person who grew up on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in my previous life, I was not used to some desserts in Europe and America, including biscuits, which taste sweet and greasy.

The desserts brought by Little Jiali a few times ago, he just took a sip and put them on the table, apparently noticed by the shrewd woman in front of him.

Of course he wasn't talking about little Jiali, but his mother, so it really shouldn't be underestimated.

“Delicious, great chocolate chip cookies.”

Ryan looked at the paper bag again and said, "I like it very much."

Sending some desserts from time to time seems to be just a small thing, but it is the best opportunity to build a network.

It is said that Taylor Swift, who was famous in her previous life, often made various desserts and sent them to the radio station before she became famous, just to please the radio station staff.

So every successful star, in addition to his own talent and luck, his own hard work is also an important factor.

"Mom said, let me not disturb your rest. Goodbye, Director Ryan." Little Scarlett-Johnson waved her hand sensiblely to leave.

Her mother has been standing aside without saying a word, just showing an apologetic look at Ryan.

As the mother and daughter left, Ryan called Sophia over and asked her to share the biscuits from Carrie.

Since he was here to please the crew, he happened to be a favor.

However, Sophia's next actions made him look at Little Jiali's mother differently again.

"Chocolate biscuits with less sugar, less cream, no nuts, no dried fruit, only you like it."

"What an odd taste."

Then, Sofia Coppola shook her head and continued: "No need, Little Carrie has already sent a circle of cookies, and you are the last one."

The entire crew, including the extras, each received a piece of biscuits sent by Xiao Jiali.

Now Sophia let him keep it for himself and eat slowly.

Needless to say, the chocolate biscuits on the table should have been specially made for Ryan by Little Carrie or her mother.

At this time Helen came over, tasted a piece of chocolate biscuit on the table, and said, "Typical Southeast Asian taste, very suitable for you."

Although the two hadn't known each other for a long time, they knew each other's habits very well. She knew that Ryan didn't like to eat bread and steak, but liked to go to expensive Chinese restaurants.

The price of a Chinese restaurant is not cheap.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, how is the preparation for the banquet!"

Not surprisingly, Ryan will be able to finish filming tonight. There was no celebration at the end of the last filming. Naturally, a small banquet needs to be held this time.

He didn't know if there was a tradition like a wrap-up banquet in the United States. Anyway, every crew on the other side of the Pacific Ocean would hold a wrap-up banquet after filming.

"I have already booked a pretty good beach hotel, and I can hold a bonfire party at night."

"However, Cage may not be able to come at night due to business." Helen said.

Well, she's acting as an assistant again.

There is no way, Sophia can't spare time, and the filming is about to end, but there are still many tasks that cannot be separated from her.

"Okay." Ryan shrugged and didn't say much.

After all, Nicholas Cage is already a little famous, so it's normal that he doesn't have time at night.

It is estimated that if it weren't for Sophia's face, even if Ryan's last work had a North American box office of over 100 million, she would not necessarily agree to act.

What's more, he still has another film that hasn't finished shooting yet.

"Recently, he seems to have received a new script, which needs to take some time to read, and there are still a few scenes that need to be re-shot on the side of "Kiss of Death"." Sofia Coppola said after thinking for a while.

Many Hollywood stars have script dyslexia, or they can't understand the script themselves. It takes a lot of time to read the script repeatedly to understand the plot of the script. However, they can't be sloppy in choosing scripts, so they can only read them repeatedly.

Of course, the quality of the script is only one part. When choosing a script, you should not only look at the script, but also look at the producer, director, investor, etc.

"New script!"

Ryan thought for a moment, could it be "Leaving Las Vegas" that made Nicholas Cage the Oscar winner?

The investment in the entire film was only 4 million US dollars, but it received 32 million US dollars at the box office, the Oscar for Best Actor Award, and three award nominations for Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

And won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film nominations.

Let the film distribution company MGM make a lot of money, not to mention the box office revenue, just with the Oscar and Golden Globe awards, the first-round broadcast rights of the TV station and the offline videotape distribution rights can be sold for a sky-high price.

"You can pay attention to it." Ryan's heart moved slightly. After the filming is over, maybe he can talk to Nicolas Cage.

"By the way, I'm afraid the soundtrack is a bit troublesome. I need to find a team. It is estimated that the cheapest cost is about 100,000 US dollars." Sophia said an important question

"Around $100,000!" Ryan frowned, $100,000 is not a small number.

The original soundtrack in the film must have a team, including composition, arrangement, recording, debugging, equipment, copyright, editing, etc.

A soundtrack team in Hollywood requires at least fifteen people, and based on the price of US$100,000, it is not too expensive.

But for a low-budget horror film, an original soundtrack is a bit of a luxury.

"Can you simplify the soundtrack, or buy the copyright directly." Ryan meant the same as the previous film, without the original soundtrack.

In this way, you can save a lot of money.

"It's better to use an original score." Sofia Coppola suggested.

"Sophia is right. The original soundtrack is also an important part of the film. As long as the cost allows, it is best to choose the original soundtrack." Helen agreed very much.

Ryan is also aware of the importance of original soundtracks. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and agreed, saying, "Then find an original soundtrack team as soon as possible, or directly contact the Skywalker Sound Effects Company."

From this point of view, it fully reflects the unprofessionalism of the "Chain Saw" crew, or a grass-roots team.

However, for a slightly more formal crew, the soundtrack team must be contacted when the film is being prepared, and the current situation will never occur.

However, there are countless such grassroots teams in Hollywood.