From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

“… Charlie, please check the equipment in the second group. The positioning wasn't stable during the last take. It seems like the支架 (zhījià) [support] is a bit loose.”

“Jake, go and confirm the specific angle with the third camera group. They just said there was a flaw in the crowd scene inside the carriage.”

“Also, who's going to check the stunt double's equipment?”

Busy, tight, organized, chaotic yet orderly.

Harry - Percy pressed down on his fisherman's hat, shielding his face, trying to hide the glances he was casting left and right, to avoid exposing himself—

Having spent a great deal of effort to finally get into the "Spider-Man 2" crew, he refused to die before he could even start, exposing his whereabouts before he could grab any exclusive.

The filming of "Spider-Man 2" was in full swing, operating at high speed.

The security system was seemingly loose on the outside but tight on the inside, seemingly lax but actually heavily guarded, thoroughly blocking all media's prying eyes.

To this end, Harry - Percy and the crew engaged in a battle of wits and courage.

He got the inspiration from the movie "Phone Booth", so he entered a tall building and used a long lens to shoot from above.

He did take photos, but Anson wasn't wearing the Spider-Man suit; he still looked like an ordinary college student.

Harry didn't even bother to publish them on TMZ because they were far from being exclusive.

TMZ didn't need them, but others were still eager, so Harry sold them off and made a small profit.

However, as of now, photos of Anson wearing the Spider-Man suit are still a secret, and no paparazzi have obtained them.

Imagine, what if TMZ could get the exclusive?

If possible, Harry really, really didn't want to get close to Anson. He had suffered enough from Anson and had already learned his lesson.

But…

After thinking it over, Harry still decided to take the risk.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. There's also a saying that the more setbacks you face, the braver you become. He still needs to face his fears to gain freedom.

Of course, there's also the exclusive.

Harry got busy.

After inquiring and collecting preliminary information, Harry finally concluded that the "Spider-Man 2" crew was heading to New Jersey after finishing the first stage of filming in New York, for the purpose of shooting an important scene in a studio.

According to the information he gathered, Sam Raimi personally designed the entire scene and conceived all the shots. From inspiration to design to framework, everything came from Sam, which is undoubtedly the highlight of the movie.

Obviously, filming this scene on location wasn't realistic, but Sam also refused to use green screen. He insisted on building a set so that the actors could perform on a real set, and then add computer effects as needed to complete the entire scene.

Sony Columbia agreed.

So, since November of last year, the crew had been building a studio in New Jersey, replicating Sam's envisioned scene with a one-to-one effect.

Now, the crew is about to head to New Jersey to complete the filming of the highlight scene.

Judging from all the information, this is likely to be the climax of the movie's final showdown, which is the final battle between Spider-Man and the villain.

In other words, the possibility of Spider-Man wearing the suit is very, very high.

Harry followed the crew all the way to New Jersey.

This is a studio, unlike the completely open filming location in New York. The crew was like an iron bucket inside and out, with no chance at all.

But Harry wasn't discouraged. Instead, it further proved his guess—

This must be the highlight scene.

Harry remained patient, observing around the set for three days, waiting for an opportunity. He felt like Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible", and he became excited with patience, like a spy war.

Finally, Harry figured out the crew's security layout and the loopholes in the iron bucket.

In the final analysis, this isn't a real fortress, and the security system isn't a real iron bucket. In fact, there's more than one or two loopholes, but all of them involve the risk of exposure. After weighing the options, Harry determined his breakthrough point:

The catering truck.

Every day, the crew members share lunch, and the catering truck is the only opportunity for outsiders to enter the crew; but precisely because of this, the crew's security guards are particularly strict in inspecting the catering truck, refusing to miss any possible mistakes.

Therefore, Harry's plan wasn't to follow the catering truck into the studio, but after the meal, there was a team specifically responsible for collecting the lunch boxes and garbage. They needed to ensure the cleanliness of the crew and prevent flies from flying around, ruining the atmosphere of the studio.

Such work is thankless and unrewarding, and even the catering truck team isn't willing to be responsible for such work; moreover, because of the garbage, the security guards' attention is often easily distracted, and the inspection is slightly perfunctory.

This is the opportunity.

Harry followed the catering truck into the filming base, but he wouldn't enter the studio for the time being. Instead, he waited obediently outside the studio with a dull face, and was responsible for drinks and ice cubes and other trivial matters, standing under the noses of the security guards the whole time, relaxing their vigilance with a well-behaved image.

Waiting for lunch to end, when pushing the trash can into the studio, the security guards still carried out inspections as usual, but they didn't find the camera he had hidden under the drink bottles in the trash can.

A clever trick to deceive the heavens!

At least, Harry had taken a crucial first step:

Carrying equipment into the studio.

Then, the mysterious scene of the crew slowly unfolded before his eyes like a magnificent scroll.

Everything was as Harry expected. It was obvious at a glance that they were filming a climax fight scene, and it should be a big scene:

On the left side of the studio, there was a railroad track that stretched across the entire studio to the right. A real train that could run was on the track, and at the end was a green screen, prepared for subsequent computer effects.

On both sides of the railroad track were realistic city buildings, a typical dense residential area in Lower Manhattan. Unlike other crews that only used a baffle to draw the floor plan of the building, the buildings here were complete—

The difference was that they weren't cast with reinforced concrete. They should be special materials that wouldn't be lethal even in an explosion, such as foam.

So, what exactly are they filming?

Harry was a little excited.

But when the excitement reached its peak, he calmed down instead.

Harry didn't continue to look around secretly. Instead, he began to focus on collecting garbage and kitchen waste.

Just right, while collecting garbage, he could enter different corners of the crew. No one would care about the appearance of a garbage collector, so he only needed to prick up his ears and naturally look around with the corner of his eyes to quietly collect information.

At the same time, his brain started running at high speed, thinking about the timing of taking pictures secretly.

If possible, he hoped not to alarm anyone, complete the task silently, and then retreat safely. When TMZ broke the exclusive photos, the "Spider-Man 2" crew shouldn't understand what was going on, and might even suspect an inside traitor.

At that time, there should be a good show again.

Thinking that he could make Anson suffer, Harry couldn't restrain his excitement.

So, where is Anson?