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"Act 1, Scene 1, begin!"

In mid-October, the crew of "Reservoir Dogs", which had been preparing for more than a month, announced the start of filming. The first scene was filmed in an ordinary cafe in the Rossmore community. Several leading actors were wearing black suits and white shirts, sitting together.

On the round table, we chatted about farts, Madonna, old phone books, tips...

The content of the first scene is all chattering. This kind of scene cannot be planned in advance and let who speaks first and who speaks last. It mainly relies on the protagonists to perform on the spot, grasp the rhythm of the conversation, and make it as lively, compact and noisy as possible.

, without losing the humor.

Even though they rehearsed many times in advance, when it came time to shoot on location, it took three takes before it was approved.

"how do you feel?"

Duka asked, crossing his arms.

"very funny!"

Monica smiled softly.

"Italians also like this kind of movies? I heard that you prefer erotic literary films."

"Huh! That's because you only like to watch this kind of movies. We in Italy also have epic war movies "Cabylia", "The Last Days of Pompeii" and "Rome, Open City".

There are neorealist films, the Loneliness Trilogy, the Betrayal Trilogy, the Postwar Trilogy, and Four Steps in the Clouds, as well as many classic comedy films, anti-war films, political films, gangster films, and Western films.

There are also film masters such as Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Bernardo Bertolucci and so on.

Before the 1970s, Italy was the center of the world's film art, and Hollywood film directors often came to Italy to study. The world's first international film festival was the Venice Film Festival in Italy."

Monica chattered a lot, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Duca was a little embarrassed,

"It seems that my knowledge is shallow, sorry!"

"Not as if, but definitely. Dear Mr. Dukaskin, I heard that you are from Mexico. May I ask if there are any good movies there? Could you please recommend a few for me to watch?"

Monica spread her hands and said.

"emm~"

This problem is too difficult. Mexico is too close to the United States and is less than 300 kilometers away from Hollywood. Under the impact of Hollywood movies, the Mexican film industry has declined completely.

He thought seriously for a while, but he couldn't think of any more classic movies in Mexico before 1990.

"Monica, I apologize to you again. Italian movies are indeed very good, but I have been blinded by too many Hollywood junk movies in the past and have not been able to appreciate the wonderfulness of Italian movies.

When you have time, you can invite me to watch some Italian movies to help me increase my knowledge. If we have the opportunity in the future, we will also invest in a few Italian movies. What do you think?"

Duca said seriously.

"Okay, on behalf of Italian Cinema, I accept your apology. Boss, I also want to apologize to you. I was too excited just now."

Monica looked at him and smiled.

"Haha~ It doesn't matter, just invite me to watch a few more Italian movies."

Duca smiled.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Director Quentin took off his headset and turned his head, with a bit of resentment on his catfish-like face.

"Can you two stop talking about love here? I don't want the first movie to be a cheesy romance movie."

"Aren't you wearing a headset?"

"The headset can't block all your dirty talk, especially when you used shameless means to force Monica to treat you to a movie, which makes me particularly angry. Monica, be careful Duca, this bastard is not only violent but also lustful.

If you are bullied, come to me and I, Quentin Valentino, will protect you with my life."

Quentin patted his chest and said shamelessly.

"Okay, I know."

Monica glanced at a guy with a dark face and laughed.

"Haha~ Quentin, I won't hit you when the movie starts today. Let's have a good chat after the movie is finished."

Duca pointed at Quentin and pulled Monica out of the set.

Quentin smiled and waited for the actors to finish resting before continuing to shoot the next scene.

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When he arrived outside the set, the crew was busy, and Duca found Laurence Band and two other producers to talk about funding issues.

The total investment of "Reservoir Dogs" is US$1.2 million, and the crew has a total of 68 people.

It includes nine teams including production team, director team, makeup, sound recording, lighting, props, and photography.

Including post-production and logistics, the total number of crew members easily exceeds 100, which is equivalent to a medium-sized entity company.

Due to the large number of people and the high cost of film, the crew spent more than 50,000 U.S. dollars every day from the day it was started, while larger A-level productions consume hundreds of thousands or millions of U.S. dollars every day.

Laurence Band often said that making a movie is like setting fire to a pile of money. Every extra day of shooting will burn part of the money, and by the time the movie is finished, all the money will be burned.

A good movie, after all the money is burned, is revealed to be golden, while a bad movie will only be left with a pile of worthless ashes in the end.

Therefore, investing in movies is a very risky thing. Before the movie is released, no one knows what will be gained by burning a lot of US dollars.

Especially for new-wave independent films like "Reservoir Dogs", which are not IP adaptations, are not popular, are not suitable for all ages, are not American Dream-style growth, are not positive energy, and are not movies with a perfect ending, the investment risk increases exponentially.

Based on previous calculations of the success rate of such films, the probability of failure of "Reservoir Dogs" is over 90%, with high risks and small returns. This is why Harvey Weinstein thought the script was good but did not want to invest.

When it came time to film "Reservoir Dogs," the crew was under a lot of pressure.

Quentin suffered from insomnia for several nights in a row. He got up in the middle of the night and smashed the door of his room to discuss the movie with him. But seeing him sleeping soundly, Quentin was often so angry that he cursed others.

There is also Laurence Band, who is the co-producer of "Reservoir Dogs". His main job is to arrange working partners for the director, including director of photography, costume director, art director, etc., to make up for the director's lack of experience in filming and other issues.

In order to find the right candidate, he is often very busy.

There are two other executive producers who are just as busy.

Seeing how busy they were, Duca was embarrassed to be idle. A few days before the filming started, he, the investor, also squatted on the set every day to give moral support to a few people.

"Lawrence, is there any work I can do? Seeing that you are so busy, I am too idle and a little uninterested."

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"You don't have to be embarrassed at all. The most important thing in making a movie is US dollars. You are an investor and have a greater impact on the movie than anyone else."

Laurence Band held the workbook and smiled.

"This is what you said. If Quentin complains about me being lazy next time, you must stand up and refute him for me."

"Haha, no problem, but since you said it, I really have a job here that I need your help with."

Laurence Band opened the workbook and talked about the problems he encountered.

Last time they selected all the leading actors in New York, but there was one exception, the boss of the undercover Mr. Orange, a talkative black police officer. He told Mr. Orange that when telling stories as an undercover agent, you have to pay attention to details. The more details, the more realistic the story.

If it happens in the men's restroom, you have to know all the details in the men's restroom. You have to know whether the restroom provides paper towels for hand wiping or a dryer. You have to know whether the squatting room has a door or not. You have to know whether the restroom provides hand washing.

The liquid is still the same pink granular stuff that used to be found in high school toilets...

Mr. Cheng was inspired by him when he explained to Boss Qiao his experience in selling goods in 1986 at the bar.

"This role doesn't have many roles, but it's very important. I've found three Quentins here but I'm still not satisfied. I'm too busy and don't have time to find suitable candidates. Do you want to help interview a few?"

Laurence Band smiled and handed over a stack of actor information.

Duca rubbed his forehead. He just talked casually and didn't really want to do anything. As a foreigner who doesn't understand movies, he was worried that if he intervened too much, it would affect the quality of the movie.

"Last time you were looking for a leading actor, Quentin asked the actors to look like career criminals. What did he want from this black police officer?"

"You can't be as good-natured as Morgan Freeman, nor can you be as mature, steady and handsome as Denzel Washington. You can also be badass at best, which is in line with the temperament of the starring group."

"The police also have to be bad? Middle-aged? And they have to be black?"

"It has to be black, it's a political issue."

"Okay, I'll try my best to find it."

Duca took the information and said.

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