Made in Hollywood

"I stood there, facing three trolls, and there was nothing I could do."

With the raucous banquet as the background, Bilbo Baggins is facing the camera, telling several children about the adventures of the Hobbit, "they argue about how to eat us, whether to swallow us in one bite, or take turns to run over us. Pressed into meat sauce..."

In line with the language, the old hobbit also showed a corresponding expression, "They spent too much time on this problem, until the first rays of sunlight climbed the treetops in the morning... bang, they all became Stone!"

"Cut!" Duke shouted, "This is over."

Ivanka Trump, who was behind him, immediately came over and handed a cup of iced coffee. Duke took a sip, ignoring the crew who were busy arranging the next scene, and asked, "Evie, about "The Hobbit" How is the copyright negotiation going on?"

"Still wrangling." Ivanka Trump said, "The news from Nancy and Tina, the price has not been agreed, and it may be delayed for a while."

Duke did not get the copyright of "The Hobbit" when he bought the film rights of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It was not because Duke did not want to buy it, but because the copyright holder did not want to sell all the chips in his hand at one time. That's where the current negotiation comes in.

Duke thought for a while, "As long as the other party's requirements are not too excessive, we can appropriately raise the bottom line."

Just like the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has caused countless troubles, the copyright of "The Hobbit" is also constantly disputed. Duke's idea is to buy out "The Hobbit" again, just like buying out the copyright of "The Lord of the Rings". "Copyright.

He didn't want to be like the Weinstein Brothers Pictures and Warner Bros., who continued to argue about this matter, and even made a lot of noise.

Next, Duke sent John Schwartzman and several other camera assistants out to capture the scene of the banquet. They certainly don't waste time on extras who are pure soy sauce, and the camera has been filming around a few main characters.

Also, it's almost all hobbits, and to highlight how different Gandalf is from them, Duke shot with enlarged versions of the actor models, which are long shots. Coupled with the modification in post-production, there is no fear of wearing out.

Because Duke did not plan to have a slow-paced future film, and the banquet would not have too many shots, he announced the end of the work after nearly three hours of filming.

Of course, the filming didn't quite end, and there was a fireworks show.

Although Gandalf's fireworks mostly rely on CGI in post-production. But not overly complicated ones, Duke still shoots in the traditional way.

The crew ordered a large number of fireworks from a company in the UK. This company has an extremely long history of producing fireworks, dating back to the fireworks festival held for Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. It is the world's top fireworks producer.

Six cameras scattered to different angles. Getting ready to catch the fireworks in the sky, Duke got the field recorder to start after getting feedback from all the departments in place.

"The one hundred and seventy-eighth scene, the twenty-third act. Start now!"

As the sound of the loudspeaker fell, several flames rose into the air. Middle-earth Gandalf card fireworks soar into the sky.

"It's beautiful."

Behind Duke, Scarlett Johansson had just undressed as a female hobbit, wearing a hot pants T-shirt, standing beside Mrs. Leah. "I was reminded of the Independence Day fireworks as a kid."

In front of her eyes, beautiful fireworks are falling from the sky like shooting stars, sometimes spreading flowers like fairies, sometimes like flames fighting for the front, sometimes flying like colorful butterflies, sometimes like budding...

The fireworks in the sky are like blooming flowers, in different shapes and colors.

This was the last scene the crew filmed in the Shire, and it was a pre-Christmas extravaganza.

With the sound of Duke yelling to stop, all the crew cheered in unison, more fireworks flew into the sky, very fast food trucks drove to Hobbiton, countless wines and dishes, hired cooks and waiters The students were brought up like water, in place of the beautiful but inaccessible Hobbit delicacies carved out of polystyrene.

"Hi, Duke."

Scarlett came over from behind and took Duke's arm, "Why don't you come over? I want to have a drink with you."

She still remembers drinking beer with Duke when she was a child, one of the best memories of her childhood.

"Come over, don't drink too much." Duke broke free from her hand and continued to work on his own. "I want to see the footage shot tonight."

"Then I'm not going either."

Looking at the lively party, Scarlett resisted the steps she wanted to move forward, "I'm here to accompany you."

Duke glanced at her. The divorce of her parents had directly led to a lot of changes in her personality. Apart from the self-defeating rebelliousness at the beginning, she had clearly begun to mature.

"Where's Mom?" he asked.

"The godmother doesn't really like the occasion."

This is completely different from a social party, Scarlett pointed to the sky, "After the fireworks, the godmother will go back first."

After she finished speaking, she stood quietly beside Duke, watching him busy, and stopped interjecting randomly.

In fact, being able to reach the height of the past is enough to show that Scarlett Johansson is not stupid at all. She knows very well that after the two got along well at first, Duke took the initiative to distance himself from her. is an important reason.

Although the party appealed to her, Scarlett stood there until Duke finished the job at hand.

"Evie..." Duke turned off the monitor, "let the security deliver the film to the insurance car."

The finished film has always been the focus of the crew, especially Duke had an unforgettable experience.

Seeing Duke finish her work, Scarlett gave up playing with her fingers, looked up at the star-studded sky, and asked, "Where are we going for Christmas?"

It's almost Christmas, and it's the last Christmas before the new millennium.

"I leased a small island near the Great Barrier Reef." Dukla came over to a chair and pointed, "Sit down, Scarlett."

"Island?" Scarlett turned the chair in one direction, leaned on the back of the chair in a straddle position, looked at Duke, and whispered, "There are a lot of doomsday rhetoric circulating in New York now, I think we should Find a high place, such as the highest plateau in the world, in case of a tsunami..."

"Scarlett!" Duke glared at her.

"I'm just talking casually." Scarlett shrank her neck and whispered, "I'm not afraid to have you and my godmother with me anyway."

The crew's carnival party will not end until the early hours of the morning. After Ivanka Trump came back, Duke looked at the time and said, "If you don't go to the party, let's go back."

"OK."

Scarlett stood up, took Duke's arm, and followed him toward the parking lot.

With the end of Shire's role, the crew also returned to the Wellington studio, and after the five-day Christmas holiday, the bustling studio became quiet. Not only did a large number of cast and crew leave Wellington, but even A large number of entertainment reporters who have been stationed here for a long time have also left.

Others chased Duke to the airport, but saw that they went directly to the private tarmac, and gave up their plans to chase.

The destination of the plane is Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Duke intends to go to the Gold Coast first. From there, take a chartered private yacht to the vicinity of the Great Barrier Reef, on a quiet private island, to spend the last Christmas of this millennium. .

"Mom, you should also consider buying a plane."

Unbuckling the seat belt, Duke asked the flight attendant to bring drinks and said, "You're going back and forth between North America and Europe a lot, so it's more convenient."

Mrs. Leah took a sip of the water glass and said, "I have already placed an order. It is estimated that the plane will be in place around March next year."

After telling his mother a few words about the plane, Duke turned to look beside him. Scarlett Johansson was holding a handheld and was pressing it back and forth with great interest.

"What game are you playing?" Duke tilted his head curiously.

Scarlett tilted the screen slightly toward him. "A game about surfing."

"surf?"

Hearing Duke's question, Scarlett shrugged playfully, "I like this sport very much, and I went to Hawaii to practice for a while in summer."

"Then you can have a good time this time." Duke recalled the information on the island Ivanka Trump mentioned. "There is a flat sea there, which is very suitable for diving or surfing."

"We can be together." Scarlett saw Duke seemed to be hesitating and asked, "You won't?"

"No." Duke shook his head.

"I can teach you." She showed a sly smile.

Duke continued to shake his head, "I highly doubt your level."

To his understanding, Scarlett Johansson is a beginner at best.

When the plane arrived in Brisbane, Duke and the others just turned on their mobile phones when Mrs. Leah received a call. After saying a few words, her brows quickly wrinkled.

She hung up the phone and sighed, "I'm sorry, Duke, I can't spend Christmas with you."

"What happened, Mom?" Duke asked hastily.

"There's something wrong with the cooperation between Santa Feia and Chanel." Madame Leah turned her head and instructed her assistant, and then said to Duke, "I'm going to Paris to deal with the contract with Chanel."

She looked at Duke and then at Scarlett, "Duke, Scarlett will take care of you for the time being. I'll use the plane first. I'm going to fly directly to Paris."

"Why don't I go with you." Duke asked.

Mrs. Leah shook her head, "You don't know the European fashion industry, and you haven't dealt with them. You can't help you if you go. I can handle this little thing. You and Scarlett continue to go on vacation."

She didn't give Duke another chance to speak, turned and walked towards the plane.

"There are only the two of us left now." Scarlett said looking at the sky. (To be continued ~^~)

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