The King of Directors 2000

The sun falls from high in the sky every day, bright and warm.

The autumn wind blew gently, and the garbage piled up like mountains on both sides of the street. The stench accompanied the wind and chased pedestrians.

A group of people with special looks, most of whom were men with big beards, were holding banners and protesting loudly. Surrounding these people were a group of police officers who were standing ready.

In a Mercedes-Benz, Li Shengyao closed his eyes and was relaxing.

Chen Hao's eyes widened and he looked at both sides of the street in surprise.

She just came to visit the class the day before yesterday. Like most ordinary Chinese people, she still recognizes the strength of the beautiful country in her heart and feels that it is the most powerful country in the world today.

However, Chen Hao never expected that in New York, known as the world's largest city, the streets would be so dirty. Not only were there garbage everywhere, but there were also various tents and homeless people who had not showered in dozens of days.

In addition, the number of people protesting just now must be in the tens of thousands.

Li Shengyao opened his eyes, saw Chen Hao's appearance, chuckled and held her hand.

"It's so unsafe."

Chen Hao came back to his senses and couldn't help but worry.

"It doesn't matter, I just make movies, there won't be any danger."

"Why are there so many police and protestors? Take a detour next time."

Naturally, the Zhongdong immigrants in New York City were dissatisfied with the beautiful country's air raid on Xu Liya a few days ago, so they began to gather to protest.

A few days ago, there was a zero-yuan shopping incident, and dozens of shops were looted.

New York officials then dispatched additional police officers. Of course, this matter had nothing to do with Lee Sheng-yao.

He also issued a gag order, prohibiting the crew from expressing their views on the air raids on the beautiful country.

Fortunately, Phoenix was completely immersed in the role and didn't care about outside things during this period. Otherwise, it's really hard to say whether Lee Sung-yao's order could be fully implemented.

The car drove away from the protesting crowd and then arrived near the set. Chen Hao saw a group of dozens of extreme clown fans holding banners. Police were still watching them next to them.

Thanks to the zero-dollar purchases in the past few days, New York officials have tightened supervision on those protesting, including the protesting groups outside the "Joker" set.

Li Shengyao explained the matter again and finally said: "Don't worry, it's much better now. The police are stricter. There used to be hundreds of people, but now there are only a few dozen."

The car parked outside the set, and security guards hired by Warner immediately stepped forward to protect him. Li Shengyao took Chen Hao and entered the set smoothly.

He introduced a few people to Chen Hao, and then started working, letting Chen Hao wander around the set.

Chen Hao is still a little curious about the operation mode of the studio in Meimei Country. She is currently teaching at China National Theater. If she understands the situation here, she can go back and talk to the students.

At almost ten o'clock, the studio employees took a break, and the crew prepared some fruits, cold drinks, coffee, and hot tea for the studio workers and actors to choose from.

Lee Sing-yew is not a tyrant on set who likes to curse and has a short temper. The overall atmosphere on the set is still very good.

Except for a few main actors who are still immersed in the plot, everyone else is very happy and enjoying such a break.

At this moment, there was a snapping sound outside, which sounded like a gunshot.

Everyone who was chatting and laughing just now hurriedly fell to the ground.

Chen Hao didn't react. She felt it was a firecracker or Li Shengyao came over and pulled her to squat down.

"what's wrong?"

When she came back to her senses and realized that it might be a gunshot, she was frightened, turned pale, and asked tremblingly.

"I don't know, let's take a look first."

About ten minutes passed. During this period, the entire set was very quiet. No one spoke and everyone stayed silent.

At this time, the security guard in charge of protection ran in and explained the cause of the matter loudly.

It turned out that there was a zero-dollar shopping incident nearby, and a police patrol was attacked. The police immediately emptied their magazines and killed the criminals on the spot.

Li Shengyao then stood up, clapped his hands, and announced that he would rest for another twenty minutes.

He noticed that Chen Hao's face was not good, so he smiled and said: "It's too dangerous here, why don't you go back home early?"

Chen Hao opened his mouth when he heard the words, and then said firmly: "It's okay, I'm not afraid."

"Well, there is a team of police outside the set, it will be fine."

He then continued to work, while Chen Hao continued to hang out on the set.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Li Shengyao took Chen Hao back to the hotel. Chen Hao took a shower and said happily: "Hubby, there are many gifts sent to you by fans here. Let me help you open them."

"Okay, let's take it apart together."

Lee Sung-Yao has won the Palme d'Or twice and has been awarded the three best directors in Europe for three times. There are still some fans.

Just like celebrity fans would send gifts by mail, Lee Sung-Yao also has some gifts here.

He didn't bother to watch it before and left it to the assistant director.

Now that Chen Hao is interested, he plans to demolish it together with him.

In the second bedroom of the hotel where he lived, there were two to three hundred gifts.

"Wow, what a beautiful doll."

"This suit is very expensive, do you want to keep it?"

"Here is a bottle of wine that was specially brewed for you."

"Hey, the photo without clothes is so big. There is a phone here, do you want to call it?"

Li Shengyao smiled and listened to Chen Hao's comments, and picked up a gift box. He felt it was a bit heavy. After unpacking it, he smelled a fishy smell. He was startled, and then he opened a crack slightly and saw a dead bird inside.

He immediately closed the package and then stood up, "I'll throw all this garbage out."

He found a big bag, threw the unpacked packaging and the gift box with the dead bird in it, tied the bag tightly, and then placed it outside the room.

Chen Hao didn't notice anything unusual about Li Shengyao and was still opening the gifts excitedly.

Li Shengyao was more careful. He opened the heavier gift boxes himself and threw the lighter gift boxes to Chen Hao. Then he found that four more gift boxes had a fishy smell.

He threw it away without opening it.

"Okay, go to sleep, I won't let you get out of bed tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hao immediately entered the bathroom with a smile on his face, followed by Li Shengyao.

Chen Hao is at the age where he is like a wolf and a tiger, but Li Shengyao is past his prime. Fortunately, he has not stolen food in New York recently, and he does not need to deal with several women at the same time. He can still handle Chen Hao alone.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the two of them fell asleep with contented smiles.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Chen Hao was sleeping deeply and did not wake up. Li Shengyao got up and turned on the light. He looked at the time and found that it was two o'clock in the morning. He felt something was wrong, so he walked over cautiously and quietly, and saw a person wearing a clown mask through the peephole. Stand outside the door. That mask still looks a bit scary.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, did not open the door, quickly backed away, and then called the hotel front desk.

The "clown" outside probably heard the noise, yelled a few times, and then left quickly.

Soon after, the hotel security came over and said that they had caught the harasser. He was an extreme clown fan. He got Lee Sheng-yew's room number from somewhere, sneaked into the hotel, and knocked on the door.

The security guard also said the clown fan was carrying a short knife.

Li Shengyao felt scared for a while, but luckily he didn't open the door. After thinking about it, he told the hotel security to strictly supervise the door, especially the door of Phoenix's room.

He then called Emmerich and asked him to contact the security company. It would be best to have security guards monitoring the door during Phoenix's rest time.

Phoenix is ​​now fully involved in the role and is prone to doing extreme things and getting hurt. This is what Lee Sheng-yao is worried about.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao had already woken up.

Seeing his concern, Li Shengyao kissed him and said, "It's okay, it's just some mice and fleas that can't get on the table.

Come, let's discuss it again. "

Chen Hao diverted his attention and immediately responded excitedly.

The next morning, Li Shengyao heard the assistant director complaining that several media outlets had revealed what happened last night.

Some Los Angeles media mocked the "Joker" crew as unpopular and believed they would not succeed.

Lee Sheng Yew felt unhappy and found the media very disgusting, but he knew very well that complaining could not solve the problem.

Instead of wasting time here, it's better to adjust.

Therefore, he didn't think much and continued yesterday's shooting with a calm look on his face.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, a car stopped suddenly outside the "Joker" set, and Emmerich hurriedly got out of the car. His hair was a little messy, and he was obviously very anxious.

"Lee, are you okay?"

No one knows how important "Joker" is to him. This movie is about whether he can go further.

Not only is the president of Warner Pictures, but Warner's headquarters has also confirmed that DC Pictures will be established soon. This company will be responsible for movies with characters in the DC universe in the future.

DC Films also lacks a president.

Competition within Warner Pictures is fierce now, and executives want to go further.

Li Shengyao shook his head, "It's okay, I'm fine."

He struggled with Chen Hao late last night. Apart from some weak legs and weak energy, he had no other problems.

Emmerich saw that Li Shengyao's words were not as energetic as usual, and he was worried, "Li, don't stay in the hotel. We have many villas in New York. You and several leading actors can live in the villa. In the villa area, the security measures are even stricter. Safety is better.”

When Li Shengyao heard this, he subconsciously thought of Chen Hao.

Looking up, he happened to see Chen Hao looking at him, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Chen Hao has half a month's vacation, and he doesn't want her to get hurt in any way.

Living in a villa is indeed a good idea.

But will this affect the rest of the crew?

As the saying goes, you don't worry about scarcity but inequality. A few of them live in a villa and the others live in a hotel. Will there be any complaints?

And such a thing certainly cannot be hidden from the media. If it is reported, I am afraid that the crew of "Joker" will be ridiculed even more.

Audiences here in the beautiful country prefer confrontation and don't like people who are timid and evasive.

Just look at the NBA, or boxing, or even movie crew promotions.

Whether it's a role player with a basic salary, or a movie that costs hundreds of thousands and is destined to not be a hit, the movie is promoted with confidence, as if I am the king of the world.

It’s not that they are all ignorant and fearless, it’s just that this is the ethos of the beautiful country. You can’t be timid or admit defeat.

Li Shengyao thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Man, forget it, we'll stay in the hotel, and we'll have to hold a press conference to create an image of a brave man who has the courage to fight against extremists.

Of course, the hotel needs to strengthen security, so Phoenix and I will exchange rooms. "

In his previous life, when "Joker" was produced, he also encountered opposition from extreme clown fans, but there was no serious harm to the news.

Li Shengyao believed that as long as they did not commit suicide and stayed in their rooms after work, there would be no safety issues.

Emmerich immediately understood what Lee Sheng-yao meant, "Okay, I'll handle those things. In addition, I plan to stay in New York and not return to Los Angeles before the filming is completed."

"what ever."

"Would you like to have a meeting with the crew?"

Hearing this, Li Shengyao looked up and observed the rest of the crew. The news about someone knocking on the door last night had already spread. The assistant director complained a few times, but the others didn't have much reaction.

Everyone is obviously mentally prepared and knows that there may be harassment, so just be careful.

"No need, the atmosphere on the set is fine. If we bring it up now, it might make everyone nervous. Everyone is in a good state now, so don't ruin it."

"Okay, get ready. I'll arrange an interview with the reporter and come over at noon."

Taking advantage of the current popularity of the news, Lee Sheng-yew's quick response can better shape his character and win the favor of the audience.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Okay, I can do it anytime."

After lunch, Emmerich led seven reporters over. Lee asked the makeup artist to put on his makeup, then took a sip of water and talked to the reporters.

He talked about the shootings in the neighborhood yesterday, and how some extreme clown fans had sent him some gruesome gifts in the mail, as well as the door-knocking harassment last night.

He had a loud voice and seemed very indifferent. He also mocked the extreme clown fans for being useless and just like little mice living in the sewers.

It would be best if he also stated that he would declare war on extreme fans. His lawyer is waiting for these people and will never let these people ruin the good law and order environment in New York.

After the interview ended, Chen Hao was a little worried, "Would you irritate those extreme clown fans if you said that?"

"Don't worry, Emmerich spent another half a million dollars. No matter where he goes from now on, there will be bodyguards following him. Even in the hotel, there will be bodyguards watching the door. Everything will be fine."

When Chen Hao heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Warner is rich, so there are some benefits to cooperating with them."

Not long after, the words of Lee Sheng-yew's interview were released. In the first few days, there were more clown fans outside the set, and the number exceeded 100 again. Some people threw stones at the set, but the police arrested a few people in protest. The number of clown fans suddenly decreased a lot, and there were only a few dozen people left.

Just as Lee Sheng-yew predicted, even extreme clown fans are not life-threatening fools.

They find excuses to protest, perhaps to avoid work or to vent negative emotions in their lives.

It's not that they really have a life-and-death feud with the "Joker" crew, or that they have much love for the Joker.

However, in order to further ease the mood of extreme clown fans, Lee Sheng-yew plans to use the existing videos in his hands to edit a trailer to let everyone see Phoenix's wonderful performance.

He believes that Phoenix's outstanding performance can conquer many clown fans. (End of chapter)