hollywood draw

The next day at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, in a small conference room on the 17th floor, no matter how lively the media outside hype was, Zach Schneider still clenched the bullet and invited two people from the city government.

Since this incident happened, Wayne did not expect the film to be filmed quietly. All he could do was to find a way to deal with these two people and quickly finish the scene in New York.

The two people from the municipal government sat down and said nothing. The leaders were middle-aged Jewish people with particularly conspicuous hooked noses, but these two obviously didn't want to continue talking, as if they were going through the motions.

After looking at the middle-aged man and making sure that this person was able to make a decision, Wayne asked: "Mr. Feinstein, according to the contract we had reached before, the city government has no reason to overturn everything."

This is New York, and even the city government itself may not count how many crews from Hollywood are filming every week. Their plan is generally that as long as they do not deliberately disrupt social order, they will actively cooperate with the crew to shoot.

"We won't overturn the previous contract." Saul Feinstein did not expose Wayne's pretending to be stupid. "Of course you can continue shooting, but those plans for large-scale road closures in the city center need to be changed."

After saying that, he shook his head and looked at the big director opposite him. If he were not both Jewish, he would not be too lazy to mention these things.

“Continue shooting…”

The other party is also clearly shirking responsibility. Of course, they can continue shooting. However, without the cooperation of the New York City government, all the big scenes that require road blocking will be ruined!

"The Joker" is said to be a comic-adapted movie, but rather a crime drama. The final shots are all large-scale scenes in the city center!

Zach Schneider saw Wayne frowning and turned his head and said, "Mr. Feinstein, according to the agreement I negotiated with you last month, the contract clearly states the obligations of both parties, and the city government must..."

"Zach!"

While thinking while observing the other person's face, Wayne immediately interrupted his deputy director when he heard this. He pretended to be stupid and tried, and Zach Schneider added fuel to the fire.

Hearing this, Thor Feinstein obviously didn't take it seriously, and his tone was as plain as ever. "Mr. Schneider, the contract signed will never change. You can continue to shoot in New York, but because of the security issues, the New York Police Department's tasks are very busy, so there is no way to help you close the road."

Although the name Zach Schneider was called, the middle-aged Jewish politician never left Wayne in a second.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Wayne decided to get straight to the point, which was a threshold that could not be directly overcome. "Mr. Feinstein, just say it directly, what constitutes the city's decision, I hope to know the main reason."

It was not until then that the middle-aged man smiled. Thor Feinstein also said happily: "Tell me so. If you are a small crew and a small director, we will not care about this matter no matter how the media reports it. But you and your crew have received too much attention, do you understand?"

"Hmm?" Even though he had guessed some, he still pointed at himself. "It has a lot to do with me?"

"Child, it has a lot to do!" Thor Feinstein stopped pretending to be stupid and looked at the young and overly-stirring director. "Don't underestimate your influence. Both of your films have caused a craze for young people in New York. When "Escape from the Deadly Town" was released, even some young people in the theater lined up outside the theater and blocked traffic. Your influence is indeed great..."

This made him nod his head speechlessly. Wayne knew that all he said was true. When "Escape from the Deadly Town" was released, it did cause a trend among the young people.

Not to mention the young people in the city of New York, even the young Africans in communities of color, started partying and watching movies.

"It's because of your influence in some aspects." Saul Feinstein also had a helpless smile on his face. "The city government is unwilling to get involved in certain scandals. Many people are dissatisfied with the government departments. Coupled with the unblocked hype by the media, a large number of them will think that the government is helping someone with "problems"..."

Without him finishing it, Wayne already understood what he meant. This is what politicians are like. Whenever there is a slight risk, they will immediately withdraw their hands and will never give them a reason to be attacked.

When Wayne shrugged when he heard the other party say this, he said that all this had nothing to do with him.

"I know that even the arrested deputy director has nothing to do with the crew and cannot stop the media from hyping. But here I have to say that what Mr. Feinstein and Karen Worst do is all his personal behavior."

Seeing Wayne say everything here, Thor Feinstein is not going around. "According to the section you are planning to shoot, there are only two streets away from New York's most prosperous Fifth Avenue. This location is simply too sensitive to attract the attention of the public and journalists."

He shook his head and continued: "Director Greenberg, for government departments, stability is overwhelming!"

His subtext is very clear, politicians do things with stability, and you, Wayne Greenberg, are so famous that it is hard not to let journalists and the public ignore it.

This is the consequence of Karen, the deputy director. Wayne doesn't have to read this morning's newspaper, but he can think that if the police want to investigate the crew's contraband, he will be placed in the title of drug den.

Those politicians, including Saul Feinstein, would not be willing to let the media say they are related to the drug nest crew. These are not a problem for Hollywood star directors, but are a big deal for politicians.

"That's the situation, director Greenberg." Saul Feinstein did not hide it at all. They were not afraid of Wayne using the contract to make a statement. Unless Warner Bros. no longer filmed in New York, they would do that crazy.

"So we hope you can carefully consider the plan of shooting outdoor scenes in New York. Because this time it may cause you losses, I can personally give you a favor and promise that you will definitely have many convenient conditions when you come to New York to shoot movies in the future!"

Having said this, it was almost like pushing Wayne into a dead end, leaving him with no way out for a while. At this time, Wayne's mind was turning rapidly, thinking about whether there was any plan to replace it.

However, it is almost impossible. If you give up the exterior scene that has been inspected, you can only go back to Los Angeles to take a picture. However, it is too late to take a picture now. This should be what you should do in the early preparations!

At this time, Wayne even thought about the possibility of ignoring the city government and forcibly going to the outdoor location to shoot according to the contract.

With the terms indicated on the contract, the municipal government has absolutely no right to prevent the crew from filming normally, but no one can know whether there will be any problems. Without the coordination of the municipal government, it means that there is no support from the police department.

Especially for scenes that require a road blocking, no matter how fast the shooting progress is, it cannot be completed in a day or a day. The crew with various restrictions will obviously become difficult to move forward.

After rejecting this idea in his heart, Wayne shook his head in frustration and said in an attempt: "If I agree with the New York City government's advice, don't go to the street where Min felt damn, and go back to the slum where I went to to set up the filming myself, can you help the crew?"

"Well, interesting suggestions..." Thor Feinstein raised his hand and gently scratched his chin, falling into deep thought. He had to figure out how feasible it would be to do so.

This is Wayne's last solution, otherwise he would be ready to rush back to Los Angeles immediately and play with a more crazy green cloth shooting. All backgrounds in the later stage were synthesized through CG.

The cost of doing this is very high now. Although computers have been used by Industrial Light and Magic in film production, 2,000 years ago, as long as they are related to special effects, they are very expensive.

"You can't go filming immediately. You have to wait for the media to calm down a little in the past two days." Thor Feinstein unexpectedly agreed, which gave Wayne a sense of unreality. He had already begun to choose other solutions in his heart!

There are two options now, either return to Los Angeles immediately, filming the interior scenes and asking the staff to work overtime to play the scene, but you will definitely miss the Super Bowl.

The second type is to stay in New York, spend a lot of money to decorate the streets of Brooklyn, and leave immediately after taking the outdoor shot. It may also be done before Christmas, but it requires increased expenses.