Chapter 269： kill again

  After these newspapers were ordered by Zhang Dongcheng, a special delivery person would deliver them to the mailbox downstairs, and Adaman brought them up for him when he came up.

"Ha, these are just a program on the TV station." Zhang Dongcheng shook his head indifferently, and said, "It's just that I'm a big fan now, and any action will attract newspaper reports, that's why I messed up this program." There must be a lot of buzz. And this program is indeed very topical!"

Halliwell heard the words, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and said: "Smith, I have to admit, you are the strangest man I have ever seen. You don't have the modesty of ordinary oriental people, but you understand your shortcomings. place, good at making up for it with their own strengths.”

"Really?" Zhang Dongcheng smiled, and while greeting Halliwell to return to the dining table, he said: "Maybe. I just understand that it is not the time for me to be complacent. After all, I am still far away from realizing my dream." There’s a long way to go.”

After the breakfast mixed with lunch, Halliwell stayed at Zhang Dongcheng's house for a few more hours. In the afternoon, Halliwell finally offered to leave.

"Why? Haven't you quit the Spice Girls? Anyway, you have nothing to do now, so why not stay with me in Los Angeles for a while?" Zhang Dongcheng looked at Halliwell with some reluctance.

"No! Smith, I haven't held a press conference yet. Let's talk about it later! I mainly want to meet you this time, before making major decisions in my life!" Halliwell shook his head, holding The trolley case and Zhang Dongcheng left the house side by side.

After sending Halliwell away, Zhang Dongcheng felt lost. Although I knew that the Spice Girls would have such a day, when it really came, even Zhang Dongcheng, an outsider, would feel a pity.

after all. Now that the Spice Girls are in full swing, Halliwell has made such an incomprehensible behavior.

During the contact with Halliwell, Zhang Dongcheng could feel that Halliwell seemed to be hiding something from him, but since she didn't want to say it, Zhang Dongcheng didn't ask.

This is the minimum personal respect given to both parties in love.

In the ZDC TV station, Blaise's face was full of red. On this day, he fully enjoyed the treatment that he never dreamed of before.

Think about before the TV station was acquired by Zhang Dongcheng, they begged their grandpa to sue their grandma for an advertisement, but the other party dismissed it. But now countless companies are waving banknotes and delivering them to their doorsteps, as if they are showing that they are stupid and have a lot of money.

However, Blaise did not agree to any company's advertising request, because the current boss of ZDC TV station is Zhang Dongcheng. Even signing an advertisement requires Zhang Dongcheng's consent.

Blize did not forget that when the TV station was just acquired by Dongcheng Pictures, Zhang Dongcheng told him to give up all the advertisements in a short time, and first rectify the TV station to increase the ratings.

Now the ratings are rolling upwards, I believe that Zhang Dongcheng will allow the TV station to accept commercials by itself soon.

As the evening approached, Blaise never got a call from Zhang Dongcheng, which made him a little uneasy. I had to take the initiative to contact Zhang Dongcheng.

"Hello, Mr. Smith. I'm Blaize!" After Zhang Dongcheng's familiar voice came over the phone, Blaize immediately became respectful.

If Blaise’s respect for Zhang Dongcheng in the past was based on his status as the boss, then Blaise’s respect for Zhang Dongcheng now comes from the heart.

Turning hands into clouds and hands into rain, when ZDC TV was acquired by Zhang Dongcheng, it was completely in a state of bankruptcy at any time. Later, with the capital injection and blood transfusion of Dongcheng Films, this changed its appearance.

Following a very random program idea, the TV station, which was half dead before, was immediately revived. Ratings are rising, advertisers are also looking for their own door.

Blaze even wanted to give himself two slaps, it really makes people mad when people compare themselves to each other. If he had a mind like Smith, how could ZDC TV have almost gone bankrupt, and now it is acquired by others?

"Huh? It turned out to be Mr. Blaize." Zhang Dongcheng was a little puzzled, but he didn't expect Blaize to call just after A Thousand Ways to Die succeeded. He was very curious in his heart, what did Blaise ask him to do now? Does the TV station have other problems?

"Call me what's up?"

"Yes, yes!" Blaize said again and again. After Zhang Dongcheng showed his ability, Blaize completely put himself as the inferior. There was only one thought in his mind, following Zhang Dongcheng, there must be meat to eat!

"It's like this." Blaise organized his language and said: "Our ZDC TV station's ratings are developing by leaps and bounds. As it continues to rise, some advertisers and companies have come to our door, hoping to advertise on our TV station. Advertisement, what do you think of it?"

"Advertisement?" Zhang Dongcheng pondered.

The main income of public television is advertising. It can be said that the amount of advertisements is related to the profitability of this TV station. It’s as if the original ZDC had to be sold because there were too few advertisements?

"Can you handle these things yourself?" Zhang Dongcheng finally made a decision. Admonishment said: "Short-term advertising orders can be accepted, but in the long-term, all of them will be rejected!"

"Huh?!" Blaise was taken aback. You know, long-term advertising is the key to a TV station. Zhang Dongcheng actually wanted to cancel the long-term advertising list, which made Blaise see it as an act of completely self-destructing the Great Wall.

"Mr. Smith, our TV station is not easy to improve now, do you think you are thinking about advertising?" Blaise asked cautiously.

"Blize, you are too short-sighted!" Zhang Dongcheng criticized without hesitation: "Although our current ratings have improved greatly, compared with the same industry, we are still at the bottom. Even if we sign a In the advertising contract, it is impossible for the other party to return much advertising fees.

I believe you can see from the success of A Thousand Ways to Die that I still have a lot of ideas like this, but I don’t have much time right now, so I can only shelve them for now. Believe me, when other ideas are made into programs, the TV ratings will improve even more. If we signed a long-term advertising contract now, it would cost a lot! "

Blaze is not an idiot, he was just dazzled by today's sudden surprise. He patted his chest with some fear, and said, "Sorry, Mr. Smith, I didn't think carefully!"

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Dongcheng shook his head and ordered: "Then, according to the current ratings, discuss the cost with the advertisers. Remember, the contract period should not exceed two to three months!"

"I see!" Blaise nodded vigorously. He felt more and more grateful for the decision to sell the TV station to Zhang Dongcheng.

It is said that Zhang Dongcheng is a genius in film and business operation, but in Blaise's view, Zhang Dongcheng's talent for TV program creativity completely surpasses film and business operation!

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Dongcheng completely put the matter of ZDC TV station behind him. I started to devote myself to the secret war crew.

A few days later, in Los Angeles, in the crew of the dark war.

On the dark street, neon lights are shining, and a convertible sports car is running.

In the car, Nicolas Cage and John sat in the car.

On the front glass of the car, large bloodstains are flowing down.

Nicolas Cage leaned back on the chair with a pale face.

John held a walkie-talkie and said, "Everyone, don't get too close, there is a bomb in my car!"

Nicholas smiled, cheered up, and said, "Are you scared? I'm not afraid! How did you die? Where did you die? It doesn't matter to me. The most important thing is...don't die in the police station..." Nicholas' voice It got weaker and weaker, and finally lost all sound.

The camera turned and gave John a close-up. John looked at Nicholas who had lost his voice with a complicated expression. The corner of Nicholas's mouth was **** and he lowered his head. It looked lifeless, as if it had died.

The camera once again gave a close-up of the time bomb. On the stopwatch above, there was only 30 seconds left for the countdown.

Another set of cameras filmed the speeding car from a distance. The car drove through the intersection guarded by many policemen. The shirt on Nicholas' chest in the car had been dyed red.

When there were only ten seconds left in the bomb, John stopped the car and got out of the car alone. He walked towards the police step by step.

In the close-up shot, John has complex expressions, fully expressing the feeling that he knows the prisoner is guilty, but because of the friendship between him and the prisoner, and the fact that the other party is dying soon, he let the other party go Struggling.

When the countdown of the time bomb became zero, the car suddenly started and drove away with the roar of the motor. At the same time, John showed a relaxed smile on his face.

"Why did you let him go?" Andy, who played the role of Chief Inspector, asked John angrily.

John waved his hands indifferently, "He said there was a bomb in the car!"

"Is there a bomb?" Andy froze for a moment, bowed his body and reprimanded John. "You don't believe it when you should believe it, and you believe it when you shouldn't believe it! You are deceived, you fool!"

Watching John go further and further away, Andy asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm hungry. Eat!" John replied without looking back.

Andy stomped his feet in a sissy manner, matching his fat figure, he looked full of joy.

"CUT!" Zhang Dongcheng shouted CUT in satisfaction, and praised: "Very good. This shot is great! Well, everyone, work hard today, we will shoot the last set of shots, and then the movie will be finished!"

"Wow! That's awesome!"

The crew members, who had been exhausted for a long time, immediately cheered.

At this moment, it has been almost four months since the start of the filming of the dark war, and the shots are basically completed. Only the last scene of John and Patricia meeting on the bus is left, and the whole movie is completely completed. .

Fortunately, the last shot was also shot at night.

After rearranging the set.

Zhang Dongcheng looked at the crew members who were clearly motivated and ready for the last shot. Holding a horn and shouting: "ACTION!"

Here, Nicholas has nothing else to do. Nicholas, who took off his makeup and changed his clothes, came back behind Zhang Dongcheng again with a stack of villa brochures.

But seeing that he was busy filming the film, he didn't bother him at this time.

In the movie Dark Wars, the one who has improved the most and is the most surprising is not Andy, but Patricia.

Before filming the dark battle, Patricia's acting skills can be said to be appallingly low. Even the heroine in the dark battle, a role with very few roles, at the beginning, Patricia's performance was still incomprehensible. Let Zhang Dongcheng be satisfied.

This is mainly because, although the role of the heroine seems to be very small, the acting skills required are a test of an actor's acting skills. The psychological changes from being threatened by Nicholas at the beginning to falling in love with the gangster later, all need to be shown with expressions.

She doesn't have much physical activity, which is also destined to be a very difficult role.

But with Nicholas, the guy who can win the Oscar statuette, and several other seniors, plus Zhang Dongcheng, such a heavyweight guidance team gave Patricia help in acting.

Let her make amazing progress.

In just a few months, Patricia seemed to have been completely reborn. If the previous Patricia was at the level of a fledgling, then now she has begun to approach the level of Hollywood elite actors.

Although there is a huge gap from the top superstar, it is conceivable that as long as she continues to work so hard, it is not impossible to become a member of the 20 million club.

In the shot, John is holding a bucket of popcorn alone, with a newspaper in his armpit, and walks onto a bus.

After getting in the car, John sat in a seat casually, when his eyes swept over Patricia behind him. John's eyes froze subconsciously.

His actions could easily cause misunderstandings, because John's two eyes were fixed on Patricia's towering chest.

There is a string of sapphire necklaces, deep in the ravine, emitting a charming light.

Patricia gave John a white look, and turned her head calmly.

John turned his body sideways reluctantly, still staring at the familiar sapphire necklace, stuffing popcorn into his mouth, and said to Patricia, "I'm sorry, miss, I recognized the wrong person!"

The vigilant Patricia's expression eased a bit, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Thank you!" Then she didn't say a word.

She vividly demonstrated the psychology of a woman who thought she wanted to strike up a conversation with her but politely refused. In the entire secret war, Patricia's current performance can be said to have reached a peak.

While chewing popcorn, John pointed to the sapphire on Patricia's chest and said, "This gem is beautiful. Where did you buy it?"

Patricia heard the words, lowered her head, and played with the gemstone pendant in her hand. “A gift from a friend. Very cheap!”

"Let me see!" John grasped the gemstone pendant in his hand without saying a word. He had seen the real thing before, of course he would not admit that this gemstone was the one that Nicholas took away.

"Did it come from your boyfriend?" John let go of the gemstone pendant in his hand.

Patricia didn't admit it or deny it, but replied vaguely: "I haven't seen him for a long time."

"Why, did you quarrel?"

"I don't know, after I gave it to me, I haven't seen him again!" Patricia showed an expression of reminiscence, with a faint smile on her face.

"He's very discerning!" John seemed to think of something. The conversation changed, and he said, "Although it's fake, it looks like a fake! Keep it well! Maybe he will appear suddenly. It will scare you when the time comes. Haha..."

At the end of the shot, Patricia got out of the car, while John sat alone in the car and continued to eat.

"Cut!" Zhang Dongcheng stood up and announced loudly: "OK, I announce that the movie of Dark Wars is officially finished!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa..." There was a sound of crying and howling, coming from the mouths of excited crew members and actors.

"Tomorrow at noon and evening, we will hold a wrap-up banquet. I hope everyone will not be late. Remember, we will gather in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel at 5:30 pm!" Zhang Dongcheng once again announced the good news.

After the excitement passed, the crew began to clean up the set, and Nicholas finally found a chance. He moved to Zhang Dongcheng's side and said, "Smith, are you interested in the few villas I showed you last time? If not, I have found some other villas for you. You can take a look, you can see this…"

Seeing Nicholas's expression that was more annoying than a pimp, Zhang Dongcheng frowned, and looked at Nicholas helplessly. He admired Nicholas's persistence. He could only say, "Nicholas, you've been filming for a whole day today, don't you feel tired?"

"Oh, I'm not tired, Smith, watch this!" Nicholas continued to introduce Zhang Dongcheng.

Zhang Dongcheng was a little bit overwhelmed, and helplessly shied away: "Okay, I understand, I have already seen what I want. But these things should wait until after the release of the secret war, OK?"

"Have you made a decision?" Nicholas was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know which building Smith you chose?"

Taking these brochures from Nicholas, Zhang Dongcheng opened one casually, pointed to the villa most similar to the star master "Variable Stars", and said: "I have decided, after the release of the dark war, I will Just buy this villa."

"Really?" Nicholas's eyes lit up, he raised his thumb and said, "Smith has a good eye, this villa is indeed very much in line with your request. Then, if you want to buy it, just contact me!"

After getting Zhang Dongcheng's affirmative answer, Nicholas finally left satisfied. This also made Zhang Dongcheng finally no longer have to be chased by him to buy a house.

After more than four months, the dark battle has finally been filmed, and the rest is post-production.

There are basically no special effects shots and pictures in this movie, and the most exciting scene is just one of the gunfight scenes. Compared with Zhang Dongcheng's previous filming of The Mummy and The Matrix, it is much easier to make.

After resting overnight, Zhang Dongcheng came to the company early the next morning. I found Adaman and ordered: "Adaman, prepare to contact the theater to arrange the screening of the secret war!"

"Now? So early?" Adaman was a little dazed, and said in surprise: "Didn't the camera just be shot last night? Wouldn't it be too early to start post-production now?"

Zhang Dongcheng shook his head and explained: "Not at all. You should know that Dark War is a very ordinary police film, without any big scene scenes, and it is completely based on the plot. So the post-production is compared to our previous ones. The two films are much simpler and easier, and the time will be faster. I estimate that the production can be completed in a month at most. Now it will be June, and you will release it in July."

"Okay!" Adaman nodded, agreed, and said, "Is the promotion going to start now?"

"Of course, the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. Besides, there was a leak of the script before the secret war. This time the publicity is the most important thing. There is no room for loss." Zhang Dongcheng said solemnly.

The sudden leak of the script of the dark war did cause Zhang Dongcheng a lot of trouble. Although the dark war after he changed it was very different from the Hong Kong version, the audience didn't know this.

If you are misled under the propaganda of those media. The loss of that Zhang Dongcheng was huge.

Adaman also knew the troubles of this secret war. He responded without daring to be negligent: "Don't worry, Smith, I will definitely not let you down!"

"Well, I'm very relieved to leave the matter to you. You can do it first!" After Zhang Dongcheng finished explaining. Just plunged into the editor. In addition to cutting countless shots into a film, a series of procedures such as retouching are also required.

In the afternoon, Zhang Dongcheng had to crawl out of the editing room, because there was going to be a clandestine finale later on. As the film's director, producer, investor, and other multiple identities, Zhang Dongcheng had no choice but to cannot be absent.

The final banquet of the secret war was arranged at the Marriott Hotel.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Dongcheng took Patricia and drove to the lobby of the Marriott Hotel. When he arrived, in the hall of Nuo Da, the members of the crew had basically arrived.

After the wrap-up banquet officially started, Zhang Dongcheng walked to the middle of the stage, raised his glass and said, "Everyone, thank you for your cooperation during this time. Let the movie of Dark Wars be successfully completed. Today we will not get drunk or return!"

There was a burst of applause.

Next, Zhang Dongcheng began to pay for what he just said. These actors and crew members made a toast to Zhang Dongcheng one by one as if they had made an appointment.