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Li Zheng came back the next day.

He was exhausted and looked down.

This time he went to fight with the guarantor of Allianz Insurance Company.

What are you talking about?

The framing matter.

By the way, isn’t there a scene in the movie where a herd of sheep drinking water? After thinking about it, Li Zheng wanted to take a bit of beauty. That kind of lens looked down from the top of the mountain, the mountain breeze was blowing slightly, and then Heath-Lai The cowboy played by Jie drives a flock of sheep to drink water by the stream.

The idea of ​​shooting, of course, is good. His delicate shots are especially numerous in his movies, almost forming a personal style.

But when it comes to reality, it is a lot of trouble.

How could he have imagined that the sheep in these pastures would never drink unfamiliar water sources at all, and would not drink it even if they were pressed.

For this, the crew was delayed for several days and thought of various solutions.All failed.

Only then did he know that sometimes sheep become stubborn and do not lose.

But no way, he just wanted this, and he didn't want to take a quick shot.

The feeling of boredom that the idea can't be realized is inherently uncomfortable.

What is even more uncomfortable is that the representative of the guarantor can't stand it anymore and asks him to end the filming as soon as possible, not to keep dragging, otherwise he will call Focus Pictures and the distributor Paramount to intervene.

Well, yes, the guarantor has such power, and they can even kick the director out of the crew directly.

Of course, the latter is a very extreme way.No one will do it as a last resort.

As soon as Li Zheng was busy handling the matter, he saw Lyman who had come to visit the class from afar.

"Director Li, hello." He greeted warmly.

In the temporary rest area set up by the crew on the set, there is a small awning next to several tents that store shooting equipment.

Several chairs were set, and Lyman was just sitting there.

"Hello there."

Heath Ledger also told him about this incident, and it was also with the consent of director Li Jiao, which is not surprising.

"I asked someone to bring a watermelon, do you want to try it?"

How can you come to the class without bringing something? This is also a kind of worldly affection.

Lehman was very thoughtful, and specially asked people to help pull a cart of watermelons and invite the whole crew to eat.

Fruit, right?

He pulled one from the ground next to it and cut it open with a knife.

Hey, red yelling, it looks gratifying.

"Come on, eat a piece."

Li Zheng was still a little confused about his enthusiasm.Even thinking that the two of us are not so familiar, or that this guy naturally likes to deal with people.Outgoing?

However, people did not refuse, and these two days really made him very upset.

There was a fire in my heart.

Li Zheng sat opposite him, took the watermelon, and glanced outside the awning. The sky was blue and blue, and when he looked up, a big fireball was hanging there.

Can't help but say: "It's getting hotter and hotter today."

"Yeah, it's August, and it can still be so hot."

Yes, I can't answer this.

Randomly sighed, and said all the way down, how about chatting?

However, Lyman came with tasks and didn't care about these.

"How long will your play be over?" The question was gentle and direct.

The clear meaning is to pull the actors away and adjust the schedule quickly.

Li Zheng didn't speak, and took a few mouthfuls of watermelon. Of course he knew what this person's intention was.

A few days ago, Heath Ledger also talked to him about similar things, but wasn't this going well?

If everything goes well, the fucking finished.

"Maybe it can be done in a day or two, or a week or two." He also gave an answer.

Lehman understood but did not understand, but one thing fully understood: Du Te is a director, this guy did not even have a specific shooting plan, so he made it quite casual.

"Jingjingjingjing..."

As I was talking, I heard a vibration of the phone.

Lehman's phone doesn't have this setting, he looks at Li Zheng.

"Excuse me, I'll answer the phone." He said, shifting his position.

"Hey... right, how is it?"

"What? Cut my funds?"

"okay, I get it."

About seven or eight minutes later, Li Zheng returned to his original position.

Frowning, obviously in a bad mood.

The two were far apart, and Lyman didn't know what he just said, so he could only vaguely guess that it was not good news.

"Why is it so difficult to create now?"

Perhaps for the sake of looking at the other party as a director, Li Jiao didn't hide his emotions too much.

Making this movie is a matter of desperation.

Wanting to achieve such good results in the original "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he doesn't know how many film companies are sought after.

It's the old saying: When the scenery is beautiful, everyone wants the icing on the cake.

In the end, it was Warner who moved him with sincerity and asked him to take over "The Hulk."

It was also the first time he was shooting a first-line project with a budget of over 100 million, but he didn't expect it. Even if someone intervened during the shooting on the set, he didn't follow his wishes in the final editing.

The result was lost, but he carried the biggest pot.Damn it.(When Li Zheng was interviewed, he complained about Warner’s management's many interventions in the film. Think of Zach Schneider’s dissatisfaction during the filming of "Watchmen" and "Batman v Superman". The authenticity of the words. After all, established companies like Warner especially follow the producer-centric system. It's hard to say how much freedom it can give the director.)

But it is impossible to say that there is no responsibility at all.At least Lehmann knows how Li Zheng's filming style and personal aesthetics are not related to commercial popcorn movies.

It is estimated that Warner would choose him as the director of "The Hulk", but it is just that he has achieved excellent results in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and wants to replicate this market performance again.

Unfortunately, their concept of chasing winners temporarily failed.

"These Hollywood studios are too partial to the market." Lehman nodded and said along.

This is what he said in his heart, so he can cooperate with Europa Pictures so happily, and he rarely wants to change his collaborator.

At least, Luc Besson is still half a filmmaker, after all, he still has some stance.

Li Zheng complained, and suddenly stopped talking, and continued to eat the watermelon.

Lehman's mind has always been on how to end the filming schedule of Heath Ledger. At this time, his mind is alive, but he is embarrassed to speak directly.

Too simple, not his style.

After hesitating for a long time, he thought of a reasonable way to expand, "Director Li, are you free tonight?"

"Yes, we have no scenes to film today. Is there anything you want?"

"Um, I want to treat you to a meal."

"Eating?" Li Zheng became more surprised, but still agreed to come down.