Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Brothers and Sisters
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"Stop!" Zach Schneider's roar first sounded in the studio, and then he walked to the green screen on the set and said to Eva Green, "Your expression and feeling are not right!"
Opposite Eva Green, Matthew moved a little. This was the fourth time Zach Schneider called for a stop shooting. All the problems occurred to Eva Green. Eva Green just joined the shooting today. His condition was obviously not adjusted well, and his performance on the spot was not as good as the actors who had been continuing to shoot.
This is also normal. Zach Schneider patiently talked about the drama for Eva Green, "You are the Queen of Sparta now. Do you know that your husband will face a situation where hundreds of thousands of Persian troops will be almost dead when he goes to the expedition. How should the queen feel at this time?"
Eva Green nodded, "I get it."
Zach Schneider glanced at Eva Green, turned around and walked out of the set. To be honest, he did not think that this French actress was very suitable for the role of Queen Gorgo of Sparta, but Matthew and Helen Hermann strongly recommended that Matthew was the key to the smooth development of this project. Helen Hermann provided high-quality services to the project, so he did not express any different opinions.
After all, this is nominally a heroine, but in fact the role is not even a supporting actress.
"take it easy."
On the set, Matthew whispered to Eva Green, "It feels like you're always found a little bit."
Eva Green smiled at Matthew, "Yeah."
The young actor who played their son next to him also held Rava Green's hand and said sensibly, "Sister Eva, I think you're acting very well."
Eva Green stretched out his hand and gently stroked the child's bald head. Matthew couldn't help laughing and said, "Little guy, you're acting very well."
This child looks tender, but is actually twelve or thirteen years old. He is also a well-known child star in Hollywood.
The younger the child is, the more uncontrollable it is when shooting. There are two recognized uncontrollable shooting factors in Hollywood, one is child actors and the other is animals.
The shooting started soon, and Matthew and the other two immediately returned to their previous positions.
"Spartan Three Hundred Warriors!" the assistant director put the record card in front of the camera and said, "Scene 111, Act 12, begin now!"
As his voice fell, there was a silence on the set.
Matthew walked towards the green screen behind him. Eva Green pursed his lips hard and looked at Matthew's tall and majestic back. He seemed to have an unspeakable sadness. In the end, he couldn't help it and shouted in a slightly trembling voice, "Spartan!"
The sound came far away. Matthew turned his head, and although his brows were slightly frowning, his face was as hard as a rock, as if no one or anything could stop him from moving forward.
He turned around and stood there, "Yes, my queen."
Eva Green looked at Matthew directly, walked over, looked at Matthew deeply, took off the wolf teeth necklace from his neck, put it on Matthew, and said, "Come back with your shield! Or be carried back on the shield!"
"Yes, my queen!"
Matthew looked at Eva Green's slightly pale face. According to Hollywood routines, he should say "I love you" at this moment, but he did not say that Sparta cannot be weak or bound by love, because only strong people can call themselves Spartans, and only strong people can be kings of Sparta!
Regardless of historical records, the three hundred Spartan warriors in the film set out to defend the motherland, protect the people, and make the eternal theme freedom of mainstream Hollywood movies!
This is the biggest theme and excuse for Hollywood movies. As long as they are under the banner of freedom and are profitable, Hollywood dares to shoot any type of movie, even if it is to discredit other countries and nations.
Zach Schneider stood up from behind the director's monitor and shouted, "Okay! Good done!" But he didn't shout, instead, "Eva, you can do better! All departments are reset, and do it again in five minutes."
Just as the crew was about to shoot again, David Ellison and a girl walked into the studio.
As the only investor of this film, David Ellison also has the title of producer, but he doesn't know much about the specific production of the film. Apart from hiring a special team and third parties as the crew's supervision, he has basically never interfered in the crew's shooting. He came from a commercial family and studied at the University of Southern California Film Academy. He knew that random interference can only create chaos.
In fact, his third-party regulatory team will make a summary every day and send it to Sky Dance Pictures. The report shows that the crew is operating very smoothly.
David Ellison is indeed a bit too high-profile in his work and is not favored by many people in Hollywood. But when he thinks about it, he knows that after receiving elite education, Larry Ellison is willing to provide financial support. Even if he is not very capable, he will definitely not be a fool.
"It's all green screen?"
Standing outside the set, the girl with a look similar to Larry Ellison said, "Are you crazy, David?"
David Ellison shrugged, "Investing in movies is crazy." He glanced at the girl and said, "Megan, don't go into Hollywood if you're not crazy."
The girl is David Ellison's sister Megan Ellison, also a rich second-generation who wants to develop into the film industry. She shook her head and said, "I think your strategy is fundamentally wrong. It's quite stupid to put most of the money in your hands on a project. What should you do if the project fails?"
"Only by investing in big productions can you achieve great success." David Ellison said directly, "only by proving that I am an excellent film investor."
Megan Ellison shook his head, "It's too risky to do this." She snorted and said, "Instead of investing in such a big production, it's better to invest in independent films. The $80 million production investment is enough to shoot ten independent films. As long as one-third of them are successful, they can make a profit."
David Ellison sneered twice, "I heard that you want to cooperate with people like Harvey Weinstein." He put his hands on his waist and said, "A person like Harvey Weinstein who is overbearing and self-righteous, may be over."
Megan Ellison is not old, but he has the business acumen of the Ellison family. "But he has no sign of being finished yet, and he still has great value in use. He has resources in the Hollywood industry and the film school, and I have money, so we can get what we need. If he is finished in the future, I don't mind kicking him twice. Maybe if it works well, Weinstein Pictures..."
She didn't say anything further, but David Ellison could understand it. In fact, he knew very well that although his sister was a few years younger than him, she was far better than him in terms of mind since childhood.
Even his father Larry Ellison said that Meghan’s only flaw is that he is too young and has relatively insufficient experience.
Filming started on the set, Megan Ellison lowered his voice and said, "Just say your project, a producer who has never produced an independent film, an advertisement and MV director who has only filmed one video, you throw $80 million in. Are you so confident in them?"
David Ellison's answer surprised Megan Ellison, "I don't have much confidence in the director and the producer. I invested in this film, not because of producer Jack and director Zach Schneider."
"What?" Megan Ellison looked at David Ellison in confusion. "You invest in this?"
David Ellison stretched out a finger and pointed at the tall and agile figure on the set, "I invested these 80 million dollars because his name is Matthew Horner!"
Megan Ellison looked over and saw that his first impression was that the man was like a sculpture.
David Ellison continued, "Because Matthew Horner is the hero, I dare to invest these 80 million dollars."
Megan Ellison questioned, “Is he worth 80 million dollars?”
"Value! Absolutely!" David Ellison seemed very confident and asked back, "Megan, do you know how many box offices he has won in the past five films he starred in after they were released?"
Megan Ellison paid the most attention to the independent film industry. Although he also knew some knowledge of commercial films, he had not specifically investigated them. He shook his head slightly and said, "I only know that "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" was a big hit at the box office, but the first protagonist is Johnny Depp?"
David Ellison also did not deny it and said directly, "The five movies starring Matthew Horner have won more than $2 billion in box office worldwide after their release!"
Hearing this number, even though Megan Ellison came from a super rich family, he couldn't help but feel moved and said in surprise, "Five movies, two billion dollars in box office? How is this possible?"
David Ellison smiled, "It's more than two billion dollars!" He looked at Megan Ellison, "You should know that box office revenue is only part of the profit created by the movie. The five films starring Matthew Horner will not have much lower income than the box office."
Megan Ellison was silent.
David Ellison said again, "Many people in the circle are saying that Matthew Horner's choice of films is the same as Tom Hanks, and it has its own unique features. I don't believe in Zach Schneider, but I believe in Matthew Horner. Since he chose this project, he must have the confidence to succeed."
Megan Ellison was silent for a while before saying, "My father said that the chances of those who succeed continuously are far greater than others."
"Yes." David Ellison folded his arms and looked at Matthew on the set, "He will continue to succeed."
Director Zach Schneider's shout came over, "This one has passed! Transfer shooting."
Chapter completed!