America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 147 You thought it was a razor, but actually it was a hair dryer!

In China, secretly filmed videos generally cannot be used as evidence.

Even if the content of the video is extremely beneficial to you, the premise of secretly filming has already violated the privacy and other rights of the person being secretly filmed, so the court will generally not accept it.

Similarly, there is no private detective industry in China. All people and organizations that use the name of private detectives to engage in candid photography, stalking, human flesh, etc. have already violated the law.

In the United States, however, the opposite is true.

Not to mention private detectives, American police departments have paid public detectives, such as the Chinese detective Li Changyu, who can be understood as this type.

There are even more private detectives. Because they can work more efficiently, their business is booming.

They not only handle civil cases such as cheating and rape, but also criminal cases such as murder, rape, theft, and domestic violence.

Moreover, private detectives have many methods to investigate and collect evidence, including surveillance, eavesdropping, secretly filming and videotaping, etc.

Because the purpose and premise of using illegal means is to win the case, as long as it does not involve hard violence such as beating, detention, or coercion, the actions of private investigators are allowed, and the evidence obtained can also be admitted by the court.

So don’t think this video was secretly filmed, but it is still legally binding.

Michael Dobbs must have contributed to getting this video, and the shooting angle was so suitable. Only Martin Bascher's face was exposed at the scene. It was definitely a specially constructed trap.

And asking this old politician to help will cost a lot.

Eric didn't want to ask more about how it was done, and said directly: "Billy, how much money did you spend to report to the financial account? You can choose the reason yourself."

Billy nodded: "In addition, I also gave the "House of Cards" script you sent me to Michael Dobbs."

"He was very satisfied after watching it and praised the adaptation as very good. He is eager to see the finished film as soon as possible."

"There is also the content about Princess Diana. Michael Dobbs requested that it not be published. It is enough to only disclose the MJ part."

"Why?" Eric asked.

"Eric, that was Princess Diana, the princess who was loved by the entire British Council. The interview that year had a huge impact."

"Not only for Princess Diana herself, but also for the face of the entire British royal family. That interview tore up the royal family's fig leaf and had a serious impact."

"Especially since Princess Diana died just a year after her divorce from Prince Charles, there were so many conspiracy theories being circulated about her death."

"MJ is just an entertainment figure, and Princess Diana is a political figure. They are completely different."

"Michael Dobbs is worried about involving himself?" Eric mused.

"It should be. In short, this is his request."

Eric put the USB flash drive away: "Well, I will pay attention to it."

After seeing off Billy, I picked up the phone. It had been so long, but there was no news from Dan Jones. This bitch didn't take Party A's father seriously.

It rang for a long time before the call was connected.

"Boss, I called you late at night. What do you want me to do?" Dan Jones's lazy voice came from the other side.

Eric said seriously: "If I don't call, you won't take the initiative, right?"

"Haha, are you anxious? Don't be anxious yet. When I complete the task, I will naturally come to find you."

"How long do you have to wait? It's not long before the Michael Jackson case goes to trial. If you can't do it, I have to replace you in time."

"Ahem"

Hearing that Eric was about to replace someone, Dan Jones coughed a few times and then changed his serious attitude: "Well, I will go to MGM to see you tomorrow and report on the progress."

"Is there any result?"

"Partial result, but at least it lets you know your money was not wasted."

"Okay, wait for me in the office at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

The next day, after breakfast, Eric went straight to the set.

The last scene of "The Life of Adele" will be filmed today and will be completed as soon as it is finished.

As people arrived one after another, everyone was working in high spirits.

Although more than a month of filming is not a long time, according to the company's regulations, you can take a few days off after the filming. Who doesn't like vacations.

Ashley and Mary took the script in hand to familiarize themselves with the final lines, while Andrea walked around the set while Neill Blomkamp directed the set.

"Director, you can turn on the camera!" Andrea's voice came from the intercom.

Eric picked up the loudspeaker and shouted: "Scene 45 of "The Life of Adele", action!"

The last scene is not difficult, it is just a simple dialogue, placed in the middle of the plot of the movie.

Making a movie is not acting in a movie. There is no need to follow the order. What you shoot first and what you shoot later mainly depends on which scene is more convenient.

For some actors, the first scene they play is a tragic death scene, but the last scene is them laughing and eating hot pot.

In the camera, Ashley and Mary are cuddling together and standing in front of the drawing board admiring the graffiti.

Anyway, Eric called it graffiti. It was a work of art bought by the prop team. Each piece was worth hundreds of dollars, but he couldn't understand what was noble about it at all.

"This painting is in the style of Gauguin. I imitated it. Do you know Gauguin? He was the master of French Impressionism."

“This painting is in Repin’s style, my friend’s, and if you look at these two paintings you will see that they are completely different because Repin’s style is more realistic and he is Russian.

Emma, ​​played by Mary, points to the collected paintings and introduces them one by one, as if telling each treasure. Her eyes are full of light, and one can tell at a glance that she is a girl who loves art extremely.

On the other hand, Adele, played by Ashley, comes from an ordinary girl, an ordinary family, ordinary parents, goes to an ordinary school, and does an ordinary job.

Her face showed confusion and confusion. She didn't understand art at all and was not interested in it. She could only listen to her lover's story mechanically.

It can be seen from here that the two people's living conditions are completely different, and they are basically people in two worlds.

Their love comes from a sudden glance, from the restlessness of hormones, from love at first sight.

However, if people from two worlds want to be together for a long time, hormones alone are not enough. They also need common support, but they have nothing in common.

People with different personalities can fall in love at first sight, but they cannot stay together forever.

When she is hungry, she eats like crazy, when she is sad, she cries, when she is lonely, she wants to be loved, when there is a rift, she quarrels, and after the pain, she breaks up and leaves. This is Adele’s life and the life of all ordinary people. Life.

Under the camera, the Olsen sisters accurately expressed this emotion, and the scene passed by.

Eric picked up the microphone he had just put down and shouted again: "Great! This scene is over!"

He looked around for a week, and finally said with everyone's expectant eyes: "I announce that "The Life of Adele" has been completed!"

"Yeah!"

The studio burst into cheers and everyone clapped and applauded.

Eric walked up to Judy: "The movie is finished, go back and work for me."

Walked up to the field manager and said, "Well done, Yellen!"

He walked to the camera again and gave a thumbs up: "Thank you, Karl!"

Continue to the radio: "Lynn, your abilities have opened my eyes!"

Then he walked to the props team: "Folendil, you are a good captain, everyone is great!"

Like the leader of a group that praises people, Eric praised everyone on the crew. He started working at the grassroots level and is well aware of the hard work of the people at the bottom.

Finally, he came to Andrea: "Andrea, I must thank you very much for keeping the crew running normally while I was away."

The British female director smiled and said, "I don't have much of a director. The main reason is that your script is very detailed and I don't need to use my brain very much."

"Haha, what are your plans next?"

Andrea thought for a while: "Not yet. I really didn't expect the movie to be shot so fast. It seemed to end as soon as I woke up. To be honest, it was a bit sudden. I wasn't ready yet."

"Have you ever thought about making your own movie?"

Andrea spoke slowly: "I have thought about it, but I feel that my ability is still insufficient, so I want to start with short films. I am afraid that the big screen will cause investors to lose money."

Eric laughed loudly: "There are not many directors who are as willing to consider investors as you are. Who doesn't want more money?"

"The main reason is that I don't want to get a bad reputation. It's for long-term considerations."

"Well, how about you be my assistant director again?"

"Are you going to start a new project so soon?" Andrea was a little surprised.

"It's a political thriller TV series. The two of us will work together again. I'm confident in your abilities."

Hearing this, Andrea hesitated: "But director, I still want to leave time to prepare the script."

"Don't worry, I'm very fast, you've seen it too."

"The filming of this drama will start in about a month, and the filming time is expected to be similar to "Adele's Life", or longer, up to two months."

"In short, you will have enough preparation time this year. The short film will start shooting next year, and MGM will invest in you."

Eric directly offered the investment temptation, it was just a short film, I have money!

Sure enough, Andrea gave in instantly. No matter how reserved you are, you will fall under the uncle's money offensive.

"Then it's settled. I'll give you half a month's leave first, and then ask me to get the script and participate in the preparations, okay?"

"No problem, I just want to go back to England."

"It's a deal!"

People on the set gradually evacuated, until Neill Blomkamp came to invite Eric to a party, but he refused.

He just gave a symbolic invitation. After all, who would want to have a party with the boss? It was just because he felt uncomfortable. This kid left happily with a group of people.

At this time, only three sisters, Eric and Olsen, were left on the huge set.

Eric said, "Go and close the doors."

Mary looked at him with a smile: "What are you doing with the door closed? You don't want to do bad things here, do you?"

"Bad thing? No, I'm going to do something romantic!"

As he spoke, he turned off the lights in the studio, and the three of them fell into darkness.

"Eric, what are you doing?" Ashley asked.

At this time, the lights suddenly turned on, but they were not fluorescent lights, but movie lights.

Eric adjusted the background slideshow, and the light suddenly turned into a bright starry sky hitting the ceiling, as beautiful as if he were in the universe.

"OMG!" The two sisters exclaimed at the same time.

Eric fiddled with the effect lights again, and a glorious rain curtain instantly enveloped the entire scene. Except that there was no rain, it was no different from being in a drizzle.

"What now? Is this scene romantic enough?"

Ashley ran over in a few steps, and her petite body rushed towards Eric.

One of them was nearly 190cm tall, and the other was less than 160cm tall. Eric caught her with one hand, and then clamped her waist with a Latin ring.

Mary was also clamped using the same technique, and the two sisters were lifted on both sides of Eric's body like pendants.

"How come I feel like a father and daughter." Eric kissed back and forth on the two of them.

Mary hooked her arms around his neck and whispered, "Really? Do you like being called daddy?"

Eric's heart beat unsatisfactorily, and he nodded shamelessly: "It might as well give it a try."

Hearing this, Ashley bit the root of his ear and whispered in his ear: "Daddy, do you want to know what's under my clothes?"

On the other side, Mary rubbed her legs against little Eric: "This little pervert is getting bigger and bigger. What is he longing for?"

"Well I think he needs to be wrapped up right now."

"Hehe, that's a coincidence, little Mary needs some firmness now."

After spreading out the blanket that had been prepared in advance, the already cool clothes instantly flew everywhere, and the three of them rolled together naked.

The bright lights shone on them, and the charming breath floated.

Stacking Arhats and sandwiches, the ground was already wet after a while.

In the MGM building, Eric sat on a chair and closed his eyes to relax.

This body is still young now. If it was before time traveling, after lunch, Eric would have to take a walk and then take a nap.

If you don't take a nap, you won't be able to bear it at night. When you reach thirty, your body will be hollowed out, and you really won't be able to stand it anymore.

However, Americans basically don’t have the habit of taking a nap. They take one and a half hours of lunch and rest time at noon, and then continue to work.

dong dong dong

There was a knock on the door, and Chen Xing led Dan Jones in.

After being told not to let anyone come in and disturb him, Eric said, "Sit down."

There were only two people left in the office. The woman opened her black bag and took out something that looked like lipstick.

Seeing this, Eric was a little speechless, thinking to himself, why are you putting on makeup here, to seduce me?

Although this girl is a bit pretty, she has been juiced by Ashley and Mary three times in the morning. She is now a little red and swollen, and is in a Buddhist state.

Dan Jones glanced at him: "Boss, I know what you are thinking, but the lipstick is just a cover-up. In fact, it is a bug."

As she spoke, she operated, and a sound suddenly sounded from the lipstick.

"hiss"

Eric leaned back in awe.

You think it's a razor, but it's actually a hair dryer!