Chapter 819 819. Bullying others by taking advantage of one’s power?

Chapter 819 819. Bullying others by taking advantage of one’s power?

At the moment when Shu Chang was watching the calligraphy and paintings he had put on the auction display stand, Nie Wei, who was far away in Jordan, had just set off from the hotel, preparing to complete the last half-day of shooting here.

As the gray-yellow hills and Gobi deserts along the road gradually became fewer and fewer, Nie's only pedestrian destination was getting closer and closer.

After driving for about two hours, we finally saw the entrance of Moon Valley. Since we had been filming here for more than half a month, the ticket sales staff at the entrance had long recognized the Nie Wei crew’s motorcade and opened the main entrance to let them through without checking.

From here, it still takes more than half an hour to get to the filming location selected for "The Martian."

Nie Wei looked at the sky outside through the car window. The weather was very good and cloudless. In this way, there would be enough sunshine at dusk, and the valley would definitely be at its most beautiful.

Nie Wei looked at the time and saw that the time for her crew to rent the venue was coming soon. Thinking that it would take some time to set up the crew, Nie Wei took out her mobile phone and called Luo Yuan, asking her to tell the crew to speed up and arrive as soon as possible. Arrive at your destination in one o'clock.

After receiving Nie Wei's order, Luo Yuan immediately conveyed it, and then the convoy of the "Mars" crew also began to speed up. The journey that originally took about thirty-five minutes finally arrived at the destination in less than half an hour.

When the car stopped, Nie Wei put on his mask and sun hat. When he opened the car door, he felt a heat wave coming towards him. Even with the mask blocking it, his cheeks still felt hot.

Nie Wei estimated that the temperature at this time was close to 40 degrees, which was nearly two degrees higher than the temperature given in yesterday's weather forecast.

Even though it is only two degrees, the difference in heat is not the same level at all. Fortunately, the crew was mentally prepared. When they left the hotel, they had already boiled a large pot of mung bean soup and took it with them to prevent heatstroke. Pills were distributed to everyone, and there was plenty of purified water. As long as the shooting time was not too long, there shouldn't be any big problems.

In fact, of the entire crew, Nie Wei was the most tested, because he would be filming in a heavy spacesuit. At such a temperature, the spacesuit could be used as a sauna.

Nie Wei hoped to complete the last set of shots for "The Martian" in Jordan during the most beautiful time in the valley, that is, within an hour when the sun sets. Therefore, the shooting time was very tight. Nie Wei got off the car and quickly got into it. Arrive at work.

Fortunately, the people who work together are all Nie Wei's old employees. After working together for a long time, they are all very efficient. Nie Wei is not afraid that this group of people will not be able to complete the work when the sunset shines over the valley.

But just when Nie Wei was checking the camera track, he heard a sudden quarrel not far away.

At first Nie Wei thought it was a conflict between the actors in the United States, because the people arguing there all spoke English, but Nie Wei soon realized something was wrong.

"Xiao Liu, come with me with the camera." Nie Wei called Xiao Liu from the camera crew and walked towards the direction of the quarrel. Soon Nie Wei saw both sides of the quarrel, one of whom was the producer of the crew. In one of the films, her name is Wang Ziqian. Because of her strong foreign language skills, she is mainly responsible for helping the American actors communicate with the Chinese staff.

The other one was a man Nie Wei had never seen before. He looked about forty years old. He wore a pair of tortoiseshell gold-rimmed glasses. His skin was slightly red from the sun, and his face was covered with beads of sweat. At this time, he was panting heavily because of his anger and looked like a freshly steamed hairy crab.

"We have negotiated with the local people about this area. Now is our shooting time. Please don't disturb our normal shooting, you know?"

"But the appearance of your crew has affected the scenes we shot. This is simply a crime against art. I want you to exit this venue immediately. As for your losses, our crew will be responsible."

"Are you responsible for the losses? That's easy to say. Do you know how much compensation you have to pay for delaying our crew's filming?" Wang Ziqian said angrily.

But these words did not make the foreigner back down. He glanced at the people around him, showed disdain in his eyes, and mocked: "I don't think your crew's time is valuable."

Without waiting for Wang Zixi to refute, the foreigner who came to make trouble continued: "We have Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox on the crew. Our total investment in the film is close to 200 million U.S. dollars, and as for you, even here What the hell would The Martian be without an actor I could name."

After saying this, the foreigner pointed with a mocking look at the signboard held by a staff member on the side, which had the name of the crew and some precautions written on it.

"Please pay attention to the attitude of your words." Just after the foreigner made a bunch of sarcastic remarks, Nie Wei, who had been watching for a while, finally walked out of the crowd.

"Who are you?" Seeing Nie Wei suddenly stand up and speak, the man asked subconsciously.

"This is the director of our crew." Wang Zixi introduced at the side.

"Oh, that's great, Mr. Director, I don't know if you heard what I just said. I am willing to patiently tell you again now. Please ask your crew to clear this area for the time being. As for the losses to your crew We will provide certain compensation.”

The staff member from the "Transformers 2" crew spoke in a charitable tone, which made Luo Yuan, who had just arrived, become very angry and demanded thousands of arguments on the spot.

But before she could make a move, Nie Wei spoke first.

"OK, it's not impossible for us to give in, but I think we should discuss the compensation in advance. First of all, the venue fee. We need to pay 60,000 US dollars for the venue fee every day we shoot here."

"I understand this. We will pay you 60,000 US dollars in full." The staff member of "Transformers 2" immediately agreed. He knew that Nie Wei's price was not outrageous. After all, their crew was also shooting here, and they knew the venue fee.

"Wait a minute, don't rush to agree. There are other things that haven't been calculated." Nie Wei said calmly.

"What else?" The other party immediately frowned in dissatisfaction. He thought the director was honest just now, but now he began to think that Nie Wei was a little greedy.

"Don't you need to pay for the lost wages of 263 people in my crew?" Nie Wei asked back, and this sentence immediately choked the other party.

Without waiting for the other party to say anything, Nie Wei continued: "There are a total of 263 people in my crew, and the total daily consumption is 85,000 US dollars, which includes the daily wages of the crew members and the daily living expenses of the entire crew, such as food and beverage expenses, car rental fees, fuel costs, room fees, etc., and this cost does not include the actors' pay."

"In addition, today we rented a helicopter from the local area for the needs of filming, and the price is 3,000 US dollars per hour."

Looking at the face of the "Transformers 2" crew member who had been wrinkled into a twist, Nie Wei chuckled and said: "Moreover, because of your unreasonable troubles, it is likely to delay our filming. If we cannot complete the filming today, then the next appointment to this venue will require a week. Are you sure you are responsible for the losses in the meantime?"

"Damn it, are you kidding!!!" When hearing this, the "Transformers 2" crew member could no longer hold back and immediately screamed loudly.

Because if they calculated according to what Nie Wei said, they might have to compensate this unknown crew more than one million US dollars. This amount is too unreliable, not to mention whether he can make this decision. Although his own director is a person who spends money like water, he is not willing to spend millions of US dollars on such compensation.

"I'm not kidding, and what I haven't said yet is that you are wasting my precious time now, and the money I make every minute and every second may be more than you make in your lifetime, so if you are unreasonable, please leave, otherwise I will ask the police to deal with you."

Seeing Nie Wei's sharp eyes staring at him, the Transformers 2 crew member who came to cause trouble immediately took a step back in fear. When he came to his senses again, his face was even redder, and he stared at Nie Wei with an angry look, but under Nie Wei's calm expression, this Transformers 2 staff member seemed a little fierce on the outside.

"Expel him from the crew and don't affect our filming. Besides, haven't you seen enough of the excitement? Go to work quickly. If you miss the filming time, you will live in the desert today." Nie Wei was too lazy to care about this guy at this time. He turned around and scolded the people who were watching the excitement around him.

These people still have the leisure to watch the excitement. Don't they know that time is running out?

Nie Wei turned around and continued to deal with the track problem, while the Transformers 2 staff member stood there like a fool, and was glanced at by the staff of "The Martian" from time to time with a playful look.

"Hey, how long are you going to stand here? Aren't you afraid of heatstroke?" Hearing this sarcastic remark, the Transformers 2 staff member couldn't stand it anymore and fled away.

When he returned to the filming site of "Transformers 2", he immediately ran to the director to report it.

"Michael, listen to me. I have told the other party that I am willing to compensate them for their losses, but their director is too greedy. They listed many unreasonable compensations and asked us for millions of losses. Of course, I can't agree to this."

"Stephen, that is to say, you didn't do the task I gave you, right?" Director Michael looked at Stephen with an unhappy face. He didn't care about the process. He only knew that the result made him very dissatisfied.

"But it's not my fault." Stephen complained: "It's those Chinese people who are greedy. Do I really have to agree to their conditions? You didn't hear how excessive the director over there is. He actually said that his income in one second is more than my income in my entire life. Don't you think they have no intention of negotiating with us at all?"

Director Michael pondered for a moment and asked Stephen: "Did you see any foreign actors in their crew?"

"It should be our Hollywood actors, because I saw a consultant from the Actors Guild in the crowd. Obviously, those actors are from the Actors Guild." Stephen replied.

Michael nodded subconsciously. The reason why the Actor's Guild sent out a consultant must be because the other crew hired many actors from the Actor's Guild. In this case, the Actor's Guild would send out a consultant, and the main role of this consultant is to monitor the crew's use of these actors and protect the rights and interests of these actors at any time.

"You know that consultant, do you have his contact information?" Director Michael asked.

Stephen was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that Director Michael was trying to convince the other party in other ways, and quickly replied: "I don't have the other party's contact information, but I know his name. Give me five minutes and I will find out his contact information right away."

"Then why don't you go quickly." Director Michael said.

Five minutes later, Stephen ran to Director Michael breathlessly, holding a note in his hand, which was the phone number of the Actor's Guild consultant he asked about.

"Go and tell him our conditions. As long as it is reasonable compensation, we are willing to pay, but if you want to blackmail us, please think about the production companies behind us, which are Paramount and DreamWorks!"

Director Michael's idea is very simple. Compensation can be given, but if you want to treat him as a fool, that's not okay. Moreover, he specifically mentioned Paramount and DreamWorks because he hoped that the other party would understand something. After all, the backers behind him are big Hollywood companies, and the other party's crew, according to Stephen's report, is probably just a crew put together by a second-rate production company. After all, they can't even find a well-known actor.

After listening to Michael's instructions, Stephen immediately walked aside and called the consultant of the Actors Guild. Michael didn't pay too much attention to what Stephen said. In his opinion, he had already brought up Paramount and DreamWorks. As long as the other party knew better, they should give in.

And it's not like he didn't want to compensate the other party.

But a minute later, Stephen found Director Michael with a pale face.

"Sorry, director, I think I may not be able to complete the task you assigned." Stephen's face was a little pale, and his tone was also very depressed.

"What's wrong? The other party rejected us? Why?" Director Michael asked puzzled.

Stephen looked around, and then whispered: "Director Michael, the director of the other crew is Nie Wei."

"Nie Wei? Who is he?" Michael asked subconsciously, but as soon as he said it, a message suddenly flashed in his mind, and the whole person was stunned.

At this time, Nie Wei, who was waiting for the crew to finish the work, received a call from Shu Chang. As soon as the call was connected, he heard Shu Chang's excited voice ringing in his ears.

"Nie Wei, Nie Wei, you are amazing. Do you know how much your calligraphy work was sold for? You would never guess!"

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