atypical hollywood life

Brian and Jeffrey were as efficient as they were fast, arriving in Morocco the next night after one flight change.But when they arrived at the crew, they didn't see Margaret. After asking the staff, they found out that Margaret had gone to the hospital to visit Alexander.

"You'd better just drink some nutrient solution recently. Although the vocal cords are not damaged, don't put a burden on it. I have some in my luggage. If you need it, I can help you with some. The taste is fruity. At least the taste is better." Margaret said to Alexander.

Nothing hurts its kind, Alexander's yesterday is her tomorrow, this feeling is really bad.As for the nutrient solution sponsored to him, Margaret brought it specially because she was worried that the hot weather in Africa would make her lose her appetite. It was shipped by sea, and the fruit flavor was custom-made. Lite is quite picky about what she eats, and she will never choose that bland variety to torture herself.

"Thank you, if it wasn't for you, I would really have to confess to being there." Alexander said with a wry smile.

His thanks were sincere, and if Margaret hadn't found out that something was wrong with him, I don't know what the consequences would be.Even if he is rescued, he may have to lie in the hospital for a long time, and the day lily will be cold by then.It's not uncommon to change the male lead midway, not to mention that their movie is still just starting, so it's not easy to replace him.

And he could actually be discharged from the hospital yesterday, but after Margaret's assistant Andrea talked with his attending physician for a while, he needs to be observed in the hospital for two days before he can be discharged.This bought his agent a lot of time.During the period, several other actors from the crew also visited him, and there were many hints in their words.From the perspective of actors, everyone is on the same front, and no one wants what happened to Alexander Skarsgard to happen to them.

"It's nothing, even if it's not my staff, they will find something wrong and put you down in time. You should take a good rest these two days. Anyway, the crew will not start work for the time being. It's not a big deal that the actor almost died. Whether it’s small or not, it depends on how to solve it.”

Margaret frowned. Alexander Skarsgard's agent should sue the crew for his accident. She herself was thinking about how to make herself safer. These jobs still required Brian It is even possible to join other actors in the crew.After all, no one wants to have any accidents when they are filming a scene.These days, who doesn't cherish their lives very much?

"Your agent should be here soon, when..." Margaret's voice was interrupted by the door opening.

"Meg! Are you all right?" "Alex, are you all right?"

Brian and Jeffrey rushed in through the door at the same time.When they learned that both of them were in the hospital, they hurried over and didn't even listen to the staff very carefully.I'm afraid that something unexpected will happen to Margaret and Alexander.

"I'm fine." Margaret and Alexander said in unison.

Jeffrey Kaplan frowned, "Didn't the production crew send someone to take care of you?" He was a little dissatisfied. Alex was like this, and the production crew was even stingy with an assistant?

"It's not because of the crew, it's because I rejected the staff they sent." Alexander said.

"My condition is not that serious. In fact, I can be discharged from the hospital after the examination yesterday, but Margaret helped me delay the deadline for two days." He hinted at the development trend of his agent.

"Sean and Patricia are currently busy with the film's publicity and release plan in the United States, and by the way, agreed with Universal's publicity department on the release date. James is still busy on the phone, and someone in the crew broke the news about what happened yesterday. Reporter, if it really breaks out, it will attract the attention of the Screen Actors Union." Margaret told the two agents what happened.

James has come over this morning, just hoping that Alexander Skarsgard can shut up and keep silent.Once the attention of the Screen Actors Union is really attracted, it will not be a matter of suspending work for a few days. The entire crew will face various investigations, and the shooting of "The Mummy" will be postponed indefinitely. The last pile of liquidated damages and the various funds invested in the construction of real scenes in the early stage, or they gritted their teeth and continued to shoot after the investigation of the actor union, which pushed the production cost to a new height by the way.

And no matter what the result is, it is not what James Jacks, the producer who single-handedly promoted the project, wanted to see, so after greeting the parties involved in the incident, he devoted himself to his busy work and tried to make it happen. Things don't get splashy.For the rest, he was ready to bleed, depending on what Alexander Skarsgard would charge.

After leaving Alexander alone in the room with his agent, Margaret and Brian walked out of the room, needing to talk about something else.

"You guessed it right, Meg, the crew of "The Mummy" did insure all the actors for kidnapping insurance to prevent accidents." Brian said solemnly.

After the plane landed, he got news from Richard that, including Margaret, the actors who participated in the film had a kidnapping insurance in addition to the personal accident insurance.

It is a rule in the industry for film crews to insure actors. After all, no one can guarantee that actors will not be hurt at all during filming. This can greatly reduce the risk of the crew and reduce the loss of funds.Members of the Screen Actors Guild are treated this way.Perhaps some independently produced small-budget films do not have this item, but commercial masterpieces produced by major studios like "The Mummy" will not make this mistake.Brian had checked these details when signing the actor's contract.

But kidnapping insurance?Are you serious?This project never appeared at the signing of the contract. It was completely added by the crew of "The Mummy" without telling the actors.They simply bought this kind of insurance just in case they knew how dangerous the Sahara was.This is simply fraud!

Brian was so angry that his head was about to smoke. He really didn't expect them to dare to do such a thing. He really didn't know what to say!

"Holy shit!"

Marguerite was so angry that she ignored her usual morals.In the fully standardized and transparent Hollywood industrial process, there are still people who dare to do this kind of thing, it is really damned to the extreme!It looked like she had made the right call, hoping that Howard's friends would get what she needed before they entered the Sahara.Otherwise, she really can't guarantee that she won't make a few holes in the heads of the film's producers and directors.What the hell is this all about?Knowing how dangerous it is here, but still concealing the actors from them, Margaret doubts whether the director's IQ is really online?

Sighing deeply, Margaret told Brian another matter.

"I studied the script again. There are scenes of locusts and mice in the film. I am worried that Sommers will use real locusts and mice in the scene. I can still bear locusts, but I really can't bear the words of mice. His personality would have been completely scripted and a dirty mouse would have crawled over me. I would have been lying on the altar and my hands would have been restrained, Brian, I really can't imagine Such a terrible thing crawled over me! It didn't crawl under my feet, it crawled over my chest, and I was so worried that it would crawl on my face or bite me..." Margot Li Te couldn't help covering her face while talking.

After all, she still has a deep fear of this creature due to physiological factors.

In fact even men cannot remain indifferent to such things.When she first read the script, she thought that this scene would be shot with special effects or dyed a white mouse, but what happened to Alexander Skarsgard made her realize that it was impossible!Stephen Sommers will definitely find a real dirty mouse full of all kinds of germs as a prop, so that she can show real fear, and even for this, her hands will be firmly tied to the altar above the set.She was really scared, so scared that she couldn't take this shot.

"My God, poor Meg." Brian took her into his arms and patted her on the back to comfort her.The little girl's eye circles were red, and he was really worried that this strong girl would shed tears if he continued talking.

"Don't worry, Meg, I won't let them do it. If you dare, you should! If Stephen Sommers insists on using real mice for this scene, I don't mind letting them do it." When those things are exposed, it will not be the actor's own business at that time, and the actors' union will let them know what can and cannot be done."

According to Margaret's description and what happened to Alexander Skarsgard, the director is indeed a lunatic, desperate for the film.Then his lifeline is also easy to catch, if he doesn't want any accidents in this movie, it's better not to make any fools.This time he will personally watch the other party sign the contract to ensure Margaret's safety.

After a while, the door of the ward opened, and Jeffrey motioned for two people to go in.

"Alex told me that in future plots, his roles will no longer have such life-threatening scenes. My goal is mainly the hush money the crew gave him. I will directly talk to James Jack about this. What are your plans?" In a way, he was grateful to Margaret, at least the young girl was the first to notice that something was wrong with Alex, and relieved his physical pain. In addition, she cleverly bought time for her arrival.There are some things that Alex, an outsider who has just dabbled in Hollywood, can't understand, and she has done them a big favor.

"Our purpose is even simpler, to ensure that the mice that Margaret crawled on are not temporary props found in the gutter, to ensure safety and virus-free."

The old fox, Brian, did not reveal anything about the kidnapping insurance. If one more person knows about this kind of thing, the deterrent will be less. Let it be a secret.

Jeffrey nodded. As Alex's manager, of course he had read the script. It was really a bit too much to let a mouse with various germs crawl over the actor's chest.Not to mention that the crew will prepare a white mouse to dye, you can know what kind of person the director is from the experience of Alex.This kind of talent will not compromise on the movie for the sake of safety. Brian's purpose is indeed very practical.

"That's it. I'll go to the front desk to go through the discharge procedures. We'll talk about the specific situation later when we get back. Jeffrey signaled to Brian.

Now that he has come, there is no need for Alex to stay in the hospital. Anyway, everyone knows what is going on, and this day is not bad.

Brian returned a understanding look, indicating that he understood what he meant.He understands the truth that the two actors can only get the most benefit if they keep the same caliber at the same time.