~： Seven hundred and twenty-two - we have no time to rest.

Time has come to the beginning of October, relatively speaking, there is not much time left for Wayne to film "Wonder Woman". All work must be done on the film by May next year at the latest.

In the meantime, he also has to take care of the preparation and shooting of "Superman" from time to time, as well as the "Lord of the Rings" crew that has already entered the final preparations in New Zealand. It may be possible to ignore them and let these two projects grow wildly.

So in order to save time, Wayne had to leave the preparatory work for "Wonder Woman" and personally bring producer Luke Simmons to inspect overseas locations.

There is no doubt that "Wonder Woman" wants to shoot in Los Angeles, or in North America. It requires a lot of manpower, time and capital costs to set up a temporary location. It is helpless to choose an overseas location for filming, and it is completely impossible. A better alternative.

In fact, Wayne prefers to shoot locally. Even though North America has few tax rebates for the project, considering various costs, he is more willing to set the main filming location in North America.

Unfortunately, compared to the complex scenes of "Wonder Woman", as well as a lot of action scenes and war background shots, the price of everything from scratch is too high, so high that he and Warner Bros. can't bear it at all.

Moreover, the various scenes of "Wonder Woman", even if they are placed in Australia, which has been in the circle for the past two years, still cannot be properly solved. So Wayne is ready to put aside other work in his hand and shift the focus of all work to this one. project up.

There is really no way. Once the film crew is out for a long time, he will not be able to easily take care of other jobs. This is a dilemma that he has to make.

When they arrived in Italy, they briefly met with the head of Warner Bros. Overseas. Wayne, Luke Simon and the others immediately changed planes and headed to the small town of Ravello in southern Italy. A long shot of the opening scene of the "Wonder Woman" movie, where he was about to shoot.

The French writer André Gide commented on this place: "This is a place that is closer to the blue sky than to the sea."

The town of Ravello, with about 2,500 inhabitants, is located high on the Amalfi Coast, on the Gulf of Salerno, with two romantic gardens overlooking the sea and excellent beach views. Since the 12th century, it has been the residence of the nobles at that time, and it has also been favored by artists of all ages.

Ravello is located in a remote location, and a group of people can only reach it by driving an hour's mountain road from Naples. But it may be because of this mountain road that people realize the vaguely romantic feeling it brings, and many celebrities are attracted by its magic.

"The famous musician Richard Wagner was deeply fascinated by this beautiful town, where he got his musical inspiration and created many amazing works."

Looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, Wayne heard the introduction from the Warner Bros. staff. Before he entered the town, he actually knew that he had come this time. This place can't be described as beautiful, it's like paradise in people's imagination.

"You know? boss."

A few people got off the car and entered the reserved hotel. Nina had a rare mood swing. Through the large floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, she looked out at the intoxicating scenery outside the window and sighed: "I'm with you, and I have run countless times over the years. I have seen countless scenery in the location, only this place is really as beautiful as it was shot in the movie.”

"That should disappoint you, Nina."

Standing beside the assistant, Wayne glanced at Sergey who was carrying luggage in boxes, turned his head and looked at the beautiful fairyland-like scenery outside the window, and joked: "We won't stay here for too long, After tonight, we have to set off again, this time our schedule is very tight, there should be no time for you to indulge."

"I knew it......"

Pushing the glasses on her face, Nina had a fascinated expression on her face, and muttered: "Anyway, I have to do it again during the shooting. When I come again next time, I must take a good look at the scenery here."

"Sergey, don't pack your luggage, let's go out for a walk."

Wayne smiled and shook his head, turned and waved at the Russian bear. "Dear Ms. Klein, let's go. I don't want to leave you any regrets while you still have time."

Now that he's here, it's the first time he's seen such a beautiful town, so he simply goes out for a walk now. The reason is very simple. The second time the assistant miss is looking forward to, when the crew officially comes here to shoot the scene, it is even less likely to stay for too long, and it is even possible that he will not come at all.

After all, only the long-term view of "Paradise Island" will be shot here, which will be interspersed at the beginning of the film. After the official shooting, there is a high probability that Robert, the director of photography, will bring a few photographers over to collect the scenery.

The production time of "Wonder Woman" is relatively tight. Some work that does not require Wayne to come forward will definitely be arranged. Even if it is beautiful here, it is not important to focus on the daily shooting work.

Without disturbing the rest of the staff and Luke Simmons, the three of Wayne went downstairs and began to stroll in this small town.

"I really hope to live here in the future."

The three of them didn't make a deliberate choice, and walked into a quirky ceramics shop with their moods. Nina was rubbing a ceramic rabbit in her hand, and there was an emotion called happiness in her eyes.

She rejected Wayne's generous bill, took out a few dollars, and bought the oddly-shaped ceramic rabbit herself. With pure joy on his face as he left this quirky ceramic shop, he gestured at Wayne with the china in his hand.

"When we go back, I will tell Little Fendi how beautiful it is, boss, do you think she will like this gift?"

Shaking his head helplessly, Wayne said, "Yes, definitely..."

He also felt it, or all three of them felt it. This town seemed to have a magic power that would naturally make people walking on the streets feel better, because there was a happy atmosphere everywhere.

Whether it's the quirky pottery shop by the side of the road, or the little specks on the hibiscus and bougainvillea, everything looks especially beautiful.

The layout of the town is very compact, and the three of them did not deliberately speed up, but it took less than an hour to complete the tour of the whole town. Among them, the place where Wayne stayed for the longest time was Villa Simpone. The history of this villa dates back to the eleventh century, and it has not been enclosed by the local government. It is completely open to everyone.

"If possible, it would be nice to buy this villa."

Standing on the viewing platform of Villa Simpone, all the intrigue, work arrangements, and even accustomed calculations at any time were temporarily forgotten by Wayne. This is the best place to enjoy the views of the Amalfi Coast and a place to forget all your unhappiness.

"Hey, boss!"

Hearing Wayne's admiration, Nina rolled her eyes unceremoniously. "Can you please stop withdrawing money from this place."

Looking at Shell and smiling, Wayne did not continue to bring up this topic. Women are always emotional about beautiful things, but Nina in this state is rarer than usual.

Whether it is a garden, fountain, boulevard or delicate sculpture, every corner can constitute a perfect painting. The smiles on the faces of the town residents and tourists, the picturesque scenery after countless years of baptism, in this environment, even the two big men, Wayne and Sergey, deeply felt the emotional impact. nice.

After confirming that there was no problem with the location, Wayne and the others only stayed for one night, and then hurried back to Naples by car again, rushing to the next location for inspection.

In Monte Castle, Italy, the scenes of Diana's life, riding, training, and even Diana-Prince taking the sword in her childhood in "Wonder Woman", Wayne plans to shoot here.

The castle is about halfway between the castle of Melfi and the Royal Palace of Foggia, where Frederick dealt with political issues and administrative affairs at that time. There is an octagonal courtyard inside the castle, and stylistically, Castel Monte belongs to the early Gothic architecture of southern Italy, albeit with Romanesque and Arab-Norman influences.

The castle perched on the top of the mountain presents a mysterious but perfect octagon, and the eight represents the foundation of infinity or cosmic force, all of which cast a mysterious color on the castle. This castle has a long history in Europe. The castle pattern behind the one cent in the euro is it. Because of its wonderful design, it will attract many architectural fans and artists.

No one can deny that the place where Diana Prince grew up in "Wonder Woman" has a strong mythological color in itself, and this castle is just right to show a strong mysterious color. Especially on the hill where the castle is located, there is also a Benedictine monastery, which adds a touch of religious color to the surrounding environment.

In Nina's eyes, this trip to Italy is more like a perfect trip. Basically, every location is very beautiful. The only shortcoming is that they stayed for too short time. Basically As soon as it is determined that the shooting requirements are met, it will immediately leave for the next location.

For example, the ancient city of Matera in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, the scenery here is like being in a magical movie scene.

In Wayne's plan, the scene of Diana Prince's home market will be filmed here. No matter from that point of view, this place is very suitable for his shooting needs. The only headache is that he himself In places that are considered relatively small, there are surprisingly many tourists.

"Luke, you have something to do."

After confirming the shooting location, when Wayne and the others rushed to the next location again, he looked at Luke Simmons, who was following along. "Communicate well with the local municipal government, and it is best to ensure that there will not be so many tourists when the crew is filming."

"Mr. Greenberg." Thomas **** of Warner Bros. in Italy, looking at the bitter-faced producer, reminded cautiously: "It is very difficult for us to get the local city government to agree not to accept tourists, even if the crew is filming. It didn’t take long. It is the main source of income for most of the beautiful Italian towns to receive tourists who come here.”

"Then tell them that if my film is successfully filmed, it will be equivalent to an advertisement for their hometown and in front of fans all over the world!" Glancing at the company staff from Warner Bros., Wayne rudely After giving an order, he immediately closed his eyes to rest his mind and stopped discussing this topic.

For several days in a row, he ran non-stop, no matter how beautiful the scenery of the location was, Wayne was not in the mood to appreciate it. He was very sure that his body did not feel tired, but mentally, he felt extremely tired.

"Boss, I suggest that after this year's work, let's go to Italy for a vacation. You need this very much."

Sitting in the car on the way to Palinuro Beach, Nina frowned at Wayne's face and suggested in a low voice: "You have been working non-stop for many years, and you haven't really taken a long vacation at all, so If you go down, even if there is no physical problem, you will be crushed mentally sooner or later."

"Nina, you should know better than anyone that we don't have time for a long vacation."

Hearing the assistant's suggestion, Wayne narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "My work plan, in theory, has been scheduled for two years after the turn of the century, especially the past two years. It is too important to us and cannot be relaxed at all. As for vacations, ha, as long as these two years pass, all plans will be Go ahead smoothly, and there will be time for us to take vacations in the future."

"I knew it would be like this..."

Sergey turned his head, opened his mouth and said a word to Nina silently, then turned around helplessly and continued to look at the scenery on the road.

As long as the people around Wayne know how much mental pressure he is under, Nina is even sure that if her boss talks to a psychiatrist, he will definitely be able to diagnose some **** disease.

She always remembered that when she first came to the other party, the other party was still a young man full of sunshine and boundless energy. But as he has become more and more successful in recent years, Wayne is also becoming mature with the naked eye, which is not necessarily a good thing.

Nina is very sure that he needs a long vacation that can completely relax his mind, and the small town of Ravello, which is as beautiful as an oil painting, is very suitable for healing tense nerves, very suitable.

Palinuro Beach on the coast of Italy's Cilento, like the paradise island in the "Wonder Woman" movie, is also a place of isolation.

Without any time to rest, Wayne and the others hurried to this beach after putting down their luggage at the hotel. In Wayne's plan, the scene of Diana Price saving the hero in the movie, as well as the war scene of the first big scene of the movie, will all be filmed on this beach.

This is very important. Why do you say that "Wonder Woman" has a feminist color? Just because at the beginning of the movie, it played a "hero to save the beauty" unconventionally.

In traditional Hollywood commercial films, or in mainstream commercial films all over the world, women are the characters who are rescued. Even after another 20 years, there will not be much change in this. It is caused by people's traditional ideas.

But "Wonder Woman" is different. It can be said that this is the first time on the big screen that women save men. Not to mention this year, even ten years later in Wayne's memory, similar films were released. At times, the controversy was not small at all.

It's just that this kind of controversy can't be said openly in that environment, but no one can deny the fact that it is difficult for a film with a feminist color to gain recognition from male audiences.

Just different from Diana Prince, this character is subtly influenced by the cartoon setting for decades. When people look at this female superhero, they will not arouse similar feelings too much. The innate hero setting can Minimize the vigilance of male audiences.

This is also the reason why Wayne dared to try to shoot the story of women saving men in this year, and all the stories of Diana Prince and the male protagonists all started on the beach under their feet.

"It's important here, Luke."

Bending down to grab a handful of sand, Wayne's eyes wandered back and forth between the sea and the rocky cliff behind him. "The most important and first big-scene war scene in the film will take place here. We must negotiate with the local government in advance, and it is best to sign a contract as soon as possible."

"I see."

Luke Simmons shrugged and said seriously: "Don't worry, I will take care of all the locations before the crew officially comes to Italy to shoot."

Nodding silently Wayne turned and walked towards the crowd waiting for them. "That's it, we will finish the preparations in Los Angeles as soon as possible and come to Italy to shoot."

Without the slightest nostalgia for the beautiful scenery, they only stayed at Palinuro Beach for one night. Early the next morning, the group boarded the plane to the next filming location again. Only this time it is not Italy, but the same old British Isles, London.

For the "Wonder Woman" project, Wayne also used a large number of overseas locations for the first time. In addition to Italy, which has the most shots, there are also London, France, Greece, and the Aegean Sea.

Wanting a better shooting effect, and holding enough production funds in his hand, he has no reason to make do with some places. The standard of this film, for him, is to shoot as it is, and it will be perfect.

After all, he is no longer the poor little director with multiple positions such as photographer, director, producer, screenwriter, etc. when he filmed "Happy Death Day". Since he can fight the battle of wealth, then there is no need for him to do so. Do not hesitate to choose how to get luxury.

In less than two weeks, Wayne and his party observed all overseas locations, and dragged their tired bodies back to Los Angeles.

It's just that others can rest, but he can't. There were already appointments to talk to Christopher Rockencourt and Steven Spielberg about financing plans, but his work density kept delaying.

When he just returned to Los Angeles this time, he immediately asked Nina to make an appointment with the rich man from New York, a generous film investor, Christopher Rockencourt.

At the same time, a copy of the document bag that Hollywood Eyes Anthony Pellicano personally investigated and sorted was placed on Wayne's desk.