Chapter 251: Fantastic!
Jeffrey stayed up until past 8 o"clock to finish all the tasks a.s.signed by Eric. Nevertheless, he still felt worried and tossed and turned throughout the night without being able to sleep. Early the next morning, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, Jeffrey got up from bed with dark circles under his eyes. After a quick wash, he went out to buy a plethora of newspapers and stood beside the newspaper stand, eagerly reading them.
Sure enough, in the Manhattan Morning Post, a photo of the environmental organization"s members sprawled on the lawn was printed in a very prominent position, and the quality was not as clear as the few photos Eric had taken specifically. What made Jeffrey even more anxious was that the newspaper also published a photo of the crew members and environmental organization members pushing and shoving each other. The paparazzi was quite shrewd. Although you couldn"t see the expressions of the two people above, it was clear that one of the crew members had raised his foot to kick the environmental organization member opposite, and the protester seemed to be retreating in fear.
Yesterday, the sequel of "Home Alone" was shooting intensively in Central Park, Manhattan, when it encountered obstruction from the famous environmental protection organization GEPO. Jeffrey couldn"t help but swear when he read the first sentence of the newspaper, as he had negotiated with this so-called environmental organization for so long, yet he had not even known who they were.
Though Jeffery was furious, he read on. It was said that the crew of "Home Alone 2" wanted to spread the chemical substance magnesium sulfate hexahydrate, which is similar to snow, on the vegetation in Central Park, which would cause great damage to the plants. In order to stop this improper behavior, the members of GEPO had a long negotiation with the production team of the other crew. Even when they encountered physical conflicts with them, they could only lie on the lawn to protest. The journalist we went to interview also experienced the rude expulsion of the crew of "Home Alone 2".
Members of Gepo revealed to us that their strength was inadequate. Despite their strong protests, the crew of "Home Alone 2" temporarily ceased shooting, yet the other party was unwilling to give up. Central Park is famously known as "the Lung of Manhattan," and Manhattan residents are able to breathe fresher air than other areas of New York, thanks to the purifying effect of Central Park"s vegetation. Thus, we urge the people of Manhattan to pay attention to the development of this case and strongly suggest that the Manhattan District Government intervene to prevent the crew of "Home Alone 2" from causing reckless environmental destruction.
Jeffrey had a chill after reading the article. The last paragraph of the report incited the citizens of Manhattan to protest against the crew shooting in Central Park. If the government of Manhattan couldn"t withstand the pressure of public opinion and intervene, then "Home Alone 2" would have to wait for a real snowfall in New York before resuming shooting, with no telling when that would be. Without snow, the scenes in Central Park would look out of place compared to the snow scenes already filmed elsewhere.
After reading the report, Jeffrey had no desire to read any other newspaper and went straight to find the few he had done public relations for the day before.
Fortunately, several newspapers such as "The New York Times", "The New York Post" and "The New York News" have fairly reported on Jeffrey"s PR yesterday, as the writers received a PR fee. The language was biased towards the crew, and "The New York Post" also included an interview with a chemistry professor from New York University, which was also arranged by Jeffrey. The professor explained in detail and objectively the material of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate used as artificial snow, stating that as long as it is not used in large amounts, it will not only not harm the plants, but also promote their growth.
After quickly reading a few newspapers, Jeffrey hurried off to the hotel.
Dong, dong, dong...
Eric knocked on the door with urgency, and after a few moments, the door was cautiously opened and a blond beauty in a nightgown appeared.
Jeffrey stared, bewildered. He didn"t know this woman, and he thought it was unlikely that Eric, his outrageous friend, had resorted to hiring a call girl just because Nicole had left the show.
The blonde beauty saw Jeffrey clearly and opened the door in a hurry: "Mr. Hanson, please come in. Eric is taking a shower."
Hearing the blonde girl call him by name, Jeffrey relaxed a bit; at least it wasn"t a call girl, making it easier to accept.
The blonde beauty quickly noticed Jeffrey"s puzzled gaze and hastily introduced herself, "Mr. Hanson, I"m Leigh Zimmerman and I have a small role in the movie. But you may not have noticed me."
Jeffrey nodded, opening his mouth several times, but finally just pointed to the girl"s neck. Leigh lowered her head, her cheeks flushing, for her neck was full of red kisses, which stood out prominently against her fair skin.
Leigh Zimmerman nervously tightened her collar, not knowing what to say, when the bathroom door opened and Eric, wearing a white bathrobe, emerged, drying his hair with a towel. He paused for a moment upon seeing Jeffrey sitting on the sofa, then smiled and said, "Hi, Jeffrey, you"re here... so early?"
"Yes, it is quite early," Jeffrey said, glancing awkwardly at the blonde girl standing beside him.
Eric smiled as he walked over and gently embraced the girl. He kissed her cheek and asked, "Have you two met?"
The two of them nodded slightly, looking a bit awkward. Leigh Zimmerman noticed that Eric and the girl seemed to have something to discuss. She politely said, "Eric, may I use the bathroom?"
Eric noticed the faint red marks on the girl"s neck, despite her collar being tightly held. He gave a slight smirk and patted her upturned b.u.t.tocks before saying, "Of course, go ahead."
Leigh Zimmerman gave Eric a disapproving look, although her eyes were full of charm, unlike the fierce gaze she had when she punched two stupid thieves during the shoot.
Like Donald Trump"s character in the Plaza Hotel, asking pa.s.sersby for directions, the fashionable woman who encountered the b.u.mbling thieves twice, first giving Marvin a slap and then beating them both up together, was also found temporarily in New York. The production team contacted the renowned elite model management company. Although it was a small role, it was in the "Home Alone" series and the audience was mainly children, with adults watching with them. This was an excellent opportunity for the models to enhance their fame, and possibly even enter the big screen accidentally. Everyone knows that even a first-line star has an annual income much higher than that of most supermodels.
Therefore, this small role caused a scramble, and the a.s.sistant director responsible for the casting looked through the list of up to 46 candidates sent by the other party, and even some models personally came to the door. Suddenly he felt that this matter was not easy to handle, because although he had the right to cast, he was very moved by the hints of some small models, but he also did not dare to choose an unknown small model under the compet.i.tion of those supermodels, so he cleverly pa.s.sed the decision on to Eric.
Eric looked through the list, but didn"t recognize any of the women, so he eagerly flipped through the thick photo alb.u.m that came with the list. Soon, he chose Leigh Zimmerman from the countless pictures of different styles. Leigh Zimmerman was not the most famous or the most beautiful model among them, but it just happened that this blonde was the actress from his previous life.
Originally, Eric chose Leigh Zimmerman out of a desire to stay true to the source material, and not for any other reason. However, when shooting yesterday, Eric suddenly felt something for the girl wearing a black dress and black leather gloves in the lens. He felt that she was so cool when she punched the two clumsy robbers.
A few jokes and hints later, when Eric was cuddling with the girl in bed, he specially brought out a pair of black leather gloves and let her wear them. Seeing her delicate and white body only wearing a pair of leather gloves, he felt gentle and joyful; the feeling was really great.
The bathroom door clicked shut and Jeffrey pointed in the direction of the bathroom, asking, "Eric, what"s going on here?"
"Haven"t you seen the script? The one where the woman teaches the foolish thief a lesson twice?"
Jeffrey remembered something and nodded. He opened his mouth to try to persuade Eric to be more restrained, after all, he now had not only a girlfriend, but also two regular lovers (due to Nicole"s scheming, Jeffrey also considered Nicole to be Eric"s lover, and the other one was Veronica).
Jeffrey quickly dismissed the thought. After all, Eric was not like himself; he was of an age where his blood was boiling. As long as he didn"t indulge in women and neglect his duties, a little bit of flirtation wouldn"t be a big deal. In his position, even if Eric wanted to restrain himself, there would still be all kinds of women coming around.
"Forget it, let"s just look at these first; I"ve already seen them," Jeffrey said, pushing a pair of newspapers in front of Eric. "The pile on top is the newspapers I contacted yesterday, and the bottom is the ones they did for us."
Eric quickly drew out a stack of papers and began to browse through them quickly.