Chapter 106: With the Poles

  Luc Besson stayed in Poland for only one day before returning to France, eager to cross the ocean and conquer Hollywood, without wasting too much time. He left with Juliette Binoche, after all, there were many things about the script that needed her to take care of.

  She also had to be responsible for making connections between Luc Besson's film studio and Miramax.

  Timing is everything, Luc Besson was a household name in Europe but an unknown quantity in North America and the vast majority of American audiences at that time would not have gone to see a foreign film.

  Even with Ryan Jenkins' name on it as a screenwriter, if it were a French film, many people would still ignore it.

  As for Ryan's bag company, there was no more money to put into it. The $200 million investment in "Jurassic Park" had almost emptied its coffers.

  He himself didn't have any extra funds, the $5 million advance paid by the publisher was all invested in the stock market after deducting taxes.

  In the past three years, he and Nicole have held a considerable number of IT company stocks in their names. However, not many people who invest are foolish, and many see potential in this industry. Although Scott has privately contacted some small shareholders from Microsoft and Dell, no one is willing to let go of their shares.

  Most of these were absorbed from the market, and Ryan remembered only a few limited ones from his previous life. He was about to remind Scott to pay attention to Yahoo, but fortunately, he hadn't made the call yet, and then he remembered that Yahoo wasn't established yet. Otherwise, it would have been another earth-shattering joke.

  Although he lost his agent and nanny, Goldie Hawn, he gained Nicole Kidman, who was extremely fond of him. Especially when she heard that he had contracted a cold while filming and almost got into an argument with Universal Pictures, she even called Goldie Hawn to scold her.

  As filming progressed, the state of the crew began to decline significantly, and the heavy atmosphere was torturing people's nerves. Every time Spielberg held a loudspeaker and shouted for temporary actors to line up, he had a depressed face.

  "This makes me feel like a Nazi!" he complained to his wife.

  Fortunately, the atmosphere within the crew was very good. Jewish and German actors got along peacefully. Every time it came to the Sabbath, many German actors would wear a Jewish skullcap, gather in front of the candlelight, and listen to Jewish actors tell stories about the Sabbath.

  Schindler's List has kept a low profile from the start, and since this place is far away from the center of activity for reporters and paparazzi, there have been few reporters here all along, especially those from North America and Western Europe.

  However, there are no eternal secrets in this circle. Moreover, the large number of people on the crew is quite eye-catching. Since a few days ago, there have been sporadic reporters and paparazzi appearing near the filming location.

  When Nicole Kidman arrived in Krakow, she brought not only the French but also a trail of tabloid journalists.

  Since Nicole became famous, there has been a lot of news about this cold beauty, especially her repeated rejections of Tom Cruise's pursuit, which made him furious and publicly attack Ryan Jenkins, after which she became the ** in the eyes of the media.

  She is cold and elegant, with a noble temperament, outstanding talent, wearing fashionable and beautiful clothes, endorsing several luxury brands, unknowingly leading the fashion trend.

  She also co-founded a film production company with Ryan Jenkins - they naturally knew what that company was all about - became the female boss, got along well with Judy Foster, and was on par with Julia Roberts.

  Most importantly, she is Ryan Jenkins' guardian, and any news about her can attract a lot of attention.

  Many tabloids, with paparazzi stationed outside her home year-round, had to be more subdued due to Renee Zellweger's underage relationship, but Nicole Kidman was fair game; in other words, she would be subjected to 24-hour surveillance.

  So, after Nicole set foot on Polish soil, more than a dozen paparazzi followed her.

  Then they dug up the big news that Ryan Jenkins is starring in a new movie, a Steven Spielberg film, about the WWII massacre!

  The news flashed back to North America and within a day or two, dozens of people with cameras were swarming around the film crew.

  "I'm sorry, Stephen." Nicole didn't know what else to say either.

  "It doesn't matter, the news will get out sooner or later." Spielberg didn't mind much, the movie needed enough impact, and this was just advance publicity.

  Nikki walked somewhat awkwardly into the rest area, where Ryan and Natalie were sprawled out.

  "Damn it, those guys are like CIA or something, how come I didn't notice they followed us to Poland?" Nicole complained.

  "Alright, Nicole, Stefan won't mind." Ryan sat in the chair, shaking his head. The reporters and paparazzi were certainly spirited, but unfortunately, they had used the wrong place.

  "Is that so, Ryan?" Nicole suddenly opened her eyes wide, "As your guardian, the pressure is really huge."

  "If I have any problems in the future, they'll definitely be yelling in the papers, Nicole Kidman, it's all your fault, you didn't educate our American youth model well." Ryan said with a smirk, and nudged Natalie with his shoulder again, "Right, Nat?"

  "Ah, what?" Natalie was clearly distracted.

  She didn't know if it was her own illusion, but since Nicole arrived in Krakow, Ryan had obviously put all his energy on her, often ignoring herself.

  Suddenly, a hubbub was heard from the entrance of the studio, and it got louder and louder, seemingly in Polish, which didn't sound like the reporters surrounding the door.

  The sudden situation immediately caught the attention of the three Rains, and they couldn't help but walk out of the rest area to look outside the scene.

  "What's going on?"

  The three people looked at each other and it was clear that no one understood Polish.

  "Heil Hitler! Heil Hitler!"

  The voice suddenly became much clearer, and the words shouted out didn't need translation, Ryan and the other two could also understand them.

  This is...

  Ryan looked around and saw that the faces of those Jewish actors had all changed, with many standing up and gathering towards the studio door.

  "Where's Steven?" Ryan suddenly realized that the director's chair was empty, and Spielberg was nowhere to be seen.

  "Nico, hurry up and get Steven and the representatives of the All-American Jewish Association here."

  Natalie had already gone out the door with the crowd, Ryan hastily called out to Nicole and chased after her.

  Hundreds of Poles gathered outside the set, holding signs and banners filled with anti-Semitic symbols, shouting fanatically. Even many buildings and sets along the perimeter were painted with numerous Nazi swastikas.

  "What's going on?" Ralph Fiennes walked up from behind, still in full Nazi uniform and makeup.

  An elderly woman, seemingly from that era, suddenly rushed over and shouted at Ralph Fiennes, "The Nazi Germans were the most charming and fascinating nation, they never slaughtered innocent people, Jews are lying! Jews are lying!"

  It's clear she mistook Ralph Fiennes for a real Nazi.

  The Poles who had been shouting gradually quieted down, they looked at the film crew's base with various eyes. Ryan was very sure that these guys were definitely staunch anti-Semites, if it weren't for the large number of people in the film crew, these guys might have rushed onto the set.

  Why hadn't they appeared before? Ryan had just flashed this doubt when he saw dozens of journalists from various countries around him, and suddenly understood.

  These people really know how to take advantage of the situation!

  But do they really know what they are doing? The charming soldiers in their mouths are the executioners who invaded their motherland.

  It's really ridiculous, there are people who speak for aggressors everywhere.

  "Jews get out of this land! Jews get out of this land!"

  Several young people shouted and kept pressing forward, only more than 20 feet away from where the crew members were gathering. The flashlights in the hands of the paparazzi seemed to have given them great confidence.

  "Call the police quickly." Openly supporting Nazis and racism is a taboo in the civilized world, someone has already run back to make a phone call.

  "Jewish pig! Jewish pig!" The insults from across the way grew more and more unbearable.

  Ryan can't take care of others, and Natalie next to him is a thoroughbred Jew. He just wanted to pull her back to the scene, but found that the girl was gone!

  "I never thought that in this country, which has suffered so much hardship, there would still be so many people who don't distinguish between right and wrong, fanatically worshipping those who invade and slaughter their own compatriots. You say we are pigs, at least we have brains! But what about you? Is your brain full of water?"

  It's clear that the girl who spoke had learned some of Ryan's vocabulary by heart.

  No one knows when the frail girl stood at the forefront of the crew, her face as black as marble. "To put it bluntly, you're just jealous, jealous that Jews are more diligent than you, richer than you..."

  Nate! Ryan sighed. Natalie was smart and mature for her age, but she still hadn't fully shed the naivety of this stage.

  Can you reason with a group of madmen? Issues of faith and ethnicity will continue to plague the world for at least another twenty years.

  Looking at those restless Poles, Ryan knew he couldn't let this proud and stubborn girl go on like this, or God only knows what would happen.

  "Who is that girl?"

  "Wow, just arrived here and encountered such big news, what a great luck."

  "Hurry up, hurry up, keep shooting, don't stop!"

  "The title is already decided: Brave Jewish Girl Single-handedly Fights Against Nazi Remnants."

  Those paparazzi are afraid that the world is not chaotic enough. When they click the camera shutter, they also constantly make various comments.

  "Nate, come back." Ryan yelled as he walked towards her.

  "Ryan, don't go." Fynes pulled him back and then thought of going over to pull Natalie back too.

  "Not good!"

  A young Pole was apparently infuriated by Natalie's sharp words and burst out of the crowd more than ten feet away, rushing towards her.

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