The business plane slowly stopped on the private apron. After the cabin door was opened by the flight attendant, Duke immediately met him. Mrs. Leah and a blond girl who was almost sixteen years old walked off the plane. △↗,

"Mom, get in the car first."

Duke took the bag from his mother's hand and looked at her next to her, "Hi, Ska, you are getting more and more beautiful."

To be precise, Scarlett Johnson's appearance is no different from adulthood, especially his figure, which is much more popular than his peers.

She took a small travel bag on her back and took Duke's arm naturally. She followed the two of them to the car and said, "It feels so strange. When she got on the plane, it was still snowing in New York, but it was summer when she got off the plane."

Duke turned his head to look at Scarlett, and the melancholy in her eyes seemed to disappear with her age.

“It must be fun to celebrate Christmas in the summer.”

Scarlett Johnson let go of Duke's arm, grabbed a sun hat, and helped Mrs. Leah wear it on her head to block the bright sunshine everywhere in the open airport. She stuck a pair of sunglasses and looked at the sun in the sky.

"Now there is no such good weather in New York." She stood there muttered, then rushed to catch up with Duke and Mrs. Leah again.

A RV and an off-road vehicle were parked on the periphery of the private apron. Duke drove the car, first let his mother and Scarlett get on the RV, and then he called on the staff to put their luggage into the off-road vehicle. Then he got into the RV and sat opposite his mother.

He made a driving gesture to the driver and said, "The crew is out on the outing, a little far from Wellington. Mom, Ska, if you are tired, just have a sleep."

"No need." Mrs. Leah shook her head, "I have been sleeping for a long time when I came."

"Which part are you shooting now?" Scarlett took off his sunglasses and hung it on his bulging chest. "I read the original novel before I came."

"Shar's scene."

Pointing to the V-T-shirt she slid down, Scarlett didn't shy away, holding her chest and tidying it up a little. Duke turned his eyes to other places and continued, "I built a nearly real Hobbiton, and you can feel the difference from the novel."

"Mask-bottomed pit?" Scarlett's eyes lit up.

"certainly,"

Speaking of this, Duke remembered other things, turned his head and said to his mother, "Mom. I heard David mention that the stock market is a bit abnormal now..."

"I have lost all the stocks related to it in my hands."

Mrs. Leah frowned slightly, "Duke, most of your income in recent years has been invested in IT stocks, so be careful."

"Well, I know how to do it." Duke nodded slightly.

In the past year, except for the shares of Apple and Google, which has not been listed at all, Duke has dealt with most of its IT shares, and the cashed funds continue to invest in Apple, Google, Warner Bros. and Victoria's Secret. However, the investment amount that the senior executives of these companies can accept is really limited, and they will never want to see any individual shareholder occupy too many shares.

"Based on my observations, the stock market is too fanatical and it is already a bit abnormal."

As a shrewd businessman, after Duke's slight reminder, Mrs. Leah can see many things, "The new round of shuffle should not be too far away."

In fact, it is not just them. Many people can see abnormalities in the stock market, but people's fear and greed are endless. People can control themselves to make money and leave. There are not many in this world. A considerable number of people are lucky and think that even if the stock market collapses, it will not be so fast. Time is enough for them to gain more capital.

After which stock market fanaticism was not accompanied by the arrival of a big drop? The winner was the one who could really stop at the right time.

"What are you talking about?" Scarlett took out a handheld machine from his jeans pockets that were tightly tied to his legs, fiddling with them boredly. At this time, he raised his head and looked at Duke, "Why can't I understand?"

Mrs. Leah stretched out her hand and patted her arm gently, "So, Ska, there are many unknown things in this world. School is a good place to understand and learn. You should think about it carefully..."

Hearing his mother's words, Duke couldn't help but look inquisitive. Scarlett hugged Mrs. Leah's arm and said with a flattering voice, "Godmother, you often tell me that if you have determined your goal, you must go on unwaveringly. Only by persisting and working hard can you succeed. I am sure that my future will be in Hollywood. I hope to learn more professional knowledge about actors."

"Are you going to drop out of school?" Duke understood.

Most Hollywood child stars, who should be said to be more than 90% of Hollywood child stars, will basically choose to drop out after they reach the age of 16 when they can legally drop out.

"Yeah!" Scarlett Johnson nodded, "Mom has agreed..."

After hearing what she said, neither Duke nor Lady Leah said anything anymore.

Everyone has the right to choose the path they take. Duke will not interfere with others casually, and Mrs. Leah is just the godmother of Scarlett Johnson.

The RV was parked in Blanim Town first, where Duke rented a separate house for his mother, put down his luggage for the two, and rushed to the crew's residence.

“The air here is really good!”

As soon as he got off the car, Scarlett stretched his arms, closed his eyes and took a hard breath, "It's much better than New York."

She opened her eyes, put on her sunglasses and sun hat, took Mrs. Leah's arm, and led by Duke, headed towards Hobbiton.

Although the Hobbiton built by the crew is much smaller than the description in the novel, the scenery is extremely beautiful, especially the various plants grown, which are the most vigorous growth in midsummer. This lush scene has a unique charm for Scarlett Johnson, who grew up in the steel jungle of the city.

"I don't want to go back to New York."

Walking through the small bridge on the Liquor River, Scarlett bent over curiously and touched the arch bridge made of polystyrene. "Although I have been to many crews, this is the best shooting location I have ever seen. If I hadn't touched it with my hands, who would have thought that this bridge was not a stone at all."

"A lot of things here are fake, right?" Mrs. Leah stopped and asked.

Duke nodded and pointed at the trees and grass in the distance, "The real plants cannot be so lush, and have not yet withered, and many of them are props made by the crew."

He specifically pointed to the crooked tree above the bottom hole of the bag, "There are 250,000 fake leaves hanging on it?"

"How many?" Scarlett Johnson stood up and said in surprise, "It turns out that such a beautiful tree, the leaves on it are all fake!"

"Only half of them are fake."

Duke asked the two to continue walking forward, and after turning a corner, he came to a flat grassland where there were tables, tableware and chairs with distinctive Hobbit characteristics, and banners and slogans were hung in some places, with words celebrating Bilbo Baggins' Happy Birthday.

"Want to shoot a Bilbo Baggins birthday party?"

Standing outside the venue, Scarlett Johnson looked at the busy staff inside and asked, "When will this scene be filmed?"

"Tonight." Duke pointed to one of the large cakes, "Didn't you see it? The cakes are ready."

"What's that?" Scarlett tilted his head, "Don't tell me it's cream."

"Polystyrene..." Duke turned and pointed to the small arch bridge on the Liejiu River, "It is the material for making the bridge."

While talking, Duke suddenly turned to Mrs. Leah, "Mom, and Scar, are you interested in guest appearances?"

"Come-star?" Mrs. Leah didn't understand what Duke meant.

"That's right." Duke pointed to the huge banquet venue. "Bilbo Baggins' birthday party requires a large number of actors. The crew currently has not enough staff. In order to gather all the people, in addition to professional actors, I had to let staff from other departments such as props, sets, and some people who came to visit the set also join the ranks of extras."

This scene requires hundreds of actors, but it is approaching Christmas, so it is difficult to find so many extras, so you can only find someone to make up the numbers as background paintings.

"I'd better forget it." Mrs. Leah obviously had no interest in the cameo.

But Scarlett Johnson seemed excited, "Can I be a female hobbit?"

"certainly."

This is just a humanoid prop.

"Actually, I'm still more interested in elves." Scarlett muttered.

Duke looked at her and shook his head, "Dear, your figure is enough to play the female hobbit, female elf's words..."

Scarlett looked down and looked at his towering breasts, as if he was a little distressed, "I seem to be developing too fast."

"You should be on a diet, Ska." Mrs. Leah reminded her.

"Yeah." Scarlett nodded, leaned over to Duke and asked in a low voice, "Do I have a close-up?"

He stretched out a finger and gently tapped her forehead, Duke's voice was filled with a hint of seriousness, "Don't be too greedy, Scar."

"Oh..." The girl lowered her head and pulled the golden ponytail into her hand, "I get it."

After wandering around Hobbiton and Shire, Duke took the two of them into the crew station. The station was busy and they were preparing for the evening shooting. Duke found an assistant and asked him to take Scarlett Johnson to the makeup team to report, and then he and his mother moved in the crew station again.

The sun was getting lower and lower, sinking into the horizon, and the dim sky gradually became darker. When the sky was completely dark, a large number of actors set off from the crew station and, under the responsibility of their respective team leaders, walked towards the shooting site in an orderly manner according to the plan.

Countless lanterns have been lit on the lawn where the banquet is held, just waiting for the shooting to begin. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!