Chapter 59: Fire

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"...Nami, call..."
A rare jumped out of Duke's mouth. He almost ran out of the studio at a speed of 100 meters, crossed the wide asphalt road, picked up the necessary fire extinguisher in the warehouse area, and rushed to the front of the warehouse.
The burnt smell became stronger and stronger, and a little spark passed through the gap under the warehouse door. The fire was obviously burning from the inside. The warehouse was filled with inflammable materials such as scenery and props, which burned the skin. It feels that the fire inside clearly shows that the fire inside is already big.
"call……"
Duke had just rushed to the door, and a few bright fires burst out from the cracks in the door. Fortunately, he stopped in time, but even then, a smell of scorched hair reached his nose.
In a short period of time, the air seemed to be burning. Dense footsteps, noises and alarm bells sounded in the studio, and many people on duty were coming here.
The fire rushed to the top of the warehouse, reflecting half of the sky. Duke took the fire extinguisher and sprayed the flames that had rushed outside. Although it is a wise choice to stay away from the fire, he and the entire crew are in the warehouse. Struggling for half a year...film!
"Duke! Duke!"
After passing ∈, a woman's voice came, "Danger! Are you going to die? Are you crazy? Get out of here!"
Naomi Watts didn't know where to throw her high heels. Seeing the tall and persistent figure in front of him, without even thinking about it, she rushed over at the risk of scorching heat and possible burns.
"Duke..."
"..."
Apart from the hunting fire and the approaching noise, all Naomi heard was Duke's curse.
She has never seen Duke who speaks bad words, but she understands the reason for his gaffe. Duke is so focused and focused on his career, which almost burned the fire of the hard work of the crew, and it may also be his future. And hope.
"Fire extinguisher! I want a fire extinguisher!" Throwing down the empty fire extinguisher, Duke revealed the anxiety and anger he had never had before.
The smell of fireworks was getting heavier and heavier, Naomi pulled Duke’s arm hard, feeling a little difficult to breathe, she couldn't move the movie lunatic, and in desperation, she bit his shoulder and two lips. It was immediately covered with soot.
"Are you crazy, Duke?" She yelled out almost with all her strength.
"..."
The pain on his shoulders temporarily overwhelmed the anxiety in his heart, and Duke cursed another string of swear words, turned back and carried Naomi Watts, and rushed out of the range that the flame was about to enshroud.
More and more people rushed to the fire scene, and it didn't take long for firefighters to arrive, and the fire was quickly brought under control.
Standing at the entrance of the studio opposite the fire scene, Duke slowly recovered his calmness. Although the air was full of scorching heat and smoked skin, there were also traces of fiery pain, but his heart was cold. The fire started from inside the warehouse. It is conceivable how the film, which is a flammable substance, will end up.
Anxiety and anger gradually returned to calm, why did the fire ignite from within? Why are the fire protection measures in the warehouse not working? Why is this warehouse on fire? Why are the equipment and film of "Courage to Death Island" burned?
Yes, there are fires in many Hollywood studios, including the Big Six companies, almost every year. The film crews of "Forrest Gump" and "Batman" have been burned. No one knows how these fires are. It happened, but... Why did the fire happen when the crew just closed the scene?
"Duke..." Naomi's panicked voice rang in her ear, "Are you all right? You scared me."
"Sorry……"
Turning around, Duke squeezed her dark face comfortingly.
The current Naomi Watts is as embarrassed as him. His small face is covered with soot, and it looks black as if it is a native of Africa; the golden curls exude a faint burnt smell, and the tips of the hair are almost covered. Burning upside down; the silver-white dress was covered with stains, completely turned into black and white colors.
Especially when her high heels were kicked off, there was a faint red ooze between the toes of her dirty left foot.
Taking off his formal jacket, Duke put it on Naomi's shoulder and said solemnly, "Thank you."
If it weren’t for her to rush in and pull him out at the risk, Duke wouldn’t know what he would do. Maybe he would throw away the fire extinguisher and run away, or he would rush into the fire to rescue the surviving film. That is his future and hope. ! It took him two lives to accumulate and work hard to get the opportunity!
Naomi Watts prevented him from being injured, and Duke didn't think there was a chance to restart his life if an accident happened.
"Thank you, Nami." Duke repeated. Naomi hugged his arm tightly, seemingly afraid that Duke would rush into the fire again, and forced a smile, "I...we are friends."
Looking across the face of the embarrassed blonde beauty, Duke sighed lightly in his heart. The two were just temporary beds. Companion, she didn’t have to risk burns to help him. It was more than just talking, it was a In a highly commercialized society, protecting personal interests can override everything.
It is undeniable that this is a very utilitarian woman, but can Hollywood from superstars to the lowest actors find a woman who is not utilitarian?
Words repeated a thousand times are not convincing with actual actions. Duke has changed Naomi Watts' senses a little bit. In some ways, he owes her a favor.
Do you still have a chance to repay the favor?
Looking at the warehouse surrounded by firefighters, the fire was basically extinguished, and Duke's mouth had a faint and helpless smile.
"Reid! Reid!"
After shouting at the crowd, the temporary person in charge of the night shift at Warner Studios ran over.
"How's the situation?" Duke tried to maintain a steady tone.
"Part of the props and cameras were burned." Reid knew what Duke, the director was most concerned about, quickly said, "Film...no trace of film was found."
Nodding lightly, Duke waved his hand, his helpless smile deepened.
As an extremely flammable film, how could it survive this kind of fire? I am afraid that it would have burned out long ago. He and the crew spent more than half a year of hard work and spent tens of millions of dollars on the results, so they were burned?
"Duke..."
There was a rush of high heels landing. Sophia Coppola pulled the skirt corners and ran all the way. She was wearing the party clothes, obviously turning back from the road.
She almost rushed in front of Duke, grabbed his shirt collar, looked up and down carefully before exhaling.
"I'm fine." Duke made a relieved gesture to her.
"You're the one with you..." Sophia swallowed back the he almost uttered. Duke frowned and said in a low voice, "The film is gone."
"film?"
The two brown eyebrows were raised high, and Sophia took two steps back, folded his hands on his chest, and looked at Duke with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" Duke's brow furrowed deeper.
"Nothing," Sophia gave a joking expression, "I just want to see if the strong Duke Rosenberg will collapse."
"Sophia, I am not in the mood to joke with you."
Hearing Duke's anxious words, Sophia curled her lips, "Duke, I'm not in the mood to joke with you either, the film is still there."
"Still?" Duke repeated subconsciously.
Sophia knew in his heart that Duke was only trying to maintain the surface calm, and said directly, "The film is in my hands..."
"Where?" Duke stepped forward and took Sophia's arm.
"At the Warner Printing Factory!" Sophia took a step back and broke free of Duke's big hand. While rubbing his scratched arm, he said, "I went back to Los Angeles last night and Robin sent the film to the printing press with me. The factory, have you forgotten, you promised me to make a copy!"
"Why didn't you tell me." Duke raised his head and looked at the sky, holding his forehead with one hand. The ease after the tension and anxiety disappeared suddenly, even made him feel dizzy. "Why didn't anyone notify me?"
"You forgot..." Sophia blinked and reminded Duke, "When I was on the battery car in the afternoon, I said...Oh, sorry! I was interrupted by Nikolai who rushed over before I finished. Up."
"I'm going to kill you!" Duke gritted his teeth.
"Whatever you do."
Saying that, Sophia greeted people and walked into the studio together, moved a few chairs out, and she placed the chair behind Duke and gently pulled him.
"Sit down and take a break."
After speaking, he also handed Duke a bottle of water he had brought from inside. Duke looked at it, did not drink, and passed it to Naomi Watts, who was just sitting on the other side, and saw all this in his eyes. Sophia frowned unhappy, but didn't say anything.
The fire in front was extinguished, and the warehouse building showed no signs of collapsing, but almost all combustible materials inside and outside were turned to ashes. Not long after, two production managers and a senior Warner Bros. executive also rushed to the scene.
"Sophia and I sent the film to Warner's printing plant last night."
Robin Grand’s confirmation also made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Although three cameras and many leased props were destroyed in the flames, these losses add up to only a few hundred thousand dollars. If the film is destroyed , The loss is not only these, it may even lead to the destruction of the entire project.
"I remember there are managers in the warehouse!"
As he relaxed, Duke also thought of many things that were wrong, "Why am I the first person to be there when a fire broke out?"
"He attended our party and was drunk." Charles Rowan said.
Duke can only sigh. The chaotic management of Hollywood studios is not new. There have been so many accidents in history, and the situation of major studios has not substantially improved, especially many studios. Security and management personnel, like the country he once lived in, mostly come in through relationships. It is really difficult to make them take responsibility.
Although the investigation of the fire scene has not yet reached a preliminary conclusion, on the surface, it looks like the fires that often occur in Hollywood studios in these years...