Chapter 262 261. Sneak attack!

"Boss, something happened on the set of The Walking Dead. Bar Raiffeisen is missing!" Chen Xing said anxiously.

"Missing? What does that mean? Was he kidnapped?" Eric was shocked when he heard that.

Although this little girl, Barra Farley, is rather snobbish, she was brought to the United States by Judy after all, and Judy was the one who sent her there.

If something really happened, Eric would definitely be questioned, and he would also feel guilty about it.

Chen Xing hurriedly explained: "She was either kidnapped or she disappeared and we can't find her."

"The phone call was unresolved, the text messages were not returned, and no one was home. The crew notified us when they couldn't get in touch."

"Where's her agent?"

"I've looked for her, but her agent couldn't get in touch with her either. We're still trying to find her."

"What about her mother? Have you asked her mother? And Gadot, Bar Rafaeli lives with Gadot, and Judy, she has a very good relationship with Judy as well."

"Not yet. Bar Refaeli asked for leave from the crew last week. She was not feeling well and needed to rest for a few days."

"It just so happened that she didn't have many scenes during those days, so Darabont agreed to film other people's scenes first."

"Then until Friday, when it was time to shoot her scenes, Bar Refaeli said she would be back on set on Monday, but she was not seen on Monday."

"Darabont was very angry about this unruly behavior, but he could only ask his agent to find someone."

"It's already Wednesday and she hasn't been found yet. Everyone is worried that something might have happened to her."

"Isn't he really kidnapped?"

Figures of Wu Ruofu, Carina Lau, Catherine Zeta-Jones and others emerged in Eric's mind, and finally it evolved into scenes such as the tragic death of John Lennon and Polanski's wife and children.

Whether in China or abroad, the kidnapping of celebrities is not uncommon. They are rich and famous, and their itinerary is easy to track.

Although there will be serious public pressure after kidnapping, high risk and high reward are still the goals of many cruel kidnappers.

But then he thought again, that's not right, if it was really a kidnapping, the kidnappers should have contacted Barrefaeli's mother or agent to ask for money.

Even if someone is accidentally killed in the process, they will still be recycled and charged for the money.

This was the first time Eric had encountered such a situation. He felt a little confused and picked up his phone to call Gadot.

After a while, the call was connected.

"What's wrong, dear? I'm on the set. My assistant just saw your call and asked the director for permission before answering it for me."

"Gadot, do you know where Refaeli is? Have you seen her in the past two days?"

"Rafaeli? No, not in the past few days. The last time I saw her was last Tuesday or Wednesday. I can't remember clearly. What's wrong?"

"She's missing, and many people are looking for her."

"What! Missing!" Gadot screamed.

Barrafaeli came to the United States with her. They were close friends and were shocked when they heard the word "missing".

"What do you mean missing? I remember she said she was going to do something last week. Damn it! I can't remember!"

"Don't worry, think about it."

After a while, Gadot still didn't ring.

"I'm sorry dear. I told you the first thing I thought of. By the way, have you asked her mother? Rafaeli and her mother have a close relationship. She tells her mother everything."

"I just found out about this, so just go ahead and shoot the movie. Tell me if you have any ideas."

"Barre Farley has been missing for at least two days. Why haven't you contacted her family? Why haven't you called the police?"

Chen Xing hesitated and answered, "Darabont said he just found out about it a while ago. This matter should be handled by Barrefaeli's agent and the Actors Guild."

"Her agent is still looking for someone, but this morning Darabont really couldn't wait any longer, and the next scene had to be done by Bar Refaeli."

"He had to keep pushing the other party over and over again, and the agent told Darabont the truth, and we just found out about it."

"Damn, what's wrong with these guys? Go contact that agent, what are they doing!"

Chen Xing rarely saw Eric get angry, so he hurried out of the office, regretting that he shouldn't have gotten involved in this matter.

Snap!

Only after the office door was closed and there were no outsiders around did Eric call Judy.

At present, Judy's sexual orientation has not been fully disclosed. People only speculate that she has an orientation and it is not appropriate for others to know.

"Eric, what is it?"

"Come to my office."

"It may take a while. I'm out here discussing a script. It's very interesting and I'm sure you'll be interested in it."

"Let me stop for a moment and ask you something. Do you know where Rafaeli went?"

"Yes, she went home."

"Israel?"

"Yes, I left last week to visit my mother. What's wrong?"

"are you sure?"

"I'm sure. After the plane landed, Refaeli told me she was safe. I heard her mother's voice on the phone. There's no mistake. Eric, why are you asking this? What happened?"

"The Walking Dead crew couldn't find anyone, and many people were looking for her."

"What! Didn't she finish filming?"

"How do you know? Who told you?"

"Lefali told me that she had finished filming her scenes and hadn't been home for a long time, so she wanted to go back and rest for a while."

"Eric, I don't understand. Are you saying that the play has not been completed and that Refaeli is lying to me?"

"At the moment, yes."

Some thoughts flashed through Eric's mind, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Eric? Eric?"

"I don't know either. Just finish your work first and we'll meet again when you come back."

"good!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xing walked in again a moment later: "Boss, Bar Refaeli's agent contacted her mother, and her mother said that she had not seen Refaeli either."

"But one thing is strange. It seems that Barlefali's mother was not very anxious about this and did not think of calling the police."

Eric nodded, took out a pen and wrote down the known information on paper.

His brows furrowed more and more as he looked at the information. Suddenly, a person came to his mind - Hong Kong actor Xu Shaoqiang.

Xu Shaoqiang originally got the good resource of Yun Feiyang, the male lead in "Heavenly Silkworm Change".

This TV series was produced by ATV with great efforts and it was a huge hit. Xu Shaoqiang immediately became a synonym for a hero at that time.

In order to compete with ATV, TVB hired Adam Cheng to film "The Legend of Chor Liu-Heung", but it still lost to "Heavenly Silkworm Change" in ratings.

Seeing that they could not win the direct confrontation, TVB came up with a crooked idea. They privately found Xu Shaoqiang, stuffed a large sum of money into his pocket, and promised him a lot of benefits.

Xu Shaoqiang had just become famous, and he was so proud of himself that he could not resist the temptation and chose to take the money and disappear, just like that he went into hiding.

At that time, "Heavenly Silkworm Change" adopted the same filming and broadcasting mode as American TV series. The male lead was suddenly missing, and ATV was almost going crazy.

In the end, they had to temporarily bring in Gu Guanzhong to take over, but the ratings inevitably dropped.

Xu Shaoqiang did not have a good ending either. After his dishonest behavior was exposed, he was spurned by the industry.

ATV kicked him out, and TVB did not deliver on the benefits such as the leading actor he had promised. Yun Feiyang, who once had a promising future, could only fall back on playing minor supporting roles and villain roles to make a living, and he never rose again in his life.

Now Barrefaeli's sudden disappearance is somewhat similar to Xu Shaoqiang's disappearance, especially when comparing Judy's information with Chen Xing's words just now, the whole thing immediately seems very strange.

Eric tried to call Bar Refaeli, but the phone was turned off.

I called Darabont again.

"Eric, you already know this."

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"Well, Frank, you know something?"

"I don't know. Bar Rafaeli's performance on the set is normal. She is now a famous actress."

"She's been so popular with 'The Walking Dead' and 'House of Cards' that she's gotten more respect and nobody's disrespecting her."

"Eric, I can assure you that the crew had absolutely nothing to do with this incident, and Bar Raifali was not wronged in any way."

"Don't get excited Frank. I don't mean to blame you. I just have a headache and can't figure out some things."

"Eric, but how do we solve the problem? Without Bar Raiffeisen, we can't shoot the rest of the scenes, and the production is at a standstill."

Taking a deep breath, Eric tapped the table lightly: "How's the progress? How many scenes does she have left?"

"It's almost half done, but the remaining scenes are all about Bar Refaeli. Everyone is waiting for her, and it has been delayed for several days."

"Eric, I know you're waiting for The Walking Dead to come to Lionheart, but this is going a little bad."

"Is there any way to remedy this? If she's not here, I won't wait for her!"

"Do you mean replace the person? Or kill the character!" Darabont understood immediately.

"It's all right. Do whatever you want."

"If there is really no other way, my suggestion is to let the character die. After all, Bar Refaeli has been filming for a while. If you change the actor, there will be a contradiction between the previous and the next roles."

"Unless you want to reshoot, that means the whole show has to be remade from scratch."

"What will happen to Green if Maggie dies suddenly?"

Darabont snorted coldly: "Eric, The Walking Dead is the end of the world, and there are more than one or two people who died suddenly. Just let her be killed by the Governor."

"Then save another female character and pair her up with Green again to replace Maggie's role."

"Of course you have to be mentally prepared. According to the survey results from the first season, the character of Maggie is still very popular with the audience. Her sudden exit may cause some audience disgust and criticism."

"It seems you have thought about this a long time ago."

Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door and Judy hurried back.

"Frank, I'll think about it. Wait for my call."

"Um."

In the office, Judy asked anxiously what happened. After Eric told her, she immediately took out her cell phone and called Barry Farley, but the phone was turned off.

Then I called Barlefali's mother, but her phone was turned off.

Instantly, Judy felt unwell.

"How about it?"

"They all turned off their phones. That shouldn't happen. We were still in touch a few days ago."

"How many days?"

"Last Saturday, she said she was going to Jerusalem with her mother for a pilgrimage, so we didn't keep in touch afterwards. I don't understand religious matters."

Eric sighed and voiced his guess, and Judy's expression turned even worse.

"But why? There's no reason! Why would Refaeli do this?"

"Because of desire, because of ambition, because of interests, it can be because of many things, Judy, is your relationship stable?"

Judy nodded. "Although we sometimes argue, I think it's good."

"So she at least told you that she was back in Israel, and she didn't tell anyone else, not even Gadot."

"Speaking like this may damage the image of Barrefaree in your mind, but there is no need to hide it at this time."

"Judy, Barra Farley has seduced me many times, but I rejected her every time. She is not as simple as you think!"

Hearing this, Judy was shocked. Given their relationship, there was absolutely no reason for Eric to lie to her. The beautiful image in her mind was suddenly tarnished with a shadow.

After walking back and forth a few times in a somewhat distracted manner, Judy looked up and said, "Eric, give me some time. I will go to Israel right away and I will definitely get an explanation for this matter."

Eric nodded. "The crew has been waiting for her for several days, so if Bar Refaeli doesn't show up by next Monday at the latest, she will lose her role."

"I'm not just talking about the role in The Walking Dead, but also the role in House of Cards. Even MGM will no longer consider her for any project."

Judy knew that Eric was still able to talk to her calmly and not get angry because he was doing it for her sake, which showed that the relationship between the two of them was strong enough.

Otherwise, try someone else. Even if it's someone like Ryan Reynolds or Chris Evans who was dug out by ourselves, he should be fired immediately!

So she didn't beg for mercy anymore. Let alone begging for mercy, if things really turned out as Eric expected, Judy made a decision in an instant. She would send Bar Rafaeli away personally, just like she had brought her to Hollywood personally.

Let Darabont wait a few more days and keep the matter secret. Eric shifted his attention to other aspects.

This Saturday, the big hits continue to target "Million Dollar Baby", and the next one is 20th Century Fox's big production "The Day After Tomorrow".

Directed by disaster film director Roland Emmerich, who is also the director of "2012", both works are disaster masterpieces that have left their names in film history.

Compared to the director, the leading actors Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Rosen received less attention.

Scientifically speaking, the scenes envisioned in the movie are absolutely impossible to achieve, but it is really beautiful and Eric revisits it every year.

Under the impact of such a blockbuster, "Million Dollar Baby" was naturally impacted again.

But in the same way, "The Polar Express" is not having an easy time either, and has been equally affected. In any case, no one can expect to survive.

When the box office results came out a week later, "The Day After Tomorrow" won the championship without any surprise, taking in 65 million US dollars at the box office, and the word of mouth was also quite good.

"Million Dollar Baby" earned $21 million, and its excellent reputation only reduced the decline by 30%, which was lower than expected.

"The Polar Express" was even worse than being cut short, earning only 26 million US dollars. I'm afraid the box office forecast of 320 million will have to be lowered again.

On Sunday, Judy hadn't returned yet, but Eric looked extremely gloomy.

There were several magazines in front of him, and all of them had him and Gadot on the covers.

(End of this chapter)