Los Angeles is more than a thousand kilometers away from New Mexico. Hardy took Henry and Matthew and flew to Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico.

This place is more than 100 kilometers away from the filming base, so Hardy asked Henry to buy a car directly and drive to the film and television base.

After seeing Ava, he prepared to drive back to Los Angeles. He had two drivers anyway, and the 1,000-kilometer journey would take him one day to drive back.

What they bought was a Studebaker sedan, the same car that Yu Zecheng promised to give to the stationmaster in the TV series "Undercover".

Driving out of the city, there are wilderness on both sides of the road and continuous mountain ranges in the distance. The climate in New Mexico is dry and hot, so there is little vegetation here. Both the mountains and the land are bare and have no aesthetic appeal.

Occasionally we passed by a village with square mud houses and long wooden axles exposed on the roofs. There were very few cars on the road, and only two donkey carts were seen along the way, revealing a strong rural Mexican style.

Finally arrived at the filming base.

As soon as the car entered, Hardy found that this place was very similar to the Mexican town in the movie, or maybe all the towns here look similar.

The car stopped.

Many staff members looked over.

Hardy got out of the car and someone recognized him.

"Mr. Hardy is here, hurry up and inform Director Nolan." someone shouted.

Before Director Nolan came over, a graceful figure appeared at the door of a house. The woman was wearing a long Mexican woman's skirt and had her hair tied up. She was dressed simply, but even so, her beauty could not be concealed.

"Hadi~!"

Ava trotted over and gave the man a hug without braking.

The staff who saw it nearby all smiled.

Many of them knew that Ava was the woman of Hardy's assistant, and there were even rumors that Hardy's assistant invested in this movie just for her.

Soon, director Nolan and lead actor Eastwood and others came out one after another. The two sides exchanged a few words. Hardy said to Henry, "Take the red wine from the car and give it to the crew."

The crew was delighted when they heard this, "Thank you Assistant Hardy for your concern."

Walk into the house,

Several people talked about the movie.

The filming of the movie went relatively smoothly, although there were some minor problems along the way, such as too much dynamite used in the explosion scene, someone falling off a horse and breaking a leg during a battle, and Eastwood being scratched on the face by an exploding stone.

But it was all resolved. That's how filming works. No one would go to the hospital just because of a scratch on a finger.

"How's Ava doing?" Hardy asked Nolan.

Nolan looked at Ava and said with a smile: "To be honest, Miss Ava's acting was really awkward at first, but under my guidance, she gradually got into the role. The most important thing is that she is so beautiful. She is a beautiful sight just standing there."

"Now that the film is halfway through filming, I am becoming more and more confident about this film. However, Assistant Hardy, I have something to report to you. The money has almost been spent, and I am afraid that our previous budget will not be enough."

Nolan said this and looked at Hardy calmly.

Hardy could see that Nolan didn't seem to feel the slightest bit of guilt about spending all his money early.

Isn’t exceeding the budget a necessary skill for every director?

And looking at him like this, I have already spent all my money, so you can do whatever you want. I can't continue working without more money.

This reminded him of Siegel.

It seems that he operated the Las Vegas casino in the same way. I can spend money however I want and ask investors for money when I'm done.

“How many shots are left to be completed, and how many are expected to be completed?” Hardy asked.

"Two-thirds of the work has been completed, and we'll need about another 100,000." Nolan felt a little embarrassed after he said this.

"If it's not possible, 80,000 will do."

Hardy thought to himself, luckily I have had some spare money recently, otherwise I would have been sucked to death by you.

"I'll take another 50,000. If it doesn't work out, I'll consider whether I need to change the director," Hardy said.

"OK."

Nolan agreed immediately.

After talking about money, Nolan took Eastwood away because they had other scenes to shoot, leaving only Hardy and Ava in the room.

Ava looked at Hardy, hugged him and kissed him.

......

It took a long time before they separated.

"How does it feel to film the scene? Is it very different from your previous fantasies?" Hardy asked, pinching the woman's chin.

"Filming is tiring, but also very interesting. I like this feeling. Actually, I don't have many parts, but I follow the crew to shoot every day just to see and learn more. This kind of on-site learning is quite different from the teacher's teaching." Ava said.

"By the way, your songs are very popular now. You are famous, do you know that?" Hardy said with a smile.

Ava smiled.

"The shopper goes back to the city every other week. In addition to buying food, he also brings newspapers. I saw the report in the newspaper. They said that this song is very popular now and has even spread to Europe and America."

When Ava spoke, her lips were close together.

As soon as they spoke, their lips would touch each other.

"In fact, the biggest credit for this song goes to you. Such a good song could have become a hit for anyone. I just met you because of luck."

Just as the two were about to approach each other again, a man's voice suddenly came from outside, "Miss Gardner, are you there? I'm here to visit you."

Hardy looked at Ava.

Use your eyes to ask who is outside?

Ava Gardner's face flashed with anger.

"He claimed to be David Walsh, the boss of a listed mining company. A month ago, he brought people to the nearby mountains to investigate copper mines. He accidentally came to the crew and pestered me after seeing me. I didn't want to pay any attention to him."

"Director Nolan also warned the man, but he didn't care at all and kept pestering me, coming every few days."

Hardy smiled, took Ava's hand and walked out of the room.

He noticed that many people from the crew came out to watch, looking like they were enjoying the fun.

On the street of the town, a man in a white suit was standing there. He was about 30 years old, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand. He had a small mustache and looked like he thought he was very handsome.

David originally had a bright smile on his face, but when he saw a man coming out holding Ava's hand, the smile disappeared and he looked at Hardy with hostility.

"Who are you?"

David looked at Hardy and asked.

Hardy smiled.

"I'm the producer of the crew and Ava's boyfriend. Who are you? Who allowed you to join our crew at will?" Hardy questioned.

David was stunned.

When he drove over, he saw a new car parked at the entrance of the town. He thought it was driven by this man, but the Stickpunk was not a good car for him, and the other party's strength might not be that good.

"I'm the boss of Wash Mine. I admire Miss Gardner very much and I came here to visit her. Even if she has a boyfriend, can't she make friends with other people?"

David said proudly.

David Walsh is a typical playboy. He took over a listed mining company from his father. With assets of over one million US dollars, he is definitely a wealthy man in the United States.

In recent years, the mining company has not been doing well and its stock price has continued to be sluggish. Later, the company bought a piece of land in New Mexico and prepared to do some mining. David came here and stayed for a few days and felt extremely bored. Unexpectedly, he saw Ava in the film city and was immediately shocked by her beauty.

Later, I asked Ava's name, and I was even more surprised when I thought of the singer of the recently popular song Ava Gardner.

He took the initiative to approach Ava, using his playboy skills to try to seduce her, but he didn't know that Ava used to hang out in nightclubs and had seen all kinds of men, so there was no way she would be fooled by David's words.

Politely refuse the other party.

But David was persistent and would come over every now and then, considering pursuing Ava as his greatest pleasure in New Mexico.

Hardy was disgusted with this self-righteous playboy and had no interest in arguing with him. Henry and Matthew were standing next to him, so Hardy said to them, "Get this guy out of here."

Henry and Matthew stepped forward, and David Walsh looked at them unkindly, "I'm warning you, I'm the chairman of a listed company, someone you can't afford to offend."

Matthew smiled.

He pulled out a revolver from his body.

David Walsh thought Matthew was an actor. This was a western movie, and the guns the actors carried were probably props. How could he be scared by a prop gun?

“Bang~!”

Matthew shot David, and the rose in David's hand exploded with a bang, and the petals fell down.

Ah~!

David jumped up in surprise.

He didn't expect that the other party's gun was real.

“Wow~~!”

The crew members who were watching the excitement were also startled and let out a gasp.

“Bang bang bang bang~!”

This is not the end.

After Matthew blew the flower in David's hand, he continued to shoot at him. David was so scared that he froze in place.

Wait until the shooting stops.

People saw several bullet holes on the corners of David Walsh's clothes, the tips of his shoes, and the brim of his hat. Matthew blew at the muzzle of the gun and inserted the gun into the holster in a casual manner. This action was very Western and very consistent with the temperament of this set.

Bang bang bang bang~!

The staff watching the excitement on the sidelines applauded. They had seen scenes of sharpshooters in movies, but this was the first time they had seen such godlike shooting skills in real life. It felt even more exciting than in the movies.

David Walsh was horrified.

Body stiffness,

There is still a damp feeling in my lower body.

He looked down.

My pants are wet.

The damp marks were very noticeable on the white suit.

“Ah~!”

David Walsh screamed, dropped the flower stalk in his hand, and staggered towards the car. After a while, he jumped into the car, started the car and stepped on the accelerator. The car shook and rushed out. Fortunately, there was no space around and he didn't hit anything.

It took a long time to calm down, and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

“Hahahahaha~~!”

The crew on the set all burst into laughter.

I think this scene is very interesting.

Ava Gardner also laughed and looked at Hardy and said, "He was scared by you. I saw his pants were wet. I guess he won't dare to come again."