HWI 439

Hollywood What If Chapter 439

Liam Neeson and Christian Bale were standing on an ice lake. The strong breeze of snow flew by. The two were holding swords, ready to strike.

They both have serious expressions, not caring about the fragile ice that they are stepping on.

Suddenly, Christian took the first mood and Liam Neeson went for defense. The two... The two were not really fighting.

Even their swordfight looked mediocre if you watched it in person. They were moving slowly, obviously because the swords they carried were made of real metal.

But the swords were not sharp, to make sure that they won't injure each other. Grey Pictures had so many weapon props in their storage that the crew could use them repeatedly.

Despite their slow movement, it was true that Christian and Liam's battle looked nice. They trained in this exact choreography for weeks, taught by professionals.

So even though it looked meh, the cameras that were capturing the scene made it look epic. This scene would also experience editing to make it more action-packed, adding captivating background music and the sounds of swords clashing.

Even the ice lake they were fighting on was 100% safe. The crew checked it twice and confirmed that they could use it for filming... Also a few meters away from the scene, some crew members were fishing on the frozen lake by making a hole.

As for the soft snow breeze that lasted for three seconds, it was real. They didn't use artificial snow. They were just lucky to capture that moment while Christian and Liam were fighting. Of course, Kazir decided to add it to the movie to make it more authentic.

"Okay, cut--! That's all for today!"

When Kazir said that the job was done, both Christian and Liam stopped fighting.

Then, their assistants gave them hot towels and tea/coffee to warm their stomachs.

It was cold after all. In fact, Liam dropped all of the serious acting and started shivering once the cameras were done filming.

"It's really cold." The veteran actor muttered.

"Yeah, it is."

Christian replied. Even though Christian was cold, he still maintained his serious vibe, probably still in the zone of being Bruce Wayne. A person who was undergoing training under an organization. Bruce Wayne would feel cold, but he wouldn't act weak.

The two actors went to their respective trailers. Their trailers have heaters.

Having a trailer and heater in this cold place in Iceland was really a privilege.

Kazir made sure that his actors would always be comfortable no matter what the circumstances. He didn't want to feel any stress while on the filming set.

Besides, Warner Brothers were rich and they could send dozens of trailers with heaters for the crew to use.

The crew cleaned the set while some prepared the tents. They were in the middle of nowhere, and the nearest city was a four-hour drive, if the road was not covered in snow. Thankfully, the production crew had everything they needed.

Kazir looked around and saw a few people around the fishing hole, trying to catch fish.

"I really have no idea what's happening here."

He approached them.

"You don't have any scenes to film here, so why are you here?" He stared at Scarlett Johansson who was sitting next to her fishing rod while sipping hot chocolate.

"I'm having a vacation. I'm tired of going to warm countries so I decided to take a vacation in white snow this time."

"You're having a vacation in Iceland, very close to our filming set."

"Nope. I'm part of the crew so of course I'm going to stay with you guys."

"..."

He sighed.

He sat on the unoccupied seat next to Scarlett. The woman was wearing a thick jacket and a beanie hat. Yet she still looked beautiful.

"You're fishing while the others are working. Don't you know that you're affecting our job right now?"

"It's not my fault. I'm just fishing. Looked at Enrico, he's also having fun."

Scarlett and Kazir looked at Enrico Pusi who was waiting for his fishing rod to move.

"I'm having fun." The producer muttered. He already had five fish in his bucket.

Kazir curiously looked at Scarlett's bucket and found nothing. He couldn't control himself and laughed.

"You said you're fishing but you haven't even got one, haha!"

The woman pouted.

"This is my first time doing this!"

"Yeah right. Here, let me help you."

"But what about your job?"

Scarlett gave the fishing rod to Kazir and the man checked if it had bait. Sure enough, there was none.

"Today's job is done. It's not that bad to take a rest once in a while."

"That's great to hear."

Scarlett passed him a cup of hot chocolate.

"Thanks."

A few minutes later, Kazir caught a fish.

"We got one!"

Scarlett was so happy that her bucket had a fish at last. This also made Kazir smile.

More people arrived and looked at what they were doing. The crew decided to build a tent around the fishing hole to fend off the snow.

Just like that, some people who were interested in fishing copied what they did and also tried to catch fish.

Unfortunately, they only have a few fishing rods to use.

When the sky turned dark, Enrico Pusi caught the most fish, having 14 fish.

Second was Liam Neeson, who also joined the fun with 11 fish.

Third was Kazir who had 7 fishes.

Fourth was Christian Bale, who caught six fish.

The crew decided to roast fish that night. The atmosphere was lively despite the cold. It felt like they were having a camp instead of working. Well, their two bosses were having fun so they were going with the flow.

This was a rare moment where the crew took advantage of the situation and had fun.