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Chapter 409 Come on, let’s hurt each other
🕑 Added 2025-07-31 15:22:23 +0000 UTCThe organization's actions were as efficient and swift as ever.
Just the next day, he reported to the Screen Actors Guild and the Association for the Protection of Minors that Fox's "Night at the Museum" had been making underage actors work overtime.
North America has very strict requirements and regulations for minors. Especially with the assistance of the rating system, many of the regulations for minors are even harsh.
The same is true for the employment of underage workers.
According to the regulations of the Child Protection Association, there are very detailed requirements for the working hours of underage actors in Hollywood crews, from the total working hours per week, to the maximum number of working days a week, to the maximum number of working hours per day. There are detailed requirements.
The crew even needs to arrange at least three hours of study time every day for underage actors.
Of course, like all regulations, these things always look great, but become a mess when it comes to actual implementation.
Not to mention anything else, the terrible and noisy environment of the crew alone made the three hours of study time become empty talk.
Studying in a film crew is like letting a child study in a downtown area. There is no way he can learn anything.
As for the regulations on working hours, they are also empty talk.
It would be fine if there were only a small number of shots, but if children account for a relatively large proportion, then if the regulations are followed, who knows how long the crew will take to shoot.
I have said before that children and animals are the most unstable factors in the crew. Some scenes that adults can easily pass, children need to act for a long time to pass.
If you spend an hour on set up and makeup for a shot, and another half an hour finding the right feeling for the actors, you can finally start shooting.
Now you tell me that because the working time for minors has expired, I should call it a day and come back tomorrow?!
Are you kidding?!
My tens of thousands of dollars of funding are just going to go to waste?
Therefore, most crews with underage actors have problems of one kind or another.
Of course, the Minor Protection Association also knows about this kind of thing.
The strategy they adopted was based on the principle that officials would not investigate unless the people reported the case.
As long as they don't receive any reports, they will turn a blind eye.
But if someone reports it, then we will definitely get to the bottom of it.
Generally speaking, few people would report to the Child Protection Association, especially those from the crews of large film companies.
As stakeholders of the film, the crew members certainly hope that the film can be completed as soon as possible.
As for the parents of underage actors…
Generally speaking, these parents who dream of their children becoming stars are very tolerant of the crew as long as the crew does not abuse them.
There are so many underage roles every year, and parents have already tried their best to compete for them.
How could you ruin your child's bright future over such a small matter?
Of course there were some disturbances, but they were all between parents and the crew, just to increase their children's pay.
Things like this that can be settled with money are not problems at all.
It would only be real trouble if it was reported to the Child Protection Association and the crew was investigated.
Of course, for something like this that requires real-name reporting, how could a good kid like Ori be at the forefront?
He simply paid off two stand-in actors from the "Night at the Museum" crew, and what followed was an impromptu performance by these two guys.
What?
Did you ask the lawyer from Washimine Legal Department who was following behind them?
Isn't it normal for us to provide free legal aid to those who seek justice when we learn that the interests of minors have been violated?
Saving an innocent minor from dire straits is the responsibility and mission of every member of society. Is there any reason to do so?
"What else did they say?!"
In the office of Fox President, Jim Ganopoulos is listening to his subordinates' investigation report on the Child Protection Association.
From the veins on his clenched fists, it can be seen that Jim Ganopoulos is very uneasy at the moment.
"In addition to overtime work, they also mentioned another problem." The subordinate said cautiously, "They objected to several kissing scenes involving Jack Cherry (child actor's name). They believed that our crew violated the Child Protection Act."
The protection of minors in Europe and the United States is very strict, because Europeans and Americans themselves know how much they prefer minors, so they try their best to plug all loopholes when making laws.
At the same time, minors are also a very serious forbidden area, and whoever crosses the red line will die.
“F【beep——！】K!”
Jim Ganopoulos slammed the table hard: "Is it wrong for parents to hit their children's foreheads?!"
The subordinate said helplessly: "But they insisted, because the informant said that several adult actors were in a bad mood when filming these scenes, and they thought..."
Bang!
Jim Ganopoulos angrily threw the cup in his hand against the opposite wall.
"I'm going to kill you!"
Jim Ganopoulos was like an angry bull at this moment. He kept pounding the table and repeating the same words.
He originally thought that the Japanese director had little roots in Hollywood and would be too busy and has no time to take care of other things when encountering such a thing, but he didn't expect that the other party was so familiar with the unspoken rules of Hollywood.
This hit "Night at the Museum" right on the sore spot.
Kissing scenes and the like don't matter at all, Fox certainly wouldn't make such a mistake.
This part is like eating a live fly. It is disgusting, but it will not kill you.
I believe the other party is also aware of this situation. They are just saying this to deliberately exacerbate the problem and draw the attention of the Child Protection Association.
What they really want the Child Protection Agency to investigate is the overtime work.
But it is definitely true that the crew made underage actors work overtime. Having been in the entertainment industry for so long, Jim Gianopulos is certainly aware of some of the unspoken rules in the crew.
So it would still be a problem if the Child Protection Association really wanted to investigate the crew of "Night at the Museum".
But refusing to investigate is even more impossible. If they refuse, then given the difficulty of the Child Protection Association, they are likely to use legal weapons.
In that case, this movie would be the piece of mud that fell into your crotch.
After the failure of "X-Men 3", Fox executives have pinned all their hopes for the rest of the year on "Night at the Museum".
If this movie goes wrong again...
"Boss, what should we do?"
"Let them check!" Jim Ganopoulos angrily sat back in the boss's chair, "I'll talk to director Shawn Levy and ask him to cooperate."
So in the following period of time, both the FZ and "Night at the Museum" crews entered the stage of stopping filming.
Both parties had to stop filming and wait for the results of the investigation agency's report.
If I stop, you stop too.
Come on, let’s hurt each other!
This is probably what Nanaya thinks about the current situation of the matter.
Although doing so would not be of any benefit to the Actors Guild's investigation into the FZ crew, it would at least make Nanaya's own thoughts a little clearer so that he would not get hurt by his anger.
With so much pressure in modern society, it is very important to maintain a happy mood.
Of course, Seven Nights would not be stupid enough to come out and say that they were the ones who stopped the filming of "Night at the Museum", just as Fox would not come out and say that they were the ones who instigated the Screen Actors Guild.
In this matter, there will only be a scapegoat to rush to the front, and even Washimine will only do legal aid work.
"Night at the Museum is under investigation by the Screen Actors Guild and the Child Protection Association, and their production has been shut down just like ours."
In the villa in Los Angeles, Shion stared at Nanaya who was busy in the kitchen.
"That's really unfortunate. Hollywood crews have been having a lot of trouble lately."
Nanaya shrugged and cut the ingredients in his hand into small pieces and put them into the bowl.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Nanaya looked up and noticed Shion's gaze, and immediately said innocently: "This matter has nothing to do with me. Shion, you know I have always been a coward who doesn't want to cause trouble. This is what you said yourself."
"I know." Shion deliberately emphasized, "You are an emotional coward."
Nanaya uncovered the pot of boiling water and threw the ingredients into it.
After covering the pot, Nanaya said to Shion: "I think you should modify the wording so that it will be more convincing."
"What are you changing?! Aren't you just hiding at the back, waiting for me to deal with all those little girls, so that you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor, and ascend to heaven with all of us on your wings?!"
Although if this ending could be achieved, Nanaya would definitely be very happy.
But I am a man after all, and I still have to take responsibility.
"Hey, hey, honey." Nanaya quickly raised her hand, signaling Shion to calm down, "I know what's bothering you, give me some time, okay? I'll take care of Rin's problem."
"Just Rin?"
Shion snorted, "Where's Sakura? Where's Lily? Where's Ryan? And where's Illya?"
Nanaya touched his nose and wisely chose to remain silent.
The kitchen fell silent for a moment, leaving only the sound of Nanaya cooking.
After the pot boils again, Nanaya puts the seasoning cubes prepared in advance into it.
Stir evenly with a spoon and pour onto a plate.
"Alright."
Nanaya placed two plates on the table, one for Shion and one for himself.
"That's all?" Shion looked at the food in front of her. "I thought you would cook something, but it turns out you only have instant curry?"
"There's nothing we can do. There aren't enough materials." Nanaya said with tears in his eyes.
Not being able to cook a table full of delicious food with his own hands, Nanaya felt that he had brought shame to the time travelers from China.
After getting fed up with every breakfast being a combination of [vegetable salad + sandwich], Nanaya took the initiative to take over the cooking task.
But a good cook cannot cook without rice.
No matter how skilled Nanaya is at cooking, he can only sigh when faced with a refrigerator filled with only potatoes and carrots.
The instant curry seasoning used for cooking was borrowed by Nanaya from his next-door neighbor.
But Nanaya didn't intend to let Shion know about this.
