Mark didn't want to hide anything from his family about this, so he said that he wanted to shoot "This Man Is From Earth" during the summer vacation.

David and Sophia were quite surprised, and Sophia said, "It's too jumpy, Donald is right, Mark suddenly said one day that he would have a baby, and we shouldn't be surprised." ”

Mark smiled and said, "What do I want to do?" He didn't drink the red wine that Sophia had brought over, it was too light for him, he liked strong, pungent things.

David frowned and said, "Mark, do you have a clear plan for the future? I thought your ambition was to be a writer?"

Mark said: "Clearly, I want to be a filmmaker, I want to make what I want to do, I write and I write and direct, what's wrong with that? Michael Clayton is like that, I want to be like him. ”

"Michael Clayton holds a double degree in Medicine and Literature from Harvard University. "He was obviously saying that Mark was too ambitious.

"I've got a super golden finger!" Mark said, and he said, "

I wanted to do something and hone myself in real work, I would go to a Hollywood studio to get a job, study at a social university, self-appreciation, I was fed up with the dogmatism of the classroom. ”

"It's hard to get a job before you graduate from high school, especially in Hollywood, where xenophobia is rampant," David said. ”

Mark said: "So I want to use 'This Man is from Earth' as my graduation certificate and stepping stone. ”

Sophia said, "Mark is ambitious, and if you don't have Bill Gates and Michael Dell, you're a failed entrepreneur." ”

Both of them were people who declared that studying was useless, dropped out of high school to start their own business, and achieved great success.

David coughed dryly and said, "Completing school is always the best course of action, in line with universal values." ”

Sophia said: "David, you see, my feelings for Mark are like Donald's, maybe there is something wrong with our education method, Champion Marco can't be raised on a farm, it needs a vast grassland, it needs a land for it to run as much as it wants, otherwise it is killing its talent." ”

Mark said happily, "Sophie, I love you." ”

David smiled wryly and said, "You have made me a minority. ”

Sophia said: "Since I watched "Twilight", I know that Mark is very talented, his talent cannot be suppressed, he should play himself on a broader stage, are you worried that he will be hungry? David is very crisis-conscious, he will make plans for his life. ”

David said: "Okay! You are making your own movie, I must make a statement, you owe half of the production fee, and I will pay for the rest, which should be a support for your business, remember, only this once, not the next one." ”

This solves the production cost, Mark is very happy, this seems to be an open life, encountering difficulties, easy to solve, am I the protagonist, I already have the halo of the protagonist.

Only Sophia said: "David, how can you do this, take your income for two days as support for Mark's business, you can't use the opportunism in court on Mark." ”

Mark said, "That's pretty enough, David is very cool, he's got enough help." ”

Mark didn't let himself be idle, and immediately after completing the storyboard and plan for "This Man is from Earth", he immediately copied the script for "Saw Horror", and after receiving Tom's revised production plan, after some research, he understood that this was the real production plan, and it was executable.

How to rent equipment, recruit actors and manpower, find a venue, filming planning, post-production, salary expenses for each link, write down one by one, as long as you do it according to the plan, there will be no problems.

On Saturday night, they received a sample of "Twilight" from Peter of Random House, which was classical and elegant, with a bit of a collector's edition flavor, and everyone liked it very much.

Mark signed, the first one was given to Kayla, she couldn't read it, but it meant a lot, the second one was for Sophia, the third one was for David, and the fourth one was for Donald, and on Sunday, at Sophia's celebratory party, this "Twilight" was also one of the gifts given to the guests, and Sophia asked Peter for three hundred copies for this, which will be on the shelves of bookstores around Random House next Wednesday, and will also be available on Amazon's online bookstore.

The next morning, Sophia invited a professional party company to start arranging the venue, Sophia is a person who pays attention to a high quality of life, he will do his own housework and meals, and it is happy to prepare food for his beloved, but for these large parties, she let a professional company take care of them, let her assistant take care of them, drive herself to do beauty and maintenance, and come back in the afternoon when the party starts.

Mark changed into new clothes in the morning, and when he put on his suit, he looked very restrained, although he had short hair, a handsome appearance, and a healthy and strong body that made him look handsome and chic, but he was a little unaccustomed to it.

He likes to practice martial arts, he is used to wearing sportswear, and he usually wears sportswear, but this is a formal occasion, which is obviously inappropriate, and Donald, who changed into a brand-new suit, looks calm and confident, and his bearing is extraordinary.

And Kayla, who was dressed in a snow-white princess dress and tied with a red bow, turned into a little angel who everyone loved, Mark couldn't help but hold her in his arms when he saw her, and touched her pink and lovely face like an apple, Kayla who walked out of the shadow of the shooting was not as obsessed with him as before, and he was even more unhappy that he was rubbing his hair and touching his face, and protested loudly: "I'm not a child anymore!"

In just half a day, the party company has decorated the entire villa with a festive atmosphere, and there is a live band to add to the fun, and the team of chefs has also begun to move in, and began to prepare all kinds of food and drinks, drinking, Mark said to David: "How much does it cost to prepare such a party?"

David held out three fingers.

Mark was speechless: "30,000 US dollars, how many books do I have to sell to earn it?" Twilight every 12 US dollars, my share is 15 percent, every book sold has a little 800 US dollars of income, at least 16,000 copies must be sold, if you can't sell it, you can't get the money back." ”

David said, "It's rare that Sophie is happy that she wants to show off to her group of dog-eyed sisters that she has an amazing son?"

Mark said, "I've never heard Sophie mention her sisters. ”

David said: "You can refer to the TV "California Giants" to understand the relationship between their sisters, but unfortunately I am the most troublesome among several brothers-in-law, so everyone looks down on people." ”

David is a gentle person, and he has always used no swear words when scolding, which is very rare.

After twelve o'clock at noon, Sophie drove back, after maintenance, she looked radiant, and after changing into a black evening dress, she looked more graceful, glamorous, and the brand-name jewelry in that body lined her with noble temperament, David is also tall, with angular facial lines, handsome and mature, and the family's appearance is high.

The guests also came one after another, and the atmosphere of the party gradually ignited, some of the guests were their neighbors, as well as David and Sophia's partners, anyway, Mark didn't know any of them, everyone was chatting happily, many people came with their families, and countless children ran around to add to the lively atmosphere.

David's Villa is large enough, with a garden of nearly 3,000 feet, a huge lawn large enough to play golf, and a swimming pool.

In the center of the living room is a huge desk with more than 300 beautifully packaged "Twilight" collector's edition novels, and a huge projector on one side, on which the main content of "Twilight" is scrolled.

Mark also noticed that Peter, the chairman of Random House, was also here, and he chatted with Mark for a few words and chatted with a tall white bald man, who looked quite speculative, Mark saw that this guy's bald head, sharp eagle eyes, wide mouth, and overall forward protruding eagle face were impressive, isn't this guy the famous Amazon president Jeff Bezos? This guy is a man of the year on the cover of Time magazine, no wonder Claire wants to go to Sophia's party, Mark wants to go over and say hello, but he knows that he doesn't know each other, and he is very presumptuous, this guy's Amazon will become a super enterprise on the Internet, and he will also become one of the world's richest people.

Mark was thinking about his own business, Sophia and David led a middle-aged woman who was similar to Sophia, but with more gorgeous clothes, full of jewelry, and looked more arrogant, Sophia forced a smile and introduced the two parties, this woman was her sister Isabel, said that several sisters would come, and in the end only one person came, and the reason for their not to come was quite strong, a well-known nail technician came from Paris, they had to try it as soon as possible, and it was very obvious to look down on people, no wonder Sophia had a bad face.

Isabel's mouth was even more annoying, ignoring that Mark was on the spot, and said: "If it's a big sale celebration, of course we're happy to participate, it's just a pre-wish, in case this book can't be sold, and the reporter takes a picture of us together, it will become a laughing stock." ”

Sophia's face sank on the spot and said, "It's a pity that you haven't seen this "Twilight", otherwise you would have changed your opinion." ”

Isabel shrugged her shoulders and said, "I'm only interested in world classics, who has so much time for those junk fast food literature?"

As soon as this sentence came out, Sophia, David, and Mark were all embarrassed.

Isabel didn't see it, Mark wanted to shake hands with him when she was introduced just now, but she ignored it, the posture of no one in her eyes made people speechless, who knew that it was even more arrogant and domineering.