Seeing that the two sides were talking about the same, Mark asked, "When can I sign a contract?"

Hank smiled: "At any time, we don't have a job, very free, but first declare, once the contract is signed, we will pay half of the salary immediately, we can accept overtime, but we have to pay no less than 1.5 times the overtime pay, if the production work is not completed after the contract is completed, the excess part will be calculated at the price of overtime pay, that is, 30 US dollars per hour." ”

Ruby didn't mince words, saying, "We really don't have the money to pay the rent. ”

Blake said to Mark: "Once the contract is signed, it means that you must pay at least three hundred and twenty dollars a day, which is equivalent to my pocket money for a month, no! ”

Hank laughed, "Beautiful and budget-conscious Miss Lively, this is making a movie, and our hourly wage is well below the average of twenty-five dollars in California, and when we get to work, you will find that we are worth the money, and if it weren't for Tom's introduction, you wouldn't have gotten that price." ”

Mark said: "0k, sign in the afternoon, start tomorrow." He thought that "Twilight" would be released the day after tomorrow, and the 100,000 copies of Random House, plus Amazon's 300,000 copies underwritten, meant that he would have an income of more than 400,000 yuan, and the sales of the "Twilight" series exceeded 50 million copies.

Hank laughed, "Should I call you the boss?"

Mark said: "You can call me Mark, even if you insist on calling the boss, I will not increase your salary, no matter what, we will be a team, happy to work together." ”

Blake said, "Mark, you seem to have a class in the afternoon!"

Mark said: "So I'm bothering you to take a leave of absence." ”

Blake said: "It's almost due for the exam now, and it's hard to ask for leave." ”

Mark shook her soft and warm hand and said, "You're a student council officer, so it's not a problem for you." ”

Blake nodded, there was an outsider, Blake blushed a little, retracted his hand, and nodded.

Ruby lamented: "People's junior high school students write, direct, and raise their own funds to make movies, and we graduated from university with a master's degree, and we are actually worried about rent and living expenses, are we completely wasted our lives, should we die headlong?"

Hank said, "Let's work hard, we'll have a good day." ”

After lunch, the three of them took a taxi to David's Hanhe Law Firm, and David arranged for someone to sign a formal contract for them, of course, this is free, if the fee will easily take away half of their production funds.

Hank and Ruby were relieved to see that Mark had such a backstage, this is a rich boy playing tickets, which is very good, at least not a lie, and this phenomenon is normal, in Hollywood, where the air is filled with the smell of movies, many people raise their own funds to make movies, and many people fantasize that they are like the main creator of "Blair the Witch", who is small and big, and becomes famous in one fell swoop, but there is only one "Blair the Witch", but there are countless people who hit the street.

After Mark and they signed the contract, seeing that there was still time, they sat together to discuss the production, Hank's assistant director, production manager, Ruby's cameraman, and the crew were formed, that is, these three people, as for the scenery, lighting, props, and makeup, the scene was taken care of by everyone present, and the next step was to rent equipment, choose the venue and actors.

The actors were recommended by Tom, the venue was also well found, and even the equipment and instruments should be rented there were also listed forms and tips, Mark asked Hank and Ruby to look for good equipment first, and confirmed that there was no problem, and he went to pay at noon the next day, as for the list of actors recommended by Tom, as expected, there was no one who knew or became a big star or superstar in the future, to Mark's surprise, a few were actually the leading actors in the 2007 version, and among the eleven roles, "old acquaintances from the original version" actually accounted for half.

This made Mark realize that history has a fixed trajectory and has a strong corrective effect, even if the butterfly effect produces ripples, it will tenaciously correct itself.

Mark asked Hank and Ruby to make appointments and auditions for these people after renting the equipment, even if the salary is low, but it is also a role with lines and faces, which is different from a group performance like a set, and must have a certain acting ability, not just one person.

Mark's audition and interview with the actors are all held in a small café, and the main venue for filming is Tom's house, mainly his study, which is slightly modified, that is, John's study, as for the fireplace, he also has it here, and the fireplace is turned on in the weather on the seventh day, which is a matter of human life, which is tantamount to swimming naked in the ice and snow, so they decided to turn on the central air conditioning, reduce the temperature to about zero, artificially create a winter atmosphere, and the resulting electricity expenses are paid by Mark, and the venue rental is symbolically charged a US knife.

The film explains that it is the dormitory area of Harvard University professors, and it is unlikely that they will fly to the Harvard University campus in Boston to shoot, but Hank said that several dormitory buildings at the University of Southern California are imitation of the Haval style, which is very suitable for the requirements in the film, so they carried a rented camera to shoot a few sets of exterior scenes, and then asked the actors to pose a few times, and it was almost completed, and the rest was completed in the main shooting set.

After Mark finished the school exam and announced the summer vacation, they immediately started filming at Tom's house, in fact, Mark did not coerce Babu to cheat, he looked for the answer on the Internet and barely passed.

Before the start of filming, they held a production meeting at Tom's house, and everyone attended, although Tom made it clear at first that he would not participate in the intervention, but in Mark's grass stage team, he was invited to be a producer, he hesitated a little, and then agreed, the director who didn't want to be a producer was not worthy of mixing in Hollywood, but it was clear that this was to participate in the event without affecting the normal work, and Blake and Mason also mixed a student role with a few lines.

Blake is happy to attend, while Mason is reluctantly brought in by Black, who complains to Tom, "You're luring the wolf into the house!"

Tom said: "How is this possible to lead Lang into the room, with the royal family's family situation?" Regarding the good feelings and possible feelings between Blake and Mark, he does not refrain or encourage the attitude, his daughter will grow up, and eventually she will fall in love and get married, if it is a real and pure love, his refusal is unnecessary.

Blake is happy to participate in the filming work, her organization and management skills are far above Mark, and she also has the ability to organize activities, she gave up participating in summer camp activities, came to participate in the shooting, and took over a lot of Mark's management work, which allowed Mark to get out of other chores and concentrate on the work of shooting.

Tom let them set up the set at home, it is a good area, especially the second floor is not allowed anyone to approach or enter, otherwise the agreement will be stopped immediately, let them go, after four days of preparation, they officially started filming, after a few days of contact, everyone is almost familiar with each other, and their film is to promote the plot with dialogue and bragging, so Mark sent the play and lines to the actors early to let them memorize.

Blake looked at this group of actors with no star demeanor, all of them looked like passers-by, she didn't know anything about the entertainment industry, many actors knew or understood, like the group of people in front of her, just a glimpse of some unknown TV series

She asked Tom worriedly, "Is all this reliable?"

Tom said: "Can you ask for more for a crew whose salary is the same as the minimum wage, who bring their own costumes and makeup? What I can assure you is that you don't have more than ten years of senior connections, and you can't pull this group of people at this price. ”

Tom said to Mark again: "I have a criterion for selecting and employing people, that is, all actors love acting or make a career out of it, and will never let go of any opportunity, "This Man is from Earth" has a very small investment, who would dare to deny that it will be another "Twelve Angry Men" and "Blair the Witch"? People in this line of work, especially those who can't get ahead, people who want to get ahead, neglect their work is equivalent to giving up opportunities, I'm sure, at least half of these people have a play, you see they themselves are rehearsing, on the lines, even David Lee and Tony Todd who don't take money. ”

Mark said, "Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. He clapped his hands and said loudly: "Guys, today is the official start of filming of "This Man from Earth", although it is a small independent film, I can guarantee that it will be for the audience, but I am not sure whether it will be on DVD or the big screen, but I am sure that someone will see it, you are official film actors, David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingleth, Blake Lively, welcome to join. ”

Tony Todd said: "I love this show, I just came, this is the first time I haven't been invited by a villain. "He and David Lee are both paid a dollar, and the two of them are actors who have starred in film and television in this film, and they are called Xiao Jia, who are worth as much as the entire production cost of this movie.

Tony, in particular, is a well-known black villain, playing mostly vicious, perverted and cruel guys, and is the kind of character who is unhappy if he doesn't die tragically, the most well-known is the vicious captain in "Brave Death Island".

And David Lee and Tom have had work dealings, he played a small role in the movie "Bobang Club", David and Todd, the two worked together in the popular series "Counter-Terrorism 24" hours, they are good friends, David pulled Tony into the gang, and David is willing to take the role The reason why he can play the leading role, has played countless small supporting roles, and now he is finally the protagonist, even if the film investment is small, the protagonist is the protagonist, he finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish, which is the same reason why Tom could not resist the temptation of the producer and was finally put into the water by Markla.