Chapter 35: Gabi
Heading into December, the Christmas holidays are not far away. Leila was reminded by Louise to give the company a big vacation, and everyone except those who had to stay on duty took their annual leave.
This year, a witch made the company make a lot of money, although the money has not been fully obtained, it is enough to send a big red envelope to the company's employees and several actors first. When the holidays are over, the second film will be filmed, and it will be a luxury to have a good rest at that time.
Leila doesn't want to go to her grandfather's side for the time being, the plot of "Saw" has been spinning in her head, and if it is not completed, she believes that no matter what she does, she will not be invested in it.
Speaking of which, she had never looked down on the translation of Chainsaw for a long time, because it was easy to be confused with the previous "German Chainsaw Massacre", or it was thought to be a copy. In fact, there is no chainsaw in the whole movie, just a small saw has not been on a few shots.
The title of the movie "SAW" actually comes from jigsaw, in which the jigsaw leaves a jigsaw on the deceased, hence the name.
Leila wanted to make this movie, but after thinking about it, she still used the original name of "SAW", and as for what the hell it would be translated into abroad, she didn't bother to care. Out of sight is pure.
Compared with the witch Blair, this movie still has some plots, and it takes a different route, using visual impact and various mechanisms to make the audience frightened. Therefore, whether SAW can succeed or not depends mainly on the ability of the prop master.
After thinking about it, Layla called Louise anyway and asked her to call Todd, the prop master, to her place to talk to him. It's just that I didn't expect old Todd to be sick at this critical moment, and he was not lightly ill, and it was his son Gabby Carter who came over in his place.
Lyra was a little disappointed, but she still received Gabby, a young prop master who was only sixteen years old but was said to be better than his father.
"Wow, it's beautiful. As Gabby entered the mansion in Beverly Hills, his eyes widened and he let out exclamations from time to time.
"Thank you. Leila invited him to sit in the living room, "How's Todd's health? ”
Gabby took a sip of his drink: "He's still like that, he's hurt his back before, and he has to lie in bed for some days every year." Don't worry, even if he can't get up, I can do his job. After saying that, he looked at Leila with a raised brow, "You're not going to fire him because of this, are you?" ”
When he spoke, he looked at Leila with a clear look in his eyes that he was looking at a capitalist who exploited people.
But no matter what Leila says, he is a person who has lived two lives, and how can he not understand his true heart.
"Don't tempt me. As long as you do meet my requirements, even if you are only sixteen, I will give you the treatment you deserve. But the ugly thing is also ahead, if you don't have the ability to complete the job I gave you, even if you are Todd's son, I will fire you. ”
"Deal. Gabi stood up and slapped her palm, and said with a nonchalant face: "That stubborn old man in my family always doesn't want to admit that I'm better than him, give me a chance and you'll see my ability!"
Leila hooked the corners of her lips: "If you want a chance, you have it now, I hope you won't let me down." ”
"You won't regret it!" he raised his chin confidently.
Leila wondered what his confidence was coming from, whether it came from his prowess or from the rebellion and arrogance of his youth, and the quickest answer to that question was to try it for herself.
"Let me see what you're capable of. Leila pulled out a pencil drawing: "First I need a doll." ”
Gabby took the drawing paper, looked at the doll drawn on it, and whistled, "Cool! I think we'll have a great time working together. ”
Leila looked at him with a smile, "If you do it, what color are you going to use? I need an evil and weird character who will occupy an important place in the movie, and maybe it will become a collection in thousands of homes." ”
The collection she said was about movie-related merchandise. There aren't many opportunities for a movie to really recoup its cost at the box office, most of it comes from DVDs, cable TV, and peripherals.
LYLA KNOWS VERY WELL WHAT THE EFFECT OF THIS BILLY DOLL WILL BE AFTER THE MOVIE HITS, AND SHE ALSO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL LIKE IT, HOW CAN SHE NOT PREPARE EARLY KNOWING THAT SHE HAS MONEY TO MAKE?
Gabby touched his chin and thought, "I'll make it have a white paper-like face, with red eyes and red lips." How cool are the high cheekbones on both sides of yours, and how about those mosquito-like circles on them are also painted red?
Lyra was surprised that he could tell the doll what it really looked like in one bite, and it seemed that this little guy was indeed very good.
"You're right, it's a good idea. She took the colored pencil and replaced the blackened area with red where he said it.
Gabby looked at the gradually forming doll and frowned: "Why do you still feel that there is not enough?"
Leila smiled and asked, "What's not enough?"
Gabby thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered when he saw the eyes: "By the way, the eyes! It's just that the red eyeballs are not enough, I think I should paint the white part of the eye black." Pitch-black with blood-like red is the eyes that only demons have, isn't it?"
If Leila hadn't had the painting in her hand, she would have clapped her hands and praised the idea: "So?" she blackened the whites of her eyes.
"That's right, that's right!" Gabby eagerly approached her, holding the album like a treasure, "Look at how charming it is! I'm going crazy about it!"
Leila laughed, "I don't doubt that at all. "He's crazy enough right now. But because of this, she also recognized him in her heart, at least in making dolls.
"Next, I need some props. ”
Instead of taking out the previous drawings again, Leila directly said what she wanted. After knowing little Gabby's genius, she doesn't want to imprison his innovation with things from her previous life, and who can guarantee that what he comes up with won't be better than the previous one?
One by one, she said what she needed, and Gabi jotted it down as she could, asking her own questions from time to time.
He has many questions, but each one points to the point. Sometimes she will express her thoughts and make Lyla think of new ideas. And as time passed, the discussion between the two became more and more intense from the initial harmony.
I don't know if Gabby's awe of Leila's boss has disappeared, or if it has become stubborn when it comes to his work, anyway, when Claire hears the noise outside and walks out, what she sees is that the two are arguing over a prop.