Two days after Martin's crew left Hans's farm, the Nolan brothers arrived in Las Vegas. They were going to shoot "God of Gamblers in Las Vegas".

The fact that Las Vegas is restricted from having water supply seems to have brought them good luck. MGM Casino promised to let them shoot inside the casino.

Link gave them the Bakers Avenue villa to shoot interior footage, and the Nolan brothers would also live there. Those who can't stay will stay at the nearest hotel.

The temporary owners of this villa are the Nolan brothers.

Regarding MGM's decision, they all felt that the casino was trying to use the movie to promote it. to offset the potential decline in tourists due to water shortages in the coming years.

Christopher is the director of the film and also serves as a producer. But Jonathan is also a director. It will be a co-directed film.

"My shooting concept is not in line with such an urban feature film. Jonathan is planning to become a director. I think his shooting concept for this film is more in line with the needs of the script. So this film will be mainly directed by him. ”

This is Jonathan's first time directing a film. And the cost budget of this film is nearly 100 million. The investors still didn't trust him, and Christopher was in front.

In fact, Link also felt that Christo's filming was a bit risky. Because he likes to play with the camera.

For this film, there are some places that need to play with the camera, but most of them need a smooth plot. This really doesn't fit his style.

Of course, the most important thing is the clip.

"The editing process will also be dominated by Jonathan's opinion. ”

Link invested more than 20 million in this script. Although he is also worried about whether Jonathan, who is directing a film for the first time, will be able to make it well. But with Christopher here, he wasn't too worried. After all, Nolan Brothers' company also invested 30 million, and they definitely wouldn't want to see this film lose money.

"So, I'm going to experience the birth of another Nolan director?"

Jonathan laughs and says, "To be honest, I'm excited right now, but I'm also nervous. This is a film with an investment of nearly 100 million dollars, and it is rare for a director to direct such a big production for the first time. ”

Link was the main investor, but he didn't interfere with the crew, which made the Nolan brothers very satisfied. But they also need to explain some things to him face to face.

Jonathan would be in charge of the film, so it was up to him to explain these things to Link: "You didn't send anyone to the casting process. It is necessary for me to talk to you about some of these issues. In view of the needs of the script, we invited a Chinese actor as the leading actor. But don't worry, he's as handsome as you are, and his acting skills are very good. You don't have to worry about him messing you up. ”

There was a movie called "Blackjack" based on Hollywood, and after the adaptation, the protagonist in it changed from Asian to white. As a result, because that part has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the casting makes people vomit.

Jonathan will certainly learn the lesson this time. Although this movie is not an adaptation, Link's deeds are more widely known than that one.

If a movie based on him is made, if the protagonist is replaced with a white person, I am afraid it will be difficult for people to accept.

Link has long been accepted by the Americans, and using a Chinese actor as the leading actor does not think it will make the Americans feel inappropriate. And they're also targeting the Chinese market. A Chinese-American protagonist will make the movie gain a lot of points in the hearts of Chinese fans.

Link smiled and said, "I trust your vision. But I have to say, it's a wise choice for you to find Chinese people as the protagonists!"

Jonathan smiled and said, "And the heroine is very difficult for us." Your girlfriend is so beautiful. So we need to find a young actress who is beautiful enough and has good acting skills. But that's really hard. But we did find it. Not very experienced though. But the acting is above the standard. I think your girlfriend will definitely not complain about this after seeing the movie. ”

"I hope you can get a perfect picture of her. Or I'll probably have to sleep on the couch!" Link said.

Jonathan laughed and said, "I'm afraid you'll have to explain it to her." Maybe we will play her with a slight flaw for the sake of the plot. ”

Christopher then said, "If you have time, maybe we'll meet up with a couple of key crew members. ”

Link said, "I'm fine with steaming...... and before he could finish his sentence, his phone rang. He said sorry.

He pulled out his phone and saw that it was Ben Stein calling, "Ben, is there any good news?" he said, as he seemed to hear a pleasant voice. At the same time, he heard Ben Stein's wild laughter.

"Tell me, what I heard is true!" Link couldn't help but stand up.

"Did you already hear that? Mr. Hans, yes. We've found it! It's very large, it's at least 300 feet, or even higher! We've found it!"

"Good!very good! Stay safe, I'll do it right away!" he said and hung up.

The ecstasy on his face had not faded, and he laughed and said to the Nolan brothers, "Sorry, Christopher, and Jonathan. I have to go now. ”

"Did anything pleasing happen?"

"Yes. The well I drilled at Fairville Peak Farm had an ultra-high flow artesian well. I think I'll have to see for myself!"

"It's a great celebration to celebrate. The Nolan brothers all smiled and congratulated him.

Link thanked him again and again, saying, "To be honest, I don't have much hope. But it happened, and the joy came so quickly. The matter of meeting with the crew may only have to find another opportunity in the future. ”

After saying goodbye to the Nolan brothers, he went straight to the North Las Vegas airport and then took a plane to Fairvi Peak Farm.

His plane had just landed, and Ben Stein, still excited, was already waiting for him at the airstrip.

After he got into the pickup, he couldn't wait to ask, "How big is the water flow?"

"We've calculated that the daily self-jetting volume is at least 70,000 cubic meters of water! And it's freshwater. If there is no problem with the water quality, it can even be drunk straight!"

With a daily self-injection flow of 70,000 cubic meters, this is most likely the largest liquid self-injection flow in the world. I secretly calculated in my heart that if it was based on this flow, if it was not intended to be used for farming, Fairway Peak Farm would be more than enough to use.

"Will the flow be depleted in the future?" he was excited, but he thought about whether such a large flow would make the water source area unable to receive enough supplies.

Ben Stein shook his head and said, "You know, the recharge area is very wide, and it's a humid area, and it's very populated, so there's very little groundwater there. And I think the amount of water stored in this aquifer is very large, at least a thousand cubic kilometers. Enough for the whole of Nevaa to last for thousands of years. ”

Link thought for a moment and asked, "Is the drilling equipment damaged?"

"Of course not. ”

"I'm going to drill another well. You're a place!" 70,000 cubic meters of water a day seems to be a lot, enough for hundreds of thousands of people. But in the desert, you still have to save a little. But he wanted to be safe again. You should know that the water used for agriculture in the desert is not based on the number of people.

Ben Stein, of course, would not object to him drilling another well. He still needs more to test his theory. In fact, he had already thought of the location of the next well.

When their car reached the caliber of the place, Link saw a high column of water rising into the sky from a distance. The height is 100 meters high. The water column was blown away by the wind at the top, like a bright flower.

They carefully walked into the mouth of the well in raincoats. The whistling sound of water jets and the noise of water droplets falling from the sky forced them to speak loudly.

Ben Stein pointed to the ground and looked at the enlarged wellhead, saying, "The water column is spewing out very quickly, and it has a strong erosion effect on the wall of the well, but the underground is hard basalt, and the wellhead will grow larger because of the water flow, which will slowly reduce the height of the water column." But there will be no change in traffic. ”

Link watched as a small stream ran south down the valley. He thought of the water he had just seen on the road flowing into the great valley of the farm.

He thought of one thing. He can't let the water flow directly to the valley of the farm. The diving there has been nuclear-contaminated. If this water seeps into the ground in the valley, it will cause the water level in the shallow water layer to rise. That's not good for the farm.

The road he had just come up was a valley running east-west, and perhaps he could bring water to the eastern highlands, where water was needed to pump it out.

Thinking of this, he first called Martha and asked her to find a construction team as soon as possible. He was going to dig a canal in the mountains. The sooner the better. At the same time, he flew in the sky in a plane, and saw that the place on the mountain was suitable for building a reservoir. Fairway is high in the west and low in the east, and even if a reservoir is built in the mountains, the groundwater that seeps down will not flow too high to the groundwater in the large valley.

On that day, Link had a lot of things bought, celebrated with the drilling team, and settled the cost of that caliber on the spot. They were also given an additional $30,000. At the same time, they are invited to continue drilling here.

It is very rare in the United States to be paid more than the contract. Therefore, although the workers of the drilling team were already exhausted, they still decided to start work immediately. However, they also plan to take turns on vacation.

Within two days, news of an ultra-high-flow self-spewing well at Fairville Peak Farm spread throughout the United States.

The geologist was amazed, but also excited, said: "The No. 1 self-suffocating well at Fairville Peak proves that the western United States has a huge amount of available freshwater resources, and perhaps that will be the prelude to the second westward expansion of the United States." ”

In the eyes of experts and scholars, the sparse population of the western United States is due to water scarcity, and some states even rely on mining that does not require large amounts of water as the main brokerage pillar. The discovery of aquifers with extremely large water reserves could give a huge impetus to the development of desert areas in the west.

Ben Stein went from being a famous LOER to a famous INER. The media took turns reporting on him again. This time, though, his image is extremely positive. Perseverance and final success have become his label. He is no longer the person he was once down. He is always proud when interviewed by the media.

Link knew he had been aggrieved for years, and it was understandable that he would be high-profile.

However, he didn't expect the other party to suddenly fire him.