Chapter 10: Wilton
Tang Feng made a phone call to Wilton according to the phone number he had written down before going out.
It was his secretary who answered the phone, and Tang Feng waited for a while before being told that Mr. Wilton was in a meeting now, but that he would have thirty minutes to receive him at noon.
Wilton's office is located on Melrose Street, close to Paramount Pictures' headquarters, which is one of Los Angeles' most famous shopping centers.
In his previous life, Tang Feng had come here several times to shop, but he had never noticed such a company.
At this time, it was already ten o'clock, and in order to be able to rush to Melrose Street at noon, Tang Feng also specially took a taxi, which made him feel quite distressed, "What a waste, the money for the small half of the film is gone." ”
Although it was a small luxury, Tang Feng had to admit that the money was too well spent!
As soon as the driver heard that he was engaged in a movie, his attitude towards him immediately improved a lot, not only did he not go around the pits, but also took a lot of shortcuts, and even let him arrive ten minutes early.
After waiting in the reception room for a while, he met Wilton. Wilton is a white man in his fifties, tall and strong, a little bald, but his eyes are exceptionally sharp, and some are not smiling, which makes people inexplicably give birth to a sense of distance.
Tang Feng realized that his height of 1.85 meters was already considered tall among the Chinese. But standing with Wilton, he was still a little shorter, and it felt very bad to be looked down by him, and it was not until the two of them sat down that they were a little better.
Wilton also kept looking at Tang Feng, and after the two sat down, the secretary brought them two cups of coffee and left. Wilton seemed to be habitual, one hand in the placket of the suit, his fingers gently playing with the buttons on the placket, but his eyes never left Tang Feng, who was sitting upright.
The two looked at each other for a while, and then Wilton withdrew his right hand from the placket, took a sip of the coffee cup on the table, and then said to Tang Feng: "Mr. Sean, try my coffee first, this is authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee." ”
Ever since he received a call from Annie, Tang Feng has been very curious about this Wilton who is willing to help him, and even on the way here, he is still imagining what kind of person he is, and in general he is still very confident that he can achieve his goal.
But when he really saw Wilton, he always felt uncomfortable in his heart, especially his sharp, scrutinizing eyes, which made Tang Feng feel very uncomfortable.
He couldn't tell what it was, as if Wilton had an aura of his own that made him unconsciously alert.
Tang Feng picked up the coffee cup, took a sip gently, and then praised it politely: "It tastes very good, Mr. Wilson, thank you for your hospitality." ”
Then he put down the coffee in his hand, and sat down on the couch as before, staring directly at Wilton, waiting for him to talk.
Wilton was unaware of Tang's mental activity, but was pleased with his restraint, which he thought was the attitude of a young man. Maybe he was used to being high, and he didn't think much about it, just saw it as a normal reaction of young people when they saw big people.
After another sip of coffee, Wilton said unhurriedly: "I have been friends with Hunter for many years, and I am surprised that he can recommend you." ”
"But I'm glad to see you today, at least you're not like other young people, who start talking about it as soon as they meet, which is good."
There was a lot of information in the words, but Tang Feng reacted immediately, and said to Wilton with a smile: "Actually, I only met Hunter yesterday, and he hasn't seen my script yet, so I only found out about him recommending me to you later." ”
Wilton looked a little surprised, and then asked curiously, "Oh?" I don't know about this yet, can you tell me? ”
This is exactly what Tang Feng wants, he doesn't know what kind of relationship Hunter and Wilton have, and he doesn't feel good after seeing him, so he can only retreat and advance, completely hand over the initiative to the other party, and just explain everything realistically.
This is not Tang Feng's thick black, it is the wisest thing to do for anyone in such a situation.
Want to impress each other with your three-inch tongue?
Don't talk about it, let's save it, that's all in the novel.
If he really spoke like a river, I am afraid that the other party would not even be interested in talking, because he was not sure whether Wilton had always been in the habit of putting on such a gesture, or whether he had any bad opinion of his identity and background.
Seeing that the success aroused the curiosity of the other party, Tang Feng told the story one by one, and became more and more natural, "That's it, Mr. Wilton." ”
"To tell you the truth, when Anne called me to tell me, I couldn't believe that you were willing to help me like this."
As he spoke, Tang Feng took out the script from his handbag, put it on Wilton's table, and said, "This is my script, if you are interested, you can read it, I think you will like this story." ”
Wilton just took the script and glanced at it, then put it on the table again, and replied insincerely: "Okay, I'll take a look at it when I have time, let's talk about the story of your fight with the crocodile, I'm more interested in that." ”
As he spoke, he also looked at the scar on Tang Feng's hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that you Chinese know kung fu, it seems that it should be true, although you are also injured, but if you want to subdue a fierce crocodile, it is not something that ordinary people can do." ”
Tang Feng really couldn't stand it, he came to negotiate with Wilton with enough sincerity, but he didn't come to be a clown for him!
Seeing that his eyes were still on his right hand on top of the briefcase, he immediately kicked his entire palm into the placket of his chest, leaving only a piece of his wrist exposed, and at the same time stood up with a "poof", and said angrily: "Mr. Wilton, thank you for your hospitality, maybe I heard it wrong yesterday, but I'm here to talk about cooperation, not to tell you stories and play the clown!" ”
After speaking, Tang Feng turned around and walked out the door, Wilton hesitated a little and then stood up and stopped: "I'm sorry, Sean, please forgive me for the attitude just now." ”
"I didn't mean to humiliate you, and as Anne said, I was really moved by Hunter's words and wanted to join your film, so let's have a good talk."
Tang Feng really wanted to get rid of Wilton and leave this place that made him very uncomfortable, but in the end, he suppressed the anger in his heart, returned to his seat, and had a formal negotiation with Wilton.
No way, he doesn't want to lose such an opportunity, if it really goes as he wants, then he is very hopeful that his movie will be released!
It's not that he's spineless, it's that the reality is so cruel, he has nothing now, and only with the help of external forces can he succeed, seeing Wilton's attitude change, he stayed.
Tang Feng also wanted to pat his ass and leave, but in that case, not only would he lose Wilton's support, but it was likely that even Hunter would have a bad impression of him, he knew that now was not the time for him to be willful, and he did not have the capital to learn from others to be willful.
What's more, after the impulse, Tang Feng also felt that he seemed to be overreacting. But fortunately, the result was not bad, Wilton did not let him go, but looked at him higher because of this, and discussed with him seriously.
After some bargaining, Wilton agreed to lend Tang Feng some photographic equipment for free for the time being, and provide enough film, but he had to shoot the big scene at the police station in the shortest possible time.
As for the follow-up cooperation, it depends on whether the sample film can impress Wilton, if it can't meet his standards, Tang Feng will have to repay the rent and film fees within the specified period.
Although it is different from what he imagined, Tang Feng can still accept this result. But he didn't notice that it wasn't his attitude that made Wilton change, in fact it was the gesture he had just inadvertently made that played a key role.
Wilton, who originally didn't care about his departure, had a rich expression on his face after seeing his action, feeling both incredible and a little incredulous, but only stopped Tang Feng who was about to leave after a little hesitation.
Of course, Tang Feng didn't know that Wilton would be wrong, since he had initially achieved his goal, he should work hard to do his own thing, so he had just left Wilton's company and began to plan for that big show.
"With Annie and Hunter here, there should be no problem with filming in the police station, and the necessary actors can also invite the police to play, and if they don't want to, they can also invite some group performances, and the cost should be affordable for me."
"The props needed are easy to solve, the last thing the police station lacks is guns, I just need to find another props company and pay them to make a model of the eastern police station."
"The role of the killer is very important, and those group actors may not be competent, it seems that it is better to hire professional actors."
Thinking about it, a person suddenly appeared in his mind, and Tang Feng's heart suddenly moved: "Maybe I should go and look for him, but I don't know what he does yet." ”
The person Tang Feng thought of was George who saved him on the side of the road, and he remembered that George seemed to have said that he was going to work in Hollywood, which must be related to movies.
At that time, he only said a few words to George, but George made a deep impression on him, that is, when George hesitated, his expression was very serious, which was roughly in line with Tang Feng's setting of "killer".
"Although he doesn't look young, he looks very infectious when he laughs, and he is a handsome guy, maybe he can act in a few films, and he can really become a movie star."
"Just take this opportunity to formally thank him, and take a look at his situation by the way."
"I hope he's a professional actor so I can invite him to my films."
So, Tang Feng decided to go to his home according to the address given by George, and at the same time formally thanked him, he also invited him to join his own movie.