"Would you like something to eat? I've got some ...... here. Hmm, chocolate, and apples?" asked Eric, opening the somewhat empty refrigerator.

Stuart Runkel sat on the sofa, shook his head and said, "No, it's not a good habit to eat late at night, if you have milk, you can give me a glass, drinking milk at night is good for sleep." ”

Eric raised an eyebrow, poured Stuart a glass of milk and handed it over, asking, "Who sued you all this?"

"The book says, Eric, don't treat me as a kid who doesn't know anything, I'm seven years old. ”

Eric nodded with a smile: "Okay, big boy, then, why are your parents arguing today?"

"Dad quit his job, saying he wanted to start his own company. Mom quarreled with him, hey, women are really troublesome, when Dad didn't resign, Mom always nagged Dad to work for a company that was too small and had no future. Now that my father has finally made up his mind to resign, my mother immediately turned her face and said that it was irresponsible for my father to give up his job of stabilizing the family like this. ”

Eric was crooked on the couch, he didn't care much about the Runkels' family affairs, and he nibbled on an apple and laughed, "I think you little guy have heard and seen too many things that are not suitable for your age." ”

Stewart grinned, as if he had heard a compliment, rolled his eyes, jumped off the couch, ran to Eric and sat down, and asked, "Eric, are you making a movie now?"

Eric nodded, "yes, it's almost over." When the time comes, you can ask your mother to take you with you. ”

"So, Eric, do you think I can go to the movie?"

"Hmm, Stu, why did you suddenly have such a thought?"

Stewart said with anticipation in his eyes: "I heard that movie stars are paid very well, if I become a movie star, I can make a lot of money for my family, and my parents will not quarrel when I have money." ”

If the Runkels were here now, I wonder if they would be ashamed to hear those words.

Eric thought for a moment and said, "But you're too young now. You may not know that children are one of the most difficult factors in the movie. In many movies, the role of children is reduced as much as possible, and even when filming, the director will tremble, because once those children cry, the whole crew will be paralyzed. And you have great, the contracts signed by the crew have no coercive effect on children at all. So, I think it's better to wait until you're older, at least until you're eighteen, like me. ”

"Hey, Eric, I'm not one of those childish little kids, I'll be obedient. I heard that you are the screenwriter of the movie and helped me write a character, and I will be very grateful to you. Stuart looked at Eric with sparkling eyes, although compared to children of this age, Stuart Runkel is a little too smart, but after all, he is only seven years old, naively thinking that as long as Eric, the screenwriter, helps him write a role, he can go to the movie......

Eric's heart skipped a beat, and he sat up straight and looked at the little boy in front of him. He had just thought of someone out of nowhere: Macaulay Culkin. The superstar who relied on his popularity all over the world.

At this moment, a bold idea involuntarily popped up in Eric's mind, although it was not clear enough, but Eric knew that if this plan was successful, he could easily overcome the most difficult stage of primitive accumulation, directly break through the limitations of a series of factors such as age, funds, and seniority, and realize his ideals. Although this plan is very difficult for me at this stage, how can I know if I don't try it?

Moreover, looking at Stewart, whose IQ is at least ten years old or above, the biggest uncertainty in the movie is gone.

"So, Stu, to be honest, I do have a character here that suits you, and it's the main character. ”

Stewart leaned on Eric's lap with a look of surprise, tilted his little head and asked, "Eric, what is the main character?"

"Well, the protagonist is...... The one who gets the most paid in the movie. ”

"I act, I act. ”

Eric said, "However, we must get your parents' permission, so I'll take you home and talk to your parents by the way." ”

As soon as he walked out of Eric's house holding Stewart's hand, he heard the voices of the neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Runkel.

"I sue you, Charleson Runkel, and if something happens to Stu, I'll divorce you!"

Charleson Runkle, who had always been a little weak in the quarrel, suddenly shouted: "Shut up, you Bichi, if you hadn't provoked the quarrel, would Stu have secretly run away? ”

Mary Runkel was frightened by her husband's sudden roar, and it was indeed her own fault, so she followed her husband for a while, and was about to look for it, when Eric's voice rang out next door.

"Hi Mr. Runkel, don't worry, Stu is here. Eric picked Stu up, and the couple were relieved to see the son in Eric's arms.

After returning Stuart to Runkel's house, and after hearing Eric's general account, both of them regretted it and promised not to quarrel in front of their children again.

"Actually, Mr. Runkel, one more thing, just now Stu said that he wants to act in a movie, it just so happens that I have a script here that is very suitable for Stu, and with Stu's cleverness, I think it's perfectly fine to play that role. ”

The couple was a little surprised, and if they didn't know anything about Eric's current situation, they would probably just take Eric's words as a joke. However, now even the news of Eric appeared in the newspapers, so although they were surprised, they also had some expectations.

The life of both husband and wife is a little unsatisfactory, otherwise there would be no midlife crisis. If my son can act in movies and become a star, it means nothing to say.

"Eric, can you give us a rough idea of what kind of movie it is?"

"Of course, it's a comedy, roughly a little boy who has been forgotten at home by his careless parents......

It took five minutes for Eric to go through the storyline and then said, "I just talked to Stu for a while, and I found that Stu's current IQ is higher than that of the little boy in the movie, so if you agree, you can let Stu try." ”

Several people looked together at the boy who was sitting next to him and seemed to be very well-behaved, or pretended to be very well-behaved.

"Daddy, Mommy, I think I could, this story is fantastic. ”

"The child is too young to think ......," Charlison was barely halfway through when Mrs. Runkle stealthily pinched him.

"Eric, can we think about it?"

"No problem," Eric nodded, adding a fire in passing: "But you have to answer me as much as possible, this movie is scheduled to be released during Christmas, and if the results are good, it is likely that a series will be made, if you agree, it is not surprising that the protagonist will be Stu." ”

A series of movies, even ordinary people, know that the main character's salary will definitely get higher and higher.

At the same time, Eric very flatteringly did not tell the Sù Runkels that he would direct the film himself, and now he has not even seen an eyebrow, Eric is not even sure if this plan will succeed, he does not want to hand over the script to Twentieth Century Fox or other film companies, but intends to make it completely by himself, which is difficult for him to imagine when he only half a foot in the circle.

When he got home, the excited Eric didn't feel sleepy, sitting in front of the typewriter and quickly typing the script while thinking about the specific implementation of the plan.

First of all, in terms of funds, in terms of actors, in addition to Stewart, the two stupid thieves are also the top priority, Eric did not plan to invite Joe Percy and Daniel Stern in his previous life, both of whom are now relatively famous film actors, Joe Percy has also been nominated for an Oscar for supporting actor, and his own money can't even afford the salary of two people.

Eric plans to find two TV actors who will act in comedy, and the status of TV actors in this era is not comparable to that of movie actors, and he is embarrassed to say that he is acting in a TV series when he greets people, so the salary is quite low.

The filming location must be Canada, Los Angeles is just in autumn, and it is already snowing in many places in northern Canada.

There are other messy things......

The lights in the bedroom were on all night, and when the sunlight poured into the bedroom, Eric stood up and stretched.

After thinking about it overnight, the cost of the previous life was said to be 18 million US dollars, and in Eric's professional eyes, it was completely the cost of filming plus the cost of publicity. The pure shooting cost is only about a few million, most of which are still paid by actors and directors.

But now, with the finished film in mind, Eric has to do just to transfer it to the film in its entirety, so he can save a lot of unnecessary waste.

In terms of publicity, Eric also has other plans. But no matter how careful you are, without a million dollars, the movie can't be made.

One million, it will be completed in a few days, and Eric can get a salary of 500,000 US dollars, plus the original script remuneration is still about 90,000 US dollars, adding up to less than 600,000 US dollars.

Well, it's selling so hot now, if you discuss it with Michael Krauss, you may be able to get $200,000, and there is still a gap of $200,000 left in the end.

With the idea that the ship would naturally go straight to the bridge, Eric decided to try to prepare first.