Maybe it's Theolod's deeper understanding of the role, maybe it's the calmness he showed during the interview, or maybe it's some other reason that touched Harmony's heart, so that not long after the interview began, he decided on the supporting actor Bunny Boy. Even, not long after Theolod went out, he ran out by himself, stood at the door with a pen, and drew the "rabbit boy" item of the interview information on the sign.

I have to say that he is indeed a director with a lot of personality.

Marshall wasn't surprised that Theolod got the role, and perhaps he took it for granted that he could get the new film. So when discussing the salary with the other party, he was not polite at all, and almost used all the kung fu he had learned in Hollywood for more than ten years, like an iron rooster that slammed the door, and didn't even want to back down a dollar.

In the end, Theolod's salary was fixed at $20,001, yes, $20,001. Marshall thinks that if the salary is less than 20,000, there is nothing to talk about, and he is not uncommon, a newcomer cult movie that may make them have a bad impression of the actor if the audience sees it in the future.

And Harmony is obviously not such an easy person to back down, the budget of this movie is only 1.3 million US dollars, and the salary they offered to all the actors is less than 100,000 US dollars, how can it be possible to let the male supporting actor who does not have many scenes throughout the whole film occupy one-fifth or even more of the salary?

Didn't you say that less than 20,000 is exempt? Well, then 20,000 and one, and lo and behold, it's a dollar more than 20,000!

Marshall almost pasted the contract in front of him on the young director who kicked his nose and face, when he got up directly, ran to Susan's restaurant, pulled out Theorod, who was introducing the characteristics of the restaurant to the customer, without saying anything, and told him in a serious way.

Kid, don't we make cult films? It's hard for you to get ahead in cult films, and director Gregory once told him that your performance can definitely get a lot of praise from the academy, and now you turn around and make cult films, isn't this a slap in the face of those old guys? Do you want to win an Oscar in the future?

Theolod looked at him with a smile and a smile, hey, you were the one who gave him this opportunity in the first place!

"What happened to Harmony Cocklin?"

“…… I said that your salary should not be less than 20,000 yuan, and then he gave me 20,000 and one, and you said that this is not a molester! You will definitely not be happy to follow this kind of director who has no sincerity!"

"No, Marshall, you have no idea that the day after the interview, Harmony personally ran to Susan's restaurant to find me, and then he talked to me all afternoon about Bunny, about the script, about his shooting ideas, and even brought out his storyboard. Although he sometimes seems to be out of tune, he is really serious when he should be serious, especially when it comes to movies. ”

Theolod smiled and comforted Marshall, to be honest, he really startled him when he came to the door that afternoon, and this young director, who was only five years older than him, was much more sincere than he seemed on the surface, and more importantly, the script written and directed by Hammony, and the rabbit boy he described really moved his heart.

"Bunny boy, everyone else calls him bunnyboy, bunny, rabbit...... He doesn't have an exact name, but as you said yesterday, free and spontaneous, he's just wearing a pink bunny hat, shirtless, big pants and dirty big sneakers, and jumping around all over the movie, you know what I mean? He's a kid who's different from the other characters. ”

He has nothing to do with life in the town, he seems to be out of the script, he doesn't care about being bullied, he is ridiculed, he can play happily in the pool with a pair of best sisters on a rainy day, or he can sit alone on the overpass in the cold drizzle and sing songs to pee on the car below. ”

"But is he really that free?" After quietly listening to Harmony's description, Theolod, who was still dressed as a waiter, pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed, "What is the reason for him to be so casual and comfortable, is this disastrous reality, in the face of which he chooses to indulge freely, is it chic? No, maybe this is also a kind of numbness, numbness to reality." ”

"Great, exactly!" Harmony slapped the table excitedly, "I know you understand, I know, the first time I saw you yesterday I knew that you had the temperament of a bunny...... No, I mean the casual part, not the numbness, you know what I mean...... So, don't you think it's more ironic that in this case, he's also wearing a sissy and cute rabbit-eared hat?"

"'Why should a child who has fallen to the point of numbness dress up to be pure and cute', you have exactly said this, I remember it clearly, you saw through the bunny, Theo - allow me to call you that - at that moment I was even more sure that the soul of this movie must be you. Changing from the decadent appearance of yesterday when he was slumped motionless on the sofa chair, he rested his hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Theolod very sincerely.

"However, I'm a cat lover, and I actually love all things animals, and sometimes I think about having a rat and dog food chain at home. Theolod said that he was referring to the cat abuse plot in Strange Kids, "I can understand your original intention in writing this part of the plot and the theme of the movie, but I still feel very uncomfortable, Mr. Colin." ”

"Please, I'm only five years older than you, don't call me that, just call me Hamm. As for your concerns...... You can rest assured, I swear to you here that Bunny Boy will never participate in any cat abuse, nor will he have any contact with those cat abuse children, on the contrary, except for the two children who bully him, the sisters he contacts in this film are cat lovers. ”

"As for being on the set, I vouch for it with my personality, I will never let you see any cat specimens or props, you can have contact with the black cat animal actor for as long as you want, as long as it doesn't interfere with the filming progress, I won't stop you if you take it back to the hotel and sleep with you - if the other owner agrees. ”

Seeing Harmony look like this, Theolod was a little unaccustomed to it, he lowered his head silently, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, for the sake of this interesting character." ”

"Great! But there's one thing I have to say upfront...... You know, the budget for an independent film is not very high, and besides, this is only my debut, and I can't find that much investment, so it's definitely impossible for you to get paid thirty or forty thousand ......."

"It's okay, if Marshall tells you that it can't be less than twenty thousand, you can quote twenty thousand and one, and I'll give me the rest. ”

That's right, Marshall was so angry that he put down his pen and left, in fact, it was still the credit of Theorod, but it was absolutely impossible for him to tell him the truth, on the contrary, he had to persuade him with good words, soft grinding and hard bubbles, and even coaxing and deceiving, and finally persuaded him.

After signing the contract, Theolod began to exercise and diet, and his body, which had just been rid of drugs for less than a year, was still too healthy for a bunny boy.

Two weeks later, Harmony flew to Nashville, Tennessee, with his crew. In the script, Bunny Boy has a scene in a rainstorm, so before filming started, Harmony also specially checked the local weather forecast for a month, and learned that there might be rain in three weeks, so he directly moved all the scenes of Bunny Boy to the end and filmed the other parts first.

So Theolod stayed in Los Angeles for another three weeks, and the fourth week was on a plane to Nashville.

Under normal circumstances, actors who go out of town to film will bring their own assistants, but given that Theolod does not have so much money to hire a full-time assistant at the moment, and Marshall still has to be busy with his own company, he directly dispelled Marshall's idea of going with him and went to Nashville alone.

The filming location was a desolate rural town on the Nashville border, and in order to make sure the town looked like a desolate product of the hurricane's invasion, Harmony had traveled to many places and finally chose this state of pigs and tortillas.

In order to save money and create a desolate and desolate atmosphere, the crew did not stay in a luxurious star-rated hotel, Theolod walked out of the airport, got into the car sent by the crew to pick him up, and drove a long way, walking through an unknown amount of farmland before coming to a car hotel.

"Are you ready? Listen to the weather forecasts that I haven't had many times in my life, there will be light rain the day after tomorrow, and then it will rain all the time, so tomorrow we have to end all the scenes that don't need rain. There was only a bed and a TV in the room of the motel, not even a table or chair, so Harmony had to sit on the bed and tell Theorod who had just put down his luggage.

There were four people standing or sitting beside him, two men and two women, none of whom looked very old, and the youngest boy looked to be in his teens.

"Now, let me briefly introduce you to these people, yes, these are the only four who have a rivalry with the bunny boy. These two 'cowboy boys' will wield fists and marbles at everyone who 'invades' their territory, and they bully you, Bunny. ”

"Both of them are named James, one Lawhorn and one Glass, come, two James, and say hello to your bunny boy Theolod Lester. Harmony patted the two boys, who were no more than thirty years old, on the shoulder, and they smiled kindly at Theorod.

As for these two beautiful young ladies, Darby Doherty and Chloe Sevigny, they play a pair of sisters in the film, and they also have a little sister Helen. You'll have to rely on the two of them for your rain show. Harmony said, standing up, walking behind Chloe, and wrapping his arms around her waist, "And this very capable little beauty is our costumer, and your costume, including that rabbit-eared hat, she got it from the thrift store, and I have to give our costumer a little reward." ”

"Shut up, Hamm, I'm afraid I'll have to gag you this way again......" Chloe scolded, turning her head and kissing Harmony on the lips.

That's right, she also has an identity, and that is Harmony Girlfriend.

"Oh, don't look at the kids. Theolod teased exaggeratedly, reaching out to cover little James's eyes.

"Theo, don't be complacent, we'll all be watching you play in the rain when the time comes. Harmony let go of Chloe and winked at Theorod, "At that time, you have to behave. ”

"Hamm, you have to believe that I'm a very dedicated actor. Theorod raised his hand to show that he was innocent.

Harmony told him about the rain scene, and he had read the script himself - even though Bunny didn't have a single line and only sang a strange song, Theorod still got a script - Bunny had other actions besides playing in the rain with the sisters in the pool, such as kissing, which is why Harmony warned him so half-jokingly.

He amused the other people in the room like this, and Harmony had to smile helplessly and shake his head: "Well, seeing that you are really thin as if you are on drugs, I can barely believe that you are very dedicated." ”

He pinched Theolod's skinny shoulder, and said, "I'll treat you to a tortilla after the shooting, now, go and get ready, and we'll start the machine at three o'clock in the afternoon." ”

"Only tortillas, don't you think about roasting suckling pig again?"

"Don't kick my nose in the face, boy, give you a whole one you're done. ”

Actually, Theolod was able to finish it.