Chapter 70: Return to the United States

Myths and legends say that Dayu ruled the water three times and did not enter the house, Chen Tiandu is now a little experienced.

Even if it is Christmas, his days at home will not be long, let alone the Spring Festival.

Different from the traditional people in Beijing, the most anticipated festival at this time of year is the Spring Festival, and their family has always had the tradition of Christmas. Mainly for grandma and mother. At this time, my grandfather would take my father and second uncle to drive far away to the mountains with an axe, drag a pine sapling back under the disdainful eyes of the neighbors, and then hang up lanterns and small gifts, and set off a firecracker.

Grandpa experienced the torture of the Cultural Revolution for ten years, and in that era, people were a little crazy. The crackdown on "admiring foreigners and flattering foreigners" is also very severe, and the grandfather who married a foreign wife is naturally the key target. Grandma followed him and suffered a lot, but she had no regrets, and she never returned to her hometown for many years. Now that the house is full of children and grandchildren, grandpa feels guilty every time he recalls, he is making up for grandma, in his way.

And in a big alley in Beijing, which pays special attention to the flavor of the New Year, their family is very different from Western Christmas, and they will naturally encounter criticism and cold eyes. "Admiration for foreigners, kitsch, novelty......" has everything to say.

Fortunately, their family is used to it and still celebrates their own festivals.

And since Chen Tiandu, their family's Christmas has also had an additional celebration, that is, to celebrate his birthday. So in addition to the roast duck, there will be an extra cake.

On this day, the family is reunited.

The second uncle's family also arrived, the eldest of the two little cousins was only twelve years old, and the younger was only eight years old, both of them were still studying, their minds were very simple, and they didn't have much feeling about Chen Tiandu, the eldest brother, becoming a big star, and they still played crazy all day long.

If Leng wants to say differently, I am afraid that he will only think that the metal Transformers model that Chen Tiandu brought back to them from the United States is simply too cool, and the toy guns are the same as the real ones, and they really came back from capitalist America.

"Maybe there won't be a few Christmases left!" The white-haired grandmother Su Lifei sighed, and after Chen Tiandu blew out the candles, she handed him a polished wooden box, "Good grandson, come here, this is Grandma's Christmas and birthday gift for you, I wish you a happy 24th birthday." ”

"What kind of grandma is it, I won't accept the gift if it's not good."

Chen Tiandu took it curiously, "My birthday is also Christmas, I should receive two gifts, you calculate how many gifts you owe me over the years." He grumbled, opened it casually, and suddenly exclaimed, "Wow." ”

The gift given to him by his grandmother was an old-fashioned camera from the Second World War that he had treasured for many years.

The words "Luftaffeneigentum" ("Air Force Property") engraved on the camera with a RoBoT license plate are a testament to its extraordinary origins.

Chen Tiandu, who studied film and television, naturally had a deep understanding of photographic equipment of various eras, which was almost the best camera of that era, although similar words appeared on the Laika camera of the same era. However, it is worth emphasizing that except for a very few varieties of Leica cameras, there is not much difference between military and civilian styles in terms of performance, appearance and design, and the release of the camera is definitely for the needs of war, and it is all for the convenience of military use.

As a military item, in addition to the black color of the whole body, the high and prominent spring knob not only shows its ease of operation, but also one of its power sources.

In order to facilitate the photographer's capture, the Germans thought that the strip on the toy machine qì person could be used on the camera instead of the motor, and after tightening, it could take about six photos in a row, thus saving the inconvenience caused by manual work. And its main role was used by Luftwaffe pilots for aerial reconnaissance.

In order to make it easier for the Air Force to wear thick gloves to take pictures, its main knobs are made very thick and concise, and the corners of the fuselage are round and thick. As for the words "RoBoT" or "Luftaffeneigentum" engraved on the upper part of the back of the fuselage, the military color of this camera is even more important. Today, these two lines of German letters, which have been worn down by the years, are one of the major selling points of the machine, and they are highly sought after by camera gamers around the world today.

Chen Tiandu had the idea of this camera more than once, and he was almost not beaten by his grandfather. I didn't expect to be given to him as a gift by my grandmother today.

"Do you like it, good grandson. That's enough to make two gifts. Sophie laughed.

"I like it so much, I've wanted it for a long time. Thank you Grandma, Tropics. He even kissed his grandmother, and then obviously saw his grandfather's old face sank, "This thing is enough to be our family's heirloom, stinky boy, you take it easy, don't break it." ”

Ha, this stingy old man.

Chen Tiandu swayed the old man reluctantly, deliberately angry with him. provoked Chen Yonghe to teach a lesson with a straight face, "How old are you, and you are still the same as your brother, not big or small." Chen Tiandu directly ignored it.

"I love you too, good grandson." Grandma rubbed his head.

It's a warm holiday, and it's only in front of his family that he feels like a child.

After Christmas, Chen Tiandu had to leave.

Others can take a vacation, but as a producer and director, he can't take a vacation.

Fortunately, before leaving, there was good news. China Film has decided to introduce "The Sixth Sense" in the form of account sharing, which will be released in May next year. It's not a good time, Chen Tiandu doesn't care about this box office, he just hopes that domestic fans can see his works, it's enough.

Kate went back to England for Christmas, and only Kong Yiji, who was brought by him, was busy with him all day.

Matrix Cinema Studios has hired a new CEO named Peck Gary, the former head of production at Paramount. He left Paramount in 1993 after it was acquired by Sumner-Raystone's Viacom.

Prior to this, Paramount was the only independent major film company, and that acquisition marked a new era for Hollywood, with big studios becoming part of entertainment and media groups.

There are seven giants in Hollywood, but in fact, only Paramount is the only one that still holds on to Hollywood (Hollywood in the geographical sense). Paramount settled in Hollywood in 1927, and as early as 193o, Warner Bros. moved from Hollywood to Burbank; Raiden Hua announced its collapse in 1957, and Columbia also left Hollywood in 1973, followed Warner Bros. to Burbank, and moved again in 1989, setting up its headquarters in Carver City; The joint arts, founded by Chaplin and David Griffith, became Warner Bros.'s post-production base and recording studio.

Filmmakers always have some insistence of their own, and Peck is one.

He was unwilling to become a money-making tool under the capital tycoon's Paramount, so he chose to leave.

It was indeed a stroke of luck to be able to recruit Peck Glari, he opened his own production company after leaving Paramount, producing several small-budget films, but unfortunately he left Paramount, his previous connections gradually did not work, and the film also lost money.

However, this one is still full of arrogance even if he is down, he is not optimistic about the future of the matrix, and only promised to work here for a year, and he can leave at any time. The annual salary is $300,000, a car worth no less than $1o dollars, no less than two months of vacation per year, and a whole host of requirements.

Chen Tian didn't make a counteroffer, signed and agreed directly, and asked him if he needed the company's help to rent a house.

Peck didn't expect Chen Tiandu to agree so happily, and his impression of the matrix finally changed a little, at least this company is not short of money. Only Kong Yiji was indignant about this, "This guy has long been out of breath, is it really worth so much money?" ”

Chen Tiandu shrugged, "Maybe it's not worth it, but what he has is exactly what we lack." You should study hard with him first, and if he leaves in a year, you should be on top. ”

Kong Yiji suddenly geared up, "Anyway, if you have money, I will simply sell Wushuang Film and Television Company to you, one million dollars, absolutely no loss." ”

Chen Tiandu rolled his eyes, "It's you who doesn't lose, I'll give you 20,000 yuan." Do not dry, do not dry and pull down. ”

Kong Yiji's eyes widened and he shouted, "The bargaining price is too ruthless, it's still not a brother!" ”

"Is that what you do?"

", why don't you do it. You kid is too picky, 20,000 yuan won't be RMB, right? ”

"Dollars, you're cheaper."

"That's 160,000, hehe, that's pretty much it." Kong Yiji suddenly smiled.

In the work that followed, Peck quickly showed what he was capable of. A few new managerial talents were recruited, several positions were promoted, and several positions were dismissed.

Even the movie schedule, which had not yet been determined, also negotiated with Warner and DreamWorks, and it was quickly determined.

Chen Tiandu nodded secretly, so good, he can concentrate on making movies.

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