Chapter 46—Paul's Hope
The paramedics examined the two men carefully before declaring them in good health.
Breakfast was eaten in the studio, just John and Ke Zihua.
After eating his share of the double ham sandwich, John said to Ke Zihua, "Ke, I think we should talk." ”
Ke Zihua also swallowed the last bite of the sandwich into his stomach, "You mean the set of shots that will be shot next week?" ”
John nodded, "Yes, I'm wondering if I should go ahead and prepare." ”
Ke Zihua picked up the tablecloth and wiped his mouth, and asked, "Is it because of the situation just now?" ”
John's love was a little excited: "Yes! I said I was responsible for you, and I don't want to see you do anything unbelievable and play with your life! ”
"Do you know how worried I was just now? There was even a moment when I wondered what I would do if you couldn't get up again. ”
"I know you're doing it for this movie, and I can understand your attitude towards work, but you have to know that such a thing is beyond our control!"
"So, if that set of shots is still so dangerous, I won't agree to you shoot it."
Ke Zihua didn't speak, but went through the shot in his mind from beginning to end, and then made some appropriate improvements to make the originally quite risky action more reasonable and easier to control.
And he dared to ensure that the new action was proved to be wonderful, and it would never be worse than the previous plan, so he said a new idea to John.
Ke Zihua said his idea while gesturing with his hands, and soon made John understand his idea.
"Wait, you're saying cancel the previous plan and replace it with your new idea, right?"
"Yes, it's no worse than that idea, and don't worry, I'm definitely in control of this time."
Still a little worried, John looked disbelieving, and asked in a skeptical tone, "Are you sure?" ”
Ke Zihua smiled confidently: "I'm sure!" ”
After a while, John gave an affirmative answer: "Well, you know that I have always been very supportive of you, and I choose to believe you this time." ”
This made Ke Zihua a little moved, and he was very fortunate to meet John and join the crew.
He knew that if it were someone else, they would not support him like John, so he sincerely thanked John: "John, thank you for your support of me, please believe me, I also want to make our movie well." ”
John smiled helplessly, "What you said, a qiē for the movie!" ”
Thinking of the scene at that time, Ke Zihua couldn't help but smile: "Yes, every qiē is for the movie." ”
After speaking, Ke Zihua got up and said goodbye to John: "Haha, I should go back, let someone else send me, our rangers are not feeling well today." ”
John also stood up and patted him on the shoulder intimately, "If it goes well, all the action scenes will be filmed next weekend, so get ready and say hello to your aunt on my behalf." ”
At this time, Lewis came to John, and John asked him to drive Ke Zihua home, and Lewis agreed with a mouthful of promises.
Standing outside the studio, watching the two drive away, John thought for a moment and took out his phone and dialed a number.
Paul has been a little annoyed lately.
Two days ago, he was called to the office by the chairman, and the next thing was a scolding of his head and face, because the last film he was a producer was forcibly removed from the shelves just half a month after it was released.
Although the investment is not much, it has also caused the company to lose nearly 10 million US dollars, and it is conceivable that his situation is a bit bad.
The chairman said that if he messed up another film in his hands, he would let him roll up and get out of the house immediately.
After drinking alone in the middle of the night, Paul was dreaming of holding the little golden man and giving an acceptance speech at the Oscars.
"Jingle Bell"
A rush of phone calls dragged Paul back to reality from his dream, Paul grabbed his phone in a daze, didn't look at who called, and shouted irritably: "Damn, what's the matter?" ”
John frowned, thinking to himself that this guy must have gone to fool around again, "Paul, I'm John, are you sure you're awake now?" ”
Hearing that it was John calling, Paul narrowed his eyes and struggled to lean against the head of the bed, "Dude, sorry, I didn't know it was you." ”
John said with concern: "It's okay, you drank too much, right?" Let's go have some breakfast and maybe feel better. ”
Paul's concern from his old friend made him feel better, and after thanking John, he asked, "How are you doing there?" It's all smooth, right? ”
"It's all good, but"
When Paul heard this, his heart ached, "But what? Is something wrong? ”
"No, no, no, you misunderstood, nothing happened, I just want to apply for some more investment."
Paul was very surprised by this, "Hey, man, didn't you just increase your investment?" Have you spent it all? ”
On the other side of the phone, John had long expected him to react, so he explained the situation on the set to him in detail: "That's the case, I have increased the salaries of some actors, and you know that some people's salaries are really low. ”
Paul nodded in agreement, "Well, that's fine, they can work hard with a higher salary." ”
"I also bought special insurance for some of the actors involved in the action scenes, which we agreed on a long time ago."
"Also, I just organized the filming of a big scene, but there is still some left to shoot, and it is estimated that it will take about a million dollars."
When Paul heard John say this, he immediately rolled out of bed onto the floor and cried out at the top of his voice, "What? How can you do that? Why don't you make your own decision without consulting me? ”
On the other end of the phone, John was also a little anxious, and said angrily: "Hey, man, I'm the director of this film, didn't we say that I can make a decision on the expenditure of less than two million?" ”
But Paul didn't buy it, but became even more angry, angrily yelling into the microphone: "It's all like this! You directors like that, don't you? Why do you all like to shoot some lavish and useless scenes and then reach out to me for money? ”
"But where is the box office that you have repeatedly promised? Where is it? ”
"John, you sue me, how the hell can I be this goddamn producer?"
Paul's reaction surprised John, and he remembered that this long-time friend was angry with him for the first time.
His words made John feel a little embarrassed, but he still insisted: "I will sort out the video and send it to your mailbox, and then consider my mention after you have seen it." ”
After that, John hung up the phone, and now it was useless for him to say anything, and he didn't want to touch Paul's mold again, so let him decide for himself whether to add or not.
After Paul had vented with John,
Putting down the phone, John smiled wryly, and then began to organize the original videos, and then packaged them and sent them to Paul's mailbox.
When he saw these wonderful pictures again, John immediately forgot all the unpleasantness, "Haha, why does this kid always surprise me?" ”
It wasn't until the afternoon that Paul woke up groggy and warmed a glass of milk for himself, that he remembered that John said he was going to send him some videos, so he opened his computer and entered the mailbox while drinking hot milk.
There was only a new email in the mailbox, and it read: "Damn bastard, keep your eyes open and see if you want to add it or not!" ”
Paul had to smile wryly and press the mouse, click to download the video text in the attachment, he knew too much about John's powder keg, and John was angry.
Soon Paul downloaded the small text package to his computer, and then casually unpacked and compressed it, and clicked on one of the video articles.
"My God!"
"It's so beautiful!"
"Damn John! What kind of messy music are you arguing for? ”
"Yes, that's it, only music like this deserves it!"
Paul didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment, and he never took his eyes off the screen from the first time he saw the video.
Not only that, but he also opened the production software and set up a piece of his favorite music for the most beautiful shot in his mind, and he felt that John's rap soundtrack was simply too inferior.
This video is the scene where Ke Zihua made a mistake, but no one except John knows that everyone will be attracted by this scene after watching it, and will be deeply shocked by its beautiful picture.
Paul was no exception, and it took him a long time to turn off the video that he had modified.
Next, what he clicked on was the video of the extreme tumbling. Completely different from watching live, Paul not only felt a strong sense of impact, but also an indescribable sense of rhythm!
He seemed to see two feminine gymnasts jumping, somersaulting, and landing at the same time, and then making a beautiful tumbling work together, and finally ending the whole set of movements at the same time.
"Oh my God, is this really the original video without any special effects?"
Paul let out an incredible sigh, then grabbed the phone with a twinkle in his eyes, found that the phone was turned off, and quickly pressed the power button.
"Damn, why is it so slow? It's time for a new phone! ”
As soon as the phone was turned on, Paul couldn't wait to dial John's number.
Soon, John's deep voice came from there: "Hey, are you awake?" ”
"How much more do you want to invest?" Million? Okay, okay, you can use it with confidence, I'll send you the money soon! ”
Without hesitation, he agreed to John's request, and Paul could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart, pacing back and forth in the bedroom, muttering incessantly: "This is what I want, this is what I want!" ”
"Damn, you want me to fuck off? Look, I want you to take back what you said! ”
"Soon I'll be a well-known gold medalist, haha!"
"Is that the wonder boy? I was not mistaken! ”
"I want to thank you, I must thank you well, you gave me hope!"
"Look at me, why do I still shed tears?"
"I'm going to have a whiskey, woo-woo."