In Los Angeles, there are all kinds of bars, all styles, different sizes, and different grades. Nestled in West Hollywood, Lynn's Bar is Levi and Alexandria, today's destination. Leaning on the long cold barrels of the bar, the bar offers a variety of flavors of food, plus the number of amazing seats, and the table tennis table inside the bar, all show that this is a fairly old-fashioned, non-themed and high-end multi-purpose bar. Everything in the bar seems to tell people that this may not be a high-end place, but it is definitely a good place to enjoy.

And the reason why it is their destination is also because it is very close to the office of Levy's small company.

"Belgian beer, with garlic fries, thank you." After Alexander sat down, he quickly ordered food, "Nick, are you still the same as before, a crispy roast pig?" ”

"I've just come out of the hospital, just have a drink," Levy was a little surprised at Alexander's words: he and he were supposed to be Jews, but when it came to crispy roast pigs, he didn't change his face—it seemed that the doctrine was really scum to them......

It's okay not to let yourself eat pork.

"If you still feel uncomfortable, you should say it in the hospital." Alexander glanced at him, "Are you sure you're alright?" ”

Levi waved his hand, signaling not to care. Of course, he couldn't stay in the hospital, he had to get out: he also wanted to see the outside world, and at the same time, he also wanted to see what kind of person he was, and what kind of people his friends around him were.

"How many people are left in our company?" Levy couldn't find the relevant information in his memory, and in desperation, he still asked a question - the original little Levy, it seems, didn't like to manage the company very much. In his memory, his small company is not far away, but his memory is more about this bar.

"Those who don't have to pay money have left, and those who want the company have left-mixed up with us, and the only ones who can stay are friends."

Is it really miserable...... However, listening to Alexander, there is more than one person who is willing to stay without money?

"You seem to have come before us."

While Levi was thinking, three people had already walked over. Alexander raised his hand and greeted them, "Bob, Mike, sit here, where's Jack?" ”

There were three people, and Levi looked up and saw a few people walking across from him, and a baby-faced man walking in front of him greeted them, "Jack went to New York - he got a model and went with the model - this kid can always find a rich beauty to raise." Nick, I heard something happened to you, what's going on? ”

Robert Richmond, the man nicknamed Bob, was his friend. He seems to be slightly older than himself, probably in his early thirties, but he is a little short in height and has a baby face, his stature is not tall, only about 170cm, with ginger hair, and a very characteristic baby face, which also shows that his Irish blood is definitely not fake. Bob in my memory always looks like this without smiling and doing things seriously - this is why Levy will regard him as a friend, because the person in front of him is a very trustworthy partner.

In his memory, Bob was a New Yorker, his parents were well-known on Broadway, and Bob himself was influenced by his parents since he was a child, and he had a lot of experience in writing scripts. However, when he grew up, he became more interested in the film industry than in theater, and after completing a film studies course at New York University, he came to Hollywood to seek development.

It's just that in Hollywood, his development doesn't seem to be going very well. Until now, he has been involved in the production of scripts for various TV dramas. In my memory, his writing seems to be very good, the dialogue of the design characters is also very good, he has his own parents' impression, for the line design, he can be said to be very good, but because he is not too good creative, he is always stuck in stereotypes, and he has not created his own works until now.

Behind him, wearing a half-worn shirt and a half-cigarette, was Clark Steinley. He is not low, he is taller than Levy, and he is still handsome when it comes to facial features, with a rather Latin face, and he is very distinctive. It's just that this man is unkempt, with a short stubble on his face, he smokes excessively, his skin looks dull, and his waist doesn't seem to stand up straight at all, which makes him look quite decadent.

Clark is also one of his friends. In my memory, this young man of Latin descent was a friend Levy had made in college. In memory, Clark is very talented, but he doesn't seem to have a good temper, although he is also in Hollywood, but he is not very happy.

And next to them, the one with the eyes, a little chubby, and about the same age as Alexander, was the last important person left in the company, Michael Skfeis.

Levy and Bob are both second-generation insiders, and although Clark is not a second-generation, he is a graduate of a bachelor's class. And Michael is different from them, he is not a graduate of a bachelor's degree. A few friends knew that after graduating from high school, he went to Hollywood to work part-time, trying to find a chance to get ahead. But things are not as expected, he obviously has no acting skills at all, after tossing in Hollywood for a few years, his dream of being an actor has disappeared with age, and his body has disappeared, and he has done other things in many crews. Although he has no acting skills, Michael has strong interpersonal skills, he can't provide professional advice in various crews, but he can always help with chores, and over time, he has also established his own contacts in Hollywood, and even worked as an assistant director in some low-budget movies and TV series.

These three people, plus Levy, who was born in the second generation, and Alexander, who is rich and connected, but doesn't know what art is at all, is the group of people who came to discuss the shooting of TV dramas.

These people are all friends of Levy in my memory, and they are also the earliest employees of Levy's film company when it was founded. In Levy's memory, there was also a man named Jack, who was the male lead of his movie, only now he was not in Los Angeles and went to New York.

Of course, it can also be said that these people are now a bunch of poor people in a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy by Levy's gambling filmmaking.

In Hollywood, companies are formed every day, and companies go bankrupt every day. Levy estimates that if that Nick is really dead, then this mystery company must have stepped into the ranks of bankrupts.

And these people are not bankrupt now, but they are not rich either. Their film company was originally a very small company, and now it has lost a lot of money, and even Little Levy, who is the boss, wants to commit suicide in shame, which shows the embarrassment of these people.

However, now it seems that these people do not see that they are particularly embarrassed. This also made Levy understand something: a director who can commit suicide for the sake of art, and his friends seem to be quite poor and don't care about the artist's demeanor.

"Nick, how are you feeling? I heard that you can't think of it and want to kill yourself? Really? ”

"It's gone, it's not a big deal." Levi shook his head, he didn't elaborate on the topic, and he didn't know what to say, "I came to you today, not to say this, I want to discuss what our next plan is." ”

Several people on the other side stared at Levy, who calmly raised the cup in his hand and took a sip of wine. Clark snorted, then raised his glass as well, "You don't want to pretend to be hurt now, and you won't say how miserable your suicide is in the future." We've given you a chance, so don't blame us if you don't have to. ”

"I'm not that bored." Levy smiled, "I said, the suicide thing is over, and now it's time to think about the future." ”

"What medicine did your doctor prescribe to you?" Alex, are you sure there is nothing wrong with his mental condition? Michael took a bite of his flatbread, still a little puzzled, "The recovery is quite bizarre." ”

"That's because something good happened, so the mood is better." Alexander took over the topic, he saw that Levy didn't want to talk about suicide very much, and he also noticed that Levy's state was different, but the person who had just committed suicide was in the same state as ever, and since he didn't want to talk about it, he diverted the topic by, "Good news: guys, I had a conversation with Nick's father, and we had a very fruitful conversation, although his father is not very optimistic about our work, but he admires a few of us, and he is willing to help us contact a big TV station, Let's just send them a script for one of the TV series we created for review. Guys, here's your chance. ”

Levy ignored Alexander's efforts to take the credit on himself, and he watched with interest the changes in the faces of the people opposite, wanting to know what they thought. It can be seen that none of these people really want to shoot a TV series that has no pursuit, but no one of them has spoken out against it. I don't know what they think.

"Actually, we can also think about making movies." Levy opened his mouth, he wondered what kind of people these people were, "We still make DV movies." ”

"A machine that can't even do manual zoom? How does that thing show the language of the camera? No kidding, make a movie with that thing, and they won't think of us as people in this circle again for the rest of their lives. Clark immediately retorted.

"What about the one-man show?"

"How do you do the set? Even if there is a ready-made scene, there are many long shots of the one-man show, and the lack of acting skills cannot be covered up by editing, and the acting skills of the actors are required to be high - the actor who is $8 an hour cannot play a one-man show. This time it was Bob who spoke.

"Nick, you don't have to say that, I know you're not going to shoot anything like that - as you said, movies aren't toys and can't be wasted."

None of them were stupid - they tried a few words, and Levy knew they weren't stupid. Then, they are silent, that is, because the TV series is too low-grade.

"Since you all know that we can't make any other films, why are we reluctant? We can't afford to make any other films, guys, this is our dormant opportunity -- more directly, the opportunity we need to save. Movies can't be wasted at will, and TV series are different. This is our time to save money, practice our hands, and brush up on the ranks, and now, we have a chance to experiment with our ideas and talents at will—don't you want to take this opportunity and try your abilities? ”