made the big beauty Charlize Theron blush, Lin Mingyang felt very satisfied, he became more and more relaxed, but Charlize Theron became more and more cramped. At the end of the song, when the two of them left the dance floor, Charlize Theron no longer dared to look directly into Lin Mingyang's eyes, because she found that there was a demonic attraction in Lin Mingyang's eyes, but when this kind of look appeared in his eyes, a small eye collision could make Charlize Theron flustered.

After the dance, she casually found a reason and left the stage in a hurry. Lin Mingyang watched Charlize Theron Miaoman's back disappear in the crowd of the cocktail party, and there was always something unfinished in his heart.

Just when Lin Mingyang was stunned with a glass of juice, someone behind him suddenly shouted in surprise: "Felix? ”

Lin Mingyang turned his head with a surprised expression on his face, but found that the guy who "yelled" and almost scared himself was a strange middle-aged man with his hair trimmed on both sides and standing up in the middle.

Lin Mingyang didn't have any impression of this guy in his mind, and after thinking about it, if he could attend such a cocktail party, maybe he was the editor-in-chief of a newspaper or magazine, and this group of people was not as easy to deal with as reporters. didn't even think to ask the other party's identity clearly, and such a thought quickly flashed through Lin Mingyang's mind.

"I'm sorry, I have to go to the bathroom!" He didn't wait for the other party to speak, and put down the juice before he was ready to slip away.

Lin Mingyang thought that he would be able to get rid of that guy in this way, but the other party followed him all the way. When Lin Mingyang was pretending to wash his hands, he leaned next to the hand dryer, "I'm very familiar with you, because I've seen several movies you've acted in, and your script is well written..."

The guy seemed to have forgotten to organize the language before he spoke, and his words were a little reversed, "I like to write my own scripts, and of course I have filmed my own scripts." ”

After washing, Lin Mingyang took out a tissue to wipe his hands, he felt that the other party's grammar was really problematic, so he couldn't help asking: "Are you sure you are really a director?" ”

When Lin Mingyang put his hand under the hand dryer, the guy patted his head, remembering that he and Lin Mingyang were still strangers, and he should introduce himself first when they met: "My name is Andrew Nicol, and I'm from New Zealand." ”

"Andrew Nichol?" Lin Mingyang felt that the name was a little familiar, and when he pondered it carefully, he forgot to retract his hand.

"Your hands are dry!" Andrew Nicol kindly reminded:

Lin Mingyang smiled at the other party awkwardly, but when he withdrew his hand, he suddenly remembered what kind of fairy this Andrew Nicol was. Speaking of which, this guy should be quite famous now, although not as glamorous as his fellow countryman Peter Jackson, but this guy has worked with Hollywood's big-name movie stars, and the movies he has made are all famous, "Truman's World", "Virtual Idol", and the most famous one is called ......" "Happiness Terminal", but I am only the screenwriter and executive producer of this film, and the director is Mr. Spielberg. Andrew Nicol smiled modestly, "I used to shoot commercials in London, but now I've turned to directing and made two films. ”

"But..."Lin Mingyang held the second half of the sentence in his mouth, what he actually wanted to say just now was not "Happiness Terminal", but he finally didn't make a mistake about the time this time, it's only 2004, and Andrew Nicol's most classic work has not yet started filming.

Andrew Nicol looked at Lin Mingyang's expression a little strangely, "Is there a problem?" ”

Lin Mingyang looked at the other party speechlessly, his throat rolled hard, "I think... This should be my line! ”

"I have a script in my hand, and I'm short of actors, do you want to try it?" This is the idea that Andrew Nicol suddenly came up after meeting Lin Mingyang at the cocktail party, with Lin Mingyang, a new generation of Hollywood movie stars, joining, it is much easier for him to find investors with the script. But the crux of the matter is that Andrew Nicol has only prepared a supporting role for Lin Mingyang.

"I'm going to invite Nicolas Cage to play the male lead, and you play his younger brother."

"But do you think Nicolas Cage and I are brothers?" Lin Mingyang really admires the director's "imagination", and it would be a bit reliable to let him and Keanu Reeves play brothers.

"That's a real problem!" Andrew Nichole hugged his chin and looked Lin Mingyang up and down, as a Chinese-mixed-race person, Lin Mingyang's handsome face comparable to Keanu Reeves's characteristics are even more obvious, "But the script was written by me, and it's very easy to modify, you and Cage are half-brothers, so it's no problem, right?" ”

"Can I read the script first?" Lin Mingyang has actually guessed which movie Andrew Nicol wants to make, but he still needs the final verification.

"I didn't bring the script with me, but it was definitely a very challenging subject, have you heard of Victor Bout?"

Seeing his blank face, Andrew Nicol explained: "He is the most famous arms smuggler in the world, with the largest fleet of private cargo planes in the world. He transports weapons to conflict zones around the world through his air cargo network, and even tanks and other heavy weapons are shipped to any corner of the world as long as you have enough money on hand. ”

"U.S. and United Nations sources show that Bout has smuggled large quantities of submachine guns, grenade launchers, bullets and other light and heavy weapons into war-torn areas of Africa. Between 1992 and 1995, he also sold $50 million worth of arms to the Afghan Taliban. He also secretly supplied arms by sea to [***] armed forces in many conflict zones around the world in exchange for diamonds and other valuable cargo. ”

"This guy is so good?" Hearing the data listed by Andrew Nicol, Lin Mingyang also smacked his tongue, "Then is he still alive now?" ”

Generally, the "cattle man" ended up very badly, and the most bullish Laden lane two planes crashed into the American building, so now the US military is digging three feet into the ground in Afghanistan to find this guy. Victor Bout also sounds "bullish", so Lin Mingyang estimates that this guy will not end well.

It's a pity that he guessed wrong this time, and Victor Bout is not only alive, but also alive and well.

He currently lives in Moscow, but spends most of his time in the UAE indulging in his own fleet of freighters. With many false identities and the care of many powerful people, he has always been able to escape punishment. His name has appeared in a series of U.N. Security Council reports, and many of the deadly deals he has made have been made. He was wanted by the Belgian political axe for money laundering and conspiracy, and his name also appeared on Interpol's wanted list. ”

Lin Mingyang was shocked, "With so many accusations, no one can sanction him?" ”

"Maybe one day he will be punished by law, but buying and selling weapons is just a normal need in the course of war. What really creates wars is often the indulgence of certain major powers behind the scenes, and even many long-term conflicts are deliberately created by certain major powers. So I've already figured out the name of the movie, and it's called Lord of War. I want to tell everyone this simple truth through the story of an arms dealer! ”

"I think you should make a documentary about the guns sold by arms dealers before the Iraq War, and maybe it will be like Fahrenheit 911 and set a box office record for a documentary film!" When the two came out of the bathroom together, Lin Mingyang made a suggestion.

"I can assure you that authenticity is the biggest feature of this film, and the seemingly crazy plot is absolutely derived from reality. Yuri, the protagonist of the film, is a synthesis of 5 arms dealers, and all the stories in the film are also based on real experiences. Details include the sale of military helicopters as emergency helicopters, the changing of the names and registered companies of their vessels outside the high seas, the release of arms traffickers for certain non-public reasons, and the looting or theft of former Soviet military weapons after the collapse of the Soviet regime. It's a film that reflects on the nature of war, and I think there's a lot more to making it than making a documentary. ”

Lin Mingyang suddenly stopped, "You should have watched tonight's Oscars?" ”

Andrew Nicol nodded suspiciously, "I was sitting in the audience at the time. ”

"Did you watch last year's awards ceremony?"

"Last year, I watched live TV."

"What do you think is the biggest difference between the two Oscars?"

Andrew Nicol misunderstood what Lin Mingyang meant, "The feeling of being on the scene is completely different from watching a live broadcast!" ”

"I mean content!" Lin Mingyang really doesn't know how Andrew Nichol, a guy with a confused head, wrote such a classic movie script as "King of War", "Last year, all the winners mentioned war when they gave their speeches, when the United States was preparing to attack Iraq. Now the United States occupies Iraq, but the war is not over, and the American army has daily casualties, even greater losses than when Iraq was captured. But tonight's winners are silent about any war-related topics, which actually represents Hollywood's attitude towards the war, deliberately ignoring and not commenting. ”

"What exactly do you want to say?" Andrew Nicol marveled that it was not Lin Mingyang's attitude towards this war, but his perspective on the problem.

Lin Mingyang asked a very realistic question: "I want to know, is there an investor willing to pay to help you make this movie?" ”

"As you said, Hollywood investors are a bit reluctant to react to the theme of this film, and I'm actively looking for foreign investors right now, and if you want to join, then I'll convince Nicolas Cage, I'm sure someone will be willing to invest." Andrew Nicol said with confidence, but he didn't have a bottom in his heart.

No other film has ever been as close to and revealing the truth and inside story of the arms deal as Lord of War, and it has not shied away from the important role played by the United States. Andrew Nicol is having a hard time finding U.S. investors because of the sensitive subject matter.

"In other words, the cast of this film has not been decided, and there is no investment yet?" Lin Mingyang made his words straightforward and said, "To be honest, I'm not interested in the role you offered. ”

From the previous conversation, Andrew Nicol felt that Lin Mingyang was interested in this film, but Lin Mingyang's final reply made him a little disappointed.

Andrew Nichole nodded gloomily, it wasn't the first time he had hit a wall on this issue, for the same reason, he had been rejected many times, and he felt like he was about to go numb.

"Don't be busy being disappointed, I haven't finished my words yet!" Lin Mingyang stopped Andrew Nicol, who was about to leave, "I'm not interested in that role, but that doesn't prevent me from appreciating and identifying with the theme of this movie." I'll pay for this movie, you make it! ”

-- After Acx learned of Lin Mingyang's decision, his first reaction was that he had a problem with his brain.

"Since I got psychotic, I feel so much better!" Lin Mingyang didn't bother to argue with him, and Suo admitted that he was really "sick".

"There is always a group of guys in Hollywood, they hold the so-called truth, specialize in making some shocking themes, and then there are always some fools like you, who are persuaded by them in a few words, and think that they are saving the world, but they are actually extremely stupid!" With just one script, Andrew Nicol is ready to write him a check for $40 million, which is equivalent to one-third of his current assets. Ex didn't even read the script Andrew Nichol sent to him and came to such a conclusion.

"I think you should look at the script before you decide who's the idiot!" Lin Mingyang said calmly.

"There are 550 million guns in the world. That's an average of 1 gun for every 12 people. The only question is, how to get another 11 people to have guns too? Ex was not yet dizzy, he flipped through the script, and the first sentence on it made him feel ridiculous, "Selling guns as selling vegetables is easy to say!" ”

"There are more gun shops in the United States than McDonald's!" Lin Mingyang replied-for-tat, "This is a line in the script, but I checked it on the Internet, and this is the case, from this point of view, there is no difference between selling guns and selling vegetables!" ”

Ex sat there with a speechless expression, and Lin Mingyang motioned for him to continue watching, "I think after you read it carefully, you don't say that you completely agree, but at least you will feel that every penny will be worth spending 40 million US dollars to make such a movie." ”

Slowly, Acke admits that this is a very interesting story, but he soon discovers something more serious, such as the dialogue in the script:

"You sold both sides in the Iran-Iraq war, but did you ever think that I wanted both sides to lose? It is more effective to exchange a gun for a political axe than to use a ballot. ”

Eckes thinks that similar language in the film will definitely make people feel that it is a satire of the current Iraq war in the United States, and such a film will face a lot of political pressure.

"I don't think it's ironic enough, there's more to it behind the script! The actor, Yuri, claims that he never sold arms to Laden, not because of moral issues, but because the other party's checks always bounced at that time. ”

"This political humor is not funny at all!" Ex looked at Lin Mingyang worriedly, "You take the money you make from the United States, and then invest in a movie that satirizes American political axes?" ”

"Every money I earn is taxed according to the law, so it is my right to criticize the political axe."

(To be continued)