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Before Alex was looking for a European actor, he still wanted to use the original heroine actress Julie. He thought about it for a moment and gave Chuck a call.

"Chuck, you can help me find Julie Andrews!" Alex tells Chuck everything he knows, and then asks him to find a private investigator to find out where this Julie is.

Chuck had been following this since he went with Alex to buy the book. It didn't take long for Alex to pay back the $10,000 he had borrowed from him, and nothing has been said since. When he learned that Alex wanted him to find someone, he became excited again.

"Boss, do you have any other roles for me? I want to be in a movie too! ”

Alex touched his forehead with a little headache, and he said with a smile: "I don't have black characters in this film." ”

"It's okay to play tricks! I definitely don't pick it, I can play whatever you ask me to play. ”

"Dragon? Even if it's a trick, I don't have to run. Let's talk about it later, I'll leave you a role when I make a movie in the future. Alex had no choice but to write blank checks.

A few days later, the private investigator had news.

Julie Andrews is not an American, she is British. This surprised Alex, who had always thought Julie was American. turned out to be wrong, no wonder Zhu Li's information could not be found in the Screen Actors Guild of America.

On November 1, 1935, Julie was born in Surrey, England, to parents who were both actors. As early as the age of 12, Julie had already sung on stage under the guidance of her parents. The 17-year-old Julie is also a little famous in the UK, which is why private investigators were able to find her.

Seventeen-year-old girl! It's a shame that I'll be 19 years old in two years.

Alex sighed silently, he knew that it was impossible to let 19-year-old Julie play her more than ten years later. It was too risky, and he didn't dare to do it indiscriminately.

"Chuck, you're looking up an actress for me. Her name is Audrey Hepburn, and she is supposed to be in England now. Alex had no choice but to use a backup plan, and he thought it would be a good choice to let Hebon play this Julie.

Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium, and her real name was Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston. Hepburn's father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was an English banker, and his mother, Ella van Sinstra, was a descendant of Dutch nobility and held the title of baronet, and the family pedigree can even be traced back to King Edward III.

This time, the private investigator found it with little effort. At this time, Hepburn had just finished acting in "Laughter in Heaven" in the UK, which was also her debut, and she had not yet received invitations from other companies.

When Alex heard this, he immediately came to his senses: "Aren't there any other companies yet?" That means "Roman Holiday" hasn't started filming yet! ”

He yelled into the microphone, "Chuck, give me her contact information." Hurry, hurry, hurry! ”

After getting Hepburn's contact number, he immediately dialed the number. After more than ten minutes, he finally heard Hepburn's voice ring on the other end of the phone.

"Hello? Here's Hepburn talking, who are you looking for? "It's a female voice with a slight British accent, and it feels very good.

Alex felt sweat in his palms, he was almost speechless, and when he came to his senses, he said, "I, I'm Alex!" ”

Hepburn thought to himself, strange, what a child's voice. She then said, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"I'm looking for you, I'm looking for Audrey Hepburn!" Alex's excitement gradually calmed down, and he told Hepburn about his intentions.

Hepburn was even more surprised: "You want to ask me to make a movie?" ”

More than a year has passed since the first film was made a year ago, and Hepburn has never received an invitation to shoot a second film. She was about to go to the United States to try her luck, but she didn't expect someone to call her to make a movie at this time. What she didn't expect was that this person sounded like a child, and she was a little angry, thinking that someone was playing a prank on her.

"I don't know who you are, please don't make this call again to harass me."

Hepburn was about to hang up the phone, but Alex hurriedly said, "I'm Alex Carpenter, I'm not kidding, it's true!" ”

Alex Carpenter? What a familiar feeling, ah! It's him?

Hepburn thought to himself, could it be the eldest brother of the famous Carpenter brothers, Alex Carpenter?

Hepburn couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Are you really Alex from the Carpenter brothers?" ”

Alex then hurriedly sang a song of his, which made Hepburn believe his identity. So, he had to renew his request.

"I have a good script here, and I want you to be the heroine." Alex said that he quickly introduced the plot of the movie "The Sound of Music".

After Hepburn listened to it, he thought it was quite interesting. However, she still said: "If you really want to ask me to play the heroine, please ask your film company to invite you." ”

A film company?

Alex had never thought of this question, and he had never thought of starting a film company on his own. The same is true for Morris as a solo producer, they all raise money to make movies, gather people to make movies when they have money, and disband when they don't have money.

"What? You don't have a film company yet, do you? My little director! Hepburn quipped.

Alex said with determination: "No problem, you don't sign a contract with another company first, I'll buy a film company right away." Remember, don't sign so fast! Wait for my message. ”

After hearing this, Hepburn couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Hey, I'm joking......"

By this time, Alex had hung up the phone, and he hurriedly ran to Bart to discuss the acquisition of the film company.

Bart looked at Alex's anxious appearance and said, "Film company? Do we need this? ”

In his opinion, their filming is just a whim, and they will not continue to shoot for a long time, let alone anyone who wants to enter the film industry. Even if it's to get in, it's not now. is in such a hurry to buy a film company, if the movie is lost, then you will have to put a lot of troubles on the table.

"I don't care, I have to buy the next film company?" Alex is rare to be unreasonable and coquettish, he is not caring for the goddess.

Bart was amused by Alex's expression, and he said, "Okay, then it's up to you." However, this money must be counted in the movie budget. If the total cost is $1ooo, then no more money can be invested. ”

With Bart's permission, Alex immediately contacted Morris and asked him to inquire about where there were studios for sale. It's too late to form a new studio, and it's better to be able to buy a small studio.

"You're buying a studio?" Morris looked at Alex as if he had seen an alien.

Alex nodded and said, "Yes." Do you have any information on this? ”

Morris felt a little headache, and he began to wonder if this decision was wrong, it seems that 1oo dollars is not easy to get.

"Yes, yes, but what is the main purpose of buying it? In fact, if you have money, wouldn't it be better to build one yourself? "Morris can't understand that the children of rich families are weird, and although it saves time to buy someone else's company, it costs money.

Alex had to explain: "I bought the film company to save time, and I am now in a hurry to sign an actor so that other companies don't rob me." ”

Whether Morris was willing to accept this reason or not, he eventually found information from several film companies. This is the information that his partners in the industry have gotten in this circle, where there are many film companies that open every day, and there are also many that go out of business.

Alex pointed to the information of one of the companies and said, "What do you think of this?" ”

Morris looked at it, it was a Hollywood film company that had been in business for more than a decade. After the original boss died, the son took over for a few years, and every year was not as good as the year, and it was even to the point where it either went out of business or was sold.

The company offered three million dollars, but in fact it wasn't even worth a million dollars. Because of this, he has not been able to sell it, and he has been raising a few staff members half-dead, waiting for Alex to take the bait.

"The price of this company is too high, and it has no value, so it is useless to buy it." Morris thought it was better not to buy it, and even if it was, it wouldn't be available at this price.

Alex thought about it and chose another one, this company offered $9o dollars, which was cheap enough. But this company was even worse, it only opened for a few years, and then it collapsed, leaving nothing behind.

"You're crazy, you might as well open your own one if you have this money. This one is obviously from a leather bag company. ”

Morris objected again, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he chose a company and said, "Look at this." Although the price is a little higher, it is worth it. ”

This is a film company with a price of 5oo US dollars, the scale is not large, the operation is relatively normal, and it has made some well-known movies. It's just because the boss of the company continues to use the money and doesn't want to do movies anymore that he plans to sell it. Morris is more familiar with this company, and knows that they have relatively complete equipment and personnel, plus the channels are also very good, but they lack funds and luck.

Alex immediately shook his head and said, "$5oo is too high, I have no money to make movies after I buy this company." ”

"You can borrow money, use the company to mortgage it to the bank, and then borrow money to make a movie."

Morris came up with a solution, which is a common situation in the United States, where many companies use mortgages to get loans and then use the money to make money. The money earned is returned to the bank, and the rest is your own.

"It sounds like a no-brainer, but my parents don't agree with it." Alex knew what the Carpenters were thinking, and they certainly didn't want to do that.

Morris didn't understand, and he said, "Aren't your records making millions of dollars a year?" This money should be nothing, and it will be paid off soon. ”

Alex still shook his head and said, "No, I can't touch the money." ”

The Carpenter brothers' records are still selling well, and excluding the company's part, the two brothers have a whopping two million dollars, and if you add the royalties and the money for the book, Alex will be able to pay it off in a year or two. It's just that the money is managed by the Carpenters, and some of it is used to deposit in the fund, and some of it is invested with the family's money.

Maurice didn't know what to say for a while, he could only stare at Alex.

Alex sighed and said, "If only I had more money." ”

At this time, Alex felt that he was so poor that he couldn't even afford a small film company. I don't usually know how to use money, but when I use it, it's pitiful. Especially when he can't control his own money, it's inconvenient everywhere.

Alex thought to himself, if he didn't have the money to buy a film company, he couldn't sign a contract with Hepburn, and the movie would be difficult to make.

Wait a minute! It shouldn't be like this, he has more than $5oo dollars at his disposal, and the movie is not made right away.

Alex suddenly stood up, reached for a piece of paper, and drew a circle on it with a pen. He pointed the front of the paper at Morris and said, "What do you think this is?" ”

Maurice was confused by him and said, "It's a circle." Or is it an egg? ”

Alex shook his head mysteriously and said, "This is money, the money I used to make movies." ”