When John Ford calls Victor, Victor and Zenerman are having trouble with a female character.

The movie "No Country for Old Men" is almost a man's play, there are few female characters in it, and the only outstanding one is the wife of the old cowboy. This role is the only bright color in the film, and a good one must be chosen, Monroe is too young to play it.

There are still a few male actors in the legendary film company, but there are no actresses, mature actresses, which makes Victor depressed.

That's when Ford's egg-wrenching call came in.

"Good news, bad news, which one to listen to first?" Ford whispered.

"Good news." Victor didn't even think about it.

"The good news is that I've found Duncan Washington, this old guy is still alive, God willing." Ford's words made Victor breathe a sigh of relief.

"Where's the bad news?" Victor Road.

Ford groaned, "The bad news is that this guy is in jail again, and he's in Los Angeles No. 1 Prison." ”

"What!?" Victor only felt that the sky was thundering: "What's going on?!" ”

finally had a suitable actor, who turned out to be in prison, and it was also Los Angeles No. 1 Prison.

"I'm here right now, just come and see." Ford hung up the phone.

An hour later, Los Angeles No. 1 Prison.

When Victor walked into this prison, he learned why this prison was called Prison No. 1. Huge, high-walled power grid, from the gate to the prison room through a total of 28 iron gates, the protection is so tight, outrageous.

Because of John Ford's connections, the prison was very polite, and the warden received him personally.

"Why did Duncan go to jail for that?" Victor asked.

The warden was a fat man, and he smiled: "What else can the fucking nigger do, two years ago, he committed the crime of forcible jian." ”

"Qiang Jian!? How old was he two years ago? Victor thought it was incredible.

"65." said the warden.

Victor was angry: "65-year-old man, can you do this? ”

The warden spread his hands: "I don't know about this, anyway, the court sentenced it like this." We are only responsible for collecting people. , no one knows for sure what ridiculous things they're going to do. ”

John Ford took over: "I inquired about it, and nine times out of ten I was wronged, when Duncan was working as a servant in a banker, and the master had a drinking party, and an eighteen-year-old girl was in the master's bedroom, and then it was said that Duncan had done it. ”

"Fuck!" Victor understood as soon as he heard it.

"Don't talk about it yet, the old guy will be here soon." The warden had Duncan Washington brought out.

In a short time, an old man appeared in front of Victor.

He is not tall, his hair is short, and he has grayed out. Long face, soft and kind in appearance, but with great anger in his eyes.

At the first sight of this old man, Victor told himself: this is him!

"You white guys, what's the matter with me!?" Duncan said angrily.

"Duncan, you don't know me anymore? John, I'm John. John Ford said.

"I, Nicholas." Nicholas laughed too.

Duncan looked at it for a long time before he recognized it, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to the two people: "Mr. John, Mr. Zink, why are you!?" ”

"Hahaha, we haven't seen each other for a long time, I didn't expect to be here." John Ford laughed.

Next, the three old friends laughed and laughed.

Victor listened quietly from the side, and from Duncan's story, he basically understood Duncan's experience over the years.

After his lame legs, no film company in Hollywood would use such a waste man, and Duncan had to leave Hollywood. He had worked as a postman, a servant, a cleaner, and even a beggar, and his life was miserable anyway, and the old man had no children in his life, and after he went to prison, his life was even more miserable.

"Two gentlemen, what are you looking for such a bad old man as me?" Duncan Washington looked curiously at John Ford and Nicholas Sink.

"I'm looking for you to make a movie." John Ford Road.

"Making a movie?! No kidding! Never mention that to me! "When Duncan hears the word movie, it's like seeing a ghost.

The old man seems to have an extreme aversion to movies.

"It's true." Victor nodded.

John Ford added: "This is the director and the owner of the studio. ”

"I don't care what the boss is or not. Don't talk to me about movies. Duncan drooped his head: "My whole life has been ruined by movies!" ”

The old man's eyes were red, and he fell into deep memories: "It was when I was young, when I saw the movie for the first time, I was deeply fascinated, in the light and shadow, I saw a warm and strange world, a fair and free world, a beautiful world, that world, it was simply a dream." Since then, I have been determined to enter this world. Then I found Mr. David Griffith and joined his crew. Those years were my happiest years, and although I could only play a few small roles, Mr. Griffith was very nice to me and everyone was in harmony. ”

Unfortunately, Mr. Griffith had bad luck and was ruined. I went from one major Hollywood studio to another, suffering a lot, and being looked down upon for this dream. For it, I didn't even look for a woman. But as a result, here I am, a criminal who is about to go to the ground and achieve nothing, this is the fucking fucking society! ”

Duncan was emotional: "I miss Mr. Griffith so much, and that era, that era of free and unrestrained warmth. ”

Victor was very moved by this old man, in fact, such a person can be called a pure filmmaker.

"Duncan, we are here in good faith to invite you to play a movie, and moreover, you are the main character." Victor Road.

"Protagonist!? Is it funny that you are making fun of me? Hollywood movies, how can black people be the protagonists! Duncan shook his head.

"It's true. Protagonist. It's not a trick. And, Duncan, it's going to be a masterpiece! John Ford said, "If others don't believe me, you should believe me." ”

Duncan Washington still trusted John Ford as a person, but he was still skeptical, saying, "Even so, gentlemen, how can I make a movie now that I'm a criminal?" ”

"I'll figure this out. It's just a matter of finding someone and spending some money at most. John Ford said.

"Look for Orson Wells, he's got someone." Victor took Orson Wells' business card out and called Wells.

Half an hour later, Wells ran in a suit and leather shoes, and after hearing about it, he laughed: "I thought what was going on, this is easy to do, I immediately called a lawyer, first handled a bail, let him out, and then applied for a retrial of the case, such a is not a problem at all for the best lawyer in California, at most two weeks, this guy will be able to completely white." ”

"That's good. Hurry up, I'm going to take him out. Victor laughed.

Wells acted very quickly, called a lawyer, and kept busy until the evening, and after completing many procedures, Duncan was released.

"Let's go, go back to the office, Duncan, let's have a good chat about the next movie!" Victor put his arm around Duncan, overjoyed.

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Today's May Fourth, Xiao Zhang's birthday. Hehe. I wish you all eternal youth! Anyway, I'm a teenager and left, and I'm left with a forced person.

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