Chapter 14: Doors and Windows
In order to shoot, the crew rented two rows of independent apartments on the front and back streets, which can be used as a filming venue and a residence for the crew.
"Harvey has given an investment of 20 million dollars, and the funds are not fully in place yet, except for the remuneration of the crew, there is very little money that can be used for filming, and I can't wait to break a penny in half now!"
In the restaurant where the main creators of the crew live in the apartment, a dinner is going on, because investment is not a secret thing, David? Finch sat at the dining table complaining about the financial crunch.
"$20 million is a bit less."
Ryan chimed in, he vaguely remembered whether the investment in the film in his previous life was 60 million or 70 million, of course, the dollar ten years later cannot be compared with the present.
Even so, Harvey told me it would be better to save money on publicity, God! He might as well just sell me. ”
Looks like David? Finch is indeed a headache for money, this kind of thing can not be helped by others, can only let out a good laugh.
"Nicole's bacon omelette isn't good yet? I'll go to the kitchen and have a look. Ryan remembers that Al had just entered the kitchen, and that this guy was funny and easy-going, but he was an old playboy.
Sure enough, as soon as Ryan walked to the kitchen door, he heard Al's voice, "Nicole, your cooking skills are really good, this bacon omelette has a unique flavor." ”
"Really? Originally, I didn't cook much, but in the past few years, I have gradually exercised because I have to take care of Ryan. Nicole's laughter was heard as well.
"You guys have such a good relationship, haven't you thought about finding a father for Ryan?"
"No kidding, Al, Ryan is just my brother."
Ryan simply walked in directly, first looked at Nicole, who was making bacon omelettes, and then looked at Al, who was standing next to him, and said unceremoniously, "Hey, Al, don't think about playing Nicole's idea!" Otherwise I'll give you a good look. ”
"Hey, Ryan, you're a big little guy." Al's eyes widened amusefully, he really looked like the blind colonel among the scented women.
"I'm telling the truth, Al, I know Chinese kung fu!" As he spoke, Ryan put on a nondescript Tai Chi starting pose.
Al? Pacino laughed, patted him lightly on the top of his head, and walked out of the kitchen first.
"Alright, Ryan, don't make a fuss, help me get a plate out." Nicole untied her apron and handed Ryan a white porcelain disc filled with bacon omelette.
Although the dinner was not sumptuous, it was better than the crowd, especially in the middle of the meal, Harvey, who was the producer? Weinstein drove over from New York, and the fat man's career was barely on track now, not as inflated as it was later, and coupled with his eight-sided nature, the atmosphere in the living room became more enthusiastic for a while.
"It's so much trouble to deal with the people in the Children's Association, not only do they have to set Ryan's working hours every day, but they also have to ask about the tutor and his study progress, and in a few days they have to send someone to check on him, I'm going crazy." Harvey? Weinstein sat at the table, complaining to Nicole and Ryan.
"That's none of my business." Ryan shrugged.
"It's none of your business? Ryan, you can't say that, you didn't let us arrange a tutor in the first place, and to hell with the children's association that told me to make bullshit. ”
"Did I say that? I don't remember. Seeing Nicole's somewhat darkened face, Ryan denied it without even thinking about it.
"Uh...... "Harvey?" Weinstein was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay, when the people from the Children's Association come, I'll throw them the movie script and let them see, do kids who can write such scripts need hellish tutors?" ”
"Don't worry, Harvey, find an extra to pretend to be a tutor when the time comes." Ryan was completely out of his mind, "It's just a small idea to deal with them at my level." ”
"Wait!" Al? Pacino suddenly waved his hand to interrupt the conversation, "Script? The script for the movie? Ryan? Jenkins...... No way! ”
Al looked at the boy in surprise, his eyes widened like brass bells, as if he had seen a Martian, "Harvey, you mean that Ryan behind the script writer?" Jenkins, the same guy sitting across from me? ”
"yes." Harvey? Weinstein nodded and asked curiously, "Don't you know?" Didn't anyone tell you? ”
"Oh, God!" Al? Pacino covered his forehead, "I always thought it was two people with the same name and surname, hell! Ryan, you weishenme never said that the script was written by you? ”
"Hey, Al, you never asked!" Ryan had a wronged look on his face, "Do you want me to run up to you, my tail and say, Al?" Mr. Pacino, I wrote the script for "The Sixth Sense", so please praise me, please praise me. ”
Ryan's words, combined with his movements and expressions, looked so funny that everyone couldn't help but laugh at the same time.
After laughing, Al still looked incredulous, look at David first? Finch, look at Harvey again? Venstein, look at Nicole again? Kidman, all three nodded their heads to confirm that this was true.
"Surprised, isn't it, Al?" Harvey? Weinstein seemed to feel the same way, "David and I weren't much better than you when we first heard the news, and ......"
He looked at Nicole, Ryan, and Kingsley sitting together, "You guys are so uninteresting that you have been hiding such important news from me?" ”
"Important news?" The three of them looked at each other, apparently not understanding what Mr. Fat was talking about.
Harvey? Weinstein simply stopped being verbose, quickly took out a weekend supplement of the New York Times from his briefcase, and turned directly to the page of the bestseller list, "The latest issue of the bestseller list, the fifth place "Jurassic Park", the thirty-first "Ryan Storybook", and a copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that did not enter the list. ”
"If it wasn't for the fact that I bought a copy of The New York Times last weekend, if it wasn't for the fact that I saw that the writing style of these books was so similar to the script for The Sixth Sense, if it wasn't for the fact that the authors of these books are all named Ryan? Jenkins ......"
"Come on, Harvey, I'll admit that all three books are my work." Ryan spread his hands, this is not a disgraceful thing, there is nothing to admit.
"Oh, God!" Despite having thought of this answer for a long time, to Harvey? Weinstein's determination to be in business for many years still couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.
Al on the other side? Pacino and David? Vinci is no better than David either? Finch, holding a fork to put a piece of bacon omelette in his mouth, but at this moment, as if someone had pressed the pause switch, he sat there stunned, not moving.
And Al simply took that supplement from Harvey? Weinstein snatched it from his hand, as if he would only believe it if he confirmed it with his own eyes.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that the rest of the restaurant calmed down, but the eyes on Ryan changed, if he could write a script like "The Sixth Sense", and he could explain it with an explosion of inspiration combined with his own experience, then what about these works?
"Jurassic Park" was published in 1986, so how old was he then? More than six years old and less than seven years old, other children are still playing at this age, fiddling with Transformers and Barbie dolls, but he has started to write books.
If it were someone else, they would still wonder if someone was represented, but he was still an orphan in the welfare home at that time, and he had no money and no power, so someone would have his head in the water and ghostwrite for him?
What's more, since the start of the film, the boy's performance has fallen in their eyes, this is a precocious, intelligent and whimsical child, and even they often feel that they are talking to an adult, and the excellent acting skills he showed during the filming, what does this say?
Could it be that God closed a window for him and opened a door for him, and this door was a triumphal arch!
By this time, except for Ryan and the others, they had no desire to eat, and they left the restaurant discussing something.
Even with such and such episodes, the filming still continues, and in Ryan and Harvey? At Weinstein's request, the others tacitly did not spread the matter to the outside world.
But after Ryan cooperated with the crew to deal with the people of the Children's Association, he always felt that Mr. Fat was planning something, especially looking into his eyes, like a hungry wolf seeing fresh meat.
As I said before, there are always ups and downs in the state of actors, and an old actor like Al is the strongest in terms of self-regulation, followed by Ryan, and Nicole is ranked Zuihou among the three main actors.
"Ryan, you're a natural actor." It sounds like Nicole is complimenting him, but the following sentence reveals her true intentions, "There is no trace of deceiving people either!" ”
Obviously, Nicole recalled some of the past experiences, and now that she thinks about it, this little guy was fooling her at the time, but fortunately, it was all small things, and it didn't hurt.
"Really? Nicole. "Al? Pacino didn't know where he came from, and he owed a debt very gracefully, and said meaningfully, "Do you need me to help you discipline this little guy who escaped?" ”
"Oh,." Al suddenly felt that the costume he had just changed into was cold, and he quickly dug it out of his abdomen, and a thin green object appeared in his hand, "What is this?" ”
Before Al was over, Ryan had already jumped into the distance, his hands rolled into a trumpet, and shouted, "Hey, Al, stay away from Nicole, or next time it won't be the cactus leaf that has been shaved off." ”
The people in the crew fell down in an instant, and burst into laughter, after so many days, they had already seen that Ryan and Al had a very good relationship, and the two often made some innocuous jokes, and Al was obviously teased far more often than he teased people.