Chapter 45: Dinner Party (Asking for Recommendation Votes)
Squeezing out a week to adjust Roland was already the limit of Columbus's power.
After all, the current Roland is not the future Hugh Jackman, and he can't let the crew wait for him to finish other things before starting filming.
However, a week was enough time for Roland.
With the help of the teacher's correction, the strange accent has disappeared, and with the return of the California accent, his literary drama has also been smoothly promoted.
“Oh,Kevin,I am so sorry。”
When Catherine Hara, who plays the mother, looks at Roland apologetically and says her lines affectionately.
Roland, who was still pursing his lips and showing grievances, suddenly hooked the corners of his mouth, and rushed over with a smile in the corners of his eyes.
In the camera, Catherine, who is wearing a camel coat, squats down, and when she opens her arms and hugs Roland in green pajamas, the California scenes of the whole movie are all finished.
Next, the crew needs to go to Fox's studio to make up all the shots of the family going out, staying at the airport, and trying to get home, and those shots have nothing to do with Roland and them.
It is no exaggeration to say that when Chris Columbus held the guide tube and shouted 'Cut, good' -
Roland, he is unemployed.
"Guys, can we go to dinner now?"
After three months, when Roland mentioned the invitation to join the group again, everyone who had already finished work suddenly laughed.
"We've rejected you once before, and if you don't go this time, it won't give you face."
"You decide the time and place, we will definitely be there."
This answer made Roland smile, "Okay, I'll go back tonight and talk to Aunt Garnetty." ”
"Tomorrow night, you can just come to my house......"
"This time, it's not official, is it?"
In terms of interpersonal communication, Roland still adheres to the attitude of his previous life.
If you can go to the dinner table to pull feelings, you will never talk head-on.
Not to mention that America is not interested in entertaining guests, they are also human beings, and they also have official and private exchanges: most of the banquets that belong to official exchanges are held in restaurants and clubs, and only close friends will be invited to their homes; And when the other party accepts your invitation and says that they will arrive on time, it means that the other party at least regards you as a good friend.
Oh no, good friends.
After returning home, when Roland told Garneti the news of the invitation to dinner, the hospitable aunt didn't think about it and answered directly; Since the latest season of "Full House of Youth" had already been completed, the next morning, Garnetty took Roland and her daughters to Kroger, near her residence, to make a purchase here.
Kroger is America's No. 1 grocery chain, selling a variety of branded foods and fresh produce, but they also have a bakery, delicatessen and butcher's shop where you can buy almost everything as long as it's not a special ingredient.
Pushing the stroller and holding her two daughters, Garneti kept telling the names of the ingredients, and when Roland heard about it, he quickly found the goods on the shelves, removed them, and threw them into the trolley.
After many years, I experienced this busy feeling of visiting the supermarket again, and Roland was a little emotional.
In his previous life, since he graduated, he has never stepped into the supermarket again, is he hungry and thirsty, is Meituan hungry, he shouts Wukong to run errands when he lacks just needs, he opens Tmall for large items, and Taobao is used for daily necessities.
He has become accustomed to the convenience that the Internet brings to him, but alas, the America in the nineties, there is nothing.
"Roland, look at what's missing?"
"If there is no shortage, then we will check out."
Looking at the hill-like cart, Roland, who came back to his senses, was really a head, two big.
He really didn't like the behavior of the Americans who came to the supermarket once a week and bought food for a week.
Not to mention whether the vegetables are fresh after a long time, the shelf life of the various foods alone cannot be controlled.
A lot of food is bought and left there, and if it expires, it is simply thrown away.
This kind of visible waste makes Roland, who has lived a hard life, very distressed.
It's a pity that he is not in charge of the family, he can't help it!
According to Ganetti's instructions, he found a notepad to check each dish, and Roland, who was not found, pushed the cart and came to the cash register, and just as he was about to pay out of his own pocket and settle the bill with the salary he had just gotten, the straight eyes beside him attracted his attention, and he looked at the two little Loli's sights, and the advertisement with the Baxi logo entered his field of vision.
'I see......
'These two little ones are hungry......'
When Roland found out that Ashley and Mary were attracted by the ice cream advertisement, Ben was still standing in front of the cash register, waiting for the settlement, he directly slapped his head and suddenly woke up and said: "Aunt Garetti, I forgot to buy ice cream." ”
"Ice cream?"
Garnetty was stunned for a moment, then looked away from the radio display, "We don't need ice cream." ”
"And I remember you don't like ice cream, do you? It's a high-calorie food ......"
"But when James was at school this morning, he deliberately pulled me to tell me and asked me to bring him the Baxi family bucket."
"He said that now that my salary has arrived, it is time for a treat."
"As soon as I heard that it made sense, I agreed to him directly."
In the face of Garnetty's inquiry, Roland didn't think about it, and instinctively splashed dirty water on James.
And after he finished speaking, the dazed Ganetti suddenly pulled down his face, and the spontaneous helplessness and anger made Roland feel weak in his heart.
"Well, it's James again......"
"You go buy it, I'll talk about him when I get back."
From the moment Roland mentioned the ice cream, Ashley and Mary, the two little loli, pricked up their ears and waited eagerly for things to develop, and when Garneti nodded in response, they laughed excitedly.
For them, being able to taste sweet ice cream is the greatest satisfaction of the moment.
As for whether one's own satisfaction is based on the suffering of others?
Then that's not their business.
What's more, James is their older brother.
Is there anything wrong with my brother taking the blame on my sister?
When Roland took each flavor of Baxi ice cream in a gallon increment and chose a bucket of the same.
With the cashier's settlement action, Ganetti's face also became quite gloomy.
Feeling the coldness emanating from the other party, Roland had already imagined that after returning home, James would definitely face a gale.
It's a pity that the Americans can't hit children. ’
Otherwise, James' dinner tonight should be stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots. ’
After a two-second silence for James in his heart, Roland took out his wallet, paid the bill and left.
After returning home, Roland first helped Garnetty throw things into the food room, and then watched as the other party tied up his apron and went into the kitchen.
Olson's family actually has a nanny, but if they don't cook for this kind of dinner, they will feel that something is wrong; So, while Garnetty was preparing dinner, the unattended three sisters fell into the hands of Roland, who accompanied Ashley and Mary in the playroom, and as for Elizabeth, who was already a full year old? Isn't this guy who can already crawl, walk and imitate the biggest toy?
And yet—
"Hey! Elizabeth, don't hold my legs, okay? ”
"Hey, don't climb on me!"
"Wow, are you using me as a crutch?"
"Don't pinch my face! I'm going to eat with my face! ”
Although Roland never had children, in the previous time loop, he used Elizabeth as a model and painted an unknown number of portraits of each other.
It's just that Elizabeth knew that sleeping at the beginning was not as skinny as it is now, and in the preconceived situation, Roland thought that this guy was still very easy to handle, but now......
When a hungry Elizabeth screams at him and sputters at him, Roland feels like a big husky.
And Elizabeth is the mythical beast Ah Dan.
Of course, being kissed by the future Scarlet Witch isn't the point.
The point is......
"Aunt Garneti, I feel like I need to go take a shower."
Looking at Roland's bird's nest-like hair and wet trouser legs, the familiar smell greeted his face, which made Garneti, who was preparing dinner, laugh, "Okay, kid, you go ahead......
"I'd better call David to come back, the three of them are too difficult to serve......
"Oh yes, there's deodorant in the storage room, you can pick an unopened one and use it back."
"Don't wait until you finish the shower and there will still smell on you, if those guests mistakenly think that you are peeing your pants, it will not be fun......"
Yes.
Roland meets the same thing that happens to all guys with kids.
When he felt the chill coming from his trouser legs, he knew he was done.
Quietly making a note to Elizabeth in his heart, Roland is ready to wait for the other party to grow up, and slowly settle the matter with her.
At this time, the most important thing he needs to do is to go home and take a shower.
By the time Roland reappeared, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.
James has finished school, David has returned home, and the guests who contacted him yesterday showed up on time.
Not only that, Mohami, the driver who has accompanied Roland for 90 days, was also invited by Roland.
It's the same as the guest customs of the Americans.
Although it was Roland's treat, the guys still carried some small gifts with them, Chris Columbus brought a cake, Joe Pesci brought two bottles of wine, and Daniel Stern went even more extreme and brought a full set of Disney dolls.
Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck.
Daisy, Goofy, Pluto.
When the three sisters saw the one-meter-tall set of dolls, the three pairs of eyes were bigger than the angel baby who gave birth to a child.
"There are exactly six of them, two of you."
"Thank you, Daniel."
"You're welcome, I just don't know what to send."
"Sophia (Coppola) asked me for a Disney doll on her last birthday."
"So I thought, they should all like it."
Daniel Stern's words made Roland laugh, and he didn't dwell too much on the other party's phobia of choice, and he didn't even think about it when he took the plush toy, and directly stuffed Minnie Mouse and Daisy, who had been staring at Elizabeth for a long time, into each other's faces.
The remaining four were lost by him to Ashley and Mary.
Roland and James don't like Disney dolls, the former is because they are human beings in two lives, and they have long passed the age of liking plush toys, while the latter likes the kind of plastic villain.
Of course, the plastic villains James plays with are not Asuka or Saori, but Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Batman.
And his wife is Spider-Man.
Since today's dinner is thanksgiving, when the guests arrive, it will be the official start of everything.
Everyone at the table behaved very casually, and the topics discussed were quite open.
They can talk about Hollywood, real estate, which is closely tied to David's assets, many sports such as sea fishing, golf, rugby, and the gaming market, which is linked to the future of Mohami, and the tensions in the Gulf.
The dispute between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, whether they will fight, and whether their conflict will affect international oil prices are all things that make guys who have money in their hands and invest moderately very much.
And when they talked about all this, Roland, who was sitting on the side and listening patiently, pouted.
Gulf War!
What a great opportunity to make money!
The whole world knows why this war started, and because of the war, international oil prices will soar during this time, although it may not rise as much as some oil barrels containing crude oil, but if you take the opportunity to make a future, the profit is still considerable.
And even if Roland doesn't control the timing well, he can buy Lockheed shares with his eyes closed now!
You know, with the F-117A shining in the Gulf War, Lockheed's stock has risen a lot!
It's a pity that these treasures that have been recorded by Roland can only be put in the hard disk of the computer to eat dust.
Not to mention whether Roland has money or not, even if he is rich, it is not easy to operate at his age.
That's the big problem.
"Huh? Mike, I heard Roland say, you're not going to work at Western Digital? After everyone exchanged half-truths and internal information, David suddenly shifted his attention to Mohami, who was suffering hard.
In the face of David's inquiry, Mohami, who was munching on the ribs of the cow there, hurriedly swallowed the food, nodded and said, "Yes, David, after taking the salary you settled for me, I am ready to start my own business." ”
"Really? Can I help you? As if he felt a little overzealous, David smiled and explained, "Don't think about it, I just want to know when you started the company." ”
"Chris (Columbus) just said that the third round of auditions was scheduled for the third of next month, if you don't mind, I'll help you with the company registration and finding the address, what about you, help me take him to the set in Colombia......"
"After more than three months of getting along, I am still relieved of you, if you can come, I don't have to ask others for help."
That's right, during the previous exchange, Columbus also told Roland about the audition time for "Captain Hook".
At 9 a.m. on June 3, he arrived on time at the Columbia Samsung set, and when the time came, someone would tell him what to do.
In the words of Chris Columbus, it is: "Steven has already taken off most of the Samsung set." ”
"All the scenes are studio scenes, you don't have to worry at all, after taking over the project, Roland will leave Los Angeles because of filming."
"You don't have to be afraid, Roland will work overtime at night."
"After Steven had a child, he was a well-known robot who would come home on time every night for dinner."
"It is precisely because of this habit that his requirements for actors will be very high."
Yes, before the audition, these guys also kindly revealed to Roland Spielberg's weight in the project, although the film was invested by Columbia Samsung, and this company now belongs to Sony, but Sony, now can't control Spielberg, not only that, the chairman of the merged Columbia Samsung's pictures, is also Spielberg's former agent - it is no exaggeration to say that compared with the "Home Alone" project occupied by the Jewish gang, the project "Captain Hook" is up to the investor, Down to the crew screws, all of them are Spielberg's people.
In this case, if anything goes wrong at the audition, Spielberg's request will prevail.
The producer won't care about him, and he can't care about him.
So—
Showing up on time and not annoying Spielberg has become a must-do before the audition.
"Roland has already told me about this."
"Don't worry, I'll come over at seven o'clock and promise not to make Roland late."
"As for the company's affairs, we haven't thought about it yet."
"I'll go back and talk to them about whether to make the game as a team and register the company when it's successful, or if I should register the company first and then start taking orders......"
Mohami's words made everyone in the audience shake their heads secretly.
Young people want to start a business, but they don't even have a plan?
This kind of company, it's no wonder if you don't pounce!
However, for Roland, Mohami's state is normal.
If Mohami is not beaten by reality, how can he possibly have a chance?
Compared with David, who wants to see Mohami come up with a complete plan, Roland wants Mohami to be directly frustrated and hit the street.
After all, it's Blizzard......