"I saw Audrey perform at the airport, and from the first time I saw her, I knew that she was a natural actor, the script of "Roman Holiday" was simply tailor-made for her, and my film company is not only planning to shoot this film for Audrey, there are more opportunities waiting for her in the future, she will soon become the most popular female star in the whole of Hollywood and even the world!" Shen Long continued to persuade.

"I heard you asked William Wheeler to direct this film?" Mrs. Hepburn asked, although they now live in the Netherlands, Audrey Hepburn's childhood was spent in an aristocratic boarding school in England, and Mrs. Hepburn also liked England, and she naturally trusted William Wheeler, who was born in England.

"Yes, the script has been refined, and Mr. Wheeler liked it and signed the contract soon." Shen Long was prepared, and immediately took out the director's contract and project plan, which listed in detail the funds required for the project, the main composition of the crew, and the shooting plan.

"Two million dollars? Shooting in full color? Still going to Rome for on-location shooting? All this surprised Mrs. Hepburn, and for an average romance film, two million dollars is now a big budget to make; Full-color production and on-location filming also add to the cost, and most of today's films are shot on black and white film and set up in a studio.

"Yes, $2 million is just a preliminary plan, and we will increase the cost if we need it later." You must know that the big-budget film "Gone with the Wind" in the past few years only cost five million dollars, compared to "Gone with the Wind", "Roman Holiday" has almost no big scenes, and two million is enough.

In the original history, the film only cost one million dollars, and Shen Long directly doubled the cost; The biggest regret of this film is that it was shot on black and white film, and it can't show all the charm of Hepburn, so Shen Long naturally wants to fill this regret this time.

The color film technology is relatively mature today, and "Gone with the Wind" set up the first monument of the color film era eight years ago; After the success of "Gone with the Wind", Hollywood directors are also actively exploring various techniques for color films, and from a technical point of view, it is not a problem.

"If you don't believe in the strength of my company, I can take you to Sicily, where another film is being filmed, starring Johnny himself." Shen Long moved out of Johnny Fang Tan again.

"Mom, I did see Mr. Johnny Fantan at the airport that day." I have to admit that Johnny's reputation is still very good at some point, Audrey Hepburn said right away.

"But...... But Audrey has been working hard for ballet for so many years! Mrs. Hepburn was already moved, and only one last question remained.

"Actually, it didn't take much time to make this film, and if Audrey wants to continue to do ballet, I can recommend her to study at the American Ballet Theater, where she can get a better education." American Ballet Theatre is one of the top 10 ballet training institutions in the world, far better than the school that Mrs. Hepburn found for Audrey Hepburn.

"Or if you want to go to the Kirov Ballet School or the Juilliard School!" The two schools are also ranked among the top 10 ballet training institutions, one in New York, one in Washington, and one in the United States, a ballet school in Chicago, which is also excellent, but Chicago is too chaotic for Shen Long to let Hepburn face any danger.

"The tuition fees at these schools must be high, right?" These schools are the existence that Mrs. Hepburn has always longed for but can't send Audrey Hepburn into, far better than the Mary Lambert Ballet School that she is going to send Hepburn to.

"You don't have to worry about this at all, the salary of "Roman Holiday" is enough to cover Audrey's tuition and the cost of living in the United States." In terms of salary, Shen Long gave the same generous.

"Thank you very much for this opportunity, but I still have to think about it." Mrs. Hepburn was stunned and didn't agree immediately, but Shen Long knew that this matter had become eighty percent.

The next day, Shen Long came to wait outside Hepburn's ballet school, picked her up and went to the local vegetable market, bought all kinds of ingredients needed to make desserts, and returned to Shen Long's temporary rented villa.

The two of them happily made all kinds of desserts together in the kitchen, Shen Long made her Dutch muffins, croquettes, as well as Italian tiramisu and Sicilian cheesecake, speaking of desserts, Italy is much better than the Netherlands.

Of course, Chinese dim sum is also indispensable, Shen Long made the Empress Dowager Cixi's favorite chestnut noodles wotou, as well as pea yellow, these exotic desserts also made Audrey Hepburn feel infatuated.

After eating, Hepburn's face was stained with cream, Shen Long picked up the handkerchief and carefully wiped Hepburn clean, although there was still a thin layer of handkerchief, this kind of physical contact still made Hepburn's heart beat faster.

After eating dessert, Shen Long sent Audrey Hepburn home, Mrs. Hepburn invited him in, and she finally agreed to let Audrey Hepburn participate in the filming of "Roman Holiday".

Shen Long's hard work for many days was not in vain, as long as the movie started shooting, then he would have more opportunities to be alone with Hepburn in the future.

"Thank you very much for your support." As soon as Shen Long was happy, he took out another hole card, which was originally intended to be used after Mrs. Hepburn's refusal, but he didn't expect it to be used.

"In order to thank you for your support, and for those children who love ballet like Audrey to have better learning opportunities, I have decided to set up a special scholarship to support outstanding local ballet students in the Netherlands to further their studies in the United States, and at the same time to provide financial support for those talented children who are unable to continue their studies due to financial reasons; Why don't you name this scholarship after you? Shen Long said.

The first purpose of this plan was to convince Mrs. Hepburn that she would not refuse such a thing that would make a good name for her, and the second was to make a good impression on Audrey Hepburn.

He knows that Audrey Hepburn is a very caring girl, because of her childhood experience, she is very passionate about children's charity, has served as a UNICEF ambassador, and has long held fundraising activities for poor children in countries around the world, and even went to poor countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to visit those children despite the danger of war and infectious diseases.

"Fredo, you're such a caring person!" Audrey Hepburn looked at Shen Long even more differently.