Since the Carpenter family appeared on television, in addition to Angel being in the limelight, the Carpenter brothers have also been eye-catching. They were approached by a number of entertainment companies that wanted to sign the Carpenter brothers, whether on television, on a record or in a movie. Among these people, there are several studios that really plan to hire the Carpenter brothers to make films.

In the beginning, the Carpenter turned down offers from many companies, and they wanted to take a break from the situation. Neither Alex nor Richard knew about it until one day, a friend of Bart approached him.

It was one night when they were eating dinner at home when they heard someone ring the doorbell. Angel called Bart to open the door, and she guessed, "Maybe Old Joe is here!" ”

Bart opened the door and saw an emaciated man standing outside, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Maurice! How did you find us? ”

Morris was emaciated, with a somewhat narrow face and a large nose. He is an old high school classmate of Bart and a close friend of Bart's. However, since graduating from high school, the two of them have been in contact less and less.

"Ha Lu Ha! Bart, you're still like this! Still hasn't changed. Morris happily hugged Bart and explained, "I saw you on TV and was shocked and thought, isn't that my old friend Bart?" How did he get on TV. ”

Butterhar laughed and pulled Maurice into the room. He introduced to his family: "Maurice Engel, my high school classmate, and my best friend in school! ”

Maurice first greeted Angel, "Wow, Mrs. Carpenter, you yourself look so much prettier than you do on television." ”

"Thank you! Mr. Morris. Angel smiled reservedly.

"Hey, hey! Isn't this our genius brother? I've listened to all of your songs, and they're very, very good. I envy Bart for having such a smart and lovely kid as you, really. Morris turned to the Carpenter brothers and said in an exaggerated voice.

Once everyone had gotten to know each other, Bart invited Morris to dinner. At the dinner table, Morris gave a presentation on his current situation. It turned out that after graduating from high school, Morris went to the University of Southern California, where he became interested in film, and after graduation, he became a solo film director. He has now made several films, and he is also a well-known figure in the film industry.

After hearing this, Bart couldn't help but sigh: "It's still your college classmates who have a future." I joined the military after graduating from high school and served on an aircraft carrier in the Navy. It wasn't long before he was discharged from the army due to an accidental injury, and the war was not over yet. Later, when Pearl Harbor happened, I heard that there were many casualties in my class, and I don't know how many people survived after the end of the war. ”

Seeing that Bart was a little sad, Morris quickly stopped the topic, and he smiled: "Aren't you quite happy now, with so many lovely children and such a beautiful wife." I heard that you have opened several companies now, and your family and career are so happy, are you still not satisfied? ”

Bart Haruha smiled, and quickly took the wine glass and toasted with Maurice. After eating, the two of them sat on the sofa in the living room, watching TV and smoking cigarettes.

"Hey, I've heard that there are a lot of studios that are looking for your two sons to make a movie? It's not true. Morris said as he smoked a cigarette.

Bart nodded, flicked the cigarette ash off his hand, and said, "Yes, we have indeed been contacted by several film companies. There are Paramount, Fox, Universal, etc., and I can't remember that much. ”

"Tsk, those vampires! It's really about seeing where there is good, and rushing to it. They just take a fancy to your son's popularity and think it's profitable. "Morris, as a solo film director, hated the big studio's approach. He felt that those people were just profit-seekers, and the films they made had no artistry at all, nor did they reflect social problems.

Bart said nondeniably: "I didn't promise them, I have enough money." Instead of working so hard to earn money from the children, what they need now is to grow up happily and healthily. ”

At this time, Angel came over with a fruit platter. Bart and Morris quickly got up and took the fruit bowl.

"Madame, have one?" Morris pulled out his cigarette case and said to Angel.

Angel smiled slightly, pulled out a cigarette with her finger, and put it in her mouth. Bart, who was next to him, hurriedly handed over a lighter and lit a cigarette. The three of them smoked in the living room one by one, making the whole room smell of smoke.

Alex hates smoking the most, both in his previous life and in this life, he feels that smoking is not a good thing. The most important thing is that he can't stand the choking smell of smoke.

His younger brother Richard, unlike him, seemed to like the smell of cigarettes, and sometimes would sneak one out of Bart's cigarette case and hide in the house to smoke it.

At one point, Angel spotted Richard smoking in the toilet, and she didn't say anything. People in this era still don't know much about the harm of smoking to the human body, and they still think that smoking is good for their health. Advertisements for the health of smoking are everywhere, and even in some medical journals, advertisements for the benefits of cigarettes are prominently advertised.

At that time, the United States also cooperated with the fashion trend of short hair and short skirts, packaging smoking as a fashionable behavior, and taking advantage of people's love of beauty, boasting that smoking can lose weight.

Luck Tobacco has launched a series of advertising posters depicting a fat and bloated shadow standing behind a diving beauty, with the slogan "You're going to be virtuous in five years?" While it's still too late, grab a Lucky cigarette! ”

Not only that, but they also pull candy companies against each other, trumpeting that eating candy leads to obesity and that smoking keeps you slim.

Many people, under the influence of this kind of advertising, unconsciously accepted this point of view. At that time, the society could be said to be a national smoker, and the non-smoker was an outlier, just like Hitler, who was ostracized.

The first country in history to start a ban was Germany, Hitler hated smoking, and he ordered the Germans to ban smoking. At the same time, some German doctors were asked to study and prove the harm of smoking.

After World War II, the German Nazis, as the losing side, completely ignored their views, and even carefully buried by those who had intentions. It was not until after 1960 that European and American countries began to face up to the problem that smoking is harmful to health.

Before that, people would smoke a cigarette whenever they had free time. This is a social problem, and Alex can't discourage his parents from smoking, so he has to stay away.

The Carpenter and Maurice were smoking cigarettes, and even Richard went up to kick in, except Alex, who sat far away, watching the black-and-white television.

Morris looked at Richard's skillful smoking technique and couldn't help but laugh: "What a cleverness!" When I was as young as he was, I didn't know what cigarettes tasted like. ”

Bart felt that Richard had smoked too much, so he snatched the cigarette from Richard's hand: "Okay, you can only smoke here today." Smoke so many cigarettes and be careful that you can't sleep at night. ”

Richard muttered a few words, thinking that it was not interesting to be here, so he ran over to watch TV with Alex.

"Ha Luha, Bart! It's just that your family has the money to buy cigarettes for my son, but I don't have to smoke them myself. Morris said with a smile.

Angel took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I didn't want to spoil them so much, but Bart prefers to do this, no way." ”

"How can people nowadays go out and deal with people if they don't smoke? I let him get used to smoking as soon as possible, so that he will not be afraid of being excluded in the future. Bart lit another cigarette and puffed up.

"Hey, Alex, would you like one?" Maurice shouted at Alex.

Alex glanced at him and shook his head silently. He still wanted to hide in the house, but he didn't want to give a bad impression, so he forced himself to stay in the living room with the unpleasant smell of smoke.

Bart shook his head to stop Morris and said slowly, "Ahem! Cough! He won't smoke, he says smoking can damage the body. I was a little bit convinced, but I didn't feel comfortable after a day or two without smoking. ”

Morris shrugged his shoulders and ignored Alex. He felt that the atmosphere was just right, so he said, "Bart, have you ever thought about investing in a movie?" I think both of your sons are good for filmmaking. ”

"Investing in movies?" Bart was stunned by Morris's words, and he somewhat understood the other party's intentions. Angel was also attracted to their conversation and stopped smoking.

Morris nodded and said, "Yes, you also know that I am a solo film director." Now I just have a good script in hand, but I can't find an investor for a while. ”

Bart asked nonsensically, "What kind of script?" ”

"It's an interesting story about a pair of brothers, the older brother is called Reilly, and the younger brother is called Joey. On Reilly's birthday, his mother had an affair, so he asked him to take his younger brother at home. Reilly had planned to go to Collin Island, and he didn't want to stay at home or play with his brother. So he ...... "Morris gave the Carpenters an outline of the script, and he tried to convince them to invest in him."

This is indeed a simple and interesting story, simply put, the twelve-year-old brother pretended to be shot by his brother in order to get rid of his seven-year-old brother, so the younger brother fled to Collin Island, and after a day and a night, he was found by the elder brother. It is completely through the perspective of a child to observe the world, and the ending is also very warm and touching.

After hearing this, Angel asked with interest, "You mean you want Alex and Richard to play those two brothers?" ”

Morris nodded and said, "Yes, I originally planned to find an actor to shoot in two years, but after seeing your two children, I thought it was very suitable." I thought to myself, such a cute child, it's really rare. Why don't you take advantage of this time to leave more beautiful memories? ”

Bart frowned and said, "However, I'm worried that the children will work too hard to make a movie." ”

Morris quickly explained: "No, no, no, you also listened to the script I said, and there is no big scene in it at all." All you need to do is play in the playground, it's not difficult at all, let alone hard work. If you're worried, follow the camera crew and play as a family. ”

Angel said with some joy in her heart, "Is it just playing?" There's not a lot of lines to memorize, right? ”

"Absolutely nothing! Rest assured, we're just filming the adventures of a kid lost on Collin Island, and it's perfectly fine. Morris hurriedly waved his hand and said.

Bart was still a little hesitant: "He said, but you also said just now, my brother is 7 years old, and my brother is 12 years old." Alex looks taller than the average child, and looks like he's 12 years old, but Richard is 8 years old, could he be a little older? ”

Morris smiled, and he knew that Bart was also moved, so he said, "How come! It's just a year old, it doesn't matter how old you are, the script can be modified. ”

Angel aptly asked, "It takes a lot of money to invest in a movie, right?" ”

"Not much, not much. I didn't need any scenes or props for this film, I just needed to consume some film film when shooting. It is estimated that it will not exceed $30,000. Morris said hurriedly.

Eventually, Bart was convinced, saying, "Okay! Then let's give it a try. ”