Before he got up in the morning, Alex felt a large piece of his pants wet, and he reached out to touch it, and it was sticky. Having already had such experiences, he was not surprised to get up and look for new panties and sheets.

"It is said that the more economically developed the region, the faster the child matures sexually. There are even reports that girls have menstruation at the age of six or seven, and they eat well and quickly. Alex silently got up and changed his underwear.

He wondered how he would explain it to his family. What a headache to ask!

"There is usually an embarrassing scene of a father and son talking, how can you avoid it!"

I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't have an idea. Eventually, he decided, not to explain.

The next day, early in the morning, Alex hurriedly ate breakfast, didn't even do his usual fitness runs, and hurried to the recording studio. He hasn't gone to school yet, and he thinks he'll be in two years.

As for Richard, he was already in elementary school. The Carpenter were worried about their sons' mental health, fearing that their two smart sons would be separated from their peers for too long and cause problems.

Now Alex excuses himself to go to the studio whenever he has time, and in fact, he spends a lot of time outside. When he first started, he had no problem doing so. As his fame grew, he no longer dared to go shopping alone.

It's been almost a year since the release of The Little Fugitive, which has been released not only in the United States, but also in other European countries. It has even attracted enthusiastic comments from filmmakers in European countries, who are deeply attracted by this fresh shooting technique, storyline and musical expression.

From this film, the French ** tide cinema was deeply inspired. Not only that, but young people from all over the world who have just graduated from film school have been stimulated by this movie. When many young people saw this movie, they had the same thought in their hearts: "It turns out that the movie can be made like this, and I can make it too!" ”

Yes, Morris's film has a small investment, few actors, and the scenes are ready-made. The device is only a handheld camera, which can be done by almost anyone, and it doesn't have to be complicated. As long as the story is well written, anyone can make such a movie.

It was also during this period that a group of young French filmmakers often attacked famous film directors in the film journal Cinémathèque. They believe that these directors have gone astray, and when they shoot movies, they only focus on big investment and pomp, and they don't put their energy on the script at all. Whenever this happens, they use Morris's film as an example.

"Their camera movements are so clumsy, the themes of the film are very clumsy, the actors are dull, the dialogue is meaningless, and in short, they don't know how to make a film, because they don't even know what a movie is!" I suggested that they go and watch Mr. Morris's "The Little Fugitives" and see how they did it and how the actors acted it. ”

In their mouths, the film has become a model for future films. In their opinion, the amount of investment in the film is not a problem, but whether there is a need for it, if they blindly invest a lot of money to pile up gorgeous shots, but lose the essence of the movie story, this is not advisable.

Slowly, these young people could not be satisfied with the comments, and they felt that it was necessary to take matters into their own hands and demonstrate them. So they turned to making their own films, and by borrowing money from friends and shooting on location, they started making short films. With the jade pearl of "Little Fugitive" in front, their ** tide movie quickly found a set of effective shooting methods.

It's just that for young people like them, money is the biggest problem. Some of them were able to borrow money, but most of them couldn't raise enough money to shoot. As a result, some people asked Morris to find investors, and for those film companies, such a risky investment project is not even touched.

Morris approached Bart again, this time for help.

"Didn't you get $480,000 last time? Why is there no money so quickly? Bart looked at Morris in surprise and said.

"The Little Fugitive" has reached a total of $4 million at the box office worldwide, and after the money distributed by the theater chain, 40% of the money belongs to the producer, that is, $1.6 million. As a director, Morris got 30 percent of the $1.6 million, which is $480,000.

This money is already a lot of money in this era, and if you save a little money, it will be enough for Morris to eat for a lifetime. However, he actually took it to the film of other solo producers. The money he threw out was basically wasted, and many of those solo movies didn't survive until they were released.

Morris said with a bitter face: "If those movies can make money, I won't have to look for you." But my type of movie is a new thing after all, and there are still many places that have not been perfected, so I can only explore it little by little. If only half of those movies could be released, at least they wouldn't lose as much as they do now. ”

"Wasn't the last time we filmed "The Little Fugitive" quite profitable? Why did you shoot so much and hang up before you couldn't get it? Bart asked, somewhat incomprehensibly.

"Alas! I didn't know that the films I made later with the young people were based on that. But it didn't succeed as well as the first one. Later, I thought about it, maybe it was because the actor didn't find the right one. After all, it is a low-budget movie, and it is impossible to find professional actors, let alone use the famous obvious. Morris said with a sigh.

Alex listened somewhat clearly, but he didn't say anything.

Morris continued: "Without a popular actor like the Carpenter brothers, even theaters wouldn't want to show us. Of course, those big companies can't help us with distribution, unless we can win an award at a film festival, it's difficult, it's difficult. ”

"So how much do you want? Say a number, and I'll write you a check. Bart said he wasn't short of money right now. With electronics companies and record companies in hand, the little money you make from making movies is nothing.

Morris hesitated, but he quickly said, "At least $100,000." That way, I was able to make at least a few low-budget films. ”

Bart thought about it, and finally gave Morris $300,000, anyway, he had made more than $1 million from the movie he had made with Morris.

"Here's $300,000, you take it first. If that's not enough, come back to me. But I have to say that the copyright of the movie you shoot belongs to me. As for the share after the release, let's calculate it with the one I shot with you last time. I want 70% of the dividends, and you can do the rest. Bart handed the check to Morris and made it clear.

Taking out this money is not a loss for him. Don't underestimate the $300,000, with this money, they can shoot more than 10 ** trendy movies.

As soon as he got the money, Morris flew to Europe. He found that there were many people who were making films on their own in the Old World, and many like-minded filmmakers were concentrated in France and England. He took the money provided by Bart to these countries to support young people to make films freely.

In a short period of time, many excellent movies have appeared in ** tide movies. For example, Rivett's "Paris Belongs to Us", Godard's "Exhaustion", and Chabrol's feature film "Cousins".

During this period, Bart also provided funds to Morris one after another, and at the same time, he also received honor and profits from these films. Under the influence of Bart, the ** tide movies are becoming more and more intense, and more young filmmakers are throwing themselves into this big wave.

A few years later, Truffauut's Four Hundred Blows won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. This group of energetic young directors is called the "** tide" by journalists, and their achievements continue to emerge. With such a large number of works, the differences between them are self-evident. However, what is amazing is that the narrative forms and film styles between them are so similar that they clearly form a ** tide movement.

It all started with Morris's "The Little Fugitive", and whenever others talk about the ** Hip Movie Movement, they will mention him and this movie. and funding for the filming provided by Bart Carpenter.

Alex thought he would be able to escape, but what he didn't expect was that he was eventually talked to by Batra. European and American families are like this, and they attach great importance to sex education, which is very serious, unlike Chinese families.

After a long "heart-to-heart talk", Bart confirmed that Alex did understand this aspect, and he was relieved.

After seeing Bart change the subject and stop talking about sex education, Alex was greatly relieved. Rao is a thick-skinned person, and he can't stand to talk to his father about such embarrassing issues.