San Diego, Southern California.

The black Chevrolet stopped in front of a restaurant, and Nicholson, who had put on makeup, got out of the car and walked towards the restaurant.

He wore a wig and contact lenses, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses stuck on the bridge of his nose, almost changing a person, like an elegant and shrewd accountant.

It's the brainchild of an old friend of Nicholson's retired makeup artist.

In that era when there was no CG, many of the actors' special effects could only rely on the hands of makeup artists.

In a business car behind, Martin watched Nicholson enter the restaurant and said, "Lao Bu, are you driving?" ”

Bruce turned on the receiver and said, "It's okay." “

Both Martin and Leonardo wore headsets.

Bruce picked up the walkie-talkie and said to the people in the car behind him, "Prepare your weapons and strike at any time." ”

This is just in case.

Martin pulled out his pistol and checked the magazine.

Leonardo was very helpless about Martin and Bruce's persecution paranoia, and said: "It's okay, Jack will go in person if he is sure, he is not crazy enough, he will not take risks." ”

Martin pulled off the body armor under his shirt, tucked his pistol into his holster, and was ready to get out of the car.

But the sound coming from the headset was normal, and Nicholson's changed voice was talking and laughing.

Soon, that side got to business.

"Two hundred thousand dollars, six people." "I hated them and didn't want to see them again," Nicholson said. ”

Another voice said, "It seems that they are annoying, I will warn them to keep them away from you as much as possible, but you have to tell me which city they are." ”

Nicholson said, "Tijuana, no more specifics. ”

Another voice said, "It will take some time, let's find someone first." ”

"Yes." Nicholson said.

The voice stopped and footsteps rang out.

Martin took off his headphones and looked at the door of the restaurant, and Nicholson quickly walked out, got into the Chevrolet in front, and walked to the front after starting.

Bruce drove along.

Leaving downtown Tijuana and onto a side street, Nicholson, who had removed his wig, parked into the van while Bruce went to dispose of the Chevrolet.

Martin drove in the direction of Los Angeles.

Nicholson said, "That's it." ”

Martin still said, "You don't have to go in person." ”

Nicholson shook his head: "Ling and Leo are still young, I don't understand the thoughts of an old man like me, in the decades of life, there is not much fun to find, if you can't find fun, it's better to live than to die." ”

He held up two fingers: "Now I only have two beliefs as pillars, the Los Angeles Lakers and having fun." ”

Leonardo asked, "It's not going to be traced back to you, is it?" ”

"Let's not talk about my makeup, if those six bastards die in Tijuana, how many people will care?" Nicholson wasn't worried at all: "Tijuana doesn't kill dozens of people every day, is it still called Tijuana?" ”

He pointed to the side of the guide again: "The bastard I deal with, who has been a middleman for decades, is not only reliable and reputable, but has never overturned a car, do you know what the trick is?" ”

Martin habitually thinks: "Someone behind it? ”

"Yes and no." Nicholson gave the correct answer: "Subcontracting is the key!" ”

…………

In San Diego, a middle-aged Latino man came out of a FedEx outlet, turned around and got on his Cherokee, found Nokia 1100, and dialed a number: "I mailed you a document, the six people on it are in Tijuana, find them, I don't want to see them again, 100,000 dollars to get them, as soon as possible." ”

The man was a little excited: "A hundred thousand dollars? Big deal, rest assured, it will be done soon. ”

That afternoon, he received the express mail and immediately contacted the downline: "Old man, come to the deal, $60,000 in payment, find and get rid of the six bastards hiding in Tijuana." ”

When he heard the amount of money, he promised: "Don't worry, it's definitely done!" ”

The next morning, Tijuana, a city on the border between Mexico and the United States, is known as the capital of crime.

In a very ordinary bungalow, a few stout Latin men smoked cigarettes and played cards.

The door opened from the outside, and Marcelo, who had an explosive head, came in with an envelope and said loudly: "Guys, it's time for a big deal!" ”

Paqueta, who had black tattoos all over his arms, asked, "Boss, is there $10,000 in the big deal?" ”

Marcelo opened the envelope, took out a stack of photographs taken in front of the photo, handed them to the brothers, and said, "Thirty thousand dollars for the big deal!" ”

Hearing this number, the others threw away the cards in their hands and took the photo to see.

"These six bastards have committed a big crime in the United States, and they are said to have obtained a huge sum of money that is currently hidden in Tijuana, and there are their details on the back of the photo, and our mission is very simple, find them, send them to hell, and not only will they be paid thirty thousand dollars, but the money in their hands will also belong to us," Marcelo said. ”

The rest of the people look at the photos and make a note of what's behind it, and it's really a big deal.

Marcelo's gang has a certain level of professionalism, they used to be Mexican anti-narcotics special police, but there is a peculiarity of this industry, all the work is to prepare for the future to become traffickers.

For some reason, they were not accepted by traffickers and became mercenaries active on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Marcelo shouted: "Okay, guys, take action, hurry up and find someone, this kind of person who suddenly gets a large sum of money will definitely spend a lot of money, it is not difficult to find." ”

Including him, the five of them left the bungalow and went to some well-informed bar or custom street to look for clues.

These Tijuana snakes are pretty efficient.

…………

Los Angeles, Annapurna Films.

In the president's office, Meghan Ellison, with short hair and a man-like face, closes the script and places it with another script.

The two scripts are "The Seventh Son" and "Transcendental Hacker".

Pressing the intercom, she said to her assistant, "Let Dreett and Wilson come over." ”

Soon, two middle-aged men walked into Meghan's office one after another.

Megan picked up the script and shook it, asking, "What's the situation now?" ”

Dreett replied: "On the day of the alarm, two executives of Davis Studios urgently contacted the screenwriters and copyright owners of the two scripts, wanting to buy the scripts as soon as possible. ”

He added: "Our contact with them has also raised their expectations. ”

Meghan laughed, more like a man: "Martin Davis takes these two scripts quite seriously. ”

Dreitt can fully confirm this: "Very seriously. ”

"Go and start formal negotiations with them to get the rights to these two scripts." Meghan does things in the style of her own father, and said directly: "Money is not a problem." ”

"Yes." Drett answered, and was about to leave.

Wilson hurriedly spoke: "Wait! ”

Megan asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

Unlike Dreitt who has only been in the industry for a few years, Wilson is a standard Hollywood producer and thinks more: "President, I have learned about the relevant news, Martin has already called the police, the LAPD and the Detective Bureau are still investigating, and if we take the rights to these two scripts, Martin Davis is likely to suspect that we have something to do with this." ”

He didn't know about it before, and when Meghan told him, Dreett had already gotten a copy of the script from the creators: "Martin Davis is a very difficult guy. ”

Megan suddenly laughed: "The script is placed here, and anyone can bid on it." The words she said were very imposing of the princess of the Oracle Group: "Even if Martin Davis knows, what can he do?" ”

Wilson opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Megan asked, "He has more money than me?" Or dare you come and kill me with a gun? ”

Wilson didn't know how to answer, Meghan Ellison belonged to the Hollywood outsiders and didn't follow the Hollywood set at all.

She has money in her hands, forces behind her, and she doesn't care about the traditional forces of Hollywood at all.

Meghan participated in the investment of "Bomb Disposal Unit" and achieved initial success in Hollywood, and it was when her self-confidence burst that she said to Dreit: "Go ahead, agree to their offer, buy the rights to two scripts, and let all the creators in Hollywood know that Annapurna Pictures will pay the price that those established companies and studios will not pay!" ”

Dreit understood what Meghan meant: "I will buy the rights to these two scripts very high-profile." ”

Meghan's eyes were firm and confident: "Go now." ”

She looked at Wilson again, with a smile on her face: "The production side still depends on you, Martin Davis can succeed so many times, it is definitely not accidental, you go to the front-line actors and directors, and there is no upper limit on the budget." ”

Wilson said: "Martin Davis is optimistic about the script, it is really worth the investment, and I will not let you down even if the production side is handed over to me." ”

Meghan handed the two scripts to Wilson and said, "You know a lot of people in Hollywood, pay attention to Martin Davis, if you get news that he is optimistic about a certain project or script......"

"I understand." Wilson took the script back to the office and looked at it carefully again, "The Seventh Son" is a typical magical epic, "Transcendental Hacker" is a science fiction genre, and if you want to achieve the desired effect, it is difficult to complete a single film without a hundred million dollars.

This is different from the company's first investment in a literary style.

But Wilson, like Meghan, thinks it's worth it.

When the time came to late January, Hollywood broke the shocking news that Meghan Ellison, the daughter of madman Larry Ellison, had bought out the rights to two scripts at an astonishingly high price.

Annapurna Pictures bought "The Seventh Son" and "Transcendental Hacker" for $2.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

At the subsequent press conference, Meghan Ellison personally announced to the media that the crew of "Transcendental Hacker" invited Captain Johnny Depp to play the leading role for $30 million.

The production budget announced for these two projects has reached 150 million US dollars!

Coupled with "The Hunt for Osama bin Laden", which has just begun preparations, Meghan Ellison and Annapurna Pictures have made a name for themselves.

At the moment when the Oscar nominees' luncheon was about to begin, the news caused a stir in the circle.

(End of chapter)