Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 6 Hunger
Woohoo~
Los Angeles Union Station.

After the train arrived, Link said goodbye to Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and walked from Chinatown Union Station along Sunset Boulevard to the 13 Bird Street Youth Apartment in West Hollywood.

After closing the door and dropping his backpack, Link fell onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Link was awakened by a strong feeling of hunger. He trembled as he climbed out of bed and searched through the drawers for food, but only found a few damp potato chips and half a pack of leftover pasta.

Link ran to the faucet and took a few gulps of cold water. He was not hungry at all. He turned on the gas stove, filled a half pot with cold water, poured all the pasta into the pot, added some salt, and boiled it over high heat.

By the way, I took a cool shower in the small bathroom and changed into a clean T-shirt and beach pants.

After taking a shower, the pasta was cooked and exuded a charming aroma.

Link put the noodles on a plate, poured some tomato sauce on the noodles, and stirred it with chopsticks. The light pasta immediately turned into bright red noodles, like a little goblin, tempting people's appetite.

Link squatted on the ground and ate big mouthfuls of spaghetti with chopsticks. In less than three minutes, the whole plate of spaghetti was stuffed into his stomach.

"Comfortable!"

Link leaned back on the sofa, touching his half-full belly. It was warm, and it was a very happy feeling.

Bang bang bang!
"Link, are you back? I heard someone downstairs say you're back."

Bang bang bang!
"Stop knocking!"

Ever since his dream was shattered, Link began to hate hearing knocks on the door.

“How was the film’s release, did it win any awards?”

After the door opened, a bodybuilder walked in. He had the same golden brown side-parted hair as Schwarzenegger had when he first debuted, and was wearing a red vest and blue sports shorts. His biceps and shoulder blade muscles bulged high, and his large pectoral muscles were tightly held by the vest straps.

He has nice muscles, but unfortunately he is only 170 cm tall and has a rough appearance, with short and thick eyebrows and a flat nose. His appearance is the kind that cannot be saved even with plastic surgery.

His name is Chris Bauer. He has a movie dream and hopes to become a big star like Schwarzenegger and Stallone and show off his muscles on the big screen.

A few months ago, when Link was playing a minor role in the film "Zombie Overwatch", he met Chris Bauer, who was also playing a minor role.

At that time, the two of them were playing zombies. Chris Bauer preferred to be the most conspicuous one. When playing a zombie, he bulged his muscles and walked unsteadily, like a zombie penguin.

The director would shout "cut" every time he shot a picture.

Link didn't want to waste Chris Bauer's time, so he taught him how to act, telling him not to rush to grab the spotlight, as it was useless to grab the spotlight on the set because the director still had to edit it after filming. For zombies like them, there would only be one or two seconds of long shots in the finished film.

Chris Bauer thought what he said made sense and his explanations of plays were quite professional, so he would always ask him for help whenever he encountered a problem.

After a while, we became familiar with each other.

Chris Bauer often visits film crews and is familiar with each set. Whenever he encounters a high-paid extra, he will introduce him to him and make money together.

This low-rent apartment was also introduced by Chris Bauer.

When filming "Buried" at the beginning of the year, Chris Bauer took the initiative to ask to be the male lead.

Link didn't agree, even if he was paid.

On the one hand, Chris Bauer's acting is poor, and on the other hand, he has no appeal in appearance. Seeing him, a loser, struggling in a wooden box, the audience will only want him to die sooner.

During filming, Chris Bauer worked as a logistics and porter, and was occasionally responsible for props and lighting.

He is also considered an insider of the crew.

So after Link came back, Chris Bauer rushed over to ask him about the situation of "Buried" at the film festival.

“No, the competition at the Sundance Film Festival was quite fierce this year, and we were a little unlucky with Buried.”

Link sat down, touched his stomach, and felt that he could still eat a little more.

"What about the copyright? Has it been sold? How much did it sell for?"

"No, they offered too low a price, and I'm not willing to sell it."

Link rubbed his forehead.

“How many dollars is too low?”

"Most of them are 5 or 10 yuan, which is cheaper than cabbage. They underestimate my movies."

"10 dollars is not bad. You only spent 10 to make this movie, and you made 8 by selling it for 8. That's dollars."

"Stop talking. My movie won't sell for less than 10 million. Have you eaten yet? Let's go out for a barbecue to celebrate the successful closing of the Sundance Film Festival."

Link went out with his arm around Chris Bauer's shoulder.

There are many acting schools near Bird Street in West Hollywood, as well as a large number of low-rent apartments that provide teaching and accommodation services for thousands of young extras who come to Hollywood to pursue their dreams.

There are also many mid- and low-end restaurants here, including KFC, McDonald's, Chinese restaurants, Mexican restaurants, hot dog shops, fast food restaurants, and small bars that provide catering services.

The prices were generally not expensive, and you could eat a full meal for $10. After Link asked Chris Bauer how much money he had in his wallet, he walked into a Mexican restaurant and ordered a 500-gram fried pork chop, two pieces of toast, and a large glass of draft beer.

"Hey, Link, great director Link, how's your movie? Did it win the Sundance Film Festival award?"

As soon as I sat down, an acquaintance who lived in the youth hostel shouted loudly.

"No! Lack of luck."

"What about the film rights? Is there anyone willing to distribute your film?"

The person opposite the man asked.

"No, those people have no vision."

"Haha, we expected this. A minor actor becoming a director? That's too wild."

"Link, I told you a long time ago, just be a bit player and make money, don't think too much, do you think we are jealous of you, hehe, how are you doing now?"

"Michael is right. Being a director is a very high-level job. Not everyone can become one if they want to. If you can just make a movie and it sells, there are directors all over the world."

"That's right, hahahaha!"

A few men and women in the booth opposite were joking and laughing.

"Humph, Link said if he wants to make a movie, he can spend money to make it. Do you dare?"

Chris Bauer retorted, flexing his muscles.

"Who wouldn't dare to do such a thing? It's just that we're not that stupid."

"Yes, we have also been following the news of the Sundance Film Festival recently. What's the name of your movie, Link? Buried, right? There is not a single piece of news about Buried in the newspapers, but there are many news about Quentin Tarantino's movie Reservoir Dogs."

"Quentin is now famous. There are a lot of news about him and Reservoir Dogs in film magazines. I heard that he was spotted by Harvey Weinstein, the billionaire boss of Miramax Films. Quentin is so lucky."

"Quentin is very talented, he is not an ordinary person. I have seen it a long time ago. He will definitely become a great director in the future. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet."

Speaking of Quentin Tarantino, the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became lively.

Because Quentin also lived in this low-rent apartment, and because he had a peculiar appearance, many people knew him.

Now Quentin and his "Reservoir Dogs" have shined at the Sundance Film Festival and have been favored by Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein. People have expressed their opinions, praising Quentin for his talent and saying he is lucky. Some even said that Quentin is an inspirational idol and they should learn from him.

Those who have spoken to Quentin talked about how they met him and praised him for being very friendly and a very good person.

Everyone was filled with emotion and wished they could take his place.

"Quentin is indeed very capable. If I had known earlier, you should have made friends with him and established a good relationship with him. I remember that you knew him."

Chris Bauer lowered his head and whispered.

"you're right."

Link rolled the pork chop in vegetable leaves and stuffed it into his mouth.

These pork chops are all made from the meat on both sides of the pig's back, mostly lean meat. Before making them, they are marinated for half a day with Mexican-specific condiments such as salt, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano powder, and annatto powder.

After the meat has completely absorbed the aroma of the seasoning, take it out and bake it in the oven with the pineapple chunks.

When freshly out of the oven, the steak is golden in color and sizzling with oil. It has not only the aroma of meat, but also the fragrance of seasonings and the fresh scent of pineapple.

After taking a bite of meat, my hunger is no longer there and my worries are gone.

"Quentin is back!"

Suddenly someone shouted outside.

"Quentin is back and moving. I heard he's planning to move into a villa in Beverly Hills."

When they heard that Quentin had returned to move, many people in the restaurant put down their knives and forks and walked outside.

"Quentin is back to move in, why don't we go check it out?"

Chris Bauer asked.

"Let's eat first, and then we'll talk."

"Then I'll go and have a look. Maybe he'll reserve a role for me in his next movie."

Chris Bauer put down his fork and ran outside.

Link ate the steak in his hand, and suddenly remembered something. He swallowed the meat hard.

"Hey, Chris, you didn't pay!"

(End of this chapter)