hollywood draw

Time inadvertently reached the end of February 1991. Since Wayne sold his first film, he has never cared about it. Fox is much more professional than him as a film director.

While waiting in the apartment, he kept writing things, and some plans were related to his future development. Now, there are $4 million in cash on Greenberg's studio account. Apart from giving 1.2 million to his family, he has no idea to use the money yet.

Wayne didn't know if anyone would invest in his next movie, it depends on the subsequent screening results of "Happy Day". But he must be prepared, and he will be prepared to continue to produce independently without anyone's attention.

To be honest, it didn't feel good. An independent production experience made him feel like he was dead once. I can't deny it, this experience taught him a lot, but Wayne was definitely unwilling to try it again.

The simple crew had to do several jobs by themselves. That kind of life was too difficult, and this work process did not leave him any joy. He hoped to only do what the director should do, rather than work part-time several jobs.

After receiving the money from Greenberg Studio for the movie buyout, Wayne did the first thing he did was to pay $3,000 in membership fees from the directors and screenwriters unions and joined two unions.

This is for the sake of the fact that after the film is released, there are some small shares, mainly the sharing of the directed film. Although there are not many in this regard, they are long-term meal tickets, including the sharing of the film's box office and the sharing of the video rental and sales.

Although the prospects for the first film were unknown, Wayne began writing the script of the second film. Time may not be so tight, but he still insisted on writing something every day, which allowed him to focus on new projects and no longer worry about a happy festival.

The first choice of the second film is still a thriller. In fact, this will be a genre that makes people think about it carefully, and it is definitely not a surprise or a squirt of ketchup. A dystopian story mainly shows a deep understanding of the racial issues of today's North American society.

Of course, this is just his first choice. If no one invests, Wayne will have to produce independently, and he will choose another relatively low-cost film, a film that will allow the Chinese director to become a god in the horror film field.

So after he joined the screenwriter's union, he gave priority to filing these two script frameworks to avoid the possible troubles of subsequent shooting.

On the first day of March, he put down his pen and rushed back to his home, Ventura County, Greater Los Angeles. In two days, he will celebrate his 21st birthday, and he hopes to spend it with Greenberg, the old.

In fact, he has fully adapted to the North American lifestyle. He is legally 18 years old here. After 18 years old, he has the right to vote, can serve in the military and drive, and is also the minimum age to be able to find employment.

The reason why society generally favors 21 years old and thinks that only after 21 years old is that there are many laws in North America that restrict the age of 21. For example, the most common cigarettes and alcohol are generally unattended for cigarettes, but drinking in public is absolutely not allowed.

The law stipulates this, but no one specifically abides by it, especially in familiar places. He has gone to convenience stores to buy cigarettes and alcohol countless times. The clerk did not check strictly and rarely asked if he is old.

21 years old also means a lot. In casinos, those under the age of 21 are not allowed to go to gambling tables. In some states, brothels and strip clubs are not open to those under the age of 21. There are also some adult clubs with the same regulations.

In the eyes of Greenberg, Wayne was a man after 21 years old. From then on, he smoked, drank or gambled in public, and no one cared about him anymore. He had to learn to plan his life by himself.

Wayne's feelings for Greenberg Old was settled from childhood to adulthood. He did not know Wayne's actual cognition, but just patiently taught him how to see the world from childhood.

The pickup truck was driving on Highway 101, listening to the country music in the car, and he guessed how his untuned father would help him celebrate his 21st birthday. I hope he would never take him to the stripper bar, where many boys here celebrate.

On March 3rd, on his birthday, the gift he received did not match his personality, but was better than going to see the stripper. As he stroked the large revolver in his hand, he looked at Old Greenberg helplessly.

"Dad, are you going to ask me to use it to hunt elephants? I swear that elephants will never be able to withstand a single shot of it."

"This is the guy that men should play with." Old Greenberg looked at Wayne smugly and pointed to the large revolver in his hand. "Do you like it? I chose it for you, but I can't take it out of the farm, I can only play at home. You can use it to protect your mother, and you can also use it to protect your wife and children in the future."

Looking at the big guy in his hand, he really didn't know what to shoot with this thing. Colt Python, a double-action revolver designed and produced by Colt, the United States, has just been on the market for a year. This thing usually uses 44-caliber Magnum ammunition, which can basically be broken by one shot of a bear.

"Of course, I like it very much. Don't worry, Dad, I won't take it out of the farm. If the police saw me carrying this thing with me in Los Angeles, I promise they will definitely clear the magazine for me in advance." Wayne put the gun in the box, complained about the police, and held the box on his bookshelf.

"Your mom bakes cakes for you in the kitchen, well, I even asked James to kill a little lamb. Young man, do you want to drink some adult drinks? I have some good items in my collection. We go to the back, and these can't be seen by your mom." Old Greenberg pulled Wayne mysteriously and walked to the backyard of the villa.

Just as he stroked the Quatta horse and fed it the carrots, Old Greenberg found nowhere to find a bottle of Chivas and two square cups.

"Dad, didn't you promise mom that there would never be anything related to alcohol at home? You usually hide it, but it was not discovered." He looked at Old Greenberg pouring the wine proudly, took it and asked in surprise.

"Your mother asked me to choose one between alcohol and gun, and I can only choose a gun." Old Greenberg took a sip of wine and continued. "Boy, this involves the secrets of men after marriage. You must have your own secret base and your own space."

Looking at his proud father, Wayne enjoyed the atmosphere at home very much. He knew that his father's personality was definitely a strange thing among Jewish people. He didn't like to make money by playing life. He stayed on a big farm and was busy all day long in his 30s.

He vaguely knew some of the past events, and his father might have suffered a serious mental blow that he would hide in this quiet farm and enjoy life.

In fact, my memory before the age of five was already very vague, but he was very sure that before moving to the farm, his family lived in a big house on Marbury Beach.

"Ruben, Wayne, come to the restaurant for supper, don't think I don't know what you two are doing in the backyard!"

Hearing his mother's voice, Old Greenberg quickly put away the bottle and stuffed it into the tool room next to the horse ring. After he hid it, the two of them walked into the restaurant together.

"Hani, from today on, you will be a man. From now on, you will leave home and have your own life and family. When you think of this, your mother will feel uncomfortable." Seeing the father and son come in, Anna hugged her son vigorously.

"Mom, I won't start a family so early. I still have a career and dream to complete it." Wayne also hugged his mother vigorously and comforted her softly. "Even if I have my own life, I will always love you, mom."

"Okay, sit down and try the cake I baked for you." The mother pulled Wayne to the dining table and asked him to sit in front of the cake. "By the way, look at the gift my mom gave you, do you like it?"

He saw a box wrapped next to the cake. In terms of appearance, his mother was much more careful than Old Greenberg. Old Greenberg directly handed him a large pistol.

After unpacking the ribbons tied to the box, tearing off the wrapping paper outside, Wayne opened the box and found that it was a watch. This was a Hamilton mechanical watch, which was more business-oriented. Obviously, my mother considered his future work needs.

"Thank you, mom, I like it very much." Wayne changed into the watch directly, got up and hugged his mother again.

"Let's cut the cake, mom, I feel like I'm going to be hungry."

"You have to blow the candle first, kid!"

The quiet life on the farm will make time pass very quickly. Wayne is not only riding a horse to run for a while every day, but also writing things constantly. He has to consider two sets of project plans to deal with different situations. He also used his mother's channels to submit a few short stories to Random House.

In April, he accidentally entered Wayne's life. He left his father a check of $1.2 million and hurriedly drove back to Los Angeles.

It has been more than half a year since he started writing Happy Days to now, and the preview time finalized by Twentieth Century Fox is getting closer and closer.

Even if he lived for a lifetime and accumulated over the past two lives, he could not help but feel anxious and wanted to see his works in the theater as soon as possible.

The reason he hurried back to Los Angeles was because he saw his new film promotional advertisement on TV. On the evening program of Fox Cable, there was a fifteen-second commercial that he edited by himself.

As far as he knows, Twentieth Century Fox has only printed forty copies, with 20 theaters in New York and Los Angeles, which are also the two cities in North America that best represent the wishes of the audience.

The audience targeted by the film must be young people. According to statistics, these two cities are also the most active gathering places for young movie fans. Spring time, April is the traditional off-season for North American movies. Wayne only hopes that when the movie starts, the performance should not be too ugly and the screening can be expanded.