ca-book Chapter 145
Chapter 145
The night of drunken lantern riddles at Bilever Hills completely broke the quiet atmosphere that originally belonged to the early morning.
Driving the car, occasionally looking up and seeing the continuous flow of people outside the car window, Marshall felt a faint sense of strangeness.
He has been alone at home for too long, so long that he now feels uncomfortable seeing so many people?
You know, he used to be crazy alone!As a result, I am now afraid of the crowd...
Compared with the life of the stars, Marshall could not help tapping the steering wheel with his slender fingers that were still slightly trembling, and finally he drove past this extremely expensive street expressionlessly.
Before arriving at Morse's villa, the expression on Marshall's face finally relaxed.
Looking at this exquisite villa, Marshall finally couldn't help showing a smile as if he saw the hope of investment.
He came to Morse for investment, for his next film investment.
The once big Hollywood director turned into a pitiful little guy who no one cares about now. In the end, he could only find friends to invest in movies. Such a desolate behavior, he never dared to imagine in the past, but now it is a true portrayal of him!
Let go of the so-called face and ask for help everywhere. Although those so-called friends did not taunt and laugh at him publicly, as long as Marshall spoke, they talked about him left and right, clearly unwilling to invest in him, a hot potato!
After looking for countless people, just when Marshall was about to despair, he suddenly saw Morse's Facebook post, and when he saw that he was genuinely annoyed that his villa on Beverly Hills was rubbish, Marshall's eyes twitched. There was a glimmer of hope.
So he found Morse's phone number, which he'd gotten years earlier, and called.
I was prepared to be embarrassing, but unexpectedly, this rich second generation who is well-known in the American director circle is very friendly to him, and is willing to meet him?
This makes Marshall feel ecstatic!
Because Morse might be his last hope!
Hurriedly driving out, Marshall's fingers on the steering wheel trembled slightly, and the trembling didn't stop until he arrived at Morse's villa.
But strangely, when he saw Morse, his trembling stopped, and his mind became rational and restrained!
After politely greeting Morse, Marshall handed him the script, and then passed it to him with a contradictory creative idea full of reason and passion that ordinary people can't understand.
Seeing Morse sitting on the sofa reading his favorite script fondly, Marshall didn't show any expression on his face, but felt relieved in his heart.
He felt he could find an investor!
however--
After reading the script, Morse didn't give Marshall everything. He reluctantly put down the script in his hand and looked at Marshall with regret.
"Marshall, you are indeed a famous director in Hollywood. Your script is really great! And I also believe that your script can be successful."
Although what came out of his mouth was praise, but this tone made Marshall, who had heard similar words countless times, fall into the ice cellar.
Sure enough, soon, the familiar words that made Marshall feel uncomfortable rang in his ears.
"But Marshall, I would like to ask, is there anyone who has confirmed the investment for this script of yours?" Morse looked at Marshall calmly and asked rationally.
"Elys Manor", a film that captures the rise and fall of the nobility in the seventeenth century.
Such a script is very good, but it is not very popular in Hollywood. On the contrary, the rotten country on the other side of the ocean may be the best soil to breed it.
Of course, this reason is not the most important reason for Morse to reject Marshall. The most important reason for Morse to reject Marshall is money!
The luxurious life of medieval nobles!
If this movie is to be made well, what is most needed?
Morse can say with certainty that it is money!
This is only by burning money to make such a movie, but burning money?Does Marshall have this much money to burn?Or does he have that much money to burn for Marshall?
Although Morse regretted it, he had to admit that he could not spend that much money, and in a utilitarian Vanity Fair like Hollywood, no one was willing to give Marshall that much money to test a not-so-hot movie script.
Hearing what Mars meant, Marshall's face froze.
Yes, he wants money for this movie, a lot of money!
It is because he needs a lot of money that he is struggling, otherwise he would not know how to ask for help.
After all, if the movie only needs 2000 to [-] million US dollars, then as long as he shows his face, as a former Hollywood director, Marshall can definitely find investors. After all, there are countless local rich people who want to enter Hollywood every year, and Marshall's previous reputation can also be used as a bluff. human!
However, this movie of his, let alone 2000 to [-] million US dollars, may not be able to beat [-] to [-] million US dollars when it is actually filmed!
Who can accept this?
A script that is not popular in Hollywood, a director who has been shooting scripts that hit the street for five years in a row, a crew that may stop working every minute because of lack of money, a movie that may not even see the finished film?
Thinking of this, everyone who was still thinking about it was persuaded to leave.
Looking at Morse, Marshall's jerky voice sounded: "Morse, you know, I can still find investment, as long as you are willing to invest, I can definitely..."
Finally, under Morse's friendly eyes, Marshall couldn't say anything.
Because he knew that even if Morse was willing to invest half of his expenses, he really couldn't find the remaining half unless Morse was willing to invest the full amount.
But seeing Morse like this, Marshall felt like he was dreaming.
Full investment is great, but can Morse come up with hundreds of millions of dollars?
Marshall smiled wryly. He didn't know if Morse could do it, but he came with the last shred of unspeakable hope.
Unfortunately, with Morse, the investment he wanted was doomed to fail!
With a faint sigh, Morse patted Marshall's shoulder apologetically, and said helplessly, "Marshall, if it's just an investment of 3000 to [-] million US dollars, I can certainly help you. After all, the script is really good, but we We all know that if you want to make a high-quality script like this, perhaps doubling the investment I just mentioned may not be enough."
Hearing Morse's words, Marshall's eyes turned red instantly, his nose regurgitated slightly, his fingers tightly grasped the script again, and he looked extremely depressed and pitiful.
Seeing him like this, Morse also felt extremely distressed, after all, Marshall was his idol in the past!
Now that the idol has fallen from the altar and needs help, and even he has found himself, Morse also hopes that he can help him, but - he really doesn't have so much money!
As for finding his father?Morse didn't even dare to think about it!
His father didn't want him to join the director circle, now he has something to ask him, how can he make a request vigorously?
And hundreds of millions of dollars of working capital are used to invest in a movie that I don't know if it will be profitable!
This is also a very big challenge for their family, or it can be said that it is an impossible challenge!
"Excuse me, Morse!" Trying to restrain the emotions in his heart, Marshall forced himself to say goodbye to Morse with a smile, leaving the last trace of dignity.
But Morse took Marshall's hand when he heard the farewell. In his surprised expression, Morse's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said to Marshall in a high voice: "Marshall, wait a minute, I have a friend!"
friend?Hearing this, Marshall's expression changed!
At this moment, he looked at Morse full of excitement and longing!
Morse is not blind, he naturally saw Marshall's performance.
Now he was a little worried, after all...
So Morse pulled Marshall to sit down, then couldn't help but look at him, then at the script, and finally touched his nose in Marshall's anxious expression, and explained weakly: "Marshall, although my My friend is very rich, and he is also a practitioner in the film industry, but my friend is from the East, so I don't know if he will like your script!"
The friend Morse said was Xie Yixiu!
As an oriental, Morse would not dare to boast for Xie Yixiu. He will definitely like this script and invest in it!
After all, everyone's aesthetics are different. As an American, Morse likes this script, but as a Chinese, who knows what Xie Yixiu will think when he sees the script?
In addition, Xie Yixiu is still a businessman!
From his father, Morse has felt the mindset of a businessman since he was a child. They like to take risks, but at the same time, they are relatively conservative!
So it's not that easy to get money out of their pockets!
After talking to Marshall about Xie Yixiu for a while, seeing his earnest expression of taking notes, Morse invited him to stay at home and planned to take him there tomorrow.
Originally, he didn't want to trouble Marshall, but in the end, somehow, Marshall agreed.
After taking a bath, Marshall, who was in a relaxed mood, was even in the mood to guide his juniors. After reading the script of the movie that Morse was going to shoot, he first gave a sigh of admiration, and then communicated with Morse about his point of view.
The free-spirited communication, spiritual communication, and tacit understanding made the two of them feel like they met each other.
They have known each other for so long, why didn't they think about having a deep friendship?
Judging from the current situation, if they had the opportunity to communicate in depth, maybe they would have become friends long ago!
The regretful Marshall looked at the slightly excited Morse and sighed softly in his heart, but then he smiled again.
In fact, this is fine, if it was a few years ago, maybe he would not have such a mentality to chat with a Morse!
If there is no such mentality, maybe the two of them can't even become friends.
With this in mind, Marshall was very tolerant and patient with Morse, and he even acted as an elder's guide for some of his rough physiognomy.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the middle of the night that Morse, who was still unsatisfied, let Marshall go. The two of them fell asleep in a happy state of mind after the exchange had ended.
Early the next morning, looking at each other's black circles, the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Good morning, Morse!"
"Good morning, Marshall!"
It may be the director's talent for staying up late. Although the two only slept for a few hours, apart from the dark circles under their eyes, they looked very energetic.
Under the service of the servant, the two quickly finished their breakfast.
Then, under Marshall's grateful eyes, Morse made an appointment with Xie Yixiu on the phone and told him that he would bring a friend there! .