Chapter 358 Tool Man

Chapter 358 Tool Man

After reading the resume, Nan Yi started to read the script.

After finishing the half of his manuscript, Nan Yi and Nan Ruofing exchanged, and the rest of the day was spent reading the script.

When it was time for dinner, Nanyi and Nan Ruofing came to the Chinese restaurant Mr. Chow at No. 344 Camden in Beverly Hills. This is a well-known Chinese restaurant in London. It was in the 1970s There is a branch here, and the owner is the son of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang.

The dishes here have also been improved by Westernization, which is different from traditional Chinese food, but I have to say that the improvement is good, and the combination of Chinese and Western food has not lost the charm of Chinese food.

Moreover, the main dish is Cantonese cuisine, and the light taste is easy for foreigners to accept.

There are quite a few Hollywood stars who come here to eat, Nan Yi glanced casually and saw a few familiar characters.

For example, the young girl on the side is Brooke Shields, who is popular in Hollywood, and is also the youth idol of many girls in China. This name, Nanyi’s last life, was from the overwhelming Internet when Michael Jackson died. Seen in the news, who made her have the identity of Jackson's ex-girlfriend.

However, it doesn't matter whether you want to know him or not, you can often see this photo in window advertisements on the street and in newspapers and magazines.

In addition to her, Nanyi also saw Cynthia Gibb, Melissa Gilbert, and Kelly Green, all of whom are young idols who have just debuted.

Well, Nan Yi is just familiar, but Nan Ruobing is more familiar with them and can call them by their names. There are always public figures he likes in every age group. These little actresses who are less than twenty years old, It is what Nan Ruobing likes at this age, she will think they are cool.

But fortunately, Nan Ruofing didn't make a move to ask for an autograph.

"Dad, tell me, can I make a movie?" Nan Ruofing, who turned her head to look around, turned her head back and said to Nan Yi.

"Why do you want to make a movie?"

"Wouldn't it be cool for everyone to know me?"

"No, I think it would be a cool thing to have a movie based on you, like The Devil Wears Prada, Business Hell, The Amazing Rachel South some type of.

They, you only see the beauty on the surface, but ignore the filth in the dark. Dad will take you step by step to understand this real and filthy world.

They must pay a little bit to become known to everyone today, and the price must not be small, unless they are like her..."

Nan Yi gestured to Nan Ruoying for a girl who just walked in from the restaurant door, "Do you know her?"

"I know her, I've seen her "Golden Boy and Jade Girl", Dad, is there any difference between her and others?" Nan Ruofing asked strangely.

"There's a big difference." Nanyi pretended to be mysterious and said, "I'm telling you quietly, Dad likes to grow up like this."

"Slightly slightly slightly." Nan Ruobing made a grimace, and said playfully, "Would you like me to ask for the phone for Dad, and I will tell her that I am your sister."

Nan Yi said with a smile: "You are a big kid, it seems that you have watched a lot of youth movies. After I go back, I have to ask Scarlett what movies I take you to watch."

"Good movies, all PG-13 movies."

"Oh, watch a G-rated [for all ages] next time."

"In the future, I won't just watch whatever Dad sees. Dad, I'll follow you from now on."

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Nan Yi thought to himself that he had to find a safe to lock up his treasured video tapes.

"Dad, you haven't said anything special about Phoebe Cates, except that you like her." The little girl asked.

Nan Yi took a sip of the fresh coconut juice on the table, and said: "Her family background is not ordinary, her father is a producer of Broadway and a pioneer of TV, her mother is also very famous in the entertainment circle, her uncle Jill Burt Cates is a well-known director and producer, and he still has a bit of face here in Hollywood.

And her grandfather, who was a very successful businessman back then, and was also the president of the New York Jewish Federation, was quite prestigious among the Jews.

With these contacts, it can be guaranteed that she will not be easily... hurt by potential in the circle. "

"Unspoken rules are unspoken rules, Dad, I know."

"Little girl, you mature too fast, which caught Dad off guard. Where did you hear this word?"

"Student, I have a classmate named Ben. His father is a shareholder of Coca-Cola and still works in Columbia. His father often brings him to Hollywood to play."

"Boy?"

"Yeah, Dad, can't I play with boys?"

"Of course, what are you playing with him?"

"It's nothing to play with. We're just doing business together. We could have gotten a lot of autographed photos of celebrities. I'll be in charge of selling them. He and I will share a 50/50 share. Dad, I can sell them at a high price."

"Sold it to a classmate?"

"No, we sell it to other schools, mainly middle schools, and it's very easy to sell."

"Oh, so besides pocket money, what else do you get from selling autographs?"

"What do you get?" Nan Ruofing turned her head and said, "Commodity channels are very important. If I don't have this channel, I can't do this business; there is also star effect, Dad. I found that as long as you are a public figure, you can do things well." will be easier.

If I am also a movie star, will it be easier to do business in the future? I can advertise for Tesco, so Tesco's business will be better. "

"Well, your idea makes sense, but in fact, you don't need to become a star yourself. As long as Dad is willing, he can promote a star at any time. Now, we also have a movie business, and this business needs the blessing of stars.

Dad will show you how to turn an amateur into a star and make them a tool for us to make money.

Ruobing, you just need to treat celebrities with a normal heart. Maybe to ordinary people, they may seem superior, but to us Nanshi, they are at most partners, and they are lower than our partners in the partnership. . "

"Not a tool man?"

"Heh, don't learn some vocabulary blindly. There are no tool people, only partners. Those who always share the same goals are long-term close partners; those who only have the same interests for a period of time are short-term partners. The period of cooperation is called the honeymoon period.

Don't have the idea of ​​using others as tools. Respecting partners and opponents is respecting yourself. "

"oh."

"Are you full?"

"full."

"Then Dad will take you to the Hollywood Cinema, which is a very old cinema, where you can watch some old movies."

With that said, Nan Yi settled the bill, and took Nan Ruofing to the vicinity of Hollywood Lake Park.

Although the Hollywood movie theater has a big name, it is not a big movie theater. There is only a small movie theater that can accommodate less than thirty people at a time.

It does not do business for individual tourists, but only for private bookings. There are many copies of old movies in the cinema’s film library. Some excellent movies are preserved here. When many directors want to find inspiration, they will come here to book a show. some old movies.

The owner here is Guan Hongsi, a Chinese born in the 1930s, who is said to have mixed with Anna May Wong back then.

As for Anna May Wong, she is the first Chinese American to make her mark in Hollywood.

The outside world has mixed reviews about her, but she has no higher education, but she has paid for the tuition fees of seven brothers and sisters, allowing them all to receive higher education, which is worthy of Nanyi's admiration.

In the 1920s, it was quite rare for Chinese descendants of Chinese descent to go to college in the country. It is estimated that the number of people could be counted on both hands and feet, but Huang Liushuang's Huang family accounted for seven at once.

As soon as you walk into the theater, the first thing you see is a high platform that looks like a pawnshop, where a woman in her forties is sitting and dozing.

Nanyi knocked on the high platform to wake Guan Hongsi up, "Boss Guan, hello, I'm Adam, I have a reservation."

After flipping through a notebook, Guan Hongsi said, "Is it scheduled for 7:30?"

"Yes, that's me." Nanyi nodded and said, "Boss Guan, do you have a copy of "Pansidong" here?"

"Pansi Cave" by Yin Mingzhu?" Guan Hongsi asked.

"Pansi Cave by Du Yu."

"It's the same thing, but I don't have it here. The film wasn't sold in China back then, and I didn't have a channel to collect it."

"That's such a pity." Nan Yi said regretfully.

Nanyi had seen the restored version of "Pansi Cave". The repairable version was 40 minutes shorter than the original version. He really wanted to see the original version.

Regarding the film and television works of "Journey to the West", Nanyi himself most recognizes "Pansi Cave", which is the most faithful to the original idea. As for "Journey to the West", which will be released in two years, let's stop. It has nothing to do with the original work, and it doesn't even count as people.

"Father, is "Pansi Cave" any good?"

"good."

Nanyi's answer was very vague. Even if Guan Hongsi had a copy of "Pansidong", he didn't plan to show Nan Ruofing to watch it today. This movie was banned not long after it was released in the 1920s, but with A little colorful.

"Boss Guan, is there any "Earth"?"

"There is this, do you want to see it?"

"Yes."

"What else to watch, the time you booked is enough to watch two movies."

"Mice in Manhattan."

"There is also this copy, suitable for little girls to watch. I'll help you find it. You can wait in the theater. Which one will you play first?"

"Mice in Manhattan."

"OK."

Nan Yi took Nan Ruofeng to the theater, looked at the layout of the theater, and chose to sit in the second-to-last row.

"Father, how much does it cost to book a place here?"

"It's not too expensive, thirty dollars an hour. There are many movies here that you can't see elsewhere."

"Oh, is the mouse Jerry?"

"Yes, what I said was that Jerry was tired of the boring life in the country, so he wrote to Tom and told Tom that he was going to the big city to explore and broaden his horizons. Following the rattling train, Jerry came to Manhattan...

I won't talk about the rest, you will find out by yourself later. "

Nan Yi saw that the light of the projector had shone on the curtain, so he kept silent, opened the popcorn he bought outside just now, and held it in his hand so that Nan Ruofing could pick it up and eat it.

The movie "Rats in Manhattan" seemed a bit naive to Nan Yi, but after all, there were feelings in it, and he still watched it with relish.

Nan Ruofing, who watched it for the first time, also enjoyed watching it very happily, laughing from time to time.

Amidst laughter, "Mouse in Manhattan" closed its curtain, and "The Great Earth" slowly unfolded on the screen. The suffering of peasants in Huaguo in the 1930s was vividly portrayed by Hollywood actors.

A group of Caucasians performed Chinese peasants but they were able to perform it penetratingly. If the dialogue is not in English, it will give people the illusion of watching a documentary.

Actors were also found well, especially Paul Muni who played the hero Wang Lung, and Louise Reiner who played the heroine Alan not only had a good image, but also acted better; The relationship between men and women is a true portrayal of rural peasants in Huaguo in the 1930s.

"Father, this movie is a bit boring and not good." Nan Ruofeng said while watching halfway through.

"The Great Earth" is too heavy. Nan Ruofing was too young when she was in the countryside, and she didn't have any experience in rural life, so it's not surprising that she couldn't understand it.

"Oh, then don't watch it, I'll ask the boss to change the movie." Nanyi stood up and walked out, thinking in his mind, "Make a copy and take it home, and watch it later."

"The Great Earth" is a good movie, if you haven't seen it, you can watch it.