Chapter 7 Decoration
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Wang Yang got up early in the morning. He didn't have the habit of staying in bed because he had to practice boxing for more than half an hour every morning. From childhood to the storm, practicing boxing has long become a part of his life. If he doesn't practice one day, he will feel uncomfortable all day long. Perhaps because of practicing boxing every day, Wang Yang is tall and not a muscular man like a quarterback, but his uniform and well-organized muscles are definitely good-looking.
However, Wang Yang's father has his own opinions on why Wang Yang is tall and big. He insisted that it was because the restaurant's nutritious meals were good, and of course, his genes were good.
Wang Yang practiced Bajiquan, a very powerful boxing technique. He learned it from an old man named Wu in Chinatown. It is said that the old man was once an officer of the Beiyang Army. Later, he went to the United States to make gold. He originally agreed to go to Alaska by boat, but he went to San Francisco. At that time, the gold in San Francisco had been finished. Of course, Old Man Wu failed to make gold, so he made a living in Chinatown, worked for Grandpa Wang Yang and worked as a second chef in a restaurant.
Old man Wu always said that Wang Yang was lazy and did not practice boxing well, and even 30% of his skills were not inherited; but on the other hand, he also said that Wang Yang was brave and ruthless, so he could not pass on some ruthless tricks to him, so as not to make a big mistake.
"I can not only strengthen my body, but also protect myself. I am satisfied." Wang Yang waved his moves and tried, and he thought "evil": "Old guy, just watch your tricks be lost!"
After practicing for half an hour and sweating all over, Wang Yang breathed a long breath and couldn't help feeling comfortable. He changed into a clean dress and looked at the time. At 7:30. On the phone last night, Jessica said that she would arrive at around nine o'clock.
So Wang Yang seized the time and went out to the nearby decoration store to buy some putty powder, brushes and other things, and rented a ladder. Today's task was to paint all the dilapidated walls white!
When renting a house, an elderly landlord said that Wang Yang would do whatever he wanted, provided that he could not use Nippon brand paint. The old white man participated in World War II and was a member of the Marine Corps, and his younger brother died in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
However, Wang Yang does not plan to paint the walls, which is unnecessary and expensive, and it also wastes time. Just use some putty to make the walls look like a new house.
Even so, buying putty powder, brushes and renting ladders also cost him nearly 500 US dollars, which means that the production cost of "Spiritual - Ghost Record" has increased from zero to three-digit number...
After working hard to move the goods home, Jessica had not arrived yet, so Wang Yang walked around the house, thinking about the script, the arrangement of the scene and the arrangement of the camera.
The film "Artistic - Ghost Record" in later generations was completed in the home of producer Oren Pelley, but it was an independent house in the suburbs, not the "apartment" where Wang Yang lives now. So it wouldn't work to bring the content and footage of the movie in a constant manner. Of course, Wang Yang never thought of doing that from the beginning.
In fact, whether it is "The Witch Blair" or "The Ghost Record", most of the reasons for their success come from their own creativity, successful publicity, and some luck. As for the film itself, the shooting method of the pseudo-documentary is very good, but the content cannot be said of how many classics it was filmed, and it is absolutely impossible to modify the story and the scene.
In fact, Wang Yang's love for movies since childhood, his years of thinking and accumulation; he also systematically studied at USC. Although he had only been studying for a semester and a half, he had already read all the textbook theories for the next few years; well, maybe he also had a little talent in his own way.
Anyway, in his opinion, "The Legend of the Ghost" requires major surgery. The original version is not only not suitable for his current situation, but also has many flaws in the movie itself, such as slow pace of entry, long-term dullness, etc. Maybe it is Wang Yang's own taste problem, but he thinks he can do better anyway!
"There is a good camera position in this position. If the whole hall is dark, the lens feels very good..." Wang Yang touched his chin, turned around the hall, and then selected a position. He squatted down and adjusted the angle of his eyes to the same as a DVD player. Looking at the empty hall, the scene in his mind was slowly forming, muttering: "It's a good TV positioning directly opposite the camera, which makes a figure reflect on the TV screen..."
Just as Wang Yang was designing these horror shots, the phone suddenly rang, which shocked him who was so enthused! He rolled his eyes and muttered, "So I hate horror movies." He took out his phone and saw that it was Jessica Alba's. He answered and smiled, "Jessica? Good morning."
"Good morning!" Jessica's voice came from her phone, and she said, "I've come to the bottom of your apartment building."
"Then wait, I'll come down to pick you up now." Wang Yang put away the thread, pulled a windbreaker from the rotten sofa and walked downstairs quickly.
When he came to the apartment, he saw Jessica smiling and waving in the distance. Perhaps because she knew that today's help was to paint the wall, she wore a pair of jeans that looked very old-fashioned. Wang Yang was stunned because Jessica was also surrounded by a tall and strong young man, who was also wearing a denim suit, and was very handsome, looking at this place with a not-friendly look.
"Hi, Yang, good morning!" Jessica walked over with a greeting, and introduced her hand to the man, "This is Joshua, mine..."
"Boyfriend! Hello, I am Jessica's boyfriend." The handsome guy named Joshua smiled first. He seemed to be enthusiastic and forced Wang Yang, hugged him hard, and smiled, "Jessica told me that you are her good friend who used to study in San Francisco, right?"
He seemed to be looking good for Wang Yang, and kept slinging hard. Jessica rolled her eyes while rolling her eyes, and then spread her hands helplessly at Wang Yang to express her apology.
"Hello." Although Wang Yang felt very disappointed, he did not show any signs. He expanded his arms and forced Joshua away from his body, and smiled and said, "You are so enthusiastic!"
"Oh, dude, you're very strong!" Joshua swung his arm with a discomfort. He stared at Wang Yang's face, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Please, aren't you a little unhappy?" Wang Yang said suspiciously: "What do you mean?" Joshua frowned and said, "I'm Jessica's boyfriend! You should be depressed, lost, and disappointed!" Wang Yang smiled quietly and said, "Brother dude, you're too suspicious."
At this time, Jessica, who had not spoken, shook her head and smiled, "Okay, Joshua, let's end your boring tricks!" She introduced Wang Yang again and said, "He is my brother, one year younger than me, and now he is in a performing arts school. Today he is free, so I asked him to help with him."
She punched Joshua in the arm and scolded her sister, "He is a childish person, so Yang, don't mind."
Joshua Alba? Shit, what is this little guy joking! Even though he scolded Joshua in his heart, Wang Yang still smiled unconsciously: "Your brother, well, very humorous..." To be honest, he just heard Joshua say that it was Jessica's boyfriend, and his heart was filled with a blow.
He glanced at Jessica, was it an illusion? Why did he feel that she suddenly became a little unhappy? Is it because he didn't show any loss just now? Or don't think too much, maybe it's just an illusion.
"Come with me, it's windy outside, come to my new home first!"
Wang Yang led the way, Jessica followed behind, and Joshua walked along the way, looking at the surrounding environment curiously. He said with interest: "Wow, I don't know that there is this community in Los Angeles, which looks quite backward. Is the security here good? You know, I mean, are there any gangs or something?"
"No, this area is very safe." Wang Yang replied bluntly.
Joshua said again: "Well, although there are no gangsters, I can't let my sister meet a stranger alone, so I'm here." He suddenly accelerated to Wang Yang, looked back at Wang Yang, and said with a suspicion: "Although you were good friends before, that was 9 years ago! Oh my God, I was only 7 years old at that time, and I completely forgot about San Francisco! Well, who knows what you are like now?"
"Joshua!" Hearing his words go farther and farther, Jessica shouted hurriedly and said angrily: "How can you speak like this?!" She then looked at Wang Yang with apologetic expression and said: "I'm sorry, my brother is just a child."
"Oh, kid?" Joshua said unconvincedly: "Jessica, you are only one year older than me."
"Jessica, it's okay, Joshua is right." Wang Yang shrugged and gave her a smile that he didn't mind. Because this is the fact, although he tried Jessica very well, but after so many years, who knows who the other party will become? I guess Jessica himself is unwilling to come alone, but her brother said everything. For some reason, Joshua was very hostile to him and seemed to "set him down" at any time.
Do you think I am pursuing Jessica? Wang Yang thought to himself.
Soon, Wang Yang brought Jessica to the apartment he rented. As soon as he opened the door and entered the room, Joshua shouted "Wow, wow" and said in shock: "Unbelievable! Such a broken house! Oh, my God, if I read it correctly, a mouse rushed past me just now! Yang, are you going to make a movie here?"
He looked funny and touched the place and saw the camera model in the cardboard box on the table. He took it out, pretending to be a director and made an antics, and smiled and said, "Do you take this photo?"
"That won't work." Wang Yang answered seriously, not accepting his trick at all: "I'm going to rent a DVD film."
"Joshua... can you shut up!" Jessica gritted her teeth and stared at Joshua, "You make me feel ashamed!"
Joshua put down the camera model, raised his hand and surrendered, and said, "Okay, OK, I'll shut up!" Before he finished speaking, he added: "But to be honest, this house is really broken."
Jessica was so angry that she couldn't even speak. She covered her face with her hands and murmured "God".
"It's really broken, so you have to brush it well and start!" Wang Yang didn't want Jessica to be too difficult, so he quickly let everyone get into work. He assigned gloves, paper hats, brushes and other things to the two of them, then took out the putty powder and neutralized it and started today's wall painting work.
During the wall painting process, Jessica wore gloves, paper hat, and her denim outfit. She brushed it very diligently and carefully, and she looked like a decoration worker.
Joshua didn't shut up. He kept making no words to make things happen, provoking Wang Yang and asking some difficult questions. He lazily held the brush, painted it casually on the wall, and asked again: "Yang, do you think the 'movies' you made will be a favorite? I just think that if you just use a DVD player to play it casually, it's a movie? Then the little Marie in our neighbor's neighbor's house is fine, she likes to shoot everywhere with the DVD player all day long. Oh, by the way, she is only five years old."
"Joshua, believe me, I know what a movie is, and what a short film of life is." Wang Yang shrugged again: "Of course, maybe that little Marie is just making a movie."
Jessica was amused by Wang Yang's humor and said, "Joshua, you know movies better than Yang, you are just a little extra."
"Yang, how much box office do you think your movie will have if it is released? Who would spend a few dollars to watch a home DVD film?" After a while, Joshua asked another question.
"One hundred million, maybe two hundred million." Wang Yang smiled after saying that, saying that he was joking: "At least I can recover the cost, I still have confidence in this."
"What is your budget cost? I don't know yet." Joshua asked with interest.
"Ten thousand. Now there is only nine thousand five hundred left. It cost five hundred to buy these wall painting things."
Chapter completed!