Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 33 "The 28-year-old Actor" (recommendation ticket requested)

In Los Angeles in February, the average temperature hovers between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius. If you go out at night, you may need to bring a windbreaker jacket. At noon, T-shirts and shirts can be done; Eating watermelon on the stove is so exaggerated, but in this land, everything related to entertainment is like a flaming mountain, scorching the world.

But even so, the news that the movie "Home Alone" directed by Chris Columbus, invested by Fox, with John Hughes as the producer and screenwriter, has officially launched in Inglewood only got a small piece of tofu in the entertainment sector. For a large site, not to mention the headlines, even the main board is not blogged, and the reason is actually very simple.

Four years ago, with the most expensive conscript advertising film "Top Gun" in the history of American Navy, Tom Cruise, who was officially promoted to the popular fried chicken, defeated Oscar winner Jack Lemmon, godfather Al Pacino, veteran actor Daniel Lewis, and comedy master Robin Williams successfully won the plot with the anti-war film "Born on the Fourth of July". Best Actor in a Leading Role.

   If there are only these, then forget it.

  The important thing is that he is on the list of actor nominations just announced by this year's Oscars.

   Such a hot momentum made him the brightest star in the night sky.

  Although the possibility of winning the initial mention is very small, the effect rendered by the media is almost the same as Ah Tang has already won the award.

   And when Roland arrived at the crew parking lot, he even heard someone talking about whether Ah Tang would be the youngest actor in history.

   "A movie king under the age of twenty-eight? Are you dreaming? I don't think it's possible."

"Why not? Kenneth Branagh is a newcomer from the UK, Robin Williams' movie is not good, Morgan Freeman is unlikely, and the only one who can compete with Tom is Daniel Lewis is..."

   "Even so, I think Daniel is more likely."

   "But I heard that Tom's movie is very appetizing to the judges!"

   "Okay, okay, stop talking, just tell me how much you bought?"

   "Two thousand dollars, my news tells me that I will definitely earn it."

   "All bought Tom?"

   "No, I bought Daniel."

  The whisper-like dialogue combined with the sudden reversal of attitude almost made Roland laugh.

  Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw two guys with crew badges sitting in the corner smoking and beating farts.

  Since their backs were facing Roland, Roland did not see the facial expressions of these guys.

  However, judging from the stiff and trembling squatting posture, the guy in brown trousers should be a supporter of Lewis, and the round man with a peaked cap may be Cruise's "loyal" fan.

   "What are you doing? Has the interior been set?"

Just as Roland was looking at them with curious eyes, wondering if the fat man would say another sentence, a middle-aged man holding a folder shouted at them: "Who allowed you to hide here and smoke?" ? This is not a studio where no one will find out! Today is the first day of filming, so please don’t cause trouble for me!”

The sudden sound made the two guys who were chatting with each other tremble. Under Roland's gaze, the fat man jumped up and rubbed his hands lightly. , but to make a smile, "Gary, we are here to discuss how to set the scene, no smoking, no smoking..."

   "Really? Then how did I hear Tom Cruise?"

The middle-aged white man named Gary slapped the fat man fiercely with his eyes. Although his expression was fierce, his tone softened, "If a guy like you goes to the "Top Gun" crew, I'm afraid he will do it all day. If you don’t come down, every day when you get out of bed, you’re thinking about how to be lazy, with your attitude, how can you get involved with such an epic crew with huge investment?”

  The epic crew that Gary refers to does not refer to the SSR in Itchy Mouse or the Galaxy Opal in NBA2K, but to serious film and television dramas such as "Ben-Hur", "Band of Brothers", and "Top Gun".

Working in that kind of crew, even the smallest screw can’t be sloppy. After all, no one can guarantee whether the entire project team will make a fake show and burn an F-14 because of their own mistakes. , by the way, a pilot is attached.

   "But now we're not making that kind of movie..." The fat man gave a naive smile and said 'No'.

   "Even if it's not you, you can't be lazy!" Gary glared at the fat man and said loudly, "Okay, okay, go back to work!"

  After the fat man was driven away by Gary, Roland, who didn't hear more fun, showed regret.

   He originally wanted to ask the other party what the betting was like, but after hearing Gary's serious scolding, Roland put away his thoughts of bothering the other party, and didn't want to cause trouble for the fat man.

  He was just curious about how much odds a young man like Ah Tang could make the dealer offer.

   As for going to battle in person?

  Even if he knew Ah Tang couldn't get the statuette, he didn't bother to gamble.

  Who made the river crab beast, there is no standard.

  Putting away his thoughts of gossip, Roland followed Mohamy, who had been waiting for a long time, into the crew.

  After deciding to take this job, Mohamy, who had completed all the credits and reached the required GPA, and applied for graduation to the school, was naturally promoted to become a babysitter. The working hours also coincided with Roland's filming time.

  As for how to study hard while ensuring the quality of filming?

  The film crew won't worry about this kind of thing, David won't worry, Roland won't worry, only the Children's Protection Association will worry.

   "Hi, Director Chris..."

   "Hello, Roland."

Perhaps it was because Roland had a background in a related family, or maybe it was because David provided great convenience to the crew, or maybe it was because Director Howard had already communicated with them. The guy leaning on the director's chair with his chin in his hand smiled and nodded at Roland.

Not only that, he also raised his hand and introduced: "Roland, this is Joe Pesci, I don't know if you have seen his movie, his acting skills are superb, just like Ashley and Mary, he was four years old Performed on radio and television shows."

   "This is Daniel Stern. Don't look at him with a big beard, but he is not a bad guy."

   Note: ① During the filming of "Top Gun", the crew had the biggest accident in film history. On September 16, 1985, the stunt pilot Art Scholl failed to recover in time when the F-14 entered a spin, and the plane crashed and died. Not only that, but when filming this movie again, the U.S. military also deliberately launched a missile as ballistic material. Tom Cruise is not popular for no reason. Although the cost of the film is 15 million, the military assistance is not counted as money. Because of this, it is called the most expensive recruitment advertisement in history, but it is a pity Yes, the movie was funded by the Navy and showed naval aviation, but the following year, the U.S. Air Force's recruiting rate increased by 400%. (The bureau seat was confirmed in the lecture at station B.)

  (end of this chapter)