After finishing the work of the actors, James and Fatty went to Hollywood Kodak Film Company to buy films, which is also the largest of all Kodak branches.

Through trade-offs, we bought 3,000 yuan of 16mm film. If nothing unexpected happens, these films are enough.

When I checked the accounts at night, I found that after deducting the actors' pay, I only had $23,000 left. In addition to being used as publicity, I also had to deal with various expenses. It was really like spending money. Isn't there a saying, "Movies are an art of burning money. It's not that we play movies, but that we play with us." I suddenly felt that this sentence makes sense.

But Gans and his group were very angry, and everyone gathered on the set to busy the final interior inspection work. Even Gith and Julie came in to help.

"Boss, I'm going to turn on the camera tomorrow?" The fat man walked to me with a big man and drank a sip of water. He was a photographer. He had to know every corner of the scene, how to move the camera, where to make scenes convenient, and where to be blind spots. He had to be confident, so the fat man was busier than me. In fact, it was not only him, but I was the most leisurely among everyone. I was the director. Before the filming of the movie started, all the preparations were theirs.

"You have asked eight hundred times! Why are you ready for those interior scenes tomorrow like a woman?" I gave him a blank look.

The fat man took off his clothes outside and muttered, "Don't worry, there is absolutely no problem. Even the scene in the outdoor scene is ready. Boss, I always feel like I'm dreaming now. Thinking about the poor we were in the school dormitory last month, we were so poor that we were eating hard bread, but now we are going to make a movie, God." The fat man sighed and drew a cross on his chest.

"There is an old Chinese saying that you should look at each other with admiration for three days. This is called change, do you understand?" I looked at the ceiling on my head comfortably and thought to myself: You will be confused just for just a few things, and I am still reborn!

"Boss, I've always had a question?"

"explain!"

"Where did you learn so many old Chinese sayings? Every time, you didn't even know where China was when you were in school?" The fat man looked puzzled.

"I was Chinese in my previous life, do you believe it?" I joked.

Unexpectedly, the fat man nodded seriously and said in an extremely affirmative tone: "I believe it! Sometimes, I think I am!"

puff!

I staggered and sprayed the fat man with a tea powder on his face.

The mornings on Harvey Street are probably the most beautiful mornings in all places in Hollywood. There are no buildings too high, no noise, no strange clothes, no yelling, but a quiet area. The sun shines from the east side of the hill, soft and golden. There are no people in the block, only the rippling fog, which separates the small mountain from everything around it, as if it is a natural and self-generating island.

I stood on the balcony of the office on the second floor, looking at Harvey Street under my feet, and suddenly I felt it was cute, because this would be where I stood up, where the red dragon stood up.

"Mr. Corleon, it's time to have breakfast!" Gise shouted to me under the yard.

"Okay, I'll go down right away." I put on my coat, tidy up some of my clothes, and walked down the stairs quickly. Today is a great day to start the computer, and it's not careless at all.

After a hurry to have breakfast, all the forty actors selected went to the yard, and Gans each sent them two sheets of paper that had been printed long ago.

"What you received was a contract, which was written very clearly. After signing it, everyone will be from DreamWorks. They have a monthly salary. At the end of the year, they can also pay dividends based on the company's income. In other words, if you do well, you will get more. The term of the contract is ten years, that is, within ten years, all your performances will be represented by DreamWorks. Of course, within ten years, DreamWorks will also implement the promises of the agreement. This contract is protected by law. Any party breach of contract will receive corresponding punishment." I looked at the first batch of actors in front of me and explained the contract they received in my hand.

I'm not a fool. After this movie is made, it will definitely be a hit. At that time, even Gise, may become a star that thousands of people pay attention to. I know the importance of stars more than anyone else. At that time, they will be a huge potential wealth of the company. If several other major film companies spend high prices to dig my corners, there will definitely be quite a few people among these guys who will run away. If I don't let them sign a contract now, I will cry without tears.

Gis didn't even look at it. He was the first to sign his own name on the contract, and the others also signed it one after another. Now they are all in danger. When they hear that the company will support them for ten years, there is no reason not to sign it.

After signing the contract and I asked Gans to keep these things properly, the group held a start-up ceremony in the yard.

"Berg, are everything ready?" I turned to Berg and asked.

"I'm ready, I'm convinced you. Do you want to start the machine or open a food store??" The fat man shook his head and led people to lift a long table out of the factory shed.

There is a roasted pig, dozens of plates of fruit, pastries and tributes on it. There should be a copper stove in the center, and a few handfuls of incense are placed next to it.

These things were specially found by the fat man for me.

Looking at these familiar things, my throat tightened.

This is something from China!

"Boss, don't be stunned, abbot, I'll still have to film later." Gans stabbed me.

Then I calmed down, walked forward, picked up the incense and lit it on the candle, solemnly inserted it into the copper stove, saluted to the sky, and retreated to the side. Gans, Berg, James and others followed me closely, and the rest were also doing the movements I had done one by one.

After finishing, I pulled off the red cloth covering the camera and officially announced that the movie "Lust and Caution" was officially launched.

At nine o'clock in the morning, a large group of people drove out the company to the pre-decorated outdoor venue where the first shot of the entire movie will be filmed.

One kilometer away from Harvey Street, there is a vast small plain with complex terrain, woods and a small number of hills. I personally chose it, and the site has been laid out long ago.

This first shot is the biggest scene in the whole movie. The main content is to describe a battle between the Southern Army and the Northern Army. Due to George's sudden appearance, the Southern Army was defeated. After the defeat, the Southern Army Commander Planck decided to send spies to assassinate him, but the Northern Army Commander Clark was not rewarded in the military camp, which aroused the hatred of Hankton, the officer of the Northern Army and the commander of the war.

This scene is one of the keys of the whole movie. Of course, I attached great importance to it. The actors who participated in the filming went to the company. I also asked Gans to invite 400 extras. They put on the costumes we prepared and held fake guns made of wood (they were filmed in a silent movie, and they could not hear the gunshots, which saved me a lot of money. They stood on the plain waiting for my instructions, while James, who was not very good at playing, all armed people lurked behind a landbag.

In the venue, I had someone install four cameras in one go. The one Berg was responsible for was the main camera, which was located on the landing bales. The tracked cameras on the ground were also added to the landing gear and could be moved greatly. The one I was responsible for was in the middle of the two armies, opposite the mountain bags that George was about to rush out. The other two were the two photographers who were temporarily invited, and were arranged in the two troops to photograph individuals.
Chapter completed!