A year ago, Zhou Yang was like an isolated island.
Living in my own world, mediocre every day, except for my own job, I am afraid to say hello to people when I go downstairs. I feel nervous for no reason, let alone take the initiative to go up and talk to people.
Zhou Yang now had a naive smile on his face, sitting on a chair and chatting about his past experiences at the dinner table with a stranger he had just met less than three hours ago, using broken English.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, when we Americans eat, we don't use this word. Your words are like sentences made up of words. Although I can understand what you mean, I can't say it like that..." Irene was eating.
Zhou Yang cooked delicious food while correcting Zhou Yang's stumbling speech.
She didn't doubt Zhou Yang's purpose.
She classified everything as coincidence.
In fact...
She did post information about tutoring on the Internet, and she also received a call three hours ago. At the same time, she took the initiative to invite the other party to meet at her home.
When Irene met this big boy for the first time, Irene felt that he seemed a little shy. He stood outside the yard and hesitated to come in. It took him a long time to find the courage to chat with her, but his spoken pronunciation was very poor.
Very crazy, but of course his eyes are very clear and he looks very sincere, making it easy for people to let down their guard...
After entering the house, he took off his shoes and sat on the sofa obediently. The way he sat upright made people laugh.
Erin began to take the initiative to communicate with this big boy. She asked him about his occupation, why he came to the United States, how he found himself online, and why he wanted to learn English.
When she learned that the other party was a director, Irene was surprised. She said that her father was also a screenwriter and director. The other party was also very surprised. She opened her mouth but couldn't hold back any words. Of course,
, after Irene confirmed the authenticity of the other party's identity, she did not ask Zhou Yang any other questions, but instead talked about learning English.
When the subject of tuition fees came up, the other party seemed particularly embarrassed, and her whole face turned red. She asked if he could cook for her and offset part of the tuition fees. At the same time, the big boy told her very seriously that he could help with a lot of repairs.
thing.
Erin was dumbfounded at the time, jokingly saying that the street light outside her house had been broken for three months and no one had been repairing it. If he could fix it, he could consider using his skills to offset his tuition fees.
Unexpectedly, this big boy nodded without saying anything and actually ran out to repair.
"Thank you, Teacher Aileen." Zhou Yang nodded, then picked up his notebook to correct his mistakes.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, Christian has called me. Don't worry, I will do what Director Christian says. If you need anything from the crew, you can use it as long as you pass the application..." Roddy called from outside.
When I came back from the phone call, I saw Zhou Yang with a strange look in his eyes.
He felt that what happened today seemed a bit too coincidental.
The Chinese director from the crew of "Lamb" suddenly appeared at his home and learned English...
This made Roddy have to suspect Zhou Yang's purpose of approaching him.
"Oh oh oh, thank you Mr. Roddy." Zhou Yang nodded, his voice still quite sincere.
For the next half hour, Rody kept observing Zhou Yang, and even deliberately looked at Zhou Yang's notebook carefully.
He found that Zhou Yang was indeed learning English seriously from his daughter.
but……
Then after thinking of another possibility, he frowned slightly. Especially after seeing the way Irene looked at Zhou Yang, he had a very dangerous feeling.
He always felt that this oriental man had an ulterior motive. His daughter was so beautiful, so he felt it necessary to warn her in advance.
After dinner, he took Zhou Yang aside alone.
"Mr. Zhou Yang..."
"Um?"
"It's okay to learn English, but I personally suggest that you should learn English on the set."
"ah?"
"You are a director and have your own movie project to shoot, right?"
"Yes."
"I heard you plan to release it in January?"
"Yes."
"Then your time should be very tight. You can't waste time on the road. How about I find an English teacher for you again?"
"Uh, but I've already talked with Teacher Aileen..." Zhou Yang looked blank.
"Did you come to the United States to make movies or to learn English?" Roddy frowned slightly after looking at Zhou Yang's innocent eyes.
"Making a movie." Zhou Yang replied subconsciously.
"That's good. Come take my car over there tonight and I'll help you read the script. By the way, I'll introduce you to my friends on the crew tomorrow... I appreciate your attitude towards studying, but you can't delay your work. What do you think?
"
"Well, I think it makes sense." Zhou Yang nodded naively.
"That's right." Rody patted Zhou Yang on the shoulder and laughed, feeling that this young man was on the right track.
When Zhou Yang returned to the dining table again, Zhou Yang saw Rody and Irene chatting about many things.
And he sat quietly and listened.
Zhou Yang didn't understand a lot of the content, so after standing awkwardly like this for about ten minutes, Rody glanced at Zhou Yang from the corner of his eye, his eyes full of hints.
Zhou Yang hesitated for a while, and then stood up subconsciously: "Teacher Eileen, I thought about it. I'm really busy filming the movie. I'll learn English from you when I have time. Well, I just remembered that I have something else to do.
,Then I will leave first..."
Zhou Yang's bumpy plastic English made Irene really suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. After repeatedly correcting Zhou Yang's grammar mistakes, she finally looked at Zhou Yang and said, "Well, come here tomorrow at the same time, and I'll correct your grammar first.
?”
"Ah, Teacher Eileen, I might have something to do and I won't be able to come over tomorrow..." Zhou Yang scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"Okay, when you are free to come over next time, please call me in advance..." Irene nodded.
"Okay!" Zhou Yang nodded, and just when he was about to run away, he suddenly seemed to think of something: "Miss Eileen, how about I help you repair the refrigerator first?"
"Huh? Can you fix it?"
"Let me take a look first. I can fix common problems. Is there anything broken at home?" Zhou Yang looked at Irene and continued to show a naive smile.
"..."
Four hours later.
Late at night.
Not only was Luo Di's refrigerator repaired, but the sewer pipes in the home were clogged, and the heating problem of the central air conditioner was also solved by Zhou Yang. Zhou Yang even did a simple cleaning of the air outlet of the central air conditioner very carefully.
, when the central air conditioner is turned on, everyone feels that the air in the house is much fresher.
"Are you a director or...a repairman?" Roddy was confused...
"I used to repair some things..." Zhou Yang's eyes were a little tired, but his smile was sincere, and it was easy for people to like him: "I repaired the camera when I was filming "Under the Mine"."
"You can still repair these things?" Rody was shocked.
"Not all, I need the circuit diagram to see, I can fix any minor problems!"
"Come here, I'll take you to the warehouse to have a look. There are some old-fashioned record players there. Can you see if they can be repaired?"
"OK!"
……………………
Five o'clock the next morning.
The old-fashioned record player played the melody that Roddy was once familiar with.
It was something left to him by his grandfather.
Roddy stared at the record player, so excited that he couldn't help himself.
After listening to the melody, Roddy finally looked at Zhou Yang, who was sitting on a chair with a tired expression.
He suddenly felt quite embarrassed.
"Ah, I'm sorry to bother you all night..."
"It's okay. In fact, I quite like old things like this." Zhou Yang laughed naively: "Ah, it's already five o'clock? Mr. Roddy, I have to go."
"You go to my room and rest for a while."
"No, I have to go to the set today..."
"Ah? I forgot that you have something to do today. So, Mr. Zhou Yang, what kind of people do you need to recruit for your movie? Do you have any character setting information? If you believe me, I hope you can show me "
Regarding the script and character settings of "Saw", when I go back to audition for the role of "Lamb", I will help you audition for "Saw" by the way. You will be responsible for resting peacefully, okay?
"This..." Zhou Yang hesitated: "That's so embarrassing."
"It's okay. Anyway, Mr. Christian asked me to assist you in the filming of "Saw". I am also one of your assistant directors. Haha, if you need help or cooperation on "Saw" in the future, you must say...
"Rody was in a very good mood. He laughed and then patted Zhou Yang on the shoulder.
Zhou Yang nodded, his original fatigue swept away, and he immediately took out the script of "Saw" from his arms and handed it to Rody.
Rody took the script and glanced at it casually at first, then his eyes suddenly became serious. When he saw the end, Rody subconsciously took out a cigarette from his pocket and started smoking...
After watching it the first time, Roddy watched it a second time.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, you want to shoot this? Is this a book you wrote?" After reading it for the second time, Roddy looked at Zhou Yang.
"Yes." Zhou Yang nodded.
"I like this script very much... Is there any follow-up to the script?" The expression on Roddy's face was very serious.
"Well, I haven't written it yet... I want to film this script first, and then look at the follow-up..." Zhou Yang shook his head.
"That's a pity..." Rody's eyes were complicated.
Originally, "Saw" was a very simple, low-budget horror film.
But after actually reading the script, especially after seeing the final twist in the script, Roddy keenly realized that if this script could be filmed well, it might be a hit.
There are many old and beautiful locked-room movies, but there are very few that are as suspenseful and exciting as "Saw" that made Roddy's spine chill after watching it!
As a screenwriter!
Roddy believed in his own vision!
"Mr. Zhou Yang, I would like to invite Anthony to play the jigsaw behind the scenes of "Saw". What do you think?"
"Anthony is..." Because he was too tired, Zhou Yang's mind was a little confused and he couldn't remember who Anthony was for a while.
"It is the role of the cannibal doctor in "Lambs". Mr. Christian spent five years looking for the most suitable character. His voice is very magnetic, and he is also very similar in age to the murderer behind the scenes in the script. I think he is very suitable.
Such a role..."
"Ah? Actually, the investment in this movie is very small..." Zhou Yang understood, but then he looked very embarrassed.
In fact, after Christian called him to tell him that his role had been changed by Anthony, Zhou Yang checked Mr. Anthony's information online.
As a result of this investigation, he found that Mr. Anthony's status in the Western literary and art circles is not low, and he is a nobleman, and his net worth is quite astonishing...
"You don't have to worry about these things. If it's convenient, I'd like to talk to Mr. Anthony about "Saw". I think he should be quite interested in this role. Anyway, we're making a movie together. Let him make a free guest appearance in his free time.
It’s not a problem…Okay, you can take a good rest first.”