Chapter 21： Dream will not die (1/2)

However, God does not seem to have promised Jessica ’s birthday wish, or only part of it.

”Unfortunately, Mr. Wang, we don't think your movie is suitable for the big screen. Who would like to watch such a blurry picture?”

”Sorry, please forgive us bluntly, compared to the movie, your thing is like a handsome gentleman and a clown with a dazzling eyebrow. The clown is suitable for circuses, but not for movie theaters.”

”Release this movie? No, of course it doesn't work ... No, we don't have to think about it, boy, the movie is not that simple, do you want us to be a big fan?”

More than half a month has passed since Jessica's birthday. In this half-month period, Wang Yang has rushed to dozens of film companies, almost ran all over Los Angeles, and the result was a harvest. ”NO” one after another.

Was full of confidence and enthusiasm from the beginning; by now, he was also a little tired and a little depressed. But every morning, he must get up and continue to run full of Los Angeles, the rest of the time he will be busy with part-time work, in order to barely maintain a life of food and clothing.

Since his working hours are not stable, except for the McDonald ’s part-time job at night, other jobs are hard and tiring. For example, at noon, when the sun is empty, he has to wear a thick doll clothes and send leaflets on the street. It's stuffy and hot, sweating and sweating, and he changed to someone who is not in good health, and passed out long ago. He also helped the furniture company to move up and down. When he went to bed at night, his arms were so soft that he couldn't sleep.

Sometimes tired and numb, he really will be so depressed for a while, damn, he is so hard and so tired, what is it for?

Today his life path is no different. He ran a film company during the day and was mocked ruthlessly, ”Childish, naive, are you crazy?”; Then he will rush to a McDonald's in the city and start a part-time job at night .

The part-time job of McDonald's is his main source of income and his only part-time job with fixed working hours. He works five hours a day from seven to twelve in the evening.

McDonald's part-time jobs are always easy to find because of the intensity of work and low salary. Wang Yang holds a salary of 7 dollars per hour, which is a little better than the minimum hourly wage in California; and because this McDonald's has entertainment venues such as a movie theater and a parking lot, there is almost no time to spend at night. At times, Wang Yang sometimes couldn't help but sigh in his heart, God, is there no KFC near here?

After looking at the red-haired uncle McDonald's sitting on the long chair at the door of the store, Wang Yang walked into this fast-food restaurant with an ”M” hanged and saw a white man wearing a McDonald's waiter uniform. Fat man.

He weighed at least three hundred pounds, a fat face with double chins, and a bearded beard. He was carrying a plate of burgers to customers. When he saw Wang Yang dressed in formal attire, he laughed: ”Hey, man .. Wow, dressed like this, just returned from Silicon Valley? Or Wall Street? ”

This fat man is called Harry George. He is in his twenties and is a full-time employee here. After nearly a month of getting along, Wang Yang has known him for a long time, and he is a good friend. However, they didn't talk about it deeply. The fat man didn't know Wang Yang's situation at all and the movie.

”White House!” Wang Yang rolled his eyes, carried his briefcase, and walked directly to the employee's changing room inside the store. Today ’s film company ’s refusal was the worst he had ever encountered. He is in a bad mood now, and he has no intention of joking.

”Fallen with love?” Harry George shrugged, looked back at Wang Yang's back, and said aloud: ”Brother, look away. It's no big deal, believe me, I'm experienced!”

Wang Yang didn't look back, raised his hand and turned back, saying don't bother me. He walked into the dressing room, put on McDonald's black-brown overalls, put on a black ”M” hat, and breathed out to himself in the mirror and went outside.

It is still a few minutes before 7 o'clock, and there is still some time for rest. Don't expect it after 7:30. After serving a few customers, no new customers come in. Wang Yang, Harry and others can take a small rest.

The TV of the restaurant is broadcasting a TV movie called ”Donald and Heaton”, an urban love film. At this time, the screen shows the plot of the protagonist and the protagonist kissing. Harry George suddenly got excited and shouted, ”Oh, look at this lens, it's too bad! What does the director and photographer of this movie want to do?” He sighed nonstop. ” I ca n’t believe my glasses, their brains are full of horse dung? A bad movie! ”

Wang Yang glanced at him and smiled. Every time this fat man watched these TV movies, his temperament changed drastically, and he kept complaining and cursing, as if he had hatred against those directors. Wang Yang generally does not interject, but today is in a bad mood and can't help saying: ”Oh, then you talk about how this movie sucks?”

Harry George stared at the TV screen without blinking his eyes, responding to Wang Yang ’s words: “Oh, there are too many bad places, just like the set of cross montages just now, the hero and the heroine are from the town. Run to the center, then meet and kiss, right? ”He analyzed:” When they are running, they should be shot in the middle scene, take a picture of them, and then take a panoramic shot and take them. Incorporate the lens with the town at the same time; wait for them to come together before using close-up and close-up. This lens will use these cameras to have the best effect! ”

He looked at Wang Yang, spread his hands, and said disdainfully: ”But they are shot from the side of the front view from the beginning to the end, oh my god, do you say it's rotten !?”

Wang Yang couldn't help but stunned, but he didn't expect the fat man to be able to express such a professional opinion, and the shooting method he used to shoot, the effect will indeed be better. He smiled and said, ”Harry, you're right.” Harry George suddenly looked smug. ”Of course.”

But he had n’t been proud for a long time, and Wang Yang turned his head and said, ”But you obviously have n’t considered one point. This is a low-cost TV movie, and cost control is very important. If you use your method to shoot , Think about how the panoramic overhead shot needs to be completed? Helicopter. ”He suddenly felt helpless and sighed:” So it is not necessarily the film director, photographer is stupid, but there are some things that know that it will be more Well, you ca n’t do it. ”

”Please, what do you know?” Harry George's fat face was filled with dissatisfaction and hummed: ”It's just a lens. How much does it cost to rent a helicopter to shoot?”

”This shot uses a helicopter. What about other shots? A movie also has at least 90 minutes, Harry.” Wang Yang shook his head: ”This is a level problem. Just like you are eating a burger at McDonald's, there won't be a standing next to it. The violinist gives you some music. ”

Harry George still wanted to say something. Smith Shawn, who was in charge of checkout at the counter, suddenly smiled and interjected: ”Yang, you don't have to argue with Harry. He is a photographer. Of course, if he has been admitted to college ”” He shrugged and looked at Harry with gloating, with a long voice: ”Oh, that's his dream.”

Hearing the word ”dream”, Harry George was like a deflated ball, and he waved his hand in frustration, saying, ”Don't tell me any dreams, my dream is dead, it was killed by reality. Dead. ”He said, he wasn't in the mood to watch TV anymore, and walked to a newly arrived customer sullenly.

Photographer? So Harry has given up? Wang Yang was silent. He suddenly remembered Anne Darren, the blonde girl with freckles on his nose. He remembered that night, she asked with a confused face: ”Director, should I go home?”

Should I go home? Wang Yang sighed, these days, he was rejected every day, repeated failures every day, he now understands Anne ’s pain better, the pursuit of dreams has been hit again and again, ca n’t see the way forward, every day Living bitterly and tired, confused, anxious ...

Perhaps it would be better to let go of the so-called dream and let yourself live another life? Either it is plain, or it is not what you want, but there is no such pain and struggle. Just like the set of cross montages just now, there are certain things that you know will do better, but you ca n’t do it. Is n’t that reality? It killed that movie, and it also killed Harry's dream.

Wang Yang was suddenly shocked and shivered, no, not like this! He frowned, how did he answer Anne Darren that day?

”Persevere if you like, and God can't take away my pursuit of the movie. I don't want to get old until I regret it ...”

Will he regret it later? It will still be like Harry, every time I watch a movie, I will point fingers, complain and curse those directors, saying, ”Oh, please, this is not the case! If you let me come, I will definitely do better than that guy.”