[American Entertainment] The road to becoming a god

"...The owner of this house went to Spain for vacation last week, and they won't come back in a short time, so they entrusted me to help them rent out some subsidies." The real estate agent stood by the bookcase in the house and introduced. A middle-aged man in a suit and black-rimmed glasses, he looked at Gaspar, "Believe me, you won't find a short-term rental house that charges less than ours around here."

This is a very ordinary apartment with a small area. It is located on the top floor. From the kitchen, you can go up to the roof of the building. The most important thing is - the light here is surprisingly good, and you can control the budget as much as possible. Provides nice natural light effects.Although Gaspar said that he could provide financial support, his situation has only improved recently, and there are not many current funds available in his hand.

Gaspar blinked, and turned his gaze to Nolan who was thinking about it, "What do you think, so what?" he asked.

"...It's okay." Nolan walked into the master bedroom next to him, "We will use this scene more." He turned his gaze back to Gaspar—"It can be filmed, but you have to pay for it." That, you decide. '

Then don't think too much, save time.Gaspar nodded and said to the agent, "We need a two-week lease."

"That's no problem." The two customers in front of me were very decisive, and the man took out a folder from his bag, "The price for one week is 400 pounds, and you need to rent it for two weeks...plus the deposit and consulting fees...total It’s [-] pounds, how do you two pay? Cash, check or credit card, but we still support cash payment.”

"400 pounds, a week?" Gaspar raised his eyebrows, "It seems that the monthly rent marked on the advertisement is not like this in my impression, did I remember wrong?"

The agent smiled, "Short-term rentals are not stable, so they are naturally more expensive than long-term ones." He looked at the smaller one, and found that the other party's hand was unconsciously placed in front of his chin. The agent who has worked in this industry for many years Ren immediately understood that this was a sign that the other party wanted to refuse, so he said: "Maybe we can discuss it again. After all, we are only the middle party. The agency fee we get is the same at whatever price the landlord rents out."

oh?Is this hinting?

Gaspar looked over, and the agent looked at the sky and the earth, but he refused to look directly at Gaspar.

That's fine...

Gaspar chuckled twice, then walked quickly to Nolan and asked, "Did you bring cigarettes?"

Nolan frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I'll tell you later," Gaspar blocked the agent's view and reached out to Nolan. "Give me the whole cigarette case and the lighter. Quick."

Nolan seemed to see what Gaspar wanted to do, he shook his head, "Don't make small moves, this is an official intermediary company, I have never bargained with them..."

"Trust me, I have bargaining skills." Gaspar interrupted his next words, then raised his head and smiled confidently at Nolan, "Let me try, even if I don't succeed, there is no loss."

Nolan watched him for a few seconds, as if trying to read Gaspar's expression, but he failed.So Nolan took out his cigarettes and lighter. Coincidentally, although he can smoke, he doesn't smoke often, and he doesn't have an addiction, but today he brought them with him by accident.

"Take it." Nolan handed them to Gaspar. "Don't worry about it," he said. "There are still many rooms in London for rent. We don't have to shoot here."

Gaspar didn't say anything else, he smiled at Nolan and walked towards the agent.

"Come on, let's talk on the balcony."

……

At a distance of 5 meters, a transparent glass door divided the inside and the outside into two worlds. Nolan turned around, watching the scene in front of him and conceiving how to frame it in his mind. When he turned his head, he saw Gaspar and the agent talking in full swing. , which made Nolan curious about Gaspar.

How did he find him, and why did he believe so much in a movie he'd almost given up on himself, from Jason?He doesn't believe this nonsense, this film has been filmed for almost a year, there are not many people who can participate, and almost everyone thinks that this is a meaningless behavior, those people don't care about the plot and shooting at all, they care It's just that he can offer £5 an hour.

How would the film have ended without Gaspar, Nolan can't help but wonder, would he have insisted on reshooting the lost footage and contacting the distributor?He doesn't know.

'crash'

The balcony door opened, and the man and Gaspar came out one after the other. Nolan tried to get some information from their faces, but he failed. Both Gasper and the intermediary were full of surprises. Smiling contentedly, it's hard to tell which side has more to gain.

The agent walked up to Nolan and held out his hand, "It's a pleasant cooperation." He smiled.

Nolan hesitated and shook his hand.

"You have a very good partner." The man whispered to Nolan while shaking hands, and then he handed the key to Nolan, "Then—"

"I'm going back to the company right now. Please don't damage anything. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time." The agent said with a smile. Bowed, "I wish the filming goes well, Gentlemen." After saying that, he walked out of the room.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Nolan: "Is this... the end?"

Gaspar nodded. "Yes, we have the right to use this room for the next two weeks."

"No signature, no inspection, no...no contract?" Nolan wondered, "What magic did you use?"

Gaspar smiled. "Just a common trick, and only works with real estate agents."

"what does that mean?"

"It means—we didn't rent the room, we're legally trespassing now."

"!"

"Yeah, like in your script," said Gaspar, who seemed to be quite comfortable with it. "Do you remember what he reminded us of?" he asked.

Nolan: "Which sentence?"

Gaspar: "No matter what the arrangement between the landlord and the tenant, they will only get the same money ... Mr. Nolan does not seem to have dealt with the housing agent."

Nolan nodded, "When I rented a house, I always contacted them according to the advertisements placed by the landlord in the newspaper. I never contacted an agent."

"I deal with them a lot, and a few years ago I went through a period...of having to move a lot." Gaspar summed up his bad past, "Agents are different from homeowners. What they usually do to you Yes, they are not interested in how they behave or when they leave, what they are interested in is money."

So he bribed the agent, Nolan thought.

"I asked him about the owner of the house," Gaspar continued. "The owner is a couple. Their son has made a lot of money in Spain, so this time they say they are going on vacation, but they are actually planning to move." Over there, in a hurry, the house went directly to the agent, and the agent had already had a few parties here before us. So I slipped him 500 yuan, and he would pretend that no one asked during this time Renting... Do you know what is the most interesting thing? The most interesting thing is that this couple is not a good person in life, they make money by cheating insurance."

"You know you don't need to explain it to me, don't you," Nolan said.

"Maybe." Gaspar shrugged, as if he didn't care, "I don't want to make excuses for myself, and 500 pounds is not something you can earn casually... Do you want to shoot here or not?"

"Of course I want to." Nolan took a deep look at Gasper, "You know... No one is more suitable for the role of Kebb than you."

Gaspar bowed slightly. "My pleasure," he said.

……

After tossing and tossing for a whole day, they finally got together the venue and props for shooting before dinner, and finally the only problem left was the actors.Nolan took Gaspar to a restaurant he frequented and settled the dinner problem casually.

"Lucy Russell can come," Nolan said, spooning up the curry on his plate. "She has plenty of time, but she told me she wants 100 pounds a day."

"The lion opened his mouth, but it doesn't matter." Gaspar picked up the fried noodles with his chopsticks and ate them into his mouth. He was so hungry that this was the first meal he had eaten since morning, so this plate of Indian restaurant served... To him, eating curry-flavored chow mein is as delicious as eating authentic Chinese chow mein. "I'll talk, I can talk about £50," he said, "We'll try to finish her part in 1-2 days."

Nolan nodded, "Then only Bill is not confirmed," he said, "The original actor has enlisted, so we have to find another one."

Gaspar quickly solved the fried noodles, he put down his chopsticks, and let out a satisfied breath.

"What about the Screen Actors Guild?" he asked. "Maybe we can dig out the stars of the future."

Nolan: "Yes, but it will take a lot of time. A few months ago, it took me at least 3 weeks to determine the actors. Although I can only provide a small salary, many people came to audition."

This is a problem, Gaspar's four fingers tapped on the table regularly, which is the standard for him to fall into thinking.

[Hey Gaspar! 】

The voice in his head made Gaspar's fingers pause slightly, 【You really came at a bad time, Joe. 】

[On the contrary, I came at the right time. 】Joe's voice sounded smug, 【Are you worried about the actors in Nolan's movie? 】

[It seems that you already know. ] Gaspar said slowly, 【Do you have any good suggestions? 】

Joe: [No suggestion, but——there is an actor who comes to your door. 】

【oh?who is it? ] Gaspar's heart moved, 【You mean you can convince Nolan...and me with acting skills. 】

Joe: [Ben Affleck just left you a message that he will come to London tomorrow, saying that he will come to shoot a group of photos.He called me when he heard you were there, and hoped to meet you after the shoot, to walk around London or something. 】

It's Affleck, Gaspar lowered his head and tried not to let Nolan notice the corner of his mouth curled up.

This is really... delivered to my door by myself.

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Around nine o'clock in the evening, the second update~