Raising Dragons in Hollywood

On a sunny day, the sun hanging in the sky radiated light and heat unscrupulously like a super big furnace.

But in this weather, there was someone wearing a knee-length brown coat with a high collar, sunglasses, and a black hat, sitting there drinking hot coffee without being too hot.

'is it cold? '

The waiter in the coffee shop looked and looked, hesitated for a long time, and chose to go forward.He asked considerately: "Sir, can I help you? For example, help you change a seat that is not so close to the air conditioner?"

"No need, go away." The weirdo replied angrily.

He poured down a whole cup of hot coffee without fear of getting too hot, and even burped.

The waiter in the coffee shop tried his best not to show a strange look, and silently chose to leave.

At this time, the sound of opening the door came, and a woman wearing a professional dress who looked very smart and capable hurried in, looked around for a while, and then walked quickly towards the strange man.Moreover, she just passed by the enthusiastic waiter, so the waiter who made way for the customer just took a step back and could hear a question on the verge of madness: "What are you dressed in? What on earth are you doing?" what the hell?"

"Hush!" Stranger, no, Michelon sneakily stopped his manager from continuing to chatter.

"Look over there." He pointed to the diagonally opposite table not far away, and the brilliantly dyed hair (blue this time) of a well-known color-blind director appeared very conspicuously in the eyes of the agent. , brought a feeling of astonishment.

"do you know……"

The agent, Miss Brenda, was going crazy.

But that's only half the story.

Michelon raised his head angrily, and raised his index finger on his lips again, motioning her to whisper.

The manager had no choice but to stop talking, and quickly walked around to Mai Qi's side before completing the sentence again: "Do you know that your current behavior is abnormal? What the hell is this? Are you stalking? Yes, you skipped the audition for "Fatal Crisis" just to follow Director Sami, that's what I worked so hard to get..."

"Oh." Facing these accusations, Michelon remained lazily unresponsive.

The nagging of the agent lady is nothing to this guy who is still a dragon even if he is a minor, and he doesn't need to pay attention to it. It's like the buzzing of some flies and mosquitoes, which can blow out flames Burns out easily.

"I'm talking to you!"

After noticing Mai Qi's inattentiveness, the agent lady couldn't bear it anymore and was about to shoot the case: "Believe it or not, I will rush over to tell Director Sami right now, you pervert..."

The next moment, she shut up.

For a long time, although he has no self-motivated, unreliable and lazy in daily life, no matter how scolded he is, he doesn't even answer his words. After hearing her words, Mai Qilong suddenly became dissatisfied with her looked over.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is normal, just tilt your head slightly and glance at the past.

But at that moment, it was super scary!

The economic lady froze inexplicably, and felt a kind of fear suddenly surfaced in her heart, as if she was being stared at by something dangerous.

She stood up all over with fine hairs, her heart was beating fast, and she couldn't move her body at all. It was a bit like the panic feeling of herbivores when they encounter a natural enemy. In short, they dare not move, dare not move!

But soon, Mikey looked away again.

He turned his gaze back to the table where Sammy was, and began to complain in a soft tone: "I just talked about marriage with Sammy yesterday, and he came here today to date a female, uh, female human, Is it too much? Why are you humans like this, at least you should seriously consider my words."

The agent's face was pale, and she trembled inexplicably.

She herself couldn't figure out what was going on with this strange trembling reaction. She was clearly in front of a super handsome guy even in Hollywood, but she was so scared that she wanted to stand up and turn around and run away?

Mikey didn't seem to be planning any response either.

He kept his eyes fixed on the table where Sammy was. He looked a bit like a nervous little girl who came to catch an adulterer but was half-cowarded. Putting on a suit and hairstyle, is the height not right? I am not at home, and I became taller overnight? Ah, I know, human beings like to add things to their shoes, what is it called internal heightening? Too much! So important What do you mean? I'm not a stingy dragon, um, man. I'm not a stingy person. I'm just, I was the one who first proposed the partnership contract yesterday, but now he doesn't respect me at all."

It is becoming more and more difficult for the underage Charmander to control his anger.

Angrily, he poked the small cake on the table with a fork, and poked the cake like a lump of unidentified vomit.

The agent lady also felt that the surrounding temperature was constantly rising.

Although she still can't figure it out, what's going on?I obviously just came out to find the actor who skipped the audition. According to the original plan, I had to scold him first, then drag him over, apologize to the casting director, and re-attend the audition.

But now...

But she was sitting on the other side of this strange actor trembling, her mind went blank, and she was miraculously hot in the air-conditioned room until she was covered in sweat?

Mikey's anger continued to rise, so that the waiter in this coffee shop had already checked the air conditioner for the fourth time: "It's strange, it's working normally, but why is it so hot in the room?" Repair the air conditioner."

But in fact, Sammy is not dating at all, as Mikey Long imagined, but at work.

He seriously opened the drawing book that he always carried with him, and showed some of his ideas to the author of "The Exorcist" in front of him.

That's right, "The Exorcist" has an original book.

This is also an important reason why Disney has been unable to shoot the film.

When the author of the original work signed the contract with them, he specifically marked a line of 'during the film adaptation process, the author is allowed to control the direction of the script adaptation'. Therefore, this led to repeated disagreements between the two parties, and the original author repeatedly rejected the actors they submitted. And the list of directors, they are also constantly rejecting some plot requests put forward by the original creators. After many years, it is difficult to reach an agreement.

Therefore, Disney insidiously shelved the shooting plan, trying to wait until the original author couldn't wait any longer. After all, bestsellers also have a time limit.In this way, it was the author who was so anxious; but what they didn't expect was that the author's character was stubborn to a certain extent, and he was always unwilling to make compromises on it. He would rather not make a film than destroy the one in his heart. The world of exorcists.Negotiations between the two sides reached a deadlock, which indirectly led to the delay in the implementation of the filming plan.

A few years in the blink of an eye.

The once bestseller has indeed become a bottom-of-the-box book, but the movie still hasn't appeared.

In fact, this matter is a loss to both the company and the original author.

Therefore, the two sides finally did not want to spend it like this anymore.

They make concessions and compromises with each other.

Firstly, Disney releases the news about the shooting, attracting a large number of directors and actors who are interested in it, and then the original author, Ms. Selena, chooses acceptable people.

This went on for a long time.

Ms. Selena's pickiness made the company extremely dissatisfied, and even made rumors spread faintly in the circle that 'she actually didn't want to make the original work into a film and television'.

Under such circumstances, at the suggestion of Mr. Norris, Disney executives finally thought of the former employee Sammy who had a soft spot for monsters and later filmed a "Snake Trouble", and made him listed as objects of observation.

However, because Sami's qualifications are too low, they waited until the movie "Say Hello to the World" began to hit the market, and the box office also rose all the way, which indirectly proved that this is a director who can carry the box office and make money. The invitation was officially issued.

Sammy didn't pay much attention to the project at first.

But at the celebration dinner of the movie "Say Hello to the World", the former boss Mr. Norris specifically mentioned this matter, and he also promised to consider it.Therefore, after receiving the invitation, he still seriously bought the complete set of "The Exorcist" and did his homework in advance.

As a result, he was surprised to discover the New World!

In "The Exorcist", there is actually a dragon: [The archangel Michael bound Satan who rebelled in heaven with iron chains and threw them to the world.Satan turned into a mighty dragon, trying to break free. ]

Since it was just a brief setting, the monsters that appeared later were not dragons.

Therefore, Sammy hadn't paid attention to this best-selling book before, but once he found out, he immediately became interested.

Think about it, if you can be selected as a director, can you bring some private goods?

Thinking about Disney's wealth and wealth, hey, it seems that dragon slaying on the big screen is no longer a dream!

Sammy was instantly excited.

Just for this point, when meeting with the original author of "The Exorcist", one must be very cautious!Wearing a suit and having his hair done are nothing, but he even sprayed on perfume and grabbed the makeup artist he knew from the previous crew to help with makeup!

Unfortunately, Ms. Selena did not feel his urgency, but was frightened by him who was so solemn.

She later tweeted: [He (referring to Sammy) took this meeting very seriously and acted like he was going to the Oscars right away, but I was actually very upset at that time because I couldn't find a suitable one for so long. Everyone accuses me of being too harsh and critical.So, I just want to find an ordinary coffee shop, meet up in a low-key manner, chat casually, and see if we can chat together.As a result, I kept my head down the whole time, not really wanting to look at him...]

The netizens below laughed.

Later, some netizens left a message saying: [You made a mistake, Selena.If he really went to attend the Oscars, Sammy wouldn't be so serious about it! ]

So, in Mikey's eyes, the scene of this scene is:

My own small round-faced human beings are full of enthusiasm, but it is the mother, not the woman who keeps bowing her head, as if very shy.

But in fact, Sammy was just trying to convince the other party to make "The Exorcist" for himself.

And Ms. Selina is a standard writer who "likes to express emotions with words rather than words". She is not good at communication, and she will subconsciously dodge when facing Sammy's overly enthusiastic gaze, so she keeps bowing her head and turning the pages. That drawing book.

Compared to Sammy himself who talks about how to make a movie...

She prefers to read picture books.

I have to say that at least I have worked in Disney for several years and learned to draw seriously. Although due to color blindness, Sami seldom touches on paintings that require color, but for some black and white line drawings, he still draws very well. Very vivid and soulful.

As the original author of "The Exorcist", Selena can clearly recognize every monster in the drawing book, except... the giant dragon bound by chains.

"Excuse me, what is this? It looks a bit like a crown?"

Ms. Selena pointed to a picture and asked suspiciously.

"Yes, in my vision, it should be the red flame crown." Sami's eyes lit up, as if he was asked the most proud part.

He pointed to the picture and talked eloquently: "The fire of hell, the fire of the abyss, isn't it very majestic? How about seeing it as Satan, the king of demons? The ferocious wings that cover the sky, the crown of flames..."

Ms. Selena was a little bit tangled: "Excuse me, excuse me, um, I'm not asking about the dragon, it's about this on the dragon..."

"What? Oh, this is the main character in your book—the exorcist Albioni." Sammy replied.

—Oh, the exorcist Albioni!

Ms. Selena fell into an eerie silence.

After a long time, she pushed her glasses, and then asked cautiously again: "Excuse me, this person who is holding a broad-sided sword, riding on the dragon's body, holding the sword, and stabbing the sword into the dragon's back, Is it my protagonist? His profession is still an exorcist, right? No, use some...uh, use some spells, magic or something?"

Sammy thought about it and decided to meet the original author's request.

He took a pen and drew a few things that looked like round bubbles around the sword: "How about this?"

Ms. Selena looked at the abstract round bubbles, and asked tangledly, "What is this?"

Sammy replied seriously: "Little water polo."

Ms. Selena: ...

Sami said eloquently: "What he releases is not an ordinary water polo, but holy water, which can extinguish the flames from hell."

As we all know, Sammy is a person who thinks eccentrically and talks very freely.

He is particularly prone to immerse himself in the wild and unconstrained world he created, and then, regardless of it, cannot extricate himself, and forget everything around him.

Therefore, according to the previous ideas and plans, we should have a good talk about the shaping of the main plot of "The Exorcist", the tone of the movie, and how to shoot some scenes.But in fact, after Ms. Selena accidentally asked about the dragon, the focus of Sami's conversation changed instantly, from the origin of dragons, to the race of dragons, to the various evil deeds of dragons, and finally to killing the evil ones. dragon!

Ignoring the paintings of the "Exorcist" script itself, as a fantasy writer, Ms. Selena is actually a bit interested in this topic.

She was a little embarrassed at first, but she was infected by Sammy's joyful look, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and she couldn't help but interjected a few words.Especially that interesting new idea that Sammy later put forward, the possibility of 'technological dragon slaying'.What cannonballs bombard the dragon, or replace the dragon-slaying sword with a high-power chainsaw, and drive the mech to slay the dragon... It's so funny!

The more they talked, the happier they were.

But in the end, they argued over the issue of 'killing the dragon'.

Ms. Sai Lin'an said sympathetically: "If dragons really exist in the world, they should be regarded as a very rare protected animal, right? Maybe we can coexist peacefully and build a harmonious society together."

Sammy scoffed at that.

He first emphasized one sentence: "There are dragons in the world, but they hide in a place where humans can't find them."

Finally unable to restrain himself, Mai Qilong, who was secretly moving over from table to table, just heard this sentence.

He couldn't help nodding again and again to show his approval: "Yes, there are dragons, yes, they are hiding." '

But then, Sammy reiterated another point: "Rare and protected animals? You are too naive, Selena."

He said in a earnest tone: "Dragon is a terrible animal. The blood of destruction flows in their veins (Mike: I don't have it). They have been famous for destroying since the Middle Ages. Robbing the gold and silver treasures of the royal family, destroying towns, killing people and setting fires, forcing humans to hand over the most beautiful virgins (Mike hoarse: I am not, I did not, slander). They do all kinds of evil and have always been the mainstay of the evil camp. Humans have no way to talk to them Reasonable, it must be eradicated.”

Wait, where did this ingrained prejudice come from?

Mai Qilongju argued aggrievedly in his heart: "I am by your side every day, when did you go to rob jewels? At most, you can buy cheap highlights; when did you go to kill people and set fires, I didn't even step on ants to death Pass one; when you want a beautiful virgin, you can't eat it!"

He couldn't understand why he liked such a cruel little round face.

Even at this moment, I am obsessed with my obsession, and I still think the other party's beaming talk about "slaying the dragon" is very cute.

Later, some people in the tribe suspected some human witchcraft in him.

Mikey also helped to defend, saying: "He is the most sincere human being I have ever seen, even if he slays a dragon, he speaks in a fair manner. Besides, he just said it, it is impossible to kill a dragon at all, his strength is so weak, he He's so small, he looks like a piece of soft honey, and he's as light as a feather..."

The ravings of the dragon behind can be omitted, but it is better not to explain the previous sentence.

All the fire dragon people think this is terrible.

Ms Selena doesn't seem to share that sentiment either.

At first glance, she and Sami belonged to the same kind of people. Regarding a 'virtual' species, she could seriously retort: ​​"You can't one-sidedly determine the good and evil of a race, and even genetics cannot make absolute judgments. The conclusion. Think about Satan, he was an angel at the beginning, but he didn’t fall in the end. Therefore, there is no absolute good or evil in the world. If you slay dragons, you must give those kind dragons a chance.”

'Speak as if you could really slay dragons. '

Obviously, these words sounded much more friendly than Sami’s theory of dragon slaying, but Mikey Dragon shook his ears with double standards, dismissed the lady’s remarks, and thought arrogantly: “Dragon doesn’t need your help.” opportunity. '

Sammy seems to want to refute something, such as, dragons are inherently evil and other excessive remarks involving racial discrimination.

But at the moment when the words were about to come out, he accidentally glanced at the table, the drawing book he had painstakingly drawn for "The Exorcist", and instantly woke up.

In order to avoid completely offending the original author.

He retracted his rebuttal in time, and began to sort out his words again: "Uh, um, um, maybe you are right, when we meet a kind dragon, we really need to educate him well, let him be obedient and sensible, and sit in the zoo obediently." Come on, don't bark your teeth at the kids (Mike:!!!)...By the way, do you have any opinion on what I just thought? I'm not talking about dragons, I'm talking about exorcists."

Ms. Selena showed an awkward but polite smile: "I'm sorry."

She said apologetically, "You may not be the director I want."

As if being struck by lightning, Sami blurted out: "You can't have an opinion on me just because our views on dragon slaying are controversial. We obviously had a good chat just now!"

Ms. Selena couldn't laugh or cry, and was completely amused by him: "No, no, I'm not because of the dragon, but because... Let's put it this way, if I wrote "Dragon Slayer" instead of "The Exorcist", I would definitely Stick with you as director, but Sammy, it's The Exorcist."

Michelon, who eavesdropped, laughed.

He had now wisely understood what Sammy was doing, not dating, but trying to get a job.

Although in a way, he still hates (jealously) this woman who rejected Sammy and had a good talk with Sammy just now.

But it was a pleasure to know that the two did not cooperate in the future.

Then, he wanted to take Sammy to join the Hello band tour, chasing the band all the way to see the show.

After many years, the rock band is on the road again, touring the country, and the show tickets are selling like crazy, but don't worry, for the crew like Sammy and Mikey, all the performances are free.

"You can ask Sammy to drive me and take a road trip together, as humans say...that kind of road trip!"

Mai Qilong, who can't drive, made up his mind and unilaterally planned a date.

It even occurred to him that if Sammy hadn't been so over the top, maybe he'd be willing to let him see the dragon.

Of course, he would choose a place in the wilderness and uninhabited, and then, when he had no weapons in his hands, such as the great sword for slaying dragons, or the shitty dragon-slaying armor, those scraps of copper and metal were all gone...

Maybe you can scare him a bit, pick him up and fly into the sky, to see if this villain wants to continue slaying dragons.

The more Mikey thought about it, the happier he became.

But is Sammy the one to give up so easily?

Even though Ms. Selena refused in person, he still insisted on getting an opportunity: "Promise me, wait for me for a while, and I will take a sample for you to see. Except for dragons, I will definitely be able to shoot magical effects, and I will definitely be able to take pictures. There are all kinds of demons."

Selina hesitated.

Perhaps moved by Sammy's enthusiasm, she finally nodded in agreement.

Sammy immediately pumped his fist childishly.

He looked very motivated, with a gleam on Madoka's face.

On the other end, Michelon collapsed again.

No shows, no dates, no dragon sessions, just damn work.

Why are humans so diligent?

Mai Qilong tried his best to recall the so-called healthy dragon birth standards in the dragon clan, such as 'work once, rest for a year', 'sleep for three years to work better', and 'eat enough, sleep long, Babies can grow tall and strong', and think about it, after coming to the human kingdom, you have to work every day...

Dragon God is above!

He was a little frightened for a moment: "I'm still a baby! Although I eat a lot, but sleep so little, I won't be as short as Sammy in the future, right?"