Producer [American Entertainment]

A month later, the production team of The Smoker successfully completed all the filming trips in New York. When they finished work, it was not too early or too late, just in time for the agreed time of "returning the rented equipment on time".

Although the old boss of the leasing company said that there is no time limit, Wheeler still made an appointment with the young boss for only one month.

"You can't take advantage of it for nothing, right? You can't be a 'friend' with a one-shot deal. I have had friendship with his father for decades, but I have very little friendship with him. It is time to cultivate." Now, no matter what Wheeler does He never forgets to explain everything to William. If possible, he even wants to directly enlighten William with everything in his mind.

A small number of actors in the New York crew have since wrapped up, and most of them have to fly to Los Angeles with the crew for the next indoor shooting. That is the real highlight, and the success or failure of the film is all weighed on it.

Still, that's the cast and director's big game.

The highlight of the crew is the "crew migration" when moving between two places. In some people's perception, this is a well-known trouble.They are responsible for packing important things including actors, props and some film materials that have been shot, sorting and filing, and then safely send them to Los Angeles.This must be a big project, much more cumbersome and complicated than ordinary people moving.

Wendy flew from Los Angeles to New York on purpose, and together with MiG, participated in the relocation of the entire crew.Not for anything else, just to familiarize William with the process. The experience here will definitely be useful in the future.

At this time, William was busy with another matter, and together with the outreach producer, he was making the final return handover with the rental company.

Before the handover, William is also responsible for checking each piece to see if there is any damage or loss.

William does not need to do specific work, but he is responsible for supervision.It is a very responsible job to confirm the signature on a thick stack of related documents. In the future, it will be used as a file and stored in several copies in different places.

At this point, most of the crew had already flown to Los Angeles.Only William and his men remained in New York, along with the outreach producer and his team.

They took people separately and inspected "Black Crow" and several filming sites again, trying to find things that might be left behind in a carpet-like search without letting go of any corners.Someone must have checked here several times before. William and the Wailian producer have to make a final confirmation, and then sign their names together column by column.Finally, return the key of the "Black Crow" that has been cleaned up and returned to its original place to William's grandfather.

Before the crew came, what was the "Black Crow" like, and what it should be guaranteed when it returns after leaving.

For this reason, Wheeler specially asked someone to take a lot of photos before the crew moved in. When they left, they compared the original items to their original places. If there were accidental damages, they would apologize and explain, and then paid for repairs.

"This is the most basic courtesy to the venue owner when shooting exterior scenes." Wheeler said bluntly to William, if you don't want to be able to rent exterior scenes anywhere in the future, or if you can't rent cheaply, then you must abide by this industry potential. rule.At least in Wheeler's decades of working in the industry, it is rare to hear conflicts between location owners and him.Everyone is hello and I am good. Maybe the other party can help introduce where I will use it next time.

This is probably the way people of the old school do things, and etiquette must be thoughtful.

From Wheeler, William is not only learning how to make movies, but also how to be a human being.In the crew, Wheeler is the tyrant who speaks one word, and outside, Wheeler is the old gentleman that everyone praises.

When handing over to the leasing company, the company would also send people to check one by one. William listened nervously, any damaged or missing words seemed to be digging his heart.For any producer, this is actually a disaster. The budget saved by all the hard work in the past may be wasted due to the compensation of the equipment.

That's why before, Wheeler would rather spend more money to hire experienced associate producers than volunteers.Because experienced associate producers can use their rich experience to save a lot of compensation for the crew at the last critical moment.

Thanks to Wheeler and a professional and responsible production team, the loss and mistakes of the crew were minimized. William basically did not pay the rental company much money, only some maintenance fees.

After a busy day at work, it finally came to a happy ending.The young boss of the leasing company is not too young, so he is naturally good at doing business. He came to handover in person, exchanged business cards and contact information with William, and was not overly enthusiastic: "Next time Mr. Serus comes Filming in New York, please think about our family again, the discount is based on old customers."

In fact, there are signs that the other party is praising William. It's not too subtle, it's just a compliment that next time William can make a movie by himself and be a real producer instead of a deputy.

"Thank you." Next time, William really intends to make a movie by himself, and he has even secretly searched for a suitable script. With 2B250 in hand, I have it all.

The work of the outreach producer has come to an end. He and his team live in New York, so he insisted on treating William to a light meal. Unfortunately, William could not go.

"My plane at night is going to London to attend a funeral. Sorry, next time I come to Los Angeles, I invite you."

On June 6, Hitchcock finally held a requiem mass at Westminster Abbey in London.Hitchcock's family are very devout believers. He himself told the media that his mother did not go to church for only one weekend in her life, and that was when he was born.

Britain and the United States wrangled back and forth for more than a month, and finally Britain won.

The royal family also sent representatives to attend this grand funeral. All kinds of celebrities from Hollywood in the United States were invited to attend, and they flew all the way to England just to attend a funeral.

William had nothing to do with the Hitchcocks, but Mr. Wheeler was invited.Due to various reasons such as health and the crew, Wheeler was unable to go in person, so he sent William as his representative.

"I'm not going to join in the fun. This kind of formal thing is just for the living to see." Wheeler sneered at this, a bit cynical of old literary and artistic youths, "I really have feelings, and I will miss it without this funeral If you have no feelings, it is useless to attend the funeral. I have written a will, and after my death, I will never make a fuss, and only invite my family and disciples."

Wheeler is telling William in disguise, I recognize you as my closed disciple.He had never discussed the issue of mentoring with William before, because he had no intention of accepting William at first, and only regarded teaching him as a favor.

Now that I saw it, I got excited and felt emotional again, but I still couldn't see William opening his mouth, and Wheeler couldn't help it.

William didn't dare to think about this at all. His cousin has a special status. If Wheeler didn't mean it, he was afraid that he would make things difficult for Wheeler if he opened his mouth.

Now that the two phases have such a communication, both of them are happy.

The status of master and apprentice is considered to be settled.

When Wheeler was happy, he talked more, just like an ordinary old man, saying over and over again: "Let you go to England for me, first, you are British, and you are more familiar with the social circle there; second Here, I will also open up the Hollywood social circle for you. Those who go are all big shots, or people who are close to big shots. Take advantage of the opportunity; the third thing, you go on my behalf, you are telling them that you are my close door Disciple, there is no need to tell them one by one.”

Mr. Wheeler has such a distinctive feature in his work. He will not give up until he achieves several goals at once.

Sabatino and Shirley's sister bodyguards (few rare male bodyguards expressed dissatisfaction), followed William to London.

Sabatino also had an invitation letter for the funeral, because in the late 60s and early 70s, the Lesembla family sponsored several Hitchcock suspense thriller movies that were not very popular at the time, but have now become gods.

William found out that he might not need 2B250 at all, as long as he looked at his cousin's investment list, he could gather most of the talented people.

"Fortunately, God called and said that this is what he owed me in his previous life." Sabatino was "modest".

London in June is very humid and foggy, and the sun is not seen all year round.Many of the passers-by carried black umbrellas with them, as if they were foretelling that it would rain again at any time today.

William, who has only lived in the Sunshine Island of California for a while, is not used to the London where he has lived for 18 years.

"Strange, huh?" William and Sabatino said.

"It's not surprising, where there is family, there is home." Sabatino looked at William's eyes, and there was a deep affection that couldn't be melted away.

William also looked at Sabatino, but he couldn't quite understand the burning emotions of the people on Earth, he only knew that his heart was beating violently.

Hitchcock's funeral was held in the afternoon. William and his party came out of the airport and hurried to the north bank of the Thames, where the church was.The previous British monarchs, except for a few, basically held their coronation ceremonies in this church, including the current queen.After death, the monarchs will also rest here, accompanied by celebrities from all walks of life in British history.It can be said that being buried in Westminster Abbey after death is the greatest affirmation of his achievements during his lifetime.

Voltaire attended Newton's funeral at Westminster Abbey. He said with emotion: "Walking here, what people look up to is not the monarch, but the monument of the country to thank the greatest people who have added glory to the country. This It is the British respect for 'talent'." (Quoted from historical records)

Churchill, Darwin, Newton... all slept here.

William has lived in London for 18 years. When passing the Thames River countless times, he has also seen the majestic and magnificent Gothic cathedral from afar, the "spire of honor".Adjacent to it is the most famous scenic spot in the UK, Big Ben, which has a body of about [-] to [-] tons. When it is struck, it will make a strong sound, which seems to spread throughout London.

"I have lived here for so many years, but I have never visited it once." William introduced to his cousin.

Big Ben goes there every year. During the New Year’s Eve, William’s family of three and countless strangers in front of Big Ben counted down the New Year’s arrival. Everyone cheered, hugged, and kissed.

Those memories seem like they happened yesterday.

The funeral, as Wheeler had expected, turned into a very cliché socializing.William did know a lot of people in the name of Wheeler, but he still felt weird, and he couldn't explain why.He thought, when he leaves this body and is considered to be dead, he must not hold such a funeral. It looks lively, but it is actually lonely.

Probably because God was afraid that William would be bored, so he specially sent someone to entertain him, his cousin James.

Who doesn't have a bad relative?

William's family of three didn't have one when they were in England.

Because their family is the worst "excellent" relatives in the eyes of the father's family.The dandy Edward, who only knew about spending money and prodigal, and the American Mary, who didn't know the details, were better than William, who was liked by the grandfather who was still the head of the family at that time.But the evaluation of William in the family is not particularly high. They think that he is smart, but he is spoiled by his parents.The Edwards did not allow outsiders to get close to William at all, as if they were afraid that someone would harm their only precious son.

When Edward's father was deprived of his surname and kicked out of the family, probably many people were shouting Hallelujah and setting off cannons to celebrate.

Cousin James obviously didn't want to recognize William as a relative, and William didn't want to talk to him very much, so they just glanced at each other from a distance in the crowd, then pretended not to see each other tacitly, and staggered sideways.

William didn't care about his relative's attitude, but Sabatino couldn't care less.

"Are you not angry at all?"

"Why are you angry? James is very fond of me." William rarely discussed his relatives with people, because he didn't feel that they were his relatives, and he didn't care what they thought.

"Wang?" Sabatino was taken aback. What kind of weird description is this?

William actually didn't know how to explain it.If William takes a fancy to some online novels, he will probably know how to sum up the situation—the protagonist Yun.Whenever the protagonist is hit, looked down upon, or insulted, good things will happen to the protagonist, the pressure was strong before, and the rebound is strong afterwards.

James is such a special tool to William.Whenever James finds trouble with William, William will definitely encounter good things in the near future. This kind of hidden luck is really hard to explain.

Before the words fell, good things came to the door.

"William? Senior William, it's really you!" "Prince" David, who attended the funeral on behalf of the royal family, walked to William with a look of surprise on his face.

Although William didn't want to give a "who are you" expression on his face, he really didn't know the other party.His memory is very good, and it is rare for him to forget after knowing him before.

"We went to Eton together. Although I am two years older than you, you are many grades ahead of me." Ginger-haired David "Prince" introduced.

William still had no impression, so he could only greet him dryly: "Hello, Your Royal Highness."

"Please don't tell me, I'm really not a prince." David doesn't have a title on him, "Prince" is just praised by others, and he himself feels very awkward.Because even if he is indeed a knight in the future, he will only be a second- or third-rate "prince" if he does more.The one who really has a relationship with the royal family is his mother, Princess Margaret, the queen's own sister and only sister.

It can only be said that the name Margaret is really a bad street.William thought, no wonder my mother changed her name to Mary, well, more Mary.

Where the "Prince" is, the focus of the audience will be there.

Cousin James looked at William with unexplainable shock, downright shock.How could William know the "Prince"?It's true that their family is a well-known invisible rich man in Europe, but a rich man is not equal to an aristocrat, and it is not so easy to break into the aristocratic circle.

William also couldn't answer his cousin James, because he really didn't know this familiar "prince", and he didn't know what he was looking for him for.

The author has something to say: * Eton College: It should be the most famous middle school, not one of them.It is famous all over the world as "the cradle of elites" and "gentlemen's culture", and most of the male members of the royal family graduated from here.According to statistics, only one out of every 400 boys in the UK can enter a general public school, and only one out of every 1 boys can enter Eton College.

*Princess Gretel, the prototype of the princess in "Roman Holiday".The first divorced royal family, a life of bohemian love of freedom→→The young appearance is the pinnacle of the British royal family. Because the princess protects the children, there are very few reports about her children in reality, and I have not found specific photos, so , I can only speculate that David looks good.