Chicago 1990

Kunes is annoying, yes, very annoying.

I blame the stingy Linton and APLUS. The meager salary of the cat and mouse game screenwriter was spent last year. There are many opportunities in Hollywood, and it is really a big sales gold cave. At that time, Johnny Carson frequently invited himself and the other two screenwriters to visit Banbury's home. The old man looked forward to the awards season very enthusiastically, as if he was the one who contributed the most.

And my attention is all on the other side's manor house, extravagant life and young fourth wife...

Suddenly, a thought, a thought of paying tribute to the two idols, the legendary liar Abagnell and Clifford Irwin, grew wildly in his mind.

Just do it, he quickly formulated a plan to imitate Hughes's autobiographical scam. The goal was Johnny Carson, who could not live long like Hughes back then, and was equally famous, and he could feel that the old man was clearly worried. The fact that little contribution to the adaptation of the cat and mouse game script was revealed before the awards season is a good handle.

Johnny Carson’s signature? The early adaptation of the cat and mouse game from 1980 to 1982 is on the cover of the script, and his autographs and complaints are everywhere next to the script. As a person with a performance personality and aspiring to be a legendary liar, The'introductory' technique of imitating handwriting has long been learned.

As for other things, it’s easier to manage. Johnny Carson has lived under the spotlight for most of his life. Going to the library to find news materials from that year can gather a very detailed life, and then on some key events, such as his DMC car. The company’s mental journey from founding to bankruptcy, it is estimated that he has long been summarized by the media as a very complete character deduction and fabricated.

Soon, he invented a memoir outline and a more detailed plan. If you want to cheat, you have to cheat top publishing houses like Clifford Irwin.

He has indeed received a very high level of hospitality at several targets. It was rare to see those who used to be a third-rate screenwriter, and the editors and senior executives of large publishing companies who are above all are now more enthusiastic, which strengthens his play. A big confidence.

Also, don’t look at those publishing companies with annual sales of hundreds of millions or billions. In fact, most of them are supported by historical copyright accumulation and rigid demand for children’s books and reference books. The first-line best-selling new books, each company cannot operate in a year. Several autobiography of the talk show king, who is known for his venomous tongue and dare to speak and scold, have the potential to sell well in their eyes, and they are natural wonders.

The only difficulty is that everyone is very cautious, which again shows his foresight. As early as when he was writing the script for the cat and mouse game, he quietly built a miniature camera to record and bring back all the adapted scripts that he could touch. Home.

After selectively throwing out evidence related to Johnny Carson, the sincerity of Simon Schuster Press suddenly increased, and halfway through the enrollment he used the most proud trick of deception, predicting the time they would call for verification. , Took the initiative to visit Johnny Carson's house, stopped halfway, and used the various mistakes of both sides to convince the people of Simon Shuster from now on.

but! Who would have thought that Cat and Mouse Game was actually nominated for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and won the final prize! ?

He regretted it the moment he got the Little Golden Man. With this qualification, he was instantly promoted to the first-line screenwriter in Hollywood, with constant invitations, money? It's not so urgent anymore!

However, Simon Schuster was encouraged by this, and he pursued more vigorously. When he was about to confess his hand, something prompted him to make the final decision.

Abagnell sold the adaptation rights of the cat and mouse game sequel "The Art of Thieves" to Tom Hanks, Spielberg and others, and those Hollywood super-brands handed over the pre-project preparation to the well-known producer Gary Gao Zman. When he was excited to join the new screenwriter team with his idol, he was told by the other party that he did not have his own part! The other two screenwriters were invited!

He was furious, and he became jealous of his idol, Abagnell, who had just set a record of selling four million dollars of adaptation rights, but suddenly turned cold towards him. The best way to get revenge is to borrow Johnny Carson’s. Mouth' to humiliate him.

The predecessors will one day be planted in the hands of the younger generations, idols are used to surpass, yes, that's it!

On impulse, he immediately agreed to his suitor, Simon Schuster Publishing. Of course, in addition to submitting more detailed information on hand before signing the publishing contract, he did not forget to ask for a very generous deposit.

There is no way out!

However, he never expected that Simon Schuster turned his head and played a trick on himself, also violating the non-disclosure agreement through the media for final verification, and Johnny Carson is not the lonely Howard Hughes after all, the old man immediately called the police.

Now... everything is messed up, completely different from the original plan...

‘Boom boom boom. ’The bedroom door was knocked.

"Wait!" He shouted to the outside, pinched Marlboro in the full ashtray, and awakened the woman beside him, "You should go."

"Sleep again." The woman yawned like a baby.

"Get on with your clothes and roll off!" He was impatient, took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a large bill and spilled it in the air, and then another one, another...

The woman immediately got up and screamed and cheered to grab the money, and then picked up the clothes scattered on the ground very professionally, and went out as quickly as possible.

"What's the matter?" He asked the middle-aged man who had just knocked on the door, his new lawyer.

"It's time to do something, you don't have much time." The lawyer pointed to his watch indifferently. Even if he was kept in the dark by himself at first, he should be aware of it now, but so what? It's not that I have to keep it secret, and I can afford the lawyer's fees!

"You know what Simon Schuster's suggestion, right?" the lawyer asked.

"A group of cultural hooligans pretending to be dumb!"

Of course he knew that the senior Simon Schuster had read the cat and mouse game screenwriter document he provided, and they also knew that Johnny Carson seemed to have a handle to catch, so now it is possible that Broad Avenue could pass through, that is, to force Johnny Carson to make a deal. !

But it is all on their own. The well-dressed guys like Simon Schuster are happy to see this result, but they will never say it clearly, let alone take personal legal risks for the company's business.

"Let's go to Simon Schuster Press again."

He can only go one step at a time. As a competent liar, he has worked out a new plan, grabbed a cigarette again, grabbed his jacket, cell phone and car keys, and strode out.

Ok? A very eye-catching new Chevrolet was parked on the side of the road opposite the residence. A tall black man was standing by the car, staring down at the colorful map. In Los Angeles at the end of April, this guy only wore a tight vest, showing Strong big floral arms, and tattoos all over the neck, face and even forehead.

"Hey! Do you know him? Is it yours!?"

He walked to the back of his car and patted the hood of another car unceremoniously.

"Hey, how come?"

The two white hippies sitting in the car's driver and co-driver answered with smiles.

I hate it! He gave the opponent a middle finger, and then got into his car with the lawyer. After driving on the road, the car swayed to keep up. The two white men were private investigators hired by Simon Schuster. Kunes glanced at the rearview mirror. , The tattooed black still stayed in place to look at the map.

Haha, I'm still too nervous, it's not good to be suspicious...

He drove all the way to the headquarters of Simon Schuster Publishing House and walked into the meeting room on the top floor with the lawyer.

"In any case, we will keep your information confidential, Mr. Kunes."

After a quarrel with the opposing team about the results of the handwriting appraisal, the editor-in-chief knocked on the piled documents in front of him with his glasses, "Is there anything you want to add or change? It's still too late."

I'm still suggesting that he is cooperating with Johnny Carson. Kunes can hear it, so I'm only sorry for APLUS. If the news is not the point of news, Johnny Carson must be him. It is involved in the still-hot Oscar Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. These two are the most famous.

Little golden man... I also have a golden man... how did it happen?

"Yes, I think of some mistakes and omissions, the problem is a bit serious, I will go to Banburke right away." He replied.

"Very good." The editor put on his reading glasses and ignored him.

"All **** hypocrites!"

He cursed in the elevator, and when he got down to the parking lot, the eye-catching Chevrolet came into view again. This time he noticed the opponent's Illinois license plate.

"Hey! Hey!" What a coincidence, he was furious, strode over, and was napping in the driver's seat. It turned out that it was the tattooed black man who smashed the car window with his fist and woke him up, "Who sent Are you here? Who do you do for? M-fxxk don't want to intimidate me, I'm not afraid of this!"

The tattooed black man shrugged blankly across the glass, spreading his hands.

"This is not where people like you should stay! Security! Security!"

He yelled to the parking lot security guard, "Check this man! He is following me! And... also threatened!"

"It's not very convenient for us..." The security guard saw the black man's ferocious appearance, and said shirk, but still cautiously touched his waist and leaned over to ask.

"Then call the police!"

Kunes left a word, and drove to Banbury again with the lawyer.

Halfway through the journey, the lingering Chevrolet appeared in the rearview mirror.

"Fuck..."

Kunes shuddered when thinking of the urban legend related to APLUS.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

At the same time, in the studio, a man covered in fire kept twisting his body and limbs, screaming bitterly, amidst the fire and smoke, he slowly sat on the ground leaning against the tiled wall.

Song Ya in front of him was holding the props shotgun, staring directly at the scene coldly.

"Card! Card!"

Following the yelling of the stunt crew, a group of people rushed up with the fire extinguisher, and the fire was extinguished in a few seconds, revealing the black fireproof clothing.

"Are you okay?" The crowd dragged it away and helped remove the thick fire hood.

"It's okay, little meaning."

The white guy with no sweat on his head, but fireproof oil, didn’t care. He was the stunt stand-in for the crew. He quickly chatted and laughed with the stunt team colleagues and Chinese martial arts who were concerned about him, and took the mineral water bottle. Swig.

"Yo, good job."

This is really hard work. Song Ya knows that theirs is not easy, so this group of the same crew has a very good relationship with each other. In the past, he smiled and touched him to encourage.

"Thanks." The white guy smiled with white teeth.

"How did you talk with Johnny Carson yesterday?"

One day later, this kind of thing could not be hidden from the well-informed Catherine. As a producer, this highlight will increase the cost of the crew if the stunt substitute is injured, so she has been watching from the outside just now.

"Uh~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I don't know."

Song Ya returned the prop gun to the staff. "Johnny has been blaming Linton and I for failing to manage the screenwriter of the crew. The confidentiality agreement is in vain, and so on..."

"That's a problem, or I will postpone the follow-up filming plan, so you can concentrate on the matter over there first."

Anyway, the cat and mouse game has earned all that should be earned, and his own design collapsed, and the more affected is the new project of Blade Warrior. Catherine is very concerned.

"No, didn't you say that the postponement of these plays would cause a lot of chaos in the progress of special effects on the Industrial Light and Magic side?" Song Ya waved his hand disapprovingly.

"Don't take it seriously, the king of talk shows and the African-American hip-hop singer..." This is what Catherine worries about. Johnny Carson and herself are different from each other, and many people will not look at the evidence seriously.

"Seriously Catherine, I don't really worry much."

Song Ya blinked playfully at her.

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