"Helen?"

Ronald and his bodyguard Dan came to Helen Lane's small office together, which was the small apartment she bought with her salary from the movie, and now serves as the office for her new film "Happy Together", which she produced and starred in.

"She's not here, Ronald."

In the office, only screenwriter and director Nora Ephron was present. She was writing and scratching on the script with a ballpoint pen in her hand.

"Nora, it's nice to meet you. Let's go to the premiere together tonight. There will be many viewers who will have many questions to ask you."

"OK!" Nora Ephron threw the ballpoint pen on the table, let out a sigh, then stood up and stretched.

This "Happy Together" script is really head-scratching. The male protagonist Christopher is a nerd who is trying to become a writer. He is assigned a roommate named Alex.

Because Alex's name is unisex, there was an error in the computer system assigned to the dormitory, and Christopher's roommate was still a girl. Alex was a party animal who studied acting and art, and the two were incompatible...

This movie is a very ordinary romantic comedy. It tells the story of two men and women who hate each other, break the ice and discover each other's strengths, and finally overcome the obstacles to be together.

The unusual thing is that this movie tells the story of two college freshmen. This is something that almost no one has ever made in the history of Hollywood.

This is also easy to understand. Many scenes are interesting and dramatic when they are played by high school students. But when it comes to college students, it feels very awkward. For example, it is difficult to imagine two college students having their first time...

scene.

College students are a group of people with higher average IQs, and they are more stressed than high school students and are more mature. Therefore, Nora Ephron invested a lot of energy in revising the script in order to become a director for the first time.

On the one hand, we need to think of some plot points that seem reasonable to audiences who have gone to college. On the other hand, we need to take care of those audiences who have not gone to college. They should not be too difficult to understand. In other words, the dialogue of the characters and the advancement of the plot

, use language that high school students can understand to tell the unique experiences of college students.

Of course, Ronald knew the difficulty of this adaptation. Helen Slater had a special image and temperament, and it would be inappropriate for her to play a high school student. So it was very wise to leave it to Ronaldo, who wrote "When Harry Met Sally".

La Ephron is going to have a headache, but she can write dialogue about a New York white-collar couple that satisfies the audience.

Ronald picked up the script from the table and flipped through it. As expected, he had a good eye. Nora Ephron replaced many unreasonable plot points in the original script with very touching plots.

For example, Alex's performance class score was not high, and Christopher's writing class assignment was also said by the professor to be uninspiring. They were both asked by the professor to experience more real life, and this gave them the opportunity to change their opinions.

In the end, the two had a conflict, which was also adapted into the story of Christopher missing his studies because his arm was broken by Alex's ex-boyfriend and put in a cast. When preparing for the exam, the weird Alex came up with a bad idea to let him

Cheating by writing answers on plaster.

In the end, Christopher was caught cheating and was almost expelled from school. Once again, the two had a violent conflict as the final climactic scene.

"Not bad, really good. I didn't misjudge the person." Ronald was very happy. These plots are written with a college feel, which is completely different from the learning state in high school, but they are cleverly avoided.

Instead of advanced learning content, it uses some commonplaces that everyone can understand. The audience can understand at a glance that this is a university and not a high school, and can also understand the difficulties they encounter.

"God, I was fooled by you. In order to change this script, I even took out the diary I wrote in college..." Nora Ephron said while waving her hands.

"Nora, the crew members I arranged for you are all experienced people..." Ronald understood that this was Ephron's asking price, and smiled and said the benefits he gave.

In order to arrange a suitable movie for Helen, in addition to the screenwriter and director Nora Ephron, who has great potential to express female psychology, Ronald also hired a very experienced director of photography who has been shooting love and romantic dramas for many years. As well as many

Technical staff who can manage the crew, and someone with twenty years of crew experience will serve as the first assistant director.

In this way, rookie producers and directors only need to focus on artistic creation and performance on set, and others will help them with the rest.

"This is more or less." Nora Ephron knew that the first movie was very important. Ronald gave him an opportunity, a salary, creative freedom, and a very high-quality creative team. She finally got it.

Very good protection.

"By the way, where's Helen?" Ronald came to see Helen for a date. He and Ephron chatted for a while, but Helen didn't come back.

"Ronald, Ronald..." Nora Ephron divorced her ex-husband because she had been cheating on him during their marriage. She was very disgusted with Ronald's behavior. But he is the boss, so

What can I say?

Now Ronald blatantly asked his lover Helen's whereabouts, and she couldn't help it. The New York literary young woman got excited and asked, "Who is Helen to you?"

"Uh, he's my friend."

"We won't interfere with what our friends do, right? This is their personal privacy. Whether they work, go to a restaurant to eat, or go on a date, we will only talk to them about the situation afterward, unless they are women.

Only a friend would ask for so much personal information, right?"

"Oh, Nora, I'm ashamed of you for saying that."

Nora Ephron was a direct and critical person. Ronald could not argue with her, so he had to admit defeat and said, "I know I was wrong, but if I end this relationship, it will hurt more."

The fallacy of "people".

"I..." Nora Ephron was also speechless for a moment. Anyway, it was what they wanted, "I like Helen very much, I hope she won't be hurt..." Then she curled her lips, packed up her things and left. At the premiere in the evening,

She has to get her hair done in advance.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Really, I'm pretty good in Hollywood like this..." Ronald could only mutter to himself. "By the way, you

You haven't told me where she went? Nora, Nora?"

Ronald stuck his head out of the window, looked at Nora Ephron who had walked away below, and shook his head helplessly, "Hey, this is the attitude of these Hollywood women towards me..."

After closing the door, Ronald called Dan, the bodyguard waiting outside, to go with him. Little Bud's car was parked downstairs.

"Where's Helen?" Little Bud was already quite familiar with Helen Slater, and was a little surprised to see Ronald come down alone.

"Who knows? Whether it's work, going to a restaurant, going on a date..." Ronald was embarrassed to say that he didn't find Helen Slater, and repeated Ephron's words, "No, what?"

Dating? Who are you dating?”

Ronald suddenly recalled that Nora Ephron was actually talking about a date. Can this be tolerated? "Get in the car, get in the car, and go to the salon where Nora Ephron gets her hair done. I want to find out."

"

Little Bud suppressed his laughter and was about to start the car.

"Wait a minute, the person opposite has been observing this apartment for a long time." Dan, the bodyguard sitting next to Ronald, suddenly stopped Bud and said to Ronald in a low voice.

The job of a bodyguard sounds complicated, but for a public figure like Ronald who has no particularly high-risk targets who are targeting him day and night, it is actually just a matter of protecting both ends and guarding the middle.

Protecting both ends means arranging security cameras and other measures in the customer's home and office. Guarding the middle means that the customer's biggest exposure risk is the time period when traveling between two destinations.

Therefore, bodyguard Dan would check the safety of the vehicle every time before Ronald got in the car and before getting off.

The curtains were closed inside Ronald's Mercedes-Benz, and the bodyguard pointed his finger at the peeper. Unexpectedly, the other party noticed. Ronald followed the gesture and looked over. The man who was peeping in the opposite corner was a man.

"I know this guy...fucking bastard..." Ronald suddenly cursed when he saw the man's strong jaw and well-lined face.

"Hi, Ronald..." Seeing that his employer was about to get out of the car and face him directly, the bodyguard quickly dissuaded him.

"It's okay, this person is an actor..." Ronald had already recognized the person. He was the young actor who deceived his cousin Donna and tried to get a role in his movie. What is this guy doing sneakily here? What's going on here?

It's not Hollywood. Apart from Helen's studio, there are no other people in the industry.

Unable to stop Ronald, Dan felt the anger contained in his employer's banging of the door, and quickly winked at Little Bud, and the two of them protected Ronald in tandem.

"Hi, you..." Ronald pointed across the street with his hand, and then hurried forward.

"Don't run away. What's your name? Who are you waiting for? Bastard."

When the square-chinned actor saw it was Ronald, he immediately jumped into an old sports car next to him, hit the gas pedal and ran away.

"Fuxk You!" Ronald was so angry that he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it towards the other person's car.

Bang, the sports car started very fast, it probably didn't turn off, and the stone didn't fall to the ground.

"Quick, quick, catch up with his car..." Ronald was very unhappy. He happened to have a punching bag, so he immediately got in the car and let little Bud chase him.

"I'll drive..." At this time, Bodyguard Dan's driving skills are reliable.

"Richard, call Nora's agent. Ask her where she gets her hair done and ask her to call me back. Where is Helen? Also, what's the name of the slick guy who lied to my cousin last time?

"

Ronald got in the car and made a lot of phone calls, and finally asked him that the actor with this strong square chin was called Brad Pitt.

"Yes, it's this bastard. Are you trying to find his whereabouts and where will he settle in New York?"

After all, Ronald's car was a luxury car that focused on comfort, and it was quickly outrun by the sports car driven by Brad Pitt.

However, the bodyguard Dan was very familiar with the routes in New York. Before he lost sight of the other party, he judged that the other party was driving out of the city.

The car was speeding toward downtown, and was about to leave New York City and go to Newark, New Jersey. At this time, Richard's call came back.

"I asked. He has a date in Bernardsville, New Jersey. His agent said he goes there every other day. I'll tell you the address..."

"I know." When Ronald hung up the phone, he used too much force and the entire phone receiver was placed on the top of the stand, breaking the hook of the car phone.

"Hey, Ronald..." When Nora Ephron called from the hair salon, the call was already busy.

The Turnpike in New Jersey was very ordinary. The car drove for an hour, got off Exit 9, and after asking two passers-by, found the good address of Brad Pitt that Richard had inquired about.

Ronald was still angry, so he got out of the car and started looking for the red Ford sports car. The second-hand price was not expensive, but the power was not small, which was very suitable for a young actor who did not have much money and wanted to maintain a macho image.

The address says it is a mansion. It is three stories high and covers a large area. Looking around, there are lawn tennis courts, outdoor swimming pools, and a small theater-like house on one side of the main building. Look.

It looks a bit like a movie theater when you go up there.

"Huh? It really is a residence for people from the film industry?" After Ronald got off the car and saw this building, he became even more angry.

"Ronald, let's find someone to ask. I don't think Helen would come here without telling you." Seeing that something was wrong, little Bud mustered up the courage to speak to Ronald.

"Why did you say that?" Ronald turned around and glared, which made little Bud's heart skip a beat. This boss is no longer as approachable as he used to be. He has hundreds of millions of assets, is maintained by bodyguards, and is his own driver. There are some words.

Not so much...
To be continued...