The Best Director

Chapter 147

In the desert with a clear sky, on the endless road, with a whoosh, accompanied by a wahahaha— laugh and shout, a silver convertible sports car galloped past. Reading.com) Wang Yang is manipulating the steering wheel, Tom Welling is sitting in the passenger seat, Zachary and Joshua in the back seat keep yelling, all four of them are wearing casual clothes with full faces smile.

Yang, please, drive faster. Joshua slammed on the car door vigorously, and said excitedly: Fly up, fly up, don't waste this car and this road. Wang Yang smiled and looked at the open space. There was no car in front of him, so he slammed on the accelerator and said with a smile: Guys, sit still! Zachary shouted, waving his hands and shouted: Las Vegas, we coming

Huh——The silver sports car is speeding like lightning, rushing towards the end of the horizon.

After the Ninth District was finished, Wang Yang was free. Of course, he was not completely idle. He put forward a lot of opinions on the editing of Sweetheart and determined its style rhythm; 's special effects production, but this is something that happens once every ten days, and he usually has more leisure time.

And Tom Welling, who successfully proposed in August last year, will hold a wedding with his fiancée Jamie White in Los Angeles on January 21. As his wedding date is approaching, the first step is to say goodbye to the bachelor party. Wang Yang and Zachary decided to take him to Las Vegas for a carnival, and Joshua, who heard the news, wanted to join in the fun; as for Tom's other friends and brothers, they would have another big party on the night before their wedding.

Las Vegas (Las-Vegas) itself is Spanish, which means fertile green grass, because it is the only oasis with spring water in the desolate desert around it. This desert city is most famous for its gambling industry. As the largest casino in the world, it has nearly 40 million tourists every year. It has also gradually developed into a tourist and shopping resort and a bustling city that never sleeps.

After the four of them came to Las Vegas, they stayed at the Caesars Palace Hotel in the Boulevard area. The marble statue of Caesar in front of the door, the huge fountain; the goddess statue in the lobby, ancient Roman murals, golden chandeliers... everywhere With the luxury of this five-star hotel. In the spacious presidential suite, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass, you can have a panoramic view of the gorgeous night view outside.

Hey, Joshua, you don't seem to be old enough to drink? Wang Yang saw Joshua on the other side of the bar open a bottle of brandy and poured a full glass into the crystal wine glass, he immediately shouted to stop He smiled and said, You can't drink, I don't want to be caught by the police. Zachary standing in front of the window, and Tom Welling sitting on the sofa all laughed and walked towards the bar.

Joshua picked up the glass and took a sip, smacked his lips and savored it, and laughed, Come on, who cares about this for no reason? And I'm so mature, I look at least 25 years old. He never Three more crystal glasses were drawn from the counter, and they were filled with the brandy,

Looked at them and laughed, Guys, have you forgotten that this is a bachelor party? What the hell, there are no rules tonight, no paparazzi and nothing can stop us, just a party

That's right, we're going to have a good night with Tom tonight. Zachary picked up a wine glass approvingly; Tom also raised the glass with a smile and said, Thank you.

Wang Yang smiled and nodded. For a long time, he hadn't really relaxed. Last year he was always surrounded by various unpleasant and depressing things. He also felt a little tired. Let's try today. The long-lost indulgence bar held the crystal wine glass, and he said with a smile: We want to have fun, but let's drink to our heart's content first.

He raised his glass, looked around at the three of them, and continued to smile: A few days later, our Tom will walk into the arms of marriage. He is our pathfinder, pioneer, and warrior. Let's drink this glass of wine in one go. Drink up, no one can miss a little bit, respect Tom

To Tom. Both Zachary and Joshua smiled and raised their glasses to Tom. The four of them clinked glasses again with a bang, then they drank the whole glass of brandy in one go. Drank it all. Putting down the cups, the four of them frowned a little uncomfortablely, and couldn't help laughing haha. Joshua picked up the bottle and poured it again, while laughing: Cool, this wine is great, my throat, my stomach... feel comfortable.

Guys, I don't blush when I'm drunk, and my appearance looks the same as usual. Wang Yang smiled, put his wine glass under the mouth of the wine bottle, and the wine poured out, he continued to laugh : But it is very likely that something crazy will be done, and I don't know what it will be. So you guys take care of me, I want to go back to Los Angeles alive.

Zachary chuckled, took another sip of wine with a grunt, waved his hand and said, Jan, anyone who gets drunk will become another person. But don't worry about my drinking capacity, I will take good care of you. Tom - Welling also nodded and smiled, Usually Jamie doesn't like me to drink, that's the reason. But today, I want to drink freely. Joshua took out several bottles of different types of wine from the wine cabinet behind him, and heavily Put it on the table and smile: Enjoy the party

Everyone smiled and nodded, chatting and drinking. Amidst the increasingly crazy laughter, the number of empty wine bottles on the stage gradually increased, one bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

Caesars Palace Hotel Casino, under the bright yellow lights, gamblers are sitting around different gaming tables, low cheers and sighs are constantly rising and falling, waiters in suits are walking back and forth in this wide and crowded casino walk around. At a blackjack table, Joshua, Zachary, and Tom Welling all stood with red faces, shouting excitedly: Wow again, fuck, win again!

There were five people participating in the game at the gambling table, and three people had already surrendered in this game. Wang Yang looked at his 5, 6, and 3, looked at a white man next to him who suspended his cards, 9 and 4, and looked at the dealer's 5, 6, and 3. I thought about that card 9, thinking about it for a while, and said with a smile: Give me another card.

Blackjack can be said to be very simple or complex. The game is divided into the banker and the player. At the beginning of each game, the banker distributes two bright cards to the player, and one bright card and one dark card to himself. K, Q, J and 10 cards are all counted as 10 points, and the A card can be 1 point and 11 points are calculated by the players themselves, and the rest of the digital cards are calculated according to their original face value. After the gamble starts, the players are free to ask for cards in order to get close to blackjack. If they pass, they will be broken, and they will be considered a loser.

When all the players have stopped (no more cards), the banker will reveal his hidden cards. If the points of the two cards are less than 17 points, even if the points of the players are more than the players, the banker must continue to take cards until it is greater than 17 points. Or equal to 17 points. After more than 17 points, the banker must suspend the cards. If he blows up, he will naturally lose. If he does not blow up, he will compare the points with the player, win, lose or draw.

Hearing that Wang Yang asked for another card, the expressionless white croupier in a suit and vest gave him a card, and when he opened it, it was another 6. Joshua and others immediately cheered, and the four cards added up to 20 points. Wang Yang couldn't help but raised his mouth, pointed at the dealer with two fingers, and said with a smile: Stop. Baby, the game is over.

The croupier continued to open the hidden cards without expression, and it turned out that another card with 615 points was not enough for 17 points. Under the eyes of everyone, he drew a card and opened it, and a Q Joshua jumped excitedly YES. After getting up, the croupier said in a blunt tone: Broken, the player wins.

nga Wang Yang laughed and thumped the table, and swept the chips allocated by the croupier to the left hand side. Go out, laughing: next game

Zachary and Tom Welling clapped their hands happily, and Joshua was still jumping up and down excitedly, pressing his hands on Wang Yang's shoulders and shaking crazily, gritted his teeth and said with a smile: Dude, you are incredible, You are a gambler. He remembered that every time everyone played Texas Hold'em, Stud...everything was good, and in the end it was Wang Yangying. He shook his head with a smile and sighed: I have always said that Chinese are all gambling masters

Yes. Wang Yang roared, clenched his fists and made a gesture to show his muscles, saying: I am Jeff-Ma. Joshua asked suspiciously: Who is Jeff-Ma? Wang Yang Immediately he laughed amusedly, looked back at the three of them, and said, You don't know? Don't you know Jeff Ma? He smiled and looked at the croupier, and said, My God, they don't know Jeff Mana why are you here at the blackjack table”

Everyone involved in the betting frowned suspiciously, not knowing who Jeff Ma was, and continued to bet on the next round. Wang Yang looked around them in shock, seeing that even the croupier didn't respond, he sighed and said, Oh God, you guys are so unprofessional, I recommend you to read that book, that book...uh, uh, oh The Capture of Las Vegas

It's a great and interesting book. After you read it, you will know how to become a blackjack winner...haha Just as he was speaking, Wang Yang suddenly laughed out loud. The first card dealt to him by the croupier It was the Ace of Hearts and Joshua, the three of them also read nervously: Black Jack, Black Jack. The expressionless croupier continued to deal the second round of cards, a Jack of Spades, and now he couldn't help frowning.

****, Black Jack Wang Yang slapped the table violently, causing the chips to bounce, and he couldn't stop laughing: Black Jack haha, you are dead, you are dead

The other four people in the gambling game all looked envious. The so-called blackjack (k) is also the real name of blackjack. An ace and a 10-point card are bigger than any combination of blackjack. means invincible.

Wang Yang leaned on the chair with his arms folded, looked at the croupier teasingly, and hiccupped; Zachary and Tom Welling also laughed smugly; Joshua beat himself excitedly like a king kong Suddenly, he saw a black-haired Asian man with a square face passing by, and he called out to him, Hey, buddy, come and gamble together, Jeff-Ma is here Jeff-Ma

The man suddenly stopped and looked at them. He saw three people who were so excited that they seemed to be drunk, and another Asian with a normal face, smiling and gesticulating in a V shape. He was stunned for a moment, and blurted out in surprise: Wang Yang? Wang Yang shook his head with a smile, showed him the pair of black jacks, and said with a smile, What Wang Yang? I'm Jeff Ma

At this time, everyone on the gaming table stopped playing cards, and the croupier slowly opened his hidden cards, the revealed 5 and the hidden K, and he said lightly, The banker wants a card. Then he dealt a card Come in, square 3, he said: Stand, the dealer has 18 points.

The four YES waved their fists happily, while the loser sighed faintly. It seemed that he really wanted to read the book The Capture of Las Vegas. Wang Yang won the round with a smile on his face. The more than 10,000 chips that came back came together. Seeing that there were close to 100,000 chips, I suddenly remembered the number that was being targeted by the casino. I also felt that it was meaningless, so I threw all the chips into the chip bag, stood up and said with a smile: Brothers, it’s no fun not to gamble—”

Well, let's go out for a stroll in the street. Zachary suggested enthusiastically, the three of them nodded happily, walked outside with a smile, and Joshua's pace began to sway slightly. At this time, the Asian man suddenly came up from behind and said, Wait a minute, Mr. Wang. Wang Yang, who was holding Tom Welling's shoulders, turned his head suspiciously, looked at him and asked, What's the matter?

The Asian man showed a smile, stretched out his hand to him, and introduced himself: Mr. Wang, my name is Justin Lin, and Yibin Lin is also Chinese. I am a graduate of the Department of Drama, Television and Film in LA.

Wang Yang nodded, shook hands with him, and said with a smile, Hello, I'm glad to meet you. We, Troy, won 2 points from your rotten bears. Haha, just kidding... He shook his head again, Justin- Lin, Justin Lin? I seem to have some impressions, who is that? He waved his hands in confusion, and said with a smile, It's nice to meet you anyway, Justin, see you later.

No, Mr. Wang, it's actually like this. Lin Yibin smiled, thinking of the ridiculous purpose of wandering in the casino, he secretly breathed out, and said to himself: This is a good opportunity, either Get the investment, or go all out to overdraft your credit card to get that money. He pondered for a while, then smiled: I'm preparing to make an independent film, and I have several ideas, do you have time to listen to it?

With a calm and sincere smile on his face, he looked at the three drunk people, and Wang Yang who was listening seriously, and said, Mr. Wang, to be honest, I need a sum of money to make a movie. Impress Fire Movie.

Wow, please make a movie, you said it earlier. Wang Yang excitedly punched him on the chest, swung his fist a few times quickly, and said with a smile: We are all supported by Bruce Lee, absolutely support you***, you Should have found me sooner”

Lin Yibin couldn't help being a little stunned, and suddenly, with a bang, the bulging chip bag was stuffed in, and the force made his chest ache. Wang Yang said with a smile: Where is there, uh, how much? Maybe 100,000 US dollars, who knows. He frowned again, and said: But 100,000 US dollars should not be enough? Right, what is the cost of your film? Lin Yibin looked at the bag of chips in his arms in disbelief, and this is it? real?

Seeing Wang Yang's serious expression, he suddenly smiled happily, held the bag tightly, nodded and said: That's enough, I have some money myself, thank you, Mr. Wang

No, no, not enough, definitely not enough. I know the higher the cost, the better the director... Wang Yang interrupted him with a wave of his hand, fumbled for his pockets, looked around the three of Joshua, and asked, Is there any? No pen, no paper? All three shrugged, and Joshua laughed and said, This is not a school, buddy, this is a casino.

I have it here. Lin Yibin quickly took out a pen and a small notebook from his pocket, and handed it over to Jiang Ye: Here. Wang Yang happily caught it, quickly wrote the number on the paper, and said with a smile : This is my mobile phone number, my home phone number, my parents' restaurant takeaway number... contact me again he handed back the pen and paper, and put a smile on Tom Welling's shoulder: I'm going to talk to you now. This guy is going to play, you know he's getting married soon, oh my god, he's getting married soon

Tom Welling nodded happily, and said: Yeah, the first time I was with her, I said 'I'm going to get her' and now we're getting married. He gave himself a thumbs up, Said: Tom, well done! Zachary whistling whistling, Joshua also sighed, and said: I also want to have a long-term love, I also want to get married.

Looking at the three obviously drunk, Lin Yibin didn't know what to say, looked at Wang Yang, and said with a smile: Mr. Wang, thank you for not disturbing you, I will contact you.

Call me Yang, what are you Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, what a fool. Wang Yang frowned impatiently, stepped forward and patted Lin Yibin on the shoulder, and said seriously: We are all Chinese and we want to help each other. Yes, Old Ghost Wu has always said that, so don’t be polite to me, absolutely absolutely not. All you have to do is make a good movie and win glory for our Chinese directors. I love movies, I love you”

He blew a few kisses again and again, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said with interest: Haha, I think we should make a movie about Jeff Ma, the MIT Gambling Group is interesting. Joshua suddenly He applauded and said, A gambling movie? Dude, I can't wait to watch it. Zachary also asked, What's the content? Wang Yang put his arms around them, walked outside the casino, and said, Please , I won’t talk about movies tonight, carnival time.” After walking a few steps, he turned around and said with a smile, “Justin, come on, remember to contact me for those who don’t have enough money.”

I will. Justin Lin held the chip bag and the paper tightly, and watched the figures of the four disappear among the gamblers. Then he looked back with a smile, and cheered with a suppressed voice: YES, YES He had heard that Miracle Yang was a talkative and easy-going person, but he really didn't expect it to be like this. He was a little puzzled in his heart, was Wang Yang also drunk?

On the streets of the Las Vegas Strip area, the night lights of the high-rise buildings on both sides were dazzling, and the four people, shoulder to shoulder, sang and walked aimlessly.

Zachary's singing stopped suddenly, and he said: Oh, I'm in a hurry, I need to go to the bathroom, toilet, toilet Tom Welling pointed to the shiny stand sign over there, and said with a smile: Just settle it there Come on, I'll let you know. Wang Yang laughed so hard that tears flowed, and said, Zachary, the paparazzi is in the dark, and you will be the headline in the newspaper tomorrow.

Guys, actually... Joshua blinked and said to himself: I want to have a cool tattoo, my parents are so perverted, can't Catholics have tattoos? I want Jesus Get the tattoo on. Wang Yang pushed him hard, and said with a smile: Then go.

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Ding ding ding ding... The annoying cell phone rang non-stop, as if it couldn't be turned off. Wang Yang let out a displeasure, and turned around to continue to sleep, but the ringing still continued. He opened his eyes with difficulty, dizzy in front of his eyes, his head hurts, his whole body hurts... he Fumbling with his hand, he took the ringing mobile phone next to him, and answered the channel: Cough, hello, hello...

Hi, Jan? Good morning. The person over there was Jamie White, and she asked with a smile, Why are you answering the phone? Where's Tom? How did you play yesterday?

Is it Jamie? Wang Yang wiped his face vigorously, and suddenly felt a lot more awake, and said, Uh, it's right next to me and I picked it up, wait a minute, Tom, Tom should have had a good time yesterday, oh my god When his vision regained clarity and he looked at everything in front of him, he couldn't help but screamed, and murmured: I think something crazy happened...

I saw that the originally luxurious and tidy presidential suite became a mess, with wine bottles, clothes and other sundries all over the floor, the sofa was pushed upside down, a hole was pierced in the big flat-screen TV, and the floor lamp was smashed... Zhaka He was lying on the sofa and fell asleep, his hair was messed up like a bird's nest; Joshua was lying on the floor covered with quilts, and on his bare shoulders, he had a black tattoo and a bearded head ...

How is this going? Wang Yang stood up slowly, his head was heavy and dizzy, but his nerves were very clear. This scene seems familiar, right? He hurriedly said to Jamie: Tom hasn't woken up yet. We were all drunk last night. I'll tell him to call you back later. As soon as he hung up the phone, he shouted like crazy: Tom, Tom, Tom— —”

Well, what's the matter...? Tom Welling's weak voice came from the other side of the room, Wang Yang immediately ran over and opened the door for Ye Ye to take a look, he immediately smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, Tom was lying on the bed Said: It's nothing, Jamie is calling, you can wake up first and then talk.

He turned and walked back to the hall, looked at the messy house, kept shaking his head and laughing, the memory of last night was a mess, he couldn't figure out how it could be like this

Plop, he suddenly felt his feet go limp, and he seemed to have stumbled into something, and fell to the floor. He sat up in pain, and took a look at the thing that knocked him down. It was a piece of stiff paper, and he read the paper stuck inside and said, Marriage certificate...marriage certificate? With a snap, He hastily closed it, with cold sweat on his forehead, and said: Oh my god oh my god

In addition to Las Vegas, Las Vegas also has a nickname called The Marriage Capital of the World, because the marriage registration office here is never closed, and a couple of men and women do not need to show any supporting documents to register for marriage, as long as they pay $55 for the formalities Fee, the couple can see the marriage certificate within 15 minutes, and then go to a nearby church to find a pastor to hold the wedding ceremony. As for the witness, just drag a stranger on the street.

Looking at the marriage certificate in his hand, Wang Yang swallowed his saliva, but his throat still felt as if it was on fire, and prayed: It's not me, it's not Tom, it's not any of us... He took a deep breath and suddenly When I opened it, I saw Joshua Alba written on it, it was Joshua

Hahahahaha... He couldn't help laughing loudly, and shouted with a smile: Joshua, Joshua, wake up, you are in trouble; no, you have a wife, haha, wake up quickly

Joshua over there turned around a few times, and finally opened his eyes slowly, and said in a daze, What, what are you talking about? Why is my shoulder tingling... He rubbed He looked down, stayed for a few seconds, and then let out a horrific scream: Ah, what's going on? I have a tattoo of Jesus on my shoulder.

Dude, I think you should ignore that tattoo for now, oh my god, haha... Wang Yang laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, shook the marriage certificate in his hand, and slammed it hard at Joshua. Go, said with a smile: You should see this, Joshua, you want to be in trouble, this...haha you are married to Scarlett...

He clutched his aching forehead, let out a cackle laugh, and said intermittently: But, it's not Johnson, it's Jackson... Scarlett Jackson

I don't understand, what are you talking about? Joshua frowned suspiciously, looked at the tattoo on his shoulder for a while, then picked up the piece of hard paper, read it softly : Joshua Alba...Scarlett Jackson...legal couple... He scratched his head, and said, Well, Joshua Alba seems to be me? And Scarlett -Jackson...

His eyes widened in astonishment, and after several seconds, he shouted in shock: Who is she??

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PS: Lin Yibin made up his mind in 2001, maxed out more than a dozen credit cards to make Hot Mochi, and participated in the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, which was postponed to 2002. Ben Mozrich adapted Ma Kaiwen (Jeff Ma)'s real life novel Taking Las Vegas (ng-wn-The-use, literally translated as The Gambling Casino) originally published in 2003 Published on September 9, it came out here in 2001 ahead of schedule. Finally, Tom Welling and Jamie White were originally married in May 2002 and have been here until January...

In addition, everyone may wish to guess, what will the following movie plan be? Hehe, Wowley said it was easy to guess this time