After Nolan Christopher came to Jimmy's office, he only sat down and read the movie script for five minutes before he couldn't help but slap his thighs and decided to make "Source Code".
"When will this movie be shot?" Nolan asked directly.
Jimmy had just taken two sips of the coffee in his hand. When he heard Nolan's words, he raised his eyebrows in surprise. He thought that Nolan would have to watch for at least a while before making a decision.
"Ahem, Nolan, do you want to watch more?"
Nolan smiled and waved his hand and said: "Mr. James, I think this is no longer necessary. The previous part of the script is enough for me to make up my mind."
Jimmy nodded, "Try to shoot early next year. Oh, by the way, there is something I want to tell you in advance. The male and female protagonists of this movie have been decided."
"Really?" Nolan narrowed his eyes, "Who is the male and female protagonist?"
"You should know the heroine, Jennifer Aniston, who plays Rachel in "Friends". The hero is Chinese, and his name is Louis Koo."
After hearing Jimmy finish the information about the male and female protagonists, Nolan was a little silent. In fact, he was not very surprised that the male protagonist was Chinese. After all, he had the script in his hand, and it clearly stated the identity of the male protagonist, that is, he was Chinese.
He was a little disappointed with the choice of the heroine.
Of course he knows the actress Jennifer Aniston, the heroine in "Friends" and a typical American sweetheart, but Nolan is British.
However, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. After all, he had only read the first part of the script, and now he was not even sure who the heroine of the movie was. Of course, he thought it was most likely the woman sitting opposite the male protagonist.
Nolan looked back for a while. After confirming the heroine, he looked up at Jimmy and said, "Mr. James, can I change the heroine?"
Jimmy shook his head, "If it's not for some reason, it won't work. I've already talked with Jennifer Aniston."
Nolan sighed slightly, there was no reason why he had to change, it was just his personal preference.
After a moment of silence, Nolan nodded and said: "It's okay to let Miss Aniston play the female lead, but in order for the filming to go smoothly, she needs to ensure sufficient cooperation during the filming process."
Jimmy smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this. As long as it is a reasonable request, she will definitely cooperate. If she does not cooperate, she can be replaced at any time."
Hearing Jimmy's domineering words, Nolan suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
Although he is very confident in his talent, he also understands that he is only a little-known director now, and Jennifer Aniston is already a well-known star. If the company does not give him enough support, he will
You may not be able to control the other party.
If the director is not sure that he can control the actors, it is a very terrible time, and it may very well lead to the collapse of the entire movie, which is what Nolan does not want to see.
Nolan is still very efficient. After he decided to make this movie, he began to look for actors other than the male and female protagonists. He wanted to complete the preparatory work as soon as possible and quickly enter the filming process.
And Jimmy also strongly supports Nolan. As long as it is within a reasonable range, he will give money to Nolan if he wants it, and he will give it to anyone if he wants someone.
The reason why Jimmy gave Nolan such strong support was not only because Nolan was appointed by Yu Dong, but also because he also hoped to speed up the filming of the movie.
The company has been investing heavily in the past two years, and the shooting time span of many movies is too long.
Take "The Martian" for example. The money for this movie has been invested a long time ago, but the filming of the movie has been delayed for a long time, so the money has been sitting around without producing any results.
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Cheng Yanqiu is about to give birth and has been basically staying in the hospital recently.
However, Cheng Yanqiu was in good condition and all indicators were pretty good, so Yu Dong and the others were in a relatively stable mood and were not particularly anxious.
As for the child's name, Yu Dong had no control over it from beginning to end. The naming was entirely left to Cheng Yanqiu's grandparents.
According to Grandma Cheng Yanqiu, the child's name has been decided, but they have to wait until the child is born.
On the one hand, it is necessary to confirm the gender, and on the other hand, Yu Dong and the others are not allowed to return the goods. Of course, this is also a joke. Since it was the name given by the grandparents, of course Yu Dong and the others cannot return the goods.
However, Cheng Yanqiu has been muttering recently, fearing that her grandparents would give her child a unpleasant name. When Cheng Yanqiu still remembered her nickname, she complained every time she mentioned the word "Luo Luo".
The days gradually passed.
The due date of October 6th arrived soon, but there was no big movement of the baby in Cheng Yanqiu's belly. I went to ask the doctor, but the doctor told me to wait.
They were not in a hurry at this time, because it was normal for the due date to be a few days later. Many of the women who gave birth during the same period were delayed by two or three days, some were delayed by a week, and even some were delayed by more than ten days.
Until three days before the due date, Yu Dong and the others began to become anxious, and they asked the doctor every day.
That is to say, when Yu Dong asked, the doctor explained to him in a pleasant manner every time, comforted him, and told him not to be anxious. If anyone else had asked, the doctor would have been impatient.
At this time, no matter how calm Yu Dong was, he began to feel impatient. In fact, Yu Dong also knew that asking too many questions like this would be bad and cause trouble to others, but he couldn't help but ask.
It was not until the sixth day after the due date that the doctor began to inject Cheng Yanqiu with oxytocin, which lasted a day and a night before the baby was finally brought out.
After the baby was born, the doctor pushed the baby out for Yu Dong to sign.
"October 14th, nine fifty-eight in the morning, girl, six pounds and forty ounces."
Before Dong Dong could even take a second look, the doctor pushed the child in again.
When Yidong walked out of the waiting room, his parents and Cheng Yanqiu's grandparents gathered around him.
"What's going on now?"
Yu Dong waited in the waiting room for a day and a night. He slept very little during this day and night, and was in a state of being on call at any time. He is still confused now. He just briefly reported the situation, "Mother and daughter are safe.
Six pounds and four taels."
When they heard that mother and daughter were safe, several elders all breathed a sigh of relief.
It is said that giving birth to a child is like escaping from the gate of hell. Although the medical conditions are much better than before, the elderly still believe that giving birth to a child is risky.
Of course, this worry is not unnecessary.
Although the medical conditions are much better than before, dystocia still happens from time to time. Even in the Gulou Hospital where they are located, there was a case of dystocia a few days ago, and neither the big baby nor the baby could be saved.
This matter caused quite a stir in the hospital, and many patients knew about it. It made people panic, and some even decided to change hospitals because of this matter.
After making sure that both adults and children were safe, everyone started talking about the gender of the child.
"How's the girl? Have you seen my son? Does he look more like you or Luoluo?" Qin Fang asked.
Yu Dong shook his head, "I didn't see clearly."
The six elders all rolled their eyes, obviously very dissatisfied with his performance. Yu Hansheng scolded him directly: "What's the use of your eyes?"
Yu Dong cried out that he was wronged: "I just signed the contract, pushed the baby out and then pushed it in. I saw that the skin was quite white, but I couldn't see anything else clearly."
"You are still young and inexperienced." Cheng Liye shook his head, and then looked at Cheng Mingde: "Dad, now that the child is born, you can also name it. It has been too long.
."
Cheng Mingde said with a smile, "Okay, okay, the girl's nickname is Yuyi, one, two, three, one, her nickname is Zhenzhen, Zhenzhenzhen."
When Yu Dong heard the name, before he could say anything, his mother-in-law Chen Yuqing complained, "Dad, isn't this name a bit too casual? You and mom are mathematicians, so we can all understand that the name is related to mathematics.
But isn’t it a bit perfunctory to just name each person one by one?”
Cheng Mingde said with a smile: "This is not simple. According to the Tao Te Ching, Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives rise to all things. The one here is not just a simple number one, but also represents
A certain process in the evolution of the universe. From a mathematical perspective, one is also a very special number. It is the smallest positive odd number. It is neither a prime number nor a composite number. Its reciprocal is still itself. The absolute value of one
The sum and any power are one..."
Although Cheng Mingde talked about a lot of high school knowledge, Cheng Liye and the others were really impressed. Even Yu Hansheng and Qin Fang felt that their granddaughter's name was Yu Yi.
Simple is simple, but there is quite a lot to say.
And the name also depends on who gave it.
If a child from another family is named with "一", it would be ordinary, but this name was given by Cheng Mingde. Although Yu Hansheng and his wife are not familiar with the academic circle, they also know that Cheng Mingde is a great mathematician and one of the top in the industry.
That kind of.
The "one" in the words of great mathematicians has been given a special meaning.
"Then why is the nickname Zhenzhen and not Yiyi?" Chen Yuqing asked again.
"Zhenzhen, let's start with this one. In computer science, one is used to express the truth value of a Boolean value. In other words, one is equal to true. In addition, Zhenzhen has another meaning. It is what we two said.
The simplest and most worldly expectation for a child is that she will grow into a beautiful woman."
"How do you say this?" Qin Fang asked curiously: "Isn't it okay to call her Meimei?"
Cheng Liye said with a smile, "I probably guessed it. There is a story in "Song Chuang Miscellaneous Notes" by Du Xunhe, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that Zhao Yan, a Jinshi, got a picture of a beauty, and the artist who painted the picture told Zhao Yan about the picture.
The name of the beauty is Zhenzhen, she is a goddess. As long as her name is called, she will answer the call and be resurrected after a hundred days. From then on, Zhenzhen represents beauty, and many poems have borrowed it.
This allusion. For example, in Nalan Xingde's poem "Poppy Poppies", there is a sentence: "I am a dreamer for Yi Ping, and I always draw pictures to wake up the truth at night", which directly uses this allusion."
Qin Fang showed an unclear and serious expression, "There are really a lot of names to say."
Yu Dong also thinks the name is pretty good.
His requirements for the name are very simple, that is, it should be easy to read, write, and remember, and on this basis, it should be a little special, not follow the crowd, and preferably have some meaning behind it.
Both the nickname and the nickname given by Cheng Mingde met Yu Dong's requirements.
"Are you satisfied with this name? Don't want to return it?" Cheng Mingde looked at Yu Dong with a smile.
Yu Dong smiled and said: "No returns."
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It wasn't until noon that the doctor pushed Cheng Yanqiu and the child out.
Cheng Yanqiu's condition is better than Yu Dong expected. Except for her hair being a little messy, her complexion is quite good. Compared with several other pregnant women at the same time, she is much better. The doctors also said that she is in good condition and will be fine soon.
Can be discharged from hospital.
At this time, Yu Dong also saw his daughter again.
The little girl weighing six pounds and forty-two pounds was wrapped in swaddling clothes. She was a small ball. Her skin was very white, but her face was wrinkled and curled up. Her eyes were closed, but they seemed to be open. There was a gap, and she was confused.
There is no light in the mist.
They say that a child cannot see clearly right after birth.
The child's head is also long and pointed.
Yu Dong stared at his daughter's head and muttered, "Like an alien."
Cheng Yanqiu burst out laughing, "During the birth, I was clamped like this, but it will gradually become normal later."
Yu Dong smiled, stared at his sleeping daughter, and said, "She's quite well behaved."
Before Yu Yi was born, he had long been prepared to make a fuss. Unexpectedly, the child was quite quiet and didn't cry much.
Cheng Yanqiu smiled and said nothing. He just muttered in his heart that you will suffer later.
Less than ten minutes after Yu Dong said that, Yu Yi started to cry. The couple hurriedly started feeding and comforting her, but they couldn't stop crying no matter what.
In the end, Yu Yi and her grandmother came, and they worked together to coax her.
Yu Dong, who was so tired that he was sweating profusely, looked at Yu Yi who fell asleep again, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art."
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After Yu was born, Yu Dong experienced the most tiring period since his rebirth.
Although Qin Fang and Chen Yuqing helped, he and Cheng Yanqiu had to take care of the children at night.
Yu had to wake up every hour or two. After waking up, she would either feed her or change her diaper. She kept crying during the whole process, and by the time she stopped crying, more than half an hour had passed.
Then, before Dong and the others were sound asleep, she started crying again. The process just now had to be repeated over and over again, making people unable to get any rest at all.
This kind of life has lasted for more than half a month, and the situation has not improved much. However, Du Dong has gradually become accustomed to this kind of life. He was even able to wipe out her urine with half-closed eyes after Yu Yi started crying in the middle of the night.
Chapter completed!