At Caesars Palace Hotel, golden lights shroud the vast circular lobby like a prairie from top to bottom. In the center is a giant stone statue of Julius Caesar. There are also some shining Christmas trees placed around it, prompting tourists to take photos. group photo.
Every visitor looks so happy, and the staff are all smiling, as if this is the happiest place on earth.
After Ye Wei came in, because he didn't plan to stay here, he didn't go to the front desk. He just walked around and stood there until the time was up.
However, after a while, a security guard in the lobby noticed him and came up and asked: "Sir, how can I help you?"
"Oh, thank you, I don't need it." Ye Wei smiled at him, "I'm waiting for someone, brother, just leave me alone."
"Okay." Although the security guard retreated, he remained wary of the suspicious boy, especially the two suitcases. After 911, anyone could be a terrorist.
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In Denver, Anna¡¯s family is very lively because they are a Christian family, so this festival is both festive and sacred to them, and it is the most important festival of the year.
The family is sitting on the sofa, watching "It's a Wonderful Life" is a must-have part of the year, and they just can't get enough of it. But this year Anna was a little absent-minded. At this time, she muttered again: "Have the crew of "It's Daisy's fault" watched the short film? Do you want to call Ms. June for news?"
"Anna, don't be anxious, Ms. June will tell us when there is news." Janet reached out and stroked her daughter's hair.
¡°Let¡¯s just relax and watch the movie first.¡± David also smiled, looking at the TV screen, ¡°George and Mary are about to meet.¡±
Anna looked at the clock, "I wonder if it's going well in Vegas We'll watch "Dance of Angels" simultaneously later!"
"Of course, sweetheart.", "Yeah."
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New York, Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
In the spacious bathroom, the sound of running water from the faucet was loud. Lily bent over and dipped her face into the wash basin, letting those useless tears go away with the water
She just wants everyone to get together for a while, sit together like a normal family, chat, watch TV, and watch "It's a Wonderful Life". Wouldn't that be good? I have to go to some damn bar, I have to see some retarded Christmas tree! Has anyone considered her and given her a little support for her wish a small wish
Haha, what are you delusional about? A normal family? A normal family with three marriages! ?
They are not family, not one of them, only mom is, why are they here, they should have left long ago!
Phil Collins is an asshole, they are all assholes!
What¡¯s the use of crying? Will they listen? Will their minds change? No, no, no
The tears came more and more, Lily's heart twitched a little, her whole body trembled, and she felt suffocated. Those memories suddenly surged from the bottom of her heart, and those nightmares suddenly appeared so clearly in front of her eyes.
"Daily Mail", "The Sun", "Daily Star", "The Times"
A little girl less than 5 years old was surrounded by overwhelming newspapers and magazines. Her face was full of confusion, fear, and sadness. She looked at the media pages, which contained every detail of her parents' divorce. She looked at them. How did they fall out, how did they separate, how did the lawsuit end, how did she follow her mother to the United States
Every detail, she sees even if she doesn¡¯t want to see it, knows even if she doesn¡¯t want to know it, so ugly, so puzzling to her, why, why?
Why don¡¯t you live with your father anymore, why do you want to go to the United States, why is your mother crying, why is everything different!
Is there any solution? Is there anything she can do to change their decision? cry? Pleading? Lock yourself in a room? Refuse to get on the plane? It¡¯s useless, it¡¯s all useless¡
Hahaha, that¡¯s ridiculous! Lily raised her head, looked at her wet face in the mirror, and choked with laughter, "You are so ridiculous!" !
Her whole soul was trembling, and she hurriedly fumbled in her trouser pockets, trying to find someone to talk to, but only!
However, the trouser pockets were empty and the cell phone was left in the handbag outside. She let out a long sigh and scratched her hair. Even if she was beaten, what could she say? He's not her mother, he doesn't like hearing these annoying words from her, her damn family, damn things!
"What can I do? How can I get rid of these" Lily murmured, drink? smoke? marijuana? She shook her head, not wanting to be like that, not wanting to be the kind of star kid who fell into the abyss; leave? Wandering? Don't be stupid, don't careWherever she goes, she will be found quickly
Suddenly, Lily felt at a loss as never before. The world was so big, but there seemed to be no place for her.
She hates herself, hates everything
"Stupid eyebrows, stupid" The more she looked at it, the more disgusting her face in the mirror became. She suddenly grabbed her right eyebrow and plucked it off hard, "Stupid eyebrows! You idiot!! You idiot!" , you stupid donkey, you hairy monster"
After a series of curses, her voice gradually became softer. She covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying. She raised her head and took a deep breath to push those emotions back to the bottom of her heart.
Quick, use what the psychiatrist said, happiness therapy, think about happy things, happy things
Many scattered pictures flashed before her eyes, and soon almost all of them were from the past two months, his smiling face, his voice, Lily, Jane, little Jane
After an unknown amount of time, her mood slowly calmed down, and those nightmares were locked into the cage in her heart again.
"Huh, you're really childish." Lily sighed and shook her head. He was fighting for his dream in Vegas, and you were hiding in the bathroom and angry with your family. How childish.
Moreover, they don¡¯t know the whole story, and they don¡¯t have the emotion to watch it at the same time. It¡¯s normal to have no interest. ¡°It¡¯s a Wonderful Life¡± is not suitable for this ¡°family¡± either¡ Let¡¯s go, go out and apologize to everyone, and then go back to mom¡¯s place. They go wherever they like.
Lily washed her face and smoothed out the plucked piece in the middle of her right eyebrow. It didn¡¯t look obvious, and she was a bit self-deprecating. It was really a bush.
At the moment, Lily walked out of the bathroom and saw laughter and laughter in the hall from the corridor. Everyone was sitting on the sofa watching TV, looking happy, and she couldn't help but be startled.
"Hey, Lily, come here quickly, you will miss the beginning!" Qiao Li shouted with a smile and patted the seat next to her.
"I haven't seen this movie for many years." Simon on the other end was also laughing, "James Stewart is still so young, haha!" He clapped his hands and laughed, proud of his own joke. Everyone also laughed, and her bastard father sighed: "Stewart is such a good man. I have met him several times before. He is such a good man."
Nicholas was also very well-behaved and watched with interest, and Orion was also smiling.
"Everyone" Lily didn't know what to say, "I"
"Come here!" Qiao Li shouted again with a smile. She became a Collins at the age of 3, and her parents divorced again at the age of 8. She is the person here who best understands the thoughts of 14-year-old Lily, even better than Lily herself.
This girl wants everyone to stay for two more hours. "Watching short films simultaneously" is just a reason she gives herself. The real reason is that she wants to have a normal home She can watch "It's a Wonderful Life" and gather together to celebrate the holidays. No Willing to separate. If not, at least it looks like it. She was angry because there was no hope.
She has not acquired any bad habits, has not made bad friends, has not indulged herself, has not been arrogant or extravagantLily is already very strong.
"Don't you want to watch it? I'm in a daze after watching it now. Come on!" Simon also shouted. His parents divorced when he was 4 years old. How could he not understand his sister's pain? He suddenly laughed again: "Shidu Hua is ready to leave town, but he just can¡¯t leave, poor guy.¡±
Lily suddenly burst into laughter, and without saying anything else, she walked over to sit down next to Qiao Li, looked at the TV screen, and said with a smile: "Let me make it clear first that the short film will be broadcast on time at 11 o'clock!"
"Okay, okay!"
"11 o'clock is your friend's short film time, so get out of the way for "It's a Wonderful Life"!"
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In Las Vegas, night has fallen and the lights are gorgeous everywhere. The excitement of this sin city has just begun.
Ye Wei looked at his phone. It was less than ten minutes before 20:00. He was excited but also a little nervous. He checked his text message box and call records from time to time, for fear of missing a text message or a call from La Mo. La Mo, La Mo. Mo, show up quickly!
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he saw an elevator opening in the distance, and Ramo walked out. He quickly walked up, "Hey, Ramo!"
The security guard who had been paying attention followed her, but he recognized who the girl was. He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the young man following her into the elevator.
There were only two people in the elevator at this time, and they were ascending to the top floor where the presidential suite was located.
"How is Mr. Willis's mood?" Ye Wei asked. Ramo shrugged: "Of course he is in a good mood towards us, but I don't know about you." Ye Wei felt something was wrong and asked again: "Then does he know that I am going up now?" Ramo shook his head: "I don't know. ¡±
"What!"? He frowned immediately, "How can this work? If he doesn't want to see me, then it's screwed up."
Ramo looked at him and said funny: "You really don't know the situation. Lalu and Belle are here, and my mother is also here. If any of them says anything, let alone whether you can go up, even your short film can be If you can¡¯t broadcast it, the old man loves his little daughter! I can¡¯t handle it, it¡¯s up to you.¡±
"Yeah." Ye Wei nodded and continued to think about what might happen and how to deal with it.
Soon, the two of them got out of the elevator. The aisle on the top floor was still magnificent, and the staff who came and went walked very lightly and looked intently.
Not long after walking, the two arrived in front of the presidential suite where the Willis family lived. Ye Wei took a few deep breaths and was ready before Ramo rang the doorbell and said, "It's me, open the door."
After a while, the door opened, and the person who opened the door was none other than Willis. The old face with wrinkled nasolabial folds was smiling. However, when he saw the young man next to his daughter, his expression immediately changed!
Before Ye Wei could say hello, the screen hero became furious and shouted: "Boy, I gave you a chance, but you rejected it, stop taking advantage of my daughter! You damn Boy!"
"Mr. Willis" Ye Weiyi was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect Willis's reaction to be like this, "I mean no harm"
"Dad, no one is using your daughter." Ramo spread his hands angrily, "If he wants to use it, he is also using Lily, Phil Collins' daughter. She is dating him, not me, OK? The reason why I helped , I really think his work on set is very professional, I also watched the short film, it¡¯s great.¡±
Willis was so angry that he didn't listen and almost grabbed Ye Wei's suitcase and smashed it to pieces.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" LaRue and Belle ran over in surprise, and Demi Moore, who came to the party for her children, also came over.
When the two little girls saw that it was the handsome Asian boy, they immediately laughed and said, "It's you again!" and "That funny guy! Dad, why are you yelling at him?"
"He annoyed me a little." Willis said to his daughters, and then said to Ye Wei suppressing his anger: "I will just watch your short film. After watching it, get out of here right away."
"Old man, relax!" Ramo could only help so much.
Everything seemed to have stagnated, except for Ye Wei's heart, which was still beating violently. With Willis's furious mood, watching the short film was just a formality, and it was impossible to watch it. If the touching degree was originally 10, Now there is only 1 left.
If you can¡¯t calm down the big shot with a few words right away, you won¡¯t be able to succeed today
What to say! ? As if a guillotine was about to fall on his neck, Ye Wei broke into hot sweat all over his body, and as his mind raced, many true feelings came to him, and he said seriously:
"Sir, tonight is Christmas Eve, and I should be sitting at home, watching TV with my family, but here I am. I have a three-year-old sister, and she asked me what I was doing in Vegas. I said I was going to work, and she asked, "Don't you work on Christmas?" I didn't know how to answer her, so I lied to her and said, "I'm here for fun."
But I¡¯m not here to play! I'm here to take a chance, yes, another chance! I know you think I'm reckless and stupid, and it's perfectly normal to think so, but"
The anger in Willis¡¯ eyes faintly receded
"I, I, I" Ye Wei didn't know what to say, but he had a flash of inspiration and stuttered nervously: "I really need, need this opportunity, opportunity! Mr. Willis, A person leaves his family and his hometown on Christmas Eve to work in a strange place. Believe, believe me that person must be serious. "
"Boy, no need to say anything, come in." Willis turned and walked away, his tone much calmer, "Your short film better be really professional, don't waste our 10 minutes."
Ramo immediately winked at Ye Wei, the old man calmed down, your mouth is really powerful!
fine! Ye Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he only had one life left, he finally passed the test in a thrilling manner. I really don't know if it was Duoduo's fault or his stuttering.
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At the same time, some rooms in the apartment buildings north of the USC Park campus were brightly lit, and there was the faint sound of students laughing.
¡° One of the four-person apartments was also very bright. There were more than a dozen men and women crowded together, and a small party was being held. Some of them were international students, and some of them were planning to film during the holidays, so they did not go home for the holidays.
It was almost 8 o'clock, and Darum, one of the hosts, shouted to show everyone a short film, an A+ short film, a 15-year-old ninth grader and their work!
"Hahahaha! Darum, so this is what you were busy with some time ago? Filming a middle school student? Hahaha!"
"It was a good shot, wasn't it? Haha, the best joke of the year!", "The best Christmas gift, I mean the joke, haha!"
Except for a few people in the crew, Hurley King, Peter and Parela, everyone else was laughing so hard that they could not stop.
The four of them didn¡¯t say anything. When they finally got tired of laughing, Darum said, ¡°After you see it, tell me whether you can shoot to this level.¡±
"That's definitely not possible. I can no longer shoot at the level of a middle school student, hahahaha!"
Everyone laughed wildly again, especially the drunk ones, who started dancing crazily!
"I smell some marijuana, Darum, are you high? Haha!", "Take out the marijuana! Man, do you understand sharing!"
"You all shut up and be quiet!! Just take a look and you will know."
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New York, 11 o'clock, "It's a Wonderful Life" paused playing. Lily happily took the DVD disc and walked towards the DVD player. She smiled at her family and said, "Everyone, I am very grateful to you for staying with me until now. I am I¡¯m a bit willful, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ll make up for it with this short film! It¡¯s really great, but I haven¡¯t watched it yet.¡±
Collins couldn¡¯t help but be stunned. How do you know it¡¯s great if you haven¡¯t seen it?
Los Angeles, 8 o'clock, after a sumptuous dinner, Wang Ying suddenly remembered something, "Dance of Angels"! He immediately went to find his office bag and said to his old wife Miao Qianren: "I have to watch a short film. It is said to be the work of a talented high school student. It may have a great influence on the casting of my new film"
In Brentwood, Ye Haogen, Gu Qiao and Duoduo were all sitting on the sofa, and Toto seemed to be watching TV.
Denver, 9 o'clock, Anna's family has finished watching "It's a Wonderful Life" and started to play the short film. Although it is another time to watch it, they are all in high spirits, as happy and looking forward to it as they were when they watched it for the first time.
"It's 8 o'clock in Las Vegas! Show the movie, show the movie!!"
?Excited voices rang out from all over the world, all over the United States, Lev, Bud, Chen Nuo, Kerwinall members of the Dream Chaser Alliance!
??A shopping mall full of people and a busy shop suddenly played the mysterious short film, and tourists and customers were surprised
In the luxurious presidential suite in Las Vegas, the Willis father and daughter and Demi Moore sat on the main sofa, while Ye Wei sat on the sofa chair next to them, both looking at the large LCD TV in front of them.