I became a son-in-law in the United States

Chapter 48: Construction Begins

Once the project was launched, the personnel arrangements were also finalized.

Produced by: Luther

Director: Neil Young

Screenwriter: Jia

Male lead: Robin van Persie

Female lead: Alice

This is the lineup; though small, it has all the essential parts, and it's almost ready to be put to good use.

However, compared to others, Jia has an additional role this time: project coordinator, which involves doing accounting and GG (Google/Google) stuff.

It wasn't that Luther insisted on assigning her such a heavy task, but rather that she fought for it herself and insisted on doing it.

On the way back, the driver was driving ahead when Jia took out the form she had prepared and suddenly realized something.

"Oh no!"

"What's wrong?"

"The budget estimate is insufficient." Jia seemed to have discovered something.

Luther smiled faintly, his mind perfectly clear.

Of course it's not enough. If it were enough, he wouldn't have a chance to get it; old Joseph would have already gone off to do it himself.

He had previously calculated that the company account had about $4000, and with the payments that had been collected over the past few months, it now had about $7,000.

Even so, this is still not enough to support the production of a film, let alone a sound film.

To deal with this situation, Luther had already prepared a sum of money to invest himself, intending to receive more dividends in the future.

I can't guarantee anything else, but as the world's first sound film, there's no reason it shouldn't be a hit.

Gia did some more calculations, then looked at Luther:

"Even with my money, it won't be enough. I'll probably have to borrow some from my father, or my mother."

"How much savings do you have?" Luther asked, somewhat curious.

In the Kennedy household, the eldest brother-in-law lived a life of luxury, spending thousands of dollars a month. In contrast, Gia was just like an ordinary female student; if you didn't know her, you wouldn't believe she was old Joseph's daughter.

But the next moment, Jia nodded: "About sixty-five thousand!"

"Wow... so many?"

Luther was genuinely taken aback; he hadn't expected Gia's secret stash to be so substantial.

Jia also seemed to notice her husband's surprise, and then explained:

"From childhood to adulthood, my father and mother have given me money every month, and I have never spent any of it; I have saved it all."

"But even so, there shouldn't be this many."

According to Luther's understanding, even wealthy families might not be able to come up with $65000 at this time, which is a huge sum of money!

The United States is currently at the peak of its economic bubble, and there are scammers and investment solicitors everywhere. People are either speculating in stocks or saving money.

Generally speaking, if a family has three to five thousand yuan, they will invest it all in the stock market instead of saving it up like this.

In this country, saving is not a virtue; saving is a crime.

Jia smiled again, and then explained;

"Of course, if it were really just about saving money, I couldn't possibly save this much. The key is that I also invest."

"You trade stocks?"

She nodded and said, "My father has connections on Wall Street, he'll tell me in advance what to buy..."

At this point, Luther finally solved the case; it turned out to be the truth.

Joseph Sr. had been on Wall Street for so many years, not only profiting from others' losses himself, but also occasionally letting his daughter do the same. Luther was speechless.

Who says that the United States has transparent regulations and that collusion between insiders and outsiders is impossible? It's just that you didn't know they were colluding.

"Okay, since you've already voted, I'll vote some too. How about we split it 50/50?"

"Wow, you're so rich... Luther..."

This time, it was Jia's turn to be stunned.

Because old Joseph had told him before that Luther came to America because he had nowhere else to go. Although he used to be an aristocrat, he really had nothing left.

But only two weeks later, Luther was able to come up with tens of thousands of dollars, which sounds incredible.

Of course, Luther couldn't tell Gia his little secret; it was best not to let anyone know about the antique business for the time being.

He paused for a moment before slowly explaining:

"Don't underestimate me. My family owns forests, fields, and castles. It's not just a noble title that's left."

"Think about it, with our family's accumulated wealth over thousands of years, even in our most impoverished circumstances, we shouldn't be unable to come up with tens of thousands of yuan, right?"

Luther gave a reasonable explanation, and Gia nodded in agreement.

After all, they were old nobles. No matter how down on their luck they were, they still had some flesh left. How could they really have fallen to that level?

However, this raises a new question—since the Luther family is relatively well-off and can even come up with tens of thousands of dollars at a time, why did they come to Boston to become a son-in-law and marry me?

In Jia’s view, she never wanted to be a lady from a prestigious family, nor could she do the things of a rich lady. She felt more embarrassed than anything else when facing social situations.

She just wanted to graduate as soon as possible, grow up quickly, and become independent, someone who didn't rely on anyone.

Of course, these are questions that cannot be asked; one can only find the answers oneself slowly. But the seed of curiosity is planted in this way.

The two were also busy for the next two days. Besides going to and from get off work together and appearing as a married couple, they spent the rest of their time polishing the script and revising the lines.

Gia fully adopted Luther's advice, abandoning what she considered an elegant writing style, and trying to make the characters as down-to-earth as possible.

She also used a lot of vulgar language, especially when it came to other supporting characters.

"damn it!"

"Son of a bitch!"

"You slut, are you itching again...?"

Of course, most of these were added by Luther himself. If it were Gia, she really couldn't have written them. A person can't write about things outside of their own experience.

She, a rich girl, was too well protected from a young age and had little experience of the underprivileged and the dark side of society.

And so, after another two days, the script for "Waden Lake" was finally revised.

This era was different from later times, and the requirements for scripts were not as strict. There were no strict rules about format or wording. As long as the main story was clearly written, the rest was up to the director and actors to understand.

Of course, this time there's a slight difference: lines have been added.

Meanwhile, Alice adapted quickly. The day after being accepted, she came to the company to report for duty and began practicing her lines, receiving simple guidance from Neil Young and others.

She is very smart and quick to learn. She has made great progress in just a few days, especially in front of the camera, where she already has a certain level of skill.

As for filming, once Alice was ready, Neil Young gave the order, and the entire crew immediately got to work.

There's set design, props, and even a dedicated team to clear the set.

To maintain absolute silence and record crucial sounds, Neil Young even had a transparent glass enclosure specially made to house the camera, so that the sound of the camera rotating could not be heard.

The lights went out quickly, and the clapperboard snapped shut.

Luther stood in the corner, watching the lights on the set come back on, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Jia walked up to him at some point and whispered, "Do you think the audience will like it?"

Luther did not answer.

He simply looked at the young couple rehearsing their lines on the set and said softly—

That's enough.