American winner takes all

Chapter 18

In order to celebrate Ethan's excellent results this time, Mia decided to go out to eat at McDonald's tonight.

"I chose McDonald's not because it was cheap, but because of the Irish people." Mia joked about "Irish people".

McDonald's, as you can tell from its name, has a lot to do with the Irish, because only the Irish add Mc in front of their surname to indicate whose descendants they are, such as McCain, McQueen and Notorious. The infamous McCarthy.

People with the surname "Mai" are generally associated with the Irish. Similarly, people with surnames ending in "son" are often associated with the English.

There is also a habit of adding O' in front of the surname of Irish people, such as O'Brien, O'Sullivan, O'Byrne, O'Neill, and Ethan's surname - O'Connor.

As for his blond hair and blue eyes, he actually inherited his German ancestry from his mother.

But this Irish joke was not funny at all. Instead, it gave Ethan and Catherine goosebumps.

In any case, the three of them went to a nearby McDonald's. This was still a safe and secure Westwood district. Unlike the McDonald's in Compton where the three of them now live, the ordering counter was wrapped in bulletproof glass and turned into a bank. showcase.

Another big reason for eating McDonald's is that it's cheap.It is worth dispelling the rumor that fried chicken is not only for the poor, but black people ate more of it in the early days. In the United States, it is very dangerous to treat black people to eat fried chicken or watermelon.

Although it is already a relatively cheap fast food restaurant, Mia still said she "doesn't like eating it."

"I took advantage of my free time at night these past two days to write a movie script and prepare to send it to the development departments of major film companies." Mia announced the so-called "good news."

Just working hard and doing hard work is definitely not enough to support three students, not to mention that Catherine will go to college soon.Of course she worked harder.

Catherine immediately smiled and said: "Tell me about it" and nudged Ethan with his elbow, who was concentrating on the beef burger.

After traveling through time, Ethan showed a special preference for beef. He would like all beef. If he eats it this way, his head might get bigger.

"This is a biopic with religious elements. It is based on a real experience I heard when I was a child. It tells the story of a pastor who came to a big city alone after leaving the church. He showed complete discomfort in the face of various social phenomena. , and eventually became a criminal under the pressure of reality, punishing the so-called sinful people in the Bible by committing crimes..."

Hollywood loves to adapt scripts. 40% of the Oscar-nominated best films are book adaptations. There are also many movie scripts based on real events. Mia took this route.

As for the script itself, this subject matter is not new. The framework is not much different from "Midnight Cowboy" and "Taxi Driver". It just has a missionary shell. It would have been impossible to sell it in 1994. , Tiepu Street.

"Our primary goal now is to survive, not to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay." Ethan stuffed the last bit of burger into his belly.

Mia was stunned for a moment, then smiled sarcastically.Catherine reached directly under the table.

"Hey...hey!" Ethan held down Catherine's wrist.

"How can you be so offensive?" Catherine felt that Ethan's words were too harsh.

"What you said is so eloquent, why don't you write it yourself?" Catherine activated the "you can you up" skill.

"Speaking of which..." Ethan folded the burger wrapper.

"If it's a commercial movie script, I have a good idea."

Ethan was thinking about how to speak, and the religious elements mentioned by Mia gave him some hints.

"Why not change this script to a crime theme? You can retain the role of the martyr criminal, who punishes the world in the name of guilt, but he himself has committed the crime of cruelty, which is an internal conflict in itself. "

"This requires re-planning the protagonist. Why not set it up as a dual protagonist, like a partner in a detective investigation. What do you think?" Ethan looked up at Mia.

"Well... I think you can keep talking." Mia put her chin in her hand and thought thoughtfully.

Catherine looked at Ethan in shock. She just wanted Ethan to shut up, but she didn't expect that Ethan could actually say a few words.

"Then I'll really think about it..." Ethan scratched his head.

The day before he traveled through time, he did watch a movie analysis at Station B. It was a classic crime movie, almost 30 years ago. It can be said to be a household name. Ethan himself has watched it at least ten times. In the movie analysis Many details in creation were mentioned.

"There are two detectives, one old and one young. The elder is called Somerset. He is an old detective who is about to retire. He used to be passionate when he was young, but after decades of life as a police detective, his passion has been worn away. However, when a murder occurs, the child will also deliberately ask if he saw the scene when the crime occurred. This means that he still retains a trace of warmth deep in his heart..."

"In order to hand over the work, the police station assigned a young partner from the south to Somerset, named Mills, David Mills. He has a wife whom he has been in love with since high school and has a happy family life. Mills has the drive of a young man and always wants to achieve great results in his position as an agent, but he has a bad temper..." Ethan closed his eyes and scratched his head, as if trying to remember something.

"The story begins on a rainy afternoon. I don't know the specific time or city. I only know that it is Monday. God used seven days to create the world, and another person wanted to use these seven days to create a church ceremony. ..." Ethan was like a magician using psychic skills, telling stories that had nothing to do with him. "Wait a minute!" Mia suddenly interrupted Ethan's narration.

She stood up in a hurry, rushed to the counter, borrowed a pen from the waiter, then spread out the hamburger wrapper that Ethan had just folded, and wrote something on it with messy notes.

"Where did you hear this story?" Catherine was particularly confused.

"You can understand it as a dream." Ethan said casually.

He then began to narrate: "That day was Monday, and the two detectives came to the scene of the crime. Although they had seen a lot, the picture in front of them was beyond their imagination. It was an extremely bloated man. , so obese that he could no longer stand up, and his whole face was buried in a pile of noodles, which looked like... spaghetti. He was attacked while eating, and strangely, there were no wounds on his body..."

"It didn't even look like a homicide, but the deceased's hands and feet were tied up with barbed wire."

"In the morgue, the medical examiner showed the deceased's stomach to the two of them, which was as big as a basketball. The medical examiner pointed to the corpse and asked the two to see it in person. His duodenum was greatly expanded, and the inner wall was torn apart. It looked like he had 'exploded' himself alive. The real cause of death was internal bleeding. The police finally came to the conclusion that the murderer kept forcing the deceased to eat for more than twelve hours. When he could no longer hold on, Just give him a hard kick in the stomach."

"Instinct told Somerset that the case would be very difficult, and he didn't want to get into trouble before retiring. But his boss insisted on asking, and Somerset had no choice but to take the file away, and an ominous premonition came to his mind..."

"On Tuesday, another murder occurred in the city. The deceased was a well-known lawyer. His blood was drained, and the murderer used his blood to write a big word...'Greed' on the luxurious carpet."

"The character left by the murderer was also found at the scene of the previous crime - 'Gluttony'. And a sentence... I think I forgot which sentence it was, but it is definitely from Milton's "Paradise Lost"."

"Oh! It's the Seven Deadly Sins of Catholicism!" Catherine exclaimed.

Ethan opened his eyes: "Yes, but this is just the beginning. On Thursday, the police found fingerprints at the scene, which came from a mentally ill patient..."

"Wait, why is it Thursday? Shouldn't it be Wednesday?" Mia put down her pen.

"I can only tell you now that all this is a deliberate arrangement by the real murderer behind the scenes." Ethan had a mysterious smile on his face.

"Thursday, lazy, that man was tied to the bed and tortured for a whole year..."

"On Saturday, a prostitute was brutally murdered, just like something that both men and women would do, and the murder weapon was a sharp knife hanging on the man's waist!"

"God, Jesus." Catherine shook her head. She didn't want to hear any more.

"On Sunday, Arrogance, a female model was disfigured and had to either call an ambulance or swallow sleeping pills. This Arrogant Man chose the latter."

"Finally it was all over. The murderer came to the police station in person, but asked the two detectives to take him to a wasteland, otherwise he would defend himself on the grounds of mental illness. In the car, he claimed that he was making a masterpiece .”

"The three of them arrived at their destination, and there was a package with them. Inside was... the head of Mills' wife!"

"The murderer was jealous of Mills' family and he was part of the crime, and Mills was so angry that he shot and killed the murderer."

"This is... the story of the Seven Deadly Sins." Ethan calmly finished the narration of the movie.

"S**t!" Catherine frowned.

It would be best if Mia could write a script based on this.And Ethan also found a way to punish Rice through this narrative-anger.Just like Mills in the movie.

From the information given by the flea, as well as his personal feelings these days.Rice is clearly an impulsive guy.

Driven by anger, he may take many impulsive actions.

Of course, this must be done within limits. It is best to do something that does little harm, or no harm at all, but is extremely insulting...

And considering the safety issues of himself, Catherine and Mia, this matter can only be a misunderstanding.

So what's the misunderstanding, which doesn't cause any real harm but is extremely insulting?

Ethan thought hard and couldn't find a reasonable answer.

But I have the idea, I still need to inquire more with Thomas and Flea...

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