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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:20:56 AM


Chapter 209: 209

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This is Hollywood, and no one is irreplaceable. . nobody.

This sentence can be said to be the supreme standard of Hollywood, because Hollywood has a large number of talents and a steady stream of fresh blood, even among the top existences such as Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, even Will Smith and Dan The existence of a pinnacle in the industry with racial advantages like Zell Washington is still not irreplaceable.

Hollywood is a star-making factory. Without this person, there will always be another one. This superstar has fallen, and there will always be another one. This is a cold-blooded and unforgiving soil.

Just like "Transformers" replaced Megan Fox, the "Spider-Man" series almost replaced Toby Maguire, only because Toby the Lion spoke so much and demanded too much pay, which angered him. Senior executives of Sony Pictures.

Of course, after "Van Spider-Man" finished filming two works, the senior executives were not satisfied with the box office performance, so they did not hesitate to replace the popular Andrew Garfield, cut the series of works, and start anew.

This is the real Hollywood.

"So, I want to compete with Dawn Johnson?" Lan Li said, clenching his right hand and raising his fist, showing his biceps. The metaphor was so obvious that Andy laughed. .

The opportunity of "Degree and Excitement/Emotion 5" is indeed worth looking forward to, but obviously competition is not that simple. From Andy’s words just now, you can hear that if Dawn and the crew reach a consensus, then no matter how hard Ren Li works, the role still belongs to Dawn. After all, if he chooses Lan Li, the character’s style positioning will be the same. It's different, even the fighting scenes need to be rearranged, and a small change will bring the entire crew upside down.

But the film has already started pre-shooting, and the producer is still inspecting Telluride and nodding the audition, which means that they are imminent, which also left a window for Lan Li. Either this is to threaten Daun, or he is really impatient with the negotiation and intends to change his course.

No matter what, after face-to-face conversation, you can know the specific situation.

"Is there another one?" Lan Li knew that Andy must have come prepared, and how could Andy not know what he could consider. Therefore, Andy first talked about the work "Degree and Excitement/Emotion", and try to see the bottom line of Lan Li. It seems that Andy did not intend to put the heavy injection here.

"Comedy." Sure enough, Andy had waited there long ago, and said without any hesitation, then he recovered, rummaged in the briefcase behind him, and took out a thin notebook, which looked almost About two or thirty pages, if it is a script, it is too thin, but if it is a proposal, it is too thick. "This is a hot book that was only published last weekend. I found an old acquaintance, and I tried my best to get the first twenty pages to see if you are interested. If you want, I can always put Bright- Ratna made an appointment."

Lan Li did not take the script in a hurry, but looked at Andy in surprise, "Comedy?" He was indeed a little surprised by Andy's choice.

Among many types of movies, comedy is a very special category. As we all know, comedy is difficult to shoot. In many cases, it is easier to make the audience cry, but it is getting harder and harder to make the audience cheer. Especially after the audience is well informed and see through comedy routines, they often don’t buy it and enter the second stage. After the eleventh century, there were fewer and fewer good comedies.

Not only that, except for Billy Wilder, most comedians and comedy directors are not being seen by the academy. This is a prejudice in the field of art. From the very beginning, comedians have not been regarded as genuine actors, and like magicians and jugglers are regarded as partial.

See you, comedy masters like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton have been excluded from the Oscars all their lives. Kim Carey is undoubtedly the best comedian since the 1990s, but he has received six Golden Globe nominations, but he has never won an Oscar nomination, even "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" and "Trumen's World". Such highly acclaimed works were completely ignored by Oscar.

Now, once starring in comedies are considered "black history." James Franco, Bradley Cooper, Steve Carell and other actors can win Oscar nominations. The industry agrees that it is a rare breakthrough. . After Bradley received Oscar nominations for acting for three consecutive years, he basically stopped acting in comedies.

Andy actually chose a comedy work, which really went beyond Lan Li's expectation.

"What? You don't like it?" Andy asked with a smile.

Lan Li chuckled twice, "No, of course not."

On the contrary, in fact, Lan Li thinks that challenging comedy is a very good thing. Even Shakespeare has a special liking for comedy, because Lan Li deeply knows that acting comedy is extremely difficult, and the difficulty is even beyond drama and tragedy. .

Some comedians only rely on the power of the script, and the credit is on the screenwriter; some comedians rely on their limbs to make fun, such as falling on their backs, or embarrassment under the public. There are a lot of comedies by the bad guys. That’s how the laughter comes from; some comedians rely on their own background and talents. The kind of easy humor is more like a temperament, which is the case for many comedy masters and British black humor.

To put it simply, the performance of comedy is definitely not as simple as it seems. For a long time, Lan Li wanted to challenge comedy. He even imagined that if he hosted "Saturday Night Live" by himself, what kind of style would it be? Is he a sneer? Or is it the vulgar funny that throws away all the baggage and restraints, rolls up the sleeves and goes to battle? Just thinking about it in my head is exciting.

"I just accidentally made your choice." The smile on Lan Li's face rose up and joked with a chuckle, "I always thought that you want to make a difference during the awards season. Comedy is obviously not a wise choice."

"Even if you get the little golden man, I can't pay dividends; but if your comedy works sell well, my dividends will be paid directly." Andy also made a joke, causing Lan Li to shrug his shoulders slightly. He got up, and then he said solemnly, "I just think that if you continue to shoot serious drama movies, you may fall into Nicole Kidman's pit, so, before the image is fixed, take the initiative to break this Myth, it should be a good choice, better than hindsight and not having time to save it."

Lan Li laughed mercilessly, "God, Andy, Nicole has got her figurine, but I don't even have a nomination, are you thinking too long?"

Nicole also starred in several commercial films at the beginning of her debut, but later the exhibition line quickly moved closer to literary and artistic drama films, and was gone forever on this road. In 2oo3, after winning the Oscars for the Queen of the Days with "All the Time", Nicole has been trying to break the scene and starred in many commercial movies, including many break-up comedies, "There is a fairy wife in the house" , "Golden Compass", "Copying Your Wife", etc., all have lost everything, so that she can only return to the field of literary and artistic films, seeking another breakthrough in the awards season, but she has always been ups and downs. Unsatisfactory.

But Andy didn't laugh with him. He still had the calm smile on his face. After waiting for Lan Li to shrink his smile, he said, "I think your achievements will be higher than Nicole." Plain but firm. The words made Lan Li's eyebrows slightly raised, "To be honest, break this fixed image now and broaden your play path. There will be more choices in the selection of works in the future, "Dream Girl", " "Midnight Barcelona", "Juneo", "Little Sunshine". There have been many great comedies in the past few days."

A smile slowly fell from the corner of his mouth to the bottom of his eyes. For the first time, Lan Li truly felt the blueprint that Andy had built for him.

"Then, let's take a look at the script." Lan Li raised his eyebrows and said with a look full of expectations, "What kind of comedy is it? Shit/piss/fart comedy? Black comedy? Prank comedy? Me? My favorite comedy recently is "Pineapple Express". Tell me, can I work with Lanzibang?"

Listening to Lanly’s proactive words, Andy shook his head dumbfoundedly, and handed over the script, “I’m disappointed. It’s a comedy like the “Waste Chai League” and “The Office”. The director is Seth Gordon. , TV drama director background, I have directed both of the two dramas I just mentioned. Not long ago, I directed an episode of'Modern Family~www.novelhall.com~TV drama director. This is a field that Lan Li is not familiar with, but An He likes several comedies by Di Jie very much, each of which is the kind of comedy with a slant sword. The performance style is not too exaggerated, but there is a kind of quirky playfulness.

"Steve Carell! One of my favorite comedians. Not long ago I had a conversation with him at the Emmy Awards." Lan Li said sincerely, then opened the script and started with his head down. .

Andy's mood is actually a bit nervous. From "Pacific War" to "Buried alive", the two roles are completely different. It can be seen that Lanli's plasticity is very high, but he jumped to the comedy category in one breath. This span is indeed Some are big.

As an agent, Andy knows no more. If the positioning is wrong, it does not matter if the work fails. The important thing is that Lanly's image positioning must be restarted. This is a fatal blow to the rising newcomers. Choosing this comedy work, he was the one who was the most nervous. At this time, looking at Lan Li's calm and focused appearance, Andy felt his stomach began to surge:

Did he choose the wrong one? According to Lan Li's own choice, it seems to be a more appropriate and wiser choice to star in that love literary and artistic work, and the subsequent operation is simpler. If you choose this comedy, but in the end, what should you do? Or just forget it?

However, Lan Li devoted himself to reading the script in his hand, sighing in his heart for Andy’s insight and wisdom. This choice was indeed bold and out of the ordinary, but it was also enough to make people shine. The sword went slant, and it was either a complete defeat or a complete success. Win. If he is not a rebirth, I am afraid he will be dumbfounded at this time; fortunately, he is.




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