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Chapter 386: 386

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"Mr., you haven't introduced yourself yet?"

When Karl heard these words, his brain didn't turn around for a while, and he was stunned for half a second before he burst into laughter, and then nodded, "Karl Lund, an unknown writer from New York."

"Ren Li-Hall, an actor."

Carl was slightly stunned, and then he understood. Those self-deprecating modifications and ridiculous descriptions actually reflect the greed and desire/hope in the heart. Only those who desire to be famous will emphasize that they are "no name"; only those who desire success will emphasize themselves. "abjection". After stripping off those tedious modifiers, the original and true appearance is the true essence of returning to the basics.

"Karl Lund, a writer."

Carl re-introduced himself. This correct and calm attitude went beyond Lan Li's expectation-he had no intention of attacking, let alone malicious, just a simple introduction. After returning from Sundance, his mentality gradually changed, and he unconsciously adopted this way of expression.

However, Carl's attitude won the respect of Lan Li.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lund."

Lan Li searched his memory carefully, and he really couldn't think of any writer called Karl Lund—or a screenwriter in his mind.

Of course, there are countless Hollywood screenwriters, not to mention those who have no reputation at all, just count those with small names, there are thousands, and Lan Li can't remember every name. However, judging from the current situation, the most likely explanation is that this is not a movie, but a drama. Broadway drama.

In the last life, Lan Li had hardly any research on drama, and his mind was naturally empty; in this life, Lan Li spent a period of time in the West End and Broadway, but after all, it was too short, and the playwrights he knew were very limited.

Judging from Carl's speech and behavior just now, both Poe and the way of expression reveal a strong literary atmosphere, which is slightly inconsistent with the style of the movie, but it fits the feeling of Broadway very well.

"So, the gentleman just now?"

Renly didn’t say much. When he clicked, Carl immediately reacted, “That’s Tony Kaye, the director.” Carl simply explained, “He’s a freak, and his behavior is always out of place, even if It’s me, I’ve known him for several years, and I’m still not used to it. After Woody read our script, he thought that you were the most suitable person, and then brought us here... That one is Woody Ai Lun, do you know each other?"

"I'm a person who likes to read newspapers." Lan Li's answer made Carl smile.

"That's how it is. After hearing Woody's introduction, Tony and I were very curious about you. But after meeting we found out..." Carl's gaze looked up and down Lan Li again, and the special texture disappeared again. , Returning to peace again, this made Carl couldn't help but shook his head slightly, "It is a bit different from what we imagined. But, no matter what, we were rude."

In this way, things make sense. All the question marks are connected in series.

Lan Li couldn't help but smile. However, as he said, artists are more or less quirky, and they are often incompatible with their surroundings. He is no stranger to this.

"Why me?" Lan Li's eyes showed a trace of interest, but it was not for the project that Carl said, but for Carl's determination. They exchanged briefly for a while, but there was no more in-depth content, just a point. That's it. So, what is Karl's evidence of judgment? "Trust me, I'm younger than I look."

With a little boastful ridicule, it made the atmosphere a little easier, and Carl asked, "Why, you don't have confidence in yourself?"

Lan Li's shoulders shrugged slightly invisibly, and the corners of the slightly raised mouth outlines a touch of youthful wanton and unruly, "If the character is not set in his early twenties."

Going the other way, answering this way successfully made Carl’s eyes a little smile, "My idea, this teacher is 30 to 35 years old. If you are a little younger, I think you may need to stay. Some scumbags, I'm not sure, this should be the job of a makeup artist, I am obviously not the best person to ask."

This reminded Lan Li of Andy's visit this afternoon.

In excellent scripts, most of the male protagonists’ ages are over 40 years old; for young characters, most of the script’s structure cannot escape the shackles of youth, growth, love and other topics, such as "Buried Alive" and "Love Is Crazy". There are not many suitable and outstanding scripts and characters. But what if it is a drama?

The class system of drama is far stricter than that of movies. There are countless miracles like "Twilight" in Hollywood, but in the West End and Broadway, you can only persevere in polishing your own strength and accumulate experience, just like a bitter wife becoming a wife, step by step. There is no shortcut.

But from another perspective, drama is different from film. Because of the distance between the audience and the relationship between heavy makeup, the influence of age is actually weakened; moreover, the test of drama is the solid foundation of expressionism, which has nothing to do with age experience. , It is more about skill polishing.

The direct result is that the roles of drama are richer and more varied, and the age choices are more diverse. Even many drama scripts are mainly young people.

After all, both the West End and Broadway in London are declining. Except for the classic old scripts, it is very rare that a script can be performed for three quarters. When writing, screenwriters try their best to start to innovate and change. So, the point is still, the right script, the right role.

"So, are you interested?" Carl looked at Lan Li with a burning gaze, and then asked, "If you don't mind, we can sit down at the deck and have an in-depth conversation face to face, learn about the script, and learn about the characters. , You can also exchange opinions with Tony."

Although he was asking about Lan Li's opinion, the focused eyes showed: I don't accept rejection as the answer.

This look really didn't fit the sloppy appearance of the tramp. Lan Li raised his head and emptied the beer bottle, and said simply, "Why not?"

Carl took the initiative to stand up and led Lanly to the No. 7 deck again. Before Tony could speak, Carl gave a formal introduction.

The first time I met just now, because of the lack of this link, everything became conflicted. Tony is so, so is Woody.

This time it was much better.

After the greeting, Tony didn't have any politeness, and asked directly, "What do you think?" These nonsense words, following his usual style, made people dumbfounded, even don't know, he was asking Karl Or Lan Li.

However, before Lan Li could guess, Carl replied aloud, "It's him. He is the perfect choice."

A gleam of light flashed in Tony's eyes, without concealing his excitement, and he said cheerfully, "This is a very special character, and a character with extremely difficult challenges. First of all, he is a child and he needs to take care of him. The grandfather who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, he tried to help him, but he couldn't alleviate the deterioration of his condition."

"Secondly, he is a teacher. He needs to take care of those students who may have gone astray or are already on the wrong path. He wants to help them, but it is not an easy task." Tony is really excited, he has always Talking about it, even whether Lan Li can understand it or not, without a foreword, straight to the subject, the huge information is vented, making people a little confused.

Lan Li didn't interrupt Tony, and listened carefully, pieced together the image of a character from the fragmented information.

This is a very interesting process. In the three previous works, the construction of the role, the analysis of the role and the extension of the role were all done by himself. He extended the entire world of the role outside the script.

But now, Tony is one step ahead and portrays the character in words before Lan Li understands the outline of the story. This is a step further than what Carl just described, more detailed, deeper, and more specific at the same time. Combining the outlines Carl said, as well as the dialogue between him and Carl, the image in my mind is becoming vivid.

"Again, he is a man. He may become another woman's partner or the father of another child. He needs to take care of others~www.novelhall.com~ but obviously, he is already overwhelmed."

Tony was completely immersed in his own world, eloquent, mouth foaming, impassioned, that fanaticism, even a little frightening.

Carl and Woody sitting next to each other did not speak. Before they knew it, both of them were reduced to a background board, and it seemed that Tony was the only one left. Of course, there is also the blue gift that is listening.

"On the whole, he is a forbearing and helpless person. Beneath the calm surface, he hides countless emotions and secrets. He tries to redeem others but is powerless. In many cases, he must complete self-salvation first. . But in the process, he watched other people slip into the abyss little by little. The feeling of helplessness and despair was like drowning, and the negative emotions slowly pulled away little by little. ."

Tony waved his hands suddenly, stopped abruptly in the air, and looked at Lan Li with scorching eyes. "The point, the point is here! What I need is not to show the whole process, not the process of soul collapse, nor the process from hope to despair or from despair to hope. What I want is a state, a state of struggling. "

"I know that struggling is a verb, but I need it to become a noun in the movie, a state of stagnation. I know it is difficult, but this is what the movie wants to express. Can you do it?" Tony The whole person leaned against the edge of the table, staring at Lan Li, waiting for the answer. Before Lan Li gave a reply, he didn't seem to have any plans to move.

"Does this work have a name?" This was Lan Li's first response.

Tony showed a big smile, his eyes flashing with triumph, and he said syllable by syllable, "'Transcendence ()'."

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