As Arthur thought, returning to London, Lan Li was not just for George and Elizabeth -

Or, rather, it was at first, but as time progressed, Lan Li's mind was changing, and it was really not worth it to change the trajectory of his life for the sake of George and Elizabeth, not even the hatred and anger, he deserved a better life.

He wants to re-establish his home in London, have a pure land of his own, and then open up his own world.

London. New York. Los Angeles. and even the magic capital. Or some other city. In the future, as long as he wants, he can go to any corner of the world, chase his dreams, enjoy life, and do not need to escape because of hatred, do not need to be closed because of indifference, and do not need to forget because of pain...... This is his life, and he can do whatever he wants. Even in London.

In contrast, the affairs of George and Elizabeth were the least important part, because Lan Li's life already had a more important purpose and meaning.

After the auction, Lan Li put these trivial matters behind her and started her life in London again:

He kept a low profile, rarely partying, and did not organize his own, but he did show up at a private party for the Beckhams, which lasted about 30 minutes, and he went to the West End to see a number of plays, and returned to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to audit a few classes, during which time he met with some directors and producers to discuss the project of being on the West End stage again.

He spent a lot of time at the Tate Museum of Modern Art (TATE) to get away from the crowds and admire the art, and in his spare time, he went to the flea market with Matthew to pick out the furnishings, lamps, accessories or furniture for the house, and stumbled upon a vintage gramophone that kept him entertained for three days, and then slipped into the old record market, rummaging through vinyl records from the '50s and '60s.

It seems to be a long time to describe, but it is only a short week, and during the small vacation, Lan Li still crammed her time and itinerary to the brim.

"Yes...... Rooney has already set off to put her in the car this morning. Lan Li curled up in the sofa in the study, with a cup of fragrant coffee in his hand, flipping through the original book of "Game of Thrones".

Rooney came to London for a stopover for two days and one night, and then went to the "Peter Pan" crew to start the second film shoot of the second half of the year, similarly, Matthew, Arthur, Andre, and Eaton were all busy with work, while Edith flew to Los Angeles alone to go to Malibu to enjoy some quiet time, and in the blink of an eye, Lan Li was free again, but even if he was alone, he could enjoy himself.

"Do you want to take another vacation, or are you ready to shoot again?" said Andy on the other end of the line, calling from across the ocean.

Lan Li put down the thick book in his hand, "I thought that the next step was the filming of 'Rogue One', but the script creation progress still didn't meet expectations?"

After the filming of "Jurassic World", Lan Li has one to two months of rest and adjustment time, according to the original plan, the next step will be put into the filming of "Star Wars Gaiden: Rogue One", the script reading will start at the end of October and early November, and it is scheduled to be officially filmed in December.

But now, Andy's words reveal uncertainty, which makes Lan Li aware of the anomaly.

“…… Yes, but there were some twists and turns in the process. Andy is also scratching his head, this is one of the disadvantages of big productions: there are too many links that need to be coordinated and cooperated, and if you don't pay attention to it, there may be deviations, and simple things will be complicated.

Rogue One, for example, now has six writers, two for characters and two for stories, working together, and two for lines.

More importantly, the script also needs to fit in with the original story of "Star Wars", how to attract fans of the original series, how to create new fans, how to keep the characters charming while continuing the possibility of expanding the Gaiden universe in the future, without losing the independence of this work, this is all technical work, and it is definitely not that simple.

"Do you remember in July, because of your joining, they originally set the protagonist as a man, and then considering the market and the future, they wanted to set the protagonist as a woman?" Andy prompted, not letting Lan Li play a supporting role, but the proportion of the male and female protagonists, with a slight focus on the female lead.

"Yes, I agreed. Lan Li nodded as a matter of course, "I don't mind cutting back on the scene, it's not a problem." ”

"I know. Andy once again recalled Lan Li's original response:

Since "Edge of Tomorrow", Lan Li has always been the absolute leading actor, and all the scenes of "gravity" and "detachment" are all pressed on Lan Li, which is a challenge, but also a burden, the filming of "Jurassic World" is relatively simple, he is very happy to shift the focus to other actors, so that he can win more "space to think about the role and explore the performance", this last sentence is Lan Li's original words.

Andy was also a little laughing and crying about this, but he also understood what Lan Li meant - whether it was as an absolute actor, or slightly weakened scenes, or as a part of all the actors like "Pacific War" and "Fast and Thrill/Emotional 5", Lan Li was very happy to get the job done.

"The problem is, you want to, but Katherine Kennedy doesn't necessarily want to. Andy smiled wryly, "Your salary should account for 50 percent of the entire crew's cast spending, or even more, but you can't make the most of it?" ”

This made Lan Li laugh, "Then it's not my problem." They wanted to create a diverse production, and even tried to have women as the core protagonists, to see if they had a female audience position in the 'Star Wars' market, or if they had a female hero position, paving the way for the future, this is their blueprint, and I am very supportive, but they invited me to star in it, and complete all the contracts, which is also their own idea, I have no opinion, as for how to coordinate the two, it is not my problem. ”

Lan Li didn't understand, and Andy didn't understand either, because it involved Disney's cooperation with Lucasfilm, as well as the distribution of power between Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy. This is an internal secret, and outsiders have no way of knowing.

"Rogue One" is an attempt by Disney and Lucasfilm, completely independent of the original "Star Wars" series, all characters are all original, will not affect the fate of the characters in the series, nor will it change the main development of the series, but an attempt to further expand the blueprint of the series.

That's why both Disney and Lucasfilm want to do more.

Bob Iger hopes to open up a grand blueprint for a "Gaiden series", and then build a "Han Solo"-style core hero again, just like the Marvel Universe, relying on the same cosmic timeline, but telling two completely different stories, instead of moving forward on the same timeline as the original "Star Wars" series.

Inviting Lan Li to star was Bob Iger's idea, but not Katherine Kennedy's.

Catherine Kennedy hopes to expand the audience base of the "Star Wars" series, just as Black Widow is to the "Avengers", she hopes to establish another female hero image in this classic series, and not be satisfied with the "love character" like Princess Leia or Queen Amidala, so as to open up the women/market and explore more potential possibilities for the Star Wars series.

Identifying female characters as the core was Catherine Kennedy's idea, and Bob didn't care at all.

Then, things developed to the current situation.

In fact, Disney is the most traditional and conservative company in all of Hollywood, and the classic family values they uphold are important representatives of conservatism, even in the distant future, the most typical example of which is that Hollywood's six major studios use female directors, Asian directors, black directors or gay directors to lead major projects, and the least company is Disney - before 2017, the number was zero.

Bob has no interest in portraying a superheroine, while Catherine has her own considerations - she can't say insistence, because she is also supportive of Bob's family concept to some extent, and later became Bob's best partner, but she still wants to make some attempts.

"That's part of the reason for your role, and part of it is that they want to add diversity to the script, using black or Asian actors, adding female characters, and so on, and so on, to make the most of the original Star Wars story and keep up with the times. This also means that they need to make adjustments to the characters, the direction of the story, the proportion of characters, and so on. ”

Andy explained the second half of the reason, which made Lan Li suddenly realize, "Big company, big crew." ”

"Yes...... Big company, big crew. Andy also sighed softly, not to mention that it may take two to three months to revise the script, the time is not certain at all, and even if the revision is completed, it will still need to be reviewed by the senior management - if you are not satisfied, you have to revise the second and third drafts, which will be even more troublesome.

"The latest news now is that the filming time may be postponed to March or April next year, which cannot be determined for the time being, and must be decided according to the progress of the script. Andy gave the final conclusion.

Lan Li pursed the corners of her mouth, "Not unexpectedly, this script has been tossed back and forth...... Uh, six months? I now finally know how cumbersome big productions can be. So, you called me today and asked me about my intentions, meaning, now I have other job offers?"