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"Sorry, sorry, I'm late. Drake Doremus wiped the sweat from his forehead, a big smile on his face, pulled away the chair next to him, and sat down on Lan Li's right hand, "When did you get here? I don't think you have to wait long, right? I'm really sorry, I know, according to New York time, I've been blacklisted, right?"

Drake's rhythm is always unhurried, and the ups and downs of his tone are very smooth, even when he is out of breath, but the content of his words is always with a hint of liveliness and playfulness, and even playful ridicule, coupled with cute curly hair and chubby figure, this contrast is extremely stark, but in three or two sentences, his image is outlined.

"It's okay, according to Los Angeles time, you're just in time. If you follow Barcelona time, you're a lot earlier. Lan Li's answer caused Drake to laugh sullenly, laughter echoing in his chest.

Today is the day when the entire crew of "Love is Crazy" officially meets, which is not only an occasion to introduce and get to know each other, but also an occasion to determine the tone and style of the work and the style of the characters.

After completing the signing the contract the day before yesterday, Lan Li got the script, read the entire script seriously, and precipitated his own ideas, so on an occasion like today, the actors and directors can communicate with each other, exchange opinions and understanding, and determine a direction for the next shooting work, so as to avoid spending time arguing after entering the shooting - for the independent crew, once the film is started, every link will cost money, and the cost of film alone is enough.

This small detail can be seen that Drake has much more experience directing feature films than Rodrigo Cortez.

Lan Li was twenty-five minutes ahead of schedule, and after sitting for less than ten minutes, Drake showed up—he wasn't late.

It's late September now, but it's still hot summer in Los Angeles, Drake was sweating profusely, hurriedly summoned the waiter, ordered a glass of ice Coke, and turned around to see Lan Li's staring eyes, he couldn't help but look left and right, his eyes widened, "What's wrong?"

Lan Li smiled and shook his head, he had actually been watching Drake. Because the script of "Love is Crazy" is based on his personal experience, although Jacob in the story is not his own incarnation, but there are still some shadows that can be glimpsed more or less, so he is trying to confirm his own understanding of Jacob from Drake.

"No, I was just reading the script and was a little curious. Lan Li quietly changed the subject.

Drake didn't doubt him, his eyes fell on the script in Lan Li's hand, and his expression couldn't help but get excited, "How is it? What do you think? What's the problem?"

"I'm curious about what you fell in love with her in the first place - I mean, your ex-wife. Lan Li moved his black tea to the side, then put the script on the table, and talked seriously, "Is it because of that little poem? Or is it because someone took the initiative to confess to you, and the heart can't help but start to bump into the deer?"

Lan Li's light-hearted remark made Drake laugh heartily.

In the script of "Love is Crazy", the details of the two people falling in love are not given much weight, Anna has feelings for Jacob, and then writes a small poem and puts it on the windshield of Jacob's car, and after Jacob reads it, he asks Anna out;

There are only two scenes in the script, one of which is a tentative exchange between two people in a café, and the other is an evening at Anna's house, where two people exchange poems in a notebook.

As Lan Li said, the time span of the whole script is very long, and the director cannot show all the spiritual exchanges and spark collisions between two people who slowly fall in love like "before sunrise" and "before sunset", but can only intercept some pieces of life and then show them through the performances of actors.

In the last life, "Love is Crazy", the performances of Anton Eugene and Felicity Jones failed to show these details, and only relied on the spark of love at first sight to explain it, as countless Hollywood romantic movies do.

However, the lack of details makes the audience lose their empathy, and there is a lack of further understanding of the hot and melting love between Jacob and Anna later, not to mention the estrangement of the two later, which also makes the story stay on the surface: two young people who fell in love because of passion/affection, and drifted apart because of distance. then affected the film's in-depth understanding of the essence of love.

Now, Lan Li is trying to understand the stories outside the script, the ones that only the actors know, and then convey to the audience through the performance. These things that can't be seen, details that can't be read, are not only the foundation of the actors' performances, but also the basis of the sublimation of the story. He had to start from scratch, delete all the movie clips from his mind about the previous life, and reconstruct the character.

"I guess it's all there. Drake said hesitantly, then rubbed his cheeks vigorously with his hands and let out a low cry of chagrin, "It's been too long, it's been too long, and the memories are blurred now." He lowered his hands and looked at Lan Li, "Do you have to know this?"

Lan Li pursed her lips, Shi Shiran picked up the coffee and took a sip. Although he did not speak, the meaning could not be more obvious.

Drake's shoulders drooped, his head hung for a moment, and then he took a deep breath before looking up at Lan Li again, "You know, I used to be a sullen otaku - of course, and I still am. I took a very remote major, which no one would like for a girl, and I was not very good at talking and didn't know how to make a girl laugh. So, when a girl suddenly confessed to me, I must admit that I was ecstatic. ”

Drake fell into the memory, and was silent for a long time, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose, and even the happiness could be seen between his eyebrows. Lan Li couldn't help but guess that even though Drake was divorced, deep down, they should still love each other. Time flies, and the light and warmth of the memories have not been lost.

"I was a little nervous, and a little excited. But it's important to note that I love her writing. Drake leaned forward to meet Lan Li's gaze, his eyes lit up with excitement, as if he had returned to the first time he received a love letter, "She ...... She is really a very talented girl, and her poems have a delicate touch, which I love. By the way, her handwriting is beautiful. ”

Caught in the memories, the smile on Drake's face was a little more stunned.

Lan Li couldn't help but think about how turbulent the loss was after Drake chased his ex-wife to London, what occasion he met a new partner before returning to Los Angeles, and how mixed his mentality was when the other party moved to his studio. They obviously still love each other, but they are pushed forward by the torrent of life, and the helplessness and powerlessness are embarrassing.

"Do you remember why you broke up?" Lan Li suddenly remembered this question, so he brought it up.

As Lan Li expected, Drake's eyes showed a trace of confusion, and he didn't speak for a long time. This is life, the heart is vast and even Guangyu, thunder sounded in the silence, the two people who obviously loved each other chose to break up, and the two people who obviously hated chose to hold hands, and suddenly looked back, but found that the trivialities in the depths of memory could no longer be recognized, and even Drake himself didn't know how they came to an end.

This is precisely the most profound connotation of the movie "Love is Crazy", which belongs to the true meaning of life.

"It's been so many years since you parted, what do you remember most about her now?" Lan Li followed Drake's expression and asked another question.

Drake's eyes fluctuated slightly, as if he was caught in a memory, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but become gentle, "Her eyes." You know, she has beautiful eyes, as if they were full of starlight. A simple sentence, but it is the most beautiful love words in the world, but remembering the regretful ending of the two people, it adds a touch of embarrassment.

"Hey, I'm not late, am I?" The panting voice suddenly broke in, the disordered breathing with a hint of panic, the messy hair floated to the lips because of the strong wind, she couldn't help but raise her hand to pull the hair away, the bright eyes came into sight, and the flow of light between Gu Pan outlined a trace of flexible perseverance.

With just a glimpse, Lan Li understood why Drake chose her to play Anna.

"I'm sorry, I sat on the second floor, and I wouldn't have realized it if it hadn't been for the waiter coming over and asking me what I wanted for lunch. I was wondering if I had misremembered the time. With a hint of shyness on her face, her slightly flushed cheeks made her have to bite her lower lip lightly to hide her panic and shyness, she turned her head and stretched out her right hand towards Lan Li, "Felicity Jones!"

Under the resolute eyes, there is still a little sloppiness, and the coquettishness of that kind of girl is still a little helpless. "Lanli-Hale!" Lanli took Felicity's right hand and introduced herself in a friendly manner.

"Is this here?" a cheerful girl's voice sounded, and then she saw ...... A tall, lanky blonde boy strode over, his footsteps stopped beside Felicity, and nodded politely to Drake, "Director, long time no see." ”

Then, between the two of them, another head popped up on tiptoe, she looked left and right, and just as she wanted to say hello, a shocked voice blurted out, "...... Why are you here?"