Reluctant.

Paul is an actor who values camaraderie very, very much. For many ordinary audiences, one of the core reasons why Paul did not leave the "Fast and Thrilling/Emotional" crew is that his acting path is relatively narrow and he is not qualified to perform other works, such as him and Diesel, but for Paul, he is always reluctant to be those who are familiar with his partners and fight side by side.

Of course, Paul doesn't deny this either.

When he chose to return to the fourth part of the series, it was indeed because his career had entered a bottleneck, and returning to a sequel series was obviously a simpler and easier choice, but now that the times have changed, Paul no longer needs to worry about his career and income, and he has four other works in addition to "Fast and Thrilling" in the past two years, not to mention, he has never been the type to be greedy for more power and a better life, if he chooses to turn away, there is no problem at all.

From the first part of "Fast and Thrilling" in 2001 to the present, twelve years have passed in a blink of an eye, and no one thought that this series would be able to develop to this day. Over the years, the crew members have come and gone, going round and round, some leaving forever, some going and returning, and some following along the way...... It's like a big family, playing and playing with each other for a long time.

After all, I was reluctant.

But unexpectedly, Paul had the idea of retiring for the first time today, which made Lan Li show a slight surprise, "Has things really come to such a bad point?"

"No, it's not. Paul chuckled, "I'm just tired of all this intrigues." I really like this crew, but now the crew is starting to divide sides, Fan ......" Speaking of this, Paul paused, exhaled lightly, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You know him, he won't stop, and he won't give up." ”

What Paul doesn't say is that Dawn won't back down. Because in the field of action films, Diesel and Dawn are originally head-to-head rivals, and their styles and characteristics partially overlap, it is inevitable that they will not coexist peacefully.

In this regard, Lan Li deeply agrees.

If you follow the historical trajectory, after Paul's death, the Diesel family was the dominant family in the "Fast and Thrilling" crew, but later Dawn gradually gained a foothold in Hollywood

Especially in 2015, the HBO drama series "Golfers" and "Doomsday Collapse" made Dawn enter the front line for the first time, and then the huge success of works such as "Oolong Agent", "Moana", "Jumanji: Battle of the Jungle" made him the new king of gold absorption, and confirmed to star in the DC universe "Black Adam", officially joining the superhero family.

Dawn's upward curve is more stable and solid than Diesel's, and more importantly, Dawn himself is a rugby player and wrestler, who is bold and generous, has no arrogance, and has a warm and direct personality, which makes him popular in and out of the Hollywood industry.

As a result, during the filming of "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 8", the conflict between Diesel and Dawn was directly announced to the public, completely tearing their faces. And Dawn has won the commanding heights of public opinion, and many people in the industry are on Dawn's side.

On the one hand, Diesel learns that Universal Pictures is preparing to start a story for the characters of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, and he is the last to learn about it, and in a fit of rage, he asks Universal Pictures to remove the easter egg that paved the way for the story at the end of the "Fast and Furious 8" movie.

At that time, Universal Pictures had already sent copies to major theaters, and major media reporters had already watched the full version during the internal test screening, but Diesel refused to give an inch, was furious, and forced Universal Pictures to change its mind, remove all copies, delete easter eggs, and then re-release it. Easter eggs are included in the Blu-ray disc.

On the other hand, Dawn also refuses to compromise, even during the "Fast & Thrill/Emotion 8" campaign. At that time, Dawn had already managed to be at the top of the list, and he didn't need to beg to join the "Fast and Furious" series, but Universal Pictures begged Dawn to stay.

Especially with Paul dead, Universal Pictures hopes to support Dawn and Jason to form a new triangle with Diesel and keep the series going for a long time. Therefore, although Universal Pictures was forced to remove the easter eggs, the biography film was still put on the agenda and officially established.

At the same time, Diesel still did not give up protesting, repeatedly emphasizing that he absolutely absolutely absolutely protested against the filming of the Gaiden film, and even threatened to quit the series.

At the same time, Michelle Rodriguez expressed her displeasure because the crew focused all their attention on the three male actors, completely ignoring the actresses who were in the same place, and the success of the "Fast & Thrill" series, the female characters definitely took up part of the credit book, and Michelle thought they deserved more respect.

Such a move made Min/Gan's Diesel directly fry the pot, found Michelle head-on, accused Michelle of betraying his trust, and he demanded that Michelle must choose to take sides, otherwise the matter will not be over, which also forced Michelle to publicly state: she did not mean to target Diesel, she just protested to the film company.

In the face of Diesel's jumping up and down, Dawn didn't care at all, he should now finally be able to understand Lan Li's decision after "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5", because he also immediately and publicly stated that he was likely to be absent from the filming of "Fast and Thrill/Emotional 9", and had given Universal Pictures an ultimatum in private, he was not just talking, he would "certainly" miss the ninth part of the series.

Diesel threatened to quit.

Dawn simply quit.

Universal Pictures immediately understood what was at stake, they emphasized the necessity of the storytelling series, and simply postponed the filming of the ninth part, cooperated with Dawn's schedule, took the lead in filming the storytelling series, and put the ninth part on hold for the time being, and then ordered Diesel to ease his conflict with Dawn, otherwise the ninth part would continue to be shelved.

Until Lan Li was reborn, the matter still could not be effectively resolved: because Dawn's schedule was full, even if he was busy all year round, after the Gaiden series was put on the agenda, Dawn was always unhurried and did not put into filming as soon as possible, and the ninth part of the series has not been further news.

Now, Paul has understood this: there is no way for Diesel and Dawn to coexist, just as Diesel refused to compromise with Ranley.

The difference between Lan Li and Dawn is that Lan Li is still an art actor in the final analysis, and he has always adhered to a relaxed mentality that focuses on participation in commercial films, and chose to leave the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" series, Lan Li does not need any struggle and hesitation at all;

After Paul sighed deeply, he looked at Lan Li and said half-jokingly, "Otherwise, if you return to our series now and join the filming of the eighth part, then the crew will be expected again." ”

Universal Pictures is negotiating with Lan Li about the two series of "Fast and Thrilling" and "Jurassic Park", and Paul naturally can't be ignorant, but now all the decisions are in Lan Li's hands, and Universal Pictures accidentally dug a hole and buried himself in it, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger.

Thinking further, there is Dawn in the front and Lan Li in the back, Diesel is now facing a huge crisis, and the alarm is fully sounded, so it is not difficult to understand his strength in the crew, and actions such as being late are also testing the bottom line and limits of Universal Pictures, and planning according to Ron Meyer's reaction attitude. It's also a possibility.

In Lan Li's view, Diesel never understood that actors can coexist with each other, not enemies, but for Diesel it is clear that power and control are more important than some, even more than the work itself.

However, this is just Lan Li's own speculation. He hadn't spoken to Diesel and didn't know anything about the roadmap of an international innovation management company.

Before Lan Li could answer, Mei Duo was already excited, "Okay, okay, that's going to be very exciting! Lan Li vs. Dwayne Johnson, wait, no, Lan Li is also an FBI agent, so it's Lan Li and Daun teaming up to fight Vin Diesel, haha, it's just a brain to make up for it!"

"What about me?" Paul protested.

Mei Duo has already begun to make up for it, "Otherwise, you should also submit and kill the Quartet with Lan Li." No, no, you and Lan Li should go head-to-head, love and kill each other, uh-huh, I think it's better, you know, it's just a brotherhood that has to be stained with each other's blood......"

What is the direction of the story?

Lan Li shook his head slightly, "Instead of us muddying the waters together, why don't we stand on our own together?"

Lan Li half-jokingly suggested, "We can find the right ideas to work together, like 'Edge of Tomorrow'." For example, a remake of Ocean's Eleven? and then bring Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Tom Holland, Rooney Mara, and so on, and maybe ask Jake Gyllenhaal if he's interested. ”

However, the blueprint sketched out in a few words made Mei Duo completely stop, and his eyes widened, "Wow! Wait, wow! This must be very exciting! You can join forces to make your own Avengers! I will definitely use my pocket money to the cinema to show my support!"

"Haha. Meadow's cheerfulness and excitement brightened Paul's mood again, "It's not that easy." ”

"But, as long as Lan Li is called, I don't think anyone will refuse, right?" Mei Duo couldn't hold back her excitement and sat up directly, looking at Lan Li with an expectant face, her shining eyes like dazzling stars twinkling in the sky.

Lan Li also discussed with great interest, "Maybe we can have a party, gather everyone over, and then we can write a script ourselves, just like James Franco and Seth Rogen did this summer, 'The End of the World,' where everyone plays themselves in the movie, which is a good idea." ”

"The End of the World", the spoof comedy of the Rotten Boy Gang, is Lan Li serious?

Paul couldn't help but laugh as he lay next to him.