After the completion of "Burst Drummer", the Coen brothers sent a very formal invitation to Lan Li, hoping that the independent film could go to Sundance, and also hoped that Lan Li could go to Sundance to cheer for the independent film and grow its momentum.

Of course, Sundance, like the three major European film festivals, must screen the quality of the participating films, and only the best quality works will be shortlisted for the main competition unit, in addition to other sections, providing a platform for more independent filmmakers to show themselves.

The Coen brothers invited the "Burst Drummer" early, and Damien Chazelle's post-production was not yet completed, apparently because of the influence of the Blue Rite, regardless of the quality of the "Burst Drummer", they wanted to invite the Blue Rite to Park City to build momentum for Sundance.

With the increasing popularity of Marvel movies, the entire film market environment is now becoming more and more unfriendly to independent films and art films - as mentioned before, "superhero tights in summer and golden man tights in winter", these two tights firmly wrap the entire market, and it is really difficult for other films to find more living space.

Even top directors like the Coen brothers and David Fincher are no exception, let alone the new generation or unknown young directors?

This year, the Coen brothers consulted with Robert Redford to hold a special screening of their director's work at Sundance, where they will see all of the Coen brothers' works in a row, and they will also appear at the movie site to have face-to-face conversations with fans, directors, screenwriters, etc., hoping to attract more audiences to Park City.

Among them, the "Drunken Country Ballads", which created a box office miracle, is naturally the top priority, and they also hope that Lan Li can appear at the screening site in Park City in person, for the movie platform, and also for Sundance. This is a very, very important opportunity for independent films.

The Coen brothers had been thinking about this possibility since before they collaborated on "Drunken Country Folk", and now that their first collaboration was happy and successful, they naturally hope to go one step further and make Lan Li an important player in the field of independent film, and even bring Sisyphus Pictures into their camp, hoping that more support will be received for the creation of film art.

In fact, it's not just the Blue Rite.

The Coen brothers also wanted to send invitations to Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Chastain, Rooney Mara and others through Blue Rite, hoping that they would be able to bring their new films to Sundance, even if they didn't participate in the main competition, just to show it in Park City, and that would be enough.

It's a huge plan!

On the one hand, it was great news for Damien, who had wanted to be on the Sundance stage when he had originally wanted to produce "Burst Drummer", and now it was so easy to come true, and on the other hand, there was a huge pressure to not want his work to be messed up, which would be a real disaster.

Clearly, Damien had been looking forward to the Sundance trip for a long time.

On the one hand, it is a favor, on the other hand, it is a friend, on the other hand, it is a work and on the other hand, it is a career, in the face of such a situation, Lan Li is really difficult to refuse.

But the situation has been so special recently, Paul has just recovered, and the filming of "Interstellar" has not been completed, Lan Li still has no way to assert in advance whether he will be able to appear in Park City on time.

Everything is TBD. This is not a perfunctory statement.

Now in the face of Andy's rhetorical question, Lan Li can only remain silent.

Andy didn't hear the answer on the other end of the phone, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose, but he didn't ask any further, but got back to business, "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to the crew now? Why are you calling me?

Obviously, Lan Li is not a character who often calls or communicates.

If it's just an ordinary question, if Nathan doesn't take the initiative to bring it up, Lan Li won't even care, and once he takes the initiative to call Andy, it means that there must be something serious, and it is likely to be something important.

"I needed Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham to be the producers of the 'Fast & Furious/Emotional' series. Lan Li didn't drag his feet, and directly said the idea that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Ahem. Nathan, who was driving, almost choked on his own saliva. Lan Li was indeed a blockbuster, and he said such a shocking content in an understatement, and although Nathan had worked for Lan Li for so many years, he was often unable to keep up with Lan Li's mental rhythm.

Lan Li raised his eyes, looked in the rearview mirror, and asked calmly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" as if she didn't know what kind of bombshell she had just dropped.

Nathan shook his head repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay!"

Andy on the other end of the phone was not as gaffe as Nathan, but he also opened his mouth slightly, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

Do you know what that means?

Do you know how this needs to work?

Do you know what the impact of this power struggle will be?

Do you know how Universal might react?

Did you know that this means going to war against Diesel?

You know......

Countless question marks surged in his mind, but in the end, Andy suppressed them all, because he knew that the answer to all these questions was yes, and Lan Li knew exactly what his words meant, what waves they would create, and what consequences they would bring.

Even more clearly than Andy.

After all, Lan Li's family background is there, and he is really familiar with these intrigues and intrigues, isn't he?

Those questions just make you more stupid, but ...... Andy couldn't help but ask, "Lan Li, are you really sure?"

"Yes. Lan Li's answer was still simple, clear and crisp, without the slightest hesitation or hesitation, and there was not even any end to emphasize his position.

Andy shook his head slightly, helplessly and amusedly, and then let out a long breath, "Very good, tell me all your thoughts." ”

In a way, Andy had been preparing for this day for a long time, and he was even vaguely looking forward to it.

Since entering the actor industry, Lan Li has never taken the initiative, he is dedicated to the world of acting, everything is just related to acting - in the face of Diesel's attack, he is just passively defending, in the face of the challenge of salary, he is just sticking to the bottom line, in the face of the squeeze of large film companies, he is just insisting on himself......

He's just a pure actor.

But for brokers, this is a real pity. Because Lan Li has more energy and more influence, he can stand at the top of the pyramid and make more waves.

It must be clarified that this is not necessarily about using one's own power for personal gain, but rather about taking more initiative in the filmmaking industry: for example, going to Sundance to create more opportunities for independent films, for example, expanding the influence of the Heather Cross Foundation to help more people, or working with friends such as Paul and Ryan to shoot screenplay projects that interest them...... Etcetera.

These are all additional influences that are detached from the performance level: simply put, "opinion leaders".

Now, Lan Li, who has always been passively defensive, has finally taken the initiative to take the initiative and left the comfort zone of the actor, which is great news for Andy.

"To put it simply, literally, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham became the producers of the series, and I needed them to wield more power. Lan Li repeated his words again, without much change.

Andy savored it, "Or rather, sharing Vin Diesel's influence in the crew." ”

"Yes, in addition to the series of films, you can advise Dawn that they start a side story for their characters, and I don't mind making cameo roles or even becoming a nominal producer if needed. Lan Li's words are still reserved, indicating his position: he still will not affect his performance work for those trivial matters, and the so-called "initiative" is still limited.

"Gaiden?" Andy thought was a very interesting proposal.

Lan Li nodded, "I mean, what is Van most afraid of? his power will be weakened, his role in the series will be weakened, and his machismo will no longer be strong...... Then, we're in charge of making his nightmare come true. ”

The understatement revealed a chilling sharpness and coldness.

Nathan raised his gaze and glanced at Lan Li through the rearview mirror, and couldn't help but shudder. He deeply believes that Diesel never seems to understand what he is provoking, and even after all the things he has been through in the past, Diesel still hasn't really understood.

Lan Li sensed Nathan's gaze, raised his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then withdrew his gaze and continued, "Not only Dawn and Jason, but also Michelle. Lan Li's words paused slightly, "Andy, you can ask, if I'm not mistaken, Michelle has always wanted to be a producer and play a more important role in the story of the script, so why don't we help her?"

"I don't know if Michelle wants to be a producer, and I don't have much to do with her agent, but I'm sure Michelle isn't happy with the current state of the crew. Andy put his left hand on his beer belly again, and suddenly became interested, "How do you know?"

"She's friends with Fan?" Lan Li raised his final note.

Things gather like and people are grouped, no matter what region or field. Michelle and Diesel can become friends, not because Michelle is attached to Diesel, but because Michelle and Diesel are essentially the same kind of people, but because of the difference in treatment caused by gender, their career paths in Hollywood are different.

Andy nodded slightly, "I can't refute it." ”