Ogles quietly watched Lan Li, he could feel the huge system behind the whole topic of Lan Li, the content itself did not have too many unique intentions, but it was able to explain the ins and outs of the whole story in a clear and structured way, starting from the roots, and then growing into a towering tree, which is very rare.

"So did you take a screenwriting course? Or a directing course?"

The curiosity in Ogles' mind grew like a weed, and then he couldn't hold back, and the question popped up suddenly—when the question came out, Ogles could detect the anomaly, but his eyes couldn't help but sparkle at Lan Li, waiting for Lan Li's answer.

"......" Lan Li also opened his mouth slightly at a rare sight: this is not the point, okay? But looking at the eyes of Ogels, he knew that this strange man was serious, so he also restrained his surprise and responded seriously:

"No, I'm just thinking from the starting point of the role, as you said, this society is very complex, and everyone must have a reason for the formation of this society, and everyone can be a mirror of this society. If we want the story to be simpler, then a bipolar script is the best choice, but if we want the story to be more complex, then each character is crucial. I didn't take a screenwriting course, I was just an actor — and an actor who thought a little too much. ”

Ogles pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, but he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't say anything, but changed the topic, "Then according to your ideas, how will you arrange the role of David?"

According to the background of the whole story, different people may have different reactions, some people still believe in love, but choose to hide themselves and obey the system, some people refuse to believe in love, use rules and regulations to plan everything, and so on, there is no doubt that human nature is complex. ”

"But the more complex the story, the simpler the motivations of the characters need to be, so that they can reflect the complexity, just as more colors can appear on a white canvas. So, I think David's premise should be simplistic and allow the audience to apply more color after the movie. ”

"David's belief in love, his pure and unwavering belief in love, even a little stupid, makes him alien to the whole social system - because most people have become accustomed to the existing system, and his insistence becomes a joke, and as a result, he is more and more unable to find a partner. ”

"But according to the rules, if you don't have a partner after the age of 18, you have to go to the hotel. So, David's brother found a pretend partner for him, and the two got married, but never had children, and spent many years with each other. One day, his wife chose to leave—"

"As for the reason for leaving, I think it can be set, but because the script can't reflect it, it may not have much impact. Like, she left for love, she fell in love with someone moths to the fire, and left David for him, only to be abandoned and then converted into an animal. ”

"These are negotiable, you can add them or not, but after adding them, I think it will be more interesting to reveal one or two sentences in the script, but if you don't add them, it doesn't really matter, anyway, she left David. ”

Speaking of which, Ogles interrupted Lan Li's words, "Why would you think that she left David for love, and not for some other reason?"

"That's the character. Lan Li showed a big smile, "If she chooses to leave for love, this will encourage David as an idealist, which will also make him refuse to compromise - look, even if David's brother failed to find a partner after the divorce, and failed to go to the hotel, he was turned into a dog, but he still refused to compromise and was sent to the hotel without finding true love." This is undoubtedly an interesting development. What's more......"

"What's more, he later learned that his ex-wife was also transformed into an animal, which is another reversal, so should he believe in love or not?"

In fact, Ogles was still not persuaded by Lan Li - he was a very, very stubborn person, but Lan Li's sincere discussion still moved him, which is why he took the initiative to invite Lan Li to say what he had set, he wanted to listen to Lan Li's thoughts, but he didn't expect:

With Lan Li's words, Ogels's train of thought was opened little by little, and now he finally understands the meaning of love, simplifying David's role, and then deriving different possibilities from this simple starting point, David's brother and David's ex-wife, they can all become different refraction surfaces under this society, and finally become the trigger point that triggers the audience's thinking.

Putting aside Ogles' prejudice against Lan Li, it is certain that Lan Li is indeed a very good actor -

As he just said, analyzing a character from an actor's point of view, and starting from this role to extend the branches and branches towards the entire story background and social framework, and build the entire blueprint, this ability is enough to surprise the director;

However, there is one thing that Ogs does not understand: how does Lan Li plan to connect the hotel and the forest with David, and finally reflect it to the society?

This is a framework issue, not just a role issue, so how can Lan Li peek into the whole situation from the height of the role?

Just now, Ogles couldn't help but take the initiative to take over the topic of Lan Li and express his opinions, and the inspiration storm in his mind couldn't stop at all.

"Or is it that she left David for money, because the family is originally a product of the system, so the combination of interests is normal, but it turns out that it is more bound to be with David, so that she begins to rethink the definition of love?

"No, no, no, it's too simple and cliché, and the whole theme is centered on love, and it shouldn't be like this. Do you think we should set up the character of David's ex-wife, let the ex-wife come to the hotel and try to get back together with David, or should we find love here again?"

These were all Ogels's own words, and the last sentence raised his eyes to look at Lan Li, and cast an inquiring gaze, and Lan Li also replied.

"I don't think it's a good idea. I think it's best that the ex-wife is still hidden in the dialogue and left for the audience to think about. But I think it can be set, because the whole system, society does not exclude third parties, whether it is marriage or divorce, as long as it can be maintained in a relatively stable state, then it is allowed, even encouraged, which is also a very important supplement to the whole story background. Therefore, the departure of David's ex-wife is a matter of course, which can cause more thinking. ”

Lan Li's words once again cast a spark in Ogels's mind, and the whole person couldn't hold back his excitement.

But this time, Ogles controlled himself and waved his hand again and again, "Ex-wife can wait, the background extending from here is really too huge, where did we just talk about? About David?"

"Divorce. Lan Li immediately connected, "Regarding the time when David's brother failed to be converted into a dog, and the time of divorce, these settings can be further refined and deepened, and the impact of these events on David is objective, but now we will focus on David's main line first." ”

This goes back to what we originally discussed: David is a man who has the ability to find a partner, but why didn't he find it? Is it a voluntary or passive situation? According to my conception, David is refusing to compromise because he wants to find love, and he believes in love. ”

"But unfortunately, he was an outlier, so he was not able to find him, and he was taken to the hotel. In the first part, David is proactive in finding a partner on different blind dates, but he fails to succeed. ”

"Wait!" Ogles interrupted Lan Li's words, "This doesn't fit the hotel part of the setting. According to our concept, David's behavior in the hotel was more often pretending to be part of the group, and he even found a partner, remember? ”

"Yes, that's the point. Lan Li nodded, "Everything we discussed earlier will not appear in the movie, so when David first started to appear, he was cold and detached, and then he sensed the threat of death, he began to take the initiative, even at the expense of disguising himself, after being recognized, he chose to escape from the hotel and enter the forest." So, what's the reason for all this? That's what we want the audience to take. ”

Because of love.

Instead of speaking, Ogles lifted his chin slightly, and now he finally got a glimpse of Lan Li's whole grand picture:

David's setting is relatively simple: struggling because of love - from the beginning to the end, and then using David as a mirror, through his struggles to refract different levels of society, including the two parts of the hotel and the forest, different systems are projected on David, evolving different results, which is also the beginning and end of the story, through David's reaction in the story to reveal little by little the huge content set by the screenwriter behind the scenes.

This is the charm of the character!

So, David fled to the forest. Ogles continued.

So, David came to the forest. Lan Li also went on to say that this is the first part of the script, and the reason why Lan Li raised objections before was that the peeling off and separation of the first and second parts of the script led to the failure to condense the final core idea, so how should the second part develop now?

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