338 Refusal to cooperate
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Lan Li's answer made Connell directly stunned, he blinked, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Lan Li's words, and blurted out, "What?"
Lan Li originally didn't plan to pay attention to Cornell, their discussion was when it was intense, and the last thing he needed was to be disturbed, but Connell's appearance made everyone else pause the discussion, and even Jessica didn't continue to speak, but began to look at Cornell with a curious face, and the atmosphere on the scene cooled down for a while.
"I'm busy right now and don't have time for an interview right now. Lan Li turned his head, smiled at Cornell, and said politely. "I'm sorry, but I'll have to wait for another time. ”
"Are you kidding?" was the only thought that came to Cornell's mind, and for journalists, the word "rejection" does not exist in their dictionary, and more accurately, even if the person refused, the journalist would continue to ask questions. What's more, most of the time, it is the artists who beg reporters for interviews, especially newcomers.
"But this is Sundance, and I have the right to be interviewed, and you have the obligation to be interviewed. Cornell pressed down his foul mouth, trying to keep his composure, and spoke.
How could he never have known that Lan Li was such a difficult guy? Although he had suffered some losses on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, Gavin Hunter never said that Lan Li was so troublesome.
Lan Li felt a sense of absurdity, but he still maintained his etiquette and smiled, "This is indeed Sundance." But now it's my personal time, and work is reserved for work. ”
"Love Crazy" has not yet been released, and the publicity has naturally not been launched. In fact, during this period of time, it was the same before and after that, the work schedule was full, the interviews were round after round, endless, and the next awards season was also busy, regardless of whether "buried alive" could get Oscar nominations or not.
Now, he finally had some respite, and he just wanted to enjoy the Sundance vibe with these movie lovers.
Cornell looked at Lan Li, dumbfounded, his brain spun quickly, and said aggressively, "Is it because I interrupted your date? Are you and Jessica Chastain dating? When did you two meet? Will you bring Jessica with you to the Oscars? Did you come to Park City to support Jessica's new work?"
The noisy voice buzzed in his ears like a mosquito, and Lan Li's smile was helpless, and he cast his gaze at Jessica, his eyes flashing with a hint of play, and gentlemanly handed over the right to answer to the lady.
Unexpectedly, Jessica pursed her lips, then shrugged her shoulders slightly, and said with her mouth, "His target is not me." That picture of disconnecting the relationship made Lan Li laugh dumbly.
Lan Li turned his head, kept smiling, and said to Cornell, "This ...... Mr. "He did it on purpose, and it was only a week on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, so how could he not remember the aggressive journalist?" I think the interview can wait a little longer, after all, this is not a rapidly changing Iraq, is it?"
Cornell grinded his teeth, but he still didn't give up easily, without any pause, and continued to ask, "Did you come to Sundance and didn't stay in Los Angeles to promote it because you gave up? Don't you have any special plans for the awards season now that it's the most critical moment? Don't you have any expectations for the next Oscar nominations?"
Lan Li frowned slightly, the curvature of his mouth rose, and he shook his head slightly, looking like he hated iron but not steel, "As a reporter, your preparation is really terrible. ”
While "Love Crazy" doesn't do any kind of publicity, shouldn't the most basic job of a journalist be to make a list of films to be exhibited at the Sundance Film Festival?
Cornell didn't know why.
The Sundance Film Festival's entry list is similar every year, with an unfamiliar name for the whole film, which has no reference value. If the big names in the independent film industry like Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers were in attendance, there would have been a press release early on, and Sundance officials would have hyped it up. Even if you don't look through the list of participating films, the reporter won't rush it.
For Entertainment Weekly, whose focus is on gossip news, Cornell felt the need to prepare at all.
However, Cornell would never show his timidity in front of Lan Li, so he raised his voice and said more forcefully, "The person who didn't figure out the situation should be you, right? Because Lionsgate was suspected of illegal canvassing, 'Three Days of Danger' was disqualified from the election, and now the major distribution companies are adjusting their publicity plans, are you sure it is a good idea to stay in Park City?
The last sentence was said by looking at Jessica.
Jessica was not timid, with an indifferent smile on her face, she met Cornell's gaze without humility or arrogance, but she did not respond directly. This made Cornell unable to do anything for a while.
Lan Li was a little surprised, "Three Days of Danger" was disqualified from running for the election? Since Toronto, the publicity of this work has been very fierce, and Lionsgate has put all its energy on the college public relations of "Three Days of Crisis" after missing the "Three Days of Danger"; now it is not even qualified to compete, which is definitely a heavy blow to Lionsgate.
Vaguely, Lan Li caught a trace of information, but the time was too short, and the thought was fleeting.
"Thanks for the update information. This is Lan Li's answer, no refutation, no argument, no discussion, no feelings, just a "thank you".
Such a response was something that Cornell had not expected at all. He has interviewed countless artists, who are either angry, embarrassed, cooperative, repulsive, or fierce, and always have a reactive attribute. But the Lan Li in front of him, polite and gentlemanly, alienated and indifferent, almost made him unable to find an entry point and had no idea where to start.
Cornell was stunned.
Lan Li didn't pay any attention to Cornell and started the discussion with the other friends again, "...... What do you think?" The best way to deal with reporters is either to respond positively or ignore the cold treatment, although this will be said to be cold and refuse to cooperate, but the last thing Lan Li needs now is to bother.
However, Lan Li's idea was destined to fail. This time, his discussion did not elicit any response, Lan Li took a closer look, and found that everyone was very restrained, and his eyes were always revolving around Cornell, and the look between his eyebrows and eyes was a little restrained, which made Lan Li feel helpless.
For Lan Li, journalists are not only not scary, but also very familiar, and it is not difficult to deal with them, but for most people, journalists are a very special profession, some curious, some fearful, and some admired.
Under Cornell's watch, it was almost impossible to converse freely. Although Lan Li was reluctant to admit it, Connell's arrival still ruined today's discussion, and it seemed that it was time for the discussion to come to an end.
Lan Li politely nodded to the friends around her, including Jessica, and then turned to leave. was in a warm mood, but suddenly encountered the reporter's waist and cut off, which made Lan Li helpless and a little suffocating.
He originally thought that Sundance, like Telluride, would not have too many reporters, and even if there were, it would not be overwhelming. The reporter just now was really disappointing.
"Lan Li! Lan Li!" Connell's shout came from behind, a little angry, "Do you know how rude your behavior is? A rookie who has not yet achieved results is actually playing a big name! This is really disappointing!" After Connell finished speaking, he observed Lan Li's back, he was deliberately trying to provoke Lan Li, but he was still disappointed -
There was no anger, no depression, no panic, and still maintained an unhurried pace, as if it had not been heard at all. It's really not oil and salt.
“…… Are you sure you don't give an interview? Are you sure you don't give any response? Are you sure you just leave rudely? Well, you're going to pay for the consequences. It's just that I just won the Golden Globe nomination, and I actually started to play the majesty of a big name, it's been a long time, and I can see any kind of person......"
Cornell's babbling voice kept coming from behind him, but Lan Li never stopped. Because he knew that the reporter was trying to provoke him, or to make him stop and retort, and once the conversation began, the reporter was free to do his bidding. He didn't have to care about the trash talk at all.
"Papapa", a crisp footstep came quickly from behind him, and then he saw Jessica's figure, standing beside Lan Li, walking side by side, "I'm going to go to the coffee house and buy a hot cup of coffee, what about you?" Jessica said easily, as if Cornell's voice didn't exist in her ears.
"I can get a cup of coffee. Lan Li also responded with a smile, "Do you have any plans to watch the movie in the afternoon?"
Lan Li and Jessica left the movie theater unhurriedly, and Connell shouted in the back for about thirty seconds, finding that it had no effect, a wave of grievance, a burst of anger, and I couldn't believe my eyes. But you can give up but you are not reconciled.
He'd already missed a Blue Gift in Toronto, could Park City miss a second time......? Cornell remembered the attention Gail had gained from two scoops.
Tightening his grip, Cornell calmed the boiling anger in his chest and hurried after him.
In the noisy hall of the movie theater, people were always coming and going, and at this time, only three people were left, and there was no impact, and the six or seven people who were talking to Lan Li and Jessica just now withdrew their attention, and then started talking again, returning to normal.