"Sir, you haven't introduced yourself yet?"

When Carl heard this, his brain didn't turn for a while, and he was stunned for half a second, then he smiled dumbly, and then nodded, "Carl Lund, an unknown writer from New York. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Ranley Hall, an actor. ”

Carl was slightly stunned, and then he understood. Those self-deprecating embellishments, those ridiculous descriptions, in fact, reflect the greed and desire/desire in the depths of the heart, only those who aspire to fame will emphasize that they are "unknown", and only those who aspire to success will emphasize that they are "down". After stripping away those cumbersome modifiers, the original and real appearance is the true meaning of returning to the basics.

"Carl Lund, a writer. ”

Carl started to introduce himself again, and this dignified and calm attitude was contrary to Lan Li's expectations - he had no intention of attacking, let alone malicious intent, just a simple introduction. After returning from Sundance, his mindset gradually changed, and he unconsciously adopted this expression.

However, Carl's attitude won Lan Li's respect.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lund. ”

Lan Li searched his memories carefully, and he really couldn't think of any writer named Carl Lund - or screenwriter - in his mind.

Of course, there are countless screenwriters in Hollywood, not to mention those who have no reputation at all, just counting those who have small names, there are thousands, and Lan Li can't remember every name. However, judging by the current situation, the most likely explanation is that this is not a movie, but a play. Broadway plays.

In his previous life, Lan Li could be said to have almost no research on drama, and his mind was naturally empty, and in this life, Lan Li rolled around in London's West End and Broadway for a while, but after all, it was still too short, and his knowledge of playwrights was very limited.

Judging from Carl's speech and demeanor just now, whether it is Edgar Allan Poe or the way he expresses it, it reveals a strong literary atmosphere, which is slightly inconsistent with the style of the movie, but it fits the feeling of Broadway very well.

"So, that gentleman just now?"

Lan Li didn't say anything, but Carl immediately reacted, "That's Tony Kaye, director." Carl explained simply, "He's a freak who always behaves out of place, and even I, who I've known for years, still don't get used to. After Woody read our script, he thought, "You're the right fit," and he brought us here...... That's Woody Allen, you know, right?"

"I'm a person who likes to read newspapers. Lan Li's answer made Carl uncontrollable.

"That's the way it is. After hearing Woody's introduction, Tony and I were both very curious about you. But after meeting, I found that ......" Carl's eyes looked Lan Li up and down again, and that special texture disappeared again, returning to calm, which made Carl couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "It's really a little different from what we imagined." But, anyway, we were rude just now. ”

In that case, things make sense. All the question marks are concatenated.

Lan Li can't help it. Still, as he says, artists are more or less eccentric, and they often don't fit in with their surroundings. He is no stranger to this.

"Why me?" Lan Li's eyes showed a hint of interest, but not for the project Carl was talking about, but for Carl's determination, they had a brief exchange just now, but there was no more in-depth content, just pointed. So, what is Carl's verdict? "Trust me, I'm a little younger than I look. ”

This teased a little bit of boastfulness to lighten the mood a little, and Carl asked rhetorically, "Why, you don't have confidence in yourself?"

Lan Li's shoulders shrugged slightly, and the corners of his mouth that rose slightly outlined a touch of youthful wanton and uninhibited, "If the character is not set to be in his early twenties." ”

Doing the opposite, he replied like this, and managed to make a slight smile in Carl's eyes, "I conceived that this teacher is thirty to thirty-five years old. If you're a little younger, I think you might need to keep some stubble, I'm not sure, this should be the job of a makeup artist, and I'm obviously not the best person to ask. ”

This reminded Lan Li of Andy's visit this afternoon.

Excellent scripts, most of the age settings of the male protagonists are over forty years old, and most of the young characters, the structure of the script cannot escape the shackles of youth, growth, love and other topics, and there are really not many suitable and excellent scripts and roles like "buried alive" and "love is crazy". But, what if it's a drama?

The hierarchical system of theater is far more rigid than that of cinema. In Hollywood, there are countless miracles like "Twilight" that became popular overnight, but in London's West End and Broadway, you can only persevere in polishing your strength and slowly accumulating experience, just like a bitter daughter-in-law becoming a mother-in-law, step by step, there is no shortcut.

But from another point of view, drama is different from film, because of the distance between the audience and because of heavy makeup, in fact, the influence of age is weakened; moreover, drama tests the solid skills of expressionism, which has nothing to do with age experience, but more to do with skill polishing.

As a direct result, the roles in the drama are richer and more varied, the age choices are more diverse, and even many drama scripts are mainly young people.

After all, with London's West End and Broadway in decline, it's rare for a script to run for three seasons in addition to the classic old plays, and the writers are trying to innovate and change when they create. Therefore, the focus is still on the right script and the right role.

"So, are you interested?" Karl asked, looking at Lan Li with burning eyes, "If you don't mind, we can go to the booth and sit down, have a face-to-face conversation, get to know the script, get to know the characters, and you can exchange ideas with Tony." ”

Although he was asking Lan Li's opinion, those focused eyes showed that I don't accept rejection as an answer.

This look really didn't fit in with the sloppy appearance of the homeless man, Lan Li looked up and emptied the beer bottle, and said neatly, "Why not?"

Carl took the initiative to stand up and led Lan Li to the number seven booth again, and without waiting for Tony to speak, Carl made a formal introduction.

The first meeting just now, because of the lack of foreshadowing in this link, everything became conflicting. Tony is so, and so is Woody.

This time it's much better.

After the greetings, Tony didn't have any politeness, and asked directly, "What do you think?" This mindless words followed his usual style, making people cry and laugh, and they didn't even know if he was asking Carl or Lan Li.

However, without waiting for Lan Li to guess, Karl replied out loud, "That's him." He's the perfect choice. ”

Tony's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he didn't hide his excitement at all, and said excitedly, "This is a very special role, and it is a very difficult role. First of all, he was a child who needed to take care of his grandfather, who had Alzheimer's disease, and he tried to help him, but he couldn't alleviate the deterioration of his condition. ”

"Secondly, he is a teacher, he needs to take care of students who may have gone astray or who have gone on the wrong path, and he wants to help them, but it is not an easy task. Tony was really excited, he kept babbling, and he didn't even care if Lan Li understood it or not, without a preface, he went straight to the point, and the huge information was cathartic, which made people a little confused.

Lan Li didn't interrupt Tony, listened carefully, and pieced together a character's image from these fragmented information.

It's a fun process. In the previous three works, he constructed the characters, analyzed the characters, and even extended the characters, all of which were done by himself, and he extended the whole world of the characters beyond the script.

But now, Tony is one step ahead, depicting the characters in words before Lan Li understands the synopsis of the story. This is a step further than what Karl has just described, more detailed, more profound, and at the same time more concrete. Combined with the outline of what Carl said, and the conversation between him and Carl, that image was coming to life in my mind.

"Again, he is a man, and he may be the partner of another woman, or he may be the father of another child. He needs to take care of others, but apparently, he has run out of his own mind. ”

Tony was completely immersed in his own world, sprinkled, foaming, impassioned, frenzied, even terrifying.

Carl and Woody, who were sitting next to him, didn't speak, and before they knew it, both of them were reduced to a background board, and it seemed that only Tony was left. And, of course, the Lan Li who is listening.

"On the whole, he is a stoic and helpless person, under the calm surface, there are countless emotions and secrets hidden, he tries to redeem others, but he can't do anything, and many times, he has to complete self-redemption first. But in the process, he watched others slide into the abyss little by little, and the helplessness and even despair were like drowning, and the negative emotions were slowly withdrawn little by little. ”

Tony suddenly waved his hands and paused in the air, looking at Lan Li with burning eyes. What I need is not to show the whole process, not to break the soul, not to go from hope to despair or from despair to hope, what I want is a state, a state of struggle. ”

"I know that struggle is a verb, but I need it to become a noun in the movie, a state of stagnation. I know, it's difficult, but that's what the movie is trying to say. Can you do that?" Tony leaned against the edge of the table, staring at Lan Li deadly, waiting for an answer. Before Lan Li replied, he didn't seem to have any intention of moving.

"Does this work have a name?" was Lan Li's first response.

Tony smiled widely, with a smug look in his eyes, and said syllable-by-syllable, "'Detachment'." ”