Robert Redford is on the scene.

As the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert's position in the industry is already unique, and in recent years, he has traveled extensively to promote the development of independent films, leaving his name in both the independent film and artistic creation worlds, and the reputation among his peers can be said to be unmatched.

It can be said that Robert's love for movies is unquestionable.

Although Robert and Lan Li have never spoken alone or in private, their shared love of movies has become the best bridge to connect the two people.

After the unexpected appearance, Robert was not in a hurry, the staff moved out another dark gray sofa, and then Robert sat down face-to-face with Lan Li, revealing a sense of "planned in advance" in all aspects, as if Lan Li had indeed stepped into a trap this time.

Then Lan Li gradually reacted, even if he didn't mention Robert, the staff would inevitably let Robert or the Coen brothers appear in other ways, because this is the next part - the famous conversation.

If it is just a one-man show, relying on the actor or director to support the audience, it is inevitable that it will be a little monotonous, not every guest can control the audience like Lan Li, and today's live interaction can not be better;

After Robert and Lan Li were officially seated, a conversation began between the two people, not between the host and the interviewee, but between the two filmmakers.

This is a pair of famous conversations full of sparks.

Lan Li is an actor, an actor who continues to break the shackles and frameworks in the field of acting, and his understanding and interpretation of acting, scripts, and roles are definitely the top spot of the younger generation, even Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence, two Generation Y Oscar winners, cannot be compared.

Robert is a versatile man, and in 1981, with his directorial debut "Ordinary People", he defeated Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" and David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" to win the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director.

The first topic of Robert's discussion struck a chord with the audience.

"When we talk about the emotional intake of performances, 'Detachment' and 'Drunken Folk' are two works that can't be missed. In the process of acting, the emotional state you present has become the most important part of the viewing process, so how did the director capture the emotions of the performance during the filming of these two works?"

Similarly, the first topic raised by Lan Li also stimulated a lot of discussions.

"When filming 'The Lion Enters the Sheep', the whole film chose to present the story and core appeal in a dialogue situation, so how did the film avoid being reduced to a stage play? How did the three actors avoid the shackles of drama in the process of acting, and what changes did the director make at the camera level?"

Professionals and veteran enthusiasts, you can tell if there is one mouth, and the weight of ink in your chest cannot lie. Robert and Lan Li are definitely on equal footing, and the two of them just go back and forth to discuss and argue with each other.

The participants at the symposium were fascinated.

The point is not whether Robert and Lan Li's ideas can resonate, but the way they interpret the artwork from different angles, which in turn stimulates different chemical reactions in the minds of each listener, and finally derives different ideas for artistic creation.

The creation of works of art has never had the right model, but has been interpreted from a variety of perspectives, radiating a variety of vitality.

But it is a torment for netizens on the YouTube live broadcast platform.

The content of the conversation between Robert and Lan Li is really too complicated and too profound, and most of the works mentioned in it have never been heard of, let alone the in-depth interpretation of those personal perspectives, all of which are really too unfriendly to laymen, and the boring range of conversations cannot grab attention at all, like a book from heaven, and it is difficult to stick to it.

They had just come to watch and eat melons, but now they were forced to sit where they were in class, and the torture brought everyone back to class.

It is visible to the naked eye that the number of people watching live broadcasts online on YouTube is continuing to decline, from 50 million to 40 million, and continues to explore the bottom line, and finally fell below 30 million, barely maintaining 29 million.

This also directly proves that the so-called popularity and attention of online live broadcasts are at most just lively onlookers, like bubbles, which blow away, which is also the network characteristic of the fast food era. Still, this is YouTube's first attempt at live streaming, and such a new interactive format is definitely a huge success, not to mention that 29 million still easily beat last week's Golden Globe Awards, isn't it?

However, those netizens who choose to close the page are doomed to miss out.

Robert and Lan Li's famous conversation did not last long, because Robert knew that today's symposium was seriously overtime, and they could not continue to delay, although he was also itching now, and he wished to be able to continue to discuss with Lan Li here, but he still suppressed his impulse, kept an eye on the time, and then took the initiative to end the topic.

"Phew, I'd like to continue the discussion here, if I can, but obviously, we're nearing the end of today's symposium. Robert opened his mouth as he spoke, and a sigh of disappointment could be heard at the scene, which made Robert chuckle as well, "I know, I'm standing with you all. But we have seriously overtime today, and we have to end it in order to avoid the Actors' Guild sending a letter of protest and to avoid the subsequent event of the venue being affected. ”

Despite his reluctance, Robert remained unmoved.

"I have one last question before I officially wrap it up. Robert narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Lan Li carefully, and every movement hinted that the real drama meat was actually here.

"In the last clip of the edited video, you mentioned that if you write love poems, that's really powerful. We all know that there have been countless poets in British history, and if you studied at Cambridge University, it was the birthplace of countless romantic love poems, and when I discussed it with the rest of the festival staff, there was a lot of curiosity. ”

Robert unhurriedly reveals the ultimate goal, but Lan Li is full of question marks: going around in a big circle, just to let him read love poems?

Love poems are not a big deal, so why bother? He can recite poetry at any time, which is not a challenge at all. At the private gatherings of the aristocracy, they also held special readings of poetry, reading, reading plays (William Shakespeare, etc.)...... These are all extraordinarily elaborate activities.

"So, we prepared in advance, and we hope that at the end of the symposium, you will be able to recite a poem that will show the true British aristocracy. "Of course, the main thing is to be able to spark some follow-up discussions on social media platforms, which is very important for the promotion of the festival." ”

Purpose of Publicity...... The honest Robert succeeded in drawing applause and whistles from the audience.

Robert himself couldn't help but chuckle, "There's no way, our traffic this year is all dependent on Lan Li, and it's not okay to take advantage of the opportunity." ”

This time, even the top of the YouTube platform burst into laughter, and everyone said, "Don't worry, we will help forward it, so that this year's Sundance does not have to worry about traffic." ”

At this time, the staff had already come to the stage and handed a handout folder to Robert, Robert opened it to confirm it, and then handed it to Lan Li, but he didn't let go, but looked at Lan Li intently, "You won't refuse, right?"

Pitfall.

Robert had already hinted at it several times, how could Lan Li not understand?

Thinking about it seriously, Lan Li had a vague guess, but he didn't mind, and bowed his head slightly, "Of course!" Then Robert let go of his right hand, and Lan Li took the handout folder.

"Next, let His Excellency Ranli-Hall read the poem for us. Robert solemnly introduced.

Lan Li opened the handout folder, raised his eyebrows slightly, and a shallow smile flowed from the depths of his eyes.

Small/Yellow/Poetry.

It turns out that this is the trap.

But for Lan Li, in fact, this is not a trap at all, because poetry is originally about artistic conception and emotion, and poets often express their hearts in an imagery way, which naturally includes / desire / desire; of course, such poems can be classified as "vulgar" in the aristocratic class, and those serious nobles will never read aloud publicly, but ...... It's the 21st century now.

Slightly unexpectedly, this is the finale arranged by Robert.

Obviously, they were looking forward to seeing Lan Li break the shackles of abstinence/sexuality, but what they had absolutely no way of knowing was that this was only a rudimentary level for the Great Demon King.

This is a poem from the American modernist poet E-E-Cummings, who is also a painter himself, and the poetry is inevitably influenced by the art of painting, giving people an extremely deep visual impression, with no capital letters - even his own name is all lowercase, almost no punctuation, line breaks like dot matrix drawing, and the articulation between syllables creates a sense of rhythm.

At the same time, if a capital letter is used in the poem, it also releases hidden emotions, which is the beauty of artistic creation.

His eyes fell on the poem in front of him, but Lan Li restrained his emotions, re-demonstrated his usual calm and calm posture, raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "Are you ready?"