Science fiction movies have always been one of the most special film genres in Hollywood, with a solid mass foundation and always occupy an important place, even in 2017, but at the same time, there are many picky audiences, whether it is the science fiction world view, or the details of the story plot, or the core idea, technology otaku and science fiction lovers have trained a pair of sharp eyes, and they are always picky in the egg.

Shooting sci-fi movies is always a challenge, but it is also an important test of the actor's ability to accept it in the market.

For a science fiction movie to be established, either by looking at the director, the actors, or the script. Among them, the script is the most important, but the director has the most influence. Science fiction works such as "Source Code", "The Night the Comet Came", "The Moon" and so on, the scripts are exceptionally excellent and highly recognized, but the lack of directors and actors with strong influence makes it difficult for the market feedback to meet the expectations of film companies.

To put it simply, "source code" has never been one of Jake Gyllenhaal's masterpieces.

Although the adapted script is on the blacklist, the origin of the original work is unknown, and the director and actors still need to put a big question mark, and even the scale of investment is still uncertain. In other words, it's a project that doesn't find any reason to shoot, just look at Warner Bros. in the past.

Therefore, people can't find any reason for Lan Li to choose "Killing Reincarnation", and similarly, people can't find any reason for Lan Li to give up "speed and excitement/emotion". All the statements of "America Weekly" seem to the rest of the media to be nothing more than a comfort in feeling good, and only the most dreamy, fairytale, and magical fantasies can achieve Gavin's goal, but this is Hollywood, the most fairytale but also the most realistic Hollywood.

So, without any reason, why did Lan Li still choose "Killing Reincarnation" and gave up "Speed and Excitement/Emotion"? Taking 10,000 steps back, Lan Li can choose "Killing Reincarnation", and also choose "Speed and Excitement/Emotion", schedule conflict is not a problem at all, after all, these two works have no plans to be filmed, and they can be adjusted. Moreover, Lan Li is not Tom Cruise, which is not enough to support the weight of a science fiction movie.

So, how did things get to this point?

"Salary. ”

This is Connell's speculation, and in the article, Cornell does not use any negative or negative words to blame Lan Li's choice. Because, in Hollywood, in the real world, salary is a factor that every actor must consider, and it is also a direct factor to measure the status of actors in the industry.

But the question is, in the rising period of the career, in the turning period of the career, in the critical period of the career, giving up the work and focusing on the remuneration, is this abandoning the original and chasing the end? Is this a rush for quick success? Is this driven by desire/desire? Is this a fishing for all the time?

It's like Jim Carrey in 1996.

In 1994, with the success of "Strange Heroes in Disguise", "Dumb and Dumb", and "Detective Plane Head", he became the most influential comedian in the market of all time, reaching the peak of his career, and then in 1995, "Batman Forever" and "Detective Plane Head 2" once again continued Kim's sweeping record, which made Kim known as the most successful comedian in history.

It was against this background that Columbia Pictures invited Kim to play the role of "Cable TV Repairman" and offered a salary of $20 million.

At that time, the "20 Million Club" had just come out, and there were only three members: Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tom Cruise, and top actors such as Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks were not able to reach such a level. If King nods yes, he will become the first comedian in film history to get 20 million, referring to Charlie Chaplin, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and other long-famous comedians whose treatment has never been really valued by Hollywood, then King's feat is to truly write history.

But the problem is that there are no highlights in the work "Cable TV Repairman":

Screenwriter Lou-Holtz-Jr., a fledgling rookie, this is his first and only screenwriting work.

Director Ben-Stiller, who is now a central figure in the Rotten Boys, but at the time in 1995, he was a comedy kid who had just left the TV scene and didn't have any works worth mentioning, and this was his second directorial work, which didn't make any waves before it.

Producer Judd-Apato, who later produced or filmed "Bridesmaids", "One Night Big Belly", "Pineapple Express" and other attraction comedies, is one of the souls of the Rotten Boys, but at that time in 1995, he was just a rookie, and this was his second work as a producer.

To sum it simply, "Cable TV Repairman" is an ordinary work, and it can even be said to be an experimental work. From any point of view, Kim, who had reached the peak of his career at that time, could not join this production, and Columbia's calculation was very simple, they put all their budget and expectations on Kim, after all, for a comedy film, the investment of 47 million was already sky-high at the time.

In the end, Kim nodded and agreed to star in this work and joined the 20 million club.

The ending is that the "cable TV repairman" suffered a fiasco, the media comments fell completely, the North American box office was 60 million, the global box office barely exceeded 100 million, and Columbia Pictures lost nearly 30 million because of this work...... This left Kim in prison.

The box office performance of the work is actually very good, 180 million in North America, which was definitely the top of the top at the time, but Jin was still criticized, and even some vicious media accused him of shooting these works specifically to make money.

In addition, perhaps such an association is unfounded. However, in 1998, Kim starred in "Truman's World", he gave the best performance of his career, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the first time in his career, but he was not even nominated for an Oscar that year.

The story of "Cable TV Repairman", doesn't it sound familiar? "Killing Reincarnation" now seems to be repeating the situation of the year, without any bright spots, without getting too much attention, Lan Li still nodded and agreed to star, for a salary of 10 million US dollars, this is not only short-sighted, not just greedy, but also stupid.

The speculation of "Entertainment Weekly" has been recognized by peers, and Cornell is really in the limelight this time, and people have expressed their approval, agreeing that Lan Li took over the filming of "Killing Reincarnation" purely for the sake of remuneration, agreeing that "Killing Reincarnation" is a work with no hope, and agreeing that this is Lan Li's stupidest decision so far.

This opposing view has the absolute upper hand, crushing the supporting viewpoint represented by the "American Weekly" by a huge margin. Not only newspapers and magazines, but also TV shows have joined in.

The morning news program "Today Show" talked about the recent hot topic on the show, "Love is crazy", and then took the opportunity to mention the soap opera "Killing Reincarnation" and "Speed and Excitement/Love", the host said, "We are still looking forward to 'me who fights cancer'." When it comes to commercial films, Lan Li always makes unbelievable choices. ”

Simple words, but revealing ridicule and banter, clearly expressed their opinions.

Even on the web. Compared with the prospects for the future, netizens are more angry and angry. Under the strong influence of "Entertainment Weekly", Cornell's views have also become the mainstream of the Internet, and netizens have begun to condemn Lan Li's ingratitude and open-mindedness, which is really disappointing.

A small number of radical netizens even said that they refused to watch "Reincarnation of Killing", and then used the saved movie ticket money to watch "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 6" twice as a way to express their support and anger.

There are also some sensible netizens who expressed regret. They had been discussing Luke Hobbs' next steps all summer, but it was disappointing that it had come to an abrupt halt. They either condemned Lan Li, or condemned Fan, or condemned Universal Pictures, but to no avail, there was no other way but to accept the facts.

Those voices of support, affirmation, and support were drowned out in the torrent of negative remarks and dirty swearing.

The "Killing Reincarnation" has just had time to set up the project, and in the blink of an eye, it has fallen into an embarrassment, and even encountered resistance, and the development of things is really unexpected. But, this is the news, this is the news in the Internet age

A few days ago, people were still lamenting that "Speed and Excitement" had lost the help of Lan Li, and the future was uncertain, and a few days later, people began to look down on the development prospects of "Killing Reincarnation", and even Warner Bros. was questioning its decision-making. Moving from one focus to another, from positive to negative, is just a matter of dinner.

On the one hand, the "Fast and Exciting/Love" crew is booming, and the cast lineup is gradually revealing its face, with both worries and expectations, but the topic has always remained hot, and the craze of the fifth part naturally continues to the expectations of the sixth part. It seems that they have not been affected too much and are still soaring.

On the other hand, the crew of "Killing Reincarnation" fell silent. After the announcement of Lan Li's joining, there was no follow-up news, and even the relevant information of the producer did not appear, and the entire production process seemed to have come to a standstill. In the singing and declining voice of "Entertainment Weekly", it gradually disappeared, as if to fulfill Cornell's speculation.

This is the most important choice in Lanli's career, and it is also the most risky choice. It's just that no one can answer whether this choice is stupid or wise, and what the result will be, not even Lan Li himself. Only time can give the truth.

Will "Killing Reincarnation" really become Lan Li's stupidest choice, or is it the most greedy one?