Robert Iger?

Damien Chazelle's mind was full of question marks, and after thinking about it seriously, he always felt that the name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember for a while, among his familiar friends, he really couldn't find a corresponding person, and his eyes caught Justin Hivez's inquiring gaze, he covered the earpiece of the mobile phone with his left hand, and said with his mouth, "Robert Iger?"

Justin choked on his beer and coughed violently, trying to explain, but he couldn't breathe and could only give hints: Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse.

Robert Iger, the CEO of Disney, after taking over from Michael Eisner, is undoubtedly the top figure in Hollywood at the moment.

Damien blinked, "...... Cough. He was about to speak, but he choked on his own saliva, and was so frightened that he almost overturned the table in front of him, and couldn't help but quickly wipe his palm on the thigh of his pants, "Mr. Egger, ...... Good afternoon, yes, yes, I mean, nice to meet you. ”

After saying that, Damien closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, his face full of depression, and he couldn't believe his stupidity.

In just three weeks, Damien has met with a number of top bigwigs in the industry for dinner, and even talked and laughed, but the premise is that this is done in the company of Andy Rogers and even the innovative artist agency, strictly speaking, he is just a small shrimp on the side, not too conspicuous at all -

Most of the time, no one specifically mentions the "Burst Drummer" project, and even if it does, Damien is not the main introducer, and more often Andy does the introduction.

Today, Robert called this ...... This is a bit too much information, and Damien needs a moment to catch his breath, but the problem is that the call is still in progress, there is no time or space, and Damien feels like he is about to catch his breath, and his cheeks are swollen and red.

Justin, who was sitting opposite, couldn't stop coughing, in order to avoid disturbing his friend's call, he simply turned around and left, but because he was too flustered, his ankle hit the stool, fell down with a grunt, and disappeared under the table in an instant, staging a magic trick of "disappearing on the spot", which is really too funny.

Damien forced himself to calm down, and Robert's warm voice came from the receiver of the phone, and the other party completely grasped the initiative, Damien could only nod his head in a daze, and responded to the previous sentence or two from time to time, and the whole call lasted less than three minutes, and then ended the conversation.

Justin finally recovered, climbed back into his chair, didn't bother to tidy up his mess, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask, "How's it going?"

Damien also gradually came to his senses and shrugged, "Nothing. ”

"What do you mean by 'nothing'?" Justin was confused.

"It's literal. Damien let out a long breath, "He just called to say hello." They were in a meeting and they could hear a lot of other people on the phone, and they brought up the work 'Burst Drummer' and wanted to know more about it, so they called me. ”

It wasn't Robert who called Damien personally, it was Disney's project production meeting.

He wanted to see the full version of the script, preferably with some inspiration and a brief explanation of the core of the work. Damien continued, "In addition, he asked about the idea of the cast ......" After a pause, Damien added, "He asked which role Lan Li would play if he played." ”

Justin blinked, "And how did you answer?"

"I said that Lan Li has no intention of performing for the time being, because he needs to rest and relax for a while. Damien told the truth and explained the situation one by one.

"What?" Justin couldn't help but exclaim, and then slapped his head hard, "God, you are so honest to show all your hole cards, how can they still be willing to invest?

The more he talked, the more depressed he became, the more excited he became, and Justin became incoherent, "Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Paramount, Fox Searchlight, and Disney! Man, five! Five of Hollywood's six major studios have contacted you! You, you, they...... How do you ...... God!"

Damien also scratched his head in annoyance, but did not make such a fuss, "Even if they lie now, they will definitely find out later." ”

Damien also realized that there seemed to be a misunderstanding among the major Hollywood studios: the relationship between Lan Li and the "Burst Drummer" was not only a producer, but also an actor.

The difference is that in the past two years, Steven Spielberg has had at least double-digit projects as a nominal producer, but only two have actually led the way. As a producer, you may only be involved in one part of the story, but as a director or actor, you may be involved in it.

Even Damien himself is no exception, from no thought to imagination. Now he can't help but imagine how the picture and camera should be structured, how the performance and rhythm should be captured, and the more he thinks about it, the more excited he becomes, and the thought is like a wild grass, growing wantonly and crazy.

Looking at Damien with an honest face, Justin could only be defeated, patted his head heavily, and sighed up to the sky, "Alas, I can't blame them, even I can't help but think that cooperating with Lan Li should be a very interesting thing." ”

Justin, a graduate of Harvard University, met Damien in college, became friends, and after graduation, the two came to Los Angeles together to pursue a future in the film industry. Damien focuses on writing and directing, while Justin focuses on soundtracks and original tracks.

The two men traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York in order to survive for work, and finally, Justin got a job writing the soundtrack for the cable TV series "The-League" for a long time, and also wrote the soundtrack for an episode of "The Simpsons."

Justin and Damien's down-to-earth and hard-working efforts soon earned each other the opportunity to shoot their own film "Guy and Madeleine on a Park Bench", but unfortunately, the work did not succeed.

Now, the project "Burst Drummer" is also a goal that two people work together.

Justin said excitedly, "You know what? Lan Li and the Coen brothers have collaborated on a work about folk songs, and when I was in New York before, I heard that Lan Li was involved in the whole process of arranging and writing all the tracks, and sang live to complete the shooting, he is not only good at guitar, but also excellent piano skills. ”

As he spoke, Justin began to dance with his hands and eyebrows, "It's very interesting to imagine that he plays Andrew, who must have a unique understanding and attainment in music." Suddenly, his excited expression became lonely, "But I don't know if he is interested, after all, he has just finished filming a musical work." And, who wouldn't want to work with Lanli?"

Justin and Damien both fell into silence, inexplicably, they both seemed to be deeply absorbed in their own thoughts, and finally Justin straightened his back and regained his strength, "Do you have an idea now? Which company have you decided to work with? There was no choice before, but now there are too many choices, and they are all troubled." ”

From zero to complex, now they have too many choices and are dizzying. Not to mention those independent film companies, just the six major Hollywood studios, except for Universal Pictures, all of them have taken action, including independent labels such as Fox Searchlight, for small shrimp like them, the difficulty of choosing has entered the final stage.

Damien leaned back in his chair and stretched wide, "I don't know. Every company sounds very sincere, but I know that they are not for me, nor for the 'Popping Drummer'......" otherwise they wouldn't have been unattended before, "They are all here for Lanli, so I think I should leave the decision to Lanli." ”

"Are you sure?" Justin and Lan Li have never met, all the words are from rumors and heard, it is inevitable that there is still some hesitation, "What if Lan Li chooses a company with stronger commercial interests? Or, Lan Li starts to interfere with your creation? Isn't it always said in the industry that Lan Li is an angular actor, even in the face of a hot temper like Tony Kaye, he dares to directly contradict the director's decision." ”

"I don't think that's the case with Lan Li. Damien said simply but firmly, "...... I can't describe it, although I only met him for one night, but he is different from other actors. ”

It was a peculiar temperament that could not be expressed in words, somewhat detached and somewhat familiar, and above all, Damien felt very comfortable and willing to give up his trust.

"Even if I were faced with such a situation, I would have nothing to say. Damien spread his hands, "We already knew that we had chosen to try our luck at Oscar night, didn't we? Whoever we meet, we have to try it, it's our last chance." It's not Lan Li, it's everyone else, it's just as risky. ”

Justin was slightly stunned, and finally could only let out a long breath, nodded in agreement, "Indeed, when we meet Lan Li, this is already our best choice." "I feel that the time has finally come for the bad luck and downturn of the past two years to change, and all the luck that has accumulated for so long has exploded on that night. ”

Otherwise, how could Damien meet Lan Li?

Damien nodded earnestly, "I think so too. That was probably the luckiest moment I've had in the last few years. ”

The good fortune that belonged to Damien was far from over.