Alfonso Cuarón touched his hair jerkily, a curly hair that could not be smoothed at all, and then put one hand into his hair, rubbed it, and ruffled it, with an apologetic smile on his face, his words stumbled again, not at all as fluent and smooth as before, "Sorry, I forgot, you...... Well, I haven't agreed to join yet, sorry. ”

Lan Li likes such a director.

Drake Doremus, Tony Kaye, and Alfonso Cuarón in front of you, they are all such directors, maybe they have achieved great results, or maybe they haven't, but they have always held on to their dreams of cinema and created a whimsical world in their own way.

The actor tries to present a life, while the director tries to sketch a corner of the world. In a sense, they all reminded Lan Li of George Sland.

"I think it's my pleasure. Lan Li shrugged his shoulders lightly and replied with a smile.

Lan Li has never been an indecisive personality, if you like it, you like it, and if you hate it, you hate it. Now it is the same, since he has made a judgment in his heart, and the eagerness to try has been bumped into by the deer, then he simply nodded and agreed.

It's so simple and pure, it's like choosing "love is crazy" in the first place. Nothing seems to have changed, even after winning the Berlin Best Actor and Oscar.

Subsequently, Lan Li seriously joined the discussion and expressed his opinion, "As far as I am concerned, the so-called survival of the fittest, this is originally an objective environment. In some settings, women have a greater chance of survival than men, while in others, the opposite is true. ”

The knives and forks in his hands still didn't stop, cutting the pancakes on the plate, but the rotation of his brain gradually began to come alive, and Lan Li really began to build the character of Ryan Stone in his mind.

Strictly speaking, Ryan's role is relatively weak, the whole movie refracts the birth of human beings through a character, Ryan's own experience and story become unimportant, and he is so small in the vastness of the universe, so does this mean that the movie will be a stage for expressionist acting?

However, from another point of view, outer space is an incomparably special confined environment, trapped in it, from panic, fear to loneliness, vulnerability and even despair, and finally reinvigorated, strong breakthrough, seeking life, this whole process is a vein, is the vein of the birth of human beings, is the vein of the origin of the earth, but rooted in the vein of Ryan's personal experience.

To put it simply, Ryan is an incomparably unique individual, from a speck of dust to the entire universe, "Ryan Stone" is also unique and cannot be replicated. Then, the foundation laid by methodist acting cannot be ignored.

This reminded Lan Li of the transformation of the film "Detachment", the initial fusion of methodist acting and expressive acting, which brought some inspiration and inspiration, but not enough throughout. Perhaps, this time "gravity" can become a breakthrough for progress.

"The point now is, in outer space, in the environment that the script is constructing, who has a better chance of survival? In my opinion, you should abandon the shackles of gender and think simply in terms of two characters, and who has the better chance of survival, then leave the other one. ”

Lan Li's thinking gradually opened up, and a relatively complete "gravity" world system was constructed. Of course, further refinement is needed, but the core idea has become clear.

"It's like...... Well, just like twins, in the most cruel situation, doctors can only choose the one with the better chance of survival, not because of which one was born first, or whether the boy or the girl is specifically kept. Therefore, the point of the script is to create such a harsh environment, putting the mystery of the laws of nature in the first place. ”

In the last life, Alfonso teamed up with Jonas to write the "gravity" script, which followed a minimalist style, minimizing the influence of the lines as much as possible, and completely promoting the plot twists, and the original script was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, but missed the nominations of the Writers Guild of America and the Oscar.

It's the same now. Under the premise of minimalism, the screenwriter's brushstrokes need to reduce lines and inner monologues as much as possible, and enrich the story more with the plot.

As Lan Li said, the two characters, regardless of gender, what environment they are in, what difficulties they face, and what pressure the natural law of survival of the fittest brings, which finally makes Ryan Stone survive, which is the key point and where the screenwriter's skills lie.

After expressing his thoughts, Lan Li noticed Alfonso's silence, raised his gaze, showed a big smile, and joked, "Of course, this is just my personal thoughts. For screenwriters, the idea is always wonderful, but the execution is always extremely difficult, don't look at me to say it lightly, but if I had to write, I think I would choose to give up. ”

Alfonso finally reacted at this point, "uh......" prolonged the end of the note, full of countless hesitations and confusion, "Did I hear it wrong? You just said that you would like to join 'gravity'? Or did I have a misunderstanding?" Alfonso began to doubt his hearing system.

"Huh. Lan Li chuckled, put down his knife and fork, and said solemnly, "Mr. Alfonso Cuarón, you heard you right. I want to be a part of this work, and I want to take on this very difficult challenge. Except that I can get through the West End and Broadway shows. But if ......"

"No if, no if!" Alfonso interrupted Lan Li's words in a panic, and quickly stretched out his hands and took the initiative to hold Lan Li's right hand, "That's it." Lan Li Hall, I officially confirm that the male protagonist of 'Gravity' is none other than you. There's no one else to choose but you. As for the schedule, we can discuss, we can discuss it slowly. ”

Lan Li gathered the fingertips of her right hand and shook it slightly, "It's a pleasure to work with you." ”

It was determined that Lan Li's next work would be "Gravity".

Since the end of the "Edge of Tomorrow" at the beginning of the year, Lan Li has not approached any film projects, after twists and turns, "gravity" has become Lan Li's choice, and it is a commercial film, an investment of more than 100 million US dollars, and the cooperation of special directors, but what sparks will be rubbed this time?

After letting go of his right hand, Alfonso was so happy that he didn't know how to express his excitement, but he just smiled brightly. That clean smile looks like a child. "Wait, what do you have...... I mean, do you have any special requirements, like, salary, like, treatment on set, for example, co-actors? and so on. ”

Lan Li picked up the knife and fork again, and continued his unfinished brunch, his eyebrows raised slightly, "I don't know, I actually have so many privileges now, this should be a good thing?"

Alfonso scratched his head shyly, "I'm not sure, but, I'm one of the producers, and within my purview, you have all the priorities." With that bold and generous gesture, he couldn't wait to hand over all the rights to Lan Li and once again showed his sincerity.

Such a producer is a disaster for the production company, giving away all the benefits, but for the actors, it is extremely lucky.

The process of making Edge of Tomorrow was a breeze and lightheart, many of Lan Li's suggestions and opinions were taken into account, and, during the filming process, the budget was exceeded and Warner Bros. gave it a wave of his hand and approved it without any hesitation. The whole production process is a pleasure.

However, none of those demands were laid down in black and white. In other words, the producers, Frank Marshall and Tim Lewis, they could have turned down all of Lan Li's requests and completed the entire film according to their own ideas.

Just like Paul Walker's previous position in the "Fast & Thrill" series, Paul's opinion, the crew and producers are bound to take it into account and satisfy it to the greatest extent, but under Vin Diesel's opposition, Paul's request may still be rejected, and Diesel's opinion is the most important. So, in "Fast and Exciting / Emotional 5", those racing shots and handsome shots were all handed over to Diesel.

Now, in the crew of "Fast and Thrill/Emotional 6", Paul is also one of the producers, so the situation is completely different. So, now that you come to the "Gravity" crew, has Lan Li's position changed?

A producer like Alfonso, without any reservations, without any arguments, or even any discussions, handing over all the rights happily and neatly, with a completely "as long as you want, I can give you the whole world" attitude, for the production company, it is estimated that it will hurt so much that it wants to die.

In fact, Lan Li was a little curious about how Warner Bros. would react after knowing Alfonso's statement. But......

"Thank you. Lan Li politely thanked him, "However, I don't think you and I have the right to make decisions on these contents." How about we leave it all to the professionals, what do you think?"

For matters other than performance, Lan Li has never asked, and has full authority to Andy. Remuneration and privileges are not a problem, in the final analysis, Lan Li still values the performance, and the performance-related parts - such as the script, such as the director's requirements, and then the co-actors.

As for the salary, 10 million for "Edge of Tomorrow" and a 5% box office dividend. The only thought in Lan Li's mind now is that he can buy some extreme sports equipment, and the rest of the parts have not been considered how to spend them at all. When the accumulation of money exceeds a certain amount, it is actually just a series of numbers.

Of course, Lan Li seriously felt that he should ask Andre and Matthew about how to manage their assets, otherwise it didn't seem quite right to throw dust in the bank.

"Of course!" Alfonso nodded heavily, his excitement still did not subside, "What do you think, the salary of 20 million, how about it? In addition, there is no problem with the box office dividends, the success or failure of the whole movie depends on you, I think, the dividends are taken for granted." ”

20 million?