Laughter and laughter echoed through the space of the pioneer village, as if it were the busiest Saturday night in an instant, the whole bar was full of guests, everyone was looking forward to the show, everyone was enjoying the relaxation and coziness of Saturday, indulging and partying to the fullest, just soak up the atmosphere and get drunk and dreamy.

Taking a step, Lan Li walked to the other end of the bar, not disturbing the lively atmosphere near the side of the stage, and then saw Neil Tucson coming over as soon as possible, which made Lan Li laugh dumbly - this seems to have become a kind of professional reflex for Neil, and his eyes are constantly scanning the approaching customers near the bar.

As the distance narrowed, Neil gradually recognized the figure of the visitor, but instead of rejoicing, he lowered his mouth, and even his shoulders sank, with a dejected expression, and before he got close, he could see the exaggerated appearance of the sad face, and then muttered and complained, "Damn it, it's been so long, ah, God, the Gobi is going to become a desert." ”

The words without a beginning or end are really confusing.

Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile appeared in his eyes, but he didn't open his mouth to respond, just looked at Neil quietly, and then he could see Neil secretly looking at Lan Li with his peripheral vision.

As a result, after Neil realized that his small actions had fallen into Lan Li's eyes, and that he had not been able to impress Lan Li at all, he raised his eyebrows in anger, "Don't you know that I live in dire straits?

"Matthew, Matthew is working right now, he's all right, thank you for your concern. Lan Li replied seriously.

Neil was immediately choked, and then he realized that it was definitely not easy to gain the upper hand in the verbal confrontation, so he simply chose to give up, "I, I, I just said me!"

"I disappeared for more than half a year, there was no news at all, and then my YouTube channel was completely off the air for half a year, do you know, how many people sent messages to scold me, thinking that I was not kind at all, and no longer posted your videos. God, how do I know where you're going? I want to send a video too, but if you don't come, what can I do?"

Neil howled a few words there, and then secretly glanced at Lan Li again, and found that Lan Li still had a calm expression, he could only restrain his expression, "Hey, let's cooperate, you don't know, if the opponent actors don't cooperate, there is no way to play this scene." ”

"I see. Lan Li nodded abruptly, and then asked seriously, "Why don't you do it again?"

Neil almost didn't change his breath and rolled his eyes widely, "God, I really can't understand why those people always say that you are humorous, I think, you are the most humorless person in the world." ”

After complaining, Neil returned to his usual appearance, stood in the bar and said with a wink, "To be honest, after there is no YouTube channel, my current womanhood index has been declining, how about it, for the sake of my happy life, do you want to perform again today?"

"Your current level of accosting is so bad, and you still have to rely on other gimmicks?" Lan Li showed a look of surprise, and a simple rhetorical question choked Neil directly, and then saw Neil angrily throw the rag in his hand on the bar, "Hey, young man, can we still have a good time together?"

After finishing speaking, looking at Lan Li, who was about to speak, Neil immediately withdrew the "angry" state, waved his hand again and again, and said with a grin, "Joke, it's definitely just a joke." Of course we're still friends, otherwise we're going to take a picture now and send it to the Instagram for certification?"

Looking at the mischievous light flashing in Neil's eyes, Lan Li knew that Neil was still the same Neil, joking, humorous, ridiculous, and bantering.

Although the two of them haven't seen each other for more than half a year, despite the fact that there have been so many things that have happened in 2012, and despite the fact that Lan Li has now become a top superstar in the industry, Neil is still the bartender of the pioneer village. But time did not leave too many traces on the bodies of the two people, just a photo, and the two became familiar again, as if they instantly returned to the time before they became famous.

Some friendships need to be carefully cared for and maintained, and only by maintaining them regularly can they last for a long time, otherwise they will drift apart with time and space. This is understandable, just like marriage, it must be hard work and attention, and it must be hard work and emotion to last for a long time.

But some friendships don't need it. Even if there is an interval of time canyon, even if it has experienced vicissitudes of life, when we meet again, the tacit understanding that flows quietly can still reawaken those good years and find the most authentic self in each other. This is also the most different and special point between friendship and family affection and love.

Therefore, people always say that relatives and lovers can only accompany them through one part of their lives, but friends can walk through the whole long life hand in hand. It's just that such friends are really too rare and too rare.

A smile slid gently under Lan Li's eyes, ignoring Neil's teasing and quipping, "What about Stanley? I thought he would personally sit here to prevent anyone from transforming this place beyond recognition, this is his life's work." ”

"Oh, don't worry, Joel and Ethan have already decided, there is no need to change here, it will be photogenic exactly according to the existing décor. However, our beers and glasses still need to be replaced, some of which are not found in the sixties, and some of which are newly added in the last two years and are not in keeping with the season. Neil expertly introduced the situation.

Then, with a mysterious expression, he looked left and right, leaned out, leaned into Lan Li's ear, and said in a low voice, "Ethan said that I can play the bartender in the movie." Then Neil raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly, showing his excitement, "Haha, I'm going to be an actor too." ”

After deliberation and investigation, the main filming location of "Drunken Country Folk Songs" was chosen in the pioneer village.

According to the Coen brothers' plan, they wanted to find a retro bar with a 60s folk style in Greenwich Village in Manhattan as a filming location for the "gaslight bar" in the movie, and to present the city street scene of New York as realistically as possible.

In fact, in Greenwich Village, most of the streets and scenery have not changed drastically from half a century ago, only a little cleaner and tidier, and then some of the buildings are in ruins, but there are very few new buildings, and in the Coen brothers' lenses, they still have the same texture as they were at the beginning. This is also an important reason why the cost of filming has been effectively controlled.

Clearly, the pioneer village was the perfect fit.

In Joel Cohen's words, "I even wondered if I had ever come to the pioneer village in a dream, watched Lan Li's performance, and woke up to come up with the idea for this film." ”

From the pioneer village to the Blue Lane to the village of Greenwich and Don Quixote, it's as if all of them were made for the "drunken country ballads". Suppressed their excitement and excitement, the Coen brothers approached Stanley Charson and told all his thoughts and ideas to the old man who had devoted his life to the pioneer village.

Stanley burst into tears.

Founded in 1935, a jazz bar pioneer village has lived through the golden age of black-and-white cinema, the ideological frenzy of the '60s and '70s, the craze with which folk and rock swept society, and the wars and the displacement of the Beat Generation.

Now, through the lens of the Coen brothers, it is about to return to the 60s, the era when music could save the world, the era when art carried the hope of society, and the era when dreams still shine. For Stanley, it was a dream come true, so he had no reason to refuse.

"It's not fair. Lan Li pretended to be serious and said, "It took me so much effort to get on the big screen, and now you have won the opportunity without any effort? ”

Neil put his hands on his hips, his chest held high, and with a triumphant expression, he seemed to be saying, "Praise me, praise me, praise me," and then a humorous voice came from the side, "So, is this casting for a movie? Can I participate? I'm not a good actor, but I can try it." ”

Neil and Lan Li both cast their eyes, and then they saw Justin Timberlake standing in front of them.

Not only that, but the other people behind Justin also cast their eyes one after another, and the restlessness of anti-expectation and eagerness surged throughout the bar, which was completely different from the atmosphere just now, and it seemed that unconsciously, the focus of the audience came from the other end of the bar.

"Justin Timberlake. He politely introduced himself.

"Ranley Hall. He also smiled and reported to the door.

Neil, who was standing in the middle, looked left and right, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Neil Tucson." The apprehensive and funny voice suddenly brightened the mood to a light-hearted and cheerful atmosphere.

Justin shrugged his shoulders and pursed the corners of his mouth, "It is rumored that everyone has always emphasized that Lan Li is a monster, but today, it seems that I should be the first person to dare to approach the dragon, does this mean that I have great courage?"

"I mentioned to a few friends that this time, I was about to cooperate with Lan Li, and everyone exclaimed, and they all cast envious eyes. I forgot to tell them, this time it's music, not movie. So, I guess, I'd better not pop their pink bubbles. Justin said in a flurry manner, successfully eliciting a low burst of laughter.