It was just the first day of publicity, Lan Li already felt a sore back, however, he was not sure if this was the illusion of old age from the vicissitudes of life of the two lives, or the physical pain that his body really felt, but what was certain was that at ten o'clock in the middle of the night, when all the interviews finally came to an end temporarily, he had to stand up and move his body, even if it was a whole day of hiking, or a whole day of practicing martial arts, he didn't feel so tired.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of your hotel room, looking at the quiet and solemn city, most of the city has fallen into darkness and entered night mode early, only the sporadic lights hide the thick darkness of the night, and continue to party as much as you want. Potsdamer Platz is one of them.

Being in one of the three major film festivals in Europe and wasting time in a room like this is definitely the biggest regret. So, Lan Li changed into a light and low-key outfit, a simple black T-shirt with black jeans, and a black biker jacket, and quietly left the hotel room.

The wet streets, echoing with the voices of young people talking, seemed a little lonely, as if the whole city had fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only lonely people dancing, and there was no music in the background. Across the street, Lan Li went to the cinema at Sony Center again, did not deliberately select a film, but bought a random movie ticket with the closest screening time, and then quickly entered the screening hall and disappeared into the crowd.

It's fun to exchange ideas with fans, but at the same time, it's fun to enjoy the movie alone.

After entering the screening room, Lan Li casually pulled out a poster for the introduction of the movie, found a place in the corner, sat down, and then began to browse the information of the movie. "Just the Wind", a work directed by Hungarian director Benedek-Fliegauf, these are two completely unfamiliar names, no director has been heard of, and the film has not been seen.

However, Lan Li is a little more excited – one of the biggest charms of the festival is to dig up obscure films that I have never heard of or seen, and sometimes from small countries such as Algeria or Lithuania.

After carefully reading the introduction, Lan Li faintly looked forward to it, raised his head, and then saw two figures walking up the steps head-on, they stopped two steps diagonally in front of Lan Li, as if they were discussing whether they should sit next to Lan Li.

Lan Li realized that there were two movie introductions on the seat next to him, which should have been left after the last movie, and if he didn't know why, he thought it was left by Lan Li for his friend to occupy a seat. He hurriedly picked up the two small posters and gestured politely, "This place is empty." ”

During the conversation, Lan Li only saw the faces of the two people at this time - because of the backlight, there was just a ceiling lamp projected between the two people's ears, so that the face was only a vague outline, which could not be seen clearly, but a full head of bubble face curls, a shaggy little flat head, and the iconic western cowboy mustache, just one silhouette was enough to make people identify: Joel-Coen (Joel-Coen), Ethan Coen (Ethan-Coen).

One of Hollywood's most famous director brothers, he is also the flagship figure of American independent cinema and the representative of black humor films.

For ordinary audiences, the work "No Country for Old Men" is undoubtedly thunderous, as well as "Earth Thunder", which completed the Jedi reversal in the Oscar nomination stage last year, but for veteran fans, the works directed by the two brothers when they were young are classics that are enough to rank among the greatest ranks of film history, "Blood Labyrinth", "Barton Fink", "Ice Storm", "Murder of Green Toes", "Raising Arizona", each of which is a masterpiece!

The great thing about the Coen brothers is that they brought black humor independent films into the general public's field of vision, but still maintained the self-style of independent films. Even the Oscar-winning "No Country for Old Men" is one of the best films that are least Oscar-free. Not only that, but their support for independent films has never changed, appearing at the Sundance Film Festival on time almost every year.

Lan Li has always liked the films of the Coen brothers, and in their lens language, they have always been full of irony and sighs about reality, but they have never lost the sense of humor in the midst of suffering, which is really rare, but unfortunately, Lan Li never had the opportunity to meet these two brothers in Sundance and Telluride, but he did not expect to meet them in Berlin today.

The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise, Lan Li stood up and took the initiative to say hello, "Good evening." ”

Joel and Ethan both stopped and looked at each other. Joel is the older brother, with bubble noodles, taller and longer cheeks, and Ethan is the younger brother, with a small flat head and beard, like a kiwi.

The Directors Guild of America stipulates that two or more directors are not allowed to sign a film, so as to avoid the situation where some directors are just nominal but do not really contribute, unless another person is not affiliated with the directors' guild, which has led to a lot of disputes in history. So, nominally, Joel is the director and Ethan is the producer, but in real life, there is no clear distinction between the two brothers' work. A few years ago, the Directors Guild of America revised and adjusted the rules, and after that, the Coen brothers were able to sign the directors at the same time.

Ethan is the producer - at least the official name is so, his personality is more gentle, smiling and welcoming, at this time he noticed Lan Li's polite greeting, he was a little surprised, but the corner of his mouth still showed a smile, nodded and gestured.

Joel, on the other hand, is the nominal director, with a very sharp and angular personality, a fiery temper, a frown, an impatient look is revealed, and he says bluntly, "Who are you?

Lan Li blinked, didn't react, what was going on with such a sharp attitude, and was about to open his mouth to answer, the next second Joel turned around, turned his back to Lan Li, and left directly in the opposite direction. This is no longer a matter of attitude, and it can even be said that it is a clear face.

Lan Li was confused, he didn't remember any kind of confrontation with the Coen brothers, and he couldn't remember when he offended Joel Cohen. What the hell is going on?

Ethan didn't leave, his footsteps stopped in place, looked at Joel, and then at Lan Li, a helpless smile appeared on his face, and nodded apologetically to Lan Li, and Joel's voice came from behind him, "Ethan, there is a seat here, come here." Ethan didn't explain anything, didn't say anything more, and although he was polite, he also put on a cold and detached posture, and politely turned away.

First Joel, then Ethan.

Lan Li really doesn't remember how he offended these two bigwigs in the American independent film industry, and the scene was a little embarrassing for a while - because the two brothers had turned around and left, Lan Li was embarrassed alone. However, in high society, dealing with such embarrassment is just a trivial matter, and Lan Li immediately laughed dumbly.

More curiosity than embarrassment.

“…… That's a guy who smells of copper and sells his reputation...... Definitely...... I'm telling you, at this time, all means are available...... How can it be...... Don't believe it......" In the quiet screening room, Joel did not deliberately speak loudly but also did not deliberately whisper, with a trace of disdain and rejection, through the air, spread, and fell into Lan Li's ears.

“…… Harvey Weinstein can't believe it...... You also believe the words of the media...... Okay, okay, quiet, quiet, the movie is about to begin......" followed by Ethan's words, fragmented fragments of words, because of Joel's interruption, listening more carefully, and then, the words were cut off, but instead of being quiet, two audience members appeared.

The two audience members, who looked like veteran movie fans, excitedly came to the Coen brothers and expressed their love for the work directed by the two brothers. This time, the Coen brothers did not bother at all, but instead spoke to them with a gentle attitude and a smile on their faces.

Lan Li couldn't help but laugh dumbly, although the information was incomplete and not enough to piece together the whole picture, but the key information was still enough to make a judgment.

It seems that Hollywood has become a powder keg now, and the competition in college public relations has ignited the fire, in fact, Lan Li is a little curious, everyone splashes dirty water on each other, scolds each other, frames and slanders each other, one behind the scenes, one in front of another, that scene is absolutely very exciting.

However, curiosity is just curiosity, Lan Li will not probe, and he does not bother to probe. Hollywood is a big dye vat, gossip is endless, if every message has to be responded, then the actor simply changes his career to become a public relations or paparazzi.

After quieting down, Lan Li refocused his attention on the big screen, and after only a short moment, the lights dimmed and the movie began to show.

Surprisingly, it's a brilliant movie.

Ironically, the movie tells an interesting story: in a small village, a family is murdered, and the murderer quickly leaves the scene, so no one knows what happened and what happened. Another family living not far away, although unharmed by the accident, lived in fear with the speculation, isolation, accusation, and vicious gaze of the village.

It's a bit like the Danish movie "The Hunt", where gossip can often become an invisible executioner. It's just that in this movie, it really created a river of blood, and the shock is slightly inferior to "hunting", but it is still worth pondering.

Coming back to reality from the movie, the associations are really interesting. As they left the screening room, Lan Li was unhurriedly left behind, and Joel and Ethan were ahead of the company of several audience members.

As he was about to leave the screening room, Ethan raised his head and his gaze met Lan Li.

Lan Li smiled politely and nodded, Ethan paused slightly, did not respond or sign, withdrew his gaze, and walked away with Joel.