1822 Frequent action
The most interesting and unexpected secret of the 86th Academy Awards has finally been revealed: this is a classic moment created by Alan and Lan Li together!
This is carefully arranged and unexpected, and on the basis of the script, the situation is opened up with an impromptu reaction, and the two guests join forces to create the biggest surprise of the night.
There are countless speculations on social networks, it can be said that all of them are correct or all of them are wrong, true and false, false and true, no one can fully guess the real situation behind the scenes, it can only be said that Alan and Lan Li are really not playing cards according to common sense.
But no one can deny that this is definitely a classic moment for this Oscars.
Although the 2013 awards season finally came to an end with the Oscars, and the high-profile discussions would soon become a thing of the past, the discussion about the awards ceremony and the results will not stop anytime soon.
It is foreseeable that this wave of discussion will continue for a long, long time in the future, and its influence is bound to penetrate into all aspects of the film industry. The success of "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" will be two different demonstration representatives, prompting major film companies to adjust their production plans and development directions.
However, for the actors, producers, directors and other independent individuals, the award ceremony is over, and the year's hard work is over. They should have started to get busy for 2014, whether they won the award or not - the glory and glory of the little golden man will remain in their memory.
The same is true for Lan Li.
The Oscar night held by "Vanity Fair" has become an important place for Sisyphus Pictures to further open up the situation, and it is also an important place for Lan Li to show his social skills.
In addition to the Mexican trio represented by Alfonso Cuarón, Lan Li also got to know many directors and producers, as well as the management of distribution companies, the executives of large cinema chains, etc., and then he threaded the needle and introduced Andre and Arthur, who were also present at the party that night - this was their first official appearance as the top management of Sisyphus Films.
In addition, Lan Li also got to know many senior behind-the-scenes staff, not screenwriters or field workers, but photographers, lighting engineers, makeup artists, sound engineers, etc., as well as editors, casting directors, special effects company executives, etc.
These behind-the-scenes heroes hidden from the spotlight are often overlooked, and most of the time, the general public can't even call out their names, but if you are really inside the industry, you can know that their connections and influence are definitely not that simple, especially if they can appear on the guest list of Oscar night tonight, it is even more difficult to ignore. Even if they are not top notch producers, they are still able to establish their own circles in the film industry, and no one can ignore them.
The whole party Lan Li was busy, and he could be seen in every corner of the Sunset Tower Hotel, and he didn't even have time to breathe, but when it came to really discussing, there wasn't much to explain and interesting things to do, nothing more than the politeness and greetings on social occasions-
However, for Hollywood celebrities, it is the perfect time to get an up-close look at aristocratic etiquette and conversation. There aren't many opportunities like that.
As the night wore on, the party never ended, and the atmosphere of wild revelry began to spread from the Sunset Tower Hotel to the whole of Los Angeles, and the first party was followed by a variety of private parties, and the guests left the Oscar night scene in droves, enjoying the night in their own way.
On such a special occasion, everyone is relatively special, no one is absolutely special, even Lan Li, it is impossible to attract everyone's attention all the time, it seems that before he notices, Lan Li has disappeared from sight, but it has not attracted everyone's special attention, and soon returned to the party carnival again.
No one knew where Lan Li was going—no one cared, maybe Lan Li had a spark with a woman and was enjoying their private time without being disturbed, maybe Lan Li and her friends had gone to another occasion for their own party, maybe Lan Li had quietly gone home, taking off her mask and soaking up a moment of peace. Anything is possible.
But no one expected that after the Oscar night, Lan Li would leave Los Angeles straight away, and before the paparazzi and reporters could react, they would be nowhere to be found. By the time he reacted, Lan Li had already "disappeared", and at this time people realized that this was premeditated a long time ago.
Considering the enthusiasm and activity of the previous night, and considering the official appearance of Sisyphus Pictures, Lan Li's sudden disappearance is all the more confusing, but it is precisely because of this that all the news media, including TMZ, did not expect it at all, which makes Lan Li's whereabouts a mystery.
For the paparazzi, the existence of Lanli is always challenging their work - even in the era of social networks in every corner of the world, it is not completely impossible to hide a person's whereabouts. However, the object is Lan Li! The famous Lan Li has made the paparazzi completely empty several times, which is really full of frustration.
What's more, in the next period of time, Sisyphus Films' frequent actions, coupled with the lingering afterglow of the Oscars, also made the news media in the industry have no time to pay attention to Lan Li's whereabouts. As a result, Lan Li enjoyed a rare moment of tranquility.
Although only one "Burst Drummer" has been filmed so far, because of the existence of Lan Li, the rise momentum of Sisyphus Pictures is like a rocket rising, and it has quickly become the focus of attention of many people.
It's just that at this time, people didn't expect the grand blueprint of Lan Li, and they focused more on Lan Li.
Top actors such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Leonardo DiCaprio have also set up their own production companies, but the individual power of the actors cannot be compared with the financial power of Wall Street.
After the company gradually matures and the capital chain and production system gradually improve, the actors will continue to participate in the production of a small number of works that are not starred in by themselves. In "12 Years a Slave", Brad appeared as a small supporting role, and he was more responsible for the work of the producer than the actor.
The current Lan Li, in the eyes of the Hollywood film industry system, is probably the same, and "Burst Drummer" is the best start. In order to select and produce works that match his own style, Lan Li "joined" Sisyphus Films, which is the positioning of this film company by industry insiders.
At the end of last year, "Nightcrawler," starring Jake Gyllenhaal, became the second production produced by Sisyphus Pictures. Lan Li did not participate.
But industry insiders have heard rumors that the original idea of "Nightcrawler" was to invite Lan Li to play the male lead, and after Lan Li read the script, he recommended the project to his best friend Jack, which led to the existing cast of this work, and at the same time, Lan Li himself also served as the producer of the work.
Although "Nightcrawler" does not meet the rules of "Lan Li chooses the items he is interested in", it is still within the expected range and cannot be regarded as a special case. Therefore, the establishment and rise of Sisyphus Pictures was still expected by everyone, even at the Oscar night, the appearance of Andre and Arthur was not able to cause much discussion -
Everyone just exchanged a meaningful look: Is it because they saw Brad Pitt win the Best Picture Golden Man with "Twelve Years a Slave", and now Lan Li has also begun to covet the producer's Little Golden Man? So this is why the management of Sisyphus Pictures has also been introduced to the academy's public relations circle during the awards season? If it is true, then Lan Li is not as unearthly as his usual image seems!
Between their eyes, when they looked at Lan Li again, everyone was a little closer to "people in the same way". Lan Li could clearly perceive such a change, but he didn't explain anything.
But now, Lan Li quietly left Los Angeles, and no one even knows when Lan Li left the Sunset Tower Hotel, and then Sisyphus Pictures began to make frequent moves, which is a little strange, some out of common sense, faintly, which has caused some conjecture and attention. It's not too turbulent, but it's there.
However, Sisyphus Pictures is clearly ready to move forward at its own pace, unaffected.
Their first action came on March 6, when Sisyphus Pictures announced that the company's third film was about to officially go into production: "The Female Spy".
Less than three weeks later, Sisyphus Pictures made a second move, and on the Friday of the third week of March, they announced that the company had officially identified two projects, which are currently in the status of project approval, and will soon start to invest in the selection of cast lineups and the exploration of shooting locations.
The two projects are the low-budget horror film "It's Behind It", and the well-known blockbuster project "The Revenant".
Although the two projects are only officially established now, Sisyphus Pictures has successively confirmed three projects in less than a month, and the actions are really too frequent, and they also include the famous "The Revenant", is it true that Lan Li is really ready to follow Brad Pitt and hit the Oscar for Best Picture?
This is a bit strange, it doesn't match Lan Li's personality, hasn't he always called himself an "actor"? Why did he suddenly change his mind now? Or is it that after Lan Li tasted the taste of power, he gradually began to be dissatisfied with the status of "actor" and hoped to have a higher status in Hollywood?