Missed, this is one of the main themes of Hollywood.

Every year, Hollywood and the film industry around the world will have thousands of works put into production, excellent directors, excellent scripts, excellent actors, each work in the preparation stage is full of confidence, full of expectations, and desirable.

But the problem is that an actor is incapable and can only star in one work at a time, which means that they will inevitably miss out on other good works.

In the '60s and '70s, it was not uncommon for the Hollywood film industry to play the leading roles, but even now, it is not uncommon for top actors to appear in different crews at the same time, but they still exist objectively.

But in Lan Li's view, starring in two works at the same time is irresponsible for the crew, for the performance, and for the characters.

Because the two works are different, the mood, state and style are completely different, even if it is a commercial popcorn movie. When an actor appears on two sets at the same time, not only needs to face the crisis of refinement, but also the arrangement of the schedule, the cooperation of the crew, etc., which is a serious problem, which will inevitably lead to a decline in the quality of the character and the work.

Therefore, it is inevitable to miss each other and pass by.

In the face of the sincere Coen brothers, Lan Li also showed his sincerity, patiently explained all the ins and outs, and sincerely expressed his suffocation, "To be honest, after a brief exchange just now, I also think that I am the best candidate for this work. ”

The strong confidence revealed in the smile shows Lan Li's professionalism as an actor, compared with the newcomers who were full of expectations during the "Pacific War", he has gradually transformed into a real professional actor.

Ethan couldn't help but smile and nodded in agreement, but Joel's face was still extremely ugly, he couldn't laugh, and his eyes looked at Lan Li with extremely sad eyes, refusing to say anything.

"I'd love to say, please wait for my slot and don't give this role to anyone else, because I'm the best choice. But, I can't be so selfish. So, I have to refuse, and at this moment, I am even more sad than you. Lan Li's smile was stained with a touch of helplessness, and he did not hide his suffocation and regret.

Ethan quietly stared at Lan Li's gaze, those dark brown eyes did not dodge or hide, calmly showing all emotions, and the faint sigh made him empathize.

Interestingly, it is precisely because of this look that Ethan sketches the image of the male protagonist of the movie in his mind. This is like a sketch, outlining the outline of the eyes when the pen is put down, and then plumping the lines little by little, gradually depicting the whole image, and finally giving life to it, vividly living in the image.

On Lan Li's body, Ethan can even see the specific picture of the movie: he is sitting quietly on the chair in the café, his eyes are looking into the distance, faintly distracted, a glimmer of light flows in the depths of his eyes, lonely and bitter, but with a slight blink, those emotions disappear like a butterfly fluttering its wings, leaving only a single figure, sitting lonely and silent.

The sincerity, insight, purity, and simplicity in the depths of my heart have gradually become vicissitudes of life in the long river of time.

There was an urge in his mind that Ethan wanted to make a film, a film called "Inside-Renly-Hall", not a biographical documentary, but a down-and-out folk singer named Inside-Renly-Hall, who was in Greenwich Village in the sixties, doing nothing and penniless, chasing his dreams, but not seeing where they were.

The movie they originally conceived really evolved into reality in Lan Li's body.

"Is there no way?" Joel's unwilling words rang in his ears, and his expression was still struggling with reluctant attachment, "Can't you just spare a little time?" or...... Or, uh, adjust the schedule?" But without an answer, Joel hugged his head in frustration, "God, why is this happening?

Scratching his head vigorously and messing up his curly hair, Joel lowered his head deeply, and then jerked his head up, "It's better to do this, we wait for your schedule......" However, the words could not continue, he turned his head to look at Ethan, and his eyes showed deep helplessness.

First "Les Miserables", and then "Gravity", Lan Li's schedule cannot be determined at all, even if he waits, he doesn't know when he will wait, just like waiting for Godot, waiting for an uncertain future. There are too many variables in this process.

In Hollywood, any film project needs timing from establishment, execution to operation and completion, and after missing the moment, everything will become unknown.

The classic "Training Day" in 2001 was actually set up as early as 1997, but because Samuel L. Jackson and Matt Damon's performance schedule could not be matched, it had to be postponed and continued to wait.

This wait is more than three years, the director has changed, the script has changed, the actors have changed, the entire crew has completed the reshuffle, almost unrecognizable, and finally Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke starred in this work, the former also won the Oscar for his superb performance.

It's been a long three years, but it's a rarity in Hollywood. It's not uncommon to wait for 10, 15 years, or even never see the light of day after missing the opportunity.

In the original "gravity" project, Alfonso Cuarón ignored and moths to the flames and said that he was willing to wait for Lan Li's schedule, no matter how long it was, there was no problem, in a way, this also showed Alfonso's naivety of not listening to things outside the window, and he didn't understand the rules of Hollywood at all.

Now, the Coen brothers, who came from an independent field but have established themselves in the mainstream market, are much more sophisticated, and they know that they can't just wait for a blue gift to put the whole project on hold. It's not a question of right or wrong, the Alfonso and Coen brothers both made the right decision, and they both have to bear the consequences of their decisions.

Joel turned his head to look at Ethan, his eyes showing helpless loss, unable to speak, although he did not speak, his eyes could not have been clearer: Is there no other way?

Ethan sensed his brother's gaze, turned his head, pursed his lips and pulled a smile in response, and then looked at Lan Li again.

Only after real face-to-face contact did Lan Li's unique temperament become real, making people ignore his age, just pay attention to this actor, and can't help but want to dig more heritage and more potential in him: at this time, even if he just sits quietly, those eyes are telling the story.

For the first time, Ethan hopes to work with Lan Li on a work, and if it is the one that is currently in preparation, it would be even better.

If he can, Ethan also wants to be willful, regardless of the entire project and the entire crew, just to wait for a blue gift, until the cooperation is reached. But, he can't.

There are thousands of actors in Hollywood, and no one is indispensable, even if the Coen brothers believe that Lan Li is the most suitable candidate, but outside of Lan Li, there are still countless choices, they should think outside the box, broaden their horizons, and think about more possibilities.

Reason makes accurate judgments, but emotions are still difficult to accept.

Looking at Lan Li, who showed regret in his eyes, Ethan smiled dumbly, full of helplessness, but Ethan also knew that the emotional Joel was unwilling to give up, so he had to stand up and make the right decision.

"You know, you're our first choice, and at this stage, the only choice, right?" Ethan said sincerely.

The smile on Lan Li's lips rose slightly, "It's my honor." "Instead of modestly shirking it, he calmly accepted the praise.

"It's important. Ethan affirmed, "It's a pity that we didn't take into account the schedule, and we ignored such an obvious thing, which was a mistake." "In recent times, everyone has been watching the next work of Lan Li, but it is clear that Alfonso Cuarón has already taken the lead," but ...... Life goes on after all, and there are always accidents happening, or about to happen. ”

Ethan spread his hands and had a relieved expression, which made people think of the black humor in works such as "Ice Storm" and "Murder of Green Toes".

Lan Li couldn't help but be surprised.

"Just now, you mentioned George Strand, that's the name, right?And the pioneer village?Why do I think these names sound so familiar, can you remind me?" Ethan didn't dwell on the same issue, but brought up another topic of interest to him, and continued the conversation.

"Drunken Country Ballad" and Lan Li-Hall, just like that, missed each other, regret and chokeness, but after all, they can't be changed. A step slower is a step slower, and the timing is not able to step on the right node.

"The pioneer village is in Greenwich Village, it's a jazz bar......" Lan Li instantly understood the deep meaning of Ethan's words, and continued the topic, taking the initiative to talk about Stanley Charleson and his jazz dream, stubbornly carving out a world of his own in the steel forest of New York.

It's just that Joel, who was sitting next to him, was sullen, his hands were crossed in front of his chest, he leaned heavily on the back of the chair, refused to speak, refused to communicate, and fell into his own thoughts, the extreme excitement to the extreme indifference, the extreme contrast between ice and fire, which was really too obvious, but revealed a childishness.

The conversation in the carriage continued, and after the ups and downs of passion, the atmosphere began to get along, and even though the cooperation unfortunately did not work out, the two sides unexpectedly made friends - at least Ethan and Lanley, and the van sped smoothly and quickly towards JFK Airport, gradually disappearing into the raging traffic on the road.