“…… I try to present the kind of selflessness that is at the tipping point of artistic perfection. To outsiders, that's madness, but to the person in question, it's perfect. Damien finally calmed down, or rather, finally came to his senses, and began to gush about his creative intentions, "There are moments when we can become one with art, without distinguishing from each other, as if our whole soul lives in the melody of music and the film of film." ”

As he spoke, Damien's gaze went crazy, and he completely lost the image of the honest otaku just now. This reminded Lan Li of Alfonso Cuarón, although the two are different styles, one is a music fanatic and the other is a technical poisoner, but the madness and enthusiasm in their bones are the same.

Lan Li suddenly found that it was because of his physique? The industry partners he attracted were all of the same style, Damien Chazelle, Alfonso Cuarón, Tony Kaye, and the Coen brothers, all of them all looked like crazy people, desperate for their work, and burst out with a unique passion and madness all over their bodies.

But after thinking about it carefully, Lan Li found that more often than not, it was because of his own style of acting that this attracted similar friends, and the video of meeting Alfonso at the Almeida Theater, the Grammy's special award speech moved the Coen brothers, the pioneer village and Woody Allen became Tony's introducer, and now Damien, who sneaked out of the middle of Oscar night.

So, did the chicken come first, or did the egg come first?

"What do you think, Lanli?" Damien was a little apprehensive.

After all, sitting in front of him is Lan Li, the hottest top actor in Hollywood now, for Damien, is completely out of reach of the top existence, all the understanding of Lan Li comes from rumors, rumors, Lan Li is a moody, arrogant and critical personality, not easy to get along with.

The thoughts in Lan Li's mind slowly settled, and a smile rolled out of his eyes, "Yes, I agree. His attention never left, nodded his head, and expressed his approval, "In some performance moments, I will also forget my own existence, but really integrate into the role, enter a wonderful state, and the performance texture presented is also completely different." ”

"Buried alive" is so, "Love is crazy" is so, "I am fighting cancer" is so, and even "Gravity" and "Drunken Country Ballad", which have just been completed, the feeling of confusing the boundary between reality and illusion is extremely painful, but also extremely beautiful, the language is really indescribable, but it is just immersion in it and unable to extricate itself.

Lan Li couldn't help but nod slightly, as if to agree again, "Honestly, I miss the time before filming my first work now. You know, I had to play a character who was trapped in a coffin, so I lay in the coffin for eight hours and really felt it. ”

Slowly, Lan Li's mind fell into the memory, and then chuckled, "It's a stupid method, but it works, and it really breaks the shackles of acting skills and blends into it." If I had to do it again, I would have done it again. Then, Lan Li shrugged his shoulders and teased self-deprecatingly, "After all, what other chance is there to experience what it feels like to be buried alive?"

Damien tugged at his bow tie uncomfortably and cleared his throat.

Many times, he thought he was a madman, but now standing in front of Lan Li, he could only bow down, just to make up the picture lying in the coffin, he shuddered, and shivered two times in a row. Sure enough, it is rumored that Lan Li is a vampire, which is definitely not groundless.

Damien trembled a little, and he was thinking, should he run away now?

But after thinking about it and thinking of his own work, Damien still stubbornly stayed where he was, there was no way, who made him also a madman, a madman who was desperate for his work, "Lan Li, what do you think? What do you think of this work? Is there anyone willing to invest?"

Damien unconsciously adjusted his sitting position, and his whole body tensed.

"No problem. Lan Li gave an affirmative answer.

Before he could finish the rest of the sentence, Damien jumped up excitedly, grabbing his hair in disbelief, "Really? Wait, really? Ahh

After more than two years of waiting and suffering, the "Burst Drummer" project has finally found a breakthrough. Ecstatic, and after all the joy that spewed out in an instant, he fell into an ecstatic gaffe.

After the ecstasy, he finally calmed down gradually, and after the real feeling came, he stood in place and became helpless, and couldn't help rubbing his eyes with his right hand again and again, hiding his embarrassment and embarrassment, for a while, the mixed tastes were really indescribable, and he finally calmed down, and showed a jerky smile at Lan Li, "Sorry, I mean, thank you." ”

His voice was slightly choked.

Lan Li smiled and bowed her head slightly, "I know what it feels like. Truly empathetic, not only is there no need to blame Damien, on the contrary, Lan Li prefers this Damien even more, "I haven't spoken in what I said just now, now we can talk about your needs." ”

Damien sat down quickly, pressed his knees together in a nervous manner, straightened his waist, and put his hands on his knees, like a well-behaved schoolboy.

"I mean, what do you ask for. What production company do you want me to hand over the script to, or what producer?" Lan Li said his thoughts seriously, for him, this was also the first time in the world, he also crossed the river by feeling the stones, "If I'm not familiar with it, maybe I can ask for some help through Joel and Ethan." ”

"Cohen?" Damien asked cautiously, and when he saw Lan Li's affirmative answer, Damien blinked, thought about it seriously, and seemed to have been affected too much, then nodded comfortably in understanding.

Lan Li pursed his lips and smiled, and then said, "What requirements do you have for the production cost, for the cast, etc., please tell me, don't say that there are no requirements." We must first make demands, and if the other party does not agree, then negotiate slowly, and show the bottom line at the beginning, which is not a wise behavior. ”

Although Lan Li is not a professional producer and has limited knowledge of filmmaking, he has enough wisdom when it comes to negotiation.

Slightly stunned, Damien couldn't help but start rubbing his thighs quietly, and the small movement revealed his nervousness at the moment, coughed twice, and cleared his throat, "Hmm...... I haven't made an accurate budget yet, but ...... I think that in order to ensure that the shooting went smoothly, three ...... Three million?"

Damien glanced at Lan Li secretly, but he was doomed to be disappointed, Lan Li didn't have any change in expression, no affirmation, no objection, just stared at him quietly. However, from another point of view, at least Lan Li did not get angry or opposed, which is a positive sign.

"I wanted to be part of the post-production, the first cut had to be mine, and the final changes and the final cuts had to be part of the discussion. Damien's train of thought became clearer, and his words became firmer.

After the filming of a film is completed, in the post-production process, the editing right is crucial, not the direct work of the editor, but the participation in the editing ideas and ideas, which can fully reflect the director's creative intention.

Generally speaking, the film has the right to cut the first cut and the right to make the final decision. The so-called first cut right is the editing right of the first version, and the director can present his ideas to the film company and convince them that this is the best appearance, while the final decision right is the literal meaning, the right to decide the final version.

This is the case with the American version of "Once Upon a Time in America", which has been criticized by countless people, the first cut rights were Sergio's, but the version when it was finally released was edited beyond recognition.

For many new directors, they may not even have the right to cut the first cut. In Marvel movies, the directors have the right to cut the first cut is incomplete, the first version must be completed according to the producer's ideas, and even the creative conception stage suffers from many constraints, which is why Marvel movies can form an assembly line operation, and it is harmless to change directors frequently.

Damien repeatedly emphasized his right to cut and create, out of the protection of his works and the maintenance of the right to artistic creation.

Secretly looked at Lan Li again, there was still not much change in expression, but Damien was encouraged, his confidence rose little by little, and the conversation really became smooth, "As for the actors, to be honest, I don't have too many ideas, after all, the funds for the work have not been found now, and I have no way to start looking for actors." But ......"

His eyes fell on Lan Li, and Damien's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly, "But I think it would be great if you were willing to star in this work." First of all, your age and image are the most in line with the concept, you are now completely like a college student, and secondly, you can also empathize with the madness and persistence of the character. ”

"More importantly, you're a good actor, there's no doubt about it, I don't think there's anyone better or better suited than you, but I don't know if you can play the drums, if you can play the drums, it's perfect. You can really interpret that feeling of going crazy, and it blends perfectly with art. ”

As he spoke, the more Damien thought about it, the more he was right, and he began to describe the blueprint with great excitement, but gradually, he realized that he was completely taking it for granted, with Lan Li's current status and ability, he didn't need an independent small work from an unknown director at all, how could he afford to invite Lan Li?

Damien felt the urge to bite his tongue off.