"Hey, Andy, you're here too? Lan Li is your new actor? Wow...... Good vision, really good vision...... Seriously, this time it's a lot of noise...... It looks like you're going to be busy again for the rest of the year...... Needless to say, I still have to rush to the scene, there are still ten minutes before the opening, I hope my old legs can run in time, and then ask you out for a drink......"

During the festival, Telluride was always full of people and people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info this slap-sized town seems to have been overwhelmed by the sea of people, and it is even crazier than the small town of Cannes. In the thirty minutes that I have been sitting in the lobby of the hotel, this is already the nineteenth acquaintance just now, and the sound of greeting has not stopped.

Andy smiled and waved goodbye, but he couldn't help but glance at the elevator again, but still didn't see who they were waiting for. Retracting his gaze and raising his eyes, Lan Li'an sat next to him, elegantly crossing Erlang's legs, flipping through the hot newspaper this morning, concentrating on the world of reading, and his calm and relaxed posture was even more calm than he was - the long wait, the missed appointment time, and the endless greeting voices, even an old fritter like Andy was inevitably a little impetuous.

"Hey, Andy!" another greeting voice interrupted Andy's train of thought, he looked up and nodded for a moment, then looked at Lan Li again, "You don't seem to be nervous at all." ”

"I'm nervous, too, I just can't tell. "Two lives, his nerves have long been severely tested, not to mention, emotional control is a must for nobles to maintain elegance.

Lan Li's calmness made Andy chuckle, "Was it the same last night?" Andy said about last night's audition for "Fast & Thrill 5".

"No, I wasn't nervous last night. Lan Li's answer was always unexpected, he put down the newspaper, "If you have an idea, you will be nervous, and if you don't have an idea, everything is extremely calm." ”

In a simple sentence, Andy tasted a deeper meaning. Indeed, he had an idea.

Last night's audition went well, far beyond expectations, and there was internal news that night, "Fast and Exciting / Love 5" was very satisfied with Lan Li, and had a strong desire to add him to the cast of the crew, and a reporter also got the news this morning; This also made Andy have greater expectations for today's audition for the "evil boss" -

If he could, Andy naturally didn't want to miss a work, even if there was a schedule conflict, it could be negotiated and adjusted. Judging by Lan Li's performance in last night's audition, Andy can't think of a reason why Bright-Ratner refused.

Bright is the producer of "Evil Boss", this year is his tenth year in the industry, and his famous work is the American drama "Prison Break", and he participated in the production of this work as a producer. After that, Bright moved into the film industry, producing works such as "21 Points", "Constant Horror", and "Skyrim Havoc", and also took the helm of the director, filming the "Rush Hour" series, "X-Men: Last Stand" and other works.

Andy and Bright are old friends, they have known each other for many years, and they also have some friendships in private, although they are not close, but they are enough in Hollywood. This is also the reason why Andy was able to get the first twenty pages of the script of "Evil Boss". With Lan Li's strength, coupled with Andy's lobbying, the "evil boss" is also worth looking forward to.

In this way, an action movie, a comedy movie, and a literary love movie, Lan Li's actor career will really take off next year, and the speed is far beyond Andy's expectations. So, he had an idea.

This morning's audition is scheduled to meet at 10 o'clock, but now it's a quarter past 10, and the producer Bright still hasn't shown up, and the guest room phone and personal cell phone are all voice messages. Andy's emotions became a little uncontrollably agitated.

"So, you have an idea now?" Andy couldn't help but say teasingly, of course he hoped that he and Lan Li would have a happy cooperation and the two sides reached a consensus, but to be honest, when choosing the script of "Evil Boss", he didn't expect Lan Li to be so proactive.

Lan Li shrugged, "We've already talked about it, haven't we?" He really wants to play the role of "Evil Boss" more than "Fast & Furious 5".

Just as Andy was about to continue talking, he saw a figure walking briskly from the lobby in front of him, he immediately stood up and shouted, "Bright!" With the words, Andy walked up quickly, and the chubby body burst out with unimaginable power at this time, like a penguin scurrying away, inexplicably happy.

Lan Li also strode after him.

Bright stopped at the hotel front desk, he was a typical Jew, with bubble noodles with curly hair, a neatly trimmed beard, and a salmon-like body that betrayed his pedigree, and the red crewneck T-shirt and blazer didn't help, and he looked like an unhandsome version of Seth Rogen, even though Seth wasn't handsome in the first place.

"Andy, Andy, Andy. Bright recognized the other party at once, and an apologetic smile appeared on his face, "Sorry, I know, we have an appointment at ten o'clock, I'm late, and I'm leaving right now, I'm really sorry." But I have an urgent need to make a trip to the Sheridan Theatre right now. ”

Bright looked up left and right, and then saw Lan Li standing next to him, glanced at it hurriedly, and then said to Andy, "Otherwise, how about you follow me to the theater and exchange ideas briefly on the way?"

Andy frowned slightly, and said with a smile, "Bright, we've known each other for more than ten years, are you still here with me? What can you talk about from here to the theater, which is a maximum distance of three minutes? If it's a genuine audition, at least you can give me ten minutes, or else, let's sit down next to us and talk face-to-face? Or reschedule?"

Without any politeness or cover-up, Andy opened the skylight and said something bright, without giving Bright much room to maneuver.

Bright smiled helplessly and said sincerely, "To be honest, we think he's too young, only twenty years old. We were looking for actors in their early thirties to star in this production. The director specifically mentioned this matter. Bright raised his chin and glanced at Lan Li again, "He's so young, let's go and act in some teen movies, I'm sure he'll be a good fit." ”

This is a credible reason, at least on the face of it, and there are no loopholes. Lan Li's age is indeed an insurmountable flaw, the three staff members in the "Evil Boss" are good friends according to the setting, so they will join forces to plan the murder of the boss, but if Lan Li, an actor in his early twenties, is used, this also means that the age of the other two actors cannot be too different.

Andy, however, didn't buy it at all.

In the actor industry, it is not uncommon for a 30-year-old actor to play an 80-year-old role, or a 40-year-old actor to play a 25-year-old role, especially for men, with and without a beard, with and without a beard, there is a huge gap in the visual effect created, coupled with contemporary amazing makeup technology, the sense of disobedience will be minimized.

When Brad Pitt starred in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" in 2008, he played from the age of six to the age of eighty, and all the clips in his early twenties and early thirties during this period were also starred by him in his true colors. And Brad was forty-five years old at the time.

"Dog/. Andy fought back without giving face, "When I first introduced Lan Li to you, I already stated that he was only twenty years old, and in the work "Buried Alive", he played a twenty-eight-year-old middle-aged man, which was also recognized by the audience and film critics. Don't tell me, you don't know all this, just for the sake of my face, you nodded and agreed to the audition. None of us are rookies who have just come out of society. ”

The sharp words pressed in step by step, barely giving Bright room to breathe.

However, Bright did not panic, but spread his hands with a chuckle, a helpless look, as if to say, "You asked me to tell the truth, then don't blame me for not caring about our friendship", "We decided to use a more well-known actor." ”

Simple and straightforward, no superfluous explanations, no superfluous explanations, it's as straightforward as that. The subtext is, let's not be nobody.

Seeing that Andy still wanted to speak, this time Bright didn't leave a chance and continued, "I got a call this morning, and both Jason Bateman and Jason Sudekis have already nodded their heads. You know. ”

Andy couldn't argue. Before the audition, Andy knew that Bright intended to build an All-Star lineup, and that Blue Gift could enter his sights, and the rendering of Toronto and Telluride was very important, which was the fundamental reason why Bright was willing to give Blue Gift a chance. But now, Bateman and Sudeikis have nodded and agreed to star, so Lan Li basically has no chance.

"Bright. Andy wanted to continue fighting, and even if he didn't finish speaking, Bright understood what Andy meant, and he cut off Andy's words, "If you want, I can still give him a chance, as I said, to walk from here to the theater." But, you also know the result. ”

Popularity, this is the fatal weakness of Lanli. It has nothing to do with strength, has nothing to do with appearance, has nothing to do with salary, when the producer is determined to use a more well-known actor, that is the terminator of the game.

"Believe me, he's fine, everything is fine. But we can only look forward to the next cooperation. Bright patted Andy on the shoulder and said kindly.

Andy didn't continue to fight, because if he continued, he would just make himself more cheap, and other conditions could be reversed and made up, but qualifications, experience and popularity were beyond the scope of the broker's ability.

Seeing Bright leave the hotel, Andy turned to look at Lan Li, both of whom had unconcealed disappointment in their eyes. Failure is not possible, and failure after working hard and doing your best is acceptable, but even the opportunity to give it a go is stifled, and such failure is the most disappointing.