"Waiter, give me a glass of espresso, thank you. ”

"Espresso? I thought you were more into hot chocolate. ”

A smile appeared at the corners of Lan Li's mouth and eyes, and the coffee in front of him exuded a curling aroma, slowly spreading in the faint but warm sunlight of the Los Angeles afternoon, and then you could see Andy's smiling expression, looking at Lan Li meaningfully, pulling out his chair, sitting awkwardly, and responding in a warm tone.

"The culprit is still teasing my choice? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have a headache. But after the words fell, Andy turned to look at the waiter, "Let's change to hot chocolate." Also, I need two donuts, chocolate-flavored, anyway, plain. After explaining, he turned his head to look at Lan Li, and added an explanation, "My weight still needs to be controlled." ”

Americans tend to kid themselves and choose a diet cola, or coffee with cream removed, or pancakes with less syrup, which seems to reduce sugar and starch intake. Even if you can't really lose weight, you can at least mentally get the purpose of self-comfort.

Lan Li didn't dissuade him, just smiled and nodded, a simple action fell in Andy's eyes, but it had a deep meaning, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes in protest, helplessly, Lan Li could only shrug his shoulders and explain, "I'm still more used to your current appearance." You know, deceptive, always able to inadvertently confuse others and then achieve the goal of negotiation. ”

"Hey, I'm a good person!Please don't insult my profession!" Andy complained solemnly, but seeing Lan Li's calm and calm expression, the counterattack was weakly defeated.

Andy had long been accustomed to this, especially after learning about Lan Li's background, everything seemed to be taken for granted, so Andy didn't say anything, and changed the topic very calmly, "What is going on with that production project? Are you serious?"

Lan Li picked up the coffee in his hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, didn't understand the meaning of Andy's words, and cast an inquiring look.

Andy took a deep breath, his excited mind calming down, and he cleared his mind again.

An hour earlier, Andy had received an email from Lan Li mentioning a script project and asking for his opinion on which producer or production company might be interested, and that he would pass on the script project to the Coen brothers and Steven Spielberg to exchange ideas.

It seems to be an extremely simple and random email, but Andy was frightened by a 100,000-point critical hit. The first time he asked Lan Li's location, 100,000 rushed over, he was anxious along the way, and he couldn't calm down at all; now looking at Lan Li's confusion, Andy immediately realized that Lan Li didn't realize how important this matter was.

"I mean, if you're interested in being a producer, or if you're building a film project based on your own ideas, just get out there and the whole of Hollywood will be in full swing. After the rapid breathing adjusted, Andy regained his usual Zhizhu in his hand, and his tone returned to normal, revealing an unquestionable confidence between the lines.

Andy looked at Lan Li, and then said, "Not to mention the others, my current projects are already overflowing, and there are more than twenty noteworthy projects, as for those projects that are only for reference, ......" The words paused, and Andy himself couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "You know, we have arranged an office for the works invited to you, and in addition, there are two interns who are responsible for reading and sorting out these projects and providing a systematic list of references." ”

"Just like a library?" Lan Liyu raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a curious look.

Andy's words couldn't help choking, but he still nodded helplessly, "Yes, it's like a library." Then the smile on the corner of his mouth rose helplessly, and he shook his head again and again, "Lan Li, you still don't realize what the name 'Lan Li-Hall' means, right?"

Lan Li tilted his head slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, the clouds were light and light, and he didn't care, "You mean, outside the shining aura of hereditary nobles?"

The self-deprecating teasing made Andy's smile brighter and brighter, "Yes, outside the aura of hereditary nobility. To put it simply, you can make any work right now if you want to. It may seem like an exaggeration, but in real life, Andy is so confident that no one can say no to Lan Li, not even Ron Meyer and Harvey Weinstein.

"Including the 'Burst Drummer'?" Lan Li's answer made Andy choke, but he felt a burst of weakness, but he was helpless, so he could only nod his head in affirmation, "Yes, including the 'Burst Drummer'." ”

Lan Li pursed her lips and bowed her head gently, "That couldn't be better." This is good news. ”

Andy was slightly stunned, but this time he didn't speak immediately, but looked at Lan Li seriously, his eyebrows frowned slightly, revealing a look of suspicion, "You did it on purpose, right?"

In fact, Lan Li had already understood what Andy meant, but he had been deliberately making trouble, as if he didn't understand the deep meaning of Andy's words at all.

Lan Li shrugged his shoulders slightly, picked up his coffee, and a glint flashed in his eyes, "Andy, you're too slow to react today. Then, ignoring Andy's depressed and helpless expression, he slowly began to enjoy his coffee.

Andy put his hands on the chubby beer belly, patted it lightly a few times, rethought the conversation just now, and had to admit that Lan Li's ridicule was correct, "Lan Li, I thought we had reached a consensus, slow down for the time being, rest and relax for a while, and after you recover, we will discuss the next work." ”

"If you're ready now and want to start your journey again, then I have enough pieces on my hands that you can take your time to pick from. Andy slowed down his tone, and the list of examples in between three words was enough to make people jaw-dropping, "Marvel Studios has always been interested in inviting you to play superheroes, Green Lantern, Doctor Strange, the new version of Iron Man, these roles are all up to you to choose, choose a role that you are satisfied with or interested in, and then sit down and slowly negotiate the script." ”

"Twentieth Century Fox now has an outer space project about Mars or Venus, and after hearing about your great performance in 'Gravity,' they really wanted to invite you to star in that project. Now that the script is complete, you can start reading the script at any time if you like it and get an idea of the situation. ”

"Also, Christopher Nolan, haven't you always wanted to work with him? He's working on his latest project, and the name that came out inside is supposed to be 'Interstellar', and he's thinking of writing a character specifically for you, and he's more than happy to sit down and talk to you face-to-face, but only if you're ready now. ”

"Also, David Fincher, after missing 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' last time, he is now working on a brand new project, also based on the adaptation of the project, and he also called to ask about your intentions, to see your schedule and work schedule for the next six months. ”

"That's right, that's right, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm! Disney acquired Lucasfilm, and now they are planning to reboot the 'Star Wars' series, they intend to let you take the lead, target young audiences, tailor a new character according to you, maybe according to your real age, the specific story concept, is still in the brainstorming stage, you can fully participate in the creation of the character. ”

"Do you understand?" 'Star Wars,' that's 'Star Wars.'"

In a hurry, Andy gushed out a list of super blockbuster super productions, random projects at hand, which are enough to make waves in the whole of Hollywood, and now Lan Li is the number one choice, even the only choice, on the list of protagonists of these works.

At the end of the words, Andy's eyes fell on Lan Li with great sincerity, "Lan Li, as long as you open your mouth, any project is not a problem, but, please allow me to do my work, okay? ”

Lan Li held the coffee, the aroma lingered under the wings of his nose, and he listened quietly, and he could capture many familiar super projects in just a few words, such as "Green Lantern", "Doctor Strange", "Interstellar", "Gone Girl", "The Martian", "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and so on.

If it was before, Lan Li would have been excited, gearing up to be able to participate in it immediately, and start to make up the roles and performances of each work, even if it is a superhero movie from Marvel Studios, it is an interesting thing to analyze, but now, the charm of these chemical reactions seems to have disappeared.

It's like a "popping drummer".

Lan Li knew that this was a masterpiece, and it was a masterpiece that he liked very, very much, and that the characters and performances were likely to make breakthroughs again, but reason was reason, and emotions were full of tiredness and sleepiness, and those sparkling projects just slipped past his ears, without making any waves, and his heart was like water.

This is not normal. But Lan Li also understands that he just needs to rest and adjust for a while, quietly waiting for the spark to reappear, and then plunging into the world of performance again.

Andy's last words made Lan Li's thoughts temporarily cut off, and he raised his head to meet Andy's gaze, Lan Li put down the coffee and said solemnly, "Andy, I thought we had reached a consensus. I'm very happy with the relationship and trust me, your work is far more important than you think. It's been a privilege to have you as my broker. ”