On January 28, Theolod celebrated his 23rd birthday at Maggie's house, and a few days later, Marshall knocked on his door with a new script.

Theolod looked at the title of the script, "A Man's Life", what a prosaic and unattractive name, more like the title of a documentary than a biopic, needless to say it must be a pseudonym. In order to avoid the leakage of their new movies in advance, countless film companies will use a pseudonym as a cover during the preparation period and even the filming stage of the actors, and Theolod has long been surprised.

What struck him as strange was that the script wasn't too thick than any he'd seen before, and even for a biopic, it was as thin as Chapter 1 of the biopic. has long been accustomed to the biopic scripts that are so heavy that they can be carried to the battlefield in the next second, At this time, looking at this script about 1 inch thick, Theorod couldn't help but hesitate.

"I know what you're thinking. Looking at the suspicion on his face, Marshall smiled, and when he saw Theorod looking over, he continued, "Don't worry, it's just a pseudonym, you don't have to worry about the name, if it's really this name, do you think I'll put the script in your hands?"

“…… I know, Marshall, I thought it was just a matter of common sense. Theolod "tactfully" expressed his disdain to Marshall.

"Well, then you wouldn't have thought of that. Marshall, accustomed to Theorod's overly mature expression and occasional venomous tongue, grinned with great interest, and that smile was ill-intentioned in Theorod's eyes, not to mention that he looked at him expectantly with an encouraging face.

With Theolod's knowledge of Marshall, he knew what he was going to fart when he pouted, and at this moment he certainly understood that Marshall was waiting for his questioning to satisfy his vanity.

So, Theorod was very cooperative...... I opened the script.

Suddenly, Marshall's face fell in disappointment: "Oh, Theo, why don't you ask me? What about your curiosity? If you continue like this, you will sooner or later become a boring bad old man." ”

"Ask you, my dear Mr. Upton, are you doubting my IQ or your own? Of course I have curiosity, and it makes me look for the answer in the script myself. As for the title of bad old man...... With all due respect, my agent, how many days has Amanda been on a business trip?" said Theolod slowly, without raising his head.

Marshall wondered, "It's been almost a week, why are you asking this? How do you know she's on a business trip?"

Theorod, who quickly flipped through the script, sighed, closed the script and looked at him again: "Miss Green has only been away from you for a week, and you have tortured yourself into a bad old man, which shows how deep your feelings are for her. ”

Since getting his girlfriend, Marshall's style of dressing has risen more than one notch. Amanda is a very tasteful and fashionable woman, and it is no exaggeration to say that she helped him pick out all the clothes in Marshall's wardrobe, his hairstyle was suggested by her, and the shape of his beard was also recommended by her. Without her, his dressing style instantly changed back to his previous state of being casual and lazy.

Marshall instantly understood what Theolod meant, and he had no problem with this smiling tiger with a very high and gentle and elegant face, and I hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to change the topic: "What do you think of this biopic? At the first glance when I saw it, even if I didn't know what its plot was at the time, I decided that it was definitely suitable for you, right?"

"Yes, you have a lot of vision, how did you find such a script?"

Marshall was not sure of Theorod's mood, just as he was not sure whether his words were flattering or sarcastic, because his tone was still unhurried and nonchalant. And every time at this time, Marshall would choose to give up speculation and say bluntly: "The other party came directly to the door with it, it seems that they all know your temper, what do you say?"

That's right, now Hollywood, and even many people in the film and television industry know the temper of the youngest actor in history, in addition to being modest, friendly and personable, he likes to play freely when acting, and it has long been a "quirk" that everyone in the circle knows about, and it is this "quirk" that makes many famous directors shy away from him.

And the owner of this script took a fancy to his little hobby, and for his little hobby, he sent this drama to Marshall - in the script of this biopic, there are almost no dialogue lines in black and white. It's not that there is no dialogue in this movie, but whenever the lines are written, most of the time they will be described with descriptions such as "expressing their dissatisfaction", "the two began to quarrel over money", "expressing their happiness by shouting". Anyway, in the dozen seconds that Theorod casually flipped through the script, he didn't see a few real lines of dialogue.

You know, the most space in a normal script is the dialogue between the characters. And the so-called narration or background description just gives the actor an intervention situation.

It's no wonder Marshall thinks that this script is tailor-made for Theorod, and that only a monster like Theorod can easily and even happily navigate this kind of play with no established lines. Theolod did take some interest in the biopic, but he also noticed a small problem that could affect his final decision.

"Tell me a little bit about what this movie is about. ”

"No problem, this movie is about the life of George Jung. Marshall replied.

Seeing him pause for a moment, Theolod waited for a while, and saw that he did not intend to continue, as if he thought that as soon as he said the name, he would know who the other party was. Seeing this, Theolod smiled helplessly: "So it's gone? Who is this Jung? Is it famous?"

“…… You don't know George Jung?" Marshall's eyes widened in surprise, "You're not ......"

"What am I not?"

"Well, don't take it to heart. If you were exposed to those things in the seventies and eighties, you should know about them, because more than 80 percent of the things you smoke come from him. ”

Theolod finally understood, and it turned out that the protagonist of this biopic was a big American drug lord. When he first came to this world, he didn't even know who the president of the United States was, how could he know the name of a big drug lord.

"But this movie is not about his adventures to make a fortune, but about his family, family, friendship, love, etc., in fact, this is a tragic character, you will understand after reading the script. Marshall said that he had never been a good storyteller, so Theorod didn't expect him to summarize the film as vivid and interesting, he just had to understand the main point of the film.

"A biopic with a big drug lord as the protagonist, but about his emotional life full of controversy and tragedy?" Theolod looked at the thin book in front of him, "I can see that the guy who wants to make this movie is not small, and, Marshall, have you ever thought that although this movie is very easy for me to control, but for the director, a movie without lines as a framework is not as easy to grasp as you think, and his own goal should not be small." ”

"I understand what you mean, biopics are not easy to make, but good biopics are as easy to attract the attention of the Oscars as as drama. Marshall said, frowning and not sighing, "That's what I'm worried about, Theo, you see, the director of this movie is Ted Demi." ”

Seeing Theorod's puzzled expression, Marshall smiled: "That's right, I had this expression at the beginning. He is indeed not a well-known director, and so far, he has only really won an Emmy. All of his previous works can be roughly described as decent, perhaps he has shining points, especially in the treatment of certain emotional details, and he seems to like to make this kind of emotional-based films. But if it were to be an Oscar, I can say with certainty that it was impossible. ”

It was kind of funny, and Theorod raised an eyebrow, because what Marshall had just said was not enough for him to take the script and put it in his hands. Marshall probably knew what Theolod was thinking, and he said mysteriously: "Ted Demi is a young director, he is not yet 38 years old, and he is also the producer of this film, he has already been the producer of five productions. ”

"So, you want to convey to me that he is generous and that there is absolutely no contradiction between producer and director on set?"

"No, that's not the point, the point is, he has an amazing uncle, Jonathan Demy. Marshall winked at Theorod.

Jonathan Demi, who won the Berlinale and the Oscar for Best Director for "The Silence of the Lambs"?

After hearing this name, Theolod the old fritter, who had long been familiar with the depths of Hollywood, suddenly smiled: "My good agent, I know that you don't mean to drink alcohol, but the reason why I took the next movie is not because of its director or the director's relatives, but for the movie itself." Marshall, let's have a little respect for this movie, I'll take a good look at this script, and I'll tell you how it turns out after I finish it. ”

"Well, I'm just mentioning that. But you'd better give me an answer within a week, and I can't keep hanging on people to not give them an answer. ”

Theolod nodded in agreement.

For the next week, Theolod spent the rest of the day working on the script in hand. Because the script wasn't very thick, he read the whole story the night Marshall left. Of course, he has been delaying giving an answer not to play a big name to arouse people's appetites, but because he does see a lot of brilliant brilliance and depth in this work, and even those are still the favorite of the old academic guys.

George Jung, a highly influential drug lord in the United States in the last century, is worthy of this title in every way. He is a complex and tragic guy who has been betrayed, but every time he gets back up, except for the last time.

He had been pursuing the most precious wealth all his life, but in the end, the moment the iron door closed in front of him, he realized that he had already possessed the most precious things in his life, but all of them had been abandoned by him in his pursuit of money, fame and fortune again and again. He is still in prison and reflects on his life alone, and his most precious and precious daughter has not visited him once.

Theolod likes complex characters, because only if the character is complex enough to dig in, he is three-dimensional rather than flat. And George Jung in this script fits exactly that...... If only he could perfect the character.

However, he also found many shortcomings in the script, the biggest one is that the layout is too scattered, if the director does not have the ability to gather it together, the final result may only be a decent biopic. So for a week Theorod was thinking, thinking about whether he could stand out the role in a mess and, more importantly, how he would deal with it if the director couldn't get to the point.

Thinking of this, Theolod remembered his agreement with Nattel, couldn't help but be silent for a moment, and decided to show him the script privately.

However, the producer may not be able to bear it, and Theorod has just handed over the script to Nattle on the front foot, and the producer, that is, director Ted Demy, has asked Marshall to meet with Theorod. Theolod thought for a moment and agreed, and while Nattle was still reading the script, he wanted to meet the "nephew of director Jonathan Demy". 166 Reading Network