The headquarters of Sight &Sound is located in a small building in London, and if you are not in the know, I am afraid no one will know that this inconspicuous and featureless building is the headquarters of one of the most authoritative and influential film magazines in the whole of Britain.

The magazine's history dates back to 1932, before the Second World War, and after it was incorporated into the early British Film Institute (BFI) in 1934, the British Film Institute became the publisher of Sight and Sound, and the magazine was much more authoritative and professional than other magazines. Since 1952, "Sight and Sound" has convened authoritative directors and film critics every ten years to select the top ten films in film history, and most of these top ten films are widely recognized as good films.

It's 1998, and it's naturally not yet time for "Sight and Sound" to select the top ten films, but this does not hinder the influence of this magazine. Being able to get a seat in the main section of "Sight and Sound" and win the cover of the next issue is not only the impact of the excellent box office results on the first day of release, but also the lobbying work and financial resources of Twentieth Century Fox.

Theolod arrived at the office not too early, and by the time the staff ushered him into the break room, Jason and Richie had already arrived. This is the first time the two have been interviewed by a big magazine, and it is false to say that they are not nervous and not excited at all, after all, big magazines always like "big shops and bully customers", and they are sometimes not afraid of big and popular superstars, let alone use tricky questions to embarrass a few little newcomers.

Therefore, although the two of them covered it up well, Theolod still saw through their anxiety from their behavior of talking more than usual.

"Gai, have you and Matthew ever thought about what kind of movie will be made after "Two Big Smoking Guns"?" Theorod sat down quietly beside the two of them and took the coffee paper cup handed by the staff. Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn's chemistry is obvious to all, and the two always come up with some brilliant ideas when they're together, and Theorod wants to relax them through guò small talk.

"Of course, things are already on paper, but we're not ready to start shooting this year. Matthew expects us to make a lot of money, and he's ready to take the money and relax, at least this year is not going to be a new film, and he finally has a common topic with me on this point. Richie touched his baseball cap, and when he and Matthew were discussing the script or filming, there would always be arguments, of course, friendly quarrels on the positive side, "The idea has been haunting my mind, and maybe I'll find you again." ”

"Count me in, but, this time, can you let me play an orthodox gangster?" Jason immediately laughed and said, "I want to machine shoot or be machine-gunfired." ”

"Oh, our tough guy, you're dangerous, are you sure you don't have self-destructive or antisocial tendencies?" Theorod joked in a serious tone, and he sensed that Richie was looking at him expectantly, so he immediately straightened his face and continued in the standard Queen's accent, "Well, let me think about it, I can't give you a discount on my salary at that time...... Don't stare at me like that, my dear, that's what you said, 'Smoking guns can make us a lot of money'! I can't be polite to rich people. ”

"Hey, that's what Matthew said, my Hollywood star, he's the one who paid for it, I'm a poor bastard, you have to find him!" Rich protested.

"Comeon, my genius director, who doesn't know how much pounds you've been pocketing lately." Theolod glanced at him with a slanted eye, the black baseball cap on his head to be exact, "This is NewEra's latest limited-edition baseball cap that is not easy to grab, especially in the UK." ”

Richie was speechless, he turned to look at Jason, who was watching the show, and bumped his arm with his elbow: "I can't talk about him, you come." ”

Jason, who was pushed into the front by the director, immediately looked at Theo Rod with great sincerity, and said in a disgusting tone that he knew was acting at first glance: "Theo, don't you want to film with me?" It's just that after he said this sentence himself, he was almost disgusted and vomited by his own tone, and he didn't hold back, he laughed directly, and almost didn't shake out the coffee in his hand.

Theolod raised his right hand and made a stop gesture: "Okay, that's enough, seriously, if my slot is vacant at that time, of course I will, can I still do it?" Jason, listen to me, if one day in the future, you are going to propose to some lucky person, listen to me, you can't go wrong with the 'affectionate' tone you just had, anyone who listens to it will say I do. ”

Richie finally couldn't help it, leaned on Theorod's shoulder and patted his thigh and laughed wildly, laughing while intermittently breathless: "I said... Hahaha...... Jason...... I think I... I've found the right role for you...... Hahahaha...... Do you think... How about a gangster transvestite muscular boss with two guns...... Hahahaha"

"Who? Who wants to play a transvestite/demon? Richie was laughing, and the last two of them, Fletcher and Fleming, also happened to walk in, just in time to hear Richie's last words of laughter, and asked a little puzzled.

"Well, this ......"

"ShutupTheo!" Theolod was just about to answer with a smile, when Jason, whose face was flushed, immediately interrupted angrily when he saw it, and as a result, his behavior of not having three hundred taels of silver here had already told Fletcher and Fleming the answer.

"What? Jason, are you ...... Want to challenge yourself?! They looked up and down at the tough guy who had grown stronger, incredulously.

"However, it's nothing, British actors will always go through the cross-dressing road. Don't tell me, I've actually made cameo appearances in women's clothing before. Fletcher patted Jason on the shoulder with a look of a passer-by, and Jason's face immediately became a little strange, especially when he saw Theorod's sympathetic and gloating gaze looking at him.

However, Jason's inexplicable mission of having to appear as a transvestite was still effective in terms of pleasure, at least because he made such a fuss, and the atmosphere in the lounge suddenly relaxed a lot. It wasn't until the staff came in again and took everyone to the reception room that several young people were laughing and laughing.

Soon, the interview officially began. "Sight & Hearing" sent its own chief columnist and reporter Bradley Murray, his style is notoriously straightforward, and will never make any concessions because of the identity of the interviewee, his straightforward style and sharp and unique entertainment eye have made him to this point is definitely not accidental, and his first question is directly to destroy the relaxed atmosphere in the crowd -

"As you all know, Mr. Richie, at the beginning of this movie had a budget of 20 million, and at that time you even selected the actor on the other side of the ocean," Speaking of this, Murray paused and glanced at Theolod quietly, "But in the end, your budget is only 1.6 million, and the standard for actors has plummeted, does this mean that "Two Big Smoking Guns" is a failure?" You know, if those 20 million still exist, maybe this movie will not only be brilliant in terms of plot and editing, but also go further. ”

As soon as he said this, the relaxed smiles on the faces of almost everyone across from him disappeared. Although they heard a little about Murray's poisonous tongue Cheng Dù, as soon as they came up, they slapped the label of "poor acting skills" on their faces at several leading actors, and openly put the director in a position where he was not good at both ends...... It's too easy to offend.

How do you say Richie is answering now? If so, then how did he face the actors who had been with him for so long and worked together to push "Two Big Smoking Guns" to the altar? If not...... jokes, discerning people know in their hearts that if the average level of the actors in this movie goes to the next level, it will definitely be a new height.

But none of the people present are big enough to be able to shake off their hands immediately, but even if they are big names, in the face of star reporters of such big magazines, it is impossible to slap the table and leave people so rudely, because they are public figures, and their fate is very much in the hands of these people holding the pen, reporters can be rude, public figures can't, if they do, God knows what these damn guys will write.

Unlike the stiff expressions of the other four who did not smile, Theorod still maintained his initial smile and calmness, as if he did not pay attention to such difficult and sharp questions at all, and the other party's attack on the actor did not cause him any harm.

On the contrary, before Richie fell silent because of Murray's question and had no time to answer, Theolod interjected in a "complaining" tone in a relaxed tone similar to a joke: "Yes, yes, Gai, you said that it would be great if you had a budget of 20 million at the beginning, and I couldn't have quarreled with Marshall over the matter of lowering my salary, and because of this, the image I had managed to build up in front of him became a willful and ignorant impulsive teenager again." ”

When Richie heard this, he immediately glanced at Theolod gratefully, and Jason, who was sitting on Theorod's right hand, quietly patted him on the back, indicating that Theorod had done a good job.

Murray, who had been staring at Richie waiting for his reply, had to move his gaze to Theorod at the moment. Of course, he knew that Theolod's joking "interjection" at the moment was actually quietly saving the scene, and this kind of adaptability and emotional intelligence surprised Murray, after all, in Murray's experience, only those veteran actors would like to play Tai Chi so tactfully, and young actors, especially young and famous stars, are often a little arrogant, and they also lack experience in dealing with reporters.

But look at what this kid is doing now, it's just an ordinary complaint, but it instantly shifts the focus of the trouble to the point of "self-depreciation", and turns defense into offense. As a star reporter for a top British film magazine, Murray naturally knows that Theolod's status as a popular rising star in Hollywood, the starting price of his salary when he took over "Two Big Smoking Guns", is definitely not less than 2 million.

What does it mean that a new star worth 2 million starts to participate in a movie with a budget of only 1.6 million? Even if it's a friendship price for acquaintances, you have to start with 1 million.

Theolod "unconsciously" said this, and Murray had to make an impromptu adjustment: "...... You reminded me, Mr. Lechte, that it was a bit rude to ask this question, but your normal salary at that time was definitely more than 1.6 million, right? I'm a little curious about how much you've cut your pay, and if you think it's worth it? ”

Do you think it makes sense for you to say the word "faux pas" now? Besides, your question is still very rude. The others silently rolled their eyes in their hearts, looking at what this question asks, what is "is it worth it"?

"Oh, I don't know what the rules are on the British side, but in the U.S. we don't talk about pay specifically, so I'll just give you a vague number, only five figures, or Marshall won't call me a loser." Theorod's expression was still gentle as a spring breeze, and he smiled lightly and quipped, "As for the question worth it...... Man, let's put it this way, if the Pulitzer Prize is in front of you, and all you have to do is deduct a little bit of your own salary to get it, do you think it's worth it? ”

Murray was slightly stunned, he probably didn't expect Theorod to compare "Two Big Smoking Guns" to the Pulitzer Prize, so for a while, he didn't answer, just shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.

Theorod continued: "At that time, there was a 'Pulitzer' in front of me, it was so good, in front of it, what was the salary? Do you know? The pleasure of an actor's performance should not be limited to brilliant or difficult roles, the role is just a part of the movie, the actor is just an extremely small and delicate part of the spaceship of the movie, a great movie is the ultimate pursuit of every filmmaker, I am honored that I have this opportunity and luck, I met an incredible director, sometimes I really want to pry open the brain of this 'sleeping beauty' to see what other good ideas can be in it. ”

"That's not going to work, PrinceTheo, if you want to see more good ideas, you'll have to love it." Richie hurriedly covered his head with a peaked cap.

"Sleeping Beauty? Prince? ”

"Oh, it's a nickname I've had a long time ago, when I first met Gai." Seeing Murray mention this, Theolod immediately smiled and glanced at Richie.

"That's right, it's scary that I've met a prince and not a princess."

"And you're probably the first time I've met a director who ran to the airport to pick him up in person, but he overslept." Theolod made a look of disgust, "I think everyone on the set knows about your various 'vices'. ”

"Well, 'I'm sorry I'm late, but I met a stray cat on the road who needed help, and it ptalked me and wouldn't let me go!' Jason immediately took Rich's shortness seriously.

"'Where's the coffee? Do I need my coffee? Who threw away that bag of coffee beans?! If I get caught, I'll be fined fifty! Oh, sorry, I seem to have thrown out the garbage once yesterday......'" Fleming added.

"'I didn't oversleep today! But how dare you eat it en masse? Oh what? It's Sunday? Fletcher squeezed his eyes.

"......" Rich could only pull the brim of his cap to cover his face under the teasing of his leading actors.

The atmosphere of the ensuing interview turned out to be very strangely pleasant, which is extremely rare in Murray's interview. And this celebrity reporter, who is known for his poisonous tongue, also found out for the first time that he was led by the nose by the interviewee in his own interview.