Except for the material that needs to be reshot for some film clips, "American Beauty" has basically been filmed. This made the crew who had been filming intensely for two months in a row relieved www.biquge.info everyone talked and laughed on the way back to the hotel, and there was no longer the dullness of the past, and even the always serious director Sam Menders began to smile on his face, and even jokingly talked about some funny anecdotes from his time as a stage director.

Back at the hotel, Chris took a simple shower, changed into clean clothes, and walked out the door. Alan is waiting for him in the lobby of the hotel, where they will have lunch with producer Bruce Cohen and director Sam Manders.

Like most circles in society, showbiz often relies on relationships, and Hollywood is even more so. Many big directors or famous producers in Hollywood like to choose to use familiar stars to star in their movies. The advantage of this is that celebrities can use movies to increase their fame, and movies can also use the fame of these stars to increase exposure and publicity. There are many combinations of this format in Hollywood, the most famous ones are: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and many more.

This is also the purpose of Allen and Chris to arrange this dinner, although he only played a supporting role in a medium-sized production, but if he wants to gain a foothold in Hollywood, he has to work hard to get closer to these directors and producers. Even if you can't be a movie partner with them, I hope they can think of themselves when casting for a new movie.

Chris does not reject these, after all, when it comes to relations, China can be said to be the teacher of all Western countries, and it is estimated that only Brazil, a strange country in the world, can be compared with China.

Although Sam Mendes has only made one film so far, both Chris and Allen admit his talent in directing, not to mention that he has been friends with the great director Steven Spielberg for many years. Not to mention Bruce Cohen, a famous Hollywood producer, he and his partner Dan Jinx have their own production company. Make a better impression on the two of them, and maybe one day they will think of themselves when they are casting for the movie.

At present, Chris's relationship with the two in the crew is not bad, but after all, it is the first time to work together, and how to maintain this relationship depends on his and Allen's efforts. When Chris walked downstairs, Alan had been waiting for a long time, and Bruce Cohen was smiling and greeting him next to him. Chris had a strange feeling, I don't know if it was an illusion, Bruce looked at himself today with a much more kind look than before. Maybe it's because he and Alan are old friends, and Alan is next to him, and it's nothing to be kind to the actor signed by his good friend. Chris's mind was in a hurry, and he immediately chased away these distractions and greeted him with a standard smile.

After picking up Sam Mendes, the three of them rushed to a four-star Western restaurant they had booked. Since it was a private room, after ordering some red wine, the atmosphere gradually became lively, and the conversation between the four became more and more casual. Sam, in particular, a well-known stage director who is not yet 35 years old, has made no secret of his knowledge and views on Los Angeles, mixed with disgust and somewhat radical criticism of Los Angeles and Hollywood. This made Chris feel a little amused by his sullen nature. If it is not surprising, next year's Oscars, he will win two little golden men for the movie "American Beauty", and since then he has become a well-known Hollywood director in one fell swoop.

"Hey, Chris, do you have any plans for the next step?" Bruce Cohen asked suddenly.

"Oh? I, I don't know, thank you for your concern. Mr. Bruce, maybe you should ask Allen, after all, he's in charge of my acting business. Chris was interrupted and replied abruptly.

Sam Menders gave Bruce Cohen a strange look, a little puzzled as to why he was so interested in Chris Vince's affairs. However, he didn't ask it, after all, it was their personal question, maybe it made him optimistic about Chris's future, maybe it was the relationship with Alan Nord sitting next to him, he knew that Allen and Bruce had been friends for many years. Sam Manders spun around a few times before burying his head in the glass in his hand.

"I do have a few scripts in my hand, but I don't think they are suitable for him," Alan first glanced at Chris dissatisfied, as if to blame him for his lack of concentration, then shook the red wine in his hand, took a slight sip and said, "Maybe you have any good advice for Chris, Bruce?" ”

"It's a pity, Allen, I don't have any good projects here, I've been focusing on "American Beauty" lately, and I haven't paid much attention to the recent Hollywood news." Bruce shook his head apologetically in reply, then threw an encouraging smile at Chris, "However, I'm very optimistic about your development, you are very talented in acting. ”

"It's okay, old man, after all, the big companies are now focused on the upcoming awards season, and there is not much chance of starting a big project now." Alan waved his hand at his old friend to show that he didn't mind.

"By the way, what do you guys think of this year's Oscars, Sam, and now the media is talking about Steven maybe winning Best Picture and Best Director at the same time." Seeing that everyone didn't seem to have any new news about the movie that was about to be opened, Allen decisively changed the topic, so that everyone would not be embarrassed the more they talked.

"I think he can win the best director. In terms of best picture, "Shakespeare in Love" has a good chance, you must know that the media hype often helps, and although "Saving Private Ryan" is well filmed and Tom Hanks's performance is also very hard, but the story itself lacks novelty, so I think the chances are very small. Sam thought for a moment as he took his glass.

"Yes, Steven seems to be going to win his second best director, after all, John Madden is directing a Hollywood movie for the first time, and I believe that the academy will definitely not give him the best director. However, I heard that Steven recommended John Madden to direct "Shakespeare in Love". Bruce smiled.

"Yes, John Madden is very experienced as a theater director, and he did a good job of "Farewell to the Royals" last year."

Bruce nodded, Steven did a really good job of discovering the director's talent, including Sam Mandes sitting next to him, Bruce thought to himself.

Chris looked at the three of them a little dazedly, you come and I have a relaxed and happy exchange, and I don't know how to answer. He didn't understand everything they were talking about, Steven should be Spielberg, he had seen "Saving Private Ryan" and "Shakespeare in Love", and as for John Madden, the devil knows who he was. And as an ordinary university lecturer in China, he is not interested in the serious way of talking with red wine in the United States. Although Chris had discussed with Alan before he came to the table how close he wanted to be with them, he didn't seem to have a place to start.

"Speaking of Steven, huh...... There's a piece of news that might be useful to Chris. Sam Mendes looked at Chris and said hesitantly.

"Oh? Do you have any good news, Sam. Alan asked with some eagerness.

Chris and Bruce also put down their glasses and turned their heads to look at Sam Manders.

"Well, that's good news, for Chris." Sam replied slowly, "Steven and I happened to meet last week, so the two of us sat down together and had a cup of afternoon tea. We talked a little bit about the current filming schedule and editing ideas for American Beauty, and by the way, about the movie schedule, you weren't there at the time, and I hope you don't mind, Bruce. ”

"Of course, DreamWorks is also one of the producers, and their opinions have to be taken into account anyway." Bruce waved his hand and made a gesture of not caring.

"Okay," Sam Menders nodded and continued, "and then we'll talk about the projects we're going to start this year." Steven seems to be interested in a script from the Coen brothers, who are currently looking for investment. ”

"Brother Coen! Sam, my friend, you heard me right, didn't they just release a "Murder of Green Toes" last year and start filming the next movie so soon? Bruce Cohen asked, amazed.

"Of course you heard me right, Bruce." Sam's voice replied firmly.

"I'm sorry, Sam, I didn't doubt what you meant, it's just that the Coen brothers, you know, are so famous in the independent film industry that a lot of producers and actors want to work with him." Bruce said hurriedly.

"Sam, my friend, can you tell me what type of film they're going to make?" Alan suddenly interjected.

"It seems to remember that it's a crime movie, what they do best. Specifically, I'm sorry I forgot, if it hadn't been for the mention of Steven, I'm afraid I wouldn't have remembered it. Sam Menders made a helpless gesture with his hands up, "However, if you're interested, I can help you ask." Suddenly, he changed his words, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Thank you so much, Sam, my friend." Alan immediately became excited.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Sam." Chris also gave a toast to Sam Menders, sincerely thanking him.

Sam Menders waved his hand to signal not to get too excited: "No need to thank me, Chris, you deserve it. You're a very talented and very hard-working actor, and your performance in the film has made American Beauty a lot of fun for the film, and you deserve a good opportunity. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Sam."

"Just call me Sam, every time someone calls me Mr. Sam, it looks like I'm old." Sam Menders winked at Chris and joked.

"Okay, Sam." Chris said with a smile, but there was a feeling in his heart. In fact, Sam Mendes is really young, he was just 34 years old when he won the Oscar for Best Director.

Sam suddenly got excited to talk, and he leaned over to Chris, "Let's talk about your performance in the movie, it's clear that your performance is experiential, it's hard to believe that you're still so young, I believe you put a lot of effort into the character of Richie after you got the script." We all know that experientialism requires an actor to work hard to get into the character and become the character when playing a role, and then show the emotion of the character. The experiential approach to acting can make the actor more authentic and engaged in the performance, but it can also bring some trouble to the actor's life. I have come into contact with many experiential actors, who have been involved in the world of one character after another for a long time, which makes them more or less mentally and psychologically problematic, and in severe cases, they can also lead to depression, alcoholism and drug addiction. And in the last scene we shoot, you are obviously out of control, you have entered some kind of deep performance, you will be involuntarily driven by the character, controlled by the character's emotions, and involuntarily do some behaviors, this is what we often call methodology. In fact, he is not simply a performance technique, but a psychological category. ”

Sam took a sip of his glass, then said in a deep voice, "So, Chris, you're a talented actor, and I hope you can control your state in your life and not get caught up in the problems I said." ”

"Sam, during the filming process, sometimes I feel very depressed after a scene, is it the effect that Richie brought me?" Chris obviously doesn't know about experientialism and methodology, and there is so much to learn here.

"Yes, Chris, you don't have a lot of roles yet, and the longer you cosplay a play, the more you will find it difficult for you to get out of this role. If you are very deep in the play, it often takes one to two months to get out of the world of the play. So how to balance reality and virtuality is a skill that every experiential and methodist actor must master. Here's a suggestion, Chris, maybe you need a psychiatrist who can help you get out of the shadows of your character faster when you get out of control in the future. ”

"Psychiatrist?" Alan was clearly aware of the conversation here.

"It's nothing, I suggest Chris find a psychiatrist in the future, after all, long-term engagement in performance will bring some psychological problems." Sam Menders replied with a smile.

"Well, yes, a lot of Hollywood actors have psychiatrists, maybe it's time to think about that." Alan agreed, "Of course, finding a service team for you is also on the agenda. ”

After lunch, after confirming that Sam Manders would find out about the Coen brothers' new film for Chris as soon as possible, the group left each other's mobile phone numbers and parted ways at the door of the restaurant. The reunion not only enhanced Chris's relationship with Sam and Bruce, but also allowed him to learn a lot about acting.