Ian looked at Lance sitting next to him with some surprise, a simple and neat black suit, but with a collarless white shirt, formal with some casual, the calm and calm smile is not too flamboyant, not too humble, just right to show confidence.

Such Lance is somewhat familiar, but more is unfamiliar. He had never worked with Lance before, and Chaos Pictures was the first official collaboration between the brothers as adults, and now Ian realized that before he knew it, the thin and gloomy brother who seemed to disappear at any moment had now grown into a man of his own.

Lance smiled and gave a look, Ian withdrew his gaze, showed a decent but casual smile, looked at Robert, who was walking towards him, and then took the initiative to stand up, "Mr. Redford, thank you for nodding and agreeing to today's lunch today, I hope that my abuse of power for personal gain will not affect my professional image." ”

"Hehe, please call me Robert in private, even if it is to thank you for your good work, I have to appreciate my face today, not to mention, as far as I know, today's lunch is free." The smile on Robert's face is relaxed and hearty, like the sun on Miami Beach, which is refreshing.

Ian chuckled as well and took Robert's right hand, "It's not a difficult thing to do. Then he turned to look at Lance, who was standing aside, "Please let me introduce you to the owner of the bill for today's lunch, this is Lancelot-Strello." And then he smiled and said, "Lance, this is Robert Redford." ”

Lance, who had been standing next to him smiling silently, shook Robert's hand, "I'll go to the bathroom to confirm the credit card limit later." A joke made Robert laugh heartily, but fortunately they were in a cozy Dutch restaurant, and the big orange windmill was spinning leisurely in the doorway, and Robert's laughter was not abrupt, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Redford." ”

"Strello? So, you are brothers? Robert still held Lance's right hand and did not let go, and after receiving Lance's affirmative answer, he raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "I told Ian not long ago that he should join Hollywood, and he will become the dream girl of countless women; Now, the same Jianyì should also be given to you, so sue me that there are no other good children in the Strello family. ”

"I hope other Hollywood producers can hear this, and then my life will be a lot easier." Lance's slightly exaggerated expression matched the words, and Robert immediately laughed out loud again.

The three of them sat down separately, the waiter brought the menu, and Robert picked up the menu and began to read, but the words did not stop, "So, Lancelot, Ian said you have a project you want me to see, and I am here now." ”

Lance looked at Robert with some surprise, he didn't expect Robert to even skip the polite steps of ordering food and get straight to the point.

Robert in front of him is no longer young, a little blessed, the once handsome face has begun to relax, the wind and frost of the years have left wrinkles, but you can vaguely see the silhouette that fascinated the whole United States when he was young.

In the United States, blonde hair has always been a special kind of existence, and the term "blonde hair" has gradually extended from women to men, from Brad Pitt in the Mesozoic to Chris Hemsworth in the new generation, and they have also set off a trend of sexy/sexy men, and they have endured.

However, the originator who really makes people fantasize about blonde men is Robert in front of him. Robert's birth made people realize that Kim is also a sexual/sensual on men, and he was given the title of "America's Golden Boy", and later Brad and Chris were both considered to copy Robert's successful path, and Brad was called "Robert's successor" early in his career.

Now, Robert is no longer young and his face is gone. However, after more than 30 years in Hollywood and countless ups and downs, he has become wiser. And let's not forget that Robert is also the founder of the Sundance Film Festival.

Lance didn't hide his surprise, but showed the panic caused by this accident, and then covered it up with a smile, "Sorry, I thought I could have a little buffer time, but ......" Lance took a sip of water and suppressed his shock, "Here's the thing, I made a film, hoping to get a test screening and see if I could have a chance to be on the stage of the Sundance Film Festival." ”

Unlike against Xavi, Lance has adopted a different strategy. Because Harvey is a businessman, what he needs to see is profit; But Robert is a filmmaker, and what he needs to see is ideas, and that's what he did to create the Sundance Film Festival. Therefore, Lance did not play any tricks, and even deliberately magnified his tension a little.

Sure enough, Robert showed a "as it should be" expression and nodded, "But you should know that the selection period for Sundance will be closed in three days, and we will not accept any form of registration at this time." ”

The festival selects the films to participate in and participate in the exhibition, and the festival's own regular jury team will look at all the entries and then select the works worthy of being shortlisted, so as to ensure the quality of the film festival's works and the diversity of the subject matter. After the opening of the festival, a professional jury that changes every year takes over the baton and is responsible for selecting the final winning works.

Therefore, the film festival's own review team shoulders the important task of the overall average level of the film festival, while the professional jury is responsible for improving the artistic and aesthetic height of the film festival.

It is precisely because of this that the registration for the film festival often needs to be six months in advance, at least three months, to leave enough time for the film festival review team to review and finally hand over the shortlist. Therefore, although according to the rules, the registration deadline for the Sundance Film Festival is three days later, generally speaking, half a month before the registration deadline, all the registration work will be basically completed.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and the reason why the registration period is so long is to prevent unexpected situations. For example, some famous directors have signed up for the competition early, but the finished film editing is not satisfactory, so they have to go back and rework. The result may be that the finished product will be handed in at the last minute of the registration deadline.

In the face of Robert's veto, Lance did not panic, but pointed to Ian beside him, "So I found a shortcut, hoping to impress you and at least get a chance to explain to you." ”

"You're wasting your time right now, and you're wasting my credit." Ian, who was silent after sitting down, came up with a sentence after being named, but it was just right to dissolve Robert's next words, winning Lance space to continue.

Lance naturally won't miss the opportunity, "Not long ago, when I was filming in Rio, I happened to hear that you are interested in adapting the novel 'Motorcycle Diaries'? "It's a lie, it's what Reims discovered during his investigation, and it's definitely an unexpected surprise.

"Rio?" Robert really caught this detail, "What, you're also interested in the South American continent?" ”

"The Motorcycle Diaries" tells the story of Ernesto-Guevara's youth, one of the most important central figures of the Cuban Revolution who has become a universal symbol of counterculture around the world and one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.

Lance chuckled and nodded, "It's a continent full of magic, isn't it?" Almost every journey is an adventure. Before I started filming this work, I was actually very interested in 'Motorcycle Diaries', but the Guevara family was not willing to compromise on the rights to the adaptation of the original book, and I only owned a newly established production company, so it was obviously not convincing enough. ”

This made Robert chuckle, obviously empathetic, "So, what kind of South American work did you shoot?" ”

"I wonder if you were near a slum called the City of God when you visited Rio?" The strings in Lance's heart still did not relax, and the dialogue that seemed to be an understatement just now was carefully designed by him, and finally entered the theme smoothly, and the next thing is to see if Lance can impress Robert.

Robert shook his head, a little dazed, obviously not quite understanding.

Lance didn't mean to show off, but restrained his smile and said seriously, "I've been to Queens in New York, and I've been to the most chaotic part of Detroit, and I've always thought that this is what I know to be a slum, even if it's the poverty of the African continent." But when I arrived in the City of God, I realized how stupid I was. This self-deprecation made Robert chuckle a little, and then the waiter came over and asked if he wanted to order food, but Robert took the initiative to raise his hand, stopped the other party, and motioned for Lance to continue.

"I found that the real slum is not necessarily how difficult life is, or how chaotic the law and order is, and the disasters caused by hunger, water shortage, and disease are just a way to express the slum. There are countless slums in the world, and each place has its own disasters, and perhaps Africa in the midst of war and turmoil will be even more terrible. In this comparison, America's slums seem nothing at all. But in fact, the real dilemma of the slums is a besieged city that cannot be walked out, and once you enter it, you will never be able to get out. ”

Robert looked into Lance's eyes, and his mood unconsciously began to sway in that slightly undulating tone, and when Lance stopped, he couldn't help frowning slightly, as if he couldn't wait. Lance's calm words vibrated softly in the air, but they contained endless stories, as if there was a heaviness behind every word.

Robert had to admit that Lance managed to grab his attention.