"Don't you know that parties are all about putting your phone behind and having a good time? Or have you guys been partying for so long that you've forgotten to turn on the right way? Lance's unceremonious teasing in exchange for the middle fingers of Joel's hands, Lance turned to look at Ethan, who walked slowly, "Look at my memory, I've forgotten that you haven't been to parties since high school, have you?" "It's a joke about the Coen brothers - both are nerdy otaku who don't have a chance to party. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ethan pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a smile, "No, you're wrong, we haven't been partying since fifth grade." Looking at Lance's smiling expression, Ethan seemed to remember something again, and suddenly said, "By the way, we will never be absent from the Dungeons & Dragons party held by the community. ”

Sure enough, it is the consistent style of the Coen brothers, and the road of black humor is gone.

"Jesus Christ, are you still here? It's not a good place for you to wander out after dark, let alone the outdoors and the beach. Lance shook his head and said with a worried expression.

Joel nodded again and again, and said meaningfully, "So, you now know how honored you are, right?" ”

Lance couldn't help but bow slightly to express his gratitude, "I've always been grateful." That humble gesture made both Joel and Ethan have playful expressions - Lance, who is usually full of confidence, rarely showed a low profile. But Lance's next words made both Joel and Ethan laugh, "So, are you going to leave?" "Is this a rush of guests?

"We're really ready to leave." Stopping Joel, Ethan spoke, "We have some things to ask you about before we leave, though. After a simple joke, Ethan got back to business, and in the afterglow of his eyes, he could clearly feel that many people in the audience were paying attention to every move here, and it was conceivable that as soon as the two brothers left, someone would immediately come up to fill the vacant seats.

Lance noticed this small detail of Ethan stopping Joel, and immediately realized that the Coen brothers did have a business with him. In each of the Coen brothers' works, the two of them work together to complete the creation, write together, direct together, and produce together, but because the Directors Guild of America rules that only one director is allowed for a film, their signature on each work is clearly defined in each other's division of labor and cooperation, Ethan is the producer, Joel is the director. The reason why the two brothers arranged this way is because Ethan is more social, while Joel is more professional.

"Remember? You owe us a favor. Ethan opened his mouth to mention the matter, and Lance laughed dumbly, "Sin City" was able to unfold smoothly with the help of the Coen brothers, "Well, I already have an ominous premonition. Ethan chuckled out loud at Lance's joke, "Do we need to find a hidden place to sit down and talk in detail?" ”

Ethan shook his head and vetoed Lance's proposal, "It's not a secret, to be precise, no one has a secret tonight, is it?" "Anyone wants something from Lance, the difference is just whether the chips can impress Lance," Joel and I just finished a script last month, looking for a suitable investment partner, and the original partner has some opinions about us. That's not the point, though, the point is, there's a character in the script, a unique character, and we wrote it with you in mind. ”

In two simple sentences, there are too many important points.

The Coen brothers, who are the representatives of independent films, have always refused to cooperate with large film companies, and are more likely to seek investment from small and medium-sized studios to maintain their independence. However, after successively making a name for themselves in the international film industry with "Ice Blood" and "Murder of Green Toes", Disney's Bowei Pictures extended an olive branch to them, Bowei Pictures is an independent label owned by Disney, mainly responsible for distributing works that are not suitable for Disney's own distribution, including R-rated films and independent films, etc., and Miramax Films watch out for each other. After the Coen brothers cooperated with Broadway Pictures, according to the style of their works, sometimes they were handed over to Broadway for distribution, and sometimes they were handed over to Miramax for the responsibility, and the two sides have maintained a stable cooperative relationship in the past seven or eight years.

But now, Ethan is saying that "the partner has an opinion", which is not the point, so what is the point? Could it be that after Robert Iger took the throne, he began to rectify Bowei and Miramax?

In fact, the Disney headquarters has always complained about independent labels, because the two labels are not profitable, and the journey at the Oscars has gained a lot, but considering Disney's own family positioning, it is difficult for independent labels' works to be developed around, and it is difficult to guarantee follow-up interests, which is indeed a chicken rib for Disney. What's more, the Weinstein brothers, who manage Miramax, are typical thorns, they not only profligate, but also refuse to cooperate, many projects have been explicitly refused to shoot at Disney headquarters, the Weinstein brothers still secretly complete the shooting, and even do not hesitate to withdraw funds from other approved projects, this kind of practice often makes Disney miserable.

At the end of last year, the Weinstein brothers officially left Miramax Films to set up their own business, which also led to a domino effect - in just half a year, Miramax's top management moved to other major film companies. As a direct result, Miramax's competitiveness plummeted, and Disney's rectification was inevitable; At the same time, the Weinstein brothers also took away all the Quentin Tarantino and others that they dug up single-handedly, and Miramax was even more empty.

Although the Ian brothers were not excavated by the Weinstein brothers, it is undeniable that the Weinstein brothers have unique views on independent films, and they are very willing to give the Ian brothers the green light, in the past few years, the Coen brothers' works have not been able to cause much repercussions, since the 2000 "Three Kings Who Escaped from Prison" has fallen into silence, but the Weinstein brothers are still project after project approval, giving the Coen brothers great creative freedom. Therefore, although it was Miramax who caused the turmoil, and Bowei International did not break his bones, for the Coen brothers, the impact was very direct.

Ethan didn't say it explicitly, and it doesn't seem like he has any plans to go into details, but this is a good opportunity for Lance and Chaos Pictures - as we all know, the Coen brothers are the representatives of the American independent film industry, their influence on independent films cannot be ignored, and more importantly, the independent spirit they represent has a profound influence on the academy.

However, since Ethan said "that's not the point", Lance decided to put that focus aside for the time being, "Conceived with me?" Lance pursed his lips, "Howard Hughes?" ”

Joel and Ethan exchanged glances, and then Joel's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Haha, why didn't I think of that?" Otherwise, let's go back and check the information? Ethan nodded, as if pondering the idea, "I think Lance is a better fit, but I'll have to find another angle to tell the story......

"Hey! Hey! Lance snapped his fingers twice, "Back to the point." Seeing the Coen brothers' concentration, Lance really cried and laughed, "The character conceived of me? What role? ”

"A cold-blooded killer." Joel replied, "To be precise, he was indeed cold-blooded when he worked, without fear, without hesitation, without sympathy; But in fact, this is a killer with a black aura. Joel paused and thought about it seriously, "Vincent in 'Borrowing a Knife to Kill', why did he fail in the end?" Because he finally has a trace of humanity left, he has established some kind of connection with Max, which has become a loophole, and it has also become a flaw for Max to die with him. However, this killer, he has no humanity, he has no good humanity, no evil humanity, not even a shadow of childhood, no feelings, no preferences, no weaknesses. ”

Joel's description piqued Lance's interest, and he couldn't help but tuck his jaw slightly, "But he's principled?" Joel was stunned by this rhetorical question, and he exchanged glances with Ethan, and then heard Lance continue, "I mean, his only principle is to kill, or rather, work. It is like God, who puts himself out of the way and judges the life and death of others according to his own standards—in his case his own work, or task. ”

Joel's eyes gradually brightened, and he looked at Lance in surprise, and Ethan, who was standing next to him, nodded in affirmation, "I knew your understanding was different from everyone else's. It can be said that our setting is very close to what you think, but we don't think about the 'God' layer. So, you're saying that in this character, there is a metaphor for fate and the inevitability of God? ”

"No, I mean, everybody aspires to be God, but it is impossible for human beings to be God, because we have our own desires/desires, our own weaknesses, which is called human nature, human nature that judges good and evil, judges right and wrong, judges black and white. So, when we become God, we inevitably take a stand, and that's unfair to anyone. Even if it is a law, it has a position, for example, that it is everyone's duty to protect children; Another example is that serial killers must be sanctioned; Of course, there are also war maniacs who are absolutely forbidden by law. Lance had been exposed to this material when he wrote the script "Murder with a Knife", and later when he wrote the script for "Fury Road", he implanted this blurring of legal and moral boundaries into the wasteland apocalypse, "So, in real life, if someone tries to play God, then it will be a disaster." But this killer that you are talking about, he is like God, because he has no emotion, no position, no judgment, only life and death in his eyes, and the only criterion for judgment is the task, so this gives him the perspective of God, or more accurately, the perspective of death. That's where his cold-bloodedness comes from. ”

Joel shook his head again and again, clapping softly, words could not express his excitement and excitement at the moment. In the entire Hollywood, there are only a handful of people who can understand the creative ideas and core of the two brothers, and there is one standing in front of them. (To be continued.) )