Sean crossed his legs, lowered his head leisurely and drank coffee, looking very serious. △ ↗ Novel,

Rob Kenn and Neil Moretz, the two bald heads in front of him, looked at each other, and Rob Cohen felt a little buzzing and a little confused at this time. He planned for a long time, but he didn't plan that Sean would refuse his invitation.

A third-tier young actor, although his popularity has increased a lot by relying on scandals, this does not mean that he can refuse so simply when facing the role of the leading actor in a commercial movie. Anyway, Sean's choice at this time made Rob Cohen very incomprehensible.

"Are you serious, Sean?" Rob Cohen still looked at the tough and tall man in front of him a little unwillingly.

Sean raised his head, looked at Rob Cohen with a serious face, tilted his head slightly, and nodded towards the other party, "I'm serious, Mr. Cohen!" ”

"Looks like it's a real pity......" Michelle smiled and reassured. Although she felt that Sean could not take this movie, she didn't want Sean to stiffen the relationship with the two Hollywood filmmakers in front of her, so she smiled and said, "Maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future." ”

"Sorry for the delay, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Moretz!" Sean also felt that he didn't need to make the relationship so awkward, and squeezed out an apologetic smile, "I hope we can cooperate next time." ”

Seeing Sean get up to leave, Rob Cohen grabbed Sean's arm in a hurry, but before he could grasp it, he saw Sean turn around coldly, and his eyes looked like a beast full of danger.

"Wait a minute, Sean." Afraid that Sean would misunderstand, Rob Cohen hurriedly withdrew his hand and looked at Sean sincerely. "Can you tell me the real reason for your refusal?"

"I've made racing movies before......"

"No, no, no, man. We're being honest with each other, and I want to hear the truth from you. Rob Cohen waved his hand and looked serious, "I don't want to listen to explanations that sound grandiose. I know you're not for that reason. ”

Sean was silent, looked at Rob Cohen with a stubborn face in front of him, groaned for a while, and nodded towards the other party, "I just think this story is very vulgar, and it's not very attractive......"

"And. I'm not very interested in popcorn movies. Sean's last sentence revealed his thoughts, "Although I don't want to admit it, or these words will make you angry, but since you asked, I can't be duplicitous." I don't really like popcorn movies......"

Since the beginning of filming. Sean is on the road of independent films or films with quite content, and has never been exposed to any popcorn movies. The only contact was with the racing movie "60 Seconds".

Although, this movie has made Sean gain a lot of recognition and a little popularity, but this type of popcorn movie really doesn't make Sean like it. Comparatively, his other films are more meaningful than such purely sensory commercial blockbusters.

In fact, this is the independent film gene in Sean's bones, which is similar to Nicolas Cage's magic complex and the serious film complex of Jack Gyllenhaal in later generations, all of which belong to their own pursuits. At least today's Sean has not thought about the balance after the combination of art and commerce.

He's just a little more sensually partial to some movies with more content. There is a bit of instinctive resistance to a popcorn movie for the pure senses.

Sean finished looking at Rob Cohen.

"Sean. Allow me to call you that. I think you might be biased against commercial films. As far as I know, whether it's an independent film, an art film or a commercial film, their first requirement is not to play elegant. It's about making the audience like it, do you think that movies that are not liked by the audience really have more artistic value than the so-called popcorn movies? Maybe a lot of filmmakers will tell you that, but I don't think so. Neil Moretz suddenly interjected.

"The quality of a movie has no absolute relationship with its artistry. I think you must have liked Hitchcock, but did his films lose the commercial element? The answer is no. In the same way, Spielberg has been great enough in recent decades. But his films are also not offbeat, and his films cater to the audience's tastes. Now you tell me, can't they be called masters? I have a lot of respect for directors who insist on independent and art films. But I think actors who can play popcorn movies often enough are just as great. ”

Neil Moretz's words hit the nail on the head and went straight to Sean's heart.

“……”

Sean sat down again, looked at the talkative producer, was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Can you continue?" I think your words make a lot of sense. ”

"Of course, I won't take your tickets if you want to listen." Neil Moretz shrugged his shoulders with a smile and tapped his finger at Sean, "An actor, I think he could try different film genres." Although I have a bit of a taste of self-promotion, I still have to say that this "Fast and Furious" is not the best racing movie in Hollywood in the future, but it must be the most exciting film in Hollywood to date. ”

"I don't know why Cohen thinks so much of you, but as a producer, I have an obligation to help him choose his actors." Neil smiled at Sean, "Although I know your name and only heard about it because of your affair with Angelina, but after seeing you today, I don't have to admit that you guys are indeed different from other people in Hollywood." ”

"That's not a good compliment...... Sean pouted and smiled.

"You just said that the story is vulgar, and I agree with that, not only do I think this story is vulgar, it's simply vulgar." Neil paused, then his voice changed, "But Sean, don't forget, the theme of Romeo and Juliet is actually more vulgar than this script, but it is indeed a classic. Without mentioning the above things, the history of British theatre is stinky and long. Take a look at the classic Hollywood movies in recent years, what has really been recognized by the majority is still those vulgar themes, so I think "The Shawshank Redemption" is very vulgar, "Titanic" is even more so, and by the way, "American Beauty", which has just gained good thinking, is also vulgar. ”

"Come to think of it, it really makes sense." Michelle smiled in response.

As Neil said, these classic movies are actually the same rotten themes, about redemption and humanity, about love and sacrifice, these themes are played by people I don't know how many times. It can be said that it is already too vulgar to be vulgar, and it is not cool at all.

But they're classic enough.

"I have to admit that your words are very convincing." Sean smiled and stopped his fingers tapping on the table, stretched out his index finger and pointed at the script on the table, "This racing movie really arouses a lot of curiosity in me now." ”

"A tough guy plays another tough guy, tough guy and beer, gasoline and bikini, this is a street story, it will be cool, it will be very exciting, to be honest, the last time I watched your wild catapult start, I deliberately added a signature action to Donald in the script, I think you are the Donald in my heart." Rob Cohen laughed, "No one can combine that kind of berserk, tough guy temperament with muscle cars, and when I saw you driving a villain, I thought in my heart that you would be the star of my movie." ”

You're the Donald in my heart!

As soon as these words appeared, Sean felt comfortable. No one doesn't like the feeling of being valued, and at least Sean has to admit that he enjoys the feeling of being valued. So at this moment, Sean felt that the two bald heads in front of him were particularly pleasing to the eye.

"How's it going, my Donald?"

Multiply......

Sean's pores were open at this voice. This is the first time Sean has met a director who takes the initiative to find him, the first time he has encountered a script that has taken the initiative to customize the role for himself, and the first time he has been "pursued" by a director and producer.

Sean didn't say yes directly, but picked up the script on the table and showed his attitude.

"I need time to prepare, I've just roughly read the script, and I need a detailed character script." Sean made his own request.

"No problem, I expect this film to start shooting around July, leaving you two months to prepare, and I believe you can satisfy me." Rob Cohen replied happily.

"Dominic is a street gang boss, and I think I'm going to gain pounds and get in touch with real gang members." Sean gestured to himself, then looked up at Rob Cohen and Neil with satisfied faces, and poked his finger into a name on the script, "Can you ask who my partner is?" ”

"Paul Walker!" Rob Cohen said.

Seeing Sean accept the script, Michelle smiled slightly, and she glanced at Neil Moretz, who was drinking coffee gracefully with her legs crossed, and the corners of her mouth curled.

How can she not see Neil Moretz's routine, like this kind of Hollywood panacea, she wants to listen to the person who can have a train more vivid and sensational than the guy in front of her, and the version of the person in this train will definitely not be the same.

It can only be said that Neil Moretz was lucky to meet Sean, who was immersed in the independent film industry and came into contact with real commercial films for the first time. At the same time, Sean has just come out of Wong Kar-wai's sullen state, and has not yet come into contact with more lobbyists. What's more, it's still so valued.

But Michelle didn't expose this, although she didn't want to admit it, but Neil was right. Commercial films are indeed the trend of the times. The perception of the mainstream audience determines the rise and fall of this industry, and in fact, niche films will not become mainstream at any time.

Otherwise, there would not be so many independent filmmakers who have been edicted by major Hollywood companies, and there will not be so many independent film companies that have become the tentacles of Hollywood predators one by one.

Even Doug Liman, who was originally a good mixer in the independent film industry, has begun to change his thinking in recent years and began to move closer to large companies.

Hollywood is not France after all, and you can play independent movies and niche movies here, but if you keep going, you can only go more and more crookedly. If the building is crooked, the landlord will not be able to mix...... (To be continued 1QD0202)

ps: ps: Lao Ye plays according to his own routine, if everyone disagrees, as the so-called different ways do not conspire with each other, let's forget about the rivers and lakes, and the wind is loud