It's been almost a year since last year's Oscar dinner. Ledger had heard of Salvi in his mouth, Jenny had not heard anyone talk about him, and even the British tabloid reporters, who had been very interested in him, had not been able to catch any news of him, and it was as if he had disappeared from this world, and if it weren't for the fact that the two of them had sent a few emails and phone calls to the new unnamed film, Salvi seemed to have gone to some hidden temple and lived a monastic life - he did look like the type who would do that.

"You're in Wellington now," said Jenny as she opened the hotel door, and looked at Salvi without a trace—of course, fame didn't change anything about him, he was still the older boy with a bit of youth—even though he was nearly thirty years old. He still looked a little nervous on the outside, but perhaps because it was summer in New Zealand, he looked more easy-going with his crumpled shirt and linen pants, but the stubble was still carefully groomed – Salvi always revealed his background in the little details. "Tell me, can I be allowed to be surprised by that??"

Salvi raised an eyebrow at her, as if wondering why she was surprised by his whereabouts, as if it was normal for him to suddenly appear in Wellington, "I did come to meet you in Wellington, so perhaps you shouldn't be surprised." ”

"You've come to see me in Wellington," Jenny confirmed, noting that Salvi looked seriously absent-minded now, or that he had changed a little since the last time they met, and although the RP sound was still so pleasant, he didn't look as ...... as Salvi had been two years ago Well, at least outside of work - so strict and polite, so English, his blue eyes were a little blank, and his expression could even be described as dreamy, which made her somewhat suspicious - but Jenny decided not to ask the question yet, "Then why don't you contact me or Mary first, you know I might not be in Wellington." ”

"I didn't expect that." "I was wandering in the wilderness where McCandles had died, and then all of a sudden I wanted to see you, so I came to New Zealand — but I saw on the news that you went to London, so I went to Queenstown, Matamata ...... Everywhere you go hiking, roaming, and then I think maybe you're back in New Zealand, so I came to Wellington and you called as soon as I got out of the car. ”

He wrinkled his nose a little confused, and said reproachfully, "But I don't understand why you're interested in these, you want to see me, I'm here, so I'm here, isn't it that simple?" ”

Jenny didn't smell big from him. He didn't look like he was in a hallucination - but Salvi did behave almost like two people in peace, as if he had let go of all polite norms, and had transformed from a meticulous gentleman into a child without worldly fetters: now Salvi had removed all guards and precautions, showing the most primitive emotional reactions.

The new film is about a man who is slowly catching up with the situation, mainly because she has made a lot of films, but this is the first time she has seen ...... The director is engaged in a kind of technical work of deconstruction, analysis, and shooting, just like Salvi when he was filming "Monroe", there is a set of industry-standard, textbook-like techniques, and this time, perhaps because he wants to shoot an original story of his own, Salvi actually chose such an extreme preparation method......

The wilderness where McCandles died should refer to the wilderness of Las Vegas - Sean. Pan's "Survival in the Wilderness" was a strong contender for the Oscar in 2007, and Jenny actually appreciated the story, knowing that it was almost impossible to survive in the wilderness in winter, and judging by the time Salvi said, he must have been out and about for at least four months, if not longer, in preparation for the film.

In order to prepare for a movie, roam freely in the wilderness and secret realms around the world, pursue the spark of inspiration in a moment, enrich the world in your heart, and even completely change your personality, letting go of the thorns and guards around you...... Jenny has always felt that she loves movies very much, otherwise she would not have to stick to the path of being an actor in the current situation, instead of completely becoming a producer and investor, but she still has a familiar sense of shame in front of Salvi: Of course, Salvi himself certainly did not mean to judge her, but before the purity and purity he represented, it is difficult for someone like Jenny not to feel his own complexity and vulgarity.

"Yes, it's as simple as it should be." She wasn't going to dwell on the details anymore, the truth was as simple as it should be: she wanted to see him, so he received the call when he first came to the city, and fate was so ingenious and natural that there was no need to make a fuss about it. -- Perhaps, in essence, they do have such a magical tacit understanding, this wonderful fate. "Did you enjoy your stay in Queenstown? I think you should have seen a lot of great views. ”

"Yes," Salvi said with an undisguised smile in his blue eyes, and he bared his white teeth and leaned back relaxedly, "there are some of the best hiking trails in New Zealand, they say, it's quite beautiful, it's a bit crowded in high season, but it's still off the beaten track - it's like in Lord of the Rings, when you walk up to the open prairie plateau, with the sky on both sides, and the mountains at your feet, and there's no trace of human civilization anywhere you can see, the feeling of being back in the wilderness, but when you pass a small river, When you walk into the primeval forest, every time the blade brushes your shoulder, it is like taking away a piece of your clothing. Naked, free, it's like returning to a mysterious and primordial state, where you and yourself are embraced again......"

Salvi's voice is deep and magnetic, coupled with the pure RP cavity, which makes his speech even feel like a landscape dubbing - but Jenny doesn't find it funny, on the contrary, with Salvi's description, she has entered that beautiful and primitive world, and found the feeling that Salvi is talking about: in fact, what Salvi is describing is exactly what she desperately needs, and perhaps this is the reason why many successful people like mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, camping, etc., When your mind is dusted by work, a trip to the world can indeed bring you back to nature, to that 'original' state, and this is an excellent recharge.

And for Salvi and Jenny, this even mysterious, somewhat religious jungle, its beauty has more meaning, this mysterious and lush, both the lush vegetation of the rainforest and the high sky of the temperate steppe, the ideal jungle, is the place where the story takes place, in this story, the jungle itself has an important meaning, it is the boundary between reality and illusion, whether it can be completely outlined in the heart, and can convey it to the audience is one of the keys to the success of the film.

Salvi's films are always about beauty, and his keen sensibilities and poetic narration of beauty are the distinctive features of all his works, "Then, in the dark sky, I suddenly met a cow, and it stood there, looking solemnly at me and Hiss, and I wanted to walk over to it, and reach out to it, and it flicked its tail and came out of the herd, it was a white, extraordinary Indian sacred cow, it was the mount of Lord Shiva, and it looked very serene in a herd of black and white Holstein cows, and it looked at me, Turning towards the iron-gray sky of the sky, it was the only moving shadow on the edge of the forest in the vast twilight, and I followed it into the jungle, and although it was dark, its invisible guidance kept me from the fear of being lost......"

As Salvi narrates, a picture scroll unfolds in front of Jenny's eyes, and the once lost youth is like Christopher in "Survival in the Wilderness". McCandles, like the White Bull, followed the White Bull's guidance, leaving the established route of roaming, into the real secret realm, deep into the twilight, into the town hidden deep in the jungle, which is Salvi's spiritual home, where no one asks "Should I be surprised by your appearance", everything he doubts can be answered here, he meets a girl as beautiful as an elf, briefly participates in her life, but he still feels an urge to move forward, something doesn't feel right, Little did he know, he was driven by the urge to travel far away, and in her tears, he left her.

"I think he would have been reluctant to leave, but a boy at that age always inevitably hurts a girl - and when he was in front of her, he went back to his teenage years and remembered every mistake he had made." "But his love for her was so sincere that when darkness struck, he took up his sword and rushed out the door, fighting valiantly...... When he left, the village saw him off with the ritual of seeing off the warriors...... And he followed the guidance of the sacred cow into a new jungle, roaming the edge of the swamp full of fluorescent......"

Before that, his story had only a rudiment, a few scattered concepts, and in Salvi's narration, Jenny felt the story full of sexual spirit and beauty, the light and graceful, the picture that wandered between reality and fantasy, and felt the relationship between Hiss and her, the hero and heroine of the story, Hiss went through the girl's life, he was her short but beautiful first love when she was young, she was an adventure together at the age of twenty, a partner who overcame obstacles together, and at the age of thirty she was seduced outside the trivialities of the family. Confused, the pillar who sheltered her from the wind and rain in the midst of family changes at the age of forty, the lover who can still appreciate her beautiful twilight at the age of fifty, and the soulmate who witnessed her aging as a junior at the age of seventy, and Jenny also went through Heath's life, she played his first love, his wife, his affair, his soulmate, his mother - maybe the plot of the movie is not so important, what is important is the feeling it conveys to people, through the pictures, the music, and the performance of the actors, leaving traces in people's hearts.

Of course, this is not a commercial film, not even like "Monroe", with beauty as a clue, it hyped up a very high box office, but it can't leave too deep traces in people's hearts - it's not the movie's fault, but Monroe's life is too alienated, and ordinary people can only look at it with a curious eye and can't empathize. Although this film has fantasy elements, the roots of the story are still the most common elements of people's lives: love, life, illness and death. In Salvi's half-reminiscence, half-imaginary retelling of the journey, Jenny easily sketches the outline and core of the story, and she finds that, as if she first heard the concept of the story, she is indeed drawn to the poetic atmosphere - at this moment, all the considerations related to the box office, film criticism, and audience affinity seem to be no longer important, and with Salvi, the film returns to the movie, the simplest and purest thing, and there is only one reason for whether you want to act or not, and that is whether you want to or not.

"Wow." There was a long silence in the room as he closed his mouth and finished his almost self-talking, and then Jenny said, "It's a—a beautiful journey, isn't it?" ”

It can be seen that with the retelling - or the completion of the arrangement, Salvi's mood is no longer so trance-like, and little by little he returns to normalcy - or to the mask of socialization, but with a hint of laziness and satisfaction after the retelling and release, he smiled at Jenny, "Yes, it was a beautiful journey, I went to all corners of the world - if I hadn't stumbled upon your news in Mumbai one day, maybe it would have been a while before we met, But fate is so wonderful, isn't it? I came to New Zealand because I wanted to meet you, and Heath decided to join me on the hike, we were in Queenstown? I don't remember, we were on the edge of a lake and we were thinking about the whole story, yes, right under the moon, and all of a sudden, the whole picture came to mind, like a gift from the moon, and right there, the whole movie came to me very clearly, and all I needed to do was shoot it in its entirety. ”

He shifted a little, and became a little more serious and businesslike, like the alcohol had faded, "Of course, this also means going back to reality, after all, it takes a rigorous and long workflow to convert everything you think of into a picture - that's one of the reasons why I came to New Zealand, I know that Weta is doing special effects for you guys now, if you can, can you arrange a chance to study and visit, if you want to do a reshoot of Codename Shero recently, I would also like to apply for a visit. ”

"We probably don't need to reshoot, but it's not that hard, Ann. Lee is working on Life of Pi, and he's using a lot of Cameron's techniques — if you want to learn from James, I can ask you about it, but for now I can certainly put you on Ann's set, and as for Weta Studios, it's just a phone call. Jenny said, and she couldn't help but ask curiously, "So that's why you're coming to me for this?" I mean, you saw my story in Mumbai, and then, all of a sudden, the special effects came to you? ”

It was a somewhat dangerous question -- in fact, she could have sensed Salvi's possible answer: like Hiss. Ledger doesn't think about her as a candidate for the heroine, Jenny can also understand the essence of the story, the male protagonist in the story is actually a projection of Salvi himself, the roaming in the movie is not so much the roaming of the character of Heath, but Salvi's deconstruction and fantasy of himself and love, he found Jenny to play, at least it shows that in his heart, Jenny is suitable to be his lover, or more extremely, when he thinks about love, he originally regarded her as the heroine.

It's a delicate relationship, and the current does exist, and doesn't disappear because both parties avoid talking about it, but Jenny doesn't know if she should push it forward, her life has been in a mess driven by countless schedules, and her relationship with Cesare, which is so obvious that she can only admit that there is a tendency to get out of control because of the long period of close contact. Jenny didn't have a clue as to whether it would be wise to tell Salvi that she no longer wanted to be in a relationship for the foreseeable future, because she really didn't know if she had changed her mind, and if she did, it was a bit of a problem.

"No, that's an idea generated by the lake, and when the story is formed, you have the mood to learn special effects, otherwise it will definitely be very inefficient before that." Salvi said, pausing as if to organize the language - he was still wearing a crumpled shirt, he was now a director at all, and he looked at Jenny with a sharp, inquiring, even thoughtful look, "It's just—I hope it doesn't upset you, but when I see you on TV, I feel like you're ...... I don't know, can it be described as strange? Some of the traits that appeal to me in your temperament seem to have disappeared, and I'm beginning to wonder if you're up to the task. And "Nine", "Avatar" and "Codename Shero" also exacerbated my worries—"

When the whole world was inviting her to join her new film, Salvi actually ran to her and took the initiative to interview her, suspecting that she was not qualified to be her heroine!

Jenny was a little uncomfortable, of course, but she also paid tribute to Salvi for it, and she said sincerely, "What part of the feature do you mean?" ――Now that you've seen me, what do you think? Do you think I'm up to the task? ”

"If you have to describe it in words......" Salvi pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "ambition - I feel that you have lost your ambition for the film, and your performance in 'Nine' and 'Avatar' is too much of a safe card." ”

"Avatar" is about to enter the 2 billion club in the short term, she has just made a hugely influential prediction, and has become a world-renowned film expert - a forward-looking figure for the entire industry, there are many reports about her in the newspapers, and she is told every day that she thinks she will be the next person to change the film industry, and Big Dream is steadily expanding, but for Salvi, she has lost her ambition in film.

Jenny pursed her lips, she wasn't angry, she wasn't amused, on the contrary, she felt a slight sense of shame as she did every time she saw Salvi and contacted him. - Now she should be richer than Salvi herself, she no longer has a very urgent goal, she has no reason to justify herself, there is nothing to do, she just can't do it with the purity and concentration of her life and career like him, for two years in the making, roaming the world for inspiration, looking for inspiration - in Salvi, she can't sacrifice at all' Do you know how hard I work', it's tantamount to deceiving yourself, in fact, the fact is that she has acted in a lot of blockbusters, or in a lot of movies for the sake of blockbusters, and the most important thing here is not the movies, but the box office.

"I have to admit that the last time I was really committed to a role, to work to your standard performance - it was "Monroe," eventually, she also let go of some of her worries and guards, and said calmly, "Yes, whether it's 'Avatar', 'Nine', 'Iron Man' or now 'Codename Shero', it can't get me to that level, have I lost my ambition?" Perhaps, my pursuit of cinema is not as pure as yours, you already know that, don't you - the whole farce of engagement must be very embarrassing to you-"

"Oh, no, I actually think it's funny," Salvi said, his blue eyes lit up and his lips curled up with pleasure, "that kind of big performance art -- I'm lucky to be a part of it." ”

In Jenny's helpless expression, he continued, "As for your pursuit of film, yes, that's a problem - of course, you've achieved amazing things now, and in the field of film business, your excitement. It's hard for me to compare love and talent, but I need to make sure that if you still have an interest in art films, about the role, or even the painful process of acting - whether you still have some of the qualities that I need, and whether I can dig out in you enough to move the audience, fresh beauty, that's the question I need to be sure. Pragmatically, after Avatar, this is your fourth otherworldly beautiful character, Monroe, Claudia, Neytiri, including Jane, all have the same alienated qualities, and I have to be sure if you can give different ideas to the same type of character, which is why I came to New Zealand. ”

Perhaps it is this ability to switch between pragmatism and romance, combining passionate artists and rigorous English gentlemen, that makes Salvi a successful director with the potential to produce masterpieces on a continuous basis - Jenny has no doubt that even if there is still an undeniable chemistry between the two, if she is deemed no longer suitable for the role of Jane, Salvi will not care about her box office appeal, but will simply declare her out, which also makes her a long, long time later, For the first time, I was nervous after the audition.

"Well, then, you see me now," she said, "how do you feel?" ”

"You've heard the whole story now," Salvi asked rhetorically, "how do you feel?" ”

It's a story that appeals to her, and Jenny can imagine how painful it would be to play Jane's character - not because of how bleak Jane's character is, but because Salvi demands, or the methodological acting style that must be used to play such a film, is a real burden on her spirit, and if she is going to juggle the rest of her work, the frequent switching can be an unparalleled mental burden. If there is no love for the film to accompany her, there is no consciousness of burning everything for a good role, or fanaticism, just for the sake of the career, for the box office, for the film criticism, she is very likely to not be able to persevere - in other words, if starring in this movie is a rational decision, sacrificing her mental peace cannot bring her some degree of spiritual satisfaction, the pain of the performance process may bring very serious consequences, if she can't persevere, it will ruin the whole movie, and it will also seriously affect the rest of her career.

In Salvi's serene and sharp expression, Jenny could feel a whole wordless interrogation waiting for her to answer - Salvi has no anger, no disappointment and discrimination, unlike those fanatical film critics who only focus on the spiritual and not the material world, for Jenny has excellent acting talent, but plays mediocre vase roles again and again, for the sake of box office performances, he has no judgment, just hopes that she can face herself and give an honest answer: this film may not have a high box office, Maybe film critics won't appreciate it, but they still ask you to contribute yourself and burn yourself to star in a movie, do you want to act?

Do you still love this kind of movie? If you love, how much love - is there such love?

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Let's be on time!

It's been a long time since I've said this, and there is a second watch at half past eight, so let's take a look!