In Hollywood, it is a simple and difficult thing to keep a piece of news from being leaked, the simple thing is that as long as there is no definite evidence, a suspicion and report can be ignored and denied at will, and the difficult thing is that these experienced media can guess almost all the possibilities of anything.

For example, Daniel's temporary "illness" has caused a lot of speculation in the media, especially the speculation of leaving Los Angeles, and some people claim to see him at Los Angeles International Airport. However, at this time, mobile phone photography is not so common, and the lack of social media participation in the era of national paparazzi is not very powerful.

seems to be true or false, Daniel's exposure has improved on the basis of the Golden Globe Awards.

Paris.

Roman Polanski doesn't look like a particularly master, with messy gray hair and a large nose, which makes people think of his extraordinary love for men and women.

Daniel understood that he was not a decent person, and he had never thought of being polite to gain his approval.

"I only have an hour, and there are auditioners in the back." Polanski looked a little tired and spoke unpolitely, and Tim Rowland sat next to him, as if he couldn't get him to look at Daniel differently.

Tim glanced at Daniel apologetically, indicating that there was nothing he could do, that investors had no say in Polanski's films, it was conceivable, and Tim's own prestige allowed him to recommend some candidates for Polanski, but it was unlikely that he would influence the final outcome.

Daniel was prepared.

But before he could speak, Polanski observed him and said, "Do you know the actor in the back, Adrien Brody?" I think he's better suited than you. ”

"Of course, 'King of the Hill', and 'The Flying Age', I also think he is a good fit, but I think I am even more suitable than him." Daniel's eyes were pure, and there was no tension in his words, as if he thought so in his heart, "No actor knows Spearman better than me, and no one knows better than me what a great work you are going to make." ”

"Saying nice things won't make you take the role." Polanski's eyes narrowed, showing the amazement of this genius master.

"When I first entered Hollywood, 'Saving Private Ryan' was on the air, and I had seen Steven's Schindler's List many times, the former telling us how cruel war is, and the latter showing that war is full of sensational elements. But Mr. Polanski, you are not here—"

Yes, that's Daniel's killer feature, and many, including Adrian, now surely think that Polanski's new film is full of resentment against the Nazis, the blackening of the war, which is the undertone of Polanski's films. However, only those who have seen "The Pianist" will know that when Polanski made this extremely meaningful work, he must have given up his past self, and when his personal subject matter and story came, he broke free from the artistic background he had shaped for himself because of the past, and he decided to think and observe outside the world.

As Daniel spoke, Polanski began to straighten his back, and Tim understood the turbulence in the old friend's heart, and also understood that what Daniel said should not be much different from what Polanski thought.

He peeked into Polanski's heart.

It's a dangerous thing to do, Tim thought, and he's not sure if the egotistical Polanski wants to be spied on.

But Daniel understood that if Polanski intended to tell the story from God's point of view, he would not reject him, in other words, Polanski's own likes and dislikes were excluded by himself. Then the failure of nearly 1,400 auditioners can be imagined, and all of them are trying to figure out Polanski's thoughts and preferences, thus contrary to his real intentions.

Daniel doesn't know how Adrian finally convinced Polanski, it may be that his own temperament is very much in line with Spearman, almost fake, or it may be for other reasons. But it wasn't that he saw through Polanski's idea - because Daniel had seen some of Adrian's interviews, and he made it clear that he didn't understand the tone of the film at first, but that it was under Polanski's guidance that he understood how to play a character like Spearman.

Polanski looked at Daniel with eagle-like eyes.

The waves in his heart are indescribable, and every thing in his heart is pierced by Daniel, who even talks about many things that he has not thought of, but thinks are worth adopting—this is normal, Daniel is looking at the finished version, and Polanski is obviously not so mature about this work now.

"Young man, you really gave me a big surprise."

"Tim must have been worried that this would turn into a scare."

Looking at the big and small laughing, Tim was a little crying and laughing, but he was still relieved in his heart, he understood that Daniel had won.

An hour became Polanski's self-defeating joke, and his assistant contacted Adrian to postpone the audition.

Polanski and Daniel begin to talk about the work, and Daniel's familiarity with the history and material in question strikes Polanski again.

"If I hadn't known it was impossible, I would have almost thought you could read minds, Daniel."

"Well, maybe it's not impossible, what you're thinking right now is, 'Hell, this arrogant boy,' huhty boy, huh?"

"Haha," Polanski laughed for a while, before sneering, "Daniel, you almost got the role, but you should understand that you have to pay a lot, and Spearman doesn't have such a toned body or such a handsome face. ”

"That's not a problem, I'm good at obedience, and although I haven't tried to image a skinny person, I've been prepared."

Polanski has no doubt at all that any ambitious actor will not have too much nostalgia for the flesh on his body - weight loss, weight gain, body shaping, etc., this is commonplace.

The conversation was very smooth, Tim didn't expect it, but Daniel had a guess that Polanski had been choosing an actor for too long, and he was very eager to be sure, although out of respect for the quality of the film, he couldn't lower his standards, but once he met the right actor, it meant that the process would be very fast.

What Daniel knows is that Adrian would have been joining The Pianist very quickly if it hadn't been for his sideways.

The film was filmed at the end of the year, but Polanski still had a lot to do, and choosing an actor was not the most difficult of them all, for a war drama film.