Daniel was almost enjoying his shudder at the news, and to be honest, all of the other roles, including Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" and Jason Byrne in "Spy," had failed to thrill his excitement so far, with the exception of Commodius in "Gladiator," who had given him a deep acting skill.

Money, status, awards, these works are almost all calculated and filmed, even in "Gladiator", it is only in the environment of the Colosseum in ancient Rome that he is stimulated to fall into the dark charm of Commodius.

However, "The Pianist" did really touch his point, and the joy that Jessica gave him was not as good as this kind of stimulation.

The experience of more than ten years in the previous life was slowly hidden under the baptism of Hollywood rules, but when he heard the movie "The Pianist", these hidden drama genes suddenly exploded, and he still remembers that when he decided to come to Hollywood from Brooklyn, one of the points he held was that it could give him the freedom to shoot movies.

However, in the pursuit of Hollywood-style success, this has become dispensable for now.

Daniel knew he wasn't a saint or a Buddha with an overnight epiphany, but he believed that if he could make Polanski, a World War II film about a real experience — very different from "Saving Private Ryan," but far more profound than that.

He loved the film, he had seen it many times, Daniel was fascinated by the film's subtle depiction of history, and Adrien Brody's performance was wonderful, he had imagined that he could make a similar film in his own country, but without this kind of script, he could not be allowed to "objectively" express that glorious and sad history, emphasizing the individual, not all the righteous side is good, not all the hostile side is bad, there is no coercion, only a certain angle of observation - not necessarily correct, But independent and selfish.

"Tim," Daniel pursed his lips, "as far as I know, Polanski's new work is supposed to be from Veratislo Spearman's memoirs, about his own experiences in World War II, a heart-wrenching story. ”

Tim was amazed at Daniel's "wide knowledge".

"Daniel, the breadth of your vision is amazing, and you can even pay attention to the film project in London," Tim said, almost amazed, "I know how busy you really are, and Harvey, who just left, is also very busy recently, you know, "Chocolate Love", but it's not so easy to push another Oscar-winning actress. ”

After Gwyneth won the Oscar for Shakespeare's Love History, it was clear that Juliette Binoche would not be Harvey's second masterpiece.

Oscar isn't that stupid.

Kusa, who sat on the sidelines, was unmoved, but he knew Daniel more well than Tim Roland, and he knew that his partner was starting to burn, which meant that this opportunity was really his sight to behold.

"Oh no," Daniel smiled apologetically, "Tim, I'd love to admit that I have that vision, but I've got to be honest, I have a lot of respect for director Roman Polanski, and at the same time, I know this memoir by Ronald Harwood, and by such a coincidence, I can't tell that Polanski was going to make this film, and for the first time in forty years, he returned to Poland to make a film about World War II. He interviewed 1,400 actors in London, and the movement was not small. ”

Tim smiled and nodded, "What a surprising coincidence, but why didn't you think about going over to audition?" He even got an advertisement for an actor in a London newspaper. ”

Daniel spread his hands, "To be honest, I'm not sure I'm a good fit for the role of Spearman, he's Polish and he's good at the piano, and I'm a Brooklyn American and I'm only scratching the piano." ”

He is not modest, his piano comes from a wave of Chinese parents letting their children learn piano, taking exams and then showing off at parent and school events, which is the main purpose.

As for the reason he said, it is completely made up.

He is indeed full of interest and excitement in "The Pianist", but he didn't think that this movie is about to start filming, and the film that will be released next year will definitely start filming at the end of this year, and he didn't set aside time for "The Pianist" at the beginning of his schedule, but these are not problems now, as long as Polanski says yes, he can squeeze out time between promoting several movies, such as after the release of "Legally Blonde", and even he can be absent from some promotional activities of "The Lord of the Rings" - this is not a problem, in the contract, As a secondary actor, his publicity obligations are not very much, and some of the agreements signed by Daniel in the later period also stated that after all, he only took 70,000 US dollars, and he stood for any commercial event more than this amount, and "The Lord of the Rings" really can't ask him to do more.

Tim seemed to agree with his reasoning.

"If you really know about the project, then I don't have to spend too much time introducing you, Polanski wants an actor who 'feels right', you look very good, I don't think anyone will have a sense of disobedience for you to play a Pole after a simple makeup, and secondly, I think you feel right."

Speaking of this, Tim laughed again, "But it's useless, you have to have an appetite for Polanski to be able to win this role." If you want, I think you can do your best to meet Polanski. ”

"Kuài? When can it be? ”

"Come with me tomorrow."

Daniel was silent for a moment, looking at Kusa Damon, the announcement of the Golden Globe was imminent, it was not appropriate for him to leave Los Angeles, but let him miss this opportunity, he would not agree to it anyway.

"Kusa, I'll go to Paris, but I'll stay in Los Angeles as well."

Kusa felt that Daniel's ambition was bound to win, he had a bit of a headache, his clients were too autonomous, and the agent hadn't even read the script or the memoir, so he rashly decided to meet with the director, and even Kusa was sure that as long as Polanski nodded, Daniel would even sign him directly.

Either way, there's no way Kusa can't refuse.

"Danny, as much as I agree with your decision, you should understand that it's not in order."

Daniel glanced at Kusa apologetically, "I understand, Kusa, but to miss this work will be for me, I will lose half of what it means to be an actor." ”

Both Cusa Damon and Tim Rowland were shocked by Daniel's description.

With Daniel's results today, it is not so difficult for him to play the role of a first-class director in the small and medium-sized production Zuò, and Polanski is still a "suspect" director who does not dare to enter the United States, so this opportunity does not seem so tempting, especially at this important moment.

However, Daniel's solemnity does not seem like a joke, nor is it an exaggeration.

He really thinks so.

"Well, I've got your back."

"Thank you, Kusa," Daniel turned to Tim Rowland, "I'm sorry, Tim, it's a bit dangerous to leave Los Angeles at this time, you know, the Ballon d'Or is coming up and I'm the seed." ”

"Haha," Tim managed to amuse him, "yes, I know, you're promising." However, if you have Oscar ambitions, you might as well contact Harvey, and when I return to San Francisco or Los Angeles, I can match you, Harvey is experienced, but the price is definitely not low, I will try to get you a good price. ”

Kusa was obviously shaken by the fact that the Weinstein brothers' Oscar PR was a must-have in Hollywood, they were Jews, and they were at home in Hollywood itself, and secondly, they had sophisticated methods and a wide range of contacts, as evidenced by past achievements.

More importantly, Miramax didn't have a suitable candidate competing for Best Supporting Actor in this year's film.

It is said that Johnny Depp wants to run a Best Supporting Actor, just like Beniso ran into a Best Actor nomination at the Union Awards, but the Oscars finally said no to him.

Depp's performance in "Chocolate" is not Oscar-level.

"If you can, thank you so much Tim."

Just staggered with Harvey, Kusa made up his mind, to be able to pull the Weinstein brothers, for Daniel, the grasp will rise rapidly, this year is an interesting year, no one is overpowering, "Drug Network" Beniso is a little ahead, but Daniel won the New York Film Critics Association Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award, two quite important outpost awards, indicating that he has in fact become the biggest favorite, although on the ** company's handicap, his odds are still higher than Beniso.

The main reason is his age, he is really too young, twenty-two years old, this young man won the Oscar for acting, anyway, he can't stand those old-timers.

But the name of the teenager is also a dream symbol of Hollywood, and the Oscar may not sell a point.

And according to Fred's technical assessment, with the release of the Shanying report, Hollywood's interest in the Internet is rising sharply, and the speed at which Silicon Valley and Hollywood are hooking up is also rising, but so far, no one has lightly crossed the border, and more tentative contacts are with Shanying - this is a mature case, even if it is the Hollywood Seven, it may be normal for their parent company to invest in the Internet, but as a professional department and subsidiary, the scope of their investment is controlled.

This trend will also be picked up by the Oscars, who are facing a duty of being too conservative and out of step with the times, and a large part of its jury is older, such as Elizabeth Taylor, a representative of the Golden Age. The public is calling for it to be more up-to-date.

echoing the Internet, thinking more about influential actors on the Internet should be one of the directions of the Oscars.

This is extremely beneficial to Daniel.

Tim agrees to arrange a trip for Daniel so that he can avoid being sniffed by the paparazzi.

The next day, one of Daniel's public trips was cancelled just an hour before the start on the grounds that Daniel had suddenly fallen ill - caused by overwork and poor rest.

In addition to Fred, Daniel's team gathered in Malibu.

At this time, Daniel Sandler boarded a Boeing plane to Paris with Tim.