"Mom, this depends on the situation, if there is a turnaround, I may not be able to come back...... Yes, I know that I will fight for it, but I am in trouble right now...... No, no, don't worry, I just want to keep this opportunity...... Yes, I will, so be it, I love you, please replace me...... Say hello to my sister and dad. Sean closed the phone and let out a long exhale, then rubbed his forehead, as if feeling a little exhausted.

Four or five days had passed since he returned to Los Angeles, and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, he was going back to San Francisco to be with his parents. But the problem is that on the Los Angeles side, Anderson still stubbornly refuses to communicate and meet with him, and the news from Weinstein is also not good, Anderson is not meeting with him now, and he is running around in Los Angeles, and seems to have been in contact with other production companies.

This signal is already quite dangerous, and in any case, Sean will not allow himself to lose this role, and he is more and more sure that this role is important to him.

It's a pity that even if the previous "Aviator" went through twists and turns, at least he met Scorsese and let him watch his own videotape, if he couldn't even see him, then no matter how many methods he had, he couldn't use it.

"What should I do?" Sean tapped his finger on his head.

Although he didn't really want to go back to San Francisco, and as long as the old man was around, he wasn't comfortable at home, but at least his mother wanted him to go back, and he heard that his sister was recently engaged, so he ......

At this moment, Sanders, who had been running around outside for the past few days, came in from outside.

"How?" Sean, who didn't care about greetings, went straight to the point.

"No, I didn't see it, go to his studio, and the people over there shook their heads when they heard that I represented you." Sanders sighed.

Sean's face was a little ugly, but he didn't say much, but looked at Sanders waiting for the following, he believed that he should still have a way.

Sure enough, Sanders quickly spoke again: "But I heard that he was going to Weinstein Pictures on Wednesday to negotiate with Harvey, maybe that was an opportunity." ”

Sean knew what he meant, and waited outside while they were negotiating, and Anderson could come up and make contact, which was terrible and could further anger the other party, but it was the only feasible way to talk to Anderson face-to-face at the moment.

"Then the day after tomorrow?" Sean thought for a while, "It's Thanksgiving Day soon, and if I delay it any longer, it's basically impossible to go back to Texas before the holiday, and Brad is going to complain again, I'm afraid he won't be looking for me to cooperate in the future." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled self-deprecatingly, almost imagining what Pete would say when he called and continued to ask for a delay in his role, which was originally just a normal relationship, and I am afraid that it will be much lower after that. Although he doesn't care about his relationship with Pete, it will be a bit unreasonable if it affects his relationship with Clooney, after all, the two of them are closer.

"If you're lucky, at least you'll be able to spend Thanksgiving at home." Sanders said comfortingly, "Think of something good, Sean, for example, "Babel" has a good reputation. ”

"yes, not bad." Sean forced a smile.

"Babel" was released on November 3, and it was released on a small scale, with about 40 theaters, and got a box office of about 300,000. Just as it was when it was first released in Cannes, the critics gave unanimous praise, even if some people thought that the editing was still too heavy, but both the idea and the color of the picture were quite good.

"This world is full of misunderstandings, what you see is not necessarily the truth, only God can see everything, and this is what Iñárritu is trying to tell us." Here's how one film critic summed it up.

This is obviously very much to the appetite of many people, and there is the weight of the best director at the Cannes Film Festival, naturally the reputation has risen all the way, plus the rhythm of the movie is not bad, as long as you see how much it will be attracted, so soon it increased to 1000 plus theaters in the second week, and the total box office in North America barely climbed to 8 million.

However, this good time will not be too long, and the Thanksgiving-Christmas schedule will begin in early November, but because the quality of the films released at the beginning of the month is not too high, and the distribution is handed over to Weinstein Pictures, it can still be given a part of "Babel". But after two weeks, after all kinds of big productions start to land in theaters, they may be beaten back to their original shape and fall back to the position of hundreds or even more than 100 theaters.

In fact, this is nothing, as an art film, small-scale and long-term screenings are almost inevitable, anyway, according to the current situation, it is definitely no problem to recover the cost.

In addition, American film critics finally did not ignore Sean's acting skills like previous European film critics, and gave quite good reviews to both him and Kate.

"Sean has proven once again that he can play characters who are well beyond his age." So says a report in Empire.

It's not that no one wants to talk about last year's case in which Kate testified for Sean, but basically it was pressed down after a bubble, Sean now has a big family and a team in operation, so he naturally handles this kind of thing very easily.

All in all, the expected "Tower of Babel" is indeed good news, and Sean was happy for two days at first, until this incident has appeared. This matter is different, Sean is more and more sure that he has played the leading role of "Blood is Coming", and he has a very high chance of winning the Oscar, but with the development of time, the possibility of losing himself is getting bigger and bigger, how can he be happy?

Now it's up to us to see if we can seize this ultimate opportunity, and then, three days will pass quickly.

"Paul, wait, Paul!" Sean shouted and greeted him.

Coming out of it, Anderson, who was already not very good-looking, noticed Sean's expression became even more disgusted and quickened his pace.

"Paul!" Sean took a few steps in front of him, and a few people who came out together, "Let's talk!" ”

"What are you doing, Sean!" Before Anderson could speak, Weinstein next to him shouted first, "Hell, can't you be a little patient?" ”

Although he looked anxious, Sean ignored it and just looked at Anderson: "We're going to talk anyway, Paul, even if you're guilty, you have to allow yourself to defend yourself." ”

"No, you're not guilty," Anderson snorted coldly, looking like he wouldn't compromise, "It's just that I just want to be replaced." ”

Sean couldn't help but choke, he didn't expect him to talk like this at all, it was completely a face-tearing rhythm.

"Don't do that, Paul, please give me a chance." Sean quickly blocked Anderson again, who was leaving.

"I've already given you a chance, Sean, and you threw it out yourself." Anderson still said stiffly, then turned his head to look at Weinstein and sneered: "If you still insist, then we have no possibility of talking again." ”

"What are these words?" Weinstein couldn't help but look displeased.

Obviously, when he negotiated in the office before, he must have lost a lot of smiles and good words, but as a well-known Hollywood actor who started with independent films, and has become popular with many actors and film producers, even if he left the house last year, he can be regarded as one of the big names in Hollywood, when has he been so quiet?

Then, alas, Anderson is not the usual stubbornness: "My words have been made clear, Harvey, I will not change my conditions, absolutely not. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Sean and said coldly, "Please don't stand in my way anymore, Sean?" Mr. Tang, otherwise, I'll call the police. ”

With that, Anderson strode out, and Sean waved his arm, and finally hung down weakly, watching him walk out.

"What are you doing here?" Weinstein didn't move, and then asked Sean very unceremoniously.

"Do nothing?" Sean didn't like his tone very much, and he was also on the fire, so he immediately asked rhetorically.

"I've told Anderson very clearly that I want you to be the leading actor, and he was temporarily relieved, but your unauthorized appearance has messed everything up!" Weinstein said annoyedly.

"Really? He didn't behave like you said. Sean put on a sneering tone.

Weinstein's face became very ugly, and he stared at him for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm very disappointed in you!" ”

After saying that, he walked in without looking back, and Sean also watched him disappear in front of him with an ugly face, and then sighed heavily.

"You're too impulsive, Sean." Sanders said this with a frown.

"I know it." Sean nodded and smiled wryly.

It really shouldn't be, but seeing Anderson's stubborn appearance, you can't help but be angry, isn't it the same with Weinstein? However, in this way, the hope is even more slim, although it is said that you must not give up until the last moment, but watching the opportunity slip away from your hand little by little, this feeling is not comfortable, naturally, the next Thanksgiving is not good.

"Didn't you say you were going to get engaged, Lena, why didn't you bring him over for us to see?" Sean, who was sitting at the dinner table waiting for his father to share the roasted turkey, asked his sister.

Although Thanksgiving is not good every year, Sean is always inevitably taught a few words by his father, but in general it is still within the tolerable range, and Anderson has spoken very toughly, even if Thanksgiving stays in Los Angeles, it is impossible to use the holiday to get close to him, so Sean can only suppress his irritability and go back to San Francisco.

"Don't listen to your mother's nonsense," Liana rolled her eyes, "just a meeting." ”

"More than once, right?" Sean immediately smiled and asked, "You've met many people before, but there has never been news of an engagement." ”

"That's because some people are more sensitive, and I've only met with each other twice." Liana said with an unchanged face, and then waved her fist at Sean, "Be careful, Sean, don't think that I won't clean you up if I'm in a good temper now." ”

"Look, Mom, not only did she say you were sensitive, she was going to threaten me." Sean immediately screamed.

Mom couldn't help but smile and shake her head, Liana snorted and laughed too, the atmosphere became very harmonious for a while, and the resentment accumulated in Sean's heart in the past few days also dissipated a little.