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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:26:49 AM


Chapter 1757: 1757

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Lan Li and Rooney each sat cross-legged in two corners of the dining room, surrounded by lazy and cozy jazz, surrounded by piles of thick script projects, concentrating on entering the world woven by the screenwriter. It seemed as if two bookworms were preparing for an exam, immersed in a sea of ​​books and knowledge.

But the two people read the script in completely different ways.

Rooney likes to flip to a certain page of the script at will, and then read the dialogue in it carefully. If she can't trigger an idea or collide with inspiration, then she will put the script down; while Lan Li is used to flipping through the first and last pages of the script , Watching the structure of the opening and closing story, to explore the whole idea and intention of the screenwriter.

Of course, the two people's reading goals are also completely different, which also determines the difference in reading speed and way. Rooney is really reading the script, while Lan Li is digging the project. It can be clearly noticed that Lan Li's reading The speed is very fast, and the script that can calm him down and savor it is really rare.

It’s not that Lan Li doesn’t respect the hard work of the screenwriters, but that the number of scripts is too large.

According to a rough estimate, there are at least more than 500 projects in front of us. This does not rule out the possibility that Andy will continue to add later, nor does it rule out that some script projects may only have a few pages of framework statements, which also means that the actual number is still Maybe more. If Lan Li wants to finish work quickly, he must increase his speed.

At the very beginning, Lan Li would read it carefully. On average, a script took three to five minutes, but after half an hour, he realized that the "consumption" of the script at hand was really too slow. Then he looked up at the dining table. The hill above... Lan Li decided to speed up.

Although it is said to be speeding up, the growth rate is really limited: because this time I selected a project for Sisyphus Pictures, not a blue gift; and it is still a plan for independent films, and there are many weird projects in front of me. The speed slowed down involuntarily-some famous, some unheard of, but it is certain that all of these are the brainchild of art creators, showing the surviving artistic cells behind Hollywood's supremacy of interests.

Among them, there are many amazing works.

For example, "Swiss Army Knife Man".

This work tells a strange story: a man lives on a deserted island. When he is about to despair, he finds a corpse, then treats the corpse as his friend and named him; later, the man It was discovered that this corpse could actually speak-although it was an illusion of him, the corpse was like a Swiss army knife, equipped with various functions, and could even use farting as a driving force to drive on the water. This became His best hope of escaping the desert island.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a story with a brain-opening to a bit neurotic. Not to mention the quality and effectiveness of the work, at least the screenwriter's unreliable nature is worthy of recognition.

Another example is the "Secrets of Party Hit Up."

The story takes place in a small British town where punk has just risen in the 1970s. A group of middle two teenagers wander around all day, pretending to be the coolest group of people in the world, but they are actually a group of adolescent boys. One day they learned that they thought the punk spiritual leader was about to hold a party, they decided to sneak into it to see if they could find a date, but they broke into an alien party, and then launched a forty-eight-hour hit-up battle.

Alien stories that seem ordinary and clichéd are also full of weird ideas. If Lan Li remembers correctly, the script is adapted from the novel. The original author is Neil-Gaiman, and his representative works are "Sand Man", "American Gods" and "Stardust".

Through these bizarre conceptions of works, one can faintly glimpse the current situation of the American film production industry.

In fact, the activeness of artistic creation still exists. Independent filmmakers still have many special ideas, but they are subject to the shackles of two tights. In the trend of the age of interest first and entertainment to death, the film production company’s Their ideas are becoming more and more limited, either actively or passively, they all refuse to produce these unique works, and then directors with unique styles such as David Fincher and the Coen brothers become more and more passive. Those creative inspirations are As the years went by, it gradually faded and faded.

Sisyphus Films is not a charity company. Even if Lan Li has the heart, he can't reach it by his own power. He has never been a savior and did not want to be a savior.

If you can build a streaming media platform and find a small living space for these works through online film libraries, so that they can continue to breathe freely, looking for like-minded friends, just like a fire, It couldn't be better to preserve the inspiration for artistic creation.

Before, when Lanly and Andre brought up these ideas, they were just a divergent thinking. When they thought of it, they said it. There was not much strong driving in their hearts; but now, Lanly has really developed a streaming media platform If you are interested, you can leave a piece of paradise for Don Quixote within your own ability. Why not?

After realizing this, browsing the script selection project has evolved from a job to a fun, and the mood and state have become more active. As a result, the action of reading and browsing has slowed down again.

"Hey, look at this script." Lan Li raised his head and raised his voice in Rooney's direction, "I think you will like it very much."

"Oh?" Rooney put the script on her knees and looked up at Lan Li.

Lan Li immediately began to recite, "She stood at the counter, busy with her work, raised her head unconsciously, and saw the woman at a glance in the crowd, with short blond hair, fur coat, grace and luxury. That. The woman's gaze also unintentionally shifted, and the two people's gazes touched together, and then she also stopped..."

Lan Li’s elegant and deep voice was flowing slowly, like a faint rosemary floating in the warm milky yellow halo of the room, if there were golden notes of jazz melody in his ears, The world was so quiet, as if being in a sea of ​​people but easily caught that sight, time and space slowly froze.

Lan Li stopped reading and looked up at Rooney.

Rooney didn’t get back to her senses, she was still savouring the rhythm between the lines. After a while, she regained her senses, showing a small smile, "The last time I read the script, there was no The charm of your recitation."

Lan Li raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Have you ever received an invitation?"

"Yes, I got the script when I finished filming the "Girl with Dragon Tattoo"." Rooney said softly, "However, after filming that work, I was exhausted and I needed to rest for a while. So I refused, and then gave myself a vacation."

Her expression revealed the appearance of thinking again. She seemed to be meticulously recalling the feeling of reading the script, and then she shook her head helplessly, "I only remember that some fragments of the script describe the fifties and sixties. It’s retro charm, but other specific content has been lost. There is no way. At that time, I was exhausted physically and mentally, and I had no idea of ​​putting into new work."

"But I can be sure that the texture of the script is not as charming as you present it." Rooney looked at Lan Li again and joked with a smile.

Lan Li raised his right hand and placed it on his left shoulder, and made a gesture of gratitude, "How about it, are you still interested in learning more about it? I think this character's temperament fits you very well, a little bit a little alienated , But only a few people can capture the tenderness and delicacy deep in the eyes."

The atmosphere of ambiguity was slowly surging in the air.

Rooney tilted her head and her body muscles relaxed. "Is the script not in production yet? Everything is over... It's almost two years. If my memory is correct, I thought it should be finished. I remember. , Mia seems to have been determined to play the heroine." While talking, Rooney stretched out her right hand.

Lan Li handed over the script, "I don't have any clues. But one thing is certain is that ~www.novelhall.com~ is not easy to find suitable investors for projects like this. I took a look. The director column is currently vacant. I don’t know if it has not been found yet or it has been replaced."

"Oh, the previous director was...er, he was the director of the boy's work that worked with Andrew Garfield. What's his name? Suddenly I remembered the fragment." Rooney still held out her right hand. , Holding the script, but fell into the arrogance of his own thinking.

"...John-Crowley?" Lanly also thought about it for a moment, and gave an answer uncertainly.

"Yes, yes, it's John Crowley." Rooney nodded immediately, "I thought he was sure to direct. Wow, now it seems that this project has become different."

"John Crowley, uh, he is now taking over another project. I just saw it,'Brooklyn', but I haven't found a sponsor for the time being." Lan Li also recalled later and looked for him by his side. Get up, "Hey, I just saw this project just now, and I don't know where it is."

"Haha." Rooney laughed happily, Lan Li looked up puzzledly, Rooney's eyes completed two crescents, and said with a smile, "The'Brooklyn' project, my agent I hope I can play. I have met with the producer several times. I also think the script and the characters are very interesting. I may meet again the day after tomorrow to determine my acting ideas."

Lan Li raised his chin slightly: Hollywood is like that, it can be very big or small, going around and around, and many projects are between familiar actors. On the one hand, the agency has mastered most of the resources, on the other hand, the script is always gathered in the hands of the most popular actors in recent times.




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