Chapter 207 Secret Garden
Chaos, rush, tension, urgency, embarrassment.
Brad Renfro's expression looked complicated. The alcohol that had just been poured into his stomach stained his cheeks with a little blood, and his pale face looked slightly normal.
Anson was still not in a hurry. He just used his right hand as a respirator to move up and down, and used body language to let Brad regain his rhythm. Then he slowly calmed down and regained his composure.
“I drank a little too much, so I sat on the sofa and closed my eyes to relax. I just need a short while to recover by squinting my eyes.”
"I think tonight has just begun, haha."
As he said it, he went off track, and Anson had to remind him, "Sofa, relax, and then what?"
Bra De was stunned for a moment, his eyes a little confused, and it took him a moment to react, "Ah, the sofa."
"Then someone sat down next to me. I opened my eyes and looked over, and found that he was also an alcoholic. His eyes were blurry than mine, and he seemed to have drank a lot, haha."
"Then, as if we had been forgotten, we chatted without any end. It was a little surprising that he was a man. Producer.”
"No, it's not a surprise. Considering where we are now, it shouldn't be a surprise to the director, producer, and actors."
"While we were talking, he told me that he is currently preparing a project. I was conceiving the role, and I had some hesitations about the role. We discussed the role, and I gave him some opinions. He liked it very much, and the more we talked about it, the happier he became."
"He felt that maybe I could give it to him. The character has a new life, and then they started to discuss my work and my previous acting experience."
"But before I could get into it, there was another one. Someone came over and said that there was an actor named Ryan-Gosling who needed to be introduced to the director, and then he took the director and left in a hurry.”
"I, uh, what should I do now?"
The sentences were slightly messy. Brad's eyes were full of uncertainty, and his face that had just become rosy turned pale again, shaking uneasily. The pupils are full of anxiety and tension, and one can see the worry about gains and losses.
But Anson still connected the whole incident together, which was not complicated, although some key information was missing -
For example, what is the scale of this project? How much to invest? Who are the co-stars? Is the character a protagonist or a supporting actor? What makes the project worthy of attention?
And so on and so forth.
However, Anson was able to understand Brad's mood and once again ignited the actor's hope. After winning the performance opportunity for a long time, it was inevitable that he would be prone to mood swings.
Just when Anson was about to speak, Brad hurriedly added, "By the way, the producer said that the heroine of the project is currently dating Sandra Bullock. Contact her in depth."
"Sandra..." Brad swallowed to relieve the dryness of his throat, "She is very interested."
His eyes stayed on Anson, filled with words. In anticipation, he would forget to breathe if he continued nervously, "What should I do?"
Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, he could understand Brad's excitement and expectation——
Sandra Bullock, an actress who relied on the image of a silly big sister to appear on the big screen, unexpectedly became the darling of romantic comedies.
1994's "Speed" was Sandra's first work to win box office favors. Subsequent works such as "Love at Second Sight", "A Time to Kill", "Love and War", etc. all performed well. But for Sandra, her career has reached a bottleneck:
What should we do next?
For six years, all the roles Sandra received were in the role of a silly elder sister, but she could not continue like this, otherwise she would become the female version of Adam-Sandler. She must think about her own transformation, make different attempts, and open up the situation.
According to the historical trajectory of her previous life, the first real peak of Sandra’s career occurred in 2000, which is the Christmas period later this year——
"Agent Beauty".
This film cleverly takes advantage of the agent/spy trend sweeping Hollywood, but it is tailor-made for Sandra, developing a comedy feel similar to Mr. Bean, three full years before "Spy" In 2016, it set off the box office in one fell swoop, successfully putting Sandra on the front line, and possessing the appeal to challenge the box office alone.
However, precisely because of the success of "Beautiful Agent", Sandra had to press the pause button on her attempts to transform, and continued to follow the style of the silly big sister until 2009's " Weaknesses" can complete the transformation and transformation.
Despite this, in the years after the turn of the millennium, she has still played some roles that are different from the silly elder sister-
This should be the case in front of me. This is why Brad is so excited and excited. After many years, he has once again entered a mid-level production with a first-line actor and cast, giving himself a chance to return to the mainstream attention of Hollywood.
But...
Anson is much calmer.
First of all, Sandra is only "very interested" but not confirmed to star.
Secondly, even if Sandra appears, she can’t be sure what project it is.
Third...what if it's a liar?
Don’t think that there are no liars at Jeff Robinoff’s party. In fact, in such an occasion, there are not a few liars who brag when they open their mouths, and there is no possibility of a movie project even if they don’t even have a clue. Packaging became the project that Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp competed for.
Anyway, Hollywood depends on who is better at deceiving and bragging.
So, the more opportunities you have, the more you need to calm down.
Anson looked at Brad, "What's the name of that producer?"
Brad: ..."Uh."
Completely stunned.
After searching carefully, Brad blinked, "Richard, yes, Richard."
Anson, "Richard what?"
Brad paused, "Crystal, Billy-Crystal..."
Anson was surprised, "Billy Crystal?"
The Billy Crystal who hosted the Oscars eight times? That Billy Crystal, the legendary comedian who starred in such classics as "When Harry Met Sally," "Step Back" and more?
Brad waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, no, Richard-Crystal."
Richard-Crystal? Don't know.
Although the last name is the same, the two are not related in any way.
Wait, Richard...Christo...Anson reminds me of someone -
There is such a niche comedian, and he has guest screenwriter, producer and other different jobs, although there is no Billy Crystal is so outstanding, but he also has his own name in Hollywood. Even if he is not in the spotlight, he has been active for more than 20 years.
And Anson knew this Richard Christo because of a work:
"Murder by Numbers".
This work has a medium investment, mediocre box office, and average reputation. Logically speaking, it is not remarkable at all among countless film works. However, many senior movie fans have heard of this work. The fundamental reason That's because it allowed movie fans to get to know several important actors:
Sandra Bullock, indeed, did not perform well in "Murder by Numbers", but it won her valuable space for transformation, and then paved the way for her to star in the Oscar-winning film "Crash".
Ryan Gosling, this new-generation Canadian actor with a background in independent films later became the favorite of countless movie fans. He gave an outstanding performance in this movie.
Michael Pitt, perhaps he has never become a big star in mainstream movies, but "Paris" has won him the support of literary and artistic film lovers.
Judging from the box office and word-of-mouth, "Murder by Numbers" failed, but looking back at the end of time, this work has achieved a turning point in the careers of the three actors.
Third update.
(End of this chapter)