Chapter 62

When Roy Rockley arrived at Pioneer Village, it was already a quarter past eight, and it was the peak of dinner. There were three groups of people waiting for the table at the door, which surprised Roy. However, after some inquiry, Roy found that lanli had reserved a place for him in advance, so he could jump the team and enter the bar directly.

After finding the seat, the usher said enthusiastically, "you wait here for a while, and lanli will come right away."

Sure enough, within a short time, Langley came quickly. "Good evening, Mr. rockery." After politely greeting, he handed over the menu. "It's a busy time. If you haven't used dinner yet, you can enjoy it slowly. I'll come back after this time, OK?"

Roy was stunned. He looked at the blue gift in a dark blue printed shirt. The sleeves of the shirt were rolled up at will, and the black tie was tucked into the gap between the third button and the fourth button. It was convenient for him to do things, but his neat dress had a different flavor. This scene made Roy feel a little uncomfortable, but he nodded reflexively, Then Langley quickly introduced the menu, left Roy time to decide, and turned away.

Just two contacts, Roy thought he had enough psychological preparation for lanli's casual and free and easy, but at the moment he still felt a strong sense of absurdity.

As an agent, he personally came to find the actors and told them that there was an audition invitation, but they were... Competent to complete the job of a waiter. Is this dedication? Or not dedicated? Roy feels a little confused. In the past few years, he has not worked with 1000 actors and 800 actors, but Langley is the first one in the world.

Roy couldn't help laughing at the thought.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Langley came with a steady step and sat down in front of Roy.

Although anxious, but the pace and breathing is not disordered, between the show of content and education, really different. If Roy's impression of Langley was a little vague before, it's becoming clear now.

"It's OK. Tonight's performance was wonderful." It's always shown on the wall that it's just past ten o'clock and the waiting time is really beyond expectation, but Roy didn't lie. This is his first relaxation time in two months. He really relaxed. "I heard that you occasionally perform on stage?"

Usually, Roy doesn't like to chat with actors. He's business oriented and vigorous. But Lan Li is different. Every time he has a short conversation, he can always get something.

"Occasional guest." Lanli looked back to the stage. Tonight's performance was an independent folk band. They used African drums, sand hammers, saxophones and other unique instruments to perform the unrestrained sense of freedom in folk songs. It was quite special, "I'm not sure what you feel, but music can always calm me and make me focus." Langley looked at Roy again and said with a smile, "I mean, besides sleeping."

Roy was amused. "I feel the same way you do. But I thought you liked classical music. "

"God, it seems that I need to change my image. Do I usually give people the impression of being so old-fashioned? You're the second person today to disagree with my image. " Langley's teasing made Roy laugh.

Roy shrugged. "I don't have a deep study of accent, but there's nothing wrong with a pure London accent." And the etiquette between Lan Li's actions and actions, which is a habit deep into the bone marrow, can see a person's inside information.

Take accent as an example. The fastidious and arrogant British will not only distinguish between London accent and other regional accent, but also East London accent and West London accent. The small details of words and tones often become the first basis for British people to judge their family background at the moment they speak.

"It seems that switching to New York is my priority." Lan Li shook his head solemnly. His serious appearance made people laugh.

"Your Texas accent is very persuasive." Roy said to the point.

"But it's not so popular in New York," he said Generally speaking, the two sides of the North American continent discriminate against the central, the northern and the southern, and the United States discriminates against Canada above and Mexico below. New York, which boasts itself as a cultural man, is undoubtedly one of the best. It can be compared with Londoners.

"Ha ha, that's the truth." Roy nodded in affirmation. "Don't you wonder what the invitation is?" Roy was going to keep chatting, but his professional instinct still came out.

"Oh, yes." Lan Li suddenly realized, "so, what is the invitation? I've been very curious this afternoon. "

Looking at lanli's leisurely appearance, Roy doesn't feel chest tightness, but finds it interesting. He is more looking forward to what reaction lanli will have when he hears the invitation project. "Raytheon" is invited by Marvel pictures and Paramount Pictures. They hope you can audition for Thor's role. "

In the long history of film development, comic adapted films can be divided into three periods. In the first period, before 1978, there was almost no market for comic adapted films. Marvel and DC have always been fighting in the otaku market.

The second era was from 1978 to 2008. In 1978, Christopher Reeve's "Superman" exploded the market and opened the 20 years of DC Comics' occupation of the film market; In 2002, "Spider Man" was born and joined hands with the later "X-Men" to realize the anti super for marvel. But at this stage, the film adapted from comic books is like Duan Yu's six pulse sword.

In the third era, after 2008, with the birth of "Iron Man" as the starting point, comic adapted films have really become a brand new type of films, and even become the mainstay of the film market. No film company can underestimate the business opportunities behind comic books, thus opening a new era.

Just last month, "Iron Man 2" was released in North America, and its premiere weekend was worth 128 million US dollars, ranking fifth in film history. At present, the cumulative box office in four weeks has also reached 275 million, and it is basically certain to cross the threshold of 300 million. It can be said that the wave of comic adapted films has been brought to a new height.

It is against this background that "Thor" was put on the agenda of shooting, and it is not too much to describe it as attracting people's attention.

"Thor?" Langley's first reaction was that he was stunned, not because of the huge investment in the film, but because Saul's screen image was quite different from that of Eugene in the Pacific War. If it's Ang Lee's version of Hulk, it can also be said that Ang Lee wanted to show the strong contrast between before and after Bruce Banner's transformation, so he chose the lenley audition, but sol? From the angle of casting, lanli couldn't understand the connection.

"Hanks praised your potential in at least three private gatherings." The performance of "the Pacific War" is convincing enough. To be honest, many film companies now think you're going to be the next Brad Pitt. " Roy's simple explanation made Langley realize.

But hearing the last sentence, Lan Li couldn't help laughing. Brad Pitt.

Of course, when Brad first appeared on the stage, his works such as "years of passion", "Twelve Monkeys", "seven sins" and "fight club" really won a lot of praise, but Brad has never been a good actor.

If they define Lan Li in this way, then Lan Li may have no happiness“ I don't have much interest in adapting comic books to movies. " Lan Li replied.

Roy was stunned. He had guessed that lanli's response in different ways, including "Refusal", but he never expected that lanli's refusal was so crisp, even without thinking or hesitation, and lightly declined the proposal. This... This is just too weird. Roy felt that his heart could not bear it. He picked up the beer, took a big sip, and took another big sip. He needed to be shocked.

"Langley, do you know how much investment this work has made?" Roy thinks that Langley may be a pure newcomer, who doesn't understand the internal situation of the industry, so he refuses so simply.

In Hollywood's casting process, there is such an unwritten rule: if you want to become the leading role of the top production, whether it is the male or female lead, you must go through certain experience. Although people always see Hollywood fairy tales that become famous overnight and rise to the sky, it is rare to see examples like Megan Fox playing "Transformers" or Joe Alwyn playing "Billy Lynn's midfield battle".

Most of the time, actors need to lay a certain foundation, most of them are unknown small productions, with their own performance as a chip, through the top broker's wrist, move those top producers. It's indispensable to have a resume, excellent performance and top brokers. It will take two or three years at the earliest to become a leading actor in a top production.

When Francis Parker saw Langley's performance in the "Pacific War", he called Tom Hanks and said he could push Langley to the front line in three years. This period of time is not nonsense, but a true portrayal of real life.

Now, with only one TV play and no agent's blessing, lanli has entered the casting stage of top blockbusters. Although it's just an audition invitation, it means that lanli can talk to those big producers face to face. No matter whether the audition is successful or not, it will also be the key to lanli's next work.

For example, the next time there is a big production, even without the help of top agents, the name of lanli will appear on the table of those producers. In this case, it's not one in a million, it's one in a million. After three years of hard work, others can't win the chance. Now it's placed in front of lanli. It's a once in a blue moon!

But lanli refused! Even if calm like Roy, at this time the chin is often near the edge of dislocation.