Chapter 402

Actor, small cost, comedy; At the end of the day, the first candidate, the right role.

Only with such a few simple keywords, want to piece together the true face of the invitation, this is really hard. But that's interesting.

Just a few days ago, there was no way to arrange the next film of Langley; But now, the situation has changed dramatically. First, "detachment" can make Lan Li challenge the limits of acting skills again. Now it's a comedy work. Not only the schedule has become full, but also the options have become dreamy.

Since Toronto received the script of "bad boss", lanli has wanted to try comedy, which can be regarded as another aspect of performance. Originally, he thought that the vision of this desire still needs to wait for a while. It is not so easy to meet the right role and script. Unexpectedly, he made a breakthrough so soon.

It's Hollywood. It's full of twists and turns, and it's changing so fast that people are caught off guard.

But what is this comedy?

Although it's a last-minute temporary fight, lanli believes that Andy is definitely not impulsive. He is willing to nod to the other party's decision to contact lanli, which shows that the work itself is bound to be audited by Andy, or there are important figures worthy of mention in the cast. Besides, it's still at three in the morning, and things get more interesting.

After hanging up the phone, just waiting for less than three minutes, Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite ring again.

Lan Li did not panic to pick up the phone for the first time, but did not deliberately let the other party wait, calmly put down the water cup, and then pressed the call button, "good evening, this is Lan Li."

At the other end of the phone rang a rough and hoarse voice, "good evening, sorry to disturb your rest so late, I hope I didn't destroy anything."

The turbid voice is like a mouthful of phlegm, the recognition is really clear; In addition, the opening is a light banter, no need for him to introduce himself, Lan Li's mind has come up with the corresponding name.

Sure enough.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. This is Seth Rogen. I don't know if your agent has introduced me to you. I don't know how much you know now, but there is a role waiting for you. You are our Savior."

Seth Logan, a member of the young generation of the rotten boy Gang, a hairy Jewish fat man, and a new generation comedian.

He is a very talented person. Compared with acting, he has greater talent. His name can be seen in the list of screenwriters of "too bad", "Pineapple Express", "sausage party" and other works; With his outstanding talent, he not only played a supporting role, but also served as a co producer in his third big screen work "40 year old virgin". At that time, he was only 22 years old.

As an actor, in Seth's list of works, there are "one night big belly" which makes him popular, action works such as "Shrek 3", "Kung Fu Panda" for dubbing, and low-cost independent works such as "fragile heart", "waltz" and "tangled journey".

Although Seth is only 28 years old this year, he has gradually become the backbone of the American comedy industry, relying on the rotten boy gang. At the same time, he has set up his own team to keep watch and help each other.

Otherwise, the "Green Hornet" released at the beginning of this year will not be invited to perform with Jay Chou, even though the work pours on the street and even loses its underwear.

"Savior? What savior am I? " Lan Li chuckled, but for the first time, he joked back.

"Number one." Seth answered without hesitation, but there was no voice from the other end of the phone. He knew that the other side didn't believe it, which made Seth a little worried. He added, "I mean it."

If it was normal, Seth didn't know he was so anxious, but today it was really an emergency. He was so worried that his lips began to bubble.

There are only five days left before the film starts. All the venues have been rented and all the staff have been hired. Once the film is rescheduled or postponed, the loss of the crew is immeasurable. For those large drama groups, the cost of ten thousand dollars a day is nothing at all, but for independent small drama groups, the cost of thousands of dollars a day is extremely painful.

James McAvoy's ticket skipping at the last crucial moment is a disaster for the whole crew. But what can they say? The small crew has no human rights. Compared with the big brands like "X-Men", their thighs are not as thick as other people's fingers, so they have to swallow their anger.

"You are our only and first choice at present. In case of emergency, will is the first one to think of you. He watched" crazy love "in park city and was deeply impressed by your performance. Will firmly believes that you are the best choice. If you refuse us again, we don't know what to do

Of course, Seth's words are embellished, and Langley is their first target for help: high profile, solid performance, age appropriate, focus on independent films, and most importantly, high quality and low price. But if Langley refuses, they naturally have a backup plan, Joseph Gordon Levitt.

Joseph's temperament is very close to the idea in their mind. However, in the past two years, Joseph, who has consecutively contributed two wonderful works of "500 days with summer" and "Inception", has a different value.

In the rumor, Joseph plays Robin in "Batman: the rise of the Dark Knight". Joseph himself is quite fond of independent films, but his agent will be very difficult to deal with. If we want to reach a consensus on film payment, there is also the issue of schedule, which is bound to be less simple.

To be honest, Seth sincerely hoped that Langley would nod down.

"Langley, do you have time to listen to the character before you decide?" Seth said eagerly, but did not forget his sense of humor, "at three in the morning."

Langley sat down on the sofa, adjusted a comfortable posture, did not embarrass Seth, said sincerely, "I'm listening."

"It's not a complicated play, and our budget doesn't allow the story to be too complicated." The humor between Seth's words and actions really makes people laugh. "The hero of the story is Adam. When he was 25 years old, he was diagnosed with cancer, which broke his quiet life."

Seth's speaking speed is not fast, and his hoarse voice always makes people think that he may cough up phlegm at any time, but surprisingly, this simple words have a real power, which can't be truly moving.

"He tried to calm down and treat it calmly. Then he told everyone around him about his illness and faced it bravely. In addition to being shocked, sad and sad, Adam gradually found that when we ignored cancer, many funny things happened and life seemed to be interesting again. At the same time, Adam's health began to improve

Said Seth, as if he could not stop.

"Cancer is a sad thing, even a painful thing. But beyond cancer, life goes on. Besides love and family, there is friendship, the most important and moving friendship, which accompanies us through the difficulties of life. "

Lan Li's mood slowly settled down. Friendship, an indispensable part of his life, is also his most cherished emotion in his life. Just hearing this, Langley has made a decision: he wants to take the script.

"Oh, please forgive me for my impoliteness. I need to wipe my tears." Seth's solemn words say so sad content, there is a sense of joy, with a strong irony, "I mean, this play is full of sincerity. Because the story is not made up. It's a true story that will and I have experienced together with his family. "

"Will is will Reiser, my good friend. He is Adam in the story. I will not deny that I like this play. It is a play full of passion and emotion. After reading the script, I am very moved, because it depicts a person's life in a humorous and joking way, and I happen to be involved in this part of life. "

"In this work, I will play myself, so it should not be a difficult thing. And Adam, will wants you to play, because you are the most suitable actor

Said Seth quickly, as if he could not wait to pour out half of all the thoughts in his mind, that kind of sincerity and sincerity, without the slightest disguise.

”To tell you the truth, you are much more handsome than will. I don't know if will thinks that you are the most suitable actor for the sake of beautifying himself, because from this point of view, in fact you are not suitable. " Seth's teasing made the corner of Langley's mouth rise. "But I can't think of anyone more suitable than you. I believe you can give the character a new life force with the tenacity in the frailty and the smile in the weeping

After that, Seth breathed out a long breath. The bamboo tube collapsed, and his head was a little short of oxygen. Then he realized that lanli didn't speak from beginning to end, which made him nervous. "So, what do you think?"

Before lanli could reply, he couldn't wait to add, "I know it's an independent work, and the pay may not be too high; I also know that for such a small work, the degree of attention may not be too high. But I sincerely hope that you can play. This is will's life, this is my life, and this is the life of countless cancer patients. We hope this story can be shared with more people. "

All of a sudden, Langley was a little envious of will. Seth is really a good friend, he can feel it.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly. "Seth, I have a question." Lanli's words let Seth's heart soar up, "you just told stories, but didn't tell much about the characters. I'm just not sure. What kind of role is this? "

Teasing Seth Logan, it's quite interesting.