Chapter 650

"I really like the play, the story and the character. I told myself that if I missed this project, I would definitely regret it. So, I do my best to hope that I can be a member of this work. It's my honor. "

Langley talks and Jeff watches.

Slowly, the corners of Jeff's mouth rose slightly. Lanli's sincere words were so attentive and devoted that he could not hear the politeness and perfunctoriness in the words. However, the content of the words was a standard news conference template, which could be applied to "tomorrow's edge", but also to every film and every role outside it.

Langley's meaning was clear enough, but Jeff pretended he didn't understand it. He said seriously, "you mean you're not satisfied with the play" tomorrow's edge "

The irony hidden in the routine of the press conference is actually dissatisfaction with the stereotyped scripts, roles and templates of commercial films. However, "tomorrow's edge" is a script that has been blacklisted, and its quality has been recognized by many people in the industry. Is it not good enough?

"Ha ha." Lanli chuckled. However, he didn't explain, but nodded in the affirmative. Such an honest answer made Jeff show a trace of fun. "This is a very good play. I think it's' excellent ', but it's not' inception '"

As far as Langley is concerned, in the second decade of the 21st century, the best combination of business and art is "Inception", followed by "Mad Max: the road to fury". Even in the works directed by Christopher Nolan, Langley loves "Inception" more than "Batman Prequel: the dark knight.".

In the eyes of professionals, the commercial elements of "Inception" are still too heavy, and the artistic value is far less than that of "Dark Knight". The latter's exploration of justice and evil, and the choice between good and evil, can be regarded as a classic in film history. The former lacks the thinking and sublimation of this kind of philosophical thinking, but lanli prefers "Inception" more than others

"Inception" is a commercial film, it needs more commercial elements. The excellence of this work lies in the exploration of dreams and reality, especially for each soul who bears the pain and the broken family, the value of emotional support and memory is often beyond imagination, and the suspense between illusion and reality at the end of the scene becomes the finishing touch. Its artistic value is not much and deep, but it is enough for commercial films.

The advantage of "tomorrow's edge" is that commercial elements occupy the absolute leading role; The disadvantage is that the art part is not refined. Therefore, this is a work of excellent combination of Commerce and art, but the commercial elements occupy an absolute leading position. This is true not only in the last version of Tom Cruise, but also in the first draft version of the script in the hands of Langley.

Jeff didn't make a sound, abruptly interrupted the rhythm of the conversation, let the atmosphere between the two people be silent, and fixed his eyes on lanli. The aggressive eyes were enough to make people feel restless, but lanli calmly welcomed Jeff's line of sight, and let the awkward and sharp atmosphere spread.

Suddenly, Jeff showed a smile, "so arrogant, so self righteous, this is not a good thing for new people. Don't you worry that I'll just kick you out? "

Lan Li gently pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "that's my strategy mistake." No refutation, but calm, even with a trace of banter.

"Oh." Jeff couldn't help laughing. So frankly admit that everything just now is a strategy, so audition actors, it is estimated that the whole Hollywood is only this one. This cunning, this wisdom, this unruly, is really refreshing, even Brad Pitt did not see“ Is that one of the strategies? "

Langley shrugged, but said nothing.

"Ha ha." Jeff laughed even more happily. "So let's talk about what gap do you think there is in the script of 'tomorrow's edge'

Blue ceremony eyebrow tail lightly a pick, some accidents.

Because Jeff is not a film producer, he is not a director, he is not a screenwriter, he is not a producer, he is a businessman, at most, he is a film lover, which is the same as the last life of Langley. Now, during the audition, Jeff has to discuss the script with himself? It's not that Jeff is not qualified - every movie fan is qualified to express his own views on the work, but that Langley thinks that today's audition will be something else. As for script discussion, the director or screenwriter will pay more attention to it.

But such an accident only lasted for a moment, and then lanli sat up straight, straightened his posture, and considered his words, "have you ever played Nintendo before?"

The first question stunned Jeff. Lanli was not sure about Jeff's age and whether he had experienced the stage when Nintendo swept the world, so he asked at the beginning.

Jeff stopped for a moment, his curiosity rose again, and nodded in affirmation.

Lanli smiles. "When we play games, we can start all over again every time the character dies. The first time, the second time, never understand to skilled, constantly groping, until we successfully break through. In this process, the feeling of each failure may be different. The first failure may produce a sense of novelty, the second failure may start to study, the third failure may start to arouse a sense of competitiveness, the tenth failure may start to be irritable, the twentieth failure may want to give up, some people may have been playing to the clearance position, some people will not. But what's it like to really break through? "

"Victory Jeff blurted out,

Lan Li nodded his head and said, "the joy of victory, the joy of breakthrough, that kind of emotion is difficult to express. In a way, this pleasure is what we play the game for. However, after one pass, there is another pass; After one game is cleared, there is another game. Therefore, the pleasure of victory is limited. Unless you're the first one in the world to get through. "

Jeff patted his thigh gently, laughed happily, recalled the days when he was young, and could not help nodding his approval.

"That's how the script of tomorrow's edge feels. We're playing games. But the problem is, the script is that we are experiencing the game. We are not the one who controls the game. We are the people who are controlled in the game. " With a simple discourse turning point, Lan Li's discourse entered another stage. "Imagine that if we enter a game cycle, the cost of each time is our own death. So, will the game be that simple? More importantly, when the game wins, is it just a victory? "

A simple analogy presents the whole story of "tomorrow's edge" in another way. One is the player who is playing the game, the other is the character who is experiencing the game. A simple change of perspective, in the film presentation, but there is a world of difference.

As the leader of the top film production department in the industry, Jeff understood that excellent commercial films present the top viewing experience; Classic commercial films present an irreplaceable experience of participation. This is also the reason why lanli mentioned "Inception" just now: after watching the movie, at least everyone has questioned whether their life is a dream? Even if the idea only appears once.

It's interesting. It's interesting. Jeff touched his chin and looked at Lan Li with interest. "Go on."

"We can look at the role of William cage. He is a businessman. In the war, under the end of the world, he relied on his eloquence to persuade countless people to join the war, but he stayed out of it. Does that sound familiar? " Lanli's casual words made Jeff laugh directly——

Cage's role setting is actually satirizing the U.S. government. The war in Iraq is just a contest between politicians for economic interests. In Washington, the real insiders will never let their children join the army.

"But it's a commercial film, not an art film." Lanli immediately gave a negative, and Jeff laughed more brightly, "cage from the outsider to the insider, from survival to death, and more importantly, from death again and again, each time his feelings are different. At the beginning, for him, it may also be a game, trying to get through the customs. But with the increase of times and death, his thought will inevitably change: what does war mean? "

Lan Li didn't continue to talk, just to the end, leaving the blank behind for everyone to think slowly. However, Jeff would like to hear Langley's opinion, "well, what's the answer to this question for the film" tomorrow's edge "

This question is very skillful, not for Langley, not for William cage, but for this commercial film. It can be understood in this way that what Jeff asked was Langley's view on the combination of business and art.

Lanli immediately recognized the meaning of it, but he was not flustered. He chuckled and said, "in the whole cycle of life and death, cage witnessed the death of his comrades again and again, and experienced the feeling of his own death countless times, from panic to anger, then to numbness and pity, and finally fought like a walking corpse, It's a different experience for game controllers and game participants. For controllers, what they need is victory, as well as benefits and glory; But for the participants, what they need is survival and peace. "

"Death in war is just a group of numbers for the controller; But for the participants, it is the end of hell. When cage changed from a controller to a participant, he gradually realized that all his words were just hypocritical lies. " Lanli's words made Jeff's eyes shine.