Chapter 843

Tonight, a private party is being held in a private house on the upper east side.

This private party is different from the previous "tomorrow's edge" swimming pool audition party. It's a real "private" party. Only the guests who receive the invitation can attend; And keep enough privacy and low profile. Even most journalists may not know that a private party is being held in New York.

It's a private party by Scott Rudin.

As a producer, Scott is definitely the top in the industry. In addition to many classic works in recent years, such as "social network", "earth thunder", "no country for old people", "blood is coming", he has three works in this year's award season, namely "girl with Dragon Tattoo", "golden penalty" and "special sound, very recent", All of them were in the final battle for the Oscars.

Compared with the Weinstein brothers, the position in the industry is no inferior.

However, Scott's ability mainly lies in his contacts and production. What he is good at most is gathering an extremely strong cast of CASS, selecting an accurate script and completing the shooting of a film; The Weinstein brothers' ability mainly lies in public relations and publicity, tactical selection of works in major film festivals, purchase of distribution rights, and big waves to launch an impact on the award season at the end of the year.

People in the industry generally believe that Scott is a filmmaker while the Weinstein brothers are businessmen. That's the difference.

Tonight's private party is definitely one of the highlights of the Academy's public relations in the award season. It's said that this is for Brad Pitt's impact on Oscar winners. In the current awards season, he even lags behind Langley, not to mention being comparable with George Clooney and Jean Dujardin, who are temporarily ahead. He needs to work hard in the future.

There are so many private parties in the awards season.

According to the official regulations of the college, the nominated producers hold publicity occasions and public relations activities. In such occasions, the college judges need to avoid suspicion; But the problem is that Hollywood is a very small circle. The composition of College judges is actors, directors, producers and so on. Everyone has familiar friends to attend activities and take care of each other, which is perfectly normal.

So, nominally, it's a private party, to celebrate Scott Rudin's purchase of a brand new yacht. It has nothing to do with film promotion. This is the edge ball. It was first brought about by the Weinstein brothers. The Academy tried to warn them several times, but they were helpless.

Naturally, the host of the party needs to keep a low profile, make a big fuss and publicize. Not only does it not do any good, but it will also put itself in a conspicuous place and become a gun target. As a result, even journalists are not well-informed enough.

This is an invitation to a private party from Andy Rogers. With lanli's current position in the industry, the reputation is enough and the weight is not enough. The host usually does not take the initiative to send out an invitation, but the broker has no problem asking for an invitation through his contacts.

As expected, tonight's private party is definitely a big one.

Martin Scorsese and Terence Marek, two hermits, rarely appear at the party. Neither of these directors is a social type, especially the latter. If they are not shooting movies, they will not be seen in most social occasions. Tonight, Scott Rudin has a lot of face.

Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt and David Finch, the three hottest top people in the industry, are worthy of being the focus of attention. Everyone is surrounded by a large number of people, chatting and drinking.

However, the appearance of lanli changed this situation, not because lanli's momentum exceeded that of the three hot figures, but because the three figures all took the initiative to greet and communicate with lanli one after another. Inadvertently, everyone's eyes gathered.

Tom and Langley are not close to each other, but every time they meet, they have a good talk, and this time is no exception. Tom obviously heard about the treatment of "detached" in Berlin, and said that he can't wait to see the work.

David and Langley met several times, but they never formally introduced each other. Tonight, David takes the initiative to nod with Lan Li, while Lan Li takes the initiative to introduce himself. The two talked about the close cooperation between "the girl with Dragon Tattoo" and the intriguing work of "detachment".

As for Brad, in fact, they only met once, not a nodding acquaintance. However, after passing by, Brad took the initiative to keep Lan Li, talked about the "edge of tomorrow", and also talked about the audition of the pool party. As an interesting social event, he shared it with everyone and won a good laugh.

Langley can clearly feel the positive goodwill released by Brad. When you think about it, it's easy to understand:

Now George Clooney and Jean Dujardin have joined hands to go in and out together in public and private occasions, endorsing each other and gaining momentum; Brad is weak and unable to form an effective confrontation. Compared with Gary Oldman, who has a negative attitude towards college public relations, Langley is obviously a more suitable alliance choice.

In addition to these powerful brands, Langley also met two independent directors, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach.

The former was born in Houston, but was an orthodox New York academic; The latter was born and raised in New York with intellectual parents. The two directors have one thing in common: autobiographical shadows can be found more or less in the film, and they are also Woody Allen style literary youths.

In 2009, the critically acclaimed freeze frame animation, "the great father fox", was the work of Wes and Noah.

Both directors are very interesting. Of course, it can also be said to be strange.

First of all, Noah came over excitedly. Without introducing himself, he said that the ending of "crazy love" was one of his favorite pictures on the big screen this year; Then he talked about the broken emotion and the eternity of love. Finally, he didn't know how to get around the novel "war and peace".

They had a good conversation, but Noah suddenly said, "Jesus Christ, you are a freak. Talking about literature at a party? " After leaving this sentence, he turned and left again. I still didn't introduce myself.

Then there is wes. Two people unintentionally stand near each other. Wes directly expresses his disappointment. He likes the script of "crazy love", but does not like the expression of the director. He likes the performance of Langley, but does not like the appeal of emotion, "no sense of humor." That's what Wes said.

After simply expressing his ideas, Wes left like this... Left, even without waiting for Langley's response and endless comments, Shi ran turned and left.

However, lanli is not the type to be caught without a hand. At the end of the party, Lan Li and the two directors had a chance to meet again and had a short talk.

For Wes, Langley said that he didn't like "Youth", and his favorite was "crossing Darjeeling", because "you're trying to show off your intelligence, but in fact, the audience saw through. It's obviously a bad attempt. " As a result, Wes pestered lanli and talked about "crossing Darjeeling" endlessly.

As for Noah, Langley said that a "squid and whale" is enough for his own story. He should step out of his comfortable circle and shoot some other themes“ What do you think of New York? " When Noah asked, what's the smart idea of Langley, he replied. Originally Noah was sarcastic and joking, but the two of them fought against each other and talked about New York.

Near midnight, lanli seems to have become the focus of the party. This kind of Party has no difficulty for Langley. It can be understood as the upper class party in London. It's just that the number of sections and level are much lower. It's easy for Langley to find a place in it and get a firm foothold——

To be exact, not only that, but also with ease.

The cell phone in my pocket vibrated a little and then quieted down. Here comes the text message. Lenley nodded to Rachel Vicky with a smile. "I need to excuse me for a moment." At the same time, he raised his glass of champagne and motioned. This is actually a euphemism for "toilet time", which is the same as ladies' excuse for making up.

Then, Langley appeared at the party again. It took nearly 25 minutes to come to Scott Rudin, the protagonist of this evening, to express his congratulations and expectations. "It's a pity that it's not yachting season, otherwise we can try the whole process of" king of the world. " It didn't take a lot of effort for lanli to integrate into their topic circle.

However, after staying for about five minutes, lanli left. Before leaving, Brad found Langley again and said, "I hope we can have more opportunities to talk in the next few weeks." After that, he shook hands and said goodbye.

Leaving the noise of the party, the cold and quiet night comes surging. It seems that only one door separates the two worlds. Lanli makes a phone call and informs Nathan, who is waiting in the nearby 24-hour parking lot. After a short time, Nathan stops at the roadside and watches lanli get on the bus.

Nathan cast his eyes through the rearview mirror and asked hesitantly, "shall we go straight home?" It's only 11:30, and the party has just reached its climax. Lanli chooses to leave at this time. Nathan takes it for granted that lanli is tired.

However, Langley shook his head and said calmly, "Mount Sinai Hospital." After a short pause, he seemed to notice that Nathan's desire for words had stopped. Langley added, "thirty minutes ago, Heather passed away. I'm flying to Los Angeles tomorrow. Maybe I don't have time. I'll go to the hospital to express my sympathy. "

Still calm, still clear, still calm. There is not the slightest difference, nor the slightest ups and downs, even the mood is light, as if just a simple statement of facts.

Nathan was stunned and looked at the empty street in front of him.