Chapter 1040

Just a few days ago, Andy Rogers had reminded Roy rockery that Barry Meyer had left New York and flew to London; Then Roy and Langley brought it up.

The reason is very simple. The cooperation of gravity is still in full swing.

Although, as CEO, Barry did not participate in the negotiation. More often, he was in charge of the overall situation as the helmsman, rather than concerned about the promotion process of a specific project; But at such a critical juncture, Barry's whereabouts still attracted Andy's attention.

In particular, Barry's destination is London. Of course, there are countless possibilities in London, and Andy didn't make a fuss, just reminded Roy.

But he didn't even remember whether it was three or five days ago“ The performance of "les miserables" is the focus of Langley's attention. Even gravity has to stand aside for the time being. It's far from time to divert attention.

Today, Langley saw Barry at the Almeida theatre; What's more, Barry sent out an invitation to talk. Even novices who are not familiar with the world can smell the abnormal atmosphere at this time, not to mention lanli.

In my mind for a time, the speculation began to surge up. Lanli had to take two deep breaths and gradually calmed down. Before the interview, he tried his best to avoid disturbing his mind; Barry's intention and purpose are not known for the time being. Lanli is alone here, thinking wildly, which will only make him fall into endless passivity.

Methodically, lanli still followed the usual process of removing make-up, changing clothes and cleaning up before leaving the theater. Everything was in accordance with the finishing steps of every day's performance and finished the whole day's work. Today, however, we can't relax completely. At midnight, there is an important interview to be completed.

At the back door of the theater, there are still a large number of audience. Lanli is not anxious to communicate with the audience, take photos and sign autographs, as if today is just another ordinary performance. At last, he says goodbye to the audience. Lanli steps towards the main street of the theater, and a dim interior light lights up to guide the direction.

Lenley greets Nathan Presley not far away, signals his goal, and then walks towards the black Aston Martin.

The door opened from the inside out, and Barry Meyer, who was sitting on the back seat, came into sight, waiting for the arrival of blue Li with a smile.

After Lan Li politely said hello, he entered the back seat. Before closing the door, Barry's voice rang out in his ear, "does it take so long for every actor in every evening to finish the performance? Didn't the staff pick up the pieces? Or is it different depending on the sex of the actor or the weight of the performance? "

Seemingly talking and laughing words, but can clearly feel that Barry is expressing strong dissatisfaction, he has been impatient to wait.

Lan Li was dumbfounded, smiling a little at the corner of his mouth, then calmed down, showing a sincere expression, "sorry, please forgive me for being late, I think a glass of whisky can be used at this time."

There was no argument or explanation. After sincerely apologizing, with a little humor, Barry changed the topic and got to the point. Barry's serious expression showed a smile again and closed his jaw slightly invisibly. "It seems that he has met his friend."

Then Barry talked about whisky, as if the rebuke had never existed.

For a big guy like Barry, he doesn't care what the drama is about, and naturally doesn't care why Langley is late. He's just venting his dissatisfaction. It's better to make a sincere and simple apology than to explain how the backstage of the theater works.

Slowly, the car stopped at the side of the road. A waiter in a formal tuxedo came up, opened the door, politely invited Barry and blue Li to get off, and then escorted them into the bar in front of them.

This is a retro jazz bar. Every night, different themes of the times will be set up to recreate the golden years from the 1930s to the 1960s; Different from the Pioneer Village, only jazz, piano, saxophone and horn are played here. The melodies that have gradually disappeared in the long river of history, in such a space, give a new glow of vitality.

The pioneer villages on the other side of the Atlantic tried to restore the glory of the golden age, but they had to open their arms to folk music, rock and roll, orchid and other music types besides jazz. At the same time, they sold a lot of beer and even welcomed tourists from all over the world; But in the quiet corner here, there is still a pure jazz bar, tenacious and stubborn to survive, as if time stops here forever.

Such a small difference, in fact, is the gap between the United States and Europe, and permeated in all aspects of life and culture.

The languid and rich Jazz melody, along with the pace, seems to be witnessing the reversal of time, and finally settled down in the 1930s. The first World War has just ended, and the second world war has not yet begun. People who survived from the death cheered and celebrated wantonly, and they were intoxicated and determined that the war had gradually begun, He squandered his life without reservation.

That kind of drunken atmosphere, let a person slowly sink, happy.

"God, the English do know how to enjoy, don't they?" After sitting on the bright brown leather sofa, Barry saw a girl dressed in the retro style of the 1930s walk into the private room, and the illusion of time and space reversal is becoming more and more real. "Wait, I remember that old Woody seems to have a movie, and that's how it feels."

"That's Paris, this is London. But, yes, Woody Allen made a film that goes back to the golden age They said "midnight Paris"; Then, lenley looked up at the girl and said with a smile, "two whiskies and a lemon soda."

Barry sat quietly, quietly enjoying lanli's every move. His natural temperament was still deeply imprinted in his mind.

For Barry Meyer, Langley hall is also a series of numbers, representing the number of interests. The so-called personal charm, acting skills and audience pursuit are all presented in different ways.

In the past two years, Warner Bros. is going through a transitional period, or a slow ending period after its brilliant peak. "Harry Potter" series is over, and "Batman prequel" series is over. If Warner Bros. wants to continue to dominate the North American market, they need to support a new series and become the company's trump card project.

DC Comics, which is obviously the first choice of Warner Brothers. They hold all the rights to adapt DC Comics. This is a continuous Treasury, waiting to be excavated.

Especially this summer, after the "Avengers alliance" completed a bombing, there is no doubt about the potential of the film, and the future development of Warner Brothers is more and more clear. To this end, the company held a number of internal meetings to discuss the adaptation and foreshadowing of DC Comics.

Barry seriously considered inviting Langley to play Batman. It's true. The rumors in the industry are not shadowy. Even if it's not Batman, or Superman, or flash, or green light, all in all, Barry is thinking about the feasibility of Langley as a superhero.

However, after "tomorrow's edge" swept the box office, Barry changed his mind: it's a waste to invite Langley to play a superhero.

Referring to the casting and planning of Marvel series films, including Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johnson, when they were invited to perform, they were not top performers in the industry; More or cheap actors, and even completely new actors. It's not the actors who really attract the audience, but the heroes they play.

Now Robert Downey Jr. is the best evidence.

After taking off the armor of iron man, Robert's box office appeal is almost zero. What audiences want to see is the bohemian and romantic iron man, rather than Robert who tries to continue the same performance routine but fails to make a breakthrough.

In other words, Disney builds the marvel brand, not an actor brand. In the near future, in 2017, Disney will slowly start to brew the replacement of actors, just like the "007" series. After the replacement of actors playing James Bond, the series of films can still achieve great success.

DC Comics and marvel comics, in essence, should present the same routine.

Warner Brothers, however, is slightly different.

Compared with the development and operation strategies of other companies, Barry deeply believes that "pay is return". With big investment and big return, the top star effect is bound to be worth the money. It's not just a strategy, it's more like a belief, or superstition, or even paranoia.

Therefore, in the operation of Warner Bros. projects, Warner Bros. has never been soft handed in terms of spending more than 150 million yuan on mega projects; Similarly, for a star director like Christopher Nolan, or a big star like Johnny Depp, Warner Bros. is always more tolerant and generous.

In 2017, Johnny Depp was caught in a storm at home, and many fans were willing to ask Johnny to quit the shooting of "where is the magical animal 2"; But Warner Brothers still insisted on leaving Johnny, which caused a storm of public opinion. This is just one of the direct examples of Barry Meyer running Warner Bros.

In Batman and Superman's restart works, Barry still tends to invite big stars to sit in if he can.

But, not Langley.