Chapter 1697

"Thank you."

Leaving the crowd, Robert and Langley and others stood in the corner of the cinema hall, surrounded by the crowd, but at least they had a relatively quiet and relatively closed conversation space. Robert expressed his sincere and frank thanks at the first time.

Lan Li didn't refuse modestly. He nodded with a smile and said, "thank you for being willing to believe me. To be honest, I'm not sure I can do it before I take office. It's not easy. I admire your courage more than I do. It's definitely a bold decision. "

Although Lan Li didn't say much, the meaning was clear.

Despite his achievements, he is not over 25 years old and has not been in the business for five years. There is no doubt that he is a super junior in the star studded Hollywood. It takes courage and extraordinary courage to invite him to be a guest of the forum.

Of course, the whole industry of Hollywood is constantly absorbing the fresh blood of young people, and the speed of upgrading is getting faster and faster. The law of "be famous as soon as possible" has gradually evolved into a reality under the birth of fast food culture; But there are essential differences between idol stars and powerful actors, not to mention the senior powerful group who have the qualification to speak.

Regardless of whether the organizers dare to take risks, even if the invitation is issued, the audience will not have to pay. Especially in the holy land of independent films such as Sundance, the audience is not fans, they will never support the flow of stars, strength and reputation, ability and talent, these real skills are the key to standing on the stage.

In the Symposium Series on the 30th anniversary of Sundance Film Festival, Langley is the youngest and the most junior guest. He just makes an invitation, which requires great risk and pressure. Robert Redford's boldness really impressed Langley.

Robert didn't deny it. Instead, he shrugged and gave a big smile to lenley. "But your performance paid off my adventure."

Similarly, on the contrary, Robert also admired the courage of Langley: How dare he go to Liangshan without three or three.

Although it is said that the invitation of blue rite is the decision of the Sundance Committee after careful consideration, in fact, they are also full of worries and doubts. In addition to worrying that blue rite is not competent, the biggest worry is that blue rite refuses to invite. Pressure and challenge are two-sided. For Sundance, it's true. Why not for Langley?

Imagine, Lan Li really accepted the invitation, standing on the stage, the whole audience broke out booing, what would it be like? What will happen if those old timers constantly challenge and even tease Lan Li, and Lan Li can't lose his temper? What's more, lanli's profession and authority are facing serious challenges, which eventually leads to a sharp drop in its image. So what?

Sundance dare to invite Lan Li, Lan Li dare to accept the invitation, for both sides, is a gamble.

"Well, when are you going to praise each other?" Joel stood directly beside him, and Robert and blue rite were attacked. But they didn't make complaints about them. They both laughed lightly.

Joel went on, "to be honest, I don't know what else can be difficult for you!"

Blue Li burst out a big smile, "do you know where the most wonderful place of language is? In fact, the meaning of words is objective and simple, and every word is neutral; But in the process of transformation into language, mood, intonation, expression, eyes and context give them more meaning. The most important thing is that it depends on the audience. The audience always interprets it according to their own ideas and opinions, and the same sentence will lead to unlimited possibilities. "

express volumes.

Robert and Ethan exchanged a vision, but joel said directly, "do you mean that all the pictures and meanings are our own wishful thinking?"

"Look, that's what I mean." Lan Li chuckled. "In fact, I mean, there is nothing in the poem itself, it's just that people give it more meaning. But obviously, your interpretation becomes complicated. "

Joel was stunned.

Robert and Ethan both burst into laughter.

Joel raised his right hand and lit blue Li across the void. "I think you're swearing."

But Lan Li didn't explain, just spread out his hands, as if to say: you have the freedom of interpretation.

Joel was at a loss. Robert and Ethan, who were standing beside them, laughed more and more happily.

After a simple joke, Robert went back to business. "I heard that you set up a film production company. What's next? Do you make it yourself, or do you name it? "

Recently, there has been a lot of news in the Hollywood industry. Naturally, Robert and Cohen brothers have heard of such a good play. We all know the twists and turns. After today's forum, if lanli needs help in the future, Robert will never mind offering a helping hand. That's what human relations are.

What's more, there is a change closely related to independent films hidden in the news, so they have no reason to miss it.

Blue Li gently jaw head expressed approval, "really this matter. My friend and I jointly set up the company, he is responsible for the operation, I am responsible for the production. " In a simple sentence, all the rumors about Sisyphus pictures have been confirmed, but Langley did not further explain the relevant division of labor and cooperation, because this is not the focus of today's conversation. "The cracker drummer" is the first work we jointly produced; Not long ago, the second film we CO produced also started shooting in Los Angeles, "Night Walker."

There's no need to further explain. All the people present are understanding, and the news about "Night Walker" is absolutely no stranger. Lanli personally invited Jack Gyllenhaal to play the leading role. Jack not only readily agreed, but also praised the script. It can be seen that Jack didn't play because of human feelings, which once again confirmed the industry's unique conjecture about blue Li's vision.

From "pop drummer" to "Night Walker", the two works are typical independent styles. With the consistent style of lanli, things become clear. Sisyphus film's style and positioning are self-evident.

In today's market predicament, it takes great courage to create a film company, and the whole film industry is in a state of turmoil; What's more, a film company specializing in independent works of art? Behind the brilliance of Hollywood, the current situation of the industry is far more complicated than imagined. Every year, new capital can be seen entering the market, but the speed of survival of the fittest every year is doubled.

The most difficult and valuable part of Sisyphus film is that it was created by professionals in the industry, rather than simply Wall Street capital injection. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio all have their own film companies; Even Steven Spielberg has his own independent brand outside DreamWorks, amplin entertainment.

The participation of professionals means that they are relatively pure. Whether they are specialized in producing award season oriented works or commercial works targeting at the box office, their participation will always be closer to Hollywood.

But lanli's professionalism and concentration need not be mentioned. With lanli's control, the quality of Sisyphus's works has been guaranteed. More importantly, independent art oriented works will get more opportunities, and directors like Cohen brothers and David finch will also get more opportunities.

Of course, starting a company is not charity. Even if Lan Li is willing to spend all his money to support the independent film industry, he will not be able to continue with his own strength.

This means that when people gather firewood, the flame is high.

Robert's eyes flickered. "That's a good thing. So, have you decided on your next work? Do you also invest in shooting by yourself? "

He knew that Robert was testing himself, but lanli didn't mind. "No, the next work, if there is no accident, should be a commercial one. But our company is ready to invest in many works at the same time. We don't want to be too greedy, but we should do it step by step. Just in time, I can ask you, do you have any plans for your next works? If it's a book like "drunken folk songs", please come to me at any time. "

There was no politeness or greetings, so Lan Li made an invitation directly and frankly.

On the contrary, Robert felt that he was a little too cautious. Although his personal relationship with Lan Li is not close, Lan Li's behavior is obvious to all; Today's forum also confirmed those impressions once again. There is no need for him to use Wall Street's style to test lenley.

"There are a lot of projects in Sundance. How about that? Are you interested?" Robert didn't beat around the Bush any more and just threw out the point.

A clear and pure smile appeared in blue Li's eyes, "of course!" Sundance has set up an independent film scholarship, which regularly sponsors the shooting of some works every year. In the past few years, there have been many excellent works, but they didn't show up in the award season.

If Sundance and Sisyphus can build a bridge of cooperation, it will definitely be a win-win cooperation.

"However, the biggest resource here in Sundance is undoubtedly the main competition unit. In the future, we have established distribution channels, and we may be able to carry out more cooperation. " Langley then threw out another big news.

Robert's eyes sparkled with interest, "Oh? What are you going to do? "

"Not the intention, but the certainty." Lanli continued, "we are talking about cooperation with Sony classics to jointly produce and distribute works in the future. However, with the release of this piece, Sony classic still focuses on the award season, and there are too few other schedules. I hope to get rid of the influence of the award season and let those excellent works get more opportunities to show. "

"It's like being detached." Ethan just got in on the subject. At the beginning, the "detached" art cinema screening was too low-key. After the award season failed to achieve results, it was not long before it was offline.

Lan Li nodded, "it's just like 'drunken folk song'"