ALL NOVEL Chapter 72
Chapter 72 Downward Director
The streets of Amsterdam, where it had just rained, were full of damp smells. The heavy heat waves made the air thicker. The impetuous and turbulent rest made people always want to do something, but they couldn’t lift the energy. The Victorian-style buildings on both sides of the street have a quaint taste, with moss, rust and red bricks, and the drenched moisture lingers between the brick walls, as if crossing the Atlantic Ocean, from Manhattan in New York into the Street of Knights in London.
In the Hello New York Youth Hostel near the intersection of 103rd Avenue, travelers from all over the world disrupted their plans because of the sudden heavy rain. They stopped in the lobby on the first floor looking for like-minded friends. A group of young people sat around. The sofa in the corner talked loudly and laughed endlessly; several young literary and artistic youths sat at a long table by the window, sharing the books they were reading recently; three people in front of the coffee machine were seriously discussing how to repair the machine and re-cook A fragrant coffee…
Rodriguez-Kost slumped on the red lazy couch, holding a book of “Sociality/Animals” in his hand, but he didn’t turn the page for nearly ten minutes, and he was obviously wandering.
This time, he made a special trip to the United States to find suitable actors for “Buried Alive”. Both he and the screenwriter Chris Spalin knew how important an excellent actor is to the project of “Buried Alive”. .
His first goal was Ryan Reynolds. After seeing Ryan’s performance in the “Nine Degrees Space”, he was very admired for Ryan’s natural and in-depth performance. If Ryan could play “Buried alive”, he believed that they could make an excellent work.
But at the same time, he also knows that Ryan can now be regarded as a second-line actor in Hollywood. Last year’s “Wolverine” and “Fake Marriage” have really won Ryan a lot of popularity. His career is in a period of rapid rise and he wants to invite It’s almost a fantasy to come to Ruian to star in an independent film made by an unknown small company, an unknown director and a screenwriter.
Therefore, on the one hand, he solemnly wrote an invitation statement and sent it to Ryan’s agent through the Actors Guild, and then waited for a response; on the other hand, he issued an announcement in the Actors’ Guild to find actors, hoping to find them. To other suitable actors.
Two weeks passed in a blink of an eye, but he still had nothing to gain. Ryan’s side is still dead and silent; there are many actors who have come to audition, there are as many as 13 before and after, but the performance is not satisfactory, and there is a lot of distance from the inner expectations, and some auditions are even embarrassing. Bear the heart to look on.
Although Rodriguez also knew that “buried alive” was not an attractive project, but the result is still inevitably frustrating.
New York is a high-spending city. Even if he lives in a youth hostel, he still consumes most of his budget in two weeks. If this pace continues, he can only go to New Jersey and wait. As a person without much qualifications There are not many directors with a resume, and his choices are really not many. However, the geographical location of New Jersey is too inconvenient. It takes more than ninety minutes to enter the city each time, and it lags more than a little bit behind in terms of resources.
If this continues, the start date of “Buried Alive” may be far away.
“Hey, man, why are you so frowning?” A laughing voice came over, disturbing Rodriguez’s thoughts, raised his head, and then saw a black man with dirty braids, dressed in colorful shorts. In a sleeved T-shirt with a bright smile on his face, he walked over and punched Rodriguez, “Why, the movie project is not going well?”
Rodriguez shrugged and gave a wry smile. “Hollywood is more difficult than imagined.” He stayed here for two weeks. The project was not progressing much, but he made a lot of friends. The person in front of him was Charles. He is an Italian who is working on his own global world project and is currently staying in New York.
“You should try Broadway.” Charles said with an exaggerated expression. The vivid expression made Rodriguez smile. “Relax, relax. Life is difficult, but no one knows what is waiting for him. The **** is still downhill, so don’t think that now is the end of the world.”
With the cheerful and comfortable words and vivid gestures, the passion and unrestrainedness of the Spaniard in Rodriguez’s bones were also released. He imitated Charlie-Chaplin’s most classic penguin pose and stood tall. He spread his hands with shoulders and elbows against his waist, tilted his head, pinched his throat and said, “We must learn to let go.”
Both of them laughed loudly at the same time. At this time, a shout came from the counter behind them, “Rodrigo? Rodrigo? Here is another auditioner.” These words made Rodrigo and Charles both. Both of them looked up and saw the smiling man at a glance.
He is wearing a white bottoming T-shirt with a dark blue checkered shirt on the outside. The lower body is black jeans and a pair of **** high boots. The sleeves of the shirt are roughly rolled up to the wrists, and his short golden brown hair is slightly curly. Drooping casually and uninhibited, the corners of his mouth are gently raised to the left to outline an unruly arc. The original and rough hormonal aura seems to crash under the elegant gentleman’s skin, and it may break through at any time. Restrained, the secret restlessness made the hot air more tense.
Just a face-to-face, Rodriguez didn’t even have time to examine the other’s facial features and countenance. The unique temperament rushed to his face, making him involuntarily think of Marlon Brando’s scorn in “The Wharf”, but One more point is Montgomery-Clift’s elegance in “Hearts Like Iron”.
He is Paul-Conroy (Paul-Conroy), the “buried alive” male protagonist.
alive and free as if walking out of the script, the charm and posture between the gestures and gestures perfectly fits every requirement of Rodriguez for the role, and it is amazing! Rodriguez could feel his heart beating frantically. After two weeks of waiting, he finally saw the dawn of hope. The urgency and anxiety bloomed like fireworks, and the blood rushed towards the heart. Rushed.
“You…you are the rich young master!” Charles’ surprised voice pulled Rodrigue out of his thoughts back to reality. He looked at Charles suspiciously, but saw Charles stretch out his hands with excitement. He gave the man in front of him a big hug, “I mean,’Pacific War’, what’s the name of that…?”
Charles held the opponent’s hands tightly, racking his brains to remember. The other party didn’t seem to be in a hurry, but just stood there with a smile, without interrupting Charles’ thinking, “Sledgehammer! Yes, Eugene-Sledgehammer-Sledge!” Charles finally remembered and laughed heartily.
“I guess, I can put my pistol away.” The man’s answer made Charles laugh more happily, but Rodriguez showed a puzzled expression. The man seemed to notice Rodriguez’s gaze and let him go. He took the right hand of Charles and took the initiative to introduce himself, “Good afternoon, this is Renly Hall, you should be Mr. Rodriguez Koster, right? Nice to meet you.”
Rodriguez held the opponent’s right hand, but couldn’t help but start to look at the person in front of him in detail. He was a little disappointed, no, to be precise, very disappointed.
Because Lan Li is too young, really too young. It seems that he is only in his early twenties, and he looks like a fledgling college student. This is a far cry from the character set of Paul by “Buried alive”—Paul should be around 30 years old. The middle-aged man who started a family with two children has reached a certain stage in his career, but he faces more difficulties in life.
The surprise glance just now was just an illusion, caused by many factors such as light, angle, distance and so on. Rodriguez can hardly conceal his disappointment. He originally thought that the long wait has finally paid off. Even if it is not Ryan, he is an actor with potential to tap, but obviously his expectations are too high.
“Yes, I am Rodriguez. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com” Although he tried his best to conceal his disappointment, his tone still inevitably fell back. The change in attitude was so obvious that even Rodriguez himself felt a little bit It wasn’t quite right, so he quickly turned his head to look at Charles, and changed the subject, “What the **** is going on? Do you know him?”
“This is Eugene Sledgehammer Sledge! The recent’Pacific War’ that has caused countless discussions is almost a one-man show of his alone. I tell you, his performance is really too! Exquisite! Color! !” Charles’ exaggerated words caused many people around to cast their eyes, but Charles didn’t care at all, still said seriously, “Trust me, this is an actor who can bring surprises! Believe me , You will be thankful that your movie project has him.”
Rodriguez understood that the news of the “Pacific War” has been occupying important pages of the news page one after another during the past period. He is not a person who does not listen to things outside the window, so he will naturally not miss it. It’s just that he didn’t have much interest in the subject of war, nor did he have any interest in Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and “The Company of Brothers”, so he had not watched the “Pacific War” and naturally did not know it. Role.
As for Charles’s compliment, Rodriguez reserved his opinion. A little friend who doesn’t seem to be twenty years old? Acting talents are not available all over the street; what’s more, if this guy is really that good, shouldn’t it be a show-stopping show after the “Pacific War”? How could he choose “Buried alive” without such a movie? The works of Sanwu with fame, no background, and no prestige are even more absurd than Ryan nodded and agreed to the invitation.
In a blink of an eye, Rodriguez had already made a judgment in his heart. He showed a polite smile, “It seems that today is my lucky day.”