The Greatest Showman - Chapter 217

[216 The front hits the wall]

“Hey, Andy! You made a special trip here too? Renly is your new signing? Wow… good vision, really good vision… I mean, ‘Buried Alive’ this time is a big deal. Not small… It seems that in the remaining months of this year, you are going to be busy again… Not much to say, I still have to rush to the game, there are still ten minutes before the opening, I hope my old legs can run in time When I arrive, I’ll ask you out for a drink…”

Telluride was always full of voices and people during the film festival. ? This palm-sized town seems to have been flooded with people, even crazier than the small town of Cannes. During the 30 minutes sitting in the hotel lobby, this person was already the 19th acquaintance just now, and the sound of greeting has not stopped.

Andy waved goodbye with a smile, but out of the corner of his eyes he glanced at the elevator entrance again, but still didn’t see the object they were waiting for. Withdrawing his gaze and looking up, Ren Li’an sat beside him, with Erlang’s legs crossed gracefully, flipping through the hotly-released newspaper this morning, devoting himself to the world of reading, even more calm than he was. Calmly waiting for a long time, missing the appointment time, and saying hello in an endless stream, even an old fritter like Andy is inevitably a little impetuous.

“Hey, Andy!” Another greeting interrupted Andy’s thoughts. He raised his head and nodded, then looked at Renly again, “You don’t seem nervous at all.”

“I’m nervous too . It’s just that you can’t see it.” As a human being, his nerves have long been severely tested, not to mention that emotional control is a required course for nobles to maintain elegance.

Renly’s calmness made Andy chuckle, “Is that the same last night?” Andy was talking about the audition for “Degree and Passion 5” last night.

“No, I wasn’t nervous last night.” Renly’s answer was always unexpected, he put down the newspaper, “If you have an idea, you will be nervous; if you don’t have an idea, everything will be calm.” A

simple sentence, Andy tasted a deeper meaning. Indeed, he has an idea.

The audition went well last night, far exceeding expectations. Inside news came out that night. “Degree and Passion 5” is very satisfied with Renly and has a strong desire to add him to the cast. Today Some reporters also got the news in the morning; this also made Andy have greater expectations for today’s “bad boss” audition.

If possible, Andy naturally does not want to miss a work, even if there is a schedule conflict, it is OK Negotiated adjustment. Judging by how Renly auditioned last night, Andy couldn’t think of a reason why Brett Ratner would say no.

Bright is the producer of “Evil Boss”. This year is his tenth year in the industry. His famous work is the American drama “Prison Break”, and he participated in the production of this work as a producer. After that, Bright moved into the film industry, producing works such as “The Winning Point”, “Continuing Panic”, “Sky Cataclysm”, and at the same time, he was in charge of the director, shooting the “Rush Hour” series, “War Police: The Last Stand” and other works.

Andy and Bright are old friends. They have known each other for many years and have some personal friendships. Although they are not intimate, they are enough in Hollywood. This is also the reason why Andy was able to get the first twenty pages of the script for “Evil Boss”. With Renly’s strength and Andy’s lobbying, “Evil Boss” is also worth looking forward to.

In this way, an action movie, a comedy movie, a literary love movie, Renly’s actor career will really take off next year, and the speed is far beyond Andy’s expectations. So, he has an idea.

This morning’s audition was scheduled to meet at 10:00, but it is now 11:15, and the producer Bright still hasn’t shown up, and the guest room phone and personal cell phone are all voicemails. Andy’s mood became uncontrollable and anxious. “So, you have an idea now?” Andy couldn’t help but tease, he certainly hoped that he and Renly would have a happy cooperation and that the two sides would reach a consensus, but to be honest, when he picked the script of “Evil Boss”, he didn’t think of Lanly. Li is so proactive.

Renly shrugged and talked about it, didn’t he? “Compared to “Degree and Passion/Passion 5”, he really wants to play “Evil Boss”.

Just as Andy was about to continue speaking, he saw a figure walking from the lobby in front of him to a quick walk. He immediately stood up and shouted, “Bright!” Following the words, Andy walked away quickly. Going up, the chubby body burst out with unimaginable power at this time, like a penguin sprinting, inexplicably a sense of joy.

Renly followed with great strides.

Bright stopped at the front desk of the hotel. He is a typical Jew, with a head roll like instant noodles, a neatly trimmed beard and a plump figure like a salmon betrayed his ancestry, a red crew-neck T-shirt. Dressing with a blazer didn’t help, he looked like a less handsome version of Seth Rogen even though Seth wasn’t handsome at all.

“Andy, Andy, Andy.” Bright recognized the other at once, with an apologetic smile on his face, “I’m sorry, I know, we have an appointment at ten, I’m late, and I’m leaving now , I’m really sorry. But I’m in a hurry now and need to go to the Sheridan Theatre.”

Bright looked up and looked left and right, then saw Renly standing next to him, glanced quickly, and then said to Andy, ” Why don’t you follow me to the theater and briefly exchange ideas on the way?”

Andy frowned and said with a smile, “Brett, we’ve known each other for ten years, are you still with me? Come to this set? From here to the theater, the distance is at most three minutes, what can we talk about? If it is a real audition, at least you can give me ten minutes, otherwise, we will sit next to you now Come down, have a face-to-face talk? Or reschedule?”

Without any courtesy or cover, Andy opened the skylight to speak eloquently, without giving Bright much leeway.

Bright showed a helpless smile and said sincerely, “To be honest, we think he is too young, only twenty years old. We hope to find actors in their early thirties to star in this work. The director specifically mentioned When it comes to this.” Brett lifted his chin and glanced at Renly again, “He’s so young, let’s go to some teen movies, I’m sure he’ll be a good fit.”

It’s a plausible reason, and at least on the face of it, there’s no loophole. Renly’s age is indeed an insurmountable flaw. The three employees in “The Bad Boss” are set to be good friends, so they will join forces to plan the murder of the boss, but if Renly, an actor in his early twenties, is used , which also means that the other two actors cannot be too different in age.

However, Andy didn’t buy it at all.

In the acting industry, it is not uncommon for a thirty-year-old actor to play an eighty-year-old role, or a forty-year-old actor to play a twenty-five-year-old role. There is a huge gap in the visual effects of beards, head grooming and no head grooming. Coupled with contemporary makeup techniques, the sense of disobedience will be reduced to a minimum.

When Brad Pitt starred in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in 2oo8, he played from the age of six to the age of eighty, and all the clips in his early twenties and early thirties were also played by him. Brad was forty-five at the time.

“Dog/shit.” Andy shot back without any face, “When I introduced you to Renly, I already stated that he is only twenty years old; and in the work ‘Buried Alive’, he Playing a 28-year-old middle-aged man has also been recognized by the audience and film critics. Don’t tell me, you don’t know all this, just for my face, you nodded and agreed to the audition. We are not just A rookie out of society.” The

sharp words were pressing step by step, giving Bright little room to breathe.

However, Bright did not panic, but spread his hands with a chuckle, as if he was helpless, as if to say, “You told me to tell the truth, then don’t blame me for not caring about our friendship and deciding to use more A well-known actor.”

Simple and clear, no superfluous explanations, no superfluous explanations, just so direct. The subtext is, we don’t want no-ones.

Seeing that Andy still wanted to speak, Bright didn’t leave a chance this time, and continued, “I got a call this morning, and Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis both nodded. You know. of.”

Andy couldn’t refute. Before the audition, Andy knew that Bright intended to build an All-Star team, and that Renly could enter his line of sight. The rendering of Toronto and Telluride was very important. This was also the basis for Bright’s willingness to give Renly a chance. reason. But now that Bateman and Sudeikis have agreed to play, Renly has little chance.

“Brett.” Andy wanted to continue fighting, even if he didn’t finish speaking, Bright understood what Andy meant, he cut off Andy’s words, “If you want, I can still give him a chance , as I said, from here to the theater. But, you know the result.”

Fame, that’s Renly’s fatal weakness. It has nothing to do with strength, appearance, or remuneration. When the producer is determined to use a better-known actor, that is the terminator of the game.

“Trust me, he’s fine, everything is fine. But we can only look forward to the next collaboration.” Brett patted Andy on the shoulder and said kindly.

Andy did not continue to fight, because if he went on, he would only make himself more expensive. All other conditions could be reversed and made up for, but qualifications, experience, and popularity were beyond the scope of the agent’s ability.

Watching Brett leave the hotel, Andy turned to look at Renly, both of them with undisguised disappointment in their eyes. It is impossible to fail. Failure after working hard and trying your best is acceptable, but even the chance to give it a shot has been stifled. Such failure is the most disappointing. 8

[End of this Chapter]