251 It's a matter of time
Shirley is not a professional actor, but as the CEO of Paramount Pictures, she naturally has her own understanding of the pros and cons of the performance. In just three minutes just now, she clearly felt the huge performance aura of Lance, which has nothing to do with appearance, role, or work. Just when he began to immerse himself in the world of performance, his eyes were involuntarily projected, as if his heart was beating with his performance.`
That innate temperament makes the spotlight eclipse, which is a very subtle feeling.
Shirley once saw similar temperaments in Maron Brando. The second work of Maron's career, "The Street Car of Desire" was "The Desire/Needle". When he appeared on the big screen, his unruly smile, his sexual unruly look, and his every move made people unable to move away from their eyes and reverse all living beings. At that time, he was only twenty-seven years old.
Malone Brando...Sherley was startled by her thoughts. She actually connected Lance with one of the greatest actors in American film history. But when she looked at the man in front of her carefully, Shirley's boiling thoughts quickly calmed down. She realized that this was not an illusion.
When everyone first saw Lance, they would sigh, "This is God's darling." Even the arc of light sliding across the jaw was carefully designed. The fatal attraction on Lance makes people involuntarily think of Malone, but compared to Malone's toughness, slutiness, and evil indulgence, the indifference between his eyebrows, vicissitudes and fragility adds a unique temperament of Montgomery-Clift (Touch ntgomery-c1ift).
So, almost everyone will give the same sigh: This is a natural actor, as if he was born to belong to the spotlight, even if it is just a vase.
But in fact, Lance chose the path of producer and director, and made a world in the film field as a behind-the-scenes worker. His amazing talent also made people start to doubt. Perhaps his talent is concentrated on the director and screenwriter. As an actor, perhaps he is really just a vase.
Hollywood has never lacked vases, and newcomers with outstanding appearance and even stunning appearances appear every year. For example, Jessica Alba in the "day acquired" has a very incomparable acting skills, and they don't even have the most basic sense of camera. Standing in front of the camera makes people feel embarrassed. They don't know how to place their hands and feet.
Shirley believes that Lance may be like this. Hiding behind the camera makes him feel comfortable and safe, but his outstanding appearance cannot make him an excellent actor. A top actor like Malone Brando may only appear in twenty years. Look at Tom Cruise. Look at Brad Pitt, look at George Clooney, look at Leonardo DiCaprio, look at Ben Affleck... These handsome guys are absolutely charming, but they always struggle to get rid of the name of "varnish".
But in the short three minutes just now, Lance showed an actor's solid basic skills and amazing talent, firmly holding all his eyes in his palms, and using the power of the performance to drive the ups and downs of everyone's emotions, the sense of reality that hits his face and the explosive power of the lightning stone. It really puts the audience's brains into a flash of space.
So...Sherry thought of Ma Long.
In a blink of an eye, Shirley fell into a passive stalemate. Facing Lance's confident and calm eyes, even Shirley, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, was a little panicked. If Lance began to show off proudly at this time, Shirley would not be too worried. It was precisely this calm expression that made Shirley feel extremely difficult.
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The reason why she was willing to give the "audience initiative" to Lance was because she firmly believed that Lance's performance could not convince her, nor could it convince Peter and Wade. Lance would better give up. If not, then his self-inflicted humiliation would make her take more initiative - after all, Lance was still the screenwriter and director who "killed people with a knife", and it would not be good if the relationship was completely broken.
But now, Shirley forced herself into a corner and was in a mess. The first thought in Shirley's mind was that Lance was really too excellent. The scene with Tom would steal the limelight, so Wade's opposition to Lance's joining would be even more intense. So what should she do?
Lance now shows the ability of directors and screenwriters, and at the same time shows the talent of actors, which also means that there are more possibilities in the future. Perhaps Paramount can have more cooperation with Lance in the future. Should she show her friendship?
A thought storm broke out in Shirley's mind, trying to grasp the standard of advance and retreat, but another voice came, "Lancelot, I'm very curious, why didn't you choose to be an actor?" When she looked back, it was Wade who spoke, which caught Shirley off guard. Wade's eyes flashed with a shrewd light, as if she had found the prey she had been pursuing for a long time. "I mean, in addition to 'City of God' and 'After the Day', in the past, if you were willing, I believe it was not difficult to be an excellent actor."
Lance looked at Wade and showed a warm smile, "Mr. Russell, I am good at hide-and-seek and treasure hunt, but I don't necessarily have to become a pirate."
A simple sentence made everyone in the office chuckle, and Wade shook his head helplessly. He smiled for the first time since the meeting today, "Wade, please call me Wade." This is a friendly signal, "I am just sighing that a talented and charming actor like you is absolutely valuable for Hollywood. It is hard to believe that you have never appeared in any movie before today!"
"I thought you would praise my business value." Lance's teasing made everyone laugh again. This is Hollywood, and everything is measured by "interest".
Shirley chuckled with a hint, and then said, "When the 'Borrowing Kill' is released, we will know the answer, right?" This sentence is in response to Lance's joke, and also implies that Lance should play the role of Max. Although he did not directly admit it, Shirley has keenly noticed the change in the situation, quietly gave herself a step forward, and also began to close the distance.
In just one sentence, Shirley's heroic demeanor was shown.
Brad's gaze flashed gently over Shirley. In fact, he was about to speak just now, but Shirley mentioned this before him. Brad knew that Shirley was trying to make up for the loss, but if you think about it carefully, he didn't have to worry at all, because he and Lance were in contact with the entire project of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" from beginning to end, and now he was the one who took the initiative. So Brad withdrew his gaze and joined everyone's laughter.
The smile on the corner of Lance's mouth became brighter. The offensive and defensive transition in the blink of an eye was indeed tense, but fortunately, everything went according to the plan. Choosing Wade as the object of the play is also a part of Lance's plan. Compared to others, Wade's connection with "killing with a knife" is the most direct and purest.
Wade's idea is very simple: to ensure that Tom can win the Oscars, so he boycotted Lance because Lance is not qualified; then the conditions for accepting Lance are the simplest - anyway, Lance is just an amateur actor and cannot compete with Tom in terms of box office dividends, which is also in line with Tom's always-combined style of cooperation, "cooperate with powerful actors from second-tier and third-tier lines to ensure that his own interests are maximized."
Once Wade was shaken, the Shirley League collapsed. Before the acting audition today, Shirley and the others discussed the script with Lance, which shows that they were still very satisfied with Lance's screenwriter and director position; therefore, in order to ensure the normal progress of "killing with a knife", and considering the future development potential, Shirley gritted her teeth and stood up to the end, and there was little possibility of breaking up with Lance directly. Things naturally came to fruition.
The following conversation became very relaxed and pleasant. After a while, Shirley and others said goodbye, and only Brad and Lance were left in the office.
Brad laughed happily, his eyes and face full of happiness, "Lance, you really brought a huge surprise today. I didn't expect that you were so hidden. Even though I was full of confidence in you, I was still shocked today. To be honest, the performance just now was really wonderful! God, you should have been on the big screen earlier!"
Lance but smiled and Brad, Wade and their views were wrong.
Strello does have a good acting talent, which is undeniable, but he is far from being an excellent actor. Without the shock and impact of three lives, without the tempering and precipitation of life, the most important thing is that without the thirteen years of polishing in New York after Li Jin's last life and after the thirteen years of calming down in New York, his talent would not have been truly exerted.
In fact, Shirley's idea is correct: if she has not been through/through, if she has not been reborn, Lance at this moment is just a student with a dream of acting, and perhaps, she is better than most students.
Therefore, after leaving the Royal Academy of Drama Arts in the UK, Lance did not become an actor, but established Diorama Film and made a step forward in the path of producers. Life is always like this, there is no free lunch, nor is it gained without effort. Only when talent and hard work are combined can one burst out with 100% light.
What's more, Lance didn't think his performance just now could be called outstanding, and it was far apart.
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