Chapter 220

The streets of Los Angeles are always very broad, surrounded by no high-rise buildings. It seems that the whole world has opened up, and the bright sunshine fills every corner wantonly. Palm trees, skateboarding shoes, retro sports cars and lemonade are all covered with a layer of warm cream yellow. Even passers-by in a hurry seem to have a trace of comfort.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late." Drake doremus wiped his forehead with sweat and a big smile on his face. He opened the chair beside him and sat down on Langley's right hand. "When did you get here? I don't think it's been a long time, is it? I'm really sorry. I know. I've been blacklisted according to New York time, haven't I? "

Drake's speech rhythm is not slow, and the fluctuation of his tone is very stable, even if he is panting, but the content of his speech is always lively and playful, and even joking. Coupled with his cute curly hair and fat body, the contrast is as clear as ever, but three or two sentences outline his image.

"It doesn't matter. In Los Angeles time, you're just in time. According to Barcelona time, you are much earlier Drake's reply made him laugh, which echoed in his chest.

Today is the day for the whole cast of "crazy love" to meet formally. It's not only an occasion to introduce each other and get to know each other, but also an occasion to determine the keynote style and character style of the works.

After signing the contract the day before yesterday, lanli got the script and read the whole script conscientiously, precipitating his own ideas. Therefore, on today's occasion, the actors and directors can communicate, exchange their opinions and understanding, and set a direction for the next shooting work, It will take time to argue after the shooting is avoided - for an independent crew, once it's turned on, every link costs money, and the cost of film alone is enough.

From this small detail, we can see that Drake has much more experience in directing long films than Rodrigo Cortes.

Langley was twenty-five minutes ahead of schedule, just sitting for less than ten minutes, and Drake showed up - he wasn't late.

It's late September now, but it's still hot summer in Los Angeles. Drake is sweating. He calls the waiter and orders a glass of ice cola. When he looks back, he can see the gaze of Langley. He can't help but look left and right, and his eyes are round. "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with my appearance? "

Langley shook his head with a smile. He had been watching Drake. Because the script of "crazy love" is based on his personal experience. Although Jacob in the story is not his own incarnation, he can still see some shadows more or less. Therefore, he is trying to prove his own understanding of Jacob from Drake.

"No, it's just that I was reading the script just now. I was curious." Lan Li changed the subject quietly.

Drake had no doubt about him, his eyes fell on the script in lanli's hands, and his face couldn't help but get excited, "what's up? How did you like it? What's the problem? "

"I'm curious about what you fell in love with her - I mean, your ex-wife." Lan Li moved his black tea to the side, then put the script on the table and talked seriously, "is it because of that little poem? Or is it because someone volunteered to tell you that his heart started to run into him? "

Lenley's easy words made Drake laugh.

In the script "crazy love", Anna doesn't give too much weight to the details of two people falling in love. Anna is deeply in love with Jacob, and then writes a poem on the windshield of Jacob's car. After Jacob reads it, she asks Anna out; The two made some simple jokes. Later, Anna showed Jacob her other poems. She had a wonderful day and fell in love.

There are only two scenes in the play, one is a tentative communication between two people in a coffee shop, and the other is a night at Anna's home, where two people exchange poems in their notebooks.

Just as Langley said, the time span of the whole play is very long. The director can't show all the spiritual exchanges and spark collisions of two people falling in love like "before sunrise" and "before sunset". He can only capture some life fragments and show them through the performance of the actors.

Anton Eugene and felicity Jones failed to show these details in their performances. Just like countless Hollywood romantic movies, they relied on the spark of love at first sight to explain them.

However, the lack of details makes the audience lose resonance. There is a lack of further understanding of Jacob and Anna's hot and melting love, not to mention the estrangement between them. This also makes the story stay on the surface: two young people who fall in love because of passion are gradually separated because of distance. Then it affects the film's deep understanding of the essence of love.

Now, Langley is trying to understand the story outside the script, which only the actors know and then convey to the audience through the performance. These invisible contents and details are not only the foundation of actors' performance, but also the basis of story sublimation. He had to start from scratch, delete all the movie clips about the last life in his mind, and rebuild the character.

"I guess they all have." Drake hesitated, then rubbed his hands against his cheek, uttering a low voice of chagrin. "It's been too long. It's been too long. The memory is now blurred." He put down his hands and looked at Lan Li. "Do you have to understand this?"

Lan Li sipped his mouth, and Shi ran picked up the coffee and took a sip. Although he didn't speak, the meaning was obvious.

Drake's shoulders drooped, his head drooped for a moment, and then he took a deep breath. Then he looked up at Langley again. "You know, I used to be a stuffy houseboy - and now I am. I chose a very remote major. For girls, no one would like it; And I don't know how to make a girl laugh. So when a girl suddenly confessed to me, I have to admit that I was ecstatic. "

Drake fell into the memory, silent for a long time, the corner of the mouth smile rose up, even between the eyebrows can see the appearance of happiness. Langley can't help guessing that even though Drake has divorced, they should still love each other in the heart. As time goes by, the brightness and warmth of the memories still remain.

"I'm a little nervous and a little excited. But the important thing is, I like her writing. " Drake leaned forward to meet lanli's eyes. His eyes were full of excitement, as if he had returned to the way he had received his first love letter. "She... She is really a talented girl. Her poems have a delicate touch, which I like very much. By the way, her handwriting is beautiful. "

Falling into memories, Drake's smile was a little more disconsolate.

But Langley can't help but start to think, Drake after his ex-wife to London, the heart of the loss in the end how turbulent; When he came back to Los Angeles, he met a new partner before what occasion, and when the other party moved to his studio, his mentality was so mixed. They still love each other, but they are pushed forward by the torrent of life. It's a pity that they are helpless and powerless.

"Do you remember why you broke up?" Lan Li suddenly thought of the problem, so he put it forward.

As expected, Drake's eyes showed a trace of loss and did not speak for a long time. This is life. Lian Guangyu's mind is vast. He thunders in silence. The two people who clearly love each other choose to break up. The two people who clearly hate each other choose to hold hands. Looking back suddenly, he finds that the details in his memory can't be recognized clearly. Even Drake doesn't know how they end.

This is exactly the most profound connotation of "crazy love", which belongs to the true meaning of life.

"After so many years of parting, what do you remember most about her now?" Langley followed Drake's face and asked another question.

Drake's eyes wavered slightly, as if in memory, and then the corners of his mouth became tender. "Her eyes. You know, she has beautiful eyes, as if full of stars A simple sentence, but it is the world's most beautiful love words, but think of two people regret the outcome, add a touch of regret.

"Hey, I'm not late, am I?" Panting voice suddenly rushed in, the disordered breathing with a trace of panic, disordered hair because of the wind and floated to the lips, she can't help but raise her hand to open the hair, that pair of bright eyes into the line of sight, looking at the wave flow between outlines a flexible perseverance.

At a glance, Langley understood why Drake chose her to play Anna.

"Sorry, I went to the second floor. If the waiter hadn't come to ask me what I would like for lunch, I didn't realize it. I was just wondering if I remember the wrong time In front of the girl's face with a trace of shyness, slightly red cheeks, she had to gently bite her lower lip to hide her confusion and shyness. She turned her head and stretched out her right hand to blue Li, "felicity Jones!"

Under the firm and resolute eyes, there are still some little carelessness, and that kind of girl's coquettishness is also at a loss“ Langley hall Lenley took felicity's right hand and introduced herself friendly.

"Here? Is it here? " A bright girl's voice immediately sounded, and then saw... A tall, thin, blonde boy strode over. His steps stopped beside felicity and nodded politely to Drake, "director, long time no see."

Then, between the two, another head came out with her toes on her feet. She looked around. Just as she wanted to say hello, her voice blurted out, "Why are you here?"