The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1187 Family Activities
Lucas Wood looked at Anson speechlessly. Although he didn't say a word, his expression said it all.

Anson met her gaze calmly, "Don't hold it in, or you'll get hurt."

Lucas glanced at Anson speechlessly, but didn't say anything. After a pause, he couldn't help but asked, "Are you sure you don't leave your guitar?"

"I mean, going home like a bum on Christmas Day is shocking enough, but now going to the movies with a guitar?"

I feel powerless to complain.

Anson said seriously, "Of course. Otherwise, how can you be said to be 100% in character?"

Lucas, "Johnny Cash wouldn't go to the movies with his guitar."

Anson, "Maybe. But Johnny never left his guitar, no matter where he went, because you never knew when an opportunity to perform might arise."

Lucas, "Even the movie theater?"

Anson, "Even in the cinema. Creating this kind of inconvenience is exactly the purpose of carrying a guitar at all times. In the subway, you get looked down upon because your guitar takes up space. Or when you go to a coffee shop and your guitar accidentally bumps into someone, the clerk wants you to pack up your coffee to go."

Lucas couldn't believe his ears.

Anson shrugged lightly. "Look, if we haven't experienced it ourselves, it's hard to imagine such a thing. It's also hard to imagine the embarrassment of not bringing musical instruments when invited to perform. It's also hard to imagine the embarrassment of carrying a guitar all the way from city to city looking for opportunities."

“I need to be with my guitar all the time, just to experience the chain reaction of its presence.”

Lucas stared at Anson quietly, and looked at him again out of the corner of his eyes without making any expression.

Anson, "What's wrong? This method is stupid? I know, but I don't know any other way, so I can only start with the stupid method."

Lucas was silent for a moment, "No, I just think that you are now a complete actor."

Just a small compliment, and then Anson deliberately showed an extremely exaggerated expression, covering his chest, expressing his emotion with an extremely exaggerated expression, wiping his dry cheeks exaggeratedly, and his whole face was squeezed like a bun.

Lucas couldn't help but rolled his eyes: This guy.

Then, ignoring Anson, Lucas changed the subject, "Are you sure, Elephant?"

"Is it going to become an annual event in our family to watch one of your movies every holiday season? Last year it was 'Cat and Mouse' and this year it's 'Elephant'?"

Anson couldn't help but chuckle. "Like watching It's a Wonderful Life every Christmas?"

Lucas imagined the scene and the corners of his mouth rose. "Then you'd better make some positive and sunny movies, otherwise Christmas might turn into Halloween."

"Hahaha." Anson laughed cheerfully. "I'll try. I'll try. This is a special case."

"I had no intention of coming to the cinema, but I am worried about the box office this time."

"The director said that his last film only grossed $250,000 at the cinema. Even though the film company wasn't planning on making any money, this box office performance was still not good."

"So, when he was preparing for a new project this time, he finally decided to work with HBO. Generally speaking, movie directors don't like to work with TV stations, and no one wants to make TV movies; but obviously, the director doesn't want to cause losses to the film company."

Lucas suddenly realized, "But this time I'm not winning an award, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Anson, "Awards are awards, box office is box office."

"The director told me about his next project plan, which is to go to the park in Los Angeles to photograph skateboarders. He plans to go one step further on 'Elephant' and continue to explore the role of the photographic medium between film and reality."

“So, it is estimated that finding investment will still be as difficult as before.”

"I just thought, maybe we can make a small contribution to the box office." Lucas thought for a moment, "Have you forgotten? Our own production company?"

Anson, "I told the director. But the director said that this project is estimated to lose money 99%, and 99% will still not be eligible for awards season. He doesn't want our brand new company to get into trouble and invest in a project that doesn't make money, doesn't win awards, and doesn't even make a splash. Otherwise, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck also have their own investment funds, so the director won't really be desperate."

"He is now looking for producers with deep pockets, hoping that the success of 'Elephant' will spark their enthusiasm and write a check with the expectation of going to Cannes again."

As they were talking, the Wood brothers had already arrived at the Angelica Film Center——

Saturday, afternoon.

The entrance of Angelica Cinema Center was bustling as usual on a weekend. There was no sign of the long queues seen yesterday. There was nothing special about it.

Entering the hall, it was still empty.

This made Lucas a little worried.

He had very few opportunities to go to the cinema and didn't know what the cinema was like on Saturday afternoons; but it seemed a bit unusual for a place like the Angelica Film Center to be so deserted.

Lucas glanced at Anson.

Anson just happened to look over, let out a breath, and a hint of worry appeared between his brows.

The two men walked towards the ticket window, and Lucas said in a deep voice, "The nearest show, 'Elephant', two tickets, thank you."

"All tickets for 2:45 are sold out. Is the 3:00 ticket available?" the ticket seller answered very skillfully with a smile on his face.

Lucas blinked.

Anson couldn't control himself and leaned forward, "Did you just say it's sold out?"

"Yes, all the shows so far today are basically sold out, and the attendance rate of the three o'clock show has exceeded 90%, so it's best to prepare to enter in advance, otherwise you may only be able to go to the edge of the venue."

Anson blinked.

Lucas looked at Anson with confusion: What about the worrying box office?
This time, Lucas took over the conversation. "Can I ask what's going on? I thought that a movie like this might not have many people coming to the theater, or is the situation here at the Angelica Film Center different?"

Could it be that someone has reserved the entire place?
"It has been fully booked since yesterday. Not only today, but tomorrow's ticket pre-sale rate has exceeded 50%. We were also very flustered and shocked. No matter how you look at it, it should be the Anson Wood effect."

"In fact, if you had come here yesterday, this place would have been packed with people. Most of today's tickets were sold out yesterday, so the ticket hall is empty. We're all a little uncomfortable with this."

Lucas looked at Anson, and Anson looked at Lucas. Both of them were confused and didn't know what was going on. The situation before them caught them off guard.

"Excuse me, do you still want the three o'clock show?"

Lucas retracted his attention. "Yes. Two, thank you."

"I hope you enjoy Angelica's time with me."

Lucas took the movie ticket and turned to look at Anson. The two brothers looked at each other, not knowing how to react for a moment.

Obviously, neither of them expected this to happen.

Lucas, "Does this mean directors don't have to worry about the box office?"

Anson shrugged and spread his hands. "The box office of art films cannot be judged by common sense. But I am sure the director should not know this news."

So, all the movie tickets are sold out, that’s a good thing, right?
(End of this chapter)