The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1294: Conquering the Strength
Regarding "Songs with You", Mangold is ambitious and eager to show another possibility in the track of biographical films. It is no longer a simple presentation of the life of the characters, but to discover and explore the mysteries behind artistic creation through the plot of the film.

How Johnny Cash drew inspiration for his art from his own life, and how his art was projected into his life to have an impact.

This movie not only presents the life of Johnny Cash, but also shows the achievements he made.

In addition, Mangold knew the intentions of Johnny Cash, June Carter and James Keach, to show the love story of Johnny and June Carter to some extent and to serve as a footnote to their life together; but Mangold did not want the film to become a platform for singing praises, nor did he want to be limited to their love story.

Mangold has his ambitions.

All along, Mangold tried to persuade Kitcher, but all failed.

Then, Anson showed up, and Forest Pictures and Lucas showed up.

Mangold realized that Anson supported his work, and he could hide behind Lucas and let Lucas achieve his goals on his behalf. In the end, he placed his hopes on Anson, hoping that Anson could complete the job.

Mangold admitted that he was taking advantage of Anson.

His cooperation, his compromise, and his forbearance can be considered part of the deal.

However, Mangold himself did not expect that Anson's performance would far exceed expectations.

To be precise, not only did it exceed expectations, Anson brought incredible surprises. In just the first scene, he perfectly presented his ideas, his concepts, his expectations, and his previous blueprints.

Sigh. Shock. Shock.

It hit him so hard that Mangold's brain stopped working and he fell into deep agitation.

Ho, ho, ho, ho.

A cheerful voice came from the side. Mangold turned his head and saw Reese's fully blooming smile at a glance.

Apparently, Reese had just arrived on the set—

Not surprising.

Reese doesn't have a role in the first half of the movie, and she didn't even need to come to Memphis because there was no work for her in Memphis.

However, Reese still came to Memphis to cooperate with Anson's work.

Moreover, he also came to the set today to watch the filming start as soon as possible.

So, this little bit of lateness was nothing at all. Who knew when Reese would arrive at the crew? Maybe she had already been watching from the sidelines.

Reese didn't look embarrassed or confused at all. She seamlessly integrated into the atmosphere, cheering and celebrating with everyone, having a great time.

Mangold was a little confused, but he couldn't help looking at Reese, "You had expected all this?"

Reese, "Expected what?"

The confused look on his face left Mangold speechless and he almost choked on his saliva.

Reese laughed. "Although I don't understand exactly what happened, I must say that I'm not surprised. Nothing that happened was surprising."

"Didn't Anson just give a wonderful performance?"

Mangold was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Yes. It's more than just wonderful, it's perfect, absolutely perfect."

"Can you imagine? We could do the recording studio scene in one take."

"Of course, there's actually more than one take, we also need to switch between different angles and positions, at least three more takes, but you know what I mean."

"Anson..."

After thinking about it carefully, Mangold found himself at a loss for words and could only utter a sigh.

"Wow."

This sentence already contains thousands of words.

Reese's smile grew even wider, "Honestly, I'm not surprised."

"Director, what else do you think we were doing in the studio? Not only Anson, but also me, Larry, and Dan John, we all went there. Could it be that Anson was just recording for the August 31st band?" Mangold nodded in confusion, "Isn't it?"

Everyone on the crew was complaining that Anson was delaying the filming schedule because of the recording work, but obviously, there was more to it than that.

Reese sighed softly. "That guy is going to surprise the entire crew, right? Not only in the recording studio, but Anson has been preparing for the movie before coming to Memphis. He spent at least three months researching the role and went to perform in New York bars under an assumed name."

"Director, believe me, that guy is smarter than we think."

Moreover, they are more talented and have more potential.

"Maybe, he doesn't need our recognition and understanding at all."

Just look at what is happening right now. Even though the crew had no idea how much effort Anson put into the role, or the stories behind his work in the recording studio, they were still impressed by Anson and still couldn't help clapping and cheering.

The whole place was noisy——

Speak with strength?
Who could have thought that Anson, who was labeled as a vase, would have such confidence?
Reese took a deep breath, pulled herself back to her senses, looked at Mangold, whose face was filled with shock and whose brain was short-circuited, and patted Mangold's shoulder heavily.

"Director, the crew is waiting."

Mangold finally came to his senses and realized that the entire crew was as lively and cheerful as a carnival, but after all, this was just the first scene and the filming of the movie had just begun. After a short party, all eyes were on Mangold, waiting for the director's response.

However, Mangold was slow to speak, and the bustling noises gradually subsided, with more and more eyes focusing on Mangold.

Could it be that the director doesn’t like it?

So their cheering just now backfired and angered the director?

The atmosphere fell into silence for a short time; it was the kind of silence that was so quiet that one held one's breath, so that the roar of engines coming and going in the next block became incomparably clear, continuously stimulating everyone's eardrums, their hearts trembling slightly, and uncontrollable tension slowly strangling their throats.

The huge and distinct gap from peak to trough made the atmosphere tense.

The atmosphere in the Sun Records studio was a little tense, not only among the staff and onlookers.

After venting their emotions to their heart's content and without reservation, they feel empty; but the problem is that their good self-esteem doesn't work.

After all, you cannot see the true appearance of Mount Lu because you are in it.

In the end, the decision is still in the hands of the director. Only when the director thinks it is appropriate, is the scene appropriate.

The pressure instantly formed a huge vacuum, which pressed down heavily on Mangold's shoulders.

Mangold: ???

what happened?

Obviously, Mangold himself couldn't keep up with the rhythm. Under the attention and expectation of the whole audience, Mangold's scalp couldn't help but feel numb.

Take a deep breath.

"OK."

Mangold said.

However, everyone at the scene was still stunned: That’s it?
Anson and his team just finished such a performance, and the director reacted like this? It was really disappointing.

Mangold himself realized it, his throat felt a little dry, he tried to say something else, but had no idea.

After thinking for a while, Mangold picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Anson." After a pause, "Thank you. That was a perfect performance. Let's switch to Sam Phillips. Can you perform it again?"

at last!

Despite its rusticity and simplicity, the praise was still uttered.

Anson raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a light tone, "Of course."

(End of this chapter)