The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1456 Starting from scratch

Lucas:…

"Anson Wood! This is not funny." Lucas was frowning.

Anson held his stomach and laughed out loud, "Luca, you have to admit that this is a little funny, haha."

Lucas simply gave up on the conversation.

Anson also realized Lucas's seriousness and stopped laughing. "Luca, what I mean is that this is an inevitable part of Hollywood."

"Maybe not in a coffee shop, but a Grammy celebration party, a movie box office success party, a charity party, the autumn and winter fashion week, a variety of social occasions, may eventually develop into cooperation negotiations and matchmaking."

"Of course, I understand your concerns. Once this kind of thing starts, it may become a bad habit, and more and more people will try every means to find me."

"But I think it's a good thing, at least not a bad thing."

"People are willing to approach me and trust me, which is a subversion of the vase label to a large extent, and it is also a boost to Forest Pictures."

"Otherwise, have you heard about those screenwriters who secretly took the project to the beach in Bora Bora to surround Leonardo?"

Through the phone, Anson seemed to be able to see Lucas rolling his eyes.

Lucas' voice was still stiff and rigid, showing no signs of softening.

"So you're just going to allow anyone to approach you, disturb you, ambush you, threaten you, ruin your vacation, invade your life, and disturb your privacy?"

Anson laughed dumbly, "So this is why you arranged a security team?"

Lucas, "You're asking even though you know the answer."

Anson, "No, of course not, Luca, I'm just an actor, but I'm not going to show my life to everyone without reservation."

"I'm just saying, open a window. There's no need to lock yourself in the castle. Besides, there are no truly isolated castles anymore."

"If I don't like it, I'll tell them to contact Edgar or you; or I'll leave Noah behind and I'll run away like a gecko."

Lucas, "If you're suggesting that I should cancel my security team, this is non-negotiable."

Anson was immediately exposed, and he sighed to the sky with despair, "Ah, Luca..."

Lucas ignored Anson's complaints and protests, and took the initiative to bring the topic back. "So, what's going on with this project? I thought you were on vacation and not going to work for the time being. How long have you persisted this time? Two weeks?"

Anson took a deep breath, curled his lips, and slumped his shoulders. "No, I'm still on vacation and have no plans to appear in the film. I think Forest Pictures should take over."

Lucas: "Again?"

Negotiations for the “Sin City” collaboration haven’t been finalized yet, and now Anson has found a brand new project for Jungle Pictures?

Anson, "Yes, again."

"This project is similar, with an investment of about 30 million US dollars, which is very beneficial for the layout of Forest Pictures in its early stages."

To some extent, "Sin City" and "The Hangover" are two completely different projects; but they played similar roles in the early stages of the development of Jungle Pictures: on the one hand, they showed the image of Jungle Pictures' challenge and breakthrough, and were willing to open their arms to accept different possibilities; on the other hand, they quickly achieved profitability with a medium to small cost, completed the original accumulation, laid the foundation with the box office success of consecutive works, and initially gained a foothold in Hollywood.

"Like you said, I'm on vacation. I haven't decided whether to appear in the film yet, but for now, I'm just enjoying my vacation life."

"However, this is a comedy script, the plot and characters are very interesting, the shooting atmosphere should be exciting and full of surprises, which is exciting."

"Also, I have always wanted to star in a real comedy, a pure comedy, to get rid of my idol image and show a different image through comedy."

All of the above are true. Although "The Princess Diaries", "Catch Me If You Can", "Eternal Love" and other works have comedy labels, they are not strictly comedies, and Anson has never really challenged comedy performances; but Anson has never forgotten the starting point of everything:

"Friends," it's pure comedy.

When people have been tying Anson to the image of a vase, they have completely forgotten that the first role Anson played in front of the public was a comedy character, and he really enjoyed comedy performances; Anson did not mind abandoning his idol baggage, breaking the shackles of his image, and showing more possibilities.

Of course, there is another very important reason here, that is, comedy movies and "Singing with You" are completely different, and they are even two completely opposite genres.

If Anson tried to get rid of the shadow of the role of Johnny Cash by staying in the apartment and responding passively and patiently waiting for the shadow to fade away, it would be better for him to take the initiative, enter another work and play another role, and use acting to get rid of the shadow of acting.

Just like in love, the way to forget the pain of a broken heart is always to actively engage in another relationship.

Or maybe the way to stop your brain from wandering is to... give it more homework.

So, Anson is not shy about it.

"I think it's a good idea to act in this production, but not now. I still need some time. Let's wait and see."

"The point is not whether I will star in this project or not. It doesn't matter if I don't star in it. The point is that I think Forest Pictures should take it."

“But the situation is slightly different.”

"For 'Sin City', the director, screenwriter, and even actors, Robert and Quentin should all have their own ideas. We are just responsible for the investment. We can solve all the problems by signing a check. It's good for you, me, and everyone. They should also be happy for us to let go and give them creative freedom."

"But for this project, I suggest you buy out the script directly. If the script needs to be revised later, we will pay extra money and invite these two screenwriters to revise the script, or we can find other screenwriters to revise it. In short, we buy out the script and we have the final say on everything."

"The script, director, cast, filming location, investment scale, etc., are all decided by us. We create a work from scratch."

In the previous "Walk the Walk" and the "Sin City" that is currently under negotiation, Forest Pictures played the role of signing checks and did not interfere with the creation.

There is no doubt that this is a cooperation model. The top film companies in the Hollywood pyramid often have such projects, especially when working with big directors like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. This is generally the case.

But they are still a minority after all. Most projects are controlled by film companies. From scratch, film companies need to be involved in all aspects and links of Hollywood.

For example, for “Spider-Man,” Sony Columbia Pictures crafted every detail themselves.

If Forest Pictures wants to truly enter Hollywood, it is not enough to just sit behind a desk and sign checks. That way they will be at most a money bag, with no influence on the film industry, and can be replaced, eliminated, and forgotten at any time.

Obviously, Lucas' ambitions go beyond this.

Therefore, Forest Pictures must really get into every aspect of "production". In Anson's view, "The Hangover" is an opportunity, which is more important than whether he stars in this movie.

(End of this chapter)