The streets of Amsterdam, which had just rained, were filled with a damp smell, the heavy heat wave made the air thick, and the impetuous and turbulent unease made people always want to do something, but couldn't get their spirits up. The Victorian-style buildings on both sides of the street have a quaint taste, moss, rust and red bricks, and the dense moisture lingers between the brick walls, as if crossing the Atlantic Ocean, from Manhattan in New York to Knights Street in London.
In the Hello New York Youth Hostel near the intersection of 103rd Avenue, travelers from all over the world disrupted their plans because of the sudden heavy rain. They stayed in the lobby on the first floor to find like-minded friends. A group of young people gathered around. On the sofa in the corner, they were chatting and laughing; a few young literary and artistic young people were sitting at the long table by the window, sharing the books they were reading recently; three people in front of the coffee machine were seriously discussing how to repair the machine and cook it again Delicious coffee…
Rodrigo Coster was slumped on the red beanbag with a copy of "Sociality/Animals" in his hand, but he hadn't turned the pages for nearly ten minutes, apparently distracted.
This time, he made a special trip to the United States to find suitable actors for "Buried Alive". He and screenwriter Chris Spalling knew clearly how important a good actor was to the "Buried Alive" project. .
His first target is Ryan Reynolds. After watching Ryan's performance as a triangle in "Nine Degrees of Space", he greatly appreciates Ryan's natural and deep performance. If Ryan can play the role "Buried Alive," he believes they can make a great work.
But at the same time, he also knows that Ryan can now be regarded as a second-tier actor in Hollywood. Last year's "Wolverine" and "Fake Marriage" really won Ryan a lot of popularity. His career is in a period of rapid growth, and he wants to invite him. It's almost a fantasy to come to Ryan to star in an independent film invested by an unknown small company and produced by an unknown director and screenwriter.
Therefore, on the one hand, he solemnly wrote an invitation statement, sent it to Ryan's agent through the actor's union channel, and then waited for an answer; to other suitable actors.
Two weeks passed in a blink of an eye, but he still had nothing to gain. Ryan's side is still in the dark, and there is no news; there are many actors who come to audition, and there are as many as thirteen before and after, but the performance is not satisfactory, there is a big distance from the inner expectation, and some auditions are even embarrassing. Bear to watch.
Although Rodrigo also knew that "Buried Alive" was not an attractive project in the first place, the result was still frustrating.
New York is a high-spending city. Even if he lives in a youth hostel, he still consumes most of his budget in two weeks. If he continues at this pace, he can only wait in New Jersey. There is also not much experience in the director, his choice is really not many. However, New Jersey's geographical location is too inconvenient, each time it takes more than 90 minutes to enter the city, and it is more than a little bit behind in terms of resources.
If things go on like this, the start date of "Buried Alive" is probably far away.
"Hey, man, why are you looking so sad?" A playful voice came over, disturbing Rodrigo's thoughts, raised his head, and saw a black man with dreadlocks, wearing a colorful short Sleeve T-shirt, with a bright smile on his face, came over and punched Rodrigo, "Why, the movie project is not going well?"
Rodrigo shrugged and showed a wry smile, "Hollywood is much more difficult than imagined." He stayed here for two weeks, and the project did not progress much, but he made a lot of friends. The person in front of him was named Charles. Is Italian, is working on his own Universal World project and is currently stopping in New York.
"You should try Broadway." Charles said with an exaggerated expression that made Rodrigo smile, "Take it easy, take it easy. Life is hard, but no one knows what is waiting for them. It's uphill or downhill, so don't think it's the end of the world."
With his cheerful and free words and vivid gestures, Rodrigo's Spanish enthusiasm and unrestrainedness were also released. He imitated Charlie-Chaplin's most classic penguin pose and shrugged his shoulders high. , stretched out his hands with his elbows on his waist, tilted his head, squeezed his throat and said, "We must learn to let go."
Both of them laughed at the same time, when a shout came from the counter behind them, "Rodrigo? Rodrigo? Here's another auditioner." These words made Rodrigo and Charles both Everyone looked up and saw the smiling man at a glance.
He was wearing a white bottoming T-shirt with a dark blue plaid shirt, black jeans on the lower body, and a pair of ginger high-top boots. The sleeves of the shirt were roughly rolled up to his wrists, and he had short golden brown curly hair. Drooping casually and uninhibitedly, the corners of his mouth rise slightly to the left, sketching an unruly arc, the raw/raw and rough hormonal aura seems to be rampaging under the skin of a refined gentleman, and it may break through at any time. The shackles, the dark restlessness made the hot air more and more tense.
It was just a face-to-face, Rodrigo didn't even have time to look at each other's facial features and face carefully, that unique temperament rushed to his face, making him involuntarily think of the ruffianness of Malone Brando in "The Wharf", but A little more of the elegance of Montgomery Clift (Mo) in "Lang Xin Ru Iron".
He is Paul Conroy (Paul-roy), the hero of "Buried Alive".
It was as if he had come out of the script. The verve and gestures of his gestures perfectly matched every requirement of Rodrigo for the character, which was astonishing! Rodrigo could feel his heart start beating wildly. After two weeks of waiting, he finally saw the dawn of hope. The urgency and anxiety bloomed like fireworks, and the blood all over his body rushed towards his heart. rush away.
"You... you are that rich young master!" Charles' surprised voice pulled Rodrigo back to reality from his thoughts. He looked at Charles suspiciously, only to see Charles stretched out his hands excitedly, giving He gave the man in front of him a big hug, "I mean, 'Pacific War', what's that... What's the name?"
Charles held each other's hands tightly, racking his brains to remember. The other party didn't seem to be in a hurry, just stood there with a smile, without interrupting Charles' thinking, "Sledgehammer! Yes, Eugene-Sledgehammer-Sledge!" Charles finally remembered and laughed heartily.
"I guess, I can put my pistol away." The man's answer made Charles laugh even more, but Rodrigo showed a puzzled expression. The man seemed to sense Rodrigo's sight and let go. Holding Charles' right hand, he took the initiative to introduce himself, "Good afternoon, I'm Renly Hall, you should be Mr. Rodrigo Coster? Nice to meet you."
Rodrigo held the opponent's right hand, but he couldn't help but start to look at the person in front of him in detail. He was a little disappointed, no, to be precise, very disappointed.
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Because Renly is too young, really too young, he looks like he is only in his early twenties, and he looks like a freshman college student, which is far from the character setting of "Buried Alive" for Paul - Paul should be around 30 years old The middle-aged man has formed a family and has two children. His career has come to a certain stage, but he is facing more difficulties in life.
The glimpse just now was just an illusion, an illusion caused by various factors such as light, angle, and distance. Rodrigo could hardly hide his disappointment. He thought that the long wait had finally paid off. Even if it wasn't Ryan, he was an actor with potential to tap into, but apparently his expectations were too high.
"Yes, I'm Rodrigo." Although he tried his best to hide his disappointment, his tone inevitably fell back. The change in attitude was so obvious that even Rodrigo felt a little inappropriate, so he quickly Turning to look at Charles, he changed the subject, "What the hell is going on? Do you know him?"
"This is Eugene Sledgehammer Sledge! The recent 'War in the Pacific' that has sparked countless discussions is almost his one-man show, and I tell you, his performance is really good! Wonderful! Brilliant! !" Charles' exaggerated words caused many people around to cast their eyes, but Charles didn't care at all, and still said seriously, "Trust me, this is an actor who can bring surprises! Believe me , you'll be glad your film project has him."
Rodrigo understood. The news of the "Pacific War" has been occupying the important pages of the news page one after another in the past. It's just that he doesn't have much interest in war themes, nor does he have any interest in Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and "Band of Brothers", so he has not watched "Pacific War" and naturally does not know it. role.
As for Charles' praise, Rodrigo has reservations, a little friend who looks no more than twenty years old? Acting geniuses are not found all over the street; what's more, if this guy is really that good, shouldn't he be in the limelight after the "Pacific War", and his invitations will explode? How could he choose a movie like "Buried Alive"? Fame, no background, no prestige, three no works, this is even more absurd than Ryan nodding and agreeing to star in the invitation.
In the blink of an eye, Rodrigo had already made a judgment in his heart, and he showed a polite smile, "It seems that today is my lucky day."