egot? Actor's Grand Slam?

Lan Li is also an ordinary person. How could he not want to? How could he be indifferent? How could he stay out of trouble? How could he be calm? How could he be able to transcend the world?

It can be said that he is vulgar, it can be said that he is superficial, it can be said that he is not pure enough, or it can be said that he is not transcendent enough after all, but the fact is that deep down, even if the thoughts of egot and the Grand Slam of the Movie King come out quietly, the blood can't help but start to boil, and every cell in his body cheers and excites.

It is for fame and profit, not for fame and not for profit.

In life, everyone tries to prove that they have existed and leave some traces in this world. Even if they disappear one day, they can live in the mouths of some people and pass on for a long time, truly leaving a mark in society and firmly imprinted in the long river of time.

There was such a dinner party conversation among the "Explosive Drummer".

Andrew's father's friend came to visit with two sons, one was a rugby school player, the other was a scholarship winner and a representative of the school's mock United Nations. They all achieved success in the secular sense and everyone envied; Andrew, who was just an ordinary drummer, became a representative of nothing in their eyes.

So, they began to discuss the definition of success.

Andrew said this, "I would rather be drunk/alcoholic/drug, die young at the age of thirty-four, and become a topic on people's dinner tables than live to ninety with a rich and bright face, but no one remembers me."

Their discussion target is Charlie Parker, the greatest jazz saxophonist in American music history. None of them, he even changed the composition and trend of jazz, typical of the development direction of the entire culture. Because of his obsession with saxophone culture, Charlie Parker dropped out of school at the age of fourteen. After crazy hard practice, he achieved his own glory and recorded it in history.

In a sense, Charlie Parker is Andrew's role model and goal.

But in the eyes of most people, this is a one-in-one opportunity, and any attempt is just an excuse to not do your job properly.

In fact, these are two different philosophy of life. Some people hope to spend their lives smoothly and peacefully, but when death comes, they leave quietly like autumn leaves, which is perfect; while others hope to run their lives vigorously and majesticly, leaving a brilliant stroke on their own chapters, proving that they once existed.

For every artist, it is the latter.

No one hopes that they will be destroyed in the long river of history, and more or less expects their works, their names, their art and ideas to be passed on, and contribute their own strength to the history of spiritual heritage and artistic inheritance, becoming an important part of society.

People often say that artists are actually narcissistic.

This is the truth.

Lanley is no exception.

If the egot can be completed, if the actor can be completed, Lan Li will not express it hypocritically and noblely, and these are meaningless; on the contrary, all this is the most important affirmation of his persistence, his efforts, his struggle, his persistence, his dreams, and his rebirth.

In the long river of history, he also left his own mark.

Perhaps one day in the future, he can see through the world, just like masters such as Woody Allen, Jean-Luc Godard, to get rid of the worldly troubles, just enjoy the process of artistic creation, just enjoy the process of exploring oneself and breaking through oneself, just purely about art itself; but at least, not now.

From the Oliver Awards to the Cannes Film Festival, all the troubled topics continued to linger in my ears, and Renli couldn't help but become restless. Even if he devoted all his strength to the festival, his mood was still inevitable. In the final analysis, he was still an ordinary person, not as transcendent and noble as he imagined.

Lan Li knew that it was almost impossible to completely clear her brain. Even if she was a human being for two lives, it was an unprecedented special situation. He needed to stay awake, to be humble and down-to-earth, to return to the performance, and to devote himself to the study of acting again.

So, Lanley couldn't wait to return to New York and devoted himself to the shooting preparations of the "Explosive Drummer", and transformed the restlessness and desire deep in his heart, and the irritability and urgency in his emotions into the motivation to interpret Andrew.

Appropriately, Andrew became a reflection of Renli's current state of mind, even more appropriate and more realistic than four months ago, which may become an important breakthrough in this performance.

For media reporters and industry insiders, "explosion drummer" is special; for Renley, the same is true. It is just that the reasons may be different.

This is the first time that Lan Li returns to the crew after a long-term rest and adjustment. Both mentality and state need to be adapted again; this is also the period when Lan Li is most impetuous. The interference of off-site factors will inevitably affect the performance status. Even without the continuous harassment of media reporters, the impact on the actual shooting process cannot be predicted in advance.

This can be a bad thing or a good thing. In the final analysis, it depends on Renli.

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At the end of May, New York can already capture the atmosphere of early summer. The thin golden sunshine passes through the tall buildings and falls on the dark gray alleys. The tender green spores tear open the cold in the morning and climb up the dark brown branches. The warm breeze passes quickly between the hem of the windbreaker and the hasty pace, quietly conveying the message that winter has completely left.

Stepping on the skateboard under your feet, you quickly walk between the brick and stone alleys of Greenwich Village. The strong wind blows the hem of your white shirts, and occasionally captures the lively voices coming from the streets and alleys. The whole world becomes lively and bright, as if you can capture the traces of the sunlight flowing at your fingertips. Even the cold and cold water vapor and the bitter wind look extremely cute.

With an emergency brake, Renli's footsteps stopped on the side of the road. He raised his head and looked at the brick and red buildings on both sides of the street. A trace of confusion appeared deep in his eyes:

Where is this?

Greenwich Village is undoubtedly the most familiar area of ​​Lanley. He has lived here since he came to New York. Even though he is able to move and find a better place to live on Long Island or the Upper East Side, he still chose to stay here and has long been accustomed to the bricks and tiles here.

But now in the streets of Greenwich Village, Lanley feels so strange, as if she has never been here. In fact, there are many places that Lanley has never explored, such as today, he encountered a small problem.

He was lost.

He had been wandering around this area for twenty minutes, but he still couldn't find his destination. He felt that he had found a place, but the next second he began to express his self-doubt, as if he had never been here at all, and everything was completely unfamiliar.

Today is the first day for Lanli to learn drum sets.

In order to shoot a "burst drummer", Lanli must conduct pre-learning, unlike the "Pacific War" soldier training, and also from the personal experience of "buried alive" or "gravity". This is truly learning new knowledge, and this is also the first time in Lanli's career in order to shoot a movie, he must learn a new skill from scratch.

Although movies are editing techniques, even if the actors do not have a skill at all, the director can complete all the shooting work through editing and stand-in; but for Renli, for the sake of realistic effects and role-playing, practical learning skills is a very necessary process. It does not need to be completely good at it, at least it cannot be ignorant.

I used to hear that an actor spent half a year to shape his body, either learning riding, honing his skills, or even longer, hoping to perfectly present the true state of the character in the work. Perhaps this is not a cost-effective deal, but the attitude of an actor.

What's more, "Explosive Drummer" is a very special work. The drum set is the core of the entire work. Andrew and the drum set are completely integrated.

Now, Renli is ready to start learning drum sets. His requirement for himself is that he not only needs to be able to get started, but also needs to be good at it. Even if he is not proficient, he needs to reach at least 80 or above.

This is not easy.

But Lan Li was about to force herself to squeeze herself, go all out to see where her limit lies.

Originally, time was the biggest problem. Before investing in the shooting of the "Explosive Drummer", Lanli really didn't have much time to practice; but now it seems that the more important problem is that he can't find the practice room and the teacher at all, let alone expand the practice.

God, where is He coming from now?

"Hey...Ranley?"

Not far away, a hesitant cry came, and Lan Li turned her head reflexively, and then saw a man with a messy face.

A messy dwarf drooped, coupled with a beard, almost covering two-thirds of his cheeks, making it difficult to accurately tell whether he was twenty-five or forty; plus a dirty gray T-shirt and dark blue work pants, it looked like he had a sleep on the street corner last night, had no time to wash up, and then was about to go to the nearby park to sort out himself.

Lan Li smiled politely and nodded and signaled.

The man immediately understood and let out a light laugh, "It's me, Johnson Clark, if I remember correctly, we should have an interview date today."

Johnson Clark, Renley's drum coach.
Chapter completed!