1587 The Intention to Retire
I can't bear to leave.
Paul is an actor who attaches great importance to friendship. For many ordinary audiences, Paul did not leave the "Fast and Furious" crew. One of the core reasons is that his acting path is relatively narrow and he is unable to perform in other works. Both he and Diesel are like this; but for Paul, what he is reluctant to leave is always those who are familiar with his friends and fight side by side.
Of course, Paul would not deny this.
When he chose to return to the fourth part of the series, it was indeed because his career had entered a bottleneck. Returning to a sequel series was obviously a simpler and easier choice; but now that time has passed, Paul no longer needs to worry about his career and income. In the past two years, he has four other works in addition to "fast and passion" and not to mention that he has never been a type of greedy for more power and better life. If he chooses to turn around and leave, there is no problem at all.
From the first "Fast and Furious" in 2001 to the present, twelve years have passed in a blink of an eye. No one expected that this series could develop to this day. Over the years, the crew members have come and go, some have left forever, some have returned, and some have followed them all the way... Just like a big family, they have been playing and playing with each other through a long time.
After all, I still can't bear to leave.
But unexpectedly, Paul had the first time today, which made Lan Li look slightly surprised, "Has things really reached such a bad point?"
"No, no." Paul chuckled, "I'm just tired of these trivial intrigues. I really like this crew, but now the crew has begun to dispatch teams, Fan..." Speaking of this, Paul paused for a moment, let out a sigh of relief, and his smile couldn't help but feel bitter, "You know his, he won't stop or give up."
What Paul didn't say is that Dawn would not retreat. Because in the field of action-type films, Diesel and Dawn were originally head-on opponents, and their styles and characteristics were partially overlapping, so it was inevitable that they would coexist peacefully.
Lan Li deeply agreed to this.
If, according to the historical trajectory, after Paul passed away, Diesel was the dominant player in the crew of "Fast and Furious", but later Dawn gradually gained a foothold in Hollywood
Especially in 2015, the two works of HBO series "Googies" and "Doom Collapse" made Dawn join the front line for the first time. The huge success of works such as "Oolong Agent", "The Ocean", and "Brave Game: The Jungle" made him the new gold-making king, and he was confirmed to play the role of "Black Adam" in the D-universe and officially joined the superhero family.
Dawn's upward curve is more stable and solid than Diesel. More importantly, Dawn is a rugby and wrestler. He is generous and generous, has no airs, and is enthusiastic and direct, which has opened up all his popularity in the Hollywood industry and outside the industry.
Therefore, during the filming of "Fast and Furious 8", the conflict between Diesel and Dawn was directly announced to the public, completely breaking up. Dawn won the commanding heights of public opinion, and many industry insiders stood on Dawn's side.
On the one hand, Diesel learned that Universal Pictures was preparing to start a split for the roles of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, and he was the last to learn about it. In a rage, he asked Universal Pictures to delete the Easter egg that paved the way for the split at the end of the "Fast and Furious 8" movie.
At that time, Universal Pictures had already sent copies to major theaters, and major media reporters had already watched the full version during the internal trial. However, Diesel refused to give in and was furious, forcing Universal Pictures to change its mind, remove all copies, delete the easter eggs, and then re-released them. The easter eggs were included in the Blu-ray disc.
On the other hand, Dawn refused to compromise, and even refused to shake hands and make peace during the "Fast and Furious 8" promotion. At that time, Dawn had successfully entered the forefront of the front line. He did not need to beg to join the "Fast and Furious" series, but Universal Pictures begged Dawn to continue to stay.
Especially when Paul has passed away, Universal Pictures hopes to support Dawn and Jason to form a new triangle with Diesel, and shoot the series of movies for a long time. Therefore, although Universal Pictures was forced to remove the Easter egg, the rumored movie was still on the agenda and officially launched the project.
At the same time, Diesel still did not give up protesting, repeatedly stressing that he absolutely absolutely protested against the shooting of the rumored movies, and even threatened himself to withdraw from the series of movies.
At the same time, Michelle Rodriguez expressed dissatisfaction because the crew focused all the focus on the three male actors, completely ignoring the actresses they were traveling with. The "Fast and Furious" series was successful, and the female characters definitely occupied a part of the credit book. Michelle believes that they should receive more respect.
Such a move made the sensitive Diesel furious and found Michelle directly, accusing Michel of betrayal of his trust. He asked Michelle to choose to take sides, otherwise the matter would not be over. This also forced Michelle to publicly state: she had no intention of targeting Diesel, she was just protesting to the film company.
Faced with Diesel's jumping up and down, Dawn was disdainful of it at all. He should finally understand Lanley's decision after "Fast and Furious 5", because he also made a quick decision to publicly state that he was likely to be absent from the shooting of "Fast and Furious 9"; and in private he had given Universal Pictures an ultimatum. He was not just talking, and he would "confirm" to absent from the ninth part of the series.
Diesel threatens to quit.
Dawn simply quit.
Universal Pictures immediately understood the powerful relationship. They emphasized that the epic series was imperative and simply postponed the filming of the ninth part. In conjunction with Dawn's schedule, they took the lead in shooting the epic series and temporarily put the ninth part on hold; then ordered Diesel to ease the conflict with Dawn, otherwise the ninth part would continue to be shelved.
Until Renley was reborn, things still failed to be effectively resolved: because Dawn's schedule was over, and even if he was too busy all year round, after the rumor series was put on the agenda, Dawn was still slow and did not start shooting at the first time; but there was no more news in the ninth part of the series.
Now, Paul has also understood this: there is no way for Diesel and Dawn to coexist, just like Diesel refused to compromise with Renly.
The difference between Lan Li and Dawn is that Lan Li is still an artistic actor in the final analysis. He always adheres to a relaxed mentality of participating in commercial films and chooses to leave the "Fast and Furious" series. Lan Li does not need any struggle or hesitation at all; but Dawn must do his best to fight for himself and cannot give up easily. Only when he is full of wings can he completely tear his face.
After sighing deeply, Paul looked at Renly and said half-jokingly, "Otherwise, you will return to our series now and join the eighth part filming, and the crew will become more exciting again."
Universal Pictures is negotiating with Lanley about the two series of works "Fast and Furious" and "Jurassic Park". Naturally, Paul could not know nothing about it, but now all the decisions are in Lanley's hands. Universal Pictures accidentally dug a hole and buried itself. Now it's difficult to get out of the way.
Thinking further, there is Dawn in front and Renley in the back. Diesel is now facing a huge crisis and the alarm is sounding in full swing, so it is not difficult to understand his strength in the crew; and actions such as being late also test Universal Pictures' bottom line and limits, and plan based on Long Mayer's reaction and attitude. This is also a possibility.
In Renli's view, Diesel never understood that actors can coexist rather than enemies; but for Diesel, the importance of power and control is obviously more than that of the work itself.
However, this is just Lanli's own guess. He has never talked to Diesel and knows nothing about the planning blueprint of the International Innovation Management Company.
Before Lanli could answer, Medo was already excited, "Okay, okay! That must be very exciting! Lanli fought against Dwayne Johnson, wait, no, Lanli was also an agent FBI, so Lanli and Dawn joined forces to fight Van Diesel, haha, just think about it!"
"What about me?" Paul protested.
Mei Duo had already started to think about it, "Otherwise, you surrender, and fight with Lan Li. No, you and Lan Li should have a head-on confrontation, love and kill each other, yes, I think this is better. You know, it's just a brotherhood but has to be filled with each other's blood..."
What is the direction of this story?
Lanli shook her head gently, "Why don't we start our own business together?"
Renley half-jokingly made a suggestion, "We can find the right idea to work together, just like 'Edge of Tomorrow'. For example, remake 'Eleven Arhat'? Then gather Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Tom Holland, Rooney Mara and so on, and maybe ask Jack Gyllenhaal if he is interested."
However, the blueprint outlined in a few words made Mei Duo stop completely and widen his eyes, "Wow! Wait, wow! This must be very exciting! You can join forces to shoot a movie of your own Avengers! I will definitely use my pocket money to show my support!"
"Haha." Mei Duo's joy and excitement made Paul's mood clear again, "It's not that easy."
"But! But, as long as Lan Li calls, I don't think everyone will refuse, right?" Mei Duo couldn't help but sit up and looked at Lan Li with expectation. Her shining eyes were like dazzling stars shining above the sky.
Lanley also discussed with great interest, "Maybe we can hold a party and bring everyone together, and then we write a script ourselves, just like the comedy movies of James Franco and Seth Logan this summer, 'The World', and everyone plays themselves in the movie, which is a good idea."
"The Doomsday", the spoof comedy of the Ranzi Gang, is Renly serious?
Paul couldn't help but burst into laughter when he lay beside him.
Chapter completed!