Before officially returning to the recording studio, Renley called Andy and learned that Rooney had won the best actress in Cannes.

"Obviously I'm out of society," Lan Li's smile was a little helpless and bitter.

Later, Renley told Andy about his decision that he would not be preparing to take over the performance work for the next period of time, including David Finch's "Heart Hunter", but instead planned to return to the recording studio to record the next album, and would further prepare for the Folk Music Festival, focusing on music work in a short period of time.

Andy did not worry or object, but instead let out a long breath and agreed. At least, this was much better than being depressed at home and not knowing how old he was; and Lanley was able to find enthusiasm in music, which was the best news, and everything else could be discussed slowly.

However, Renli also understood David Finch's dilemma. One of his favorite directors to collaborate in Cannes not long ago was David Finch, which is the truth; he sincerely hoped that the director could maintain his strong creativity, so Renli nodded and agreed to the name producer, and Sisyphus Films officially started the production of this work.

For Sisyphus Films, which was in the initial stage of development, both "Stranger Story" and "Boy of Sin Night" are currently being produced. They rashly start the production of the third series. In fact, it is very risky. No one knows whether these two series can be successful, and no one is sure whether "The Mind Hunter" can be successful.

Lanley "doesn't understand" running a company, only knows about artistic creation, and decisions similar to those of an amateur are likely to destroy Sisyphus Pictures.

But in fact, Andy nodded, Andre and Arthur also nodded. The preliminary preparations for "Soul Hunter" finally started again after two years.

Part of the reason is Andre's unconditional trust in Lanley. He believes in Lanley's vision and judgment, and also believes in Lanley's rationality. Otherwise, there would be so many projects in the whole of Hollywood, Lanley would not agree to every friend's project. There must be reasons for Lanley to choose David Finch.

Another part of the reason is that "female spy" makes money.

Maybe it's too early to say "making money" now. After all, the movie has just been released and the premiere weekend did not show a "dark horse"-like burst, but the overall situation is very positive and optimistic.

The media comprehensive review scored 75 points, Rotten Tomatoes Fresh Index 95%, Popcorn Index 81%, The theater score is as high as "a", and all the data are in full bloom. It is a rare grand occasion for comedy movies. Although the popcorn index is slightly unfavorable to the box office prospects, the overall word-of-mouth feedback information is still very gratifying. In the absence of heavyweight movies to compete in the summer season, the prospects are generally optimistic.

The box office of the premiere weekend was 29 million US dollars, and it was not very popular, but its performance was still good, basically the same as the "Dragon and Tiger Youth Team", "Big Belly Night", "Bad Boss", "Brissmaids" and other comedy works that performed well in recent years on the premiere weekend, coupled with excellent reputation performance, the subsequent performance was indeed bright.

Of course, there are still uncertainties at present.

Compared with comedy movies, the production cost of $65 million is indeed a bit high, which also means that it is difficult to achieve profits through box office alone. Global box office requires at least 200 million. Even if such a goal is achieved, the profit margin is relatively narrow, but this is acceptable.

As Sisyphus Films' first commercial film, the loopholes in cost control are very obvious. As everyone said at the beginning, Andre was a "rich young master" and a layman. He had no idea about the film production industry. With a rash stroke, he passed such a heavyweight project without considering the profits. On the road of future development, Andre still has a lot to learn.

However, the possibility of profits of "female spy" is still very high. Coupled with the excellent reputation of the media and even praise, this also proves one thing again: Sisyphus Film has withstood the first test in the quality of finished products and continues its usual level.

For investors, this will undoubtedly increase their confidence, further expand their investment, and add more bargaining chips for Sisyphus Pictures; for viewers, it will also increase their interest. Even without Renley, Sisyphus Pictures' works are also worth going to the cinema.

From this perspective, the "female spy" undoubtedly made a good start.

It is precisely because of this that Andre nodded very readily and agreed. The preliminary operation procedure for "Soul Hunter" was officially launched, and the third TV series of Sisyphus Films was officially put on the agenda.

When David Finch learned about it, his first reaction was shock.

Although he was looking for Lanli through Andy, he essentially hoped that Lanli could promote the process of the project; but he never thought that it was so simple, and the speed of the whole thing was unimaginable.

He has long been accustomed to the long waiting time of at least one month and six months at worst, and the end of waiting may be perfunctory answers. Hollywood's production system is still profit-first, and has long formed a self-contained system, and even assembly line operations are not that easy.

Now, it has been promoted so easily and so simply at Sisyphus Pictures that David must accept this love for whatever reason.

From "Explosion Drummer" and "Night Walker", to "Running Night of Sin" and then to "Soul Hunter", Sisyphus Pictures is indeed following its principles:

Really pay attention to projects with ideas and creativity, get rid of the influence of Hollywood industry, and contribute your meager strength to the independent art field. Although there are projects such as "female spies" and "Stranger Story" that conform to mainstream, they still cannot change Sisyphus-style persistence.

The Sundance veterans such as Robert Redford and Coen brothers have always emphasized that Renly is not Steven Spielberg without any positive or negative meaning, but it is said that when DreamWorks was established, there were too many interference factors, which led to the three big bosses' conception not being successful in the end; and now Renly is more pure and more focused, and Sisyphus Pictures may really be able to create miracles.

Now, David finally understood the meaning of this sentence and he could finally understand why even Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were willing to stand up for Renley.

Maybe he should tell David Lynch to ask him to try his luck with Renley too?

David Lynch is almost unemployed now. He has been trying to start the TV series project of "Twin Peaks" to slow down the story that was not told back then, slow down his mind, but his ideas and ideas are incompatible with the social network where the pace of life is getting faster and faster. How could a company be willing to invest?

Even cable TV stations like hbo seem to be hindered.

Does this mean...the Hollywood film industry still has a glimmer of hope?

David Finch doesn't want to jump to the conclusion simply, otherwise the final disappointment will only come faster and more fiercely, but... Renly? Maybe it's worth observing.

Naturally, Lanley had no way to know David Finch's complex ideas, nor could she know that the "Soul Hunter" project promotion quietly leveraged a corner of Hollywood, and some changes happened quietly, and then the wheel of history moved forward. After hanging up Andy's phone, Lanley called Rooney's cell phone.

Rooney is on vacation too.

After leaving Cannes, Rooney took a train or bus all the way, slowly heading towards the north, and finally stopped in Copenhagen. She was far away from the hustle and bustle of the spotlight and the entanglement of work, allowing herself to relax and enjoy a rare moment of leisure time.

Lanli's belated "winning blessings" made Rooney laugh happily, "Dear Mr. Lanli Hall, I thought we didn't care about these at all." When Lanli won the Oscar at the beginning of the year, Rooney did not have any special blessings, and everything was normal.

Obviously, Rooney didn't care, she was even more worried about Renly's recent state, "Maybe, you should divert your attention." She felt that Renly, Paul, Ryan and others went to Tahiti for a surfing vacation, which was the right choice to relax the whole person. Movies were not the whole of life.

Rooney agrees with Lanley's previous lifestyle. Between each work and each work, Lanley often gives herself a relaxing holiday, rock climbing, surfing, skydiving, hiking, etc.; but in recent years, Lanley's work has become increasingly busy, especially the establishment of Sisyphus Films, which has occupied Lanley's leisure time, which has made Lanley more and more tense. Rooney still hopes that Lanley can slow down again.

For example, there is no need to rush back to New York this time.

When Rooney learned that Lanli was about to return to the recording studio, she completely relaxed, "I will look forward to it."

Although this is also a job, Lan Li's attention has been temporarily shifted. Letting herself leave the movie environment in a short period of time helps to relax and think.

"You record well in New York, I'll have a good vacation in Nordic. When I go back, I'll help you prepare for the Folk Music Festival. I think this is a good plan." Rooney's voice revealed a little joy.

In this way, studio life began.

At this time, four years have passed since the release of "Don Quixote". It seems that it was a matter of the previous life, and it is really too far away.

Although I decided to start recording the second album immediately, I didn’t just roll up my sleeves and I could go directly. Before entering the recording studio, there were still very, very important tasks to be completed:

Determine the tone of the album and determine the concept of the album.

In fact, it is just a creative concept. After integrating an artistic concept, you can start to organize the tracks. This is equivalent to the soul of the entire album, which is similar to the concept of "Don Quixote". Without soul, even if the entire album is recorded, it is just an ordinary saliva song. This is definitely not the album that Renli hopes to create.
Chapter completed!