Faced with Roy's direct questioning without tricks, Lan Li instead restrained his smile and said seriously, "What if I say that these two works will hit the streets?"

It's not that two works are rejected, but that both works will hit the streets?

What is the answer? It's not that the scripts of the two works are too bad, it's not that the two works are not suitable for them, but that the box office failures of the two works? They are not prophets, how can they predict the future?

Although it is said that any commercial work is risky, it is a business, and there is no 100% sure profit, even the fourth part of "Harry Potter" "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" has suffered a Waterloo, and the series of movies has the lowest box office, not to mention other works, but how can it be said that "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" will hit the streets? More importantly, why did Lan Li say this?

In the flash of light, Roy's mind was already full of vicissitudes.

Lan Li could see Roy's vibrating pupils, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, smart people are always easy to think too much, sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's not. In fact, he just thought of the situation in the previous life, and then thought of the current situation, and there was an inexplicable sense of joy, but he didn't hold back, that's all.

In the previous life, the male protagonists of "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" were the same, Taylor-Kitsch; the two films were released in the same year, and the difference between them was only two months;

Taylor Ketch, a new generation of young students born in 1981, has a handsome face, a model figure and a tall body, and is a young version of Brad Pitt, after starring in several youth idol movies, under the strong promotion of his agent, he has won the opportunity to star in two super blockbusters, "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield", and is favored by many people to become another Ryan Gosling - both of whom are Canadian.

From any point of view, "Super Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield" meet the criteria of box office hits, which should be two works that will not fail, and there is no reason to find any box office crash.

As a result, the "Super Battleship" invested 210 million, but the North American box office was only 65 million, the global box office barely exceeded 300 million, and the loss amount exceeded 150 million.

The "alien battlefield" invested 250 million, the North American box office was 73 million, and the global box office did not even exceed 300 million, only 280 million, with a loss of more than 200 million, which directly led to the resignation of the chairman of Disney Studios, and Andrew Stanton's live-action film director career was directly buried. In terms of word-of-mouth, it is almost the same as the former.

It was a disaster for both film production companies, and even more for Taylor, whose career was just on the rise, and everyone thought he would be the next superstar, and finally ...... Abruptly stopped, after that, not to mention a super blockbuster, even the lead role has very few opportunities, and he is a handsome guy who can't act, falling faster than Hayden Christensen. To be precise, before it had time to shine, it was directly snuffed out.

Now, the opportunity that belongs to Tyler Keqi is also on Lan Li's table. It was hard not to wonder if he had taken on these two works, would his dream be over?

Such a coincidence, corresponding to such a fate. Even if he was as quiet as Lan Li, he still couldn't hold back his smile after all, including the ridicule just now, he couldn't help it.

Everyone said that Henry Cavill (Henry-Cavill) was the most unfortunate person in Hollywood, missing "Superman Returns", missing "Twilight", missing "007" James Bond, and missing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", until "Superman: Man of Steel" came to the fore, but in Lan Li's opinion, Taylor Ketch's fate was not far behind. If he takes it, then he will be the successor of the "unfortunate".

After the joke, Lan Li continued, "I was just thinking, why did you reject the 'Super Battleship' and choose the 'Alien Battlefield'? I mean, it's understandable to reject the former, but why did you choose the latter?"

When "Super Battleship" was in the preparation stage, the template was "Transformers", and there was really no room for such a work. First, Blue Rite is not Megan Fox, second, Blue Rite is not Shia LaBeouf, and third, the image of the idol vase is not suitable for Lam Rite. Refuse the "super-battleship", this is a matter of course.

In fact, on the other hand, the "Super Battleship" will not consider Lan Li.

To shoot such a blockbuster, the crew needs actors who know how to make full use of their charm to complement the visual effects of the film, which is why many super blockbusters are willing to use models when choosing the heroine - they shine on the runway, which is the most beautiful scenery for the movie. If the actor is suitable, why not choose a model?

Roy came back to his senses and noticed the small details in Lan Li's words, "What, you have a different opinion on the script of 'Alien Battlefield'?" He knew that Lan Li had not read the script, but his intuition told him this: Lan Li had his own judgment.

"First, the original work is a hundred years ago, and the audience's tastes have changed dramatically, and no one will buy such a story if there is no innovation. But the question is, Disney?", Lan Li's rhetorical question, even if there is no superfluous explanation, the meaning is clear: of the six major Hollywood studios, Disney is the most conservative, the most traditional, and the most stubborn.

Before 2016, industry insiders analyzed that Disney's main audience groups are families and children, and they can't and dare not boldly innovate and always adhere to traditional concepts; but in 2016, "Variety" magazine was idle and made a statistical table, based on the 21st century, counting the director composition of all films of Hollywood's six major film companies, including race, gender, sexual orientation and other data.

It was later found that Warner Bros. had the highest percentage of Asian-American directors, Twentieth Century Fox was the most bold to use black directors, and Sony Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures were bold enough to use female directors. Of course, this is just a trend statistic, and the most interesting fact is that Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, all five companies have used directors who are Asian or black or female, and even have come out publicly, and the proportion may not be high, but at least they have all used.

The only exception is Disney. In the statistical list, all of Disney's data is "zero". Thinking further, after Disney bought Lucasfilm, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar, it has never left its old route, and there has not been a single independent film of female superheroes, let alone once again adapted the classic cartoon into live-action animation, but the status of women has not changed.

After the statistics of "Variety" magazine were released, it caused a sensation in the whole Hollywood, and for a while, Disney pointed out. Obviously, it's not just a matter of the main audience, it's a question of the culture of the company as a whole.

Returning to Lan Li's topic just now, the original work of "Alien Battlefield" was a century ago, released in 1912, and if it is not adapted to keep pace with the times, it is difficult for modern audiences to satisfy the story. Disney, on the other hand, is the least adept at keeping up with the times.

"Second, it's true that the script of a blockbuster isn't that important, but that doesn't mean you don't read the story. In such a work, the story can be simple, but there must be a master storyteller. The story of 'Avatar' is extremely simple, but James Cameron tells the ups and downs, a talent that not everyone possesses. Lan Li said the second point with a smile on his face, and again, he did not continue to evaluate it in the future, but left a meaningful aftertaste.

Roy looked confused, "Andrew Stanton is a storyteller. ”

"No, Andrew Stanton is a characterist, an emotion, but not a storyteller. Lan Li's retort made Roy fall into thought.

"Finding Nemo" and "Robot WALL-E", the stories of these two works are actually decent, but the reason why they are so moving is because the emotions of the little people are full and real, with the most simple emotions as the origin, and then projected onto every audience, deriving infinite touching and reflection. That's what Andrew excels at.

But on the contrary, "Alien Battlefield" is a movie that does not need to talk about characters and emotions.

Roy thought seriously and collected his jaw thoughtfully. He is not an actor, he is just an agent, his attainments in the script are naturally not as good as Lan Li, he can only give a preliminary analysis from the story, from the scale, from the lineup, from the subject matter, etc., and then the interpretation is still to be completed by Lan Li himself.

"So, you mean, both of these works are rejected?" Roy needed to communicate further, and he recalled Lan Li's joke earlier.

Lan Li shook his head with a smile, "No, I mean, I need to read the script carefully before making a decision. Think long way. ”

Roy smiled self-deprecatingly, "That's what happened. "The mentality is still slightly anxious, Lan Li has just gotten the script, so it is possible to make a decision?

He originally wanted to ask Lan Li what he was thinking now, he had just said such a long paragraph, his mouth was dry, whether he had a rough impression, whether he recognized his judgment, but when the words came to his mouth, they still precipitated.

Whether today's assessment has passed or not, and if so, what the results are, you can see it in the future relationship, there is no need to be anxious at this moment.

Thinking of this, Roy calmed down again, and poured the coffee in the cup into his mouth in one go, "Then I'll leave first, you can take a nap." For the next few days, you flip through the script and relax. We'll make further judgments when Andy and Warner Bros. have progressed. ”

After saying that, Roy didn't stop any longer, picked up his motorcycle helmet in style, turned and left.