The filming location was decided, but it still took a while for Leila to prepare before she could start shooting. As she said, at least she couldn't have run abroad until Eli was a year old, and she would be running for months. Not only Eli can't live without her, but as a mother, she won't be willing to leave for so long.

And after the location was found, the biggest problem she faced became another candidate for the leading actor.

The script is a double male protagonist, that is, the type of "Departed". There is no one in charge and who is second between the male protagonist and the male protagonist, everyone is important, and everyone's plot is of great significance to advancing the plot.

I have said before that Roy's acting skills have reached a very good level, and there are not no people in Hollywood who can play with him, but if you consider it from many aspects such as age and appearance, there are only a handful of suitable people.

Roy had proposed Leonardo and Downey, both of whom were geniuses, but Leila wanted to dig deeper into the script, so it wasn't a good idea to have two white people as the main characters at the same time.

At this time, the collocation of different ethnic groups can highlight more contradictions and make the connotation of the film more in-depth. Don't think this arrangement is pretentious, the judges of various awards eat this set and like such a theme.

Leila doesn't make movies for the sake of awards, but if she wins, who will dislike them too much?

So at the beginning, she chose to look for actors of different ethnicities in Hollywood, although she was very unwilling, and she had to admit that even African-American actors were far more appreciated by the audience than Asian-Americans.

It's a pity that the age with good acting skills can't match it, and the age and appearance are good, and the acting skills can't meet the needs she wants. So I searched and searched, and it has been delayed until now, and there is no result.

"Can't you really find it?" Roy finally couldn't help it after she struggled for a long time.

"You can't find it, who made you so good?" Leila replied with a smile.

Roy didn't think so: "I don't think you can't find it, it's that you didn't really look for it at all." ”

"How is that possible!" Layla raised an eyebrow, "You know how much I expect from this script, and of course I want to find the best candidate!"

"No, I guess you're just lying to yourself. Seeing that she was still arguing, Roy reached out and put his hand on her lips: "Don't be in a hurry to refute yet, listen to me." ”

He paused, saw her puff her mouth, and then continued: "Do you remember the previous movies? Except for some special roles, you don't have much of an opinion on the actors Louise has found." Why? Because you're pretty sure that even a slightly worse actor can progress to the point you need to be trained with. ”

"Take a look at "Blood Diamond", which has already been released, everyone who has seen it has praised his improved acting skills. Do you think that if you hadn't guided him on the set, he would have the acting skills he has now? Not only him, but also the actors you have worked with, including me, have evolved significantly under your guidance. ”

"This time, according to your request, Louise has found a lot of information about the actors for you. But you have rejected it again and again. In my opinion, these people belong to a very talented group of people. But why didn't you choose to train their acting skills this time, but just vetoed it?"

Leila frowned at what he said and didn't speak.

Roy didn't need her answer, he just wanted her to know her heart and not be blinded by her own thoughts.

"Leila, you already have a candidate in mind, don't you?"

"It is precisely because of the candidates that they will be picky and selective, without even considering them, and without studying their room for improvement. ”

"Why don't you follow your own ideas?"

"Why don't you face your heart?"

"Why hesitate not to trust your vision and decisions?"

Lyra couldn't open her mouth when he asked why she wanted to go.

Why? She didn't know why.

Whether it was a distrust of herself, or other worries, she couldn't tell.

Roy gently held her in his arms, feeling sorry for her dazed at this time: "You are Leila Moran, never forget this." You are a legend in Hollywood, someone who will be longed for by countless people in a hundred years. Do you want to do whatever you want to do with confidence, even if you fail? Have you forgotten what you said? You are still young, you have more time to correct your mistakes!"

"More importantly, I'm sure you'll do it. Remember when you were making Pirates of the Caribbean, when everybody said that the pirate genre was dead and hopeless, and even you couldn't change its fate until it couldn't pounce anymore. But what about the result? You succeeded! You swept through that summer film and knocked all the competitors to the ground. ”

"And Blood Diamond. What do those people say? It's going to be your biggest failure, it's going to ruin your achievements, it's going to make your ten years of hard work come to naught. You're the one who has the last laugh in the end! You slap their faces hard with movies and box office to let them know that there's only something you don't want to do, nothing you can't do!"

"Leila, do what you want!

Leila found herself unable to refute his words, and every word he said was like a sledgehammer that hit her heart, shaking her whole body slightly.

She does have such a candidate in mind, and if it is changed to another film, she doesn't mind giving him a role. Because she knows that the films she shoots will be successful in the end, and he will not be dragged down by her failures.

But the new script is different, and she can't be 100% sure that it will succeed. If he was unfairly attacked for his failures, she would definitely be very sad. Who called him her idol, the man she longed for for both of her lives?

"If it fails......" she finally spoke. "I might have hurt him. ”

Roy laughed angrily at her, and reached out to pinch her cheek: "You seem to have forgotten one thing, the other male protagonist is me, okay? Why didn't you worry about me from the beginning? Speaking of which, I'm still quite famous all over the world, right? How about the person you think in your heart?"

Leila choked and looked at him with some embarrassment. yes, how could she think that it might damage that person's reputation, but forget what Roy has to lose as a man with a bigger name than him. Maybe in her subconscious, if she fails, she can make more successful films to praise him.