1142 first meeting
Laughter and laughter echoed in the space of Pioneer Village, as if I had returned to the liveliest Saturday night in an instant. The whole bar was full of guests, everyone was looking forward to the performance, and everyone was enjoying the relaxation and comfort of Saturday. , indulge and party as much as you want, just immersed in this atmosphere, drunk and dreamy.
Taking a step forward, Renly walked to the other end of the bar without disturbing the lively atmosphere near the stage. Then he saw Neal Toussaint walking over immediately, which made Renly burst out laughing—— This seems to have become a kind of professional conditioned reflex for Neil. His peripheral vision is always scanning the customers near the bar..
As the distance got closer, Neil gradually recognized the figure of the person coming, but instead of being happy, he drooped his mouth and his shoulders sank, with a dejected expression. You could see it even before he got close. The exaggerated look on the frowning face, and then muttered and complained, "Damn guy, he has disappeared for so long, ah, God, the Gobi is going to become a desert.".”
It’s such a nonsense statement that really makes people confused..
Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, with a faint smile in his eyes, but did not respond. He just looked at Neil quietly, and then you could see Neil secretly looking at Renly from the corner of his eyes..
As a result, after Neal realized that his little move had fallen into Renly's eyes and had failed to impress Renly at all, he glared and raised his eyebrows, "Don't you know that I live in dire straits? Don't you know that I am living in dire straits?" Don’t you care about the living conditions of your closest friends?？”
“Matthew? Matthew is working now and everything is fine with him. Thank you for your concern." Renly replied seriously..
Neil was choked immediately, and then he realized that it was definitely not easy to gain the upper hand in a verbal confrontation, so he simply chose to give up, "I, I, I just said It's me！”
“I disappeared for more than half a year without any news, and then my YouTube channel was completely suspended for half a year. Do you know how many people sent messages to scold me, thinking that I am not kind at all, and will no longer post your videos. God, how do I know where you are? I also want to send a video, but you don’t come over. What can I do?？”
Niall just howled a few words, then secretly glanced at Renly again, and found that Renly still had a calm expression on his face. He could only calm down his expression, "Hey, at least cooperate, you don't know, the opponent will play If the actors don't cooperate, there's no way this scene can go on..”
“That's it." Renly nodded in realization, and then asked seriously, "How about we do it again?？”
Neil almost didn't change his mind in one breath, and rolled his eyes, "God, I really can't understand why those people always say you are very humorous. I think you are the least humorous person in the world.".”
After he finished complaining, Neil returned to his usual careless appearance, standing at the bar and winking and said, "To be honest, after I stopped having the YouTube channel, my female popularity index has been declining. How about, for my happy life, Do you want to perform again today?？”
“Is your pick-up skills so bad now? You actually have to rely on other gimmicks? "Renly showed a surprised look, and a simple rhetorical question made Neal choke. Then he saw Neal angrily throw the rag in his hand on the bar, "Hey, young man, can you still We can no longer play together？”
After speaking angrily, and looking at Renly who was about to speak, Niall immediately removed his "angry" state, waved his hands repeatedly, and said cheerfully, "It's just a joke. Of course we are still friends, otherwise, Let’s take a photo now and send it to the photo wall for certification.？”
Looking at the mischievous light in Niall's eyes, Renly knew that Niall was still the same Niall, joking, humorous, teasing and teasing..
Even though the two of them hadn’t seen each other for more than half a year, even though so many things had happened in 2012, even though Renly had become a top star in the industry and Neal was still the bartender in the Pioneer Village, time had not passed between them. There are so many traces left on each individual body. Just by meeting each other, the two people became familiar with each other again, as if they instantly returned to the time before becoming famous..
Some friendships need to be carefully cared for and maintained. Only through regular maintenance can they last forever, otherwise they will drift away with time and space. This is understandable in the first place, just like marriage, effort and attention must be put in, and efforts must be made. Only hard work and emotion can sustain it for a long time.
But some friendships are not needed. Even if there is a gap in time, even if we have experienced vicissitudes of life, when we meet again, the silently flowing tacit understanding can still reawaken those beautiful years and find the truest selves in each other. This is also The most different and special thing about friendship, family affection and love.
So people always say that relatives and lovers can only accompany them through one part of their life, but friends can walk hand in hand through the entire long life. However, such friends are too rare and too rare..
A smile gently slipped through Renly's eyes, and he ignored Neil's teasing and joking, "Where's Stanley? I thought he would personally take charge here to prevent anyone from transforming this place beyond recognition. This is his life's work painstaking effort.”
“Oh, don't worry, Joel and Ethan have already determined that there is no need to change here. It can be photogenic according to the existing decoration. However, our beer and cups still need to be replaced. Some brands are in six You can’t find them in the 1900s, and there are some cups that were newly replenished in the past two years, which do not match the atmosphere of the era." Neil introduced the situation skillfully..
Then, he showed a mysterious expression, looked around, leaned out, leaned into Renly's ear, and said in a low voice, "Ethan said, I can play the bartender in the movie." Then Neil He raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly to show his excitement, "Haha, I want to become an actor too..”
After discussion and inspection, the main filming location of "Drunk Country Folk" was chosen in Pioneer Village..
According to the Coen brothers' plan, they hope to find a retro bar with a 1960s folk style in Manhattan's Greenwich Village as the filming location for the movie "Gaslight Bar" to present the urban street scene of New York as realistically as possible——
In fact, in Greenwich Village, most of the streets and scenery here have not changed drastically from half a century ago. They are just cleaner and tidier. Then some buildings became ruins, but there were very few brand-new buildings. Less, in the Coen brothers' shots, they can still perfectly present the original texture. This is also an important reason why the shooting cost has been effectively controlled..
Obviously, Pioneer Village is the most suitable choice.
According to Joel Coen's words, "I even wonder if I once came to the pioneer village in a dream and watched Renly's performance. After I woke up, I came up with the idea for this movie. idea.”
From the Pioneer Village to Renly, to Greenwich Village and "Don Quixote", everything seems to be tailor-made for "Drunk Country Ballads". The Coen brothers suppressed their excitement and excitement and found Stanley. -Charlson, who gave all his thoughts and ideas to the old man who devoted his life to the pioneer village.
Stanley burst into tears.
As a jazz bar, it was established in the pioneer village in 1935. It has experienced the golden age of black and white movies, the ideological craze of the 1960s and 1970s, the craze of folk songs and rock and roll sweeping the entire society, and also experienced several The War and the Displacement of the Beat Generation.
Now, through the lens of the Coen brothers, it is about to return to the 1960s, that era when music could save the world, that era when art carried social hope, and that era when dreams still bloomed. For Stanley, it is simply It's a dream come true, so he has no reason to refuse.
“It's not fair." Renly said pretending to be serious, "I spent so much effort to successfully get on the big screen, and now you have won the opportunity without any effort? it's not fair.”
Neil put his hands on his waist and raised his chest high, with a triumphant expression on his face, as if he was saying, "Praise me, praise me, praise me quickly." Then a humorous voice came from the side, " So, is this being cast for a movie? Can I be a part of it? I'm not a good actor, but I can give it a try..”
Neil and Renly both looked away, and then saw Justin Timberlake standing in front of them..
Not only that, other people behind Justin also cast their gazes one after another. The eager anticipation and eagerness to try were surging throughout the bar. It was completely different from the atmosphere just now. It seemed that everyone was unconsciously. The focus of the venue came from the other end of the bar to this end.
“Justin Timberlake." He politely introduced himself.
“Renly Hall." He called home with a smile..
Neil, who was standing in the middle, looked around, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Neil-Tucson." That nervous and funny voice immediately made the atmosphere relaxed and happy..
Justin shrugged and pursed his lips, "In the rumors, everyone has been emphasizing that Renly is a monster, but today it seems that I should be the first person who dares to get close to the dragon. Doesn't this mean that, "I have great courage?" Those relaxed and joking words can make people feel that he is comfortable and contented. He is full of confidence and is not too sharp, but he has successfully taken the initiative..
“I mentioned to several friends before that I will be collaborating with Renly for this project. Everyone exclaimed and cast envious eyes. I forgot to tell them that this time it is music. Not the movie. So, I thought, I'd better not burst their pink bubble." Justin said smoothly, successfully arousing a low laugh..
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