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“Renly, you know you're a bastard, right?？”
Arthur laughed dumbly and complained quietly, not in a reproachful tone, but in a slight sigh. The sorrow and sigh revealed between the lines made the gurgling sound of time slowly flowing become clearer, but Arthur and Renly just Sitting face to face like this, I felt the comfort and warmth of family like never before, just like... just like the scene when Renly and Edith got along..
If Edith said this, Renly would calmly reply "Yes", but now facing Arthur, the thought of complaining and teasing is always surging..
So, Renly shrugged lightly and replied seriously, "I thought that we were used to communicating with reason rather than chicken soup for the soul..”
The answer just now was indeed cold and direct, without feeling much warmth, "If you like, I can pretend to be a priest, listen to your confession, and then tell you that no matter what choice you make, God will love you.".”
Arthur's smile just stopped at the corner of his mouth, and he stared at Renly with a helpless expression. The resentful look in his eyes made Renly's eyebrows rise slightly, and the pride and satisfaction after the prank succeeded quietly His eyes were filled with confusion, but Renly did not continue to torture Arthur..
After a short pause, the smile on his lips faded. Renly considered his words and said seriously, "Each of us makes choices every moment, some choices are smaller, and some choices are bigger. But these choices are all the same. There is no so-called right or wrong, because time cannot be turned back and decisions cannot be regretted. All we need to do is to make the choice and then move on unswervingly..”
“Have you ever thought about what would have happened if I hadn't been successful and had just been off-Broadway or on the TV screen, becoming a minor supporting actor or an extra that no one knew about, and finally returned to London dejected? I really thought about it.”
“I am also afraid. But this fear still cannot stop my belief in realizing my dream, so I do this. Life is always like this, we are afraid of the unknown, and some unknowns can really change the world. But some unknowns are not worth mentioning at all. The only thing that is certain is that until we try, the unknown will always be unknown..”
“I don’t know what your fear is, and I don’t know how terrible it is. But if you ask me for my opinion, the only thing I can say is that fear and regret only make us stop and continue to torture ourselves..”
Not just Arthur, not just Renly, but in fact, Heather, Edith, Elf, George, Elizabeth, and everyone in life. Everyone is responsible for the consequences of their own choices. In life, some people complain and regret, while others are resolute and move forward courageously..
The so-called character determines destiny, not because character can urge you to make better and more correct choices, but because after making a choice, character can determine your attitude towards life..
“Charlie, I am not your answer." Renly said softly, "Only you know the answer..”
Charlie, this is Arthur's middle name. He hasn't heard Renly call him this for a long time, and it feels a little strange..
Arthur chewed the words carefully. Those principles were actually not difficult. Everyone knew the so-called Chicken Soup for the Soul, but when it came from Renly's mouth, the meaning and weight seemed to be different..
He hated chatting with Renly, because Renly was always too sharp and too thorough, and would often tear off the mask mercilessly and hit the nail on the head; but he also liked chatting with Renly, because Renly always knew what he should say. What, seemingly ordinary words can always be just right?.
“Sebastian, everyone knows the truth, but not everyone can do it." Arthur showed a wry smile..
Renly nodded in affirmation. In fact, wasn't he the same in his last life? Everyone has their own weaknesses and shackles. Onlookers always think it is easy. Only those in authority know how difficult everything is. "So you asked me for help, not Elf.”
As Renly said just now, Arthur has already made a choice deep in his heart.
Arthur didn't speak. The appetizers had already been served. He grabbed the knife and fork and began to enjoy his salad..
Renly didn't say anything more. He also grabbed a knife and fork and began to enjoy his French snails..
There was almost no sound on the table. I could only vaguely catch the sound of a knife and fork accidentally touching a disk, but it was just a faint trace. The silence seemed a little depressing, but it also outlined the difficult to understand. The elegance of speech, everything is a habit developed after years of training.
After the appetizers are finished, and before the main course is served, there is still a slight gap. This is the time reserved by the restaurant for guests to chat - this is why a formal meal must take up to two hours or even four hours. For reasons of more than 1 hour, no conversation is allowed during eating, and the time between dishes is specifically used for conversation..
“When to travel to Venice? "Arthur spoke again, but it was no longer the sad topic just now. In the short silence of one appetizer, Arthur's mind seemed to have changed forever..
“Next week." Renly quietly stepped back and returned to their original positions - a little strange, a little alienated, but in the final analysis, they are still more familiar than strangers..
Arthur raised his chin, showing a look of sudden realization, "I heard the news before. This time your work will serve as the opening film, but it will not participate in the main competition. Therefore, you need to arrive in Venice in advance. That's it. ?？”
Renly nodded in affirmation and simply explained, "Venice still wants us to participate in the main competition, but Warner Bros. doesn't agree because they are worried about the impact on the box office..”
There seems to be a general consensus among people outside the industry that the three major film festivals of Berlin, Cannes and Venice are still stages for the display of artistic works. Even Cannes, which has the strongest commercial atmosphere, is no exception. The works entering the main competition unit have received the support of the artistic director. and the recognition of the film selection committee. If you can win the award, you will definitely enter the awards season system immediately..
All this seems to have gradually become a well-established practice. It is exactly the opposite of commercial movies..
Take "The Great Gatsby" as an example. This work is also produced and distributed by Warner Bros. They position the film as an artistic commercial film. "Art" is the prefix of the adjective, and "commercial" is the subject. Instead, In short, Warner Bros. still has huge expectations for the movie box office.
As a result, "The Great Gatsby" landed at the Cannes Film Festival as the opening film to kick off this year's film festival. However, the film did not enter the main competition, drawing a clear line with art films..
Firstly, Warner Bros. can use the platform of the film festival to ensure exposure and promote the work, and good word-of-mouth feedback will also help with subsequent publicity work; secondly, the film will not fall into artistic ruts, but can instead bring people to the forefront. Give the audience an illusion of "quality assurance" and further create space for the box office.
In fact, with the process of commercialization of the film market, the three major European film festivals now often make compromises and open with commercial films with artistic flair to create popularity and attract attention. Even the Berlin Film Festival is no exception..
At the beginning of this year, Berlin chose "The Grandmaster" as its opening film - but it did not participate in the main competition; and Cannes went even further. In order to create buzz, without even considering the quality of the work, it often selected the commercials of big-name actors or big-name directors. The blockbuster is used as the opening film - it doesn't participate in the main competition anyway, it's just to create a topic..
Of course, although there are not many works that serve as both the opening film and the main competition unit, they exist objectively. For example, the 2018 Venice Film Festival selected Alfonso Cuaron's new work "Roma" as the opening film, but It is also the most important entry in the main competition unit..
This time, Warner Bros. positioned "Gravity" as a commercial film, but the artistic temperament of Alfonso and Renly was the biggest guarantee of the film's quality. After missing Cannes, Warner Bros. sent the film to Venice and Toronto. , and finally New York, which has paved the way for three consecutive film festivals, accumulating reputation step by step and preparing to detonate the box office..
Therefore, although the new chairman of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, tried his best to extend the invitation, he even went to the United States in person to have face-to-face conversations and show sincerity, hoping to persuade the relevant executives of Warner Bros. to let " "Gravity" entered the main competition unit.
The reason is simple. Renly, who has just achieved EGOT, already has the best actor in Berlin and the best actor in Cannes. If "Gravity" enters the main competition of the Venice Film Festival, then Renly will also have the possibility of winning the Best Actor Grand Slam. , is bound to attract the attention of all media. For Venice, which has just experienced a change of dynasties, its significance is self-evident..
However, Warner Bros. still refused without any room for maneuver..
They don't care whether Renly can complete the Best Actor Grand Slam, nor do they care about the difficulties faced by the Venice Film Festival. The only thing they care about is whether the film can achieve success at the box office..
Especially after Kevin Tsujihara took office as the new official, we are now in a period of turmoil and chaos. He needs to replace all key positions with his direct relatives and complete the notification from top to bottom, so he is even more unwilling to give in..
So, things came to the current situation.
Arthur suddenly mentioned the Venice Film Festival, and Renly vaguely captured some details, but Arthur didn't speak, and Renly didn't take the initiative to expose it. There are some things and decisions, and after all, you still need to take the final step by yourself..
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