[US Entertainment] 1994

"Have some drinks, or wine?" A sly smile appeared on Rui Fan's face, and Josh quickly waved his hands: "Rui Fan, you know I can't drink."

On the day "Schindler's List" was finished, Josh just drank a little wine, and he was dizzy for a long time. He didn't know why he was so insensitive to wine, but one thing is certain, at least He didn't have to worry about getting into alcoholism.

Sweet drinks lift people up, of course, what makes people happier than drinks is a healthy and happy Rui Fan.

Josh and Rui Fan haven't seen each other for a long time.

Taking advantage of the time, Josh deliberately went halfway across the United States to the shooting location of Rui Fan's new movie. This is a movie related to music. One can imagine how happy Rui Fan would be when he made it. During the time, he played several songs he composed in front of Josh, each of which was surprisingly good.

Josh sighed: “It’s a pity that I can’t sing.”

Rui Fan shook his head helplessly, thinking of Josh's voice like a broken gong and his singing method like a nightmare, he can only be thankful that Josh's acting talent is outstanding, God is still fair.

After eating, the two wandered around the village near the shooting location. It was the hottest time, and the farm in the countryside was busier than ever. There were lively and lovely children, big dogs jumping and running, and there were some people who came from nowhere. Music, Josh said with emotion: "I really envy you can shoot here, I always feel like I will be frozen in Poland."

Rui Fan smiled: "So exaggerated?"

Josh couldn't help complaining, complaining about how he was shivering in a down jacket, while Liam Neeson could come and go like the wind in thin clothes.

Rui Fan looked at Josh quietly, with a smile on his face. Although the other party was complaining, the happiness in the corners of his eyes and brows could not deceive anyone. When Josh talked about the interesting things in the movie and shooting, his face was vivid, His eyes are bright, and he enjoys movies as he enjoys music.

In fact, movies and music themselves are pure and clean. The bad thing is that Hollywood, a circle that pays too much attention to fame and fortune, makes people hard to extricate themselves.

After returning home, Josh went home again and met with Tom Lisa. After that, the caring agent brought Josh a thick stack of scripts.

"This is what you wanted most when you harassed me in the middle of the night. There are so many in total. Start watching now, and don't sleep until you finish." Arnold gritted his teeth and said sinisterly.

Josh pushed him out of the door like chasing a fly: "I know, I know, long-winded Arnold."

Again, Arnold Keynes looked as if it was going to eat him.

However, Josh was used to it.

Bullying his agent or something is also one of the few joys in his acting career.

In this way, at the end of July, Josh also started his short retreat career.The script Arnold brought seems to be very thick, but in fact it is only four or five movies. I have to say that the other party not only has a good vision, but also knows enough about what Josh needs most at present——

A chance for a leading role.

In fact, in the three years since he entered Hollywood, Josh has also made three or four films, but only one "The Uninhibited Sky" played the leading role.

However, "The Uninhibited Sky" is a niche, gay-themed movie, which is destined to prevent Josh from putting his own label on it for a long time. After all, in the eyes of investors and professionals, gay There are too many limitations in the subject matter. If actors are limited to this subject matter, it will be difficult to receive works of other subjects, especially large productions.

"Scent of a Woman", "My Cousin Vinny" and the unreleased "Schindler's List" are all excellent works without a doubt, but Josh is only a supporting role, even if the character of Amon has overshadowed Sim Dele's momentum, but there is only one protagonist in this movie, neither Liam Neeson nor Josh, but Steven Spielberg holding the guide tube.

Flipping through the script, Josh's expression was always calm. This is his state when he was working, especially for the script. He is good at discovering every detail of the script, and the premise is naturally to maintain [-]% concentration on the script.

Mr. Agent provided Josh with five scripts in total.

"The Shawshank Redemption," "Ed Wood," "Interview with the Vampire," "Speed," and "Bullets Over Broadway."

There is no doubt that each one is extremely good. If Josh is not familiar with everything, he simply suspects that Mr. Agent is a relative of an Oscar judge, or that he, like himself, also comes from the future.

After half a month, Josh left the room unkempt with his grass-like hair.

He never knew that choosing was such a difficult thing.

It was as if someone was asking him, which one would he choose between an Oscar statuette and a billion box office?

"The Shawshank Redemption", without a doubt, one of the greatest films in film history, No.1 on the IMDb list forever, although the film was completely defeated and lost to "Forrest Gump" at the Oscars that year, but no one It can be denied that this is a great work.

"Ed Wood" tells the story of a director who worked hard to make a bunch of bad movies. Compared with those famous directors, Wood is called "the worst director in Hollywood". It's a mess.Although the character is unattractive, the story is very watchable, and most importantly, the director of this work is Tim Burton.

"Interview with the Vampire", a typical commercial film, the beauty of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt has been talked about by fans for several years.

"Speed", the famous work of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, has amazing commercial success.

"Bullets Over Broadway" by Woody Allen.

It can be said that Josh's ability to play the leading role in any of these movies will greatly help his career, and it is precisely because of this that he has a choice difficulty.

After washing his face and breathing the fresh air outside the window, Josh washed an apple, sat on the sofa and gnawed it slowly.

Arnold, who received his call, arrived soon. Seeing Josh's new image, the agent's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "You have been... just like this?"

Josh rubbed his hair and nodded slightly.

"Okay." The manager was very helpless, "You want to know my advice, right?"

"The works of Tim Burton and Woody Allen can be ignored for a while-if you like it, just pretend that I haven't said anything." Arnold smiled, "In fact, I think "The Shawshank Redemption" Both "Speed" and "Life and Death" are very good, and they are more suitable for you."

"What about Interview with the Vampire?"

Seeing Josh's expression, Arnold's smile became more obvious, "Actually, you have already made up your mind, haven't you? If you thought "Interview with the Vampire" was good enough, you wouldn't ask me this question."

"I don't think it's bad..."

"It's just that I don't like it enough." Arnold continued, "I think, since it's your first film as the leading role, it's very important that you impress everyone. So it must be a commercial film, Or a feature film with a lot of content, and the audience is very receptive."

"Exclude Ed Wood and Bullets Over Broadway."

"As for "Interview with the Vampire", I think there are several equally divided characters in this movie, and I hope I am the only protagonist." Josh whispered, "Interview with the Vampire" in 94 directed by Tom Cruise Starring with Brad Pitt, but Pete's limelight was completely robbed by Cruise. Although the so-called cp of the two has been talked about by fans in later generations, but only from this aspect, Josh is not very Love this movie.

The vampire theme itself has some idol drama colors, and Josh doesn't want the movie he plays the leading role to be a pure idol drama.

That leaves only The Shawshank Redemption and Speed.

One classic, one with outstanding commercial performance, it won the top ten box office in 1994 at a small cost. "The Shawshank Redemption" did not attract much attention when it was released. Although it was shortlisted for multiple Oscar nominations, it finally returned empty-handed.It wasn't until the DVD release of the film the following year that audiences and critics really realized how good the film was.

Of course, this is also easy to understand.

"Forrest Gump" starring Tom Hanks is the hottest movie star in Hollywood in recent years, he alone can bring countless attention to the movie, coupled with the excellent quality of the movie itself, more audiences and movie critics People will come into contact with it, and naturally they will have a high evaluation of it.

And "The Shawshank Redemption" starring Tim Roth is only a second-tier Hollywood, and does not have box office appeal. Although the film quality is excellent, compared with "Forrest Gump", the latter is obviously more concerned.

The Oscars are not an awards ceremony purely based on excellence as the judging standard. There has never been a unique excellence in the Oscars. The judges are not machines, and movies are not purely machine products.

Josh can say with certainty that for him now, a "Speed" is more important than a "Shawshank Redemption".

Even though "The Shawshank Redemption" became a film history classic, Tim Roth remained in the second-line position unshakably, while "Speed" made Keanu Reeves a hot actor in Hollywood. With the impetus of "Empire", Reeves directly soared to the front line.

Reason told Josh that he should choose "Speed", after all, the director, cast and main characters of this movie are not well-known, and it is easy for him to compete for the leading actor position.

Compared with the effort, the rate of return of "Speed ​​​​and Death" is also quite amazing. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock's first-line roads all started from this movie.

But he still said to the manager slowly and forcefully: "I want to play "The Shawshank Redemption"."

The author has something to say: I want to cry when I reach 1 every day, but I should resume daily updates from today. I can’t go on being so decadent. At least I can earn some manuscript fees and phone bills.