The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1194 Little Alien
A kind of unrestrained, a kind of relief, a kind of freedom.

Anson could sense something different in Brad's back, a change that was hard to describe in words, but he could definitely feel it.

Maybe, this time it can be different.

Looking away, Anson could sense the low pressure coming from his left. He glanced and saw Lucas's dark face, and was startled.

"Relax, Luca, relax." Anson laughed dumbly, "Nothing happened just now, we were just chatting for a while."

Lucas was not moved at all. If it was just small talk, why would Anson tell that guy that Gus was preparing a brand new work?
Lucas said, “I don’t trust alcoholics.”

Anson laughed out loud, "Didn't you hear? He's been sober for six whole months."

Lucas, "I don't want to say I don't believe they will change, but at least, six months is not enough, he needs to continue to prove himself."

Anson, "We're just friends. He doesn't have to prove anything to me."

Lucas, "But he could hurt you."

Anson, "Luca, hurt is the essence of love. Because you care, you give the other person the right to hurt you; but if you don't care, he can't hurt you. So, don't be afraid of hurt, it is proof of care."

Anson stared at Lucas quietly.

Those deep blue eyes made Lucas's eyes flash slightly: These words seemed to no longer be about Brad.

Fortunately, Anson then changed the subject, "Besides, I'm not a porcelain doll that will break if touched. You probably don't know that I have a lot of enemies in Hollywood, right?"

Lucas curled his lips, "How could I not know? That's why I'm worried. When you are famous, you are prone to gossip. Now half of Hollywood is trying to hurt you."

"Haha. Haha." Anson laughed, and his laugh was particularly happy. "Luca, I am not a king. I don't have a throne for people to compete for. I don't have a huge fortune, so I don't have so many conspiracies and intrigues."

Lucas was unmoved. Anson was a good boy who was willing to believe that human nature was good. It didn't matter. He was willing to protect Anson's kindness. As for those dark and twisted things, he would be responsible for them.

In a way, Lucas is right.

Even if Anson did nothing, as long as Anson continued to be successful, the jealous and hateful eyes would not disappear.

What is in front of us is the best proof.

"The Butterfly Effect" is still a hit in theaters, and the low-key preview of "The Elephant" has emerged as a dark horse and become a hot topic after the Christmas holiday.

A story was born at the Angelica Film Center and spread widely with great fanfare.

Rumor has it that on Saturday afternoon, the day after the preview of "Elephant", the attendance at the Angelica Cinema Center was still astonishing. Although not as crazy as on Friday, it was still eye-catching. After a screening, an audience member played a song that had never been heard before at the door of the cinema center.

Tranquil, gentle, bitter, healing.

That brief moment lit up a ray of sunshine and became the continuation of the movie in real life. It was undoubtedly the most beautiful moment of the Christmas holiday.

Netizen: I’ve seen this plot!

"Anson Wood-style propaganda"!
Alternatively, the next step is to start street performances in front of each cinema, breaking the fourth wall in this way and allowing the emotion of the movie to continue.

Or, what follows is a video of the shooting being circulated on forums, sparking heated discussions, with the song driving the movie, and "Elephant" entering the vision of more people.

"Routine, everything is a routine. To put it bluntly, Anson Wood only has those two tricks. There is something fishy about this matter. Everything is arranged."

"Anson Wood is just like that. On the surface, he seems to have countless wonderful ideas, but if you think about it carefully, he is still a vase with an empty head." "Don't pretend, these are all shills."

"Okay, okay, got it, Elephant's publicity team. Next."

"It's just a performance of a song, but you're talking as if street performances have never happened in New York. Can anyone confirm whether his performance is legal or violates any New York ordinance?"

Complain, taunt, attack, complain.

Incessantly.

Everything is just as expected. With Anson's current sweeping and continued rise, he should be envied by people both inside and outside Hollywood. Even if Anson has done nothing wrong, those jealous eyes will continue to distort everything in front of them and give it a conspiracy.

As we see today, the internet was only sharing a small episode about the movie Angelica, and no one mentioned Anson, but those trolls still made up associations and dragged Anson into it.

However, this is the only way to greatness, this is the lonely place at the top, and no one is exempt from it.

Fortunately, trolls are a minority after all.

Moreover, those malicious speculations were soon proven to be just speculations.

Subsequently, no similar incidents occurred, nor did any chain reactions occur. From all appearances, the incident at the Angelica Film Center was just a random accident.

Too bad no one recorded it.

Thus, that episode became a legend passed down by word of mouth. Everyone had their own version of the story, and what each person saw and felt was subtly different. In the end, all kinds of details were circulated on the Internet, and it indeed became an important anecdote among senior movie lovers.

However, what is really important is not the performance, but the reflection and sedimentation that the performance triggers.

The tragedy of the "elephant" is still happening and may continue to happen. What can they do?
Keep speaking out, keep speaking out, use movies, music, text and other different means to make their concerns and fears seen and heard, and then promote change step by step.

Perhaps, this is the true meaning of the movie "Elephant".

Everything, as Roger Ebert said in his film review in Cannes, the blank space in the film is the key because it leaves room for people to think.

Now, the movie has officially hit the big screen, and those aftertastes and thoughts are slowly spreading out bit by bit as time goes by.

It’s not fast, it’s even slow, and it’s completely different from the initial explosive power of the “cat and mouse game” or “butterfly effect”; but things are indeed happening.

As you can imagine, the discussion surrounding the “elephant” has only just begun.

In the noisy atmosphere of the Christmas season, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the weekend time is fleeting, and before we even have time to fully appreciate it, the happy time has slipped through our fingers.

Then, the North American weekend box office rankings for the last week of 2003 were released:

"The Lord of the Rings 3", "The Butterfly Effect", "A Lot of Kids" and other works are in fierce competition. The box office has recovered after Christmas and the market heat has reached a new height.

But all this has nothing to do with "elephants".

Not to mention the competition for the weekend box office champion, the top ten or twenty in the box office rankings may have nothing to do with "The Elephant". After all, the movie was only screened in 27 theaters, which was not good enough in front of competitors with 2,000 or even 3,000 theaters during the Christmas holidays.

However, the attention of industry insiders is involuntarily drawn to the "elephant".

(End of this chapter)