The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 158 Breaking the Tranquility
Life is not a math problem. If you find the correct formula, you can get the correct answer.

The only one they can believe and grasp is themselves.

Anson turned his head and looked over, looked into Brad's eyes, showed a calm and sincere smile, "I'm serious."

Brad was stunned.

Anson continued.

"real."

"You know John Travolta, right?"

"In 1978, 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Grease' were extremely popular. Not only did he receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, but he also became a hit at the box office. Everyone should know him at that time."

"But this is Hollywood, where success lasts forever. After going through some ups and downs, he fell into the lowest point of his career in 1983."

"That year, he starred in the film 'So Far' directed by Sylvester Stallone. The movie was a disaster and received a lot of criticism."

"Since then, there has been basically no such person in mainstream Hollywood works. No one remembers John Travolta, and no one cares."

"To make ends meet, he had to act in movies that no one knew about and no one cared about, but then even those movies didn't remember him."

"By 1989, John could hardly find a job. At that time, he was only thirty-five years old. This should have been the golden age of Hollywood actors, but he was considering retiring and changing careers to seek other career breakthroughs."

"He thought about becoming a real estate agent, really."

Anson looked at Brad and showed a helpless smile——

Do these stories seem familiar? No one knows this better than Brad.

Brad was silent, just frozen in place, because he knew the subsequent development of the story, but he still looked at Anson, looking forward to the story.

"In 1993, a director approached John, who was almost a missing person, and hoped that he could star in his film."

"This is an independent crew, a very, very small crew. Because of the limited budget, they couldn't even pay John the salary. In the end, the director fought hard and they could give John a salary of 140,000 US dollars and give John a share of the box office profits."

"But the problem is that whether an independent film can be released is questionable, let alone the box office. This director is almost talking nonsense."

"However, John said yes."

"The director's name is Quentin-Tarantino, and this work is called 'Pulp Fiction.'"

"Everyone knows the rest of the story."

Real people, real stories, not fabrications.

In 1994, "Pulp Fiction" was released and became a sensation in the United States. It first won the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, and then earned US$ million at the box office in the United States. Finally, it won the Oscar for the following year, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and seven other nominations.

More importantly, "Pulp Fiction" became a work that went down in history, truly laying the foundation for independent films to enter the mainstream.

John Travolta turned around and started the second chapter of his career.

and--

This is not an isolated case.

"Brad, do you know why everyone wants to be in Hollywood?"

Anson did not say those big principles. No chicken soup for the soul can heal the inner trauma. After all, life still needs to be solved step by step.

Rely on your own strength.

Brad's consciousness was a little blurry, half asleep, the corners of his mouth raised, and a smile appeared, "Because here, anything can happen."

"Oh, if it weren't for Hollywood, how could the director choose an undisciplined child from a juvenile detention center to star in a movie?"

This is Brad's own story.

When Brad was five years old, his parents divorced and no one was willing to take him in. Finally, his grandmother, who worked as a handyman in the church, adopted him, but she could no longer control him.

He smokes at the age of nine and drinks at the age of ten. He often wanders on the streets and frequently enters and exits juvenile detention centers and police stations. If he continues like this, he may die on the streets one day, or he may become a gangster. The disappearance of a life will not cause any consequences. No one would even collect his body for him. But he never expected that director Joe Schumacher would take a liking to Brad at a glance in the juvenile detention center and take him to Hollywood.

At the premiere of "Ultimate Witness," reporters focused their attention on Brad. Hollywood loves such dramatic stories.

At that time, the reporter asked, "How will the movie change your life?"

The precocious Brad replied, "My name is Brad Renfro. I was born on July 1982, 7. The movie will not change my life in any way, and my life will not be different because of it."

Perhaps, from that time on, Brad had foreseen his destiny.

call.

Brad did not continue speaking, but stared at the projection screen in front of him. Neither of them spoke, and Anson stepped back.

The same scene is played again.

Brad stared at that picture quietly. Although he had seen the movie a long time ago, he had never felt the power of the image until today——

There may be an invisible big hand in the dark, guiding everyone to an unknown and mysterious tomorrow. The confusion and destiny of life have become the most wonderful and difficult puzzles in life. That passionate and vivid red , just like fate beating and flowing in the pulse.

Brad thought for a moment, "So, is anything really possible here?"

Anson chuckled, "Trust me, it's happening now."

knock knock!

There was a knock at the door.

Anson raised his head and glanced at Brad, "You're back with a tail?"

Brad's eyes were half-closed, but because of Anson's words, he opened them and thought for a moment, "No...no?"

knock knock!

Just at this moment, the knock on the door actually sounded again. Even though he couldn't see what was going on outside, he could still feel the rush of anxiety.

Seeing that Brad's eyes had lost focus and was about to fall into coma, Anson shook his head helplessly, stood up on the ground, and jumped out of the sofa.

knock knock!

There was a knock on the door for the third time.

But Anson remained unhurried and came to the door at his own pace. As soon as he opened the door, he saw fingers knocking on the door for the fourth time.

At the same time, he was holding a cell phone in his left hand and was talking on the phone. His expression was mixed with excitement and anxiety, and his whole person was like a restless flea.

"Oh, God, Anson."

Anson was very surprised. He had never expected that the person coming was actually looking for him, "Captain Cook?"

Edgar took a long breath and gestured to his cell phone, "I called you, but you didn't answer. I thought something was wrong."

Anson pursed his lips and said, "I'm watching a movie and my phone is on silent."

Edgar didn't know how to respond for a moment, but looking back, Anson knew nothing about the situation outside, which was normal.

After taking a deep breath, Edgar explained his purpose in the most concise and direct way, omitting the ins and outs and the causes and consequences, and got straight to the point.

"I need you to get on the next flight with me right now to New York to audition for 'Spider-Man,' so, what do you think?"

So suddenly?

Anson blinked and said without any nonsense, "Give me a minute. I'll get my wallet and keys."

　The fourth update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)