"So you don't have time to go on vacation with me?" Roy was very disappointed to hear the news.
"Vacation? What vacation? Do we have a vacation reservation?" Laila was puzzled for a moment.
Roy changed hands with the phone, looking disappointed. "I don't have anything to do now, do I? It just so happens that you have more free time recently. I was planning to go to some warm place with you for a while. Don't you think it's been too long since we last went on vacation?"
"Too long?" Laila didn't think so. "How come I remember that we just came back from New York not long ago?"
"That's different. That's going home, not vacation. You have to distinguish between the two!" Heaven knows how much he has been looking forward to another vacation like the first time he went skiing with her. It felt like it had been a long time since he had hugged her properly. Either she was busy with work, or he was busy filming on set. Which couple lived apart for so long?
"Alright." Laila didn't want to dwell on meaningless questions like this. "There will be opportunities after the work is done. Aren't we still young? If we don't work hard now, won't we have anything worth remembering when we're old?"
Roy couldn't help but smile when he thought of a little girl like Laila chasing after him all day.
When they were old, they could tell all these things to their grandchildren, which would be a very happy thing.
"What are you going to do? Work on both jobs at the same time?"
"I'm not one to be half-hearted. I plan to shoot the GHD advertisement first, and then focus all my energy on making the public service advertisement."
Roy nodded, understanding her thoughts. "That's right. Make money first. You can't do good things on an empty stomach."
"..." Even if she didn't rely on advertisements to make money, she wouldn't go hungry, okay? Laila was "convinced" by his understanding. "What about you? Have you done the task I gave you?"
"Of course. I've been reading comics about the Joker recently. You're right, he is indeed a very charming villain, but it's not easy to portray him."
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's hearts. The Joker is such a brilliant villain that even some Batman fans are quite fond of him. In this case, it is easy to criticize the portrayal of the Joker for not matching the image of the Joker in the audience's mind.
"But I believe you can do a great job. If even you can't do it well, then no one can!"
Laila laughed at his follow-up sentence. Did he still worry that she would be angry because of what he just said?
"Most of what you said is correct, but one thing you overlooked is that you are the one playing the Joker. Whether you can portray the Joker image that the audience needs depends on your performance." She didn't want him to lock himself in a hotel for a month like Heath Ledger did in his past life, completely immersing himself in that role.
Undoubtedly, this approach was useful for getting into character, but compared to such dangerous behavior, she hoped that Roy would analyze the role in a way that didn't harm himself. So she suggested that he read more comics, see how the Joker fights Batman in the comics, and at the same time, understand why he has so many fans.
After chatting with Roy for a while, Laila finally started to prepare for her new job.
Shooting advertisements could be said to be her old profession. It was also because she had shot many impressive advertisements that she gained the favor of investors and got the opportunity to direct TV dramas. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that advertising was a ladder for her to realize her dreams.
But if you thought that shooting advertisements was simpler than shooting TV dramas, you would be mistaken. The competition in advertising was no less than that in TV or movies. However, companies that shoot advertisements would generally prepare their own protagonists. Some were attracted by the influence of certain celebrities, some were attracted by the potential of certain handsome men and beautiful women, and some were involved in some power and sex trades.
Laila had encountered such things a lot. From feeling uncomfortable at first to later being used to it, with the widening of her vision and the passage of time, she could now completely look at those things indifferently. Anyway, it was a mutual agreement. If the other party didn't care, why should she bother? As long as the actors were obedient and acted according to her requirements, she was fine.
Of course, if she encountered some good talents, she would still be willing to take care of them. She had seen a lot of messy things, but she had also seen children who worked hard. Anyway, everyone walked their path, and she didn't care whether others took the black or white path. At most, she would give some extra care and opportunities to those who took the "white path" within her ability. That was the only thing she could do in her past life.
Laila leaned back in her chair, and there was only one title on the computer screen. It was just an advertisement, but it made her waste an afternoon reminiscing about the past, which made her feel amused and a little low.
Patting her face, she forced herself to focus on the computer.
A qualified advertisement must first showcase the attractive aspects of the product. If it's food, the people who see the advertisement should know how delicious your product is. Just like the food manga in Japan, manga artists use various scenes of ecstasy and explosive scenes to simulate the deliciousness of food.
GHD is a hair tool that can straighten curly hair and curl straight hair in a short time. This point needs to be shown in the advertisement, rather than just putting a name or symbol in the advertisement. GHD is a world-class brand, but there are also many people like Laila who know nothing about it. It hasn't reached the level of LV or Armani, where you can see the logo and know what brand it is and what it represents.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered an advertisement she had seen in her past life. It seemed to be an advertisement for GHD. It was a very outstanding classic work that gave her a lot of inspiration at that time.
Thinking of this, she searched on the internet, wanting to see that advertisement again. After all, she had seen it in her past life, and it had been more than ten or twenty years since then, so her impression was not very deep.
But it didn't matter if she couldn't find it. It wasn't so strange that the advertisement hadn't been shot since it was still 2006.