From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Accident.

Surprise.

Excitement.

Impact.

The entire music market was like a roller coaster, full of ups and downs, with one exciting wave after another, and the media's clamor never stopped.

From "Roar Hey" to "Long Live Life" to "Wake Me Up", surprises came one after another, showing the band's charm in all directions.

Rumor has it that Warner Records is not planning to stop.

Generally speaking, an album has ten songs, and the essence of releasing singles is to promote the album, so releasing three to four singles is a conventional operation.

If you want to continue releasing singles, it's not impossible, but from a cost perspective, it's not very cost-effective. After all, the promotion time for three singles can often cover about six months, and the promotion line has already been stretched long enough—

There is no need to continue dragging on.

The album "Midsummer Midnight" was released last year, and it has completely dominated the charts from April to December this year. You can hear the music of the August 31st band in every corner. In theory, the promotion is already sufficient.

However, Warner Records is planning to release the fourth single from this album.

The incredible top-notch performance of the first three singles gave Warner Records full confidence, and they believed that the album's promotion cycle should continue to be extended.

The story should not end here.

A rumor stirred up layers of waves, instantly making major music fans' forums excited, with one or two people speculating and even betting:

Which song should be chosen for the fourth single?

The competition is particularly fierce.

It can be seen from here that the word-of-mouth of the album "Midsummer Midnight" and the average quality of the works have been affirmed by senior fans. Almost every work has its own supporters who believe that the single is worth releasing.

Looking forward to it.

Such a grand occasion is rare.

Judging from various signs, the heat wave of the album "Midsummer Midnight" will not stop, and the album will still be seen in 2004, spanning three years and showing the fierce momentum of the full recovery of rock music.

However, all of these are stories for later.

Moreover, it has nothing to do with Mangold.

What really caught Mangold's attention was not "Wake Me Up" topping the Billboard chart, but the story of the August 31st band creating and performing this song on the streets of Manhattan, which was full of Hollywood fairy tale colors.

In Johnny Cash's career, the unplugged performance at the prison on New Year's Day in 1960 was undoubtedly an important turning point. In that performance, he showed his understanding of music and his interpretation of the performance, and finally successfully created a sensational response.

Even twenty years later, that performance is still talked about.

In "Walk the Line", this performance is naturally the highlight, and it is also one of the important reasons why Mangold and Keetch have always insisted that actors need to sing live. If it is not a real live performance, it is really difficult to show Johnny Cash's legendary charm on the simple stage in the prison.

And in Anson, Mangold rarely saw this trait—

This is an ability that Joaquin Phoenix does not possess, and it is also the key that really touched Mangold.

Mangold realized for the first time that through Anson, perhaps they could capture the most beautiful and moving musical talent in Johnny Cash, which was also a part they once thought impossible to achieve.

Now, Mangold can finally understand why Johnny looks at Anson differently, and he has also become Anson's most loyal supporter, firmly believing that Anson can become the core of the film.

After all the twists and turns, they have come to where they are now.

...

The doorbell, like a bird flapping its wings, fluttered in the rolling heat with a crisp chirp, but received no response.

Lucas Wood stood at the door, slightly helpless, raised his hand and pushed the door panel, only to find that the dark green wooden door in front of him was not closed at all.

Creak.

It opened with a push.

Lucas shook his head helplessly, pushed the door open and entered the space inside, passed through the Bohemian-style decorated hall, and while exploring and searching, he strode forward and called out to find the owner of the house.

"Anson?"

"Anson!"

Along the narrow corridor, footsteps and calls echoed in the space.

A quiet and peaceful atmosphere spread in the overwhelming green. The scorching sun outside the window was overwhelming, and the tail of summer was stubbornly refusing to leave, with autumn only briefly appearing in the morning and evening; however, the interior was quiet, like a paradise, and although there was no pond or fountain, it seemed as if you could feel the gurgling of water.

Until—

"I'm here. Studio."

Stopping in front of the bright golden halo in the backyard and turning into the studio, what came into view was a studio filled with canvases and frames of all sizes, and the smell of paint mixed in the air, but it didn't seem pungent.

At a glance, Lucas saw Anson wearing denim blue overalls sitting on a high stool, with a frame half a person's height in front of him. He was wholeheartedly focused on the canvas, splashing colors.

"Anson, your door is not closed."

Anson didn't turn his head or answer immediately, keeping his attention focused.

Lucas also remained patient, standing not far behind.

After finishing his work, Anson muttered.

"I know. But, no one comes here."

Lucas rolled his eyes, "What if a stranger breaks in?"

Anson, "If strangers are preparing to break in, can a door lock stop them?"

Lucas: ... "Anson, I'm not joking."

Anson finally sat up straight and turned to look at Lucas with a serious face, "Okay, okay, I'll remember to lock the door. But honestly, there's nothing valuable here. If someone breaks in, they'll be disappointed."

Seeing that Lucas was about to continue speaking, Anson raised his hands in surrender.

"I know, I know."

"I just hope you can relax a little. This is not Los Angeles or New York. Even the paparazzi嫌弃 find it boring here. No one knows I'm here, so we don't need to tie ourselves down."

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be meaningless for me to sneak here?"

At this moment, Anson is in Columbus—

Located in Ohio.

It is known as the most laid-back city in North America. Although it is the capital of Ohio, the permanent population is only 900,000, which is definitely sparsely populated.

Even colder than Portland.

No one realized that Anson had chosen Columbus for his vacation.

Nora Wood has a studio here, which is usually empty, but occasionally, Nora will come here to work, and Anson is the same.

After "Spider-Man 2" wrapped up, Anson didn't stay in crowded Los Angeles, nor did he go to tourist-filled resorts. He packed a bag and ran to Columbus to sketch, completely disappearing from the public eye.

Unbeknownst to anyone, he quietly hid his tracks.