Closing the door of the taxi, Lan Li looked up at the old and simple building in front of him, but it was strange.
This is the new apartment that Andy rented for him before. He moved here after the Toronto Film Festival. But after that, he went to trilliuride, then went to Los Angeles and London to shoot "crazy love", and then came "speed and passion 5". In nearly four months, he has been running around all the time, and he has lived here for less than a week.
Lanli doesn't even remember the address of his apartment, so he asks Andy temporarily to avoid the embarrassment of not finding his home. Looking back carefully, Lan Li can vaguely recall that the interior decoration of the apartment is simple and generous, but the specific details are only a blur of light and shadow. I feel that it's not as familiar as the B & B in Oahu Island.
"What floor is it?"
Following the fragmentary and vague memory, Lan Li's steps finally stopped at the third floor door. In front of him, the red brown carved iron door seemed to be a little impressive, but a little confused. Shouldn't it be a heavy dark brown wooden door?
There is a dark gray carpet at the door and an evergreen potted plant beside it. These places are excellent choices for hiding keys. However, Langli never put the key here. He raised his right hand and touched the lintel. As expected, he found a retro copper key. Every time he went out, he would put the key in the same place - the Knightsbridge of London is like this, It's the same with the old house, but it's the same with the new house.
With the key to open the door, push the heavy iron door to the side, the strange and familiar scene of the house appeared in front of us, and then Lan Li's steps stopped, full of questions: is this his home?
The decoration around was indeed what he remembered. He still remembered the iron pipe exposed above the right-hand living room; In front of a closet as a partition, the bedroom and bathroom privacy will be preserved; Black and navy blue as the main kitchen tone... These details awaken the memory in my mind, which is exactly the way he moved in.
However, the whole room was clean and quiet. Not only was there no accumulation of dust, but everything was arranged in good order.
That's the problem. After he moved, all the paper boxes were in the same place, and they were not opened. He had planned to tidy them before he went to teliureid, but he still didn't tidy them. All the items were packed in the open space of the hall.
When he came back, he still thought that there must be dust in the room, and the other party's things in the box must have been "stuffy". When he thought of packing after he went home, naoren could not help but feel pain.
Now, all the boxes have disappeared and replaced by a clean and tidy room——
On the huge bookshelf on the right side of the bedroom, all kinds of books have been piled up. Guitars and keyboards are packed in boxes, leaning on the bookshelf
The black cabinet behind the sofa is stacked with all his vinyl records, and the central floor is empty, with all kinds of gadgets, bullet casings collected during the shooting of the "Pacific War", animal teeth given away by local aborigines when surfing on the gold coast, and Beijing Opera ceramic figurines collected by an antique shop owner in London
On the coffee table, there is a stack of log tea cup mats, next to several boxes of matchboxes from different bars and motels, and his laptop is also in the middle
Straight ahead, pull open the wardrobe as a partition screen. The front row is used for hanging, and the shirts and suits are all neatly hung up; In the back row, there are storage diamond squares, T-shirts rolled up into cylindrical towels and placed in the lattice, and then casual coats and jeans are neatly stacked and placed in the lattice
Langley was sure that he didn't organize it himself.
There are many things he is not good at. Sorting and storage is one of them. In the last life, Ding Yanan helped him, while in this life, a servant helped him. He once tried to do it himself, but the effect was really terrible. Others had to do it again, which increased the workload. So he gave up.
So, what's going on? Andy? It makes sense to send someone to clean the house regularly, but it's impossible to unpack the luggage and clean the room. If Andy intends to help with the cleaning, he has finished the one-stop service when he moved, so he doesn't need to wait until later.
I sat down on the sofa, took out my cell phone and dialed a phone number.
The phone just rang twice and was picked up. At the other end came a voice with a faint smile, "I have a bad feeling. You didn't call me when you were in London last time. Why did you remember to call me today? "
"You're not the same. Why don't you call me when you get to New York?" Langley let the body muscles relax down, adjust a comfortable sitting position. He likes this sofa, because it can be used as a bed, and will not remind him all the time that he needs to maintain the noble's dignified etiquette.
"How do you know I'm in New York?"
"Because I'm sitting in my house right now." Lanli's reply stunned the other party, and then there was an acceleration of footsteps at the door. Then Matthew Dunlop appeared at the door. He hung up the phone and looked at lanli lying on the sofa. His smile rose. "Elizabeth and George, seeing you like this, may be angry to smash the blue and white porcelain dishes."
"This is New York, not London." Lan Li picked the eyebrow tail indifferently.
Matthew put his briefcase on the kitchen table, hung his coat on the hanger at the door, and hung up the coat that lanli had left on the back of the sofa. Then he sat down on the single sofa beside him. "How do you know I'm in New York?" The question was raised a second time.
"No one's going to hang shirts from light to dark, and no one's going to put books and vinyl records in alphabetical order. Except for you Blue Li make complaints about Tucao.
Matthew is an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he is also a cleanliness addict. Everything must be arranged in a certain order, otherwise he will be crazy. His room now has distinctive "Matthew characteristics". They have known each other for almost a lifetime. How can he not recognize them?
"How do you know my address? I don't even remember myself That's what Langley is really curious about. He looks up at Matthew and says, "did you call Andy? But how did you persuade him? I don't think he will disclose my personal information at will. "
As Langley said, Andy is the only one who knows the address here, and no one in Pioneer Village knows it. If it's not Andy, it means that Arthur has found his address through investigation. Although he's not worried, it's not good news.
Matthew gracefully put his right leg on his left knee, and a smile appeared on his face. Once upon a time, he was able to defeat Lan Li, "your script. When I was in Notting Hill, I asked you what the line on the script was. You told me
When he left London, "speed and passion 5" had not been settled. He thought that he would go home after shooting in Los Angeles. So, at that time, he asked Andy once about the address of his new home.
"Don't worry, Arthur didn't ask me about you." With no extra explanation, Matthew understood Langley's concerns. "However, you should know that if they are willing to inquire, you don't have much advantage."
"Buried alive" has made a big splash in the award season, and the Academy of film and Television Arts Awards have also given a lot of attention. Many British media believe that this work is very promising to occupy a place. Along with it, lanli's face also frequently appeared in major newspapers and magazines.
Lanli pursed. "Don't worry, they won't open the entertainment edition, even the times." This made Matthew laugh. "So, are you on a business trip or a temporary stay?"
"I think it's time to leave London." Matthew said succinctly, "remember Clive reader at law school? The one from Bristol. "
The way that the British royal family used to identify and remember strangers is very simple. Family name and hometown can often be traced back to the origin.
Cliff red is a civilian, but he has outstanding social skills and impressive oral ability. During his college years, he got into the circle of aristocratic children successfully. Although he is just a fair weather friend, they will go on a completely different road after graduation, but this feat is still very rare.
Now it seems that people with ability are really popular everywhere. Even if they get out of society, they still make a breakthrough.
"He runs a law firm in New York and has two other old acquaintances, Charles of the domers, who is also one of the senior partners. They invited me, and I came In a few words, Matthew explained the whole story clearly. Lanli could complete the cause and effect by himself.
"What a clever fellow. Is he interested in your ability or your connections? " Lanli accurately grasped the core of the matter.
But Matthew turned his lips and asked, "is there any difference?"
"Welcome to New York. In order to welcome you, I feel like giving you this sofa and allowing you to stay in my apartment. "
"Thank you." Matthew rolled his eyes and said ironically, then pointed to the top of his finger. "My apartment is upstairs, but I'd like to thank you for your generosity in letting the sofa out."
Lan Li spread out his hands and said solemnly, "there's no way. I'm naturally so generous and willing to share. That's the only thing Elizabeth likes about me