"Ding Dong", the doorbell interrupted the conversation between lanli and Matthew, and Matthew cast his eyes, "are you waiting for the guests?" Lanli's apartment, even he can't remember the address, and it's impossible for anyone to come to him. Is it Nathan or Andy? Matthew glanced at the key on the coffee table. He didn't have time to put it back on the lintel.
"Well, Roy rockery, my manager." Lanli simply said that last time when the reporter was downstairs, Roy helped to break through the siege. At that time, Matthew was in the driver's seat, so they met each other. However, Matthew didn't know that Langley had asked Roy to become a manager.
Ma Xiu eyebrow tail lightly a Yang, "I thought he was your bodyguard." After the joke, Matthew stood up, pushed open the iron door, and then saw Roy standing at the door——
A dark blue casual shirt, crumpled as if kneaded into a ball, pressed on the bottom of the box for ten days and a half months, and the sleeves rolled up to the elbow randomly; The smoky jeans were covered with unrecognizable stains, the belts were drooping at will, and the shoes looked like they had just come back from walking in the Amazon jungle.
He also carried two huge takeout bags in his hands, plus the black motorcycle helmet on his head. He looked like a delivery boy with a lazy smile on his face. He held up his bag and said, "your delivery is 68 dollars and 99 cents."
If it was someone else, I would be really stunned at the moment. But Matthew was not a casual person. He took off his coat on the hanger at the door and said, "can I pay by credit card?" Then he really took out his wallet.
"Not today." Roy's eyes showed a smile, "otherwise, today's debt, the next time I come over, we'll count together." With that, Roy took a half step forward and said, "I'll take you in."
But Matthew didn't get out of the way at all. Instead, he stretched out his hands and said, "I'll do it myself."
"You two, are you finished? I'm hungry. If I don't come in, I'll go straight to sleep." Lan Li, who was lying on the sofa, couldn't watch any more. The two people's jokes seemed to drag on without an end. They were both idiots. The first element of a really brilliant humor is just enough and just right. Both of them are obviously not good at joking. Keep dragging on, the jokes are dry.
Matthew just got out of the way and let Roy in.
When he was "detached" before, Roy took the initiative to raise the issue of the selection of follow-up works. It was not that he was anxious to let Lan Li take over the next work, but that he knew that reading a script was a big project, just like reading a novel. It was not difficult to finish it in a day, but it took time and concentration to really calm down and read. This time, Andy submitted a lot of scripts, which naturally took more time to read.
So Roy told Langley in advance that his preliminary screening had been completed. When Langley is ready, he can report.
Lanli didn't care. Reading was originally one of the leisure activities, so he asked Roy to come over today. However, Roy came over much faster than he thought, and he also brought takeout, so the lunch problems of Langley and Matthew were solved.
"Why did you bring the takeout?" Langley sat up cross legged and looked expectantly at Roy's lunch.
"It's lunchtime. I need lunch, and so do you." Roy simply explained, "it happened that Nathan was a little worried about your three meals, so I asked him to take an afternoon off and bring the takeout with him." Roy looked back at Matthew. "But I didn't know Matthew was there. Are you used to Chinese food?"
Matthew stood beside him, gentle and cold, looking at Lan Li helplessly.
Because of lanli, Matthew doesn't eat less Chinese food. It's no exaggeration to say that they have tasted all kinds of Chinese food in the streets of London. Even if Matthew is not interested, he is now half an expert. Although Matthew didn't understand why lanli was so dedicated to Chinese food, it was obviously not the only unsolved mystery of lanli.
With a serious face, Langley said, "his survivability is much stronger than you think." There is no affirmation, but there is no negation, "come on, it's the first meal."
In the end, I chose Chinese food instead of French food or Italian food. On the dining table, he did not say a word, but ate quietly, which made Roy a little unaccustomed - he knew little about Langley after all.
In the upper class, formal western food is generally divided into the first dish, soup, side dishes, main course, vegetable dishes, desserts, coffee and other multi-channel procedures. Two hours is the basic time for a meal, and three to four hours is the mainstream. Because of this, when eating, we try our best not to make a sound, but to chat between each dish, while waiting for food, while socializing.
The so-called silence is not just the voice of speech. The highest level is that even the sound of knife and fork colliding with porcelain plate almost disappears, not to mention the sound of soup and chewing. So careful study can find that all the dishes in the top restaurants are easy to cut, or processed, and try to avoid complicated objects such as bones and shells. That's the truth.
However, for young people such as lanli and Matthew, the rules have developed with the times. Such strict requirements only apply to formal dinner occasions, but there are no such rules for brunch or simple meal. However, today just three people did not speak, so also took advantage of the silence down.
After dinner, Matthew left the apartment and went to work. Recently, he is really busy.
Langley sat down on the sofa in the living room and enjoyed a cup of coffee leisurely. Roy, sitting next to him, felt more and more strange: he didn't think that lanli was from an ordinary family. His good education and elegant manners often made people feel cultured and qualified in the details.
"Are you going to wait until after my nap, or now? Personally, taking a nap is a good idea. " Lanli felt a little sleepy now“ The shooting of "detached" lasted more than seven weeks. His physical strength and energy were severe tests. Today, after completely relaxing, he felt that the Duke of Zhou in his sleep was calling himself.
Roy came back and brought his backpack with him. Because there were so many scripts, his briefcase couldn't be filled at all. Finally, he had to carry them in Nathan's backpack“ I can leave the script behind, simply talk to you, and then go to rest and watch it when I have time. "
Roy took out the scripts one by one, gave a brief glance at the cover, then put them down in categories, explaining, "don't worry, I'll be quick."
After making sure that all the scripts were taken out, Roy divided them into three layers and looked up at lanli. "According to my personal opinion, I divided them into three categories. One is what I think is worth considering; One is that I think there is no reference value at all, or it is not suitable for you; I'm not sure about the other one
After putting into work, Roy's vigorous style is still as usual, without any nonsense, directly cut into the theme. Just a few words to sum up the matter.
"Why not so sure?" Instead of looking at the scripts, Langley looked at Roy with interest.
"Literally." Roy didn't pretend to understand, "it looks like a good project, but he always thinks that something may go wrong; Or on the other hand, it doesn't look like a project worth participating in, and it may be able to dig out something. I think maybe you'll be interested, maybe not. "
Roy is smart, just like Andy. Roy can naturally feel the meaning of investigation. Cooperation has just begun, and both sides need to run in; To say the least, managers and brokers are employed by artists. Artists have the right to end their cooperation at any time, and naturally they have the right to examine their abilities.
So this time, Roy didn't take it lightly. He read every play wholeheartedly and even took notes. After careful analysis, deliberation and thinking, he came to a conclusion.
The job of a manager is very different from before. In the past, Roy was only responsible for supervising and protecting the interests of actors, but he never took part in the work of actors or film companies. It can be said that he had no position; But now, Roy has to think about and make suggestions for his career. The pleasure and satisfaction of participating in it is indescribable.
After a long absence, Roy felt the passion of work again. Not only because he can participate in the whole process, not only because he is new and unfamiliar, but also because he really feels the enthusiasm: lanli's attention to the script, his enthusiasm for performance, and his pursuit of art. This energy awakens his inner obsession and persistence.
Roy began to guess that maybe he could witness a miracle in Langley. Even if it's just a "possibility", it's a good start for such cooperation. Therefore, he is willing to do his best, even if he works hard, he will enjoy it.
Lanli took a sip of coffee. It's the second cup today. Fortunately, the two cups are black coffee, otherwise there will be some guilt in my heart. He gently retracted his jaw and said nothing more: no judgment, no comments, no feedback.
After putting down the cup, Lan Li adjusted his sitting posture, and then simply began to read the script in front of him.
There are only two scripts worthy of reference. On the cover are the titles, "Dragon Tiger youth team" and "ring messenger".
There are four plays in the stack that need no reference at all, namely "Snow White and the hunter", "oath", "Detective Jack" and "perfect tone".
The last stack of uncertain scripts are "rescued Jango", "super warship" and "alien battlefield".