The voice of eloquence is endless, deeply immersed in the thoughts of conversation, so that no one found the appearance of lanli. Several young people on the right-hand side of the bar door were arguing red faced and ears red.
"... no, no, don't you find out?" Cleopatra ','Believe it or not','march forward ', these songs all contain the essence of rock and roll... "" so you think he can be the second Bob Dylan? I admit he's brilliant, but he's not Bob! There's only one Bob in the world... "... but there's only one Langley hall in the world!"
The argument was so heated that no one noticed that the tall figure they had just passed by was the object of their discussion. Lan Li slightly closed his chin, hid his face in the shadow, pushed the door into the bar of Pioneer Village. The scene of people coming and going and the guests were full of party atmosphere, warm surging. The hot air made his sight blurred, and he didn't know where he should be.
Before he had time to take a closer look and look for familiar faces in the crowd, a little old man with white hair and short stature came face to face. Before he passed by, he suddenly stopped and stepped back two steps. Standing in front of Lan Li, his muddy eyes hidden in the dim light looked up and down, Showing a trace of pickiness and playfulness, he said without warning, "you are an interesting guy."
Originally thought it was just a stranger passing by, but when he heard this sentence, he attracted lanli's attention. Then he saw Woody Allen's trademark black frame glasses. The little old man's face was still expressionless, but his slightly red cheeks still added a touch of warmth than usual. Aware of Langley's inquiry, woody didn't care, not only didn't intend to explain, but also added, "I mean, you're more interesting than I thought."
"Is it interesting at the end of the game or at midnight in Paris?" Lan Li's eyes twinkled with a shallow smile and joked back.
"Scarlett Johnson style fun." Woody pushed the black frame glasses and said meaningfully.
The great director has repeatedly said in public that Scarlett is his "Muse" and the source of creative inspiration. Scarlett has also been the heroine of Woody's films for three times, "the end of the game", "exclusive news", "midnight Barcelona".
Lanli raised his chin, and his eyes were full of fun. "So you mean you got inspiration from me? Next, I will be the core role, tailor a script
Woody chuckled.
This is the first time that Langley has seen Woody's open-minded expression. It can be seen that woody is really in a very happy mood tonight, and his whole body is filled with a kind of indescribable lightness, "young man, don't be too greedy, and don't be too arrogant." Woody narrowed his eyes and said sharply, "my muses are women. They used to be, and they will be. Men don't do anything for creative inspiration. " While saying that, while also showing a look of disgust, "women, only women."
In the same sentence, woody repeated it twice, emphasizing his point of view, which made Langley dumbfounded. "What about midnight Paris?"
"If you have seen this work, you should know that Owen Wilson refers to me, and the real inspiration comes from flowing Paris and Marion Cotillard." Woody patiently explained that it was absolutely impossible to put it in the first two meetings“ But I have to admit, you're an interesting guy. "
This is the third time that woody has repeated the same sentence.
"I'm so boring that I don't have a better adjective; Or does your brain stop working tonight and say the same thing over and over again? " Instead of being modest and flattered, Lan Li responded to the past in a sarcastic way.
Woody not only didn't get angry, but also gently closed his jaw, a "sure" expression, seems to be very satisfied with the response of Langley, "this line I can use in the script of 'midnight Paris', but it's a pity."
The following words did not say, but the meaning was obvious: the timing was not right, so Langley missed the opportunity of cooperation, "midnight Paris" had been shown in Cannes Film Festival this year.
"If you miss it, it's inappropriate. There's nothing to be regretted about." Lan Li shrugged his shoulders, but after he finished, he said, "has my goal been achieved? Is this the most appropriate way to speak? " The subtext is to say: the answers just now are all routine. Instead of deliberately flattering, they choose tit for tat, just like a clear stream. Can they stand out among the actors who constantly please woody?
With such a kind of joking and self mocking tone, lanli actually made fun of woody. He is always used to being surrounded by others and looking at him with longing and admiration, which is one of the reasons why he doesn't like Los Angeles. Vanity fair.
Woody pursed the corners of his mouth. "You're not the first. I believe it will not be the last one "We should stop this conversation, because you are becoming vulgar and boring, which is not a good omen." The sharp and mean woody then gave a knife to blue Li and started to walk.
When he came to lanli's side, he seemed to think of something, then stopped and said, "is the album Don Quixote your idea? I know it's not George Sloan's, it's not Stanley Charlson's
"George's idea, my creation." Lan Li was not modest, but he was not proud.
This sentence made woody think deeply and sighed with profound meaning, "God, if you were born in the sixties, what a wonderful thing it would be." After that, woody patted Langley on the arm, put his hands behind him and left the bar wobbly.
Looking at Woody's back, lanli's mind was not free from some divergence. He can taste the sigh and regret in Woody's words, as well as the expectation and satisfaction hidden behind Woody's words.
All along, Langley knows that woody is a stubborn and proud little old man. He is a rare scholar in Hollywood - not an artist, but a narcissistic, ink filled and grumbling scholar; Langley also knows that every Monday, woody is playing the saxophone in the bar, deeply remembering the glory of jazz in the 1950s. But he didn't expect that Don Quixote could touch Woody's inner softness.
Just now that seems to be boring nonsense, hidden is woody's approval. This was unexpected before the release of the album.
It's a bit ridiculous to say that Langley and woody only met three times, never cooperated, and even had no chance. The longest conversation was just this one. But Langley felt friendship in woody, like... Like George, like Stanley.
Shaking his head with a smile, this kind of self indulgent, wishful thinking is best to stop.
Through the crowd, came to the bar, at a glance you can see busy Neil, his face is full of happy smile, from time to time and guests chat on one or two, but the hands of the work is not idle, skilled posture has become a habit. Lan Li couldn't help looking around. He wasn't sure whether he should roll up his sleeves, go back to his old business and help.
At this time, a graceful girl came over, lay down on the bar, and called out, "bartender, bartender!" She has short hair, which is tinged with bright turquoise. There is a beautiful rose tattoo on her left arm exposed from her short sleeve jacket. Her deep facial features are beautiful and feminine, but her short hair style and distinctive makeup burst out a kind of boyish handsome, Not to mention that the right hand with black nail polish is still holding a cigarette.
Mingled in the middle of the two people, the position was a little crowded. She turned her head and raised her chin toward Lan Li. "Man, make way for a little space, OK?" Before Lan Li could respond or get out of the way, she was surprised. "Hey, you're Lan Li, right? The main character of the party tonight? "
After recognizing lanli, she turned around with a funny smile on her face and looked at lanli seriously. "What should I say? You look different from the picture, but you are the same image in my mind." She held the cigarette to her mouth and nodded contentedly. "Man, to be honest, I don't like this album. I don't think anyone can surpass Bob Dylan in ballads. Your lyrics are still not good enough. But brother, I admire your courage! Just this point, it is worth my worship! How about I buy you a drink? "
"My pleasure." The smile on the corner of lanli's mouth rose involuntarily, not because of her praise, but because of her childishness. Although she exudes a kind of mature temperament, her green face can't be concealed at all. Lanli can bet that she hasn't reached the legal age for drinking - America is 21 years old.
This answer, but let the girl pick pick eyebrows, hit the table hard, "this is another reason I like you! I like this kind of simplicity. It's much better than those babysitting men. They always insist that men must buy Women a drink. What's the reason? " The girl called again, "bartender, here, here!"
Neil finally came over, and the girl said boldly, "seven bottles of Heineken! Hurry up
Neil nodded, looking for Heineken beer, and raised his head to talk. As a result, he saw lanli standing next to him, and his face suddenly became clear. "Jesus Christ, why don't you inform me in advance when you come here tonight? Stanley just said, "you may not have time to come this time." After a lot of machine gun talk, without waiting for lanli's response, Neil stepped up the bar and yelled, "guys! Guys! Let's warmly welcome this week's miracle hero, Langley hall
Amid the uproar, the clamour began to rise one after another: Lan Li! Lanli! Lanli!