After singing a song, Lan Li sat quietly on the high stool. The surge was almost out of control, and he needed some time to calm down.
"One more light" is undoubtedly the most difficult song in the creation process.
Abandoning all the tedious arrangements and all the undulating tones, he went back to nature completely and interpreted the inner sadness and pain in a calm and relaxed way; What's more, it's not the way of ballad arrangement, but the way of rock style catharsis and expression, the fragmentary inspiration looming and appearing, which took three months to complete.
After the creation of the whole song, Langley really accepted the fact that Heather Cross had left, carried the weight and continued to live.
Before today's performance, Langley hesitated and even tried to give up.
He didn't want to perform the song. Because it is too private, too secret, heavy emotions heavily in the chest, almost breathless; Just now the performance also proved this point, suddenly, the burst out of emotion lost control, like all red fruit standing on the stage, unreservedly, unprepared to show themselves.
This reminds Langley of the stage play.
For actors - more accurately, for all art creators, they must dissect themselves in front of the audience, show their souls and thoughts through artistic means, and even present their privacy and secrets unreservedly.
Art comes from life and is higher than life. Artists can't imagine and create out of thin air. All artistic creation comes from their own experience and understanding, based on their own understanding and reading. Therefore, only the actors who dare to show themselves truly and unreservedly can show the most moving features of the performance.
People always wonder why European actors are bold and unrestrained, and it is common for them to show their bodies?
Because for a really good actor, the biggest problem is to show his mind, mind and soul, completely present the secret under the body, even in the face of his nightmare, it is extremely difficult and also extremely afraid; Comparatively speaking, the presentation of the body is just a visual impact, which is too much for pediatrics.
At that moment, Langley was scared. Because the emotion hidden in the song is too real and too rich, showing his own vulnerability and sadness unreservedly, which requires courage and even more courage.
However, lanli chose to take the stage after all.
Not only for the heather cross foundation, but also for the responsibility of being a public figure; At the same time, in his heart, Lan Li also made a choice between "say you will not give up" and "another light". He chose one of the two songs, and finally, Lan Li chose the latter.
Because "say you won't give up" is a secret between him and heather, he promised. So, "say you won't give up" will be officially released in the future, and all the income will be donated to the heather cross foundation; However, Langley will not perform in any public occasions, and "one person's concert" is the only one.
This is their agreement.
After singing, Lan Li lowered his eyelids and breathed out a long breath, gradually calming down; When I raised my eyes again, the lights were still shining, thousands of lights gathered on the same stage, turbulent and hot. Outside Rockefeller square, the whole Manhattan Island burst out a dazzling light, enough to make the sun fade.
According to the official ratings statistics, this issue of "today's show" attracted 12 million viewers to watch the live broadcast. Among them, the number of viewers on the "another light" performance stage instantly exceeded 16 million, creating the highest ratings in the past 30 years and breaking countless records, In the history of live television in the United States, it has made a great contribution.
Even Warner Brothers, after witnessing such achievements with their own eyes, were stunned. They never expected that in order to cooperate with the publicity of "tomorrow's edge", they nodded and agreed to lanli's request for charity activities. Originally, they thought it was just a convenient act of goodwill to earn a reputation and publish a draft, It turned out to be the biggest boom of 2012——
When he nodded his head and agreed, the rich Warner brothers did not make any in-depth research and inquiry, and knew nothing about the connection between this activity and the "hype gate". Barry Meyer only heard about the charity activities of the foundation, and with a stroke of the pen, agreed to the publicity plan and cost.
Did not expect, inadvertently inserted willow shade.
"Thank you." Lan Li couldn't help laughing and regained his usual peace and calm. He firmly believed that Heather was a ray of light, hidden in thousands of rays, "I mean..."
Before he could go on, a lot of figures rushed up. Paul Walker gave him a big hug, hugged him tightly, and then slapped him heavily on the back. Without too much words, he showed his support with practical actions.
The hug was so warm that Langley didn't know what to do. "Paul, I'm fine. I'm serious. I'm fine. " Raleigh patted Paul on the shoulder and said, laughing and crying.
Paul then let go of his arms and said with red eyes, "are you sure?"
Lan Li restrained his smile and nodded solemnly, "yes, I'm sure."
Paul unexpectedly hugs Langley again, heavily and warmly, and then he gives way. Then Langley sees Jennifer Lawrence standing in front of him.
The two men's eyes fell on each other. It was the first time that they mentioned the topic of Heather's death, as if it had been several centuries, and they could not help but start to become strange. At a loss, Jennifer stood in the same place, her eyes dodging quietly, but she still summoned up the courage to meet Lan Li's eyes.
At this moment, Alexander scarsgarde, Lamy Marek and Donald Glover all stepped forward and hugged him warmly and friendly. One by one, it was like waiting in line for a hug, which made him dumbfounded. "Guys, don't use hugs. You can stop hugging. Here comes the audience, It's not to see our crew love each other. If they can, they would like to see us fight on the spot. "
A ridicule, the scene of the atmosphere suddenly became active, and then the playful audience began to wave their mobile phone, so the light created a nightclub snowball effect, collocation with a little music, you can dance.
Everyone burst into laughter.
The crew gradually left, and finally Langley and Jennifer stood face to face, exchanging views.
Looking at her at a loss, Langley stepped forward. The gentleman politely hugged her, put the receiver aside and whispered in her ear, "I'm fine. And you? "
All along, Jennifer has a big personality, and the mature temperament in her performance also shows her wisdom and sophistication which is not in line with her youth; But at the end of the day, she is still a young man, even a year younger than Langley. In the face of life and death, she is a complete novice, helpless, at a loss.
With a hug, her eyes were warm again, and her voice trembled slightly. "I'm... I'm fine. Don't worry about me Then, releasing her arms, she wiped the tears from her cheeks and gave a big smile. "You know what? Heather has always been adamant that you can do it, and she's right
"I know." Langley patted Jennifer on the shoulder again. "Go and sit down. We're live now."
After that, lanli followed in the footsteps of Jennifer and walked towards the sofa of the guest seat. The two hosts had also stepped onto the stage. Matt Lauer took the lead in taking over the baton, "wonderful, wonderful, really wonderful! The only thing I'm curious about is the lighting of mobile phones. Whose idea is this? I'm almost blind now. What a genius idea
"As far as I know, it's not anyone's idea, it's just a spontaneous action." Ann curry took the lead and said, "lanli's live singing is really too moving and beautiful. As a result, the audience couldn't suppress their inner appeal, so they raised their mobile phones..."
The words were interrupted again, because the audience all gave out cheers, the mighty cheers reverberated between the four high-rise buildings, and the continuous echoes stirred up on the eardrum. Such a scene, for the "Today Show", can be called a spectacle, even the two well-informed hosts, can't help opening their mouths at this time..
"Lenley, lenley, we need your help." Matt stopped Lan Li, who was ready to take a seat, and said, "our live broadcast needs to continue, so the audience needs to be calm."
At this time, Lan Li has completely recovered, the song moved all stay in the heart, attention again returned to today's activities. As Langley said, it's a hype, and the heather cross foundation needs more attention to help more people, so he has to get into work.
It's not easy; But in the past, the performances in the west end of London, after all, made Langley complete the transformation.
"Maybe you need to tell everyone that if the mobile phone is out of power, they will..." Lan Li made a light joke. Before he even had time to finish, there was a startling cry on the scene. Then you can see that the vast lights went out one after another, quickly disappeared like a tide, and the sun over his head came down again.
However, the sun is not as hot as the light, and the raging wind surges in. I can't help feeling a little cool. A piece of goose bumps appear on the surface of my skin, and my reason slowly returns to my brain.
Witnessing such a magical scene, Matt and Ann both laughed and said, "it's really lanli."