Arthur was silent. He sat quietly, with a calm expression. The onlookers could not feel any emotion. Langley didn't speak or ask, but there was an instinct in his heart that a storm was brewing in the hall family, and it was obvious that George and Elizabeth didn't want to see it.
"Personal opinion, this time back, had better not let George and Elizabeth know, you and I met." Lan Li's voice rang out in his ear. Arthur came back to himself and was slightly stunned. Then he tasted the deep meaning of the words and asked, "what, do you mind?"
First Edith, then Arthur.
Among the four children of the hall family, two are trying to break free, open their wings and embrace freedom. To be more precise, before that, there was also Langley, which was the source of everything.
For the hall family, all this is a nightmare that can't wake up, and things are sliding into the bottomless abyss step by step, all of which are closely related to Langley. It can be imagined that George and Elizabeth gnash their teeth. If there was no Langley, the rebel, would it not have happened?
If they know that Arthur is coming to Los Angeles this time to meet with Langley, and have a long talk.
In the face of Arthur's rhetorical question, Langley showed a shallow smile, "yes, I mind."
Arthur was stunned by this unexpected answer. Then, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose little by little, and finally turned into a big smile.
Langley then explained, "no matter what your reason is, they will blame me. There's no way. Los Angeles is my place. " The understatement was accompanied by a hint of irony - everyone knows that Langley lives in New York, and Los Angeles is definitely not his territory, which makes Arthur laugh.
"But if they know about our meeting, maybe, for the sake of the first heirs of the hereditary aristocracy, they will fly to the United States in person and disrupt the pace of my life." After all, Arthur is different from Edith, Langley and even ALF. Langley's words name this point. "The problem is that I don't have time to appease their self-esteem and pride. So, yes, I do. "
Light dislike, light ridicule, light exclusion, light indifference, light sharpness.
Everything is shallow, it seems that there is no offensive, but the firmness and alienation between the words is really clear.
Arthur's smile gradually fell on the bottom of his eyes, his eyes became deep, a touch of loneliness and loneliness flashed away, and the deep meaning of the words became bitter on the tip of his tongue.
These words are not complaining or being tough, but drawing a clear line.
This is Oscar night, the best party in the industry. As the saying goes, "what happened in Rome, stay in Rome forever." this sentence also applies to tonight. What happened in the Sunset Tower Hotel, stay in the Sunset Tower Hotel forever. Apart from the unexpected publication of "how to betray one another", the secret of Oscar night is rarely revealed.
The meeting between Raleigh and Arthur will not spread.
Arthur knew that, and so did Langley.
But Langley drew a clear line. Arthur's insistence and choice, Arthur's struggle and boredom, Arthur's hesitation and hesitation are all his own considerations, which have nothing to do with Langley. Because Arthur's successor status is more special, it is doomed that he needs to face the shackles and shackles far more than Langley; It was also destined that Arthur needed more courage and determination.
From small to large, Langley and Arthur are neither friends nor brothers. They are more like strangers living on the same roof. Occasionally, they are well intentioned competitors. They have different relationships with Langley, Edith and Langley. Langley can choose to support Edith, but not Arthur.
If you change a position, Arthur is more determined than Langley.
He won't give any advice or listen to any troubles. He chooses himself and looks on coldly. He just pretends that he doesn't know anything. He nods and greets a few words at most. Then he turns around and leaves all the problems to the client. This is indifference, but also survival, or habit.
Arthur couldn't condemn Langley. Put in the past, he will not have any fluctuation at all. He can leave easily by patting his sleeve; But at the moment, the bitterness on the tip of the tongue is rolling and surging, which is difficult to express and express——
So, is their meeting at the moment a conversation?
"Sometimes, I envy you and Edith." Arthur dropped his eyes and said, looking lonely.
Lenley chuckled. "So, you're looking forward to it. Do I envy you and alf?"
A funny joke made the atmosphere relaxed for a moment. Arthur thought about it carefully, then chuckled and said, "do you know? I think maybe you should look forward to it. "
ALF is changing, too, since last year in the west end; And it's trying to resist that change.
In fact, it is not only Edith, Arthur and ALF, but also George and Elizabeth. The whole hall family is quietly changing. It is like a small stone falling into the calm lake. Originally, there are only shallow ripples, but the ripples never disappear. They are more and more fierce, The great waves are brewing.
Who would have thought that the source of everything was actually the youngest son from the hall family.
Arthur's eyes fell on Langley and said solemnly, "you know, everyone thinks you're an angel, but in fact, you're a devil."
Blue Li's eyebrow tail lightly picks, that tiny flash of vision let Arthur's heart not from missed beat, how he forgot, absolutely don't easily provoke this guy in front of him, otherwise the bad luck is oneself, just unexpectedly overjoyed. Arthur can not help but some chagrin, gently bit the teeth after biting, said his depression.
"Arthur, you're not suitable for Shakespeare. Don't say the lines of such a written romance novel. It's not good for your image. " Lan Li said calmly, but his simple words were full of banter.
Arthur could not help muttering, "Damn it! It's not leaking! The devil out and out! God, what a pity Hollywood is But make complaints about Tucao's voice, which is rolling and blurred in the throat, and can not form a complete syllable, even automatic speaking to oneself.
Looking up, he could see Langley's inquiring sight. Arthur quickly recovered his calm and said calmly, "I'm not an actor. I don't need to worry."
Catching the light of the banter at the bottom of lanli's eyes, Arthur calmly turned his head and gently raised his chin, "are you sure it doesn't matter to stay here? He has been standing there for more than ten minutes, and his eyes are projected from time to time. Is this a serious cover up? Or do you deliberately express your urgency? "
Hollywood is really an interesting place. All the emotions and intentions are on the face. Even for a top party like Oscar night, all the ideas are straight forward. Doesn't it really matter? Shouldn't these old foxes be good at social occasions? Why does everyone look so simple and lovely?
Arthur suddenly felt that the actors and producers were pathetic.
Standing in front of Lan Li, they had no secrets; But they can't understand Lan Li's idea. When they negotiate face to face, they should be very frustrated, even as if they were humiliated. If the top producers don't like Langley, Arthur won't be surprised.
Lanli followed Arthur's line of sight, raised his eyebrow and began to smile. "Believe me, he's the only one in the party who won't look forward to talking to me." After a little pause, he added, "I think maybe he is waiting for me now, but..."
But not out of goodwill, but out of malice.
Lanli's words can't finish, because Harvey Weinstein finally can't help it any more. He steps forward and cuts off the words behind lanli.
Standing near the carved pillars, Harvey waited patiently, waiting for the end of the conversation between lanli and Arthur. The guests around him came and went, but the conversation did not end. Besides, they were still sitting on the sofa, and Harvey finally could not bear it.
So Harvey, holding a glass of champagne, regained his spirits and walked over with his big round stomach, deliberately slowing down, leaving enough time and space for Langley and Arthur to notice his existence.
It's a trick in social situations.
If you have to interrupt a conversation under special circumstances, but you don't want to be too rude and brutal, you should gradually swing or approach within the other person's line of sight. After capturing the remaining light in the other person's eyes, you should smile or nod to step forward. You'd better hold a glass of alcohol in your hand, and take wine as the topic, so you can naturally cut into the topic.
Even if everyone knows it, this is the beginning of a formal conversation; But at least in terms of etiquette, it's impeccable.
As the most top producer in Hollywood, Harvey's etiquette is not strong, vulgar and abrupt, and self arrogant. However, Harvey skillfully presents his grassroots attributes, which more reflects the approachable, straightforward, straightforward negotiation style and opens up contacts with the trend.
However, in order to become an upper class person, Harvey has been learning the social etiquette of aristocracy, which can be used in France and Britain. Although the frequency of use is not so frequent, it's not too busy to look back on it temporarily. Those basic movements are still very similar.
However, in the eyes of lanli and Arthur, there are some dogs that can't draw a tiger.
As his feet stopped, Harvey kept standing, nodded slightly, and said, "good evening, blue."