Thomas Toure and Langley hall, who had never met each other before, have been fighting each other for many times in a short period of one year. Especially in the recent half year, from "star crossing" to "Jurassic world" and then to the award season, the invisible edge has been constantly colliding between them.
But in fact, today is the first official meeting between the two.
After his debut, Thomas put on the posture of a superior
His hands were behind him, his posture was straight and upright, his head was raised and his chest was straight, his eyes were calm, and his eyes faintly revealed the posture of looking down at the whole audience; At the same time, in order to show his "approachable", the jaw lines and facial expression are slightly relaxed, and the corners of the mouth are smiling. It seems that he has decided to put down his frame and enjoy himself with the people.
The problem is that the so-called reduction of body frame is only a superficial effort, and the backbone of the posture and momentum still stand high: refuse to take the initiative to introduce, but wait for others to introduce; Even refused to take the initiative to say hello, seems not willing to fall in front of Lan Li.
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Thomas glanced at lenley with a smile, but didn't make any stop. Then he projected to Colin, Jack and Bryce and others around him, showing a look of inquiry, as if he was asking: is no one willing to be a referral? Who is this person in front of you?
Such an ostentatious appearance highlights his producer status, and clearly declares that he is the superior who controls the initiative and control; What's more, even if it's a kind of performance, he knows it and other people know it, but everyone must cooperate with him to perform. This is the real leader.
However, in Langley's eyes, it exposed Thomas's narrow vision.
Real superiors never care about "who says hello first", "whether they are introduced", "whether they take the initiative to meet the front" and other unimportant details, because they have an inner and outer aura, and this kind of "momentum struggle" with a child's temper is easy to expose their lack of confidence——
The more guilty you are, the more you emphasize that you are the superior. The more you fear, the more you emphasize that you are in power.
"At last, Mr. tour." Lan Li Zhan showed a bright smile, his eyes showed a trace of calm, but did not extend his right hand, but politely gently jaw head signal, "I am Lan Li."
A close observation of Lan Li's words and deeds can reveal the difference: he did not shake hands, but jaw head; He didn't say "nice to meet you" and so on, but simply stated the facts. Of course, his tone and expression still remain a gentleman, and no one will notice any offense, but the confidence and firmness from the inside out make the gesture become an elegant art.
This kind of "art" presents the ability of the superior.
Thomas is in a bit of a mess.
Thomas can't say a reason. Just between a sentence and an action, those information flash quickly. He can't capture all the details in detail and quickly, but the natural momentum can't go away. It's really uncomfortable.
"Everybody's talking about Langley hall. I saw it with my own eyes today." Thomas showed a big smile and said briskly. Then he turned his head and looked at Bryce and Colin. "I thought he might have three eyes and no nostrils, but now he looks like an ordinary man."
"Mr. tour must love movies very much." Lenley responded with a smile.
Thomas turned his head at once, and there was a trace of incomprehension in his eyes; Even Bryce and others have cast their eyes, so they don't know why.
Lan Li continued, "so now he still has the naive and romantic fantasy, even the imagination that primary school students refuse to believe, and he still believes in it. If there are really aliens with three eyes and no nostrils, I'm afraid they will go to District 51. They may become "Elephant Man" before they arrive in Hollywood
Area 51 is a secret area in American legend. Those science fiction fans who firmly believe in the real existence of alien civilization are full of imagination about area 51; "Elephant Man" is a classic film by David Lynch, which is based on real medical records. A deformed elephant man was robbed by the hospital for research, and then taken away by the circus for exhibition, suffering from inhuman torture. This work won eight nominations for best picture, best director and best actor at the 53rd Oscar.
Jack's hearty laughter burst out directly, "it's a good joke." he repeated the sentence continuously, "if elephant man goes to District 51, it's wonderful."
Thomas's face was slightly stiff, but his words were not weak. "I've heard that lanli is a smart guy before, and even reporters can't help him. Now I've seen it with my own eyes. I don't give in at all on the verbal level. I always want to win or lose." The tone of ridicule and sarcasm was conveyed in a way of ridicule, but no one except Thomas was amused.
Even the heartless jack is vaguely aware that something is wrong.
On the contrary, as the client, Lan Li still kept smiling and said with a light look, "it seems that Mr. tour has heard a lot about me in the busy work schedule of the office. I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I hope that in the future, Mr. tour can appreciate my works more. I can accept all the feedback about the actor's work, whether it's praise or criticism. "
What does that mean?
Accept the opinions about the work of actors, and refuse to comment on gossip? Or taunt Thomas for paying too much attention to gossip in his busy schedule and losing his job? Or Thomas, too careful to make complaints about it?
Jack quickly lowers his head to cover up the corner of his mouth. It takes him all his strength to stop laughing.
Bryce, standing next to him, perceives Jack's expression. She lowers her head and looks at him with a wink, indicating that Jack must hold back. Otherwise, it would be bad to be revenged by Thomas.
Fortunately, Thomas at this time all the attention in the blue Li body, did not notice next to the small details.
Thomas's face is really a little ugly, almost unable to maintain the original expression, violent beating temples are pulling his rational limit bit by bit.
blamed!
Just as Thomas was about to open his mouth again to launch an attack, Langley shifted his eyes slightly and said, "speaking of acting, I can't wait to join the cast and get into work. What's up, Colin? Would you like to be a guide and introduce me to the shooting base in Honolulu? "
Colin, standing next to him, had no chance to speak from beginning to end. At this time, he was suddenly called by Lan Li. He was also a little confused, but he nodded his head to express his affirmation, "... Of course, of course, there is no problem!" Colin got a little excited and began to rub his fists to show off.
But
"Wait a minute." Thomas spoke again and interrupted Colin's words. Then he could see that Colin was standing awkwardly, and his body still kept a half turn posture. It was neither turning on nor returning. He was so stiff in the same place.
Lanli throws a polite look at Colin. He doesn't say much, but he eases Colin's embarrassment slightly. Then Colin turns back to his former state; And Langley met Thomas.
"There's something I need to talk to you about. Let's sit down in the office and get things settled. " It can be heard that Thomas is trying to maintain his own state of etiquette, but it is still difficult to hide the raw and rigid command between the words——
One small detail: except for the first sentence, he never called lanli's name from the beginning to the end, no self introduction, no social politeness, no greetings. For the two people who met for the first time, all the basic etiquette has been omitted, and then the whole process is called "you", It seems that even the most basic politeness makes Thomas feel heartburn.
Compared with Harvey Weinstein, Thomas tour's number of paragraphs seems to be slightly worse.
After that, Thomas was ready to turn and leave, but Langley interrupted Thomas's rhythm again, "what's the matter in such a hurry? I've just arrived at the cast, and now I have to discuss a reason why? " It's not asking, it's not questioning, it's a kind of light witty attitude, it seems that he is not interested in Thomas's "eagerness".
Thomas narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lan Li carefully, showing a sign of danger.
However, Langley doesn't care. No matter whether he is masked or not, he and Thomas can't be friends. Naturally, he can't naively think that the superficial balance between the two sides now means that Thomas has decided to compromise and show his kindness. Now Thomas is taking it for granted to release his true feelings.
"Mr. tour, why don't we just take a look around the photography base. Gulanni ranch is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Honolulu. It's beautiful scenery and a pleasure to be in it. We can walk and talk. What do you think? " Then blue Li sent out an invitation again.
Before he knew it, Langley took the initiative in his hands - in other words, Langley never lost his initiative, but Thomas' strong and positive made him fall into a passive pattern.
Impulse is the devil.
Thomas looked at the calm lanli, and seemed to be laughing at his gaffe. He also calmed down, and showed a big smile to lanli. He looked like a clown. "Of course, why not? Let's take a walk together. "