"Rooney is reading the script in it..."
Kate Blanchett, in the name of leading Langley to visit the crew, takes Langley to the door of Rooney's waiting room instead of meeting the director. Obviously, from the beginning, Kate has been ready to do so. Even if she has not got the exact answer, she has understood Langley's purpose of coming to Cincinnati.
This is the first time. In Hollywood, for the first time, some people can understand lanli's actions and intentions. For the first time, some people can see through lanli's mask and camouflage. Those inadvertent details, actions or facial expressions, which were originally meaningless, have been interpreted with more answers. Even Langley didn't realize that it was really rare. Even Paul Walker and Ryan Gosling didn't do it.
When he looked at Kate again, lanli's vision became deep. For the first time, he felt uneasy and flustered that the initiative was not in his own hands
There are surprises and accidents; There is still some vigilance and vigilance, just like the fox smelling the dangerous smell, he put up his sharp ears.
Kate seems to be aware of the change in the temperature of lanli's sight, but she is still calm. She slowly pulls out a cigarette box from her pocket, takes out the cigarette, hands the lighter to lanli, and throws her eyes to lanli attentively and brightly. She doesn't panic because of lanli's warning, let alone flinch. She is calm and even takes the initiative to attack, It's like Langley is looking at his reflection.
Lanli took the lighter and politely lit a cigarette for Kate: the flame jumped up and red reflected Kate's well-defined facial features. A wisp of golden hair fell down and covered her eyes, which made her vision blurred. Then the smoke diffused and the flame became hazy, The narrow and crowded corridor slightly repressed the tight effect of the secret room, and the temperature began to rise quietly.
Then, Langley put out the lighter, and Kate's blurred and lazy vision disappeared in the depth of the fire, and the surrounding was dim again.
"Relax." Kate said with a smile from the corner of her mouth and a cigarette in her hand, "I didn't mean to attack. I just found a harmless secret. That's all." She could feel the alienation and coldness from Lan Li, and she finished her self-defense in an instant.
It's no surprise. The rumored Lan Li is just like this. He seems gentle, but in fact he is calm and self-supporting. The strong atmosphere originated from the hereditary aristocracy is daunting; Especially when it comes to lanli's private life, he always doesn't mind showing his aggressiveness and self-protection.
In a way, Kate is the same. This is their survival law. In the animal world of Hollywood, everyone has his own way to live and live. Those who are on guard and distrust rely on the survival law of entertainment to death. No one can be an exception.
Sure enough.
Kate's explanation didn't convince Langley. His expression was still unmoved, but he looked at her meaningfully, which made Kate smoke again. But when she smoked, she turned her head and politely vomited all the smoke to the side, letting the crowded and hot breath surge slowly. The short silence made the atmosphere more tense, But both of them didn't move, and the atmosphere that was just harmonious immediately became stiff with naked eyes.
In the end, it was Kate who was defeated - it seems that this description is not accurate. Her smile showed up, and the smile behind the curling smoke was enchanting. "I can understand that you are doing your best to protect Rooney? Or are you worried about the relationship leaking out for your career, which makes it particularly tense? Or do you think someone can see through their secrets and start attack mode? "
Kate's voice was very low, almost a whisper to herself, which only lenley and she could hear.
Between the eyes, Kate's smile converged, her eyebrows gently raised and she said cunningly, "I guess it's the first one." She doesn't think that Langley is the kind of garbage that asks others to sacrifice for their own career. At least, the look in the eyes of the Oscar ceremony can't be deceiving.
"Relax." Kate said softly, "Rooney is a good girl. She deserves the company of a good boy; And you... You are also a good boy, worthy of a partner who will never leave. So I'll shut up as if nothing ever happened. "
With that, Kate blinked her right eye at Lan Li, took another puff of the cigarette, spit it out, raised the corner of her mouth again, and then turned away.
From the beginning to the end, Lan Li never said a word, not that he couldn't, but that he didn't have to. He knows that Kate is a smart person, just as Kate knows that his eyes and expression mean guard. They all have their own way of life, especially in the face of the ubiquitous paparazzi. They are all trying their best to protect their lives, and even take the initiative to attack. Maybe the methods are not the same, but the two are interlinked.
As he watched Kate leave, lanli's eyes narrowed slightly, showing a look of great interest. Now he is really looking forward to working with Kate. It should be a very interesting thing, not only in the performance level, but also in the reality level outside the performance.
Turning around, Langley knocked on the door of the room and waited for a moment. Inside came the familiar voice of Rooney, "come in."
When lanli opened the door, he could see a regular bedroom, which is the standard room for middle-class families in the United States. The stone blue wall, the off white wallpaper, the brown desk, the dark brown wardrobe... The regular layout can show the hostess's taste in detail; And the water pink sheet quilt cover can make a judgment, this room should belong to a minor girl.
"Are you ready? I'll come now. " Rooney's eyes remained on the script, not looking up.
But Rooney didn't get a response. She slowed down a little, and then her mind pulled out of the script. She realized that something was wrong, and then she looked up. Then she saw Lan Li standing in front of her eyes. Her eyes opened slightly, and her eyes widened. Her surprise and amazement were clearly written in her eyes.
Lan Li took a step forward, closed the door lightly, looked around and said, "eight years old?" Does this room belong to an eight year old girl? What's more, Rooney: are you eight?
Rooney immediately understood it and said, "six years old." This is actually the room Carol's daughter used in the movie.
Lan Li deliberately revealed a look of surprise, "God, this immediately let me lose all the feelings of heart." He didn't have any interest in the six-year-old baby, which made Rooney laugh happily. Her eyes and mouth were full of laughter, and her happiness overflowed. But lanli didn't continue to joke, "you go on. There's still a little time
Without politeness, Rooney bowed to read the script again.
Although lanli made a special trip to visit the troupe, Rooney was very excited at the moment, and the whole mood was flying up, but the shooting of the next play was about to start, and she still hoped that she could finish the work with due diligence - just like lanli was in the "pop drummer" group at the beginning.
Lanli spontaneously sat down in the chair opposite the desk and picked up a book from the desk. Even if it was children's book, he began to read it conscientiously.
No words, no warmth, even no eye contact, so the visiting class is really "strange and alienated", people don't know how to describe it; But this is not the case. There is a tacit understanding flowing in the room, and the aura around the body becomes soft and warm. Even without any communication, we can feel the most natural state between each other - we will not be disturbed in our work.
In fact, it can be seen from the habit of Rooney that the rest of the crew did not enter the room to disturb, but left enough space for Rooney to complete the preparation. This has many similarities with reading the script by Langley. They all need their own environment to ensure that their attention can be focused.
But at this time, the appearance of lanli did not break the balance of the room, and Rooney was still able to read the script with ease, which was special in itself.
Perhaps, in the eyes of outsiders, such a way of getting along seems strange and strange. It should not be the way of expression possessed by a dating couple and they can't understand it at all; But for lanli and Rooney, this is the most comfortable way to get along with each other. The tacit understanding without words makes them feel at ease. The most important thing is that for the performance and the preparation process of the performance, both of them have similar insistence, and explanation and accommodation become redundant. This is the best part.
Rooney slightly adjusted her sitting posture, even more relaxed than just now, and her slightly free attention was completely focused. The quiet and warm atmosphere inside made her tension and anxiety calm down slowly. It seemed that as long as Lan Li was around her, she would be able to settle down.
"May I ask you a question?" Rooney frowned slightly, raised her head and asked.
"Well?" Lan Li put down his children's books and cast his eyes.
"You've read the script, you should know the story and the characters. Do you think I need to struggle and hesitate? I mean, should I show my inner distress during the performance? "
"Carol and I both know that this was forbidden in the 1950s. I have a boyfriend, and Carol has a husband and children - although they are divorcing, should I show that scruples and struggle? Does this blur the focus of the story? "
"However, in the script, the secular obstacles are part of the unavoidable, even the core contradictions, which cost a lot of description. So how can I handle the propriety in the performance? Do you think I need to amplify this emotion? Is that too superfluous? "