There are only 20 guests attending the private Christmas dinner in Prince's garden. This is the first formal dinner since Langley Hall's return to London. However, only the closest and most private friends can attend. Although in the name of Christmas, reunion with family is the best choice; But who doesn't want an invitation from blue?
Unexpectedly, but reasonably, Christopher Nolan's family appeared in Prince's garden. Emma Fielding, the manager of Almeida theater, and her husband became the guests of Langley. In addition, several "strange" faces appeared on the stage. Paparazzi may not be able to shout their names, but after investigation, it is not difficult to know the truth, Those are London hereditary aristocrats, maybe they are not dignified, but they have a good friendship with Langley.
Because lanli has been in Hollywood for a long time, people forget that lanli's "hereditary aristocracy" is not only a name, but also a real network. In addition to Andre Hamilton and Eton domer, there are more and more friends scattered in all walks of life. What they have in common is that they all grew up with elite education, and they have more common language.
From charity auctions to Christmas dinners, Langley's return to London is unfolding step by step. At this time, people really realized that "the youngest son of the hall family" was not without the ability to return to London, nor was he without the strength to base himself in London. It was always just a personal choice; When he really made up his mind, even the deeply rooted Arthur hall seemed to be eclipsed.
The focus of the hall family has really changed.
This is a formal private dinner for nobles. All the specifications and etiquette are in accordance with the tradition. On top of the dinner, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the appearance of Rooney Mara.
The best actor of the new generation appeared at the dinner party as a lady companion of lanli, which easily attracted all eyes.
It can be imagined that if the public were informed of such news, it would be so hot and sensational that it would definitely be the heaviest news of the year in 2014; However, all the guests present are feather lovers, not to mention dealing with reporters. They are not interested in spreading gossip in the circle. This also means that in a short period of time, it will still be a low-key secret - but on the contrary, the fall of lanli and Rooney also proves their trust in the guests present, and the bond will become more and more close.
As the focus of the audience, Rooney, with her elegance, humor, frankness and generosity, has successfully won a lot of admiration in her eyes. Her debut is perfect.
Rooney, who has always kept a low profile, has never concealed the significance of her "Mara" surname, but because she has never attracted wide attention, her family background has not aroused much discussion; After tonight's debut, those staggered eyes suddenly realized that this is also a famous family.
Not to mention anyone else, even Langley had never seen Rooney look like this before, not on Oscar night. Like a proud peacock, Rooney always shows her charm miserly. Even in the eyes of Hollywood, she doesn't spend too much time; Until tonight, she finally showed her charm, which is impressive.
"... his eyes. When he talked about movies and performances, his eyes were, frankly, intoxicating; When he stood in front of the camera to perform, it was his most charming moment. So, I have to admit that I took advantage of him a little bit and got ahead of others before they noticed his charm. "
When Arthur deliberately "teases" Rooney in front of the crowd and asks what Rooney likes best, Rooney calmly and humorously gives an answer. At the end of the answer, she casts her eyes at Arthur and asks with a smile, "I heard that the source of the rumor that he is a prank devil comes from you. It seems that, A lot of interesting things must have happened when you were children. I wonder if you would like to share some sidelights tonight? "
The silent counterattack and the right "threat" made Arthur fall into a passive position, and he had to smile. Arthur almost choked
Sure enough! Once again proved that Langley is a complete demon! Look, the one standing side by side with lanli is not an angel at all. It's another devil!
"Don't do that. Although everyone here knows that Langley is not a gentleman, we still don't aim the gun at the master." Arthur managed to dodge the crisis with a joke. He secretly wiped his sweat in his heart, only to see that Luna raised her glass to her with a smile.
Arthur really felt that he needed to be shocked.
Rooney shows her unique charm, which is quite different from her cold and alienated appearance. It's really impressive. She is surprised and admired, and moves silently in the eye contact.
However, Chris Evans is the biggest hit - even now, he still has no way to "have a good talk" with lenley; For Chris, he can't tell whether it's more unexpected that Rooney appears in Prince's Garden - isn't this the most popular news of the year in 2014, or more unexpected that Rooney and Edith are getting along happily with each other. The amount of information is too much and the brain memory is beginning to be insufficient.
It made Chris more anxious.
In particular, Rooney was able to walk around the room with her own charm. It seemed that she could trigger laughter everywhere she went. The warm atmosphere of the Christmas dinner was flowing in the warm air; Chris is still a little stiff - it can't be said that he's out of place, and he's not exaggerating. But there's still some space for him to unload his burden and integrate into it. The mixed emotions of frustration and admiration, uneasiness and expectation are constantly colliding in his chest, and Chris can't control his right hand holding the champagne.
But at least, he hasn't started drinking whiskey.
Later, Chris inadvertently stood with lenley, and when he realized it, it was too late to turn around - it was too obvious that he could only harden his head, show a smile, lift his chin to lenley, and enter the awkward chat mode, "Rooney Marla? Really? "
This kind of street dialogue mode, with brother's funny banter, is far from the atmosphere of the whole Christmas dinner. Lan Li gently picks his eyebrows and looks at Chris with a meaningful expression, but he doesn't speak. His expression seems to be saying: so?
Subconsciously, Chris's eyes began to drift to the side to hide his embarrassment, but the silence of the air seemed not good, so he looked directly at the nearby champagne tower, still joking, "the whole Hollywood has been cheated by you. I really didn't expect that..."
Pause, silence, and then abruptly added, "you were above the Oscars at that time..." and then pause, silence. After realizing that he was spying on Lanley's privacy, he was like a gossip neighbor in the neighborhood, which made Chris feel the back of his head - nowhere to put his hands, "... I mean, I really didn't expect that. I didn't have any clues before. You are really great... I don't mean you are liars... You know what I mean... "
It seems wrong to say this or that. The last sentence is more like adding to the lily. Chris himself doesn't know where it came from, and the words fade out without any sound. He can't find a full stop and stays in a strange place.
Chris shifted his eyes stiffly, picked up the champagne, poured it into his mouth again, but after two drinks, he found another glass empty.
"Help
Fortunately, Langley didn't mean to embarrass Chris. He said with a smile, "it shows that we are all excellent actors."
"Ah! Yes, yes, yes! Actor, excellent actor Chris found the steps and nodded in agreement, but he always felt that this sentence was strange - was it mocking every actor for being a liar, or was it mocking his bad acting? Chris couldn't make a conclusion for a moment, and then... The words were cut off again, and there was no following.
Blue Li is happy, but Chris is not comfortable.
Recently, because of Edith, Chris himself has been constantly thinking, temporarily away from the attention and noise of Hollywood, really calm down and try to clear up those complicated thoughts. He knows that he must face up to those problems, otherwise he and Edith will not see the future.
But what should he do?
From tonight's performance in front of Langley, Chris still can't see the dawn. If it was in the past, Chris might have gone to the bathroom on the pretext of turning away; But he didn't want to.
"Do you hate me, Langley?" Chris summoned up courage and boldly asked - in fact, he did not know whether this question was appropriate or not, but he did not know a better way, so he had to choose a positive breakthrough. He still wants to be honest.
Blue Li slightly raised eyebrow, that pair of eyes seem to be saying: what thing gave you such an idea?
Chris knew that the bow didn't come back, so he just went on, "you always seem to be aiming at me, not on purpose, but... You don't seem to like me."
"If I like you, then Edith may cry." Lan Li said solemnly.
Chris didn't understand it at first. "Why do you like me, Edith wants to..." he repeated foolishly. Then he noticed the sight of Langley, and realized that Langley was joking - "like", which means "like", but Chris couldn't laugh at it at all
It's so scary to assume that! That... That's Langley hall!
"Lanli... It's not funny." Chris was really scared. "It's a very funny joke, but I'm not suitable for joking now. If I laugh, I doubt I'll just spit it out."