040 Potential Investment
Since Vanity Fair hosted Oscar Night in 1994, the party has gone beyond the Oscars to become the most important social event of the year, attracting the world's attention. Along with the www.biquge.info Pen & Fun & Pavilion, the Sunset Tower Hotel has become another landmark in Los Angeles, and countless movie lovers will turn to visit here to try to get a glimpse of the star-studded corner.
The decoration style of bright red with piano black reveals a modern atmosphere, the pale yellow light makes the hotel lobby full of a lazy and private atmosphere, and someone on the burgundy sofa chair on the left hand side is talking in a low voice, which makes people can't help but guess whether it is a Hollywood superstar who is waiting for his room card, the silence is mixed with a trace of restlessness, youthful and vibrant, and even with a hint of youth, unable to feel too much heritage, but it is enough to make young people's blood boil and excited.
Obviously, compared to the characteristics of the hotel itself, the main reason why the Sunset Tower Hotel can be the venue for Oscar Night is because of its unique location, walking along Sunset Boulevard all the way to the east, less than a mile away, you can reach the famous Hollywood Avenue - the Walk of Fame, Kodak Theater, Chinese/Chinese Theater and other landmarks in full view.
Antony-Cliff, who is thirty-six years old this year, as the lobby manager, stands at the counter and has a panoramic view of the whole venue, making sure that every entry and exit is accurate and in place, and then he sees the group of people who have just walked through the door.
The man at the front is slender and tall, dressed in a light cyan shirt with a light gray pullover sweater, revealing a trace of elegance in casualness, with slightly curly short hair hanging down in front of his forehead at will, and his right hand in his trouser pocket, as if he came out of the Cambridge University classmates, and the college and aristocratic temperament are revealed in the gestures.
The man was followed by a luggage boy, a dark brown rattan handmade suitcase, and a top hat box, and the information revealed in the details made Anthony straighten his back - this was obviously an upper-class British aristocrat.
Behind the man, a baby-faced man dressed in a jumper and jeans was curiously surveying the hotel's dΓ©cor, while a man in a cargo jacket and white T-shirt scanned his surroundings nonchalantly, as if judging his situation.
They...... It should be an actor. Anthony made a judgment that the most important thing in Los Angeles is actors, from dragon actors to top actors, there are countless of them.
At this moment, the man in front of him stopped, his eyes slowly and politely looked around, Anthony's heart couldn't help but shrink slightly, he could sense that the man should be examining the paintings hanging in the lobby, the real essence is often seen from the paintings, vases, tables and other small details.
But at the same time, the baby-faced man also stopped and stood aside, and the man in the white T-shirt didn't seem to notice, and walked straight forward, and after walking a few steps, he came back to his senses and shouted, "On the fourteenth floor, let's just go up." β
Anthony couldn't help but be a little surprised, so, that man was also an actor, but he couldn't find any names in his mind that matched the actor's name.
In a flash of light, Anthony made a judgment and decision, and quickly stepped forward, stopping three steps in front of the man, "Good afternoon, welcome to the Sunset Tower Hotel, may I have anything to help you?"
This is the first time that Lan Li has really entered the hinterland of Los Angeles, walked into the city of angels, and walked into the heart of Hollywood.
However, the turbulent emotions in his heart were not expressed, whether in the previous life or in this life, he was educated to be moody and temperamental, to maintain a polite and gentlemanly demeanor in public, not to mention, since he was a child, he has attended countless aristocratic social occasions, and he is naturally calm to deal with such situations.
Hearing the greeting, Lan Li withdrew his gaze, politely bowed slightly in response, and his gaze fell on the other party's badge, "Anthony, I'm here to participate in the 'Pacific War' interview event, am I late?"
Polite but not too intimate, concise and revealing enough information, casual with a hint of concentration. A simple answer reveals a completely different temperament and heritage, which is also one of the stark differences caused by the cultural differences between British actors and American actors.
"No, you're not late. Anthony didn't have any slack, still maintained the etiquette, and took the initiative to make an inviting gesture, "The makeup team of the crew has just arrived, and they are now on the fourteenth floor. Allow me to show you the way. ...... sir?"
Anthony left a void that Lan Li finished filling, "Hall. β
"Mr. Hall. Anthony said with a smile and walked ahead to lead the way.
Rami and James stood next to each other and looked at each other, not understanding what was going on, and somehow, Anthony took the initiative to express his friendliness, and even led them all the way to the fourteenth floor, arriving at the three rooms rented by the "Pacific War" crew - two for makeup and one for interviews. After sending them to their destination, Anthony turned around and left, and this kind of treatment is definitely enjoyed by VIPs.
After tipping, Lan Li turned around and saw Rami and James' puzzled faces, "What the hell is going on, why did they send us up personally?"
Lan Li shrugged his shoulders with a chuckle, "You can understand that the hotel is attentive to the service, or maybe the attraction of the tip makes them willing to put in the effort." This explanation made James show a sudden realization expression, Rami always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, seeing that Lan Li had already pushed the door in, he hurriedly followed.
Anthony walked into the elevator, and the luggage guy next to him endured and endured, but he still couldn't hold back after all, "Tony, was that big guy just now? Why did you send him up personally?"
Anthony smiled widely, "Even if it's not now, it's definitely going to be in the future." "It's an investment, and although his work is not directly related to the actors, as a hotel lobby manager, he is a transit point for information in the circle, and the more big people he knows, the more valuable his work becomes.
In his opinion, Mr. Hall just now has the potential to be a superstar. Although it was only a brief conversation, his sixth sense judged it this way, so he made a decisive choice.
The little brother suddenly realized, but then said puzzledly, "Then what if he still has nothing to achieve in the future?"
"Then I have no loss. Anthony couldn't help but chuckle, and the little brother thought about it seriously, and this was the only way to really understand. How to build a network is an incomparably advanced science.
"At least he's a generous tipper. The little brother in the luggage touched the ten dollars in his pocket, which is usually five dollars at most, and a box that was so light just now actually had twice the income, which was cost-effective.
Lan Li and the others who entered the room saw the lively scene in the room at a glance, the room they entered was a dressing room, the table in the hall was full of all kinds of cosmetics, several makeup artists were scattered in different corners of the surrounding sofas, preparing their own makeup work, ready to go, and three chairs were placed next to them, and the hairstylists were fiddling with their tools, because the entire crew was almost all men, it was relatively refreshing here.
In the bedroom through the hall, you can hear the voices of several people talking, it should be other actors who are ready to participate in the promotion, it seems that there are a lot of people who arrived at the scene in advance, Lan Li and the others are not early at all, but after looking around, they didn't see Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg for the time being.
"The three of you, two of you start dressing up first, and one of you goes next door to change clothes. Darrin Levitt, the chief producer of the crew, walked over, his eyes fell on James, he didn't conflict with Lan Li, but he didn't communicate with Lan Li, "None of your agents came along, did they?" Darling confirmed, and the three of them shook their heads in unison, they are all nobodies, even if there is an agent, the agent will not be with him, at most the telephone remote control is benevolent and righteous," Then take a look at the framework of this question, and if there is a problem, go and ask Gary before the interview, otherwise if you make a mistake, then you will be responsible for the consequences. β
Gary-Goetzman, executive producer of "War in the Pacific," followed the crew through the filming.
Lan Li didn't care about Darling's ignorance at all, and turned his head to look at the two of them, "Otherwise, I'll go change my clothes first." "After a long flight, while there is still time, it is better to take a shower and wash away the dust, otherwise the first official meeting with the media will leave a bad impression.
"No problem. James said cheerfully, and Rami nodded in affirmation.
Less than two minutes after entering the door, Lan Li turned around and walked out again - the next room was a special dressing room, closed the door of the room, turned around, and then Lan Li saw the figure of a young girl at the end of the corridor walking out of the room at the same time, that room looked like it should be a room for interviewing media.
The girl is tall, thin and slender torso reveals a decadent and chic temperament under the faint light and shadow of the corridor, neat short hair along the slightly drooping head to cover half of the side of the face, a stud hidden in the hair can be faintly seen, it looks like a skull, a white T-shirt with black ripped jeans, a simple and clear dress, outlined a rebellious and stubborn maverick under the studded cowhide jacket.
The girl raised her right hand, scratched her hair vigorously, turned her head, and then saw another stranger in the corridor, the smoky makeup covered her eyes with a halo, and the corners of her mouth outlined a smile, "Lan Li-Hall, long time no see!"