Leaving the box at Dormer's house, Maggie Smith's professional and dedicated guidance, and Ian McKellen's contented laughter, still lingered in his ears. Involuntarily, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose, although he was tired, although he worked hard, he now felt that the whole person was overdrawn inside and out, but his heart was satisfied.

Sure enough, returning to London's West End was the right choice.

Every day, literally, every day, the situations faced, the learning experience, the dedication to the performance, this is completely different, even the best and the best actor, he must always maintain a humble attitude, deal with different challenges, and constantly enrich himself. Only by continuous efforts and continuous progress can the shortcomings exposed will only become more and more and bigger.

This is the most fulfilling and solid period since the rebirth of Lanli.

The real physical and mental exhaustion, not only need to dedicate the top performance on the stage, but also need to welcome waves of visitors, if you can, Lan Li now just wants to lie in the hot spring to raise the corpse, not even a finger to move, but at the same time, this is also a real physical and mental baptism, from the outside to the inside, from the inside to the outside, constantly polishing and exercising, as if tempered into steel.

This is pain and happiness.

Tonight, George's presence was an accident, but it only caused a shallow ripple that quickly calmed down.

For Lan Li, in addition to the opposition and rejection of the family, there are more important things to pay attention to. The original intention of returning to London's West End was not to prove himself to his family, but to continue to hone his basic acting skills, which has never changed, and after experiencing the ups and downs of the opening night, he once again felt the beating heart of a child.

So, unexpectedly seeing George, Lan Li didn't give too much special treatment, but Richard de Ville became the center of gravity of the conversation. Although it was the first time we met, it must be admitted that Richard was a very professional audience, full of enthusiasm, knowledge, and insight, and compared to George, Richard really enjoyed the performance tonight, and Lan Li was more focused on talking to Richard.

Lan Li noticed George's abnormality and abnormality, as well as the anger that was on the verge of gaffe.

Admittedly, there was still some joy in my heart, a little excitement, perhaps, this was the pleasure of revenge, but it was only a fleeting moment, and then I never remembered it again.

Suddenly, Lan Li began to realize that George and Elizabeth's views were not as important as they had been. He's already starting to learn to turn that page.

At this time, the boxes of the Hall family and the Dunlop family were already empty. Looking at the empty box, there seemed to be still a surging heat in the air, Lan Li's eyes showed a shallow smile, and then he took a step back to the backstage, ready to pack up his things and go home to rest.

Tomorrow, a full day of performances awaits.

Lan Li turned down Richard's invitation before, which was not a polite word.

Since the opening night, "Les Miserables" has been screened for fifteen days, with a total of 13 appearances, and each performance has been packed out with thunderous applause.

After discussion, the first lineup led by Lan Li performed thirteen performances, and none of them fell. However, they are not iron-clad after all, and they are flesh and blood after all. The continuous high-intensity performances have put forward super high requirements for every actor, and even Tom Holland, a little flea, is already a little unbearable, let alone the other actors.

Tomorrow is Saturday, and considering that Sunday is a day off, this will be the last performance of the first cast in the first phase. After Saturday's performance, the second cast will take over the performance and take the stage next Monday, while the first cast will get four days off to adjust – plus Sunday, that's five days.

After the adjustments, the first and second lineups will enter the rotation stage. For example, Monday is the first lineup, then Tuesday is the second lineup, and so on, to ensure that the actors can get enough rest and adjustment, put on the show in the best condition, and give the best performance.

In other words, the first phase of the Long March will come to an end tomorrow. Lan Li needs to concentrate and not slack off in the sprint, otherwise he will fall short.

London's West End, where you can't afford to slack off when it's truly a show.

"Lan Li!" footsteps entered the backstage, and in the long theater corridor, a figure stood up suddenly, and the movement was really abrupt, especially under the sparse light in the corridor, it was really a little terrifying.

Lan Li's footsteps paused slightly, and after reacting, he smiled dumbly, "There are many horror legends and stories in the West End, although I am not a person who is afraid of the supernatural, I am not a ghostbuster. This self-teasing eased the tense atmosphere, and the man in front of him laughed happily, with some embarrassment and shyness.

A short dark gray hair, slightly curled, a round and honest face with a thick beard, sometimes mixed with a little gray beard, adding a touch of vicissitudes, a pair of black-framed glasses on the bridge of the tall nose, looks a bit of technical otaku characteristics, if it is paired with that slightly messy suit and shirt, and the tie is also pulled at will, then the otaku temperament is even more obvious.

At a cursory glance, it is difficult to determine the age of the other party, who looks about middle-aged, but fifty, fifty-five, or forty-five, it is not clear. Especially the youthful shyness and restraint on his face, he looks even younger. The image of Mark-Ruffalo came to Lan Li's mind, but the person in front of him was not Mark Ruffalo.

"Sorry, forgive me for my faux pas. Your assistant invited me to the waiting room, but it was a bit noisy inside, so I found a spot outside. Then I saw you, so I ......" The middle-aged man realized that he was not dressed neatly, and quickly tidied up, but it didn't seem to help.

Lan Li waved his hand and chuckled, "The standby room is always extremely noisy, and the young crew is always like that, I mean, including me. Lan Li took the initiative to greet him and stretched out his right hand, "Nice to meet you, how is it, is tonight's performance okay?"

"Okay, very good!" The middle-aged man also held Lan Li's right hand and nodded repeatedly, "Actually, it's wonderful, I think I finally understand now why actors always have an obsession with the stage." I mean, European actors. "It was not standard English, with a strong Spanish accent, and the tongue curl and tongue flick were particularly obvious.

"It's my pleasure. Lan Li expressed his politeness, "I always thought that as a director, capturing performance is not your forte, obviously, today I need to change the wrong fixed opinion." ”

"Huh. The middle-aged man laughed happily, "No, no, it should be that I changed my mind." Well, it turns out that the power of acting can be so powerful, and even break through the constraints of time and space, and it is really rare to be a truly outstanding actor. Oh, oh, sorry, I was so rude, Alfonso-Cuaron, nice to meet you. ”

After talking for a while, Alfonso realized that he had forgotten to introduce himself, and this was the first time he and Lan Li had met, which was indeed rude.

But for Lan Li, this director is very familiar.

The United States is a country of immigrants, Hollywood is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural melting pot, and Mexico, which borders the United States, has always been a non-negligible part of American culture.

Among them, the story of the "Mexican Three" in Hollywood is widely circulated: Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro (Guillermo-del-Toro).

The three directors, who are of similar age, are only one year apart, and they went to Hollywood to work hard almost at the same time, and broke out of the world through their own strength.

Gilmour became famous with "Blade 2" and "Hellboy", and later made "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Pacific Rim", and his dedication to monsters has become one of the most unique landscapes in Hollywood.

Alejandro laid the foundation for his career with "Love is a Son of a", "Babel", and "21 Grams", and reached the pinnacle of "Birdman" and "The Revenant", and his control of the camera is superb.

As for Alfonso, he is a complete technical controller, the two long shots in "Children of Men" detonated word of mouth, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in charge of the director, is the best in the series, but the most mediocre box office, and later he also made a "gravity" that amazed countless people.

Among the three Mexican heroes, Alejandro and Alfonso have both won the Oscar for Best Director and are famous all over the world, while Gilmour also successfully rejuvenated with a "Shape of Water" in 2017 and really became the backbone of Hollywood.

As Lan Li said, he did not expect Alfonso to appear at the Almeida Theater, because Alfonso is a technical controller and does not pay much attention to the performance.

Faced with Alfonso's self-introduction, Lan Li chuckled, "Personally, I really like the discussion of death in 'Your Mother Is the Same', death is always special in Mexican culture, right?"

"Your Mom Is the Same" was Alfonso's early work, which won an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and was co-written by Alfonso and his own brother — somewhat similar to the relationship between Christopher Nolan and Jonathan-Nolan, but overall, the work was unrecognizable and unheard of by many.

Alfonso was a little surprised, and opened his mouth slightly, "Have you seen 'Your mother is the same'?"

"Yes, and impressed. Lan Li nodded in affirmation, "Are you alone tonight to watch the show, can I invite you to sit in the waiting room, or do you have a companion waiting for you?"

"No, no. Alfonso waved his hand, but then nodded again, "I mean, can we find a place to sit down and have a good conversation?" Sensing Lan Li's puzzled gaze, Alfonso added, "I have a work that I want you to play." ”