"Stand-By-Me. ”

"OK. ”

Lan Li just stared at the two text messages on the mobile phone screen quietly, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly rose and outlined in the sourness and bitterness, and a faint warm current bubbled in the depths of his heart.

"Walk with me", the title of a film about a group of twelve-year-olds who embark on a journey along the railroad to find the body of another twelve-year-old. It's about growing up, it's about friendship, it's about youth.

At the end of the movie, there is an impressive line:

"Although I haven't seen him for ten years, I know that I will always miss him. I never made as many friends as the gang when I was twelve. Maybe that's true for everyone, right?"

Lan Li was lucky that he befriended Matthew.

Last March, after Lan Li traveled to New Jersey to visit the sleeping Heather Cross, he saw Matthew, and he took the initiative to mention the film to Matthew, and in the blink of an eye, a year passed in the blink of an eye, and on the night he created the EGOT miracle, he searched for his friends and found the same person again.

Is there such a friend in this world, that person knows himself even better than himself, and he always waits behind him, even if the whole world is on the other side of the moat, he always sticks to the same place. He will not get any closer, after all, he is not a relative or a lover, he keeps his distance from each other, but he does not take a step back and leave, and he can always be seen when he looks back.

The palm of his hand was gently closed, holding the slightly hot mobile phone in the palm of his hand, and he looked down at the Tony Award trophy in his left hand, and the tense shoulder line slowly and slowly relaxed.

Looking back at the Radio City Music Hall behind him again, the smile on the corner of his mouth gently rose in the cheerful and light melody in his mind, quietly ushering in his own relief.

"Let me go. ”

It's a new melody, the light guitar strings rush in the sun like a babbling river, and you can vaguely catch the heavy bass sounds of jazz drums and bass staggering between melodies, and the bitterness of the corners of the mouth and the heaviness of the shoulders all turn into musical notes, flying in the night wind.

"I don't want to be your hero, I don't want to be big, I just want to live like a normal person, and I don't want to be part of that showmanship at your masquerade. ”

He, Lan Li-Hall, he doesn't want to make history, he doesn't want to have history, he doesn't want to be a shining moment in history, he is just an actor, he just wants to be an actor, he chases his dreams seriously, runs wantonly, cheers and enjoys wantonly, he only needs to open his arms, and he can soar in the wind.

He's not a photo on a wall, he's not a hashtag on Twitter, he's not going to be a hero to some, he's not capable of taking on such a heavy responsibility.

"Everyone deserves the opportunity to grow on their own. With a stable job to support my family, maybe I'll buy a few new strings, maybe we'll go out for the weekend together. We can whisper and tell the secrets of the American dream. Babies need to be protected, but I'm a kid like everyone else. ”

This is his life, and he continues to move forward at his own pace, not for awards, not for the box office, not for history, just to embrace his dreams.

Everyone saw the dazzling aura, but no one saw his perseverance in practicing hard for the "Burst Drummer"; everyone saw the glory of creating history, but no one saw his sinking and struggling in the performance; everyone saw the peak and brilliance recorded in history, but no one saw the hardships and pains along the way.

EGOT？

Of course he likes it, accepts it calmly, and sincerely appreciates it. But after EGOT, he didn't want to be a diamond crown on top of the masquerade, he just wanted to calm down with his friends, stand on the windowsill, drink a beer, listen to a melody, flip a book, gossip, joke and complain, and talk about those interesting and uninteresting topics.

All he needed was a space to whisper and tell the secrets of his dreams.

God, he really misses Heather.

"So, let me go. I don't want to be your hero, I don't want to be a big guy, I just want to live a serious life like an ordinary person. ”

A gust of wind blew in his face, cold and biting, and he couldn't help but shiver, the cheerful and cheerful melody, but revealed a faint sadness and bitterness, after the wind and frost, the vicissitudes of life, he was just an ordinary person after all. An ordinary person who will be nervous, moved, at a loss, excited, afraid, annoyed, and sad.

"Lan Li, you did it. In a trance, Lan Li seemed to be able to hear Heather's smiling teasing, and generously congratulated, but there was a glint of excitement in those bright eyes, and suddenly made a grimace and shouted loudly, "But...... What about the next work? What about the album that I said I was going to do, and what about the drum kit that I was learning? I'm looking forward to it!"

That's the real him.

Dance as if no one was watching, sing as if no one was listening, work as if you didn't need to make money, live as if it were the end of the world, and fall in love as if you had never been hurt. And also...... Perform as if it's always the first time.

He's not a hero and doesn't want to be one.

Suddenly, his eyes were filled with a warmth again, and his mood fluctuated a little too much tonight, and Lan Li had to close his eyes immediately, hiding his embarrassment in a panic. All of it turned into a surging melody and sang loudly in the back of my head as if no one was listening.

"So, let me go. I don't want to be your hero, I don't want to be a big guy, I just want to live a serious life like an ordinary person. I don't want to be a part of that showmanship at your masquerade. Everyone deserves the opportunity to grow on their own. ”

With a long, long exhale, he opened his eyes again, staring silently at the Radio City Music Hall in front of him, and then his gaze fell on the Tony Award trophy in his hand again.

It was a three-dimensional round coin-shaped trophy like a globe, the upper part was brass and a small amount of bronze, the exterior was nickel-plated, and a matte halo flowing under the moonlight and street lamps, and the weight was lighter than expected, as if it could be juggled lightly, but it was heavier than expected, and the weight pressed heavily on the heart through the fingertips.

This is his medal for meritorious service, but in the final analysis, it is still his work that is rewarded, but also his dream and his efforts, luck or fate, in the end of the twists and turns, it finally came to his life, becoming a gorgeous feather that adorns the wings of his dreams.

However, his footsteps will not stop.

As said before the awards ceremony, he is an actor, and his work should be his medal. This was the case before, it is the case now, and it will be the same in the future, he should put all the glory aside for the time being, return to his work, do not need to carry the burden, do not need to scruple about the eye, the award is just the icing on the cake.

When another day begins and ends another day, the only thing that will not change is his identity as an actor.

So, Lan Li held the trophy tightly in the palm of his hand, he needed to feel the weight, pressed heavily on his heart, and reminded him all the time: he needs to work harder, he needs to be more dedicated, he needs to be more focused, become a better actor, and leave his footprints in the long river of history with his works and roles.

EGOT。

For Lan Li, again, it is not the end but the beginning.

Compared with the "Little Golden Man Curse", the "EGOT Curse" is even more terrifying, because now he is already standing at the peak, and he will really be at the top, and the height is unbearable, and there is no room for further improvement, only room for decline. Then, everyone will wonder, what should he do, how should his career develop, and will the next step be to break through the sky and enter the universe?

But Lan Li knew that he didn't need to change.

He is still the actor with a dream, passionate about a role, fully committed to a role, and even more carried away for a role.

Lan Li took a step, without pausing or hesitating, and left the noisy glitz and glitz behind him with his own feet. He couldn't wait to get back to the practice room, continue practicing the drum kit, and then devote himself to the performance of "Burst Drummer", which was not an easy task, even Lan Li himself knew this, but he would not waver in any way.

It doesn't matter if he needs to walk alone on this path. Because at the beginning of the story, he was like this, and now he just returns to the original point, returns to the original intention, understands again, and maybe he can find a different harvest.

Lan Li didn't call Nathan, and just jogged all the way out of Radio City Music Hall, heading towards Greenwich Village in the Down/Downtown, like a madman.

Radio City Music Hall is located in Rockefeller Center in Midtown/Downtown, and it's a twenty-five minute drive back to Greenwich Village, a distance that is simply impossible to reach on your legs – at least not with a half-baked amateur athlete like Lan Li, who runs all the way nonchalantly.

It wasn't until my lungs started to burn, I was breathing heavily, sweating inside and out of my shirt, that I stopped a taxi and got back to my doorstep in the easiest way possible.

"Oh, Nathan, I'm home...... Well, I came out early, wanted some fresh air, and then I came back from a walk on my own...... That means you can leave work early tonight, what, isn't that a good thing? Why does your voice sound so nervous?"

Lan Li was talking to Nathan on the phone, and then he opened the door to the apartment—

"Bang! bang!"

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