1171 Rare guests come to the door
stared at Lan Li, who was calm and indifferent in front of him, but he smiled dumbly while helpless.
To be honest, after the prank, that sense of familiarity hit my heart, but I was a little relieved. After realizing this, Matthew could only spread his hands, and sure enough, habit is a terrible thing.
The fluctuations were fleeting, and after Matthew calmed down, he asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Matthew doesn't know much about acting, and all he knows is just watching the play from the audience's point of view.
But even a layman should know that the natural wandering between the two characters completely blurs the line between reality and performance, and it is not a simple performance, but between the details of gestures and smiles, the two characters can be clearly distinguished, as if they are two characters through and through. This is definitely not an easy task.
Strictly speaking, this should be a very difficult thing to do.
Matthew knows Lan Li. In order to study performance and challenge oneself, like a moth to a fire, he will not hesitate to burn his vitality wantonly.
Now, Matthew couldn't help but start worrying, if Lan Li went completely mad, it was difficult to distinguish between fiction and reality, truth and falsehood, and finally fell into a schizophrenic predicament, forcing himself into a desperate situation and losing himself, what would ...... What should I do?
In the face of Matthew's concern, Lan Li's eyebrows were slightly raised, and a shallow smile slipped under his eyes, and that glowing brilliance bloomed instantly, dazzling so dazzling that it almost stinged his eyes, and then it was fleeting, sparsely precipitated in the depths of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were lightly outlined, and that confident and windy/flowing demeanor had never been revealed.
Is this Lan Li or Levine?
"I'll be fine. Lan Li replied.
An understatement of the future, behind the confident and firm reveal a casual and wanton carelessness, like a goshawk with wings spread, soaring under the blue sky, truly free, there is nothing that can restrain his steps and posture, which makes people look up and envy.
"Are you sure you don't need to sleep on a bed?" Matthew didn't press any further, "even if they're staying at a friend's house, they might have a bed." β
"Yes. But not your home. Lan Li chuckled and said, "What's more, your sofa is spacious enough." In fact, I miss the old couch at Stanley's house even more, you know, I had to curl up in it, and after lying down for half a night, my back started to ache, and the muscles in my back were tense like marble. β
In Greenwich Village in the sixties, even the so-called middle class, which had just recovered from the Great Depression but was mired in continuous wars, was never well-off, and hedonism was still not on the rise, and most people were more committed to a poor lifestyle.
As Lan Li said, when staying at a friend's house, the apartment space is limited, and often you can't even stretch your legs. Of L'Γvien's many friends, the university professor and his wife were the only ones who could provide a bed, and all the others had to curl up on the sofa or simply lay on the floor.
For Lan Li, who is nearly six feet two inches (one hundred and eighty-seven centimeters) tall, those small and delicate sofas are definitely a serious challenge.
"Whew. Matthew exhaled lightly and complained calmly, "Are all actors keen on self-torture?"
"It's not. Lan Li gave a negative answer, and then said seriously, "Only crazy actors do." β
Matthew rolled his eyes.
"Bang bang", there was a sound of banging on the door panel at the door, interrupting Matthew and Lan Li's mutual complaining, the two of them both looked at the door, and then exchanged glances, Lan Li said hesitantly, "You made an appointment with a friend tonight? If so, I shouldn't be suitable for staying here, right?"
"Hah! Hah! very funny. Matthew laughed dryly, and as he walked forward, he complained, "God, what's going on tonight." After tidying up his pajamas a little and making sure he looked neat, he opened the door.
"Hey, man, do you know where that guy Lan Li ran to? The phone doesn't answer, there's no one at home...... Are you out of love? How do you toss yourself like this? Haha, you also have today, did you come here to eat? God, Matthew has his own life, don't you always take advantage of him, okay?"
"Wait, something isn't quite right. This coat, this shoe...... What's going on? Matthew, do you have any other guests here? Hey, there's a blanket and pillow on the couch, God, is there really anyone staying here? Matthew, you're in love? Then get Lan Li out of here, don't let this light bulb stay here, you know he's always the most troublesome one. β
The barrage of words poured out, and the fiery style of acting swept through like a tornado with a fiery and impulsive momentum.
Matthew and Lan Li didn't care in the slightest, one gave way and stood by the door after closing the door, quietly waiting, and the other was holding a plate and enjoying dinner as if no one else was around, as if he was completely out of the way.
After standing in the middle of the living room and looking around, the words finally stopped, Edith Hall stopped, looked at Lan Li, then at Matthew, and finally his eyes fell on Lan Li, "Hello, is anyone there?" Noticing Lan Li's appearance of enjoying dinner, standing with a fork in one hand, and his movements in a hurry, he didn't seem to have any dining etiquette at all, "You...... What happened?"
The tone of surprise was well disguised, but it still caught a hint of schadenfreude.
Lan Li didn't rush to answer, but waited for the food in his mouth to be swallowed, then stood up straight and asked calmly, "Shouldn't this question be asked to you? How long have you been holding back? I poured out all my thoughts in one go, let me guess, have you not been able to speak and communicate properly for more than a week? God, will it take longer?"
"Blue Rite-Hall!" Edith rolled her eyes widely, "even if you know the answer, you can choose to shut up, the gentleman must leave some face for the lady, that's basic etiquette." β
"I don't know when you would prefer to be called a lady, or is it the harvest season for Elph's hard work?" Lan Li retorted simply and neatly, sharply and accurately, and choked Edith hard.
Edith grinded her teeth viciously and fought back without showing weakness, "Hell, God, you look extremely rude today. Don't tell me that those Hollywood guys have completely degraded you?"
Atypical Edith meets atypical Blue Rite, and both Halls seem a little unusual today.
Matthew, who was standing on the side, said calmly, "Edith, have you had dinner?"
However, his eyes fell on Edith's handluggage, which was a travel handbag, which meant that Edith might have just gotten off the plane, and judging further from Edith's fiery tone, she should be in a bad mood now, so the possibility of returning to New York from London skyrocketed.
So, Matthew came to a conclusion. There shouldn't be a way to be quiet tonight.
"No, I don't. Edith scratched her head wildly, "Is there any whiskey?" Thanks, Matthew, I need a whiskey, can I double it?" Edith scratched her head again, her whole irritability impossible to hide, or rather, not wanting to hide it.
Edith tonight was like a powder keg. Although Edith's personality is originally loud, she has never worried about her safety when she goes to the battlefield alone to take photos, and her informal personality has a strong punk flavor, but this does not mean rude and heroic, but more just straightforward.
Edith turned around, sat down on the single couch, and pulled out a cigarette, but glancing at Lan Li, she still put the cigarette away, she remembered Lan Li's habits.
"If Matthew doesn't mind, you can smoke it. I've been filming lately, and I'm used to it. Lan Li didn't walk over, but leaned against the bookshelf, still enjoying his dinner slowly.
Edith couldn't help but raise her head again, and took a serious look at Lan Li.
Although she didn't say a word, Lan Li understood it at once, and simply explained, "Filming." Edith's eyes showed a look of understanding, and then Lan Li did not elaborate further, but asked, "Have you just come back from London? or have you just returned from Africa?" I hope it's the latter. β
If it had been Edith's irritability that had just returned from work in Africa, a solution would have been found no matter how tricky it was, but if it had been London......
"......" Edith didn't answer, but spread her hands, shrugged her shoulders, and leaned heavily back into the sofa.
One action was enough to explain everything, Lan Li shook his head slightly, "Say, what's going on, if I can help, I'll think about it." β
"Shouldn't it be just a direct help?" Edith complained, but Lan Li didn't care, and continued to enjoy her dinner with a calm face, but Edith had long been used to it, so she didn't continue to investigate, and said directly, "They found the nanny (Nanny)." β
"Jesus Christ!" The words directly made Lan Li's exclamation blurt out, and even the action of eating stopped.
Edith nodded in affirmation, "Yes, she called me at the time, said she wasn't well, asked if I was free to go back for Christmas, and wanted me to come over for a meal. I was working in Africa at the time, and then I quickly got the work at hand and went back to London a week early. β
"The result?" Lan Li asked.
"As a result, the babysitter moved into the guest room of our house and then used this as an excuse to leave me there. One stay, it's a whole month, God, I'm going crazy. The point is that the nanny is really not in good health, Charlie has been taking care of her several times, and then ...... Disaster struck. β
Although he hadn't heard the full story yet, Lan Li had already frowned, revealing a sympathetic expression.