For the Grammys, they naturally hope that Lan Li will be able to perform on stage.

On the one hand, the "Don Quixote" album has become a phenomenon, whether it is the Grammy's award of six nominations or the feat of topping the Billboard album sales chart, which is a testament to the strong rise of independent musicians.

In the Internet era, grassroots culture and fast food culture are calling for more diversified music works, and on the Internet, which is looking for a needle in a haystack, the living space of independent musicians can be said to be more extensive but also narrower. In the process of the rise of "Don Quixote", YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo community and other online platforms have played an important role, which is different from Justin Bieber-style idol singers, but returns to the strength of music, so is this a meteor across the sky? or can it become a new trend?

Either way, Lan Li's performance on the Grammy stage is significant.

on the other hand, it is because of Lan Li's identity as an actor. The Grammys, like the Oscars, hold their own identities and are unwilling to pull down their faces for hype like the Golden Globes, hold high the banner of entertainment to death, and lose their self-persistence and pride, but in order to adapt to market changes, they still have to make some compromises, such as inviting idol singers to attend, such as inviting topical figures to be award presenters. Etcetera.

As an actor, Lan Li has been in the limelight in the past two years, coupled with the box office successes of "Love Crazy" and "Me Fighting Cancer" in recent times, as well as the rave reviews of the Golden Globe Award double nominations. Such a talking point appeared on the Grammy stage, and more importantly, not as an award presenter, but as a six-nominee, his performance on stage is undoubtedly the focus of attention.

As you can imagine, Twitter's real-time topic list and audience ratings are definitely a major thrill!

The Grammys are facing many difficulties, and they urgently need a topic like Lan Li. Even though they have hot topics like Adele, Bruno Mars, and Kanye West this year, it's the perfect choice to be able to increase viewership while maintaining the authority and style of the Grammys.

Therefore, regardless of whether Lan Li can win the award, the Grammys naturally hope that Lan Li can not only attend the award ceremony, but also perform on stage.

"What? If I refuse to perform, the Grammy will refuse me to attend?" Although this is just Lan Li's joke, but when he thinks about it, Andy can't refute it, he chuckles and nods, "I'll finish communicating with the Grammys, if they really can't accept it, it's not our loss." ”

Roy, who was sitting next to him, narrowed his eyes slightly, "Otherwise, I'd better negotiate with them, why do I think Andy has something to say?" "Andy is a film agent, and all his work focuses on movies, and the Grammys are really of limited importance to him.

In the face of doubt, Andy spread his hands and made an inviting gesture, "Welcome to help share my work." To be honest, I've been a little too busy lately. ”

The Berlinale is not only one of the three major European film festivals, but also an outpost to the European market – not commercially, but artistically.

European film practitioners, actors, directors, producers, photographers, etc., this is the most important part of Hollywood, their pursuit and dedication to art, which is rooted in the blood. If you can win the recognition of these people, the real benefit will not only be from the three major European film festivals, but also from the academy PR of each annual awards season in the United States.

In the College PR, there is a voting option called, "British vote/European vote", which corresponds to "race vote", "merit vote" and so on.

This business trip, the Berlinale is one of Andy's most important jobs, and he doesn't know what the quality of the finished product of "Detachment" will be, but with Tony Kaye's prestige in Europe, he hopes to open up the situation for Lan Li. It is no less important than college PR in the United States. Andy's job is extremely heavy.

Roy looked at Andy seriously, and after confirming his eyes, there was no mother-in-law, so he simply nodded in affirmation, "Okay, leave it to me, I'll communicate with Teddy Bell first." ”

Andy tucked his chin slightly, gestured to Roy, and thanked him, "Call me if you need anything." After adding, Andy looked back at Lan Li, "Leave the matter of award season to us." I made a special trip to come here today, and the main task is still about the audition. "There is no sale, Andy directly said the answer, "Auditions for the play, and auditions for the movie." ”

Although Lan Li had already guessed the words he had just said when they met just now, after being confirmed at this time, his smile couldn't help but bloom, "What work?"

"'Les Miserables'. Time was pressing, Andy had all the questions, and simply revealed the answers.

Victor-Hugo's 1862 novel "Les Miserables" went down in history as a literary work and received widespread popularity as a theatrical work, appearing on the theatre stage in various countries many times, and in 1985, the gold-medal musical producer Cameron Mackintosh began his career in the field of theatre when he adapted a French play into English and made it to London's West End.

Now, "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats" are known as the Big Four musicals, both in the West End and on Broadway, all four productions have endured. Among them, "Les Miserables" is considered by countless people to be a classic among the classics by virtue of its profound literary heritage and historical weight of refraction.

The story of "Les Misérables" is a grand story, in 19th-century Paris, where a poor Jean-Argen was sentenced to 19 years of hard labor by a judge who stole bread for a starving child.

After being released from prison, the desperate Jean-Argent was taken in by a kind bishop for the night, but he stole the bishop's silverware and absconded, and was later recovered by the police. The bishop claimed that the silverware was given to him to save him from prison, which also converted Jean-Argent. So, he changed his name to Madeleine, changed his mind, became a new man, and later became a successful businessman and became mayor.

In an unexpected incident, Jean-Agen and Sheriff Shawe got into an argument, and the two had a disagreement over how to deal with the prostitute/woman Fantine.

Savoy was the son of the owner of the penal labour, and had met Jean-Argent in the penalty. This confrontation made Xavier suspicious of Jean-Jean, and at the same time, Jean-Jean learned of Fantine's tragic fate and promised to take care of her illegitimate daughter Cosette.

Eight years later, as an adult, Cosette fell in love with the republican young Marius and became embroiled in a revolt in Paris, while Xavier tracked down Jean-Agen again in an attempt to capture him. However, the wheel of the times has begun to move forward and cannot be reversed.

The story of "Les Miserables" not only reflects the pathos and bumps of fate, but also reflects the fate of the little people and the feats that push the wheel of history under the changing times. In addition to the male protagonist Jean-Argent, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Savoy and other characters are also crucial, each of which maintains the imprint and destiny of the times, and when brought together, it creates a magnificent epitome of the times.

However, it is precisely because of the classics that it has become more and more difficult to adapt, whether to follow the story of the original book or break the original framework, which is a serious challenge for every adaptor.

In 2012, Hollywood launched the latest adaptation of "Les Miserables", with Tom Hooper, who won the Oscar for Best Director for "The King's Speech", at the helm, bringing together Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried (Amanda-Seyfried), Eddie-Redmayne (Eddie-Redmayne) and other actors, which attracted attention from the beginning of preparation.

But, as expected, adapting a classic is always the toughest challenge.

After the release of the film, it was a huge disappointment, Tom made almost no changes to the original story, and no changes to the important music sequences, which could be seen as bringing the camera inside the theater to record the whole drama as it really happened.

Not only did it not show the advantages of the film, but also because of the length of the film, a large number of clips had to be cut, resulting in the story being reduced to a running account, and the core that Victor Hugo injected into the play disappeared, leaving only an empty skin.

"Les Miserables" has been criticized by film critics, and the media review is only 63 points. Although in the awards season, with the reputation and name of the original work, as well as strong college public relations, eight nominations were received, but five of them were technical nominations, and the two actors were really impressive-

Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. The former was originally born in the Australian theater circle and won the Tony Award, the highest award for American theater, while the latter's mother was born on Broadway and received a formal theater education from an early age. The outstanding performances of the two actors saved a little face for the movie version of "Les Miserables", and Anne also successfully won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

In fact, it's not just the movie version, it's the theatrical version as well.

In 2006, after a three-year hiatus, Broadway rehearsed Les Miserables again and staged it in the face of a lack of scripts. However, the content of the adaptation was really limited, and the actors' performances failed to break through, and after the performance, it was enthusiastically sought after by tourists, and it was limited to Broadway for more than a year, but the recognition of the Tony Award was completely lost.

As for London's West End, "Les Miserables" is still being rehearsed, with the script and singing still using the 1985 version, but the cast is constantly changing. The play remains the most attended production in London's West End, and its popularity remains high. But it is precisely because of this that those creators always throw a mouse when considering adapting "Les Miserables".

Just as no one dares to challenge "Hamlet", classics like "Les Miserables" are as daunting as Everest.

Unexpectedly, the project brought by Andy was actually "Les Miserables".