Gavin Hunter scrambled to try to button his briefcase, but because he was running fast, the buttons were not right at all, and after several failed attempts, he simply let it go. The pen "Fun" Pavilion looked at his watch www.biquge.info, there were only less than five minutes left before the agreed time, where did he still have time to take care of his briefcase.

Before leaving, he had been watching "Pacific War", for today's interview, he had been sorting out Lan Li's information last night, but so far there was too little information that could be found on the Internet, and finally he decided to watch the entire TV series, before leaving, he had just seen the eighth episode, and he was really a little unsatisfied, so much so that he forgot the time.

Sprinting all the way into the hotel, rushing in before the elevator door closed, only to finally get a short breather, he looked down and flipped through the folder in his hand, confirming his list of questions and related information, before he could breathe, the elevator had reached the floor.

Gavin walked out of the elevator quickly, and was about to continue to accelerate, but his footsteps couldn't help but stop, and even took half a step back—at this time, the entire hotel corridor was crowded with people, and at least thirty or more people at a cursory glance. It's unbelievable for a hotel that's always quiet and cold, as if someone was having a party in a hotel room – but it's only 10 a.m., and who's going to be partying at this time?

The unexpected sight of the crowd made Gavin reflexively think he was on the wrong floor, but then he took a closer look and understood: the people standing in the hallway were all carrying cameras, briefcases, and press cards, talking in whispers, and occasionally some low laughter.

Obviously, these were all reporters, who had come to interview the "buried alive" crew or, more accurately, the reporters who came to interview Lan Li. Same with him.

This is a common occurrence at film festivals, where some popular crews may be interviewed by 30 media outlets in one afternoon, some in groups, five or six together, or in exclusive interviews, where important media outlets earn their own exclusive time. The crew was being interviewed, and the rest of the media were waiting slowly in the hotel corridor.

It's just that this is very rare for an independent film like "Buried Alive".

Gavin didn't expect it at all, he thought it would be great to be able to see five media outlets today, but the actual situation was obviously off track, Gavin couldn't help but start to rejoice, he had made an appointment in advance before the premiere of "buried alive", otherwise with the professionalism and authority of "America Weekly" and his own position in the industry -- he had only been in the industry for less than two years, and he wanted to get exclusive interviews before these media outlets? It was almost impossible, and in the current situation, group interviews would not necessarily be able to rank in the first two batches.

After hesitating for a moment, Gavin took a step, and in an instant, everyone in the entire corridor cast their eyes in unison, and the heavy gaze could clearly see complex emotions such as speculation, exploration, and doubt, which made Gavin a little weak-footed, and walked forward tremblingly, as if passing through the road to hell, the evil ghosts on both sides were eyeing each other, and any slightest mistake could be coaxed and eaten cleanly.

A passage of less than twenty yards, Gavin walked sweaty, red-faced, and he didn't know if it was because of the consequences of running all the way just now, or the negative effects of too much pressure in his heart.

The footsteps stopped at the door of the hotel room, coughed and cleared his throat, pinched the sweat in his palms, and then knocked on the door of the room, and in an instant, all eyes turned into sharp knives, stabbing Gavin's back fiercely, and everyone was guessing: Who got the first interview qualification for Lan Li?

What Gavin didn't know was that after the premiere of "Buried Alive", at least thirteen media outlets tried to book Andy's first interview with Lan Li, and if you add the number of reservations before the premiere, the number of reservations directly exceeded thirty.

Interviews are different from ordinary publicity interviews, whether they are a single media or multiple media together, the questions asked will be simpler, mainly around the propaganda content, such interviews are more like a social activity, in short, there are fewer dry goods;

The same problem, in an ordinary interview, the interviewee can often do Tai Chi and bring it to the end in one sentence, but in an exclusive interview, the reporter will inevitably break the casserole and ask the end, and sometimes the interviewee will be overcome, and the publicist and agent will have to make up for it afterwards to avoid the expansion of the situation, or simply be reported directly.

These two interviews are not the same thing at all. In addition, interviews are more often found in magazines, and newspapers are relatively rare.

The previous interview with the "Vanity Fair" crew of "War in the Pacific" was a typical ordinary interview, and Daisy Lucas's questions were a little more in-depth, but the final published part was very limited - because the real protagonists were Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, not a nobody.

Even the Toronto Film Festival, because of the large number of films exhibited and the number of stars in attendance, interviews are essential, but the number is very limited. But this time it was different, shining on an international stage like the Toronto Film Festival, which was already eye-catching, coupled with the previous mysticism, the reporters realized that so far, Lan Li has never been interviewed by any media.

At this moment, everyone exploded completely. Interview appointments flew like pieces of paper, but the first interview between 10 and 10:30 this morning could not be booked. The "New York Times" made an appointment for the second one, and the "Hollywood Reporter" made an appointment for the third, both of which are among the top media in the industry, but they didn't make an appointment for the first time, which really made the major media fall through the glasses, and at this time, people are more curious, so who is the one who defeated these two media?

A reporter recognized Gavin, hurriedly stepped forward, and patted Gavin on the shoulder, "What are you doing? Everyone here is queuing up, waiting for the first media to get the interview." Don't come here and make trouble. ”

Gavin looked back and saw that it was Cornell McGregor of Entertainment Weekly, "If you want to make an appointment now, I guess it's going to be tomorrow." I came here today to see if I could fish in troubled waters during the group interview. In the afternoon, the whole crew interviewed collectively and arranged three hours, and we estimated that we would have to wait for a long time. ”

In Cornell's view, it is clear that Gavin is not qualified, and "US Weekly" is quite an authority on gossip news, but it is not ranked at all at the Toronto Film Festival.

Gavin opened his mouth to explain, but the door of the room suddenly opened, and it was Andy Rogers who appeared in sight, the top agent in the industry, and many people had dealt with him. This sound interrupted the conversation between Gavin and Cornell, both of them looked at each other, Connell pulled Gavin and was about to retreat, but he didn't expect Andy to ask, "Gavin Hunter?"

Gavin nodded hurriedly and handed over his press card, Andy glanced at it, nodded, still with a smile on his face, and teased in a playful tone, "You're late." ”

Gavin was momentarily embarrassed, "I'm sorry. "The light wave of jealousy coming from the entire hallway can almost melt Gavin.

Andy didn't say much, and said nonchalantly, "The wasted time is yours, not Lan Li's." Anyway, at half past ten, the New York Times reporter would come in and cut off the interview. Andy then opened the door to the room and moved out of the way.

Gavin immediately became nervous, patted Cornell on the shoulder, and before he had time to say anything, he went straight into the room. Then Cornell watched Andy smile and close the door of the room, he was completely stunned, his face was confused, this ...... What's going on?

Gavin strode into the hall, and then saw Lan Li sitting on the sofa reading a book, he was wearing a dark blue polka-dot tennis shirt today, with a pair of light gray casual suit pants underneath, and a burgundy woolen cardigan on the armrest of the sofa, the simple outfit revealed an indescribable elegance, which made Gavin naturally think of Cambridge University - or Oxford University or other college style.

"Sorry, I'm late. Gavin Hunter. Gavin strode forward, Lan Li stood up and stretched out his right hand, the two of them shook hands briefly, Gavin hurriedly put down his briefcase and materials, a little rushed, which made Lan Li laugh, "Don't worry, this is my first interview, I'm more nervous than you." ”

Gavin chuckled, glancing at the book Lan Li had placed on the table, Jean-Henri-Fabre's "Insects". "Reading is your hobby?"

"Oh no, just to pass the time. Lan Li waved his hand, "You know, when waiting for the plane, waiting for the subway, a book can always make time pass a little faster. ”

That relaxed tone made Gavin relax a little, "I thought you were a keen reader because you look like this type." ”

"Maybe this can give the public a good impression of me, but I don't want to carry such an image baggage, it's too tiring. Kelly's playful tone made Gavin laugh out loud again, and he couldn't help but think of Natalie Portman, whose PR credentials have always been an important part of her PR campaign, and Emma Watson, who enrolled at Brown University last year, apparently intends to follow that path as well.

Gavin was a little surprised, but not too surprised, in the past few days, he had only learned a small part of Lan Li, didn't he?

"So, I'd better start with the basics, what kind of person are you?"