Afterwards, Bradley and Ranley enjoyed a simple breakfast, and after leaving the café, they began to stroll along Broadway.

They talked about the sudden rise of "Buried Alive", they talked about the unexpected award of "Love Crazy" in the awards season, talked about the deep involvement in the drama during the filming of "I Fight Cancer", and talked about the strong momentum of "Edge of Tomorrow" in this year's summer file...... Successes followed, and criticism followed, but it seemed that all the negative press could not affect the rise of Lanli.

"When we talked about 'Don Quixote', Lan Li smiled helplessly for the first time, 'It was an accident,' Lan Li said. Even he himself had no idea that this album would achieve such brilliant results and even change the map of the entire North American music market.

Everyone knows that 'Don Quixote' was produced by gold producer George Srand, who made the album in a desperate gamble and risked bankruptcy, but few people know that before the album was in production, Srand visited Lan Li several times to try to convince Lan Li to make the album, but Lan Li refused.

'Because it's a doomed album, and because I'm not a singer'.

This is Lan Li's answer. He's an actor and he's never changed, and as for music, it's just a way for him to express his emotions and express himself, which is why the Don Quixote album is so personal and so moving, it has no pretense and presents the most authentic Blue Rite-Hall.

What finally prompted Lan Li to nod his head and go into the studio to make this album was a familiar but extremely unfamiliar name: Heather Cross.

'Heather', hidden behind the name, there are so many stories that Lan Li refuses to share, 'That's my story and her's, I want to respect her family, and I want to respect that memory." The only thing you need to know is that there was once a girl who longed to stand on the stage of an American idol and realize her dream of being a singer, but sadly, her time stopped forever before she stepped on the stage. ’

'Beast, is that right?' I asked, but Lan Li didn't answer, just remained silent.

So here we are, a lonely place to which I can't go back, and you are the face that made me go to the soup, and this is the name that the children will inherit, and the charm and the crown, the 'beast'. ”

The "Don Quixote" album is doing miracles on the Billboard charts, truly writing a new history of folk after Bob Dylan, but for Lan Li, it was never his original intention, "I remember Norah Jones saying it back then, and I agree with it now: it's a piece about music, and it's just about music. ”

At that time, the album "Flying Away" created countless myths, and it is still the most representative jazz album after the millennium, which also changed the perception and status of jazz among young listeners, and promoted the diversified progress of the music industry.

But on different occasions and in different interviews, Nora has repeatedly emphasized that "Flying Away" is not a simple jazz album, and she is not a jazz singer. Later, Nora began to experiment with modern rock, rural and other fields.

For Nora, she never wanted to change history or change the market, she just followed her heart and made music, and for Lanli, it was no exception – the same is true for music, and the same is true for movies.

"Social networks. Bradley just brought up the topic, and Lan Li laughed happily, "Why? Why don't you have any social media accounts until now? For a twenty-two-year-old, this is so abnormal." ”

"For me, social networks are a platform for sharing, but all the content that I want to share, I already show through performances and music, so I don't think social networks are necessary. Lan Li said seriously, the subtext is: about the part of my personal life, I have no intention of sharing.

Bradley still didn't intend to let go of the topic, "But, you can leave it to an agent or an assistant to run it, you know, there is already a team dedicated to running social networks." I can feel how popular you are right now?"

"Oh, I don't feel it, but you actually feel it?" Lan Li said with great interest.

"That's because you don't have a social network. "You should log on to Facebook or YouTube, just type in the name 'Ranley-Hall' and there will be countless interactions and conversations about you every day, and fans from all over the world are eager to post your photos at different events and locations." It's a craze. ”

"You know, on top of the 'Edge of Tomorrow' premiere, how much talk is going on Twitter about you?" Bradley deliberately sold a pass, but Lan Li didn't buy it at all, "Even if you tell me the numbers, I don't feel it, because I don't know what is more and what is less." ”

Bradley suddenly felt powerless, "I won't say the specific number, in short, the record is broken." Although you have broken your own record in the past two days, the truth is that you have broken the Twitter record in the past two weeks. ”

Looking at Lan Li, who still had a calm expression, Bradley felt a deep sense of frustration, "You should open a social network, even if you don't post news, at least, the audience can find a way to follow you, and at the same time, it can also be a platform for you to express your official position, which is very important in the 21st century." ”

"I know. Lan Li said with a smile, as a reborn, of course he knows the powerful influence of social networks, which will only become more and more important in the future, "Perhaps, I will open it soon after? ”

Bradley's eyes narrowed slightly, expressing strong suspicion, which made Lan Li chuckle, "I'm serious. ”

Still, Bradley refused to believe it. In response, Lan Li repaid a smile and did not continue to argue.

Mornings in Manhattan are always special, so busy that they don't touch the ground, and even the time waiting at the traffic light intersection seems to be full of busyness and restlessness, but in the endless flow of people, bathed in the thin and warm sun, there is an illusion of time standing still, the illusion that "the world is incomparably vast and incomparably small", which makes people can't help but start to feel nostalgic.

"'I thought today's interview was about this work, not about future plans. I'm pretty sure that some of the studio's PR assistant or publicity assistant is watching from a certain angle, so let's talk about it for now. ’

When I asked Lan Li about his plans for his next work, this was his answer, with a faint smile on his face, playful and light-hearted, revealing wisdom and humor as always.

On top of different talk shows, Lan Li's conversation left a deep impression on people, and both the talkers and listeners enjoyed it.

Someone once questioned whether this was a PR ploy, or an image project, or just a well-packaged ploy.

But after a real face-to-face conversation in real life, you will find that the image on the TV screen is only the tip of the iceberg, not only the conversation and manners, but the personal charm between gestures is indeed different. It's not for the media or talk shows, but the temperament that comes naturally. He was always real.

In the middle of the interview, we were interrupted again.

On the busy streets of Manhattan, there are always people who notice the existence of Lan Li, and then stop with a face full of surprise and joy, cheering for today's unexpected encounter. Lan Li took the initiative to apologize, and after asking for my permission, he kindly started a conversation with the visitor.

It was a middle-aged man in his mid-forties, dressed as a Wall Street elite. I was a little surprised, it didn't look like a regular movie fan or fan.

I saw that the middle-aged man looked excited and couldn't help but hold Lan Li's right hand with both hands, and he said, "Thank you, thank you for remembering every light, even if he is so insignificant. ’

With each light, the memory can't help but return to Rockefeller Square not long ago, the issue of "Today's Show" that caused stormy waves, and the song "Another Light" that left countless deep memories. Now, that light is sprinkled on every ordinary person, lighting up their world. ”

As a journalist, Bradley found this to be a very interesting thing to do. Sometimes as a bystander, sometimes from the perspective of a participant, or staying out of the matter, or experiencing it in person, quietly integrated into Lan Li's life, little by little unveiled the delicate and elegant mask, and peeked into the most real face.

When he wrote the interview proposal, Bradley wanted to create a living scene, not a studio or a coffee house, but to capture a slice of Lan Li's life, promoting a day during the "Edge of Tomorrow" period, like a piece of a puzzle, to get a glimpse of Lan Li's life.

This is undoubtedly bold, in the case of countless focuses, countless topics, and countless hot topics that cannot be discussed, Bradley avoids the important and seems to have completely misplaced the point;

Before the 21st century, before entertainment to death, journalists were an admired and noble profession, and the title of "uncrowned king" was coveted, but the rise of the Internet age and fast food culture gradually made journalists lose their way and changed the course of the media industry.

Today, Bradley has returned to the retro and traditional way of interviewing, and has recreated the style of a journalist. In addition to gossip, in addition to breaking points, in addition to gimmicks, as reporters, they can also see more and more, different reporters with different perspectives can often dig out different content, derive different meanings.

Ideating, asking questions, interviewing, and writing is also an art.

Quietly watching Lan Li and the strange man, Bradley finally slowly unveiled the mask.