Lan Li answered carefully, and Arthur bowed his head slightly.

In the middle of the time, the topic unfolded shallowly, not in depth, but enough.

Arthur paused slightly, "As the opening film of Venice, the promotion is bound to be the focus, so there is definitely a need for a celebrity party on the island." Can you leave this party to me?"

After all, I still said it.

It's more difficult than you think, but after you open your mouth, it's even easier than you imagined. A short appetizer time, but condensed the past countless days and nights of tossing and turning, drunken dreams and death, everything seemed to happen within five minutes, but in order to wait for this moment, he had gone too long and too long.

Arthur didn't know if he had made the right choice, and he didn't know what challenges his future would face. However, he had to admit that at this moment, he was happy and happy, as if he had finally breathed a breath of free air. Fear doesn't make life better, and freedom does.

Before the smile on the corner of his mouth could rise, Arthur was a little apprehensive, worried that Lan Li might refuse, worried that he might not do well, worried that Elph might be injured, worried that George and Elizabeth might be angry...... That feeling of gaining and losing is constantly surging in my chest.

"Okay. Lan Li said.

Arthur was slightly stunned, quietly staring at Lan Li, surprised by the answer, but also the crisp and neat answer, without any hesitation or hesitation, and gave an affirmative answer.

Lan Li didn't wait for a response, nodded again and gave a reply, "I said, okay." ”

Arthur was a little embarrassed, he quickly lowered his eyes, hiding his panic, but it was only for a moment, he still chose to give up the cover-up, raised his gaze again to look at Lan Li, and calmly showed his truth at this moment.

Then, Arthur looked at Lan Li in front of him, calmly maintaining the same sitting position, not perceiving any fluctuations, but faintly catching a touch of ease. After coming to his senses, Arthur gradually understood, "You did it on purpose, right?"

Lan Li still didn't speak, just raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't know what Arthur was talking about.

However, the light and breezy look and posture were all too familiar to Arthur, and he knew that he had guessed correctly. Shaking his head helplessly, at the end, a smile still crept up the corner of Arthur's mouth again, "The party before the official screening, and the party after the opening ceremony, all leave it to me." "It's not a soliciting tone, it's a commanding tone.

In fact, Arthur knows that the top party at this kind of film festival is definitely an important occasion, usually the producer invites professionals to prepare, and even distributes official invitations, which is a hard-to-buy opportunity for any party planner to show himself.

Don't say that Lan Li is just a mere actor, even if he is a producer, he needs to be the one with real power among the producers to have the power to arrange party organizers. In other words, Lan Li does not necessarily have the right to make decisions, even if he goes out in person, he will inevitably need to go through some negotiations and negotiations.

But in order to retaliate against Lan Li's teasing just now, Arthur still deliberately made such a request, an excessive request.

Unexpectedly, Lan Li still had a light smile on his face, closed his eyes slightly, and said he understood, "Okay." ”

Such a simple and clear answer made Arthur a little restless, but after all, he still didn't have any superfluous expressions, so he nodded comfortably and accepted it, showing a satisfied expression.

Elf says that Lan Li is a selfish guy who always thinks only of himself and lives for himself, even at the expense of his family's reputation and glory.

Elf also said that Lan Li is an ego guy, narcissistic and arrogant, above the whole world, he loves no one but himself. Everyone else is sacrificeable.

But, is that really the case?

Or rather, aren't they? George. Elizabeth. Elph. What's the difference between them?

Strangling the soul of every individual in the name of the family, in the final analysis, is still for the so-called family glory and reputation, in order to maintain their identity and status in high society. Elf asked Arthur to give up his insistence for the sake of the family, so what is the difference between it and George and Elizabeth's original request for Lan Li?

Arthur was a little confused. Or, he knew the answer, he had been infused with the same answer since he was a child, but he couldn't help but wonder: Is this really the case - Lan Li is the selfish one?

Arthur's gaze fell on Lan Li for a long time, as if he had only really known Lan Li for the first time today.

It wasn't until Lan Li noticed the abnormality, raised his gaze, and cast an inquiring look, Arthur showed a smile and shook his head in denial, "I was just wondering if I should call Andy and ask for a guest list." ”

"You can look for Andrei, his list will be a little more complete. Lan Li said with a smile, "He is also preparing for Hollywood-related work now, and there should be a lot of job opportunities in his hands." If I'm not mistaken, not so long ago, Andrei was also looking for a suitable party planner, maybe you can talk to him. ”

Then, the main course was served.

Outside the window in London, the drizzle has completely stopped, a ray of golden sunlight sprinkled down through layers of clouds, the emerald green plane trees and burgundy walls gradually become translucent in the gold, and the heaviness and depth of the whole city have quietly faded, revealing the youth and vitality that belong here little by little.

London after a rainy day always makes people want to wander through it.

……

Quietly, August slipped through your fingertips, the footsteps of September have already sounded on your eardrums, and the red and yellow colors of autumn have swept the world in an instant.

The Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival are about to take off.

When you think of Berlin, you think of the heaviness and seriousness of the snowy world, when you think of Cannes, you automatically think of the sparkling sun and the sea, but when you think of Venice?

Whether it's the gondolas that walk through the canal lanes, the swaying oars rippling like a mother's embrace, or the carnival every February, where everyone hides their faces behind gorgeous masks and gets long-lost freedom.

Or the skirt of a girl blooming in the gentle sea breeze, the wheat-colored skin and the bright red skirt corners are enough to melt the heart of every passer-by in the unrestrained and tender smile, or the romance of wandering in the moonlight, rippling like water.

It's a city that is both fascinating and prohibitive.

For Lan Li, the memories of Venice have always been the romance of walking through the winding water alleys, the moonlight sprinkled on the sea fading little by little, outlining the figures of those fishermen who got up early to go to sea, those sea smells mixed with the humidity of the morning mist, walking through the quaint and dilapidated buildings, the hazy and trance that never slept all night but touched the other side of the world, as beautiful as a fairy tale world.

The laughter and sighs left behind on the water tell stories that no one knows.

Founded in 1932, the Venice Film Festival was the world's first film festival at that time, and naturally the world's oldest film festival, known as the "father of film festivals", during the golden age of cinema from the 30s to the 60s, there were countless film masters born here, whether it is Berlin or Cannes, it is far from being comparable to it.

Now, however, people's emotions towards the Venice Film Festival are the most complex, and they can be called love-hate.

The reason for this is that the love of Italians for cinema has not faded to this day, they always open their warm arms to welcome film lovers from all over the world, not as cold as Berlin, not as commercial as Cannes, and the audience can always find their own place.

Not to mention the wonderful scenery of Venice, just being in it, it is like a romantic dream that makes people can't wake up, just like the water city under the lens of "Broken Venice", the city during the cholera period seems to be filled with a dead air, but because of this city and those people, it becomes wonderful.

The reason for the hatred is that the Italian love for their own films is so paranoid that even though they welcome exhibitors and attendees from all over the world, the news media is always entangled in "why is Italian cinema in decline?" and "Why is there no good local cinema in Venice this year?"

Not to mention the high prices, humid weather and decaying buildings of Venice, a city built on water that cannot be renovated or rebuilt, and the sea and moisture are corroding all the buildings on this land little by little, revealing a faint smell of corruption and fragility.

Everyone longs to come here, and when they really stand on this land with their feet, they can't help but regret it, and when they leave, that kind of reluctant attachment sprouts again. It's a peculiar city. It's resistant, and it's missable.

Lan Li still likes it here.

It's not that I like the city, or I like an island, but I like the memories that are left in the city, those fragments of memories that belong to the youth of midsummer, hidden between the winding and long rivers, hidden in the morning mist, mixed with the fishy smell of the sea, wanton and flamboyant, as if even the sticky sweat on the skin is so vivid.

Those lazy afternoons, those sleeping babbles, those bitter sorrows, all of them are left here.