That frank tone with a hint of helplessness really made Lan Li laugh, and he had to lower his eyes and hide his smile for a while, before looking at Andy again, "First of all, I can get the opportunity to audition, and I will call John later to exchange information about this, but whether I can be selected or not depends on my performance." ”

After going around and around, the work on the theatrical project finally went back to John Cod, which was really unexpected.

However, Lan Li can also understand Andy's frustration, after all, theater is not his specialty, and after working hard for so long but getting it without effort, that feeling of nothingness is inevitable, and to be honest, Andy nods in agreement that he is back on the theater stage, which is no longer an easy task.

"But your work is not over. Regarding remuneration, about the performance schedule, about the publicity plan, and even whether the show will land in Hollywood, how it will land, and what kind of cooperation will be landed, all these need to be done by the agent. "Lan Li told the truth, these matters are extremely cumbersome and require the professional skills of the agent, and if there is no agent, the actors will be handed over to the union to take care of," Emma Fielding is a difficult manager, but her bottom line is also very clear, all for the work. Under her leadership, the Almeida Theatre is arguably the most dynamic theatre in London's West End in the past few years. ”

Andy didn't react, just listened attentively. If he had only relied on his own inquiry, he would have taken a lot of effort to find out the inside information; more importantly, Lan Li's knowledge of the West End of London was obviously extraordinary, and he had been hiding it all the time! Taking a step back, if he had always limited his eyes to Broadway, he probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to get a glimpse of this side of Lan Li.

"Secondly, I'm just a nobody in London's West End, and even more so in Europe. There was a smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth, but his eyes were extremely sincere, "Andy, I'm only twenty-two years old, I've only been rolling in London's West End for a year, and before the 'Pacific War', no one in the art world knew my name, whether it was the United States or Europe. ”

Lan Li emphasized the art circle, not the life circle.

"Still, if you're willing to talk to Emma and John, they might reveal some of my secrets. Lan Li said half-jokingly, "Shhhh ”

Andy's expression didn't change, his movements didn't change, and his mind was churning with thoughts.

As Lan Li said, he is only twenty-two years old, and it is impossible for him to have much fame and reputation in the West End, but from another point of view, as Lan Li's hometown base camp, this place does not seem to be a pool of backwater, at least Lan Li's academic orthodox background is worth noting. After traveling to Berlin, why don't you take advantage of it?

Putting his thoughts aside for a while, Andy looked back at Lan Li, "So, you have no problem with 'Les Miserables'?" Going to the Almeida Theater to watch a play tonight, Andy mainly wanted to get an audition for Lan Li, but now it seems that the audition does not need to worry at all, and the part of the acting strength is left to Lan Li himself, Andy's focus suddenly changed - he should start thinking about Berlin.

"Yes, I'll leave the audition work to me. Lan Li simply agreed.

As one of the most classic plays in the field of drama, "Les Miserables" is different from Shakespeare's repertoire such as "Hamlet" and "Macbeth", because the former is a musical, and the test of the actors is all-round from acting skills to singing skills to stage performance, while Shakespeare's repertoire is a drama, and line skills are crucial, especially Shakespeare's obscure and poetic sonnets, which are absolutely the ultimate test.

But no one can deny that the difficulty and depth of thought in the performance of "Les Miserables" is not inferior to Shakespeare, and the difficulty of subsequent adaptations, remakes, and remakes has increased exponentially.

In London's West End, only the 1985 version of Les Misérables won the Olivier Award, and the subsequent editions only won the most popular award, and the other departments did not even get nominations, and in Broadway, the 1987 version swept the army, and the subsequent editions received mixed reviews, and the 2006 version won three nominations but went home empty-handed.

It's not hard to choreograph "Les Miserables," but it's hard to get to the top with a good adaptation, a great interpretation, and a great performance, because the 1985 West End version and the 1987 Broadway version are too classic to beat.

The same is true for actors, who always bear more pressure to play classic roles - because the audience is so familiar with the characters, and the veteran audience knows that every line, every emotional twist, any slightest negligence and omission can become a fatal flaw that buries the entire repertoire.

Even in the field of contemporary theatre, acting in Shakespeare's plays is still considered one of the ultimate challenges for actors, and there are not many plays that can be compared to it, but there are many of them, and "Les Miserables" is one of them.

Now, the opportunity to challenge "Les Miserables" is undoubtedly rare for Lan Li. Three years ago, George and Elizabeth offered him a chance to challenge "Hamlet" that he missed, and three years later, he got the chance to challenge "Les Miserables", and this time he didn't want to repeat it.

"For the movie version, you should also submit a video audition. Andy added again, "Anyway, it's just an audition, and there's no loss in trying." ”

Andy was still worried that after the audition for the theatrical version surfaced, Lan Li simply ignored the movie version and had to explain more. But unexpectedly, Lan Li smiled and nodded, almost without any hesitation or hesitation, and the affirmative words were delivered, "Okay, I know." ”

Agreeing so readily, Andy instead narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, full of disbelief and questioning. Before today, Lan Li was a man of his word, and Andy had never doubted Lan Li's commitment and credibility, but today, Andy discovered for the first time that there was a hidden side of Lan Li hidden in the city of London, and it was inevitable that Andy felt that Lan Li had something to say.

The flickering look in her eyes made Lan Li laugh dumbly, "Don't worry. Whether it's a movie version or a drama version, in the final analysis, it's still the same work. This is especially true of Tom Hopper's film version, "In the audition stage, the content that the actor can present and the skills that the actor can show are almost the same, and the same videotape, delivered to the drama and the movie, is just incidental." After that, when both works have confirmed the invitation, that's another story, and then make a choice, it's too late. ”

Such a statement was very convincing, but Andy shook his head slightly, "Before I meet Emma and John, are you sure there is nothing else to add?"

Lan Li couldn't help but chuckle and didn't answer, but stood up, "You'd better go now." Rush hour in London is just around the corner, and you won't want to be stuck in a traffic jam. After saying that, Lan Li walked into the house, ready to start today's exercise-

During the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow", he still insisted on polishing his basic martial arts skills, and the content he learned in the "Liu's Martial Arts Hall" has been persisting for a long time, and the effect is coming out little by little. However, Lan Li also knows that this is a water mill, and years of training can make a small success.

Andy and Roy exchanged glances, and Roy shrugged helplessly and laughed, "You go back to London first." If you have any questions, we'll call you again. ”

With that "good buddy/good brother" look, Andy said with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, you and Lan Li are on the same side, right?" The relationship between managers and artists is more intimate, the only thing managers need to consider is the interests of artists, and there are many things that agents need to weigh.

Roy was noncommittal, "When we have the same goal, we are on the same page. "Crisp and to the point.

Andy chewed it carefully and nodded in approval, "Call in the evening." Then, Andy got up and left the photography base, coming and going in a hurry, it was an extremely busy season.

After dinner, Roy began to get busy, the Grammys needed to be communicated as soon as possible, after writing a few emails, and then looking at the time, it was already half past nine, and the time passed extremely fast. Judging by the time, Andy should have started watching "Macbeth" by now, and I don't know if the conversation after the performance went well, thinking of this, Roy got up and walked towards Lan Li's room.

The door of the room was unlocked, but Roy knocked politely, then pushed the door open and walked in, and then saw Nathan fiddling with the camera, "...... Are you sure? The light doesn't look good, or we'll have time to shoot tomorrow morning? I've checked, and there is no schedule for you tomorrow morning. ”

"Shoot what?" Roy interjected.

Lan Li stood in the middle of the hall, and the chairs and low tables that were in the way were removed, clearing an open space, "Audition video." He explained, then said to Nathan, "There's plenty of light, that's enough." The focus of the audition video is on the deep impression of the moment, not on the details of the performance. ”

Nathan lifted his shoulders, "I'm sure you've impressed people enough, even without audition tapes. Despite that, Nathan stood next to the tripod and began to fix the camera.

"Shoot the audition video now?" Roy said unexpectedly, Andy had only left the camera base a few hours ago, and Lan Li had actually started filming the audition video now. is so urgent, so positive, it can be seen that Lan Li is serious about returning to the theater stage.

"Audition tapes aren't just a one-time shot. Lan Li explained with a smile, "Given the coming period, I have a lot of work to do every day, and it's a lot of work. So, in order to get a satisfying roll of audition tape, it's best to start now. ”