Jeff Robinoff and Brad Pitt, talking and laughing, the general style that radiates from the inside out, makes a scene of its own at a raucous and crazy party.

This is the first time that Lan Li has come into contact with the decision-making executives of the six major Hollywood film companies since he arrived in New York two years ago, and the leading role of "Edge of Tomorrow" has become the first time that Lan Li has confronted such a level of bigwigs head-on, which is not the same. However, this still doesn't mean anything, it's just an audition opportunity, and hundreds of auditions are staged every day in Hollywood. Among them, there is no one who stands out.

Jeff and Brad stood aside like a magnet like this, naturally attracting curious eyes, not to mention, they were not the only highlights, they were all familiar faces standing next to them:

One was David-Ayer, who rose to prominence with the script for "Training Day" and later became widely known as the director of "Suicide Squad". But few people know that David is actually one of the writers of the first part of the "Fast and Furious" series.

One is Michael Fassbinder, who rose to prominence with "Inglourious Basterds", and this year he dedicated works such as "Shame", "Dangerous Methods", and "X-Men: First Fight", if it weren't for the summer box office of "Fast and Thrill/Love 5" that was too amazing, I'm afraid the title of "Most Watched Actor" would fall on him this year.

And then there's Jessica Chastain. In 2011 alone, Jessica had seven films released, two of which were with Brad, and she was called the model worker of the year.

This small group of people just stood casually in the open space between the two beach chairs, as if they had only met by accident, stopped and chatted casually, but the figures around them were endless and lively. A small corner, always maintained as a small group of people, has its own world at the carnival party, and others just pass by, stop, but can't stop, and can't seem to fit into their small group.

However, Lan Li can't be a "passerby", he has to stop and talk to Jeff, and if necessary, even defeat Brad, only then can he win the role. Just thinking about it in your head makes your scalp tingle.

Not to mention newcomers, even second- and third-tier actors who have been rolling in the industry for many years are not necessarily willing to take this risk. Many people will choose to wait and see what happens, wait for Jeff and Brad to end their conversation, and then find a time to cut in and finish the audition, which will seem much easier, but Lan Li knows that this is the rule of Vanity Fair, even if you avoid today, you can't avoid tomorrow.

So, Lan Li chose to take the initiative.

Paul walked beside Lan Li, feeling a little apprehensive. Although he has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, he really doesn't attend many such occasions. However, today's protagonist is Lan Li, but not him, he must do a good job as a guide, compared to Lan Li, his experience should be quite rich, so, he can't be nervous.

Thinking of this, Paul's shoulders opened slightly, his flustered mind calmed down, and he thought in his mind: he had heard that Brad was also interested in sports cars, and he vaguely remembered reading it in a magazine interview, but what brand and model Brad liked, suddenly he couldn't remember.

Just between thoughts, in a short distance of less than twenty meters, the footsteps have already arrived.

However, Paul and Lan Li did not directly and recklessly break in and interrupt the conversation, which is very rude. Of course, people with strong personalities or people in positions of authority can choose to interrupt the conversation at their own pace and in their own way, but for others, how to choose the right time to enter the conversation is an advanced sociology. Especially the nobles, even if they are counts, he will not simply and rudely interrupt other people's conversations, this is still part of cultivation.

In addition to the two of them, there were three or four other people standing outside the circle, champagne in their hands, talking in low voices. They looked at ease, but in fact, their eyes were drifting towards Jeff and Brad, and their intentions were self-evident.

In such a situation, Paul and Lan Li, who were empty-handed, seemed a little abrupt. Paul regretted that he should have asked for a glass of champagne or whiskey, even if he didn't drink it, but on such occasions, it could act as a shield or a medium. Paul looked up and looked for the waiter.

"What's wrong?" Lan Li asked, noticing Paul's constantly turning head.

Paul lowered his voice to avoid disturbing Jeff and Brad's conversation, "Champagne." Then Paul saw the waiter not far away, raised his hand, and the bunny girl with the rabbit ears and a rabbit tail behind the bikini came over with a smile.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter in his ears, and Jeff was expressing his gentlemanly manners, saying to Jessica, "I've just finished drinking my whiskey, I need another one, ma'am?"

Lan Li's mind turned, and he raised his voice slightly, and said to Paul with a smile, "If I were you, I wouldn't choose champagne or whisky." ”

"Why?" Paul was stunned, not understanding, at this time, the Bunny Girl had already come to his side, Lan Li took Paul's place, and said to the Bunny Girl, "Hello, please give me two glasses of rum, okay?"

The bunny girl had champagne in her tray, but she didn't mind at all, and nodded with a smile, "Of course." ”

"It's not the right time to drink whisky, no one chooses to taste whisky at afternoon tea, not even the best single malt whisky, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the change in temperature, the sunshine and our own palate do not taste the best taste of whisky. Lan Li nodded politely at the bunny girl, then withdrew his gaze and explained to Paul.

Paul's reaction was half a beat slower, but he noticed it immediately: Lan Li's voice was slightly louder than usual, not noticeable, but it did increase slightly, and the conversation between Brad and Jeff next to him paused in a blank spot, and their eyes shifted to follow the instinctive/instinctive response of their hearing.

Although Paul didn't know that this gap was created in this way, he was able to complete the cooperation with the Blue Rite, "Then what should we drink? Don't tell me it's afternoon tea, Jesus Christ, I'm not English, it's party time." Paul's reaction was a little over-the-top, but in the frenetic atmosphere around him, it didn't seem abrupt, but instead attracted the attention of a small circle of people around him.

"Absinthe is the best choice if you can. Rimbaud once said, "The wise pilgrim makes the earth gush with green wine springs", and Hemingway even made a cocktail called 'Death in the Afternoon' with absinthe, which of course is now known as Hemingway champagne. ”

Lan Li's eloquent conversation, elegant and calm, the poems and allusions that come at your fingertips ferment a faint aroma in the pure London accent, and involuntarily, people listen attentively.

"But we're at the party now, not in a Parisian tavern. So, rum is the best choice. Lan Li raised the corners of his mouth slightly, paused for a moment, the noise around the entire pool was still endless, but in a small circle centered on him, no one spoke, and it seemed that everyone was waiting for the following.

Lan Li was not proud, nor was he behaved, it was just a time difference between breaths, and he immediately said, " The first time you can swallow it quickly, feel the irritation of the alcohol gliding through the mouth and throat, as if brushing through it, sharp and rough, and then the second time you let the alcohol pause on the tip of the tongue for a while, like the dance steps of a ballerina, light and soft, the special aroma of rum will be released little by little, slowly filling the nose, sliding down the throat, warm and soft, in the next five to thirty seconds, we can feel the ultimate enjoyment of the opera house。 ”

Pausing again, Lan Li could clearly see the anticipation in the depths of Paul's eyes, "And then?"

Lan Li then said, "Then, let yourself wander in the golden sun and the blue pool." A little bit of drunkenness will make this afternoon wonderful. If you prefer, slip on a scarf and let the warm air envelop your pores and dance. ”

This witty and humorous relaxed tone made everyone laugh softly.

Lan Li doesn't like aristocratic parties, but Arthur is a master of hosting aristocratic parties.

Compared with the masquerade balls of the London aristocracy, Hollywood parties can only be regarded as the initial stage of Vanity Fair - the so-called "primary" here is not the difference between means and stratagem, but the relationship between people, and Hollywood is far less intertwined and intricate than the London aristocracy.

But for the aristocracy, interests are never the most important part, reputation, prestige, bloodline, and those that prove that the nobility is superior to others are the most important. For the sake of profit, people can do whatever it takes, but for the sake of the family and inheritance, it is beyond imagination.

Dealing with such an occasion is not difficult for Lan Li.

"Your rum, sir. "Bunny Girl is back in a blink of an eye, and she is very efficient. What's more, the timing was accurate, and even made people wonder if Lan Li saw the figure of the rabbit girl and consciously chose to end the conversation here, but no one knew except Lan Li himself.

Lan Li and Paul each picked up their rum from the tray, and the bunny girl smiled and was about to turn away, when a voice came from behind her, "Wait a minute, can you please give me a glass of rum?" ”

Turning her head, Lan Li saw a bright smiling face, Jessica Chastain. She blinked and looked at Lan Li playfully, but the words were to Jeff, Brad and the others, "I guess, I definitely can't miss this glass of rum." ”