Standing behind the curtain on the side stage, you can see the outline of the standing ovation of the entire audience, and the interior of the theater is not lit, only the faint blue light above the stage is reflected, but everything is so clear that you can even capture the excitement and excitement on the faces.

The five hundred and fifty spectators, all five hundred and fifty spectators, without exception, stood en masse. The thunderous applause, which lasted for three minutes, not only did not stop, but continued to heat up, and whistles, screams, and cheers gradually began to mix in it, wave after wave, and there was no end in sight.

Tom Holland stood on the side stage, looked quietly, his eyes couldn't help but begin to surge with excitement, raised his head, looked up at Lan Li beside him, his eyes were full of worship and admiration, that his eyes were really too hot, so that Lan Li, who was talking to the staff, felt it, and couldn't help but turn his head, his eyes showed doubts.

"Lan Li! you're the best!" Tom looked at Lan Li in amazement and admiration, sighed and thought about it, but after all, he couldn't think of a better word, so he said again, "God, you are amazing!"

Lan Li smiled dumbly. Although Tom was sixteen years old, and Lan Li was only twenty-two years old, Tom really looked like a child in Lan Li's eyes, so he raised his hand and rubbed Tom's dark brown curls, "Concentrate, focus on your performance, the real test has not yet begun." ”

Tom stuck out his tongue, nodded his head, and then clenched his fist hard to show his determination.

At this time, John Cord strode over, intervened between Lan Li and the staff, and patted Lan Li on the shoulder, "Good performance, I knew you could do it." ”

Just "nice"?

Everyone else next to him rolled their eyes, and Tom began to stagger in horror, but John was unmoved—the show wasn't over yet, and it was too early to say "perfect", a truth that every stage director must remember. Because on stage, accidents are always going on.

John gestured to the applause, "They're calling you out for a curtain call." ”

Compared to Broadway, London's West End is still a more professional theatre environment, and even the average level of visitors to the theatre is relatively high. Mainly because the West End of London is too cold and not as approachable as Broadway. Overall, the quality of the audience in London's West End is more guaranteed.

But, now there are unseemly whistles, screams and cheers inside the theater.

Generally speaking, there is only applause in the theater, and all other sounds are impolite, this is not a movie theater, let alone in front of the TV set in your own home, and applause is one of the basic etiquette of the theater. But today, at the end of the first act, there was such an exception.

Clearly, the audience was amazed by Lan Li's performance. The end of the first act is almost like the end of the whole play. They couldn't wait to get carried away and began to cheer and shout, waiting for Lan Li to come out for a curtain call, just like the encore of the concert. This is the highest praise for the crew.

Normally, at the end of the show, two reluctances are summoned, which is already an unimaginable success, but decades ago, at the peak of the theater, the crew members returned four or even five times, which was the norm, and the applause of the theater could last for ten or twenty minutes in a row, truly interpreting "enduring".

Now, the first act is over, and the audience is calling for a return. It can be seen that "Les Miserables" has taken an extremely solid step on the road to success.

Lan Li could understand what John meant, in fact, he was asking him to go out for a curtain call, but Lan Li shook his head and refused John's request, "Don't break the rhythm." ”

He could go out for a curtain call, which wasn't a big deal, but there was a long show ahead, and there were two more acts in the afternoon. All the actors are in a tense and positive state, and if he comes out for a curtain call now and further stirs up the audience, it will disrupt the rhythm of the other actors' performances, which is definitely not worth the loss.

"The lights go out, the curtain ends, and we begin to prepare for the second act. Lan Li said immediately.

John didn't continue to argue, just looked at Lan Li's eyes and felt the firmness, so John also nodded in agreement, "Prepare for the second act!" After speaking, John's steps to leave stopped again, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to express it, and finally just patted Lan Li's shoulder heavily to show encouragement, and then walked away.

Ezra Miller, Domhnall Gleason, Andy Conahan and others all stood on the side stage and didn't leave.

Ezra was the first to meet him and slapped Lan Li's shoulder, "Jesus Christ, you are a beast of prey, beast of prey!"

It is unimaginable that it would be a terrible disaster if Lan Li was in full swing in their rival play, but fortunately, Lan Li did not, and even more fortunately, Lan Li became the target of their admiration, guiding them step by step in the performance. The success of "Les Miserables", at least the success of the first act, is the core of the absolute core.

Andy, who was standing next to him, also laughed playfully, "Wow, it's good you didn't stare at me like that just now, otherwise I would have forgotten my lines." ”

The confrontation on the stage, unlike the movie, lacks the blocking and switching of the camera, as well as the conversion and buffering of the supporting scene, and the momentum of the face and the details of the performance, after being fully released, it is easy to break the balance of the performance, create a serious deviation, and may even affect the audience's viewing effect and the reflection effect of the play.

This is also the reason why expressionist acting has always emphasized control. They need to keep all the power, emotions, and performances within the expected limits.

Many rookie actors may be too excited on stage and lose control by accident, which is indispensable, but those experienced veteran actors have really taken their basic skills of acting to the extreme, and watching their performances is indeed a pleasure.

Said the actor, who has finished all his acting assignments today. Lan Li teased and retorted, which immediately made Andy laugh out loud, and the others next to him also coaxed -

Andy's role is over. At least the scene with the lines has ended.

After that, Andy will also change his costumes and makeup, play passers-by or extras, and fill the space on the stage, but these characters have no lines and no performances, and only need to move according to the arrangement. So, Andy can already relax.

Nodding to his friends, Lan Li hurried to the waiting room, where he had to hurry up and change his clothes and makeup.

Like a little tail, Tom followed Lan Li step by step, smiling and walking briskly along the way, without much communication, but he couldn't hide his excitement.

Lan Li noticed the existence of the little tail, but there was really no time now, not to mention, Tom didn't affect his steps, so Lan Li let it go.

After entering the standby room, I saw Joe Alwyn, who had no role for the time being. The two of them almost collided head-on, Qiao's cheeks suddenly flushed, he blinked, he was at a loss, and then he gave a thumbs up, "Lan Li, just now, just now it was really exciting!"

"Thank you!" Lan Li walked out of the way, patted Joe on the shoulder, and then heard Tom's chirping voice, "Joe, did you hear that? Did you hear it just now?" The audience couldn't stop applauding...... You should really go over and see it, Lan Li's performance is simply incredible! Did you see the scene of him sprinting......

With the help of her assistant, Lan Li began to change her outfit quickly. In the case of every second counting, each actor is equipped with an exclusive assistant who is responsible for changing clothes, reminding the lines of the next scene, reminding the current performance progress, etc., to ensure that the actor can get into the state as soon as possible.

Not only Lan Li, but Ezra also returned to the waiting room and began to change clothes and makeup, and the entire waiting room was busy.

Through the dressing mirror in front of him, he could see Daisy Ridley standing not far away, with a hesitant expression on her face, and she never spoke, but the tension and apprehension between her eyebrows lingered.

After changing his clothes and pants, Lan Li turned around and opened his arms so that the assistant could put on his coat, and he faced Daisy head-on, "So, are you going to speak, or are you going to continue to stare at me with that strange look?"

Daisy was still a little hesitant, and Lan Li didn't give her time, "Tick, tick, if you don't say anything, I won't have time." ”

"Lan Li, I'm worried, I'll be singing ...... in a while" Daisy shrugged nervously, and then her shoulders stiffened in a high position, unable to put down.

The central actor in Act II is Fantine, in other words, most of the weight falls on Daisy's shoulders. After such a perfect performance just now, Daisy's pressure suddenly became clear - not to mention, Fantine's most famous "I Had a Dream" was staged in the second act.

This music is even one of the most famous songs of the entire "Les Miserables". In 2009, Susan Boyle, the "British Got Talent" and later known as "Aunt Susan", became famous all over the world with this song!

Stress, you can imagine.

After Lan Li put on his coat, he walked forward quickly and grabbed Daisy's shoulder, "Listen, Daisy, you are very good, and it is because of your excellence that you have won the opportunity to play Fantine. The next thing you need to do is not to prove yourself, but to show yourself, to show those talents that amaze us, to show the charm of the performance. Also, the moment you get on stage, you're Fantine!

After speaking, Lan Li's eyebrows were slightly the same, "Understood?"

Daisy nodded heavily, "Understood!"