Looking at the professional musicians chattering, chattering, and talking, Austin felt a little powerless.

He now finally understands why those top actors need to have vans, isolate themselves from the crowd, and enjoy a relatively independent space, which can be considered as a big name for them, but it can also be considered a necessary means.

Because the extras and the actors are still outsiders standing on the periphery of Vanity Fair, snooping into it, it is inevitable to be curious, but also to be excited, good and bad, positive and negative reactions are countless; between the hustle and bustle, the negative impact is inevitable, not to mention whether it will affect the actor's preparation and performance rhythm, but it is certain that the actor has absolutely no way to calm down and rest.

Standing under the spotlight, the scenery is infinite, but there is a huge pressure behind it. Every step forward will only become more and more difficult, just like Michael Jackson, who really feels the loneliness and loneliness of the cold in the high places, and the slightest carelessness may break his bones.

After winning the EGOT Grand Slam in a history-making manner, Lan Li has also become such a target of public criticism, those jealousy, curiosity, disdain, disdain, excitement, and anticipation are everywhere, like a net of heaven and earth, and there is no chance to escape.

But what it's like to be in it, others have no way of knowing, and even speculation and suspicion can't find the entry point, because Lan Li is the only one who has reached such a height of history.

Exhaling lightly, Austin looked at Lan Li in the distance with concern, wondering if Lan Li would be able to devote himself to filming in the next scene. Although he knew that he was just a small actor, and he had no responsibility or qualification to worry about Lan Li, he was still a little embarrassed at this time.

Immediately, Austin felt a gaze, and it was Nate's.

Nate's gaze was also slightly helpless, and he smiled dumbly, although he didn't speak, his expression clearly expressed the meaning, as if to say: Laymen look at the excitement, it is really getting more and more lively.

The two of them both chuckled, and then their eyes were projected towards Lan Li at the same time. It was difficult to tell what the emotion was for a while, after all, none of them had cooperated with Lan Li.

Unlike well-known veteran actors such as Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, the time before Lan Li appeared in the public eye was still too short, and the news was too rare and rare, more or less covered with a veil of mystery, and after experiencing EGOT, this veil seems to have become more hazy again. It's curious, but it's also alienating.

"Are you ready? Five minutes later, we were on shooting. ”

The voice of the drama clerk sounded, and the figures who were discussing in a breath stopped their movements in unison, pretending that nothing had happened, but their eyes were always focused on Lan Li, curious about every move that would happen next, but unfortunately, nothing happened-

Lan Li was still sitting in his chair, still flipping through the script, still lost in thought.

Perhaps, in five minutes, you will be able to see a different face.

The next scene is the most difficult and important scene since the whole crew started filming, all the focus is on Andrew and Fletcher, for Fletcher, this is a key scene to establish the character image, and for Andrew, this is a turning point that completely changes the illusion of nothingness, and even the first step to change the personality.

It was Andrew's first day in the band.

Andrew sat in as a substitute drummer, and then saw Fletcher's sensitivity and pickiness, he could clearly catch even the slightest flaw, down to a quarter beat or even an eighth, and accurately find the person who made the mistake in the whole band, and what was even more terrifying, the person who made the mistake may not be aware of it, and this has become a "crack in the perfect porcelain", which can become the object of Fletcher's humiliation at any time.

In the baptism of fancy foul language, Fletcher scolded the chief trombone in the band and cried, completely collapsed, and finally the chief trombone was swept out of the house.

In fact, it wasn't the chief trombone who really went wrong, it was someone else. It's just that, in Fletcher's opinion, the psychological quality of the chief trombone is so bad, then there is no need to stay.

Andrew, as a bystander, was completely dumbfounded by such a shocking education, and before the joy and happiness of joining the band had time to settle, he was already worried about his future, because Fletcher said that when he returned from the break, he would join the ensemble as the main drummer, does that mean...... His strength is about to be revealed?

Andrew couldn't help but recall that in the ordinary band before, all his teammates thought he was inferior to the main drummer, and even complained about his terrible situation.

That feeling of inferiority that is not confident firmly grasps the heart. Andrew was trembling even his fingertips.

Before the end of the break, Fletcher grabbed Andrew, who was uncomfortable, and completed a warm conversation like a spring breeze, giving encouragement and cheering as well as a mentor and friend, and even using Charlie Parker's story to motivate Andrew, which made Andrew's confidence gradually rise.

He's just a hairy kid who has just left high school, and at the age of nineteen, he is the youngest member of the band ever, breaking history.

A little intimidation can make him discouraged, and a little encouragement will make him spring/bright/bright. He thought Fletcher was impressed with him, he thought he had captured the sparkle in himself, he thought he was special, like the "chosen one", he thought he could be Buddy Ricky, Charlie Parker.

So, Andrew walked into the rehearsal room with confidence.

What happened next was the next scene.

For Andrew's debut rehearsal scene, Fletcher chose the track "Hiplash", which will be known to fans who know jazz music, which has multiple meanings.

First of all, "hiplash", which is the name of the movie, literally translates to whip or twist, but according to the mood of the movie, it translates as "burst drummer".

Secondly, it's a real-life track, composed by Hank-Levy, with a distinctively modern twist.

Again, it's a word to describe a strike technique. In the movie, Fletcher and Andrew are striving for 400 strokes, and one of the jazz drum techniques is called "Moeller-Techique", which is the height pursued by countless people to improve hand speed, and one of the most important movements is called "hiplash".

Finally, "whiplash" is also a metaphor for Fletcher's educational philosophy and approach.

In other words, from the title of the movie to the appearance of the protagonist, Damien invisibly buried a series of easter eggs to refine the core ideas of the whole movie, which also made the importance of this scene skyrocket.

The other is a detail that Lan Li realized after learning the drum kit by himself. The track "Whiplash" is in 14/8 beats, which can also be simply and crudely understood as seven beats.

Generally speaking, the second or fourth beat is a well-known rhythm, such as the introductory learning process of the Lan Li, from 60 to 120 to 180, the whole beat is an extension of the foundation of the two beats, and the sense of rhythm is relatively easy to master, but the seven beat, but it is an irregular rhythm, for the drummer, it needs to be built on more understanding and technique, and the difficulty is also increased exponentially.

Fletcher chose "whiplash", first, because it can be seen from the side that the band's benchmark is high, and it is not on the same level as the ordinary orchestra practice that Andrew and Turner had been in before, and second, the side highlights Andrew's nervousness, after the tragic expulsion of the principal trombone just now, he can not go wrong now.

During the break, Andrew constantly marked the score with "2+3+2" beats, in other words, the first beat is two beats, the second beat is three beats, and the third beat is two beats, which puts forward higher requirements for the drummer's technique, and at the same time has a more uniform and calm control.

Only by truly understanding Andrew's situation and Fletcher's intentions can we figure out the mood and emotions of this scene, and can it really be integrated into the whole movie.

Just five minutes is enough for Lan Li.

Because his preparation began a long, long time ago, and the time just after the lunch break was just speculating on the details of his emotions over and over again, completely immersed in Andrew's world, from anticipation to fear, from anxiety to excitement, and then to the head of the drink, those emotional changes were not gradual, but ups and downs, even more exciting than bungee jumping.

“…… Lan Li?"

Damien waited a little impatiently, but he didn't dare to interrupt Lan Li's preparation, standing next to him scratching his ears and cheeks, after all, he still couldn't hold back, and cautiously called out.

Lan Li didn't pause, stood up directly, showed a shy and nervous smile, and walked to the position of the drum kit under the watchful eye of everyone. It's like Andrew Neiman.

Nervous with a little excitement and anticipation, inspired by Fletcher, he believed that he was unique, that he had a unique character, and that was why he joined the band, and what he needed was not fear and fear, but to relax, to really relax, to play in his own style.

All the members of the entire band were watching him, a nineteen-year-old rookie who had just joined the band.

But Andrew was not afraid at all, because he believed that he could make a hit.