"Hey, this gentleman, why are you hiding in this corner alone? Could it be that the crew is too enthusiastic, so they have to hide themselves during the break to find a piece of cleanliness, right?"

There was a brisk joke in his ears, but Lan Li was like a frightened bird, the muscles of his body instantly tensed, and a powerful aura that no one could enter instantly erupted in the depths of his heart, and in a trance, it was as if he had entered a sterile space, guarding every corner, and any little gap was like facing a great enemy, and the tense and panicked atmosphere filled the details of every move.

However, Lan Li immediately realized his stupidity and clumsiness.

He doesn't even need to look up, he just needs to calm down and listen carefully, he can paint that bright smile and warm eyes, and then sketch the appearance and image of the person.

But he didn't. He didn't look up, he kept his chin down, his whole body was guarded like a hedgehog with spikes, he carefully raised his gaze, glanced around in front of him, and then caught a pair of calves in white canvas shoes and light blue jeans, and his pupils immediately contracted, and the sense of alienation of rejection became more and more vigilant.

He was panicking.

Having just experienced the fear of having his self-confidence and dignity completely destroyed, he was now on full alert, and the slightest disturbance could have caused him to flee, but even more tragic was that he was now standing in a corner, as if he had caught himself in a corner from which he could not escape.

What should he do?

He reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, tried his best to hide the chaos and unbearability in his heart, forced himself to raise his jaw, and met the gaze of the visitor, but this was really not an easy thing, and his eyes involuntarily began to dodge.

As expected, it was Rooney Mara.

He couldn't look Rooney in the eye right now, "Hey. ”

After a brief greeting, the words stopped like this, there was no follow-up, no tricks, Rooney was stunned, spread her hands, and expressed her surprise, but still didn't get a response from Lan Li, she hesitated slightly, "Oh, sorry, did I bother? Are you preparing for the shoot now? Oh, sorry, really sorry." ”

Rooney and Lan Li only collaborated on "Gravity" not long ago, and they really know Lan Li's habits very well.

Subconsciously, Rooney took a half step back, slightly widened the distance, kept enough space, and looked left and right, "Well, I'm here to visit the class, if the timing is not right, in which direction is the crew?" ”

"Nope. Never mind. I am fine. Lan Li's words were so dry that there was no moisture at all, and the sentences were completely separated from each other, and the usual ease disappeared completely, and it seemed that he had completely become a different person.

Rooney was slightly stunned, and then suddenly came to her senses. She thought of the experience before the start of "Gravity", and the way Lan Li put herself into the performance and the state it presented are still vivid and vivid.

At this moment, Rooney noticed Lan Li's hesitant steps, as if he was about to leave the corner, but did not want to have more contact with her, so he was looking for a reliable route, just like an offensive player in football or basketball is looking for a defensive hole. It's kind of funny.

Rooney couldn't help but laugh happily, and then took the initiative to move to the side.

Immediately after, Lan Li nodded quickly, and walked away quickly from the gap, you can see that his footsteps paused for a moment around the corner, as if he was about to turn around and say something, but the tense back revealed a hesitation, after all, he chose to give up hungry, took another step, and went straight away.

Rooney didn't immediately follow suit, but stayed where he was, thinking about it carefully.

She hadn't read the script of "Burst Drummer", but she had watched Lan Li learn the drum kit in the practice room, and the stubbornness that was stubborn to the point of almost paranoia faintly burst out with a restless anger, the kind of momentum of ignoring it, moving forward, and moths to the fire is really terrifying, and it is better to be broken than to be complete, this is the most appropriate adjective.

Such a personality has only two endings: either it will lead to glory in success, or it will lead to destruction in failure.

There is no other possibility.

To be honest, Rooney is a little confused, is it Lan Li or Andrew, the stubbornness in the bones of the two people is so similar and so similar, for the dream and for the goal to release all the energy, unreservedly poured out, especially when practicing the drum kit, there is no performance and no camera, it is obviously Lan Li, but it reveals a breath of Andrew, gradually blurring the line.

Today, in the face of the situation just now, Rooney gradually tasted a difference.

Andrew has low self-esteem in his bones, but Lan Li's soul is sunny. Faced with the same dilemma, they may choose the same way to deal with it, but the difference in mentality and emotion is doomed to a different ending, just like two sides of a coin, but two completely different independent individuals, each with its own complete personality.

Now, what Rooney is worried about is, can Lan Li distinguish clearly, or is Lan Li willing to distinguish clearly? For the sake of performance and character, Lan Li is deliberately blurring such a line, and then allowing himself to confuse the real and false, escape into chaos, and then gradually lose himself.

During the filming of "Gravity", there was no problem with Lan Li's full dedication, because the ending of the movie was bright.

What about "Burst Drummer"? If Andrew's ending is dark, does that mean that Lan Li may be too deep in the play to get out of it? Just like Heath Ledger in "Batman: The Dark Knight"?

Thinking of this, Rooney's palms couldn't help but start sweating.

"Hey, girl. There was a cheerful and sunny call behind him, and Rooney was also startled for a moment, suddenly waking up from his thoughts, and then saw Paul Walker approaching quickly, "Why don't you go in, you shouldn't be waiting for me here?" I shouldn't be late...... Rooney, your face is not very good, what's the matter? God, are you okay?"

Paul's worried look loosened Rooney's tense heartstrings slightly, and the curvature of his mouth rose slightly, "I'm fine." She was fine, but she looked a little worried, and after thinking about it, Rooney added, "I'm a little worried about Lan Li. I accidentally bumped into him at the door just now. ”

Paul then looked around, looking for the figure of Rite.

"He's already in. Rooney quickly explained, "He seems to be a little restrained, it seems that he is too involved in the role, you should know him." ”

Paul immediately understood, and gently bowed his head in agreement, "Yes, every time he puts himself into the role, he doesn't have any reservations, which is really worrying. Paul had watched Lan Li's performances of "Detachment" and "Drunken Country Folk" on the spot, and he could understand the meaning of Rooney's words.

"Still, I think Lan Li knows what she's doing. Paul said lightly, not with indifference, but with confidence, "He always was." takes every role seriously, from the time he gets the script to the end of the finale, he is wholeheartedly devoted to the role. He knows exactly what he wants, he knows where he's going, and all we need to do is cheer him on. ”

Rooney was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but chuckle, gently churned, and gently chuckled again, and the nervous mood slowly relaxed.

She let out a long breath and kept persuading herself not to be cranky, not to think differently, not to preconceive in advance, that now she didn't know anything, and that it was not right or fair to just piece together the whole picture of things with some fragmented fragments, and that she should believe in Lan Li, just like Paul.

Instead of maliciously speculating here, scaring yourself, the more you think about it, the more scared you become, the more you think about it, the darker it becomes, it's better to calm down and enter the crew to find out.

Originally, their mission today was to make a special trip to visit the class.

So Rooney put away her thoughts and asked curiously, "What about Ryan? Isn't he in New York, and why is he the last one to arrive today?"

Today's visit began with an inquiry from Ryan Gosling.

Ryan, who recently returned from vacation, is back in New York. During this time, Ryan had been preparing for his first self-written and directed work, "Lost River", and he completed the script during the holidays - on his own, but now, he needed more opinions and perspectives.

Blue Gift is the first choice.

So, Ryan asked Paul about Lan Li's whereabouts, and learned that the "Burst Drummer" had just started filming, so he took the initiative to mention the agreement to come to visit the class, and then called Rooney, and the trip was successful.

In recent days, he has been running around studios looking for investment and contacting the Screen Actors Guild to find the right actors. I guess it's still busy. Paul is uncertain, "It's only when you're actually a producer that you know how hard it is to make a movie." ”

Rooney nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I'm starting to regret it now. As he spoke, Ryan also appeared in sight, hugging Rooney and Paul in a panic, and it was obvious that the crumpled shirt and messy hair revealed Ryan's busy and sloppy past few days. "I kept thinking, why am I putting myself in such a predicament?"

Rooney and Paul exchanged glances, and both chuckled.

Ryan was stunned, "What, is there something going on that I don't know about?"

"After you go in, you can have a good exchange with Lan Li. I think you can definitely resonate with each other, and maybe, you can find the answer. Rooney teased meaningfully.