"Dear passengers, United Airlines flight UA087 from Shanghai/Hai/Pudong/East International Airport to New York Novak International Airport is now ready for boarding, please proceed to Gate D85 to board the aircraft. ”

"Li Changchun customer, Li Changchun customer, your Virgin Atlantic VS251 from Shanghai/Sea/Pudong/East to London Heathrow is about to close the boarding gate, please go to Gate F45 to board the plane immediately. Customer, Virgin Atlantic VS251 from Shanghai/Sea/Pudong/East to London Heathrow is about to close the boarding gate, please go to Gate F45 to board the plane immediately. ”

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The spacious airport space continues to echo with the sound of radio announcements, showing the busyness and prosperity of the international airport, and the interlaced Chinese and English broadcasts seem intimate and familiar; and the square Chinese characters and English instructions in the line of sight are telling every passenger who has just landed that their steps have come to the land of China with a brilliant history and civilization.

Lan Li sat quietly and comfortably on the sofa bench, watching the people coming and going outside the VIP box with great interest, all kinds of people still have the all-encompassing characteristics of the international airport, but the image of yellow skin, black hair and black eyes obviously dominates the mainstream, outlining a unique scene belonging to the Asian land.

He had fantasized more than once about setting foot on this land again, but he couldn't help but feel a little homesick.

After all, he is no longer Chu Jiashu, but Lan Li-Hall, Lan Li-Hall, who is a stranger from appearance, image to identity, and when he returns to this homeland again, he is a guest in the eyes of others, and everything he used to be familiar with is no longer what Chu Jiashu looks like in his eyes. That mixed mood made him never make up his mind to return to this land.

Until today.

After "Gravity" was officially finalized, Warner Bros. successfully obtained the qualification for the release of this work in the mainland, and also confirmed the release schedule of the film in various regions of Asia, and placed high hopes on the overseas box office.

Prior to this, many works have proved the strong box office appeal of Blue Gift in overseas markets, especially in Asia, which is even more impressive, which also makes Warner Bros. arrange corresponding Asian promotional itineraries, including Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong/Hong Kong and Magic City, hoping to drive the "gravity" overseas box office.

After the premiere meetings in Tokyo and Seoul, Lan Li came to the third stop: the magic capital.

In his last life, his university was here.

He lived here for four years, was in a car accident, and then couldn't afford the hospital, so he and his mother returned to the hospital in their hometown in the south to spend the rest of their lives.

During the long night of lying in the hospital bed, he had thought countless times about what kind of mood he would feel and what situation he would be in if he returned to the land of this city, but among countless thoughts, he never imagined that when he came back again, he would be reincarnated.

Those who hesitate and hesitate, those who are resentful and sad, those who are irritable and unwilling...... Now it's all gone, completely forgotten in the past.

When flying across the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles, Lan Li had a long, long dream on the plane, dreaming again about the school years of the previous life.

left the small county town where he had lived all his life, and left his hometown to study in the magic capital. Although he finally got rid of his mother's supervision and shackles, the living habits he had formed over the years still allowed him to learn to live step by step, but occasionally, very, very occasionally, he would secretly give himself a vacation.

Sitting in the corner of the corridor of the library, rummaging through boring fast food, or rummaging through gossip entertainment magazines, even if it is only for an hour, it is the happiest and most comfortable day in life, even the ray of sunlight that shines through the glass in the palm of your hand is so lifelike, like another world.

He thought that the memories of his previous life were always painful and struggling, but in fact, he also secretly had his own little happiness.

After waking up from his sleep, with a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help but start thinking that if he hadn't had the filming experience of "Burst Drummer", he had completed his transformation, if not now, but three months ago, and if he still hadn't been able to completely let go of the past and refuse to reconcile with himself...... Does he still have the courage to set foot on this land again?

He didn't know the answer, and he never had the chance to know.

But he was glad that he had finally returned.

At this moment, Lan Li sat quietly in place, without special brains, those memory fragments naturally and slowly emerged, all the good and bad, but there was a kind of relief and calmness after the passage of time, and even couldn't help but miss those years, those sesame mung bean-like things were bigger than the green years of the sky.

When Andy returned to his position after the call, he saw the scene in front of him, but in recent months, he had become accustomed to it, and they could clearly notice that Lan Li was quietly changing.

In fact, Lan Li has always given people the impression of being warm and warm, and that kind of elegant and decent gentlemanly demeanor can always bring a feeling of bath/spring/wind, but hidden behind the mask that advances and retreats properly, it builds an invisible barrier, coldly and alienating everyone else.

Occasionally, inadvertently, I can also capture a little gloom between the eyebrows, which lingers like curling green smoke.

Now Lan Li is still the familiar gentleman, but the wisp of green smoke wrapped between the eyebrows is slowly dissipating, as if the early summer sun is falling, with dry moisture and full of greenery, even the sound of knowledge has become pleasant and cheerful, and you can smell the smell of the sun when you close your eyes.

Andy and Roy didn't understand the truth of the matter, but they were just genuinely happy for Lan Li. Outside of work, they are also friends.

Andy sat down diagonally across from Lan Li, and instead of directly starting to talk about business, he said curiously, "How good is your Chinese level? How is it better than French and German? You know, for us, Chinese is really too difficult, from pronunciation to font is completely heavenly." ”

"For Americans, aren't all languages other than English a book from heaven?" Lan Li's complaint was so sharp that Andy was dumbfounded, and the smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth rose, "What, has the media made an appointment for an interview, hoping to test my Chinese proficiency level?"

"So, you're at a level where you can test it?" asked Andy excitedly.

Lan Li remembered a joke, "You know what? those native English speakers don't do well on the official English level test, and they may even be far lower than those who need to take the test, but when they really start using the language, the positions of the two sides are reversed. ”

The language test is to test the candidate's system of language structure and grammar use, while language use is a measure of life habits and ways of thinking, which are two relatively independent systems.

It can be understood that the way of thinking in the brains of candidates whose mother tongue is Chinese is inevitably still in the Chinese mode. When taking the test, you can choose the correct answer by analyzing the structure of the language, but when it comes to practical application, the difference in thinking patterns inevitably creates barriers.

So, as is the case with many Asian students, who score high on language tests but are not necessarily proficient in the language, many European students, on the other hand, may be proficient in a language but often do not score well. This is mainly the result of differences in the way of education, the content of education, and the orientation of language.

Andy was slightly stunned, "You mean, your test score won't be too good, but you can speak fluent Chinese?" After making a judgment, Andy showed a look of disgust, "If it weren't for the fact that I was familiar with you, I would have thought you were bragging." ”

Lan Li shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal.

The smiling expression made Andy pause slightly: Could it be that Lan Li was really bragging? But Andy also knew that no matter what Lan Li's answer was, it didn't seem quite right, so in order to avoid being taken to the pit, he decided to cut off the topic in advance and get back to business.

"It was just a call from Thomas Toole. Andy said succinctly, and then caught Lan Li's slightly puzzled look, and had to add, "Legendary Pictures." 'Jurassic Park'. ”

Lan Li nodded slightly in understanding.

"Universal Pictures has officially passed the internal discussion, 20 million US dollars plus 6% box office dividends, they are willing to nod and agree to sign. After Andy finished speaking, he looked at Lan Li quietly, as if waiting for a response, but saw that Lan Li was not moved at all, and seemed to have no reaction at all, "What do you think?"

"Your opinion?" Lan Li didn't say anything, but asked rhetorically.

"We should refuse. Andy affirmed.

Lan Li didn't seem surprised, and gently bowed her head again.

Andy shook his head helplessly, and finally took the initiative to say, "I just refused on the phone, I don't think Thomas gave you enough respect and suggested that they find another suitable actor, and then Thomas immediately changed his mind and promised a 10% box office dividend, but I still didn't agree, I just said that I should ask your opinion." ”

"Thomas has no sincerity. He has always lacked a respectful attitude. In my opinion, I had already stated the bottom line, and Universal Pictures had already confirmed the final idea through discussions, but Thomas was still testing over the phone, and this kind of cooperation attitude was really unsatisfactory. ”

"Wait...... Did you already know that?" a flash of inspiration flashed through Andy's mind, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong.