In the afternoon, London's West End is full of traffic, the crowds around Oxford Street diverge in, or the afternoon shows three times a week attract visitors from all over the world, but there is always an illusion that it is not lively enough to be lively after dark.

Today is the exception.

The entrance to the Almeida Theater was lively and vigorous, and the siege was impassable, literally—

The bustling crowd of reporters scattered in different parts of the street surrounded the entire theater, and there were more than 30 reporters at the entrance of the theater alone, so they lined up in two columns and stretched out all the way to welcome everyone who left the theater.

Such a grand occasion is rare in London's West End.

The premiere night of the theater is not the premiere of the movie, the journalists are not eligible for priority admission, and the actors will not walk on the red carpet, standing at the door of the theater, the only object that can be interviewed is the audience, and with the rise of the Internet, theater critics are also accustomed to writing their own comments in online columns or newspaper columns, without interviewing, directly publishing.

Gradually, the opening night of the drama began to become routine: going to the theater to film the audience, going backstage to interview the creators, and then publishing the critics' comments. And that's the end of it.

It's too simple and too easy, and it's more of an intern. Before the opening, up to 20 reporters were remarkable, and after the opening, they dispersed.

But to-day, this afternoon, all the reporters who were present were all added up, and there were at least seventy, if not more, and they waited tirelessly near the theater for three full hours, never leaving. Such treatment, even Helen Mirren returned to London's West End after winning the actress statuette that year, she didn't feel it.

Bustling spectators were scattered in all the open spaces on both sides of the street, not only the Almeida Theater, but also several other theaters in the vicinity, with at least two hundred spectators, occupying the entire surrounding block, and the passing cars had to slow down to avoid rubbing against the crowds at the edge of the shoulder.

Such a grand occasion is also extremely rare in the West End of London.

More than half of the audience members were still holding up signs in their hands, eager to pick up the spills and get a ticket to the premiere, while the remaining half of the audience were all here for the Blue Gift, looking forward to being able to get close and personal near the theater.

Whether it's the former or the latter, the West End hasn't seen it in years. Not only is there a decline in avid art lovers in London's West End, but it's also because the biggest hits in the West End are staged every day, and if you miss today, there will always be tomorrow – not to mention that the Almeida Theatre will be showing the same play for the next three months.

Even on the night of the premiere, the sight was still jaw-dropping, and it really made people deeply feel the appeal of "Blue Rite-Hall".

After returning to the UK, he completely and literally disappeared for ten weeks, completely immersed in the world of London's West End, diligently polishing his performances and preparing his role, without any news, without any interviews, not much different from disappearing.

After the Oscars ended, Lan Li refused all forms of interviews, not even telephone interviews, let alone face-to-face interviews.

As the youngest Oscar winner in film history, there are countless halos around Lan Li, and there are countless media who have tried to interview, and it is rumored that Lan Li has rejected more than 133 media interview invitations before and after, and as for other forms of interviews, the refusal of invitations is even more impossible to count.

Such a move is definitely a shame for the uncrowned king, if all the media join forces to ban Lan Li, let alone the Oscar statuette, even top bigwigs like Steven Spielberg and Harvey Weinstein will be deflated.

However, the entire news circle was unfazed and did not react.

Browse Blue Lane's denial lists, The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Times, USA Weekly, People Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, ...... Even these industry bigwigs are indifferent, how can other news media make their own claims?

However, for 10 weeks, there was really no news or interviews. One second, Lan Li was still the winner of the little golden figure that made history, and the next second, Lan Li fell into the mortal world and became an ordinary West End actor in London.

Until today.

Looking at the scene at the entrance of the Almeida Theater, the answer is already clear. After returning to the UK, the young actor's popularity and popularity have not diminished in the slightest, but have continued to slowly heat up - his dedicated attitude and down-to-earth style have won more recognition from the industry.

At this moment, the current grand scene, this is still in the case that the reputation of "Les Miserables" has not been released, if the reputation of this play is a big hit, then it will ......

Crowds, boiling crowds, enthusiastic crowds, all gathered at the entrance of the Almeida Theatre, under the red glow of 6 p.m., outlining the different style of London's West End.

Suddenly, the floodgates seemed to open inside the theater, and a rush was rushing out from slow to fast, from slow to fast.

Mark Lacante and his friends weren't the first to leave the theater, mingling in the dense crowd, and he was lagging behind, the water in front of them was flooded, seriously affecting traffic, but they didn't care, sharing their thoughts and experiences with enthusiasm, and the excitement could not be stopped.

When I walked out of the theater unhurriedly, the interview recorder next to me was still enthusiastically and excitedly delivered, "Excuse me, how do you feel about this afternoon's performance?"

"Incredible!" all the words in Mark's mind turned into the simplest sentences, and then, again and again, he sighed, "Incredible, truly incredible." I mean, it's definitely one of the best shows!

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Catarina Cofler, who was standing next to her, couldn't wait to exclaim, "Yo Boom! It's really worth the ticket price! To be honest, I didn't have enough of it at all! Now I know that the whole show is only six hours, what a real disappointment, why can't it be twelve hours!" Katarina jumped excitedly, "Ah, it's not over today, I already want to watch it a second time." ”

"How is Lan Li doing?" the reporter's question didn't have time to fall, and then he got the answer, "Perfect!"

A small circle of spectators shouted in unison. After that, they exchanged glances and laughed together, and Mark repeated urgently, "Perfect! true perfection! God, when you sit in the theater, the only thought in your mind is, surrender, worship!"

"Those are two thoughts. Chuck Smith complained.

Mark didn't care, and laughed happily, "Then it's two thoughts." You can really feel the power of the show. God, Lan Li really reminded me why I love movies so much, and why I love Lan Li so much! Jesus Christ, He is really amazing!"

Without waiting for a reporter to ask, Kristen Schutler chimed in and added, "You know what? For the past 10 weeks, Lan Li has spent twelve hours a day rehearsing on stage, and then six hours in the practice room. I can't really imagine what that means for an actor, but I'm pretty sure I'm twenty-two years old and I'm never going to be so focused and committed. ”

"All the sweat and hard work can be felt on stage today. Mark also nodded repeatedly, "You know what, his performance is really a treat." As long as he stands on the stage, even if it's just the background, you can't take your eyes off him, he is really born to perform. ”

The praise that slashed his head and covered his face was smashed down in an endless stream, but the reporter standing next to him was used to it, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Jesus Christ, your words have filled this play with countless appeals. "The young man in front of me is not the only one, to be precise, all the viewers just interviewed have a 100% praise rate.

It's unbelievable that it's a six-hour experimental play, and it's a well-known classic, and yet it gets 100% good reviews!

"You should!" everyone shouted in unison again, and then everyone burst into laughter, and Mark nodded repeatedly, "You should buy tickets as soon as possible and see this play in the theater in person." Trust me, standing outside the theater for an interview means you're missing out on the whole world. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the reporter to continue to respond, Mark and the others rushed forward, knowing and not knowing, no one cared, just chattering about the two times just now, and then scrambled to express their opinions.

This is just the tip of the iceberg at the entrance of the Almeida Theater. Almost every interview sample collected by the reporter is consistent, praise, praise, praise!

"Aristair, Aristair!" The critics who fell behind began to appear one after another, and the reporters once again surrounded the front, "Judging from the performance in the first half, how is the quality of the play", "Is Lan Li's performance as expected", "Is the standard of the play worth looking forward to"......

Aristair and Nick looked at each other and smiled at the sound recorder in front of them, but without answering or responding, they pushed aside the reporter and walked straight forward with a smile - they would not express their opinion until the end of the play, but the smile between their eyebrows seemed to leak the heavens.

The reporters looked at each other, and their eyes showed similar shock: Is it really going to explode?