1143 Superstar Radiance
Justin Timberlake is a child star, who, like Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears and others, started his acting career at Disney's Mickey Mouse Club, spent two-thirds of his life in the entertainment industry, and finally climbed to the top step by step.
Naturally, many of Vanity Fair's habits are precipitated in Justin's blood, just as the experiences and stories of the two lives have always been rooted in Lan Li's flesh and blood.
Just a face-to-face, Lan Li can feel the habits of Justin's professional performer, "show", every minute and second of life is a "show", and when making new friends, he can't help but talk in an outgoing way. Despite Justin's affability and friendliness, there is a sense of detachment from being in the spotlight.
This is not a positive or derogatory one, but an objective statement.
Because Lan Li looked at Justin in front of him, as if he saw two sides of a mirror, the two people were so similar, always wearing masks, invisibly alienating the position of friends, but Justin's mask was a disguise for the show, while Lan Li's mask was the politeness of the nobility.
This reminded Lan Li of the academy's PR during awards season.
Involuntarily, the smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth rose slightly, perhaps, this cooperation with Justin will be very interesting, "According to the rules of courtesy, I should also share the reactions of friends around me, but unfortunately ......"
Lan Li teased back in a playful tone, but Justin didn't wait for Lan Li to finish speaking, so he preemptively interrupted the words and said in a clever tone, "It's okay, it's okay, I've never seen your work, so I don't have any psychological burden now." ”
After saying that, he also spread his hands and looked left and right at the crowd around him, with an innocent expression on his face, which caused a burst of laughter, and it was obvious that Justin was gaining the upper hand slightly, or that he was trying to seize the upper hand.
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and if two tigers fight, one will be injured.
One is a pop music superstar with an unimaginably powerful influence on American fashion and pop culture, and the other is a new superstar in the film industry, firmly establishing himself in the entertainment industry with absolute strength, and the reputation in the industry is unparalleled.
One has been in the entertainment industry for nearly 20 years, with a well-respected network and a solid and extensive mass base, while the other has just shaken off the newcomer posture and is expanding the industry relationship step by step, but the speed of the rise is staggering.
Both of them are absolute superstars in their respective fields in the contemporary era, and now they are gathered on the same occasion, powerful aura collides, following the basic law of nature, before they know it, the battle of momentum has already begun, and the back and forth confrontation seems to have no sparks, but there is a kind of suffocating excitement and tension.
"Unfortunately, I don't have many friends to share this latest news with them. Lan Li smiled and filled in his words, and then, the laughter in the bar stopped abruptly, and even the veteran Justin couldn't help but stiffen, and the smile was stunned at the corner of his mouth
This, this is not a routine of playing cards, and the confrontation in social situations is not such a routine, why did Lan Li suddenly break the pattern? What now?
Lan Li shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Actually, I personally like your music very much. It's been five years since your last full-length album, six years, aren't you ready to release your next album?"
Between the words, the corners of Lan Li's mouth always had a polite and gentle smile, and he didn't seem to feel the momentum struggle, but seriously communicated when they met for the first time, but in just a few words, he quietly knocked out the punch, which immediately made Justin fall into an embarrassing trap, and his expression was really a little stiff.
But Justin has been rolling in the entertainment industry for so many years, and the wind and waves have come, so naturally he will not easily disarm and surrender, but asks with a smile, "I don't know, you actually like pop music too?"
"Oh, I don't like it. Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, and once again made Justin stunned with an unexpected reply, "It's just that it's also a pleasure to listen to different music genres once in a while, and besides, I'm not a nerd, at least not a nerd like Tony Kaye." ”
A seemingly ordinary word, savored carefully, but revealed more profound meaning.
Why does Justin know that Lan Li doesn't like pop music? Does this mean that Justin has known Lan Li, from the "Don Quixote" album to Lan Li's film works, and even Lan Li's interviews, then, Justin's previous "disguise" is now leaked, obviously, before the cooperation, he inquired about Lan Li.
Lan Li actually likes pop music, but it is just popcorn like a commercial movie, used for relaxation and pastime, not a serious job, and the analogy with Tony Kaye makes many people understand who really understands this "detached" director, and the artistic background between the lines is revealed.
Those who don't understand can just feel that the momentum duel between Lan Li and Justin is changing little by little, which is really intriguing, while those who understand can feel the difference between Lan Li and Justin.
Maybe that's not quite accurate, but the fact is that Justin is more Hollywood, more Los Angeles, more American, in other words, more impetuous and superficial, while Blue Rite is more Broadway, more New York, more European, that is, more elegant and restrained.
The delicate touch hidden in the temperament is inexplicable, but it gives the two top superstars a completely different texture, and in the confrontation between you and me, they are distinguished little by little. Some people like Justin, some people like Lan Li, everyone has their own style that they are more comfortable with, but it is undeniable that their eyes still involuntarily fall on Lan Li.
Hereditary aristocracy, few people really understand what this term means, but at this time, looking at Justin and Lan Li, if there is no place to catch a clue, and sigh, no wonder those upper-class people always yearn for nobility, always eager to break into the circle of aristocracy, and become a real aristocratic person.
At this moment, the eyes in the bar are drifting towards Lan Li little by little.
This is an interesting phenomenon.
Justin is the noisy one, lively and relaxed, enthusiastic, hot jokes and cold humor, one after another, at your fingertips, the whole atmosphere always maintains a high frequency and high temperature, while Lan Li is the quiet one, advancing and retreating properly, elegant and polite, and the restraint and alienation revealed between gentlemanly etiquette seem to be a little out of place, especially in the environment of a bar, it looks like an outlier.
However, his attention was still slowly and slowly projected towards Lan Li.
Justin himself felt this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed dumbly, he bit his lower lip lightly, shook his head with a smile, and when he looked at Lan Li again, his eyes were full of smiles, "So, what's going on now? Is it a plan to make me a bad guy who is annoying? Just like Vin Diesel?"
A ridicule, a prickly ridicule, but in the words, Lan Li did not feel Justin's malice, it was more of a self-joking complaint.
Lan Li pursed the corners of his lips, "No, he's just a clown." After saying that, Lan Li's eyes flashed slightly, and a sly light floated, as if to say: Please don't compare yourself to a clown, you are not a clown, but a superstar.
Justin looked at Lan Li seriously for a while, but after all, he couldn't hold back, raised his head to look at the ceiling, and then laughed softly.
Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that in the first meeting, Lan Li easily gained the upper hand, and he was willing to bow down, even Justin himself could feel the elegant but energetic, restrained and sharp personality charm, which is indeed impressive.
Now Justin finally understands why the whole of Hollywood is chasing this young man.
Lowering his head again, Justin said with a smile on his face, "So, the rumors about you and Fan are all true?
This is the first time that Lan Li has complained positively about Vin Diesel: the Joker.
Although Justin was losing just now and barely had any advantage, he still caught a flaw in Lan Li.
Lan Li didn't panic at all, just shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Maybe you've heard another rumor, I'm a bastard, not only to be picky, but also to be short-tempered, and in the process of cooperation, I'm a thorn in my ass/stock." ”
I actually admitted it so calmly.
Justin's smile grew brighter and brighter, "So, is this rumor true?"
"Of course. Lan Li replied crisply, without the slightest hesitation.
The other onlookers next to him were stunned, and only Justin couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh heartily, "I'm looking forward to this cooperation even more." By the way, I'm Justin, and I play Jim in the movie, Levian's best friend, but you have some inexplicable relationship with my wife. ”
"Obviously, I'm not the only one. Lan Li's response caused Justin to laugh exaggeratedly, and the unique laughter was so recognizable that it was unforgettable.
"Hey, I'm Carey Mulligan, playing the wife you call me. A slightly hoarse low voice came from behind him, not with the sweetness of a girl, but with a hint of feminine maturity, "Why don't you ask me about my boudoir in person, maybe I can give a better answer." ”
Lan Li and Justin exchanged glances, and then they both looked at Kerry behind them, and Lan Li said, "Besides me, did you and the coffee shop owner also spend the night together?"
"Ouch. Kerry clutched his chest and made an expression of being hit by an arrow, "It's obviously not right to treat a lady like this." ”
"Men who are carried away by love are always like this, and there is no reason for it. Lan Li's response was still full of wit and humor.