On the red carpet where people come and go, there is always an endless stream of important guests, one after another, some are well-known faces, some are relatively limited in popularity, and some are never-before-heard of...... The hustle and bustle of the entire Palais du Cinémathèque was crowded, and the shouts of the audience rose and fell like the ebb and flow of the tide.

The overwhelming scorching frenzy lasted for nearly two hours, and it still did not stop, and the atmosphere seemed to finally feel tired, and it seemed that it had finally begun to become numb, and when another guest appeared on the red carpet, the first reaction of the audience on both sides was not to cheer or applaud, but to look.

Who the hell is coming? Should they cheer? Do they know each other? Are there any other big names who haven't appeared? Should they expend more energy? Or can we wait for the movie to come out now?

If it's worth it, they burst out with energy again, and it's too late.

This is Rooney Mara's first visit to Venice.

Objectively speaking, Rooney has already earned herself a place in the field of art films, and David Fincher's "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" have really won her a lot of attention, but she has never made an official appearance in the three major European film festivals, and her influence is relatively limited.

Originally, "she", who participated in this year, also hoped to participate in the promotion boom in Venice and Toronto, but the post-production could not catch up, missed the registration time, and finally could only pass by regrettably, and this work is now confirmed to land at the New York Film Festival and the Rome Film Festival.

Despite the fact that "she" missed, "gravity" caught up.

Unfortunately, Rooney's schedule has conflicted during this time, and she is now filming "Garbage Boy" in Rio de Janeiro, and there are still many problems with scheduling.

On the one hand, her agent naturally hopes that Rooney will appear in Venice and later in Toronto and New York, and the publicity opportunities of such film festivals are crucial for actors participating in art films, even more important than the exposure and topicality brought by summer and commercial films.

Rooney, on the other hand, didn't want to disrupt Stephen Dudley's filming rhythm. Before the filming began, Rooney stayed in New York for a few more days, delayed her entry into the crew, and now she is absent for some reason during the filming of the film, which is a very disrespectful performance. If it was up to her to choose, she would stay in Rio de Janeiro.

This is a process that requires negotiation and compromise. Until the last moment, "gravity" could not be completely sure whether Rooney would be able to come to Venice to promote it.

However, Rooney finally arrived.

On the day of the opening ceremony and premiere, I arrived in the water city, and there was no time to rest, only time to quickly complete the sofa and dress, and then rushed to Lido Island non-stop. Despite this, she was still "late", the red carpet was almost over, and she had just appeared.

Rushing all the way, not only was the journey tiring, but also the mood was apprehensive, and Rooney herself was never able to settle down, even if her feet were already standing on the red carpet of the Palais du Cinema Square, she was still a little dizzy.

She didn't even have the energy to pay attention to the reporters and the cheers of the audience, and the only thought in her mind was to get to the scene quickly and avoid disrupting the process of the premiere, which would be more than worth the loss.

In the vast sea of people, the change of jet lag and the scheduling of the scene make Rooney have the illusion of being in a half-dream, half-awake, a little unrelieved, under the blue-purple sky, the sunset and the lights are intertwined, forming countless blurred and colorful spots of light, and the focus of the line of sight can't help but faint slightly.

Rooney stopped, searching the crowd for directions, trying to find the location of the crew or producer, so that he could join the ranks of his friends, but in his field of vision, he only saw a large crowd of people, both inside and outside the red carpet, and the focus was a little unsure of where to fall.

Then, she saw Lan Li.

Lan Li stood quietly in the crowd, his gaze projected slowly and softly, without superfluous movements or rich expressions, just quietly staring at her, as if waiting for her to come back to her senses and notice her gaze.

There was a gap of about ten or twenty steps between the two, and it was comparable to thousands of mountains and rivers on the red carpet, and they couldn't see each other's expressions clearly, but she seemed to be able to capture the warm smile in those eyes, flickering slightly in the night.

Involuntarily, the impetuousness and panic surging in the chest calmed down. When Rooney realized this, her cheeks began to heat slightly, which made her lower her eyes in embarrassment—because it was so different from herself, so strange that it made people ashamed and annoyed, but the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Looking up again, Rooney noticed that Lan Li had said goodbye to her friends and walked towards her with steady steps.

The distance on the red carpet was so far away and so close, and the slender voice and determined footsteps slammed into the chest like the beat of a drum. Getting closer, getting closer.

In an instant, all the noise and chaos of the whole world faded away, and all of them disappeared into a dark nothingness, which could no longer be heard, and even the colorful night became bright, so that all the scenery on both sides of the red carpet gradually disappeared. The shy and panicked reaction made her a little confused:

"Calm. You don't have to be so excited. ”

Rooney tried to calm herself, took a deep breath, took another deep breath, but there was still a faint sweetness on the tip of her tongue. God, she almost didn't know herself. Damn it!

Lan Li's footsteps stopped in front of Rooney, and it was only then that Rooney realized that despite her shyness and panic, her eyes never left those translucent eyes, and she raised her head in a daze, staring at him quietly. She knew that all her emotions had leaked out under her eyes, but ...... She didn't even care. She didn't want to look away.

"You're still there. Lan Li's voice was also a little light, "Did you go all the way just now, and there were no accidents on the dock, right?"

Rooney was stunned, and then reacted: the reason why Lan Li came forward to greet her was because she was worried - a small accident about the dock, she had heard about it when she was applying makeup in the hotel. She never knew that the seemingly cold and alienated Lan Li actually had such a side.

"Hmm. Everything is fine, but now I still can't adapt to the jet lag and feel a little top-heavy. Rooney's voice revealed a faint tiredness, but she still showed a light smile towards Lan Li, "But don't worry, I'm okay with my overall state." When I watched the movie for a while, I was confident that I wouldn't fall asleep, otherwise Alfonso would have been sad. ”

Lan Li bowed her head slightly, turned to the side, and introduced Rooney to the situation on the red carpet, "That couldn't be better." Let's go, let me introduce you to some of the friends you've just made, I think, journalists should also be eager to interview, Alfonso has been a little overwhelmed in the interview session just now, and keeps sending me distress signals. ”

The smile on Rooney's lips couldn't help but rise.

Although her voice and demeanor remained calm, her eyes never left Lan Li, even when Lan Li turned around to explain, her eyes still fell on Lan Li, and she couldn't take her eyes off it. Before I realized it, the tiredness and irritability slowly disappeared.

Lan Li turned around again, and then came to Rooney's side, gentlemanly stretched out his right elbow, and in the face of Rooney's puzzled eyes, he explained simply, "Didn't you say that it's still a little top-heavy?"

Rooney suddenly realized and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I know, I'm a little slow to react right now, and now it seems that I can't save Alfonso tonight, and all the heavy lifting is on your shoulders." Take care!" After finishing earnestly, Rooney patted Lan Li's arm in a serious manner.

A smile appeared in the eyes of the two of them, and without saying anything, Rooney grabbed Lan Li's arm and walked side by side towards the front of the red carpet.

At this time, the vague and hazy world finally became clear, and Rooney could completely feel the tsunami-like cheers and shouts of the audience, which continued to swarm from all directions, which made Rooney a little stunned, raised his chin, and asked seriously, "Is the same cheering just now? Why do I think the magnitude seems to be different?"

Lan Li pursed the corners of his lips, "Perhaps, like you, they also have some jet lag problems that need to be solved, and their reaction speed is a little sluggish." ”

It was obviously a joke that ridiculed the cheers, but Rooney felt that she had been shot in the back, and glanced at Lan Li speechlessly, and then saw Lan Li's serious innocent expression, as if she was just answering the question seriously, and there was no joke hidden in it, it was completely Rooney's misunderstanding.

Now Rooney can confirm that she has indeed come to Watertown, and that she has indeed seen the Blue Rite - still the familiar Blue Rite.

Not far away, Alfonso Cuarón walked over quickly, his face full of smiles, and said with great joy, "Rooney, you're here after all!"

The entire crew of "Gravity" is extremely streamlined, with two actors, Lan Li and Rooney, and Alfonso. If Rooney can't attend the festival, it means that Lan Li and Alfonso will face all the firepower of reporters, and Alfonso is really a little overwhelmed, and now that a third person has finally arrived, at least a little less burden.

"Director, long time no see. Rooney raised his head and glanced at Lan Li, Alfonso's overjoyed expression was almost known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart, and both of them chuckled again, "I've been looking forward to the movie for a long time, and today it's finally officially debuted, how can I miss it?"