The basic etiquette of the theater is quiet, upright, elegant, and decent. During the performance, you should never leave your seat, and when you have to get up, you must maintain a bent over, light, polite, and apologetic posture, not only to avoid interrupting the performance, but also to respect the audience.

Lan Li adheres to this etiquette. Theatre, opera, ballet, discourse, recitals, etc., these art forms are called "elegant" not because the art itself is superior, but because of the rigor and propriety of the relevant etiquette, which distinguishes high art from street art.

Just as the aristocracy also took off their hats, loosened their shirts, rolled up their sleeves, and had fun with the people, and conversely, when commoners attended elegant art occasions, they also needed to dress and have proper manners. Respect, it's mutual.

Filming for Edge of Tomorrow progressed slightly faster than expected, ending forty minutes early. So, Lan Li did not delay his trip and went straight to the theater to participate in the audition for "Les Miserables". When you enter the theater space, the aura of Hollywood fades, and here he is an actor, a simple actor, even if this version of "Les Miserables" is also a Hollywood production.

It's just that things seem to have gone beyond Lan Li's expectations, first Nina Gold, and then Cameron McIntosh. Lan Li was also full of helplessness.

"Mr. Mackintosh. In the face of Cameron's greeting, Lan Li still politely held the other party's right hand, whispered, and then signaled the vacant seat next to him, and responded with his eyes-

What should I do if I meet an acquaintance during a theater performance? Nod and say hello, make a gesture in my eyes, then sit down quietly and say hello again when the intermission is over.

Now, that's what Lan Li did, and Cameron also sat down next to Lan Li, with a light smile in his eyes, and whispered, "You came a little earlier than expected." Or rather, on time. ”

Lan Li smiled dumbly, did not answer, raised his hands and gestured to the stage, unexpectedly, they had already interrupted the rhythm of the actors on the stage, either to quiet down so that the performance could continue, or to pause the audition and have a conversation. This is the way of theater etiquette.

Cameron chuckled twice, "Hollywood's lawlessness has made me forget these rules." He looked up and said, "Sorry, the audition continues." But in the next second, Cameron noticed that the crew members sitting in the front area were turning their heads frequently, constantly casting their eyes, which made Cameron laugh dumbly, "It seems that everyone is absent-minded." Well, take a five-minute break and the audition starts again. ”

After the announcement, Cameron turned to look at Lan Li, "Obviously, I'm not the only one who has developed a strong curiosity. ”

The smile on Lan Li's lips paused for a moment, then rose up and responded in a teasing manner, "So, have you found my third eye? ”

"Huh. Cameron chuckled twice, such humor did make people feel relaxed, but it made Cameron can't help but look at Lan Li twice, "You know what? You're younger than I thought." Lan Li's eyebrows rose slightly, not knowing what to do in response, Cameron smiled and closed his chin, "Compliment, this is compliment." ”

"Les Miserables" has had three rounds of auditions, all of which were videotaped. In order to create this classic masterpiece, the main creators of the crew are cautious and cautious, hoping to select the most suitable actors, and at the same time have the prestige attributes of Hollywood.

Hugh Jackman, for example.

Lan Li sent two audition videos before and after, the first time was an excerpt from Epenny, and the second was an excerpt from Shawei. This is an extremely strange choice, but it is not just a hunt, on the contrary, the two videos show Lan Li's solid basic skills and abundant dramatic tension. It seems that Lan Li has never lost the polishing of basic skills in the past few years, and the excellent performance in Hollywood has also brought more inspiration, injecting a fuller and more vivid soul into the whole performance.

One is a young woman who is deeply in love and can't extricate herself, and the other is a middle-aged man who insists on inner justice, but suffers under the wheel of the times.

Two very different characters, Lan Li shows excellent control and interpretation, enough to make people ignore his age and even his gender. What's even more commendable is that the two excerpts are not the same interpretation in the original story, but are integrated with Lan Li's own interpretation, which makes the audience can't help but chew carefully.

As the creator of the classic drama version of "Les Miserables", Cameron's understanding of drama is naturally incomparably deep. He can perceive the difference in Lan Li's performance, and reflexively wants to provoke, refute, and deny, because Lan Li overthrows the character image he has built up in the past thirty years, but after calming down, more possibilities are derived, which makes Cameron interested.

For the first time, Cameron became curious. It's not because Lan Li's performance is too shocking, there are countless old actors in London's West End and Hollywood, and Lan Li still hasn't reached such a height, but because looking forward to Lan Li's audition performance on the stage, the feeling in the video is always separated by a veil, which makes people unclear, and only in the theater, enjoy it up close, can make a judgment.

Coupled with the magical rise of the past two years, Lan Li, who is only twenty-two years old, has gathered too many auras on his body - mysterious aura, genius aura, and undefeated aura, all of which makes curiosity even more unstoppable. Not only Cameron, but Nina Gold, Tom Hopper, etc., most of the main creative staff of the crew are like this.

After sitting down face-to-face up close, Cameron's first thought came to mind: he was really too young. Now when I think back to the performance in the videotape, the surprise is even more turbulent.

"Which role are you auditioning for in this play?" is just a simple greeting of just two sentences, Cameron has been rolling in the West End of London all his life, and he is naturally very clear about theater etiquette, without superfluous nonsense, and directly to the point.

Lan Li didn't joke again, and simply gave the answer neatly, "Ran-Argent." Immediately, Lan Li could see that the surprise in Cameron's eyes was not concealed in the slightest, and it spread like ripples, as if it was the first time he heard it today. This made Lan Li's eyebrows raise slightly, "At the end of the second audition video, after the performance, I first introduced myself, and then explained the information that I wanted to challenge the role. Could it be that the video was deleted during post-editing?"

Cameron paused slightly for two seconds, caught the serious gaze in Lan Li's eyes, and then turned into a smile in surprise, and couldn't help but gently close his jaw. Lan Li mentioned it, of course he mentioned it.

If a casual twenty-two-year-old said that he wanted to audition for Jean d'Argent, everyone would regard it as a big joke, or even an unbelievable performance, which was really unpleasant, but what about this young man who is Lan Lie Hall, Hollywood's most talked-about new generation actor in the past three years, and who has given two brilliant performances and proved his mastery of the role?

Madness, hubris, arrogance, pride, or ...... Assertive?

This is also the reason why Cameron stepped forward to meet Lan Li for the first time, and it is also the reason why the rest of the crew are interested. Is Lan Li a genius or a madman?

At the age of twenty-two, he can play Marius, he can play Anjola, but ...... Ran Argent?

From impossible to possible, at least Lan Li broke the conventional concept with a surprise gesture, Cameron did not agree, but he did not veto it at the first time. "So, what did you prepare for today?"

"As requested, I prepared a section of Jean-Argent. However, I am open to all possibilities, and I have made other preparations in the hope of breaking some of the shackles of prejudice. Lan Li's understatement, but with strong confidence.

Because he knows what his challenge really means.

Purely from the perspective of makeup, whether it is a drama or a movie, under modern makeup technology, in fact, age is not a problem. This is especially true of theatre, where the actors' make-up is completely concealed by the light and the audience cannot tell the difference, but the problem is never the make-up, but the power of the performance, Jean-Argent is not just a middle-aged man, his vicissitudes, tribulations, and pain are the tragedy of the whole era, and the change of character is the most important thing in the whole play.

Twenty-two years old means young, which means immature. Maybe it was the right choice to challenge Hamlet, but Jean-Argent was a crazy decision.

So he has to be fully prepared for all possible potential challenges.

"You know it's a big, big yawn. Cameron didn't hide his doubts, yawning, in fact, it meant bragging. But then he saw Lan Li's confident posture, not flustered, not justified, not eager, but a calm look in his chest, which made Cameron chuckle, "So, you definitely don't mind if I change the content of your audition on the spot?"

This is a question, but it is also an affirmative.

Lan Li's heart began to beat wildly, he knew that the absolute opportunity had come, and the curiosity of the two audition videos finally knocked on the door. Next, it's time for today's stage performance.

"Marius and Anjola, pick one. Cameron lifted his chin and gestured to the direction of the stage, "Perform the 'Red and Black' sequence." Cameron finished explaining with a simple sentence, and then turned his head to look at Lan Li, and was silent for a moment, as if he was giving Lan Li a choice of time, but his playful eyes were extremely determined.

Lan Li knows that the choice is not in her hands. So, he chose to be silent.

Sure enough, Cameron smiled and nodded, "Anjola." You play Anjola. The one on the stage was Marius. ”