Just a few days earlier, Andy Rogers had reminded Roy Lockley that Barry Meyer had left New York and flown to London, and Roy and Lance had brought it up.

The reason is simple: the "Gravity" cooperation is still in full swing.

Although, as CEO, Barry was not involved in the negotiations, and more often than not, he was at the helm of the overall situation rather than concerned with the progress of a particular project, Barry's whereabouts caught Andy's attention at such a critical juncture.

In particular, Barry's destination is London. Of course, the possibilities for London are innumerable, and Andy didn't make a fuss or take it seriously, just reminding Roy.

However, Lan Li didn't pay attention to it at all, he couldn't even remember if it was three or five days ago. The performance of "Les Miserables" is the focus of all Lan Li's attention now, even if "gravity" must stand aside for the time being, and it is far from time to divert attention.

Today, Lan Li saw Barry at the Almeida Theater, and furthermore, Barry sent out an invitation to talk, even if he is a rookie who is not familiar with the world, he can smell the abnormal smell at this time, let alone Lan Li.

The speculations that disturbed my mind for a while began to surge. Lan Li had to take two deep breaths to gradually calm down, trying to avoid disturbing his thoughts as much as possible before the interview, and Barry's purpose and purpose were unknown for the time being, and Lan Li was alone here thinking nonsense, which would only lead to an endless passivity.

Methodically, Lan Li still followed the usual process, removing makeup, changing clothes, and tidying up, and then left the theater, everything followed the closing steps of each day's performance step by step, and ended the day's work. Today, however, we could not completely relax and straighten up, and at midnight, there was still an important interview to be completed.

There were still a large number of audiences gathered at the back door of the theater, and Lan Li did not hurry to complete the communication, photo and autograph with the audience, as if today was just an ordinary performance, and finally said goodbye to the audience, Lan Li took a step towards the main street at the entrance of the theater, and a dim car light lit up, guiding the direction.

Lan Li greeted Nathan Pree, who was not far away, signaling his goal before walking towards the black Aston Martin.

The door opened voluntarily from the inside out, and Barry Meyer, who was sitting in the back seat, came into view, smiling and waiting for Lan Li's arrival.

After greeting politely, Lan Li entered the back seat, and before the door closed, Barry's voice rang in his ears, "Does every actor every night have to spend so much time after the show?

It seems that the words are laughing, but you can clearly feel that Barry is expressing strong dissatisfaction, and he has been waiting impatiently.

Lan Li smiled dumbly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and then he calmed down, revealing a sincere expression, "Sorry, please forgive me for being late, I think a glass of whiskey will come in handy at this time." ”

There was no argument, no explanation, and after sincerely apologizing, with a little humor, he changed the topic and got to the point, Barry's serious expression smiled again, and he closed his jaw invisibly, "It seems that this is a meeting with a fellow practitioner." ”

Barry then talked about whiskey, as if the rebuke had never existed.

For a big guy like Barry, he doesn't care about what the drama is all about, and naturally he doesn't care why Lan Li is late, he is just venting his dissatisfaction. Rather than gushing on and on about how the theater backstage actually works, a sincere and simple apology is the best response.

Slowly, the car came to a halt on the side of the road, and a waiter dressed in a tuxedo greeted him, opened the door, politely invited Barry and Lan Li to get out of the car, and then escorted the two into the bar in front of them.

This is a retro jazz bar that sets a different theme every night, recreating the golden years of the 30s and 60s, and unlike the pioneer villages, where only jazz, piano, saxophone and French horn are played, and the melodies that have faded into the history are revitalized.

Far across the Atlantic, pioneer villages trying to regain their golden age glory had to open their arms to folk, rock, bluegrass and other genres outside jazz, while selling a lot of beer and even welcoming tourists from all over the world.

Such a small difference is actually the gap between the United States and Europe, and it permeates life and culture in every way.

The lazy and vigorous jazz melody, accompanied by the footsteps, seems to be witnessing the return of time little by little, and finally settled in the thirties of the last century, the First World War has just ended, the Second World War has not yet begun, and the people who escaped death are cheering and celebrating wantonly, drunk and dreaming of death, determined that the war has gradually fallen into place, and squandered their lives without reservation.

That kind of drunken gold fan atmosphere makes people slowly sink and never think about it.

"God, the British do know how to enjoy, don't they?" After taking a seat on the bright brown leather sofa, Barry saw a girl dressed as a retro style in the thirties walk into the private room, and the illusion of reversing time and space is becoming real little by little, "Wait, I remember, old Woody seems to have a movie, and that's what it feels like." ”

"That's Paris, that's London. But yes, Woody Allen made a film that traveled through time and space like this, returning to the golden age. Lan Li nodded in the affirmative, they were talking about "Midnight Paris", and then Lan Li looked up at the girl and said with a smile, "Two glasses of whiskey, and besides, give me a glass of lemon soda." ”

Barry sat quietly on the sidelines, quietly admiring Lan Li's every move, that kind of natural temperament is still deeply imprinted in his mind, indelible.

For Barry Meyer, Lanli Hall is also a series of numbers, numbers representing interests, the so-called personal charm, acting skills, and audience popularity, all of which are different ways of presenting numbers.

In the past two years, Warner Bros. is going through a transition period, or a slow end after the peak of glory, the "Harry Potter" series is over, the "Batman Prequel" series is also over, if Warner Bros. wants to continue to dominate the North American market, then they need to support a new franchise to become the company's trump card project.

DC Comics, which is clearly the first choice of Warner Bros., who hold all the adaptation rights to DC Comics, is a constant treasury waiting to be tapped.

Especially this summer, after the "Avengers" completed a bombardment, the potential of comic book movies is undoubted, and the future development of Warner Bros. is becoming clearer and clearer. To this end, the company held a number of meetings to discuss the adaptation and foreshadowing of DC Comics.

Barry seriously considered inviting Lan Li to play Batman, which was a real occurrence, and the rumors in the industry were not chasing after the wind. Even if it's not Batman, or Superman, or The Flash, or Green Lantern, all in all, Barry is considering the feasibility of Lan Li playing a superhero.

However, after "Edge of Tomorrow" swept the box office in a devastating manner, Barry changed his mind: it was a waste to invite Lan Li to play a superhero.

Referring to the casting and planning of the Marvel series of movies, including Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson, when they were invited to perform, they were not the top in the industry, but more of them were high-quality and inexpensive actors, and even outright rookie actors. What really attracts the audience in superhero movies is not the actors, but the heroes played by the actors.

Robert Downey Jr. is now the best proof of that.

After taking off the armor of Iron Man, Robert's box office appeal is almost zero, and the audience wants to see the unrestrained/debauched/uninhibited, windy/flowing/suave/Fu Iron Man, rather than Robert, who tries to continue the same performance routine but has never been able to make a breakthrough.

In other words, Disney is building the Marvel brand, not a certain actor brand. In the near future, in 2017, Disney began to slowly brew a change of actors, just like the "007" series, after the actor who played James Bond was replaced, the series of movies could still be a huge success.

DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in essence, should present the same routine.

Warner Bros., however, is a little different.

Compared with the development and operation strategies of other companies, Barry deeply believes that "pay equals return", big investment and big return, and top star effect is bound to be worth the money. It's not just a strategy, it's more like a belief, or superstition, or even paranoia.

Therefore, in the operation of Warner Bros. projects, Warner Bros. will never be soft on super-large investment projects of more than 150 million, and no one can beat them when it comes to throwing money; similarly, star directors like Christopher Nolan, or star names like Johnny Depp, Warner Bros. is always more tolerant and generous.

In 2017, Johnny Depp was caught in a domestic violence storm, and many fans were willing to want Johnny to quit the filming of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2", but Warner Bros. still insisted on keeping Johnny, which caused a storm of public opinion. This is just one of the direct examples of Barry Meyer's running Warner Bros.

If he could, in the reboots of Batman and Superman, Barry still prefers to invite big-name star actors to the scene.

But, not a blue gift.