In the face of Henry's invitation, Lan Li did not refuse, and there was no need for him to refuse. Because this kind of invitation has no superfluous meaning, it is just the basic etiquette of the upper class, and politely refusing it will expose one's inferiority complex and nobility - otherwise, it is just an escort, so why make a fuss?

However, in the end, Lan Li was not able to take Henry's ride.

Soon after, Philippe Demba showed up in the VIP lounge and made a special trip to meet the plane.

Henry seemed to have expected this outcome, and before leaving, he smiled and nodded to Philip, "Please greet the Baron on my behalf." Then he looked at Lan Li again, "If you stay in London long enough this time, you are welcome to come and be a guest, otherwise, Matthew will definitely protest if he learns that I have not entertained me well." ”

Then Henry turned and left.

Philip and Haight nodded to each other and greeted each other, and then Philip turned to look at Lan Li and said in a deep voice, "Young Master Lan Li, you should inform me in advance." ”

"But you came here anyway. Lan Li didn't care, and said with a smile, "Arthur informed you?"

"No, journalist. Philip gave an unexpected but plausible answer, "When you boarded the plane at JFK, you got the news here. ”

"Thanks to the Internet age. Lan Li teased jokingly, and then continued, "Let's go, I'm still a little sleepy now." Do you have a drink on board?"

"Yes. Philip replied succinctly, looking at Lan Li's gaze with a touch of love and doting: even when he grew up, he still liked to drink milk and eat biscuits, especially in the car, and this habit had not changed since he was a child.

"Are Hayes and Maya alright?" said Lan Li and Philip walked side by side and left the lounge.

Hayes is Philip's son, Chinese New Year's Eve, who works in a financial investment bank, while Maya, Philip's daughter, is also 34 years old this year and is currently a middle manager in an advertising agency.

"They're all good. Not long ago, Maya watched a show at the Almeida Theater and she sent me photos. Philip spoke a lot.

As a housekeeper, he should try to minimize the content of his speech and understand the needs of his employer in the most concise way, but Lan Li, who grew up watching and grew up, is still different after all. George didn't know anything about Hayes and Maya, and he never asked about it, but Lan Li knew it very well.

Philip knew that the Hall family was now changing little by little, and that it all started with the youngest son of the Hall family.

The Earl's private party at Oxford, which had been two months earlier, had been all quiet since then, as if nothing had happened.

Yes, there are no errors in the description.

The upper class represented by the English aristocracy has always been like this, the more small things the more turbulent, the more important the quiet, after the party, the Earl of Oxford's departure to London was the only wave, and then the whole upper class soon regained its calm, doing its best to maintain the ordinary routine.

But is that really the case?

The calmer the surface, the more turbulent the dark tide. In fact, the entire upper class is changing, a real change that cannot be seen but felt.

Everyone knows that the glory of the aristocracy has long been buried under the mud of the Thames with the passage of time and the progress of the times, and now, except for the members of the royal family, the other hereditary nobles have been fully integrated into society. Princess Beatrice is the best example of this.

Now, Beatrice still has the title of "princess" and is the seventh in line to the throne, she is the core part of the royal family, but in daily life, she still needs to work, need to live, and need to integrate into society, even if the members are still mainly the elites of the upper class, but she no longer maintains the nobility and reserve of the past.

Aside from special occasions such as royal weddings and New Year's prayers, Beatrice is an ordinary person.

In 2007, Beatrice and her mother walked the runway for Dolce &Gabbana at London Fashion Week, and in 2009, Beatrice made a cameo appearance in the British film "Young Victoria".

Of course, the aristocrats still maintain their own pride in their bones, especially the dignity and decency of the hereditary aristocracy are still an indispensable part of life, but the wheels of the times continue to advance, and changes are still coming inexorably, stripping away those rotten and outdated systems little by little.

Some can still be retained, while others must be overturned.

Lan Li Hall is just a part of the torrent of history. Strictly speaking, he is not special, in the past long years, there have been countless similar rebels, rebels, even if they are not actors, but there are countless characters in other forms, not to mention Diana/Princess/Princess is the best example.

The special thing about Lanli is that the ingenious time and ingenious place were born in the right way, completing the final push from quantitative change to qualitative change.

As an actor, the impact of exposure and discussion is unparalleled, just look at Diana/Princess/Princess, who was loved and even respected by the people back then, and now Lan Li has gone one step further:

The success of EGOT, from professionals to ordinary audiences, has been successfully conquered, occupying the commanding heights of the professional field, proving itself in an artistic way, and the splendor of the business field and the rise of philanthropy have further catalyzed the evolution in the social network, bursting out with tenfold, hundredfold, thousand-fold energy, and having an incomparable advantage in terms of influence.

So, it is such a blue ceremony, with the right time and place, and the blue gift, it officially debuted:

He also proved once again the fact that genius in art has nothing to do with identity and class, gender and wealth and inheritance, genius is genius, and the powerful light of spiritual power far overshadows the dying and declining aristocracy. Those so-called nobility and arrogance no longer exist, and the only thing left is faith and persistence, and these have no impulse to create art-

Aristocrats and actors, no one is nobler than the other, no one is inferior to the other, they are all equal. At the very least, they can all fight for their own equality. And freedom.

"That's who I am. ”

Lan Li's loud singing above the party was like a roar, completely unmasking all the masks, thinking completely about all the darkness, declaring his existence in a dignified manner, and declaring his beliefs with light. After that, no one was able to stop him, and no one was able to suppress him.

Change, and that's how it happened.

It's not earth-shattering, it's quiet.

Invisibly, people began to openly discuss Lan Li, Lan Li's works, Lan Li's performances, and Lan Li's choices, and the aristocracy was willing to exchange their ideas and opinions, just like appreciating Mozart's "Turkish March", or Monet's "Water Lilies", or Michelangelo's "Genesis".

It's that simple, all of a sudden, people start talking calmly, people start appreciating professionally, people start facing it normally. That's all. There was no symbolic roar, no official announcement of a collective gathering, it seemed to be a tacit attitude, and then it became an accepted gesture.

The recognition that belongs to Lan Li has finally spread in high society.

As for the Hall family.

No one condemned George and Elizabeth, this was not a Colombian soap opera, no scolding, no accusations, no cold-heartedness, nothing, it seemed that people had simply forgotten what George and Elizabeth had done, or had no idea what they had done, and everything was uneventful.

But there is change.

George and Elizabeth's invitations to the banquet became less and less frequent, and almost no one took the initiative to send invitations, and they seemed to be gradually forgotten by the London high society—

Of course, because of the content of their work, dealing with the upper class is still an inevitable process, and people do not deliberately avoid it, and if they encounter it, they treat it normally, but in private, they have completely lost access to those social situations.

If someone wishes to invite the Hall family to visit, then this is not a problem, just change the title of the invitation:

"To Lord Arthur Hall", or "Miss Elph Hall".

Such a change in details, it seems that there is no movement at all, only by sincerely observing and looking, can we catch the clues, otherwise no one will notice at all. However, the entire upper class seems to have tacitly agreed, and a consensus has been quietly reached in this way-

At first, some unresponsive people still sent invitations to George and Elizabeth, and when the Hall couple appeared at the party, everyone immediately knew it. Either the host who sent the invitation has no eyesight and is gradually alienated to the edge outside the core of power, or the host's friend immediately sends a kind reminder to save a social disaster.

This is how the aristocracy handled things.

The wind and waves are calm, the waves are not alarmed, and it seems that the slightest movement is imperceptible, but it unconsciously makes people feel the trembling and coldness of the cold piercing stock.

As for George and Elizabeth?

They didn't react, and still went about their lives step by step, as if they didn't feel excluded at all, but at the same time, they also kept their mouths shut, didn't take the initiative to talk about Lan Li, didn't deliberately exclude Lan Li's news from their lives, and didn't talk about whether Lan Li's behavior was inappropriate.

Quietly, they fell silent.

Covering his ears and stealing the bell: It is used to describe the thief who covers his ears and steals the bell, thinking that if he can't hear it, others will not hear it.

Before, Lan Li was the ringtone, which had already resounded in the sky, but people still pretended that he didn't exist, but now, George and Elizabeth were the bell.

For London's high society, the surname "Hall" does not represent Baron Hall, nor Arthur Hall or Elph Hall, but Lance Hall.