1511 icing on the cake
After three consecutive weeks of film festivals, there was almost no breathing room for dense interviews and publicity, and then it was the beginning of the official screening and publicity itinerary, and when it came to the fourth "premiere" ceremony in a month, even Lan Li was now a little tired, and the publicity momentum of "gravity" was even more lively and grander than the "Edge of Tomorrow" in the summer file.
Further, the absence of Rooney Mara and the jerkiness of Alfonso Cuarón have focused all the pressure and burden on Lan Li for the past three weeks, and things have become even harder. However, Lan Li also knows that compared with the college public relations during the awards season, this can only be regarded as pediatrics. The effort and reward in Vanity Fair can never be equal.
This is true of the Blue Rites, and so are the journalists.
So, when Tom Holland appeared, the reporters were in a hurry, and immediately aimed the interview microphone at this fledgling eye-catching newcomer.
As a result, Lan Li put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head slightly, and with a comfortable expression, he put on a posture of shaking his hands and watching from the sidelines. Even though Lan Li didn't say a word, the vivid expression was really clear: I can't help with this matter, I can't help it, I can only rely on yourself now.
Tom stared at Lan Li in amazement and helplessness, and the words that were answering the question couldn't help but stutter, and he spat out the syllables intermittently, but it was no longer out of order, and his ears were red, so that he forgot what question he was answering just now, and the laughter of the reporters on the scene was endless, and the atmosphere of the red carpet became wonderful.
Fortunately, Lan Li still didn't die after all, and before Tom was completely scrambling, he still interrupted the reporters' frenzy of questions, "Treat minors so roughly, be careful when you receive calls from children's aid agencies." Then, he patted Tom on the shoulder and turned to leave the interview area.
Tom stood in place, like an abandoned puppy, his wet eyes looked at Lan Li, then at the reporter, and finally hesitated to chase after Lan Li's back, and asked nervously, "Lan Li, is this......?" Does it really matter? Do journalists get angry?"
"For ......?" Lan Li asked rhetorically, with a slight raise of his eyebrows.
Tom subconsciously wanted to answer, as if he had already had a draft, but the words were stuck in his throat like this, as if he always felt that something was not right, thinking left and right, thinking about himself and himself, but after all, he still couldn't find an answer, and finally Lan Li's light coughing voice interrupted his thoughts, he raised his head, and cast his gaze towards Lan Li in ignorance.
"Just come to the premiere today as a guest and enjoy the atmosphere without worrying too much. Lan Li smiled comfortingly.
Tom pursed his lips in embarrassment and said hesitantly, "But Henry said that I have to fight for more exposure to attend the premiere today, which will help with the next auditions." ”
What an honest child, what the agent said, he said it one by one. From the theatrical stage of London's West End to the Hollywood spotlight, it's clear that Tom hasn't quite adapted to the rules of operation here.
"Rest assured, you've got enough exposure tonight. "Journalists take pictures, and then agents do PR operations, and the news exposure is enough. In addition, regardless of whether Tom's agent was deliberately planned or not, Tom and Lan Li met on the red carpet and happened to encounter the accident just now, which means that Tom's exposure will not be low.
Lan Li's eyes couldn't help flashing a shallow smile, and he took the initiative to divert Tom's attention, "Come here, I'll introduce you to some friends." ”
You can see Scarlett Johansson with a disgusted expression on her face.
From afar, he began to complain, "Sure enough, you are a troublemaker, and wherever you go, trouble will follow." Who would have thought that you would be able to see such a scene on the red carpet of the premiere? God, you will definitely bring bad children like this, come here, come to me, please stay away from Lan Li!"
The last sentence was addressed to Tom, and Scarlett also showed the kindness and kindness of her bosom sister, waving to Tom with a smile.
Tom pursed his lips a little nervously, "But...... Lan Li doesn't want that to happen, does he? I think, um, uh, Lan Li handled it well. He...... He's not a bad role model. "Usually Tom is a bubbly personality, but today there were so many surprises that he inevitably started to get nervous and behaved a lot more jerky.
Scarlett looked at Lan Li in disbelief and spread her hands, "Jesus Christ, why do I feel like a bad person?"
Black Widow said. Lan Li's understatement made Scarlett's defense all pause, and after staring at Lan Li for a few seconds, she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, "Okay, the crime is convicted." ”
Recently, Lan Li and Scarlett have met frequently.
Scarlett's three works performed this year, "Under the Skin", "Don Juan" and "She", have been staged at the Toronto Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, and New York Film Festival.
Since "Iron Man 2" and "The Avengers" played Black Widow, her career has broken new ground, and at the same time, her work in the field of art film has not been left behind, and now she has become a leader in the middle of the generation of actresses.
The reason why Scarlett is classified as Mesozoic is not because of her age, in fact, she is only twenty-nine years old this year, and she has not yet entered the ranks of the Mesozoic, but because she was born as a child star, she appeared on the big screen in 1994, and she has been rolling in the industry for 19 years in a blink of an eye. From the perspective of career development, it is indeed the Mesozoic.
The two actors cheered each other on each other's films, and they always met frequently during the film festival, which brought the friendship that had always been close to each other a lot, not to mention, their conversation style was always able to find tacit understanding. Naturally, Scarlett appeared at tonight's premiere.
Scarlett looked at Tom, who was still stunned as he was standing next to him, and couldn't help but laugh happily, "Lan Li, how did you kidnap this little guy? Are you sure it doesn't matter?"
"Scarlett, Tom, Tom, Scarlett. Lan Li officially made the introduction, "Tom, Scarlett is just joking, just like Caris Jack. Caris is the actor who plays Epenny in the Almeida Theatre version of "Les Miserables", and she is also a spicy, outspoken, and humorous personality with a cool style.
Immediately afterward, Lan Li added, "Tom, don't worry about the shots and the lights. They are all a bunch of watermelons. ”
This is once again a reminder of the days of West End stage performances, where John Codd always babbled to describe the audience as watermelons with no clothes, telling them to let go of their inhibitions and baggage as much as possible and fully engage in the performance. Then during the rehearsal, they took the initiative to sit in the audience one by one and play watermelons.
Tom couldn't help but chuckle, "I thought they were durians." ”
It was a silly humor, but Lan Li and Scarlett both smiled at the same time, and Tom seemed to get a little confidence, and his expression finally stretched again, and he could faintly get a glimpse of his usual appearance.
As time progressed, the number of guests attending the premiere gradually increased.
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes appeared on the red carpet together, causing a huge uproar among the reporters in the audience.
In fact, Ryan and Eva's romance has been no secret for the past year, and the two fell in love because of the filming of "Outside the Pine Forest", although the two did not admit it publicly, almost all of the Hollywood industry already knew about it. At the Los Angeles premiere of "Outside the Pine Forest" in March, reporters rushed to ask questions, but both men cleverly avoided it, neither admitting nor denying it.
Unexpectedly, tonight, Ryan and Eva made an official appearance and admitted their relationship with each other in such a way, which was definitely sensational.
Even Lan Li complained, "You came here on purpose to dismantle the stage, right?"
And Eva, who officially met Lan Li for the first time, replied before Ryan, "I thought it was an expression of respect and admiration for my friend." Ryan told me that I need to get to know you no matter what, otherwise you won't show up when you are invited to a future wedding. ”
"Wow, are we talking about the wedding now?" Lan Li's response was always clever and precise, making the atmosphere cheerful again.
It wasn't a surprise that Paul Walker and Jake Gyllenhaal were also on the red carpet afterwards, to be precise, the expected guests, but the arrival of Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster suddenly turned meaningful. The recent rumors about the "Fast & Thrill/Emotional" sequel project are no strangers to people.
Especially when Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham were also present at tonight's premiere, reporters won't believe it, even if the parties insist that there is no cat.
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, who were united by "The Amazing Spider-Man", also arrived at the scene together, as well as Jessica Chastain, Bill Skarsgård, Donald Glover, Justin Timberlake and other guests also appeared on the red carpet of the premiere, and even the Coen brothers also came to cheer.
Before the premiere, the cast of "Gravity" was really too thin, and people were discussing that Warner Bros. was bound to create a guest list with a luxurious lineup, but now it seems that there is no need for Warner Bros. to come out at all, just relying on Lan Li's fame and call, the scene is already full of big names.
What's more, there's also a Rooney Mara!
Jesse Eisenberg, Daniel Craig, Amy Adams, Kristen Wiig and others were also on hand because of Rooney, and of course, Kate Mara.