Richard de Vee, Earl of Oxford, decided to leave London.

The day after the grand private party, he packed his bags and prepared to travel, even abandoning the anniversary of Les Misérables, which was about to kick off.

This really broke through countless glasses.

You know, a big part of the party is because of the first anniversary of Les Misérables, and now the Earl of Oxford has decided to abandon all commemorations and go away?

Especially at last night's party, the thrilling and deafening song that sang loudly was already heard throughout London's high society in less than twelve hours, and everyone couldn't wait to join in the discussion. Now, as the master, Richard has chosen to leave, is he expressing his dissatisfaction with Lan Li in this way, or is he choosing to run away out of shame?

For a time, there was a lot of hustle and bustle.

All sorts of gossip began to spread rapidly, like a spark of fire.

For example, Viscount John de Bioford was furious at the party, and even scolded and fought, the scene was extremely ugly, and later he let it go, and the matter was not over.

For example, Lan Li privately tried to / seduce / / Princess Beatrice, but the Duke of Cambridge intervened to stop it, and the words were quite ugly.

For example, the youngest son of the Hamilton family, who was originally a personal friend of Lan Li, tore his face after the party, and the youngest son of the Dormers and the youngest son of the Dunlop family were also involved.

For another example, Hollywood actors still can't get on the stage after all, Lan Li is like a circus actor, humiliated in front of the public, and George and Elizabeth lose face.

Etcetera.

Never underestimate the spreading power of gossip, even among the aristocracy.

In fact, many times, after the upper class wears colored glasses and looks coldly, with strong class discrimination, the gossip they spread is more vicious and more ruthless, often a little gossip is enough to make people unable to turn over, and even destroy a family's reputation.

But the gossip didn't last long, and before Richard left for Liverpool's port, he met another countess and they struck up a conversation.

During the conversation, Richard was full of love and support for Lan Li.

"I knew how people perceived actors, but I didn't expect their gaze to be so sharp, so terrifying. There is no doubt that Lan Li is a great actor, but more importantly, he has a noble and pure soul. ”

"When I watched his performance, I just felt small and humble, and I burst into tears and was embarrassed. Compared to him, I don't even deserve to mention. I need to calm down, get out of here, get out of that horrified and twisted face, and God, I now understand why Lan Li chose to leave London instead of staying in the West End. It's really scary here. ”

"It's horrible. ”

This phrase was repeated three times by Richard.

What he fears, what he avoids, what he rejects, is not Lan Li, but the so-called nobles.

These words, like a slap in the face, slammed into the faces of those gossips, and every face that was spreading those false gossips became embarrassed and embarrassed. Almost in less than a day, everyone kept their mouths shut, lest they become the "horrible and twisted" faces of Richard's words.

The truth gradually began to spread by word of mouth.

"This-Is-Me. ”

On the private party, Lan Li performed a song, but he did not become the object of everyone's humiliation, in fact, on the contrary, those disdain, those rejection, those discrimination, those playfulness, and those disdainful eyes began to become self-ashamed, and the noble and arrogant masks gradually began to heat up.

The truth about Lan Li becoming an actor, about the suppression of George and Elizabeth, about the indifference of the Hall family, and about the jokes of high society......

All of them gradually began to spread, and the true nature of the matter was completely exposed to everyone's sight.

The aristocrats are not fools, they just choose to be fools, cover their ears, filter the facts, pretend not to see the dirt and ills, pretend not to see the rot and darkness, and do their best to keep each other safe, to maintain their face and dignity smoothly and smoothly, and to maintain the perfection of life.

But this time, Lan Li didn't leave room for them.

He not only performed on stage at a private party, but also sang the song "This is me", ruthlessly tore off everyone's hypocritical masks, completely debunked the illusion of peace in the world, stood in the sun with dignity, and strongly declared his sense of existence -

He is not an object of curiosity, he is not an object of entertainment, he is not an object of discussion, and he is not an object of ridicule and banter. He is a living real person. He's an actor, a real actor.

Maybe he is not the template impression of the traditional aristocracy, but he still maintains the elegance and calmness of the aristocracy, and in the field of art, with his own efforts and his own strength, he has won a place, those applause, those cheers, those praises, all he deserves. He deserves more respect and respect than most of the self-proclaimed nobles.

"I know I deserve to be loved, and there's nothing I don't deserve!"

This lyric, deafening, is a catharsis for George and Elizabeth, and it is also a shout for the entire high society.

From the Almeida Theatre's version of "Les Miserables" to the potential of EGOT, from the support of the London Drama Society to the appreciation of the Earl of Oxford, from the voice of "This is me" to the afterglow after the party, the ripples rippled slowly, but gradually became more and more intense, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and swept through the entire high society.

As in the case of time and time again in history, the-for-tat confrontation between reformers and conservatives has once again become the main theme.

This is the case in every era, there are people who are eager to cling to tradition, refuse to change, refuse to move forward, refuse to compromise, and anything that undermines tradition is bound to be severely attacked, especially the ruling class, who are often representatives of tradition, lest their advantages be slowly eroded, and eventually lose their initiative.

Others, on the other hand, are eager to innovate and change, to keep pace with the times, to bring forth the new, to seek common ground while reserving differences, to open up a new world on the basis of tradition, step by step towards a broader world and world, represented by young people, who always want to take over control and create their own era.

This time was no exception.

For the traditionalists, with a blue ceremony, it is very likely that a large number of "blue rites" will appear next, then the aristocratic tradition will no longer exist, and for the reformers, the blue ceremony has appeared, and the wheel of history has been unstoppably moving forward, rather than stopping, it is better to embrace and calmly face a new era.

History is always similar.

Human beings always emphasize that they should take history as a mirror, take three provinces a day, and do their best to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, but the process of history is always repeated, again and again, and similar and even the same plots are always played out tirelessly. Only when the moment of crisis really comes, can we wake up.

The discussion has become more and more intense, more and more sharp, and more and more lively, and has become the hottest topic in almost the entire London high society.

In the past year, with the strong rise of "Les Miserables" and the sweep of thousands of armies, people seem to have accepted the existence of Lan Li, that is, an objective fact, and are curious, but this is just a lively illusion, just like the party of the Earl of Oxford, which seems to be lively and vigorous on the surface, but in the bones it is still the mentality of circus onlookers.

Now, all the true colors have exploded.

Seeing that this excitement was getting more and more intense, it was out of control, but a turning point appeared.

When Matthew Dunlop went to the High Kensington District Court in London, he met his colleagues in the courthouse hall and talked about it unexpectedly, they asked Matthew's opinion, but he didn't expect it, but Matthew didn't care, and said lightly, "I don't care too much." Because none of this means anything to Lan Li. ”

This......

In an instant, everyone's memories came back, just like the song "This is me", this is Lan Li, no matter how others criticize, no matter how others reject, no matter how others resist, but this is the most real him, and everything has happened and is happening-

He's become a top actor who has made a name for himself and is making history of his own.

So, what does it matter about the attitudes of the upper class? opposition, support, protest, contempt, rejection, all of these things cannot hurt the Blue Rites, nor can they change the Rites.

It's as simple as that.

After answering the question, Matthew was still unfazed, and then took his leave with a smile, "I still need to meet with the judge, and we'll talk another day." It was as if it was just a topic of small talk about "the sun is nice today".

It's another slap in the face - what you cared about, he never cared about, or rather, he once cared and now he's moving forward.

This was the most severe punch, and it hit the stomach of those noble lords who pretended to be high-minded, and the pain was so painful that they could barely speak.

The controversy continued, but it was obviously not as hot as before, and gradually, gradually, it calmed down. Inadvertently, the facts were determined in this way, and whether they accepted it or not, they had no way to change it. That's the result.

As Matthew said, those sights, those opinions, those prejudices, for Lan Li, there is no meaning, it doesn't matter at all, after the song above the party, he really waved goodbye, and before others understood, he was gone.

This time, the destination of the Blue Rite is Cannes, a small town on the Côte d'Azur in the south of France, but every year May gets bustling with film. This year is no different.