"Ding Dong", the doorbell interrupted the conversation between Lan Li and Matthew, and Matthew cast his gaze, "Are you waiting for a guest?" Lan Li's apartment, even he can't remember the address, and it is impossible for someone to find the door. Could it be Nathan or Andy?Matthew glanced at the key on the coffee table, and he didn't have time to put it back on the lintel.

"Well, Roy Lockley, my manager. Lan Li said simply, the last time the reporter was besieged downstairs, Roy helped to relieve the siege, and Matthew was sitting in the driver's seat at that time, so the two of them had met. However, Matthew didn't know about Lan Li's hiring of Roy as a manager.

Matthew raised his eyebrows slightly, "I thought he was your bodyguard." After the teasing, Matthew stood up, pushed open the iron door, and then saw Roy standing in the doorway-

A dark blue casual shirt, crumpled as if crumpled and pressed to the bottom of the box for ten days and a half months, the sleeves were messily rolled up to the elbows, the smoky gray jeans were stained with unrecognizable stains, the belt was hanging haphazardly, and the leather shoes on the feet looked like they had just returned from a hike in the Amazon jungle.

He also carried two huge takeout bags in his hands, plus the black motorcycle helmet on his head. He looked like a delivery boy, with a lazy and casual smile on his face, raised the bag in his hand, and said neatly and nonchalantly, "Your takeaway is sixty-eight dollars and ninety-nine cents in total." ”

If it was someone else, he would be really stunned at the moment. But Matthew wasn't just a casual person, he took off his coat from the hanger at the door, "Credit card payment, is it okay?"

"Not today. A smile appeared in Roy's eyes, "Otherwise, I owe the debt today, and we will settle it together next time I come." With that, Roy took a half-step forward, "I'll send you in." ”

As a result, Matthew didn't get out of the way at all, but stretched out his hands, "I'll do it myself." ”

"You two, it's endless, I'm hungry, and if I don't come in, I'm going to fall asleep. Lan Li, who was lying on the sofa, couldn't stand it anymore, the jokes of these two people seemed to drag on and on without an end, and both of them were stupid. True clever humor, in moderation and just right, is the first element, and neither of them is obviously good at joking. Keep dragging on, the jokes are dry.

Matthew then moved out of the way and let Roy in.

When the "detachment" was completed before, Roy took the initiative to bring up the selection of follow-up works, not that he was in a hurry to let Lan Li take over the next work, but that he knew that reading the script was a big project, just like reading, it was not difficult to read it in one day, but it took time and concentration to really calm down and read. This time, Andy submitted a lot of scripts, and it naturally took more time to read.

Therefore, Roy informed Lan Li in advance that his preliminary screening had been completed. When Lan Li is ready, he can report when he can do it.

Lan Li didn't care, reading was originally one of the leisure activities, so he asked Roy to find time to come over today. However, Roy came over a lot faster than expected, and he also brought takeaway, and the lunch problem of Lan Li and Matthew was solved.

"Why did you bring takeout here?" Lan Li sat up cross-legged and looked at Roy's lunch expectantly.

"It's lunchtime, I need lunch, and you need it. Roy explained simply, "It just so happened that Nathan was a little worried about your three meals, so I asked him to take an afternoon off and bring the takeout himself." Roy glanced back at Matthew, "But, I didn't know Matthew was there, Chinese food, are you used to eating?"

Matthew stood beside him, gentle and cold, and looked at Lan Li with some helplessness.

It is no exaggeration to say that they have tasted all kinds of Chinese food on the streets and alleys of London, even if Matthew is not interested, he is now half an expert. Although Matthew also doesn't understand why Lan Li is so obsessed with Chinese food, it is clear that this is not the only unsolved mystery about Lan Li.

Lan Li said with a serious face, "His survivability is much stronger than you think. There was no affirmation, but there was no denial, "Come on, let's eat first." ”

In the end, instead of choosing French food, I didn't choose Italian food, but chose Chinese food. At the dinner table, he didn't say a word, just ate quietly, which really made Roy a little unaccustomed - he still knew too little about Lan Li after all.

In the upper class, formal Western food is generally divided into appetizers, soups, side dishes, main dishes, vegetable dishes, desserts, coffee and other procedures, and a meal lasts for two hours is the basic, and three to four hours is the mainstream. That's why when eating, people try not to make a sound as much as possible, but chat between each dish, and socialize while waiting for the dish.

The so-called not making a sound is not only the sound of speaking, but the highest level is that even the sound of knives and forks and porcelain plates colliding has almost disappeared, not to mention the sound of drinking soup and chewing. Therefore, if you look closely, you can see that all the dishes in the top restaurants are easy to cut or process, and avoid cumbersome items such as bones and shells as much as possible.

However, for young people like Lan Li and Matthew, the rules have changed a lot with the times, and such strict requirements are only applicable to formal dinner occasions, and there are no such rules for ordinary brunches or light meals. It's just that the three of them didn't speak today, so they fell silent.

After the meal, Matthew left the apartment and went to work. He's been really busy lately.

Lan Li sat down on the sofa in the living room, slowly enjoying a cup of coffee. Roy, who was sitting next to him, felt more and more strange: no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Lan Li did not look like he was from an ordinary family, and his good education and elegant demeanor often made people feel educated and quality in the details.

"Are you going to wait until after I take a nap, or now? Personally, it's a good idea to take a nap. Lan Li now faintly felt a hint of sleepiness. The filming of "detachment" lasted for more than seven weeks, and his physical strength and energy were severe tests, and after completely relaxing today, he felt that Zhou Cheng in his sleep was calling him.

Roy came to his senses and brought his backpack with him. Because there were so many scripts, he couldn't fit in his briefcase at all, and finally had to carry Nathan's backpack. "I can leave the script and talk to you briefly, and then go to rest and read it when I have time. ”

Roy pulled out the script one by one, glanced briefly at the cover, and then put it down in categories, while explaining, "Don't worry, I'm going to be fast." ”

After making sure that all the scripts were taken out, Roy divided them into three stacks and looked up at Lan Li, "I have divided them into three categories according to my personal opinion, one is what I think is worth considering, one is that I think has no reference value at all, or it is not suitable for you, and one is not sure about me." ”

After putting himself into the work, Roylei's resolute style is still the same as always, without any nonsense, and directly to the point. A few simple sentences will sum things up.

"Why is it called not sure?" Lan Li didn't look at the scripts, but looked at Roy with interest.

That's what it means literally. "It looks like a good project, but it always feels like something could go wrong, or conversely, it doesn't look like a project worth working on, and it feels like something could be mined." I think, maybe you'll be interested, maybe not. ”

Roy is a smart guy, just like Andy. Roy can naturally feel the meaning of the investigation, the cooperation has just begun, and both parties need to run in; taking a step back, managers and agents are employed by artists, and artists have the right to end cooperation at any time, and naturally have the right to test their abilities, which is understandable.

Therefore, Roy did not take it lightly at all this time, read every script attentively, and even took notes, seriously analyzed, pondered, and thought about it, and then came to a conclusion.

The job of a manager is very different from what it used to be. In the past, Roy was only responsible for supervising and protecting the interests of the actors, but he never participated in the work of the actors or the work of the film company, so it can be said that he had no position, but now, Roy has to consider Lan Li and make suggestions for Lan Li's career, and the pleasure and satisfaction of participating in it are indescribable.

After a long absence, Roy felt the enthusiasm for his work again. Not only because he can participate in the whole process, not only because of the novelty and strangeness, but also because he really feels the enthusiasm: Lan Li's emphasis on the script, his enthusiasm for performance, and his pursuit of art, this energy has reawakened his deep obsession and persistence.

Roy couldn't help but start to guess that perhaps, he could witness a miracle on Lan Li. Even if it's just a "possibility", the beginning of such a cooperation couldn't be better. Therefore, he is willing to do his best, even if it is hard, he is willing to do it.

Lan Li took a sip of coffee, this was the second cup of the day. Fortunately, both cups are black coffee, otherwise there would still be some guilt in my heart. Gently tucked his jaw and didn't say much: no judgment, no opinions, no feedback.

After putting the cup down, Lan Li adjusted his sitting position, and then simply began to flip through the script in front of him.

The stack worth referring to is only two scripts, and the titles are written on the cover, "Dragon and Tiger Boys" and "Ring Messenger".

The stack, which is completely unnecessary, has four scripts, namely "Snow White and the Huntsman", "The Oath", "Detective Jack", and "Pitch Perfect".

The final stack of uncertainties are the three scripts, "Django Unchained", "Super Battleship", and "Alien Battlefield".