122 First Red Carpet
"Lan Li, are you listening?" Lan Li in front of him was bathed in the brilliant orange sunlight outside the window, a little distracted, Andy had to temporarily ask out loud with his own words. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Lan Li lowered her eyes and tugged at the corners of her mouth with a chuckle, "Yes, I'm listening." You say, don't hope too much tonight, go to a party in a relaxed mood, and enjoy the night to the fullest. Lan Li turned his head to look at Andy and cast a verifying look.
Andy nodded and replied in the affirmative, "What are you looking at?
"Sunshine. The sunset in Los Angeles has a special orange color, which is very different from New York. Lan Li's eyes were once again cast out of the window, the afternoon sun was burning lazily on the edge of the sky, the bright and warm orange color dyed the sky all day in wonderful colors, and at this moment, the night of New York had already covered the earth tightly, and the dark blue night could be imagined in his mind.
The three-hour time difference makes the two cities on the east and west sides of the strait look very different, which is why every national live awards ceremony is held at a particularly magical time.
Generally speaking, the red carpet starts at 8 p.m. on the East Coast, or even earlier, and after the four-hour awards ceremony, it is already past 12 midnight, which is an important reason why the Oscars are denounced as too lengthy every year, then, in the West Coast, around 5 p.m., the awards ceremony has already begun, and after the grand event, all the stars have just begun their night - the celebration banquet and carnival party are in full swing under the cover of night.
Tonight, the 62nd Emmy Awards kicked off at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, and Lan Li and Andy flew to the City of Angels the day before yesterday to attend the first awards ceremony of Lan Li's acting career.
"Don't you think it's amazing? When dinner starts in New York, the awards show starts here in Los Angeles. The smile on Lan Li's lips lightly outlined, "I'm starting to worry now, I'm hungry in the middle of the awards ceremony, so what should I do?" According to tradition, the awards ceremony usually ends around nine o'clock - Los Angeles time, and for most people, dinner is over.
Andy can't help but wonder, sometimes Lan Li is mature and experienced through vicissitudes, but sometimes Lan Li is like a fledgling rookie, always maintaining a strong curiosity and vitality. Just when Andy thought he knew more about Lan Li, a new surprise would soon appear.
"As soon as you enter the venue, you will see that there is a buffet table in the background, and although it is just some desserts, breads, salads and other things, if you feel unwell, you can choose some meals to cushion your stomach. Andy kindly explains, "The right choice is to choose a piece of dark chocolate before entering the market, which can replenish a little energy at any time without being too embarrassed." ”
"Aha. Lan Li gently lowered her chin and understood, "I thought everyone was using whiskey or brandy to satisfy their hunger." "That's how the nobles' banquets were.
Andy thought it was a joke and laughed out loud. Watching the sunset gently fall on Lan Li's shoulders, his facial features were blurred in the halo and could not be seen clearly, only a chin and shoulder lines could be vaguely seen, the shirt and the decent suit carved out the elegance that had been precipitated by time, although he knew little about suits and fashion, but he had to admit that this suit seemed to be tailor-made for Lan Li, Andy couldn't help but recall the visit to Melvin Brades last week.
Compared to Melvin, who fled to the second floor to hide, Lan Li maintained the etiquette of a gentleman until the last moment, and the irony was once again stabbed hard - although Melvin could no longer be seen, the face of the blonde who saw off the guest was full of embarrassment and panic that could not be concealed, and Andy could easily describe Melvin's embarrassed look, which really made people laugh.
Instead of looking for a second stylist that day, they returned to Fifth Avenue and purchased a suit at Burberry's flagship store, which Lan Li picked herself.
"Do you know anything about suits?" asked Andy curiously.
Lan Li smiled and said, "Basic information only. "It's true, handmade suits are made by a professional tailor, and he is only responsible for wearing them, far from knowing or being professional.
Andy thought it was a very interesting thing. Usually, most of Lan Li's clothes are casual and casual, and there are even some street styles, but after changing suits, Lan Li's whole temperament and demeanor have changed, as if this is the real Lan Li, everything is so natural.
It can be seen that there are obviously more things on Lan Li that are worth digging up slowly. Perhaps, tonight is a good platform - the rookie is the first time to appear in a grand ceremony like the Emmys, the first time to really bask in the spotlight, the first time to become the focus of reporters' cameras, this time and the "Pacific War" premiere specifications are very different, I don't know how Lan Li will perform.
Andy couldn't help but look forward to it.
With the Staples Center just a few blocks away, Andy knew that the Nokia Theater wasn't far away, "don't be too nervous." He explained, "It's only the first half of the red carpet, there won't be any big names on the show, and the lineup of the TV series tonight is very large, and the focus won't be on one person for too long, so just relax as much as possible." ”
Because of the sheer number of people working in the TV industry, the Emmys had the most attendance of the four major awards ceremonies, which is why they chose the Nokia Theater for the ceremony, which can accommodate 6,500 people and has twice the number of seats in the Kodak Theater.
In addition, the supporting role base of the TV series is extremely large, and there are many actors who can be named, and even more who can't be named. So, the whole red carpet is going to be very busy.
"Is there also a particular time to arrive at the red carpet?" Lan Li was a little curious. At the premiere of the last "Pacific War", he didn't have an agent, so he just picked a random time to attend, but now it seems that the red carpet time is not so simple, is it possible that they also have a choice of appearance time today?
Andy chuckled, seemingly amused by the question, "Of course there is. The real big names will basically attend a little later in the middle of the second half, because at that time the audience will reach a peak, and it will not fall into the garbage time of the tail. Moreover, at such an awards ceremony, there are too many big names, and no one wants to crash and share their focus, so agents will communicate with each other, and the organizers will also communicate to spread out the appearance time as much as possible. “
Lan Li thought for a moment and made a conjecture, "Is that someone deliberately arranging to appear at the same time, just to separate each other?"
Andy smiled silently, not affirmatively, but also did not deny, but pointed straight ahead, "We have arrived." “
Turn your head and you will see a building decorated with glass walls on the front, which does not look very distinctive on the outside, continuing the simple and clean lines of Northern Europe, if you drive by, you will hardly notice it, and the blue "Nokia" sign directly above highlights the style origin of this building.
At this time, the entrance of the theater was brightly lit, and the light yellow lights and the orange sunset were intertwined, and the whole world was a little too bright, so that the boiling sea of people in front of him was shrouded in shadows, spreading mightily, with no end in sight, and no number could be seen, even if it was in the thousands, it was not an exaggeration.
The square in front of the gate has been fully filled, the surging crowd has extended all the way to the highway, the main street has been blocked at this time, the bustling crowd is constantly cheering, shouting, screaming in the direction of the lights, the surging tide is surging under the burning sunset, as if the flames above the sky are starting to ignite from here, the magnificent heat wave is coming, the heat of midsummer is awakened again, and even the air begins to boil.
The roar pierced through the window glass and hit the eardrum heavily, and the blood began to slowly accelerate, and every beat of the heart was so powerful, and the thin spray of adrenaline made the throat start to dry a little.
Lan Li had to adjust her breathing, and this time it was obviously very different. If the last premiere of "Pacific War" was more ignorant and dazed, with a kind of Alice in Wonderland curiosity and inquiry, then this time you can really feel the heat and boiling of Vanity Fair, the tension is uncontrollably generated, and the blood seems to have turned into gasoline, which can be ignited with just a little spark word.
It wasn't until this moment that realism hit Lan Li's chest hard: this was the Emmy, and he was about to attend the Emmy ceremony as a nominee. The idea was suddenly magnified countless times, and the realism that had not appeared since Fisher Morgan informed the news finally came sharply and ferociously.
Tonight, he's going to share the stage with Al Pacino, Jeff Bridges, Ian McKellen and more.
That's a surprise, isn't it?
The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, straightening his waist, he was ready to step into this hot spotlight.
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Rose-Byrne, who is also an actor under my command and will be at the awards ceremony tonight. Andy whispered the final words in Lan Li's ear, then patted Lan Li on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up, "Man, go conquer Hollywood!"
A smile bloomed at the corner of Lan Li's mouth, and without any hesitation, he directly pushed open the car door.