Grayden Carter's handsome position at the helm of the editor-in-chief of "Vanity Fair" has not wavered for 20 years, and even Michael Eisner, who is known as the king of the Disney generation, has stepped down from the stage of history, but Gradon's position is still secure, and more importantly, the status of "Vanity Fair" in the industry has been steadily improving.

This skill and wisdom are not trivial.

This time, in order to invite Lan Li to attend the Oscar night, Grayden spent half a year laying and brewing, as if he was just really making friends, and never revealed his intentions, until the Oscar nomination list was officially announced, he mentioned it to Roy for the third time and directly mentioned it to Lan Li for the first time, asking Lan Li about his intention to attend the Oscar night.

After "The Drunken Country Ballad" was completed, Grayden himself arrived in New York and delivered the invitation to Roy. At that time, Lan Li had disappeared, and no one could find him, and in the end, Matthew Dunlop accepted the invitation in place of Lan Li - because Roy couldn't change Lan Li's mind, but Matthew could.

The interesting part is here, Graydon prepares an invitation early and sends it to Matthew. Because Matthew is a top lawyer, a hereditary aristocrat, and a close friend of Lan Li, Grayden has boldly prepared two invitations that others covet.

As for Roy, Nathan, and Andy, they can enter the party together as Lan Li's companions.

Matthew later learned that Eaton Dormer and Andre Hamilton had also received invitations. What does this mean? This means that Grayden has a lot of powers, not only to inquire about Lan Li's friends clearly, but also to carefully control the proportions, only inviting those who have direct or indirect connections with Hollywood, and more importantly, to push Lan Li's willingness to attend with the voice of his friends.

Ingeniously, Grayden never really expressed his request, nor did he really ask solemnly, and after laying all the clues and details, he quietly waited for the effect to ferment. In other words, not in the way of work, but in the way of personal relationships, the powerful influence of Oscar Night was downplayed as much as possible, as if it was just inviting Lan Li to a private party, which is the real clever place.

In this way, he is not only a clever publicist, but also a sophisticated upper-class person. Grayden clearly knows that nobles will not easily compromise and nod, glory and dignity are their most important qualities, reserve and restraint are undoubtedly the norm of communication, and only the appropriate and appropriate way can win the right to talk to them on an equal footing.

Even though Matthew didn't like Grayden very much, because there are a lot of clever roles in London, he still had to admit that Grayden was very smart and wise, "If he and Arthur had met, they would have found a lot of common ground." "This is a review from Lanli.

So, will Lan Li be present at tonight's Oscar night?

The answer is yes.

Because of Graydon's sincerity, because of Andy's earnest request, because of the presence of Eaton and Andre - Matthew had no interest in Oscar night, and even more so because of ...... Arthur Hall's attendance.

Strictly speaking, the last reason is the main one.

Previously, André told Lan Li that Arthur and Elf seemed to have an argument, and then Arthur left London, flew directly to Los Angeles, and stayed in California for nearly two weeks, but never too high-profile, more to attend various parties, as if it was just a pure vacation, no different from those days and nights in Sicily.

But Edith immediately came to Lan Li's mind.

Edith spent almost a month in London around Christmas, then left the city exhausted and returned to New York.

Intuition told Lan Li that these two things were directly or indirectly related, and even further, they were inextricably linked with Lan Li, but Lan Li didn't want to be too narcissistic, nor did he want to speculate, so he temporarily suppressed all his speculation in his heart.

Even if all the other disturbances aside, it's interesting to see Arthur in the city of Los Angeles. Lan Li believes that, just like Andre, Arthur will love Los Angeles and California because of the parties, the wine, and the life – even though it's not London, it's still worth the stay.

So, Lan Li decided to attend the Oscar night, in a mood of "Alice in Wonderland".

What's more, at the Oscars, the brief exchange between Lan Li and Steven Spielberg has not yet been able to cut to the topic, which also makes him a little curious, if he can collaborate with Steven on a work, this is indeed a good idea, just imagining it in his mind, it is enough to make people excited.

Fresh from a short vacation in Florida and back into the glitz and glamour of Vanity Fair, it's actually a lot of fun to see the drunken dreams and drunken money, and after leaving the Dolby Theater, the private car drove all the way down Hollywood Boulevard to the Hollywood Hilton Hotel.

It's for Oscar night, but it's not just for Oscar night, it's more accurate, it's about washing up and changing clothes. In order to officially debut on Oscar night, celebrities from all walks of life also need to change into another set of clothes, wash away the fatigue and dust, and then reorganize their mood and appear again.

Attend an Oscars itinerary: red carpet, awards ceremony, backstage celebrations, hotel rest adjustments, Oscar night red carpet, carnival party.

During the entire process, an actor will need to change at least two outfits, while a top actor will need to change even three or even four sets, and may even need to change the matching makeup and hairstyle – both male and female.

In particular, the hotel rest and adjustment time after the awards ceremony is an important breathing space for the losers to adjust their mood, recover and welcome the Oscar night with a new attitude, and it is also a key buffer zone for the actresses to redress their makeup and amaze the audience, and the competition is fiercer than the Oscar red carpet.

"Variety" magazine once made an incomplete statistics, the average cost of an actress to attend the Oscar night, from hair to makeup, from nails to clothing, inside and out, up and down, at least 200,000 US dollars, not including jewelry. The cost of male actors is only slightly lower, because the price of accessories such as cuffs and watches is relatively less expensive.

For those eighteenth-tier actors, assuming the invitation is free, then $50,000 is the minimum. It's the biggest party in the United States, and it's the moment they shine, and no one wants to be on the stage in a shabby manner, or they might go home empty-handed, even if it's an occasion full of opportunities.

It's no joke to go to the bank to get a loan, or even break the bank, just to go to a party.

So, before going to the Oscar night party, Lan Li arrived at the hotel first, washed and rested, changed his clothes, made a slight adjustment, and then set off again to attend the party. For convenience, Lanli chose the Hollywood Hilton.

The Hilton is no stranger to Hollywood, with the annual Golden Globe Awards taking place here, and it's less than a 10-minute drive to the Sunset Tower Hotel, home of Oscar nights. In addition to Lan Li, many actors and industry insiders have chosen this place as a place for a short stay.

Sunset Tower Hotel, located on the west side of Hollywood Boulevard, after leaving the Dolby Theater, go straight to the west, enter Sunset Boulevard after walking Hollywood Boulevard, continue straight ahead, and the end of the road is the Sunset Tower Hotel.

During Hollywood's golden age, Sunset Boulevard was flanked by countless luxury villas and top producers, actors, directors, screenwriters, and studio owners, making it the ultimate place of dreams, and then the bustle gradually shifted to Beverly Hills, and then further to Malibu, and Sunset Boulevard gradually declined.

In 1950, the film noir "Sunset Boulevard" written and directed by a generation of masters vividly and truly recorded the rise and fall of Hollywood and the symbolism of Sunset Boulevard.

Today's Sunset Boulevard, still spacious, straight and bright, planted with palm trees, full of sunshine and full of comfort, but compared to the glory of the golden age, it has gradually lost and gradually evolved into a tourist attraction, full of intertwined tourists and surging impetuousness.

Located at the end of the west side of Sunset Boulevard, the Sunset Tower Hotel has witnessed the full rise and rapid rise of Hollywood's commercialization, and has become another landmark of historical significance on this Vanity Fair.

After leaving the Hollywood Hilton Hotel, we headed north along Santa Monica Boulevard, and soon after getting out, the car had to stop, because the long queue of cars stretched down the steep hillside, and the empty and deserted avenue suddenly became a parking lot for countless luxury cars, densely stretching for more than half a mile, and the celebrities who came to the party were waiting patiently.

Before arriving at the Sunset Tower Hotel, this long line can already get a glimpse of the colorful glitz.

After about twenty minutes, I followed the guidance of the road signs and slowly came to the hillside diagonally opposite the Sunset Tower Hotel, and the staff in uniform immediately greeted them, confirmed the parking permit on the dashboard, and then confirmed the passengers in the car, but did not ask for the invitation, and said to the driver with a smile, "Welcome to Oscar Night." ”