057 First Invitation

Facing Lan Li's thanks, Stanley showed a big smile, "So what's next, the album?"

Lan Li tilted his head, with a helpless expression, Stanley knew that he was pressing too hard, so he raised his hands to make a surrender gesture, and complained in a rambling voice, "Now young people really don't know how to be grateful at all, some people want to help you release albums and start a career for free, but they actually dislike others for being nosy." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Looking at Lan Li's gentle and humble smile, but he didn't give an inch, and he didn't give in, Stanley shook his head, laughed dumbly, and wanted to give up, but he still didn't give up and asked, "What if 'Cleopatra' enters the top ten on the billboard?"

Lan Li couldn't help but laugh, "Then I should be able to change to a better house." "If you're in the top 10 on Billboard, you should be able to make a lot of money in royalties, even if it's just a single.

This response made Stanley angry and amused.

"By the way, today is Wednesday......" Lan Li had just spoken, and Neil's voice came from behind him, "Lan Li, your mobile phone!" Lan Li ignored it and opened his mouth, but Neil was unwilling to give up at all, and directly took Lan Li's mobile phone on the bar and took it, "It keeps ringing." ā€

Lan Li took the phone, but did not answer immediately, and looked at Stanley again. Stanley nodded in understanding, "I know, you can go with confidence, Neil will change the evening schedule." ā€

Lan Li made an "ok" gesture, looked at the clock on the wall, noticed that it was half past two, turned and patted Neil's arm, walked briskly towards the gate, grabbed his coat, took his skateboard, said hello to Janice, and then left the pioneer village quickly.

After stepping on the skateboard, he remembered the phone that was not picked up just now, and after picking it up, he found that the other party had hung up, and he didn't care too much, so he directly stuffed the phone into his pocket, and then the phone rang again, this time he picked it up directly with headphones, and slid across the crosswalk while the street lamp was in full swing, and then quickly slid towards the subway station not far away.

"Hello, this is Lan Li. After the phone was connected, Lan Li said simply.

"This is Roy Lockley. The voice on the other end of the phone also seemed crisp and clean, but Lan Li couldn't help but pause, his name and the image in his mind were a little inconsistent, the other party seemed to realize this, and then added, "The official agent of the Screen Actors Guild." ā€œ

Lan Li suddenly realized that it was the agent who had helped him sign the "Pacific War" contract in the first place, "Hey, Roy, good afternoon." The subway in sight had just stopped, Lan Li accelerated quickly, and rushed all the way into the subway, "The missed call just now was also yours?"

"Yes. "Generally speaking, rookie actors are always flattered when they receive a call from their agent or the Screen Actors Guild, because it often means that work comes to the door, but Lan Li seems calm and calm, as if it is just an ordinary phone call. Roy was still a little unaccustomed to it, but at least he wasn't as surprised as he was the first time, "The performance of the 'Pacific War' is good, congratulations." ā€

Roy's tone was a little stiff, and he said a few polite words, and Lan Li's low laughter was heard on the other end of the phone, "Thank you." "Down, generous, concise and clear," So, you have something to do with me?"

Any newcomer who has just experienced the attention of the "Pacific War" will inevitably have subtle changes in his mentality, but Lan Li's calm posture shows a pampered atmosphere and composure, but Roy punched the cotton, and couldn't help but lose some of his temper, which made Roy pull the corners of his mouth and smile self-deprecatingly-after years of cultivation, he was actually more breathless than a twenty-year-old child.

"I got an audition offer about you, and they couldn't find your agent's contact information, so they contacted me. Roy didn't continue to talk nonsense, and resumed his usual vigorous demeanor, "You tell me your agent's phone number, and I'll contact him." He grabbed his notebook and ballpoint pen and prepared to take notes.

"I don't have an agent. Lan Li's voice loomed in the roar of the subway.

"What?" Roy felt like he hadn't heard clearly.

"I don't have an agent. Lan Li repeated again, without any hesitation and loss, and was dignified.

This time Roy heard clearly, and the movements in his hands couldn't help but stop. Although Hollywood will never be short of newcomers, it is absolutely sought-after to show such potential, how can those jackals, tigers and leopards like agents easily miss - they are not discerning Bole, but opportunists who would rather kill by mistake than let go.

Therefore, the only explanation is that Lan Li was not carried away and was still calmly weighing.

Roy couldn't help but feel that this young guy was really an interesting character, and his mind circled in his mind, "So let's do it......" Roy looked at his schedule, "When are you free tonight?"

"I'm in the pioneer village after six o'clock, and I'll be there until the early hours of the morning. Lan Li replied dryly.

"Okay, I'll go to the pioneer village to see you in the evening, and we'll have a meeting. Roy recorded it on his itinerary, and the two of them didn't say hello again, they hung up the phone directly, and the whole process took less than a minute, without any delay. Although, this is Roy's style of acting, but Lan Li cooperates too well, but he is a little uncomfortable - such a newcomer is really too different.

Looking at the full schedule, Roy couldn't help but scratch his head, the public agent of the Screen Actors Guild is a thankless job, busy with his feet on the ground, but the income is only one-tenth of those top agents, which is almost equivalent to doing charity.

Generally speaking, Roy will not meet with an actor in private, because he is not a full-time agent of an actor, and in a situation like Lan Li, it is basically whoever he meets, in other words, this time it is Roy, and the union will send another agent next time, so they are purely a one-time working relationship, and there is no need to establish a personal relationship.

But this time the situation was obviously very special, and the other party thought that Roy was Lan Li's agent, so he called.

Thinking of this, Roy didn't think about it anymore, just regarded it as another job, anyway, he had to have dinner after all, so it should be regarded as a dinner for an official meeting.

Lan Li couldn't help but be a little excited, I don't know what kind of project audition it will be this time, considering that the other party watched the "Pacific War", this is the only way to send out an audition invitation, it is very likely that in terms of temperament and style, it is in the same vein as Eugene, is it another delicate and emotionally rich character?

If so, he will still be more inclined to challenge roles with completely different acting styles, and he knows that the selection of works for actors who are just starting out is very important, and after playing too many similar roles at the beginning, people's image of actors is easy to fix, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of them later. The most typical is the three protagonists of "Harry Potter", after the end of the series of films, the three of them have been working hard to get rid of the audience's fixed impression.

However, Lan Li also knew that he was completely thinking too much. Because for most rookie actors, they have no room to choose, after a role breaks into a name, it must be followed by similar roles, if you refuse, it will be difficult to find a job after that. It's a dilemma.

I don't know what kind of role this invitation is.

After thinking about it, the subway arrived again, and glanced up reflexively, Lan Li noticed that this was the station where he was going to get off, and quickly picked up the skateboard, and rushed out of the subway door quickly, leaving all his thoughts behind him for the time being, anyway, the mystery can be revealed tonight.

Walking out of the subway station, you can see the sharply styled spired churches and colorful graffiti in front of you, and the exploding Latin guys and the black guys with dirty pigtails are dangling in front of the convenience store across the street, staring at the subway exit, as if they are plotting against each other, and the restlessness suppressed under the busy traffic seems to be in danger of exploding at any time, and even the air is becoming drier.

Ironically, looking to the southwest, just three blocks away, New York's famous Upper East Side can be seen.

Manhattan Island is a palm-sized place, stretching from north to south, divided into upper/downtown, middle/down/down/down, although the down/downtown has the world-famous Wall Street, but basically the further south you go, the poorer and more cluttered, the farther north you go, the richer and safer. The area near Central Park in Upper/Downtown, known as the Upper East Side, is where the most powerful class in Manhattan lived, and the story of the American drama "Gossip Girl" takes place here.

However, as the Upper East Side continues north, you will pass through an area to reach New York's most notorious Bronx district. This buffer zone in the middle is where Lanli is now, Harlem.

Unlike the black-occupied Bronx, Harlem is a mix of dragons and snakes, with Italian blacks, hands, parties, Chinese, Chinese, and drug/traffickers all gathering here, and it was once a center of crime and poverty, but it also gave birth to a rich culture such as street hip-hop, swing dance, and improved jazz dance.

The theatre and dance hall culture here is no less than that of Greenwich Village in the Downtown/Downtown area, although for safety reasons, visitors are more likely to head to Greenwich Village than the thrilling city of Harlem.

Seeing the black man on the other side of the street, Lan Li didn't worry at all, threw the skateboard to the ground freely, stepped on it lightly, and walked in the established direction with ease. The familiar and relaxed gesture fell into the eyes of the thugs, and after exchanging glances, everyone calmed down again and focused their eyes on the subway exit again.