1364 The loneliness
The 67th Tony Awards officially came to an end.
There was no situation where the army swept across the country and dominated the entire family that night. "Long Boots Elf" and "Les Miserables" each won five trophies, tied for the biggest winners of the year.
Among them, "The Long Boots" won five awards, including Best Musical, Best Arrangement, and Best Songwriting; "Les Miserables" won five awards, including Best Re-rehearsal Musical, Best Actor, and Best Musical Script.
But the best musical director was won by Diane Pauls, the director of "Pepin's Legend", and a big and small unpopularity was revealed, which also proves the fact that there are countless excellent works that have emerged in the past year, and the quality of several musicals is really equal.
Otherwise, how could the Tony Award suddenly start to divide the cake?
However, overall, the quality of the awards of "Les Miserables" is still better, and three of them are the highlights, which once again proves the popularity of this show on Broadway.
That being said, when the award ceremony ended, whether it was the guests or the media, whether it was the melon-eating crowd or the loyal fans, all the focus was on Renli alone, just like... like the only white whale in the zoo. Although this description is inappropriate, it is true that everyone came to watch.
"Lanli! Congratulations!" What was hidden in his eyes was a picky look. It turned out that Lanli Hall, who created history, was just an ordinary young man, with two eyes, one nose and one mouth, nothing special.
"God, Lanli, oh, I really like the work of 'Les Miserables'!" A look was revealed in the depths of my eyes, trying to find any clues from Lanli's expression, becoming the topic of conversation after turning around.
"Incredible! Absolutely incredible! But this is what you deserve." With perfunctory and coping in the words, he began to spy on Renley's next plan and his huge connections on Broadway and Hollywood, implying that this was another victory in public relations.
"How is it? How do you feel? I can't help but tremble even when I sit in place." The tentative words and eyes seemed to regard Lan Li as a guinea pig, ready to study the true thoughts and mood of "the first person in history".
"God, you did it, you really did it! Congratulations!" After being excited and cheered, he began to take the initiative to make friends and warmly send out party invitations, just as if a foreign friend sent a giant panda invitation to Chengdu.
"Lanli, can I take a photo with you?" Without waiting for Lanli to agree, she raised her camera to take a photo, and then posted it on the photo wall to show off her glory and honor at this moment to the whole world. They witnessed history on the spot.
The coldness and alienation in the noise are isolating Lanli bit by bit. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, it doesn't matter; what's important is that Lanli seems to have become unique now.
Lan Li didn't care that everyone who approached was aiming, because this was the operating rules of the world of fame and fortune; what Lan Li was concerned about was that everyone approached was hidden behind the mask, and he could no longer see any eyes. The passion and excitement about dreams, performances and art seemed to be slowly disappearing, leaving only a dazzling light.
In a trance, everything gradually became familiar, as if it was an Oscar night in Hollywood, as if it was a top party in London, as if it was a familiarity of Vanity Fair.
He thought that this was Broadway, and the unique Broadway was still different after all. In fact, before the award was announced tonight, it was indeed unique; but the award of a Tony Award changed so much. He began to miss Broadway before tonight.
The high place is cold.
At this moment, this sentence is so clear and so ironic.
Being in sight and light, even Renli himself had an illusion, maybe he was really different. He was no longer the Renli who was crazy for performance, but a trendsetter who opened up a new world high and above. His every move can change the direction of the entire industry, and things are no longer pure or simple.
Lan Li knew that her thoughts were too ridiculous and too redundant. She put down her burden and enjoyed the joy and joy of tonight, just like the night after every award before. This is enough. Let alcohol become the protagonist of tonight and release it freely. This is the right choice.
But Renli couldn't help but think of Rooney.
After the Oscars, Rooney fled to Seattle, wearing a grand evening dress but sitting on a bench on the street, Rooney went to Los Angeles and returned to New York for the sake of her dream... He only now truly understood the feeling, the dullness and depression that was almost suffocating.
Lanli left the party scene at the Radio City Concert Hall. Everyone was celebrating the carnival and forgetting, but no one noticed that Lanli, who was the protagonist, had left.
This is the truest face of Vanity Fair.
Standing by the street, Lan Li looked around and held his phone in his palm, but he did not notify Nathan at the first time, but quietly felt the cold wind blowing in the middle of the night, carrying the water vapor of the Hudson River, and still revealed a biting coolness in the middle of June.
Touched his pocket and tried to find a cigarette.
But he failed. There was no place for cigarettes in his pocket in his evening dress. Even his mobile phone was carefully placed in the inner bag of his shirt, trying to avoid destroying the complete lines of the clothes. At this moment, he could really use a cigarette, not because of a specific emotion, but because he could not describe his emotions in accurate language.
He looked down at the Tony Award trophy in his hand. If a pedestrian or a homeless man passed by at this time, he would be willing to exchange this trophy for a pack of cigarettes.
Unfortunately, the whole street is clean and cold, and no one can see.
Turning on the phone and hesitating for a moment, Renli dialed Rooney's phone number.
The sound of waiting sounded for a while before Rooney's voice came from the other end, vaguely capturing her panting voice, as if she was rushing over to answer the phone, "...Hey, Lanli? I thought you were at the celebration banquet now, why did you have time to call me? By the way, congratulations! Congratulations! This is definitely an unexpected surprise."
The words were a little turned around, but Lan Li didn't think much about it. Following Rooney's cheerful voice, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and her mood relaxed a little, "Do you still remember the Oscars ceremony two years ago?"
Rooney was slightly stunned, then she remembered it, and her smile paused a little, "Do you want to escape now?"
"No, I won't run away. They are not so scary that I can escape. Don't forget, I'm a battle-hardened person." Lanli teased in a relaxed tone, "But... I can use a friend now. Where are you now? How about it, do you have time to come out and have a bottle of beer?"
"... Sorry, I'm in Boston now. For a film project, I came here to meet the producer and director." Rooney sighed regretfully, "But if you don't mind, we can enjoy the same night sky together and enjoy the leisurely time of a bottle of beer."
"Ha, then I'll talk about it when you come back." Lan Li chuckled, "What I need is a real human being, not a fucking/air/baby/baby."
"God, are you comparing me to a doll?" Rooney exclaimed.
Lan Li didn't care at all, "You should talk to Ryan, he will tell you that in fact, the doll is also full of vitality, and your words just now offended many people."
"Full/Air/Doll Love", a work starring Ryan Gosling, which is also a work that Renli personally likes very much.
"Huh?" Rooney sighed helplessly, as if she was complaining coquettishly.
Lanli could even imagine that at the other end of the phone, Rooney bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes, showed a smile, changed the topic, and ended the conversation, "I hope the meeting of the movie project will go smoothly."
"Congratulations again for winning the egot. I can't be sure what it feels like, but it's definitely extraordinary." Rooney also returned to normal and said with a smile.
The two of them did not exchange too much greetings and then hung up the phone.
The smile paused at the corner of his mouth, dissipating like smoke. Like Rooney's congratulations and the congratulations at the Radio City Concert Hall behind him were the same. The alienated and isolated feeling was becoming more and more obvious. He originally thought that Rooney could empathize, but he was still disappointed.
But...what can he say?
Rooney's congratulations are a normal reaction. Do you still have to express regret for the winner on the night of the award? This is really strange? Perhaps, his current idea is that there is no need to worry about anything, it is just random thoughts immersed in his own world, and random thoughts that do not exist.
Maybe.
I looked down at my phone and found that the text messages had accumulated more than fifty of them. This is Lan Li's personal phone. There are not many contacts in the address book. As for the external phone, it should be more lively if it stays with Nathan.
Lan Li never confirms text messages as soon as possible, let alone reply to text messages as soon as possible. Often, after waiting for the number of text messages to accumulate to a certain level, Matthew couldn't stand it and began to process it in time. But today, Lan Li hesitated for a moment, but clicked open the inbox early to start confirming text messages. It was a pity.
After a brief browsing, the familiar names in my impression sent congratulatory messages as soon as possible, even Arthur and Andre were no exception. Obviously, even outsiders could not avoid paying attention to it. To some extent, it proved the vigorousness of this news event.
Lanley didn't reply.
Just as he was about to exit his inbox again, Renli saw the text message sent by Matthew.
"How are you?"
Looking at the text message quietly and hesitated for a moment, Lanli replied to a text message. Just as she turned off the phone screen, Matthew's reply arrived. Lanli looked at the phone screen in her hand seriously, her nose was slightly sour, but the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise gently.
He is not lonely after all.
Chapter completed!