Leaving the box at Dormer's house, Maggie Smith's professional and dedicated guidance, and Ian McLean's contented laughter, still lingered in his ears. Involuntarily, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose. Although he was tired and worked hard, he felt that he was overdrawn inside and out, but his heart was content.
Sure enough, a return to the West End was the right choice.
Every day, literally every day, the situation faced, the experience of learning, the performance of dedication, it is completely different, even the best and the best actor, he must always maintain a humble attitude, deal with Different challenges, constantly enrich themselves. Only by continuous efforts and continuous progress, the shortcomings exposed will only increase and become larger.
This was the most fulfilling and solid period since Renly was reborn.
The real physical and mental exhaustion requires not only the top performance on the stage, but also the wave of visitors. If possible, Renly just wants to lie in the hot spring and stand upright, not even a finger. To move; but at the same time, this is also the real baptism of body and mind, from the outside to the inside, from the inside to the outside, constantly grinding and exercising, like a hundred forging into steel.
This is pain and joy.
Tonight, George's appearance was really an accident; however, it only caused a shallow ripple, which quickly calmed down.
For Renly, there were more important things to focus on than family opposition and rejection. Returning to the West End of London is not to prove himself to the family, but to constantly polish the basic skills of performance. This original intention has never changed; after experiencing the waves and ups and downs of the premiere night, he felt the beating again. the heart of a child.
So, unexpectedly seeing George, Renly didn't give too much special treatment, but Richard de Ville became the focus of the conversation. Although it is the first time to meet, it must be admitted that Richard is a very professional audience, full of enthusiasm, knowledge and insight. Compared with George, Richard really enjoyed the evening. The show, while Renly focused more on his conversation with Richard.
Renly noticed George's anomaly and eccentricity, and his impending rage.
It is undeniable that there is still some joy deep down in the heart, a little joy, maybe, this is the pleasure of revenge; but it is only a flash, and then I never think of it again.
Suddenly, Renly began to realize that George and Elizabeth's views were not as important as they thought. He has begun to learn to turn the page.
At this point, the boxes of the Halls and Dunlops were empty. Looking at the empty box, there still seemed to be a surging upsurge in the air, and a slight smile appeared in Renly's eyes, then he stepped forward and returned to the backstage, ready to pack up and go home to rest.
Tomorrow, there is still a whole day of performances waiting.
Renly had turned down Richard's invitation earlier, and that was no polite remark.
Since the opening night of the premiere, "Les Miserables" has been shown for 15 days, with thirteen appearances in total, and every performance is full of seats and thunderous applause; The call for Li to perform on stage has never cooled down.
After negotiation, the first lineup led by Renly performed thirteen shows without fail. However, they are not made of iron after all, and they are flesh and blood after all. The continuous high-intensity performances put forward extremely high demands on every actor. Even Tom Holland, a little flea, can't bear it, let alone the other actors.
Tomorrow is Saturday, and considering that Sunday is a day off, this will be the last performance of the first cast for the first stage. After Saturday's performances, the second lineup will take over the heavy lifting, starting next Monday; the first lineup will get four days of rest and adjustment -- plus Sunday, that's five days.
After the adjustment, the first lineup and the second lineup will enter the stage of rotating performances. For example, Monday is the first lineup, then Tuesday is the second lineup, and so on, to ensure that the actors can get enough rest and adjustment, put into the performance in the best state, and give the best performance.
In other words, the first stage of the Long March journey will temporarily come to an end tomorrow. Renly needs to focus and not let up in the sprint phase, or it will fall short.
In the West End of London, there is truly a show that can't be slack off.
"Renly!" Footsteps entered the backstage, and in the long corridor of the theater, a figure suddenly stood up, and the movement was a bit abrupt, especially under the sparse lights in the corridor, it was really scary.
Renly's footsteps paused for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he laughed dumbly, "There are many horror legends in the West Side. Although I'm not a person who is afraid of supernatural phenomena, I'm not a Ghostbusters either." This self-joking relieved In the tense atmosphere, the man in front of him laughed happily, and was a little embarrassed and shy.
A dark gray short hair, slightly curled; a thick beard on the round and honest face, occasionally mixed with a little gray beard, adding a sense of vicissitudes; a black frame on the high nose bridge Glasses look a bit technical otaku. If you match it with a slightly messy suit and shirt, and the tie is casually pulled away, then the otaku temperament will be more obvious.
With a rough glance, it is difficult to determine the age of the other party. It looks like a middle-aged person, but fifty, fifty-five, or forty-five, but it is not clear. Especially the boyish shyness and restraint on his face made him look younger. An image of Mark-Ruffalo came to Renly's mind, but it wasn't Mark-Ruffalo.
"Sorry, forgive my rudeness. Your assistant invited me to wait in the waiting room, but it was a bit noisy inside, so I found a seat outside. Then I saw you, so..." The middle-aged man realized his attire It wasn't quite neat, so I quickly sorted it out, but it didn't seem to help.
Renly waved his hand and chuckled, "The waiting room is always very noisy, the young crew is always like this, I mean, including me." Renly took the initiative to greet him and stretched out his right hand. , "Nice to meet you, how is it, how's the performance tonight?"
"Okay, very good!" The middle-aged man also held Renly's right hand and nodded again and again, "Actually, it's wonderful, I think I finally understand why the actors always have an obsession with the stage. I mean, European actors." That non-standard English, with a strong Spanish accent, was particularly evident in the rolling and snapping tongues.
"It's my pleasure," Renly said politely. "I've always thought that as a director, capturing performances is not your forte; obviously, today I need to change the wrong stereotype."
"Ha." The middle-aged man laughed cheerfully, "No, no, I should have changed my mind. Uh, it turns out that the power of acting can be so powerful that it can even break through the constraints of time and space. A truly outstanding actor is really too much. Rare. Oh, oh, sorry, I was so rude, Alfonso-, nice to meet you."
After chatting for a while, Alfonso realized that he forgot to introduce himself. This was his first meeting with Renly, which was really rude.
"Sword Comes"
But for Renly, the director was all too familiar.
The United States is a country of immigrants, and Hollywood is a melting pot of many ethnicities and cultures. Mexico, which borders the United States, has always been a part of American culture that cannot be ignored.
Among them, the stories of the "Three Mexican Heroes" in Hollywood are widely circulated: Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inaritu, Guillermo del Toro del-Toro).
The three directors are similar in age, only one year apart from each other. They went to Hollywood to work hard at almost the same time, and they made a breakthrough with their own strength.
Gilmour made his name with "Blade Runner 2" and "Hellboy", and later shot "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Pacific Rim". Landscape.
Alessandro laid the foundation of his career with "Love is a bitch", "Babel" and "21 Grams", and reached the peak in the two works of "Birdman" and "The Revenant". His control over the camera is unparalleled.
As for Alfonso, he is a complete technical control. The two long shots in "Children of Man" have detonated word of mouth; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in charge of the director is one of the series of movies. , the one with the best reputation and the most mediocre box office; later, he also shot "Gravity", which amazed countless people.
Among the three Mexican heroes, Alejandro and Alfonso have both won the Oscar for best director and are well-known all over the world, and Gilmour also successfully rejuvenated with a "Shape of Water" in 2017, it is true Land became the backbone of Hollywood.
As Renly said, he didn't expect Alfonso to show up at the Almeida Theater, because Alfonso was a techie and didn't pay much attention to the performance.
Facing Alfonso's self-introduction, Renly chuckled, "Personally, I really like the discussion of death in 'Your mother too', in Mexican culture, death is always special. ,Right?"
"So Does Your Mom" was an early work by Alfonso, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and was co-written by Alfonso and his own brother—somewhat similar to Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan ( Jonathan-Nolan); but overall, the work is not well known and many people have never heard of it.
Alfonso was a little surprised and opened his mouth slightly, "Have you seen 'your mother too'?"
"Yes, and impressed." Renly nodded affirmatively. "Are you here by yourself tonight to watch the show? Can I invite you to sit in the waiting room? Or, Do you have companions waiting for you?"
"No, no." Alfonso waved his hand, but then nodded again, "I mean, can we find a place to sit down and have a good conversation?" Sensing Renly's suspicious gaze, Alfonso felt He added, "I have a work that I would like to invite you to star in."