Chapter 699

"Didn't you say you were in Argentina? Why are you back? " Langley and Andre leave the waiting room and get on the golf cart. However, they don't use "caddie driver", but Andre sits behind the driver's seat and acts as the driver; Lan Li sat next to him and took up the role of a passenger with peace of mind.

Andre chuckled and said, "it's said that the youngest son of the hall family will return to London again. How can I miss such a good play? I can't wait to take the red eye flight and come back The so-called "return to London" here is not only geographical, but also reappears in the formal occasions of the upper class.

Lanli knew that Andre was joking, but he didn't retort. Instead, he said, "it's said that Hamilton's youngest son got into a romantic debt in Buenos Aires, and three women had a big fight in the hotel lobby, but someone ran away. I don't know if this good play sells tickets? "

Andre is not shy, but also surprised to see, "the news spread so fast?"

"I'm not the first to know," he said

The subtext is that the speed of news dissemination is far beyond imagination. People always say that the entertainment industry is the favorite place for gossip. In lanli's opinion, Hollywood is much better than those noble people with good looks. At least, Hollywood put everything in the open, while the nobles became whores and clung to the archway.

"It seems that I didn't go back to my anniversary. It was a wise choice." Andre also issued a sigh of fear, people can't help laughing.

Lan Li was surprised. "Didn't you go to the hunt? Eaton called me the day before yesterday, and this year even he was pulled over. " Eaton is not good at outdoor sports, even riding a horse, but this year, in order to open up a new brand situation, Eaton had to attend these social occasions.

"It's his choice." Andre shrugged his shoulders, obviously knowing that Eaton was forced to attend such an occasion, but it was his own choice to open a new brand“ I used to walk around the hunting ground twice. This year, it's estimated that Henry Dunlop will win the top prize again. At this time of the year, he is very excited about playing chicken blood. Besides, I didn't mean anything, so I sneaked over. Everyone is whispering, but no one dares to come here. So, I'm just setting an example for them. "

"I'm also looking forward to the fact that their shame can make me clean for a while. You just come here and disturb my work." Lan Li rolled his eyes and complained in silence.

Andre laughed, "you really should look at their expression, as if this is a rotten swamp, afraid to avoid, but curious about the top orchids hidden in it."

"So when you go back, you'll be Indiana Jones, right?" Lanli reveals Andre's real intention, which makes Andre laugh happily.

Without denying or indirectly admitting, Andre said with a calm face, "if I say that I came here today, I want to see the set and see your working state, do you believe it?" Lanli didn't answer. A wink is the best response - visiting the set? When Andre was in Los Angeles, the people in the industry who wanted to invite him to visit the set were just like the crucian carp in the river.

Andre shrugged helplessly. "I'm serious. I also made a special reservation for English afternoon tea today, and the whole team will come later. You know how troublesome the Ritz Hotel is. It took me a lot of time to invite their team over. "

Ritz Hotel, located in the center of London, is a typical traditional upper class hotel. Although it is a five-star hotel, its commercial promotion has not been fully popularized, but focuses on aristocratic experience service. All the services here are strictly in accordance with the requirements of the nobility. Even if it is afternoon tea, every guest must be present in formal dress. The gentlemen must even wear ties. If they do not meet the requirements, the hotel has the right to refuse the guests to enter.

Liz hotel's afternoon tea is well-known. Countless people come all the way here for the afternoon tea. After dressing up, just to experience the elegance and elegance of a noble here; Of course, the taste of tea is also a must.

Andre slightly raised his chin, deliberately made a "praise" expression, blue Li squinted, "if it's true, then it should be Claridge, not Liz."

Claridge is also a hotel. However, the hotel is not well-known here, and afternoon tea is the leading gathering place for celebrities. It's a high probability event to meet real nobles here. Even those famous people in the British entertainment and art circles will come here to enjoy afternoon tea, in order to flaunt their status. Of course, service and food, that's Claridge's signature.

Compared with Liz, Claridge has a higher level.

Strictly speaking, in fact, the real aristocrats would not choose Liz or Claridge. They would like to enjoy afternoon tea in a private club or at their own home. Liz and Claridge are too public and too commercial. However, if you have to choose a place for public meeting or leisure, Claridge is indeed an option worth considering.

In the face of Lan Li's criticism, Andre is speechless and can only say, "anyway, you don't drink afternoon tea." Then, without waiting for Langley to continue to respond, Andre said, "why, don't you believe that I really came here to visit? At least we've known each other for so many years. " Lanli didn't speak, just looked at Andre directly, which made Andre lose the battle. "Well, well, there's something I want to ask you."

Between speaking, Lan Li pointed to the studio not far away, indicating that it was the destination. Andre didn't drive directly. Instead, he pulled over and stopped. "I recently received a stage project and they asked me if I had any investment intention. You know I'm always interested in this area, movies, stage plays, TV, the whole entertainment system, but I still don't know much about it. I want to ask, "are you interested in coming back on stage?"

"John cod is looking for you, too?" This is Langley's first reaction. John appeared abnormally at the opening ceremony of Eaton last time. Langley didn't ask directly, but it can be guessed vaguely that John should raise money for his new work.

Andre was slightly stunned. "No, it's a Broadway project. What, John found you? " Andre frowned slightly. If it's for money, lanli is not a wise choice. "However, it's no surprise. Now the west end is in a very bad economic situation. I heard that another foundation has withdrawn its support for West End drama. "

All over the world, stage plays are declining. People's means and patterns of entertainment are becoming more and more complicated. It's really not easy to be willing to sit in the theater and watch a play for three hours or even longer. The west end and Broadway are the most representative theatrical stages in the world, but they are now unsustainable.

From a purely commercial point of view, Broadway is still ahead of the west end of London. New York has always been one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. In addition, American industry is always ahead of Europe in the transformation of commercialization and entertainment. It can be said that they have no bottom line. They are willing to save face for the sake of interests, but vice versa, Their commercial success has allowed the drama industry to continue to expand.

But even Broadway's attendance rate has dropped by more than half since the turn of the millennium. Now Broadway is full of classic plays, "cat", "phantom of the opera", "Lion King", "Miss Saigon", "les miserables" and so on. The main audience is not drama lovers, but tourists.

From a purely artistic point of view, the west end has always been in the forefront. In addition to the familiar and classic plays that can attract tourists, the west side is launching new plays every year, and the whole creative atmosphere is still alive. There are even many bold and innovative excellent plays, which can be extended to Tokyo, Seattle, Chicago, Berlin, Bali and other cities that are still enthusiastic about drama.

It can be said that the western district continues Europe's respect and insistence on art. The new plays born here are almost twice or even three times that of Broadway, but at the expense of commercial sacrifice. This makes the operation of the Western District difficult every year.

Fortunately, there are still many art lovers in Europe, and many of them are rich. They are often willing to set up charitable foundations to sponsor artists to create. Drama is one of the branches. Besides, painting, music, sculpture and writing are also the objects of sponsorship.

But in recent years, the creation of the western district has also fallen into a bottleneck. There is no breakthrough in art and no achievement in business. Now the operation of the western district is even worse than Broadway. If it wasn't for the European art lovers, who are still unremitting to come to the western district to support with practical actions, this industry would have been unsustainable for a long time.

"What is Broadway?" Lanli regained his thoughts. For rich and idle aristocrats like Andre, their persistence in art has always been one of the important driving forces for the development of art.

Andre shrugged. "I just heard about a proposal. I haven't seen the project planning for the time being. I heard that your agent is looking for a suitable project on Broadway, so I thought that if you are interested, it would be better

"Oh, I'm not omnipotent. You should know that." Lanli chuckled. He had a clear and thorough understanding of the film, but what about the stage play? The memory of the last life is not useful at all; Even in this life, his understanding is very limited.

Andre laughed and said, "it's not the Langley I know."