Manhattan, New York.

Lindsay Beale followed a stylish and beautiful tall lady into a building and soon took the elevator to the apartment on the upper floors.

The tall girl opened the door and said, "Come in, Lindsay." ”

"Hmm. Lindsay Beale entered the apartment and was a little surprised, the apartment was not very big, but the decoration was quite luxurious, and from the window, you could see Central Park.

When I just graduated, I would definitely be envious when I saw such a house.

But in the past two years in Hollywood, she has seen a lot, and Ronan's mansion has been to it a few times, and she was only surprised.

The tall girl was a person who was extremely good at observing words and feelings, and said quietly: "I'll show you around." ”

Lindsay-Beale smiled, "Okay, Kate. ”

She followed behind Kate and looked at the other party's slim hip skirt, and if she was not mistaken, this was Chanel's latest style.

I haven't seen it for a few years, this classmate has changed a lot, it was originally a very good look, and now it is more sexy and beautiful, although the hip skirt is just above the knee, and the collar is not deliberately lowered, but it is generous and decent and reveals a strong charm.

Lindsey Beale thinks she can be classified as a pretty woman, but compared to Kate, she is simply an ugly duckling.

If it weren't for knowing what she did, maybe she would have been mentally unbalanced.

Following Kate around the house, Lindsay Beale was speechless, this is Manhattan, even if it's not too big, an apartment is worth a lot.

What's more, this room is full of luxuries.

The wardrobe is full of designer clothes, dozens of pairs of shoes from Prada and Chanel, and countless leather bags of various styles.

The dazzling array is full of high-end products.

Lindsey Beale feels that those actresses who have just become famous in Hollywood may not have so much stock of her.

"How's it going?" Kate, with her long blonde hair stained on her fingers, took Lindsay Beale back to the living room and asked, "I'm okay here." ”

Lindsay Beale sat on the leather sofa and said, "The location, the decoration, the view. ”

Kate suddenly asked, "How about being a screenwriter in Hollywood than you?"

Lindsay Beale shrugged: "I can't afford so many luxuries. ”

Since Lindsay Beale had already stated the purpose of the trip, Kate said: "How much money do you get for your hard work in collecting all kinds of materials and compiling a script? Lindsay, when you were studying, your conditions were no worse than mine, and now you are not bad." ”

Lindsay Beale understood what that meant: "I'm not bad at this job. ”

"We are old classmates, and of course we think of you first if there is a benefit. Kate felt that pulling an old classmate into the water would give an inexplicable sense of pleasure, and the big customer could also give a large commission: "I have a client who wants a new person to partner with me......"

Lindsay Beale frowned, but thought of keeping the contact, endured it, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm very satisfied with my current work and life. ”

Kate didn't insist anymore, and said casually: "Sleeping with your boyfriend is also sleeping, sleeping with other men is also sleeping, and you still have money, why not?"

Lindsey Beale discovers that her classmates have completely changed and are no longer what they remember.

After all, I haven't seen you for a few years, after all, I've been in this industry for too long.

A girl who is accustomed to money and sex transactions has lost the ability to love people, and it is really difficult to believe in love and men anymore.

For them, love can't be eaten as a meal, and can't be exchanged for a few Chanels, and it's worthless.

Lindsey Beale said, "Remember one Christmas party, when we sang and drank together, and you told me that you got an internship in New York and you came to Manhattan. ”

Perhaps these words evoked Kate's memories back then, and her previous sharpness was suddenly put away, and it was rare to show the friendliness of her old classmates: "I can't go back, and I don't want to go back." I'm fed up with those hard days! Lindsay, you know what? I couldn't even pay the rent back then!"

Lindsay Beale is also a person who has been in Hollywood for a few years, and gradually channeled Kate's emotions in the direction she wanted, and went over and hugged her gently: "Sorry......"

The hug clearly worked, and Kate smiled and said, "It's okay. In fact, the first time I started, I was just short of money and didn't want to keep doing it, but when I tasted the sweetness, I couldn't control it. ”

She is still quite relaxed: "Make an appointment once, and you can make money." The middle-aged men who asked me out were very generous and willing to spend money on me to satisfy my material desires. After a good night's sleep, you can have someone to hurt and make money, which is much easier than studying for exams. ”

Lindsay Beale added from the bottom of her heart that once you become addicted, you can't go back.

Kate naturally said: "People can't deny themselves, even if they are denied by everyone." I don't think this job is bad, I am a high-quality talent with good looks, high education, and high emotional intelligence. The clients are also high-level, mostly powerful elites, either politicians or wealthy people. ”

Lindsey Beale cautiously asked, "You're not going to like this job, are you?"

"Why not?" Kate is like a Hollywood star, very calm and comfortable: "Do you know why I like this job? Because you don't know what kind of person you will meet every time you open the door, this sense of adventure excites me, and it can make ordinary life full of excitement!"

Lindsey Beale worked hard to memorize every word Cather said, which helped her create characters in the script.

Kate continued: "I'm not a cheap female support girl manipulated by pimps, I receive customers who ask for five-star hotels, with high-end luxury, to serve all kinds of high-end successful people, to meet their needs. ”

"I'm selling high-end services, not flesh," she stresses. ”

Lindsay Beale thought of the information Ronan had collected when she was in England, and suddenly understood one thing, Kate's calmness and self-esteem were probably disguised, maybe this was also her way of deceiving herself into believing that she was doing a high-end service job.

After a long period of self-paralysis, maybe even she believes it is true.

"You know what, Lindsay?" Kate held up two fingers, "I charge a minimum of $2,000 an hour, and in addition to money, there are a lot of people who give me expensive gifts." Some people are willing to sell fixed assets for cash in order to make an appointment with me and pay for my service fees. So, my service is real and valuable!"

Lindsay-Beale suddenly thought of her male screenwriter colleagues in Los Angeles, and several single colleagues complained that the market had risen too fast in some areas recently, and they had no money to find women to relax.

People like Kate said are completely driving up prices and disrupting the market!

Lindsay Beal looked at Kate, maybe it was the kind of person who indiscriminately inflated prices that made Kate feel like a princess.

Kate really looked like a princess who didn't care about anything: "I'm independent enough not to depend on any one man. I confronted my own desires nakedly, and I didn't care about morality and ethics. I'm strong enough to not be knocked down by any difficulty. ”

With Lindsay Beal's deliberate pandering, Kate said a lot of useful things.

It wasn't until near noon that Lindsay Beale came out of the high-end apartment building, standing in the doorway and looking at the rooftop, with the feeling of just coming out of the weaving dream.

Unfortunately, Kate doesn't understand that she is responsible for her choices and bears all the consequences.

Judging from the current situation, she will not understand this truth until the day of old age and decay.

Lindsay Beale hurried back to the hotel, memorized what Kate said one by one, and after lunch, took the materials collected during this time to Kennedy Airport, and took the flight back to Los Angeles with Ronan.

"Didn't you leave in a few days?" asked Lindsay-Beale, "Why did you suddenly change the time?"

Ronan put down the magazines in the VIP room and said, "Lionsgate sent me an invitation to attend a premiere, and they have participated in the "Hero" pull party, and the courtesy is still exchanged, so it's hard to refuse. ”

Lionsgate was preparing to hold a premiere for "City of God", and I don't know why it invited him to participate.

After all, the other party sent someone to participate in some activities of Relativity Entertainment, and the invitation was sent directly to him, and Ronan was not easy to refuse out of politeness.

Hollywood is the norm for each other.

Ronan asked, "How's the data gathering?"

Lindsay Beale opened her briefcase, pulled out a file bag, gave it to Ronan, and said, "This is what I heard at school and in New York. I met with Kate, my classmate, in the morning, and I not only took note of what she described as an inside story of the industry. also made a psychological profile through her words and the whole person's situation, which I believe will help shape the character when writing the script. ”

Ronan nodded: "Lindsay, you are getting more and more reassuring. ”

Lindsay-Beale smiled and added, "Kate used to go to Los Angeles to do flying business, and she gave me a few phone numbers from my Los Angeles counterparts, and I went back and contacted them to try." ”

She sighed: "These people are good-looking, highly educated, and have high emotional intelligence......"

Ronan was reading the information, and when he heard this, he replied casually: "Get used to taking shortcuts, and shortcuts will become the only way to choose." ”

Having said that, when a certain girl is short of money and is tempted by a large amount of money, I am afraid that many will not be able to hold on.

Where there is demand, there is supply, and where there is supply, there is buying and selling.

I remember where I once read: everything in life is about sex, except sex itself. Sex is about power, and the greater the power, the more sexual resources you can use.

But there are some things that really don't hurt when you stand and talk.

Hollywood, for example, seems to be one of those people who use their powerful power to dominate.

Before getting on the plane, Ronan went through all the information that Lindsey Beale had collected and was very pleased with her work.

"That's it, Lindsay. Ronan made a decision: "You are responsible for the preliminary investigation, coordination and script of this project." ”