Paul is not a person who is good at hiding his heart, and there is always sunshine and shyness on his frank face, and all emotions are clear at a glance.

Just a casual joke easily exposed Paul.

Raising his head and looking at Lan Li's surprised expression, Paul rubbed his hair vigorously, as if to sweep away all his irritability, gritted his teeth, and said in a hurry, "I'm sorry." I wasn't able to stop it, I tried, I tried to talk to Michael, I tried to talk to Neil, but they just said that I just had peace of mind and I would do my job and leave the rest to them. It's not right, it's not right, I'm trying to tell them it's not fair and stupid, but ......"

Looking at Paul's disgusted and righteous indignant expression, Lan Li was confused. He thought that if he listened carefully, things would gradually come to an end, but in fact, the more he listened, the more confused he became, and the more question marks in his head, he had to interrupt Paul's words, "What are you trying to stop? What are you trying to talk about? You know, before you confess to the priest, you need to tell me what happened." ”

Paul was also stunned, rolled his eyes twice, and said hesitantly, "I...... Ing...... Try...... Stop them from making mistakes, they don't see your importance and refuse to give you the attention they deserve. This is not just a short-sighted approach, but a wrong approach. Fan can't be like this. They knew that Fan was targeting you, but they still agreed with Fan's outrageous suggestions. ”

"Wait. Lan Li raised his hand again, he vaguely grasped some important points, but today he was filming with too much practical brain, he needed to take a break now, and he was too lazy to use his brain, so he stopped Paul for the second time, "Start from the very beginning of the matter." Are you talking about 'Fast & Thrill 5'?"

"No, I'm talking about the sequel. Paul only reacted at this point, his eyes widened, and his face was full of astonishment, "Don't you know? Didn't your agent mention the sequel to you?"

"During filming, I tried to exclude external distractions as much as possible. Lan Li still looks like he is slow and methodical, and he drinks coffee in a leisurely manner, tasting the fragrance of coffee, "I think, Andy should have mentioned it to Nathan, and Nathan mentioned it to me, but I didn't care at the time. What's wrong? Isn't the movie still in theaters? Why are you in such a hurry about the sequel?"

Paul was stunned, and then showed a look of sudden realization, "So, you don't know anything?" After receiving Lan Li's affirmative reply, Paul paused for a moment, smiled dumbly, and realized his own oolong just now, "Yes, the matter of the sequel has begun to be discussed now." They can't wait to start thinking about their next money-making plans. Paul also made a rare mockery, but the bright smile made the mockery shine.

"Now they've started talking about the sequel's story, framework, characters, content, and so on. You know, building the blueprint for the whole sequel. Paul started straight from the opening this time, "Van is also one of the producers, and he told the others that you are not that important to the sequel, and they should not give you special treatment, not only in terms of roles, but also in terms of pay. Do you know how much they plan to pay you?"

This was supposed to be a question, but before Lan Li could open his mouth, Paul had already answered himself, "Three and a half million dollars!" and in an angry manner.

"Don't they realize that this is a mistake? Fan is completely talking nonsense with his eyes open, and he and you don't deal with each other, everyone knows that he is obviously announcing personal vendettas, reversing right and wrong, and talking nonsense, and as a result, everyone else is also confused.

Everyone can see that most of the credit for such a breakthrough success of this work is your credit, and they still have to listen to Fan's nonsense there!

This is not the right way to treat fellow crew members, let alone the right way to treat the heroes of the crew. I see that they are all confused, completely forgetting how desperate you were when you were on the set, trying your best to make a good work, and Fan is like an adolescent little girl, squirming and immersed in her emotions, this is really ridiculous!

I can't believe that Universal Pictures would be so dazed and make such stupid mistakes, do they know what they're doing?"

Babbling, foaming, and impassioned, Paul is all too strange.

Paul, whom Lan Li is familiar with, is a good old man with a docile temper, smiling all day long, even if someone offends him, he waves his hand to say that it is okay; when he talks about surfing, his eyes always light up involuntarily; away from the spotlight, he does charity in obscurity, never thinks that there is anything special about the profession of actor, and always maintains a humble and low-key style.

But today, Paul shows another side of his temper.

Such a true temperament of Paul made Lan Li's heart flow a trace of warmth.

What he knows, he clearly knows, Universal Pictures is actually not stupid, they have no personal grudges with Lan Li and Fan, at best they are just driven by interests, as long as there are enough interests, Universal Pictures will change their minds. The reason why they are on Fan's side is simply because they are unwilling to let go of the interests of their mouths easily.

It is they who have a personal position. Fan is his enemy, so he does everything he can to make him uncomfortable, and Paul is his friend, so he is fighting for him. They are all unreasonable, because they are all guarding their positions.

Looking at Paul, who was gushing and complaining incessantly in front of him, the smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth couldn't help but rise.

He was lucky to miss out on family affection in this life, but he made a real friend. Especially in the colorful vanity fair of Hollywood, it is really rare to be able to make a sincere friend like Paul.

Paul's eyes fell on Lan Li's face, and then he saw the smile, and he couldn't help but be stunned, frowned, and hurriedly said, "You're not in a hurry at all? I'm going to burn my eyebrows! I've looked for Neil, Michael, and two other producers, but none of them seem to have any effect! If this continues, maybe they'll just kick you out!"

Paul was in a hurry, and couldn't help but pat Lan Li's arm hard, Lan Li hurriedly stretched out the coffee to avoid the hot coffee from spilling on his clothes, this action made Paul quickly stretch out his hands, carefully protect Lan Li's coffee, and ensure that it did not spill out, and his temper calmed down again.

Paul exhaled heavily, leaned back in his chair depressedly, and said depressedly, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault." If I had found out earlier, if I had become a producer in the first place...... Now the situation is different. ”

"Huh. Lan Li chuckled, which made Paul angry, glanced at Lan Li speechlessly, and then looked at Lan Li's relaxed expression, which was ridiculous and funny, the corners of his mouth twitched, trying to resist the urge to smile, but after all, he still couldn't hold back, he laughed directly, shook his head, and had nothing to do with Lan Li.

"It's not your responsibility. Lan Li gently patted Paul on the shoulder, "Trust me, it's definitely not your responsibility. If Universal chooses not to use me for the sequel, that's their decision, and if I protest and don't get the results I want, it's my agent's responsibility. Paul, you are my friend, but you are not responsible for my work. ”

"But......" Paul tilted his head and looked at Lan Li with a depressed expression, he was not a person who could speak, there were countless words in his mind, but he couldn't express them, and finally he could only say depressedly, "But Fan is not clearly aimed at you." ”

"Then do you think I'm going to be afraid of him?" Lan Li's understatement words have a strong confidence, not to mention that the dust has not settled yet, it is just a preliminary discussion, and there is still a long way to go; even if a sequel agreement is signed on this, during the sequel filming, Lan Li is not stage frightened at all in the face of Fan.

Paul blinked, looking at Lan Li, who was slowly sipping his coffee, and found that he had no way to refute it. "But, he's one of the producers, and if he doesn't let go, there's no room for manoeuvre. After saying that, Paul realized that Vin Diesel was an impassable wall, and he couldn't help but be depressed.

Universal Pictures is one of the six major film companies, and it always has an innate advantage against artists, even top existences such as James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, it takes a lot of effort to seize the advantage in the game. If you accidentally tear your face, after the chicken flies and the egg is beaten, it is the artist who suffers.

Paul's meaning, Lan Li understood. After entering Hollywood, from outside the door to inside the door, Lan Li gradually peeked into part of the truth of this Vanity Fair, especially after signing Andy as an agent, Lan Li also understood that in the real society, talent is not everything, nor is dream, and the exchange of interests requires payment to be obtained.

"Paul, why did you become an actor?" Faced with Paul's worries, Lan Li began to chatter without a bull's head.

Paul didn't wonder, but thought about it seriously, "At first, I didn't really have any special ideas, just because my mom was a model, and then I started modeling when I was two years old, and then when I was a child, I auditioned for a few productions and became an actor." ”

Paul was born as a child star, but Hollywood child stars have always been difficult to get ahead. Just look at the iron rule of Hollywood: never shoot a film with children and animals. There are many famous child stars in the long history, but there are not many, and Paul is not one of them.

"But when I grew up, I had other options. It was just a simple question, but Paul was convinced, "In the end, I chose to be an actor because I could travel everywhere, because I could experience a different life, because I felt happy." ”