On the day of the Golden Globe Awards, the crew of "Devil's Advocate" still has a shooting plan. Theolod wanted Gregory to accept the trophy while he stayed in the crew to continue filming, but Heckford didn't give him the opportunity to show his professionalism. He had told Theolod to call it an early day the afternoon before and fly back to Los Angeles to get a good rest for the next day's Ballon d'Or.

"This is the most important step in your life, those actors who asked someone else to do it for you really didn't have time and didn't have the opportunity to be there, and now you have the time and opportunity to be there, why do you want to refuse? Don't worry about the filming progress, honestly your footage is almost done, so there's nothing wrong with you leaving for a day or two. Heukford patted Theolod on the shoulder and sent him back.

In desperation, Theolod had no choice but to obediently return to Los Angeles, and early the next morning, Marshall's hired stylist knocked on Theorod's door at seven o'clock on time.

Although the red carpet show of the Golden Globe Awards is more of a place for various female stars to compete for beauty, for male stars, the choice of red carpet style is also very important. Unlike female celebrities, who have a variety of cool or beautiful outfits, male celebrities have a much narrower range of clothing options, and most people will choose more stable dark suits and use hair oil to tidy their hair meticulously.

This kind of calm and solemn look does look handsome at first glance, but it's the same thing to see too much, which is one of the reasons why female stars are much more popular on the red carpet than male stars - compared to groups of three-piece suits, who doesn't like to watch a hundred flowers compete for beauty?

However, this does not mean that male stars will not pay attention to dressing up, if the female star on the red carpet is comparing who can wear the evening dress amazingly, then the male star is comparing who can make the suit bring out their masculine charm.

And – both male and female celebrities – don't let their hands touch any food from morning till night in order to look more photogenic on this day......

"Theorod Lecht!put down that slice of bread!" During the lunch break, the stylist Carl Miller wanted to go to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee, but he happened to catch Theorod who was about to sneak a slice of bread away at the "crime scene", and immediately rushed forward to save the "victim" from someone: "Are you crazy? I remember the first thing I said when I came in the morning was, 'From now on, you are not allowed to eat anything', right?"

Theolod looked at the bread in Carl's hand, then at the stylist's stern face, and shrugged: "Seriously, Carl, don't you think it's just self-deception to be able to look more photogenic by not eating for a day?"

"It's better than if you eat with a protruding belly. Theo, you are a star now, not the ordinary child you used to be, don't waste your face and good figure. Even if you are a man and do not have as many fasting and dieting requirements as female celebrities, you have to consciously maintain your image. Karl, who had dyed his hair green, said sternly, "If you're too hungry to do anything, I can allow you to drink a cup of yogurt, a cup." ”

Looking at such a demanding stylist, Theolod seems to have returned to the very beginning, no matter when someone tells him that he can't touch anything, and in order to maintain his image, he doesn't eat for a day on the day of the awards, and has to socialize on an empty stomach under the spotlight of the media.

At that time, Theorod cared about his image on the red carpet and at the awards ceremony - although in the end he also found that being hungry for a day was just a psychological comfort and following the trend - but now Theorod doesn't think that eating something at a banquet is disrespectful to the judges.

It's a pity that there is a person staring at it now, and it is not easy to stop by and eat something.

At 3 p.m., the 54th Golden Globe Awards kicked off at the Hilton Beverly Hills. Countless reporters and fans crowded the red carpet, fans just to get close to their idols and cheer for their idols in an attempt to attract their attention, while reporters tried to get first-hand information about the red carpet outfits of all the stars. If their photo is lucky enough to make it to the front page of a newspaper, it's a fortune.

Of course, some of them also wish they could photograph the ugliness of the star on the red carpet, such as a fall on the red carpet, such as a nervous to stiff smile, such as ...... Two stars who don't have a good relationship suddenly collide, like Theorod and Richard Gere. While it's likely that they'll avoid bumping into each other on the red carpet, they have to give these reporters something to think about, right?

It turns out that the thoughts are just thoughts, and the agents on both sides obviously know what the reporters who are waiting to see the show are at ease, and after fully understanding the time when the two arrived at the Hilton Hotel, Richard Gere and Theolod walked the red carpet one after the other. The two men deliberately staggered the time to the disappointment of the gossip reporters, who could only look regretfully at Richard Gere's back and then turn their gaze to the approaching car.

According to the information I got before, it was supposed to be Theorod sitting in the car. Since the last premiere of "First Degree Fear", his stunning white suit that attracted the attention of countless fashion magazine reporters, Theolod has not had a very attractive fashion dress, and the street photos he usually captures are also completely casual, which disappoints those journalists who want to witness the birth of a rising star in the fashion industry. In their opinion, Theorod's eye-catching look on the red carpet was probably the work of some hidden stylist.

And the fashion reporters who have long been accustomed to his T-shirts, jeans, canvas shoes, and shoes were startled by this child who has become a blockbuster on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards this time.

Like many male stars, Theorod also wore a black suit today. Compared with the more popular wide suit version of this era, this suit adheres to the slim waist design of Theolod's first white suit, which perfectly shows his good figure with wide shoulders, thin waist and narrow hips, while adding a point of straightness and slenderness.

Compared to many evening dresses with a straight upper body, this one on Theorod is like a touch of different color. The fashion reporters' eyes lit up and their flashes appeared. Of course, they didn't know that it was Theorod's idea to change the suit to a slim fit - Theorrod, who had been used to wearing this kind of neat suit in his previous life, was naturally not used to and could not appreciate this kind of wide beauty - they only felt that this time Tomyhilfiger's dress would probably sell as well as the previous white suit, and their innovative improvement of the suit would definitely cause changes in the fashion industry.

After all, this slim fit is ...... Wearing it on Theolod, it's really damn good, why didn't they find the charm of cinching the waist before?

Not to mention that the collar of this black suit is made of black shiny leather, like a finishing touch, brightening the overall look of slightly dull black a lot, wearing it on the typical hanger of Theorod, making the cold temperament of his overall image a little less out of reach, adding a bit of affection and romance.

Coupled with the smiling arc at the corner of his mouth and the slightly frivolous eyes, his whole person looks like a bad boy with an unstoppable evil spirit. If Theolod was as elegant as an angel on the day of the premiere of "First Degree of Fear", then at this moment he is like a seductive and depraved demon.

This slightly sullen dress has this effect on him, and many fashion reporters are reminded of his new summer clothing photo shoot for Tommyhilfiger last summer, and the bohemian cowboy is also very different from the previous boy in a white suit. They have to admit that, at least from the perspective of the graphic works, Theorod can indeed control any style of character and costume with ease, this kid is like a chameleon, and even his own temperament can be changed at will.

Given that Theolod has only appeared in three movies so far, his social circle is not large, so he has not met acquaintances on the red carpet. The red carpet is so long, and Theolod is not the kind of person who likes to be in the limelight, he can't walk the red carpet for five to ten minutes like a female star.

Between stops and walks, Theolod walked off the red carpet and into the hotel lobby without hurry. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony lasted much longer than the premiere of the movie, and the Golden Globes were a feast for the stars, and for physical reasons, Theolod did not bring Maggie with him. As soon as he walked into the hall alone, a staff member immediately stepped forward and brought him into the "First Class Fear" crew in the auditorium.

Naturally, Theorod ran into Richard Gere. When he entered, Richard was still chatting with the crew he had worked with before, and Gregory was sitting next to him, with his wife next to him.

Seeing Theorod, the person who was chatting with Richard immediately stopped talking, and Gregory also took the lead and met him, giving him a warm hug before he had time to react: "Long time no see, Theo, you look a lot taller, I always feel that the first time I saw you was yesterday, today you have changed from a big boy to a man in the blink of an eye." ”

"And Gray, you look good, too. Theorod smiled and patted Gregory on the back, "You dug up a Golden Globe nominee, isn't it particularly rewarding?"

"Yes, I'll have a greater sense of accomplishment when you're nominated for an Oscar. Gregory let go of Theorod, "And I really don't know whether to say that you are lucky or strong, how does it feel to be able to catch up with Al Pacino and play against this old gentleman in the third movie?"

"Happy. Theorod did not hesitate to give a word.

With Gregory taking the lead, the others around him also showed a smile that they didn't know whether it was true or not, and congratulated Theolod one after another. Richard Gere also politely congratulated the crowd, but his words were no longer as friendly and intimate as they were at the beginning. Theolod sensed his detachment, but he didn't put his attitude on his face, and to others he thanked him with a warm smile as if he didn't care that Richard had fallen into the hole when he broke the scandal.

Even, he took the initiative to tease: "It seems that your prediction has succeeded, Richard." ”

What Richard Gere told him at the beginning spread through "The Late Show with David Lightman", almost everyone knows it. And this teasing between friends rushed into Richard's ears, and somehow made his face a little unpleasant, but the actor's basic cultivation made him show the most decent smile, and teased him back in a fake way.

At 6 p.m., the award ceremony officially began. The organizers fully considered the social circle of each guest and rationalized the seating arrangement, for example, at this moment, Theorod was sitting next to Gregory, and there were at least six people between him and Richard Gere. In this way, the dissatisfaction of the guests and the unfriendly friction can be avoided as much as possible, after all, they don't want to see a few celebrities turn their faces and leave on the spot.

The program of this world Golden Globe Award is almost exactly the same as Theorod's world, and even the jokes that pop out of the host's mouth are almost the same. I don't know how many times I've experienced this kind of scene, and even more than this, Theorod sat next to Gregory at this time, and his thoughts flew back to the previous world early.

He remembered himself, standing on that familiar stage, laughing and crying. Or stand on the stage to receive five-minute applause from many peers, or sit quietly in the audience to offer their own encouragement and praise to others, or talk and laugh, or make a splash. Sometimes he is the guest of honor, and sometimes he is the most dazzling and eye-catching success on the stage.

For these stages, for these fame and fortune, for those applause, for many glory, he exhausted his youth, exhausted his life, lost his relatives, gave up love, and finally got nothing but the cold trophies in the showroom, only a sigh remained.

Theolod lowered his eyes slightly, he knew that he had to be at his best, smile at his best, and sit at his best, because the camera would sweep over, and as a star, he had to show his brightest side to all the people in front of the TV who either supported or belittled him. But for some reason, he suddenly felt very tired.

At this time, he sat alone in the auditorium of honor, as he had ever been in his life.

“…… The winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor is...... Theolod Lecht, "Fear of the First Degree"!" The voice of the award presenter Milasovino made Theorod hear the world in a trance, and each time the award presenter, with a voice of surprise, or blessing, or admiration, or admiration, read his name......

Now, you should look delighted and surprised.

That's right, I should have looked delighted and surprised.

When the camera swept to Theolod, he just raised his head, his blue-green eyes seemed to be shining with bright water, his eyes widened in disbelief, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose uncontrollably, and the whole person looked as happy as a child who got a favorite Christmas present, and he always stood up to thank his friends who congratulated him.

However, he is long past the age of believing in Santa Claus. Theolod smiled so self-deprecatingly, still with the same look of surprise and excitement on the surface, and slowly walked onto the stage that seemed familiar to him.

Milasovino took the trophy into his hands and stepped aside, leaving the entire stage to belong to Theolod.

Theolod looked at the trophy in his hand, and suddenly there was a few seconds of silence, he just looked at it quietly with an incomprehensible smile, no one knew what he was thinking, maybe he was stupid.

If you can't, you can ask someone else to help you with an acceptance speech that you didn't even prepare.

"Actually, I was just wondering if I should smash this thing in my head to see if I was dreaming. At the moment when the inexplicable voice sounded in his heart, Theolod instantly spoke, looking at the camera and the audience, and the smile on his face immediately turned into the most intriguing smile, "But I weighed the weight of this thing...... I think it's better for me to give up. ”

Theorod's words managed to break the awkward silence of a few seconds ago and amused many of the stars in the audience.

"Hmm...... To be honest, I still think it's a little incredible, because who would have imagined that Theolod Lecht would win the Ballon d'Or? I mean, that Lecht? Two years ago he was □□ in powder and needles. ”

Theolod's unconcerned self-revealing scars made the stars a little sneering, with tacit smiles, and encouraging applause and whistles in some cases.

"And now, hereiam, with the trophy in his hand, a few seconds ago he was still thinking about turning this thing into a murder weapon. Theorod smiled and took a deep breath, "Actually, I think there are many people who are more qualified than me to pick up this trophy, and the other nominees are very good actors, and it came to me." Maybe it's trying to tell me that the choices I've made over the years, the path I've come, and the ideals I've adhered to are correct...... I love acting!"

This last sentence caused cheers and applause from the guests in the audience. But the timekeeper on the side began to gesture, reminding Theolod that the time for the award announcement was almost over.

"What? so fast? Well, it's my first time, I didn't know how time passed so quickly, and I hadn't even started to make a long list of thanks!" Theolod glared exaggeratedly, and seeing that the timekeeper looked a little helpless, he immediately made a salute gesture, "Don't worry, man, I'll speed up." ”

"First of all, I have to thank Director Gray, screenwriter Steve, producer Hawke, Screen Actors Guild Mary, if it weren't for you, if you hadn't chosen me during the interview, I don't know where I would still be now, maybe still living in that little attic, working and looking for opportunities. Then I have to thank my agent, Marshall, I know that you have broken your heart and worked hard for me. And the actors I worked with, you were all very good, and being able to perform with you was the most important lesson I've learned since I got into Hollywood. And the crew, you guys made this movie even better, really, and those group actors, I know my bad habits are causing you a lot of trouble, I'm so sorry. ”

"Maggie, yes, Maggie Lecht, my dearest and most beautiful grandmother, thank you for supporting the ideals of your bastard grandson, thank you for not giving up on me all these years, I love you, always. And the fans who support me, you guys are the cutest of all. ”

"Finally......" Theolod lowered his eyes, as if thinking about what to say at the end, and then, suddenly, he smiled meaninglessly, and looked at the camera again, his eyes as bright as stars, "Finally, thank you, thank you for accompanying me through the most difficult years......"

"Okay, I've got to step down, or that friend over there is going to kick me down!"

Theorod said, bowing to the audience and stepping off the podium to the applause and laughter of the others.

The end of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony does not mean the end of today's event, after the awards, there will be a dinner. When it comes to a dinner party, it's actually a proper place for celebrities to deal with their interpersonal interactions, and a platform for everyone to congratulate the winners, where the protagonists are today's stars or the winners of tonight's ceremony, and those cold dinners......

Even if you change the food on the long table to plastic, there is no sense of disobedience, because no celebrity will touch it. They would rather go hungry than have the reporters who come in take pictures of their ugly eating. What's more, when everyone else is around to congratulate the winners, you are the only one who eats and eats, which is not conducive to your networking.

Theolod looked at the beautiful men and women coming and going in the dinner hall, watching them either gather around the Golden Globe winners to congratulate them or congratulate them without knowing whether they were true or not, or standing together and chatting happily, and couldn't help but sigh a little, no matter where the Golden Globe Awards dinner is, it is a complex stage full of factions.

Theolod in the previous world was the focus of this stage at any time, but at this moment, he was tired of these acting products. At first, he obviously just wanted to be a good actor and enjoy the fun that acting brought him, but for some reason, he began to pursue fame and fortune while pursuing fun, and then he had to do these hypocrisy and grievances that he didn't like at all...... He began to get in touch with more and more things he didn't like, and he was pulled deeper and deeper by Hollywood, but at first, he just wanted to act.

Now, when he just wants to enjoy the movie, these spider-like derivatives drag him into the situation he was in the first place, which gives him a headache, not a psychological feeling, but a physical pain. He felt so tired, as if no matter how much he struggled, he would go back to the end of his previous life, and this psychological exhaustion made his feet feel like they were filled with lead, and he couldn't take a step forward.

It seems that if you take one more step, you will completely fall into that abyss from which you will never recover......

Theorod took a deep breath as he tried to turn his attention to the food on the side, but it didn't work out, and the food that could have captured his full attention was now turning into nausea garbage. This kind of powerlessness derives from negative self-denial, which makes him feel that there is no more of himself in this kind of place, and there is no less of oneself.

You need your medicine.

Yes, he needs his medicine, urgently, otherwise there is a good chance that he will lose his temper in such a place. And yet, damn it, the medicine is still hidden at home, hell, it's so useless to do anything!

Theo...... Theo!" A familiar voice pulled Theolod back from his heart, and he saw Pacino standing in front of him. He was invited as a guest at this year's Golden Globe Awards, but the two of them were 108,000 miles away before, so naturally they couldn't meet each other. Pacino handed Theolod a glass of juice and said, "Why are you standing here in a daze? ”

"Oh...... I'm just a little nervous, you know, it's my first time in a place like this. Theolod squeezed out a forced smile at Pacino, "Well, it's all big people here. ”

"Big shots, you should leave that to Oscar. Are you nervous? No, you don't look like you're nervous and the director's face is not good, you can instantly enter the play in front of any actor, and you can be so calm and calm when you get on the podium for the first time, and the words of nervousness can't convince me. ”

"Okay, okay, you found out, I'm just hungry, and I was thinking about whether or not to sneak something into something, but...... Marshall also reminded me that I can't touch these things even if I starve to death......" Theorod sighed, shrugged his shoulders and tried to look helpless, but it didn't work well, at least not to fool Pacino.

Pacino looked at Theorod in silence, his expressionless face made Theorod unable to tell what he was thinking, but his innate aura gave Theorod the illusion of being seen through. At the end, he suddenly laughed, turned sideways and pressed his left hand on Theorod's back, half-pushing and half-leading him in a certain direction, nodding and smiling at the other stars very naturally along the way.

"Kid, your acting skills just now are so bad that I want to slap you. Pacino whispered as he raised his voice to greet the others, and the subject seemed to be the same Dustin Hoffman he had always looked down on, "Dustin, you old guy too, oh yes, I'm sorry I didn't pay attention to the lifetime achievement award in your hand, wait, I'll come to you later......"

"Hey, Pacino, where are we going?" Theolod, who was being pulled forward by Pacino, couldn't stop, so he had to nod and smile at the passing actors.

"Anthony?" Pacino ignored Theorod, he just waved at him and said hello to Anthony Minghella, the director of this year's Golden Globe nominee for best director and winner of Best Feature Film "The English Patient", "Sorry, I'll talk to you when I'm done with this kid." ”

In Pacino's unstoppable footsteps, Theolod finally figured out where they were going.

"Why, Pacino, we haven't been here for five minutes......

"No, you have to leave. Pacino said, grabbing Theolod's arm with one hand and pulling the door open for him with the other, "And I've got to stay here and say something nice about your departure - at least my old fellow's words still carry some weight, and I'm going to introduce you to some good peers in the first place, and it seems like I'll have to wait until the Oscars in March - you have to thank me." ”

Theolod listened, and the reluctant smile on his face stiffened slightly: "I don't understand what you mean." ”

"Do you really think I have presbyopia? Come on, I'm only fifty-seven, not yet. And my experience is enough for me to understand many things, such as," Pacino paused, the expression on his face was more stern than ever, "you need to rest, Theo, you need to go home." ”

Looking at Pacino's stern expression as if he were reprimanding his child's old father, Theolod was speechless. He could see the concern in his eyes, and the never-before-said "everythingwillbeok", which was why he didn't know how to speak.

"Otherwise......" Pacino laughed suddenly, he seemed to ease the somewhat stiff and awkward atmosphere, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and mouth when he laughed made him look unusually approachable, "Don't wait for you to do something to yourself, Taylor will kill you, don't forget, you still have a few shots, and you are absolutely not in this state now." Go home, take a hot bath, have a coquettish look at your grandma, or make a phone call to your chick who has been with you through the toughest years, and knock on her door, but don't stay in this kind of place. ”

"......" Theolod opened his mouth, and in the end, he only chose to express his gratitude with a hug, "I'm really glad I met you, Al." And...... Belch...... Actually, the last person I thanked was not my girlfriend, and if he found out that he had been misunderstood like this, he would definitely beat me up......"

"What? Well, maybe you should just change the way you thank your friends and put it at the end? The gossip newspapers will guess so, and see what those tabloids say tomorrow, it will definitely make you happy." ”

Theolod rubbed the bridge of his nose and nodded, but at the end, he seemed to be a little uneasy, and glanced at Pacino without saying anything. Pacino patted him on the shoulder and made a gesture similar to that of a puppy: "What do you think I'm going to say?

Theolod thanked Pacino again, and then he rubbed his face, letting his sad looking face relax before turning and walking towards the side door of the Hilton, finally with a proper smile on his face. The main entrance of the hotel is definitely blocked by many paparazzi at this time, and although there will be paparazzi squatting in the staff passage at the side door, at least the situation is better.

The chauffeur Marshall hired for Theorod was obviously an experienced man, and he had been standing by the hidden side door since he had brought Theorod over. Seeing Theorod coming out of the hotel, he immediately stepped forward to protect him, took his arm and walked quickly to the black Audi.

Theolod only felt that there were a few flashes of flash in his peripheral vision, and from his experience, all the shots of those flashes were blocked by the driver's broad back, and he was obviously very sensitive to the paparazzi's cameras, and almost did everything he could to help Theorod cover all the shots. Three seconds later, Theolod was sent into the car by the sturdy driver, the black windows perfectly blocking all flashing lights.

"Where do you want to go, sir?" said the driver, getting into the car, to Theorod, "do you need to be taken straight home?"

Theolod looked out the window at the paparazzi rushing forward, frowned slightly, slowly closed his eyes, and sighed: "No, I don't want to go home now, just...... drive, get rid of all the paparazzi first. ”

Yes, he didn't want to go home now, he just didn't want to, he didn't want to let himself go home in this way and worry Maggie. He had also mentioned to Maggie before that he would probably be home late on the night of the Golden Globes, and it was only about ten o'clock in the evening, and it was still early, so he had time to tidy himself up.

"Yes, sir. Obviously, this man who specializes in being a driver for celebrities is very professional, and he will definitely not ask more if he shouldn't ask.

The black Audi nimbly shuttled through one car after another, and it didn't take long for the old driver to shake off all the paparazzi cars that were following him, and then he slowed down and took Theorod aimlessly around the streets of Los Angeles, Theorod didn't say where to go, and he didn't ask.

I don't know how long later, the car drove onto a coastal road. Theolod looked at the endless dark sea in the distance, suddenly called to stop, and then said to the driver, who had been ignoring him, "Herman, right? Thank you very much, your work for today is over, you can go home, you don't have to accompany me, I'll take a taxi home later." ”

"I'm afraid that won't happen, Mr. Lechte. Herman, with his short flat hair, said, looking at Theorod in the rearview mirror, "Mr. Upton hired me, so it's my duty to bring you home - safely." ”

For some reason, he emphasized the word "safe" and was very cautious in his tone.

"You see, Marshall works for me, and you work for Marshall, and the commission that Marshall pays you, also gets from me, so essentially, you're working for me, and I'm your boss. I'll let you go back now, Marshall won't settle accounts with you. ”

"I'm sorry, I can't, Mr. Lecht. As a hired driver, you have to ensure that you are always by your employer's side, no matter what your employer asks you to do. And, with all due respect, sir, I can't leave a child on the beach so late, even if you and I are not in an employment relationship, and even more so you are a celebrity—at least you don't look like you're going to come to the beach. ”

"......" The stubbornness of the driver gave Theolod a little headache, and he held his head and scolded with a smile, "Are you still afraid that as soon as I see you leaving, I will immediately jump into the sea?"

"Yes. ”

“…… You know I'm just joking, not really asking, right?"

"I don't know. ”

"......" Theorod looked at him with some surprise and even a somewhat serious face, and finally waved his hand and opened the car door, "Okay, you win, man, you stay here, and I'll treat you as if you don't save zài." ”