Let out a long breath...... It was so long that he almost forgot to take a breath, and the hot and boiling air in his lungs was completely repulsed, and his body slowly cooled down.

The left hand was clenched into a fist, and the thumb was tightly clasped on the index finger, and the fingertips were almost turning purple because of the force. Raising his left hand, he slowly tried to release his fist, but found that his muscles were almost stiff and deformed, and his fingers could not be released at all, and he could only break his fists one by one with his right hand.

Stretched out his palm to look at it, but found that his fingers were still trembling uncontrollably, showing that his heart was beating to the extreme.

"Huh." He sneered softly, as if mocking himself for not seeing a big scene, as if he was venting the last trace of tension in his heart, and then slowly closed his eyes, letting the darkness slowly envelop him, but the cold of the night made him feel safe.

If Lance wasn't scared at all in his heart just now, it must be a lie. Tom Cruise is the top figure in the Hollywood pyramid today, just look at Paramount's attitude, he only needs a few words to bring Lance's fledgling career straight back to square one.

This was the case with the previous generation of Diorama Pictures, where they could decide the life and death of Lance with just a few phone calls and a lot of laughter. And now Tom is far more powerful than the diorama film industry at its peak, and even George Clooney during the strongest period of his career is still slightly inferior to Tom - the depth of his connections and the intricacy of power are the accumulation of many years.

Therefore, his confrontation with Tom is like an egg hitting a stone.

Any slight mistake may lead to "borrowing a knife to kill" the entire project to completely insulate Chaos Pictures, but this is still a small matter, if it really angers Tom. The most difficult thing is the future development of Chaos Pictures. After the success of "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow", the last thing Chaos Pictures needs in its ascendancy is to build another enemy - and an enemy like Tom.

So. Lance didn't have any bottom in his heart, not to mention that he didn't expect the situation to develop to the point of tearing his face.

But Lance knew. There was no way back for him. "Killing with a knife" is very important to Tom, because this is a film that will hit the Oscars, and if the quality of the finished product is not satisfactory, Tom may not anger Lance, but they will not become close friends; What's more, it's also an all-or-nothing option for Chaos Pictures.

He needed Tom to get out of his comfort zone - both for Tom and for himself.

Lance hasn't lived a long life in the spotlight, and he doesn't know what the so-called "idol baggage" is all about. He couldn't experience the feeling, but he knew what the comfort zone was all about, whether it was boiling a frog in warm water, or being stuck in quicksand. It's a place where you feel comfortable, even safe, and the experience you've accumulated over the years has become a habit that has evolved into an instinctive one, and most people can't get out of this realm unless the threat of death hangs by a thread - and even if they try to get out of it, the instinctive/instinctive response will fall into the same trap again.

Therefore. If you want Tom to get rid of that kind of idol performance style, and let Tom get rid of that charming discharge mode, you can only take a salary from the bottom of the kettle.

Lance barely gave Tom any face. The attack was carried out mercilessly, this fierce medicine was absolutely full of weight, and it was vented without any reservations, but the remaining reason did not make him completely crazy, and he attacked indiscriminately without words, he always expressed his opinions around the performance, and did not forget to use the agitation method, hoping to really arouse Tom's deep desire for Oscar.

It's just that no one knows what the result of this move will be. Everything is a double-edged sword, and the most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart. No one knew what Tom would do with the potion he had just given.

If it fails, then ......

Lance did not think about the outcome of the defeat. Because he doesn't like to make presets, if things really happen, then the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth. Now, what Lance needs to think about is how to break the shackles of Tom's acting and put him on the right track, step by step.

In fact, in the past five days, Lance has tried all kinds of methods, and he is almost like a clay man. But the power of habit was still too strong, and Tom was completely uncomfortable, and as the shooting progressed, Tom just became more and more irritable and struggling, which made Lance almost feel the urge to give up...... But, he won't give up, and even if Tom wants to give up, he won't allow it.

In "Magnolia", Tom's performance is so good that it is similar to a completely outward way, making Tom's character get out of control little by little, and finally stop abruptly before it gets out of control, which is the best level; In "Interview with the Vampire", Tom left a deep impression on people because Tom can use his charm unscrupulously, and the handsome image with a hint of evil in it is perfectly combined with the vampire...... So, what about "borrowing a knife to kill"?

His head throbbed a little, and Lance decided not to think about it for a while, he knew that the solution was somewhere in his head, and he needed to give himself a little breathing space and wait quietly for the solution to emerge. It's like a toy that you can't find at home, but when you forget it, it appears in front of you at some point.

There was a faint pain in the shoulder, and the action of hitting Terrance just now was still high, but after all, he was not very skilled, and the force was not accurate enough, and now the shoulder could feel the pain, I don't know if it was bruised. Rubbing his shoulders, Lance took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed a familiar number, the phone rang for a short while, and the other side picked up the phone, his voice full of tired sleep, "Who's there?" ”

"You're in preseason mode?" Lance rubbed his aching temples and tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a relaxed smile.

Gawain on the other end of the phone had already sat up, and when he heard Lance's voice, his shoulders relaxed again, and the whole person hid under the covers, "Well, it's time to start adjusting the biological clock." You called me at this time, you wouldn't have asked me to get up and buy you candy, would you? ”

The two brothers seemed to remember the funny things from the past, and they couldn't help but laugh, "No, what I'm missing now is a bottle of beer." ”

Gawain still closed his eyes tightly and said cheerfully, "I can order takeout for you, beer with pizza." After a pause, Gawain shrugged, "Unless, of course, you wish to share a Hawaiian pizza with me." The subtext is that he is willing to take the initiative to deliver it to the door.

Lance chuckled and shook his head, "Are you sure?" You sit next to me and look at me greedily, maybe in the end, you can't resist the temptation/temptation again. Although Gawain does not want to eat high-calorie diets, he must maintain a regular diet, and now that it is past midnight, under normal circumstances, Gawain will not eat.

"It's still offseason." Gawain's words made Lance laugh again. "So, you're still working? Or did you call it a day early? ”

"Well, it's still on the set, and we're only halfway through today's shooting." Lance's whole person slowly relaxed, sinking himself into the soft sofa, letting the tense muscles relax, and then he heard Gawain's hearty laughter, and the roaring sound hit Lance's eardrum like a drumstick, "I told you before, you really asked for your own hardship, and chose a work that was all filmed at night, and even the biological clock that affected the entire crew was reversed, otherwise, you guys just went to London to shoot." ”

Listening to Gawain's gloating words, Lance pouted, "The funds are not enough, otherwise, you can sponsor me all three weeks' salary in September, and I will fly to London to shoot." ”

"Do you really think of me as a cash machine?" After Gawain finished speaking, he laughed out loud, "Theo and Ian can't help, how about it, now know that I am irreplaceable!" ”

Lance couldn't help but roll his eyes with three black lines on his forehead. Gawain's thought circuit is really different from ordinary people, "How is it, how are you preparing for this season?" Lance directly ignored the topic just now and chatted with Gawain. Although Gawain's voice was still lazy, he was not at all vague when he complained about his teammates and team, and he babbled a lot, and Lance sat on the other end of the phone and nodded in agreement.

There was a knock on the door, and Albert's voice came with a slight hesitation, "Lance, fifteen minutes are up." ”

In the blink of an eye, the fifteen-minute break had arrived, and I didn't know what was going on outside. Is Tom still around? Is Terrance still around? Can the crew of "Kill with a Knife" continue filming?

"I see." Lance shouted to the door, then looked down into the phone and said, "I'm going to work, you can go back to sleep." ”

"Jesus Christ, you have used me and abandoned me like this?" Gawain muttered whiningly, causing Lance to chuckle, "If you don't want to sleep, I can ask Theo to call you and continue talking about life." One sentence made Gawain choke directly.

"Lance." Just as Lance was about to hang up, Gawain's voice came again, stopping his movements, "You know, you're always the best, you have to trust your choices and decisions, at least, I will never doubt you." Gawain chuckled and paused, "Maybe add Theo and Ian." After finishing speaking, Gawain was silent for about half a second, "I'm going to sleep, you'd better not call me again, otherwise I'll let you know what a piledriver is next time we meet!" ”

The phone hung up immediately afterward, and Lance sat in the dark, stunned, he thought he was hiding well, but he didn't expect Gawain to hear something abnormal. The silence in the darkness gently covered the skin, but the slightly cool air made Lance's brain gradually wake up, and a gurgling warm current slowly flowed from the bottom of his heart, raised his right hand and rubbed it at the corner of his eye, then stood up, tidied up his clothes at the door of the RV, opened the door, and took a new step. (To be continued.) )

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