Lance's seemingly polite words conceal a profound meaning that one can't help but savor it, and on the surface it seems that it just winds the conversation back to the movie - this is what any actor would do, but after tasting it, you can detect the difference. Especially the words that follow.

"In fact, it was my idea to choose the Los Angeles Theater." Lance took the initiative to pick up the topic, leaving Jonathan, Cliff and others stunned, obviously not expecting such a turn, "I originally planned to invite George and Brad to tonight's premiere, but unfortunately it was refused. Lance's helpless expression made everyone at the scene laugh, "Later, I realized that if I wanted to compete with George and Brad for good popularity, obviously I picked the wrong opponent." "So I had to find another way to get a bigger audience, to get people to the premiere, to get into the theater to see the film, and then give me honest advice." Obviously, the Los Angeles theater has a unique advantage in this regard. After finishing speaking, Lance looked at the surging group of reporters in front of him, "Now it seems that the effect is far beyond expectations." ”

Sharp mockery, humorous and witty, advance and retreat appropriately...... In the midst of talking and laughing, Lance not only friendly the box office battle between the two films, but also fought back against the news media's fear of chaos in the world, which vaguely made people feel the demeanor of Woody Allen, but compared with Woody, there is less world-weary sharpness and less literati arrogance.

"In fact, in the process of making this film, thanks to Tom's cooperation, we tried a lot of different possibilities to try to bring a different work to the audience. Of course, I'm not Quentin Tarantino, and I'm not George Lucas, so I just want the audience to enjoy the movie. ”

Lance did not wait for the reporter's question, but continued to follow what he had just said. In and out of the words, it once again returns to the work itself of "killing people with a knife".

Sure enough, Brian, who was standing in the crowd, finally couldn't hold back, and asked loudly, "In the early publicity, Tom complained many times that the filming process was very difficult, what did you do to him?" Complaining, Brian quietly changed the verb, changing the nature of the whole problem, showing his blade sharply and ferociously.

Lance raised his hands with an innocent expression, "There is absolutely no rope involved." This is a hint of "binding", with Lance's serious expression, even Brian was stunned, and then many people around him laughed one after another, and some people asked one after another for some reason.

Cliff glanced at Brian, who was unresponsive, and then asked, "So what role did you play in the movie?" ”

Originally, Lance hoped to use this topic to shift to the movie, but apparently the reporter would not be at his mercy, and in a blink of an eye, he aimed at the "actor" Lance, but this was also expected, Lance put his hands down and smiled lightly, "A taxi driver, I am Tom's obstacle in the process of carrying out the mission, which can also be said to be collateral injury." ”

"You're the main character?" Jonathan's voice rang out again, pressing in on each step.

The original English name of "borrowing a knife to kill" is "Collateral", and the literal translation should be "indirect, accessory, and incidental", and it can also be used as a noun "collateral, collateral". The whole core meaning is actually the abnormal relationship between Vincent and Max - it is obvious that Max is the innocent person who is involved in it, but later Vincent also leads the mission to fail because of Max's collateral influence.

Therefore, when Lance said that his role was "joint and several", it was naturally completely on topic. That's why Jonathan asked.

Lance didn't answer immediately, but thought about it seriously, "I think, more accurately, is the director's abuse of power for personal gain?" "Bypassing the core issue in a self-deprecating way, indirectly affirming Jonathan's speculation, but with an inexplicable black humor that made everyone laugh." Hopefully it won't affect the film's box office results, otherwise it will be incredibly difficult for me to seek Tom's cooperation next time. ”

Cliff knew that Lance was not easy to deal with, but today Lance was even more slippery, and he was kind and friendly in and out of his words, and he kept George and Brad on his lips, turning the gunpowder-filled head-to-head duel into a healthy competition between good friends, no matter how they tried to ignite the fire, Lance was like a piece of wet wood, and he couldn't see the flames.

However, Cliff didn't intend to give up lightly, and raised his voice to attack again, but there was an uproar behind him, and reflexively, Cliff looked back - after all, Tom Cruise, the most important protagonist of the day, had not yet appeared, and sure enough, another stretch car appeared on the street, slowly stopping at a snail-like speed.

Cliff looked back at Lance who was standing next to Allen, and then looked back at the car parked in front of the red carpet, he didn't expect that the interview time would be so short, and he turned his head to look at Lance again, and said in a loud voice, "Tom and Brad once collaborated on 'Night Vampire', but they haven't worked together again in the next twenty years, and this time they are on the side of the showdown, what do you think?" ”

A small number of reporters have turned around and pointed the camera at the beginning of the red carpet, and a small number of reporters are a little restless, which makes Cliff, who is unswervingly standing in place and continuing to ask questions, seems a little abrupt, Lance looked at Cliff quietly for a while, but Cliff still showed no signs of giving up, Lance's surprise and confusion between his eyebrows burst out in an instant, and he answered the question, "Isn't it difficult to find a relationship between Yi and Leicester who love each other?" ”

The attention of some people around was still on Lance, and when they heard Lance's words full of doubts—as if the worldview of a loyal fan had been shaken, they were surprised and urgent, as if their unwavering belief had been rejected by Cliff—and the people couldn't help but reminisce about it, and when they understood the meaning, they burst into laughter.

This time, the eyes that originally looked at the beginning of the red carpet shifted back one after another. However, before they could ask what was going on, the exclamations of the red carpet opening were heard, and everyone had to turn their heads again, including Cliff, who as a journalist could not afford to lose sight of one over the other, and who had to pay attention to the new guests on the red carpet.

Then, people saw Kate Beckinsale dressed in a bright red cheongsam, with slender legs, delicate curves, fair skin and smooth black hair, just appearing on the stage took away the breath of many men; The gentleman standing beside her, a simple white shirt, a light gray suit and black oxford shoes, the shirt buttons were not all buttoned, the top two were unbuttoned, and a short and golden hair fluttered in the wind at will, heroic and windy.

The two of them just appeared on the stage, and they attracted the attention of the audience.

Taking this opportunity, Lance patted Allen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I think this is the signal for me to leave." Alan laughed, and Lance turned and walked into the Los Angeles theater.

Cliff's camera focus is also locked on the pair of beautiful people at the beginning of the red carpet, but in his busy time, he still turned his head to inquire about Lance's traces, and found that Lance had calmly left, which made Cliff feel a little depressed. Facing Lance today, I feel very aggrieved - it's not that Lance is too cunning, but today's Lance is too well-behaved, avoiding all sensitive topics in a proper manner, and there is a feeling that a boxing hit on cotton; But Cliff could sense the deep meaning in Lance's words, and Lance didn't leave much space for him to attack, but this kind of force made the emptiness of not being able to make the force too uncomfortable.

Originally, Cliff thought that Lance would take advantage of the trend and further add fuel to the fire of the showdown between "Killing with a Knife" and "Ocean's Twelve", making the whole topic completely explosive - at least this year's summer file Lance did this, making all reporters enthusiastic, lest the world be chaotic, and today's "Ocean's Twelve" premiere also did this, everyone knows that Warner Bros. has mentioned the scale of the premiere again and again, making it clear that it wants to occupy an all-round overwhelming advantage in this competition; But in fact, Lance did the opposite, not only did not go head-to-head, but also continued to show goodwill, and the whole conversation was friendship, avoiding the sharpness of the duel and focusing on the topic of the movie itself, like a dedicated product spokesperson.

Soon, this conjecture in Cliff's heart was confirmed - not only Lance, but the entire "Kill by the Knife" crew, from Kate Beckinsale, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Fassbender, to Shirley Lansing, Brad Gray, all of them were humble and courteous, with a gesture of peaceful coexistence and friendly competition, even Tom Cruise.

During the on-site question session, Brian directly put his and Brad's long-standing "showdown" on the table, and Tom also said with a smile, "Actually, I have been looking forward to working with Brad again, I originally thought that I would hope to become the twelfth person in the 'Ocean's Twelve', but obviously, my charm is still not as attractive as the beauty." So, I think I'll call him and complain when I get back; Or, like Lester, go straight to the door. ”

This answer is perfect, not only talking and laughing, but also touching on several topics, advancing and retreating appropriately, calmly. Even when it comes to Penelope and Matthew's date during the filming of "Sahara Cavalry," Tom seems down-to-earth, "We're all having a good time now, and that's all that matters." However, those viewers who want to see me and Kate have a spark of love in the movie are probably disappointed, there is no love line in this movie, and I also specifically appealed to Lance for this......"

With a small twist, Tom shifted the conversation back to the movie.

Cliff can sense that something is wrong, but what is the calculation of the ...... "borrowing a knife to kill" crew? (To be continued.) )