Lance saw the arms stretched out towards him in all directions, and looked a little uncomfortable - as a director before, he had never enjoyed such treatment, and he had experienced cheers, but physical contact? That's not it. It seems that the influence of "American Weekly" has been more successful than expected.

Lance's muscles tensed slightly, he didn't like the touch of strangers, especially this kind of entanglement that included passion. But it was only a moment's hesitation for Lance to adapt, and he had foreseen that such a situation, if not today, would have to be faced sooner or later in the future - to be able to arouse the support and enthusiasm of fans, which is a good thing for the actor.

Lance took the initiative to stretch out his right hand and hold the palm close to him, originally just to prevent all his arms from leaning on his body, but he didn't expect such a simple action to trigger a chain effect, and almost everyone moved their palms over, trying to fight for the opportunity to shake hands. He exhaled softly inwardly, and then Lance smiled gentlemanly and held hands with the hands around him as much as he could.

When he saw Javier in front of him, Lance couldn't help but be stunned, the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little more playful, he held Javier's palm, and said in a loud voice, "Hey, I know you." One sentence made the reporters around him laugh, and Javier couldn't help but come back to his senses, such a Lance is really too familiar.

Feeling the deafening cheers on both sides of the red carpet, Lance's eardrums were being severely tested, and he even had the illusion that tonight's premiere would be even livelier than "the day after tomorrow".

A red carpet of less than twenty yards took Lance fifteen minutes to complete. Since the venue was so small and there were people everywhere in sight, Lance was looking for the location of the red carpet presenter, and then he heard a voice from the other side of the backdrop of "Kill with a Knife", "Hey, handsome guy!" Then he whistled, "Here, here!" Turning his head, Lance saw the big smile on Ellen DeJanness's face.

"Cowboy, have you straightened?" With a kind smile on his face, Lance walked over and gave Alan a hug. Ever since Allen hosted the premiere of "The Day After Tomorrow," they've become good friends. Alan teased Lance with a whistle, and Lance teased back.

Alan looked down at his jeans, "It's not since the last time I checked." Or are you bent? Cowboy? "Allen just whistled as a man seeing a woman, and Lance had a reflex, so she fought back.

Lance pursed his lips as well, and looked down at himself, "It's not since the last time I checked." The playful tone made everyone around laugh.

"So, the second movie?" Allen's simple words are meaningful, on the one hand, that she will host the second premiere of Lance's work this year, and on the other hand, that this is Lance's second work in a year, which can already be called prolific for a director.

Lance shrugged, "Almost failed." As he spoke, he raised his hands and gestured a faint distance between his index finger and thumb – just one month before the end of 2004. But Lance was more of a hint at the tremendous pressure that Paramount put on him during the filming of "Kill with a Knife" — something that only insiders could hear.

"Whew, I'll cross my fingers for you." Alan slapped his chest, looking palpitating, "What's even more rare is that you also completed this work as an actor, 'borrowing a knife to kill', right?" I mean, are you crazy? ”

Just at the questioning stage, the audience around him was already laughing, and Lance spread his hands, nodded and said, "Yes, I totally agree." So, after watching the movie, can you be gentle when you criticize? ”

"Uh...... What does it mean to be gentle? Alan's eyes widened, his face full of puzzlement.

Lance pursed his lips in deep thought, "Maybe, you can stop commenting on 'Kick this terrible guy off the screen, he's just a piece of pollution', you can say 'this guy is a pure vase, at least he's more handsome than Tom Cruise, but other than that, he's nothing good'." ”

The full ridicule was matched with Lance's serious expression, and all the audience at the scene already burst into laughter, and even the reporters couldn't help but laugh and applaud Lance's wit.

"I can't guarantee anything else, but I'm sure it won't be too difficult to compliment you on your handsomeness." Alan also replied seriously, the laughter at the scene was suddenly mixed with a scream, and Alan looked back at the audience, "Look, you agree with me too, right?" This time, the screams were even more shocking.

Darius, who was standing in the line of reporters, smiled with satisfaction, and it was clear that a large part of the reason for this momentum was due to the propaganda of "American Weekly". Even though Lance has appeared on the Oscar stage, even if Lance has dedicated the box office blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow", he is still relatively low-key on the whole, and it was not until this publicity that it really shined.

"Lance, how do you feel about the fact that you're in a showdown with Brad again since this summer?" Among the reporters, some people raised their voices to ask questions. This embarrassed Allen, who looked at Lance and half-jokingly said, "It seems that the reporters on the scene have run out of patience." ”

Lance gave Allen a polite smile, then looked at the group of reporters, and then saw Cliff standing in the crowd. Cliff lifted his chin slightly, and with a hint of arrogance, a hint of provocation, a hint of inquiry, his gaze struck Lance's eyes unhindered.

The curvature of Lance's mouth bloomed without hindrance, "Well, honored? I think I'll use that vocabulary. Unlike the-for-tat confrontation of "the day after tomorrow", Lance's attitude today is not only gentle, but also humble and polite, "As a director, I obviously haven't been in the industry for a long time, and I think it's really an honor to be able to be with a top superstar like Brad." Lance looked back at Allen, "And we all have similar tastes in the selection of schedules. ”

The ridicule of the hidden needle made everyone around laugh chuckles, but Cliff obviously didn't intend to let Lance go lightly, and still said aggressively, "Recently, there has been a lot of hype on the Internet about the duel between 'Killing with a Knife' and 'Ocean's Twelve', the two movies will premiere on the same day, and then you will fight for the box office, don't you have any special thoughts about this?" ”

In full view, Cliff couldn't say something as offensive as "who do you think will win?", at least not at first, he needed to lead and then follow the interviewee's words and then increase the attack.

Lance didn't seem to be aware of Cliff's attack at all, and still had a gentlemanly smile on his face, "I talked to George about it the day before yesterday, and we both found it funny. "When it comes to George Clooney, it invisibly weakens the sharpness and tension of the matchup, and as we all know, Lance and George are friends, and they are very good friends," I bet with George that it was five dollars. So, I guess I need a little help. ”

The last sentence, Lance said from the audience, which caused a lot of laughter to be heard at first, followed by a lot of whistles and screams. Their willingness to appear in the Los Angeles theater is the most direct support for "killing with a knife" - tonight, not only the news media, but also the audience, are facing the same choice.

Lance not only did not shy away from the showdown, but took the initiative to bring it up. Not in the way Cliff hoped, though, but in the way of friendly and healthy competition. But Cliff was not about to let Lance go, "So, who do you think will emerge victorious?" "The attack is full of power, and there is no room for maneuver to attack.

Lance didn't answer at the first time, but raised his right hand, crossed his index and middle fingers, made a prayer gesture, and then said, "From an objective point of view, George has a force that I can't resist, and there is really not much that Tom and I can do." The lightness and ridicule in the words drew a chuckle again.

"That's why the crew chose this place as the premiere venue?" A hoarse and steady voice rang out, attracting the eyes of the surrounding audience, and Cliff also turned his head, and then saw Jonathan's calm figure. Sure enough, it was the old fox, a seemingly insipid sentence, but it was secretly sharp, and it directly forced Lance into a corner.

This is a tricky question. In fact, Lance could have pretended to be crazy and stupid, pushing the arrangement of the premiere venue to Paramount, and then leaving it to Shirley Lansing or Brad Gray to solve, but in fact, such an evasion is tantamount to acquiescence. But if Lance had to answer, he had very little room to play......

Lance raised his chin slightly, his pupils shrank slightly, and looked at Jonathan's posture - this was the first time he and Jonathan had met, in the past, the development of Diorama Pictures had always been dominated by independent films, they did not have much access to "Vanity Fair", and senior journalists like Jonathan did not have much interest in independent film companies like Diorama Pictures, which were all over Hollywood.

Jonathan's calm demeanor, with a mere glance, impressed Lance, and he knew that it was a tough stubble – and of course, almost all journalists were not easy to deal with.

Lance coughed lightly, as if trying to hide his embarrassment, but the obvious action only exposed his inner embarrassment, and the reporters all showed a meaningful smile, and then heard Lance say, "Honestly, I thought it would be the Chinese/Chinese Theater." A phrase that is more like a complaint, but hides too much information: Is Lance hinting that Warner Bros. is domineering? Or is it accusing Paramount of not paying attention to propaganda? Especially with Lance's "embarrassed" expression just now, it becomes more and more meaningful.

Lance didn't give everyone much room to think, and then said, "But George is right, it's not about where the premiere takes place, it's about the work. After all, audiences don't buy movie tickets to watch the decoration of the screening hall, do they? (To be continued.) )