The afternoon sun is lazily pouring down, and the aroma of coffee wafting through the air makes people lazy and just want to close their eyes and enjoy the good time in the afternoon.

Lance leaned lightly on the back of the chair, supported his left hand on the back of the chair, holding a thin comic book in his palm, reading with relish, the mellow cappuccino in front of him exuding a faint sweet fragrance. In the café where white-collar workers and celebrities enjoy their afternoons, a pulp novel that only otaku will like suddenly appears, which really seems out of place, but Lance seems very calm, as if he is holding "One Hundred Years of Solitude" in his hand.

Two white-collar women walked out of the coffee room, approached Lance with a happy face, and carefully lowered their voices and said, "Lance, sorry to disturb you. Lance raised his head, there was no special look on his face, it was unpredictable his mood, "May I ask ......" The woman who opened her mouth was a little hesitant, but still gritted her teeth, "May we take a picture?" I really, really enjoyed your performance in 'Killing with a Knife'. ”

"Me too, me too." The woman next to her said excitedly.

"I don't think it's a good idea." Lance shook his head slightly, and actually refused neatly, which made both women stunned. Generally speaking, public figures will not offend ordinary people at will for the sake of image engineering, and will even cooperate very actively. But Lance not only refused, but also did not have any superfluous explanations, and after saying that, he looked down at the cartoon in his hand again.

Such an arrogant attitude made many people around him cast their eyes, obviously disagreeing with Lance's behavior.

The face of the woman who spoke first was a little ugly, she pulled her partner, turned around and wanted to leave, but she didn't expect her friend to be unwilling, she instead took a small half step forward and asked tentatively, "We really didn't mean to disturb you, it's just that it's rare to meet your favorite actor, and I want to go back and show off with my friends, and our group of partners like you very much." Excuse me, can you sign for us? When they go back, they will definitely be blue with jealousy, and when the time comes, we will definitely make a famous brand to support the scene at the premiere of 'Sin City'." ”

The woman babbled a lot, and Lance was a little bored.

In recent times, he has been recognized more and more frequently, and there are even some signs of getting out of control. Yesterday, he was recognized in the supermarket, which triggered a siege of more than 20 people, and the scene was chaotic, so that Lance really experienced the taste of "popularity", even in the star-studded Los Angeles, people will still be excited when they find stars. In the end, he managed to get out, only to end up in a mess, which annoyed Lance a little - although he knew that this was the sign of success, he didn't like it.

However, hearing the last part of the words, Lance raised his gaze again and showed a shallow smile, "Of course it's no problem, do you have a pen?" This sentence suddenly made the faces of the two women bloom, and their emotions jumped again.

After signing the tissues for the two women, they left satisfied.

Lance retracted his gaze and focused on the comics again, but then another voice interrupted Lance's reading, "I didn't know you liked Green Lantern. The comic that Lance was reading in his hand was none other than Green Lantern.

When I looked up, I saw a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes in front of me, his neatly trimmed red beard was particularly conspicuous in the sun, and his short red hair, which was not thick, was messy in the wind at will, and it looked like a bit of a performance art style...... Disheveled, even a little scruffy, it looked out of place with the neat black suit.

In 2003, the number one player on the Hollywood power list was not the familiar director or actor, but a producer who once produced "Top Gun" to make Tom Cruise popular, "Jedi Men" to make Will Smith popular, "Beverly Hills Detective" to make Eddie Murphy popular, "Pirates of the Caribbean" to make Johnny Depp popular Top producer, Jerry Bruckheimer.

As a producer, Jerry's films have a distinct "Bruckheimer identity", which can be said to be the best interpretation of contemporary Hollywood commercial blockbusters, and has also influenced commercial film production around the world.

At this moment, Jerry was standing in front of Lance.

This is not the first meeting between Lance and Jerry, nor is it the first conversation between Lance and Jerry, as early as the late nineties, when Diorama Pictures was just getting started, Lance and Ryan and others had an unexpected meeting with Jerry at a private drinking party. But the two have never been friends, not because of competition, but because they are not on the same level at all.

Lance didn't act too surprised, didn't act honestly frightened, didn't even deliberately stand up, just put the cartoon down, showed his whole face, and said with a smile, "I didn't know we had shared such a profound topic. "The subtext is to say: they are not friends.

"My bad." Jerry raised his hands and a friendly smile on his face, "Maybe next time we should share these kinds of questions." You know, I've always been interested in comics, especially Transformers. ”

Lance raised an eyebrow in surprise, "I didn't know that Transformers also have comics. ”

"Oh, of course, but it's a competitor." Jerry pointed to the Green Lantern comic in Lance's hand and said with a smile. Transformers and Marvel collaborated on a series of comics to drive sales of toys, dating back to 1984.

"It looks like we're already enemies." Lance said this pun, causing Jerry to laugh incessantly.

The two men continued to talk like this, one standing and the other sitting, and neither seemed to feel anything wrong. Lance didn't invite Jerry to sit down, but Jerry didn't express any desire to continue talking, as if everything was taken for granted.

"I met Tom last week, and we talked about 'Killing with a Knife' again." Jerry bent down slightly to express his respect, while Lance raised his right hand to the tail of his eyebrows and gently made a saluting gesture to show his salute in return, "I have to say, you have injected a unique vitality into this work, it is really wonderful." I'm trying to find out the secret, and you know, it's like a Pandora's box to me. A self-teasing remark made Lance smile politely, "But Tom's answer didn't seem so reliable, he said that the atmosphere within the crew was very harmonious, and everyone was so friendly, open-minded, and working together." This reminds me of the rumors I heard before, some people said that there was an acting learning discussion group in the 'Kill with a Knife' crew, and almost every actor would attend, share their ideas and skills, and even play against each other, which made the atmosphere of the whole crew immersive. I asked Tom for confirmation, and he replied in the affirmative. So, Tom's answer sounded like true again. ”

Jerry babbled a lot, but his gaze remained inquiring at Lance, as if it were just a small talk between producers.

Lance pursed his lips and nodded his chin, "So, is this my credit?" ”

Jerry laughed again at this response, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood, "Of course, it's your credit. Jerry nodded again and again, "The 'Future Water World' was the result of the crew's constant troubles, which ultimately led to that fiasco, wasn't it?" So, a good producer is so important that you can take credit for it. ”

Jerry's gaze rested on Lance's, and the deep gaze was meaningful, only a two-second pause, but it interpreted the meaning of infinity.

"'Water World of the Future'?" Lance's voice rose slightly, as if he was a little confused, as if he was a little teasing, "I thought it failed because the script was too weak and the theme was too advanced." ”

"Huh." Jerry chuckled twice, "Of course it's a reason, but have you forgotten?" At the beginning, there were many things within the crew, and the entire production process was interrupted to pieces, which was simply a disaster. Kevin almost gave up, but in the end he had to stay and clean up the mess because of the constraints of his contract. As a result, we all know that until now, Kevin has not relieved himself, which is suffocating. ”

Jerry seemed to be deep in thought, and his eyes fell deeply on Lance's shoulder, "Hollywood is always like this, and suddenly you can destroy a genius." The short words had a profound aftertaste, and then Jerry came back to his senses and cast an inquiring look at Lance, as if to say, "You agree with that, right?" ”

Lance tilted his head to meet Jerry's gaze, feeling a little pantothenic acid in his neck. Under the sun, Jerry's eyes were a little sharp, as if he could sting his skin, the corners of his mouth outlined a shallow smile little by little, and the condescending arrogance and contempt flashed away, almost making people think that he was dazzled, and immediately returned to his usual politeness and friendliness just now, "Then I won't bother you to enjoy your alone time here, I need a pick-me-up for a cup of coffee now, God, the taste of migraine is really unbearable." Jerry raised his eyes and said self-deprecatingly.

Lance put away his inner thoughts and chuckled, "Of course. Coffee is the antidote to all ailments. The flickering blue eyes were unfathomable, and the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be more relaxed and brighter than before, "I hope you recover soon." ”

Jerry politely took a half step back, nodded again, and then turned to leave.

Seeing Jerry's back as he left, Lance looked down again and began to flip through the comics as if nothing had happened, devoting himself to the comic book world with great concentration. Nothing was going to happen, and it was just a simple encounter. But only the two parties knew that they had already fought for a round just now, and there was no trace of the blade.

Compared to Johnny and Kayla, Jerry's number of stages is much higher. (To be continued.) )