042 Strategizing
The sound of gunfire came, and Lance and Man** both turned their heads to look at the gate at the same time, and Man** reflexively picked up the submachine gun and took a step forward. Lance turned around and spoke directly, "Trust your brothers, it should be fine." ”
Before the words fell, the door was pushed open, and a person rushed in, "Boss, it's okay, it should be someone's pistol accidentally misfired, the brothers have gone over to check, don't worry." With that, the man went out again, and took the door with him.
Man didn't think much of it, in this area of the City of God, something like this happened almost every day, which made his shoulders slacken. Lance then said, "Look at yourself, what was your first reaction?" Man ** looked down at the submachine gun in his hand, his dark face did not show any change in emotion, but his eyes were shaking in fear.
"That's what I said." Lance continued to add, Man ** raised his head and looked over, in stark contrast to him, Lance still sat in place with his elegant Erlang legs crossed, didn't even stand up, picked up a cigarette and smoked, slowly exhaled a puff of mist, the handsome face in the haze blurred, only the calm temperament was slowly outlined.
"I want to tell the children the truth about what the real and cruel world is really like. Then, it's up to them to decide whether they want to join you or if they want to make another choice. Perhaps, their choice is still full of uncertainty, but at least ...... At least they have the opportunity to understand, and they have the opportunity to choose. That's what you didn't get in the first place. ”
Man** sat down slowly in the middle of Lance's words, and looked at Lance with some stunnedness, and then he saw a confident smile appear on the corner of Lance's mouth, even the smoke could not cover it, "Man**, are you worried that I am describing too violently?" Or are you worried that I'm putting too much poison content? No, you should read the script carefully, and then you will know that I am looking for truth, not exaggeration. That's why I'm asking for collaboration, and I hope you can also participate in this film and really feel the pulse of this city of God. ”
In fact, Man ** is illiterate at all, and naturally he has never read the script, and all his knowledge of the script comes from other people's paraphrases. Now under Lance's explanation, Man ** relaxed little by little, but deep down he still maintained a little vigilance, and looked at Lance with doubts, "So, don't you mind if I send someone to the crew to supervise your shooting?" ”
Lance spread his hands and expressed his helplessness, "Man**, don't forget jì, we already have you in the crew, and you are an actor." ”
This sentence made Man ** stunned, and then he laughed.
Lance knew that he had succeeded in convincing Mann**. In fact, Man's culture is very limited, but he is experienced enough, which is also the experience he has accumulated over the years. Calvin can take advantage of Mann's desire to reverse his image and sow discord; Lance can use the same psychology to awaken Mann**'s childhood memories and empathize.
It's not over yet, though.
Lance mentally calculated the time, and was about to say something more to fill the gap in this time, when at this juncture, the knock on the door came quickly and violently. Lance's left hand holding the cigarette butt subconsciously shook it, and secretly said in his heart, "It's here!" Immediately afterwards, the door was directly opened, and the impatient and hesitant voice came:
"Boss, we're surrounded!"
"Huo", Man ** stood up directly, and this time Lance didn't hold the shelf again, with the tense atmosphere in the room, he stood up at the same time, "What's the matter!" Man ** roared loudly, and Lance also turned around, and stood one after the other with Man **, looking at the person at the door.
At this time, it can be seen that on the passage outside the small building, many figures are spinning in place in panic, although they have not completely lost control and fallen into chaos, but they can clearly smell the anxious breath in the air.
"Reporter, it's all reporters outside!" The person who came said out loud out of breath, Man ** obviously didn't expect this answer, and was stunned, "Not looking for revenge?" The visitor shook his head vigorously, "Reporter, a large group of reporters surrounded the two nearby streets, and they were constantly taking pictures. Bullet came up with a group of brothers to prevent them from getting any closer, but now they surrounded everyone, and they couldn't get in, and we couldn't get out. ”
Hearing the "encirclement", Man**'s first reaction was to seek revenge, or the police/detective. But I didn't expect it to be a helpless reporter. After being stunned for a moment, Man** began to be afraid. For the children of the slums, journalists are the "uncrowned kings", who can confront the entire state without weapons at all, as if they can disgrace the upper class with a conversation or a joke, and the lethality is far greater than that of the avengers and police.
"What are the reporters doing here?" Man** panicked at this time, if it was an avenger, he would fight directly with a weapon; If it's a police officer/detective, turn around and run for your life...... But what should they do if they are journalists?
Mann** subconsciously turned his head to look at Lance, although Lance is an outsider, but it is undeniable that Lance is the highest-level existence among the characters Mann** knows - and he is still an American!
"Man**, I don't know what those reporters are doing here, have you forgotten jì? This is your turf. Lance threw the cigarette on the ground, lifted his foot, and extinguished the cigarette butt.
Hearing this, Man ** was also annoyed, and yelled at the person in front of him, "Let those reporters get out!" We don't drink them here, and we don't have what they're looking for! ”
Lance didn't stop it, but waited for Man**'s men to retreat, beckoning a large group of partners with weapons to rush out, watching Man** pacing back and forth like ants on a hot pan, he then considered his words and said, "Man**, I know it's not my business, and I don't know if I should open my mouth......"
Lance's hesitation made Man** grasp the straw that saved his life, stopped, and looked at Lance with longing. The corners of Lance's eyes twitched, revealing a little embarrassed expression, "My personal opinion, reporters must not be offended, if you directly use violence and there is a head-on conflict, you know that those reporters will not give up." The outcome is far worse than a movie, at least, the movie is real, but what journalists do best is use a bunch of adjectives to make things more exaggerated and harsh. What you're worried about......"
Even if Lance didn't finish speaking, Man ** knew what the consequences were, so he directly picked up the submachine gun in his hand and aimed it at Lance, "Say, what do you say should be done?" But then seeing the innocent expression on Lance's face, he put down the submachine gun with some surprise, but he was unwilling to apologize, "Is there anything you can do?" ”
"Gestures, you should make overtures to those journalists, let them know that you have the force to form a direct confrontation, but you have taken the initiative to show goodwill. I think they're going to leave. But......" Lance was only halfway through his sentence when Mann had already rushed out, and Lance had to chase after him, "but I'm not sure what they're going to write in the newspaper, because that's a bunch of bastards." ”
Man** patted Lance's arm, "Thank you, brother!" He stood there and thought for a moment, "You should leave directly from behind, otherwise they will definitely be misunderstood if they see it." ”
This was not Reims' plan. Man is smarter than he thinks, but his vision is limited. Lance originally wanted to follow Man ** to the front, let the reporter take pictures, and then convince Man ** to let him leave on his own. In this way, in the eyes of journalists, Lance was held hostage. But now......
Lance pondered, "That's fine. Well, good luck. Lance also patted Man ** on the shoulder, "Also, Man **, I have to let you know that the success of this film is very important to you and me, and I don't know what those people who are trying to sabotage this work are for, I hope we will have a good time working together in the future!" ”
At the end of the point, Lance quietly planted a seed of backlash in the heart of Man**, and then it came to an abrupt end.
Man glanced at Lance thoughtfully, then beckoned one of his attendants and asked him to escort Lance away from behind. After the explanation, Man ** did not stay any longer, and quickly chased out, trying to save the disaster between the head-on conflict between his men and the reporter.
Lance's footsteps did not stop, and he followed the attendant out of the small building.
It's a serial scheme. When Lance guessed that Ryan was behind the scenes, he thought why not take the opportunity to do the first wave of publicity for the crew?
The filming of "City of God" in Rio de Janeiro was a tightrope walk, and every step had to be taken with care. Ryan knew this and tried to push Lance directly into the abyss; Then Lance is not polite to exchange a little, and he is sorry for this great gift of his best friend.
It's not enough for Ryan to know this, and preferably the whole of America knows that there is a crew that is risking their lives to make a production.
So, before leaving, Lance asked Albert to inform the important local media in Rio de Janeiro. When the media arrived at the filming location of the crew, they could see the scene of the crew being surrounded by groups, and the situation was naturally imminent; Then Percy appeared on the stage, Percy was the first to leave, and after calculating the time, he shot and at the same time attracted the attention of the thugs, and began to flee for his life, attracting all the reporters in the location of the crew.
Judging from the report that Man ** heard just now, Albert should have collected all the Dragon Balls for a big summon, and it is estimated that all the media that can be contacted have been called, plus the schools of sharks with a keen sense of smell are swarming, the scene must be not small; As for Percy, he is even more outstanding, just using a cigarette, he successfully attracted all the reporters, and did a good job!
Now, the show is about to begin.