Standing on the side table, Lance turned his head to look at Tom, who looked nervous, and couldn't help but feel a little disobedient.

Two assistants were checking that Tom was perfectly dressed, a makeup artist was repeatedly checking that Tom's makeup and hairstyle were perfect, and an assistant was standing two steps away with a mirror, Tom was looking at the mirror to make sure that nothing was missing from between his teeth.

The meticulous process made Lance deeply feel how demanding Tom's perfect life has been in the spotlight for the past two decades as an American icon. In the past, Lance thought that the idol baggage of Asian artists was very strict, but now Lance realizes that the so-called "idol baggage" of Asian artists is external, while the image baggage of European and American artists is strictly and carefully created from the inside out - and this burden not only includes idol images, but also funny images, personality images, tough guy images, etc., no wonder it is said that European and American entertainment is the product of high commercial specialization.

Every person who stands under the spotlight is a commodity.

"What's wrong? Need them to check it out for you? Tom noticed the strangeness in Lance's eyes and turned his head. There was no embarrassment or shyness in his face, only calmness - because this was his job, his life.

The smile on the corner of Lance's mouth rose slightly, and the emotion in his heart was not shocked, "No, I just noticed that you were a little nervous." Could it be that after so many years of rolling in Hollywood, when recording a show, you still get nervous? ”

Tom chuckled twice and pulled his tie, "Of course, every work is a new beginning. After saying that, Tom gave Lance a deep look before he continued, "Isn't it?" ”

Indeed, every work means a new chapter - it may be a success, it may be a failure, it may usher in a new peak of the career, but it can also fall to the bottom of the career, and the future is precarious, and every work is actually dancing on a tightrope. Tom has a deep feeling about this.

"Tom, Lance, thirty-second countdown." The drama manager at the scene walked over quickly and raised his hand to the two people.

"There's never a shortcut in the world, right?" Lance's answer was not in the right place, but Tom's eyes flashed and he smiled.

Stories of overnight success are common in Hollywood, but how do you go about it after that? After becoming famous overnight, how many can endure? You may start taking shortcuts, but eventually you have to go around and re-walk the path that others have experienced. Lance is like this, after experiencing death, he really understands this - without the down-to-earth foreshadowing of the previous life, how could he have made a triple jump in just three works in this life?

"Ten seconds!" The voice of the drama came, and Tom turned his head, looked straight ahead, and put on a relaxed posture, with a bright smile full of confidence on his face. Lance also withdrew his gaze, and his mood slowly calmed down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome Tom Cruise and Lancelot Strello!" Jay's voice rose to the beat of the drums, and then the live band began to jazz, but it was quickly drowned out by the amazing cheers and applause.

The door in front of him slowly opened, Lance didn't have time to go out at all, and he saw a turbulent sea of people on the left side, all the onlookers stood up collectively, vigorously agitating their hands, many people also put their fingers in their mouths, whistled, with one scream after another, the entire studio began to vibrate, and the fierce sound continued to turbulent back and forth in the limited space, creating an illusion that the sky was falling apart.

Tom went out first, and Lance followed closely behind him, and then he felt the cheers of the mountain and the tsunami sweeping over him, like a tornado, and he was caught off guard by the deafening sound; Then the flash poured down like a waterfall, and the sound of the shutter interspersed with the storm made the air restless, and the eyes suffered after the intense pressure on the eardrums.

Originally, I thought that this was just a recording of the "Tonight Show", but now it seems that the scale is much more than that.

Lance stepped forward, hugged Jay as if it was the first time they had seen each other today, and then stood beside Tom. Seeing Tom sit down, Lance sat down.

Jay sat behind a dark red desk, facing the couch where Lance and Tom were, Tom sat on the right side of the couch, close to Jay's position, only an arm's length between them; Lance, on the other hand, sat on the left side of the couch, about two steps away, not too far, but not too close. The difference in treatment at the star level is clear at a glance.

After Jie sat down, the cheers at the scene still did not stop immediately, and Jie had to press it down with a gesture, "Oh, calm down, calm down." I know everybody's crazy about Tom Cruise......" The words finally silenced the scene, and Jay paused, dragging out his final note, "But, you have to take care of Lance's feelings, and he's our guest today." ”

In less than ten seconds of the opening, Jay aimed the gun at Lance, but Lance didn't panic at all, pursed his mouth and nodded seriously, "I think, I'll get used to it." As he spoke, he still half-closed his eyes, showing a helpless but reluctant gesture, which made Tom not hold back for a moment, and burst out laughing, and a light laugh sounded at the scene. Lance spread his hands, "But I think Tom will get used to it, too." ”

The latter half of the sentence made the audience stunned, and they didn't react for a while, and even Tom stopped for a moment, not understanding where the laughter of Lance's words was. Or is Jie the most sensitive, his eyes flashed slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but outline first, and then turned his head to look at Tom, "So, Tom, you have suffered countless tortures on the set, are you sure it's not because of a certain director's personal revenge?" ”

At this moment, everyone reacted, clapped their hands and laughed, even Tom couldn't laugh or cry, gave Lance a punch in the arm, and kept shaking his head with a wry smile. Jay continued with the topic, "Tom, sue us, we need to know the truth of the matter. We all know that in the promotion of 'Killing with a Knife', you mentioned many times that this was the most difficult filming of your career as an actor, and now, it's time to reveal the truth? ”

Tom burst out laughing, then bit his lip hard, resisting the urge to burst into laughter, and nodded his chin, "Well, it seems that many things have been explained. Tom turned his head to look at Lance, "Man, is that why you kept NG and kept asking me to reshoot during the shoot?" ”

Lance shook his head dryly, "No, that's because your performance is really terrible. It's obviously a sharp sentence - in Tom's career as an actor for more than 20 years, almost no one dares to criticize his acting skills so positively, but under Lance's serious expression, with the previous atmosphere, there is actually a wonderful black humor, which makes people really laugh, and even Jay has to applaud Lance.

Tom was helpless and depressed, so he could only spread his hands and roll his eyes.

"Tom, I have to admit that when I entered the cinema, I didn't recognize it as you." Lance's topic was seamless, so Jay didn't have any difficulty, he cut the topic directly to the most important core theme, and he turned to the audience, "I'm serious, you guys go to see this movie, you know what I mean." "For a long time, I was trying to confirm, is that person on the screen really Tom Cruise?" Also, it wasn't until the cast came out that I realized that the person who had a lot of feelings was actually Lancelot Strello......"

"It's me." Lance silently raised his right hand and interrupted Jay's words, and the scene burst into laughter again.

Jay had to pause, try to restrain his smile, and then continued, "I mean, Tom, your performance really made a completely different difference this time, and I almost suspected that it wasn't you on screen. So, is Lance really that harsh? ”

"Yes, I must say, Lance is a very strict director, even a little harsh." Tom also restrained his smile and began to get serious, "In the beginning, I was very unaccustomed to his way of directing, and we had many arguments with the director, as if just now, Lance told me that if I didn't break my comfort zone, then this film would not have been successful. So, the next shoot was very painful, and Lance was tormenting me almost shot by shot, and many times, I was in the RV and didn't want to go out and shoot. ”

Tom and Jay both turned their heads to look at Lance, as if Lance needed to say something here, Lance was stunned, he didn't plan to speak, but after feeling the sight, Lance spread his hands, "So, what I just said is right, it's true that your performance is too bad." ”

This time, even Tom clapped his hands and laughed, and the scene became a sea of laughter.

"I'll admit it was a very rare experience. Especially after the finished product comes out, looking at yourself on the big screen, that strange and familiar feeling is very magical. Tom nodded his head and said what he thought.

"So, if there is still a chance to cooperate with Lance in the future, would you still be willing?" Jay asks a question that doesn't seem to pose any threat.

Tom, however, paused, looked back at Lance earnestly, and then shook his head, "No, I'll still refuse." The chuckle of the scene has already sounded,

Tom bit his lower lip with a tangled look, then nodded sternly, "Yes, I think I'll refuse." The laughter at the scene couldn't be suppressed at all, and it completely broke out, and in just ninety seconds after the opening, the laughter index was already off the charts. (To be continued.) )