Emma led the way in front, and from a distance she could see that her friends were still competing lively, she thought about it, and did not come closer, but found a suitable place on a high ground next to her, put her shoes and backpack aside, and sat directly on the ground.

After waiting for a while, Emma found that Lance did not sit down, and couldn't help but raise her head, and then saw Lance's slender legs, like a giant, standing on the high ground, looking into the distance, "Are you sure you don't take off your shoes?" When you come to the beach, be sure to take off your shoes and feel the heat of the sand with your feet! ”

"You're really a beach fanatic." Lance sighed lowly, and sat down next to him, but he still had no intention of taking off his shoes, and his feet were directly on the solid sand.

Emma looked at Lance, who was two seats away from her, and although he was dressed casually today, even if it was a shirt and suit pants, it was still a little strange. She was accustomed to the usual elegant gentleman Lance, and the indescribable sense of disobedience always leaked out inadvertently, but it was precisely this little sense of disobedience that made his tense shoulders gradually relaxed, and the heavy and thick night surrounded him, and the loss suppressed on his shoulders quietly merged with the night, and then became fragmented in the sea breeze.

The corners of Emma's mouth involuntarily rose slightly, and the sea breeze sent the man's deep voice, "So, among them, which one is your favorite object?" Emma looked at her in dismay, apparently not quite understanding the source of the question, and then listened to the man continue, "Aren't you sitting so far away because you are worried that he is cranky?" ”

Emma reacted at this time, but she was amused and laughed uncontrollably. Lance gossiped about it once, only to be laughed at directly, which made him look at it inexplicably. Emma explained with a chuckle under Lance's serious gaze. "I'm thinking about you, aren't you insisting on refusing to play volleyball? If we get closer, my friend won't let you go. ”

Lance pursed his lips and shrugged nonchalantly. "I doubt it." One sentence choked Emma - think about it carefully, it is true, it is estimated that in front of Lance's huge aura, the group of them all shrank back one by one, and they couldn't avoid it at all.

Emma grinded her teeth in frustration. In the end, there was still no way to refute it, so he could only explain sullenly, "No, there is no one I like there, we are just classmates, classmates from the acting academy." With that, Emma looked up at Lance, and for a moment the confusion was indescribable, and then quickly and quietly disappeared, dissipating into the wind with the sound of the waves.

"So. Is that why you approached me on your own initiative? You want to be an actor. Emma couldn't help but be stunned by Lance's words, the cold, blunt words that hurt her mercilessly—or at least tried to hurt her.

Even after the last encounter, Emma had understood his indifference, but at this moment there was still an indescribable anger, "Do you think you are qualified now?" Emma pushed back without showing weakness, but this did not anger Lance, but made him chuckle, "You are just a rookie director who has made two films now, even if I want to get close to a director, I will not choose you." ”

Lance was not angry. The corners of his mouth still have a smile that has not disappeared, "That's not necessarily, the rookie director has the advantage of a rookie, and it is easier to get closer." Lance turned his head. Sharp and direct, he said, "Even if you want to get close to Steven Spielberg, I'm afraid it's not that easy. ”

In Lance's mocking and red eyes, Emma's anger suddenly surged up, "Didn't you think about it, I was here to thank you for your help before." That's why I'm willing to approach you? Or...... Or maybe I like your 'City of God' and I think you're a great director, so I don't want to talk to you about the film? ”

In the face of Emma's emotional fluctuations, Lance never had much ups and downs, just stared at her calmly, as if this conversation was normal, "Sweetheart, this is Hollywood." Even if you deliberately get close to the director in order to become an actor, there's nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, this is the right rule of survival. Lance looked at the group of young people who were playing beach volleyball, "You can wait and see, your classmates, people who know how to use the rules and know how to compromise, tend to succeed more easily." ”

Emma's fists couldn't help but clench, and even her body began to tremble slightly from excessive anger, "So, you're hinting to me that I'm selling/selling/bodying to you now, and then I can win a movie role?" ”

"Huh." A light laugh escaped the corners of Lance's mouth, and he shook his head, "No, of course not, I'm very picky about this. ”

Emma felt that she should be angry when she heard this, not only because Lance insulted her personality, but she was determined not to obey the unspoken rules of Hollywood, even if her dreams had to be stranded, which was the bottom line; And because Lance insulted her, even if it was an unspoken rule, she was no longer among Lance's chosen targets. However, Emma not only did not have anger, but on the contrary, an inexplicable sense of absurdity arose from the bottom of her heart.

Emma thinks back to what happened on the last Oscar night, and so did he, who was easily able to provoke her and coldly and cruelly turn her away from thousands of miles away. But after calming down, she realized that hiding behind his sharpness was the best option for her.

Looking at Lance with a calm face in front of him, the night obscured his eyes and expression, but Emma caught a trace of exhaustion in those sparkling eyes, which reminded her of the figure he had sat alone in the bar a few minutes ago. Emma suddenly began to wonder what kind of story was hidden behind his mask.

How much pain and torture did he go through to put on this bastard's mask.

Emma involuntarily raised her right hand and tried to touch his eyebrows, which were slightly closer to the middle, the decadent temperament that wandered between strength and fragility, as if it only needed a touch to break apart. Then Emma's right hand, which had not had time to be fully raised, was suddenly retracted and withdrew her gaze in panic.

"No, I'm not." Emma forced herself to calm down and clear her mind from her chaotic brain, "I met you first, and then I met the director. Emma looked up and met Lance's eyes firmly, "Remember?" When I first met you, you were just a nobody. The mocking smile stabbed at Lance without fear, but it was fleeting, replaced by a pure enthusiasm, "It's true, I aspire to become an actor, this is my dream, but I will unswervingly go on, continue to polish my acting skills, keep honing my basic skills, one day, I will stand on the big screen as an actor, stand in front of you, and then enjoy the happiness and joy brought by the performance." ”

On Emma's face, Lance seemed to see himself again ten years ago. Heroic and fearless vigor, unwavering faith...... There are also pure and sincere dreams, on the road of dreams, they once ran barefoot in spite of a qiē, fearless even when they were full of thorns, and unmoved even when the prospect was bleak. It was the most beautiful, happiest, and most wanton years of life, and it had nothing to do with the standard of living, the level of income, and the achievements of the career.

It's just that those days can never go back.

"Aren't you? Didn't you make a movie with a dream? Emma lifted her childish face and looked at Lance stubbornly but firmly, the rampaging youth invincibility shining in her eyes.

Lance chuckled, didn't answer immediately, and was silent for a long time before he spoke, "No, I made a movie to make money......" and hatred.

"I don't believe it." Emma barely paused, and said categorically, "Anyone with sense knows that in order to make money, don't make a movie, because you're going to lose a lot." "The complexity of the film industry is far beyond imagination, nine out of ten investments can only barely protect the capital, or even lose money, and the real money is less than one." Moreover, anyone with bad intentions and bad intentions will never be able to make a movie as pure, crisp, and simple as the 'City of God'. ”

Lance looked at Emma, looking surprised. At this moment, Emma does not look like a fifteen-year-old girl, and her inner maturity and wisdom almost make Lance a little overwhelmed, as if she has been completely seen through. However, Lance still kept his composure and shook his head with a smile, "You are too young, and this society is far more realistic than you imagined. ”

Emma also shook her head, "You are still young, and this society is far from as terrible as you think. Emma was so excited that she stood up and wanted to turn away, but after hesitating for a moment, she stopped and said to Lance, "Indeed, dreams have no way to keep us alive, and many people have given up on dreams and chosen reality; But don't forget, when the dream disappears, the passion of life also disappears, we can choose to compromise with life, but we can't give up on our dreams. ”

With that, Emma turned around and strode away. This time, it was Emma who chose to turn around first.

Lance's gaze was fixed on Emma's departing back, for a long time, until she completely disappeared from sight, and then turned to look at the sea level in front of him, the blue sea and the navy blue sky in a line, and the regular and soft sound of the waves calmed all the noise and noise around her.

After a while, Lance took off his shoes and set them aside. The feet stepped directly on the beach, the sand particles that remained of the sun's residual temperature rubbed finely on the soles of the feet, and the toes couldn't help but penetrate the surface of the sand, so that the whole feet were buried in the sand, and you could feel the cold water vapor slowly surround the soles of the feet, and the scorching residual temperature on the surface slowly precipitated, and the muscles of the body involuntarily relaxed. (To be continued.) )

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