Leeter eventually signed Ben Affleck, and it seems that for Matt Damon's sake, Jude assigned him a role in "Spy" - a staff member at CIA headquarters.

When Littlet approached Jude about this, he was running at the gym.

"I thought you'd give him the role of an agent killer." Leet stood next to the treadmill with the script of "Spy Shadow" in his hand.

Jude glanced down at the numbers on the treadmill, a little short of his six-mile goal, and turned up his pace to save time.

"A specific character who only appears in one episode and a regular character who appears throughout the series, I thought it was a simple choice."

"Just because you have a lot of minutes doesn't mean the role is important." This is the point that Littlet has always adhered to.

Jude got off the treadmill and wiped his face with a sweat towel.

"Please, I'm not filming 007, the agent killer is a very low-key group of people, the more ordinary the appearance, the better, Ben Affleck's image is not suitable at all."

One sentence decided the fate of Ben Affleck's character in the movie.

It was determined that Jude was to ensure the consistency of the film's style, not because he had any opinions about Ben Affleck, so Littlet did not insist on it anymore and talked to Jude about another thing.

"I've booked a plane ticket to New York for you, and the person you made an appointment with will arrive at noon tomorrow."

Jude nodded and asked casually, "Have you found a suitable French translator?" ”

"The other party's English is good enough for daily communication, which is what her agent told me."

"Kate helped me translate the script of "Spy Shadow" into French, do I need to bring this?"

Li Tee was directly stunned. He never knew that Kate could speak French.

"Don't you know?" Jude shrugged and said, "Kate majored in French and Russian literature at Oxford, and I originally wanted to ask her to be the translator this time. But now it seems that it is not needed. ”

――

A bar near Santa Monica Beach where Matt Damon and Ben Affleck sat at the bar.

"Congratulations on getting the lead actor in this movie!"

Ben Affleck drank all the wine in his glass in one gulp. Lay down heavily.

Matt Damon saw that Ben Affleck had something on his mind and deliberately changed the subject.

"Ritter told me that you also got a role in this movie?"

"It's just an ordinary operator, and it's not at all comparable to your agent protagonist who shows off his skills."

Ben Affleck shook his head, and his mind suddenly remembered a phrase that his professor of human behavior in college had mentioned in class: When a friend fails, you feel bad; When a friend is successful, you feel even sadder.

Growing up, Matt Damon did everything better than he did.

Matt Damon was admitted to Harvard, the best university in the country, while he could only go to a regular state university; also entered the crew of "Spy Shadow". Matt Damon can play the leading role as soon as he comes up, but he can only play a small role with no sense of existence.

Ben Affleck doesn't admit that he is jealous of Matt Damon, but he feels uncomfortable watching the gap between Matt Damon and him widen little by little.

Matt Damon suddenly lowered his voice: "To tell you a secret from the crew, you have to swear not to tell anyone." Director Locke had previously had the opportunity to direct "Mission Impossible" starring Tom Cruise, but for some reason, the producers finally chose Brian De Palma as the director, which is said to be Tom Cruise's proposal. ”

This shocking news made Ben Affleck forget the unhappiness in his heart for a while.

"So Director Locke's filming of "Spy Shadows" also has something to do with this?"

"A lot of people in the crew think so." Matt Damon took a sip of his wine and continued after putting it down: "The first part of the movie will really match "Mission Impossible". Now everyone is worried about it. ”

As soon as he came up, he met an opponent like Tom Cruise, and Ben Affleck didn't know whether to be happy or sad for Matt Damon.

He patted Matt Damon on the shoulder and said, "It should feel good to beat Tom Cruise, right?" ”

There was a lot of consolation in that, and in fact Ben Affleck never thought Matt Damon could actually win. Including Matt Damon himself feels that it will certainly not be a match for Tom Cruise.

"By the way, do you know who the heroine of this movie is?"

Ben Affleck subconsciously conjured up Kate Beckinsale's delicate and beautiful face, though he had only seen it once at a welcome party. The elegant temperament is impressive. As Jude's girlfriend, she is also one of the only two female artists in Lee's agency. It is very likely that she will be the heroine of "Spy", at least Ben Affleck thinks

Matt Damon shook his head. Rejected Ben Affleck's speculation.

Could it be Charlize Theron?

Ben Affleck couldn't help but frown, the woman who had turned down his request to dance at a party because it had also impressed him deeply.

"That woman is taller than me in high heels, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of pressure if you partner with her."

Ben Affleck looked at Matt Damon with some sympathy, and his heart was much more balanced.

"It's not Charlize Theron, she's currently working on 'National Treasure,' and that movie won't be over until at least next April." Considering that Ben Affleck has already guessed wrong twice in a row, Matt Damon gives a hint: "The heroine I'm talking about is a European actress who made a movie with Mel Gibson that was just released some time ago. ”

European actors, Mel Gibson, the film that was released not long ago, these three threads come together, and immediately a movie flashes through Ben Affleck's mind.

Among Mel Gibson's films released in the past year, the most eye-catching is of course the critically acclaimed "Braveheart", and the heroine of the film happens to be a French actor.

Ben Affleck closed his eyes, trying to calm the thoughts that were thundering in his head. As if he didn't believe it was true, he opened his eyes and looked at Matt Damon seriously, hoping to hear from the other that it was not just a joke.

Matt Damon looked at Ben Affleck with great certainty: "I promise, it's all true!" ”

――

At night, an Airbus A310 airliner is flying over the Atlantic Ocean.

Bastian took off his blindfold and noticed that the lights were still on in the seat next to him.

"What are you looking at?"

Sophie Marceau closed the book and showed the cover to the agent.

This is a French edition of "The Identity of Bourne".

"Did you really decide you wanted to take on this movie?" Bastian frowned, remembering the message he had received before getting on the plane.

Sophie Marceau noticed that there was something wrong with the agent's expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"I've heard a rumor, but I can't say for sure if it's true or not." Bastian shrugged his shoulders and then changed the subject and said, "Can you tell me why you're so interested in this movie?" ”

Sophie Marceau closed the novel in her hand and thought seriously for a few minutes.

"Robert Rudrum is one of my favorite American writers, and it was a dream of mine for a long time to be able to play a role in a movie based on a novel."

"Uh-huh." Bastian propped his chin on his hand, indicating that he was listening intently.

"Jude Locke is a very thoughtful director, and it should be fun to work with him."

Interesting? Bastian didn't think so, he had always felt that Sophie Marceau's decision was a bit risky, but he didn't want to talk about it too much on the plane.

"Americans love him, but European audiences don't."

The Europe to which Bastian was referring naturally excluded Britain.

Sophie Marceau smiled mysteriously and said, "I know a European who loves Jude Locke's work. ”

"Who?"

"Andrey."

After hearing the name, Bastian's expression became a little strange.

In 1984, 18-year-old Sophie Marceau fell in love with the director of the film Andrei Zolaski while filming the film "Wild Love" in France, and now this marriage has gone through almost ten years, and in general the relationship between the couple is quite close, but there are still some estrangements.

Regarded as one of the most stylized and innovative masters in Europe, André Zolaski has a mixed reputation for his extremely strong emotions and postmodernist theatrical structures, and in the 90s, because it was difficult to raise funds to continue his film career, he began to focus on his literary creation and directing plays, and his works became less and less; On the contrary, Sophie Marceau's acting career has reached its peak during this time, especially this year in the film "Braveheart" directed and starred by Mel Gibson as a French princess who had a relationship with Scottish national hero William Wallace, which successfully attracted the attention of Hollywood.

Sophie Marceau has always made his own decisions when it comes to career choices, and Bastian can't even remember how long it has been since he heard from Sophie Marceau about Andrei Zolaschi's evaluation of so-and-so film or so-and-so director, which was the main reason for his surprise.

"Andre liked 'Two Smoking Guns' the most, and he said that the structure of the film was fascinating, so he recommended me to see it." Sophie Marceau smiled and explained that such an expression was rare to see when she mentioned her husband in the past.

Batisian shrugged his shoulders when he saw this.

"Well, if you really like the film, we can have a serious conversation with each other when we get to New York, and if the film is filmed in Europe all the way, we can really consider it." (To be continued......)