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Philip, who was originally following Rachel, happened to be talking to the little assistant Lorna, and didn't hear the previous conversation, but the last sentence was clearly heard in his ears, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. He stole a glance at Rachel, whose face was pale, and the spirits kicked open the door and roared inside.

Shit!

You stupid pigs and long-tongued women, don't hurt me if you want to die!

Originally, Clyde had already said that the adult was satisfied with his recent performance and would reward himself appropriately, but now I'm afraid it's all over!

An angry and restless Philip has fallen into a nightmare of making up for his own miserable punishment, and he can't extricate himself at all, if he has a gun at hand, he can't even have the heart to kill these women.

Outside, Rachel felt as if her steps were frozen in an invisible restraint, and she didn't have the courage to walk into the familiar powder room anyway. Her brain was a mess, but she could hear the voices inside. Philip's roars, the make-up artists' attempts to stay out of the way, and Madeleine Heck's nervous stumbling were all heard by her.

No! No! That's not true!

They're slandering me!

Rachel's heart was filled with grievance, confusion, and anger, but she quickly remembered what Madeleine had said, and it didn't seem to be unreasonable. I don't know when it began, whether it was the agent Nancy, or the bigwigs of these film companies, the directors and even producers like Philip, there have been some subtle changes in their attitudes towards themselves. The success rate of auditions is much higher than before, and the producers are surprisingly happy in terms of salary......

These things that she usually didn't pay attention to, or noticed but didn't think much about, all came out in an instant, and she lost the courage to rush in to defend herself.

Is there really someone helping them?

Rachel Sellers wasn't a stupid girl, and soon her mind flashed through Lee's ever-smiling face.

She felt that she couldn't stay any longer, and almost strode out of the studio, completely ignoring the shouts of her assistant Lorna, as if everyone was looking at her with strange eyes and talking about herself, even if everyone was exactly the same as usual, Rachel felt that their eyes were full of contempt, mockery, and ridicule......

"Nancy, did Bruce ask you to help me?" Rachel dialed her agent's phone, and she felt a flame rising in her chest, and the fire was so burning that she couldn't rest at peace, and she was afraid that she would set herself on fire if she didn't find a place to vent.

"What do you say? Rachel? Nancy Jacobs on the other end of the line was a little confused at first, but she quickly reacted to Rachel's meaning and asked in a calm tone.

"The crew is saying that there are big people behind me to help me, so I can get this role, that's why they are so polite to me. Isn't there such a thing! Isn't it Bruce?! Rachel spoke quickly and urgently, completely losing her usual composure, and not even caring to control her tone. You must know, Nancy, tell me! ”

"Watch your attitude! Rachel Cyrus! ”

Nancy was very dissatisfied with her fierce appearance at this time, and reminded her coldly. "I don't know what's going on, but I'm very disappointed by the way you are now, don't forget what I said to you! This is Hollywood, no one will sympathize with you, no one will be nice to you for no reason! ”

Rachel was stunned by her cold tone, like a bucket of ice water poured on her head, opened her mouth, and for a moment she didn't know what to say, and the phone fell into a brief silence.

"Are you sober?"

Nancy could almost hear Rachel's gasp on the other end of the line, waiting for a moment before asking rhetorically.

"Listen to what you mean, it seems that there are some bad rumors in the crew? It's normal, you put on a show of shit, and everyone will look down on you; You're doing a great job, and some people will be jealous of you; You've got a good opportunity, and someone will squeeze you out and try to take it away from you. This is how the world is, it was, it is, and it will always be! If you don't feel like you're getting used to it, go back to school and get enough milk. But I'll tell you, Miss Rachel Cyrus, when you've licked your wounds enough and come back, it's still the same, and the struggle is even more intense. And what you're experiencing now isn't even a warm-up exercise. ”

Rachel was speechless by Nancy, she felt that it was incompatible with her own philosophy, but she found inappropriate words to refute it, so she could only be silent, silent, and silent.

But Nancy didn't care about her feelings at all, and continued to talk on her own, instructing condescendingly: "If you still have a little sense, listen to me now, I will understand the situation on the crew's side, and I will ask for leave for you if needed." Don't go back until you have completely regained your composure, so as not to deal with mistakes. ”

She paused at the end, and said in a voice with a bit of coldness and inexplicable emotion: "I am your agent, and I will help you promote, package, publicize, and take jobs, because this is my job." But I'm not a babysitter and I won't be your life coach, so I don't want this to happen again. The next time you come to question, I hope there are some more reasons to do it, but I won't give you that opportunity. So, remember to be respectful to me. Finally, if you're wondering the answer, Bruce did offer some help, and I think you should be thankful for him. Is there anything else you would like to say? ”

"No ......"

Rachel felt a little embarrassed at this point, Nancy's incessant talk made her completely speechless, and she seemed to have become an unreasonable party when she was originally questioning.

"Good." Nancy Jacobs didn't give her a chance to speak again, and hung up.

Rachel stood in a daze, staring at the busy phone that made a "beep" busy sound. She felt that she was not wrong, why did you do so many things behind my back, and you were kept in the dark like a child, don't you need to ask for my opinion? No, I made it clear to Bruce that I didn't want him to do that.

She seemed to have found a new target for questioning, and quickly dialed Li Jie's number, which was quickly connected.

"What's wrong? Our Rachel superstar, how are you doing? You actually have time to call me. Li Jie's hearty laughter came, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual at all.

"Why are you doing this! Bruce?! Rachel raised her voice, the pent-up anger and grievances from the crew and Nancy were about to burn her to the point of exploding, and she desperately needed to find a place to vent.

"What did I do, what did I do?" Li Jie's voice was slightly lowered, full of surprise and puzzlement. Of course, he had gotten the latest news from Clyde, the Spider Demon, but he didn't mean anything about it at all.

"What did you do?! I told you that I want to fight for the role through my own efforts, this is my life, and I don't like you to meddle casually. This time, you are the one who is behind the scenes, right, and you also helped me build a good relationship with the crew and the producer? Why are you doing this, without even asking for my opinion. You guys...... You guys...... You ......"

Rachel was almost so excited that she couldn't organize her words, and even said "you" three times in a row. She didn't want the crew to see her weakness, and she said that Nancy Jacobs, who was almost as strong as her boss, finally found an outlet for catharsis here at this time, and she couldn't stop talking about it at all.

"You are like those arrogant parents, who keep saying that it is all for your good, but you don't care about my feelings at all, and you don't even care if I need it or not! That's what you did! ”

Lee Jay didn't interrupt the whole time, allowing Rachel Sellers to storm the balls. In fact, he was leisurely smoking a cigar and spit out a few mouthfuls of smoke rings, until the other party finally felt dry and seemed to calm down a little, and then asked in a gentle voice:

"Rachel, why are you so angry?"

"What?" Li Jie's fluttering reaction was completely unexpected by Rachel, and in her mind, being questioned and reprimanded by herself in such an angry way, Bruce either tried to explain the argument, or she was equally excited, angry, and dissatisfied, so that she could continue to hold on to the topic, or have a fierce quarrel and convince the other party, whatever is good.

Anyway, it shouldn't be so bland, it makes her feel like she has accumulated a lot of strength and punches on the cotton, empty and completely powerless, uncomfortable and depressed, and it is difficult to react.

"I said, why are you so angry?" Li Jie continued to repeat the question in a tone that was so sincere that it was impossible to repeat, as if he had encountered something completely incomprehensible, and he simply wanted to understand it. "Do you feel like you're not qualified for the role? Or are you not confident in your acting skills? ”

"Of course I'm confident, I'm completely worthy of this role, I'm doing a great job!" Rachel immediately retorted with dissatisfaction, how could this possibly admit defeat.

"In that case, I've done some tandem work at best to keep the characters that are supposed to belong to you without accidents, what's wrong with that?" Li Jie's speed of speech was not hurried or slow, and his tone was extremely stable, which made people hear it clearly, and they couldn't help but follow his words and think about it. "If someone else takes away the character that is rightfully yours by playing a little trick, that's what I don't want to happen. Of course, I should have communicated with you in advance, but it happened that I was very busy some time ago, so I made my own claim. Originally, I was going to wait for the filming to be over, and then find a suitable opportunity to tell you and sit down and talk. Because I see your love for acting, I hope to protect your dream from too many twists and turns, and I hope that as a best friend, I can do my best to do my best. ”

After expounding his thoughts in a series of words without the slightest pause, Li Jie repeated the original question at the end.

"So, Rachel, what makes you so angry?"

yes, why are you so angry? Rachel had been caught up in confusion by what he had said.

Is Bruce wrong? A good friend who silently supports himself behind the scenes, and doesn't even ask for anything in return, he spends a lot of energy to help his career. And how did he reciprocate, just for the faint bit of self-esteem and pride, for the so-called principle of independence, but blamed for the reason.

For the people in the crew, they don't dare to face it.

For the agent Nancy, he is afraid.

For Bruce, who is closest to him, he poured out his anger unscrupulously.

Unspeakable guilt and loss rose from the bottom of Rachel's heart, and for the first time in her life, she felt so lost, like a wayward child, who was free to lose her temper under the care and protection of her elders, but could only cause harm to everyone.

Is what you have been insisting on wrong all along? Rachel was a little overwhelmed.

"Rachel, I don't judge or sway your outlook on life lightly. The only thing I want to do is to do a little bit of my best, and if you find it difficult to accept, then I apologize. Li Jie, who had been holding the phone, could hear almost every slight breath of Rachel and the gradually calming heartbeat, and guessed that she had been moved by herself.

"No, this time it's going to be even."

Although she felt a little embarrassed and sorry, Rachel still said that she did not show a weak apology. Anyway, Bruce wouldn't mind, she thought about it comforting herself, but she didn't realize that she had fallen more and more into the sweet dreams compiled by Li Jie, and she couldn't extricate herself.

"Seems to be in a better mood? Oh well, my dear big star. To celebrate your first film, we're going to have to get together next time. Li Jie smiled, took a pleasant puff of cigar, and easily dismissed this cute beauty.

He could certainly detect the subtle change in Rachel's attitude, but he never tried to pierce the thin paper. If it's a game, then the most patient ones will be able to grasp the big picture and win the final victory, sooner or later.

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The author has something to say: I finally finished the second volume, and despite the many revisions I made, I finished it under pressure. Dissatisfaction is certain, and in the process of revision, I always feel that there are a lot of things I want to write that have not been written, and the feeling that should have been written has not been written. But for the sake of keeping things flowing, I finished writing anyway. Let the shortcomings of the first two volumes make up for the next complex.,Some gains.,I believe it will be reflected in the later stories.,Strive to tell it more exciting.。 Just 300,000 words? It's a good sign, the third volume will be updated tomorrow, and I hope you will support it a lot.

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