Chapter 272 Watching the Football Storm (II)

Sunglasses, black jacket. Jack Nicholson, walking in the crowd, always had a tired, evil, and even rebellious look on his face; But yet so dignified, plump and intriguing. The eerie face of the ghostly writer Jack Dorrens, whom he played in the horror movie The Shining, is so expressive that when it comes back to reality, it feels like he was born with that ghostly aura.

Those familiar with the history of the Lakers know that there are eight seats at Staples Arena adjacent to the visiting bench on the sidelines, and in the playoffs, those seats are priced at $2,300 per game. It's very difficult for anyone to get their hands on one of these because too many fans want to get up close and personal with the big names. And two of those eight seats, even with the intention of buying with a million-dollar check, would have received a "no" answer.

The reason is simple, their owner is Jack Nicholson. Nicholson, who starred in "One Flew Over the Asylum" and "The Shining," is a die-hard fan of the Lakers. The 12-time Oscar-nominated and three-time Golden Man is not like Stallone, Nicole Kidman or David Beckham, who is always rushing past the Staples Center. As early as the 70s of the 20th century, when Chamberlain and West joined forces to fight the world, Jack was with the Lakers through thick and thin; In the 30 years since, everything has changed dramatically for the Lakers, with owners changing, arenas changing, announcers changing, coaches and players changing again and again, only Nicholson's sunglasses and black jacket have been rain or shine with the glory of the Lakers' dynasties.

Most Lakers fans know Jack Nicholson, and the crowd will greet him from time to time, and everyone is already surprised that Jack Nicholson is here, and everyone sees him as an ordinary old man, not a big Hollywood star.

Jack Nicholson walked through the crowd with a hot drink, smiling and nodding at the people around him. As he walked, he suddenly felt that someone was staring at him, which was a strange feeling, and Jack Nicholson stopped to look, and finally found a young man looking towards him in some inconspicuous corner.

After recognizing the identity of the other party, Jack Nicholson, who was about to enter the arena, suddenly turned around and passed sideways through the crowd. When he came closer, he smiled at Lin Mingyang with the hot drink in his hand.

As the legendary chairman of MGM Pictures and a well-known new generation superstar in Hollywood, Jack Nicholson is no stranger to Lin Mingyang, and Lin Mingyang is also quite familiar with this veteran actor, although they have not worked directly together, they have been friends with each other for a long time.

There was no polite greeting, like an old friend meeting, and Jack Nicholson asked directly, "First time?" ”

Lin Mingyang nodded.

"You like basketball too?" Jack Nicholson asked curiously, because it is located in Los Angeles, there is no shortage of celebrity faces in the audience at Staples Arena, but most people come here as a pastime, and many of them have never even touched basketball.

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "I played basketball for a while in high school, and then gave up because of acting"

"It's a pity," Jack Nicholson pouted, "did you join the school's basketball team then?" ”

"The Lakers' backup power forward Thomas was my teammate back then, and when we were at their most glorious, we won the state league championship" When talking about this past, the corners of Lin Mingyang's mouth turned up slightly, and the smug expression on his face was just right, which not only proved himself, but also did not give people the feeling of showing off.

"Thomas?" Jack Nicholson remembers that the Lakers did have such a guy on their roster, a player who was brought in only last season. I didn't get a lot of opportunities as a substitute, but every time I played, he was positive, "He was your teammate in high school, so where are you?" ”

Lin Mingyang smiled brightly: "I play the same position as Kobe Bryant"

"I have two fixed seats in the front row, I'm coming alone today, and there just happens to be one vacant seat..."Jack Nicholson warmly extended an invitation to Lin Mingyang.

"I'm also setting the front row position..."Lin Mingyang took out the ticket from his pocket and glanced at it, "These two positions should be next to you"

"So you're still waiting for someone?" Seeing Lin Mingyang take out two tickets, Jack Nicholson nodded knowingly, "I have to go in first now, I'll see you in the stadium later."

Jack Nicholson took the first step, Lin Mingyang waited for a few more minutes, and finally saw Jessica Bell coming in the crowd. Despite wearing sunglasses, Jessica Bell's unique temperament and exquisite outfit are so unique that she attracts the attention of people around her along the way, and it is not difficult to find her in the crowd.

At the place where she made an appointment, Jessica Bell didn't see Lin Mingyang, she took out her mobile phone from her bag and looked at the time, and was about to frown slightly, when suddenly someone behind her whispered: "You are beautiful today"

As soon as Jessica Bell turned around, she found Lin Mingyang standing behind her, still holding two cups of hot drinks in her hand, one of which had already been handed over.

Whispering thank you, facing Lin Mingyang's warm smile like the warm winter sun, Jessica Bell suddenly felt that her cheeks were slightly hot. When she saw Lin Mingyang before, she had never felt such a heartbeat as now.

Just when Jessica Bell was thinking nonsense, Lin Mingyang was also a little distracted, Jessica Bell's outfit today was indeed very beautiful, even he didn't feel a little sideways when he saw it, he didn't expect her to be so shy, Lin Mingyang didn't say anything frivolous, her face was already dyed with a flush, and she added a bit of charm to her elegant and sexy temperament.

Lin Mingyang and Jessica Bell stood at the intersection in a daze, which has attracted the attention of many people. It would be bad if someone found out their identities, Lin Mingyang, who came back to his senses, immediately realized this problem, and immediately proposed: "Let's go in"

Jessica Bell nodded and smiled, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth, and the stunning look made Lin Mingyang's eyes dizzy, and he hurriedly stabilized his mind, so that he did not lose his ugliness in front of everyone.

In the flow of people who entered, the bodies of the two were very close, and the occasional touch made Lin Mingyang feel a sense of turmoil, and Jessica Bell was no better than him, when she walked into the VIP passage, her cheeks were already red, and her face was delicate.

As a professional actress, Jessica Bell quickly controlled her emotions, and by the time she entered the arena, her complexion had returned to normal. The seats of the two of them were next to Jack Nicholson, and Jessica Bell was very surprised when she saw this prestigious old actor for the first time, but she and Jack Nicholson were not as familiar as Lin Mingyang. Jack Nicholson and Lin Mingyang greeted each other warmly, but they just smiled and nodded at Jessica Bell.

The photographers and reporters in the stadium are used to Jack Nicholson sitting on the sidelines, and even Lin Mingyang and Jessica Bell sitting next to him are not being watched by the cameras of the reporters for the time being.

When Lin Mingyang took off his sunglasses, a middle-aged man next to him immediately recognized him, Lin Mingyang chatted with the man for a few words, and then turned his head to Jessica Bell's side. The seats in the arena were all close to each other, and the fragrant fragrance around Jessica Bell's neck drilled straight into Lin Mingyang's nostrils, making him feel uneasy.

Jessica Biel was also a little uncomfortable with this feeling of huddling together at first, but seeing that everyone around her was like this, Lin Mingyang actually didn't act excessively, and she quickly got used to this kind of close environment.

The whistle blew at the start of the game, and the attention of everyone around them was focused on the field. Jessica Bell lowered her eyes, her eyes were on the game at all, and although Lin Mingyang's eyes were running with the ball, his eyes were erratic, obviously he didn't put his mind on the game.

As the competition became more and more intense, the emotions of the people around them were slowly aroused, cheering, cheering, and cursing were endless, and under the wrapping of this lively atmosphere, Lin Mingyang and Jessica Biel were given a relatively independent space to talk.

By chance, Lin Mingyang and Jessica Bell both understood the deep meaning in each other's eyes, and it was Lin Mingyang who broke the silence first.

"I asked you out this time, in fact, I want to ask you if you have a schedule recently, and the new 007 movie Libang Girl has not yet been confirmed... Interested in giving it a try? ”

"Hmm...," Jessica Bell hesitated, "How many Bond girls are there in this film?" ”

Lin Mingyang doesn't mind spoiling part of the plot in advance, "Just one, and to be precise, she is Bond's strongest opponent in the movie." ”

Jessica Bell bit her lip and subconsciously asked, "Why me?" ”

Lin Mingyang shrugged: "When I look for someone else to act, many people will ask me this question, usually I will tell him what kind of characteristics the character has, and how these characteristics match the actor's own performance style... If I reply to you in this way, you can't find fault in general, but it seems that I don't have much sincerity, to be honest, this is a feeling, very strange, I think you are suitable, it is as simple as that. ”

Jessica Bell's eyes flashed with confusion, "Feelings for no reason? ”

Lin Mingyang smiled: "It's like loving someone, you can't tell why you love him, but you just like and are willing to stay with him." The human mind is a wonderful thing, and I think some feelings don't need a reason. ”

"But I should have known some basic information about this character," Jessica Biel lowered her head and smiled, and when she looked up again, the gloom in her eyes that had been lingering because of the breakup had been swept away.

Jessica Bell's change of mood did not hide from Lin Mingyang's eyes, "A Russian female spy who infiltrated the British upper class, she designed to frame Bond, and finally Bond in turn launched an investigation on her, and finally revealed her true identity... It's just the general plot, it's too noisy here, if you want to know more details, we can go find a quiet café after the game, and I'll have the script sent over. ”

Jessica Biel blinked: "Since Bond and the heroine are antagonists, the final ending is... Bond killed the heroine? ”

"Bond captured her and then was repatriated in a hostage-swap agreement between the authorities and Russia"

Jessica Bell nodded, "This ending isn't too cruel"

"So you said yes?" Lin Mingyang's eagerness exposed the lack of confidence in his heart, and Jessica Bell neither nodded nor shook his head.

"I need time to think about it."

Lin Mingyang nodded silently, don't look at the nervous expression on his face at this time, but he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. Now that the decision is in Jessica Bell's hands, his whole person becomes relaxed.

The course of the game did not affect the whispering between the two, and the topic became more and more relaxed, and the competition went on for two sessions, and the media reporters and videographers on the scene did not realize that a pair of Hollywood stars were sitting under their noses.

After a timeout, the Lakers replaced backup power forward Thomas, and Jack Nicholson found that Lin Mingyang's mind was focused on the beautiful woman next to him, so he had to remind him sideways.

This casual action was just captured by a cameraman opposite, and the camera moved half of the frame with the direction of Jack Nicholson's sideways, and although Lin Mingyang, who was wearing a baseball cap, pressed the brim of his hat very low, he inadvertently raised his head to reveal most of his face.

Not only was the cameraman stunned, but even the skilled lines in the mouth of the host in charge of the live broadcast commentary in the TV studio paused for half a second because of the man who appeared in the live broadcast screen.

"Jack Nicholson is a die-hard Lakers fan, and he'll be there for the Lakers' home games... Oh my God, the man sitting next to him was Lin who showed up at the Lakers game."

The audience in front of the TV was still complaining about the live broadcast screen staying in the audience for too long a second ago, but with the host's exclamation, they also found Lin Mingyang sitting in the front row.

"It's not often that the new and old Oscars appear at the same time in an NBA game... The Lakers just called a timeout, less than a minute into the game, and the Spurs called a timeout, now let's take a look at the replay of that shot just now, the beautiful lady next to Lin is also very familiar, oh my God, isn't this Jessica Bell who just broke up with Justin? ”

The host was so excited that he was a little incoherent, "Is this still an NBA game?" I felt like I was hosting the Oscars, and Lin was definitely here with Jessica Biel, and they were talking and laughing in front of the cameras all the time... I can almost imagine the headlines in the newspapers tomorrow by now, and I've even drafted a headline, Lin and Jessica Bell appear at the Lakers game, and the two behave intimately and seem to be a couple? ’… The world is crazy."

At the scene, Jessica Bell also noticed that they were being targeted by the camera, and she whispered her face to Lin Mingyang, and we seemed to be recognized by the reporters over there, who were taking pictures. ”

"See the videographer directly across from us?" Lin Mingyang's face did not change and tilted his head slightly, "He was the first person to discover us, and we are estimated to have been on live TV now." ”

Jessica Bell looked a little anxious in her tone: "So what do we do?" ”

"Just pretend nothing happened." Lin Mingyang comforted softly: "Anyway, we really didn't do anything. ”

"But the media definitely won't think so" Jessica Bell suddenly felt a little nervous, she could even imagine that after going out of the stadium, a photo of her and Lin Mingyang close together would definitely appear in the newspaper tomorrow, and the media could say whatever they wanted, but she was hard to tell.

Lin Mingyang pursed his lips, with an understated expression on his face. "Tomorrow I will ask MGM to make an announcement, just explain that you are one of the candidates for Bond Girl, I asked you out to talk about this matter, those media can say whatever they like, just ignore it"

"Talking about things here?" Jessica Bell's tone suddenly improved a lot, "Do you think everyone will believe this statement?" ”

"But that's the case, are we going to announce that we're dating here?" Lin Mingyang's rhetorical question made Jessica Bell silent for a long time, and finally muttered a sentence.

"Killed by you"

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The photo of Lin Mingyang and Jessica Bell watching the game intimately at Staples Arena unsurprisingly became the front page headlines of major entertainment newspapers the next day.

At the beginning, the attitude of media public opinion in the breakup of Jessica Bell and Justin was basically neutral, because of Justin's previous "cheating", some media even stood on the position of sympathizing with Jessica Bell, but after Jessica and Lin Mingyang watched a game at Staples Arena, all the direction of comments changed.

It's true that Justin is cheating, but Jessica Biel also seems to have found a new love. Jia Tianwang is indeed very popular in the music world, but compared with Lin Mingyang, the two are not at the same level at all. Jessica Bell's choice of Lin Mingyang, who is impeccable in all aspects, is naturally reasonable, but according to this inference, the rumors that she was dumped by Justin before are a little untenable, judging from the current situation, it seems that she dumped Justin.

was still criticizing Justin's "chaos and abandonment" before, and was criticized by the media in a blink of an eye, and Justin, who had to be a man with his tail between his legs, turned into a victim, was dumped by his girlfriend, and wore a huge green hat on his head, he quickly won the understanding of many fans, and even won the sympathy of more people.

Immediately afterwards, a reporter photographed a depressed Justin getting drunk in a nightclub, and then his close friends stood up and said that Justin had been injured recently, and then deliberately pointed the finger at Jessica Bell.

In the end, Justin himself finally accepted an interview with reporters, and then said very sadly and sensationally at the scene, "Whether I have been betrayed or not, I hope the other party can be happy", which is equivalent to euphemistically confirming the fact that Jessica Bell and Lin Mingyang have a leg on his back, and won a lot of sympathy for a while, and Jessica Bell became the "split-legged" queen in the eyes of the media.

Jessica Bell, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally stood up and scolded Justin for being a complete bastard. The media-instigated conflict quickly escalated and intensified.

MGM's announcement press conference was "long overdue", and given the seriousness of the situation, Lin Mingyang had to stand up in person to explain, which made him very annoyed. In front of the reporters in the audience, he made no secret of his anger.

"Actually, I'm tempted to curse today, but our president, Mr. Ex, told me that you should be gracious on an occasion like this... Well, in case my emotions get out of control, they also prepared this for me. Lin Mingyang shook the speech in his hand in front of everyone.

"I have never been in the habit of reading according to the script, because I can ensure that every sentence I say is thought by the brain, unlike some people, there is no difference between speaking and doing things with brains and without brains, who I am referring to, everyone should know very well in their hearts." was swept away by Lin Mingyang's cold and fierce gaze, and many people in the audience felt a little weak in their hearts.

"The candidate for the new 007 film Libang Girl has not yet been decided, and I asked Bell to come out to take the opportunity to watch the ball to ask her own opinion on this role, to determine if there is a possibility of cooperation between us... But the truth about the shit in the newspapers disrupted all my plans, and it hurt Bell deeply. What I hate the most is the extremely irresponsible remarks of a certain man, and I want to say that it is okay to be a man without responsibility, but please don't be shameless to the point of being unacceptable."

Seeing that the speech he prepared for Lin Mingyang did not work at all, Exx hurriedly lowered his eyes to the host on the side, and at his signal, the host of the press conference interrupted Lin Mingyang's speech.

"Now let's go to the free question session, and everyone's questions will be answered by the spokesperson of MGM Pictures."

Lin Mingyang was about to have a seizure, but he saw Ex shaking his head at him in the audience, and finally he held back his anger and prepared to leave, but a bold reporter suddenly stood up at this time.

Sir, is that remark directed at Mr. Justin? ”

From the moment he stood up, Ex felt that things were going to be bad, and this press conference was carefully prepared by him in order to relieve the pressure of public opinion, but then Lin Mingyang's answer directly made all his previous efforts come to naught.

"As you wish, that's what I'm talking about."

The "fearless" reporter then asked, "Then what you just said, can I think that you are threatening Mr. Justin?" ”

Lin Mingyang snorted coldly: "That's right, this is the threat"

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For the stars who are negatively portrayed in this book, the frog is not maliciously smeared, but the plot needs it, and can only wronged them.

In fact, the frog still likes Dajia's songs very much, so if there are readers who are Dajia's meals, you can laugh at it when you see this, don't take it seriously

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