"Trust me, it's not my first time watching a rugby game live." In the face of Lu Ke's ridicule, Leonardo rolled his eyes exaggeratedly, and then raised his chin arrogantly, without hiding his disgusted expression at all, as if he was condemning Lu Ke's loneliness and ignorance, and actually treated him as a countryman, "I'm just not interested, it doesn't mean I haven't seen it." These are two different things. ”

Lu Ke could feel Leonardo's aggressiveness, just like when they met for the first time.

He wasn't sure what the reason was, maybe it was Hollywood's top superstars, maybe it was Leonar's personality, after all, he was just a rookie player in comparison.

However, Lu Ke did not feel timid or flinched at all, "So what made you come to the Candlestick Stadium today?" I guess interest is definitely not your teacher. Quietly, Lu Ke launched a counterattack, "Wait, or are you really here to ...... Came for me? ”

Meaningful, Lu Ke deliberately lengthened his voice slightly, and at the same time looked Leonardo up and down, and the hints revealed in his eyes immediately led to a deeper meaning in his words.

Such a counterattack was really beyond Leonardo's expectations, and after being stunned for a moment, he immediately tasted the deep meaning in the words, and the conditioned reflex of self-protection launched a counterattack, and said sharply, "Hey! Watch your words! ”

After many years of rolling in Hollywood's Vanity Fair, especially after the popularity of "Titanic", Leonardo is becoming more and more cautious about making friends, because everyone has a purpose, friendship is not pure, even love and family affection. In addition to the friends before becoming famous, Leonardo's circle of friends is getting smaller and narrower, and every new friend is very, very difficult.

But at this time, after subconsciously fighting back, Leonardo saw the polite smile on the corner of Lu Ke's mouth, and took a half step back amicably, widening the distance between the two people, without the slightest intention of approaching, let alone attacking, he reacted at this time, it was just a joke just now.

If the other party was just a stranger, Leonardo would certainly not overreact; But after the last unexpected acquaintance, and Lu Ke is not a Hollywood person, but a Chinese professional player who works hard in the NFL, all this makes him look like a friend worth making, and it is precisely because of this that Leonardo is more cautious.

Now it seemed that his nerves were clearly too tight.

Leonardo shook his head slightly, showing a wry smile, and was a little helpless about his reaction, and said softly, "I'm sorry. ”

Lu Ke raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "I've always heard that Hollywood is a gladiatorial arena, I thought it was just a vivid metaphor, but now it seems that it should be an analogy." "It's complaining that Leonardo is too aggressive." And then, you're still complaining that the rugby game is too violent? Gentleman, that's not very kind. ”

Then, Leonardo saw Lu Ke shaking his head solemnly and expressing his suffocation and denial.

In an instant, Leonardo couldn't hold back a smile and chuckled, "Honestly, you can be a good journalist, or a talk show host." ”

"Then football is going to be short of a good quarterback." Lu Ke answered, "There must be gains, and there must be gains, and there must be losses." This is a conservation theorem. ”

The confidence between the words made Leonardo laugh heartily and nod his head repeatedly, he liked this kind of humor, and he liked this way of talking.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Lu Ke further said, "You came to the Candlestick Stadium obviously not to watch the game, nor for me. Seeing that Leonardo was still ready to defend himself, Lu Ke said with a smile, "Forget those teammates who don't know why, you and I both know that we have only met once." I don't think we're friends. ”

Leonardo was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded in affirmation.

"I need a place to hide from those annoying paparazzi." Leonardo told the truth, "They are like lingering flies, always buzzing in their ears." I can go to Staples Stadium to watch a game, but they can always find me, and rugby is clearly the most unexpected option. ”

This time, without politeness or lies, Leonardo told the whole truth, "Also, I've met Eli Manning a few times, unfamiliar, but at least a name I've heard. Before I could react, I was here. ”

Lu Ke nodded in approval, this is a possibility, "Now it seems that there are definitely more than two names of rugby players you have heard of." "This is the meme from the last conversation between the two men.

Leonardo hesitated for a moment, only then did he awaken his memory, and laughed merrily, the more he thought about it, the funnier and brighter his smile became, "Outside of these reasons, to be honest, there is some curiosity. ”

"It's not just the NFL, as far as I know, there are really not many Chinese-American players in the four major professional leagues in the United States. Why Rugby? If you choose basketball, maybe things will be a lot easier, at least, Yao is doing very well now. Leonardo said as he spoke, and gradually noticed the disgust on Lu Ke's face, and he couldn't help tilting his head, "Hey, I'm serious!" ”

"I know." Lu Ke nodded, then shrugged his shoulders and gave his opinion seriously, "But obviously, you are not a journalist's material, you are still suitable for the profession of an actor." Your questions are clichéd and boring, and they're all clichés that no one will care about. ”

Leonardo couldn't believe his ears, "...... Are you serious? ”

"Of course, I'm serious." Lu Ke babbled and said, "It's either for dreams, or for persistence, or for money, oh, I forgot, and for interest, that's nothing more than that." Although I am of Chinese descent and chose rugby, at the end of the day, the reasons are similar. ”

In the end, Lu Ke raised his head and showed a big smile, "Isn't it?" ”

Leonardo blinked his eyes and began to think seriously about whether he should turn away angrily or laugh out loud. In the end, he chose the latter, "God, you're such an interesting guy." ”

Lu Ke also laughed softly, "If you want to listen to chicken soup for the soul, I can tell a story, a story about how I fell in love with rugby when I was a child and how I joined the sport, I promise, Oprah Winfrey will definitely burst into tears." But ......" said this, Lu Ke's words suddenly stopped.

The smile stopped at the corner of Leonardo's mouth and looked at Lu Ke's line of sight.

I don't know when, the footsteps of the two people came to the stands, as far as the eye can see, the turbulent red sea is gradually receding, but the excitement and happiness floating in the air are still surging, the mighty red seems to be able to cover the whole world, the candlestick stadium at this moment, the beauty is thrilling.

"But the truth is, I like it." Lu Ke said simply, "I like the feeling of standing on the court, I like the feeling of being nervous to the point of sweating in my palms at critical moments, and I like the feeling of defeating my opponent with wisdom in the confrontation." That's all. ”

Everyone has a pure heart at the beginning of their dreams, a simple and simple heart; But on the road of chasing dreams, he gradually forgot the purity of the past, and even forgot the original intention at the beginning, and then lost in the torrent of life, and finally became a mediocre member of the society.

Leonardo stood in place, the figure of Lu Ke still lingered in his ears, but his irritable mood involuntarily calmed down.

In recent times, Leonardo has been at a low point in his career.

At the beginning of "Gangs of New York" in 2002, Leonardo officially started the road of chasing the Oscar-winning statuette, and after the continuous outbreak of many works such as "The Aviator", "The Departed", "Blood Diamond", "Revolutionary Road", etc., it suddenly fell into a bottleneck.

Last year's "Inception" and "Shutter Island" failed to reach the Oscar nomination stage, and this year's "Hoover" suffered Waterloo in the first half of the awards season, ushering in the criticism of film critics.

In a trance, Leonardo is also in a state of confusion, unsure of his goals, unsure of his current situation, or even whether he is a competent actor. The paparazzi's entanglement was even worse, and he fled Los Angeles far away to San Francisco.

Now, standing in front of this court, standing next to the young quarterback, Leonardo's doubts are still unanswered, but his mood is gradually easing. "Just because I like it", he liked the answer, as if he could catch a glimpse of the sound of the heart of the child beating persistently against his chest.

"Today's race, to win the thrill, but also to win the beautiful. For the fans, this is the happiest time. Leonardo said with a smile, although he is not a football fan, but he is a basketball fan, for this emotion, naturally empathize, "The last few offenses, you really didn't have nervousness and softness?" ”

In fact, when attacking in the zero second, at least twice, Lu Ke's passes were slightly off, and the accuracy was not too high, but in the end, the attack was not successful, and the influencing factors were all-round. In the final moments, every player on and off the pitch has to be under the pressure to do so.

"When you're in a crucial moment, you don't feel nervous because you have to put your full attention into the game. If you feel nervous, it means that your mind is wandering, and that's the worst. Lu Ke said sincerely.

Leonardo suddenly realized, "I see! No wonder, I said, that at the critical moments of the Lakers game, those players started to wander! No, sure enough, the heart is not good. ”

Basketball fans, after all, are still basketball fans.