The Greatest Showman

Chapter 259: 259 Righteous indignation

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"Does he like candy too? I mean, Ryan."

Alfred's words were relaxed, like small talk between friends, without the ingratitude and positivity before, which made Renly's words a little more casual, "Yes, he always carries candy with him, even if On the occasion of the premiere of the movie."

As he spoke, the corner of his mouth could not help but smile. Renly recalled that at the premiere of "Buried Alive" in Toronto, Ryan was wearing a suit but still had a few candies in his pockets - formal and formal, when wearing a suit, for the sake of Avoid ruining the line of the suit, they all empty all the pockets, not even paper. Ryan does not take the usual path, which makes people laugh.

Alfred could also describe that scene, and he couldn't help laughing out loud, "Next time you have a chance, you should get to know him." Alfred turned his head to look at the still closed studio door, and the street was still open. There was no other person, as if he was just chatting, "You came so early today, shouldn't you be worried about the filming for a while?"

Renly shrugged and didn't answer, but instead asked, "What about you? Are you here to prepare so early, do you have other tasks on your shoulders?" Exaggerated.

"No, no, I just came over to play early." Alfred waved his hands again and again, and when he saw Renly's puzzled gaze, he explained, "Although we are tricks or extras, we are also If you have a pass, you can come in for free. I usually come early and walk around the nearby studio to see what other crews are shooting. Sometimes, there are unexpected situations and you can find some job opportunities.”

Renly suddenly realized, "So am I getting in the way of your work now?" Renly looked left and right, looked for the direction when he arrived, and pointed to the location, "When we came over just now, we saw 'Super Sense Detective'. The crew is getting ready to shoot."

"No, no, I've seen it in the past, and they have plenty of actors," Alfred said bluntly, making Renly chuckle. He paused for a moment, then said, "Yesterday afternoon, when work was just starting, I saw Diesel and the members of the drama management team sitting and chatting next to each other. The atmosphere was very lively. I wonder if they were discussing going together. Vacation thing."

An inexplicable sentence that didn't sound like any superfluous hints, but Renly caught the message at once. The deep meaning behind this sentence is really intriguing.

"The Age of Rebirth"

On the surface, Renly remained calm and said with a smile, "I guess they are discussing which bar to go to after work is over." Alfred also smiled and nodded repeatedly, "This guess is relatively Reliable."

The two smiled at each other.

There was a low roar of the engine, accompanied by the sound of tires rubbing against the ground, the three of them looked up at the same time, Renly teased half-jokingly, "Early in the morning, people who are free to hang out, add another one. ." The same words had completely different meanings in the ears of Alfred and Nathan, Alfred couldn't help smiling, while Nathan was dumbfounded.

The car slammed to a stop in the middle of the road at random, and before the car's engine was turned off, the driver's door opened directly, and a figure rushed down immediately and strode over, "Renly! You! Sure enough, it's here! That goddamn guy!"

The person who came was Paul Walker. He was wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans. He didn't even take his coat. He walked towards Renly angrily, which made both Alfred and Nathan stunned. Can't figure out what's going on, did Renly offend Paul

Renly guessed the outline vaguely, and stood there without the slightest panic. Then Paul was already in front of him. He gave Renly a big hug and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. , I should inquire about the news and let you know in advance. I didn't expect that he would be so naive, this kind of inferior trick is already outdated, right?"

Renly could really feel Paul's concern and apology, which made Renly a little embarrassed and jerky.

Although the two had a relationship before when they were rock climbing, Paul also contributed a lot in the process of Renly participating in the work "Fast and Furious 5"; but the two never really had a good conversation, Not a friend, for Renly, just a little more familiar than a stranger.

But Paul's sincerity and enthusiasm are unquestionable. The purity and simplicity of making friends is completely different from the vanity fair's interest in Hollywood. Even more so today.

Renly patted Paul on the back, and instead of responding directly, he gestured to Paul, "This is Alfred, this is Paul. Today, Alfred will join us in our filming work. , playing an onlooker extra." Renly made the introduction solemnly, without disguising Alfred's true identity, and there was a little bit of ridicule between his words - the dark humor unique to the British.

Alfred took a small step forward and stretched out his right hand, "Hello, I'm No. 14 from the crowd."

This back-and-forth gag, forcibly dispelled Paul's anger, he couldn't help showing a smile, held Alfred's right hand friendly, and said hello, and then remembered, "Sorry, I was really rude just now, just because...I...Renly..." In the panic, Paul didn't know how to explain it, and finally turned into a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I understand, I fully understand." Alfred said with a clear look on his face, "I happen to have some things to deal with. If I remember correctly, Studio No. 14 should start work at 9:30. Yes." The latter sentence was addressed to Renly, blinking to indicate, "Then I'll go to work first." It seemed to be more busy than the two leading actors Renly and Paul, which made everyone unable to help. He chuckled lightly, "Let's work together on this afternoon's shooting."

After finishing speaking, Alfred didn't pause, turned and left in a dashing manner, but his unhurried back really looked like a "master".

Watching Alfred leave, Paul asked suspiciously, "Are you sure he's just an extra?"

Renly couldn't help but chuckle and gestured to Paul's car parked in the middle of the road, "Are you sure you don't park in the parking space? That's a very rude behavior."

Paul suddenly realized that he nodded, repeatedly said yes, turned around and walked towards his car, but after only two steps, he realized that something was wrong, turned back, stood there and looked at Renly, with his hands on his hips, indicating that Your own... anger? have no choice? Still crying? In the end, he couldn't hold back, laughed, and sighed, "Renly!"

The moment Paul showed up, Renly knew that Paul must have figured out what was going on. Furious and indignant, he rushed straight to Universal Studios—he didn't even bring his agent, nor did he have any on the dashboard of his car. The entry and exit permit is just to come to support him at the first time.

Deep down, Renly admitted, he was moved. On the one hand, I was glad that Paul was not involved in this prank; on the other hand, I was glad that he made another friend.

However, in Renly's view, this is actually not a big deal. Even if he doesn't ask for help from an agent, he has countless ways to get back into the game, and he also makes the other party dumb to eat huanglian, and he can't say anything. Similar pranks are ten times, a hundred times worse in the theatre world, both in the West End and on Broadway, and Renly has long been aware of it.

Renly didn't want Paul to get into trouble with the crew over this trivial matter.

"Tell me, how did you know?" Renly cut to the chase.

After the two interruptions just now, Paul's impulse gradually calmed down, and even his anger dissipated for the most part. Looking at Renly with an indifferent face in front of him, he couldn't help but recall the scene just now - if he didn't see it wrongly If that was the case, Renly and Alfred seemed to be enjoying each other, and they didn't seem to be affected at all.

Paul shook his head lightly and laughed again, "You really..." The more he thought about it, the more funny he became. Paul's smile bloomed brightly, he took a deep breath, and then he simply explained, "Just now When I got your call, I thought it was weird. You didn't say it, but it was just weird."

This was the first time Renly called him, and the content of the conversation was very special. Paul couldn't help thinking, and then he called the agent, the drama manager, and the producer several times to verify.

"Then I made a few calls, and then I learned that the normal working hours of the crew are twelve o'clock, but they informed you that it is half past eight." Paul said here, still can't help grinding his teeth, "This is It's a prank..." Paul took a deep breath and said, "Fan-led pranks, they said, this is the tradition of the crew, and they need to teach new actors some lessons, just like a frat. But this kind of joke is really too low-level. , not only doesn't make any sense, it doesn't work, it's just a nasty, childish trick."

"Yeah, I think so too." Renly nodded in affirmation, Vin Diesel, it really was Vin Diesel.

From their first meeting in Telluride, Renly could sense that he and Fan shouldn't be good friends. Now, after Renly entered the crew, Fan directly gave him a slap in the face, and he proved to Renly that he was the worthy leader of the entire crew! Even Paul can't compare to Fan's absolute strength. Fan is the producer of Fast and Furious 5, while Paul is not.

Paul looked at Renly's calm expression, "So, you don't care at all, do you?"

"Give me a reason I need to care." Renly's rhetorical question made Paul choked. Several reasons flashed in his mind, but in the end they gave up all of them, reasons that even he could not convince himself.

"Haha." Paul glanced at Renly with a smile, shook his head, then laughed again, "Haha." He couldn't help shaking his head.