[European style] The truth

Chapter 8 4 Daniel Bridges From: Daniel Bridges

Perhaps I would be considered "Luca's last friend", and I was.I only met Luca during the filming of Bitter Winter.On the first day of shooting, we only knew the most basic things about each other. For example, all I knew about him was: a Californian, a famous actor, and the youngest winner of the Oscar for Best Actor.

As a young up-and-coming actor, everyone on the set has far more seniority than I do.Therefore, I always maintain a humble attitude to communicate with them, and I believe this will enable me to obtain a lot of favorable information.In the film I played the same-sex lover of the protagonist, who was played by the famous Lucas Coster.I knew early on that he was suffering from depression, but when I met him, I didn't pay much attention to it - he didn't look terminally ill, I mean, he was a normal build, a normal complexion, no Skinny or completely pale.The only difference between him and normal people can only be regarded as excessive silence.

However, to my surprise, one day shortly after starting the machine, he took the initiative to chat with me during the break: "I heard you are from Boston? Is it always this cold here in winter?"

"Yes," I replied, "I think California must be much warmer than here."

He smiled and took the seat next to me: "Danny, you did a great job."

"Thank you," there is nothing more kind than willing to show affirmation to a fledgling actor, and I looked at him gratefully, "You are so kind, Luca!"

The ice breaking between us started from that day.Since then, our relationship has become better and better, and he is willing to share almost everything happy or unhappy with me.It was those conversations that made me understand that his poor state was not due to drug use or serious illness as rumored, but a series of headaches and troubles happening around him.

Everyone knows that Luca was born in an ordinary family in Sacramento, the capital of California. The family members include father, mother and sister.His father was a taxi driver and his mother worked in a family-run nursery.When Luca was 13 years old, his father died in a car accident, so that he had to work part-time for the family in his spare time.It was during that time that he accidentally met the famous director Carell and discovered his acting talent.Therefore, he decided to become an actor.

There is no doubt that he succeeded and became one of the most outstanding performers of the younger generation.He became well-fed, enjoyed honor and praise, and won the affirmation and admiration of most people... According to him, those were the happiest years of his life, whether in career, friendship or love, He has achieved great success.

However, the good times didn't last long. At the age of 23, his mother was diagnosed with cancer.With his younger brother busy at work, his older sister Julie "seemed very reasonable" to take the initiative to take care of her mother on weekdays, and equally reasonably asked her younger brother to pay her more dollars.You know, since Luca became famous, his mother and sister's family quit their jobs and lived only on the alimony he gave every month.

At the same time, Julie's husband Peter, an uneducated speculator, persuaded his wife and brother to invest in a winery and let him be the general manager.Although his marketing methods were terrible, and the quality of the products he produced was also poor, and there was even a sour smell that was difficult to get rid of, but the factory miraculously made a profit.This quickly attracted the attention of the police.After a series of close investigations, the fact that he planted a large area of ​​poppies under the wine cellar was confirmed, and he was sentenced to 25 years of rape.Of course, all the profits of the winery went into Pete's own pocket.

This incident brought Julie a great blow.In order to comfort her sister, Luca specially presented her and her son with a gorgeous villa, and took out more money every month, hoping to make up for their wounded hearts with material wealth.Under the temptation of endless desire and hedonism, Julie, who had tasted the sweetness, began to ask her brother for money intensified, and fabricated all kinds of excuses that could even be called absurd, such as "my son is sick", "investing money by myself" A loss of $[-] caused a financial strain,” and even the sickness of the family cat was used as a means of begging.

And the reason for taking care of the bedridden mother is obviously more justified than the previous ones.In the last year of Mrs. Letts's life, her daughter asked her son for dollars in various ways, but it didn't make her feel that her situation had improved—she still lived in a double ward, only one irresponsible The indifferent nurses, the excrement of incontinence often stay on the bed for a day without care, and the vomit from chemotherapy also ferments on the ground and emits an unpleasant smell.As a result, she was frequently complained by another patient.

As for the huge amount of money received from Luca, probably a small part has indeed been used for treatment, but there is no doubt that the greater beneficiaries are Julie and her son.She never misses any new bag from Gucci or Louis Vuitton, and never misses any fashion show from Chanel or Prada.It is easy to find her in fashion magazines, and she can be found in various high-end restaurants in Los Angeles.She is in pairs with the ladies and ladies of Beverly Hills, looking for her ideal husband-in-law among the golden bachelors of the right age as Lucas Coster's sister.

Luka's assets gradually shrank in this way, and finally reached the point where he had to be vigilant.It was also at that time that Mrs. Letts finally escaped to heaven after suffering from several years of illness, and he found that his sister had squandered the money originally used to improve his mother and cut off her own maintenance. , Only promised to support the life and study of the young nephew.So, his sister took Luka to court in a fit of rage for refusing to bear the mother's medical expenses, and threatened him: "I have sufficient evidence to prove that you have only visited my mother three times in the past few years. My lawyer told I, according to the provisions of California Family Code 4403, children must support their parents to bear food, housing and medical expenses if conditions permit."

The most ridiculous thing is that this woman, who was blinded by greed and denied her relatives, actually won the lawsuit.This means that Luca must continue to support his remaining two close relatives in accordance with the regulations, and pay huge alimony.

The betrayal of his family and the financial constraints made Luca depressed all day long. For this reason, he had to spend all his time working, accepting various irrelevant business activities and illogical scripts.Because of these actions, he has been criticized by public opinion on the Internet in recent years.So I think, it is precisely because of the breakdown of family relationship, the austerity of property, and the pressure of public opinion that finally caused him to suffer from depression.

The reason I know this is entirely because of Luca's trust in me.I have reasons to believe that he regards me as a close friend, but I think there should be an indispensable reason for this-my name.

For Luca's birthday last year, Larry bought him a birthday cake and I gave him a present.

"Thank you, Danny," Luca smiled at me.Because of his illness, he rarely looks happy, so a smile is precious to him.I said you're welcome, but didn't know what to say, so there was another silence between us.Until he swiped the phone screen and chuckled, "You should know, I have a friend with the same name as you. Sometimes I really can't tell you two apart, because the names I gave to both of you are 'Danny' .”

"You can call me 'Danny the Dark Hair,' just like Larry," I suggested.In fact, Larry and John also told me about it, so I was called "Danny the Black Hair" among them, "I admire Danny Letts, he is an excellent actor."

"Yes, that Danny's performance is very exciting." Luca lowered his head and fiddled with the phone, "Sometimes I wonder if it's because you are also called Danny that I can't help but talk to you so much."

"Maybe," I said.

Luka's fingers tapped on the phone's keypad, seemingly replying to some messages, then put the phone aside and got up to go to the bathroom.Out of curiosity, I glanced at the shiny screen of his phone, and it was a terse conversation between him and a friend named "Danny".

"Happy birthday, Luca! How are you doing?"

"Thanks, Danny. I'm fine and I wish you well."

Apparently, the person opposite is "Blonde Danny".I had long heard of the fact that the two of them had turned against each other, so for such a simple and tragic conversation, I suddenly felt endless pity.I don't know what happened to cause two friends who were once close enough to be suspected gay lovers to part ways after many years.

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