[US Entertainment] 1994

Josh and Colin muttered for a long time. Even Michael Ovitz's opening remarks did not disturb the interest of the two brothers.

Of course Josh didn't know that someone had already set his sights on him.

Lincoln held up his wine glass and walked up to Carlos with a regretful expression: "Where's your little friend?"

Carlos frowned slightly, but didn't make a sound.

Lincoln raised his finger casually, and pointed to the corner where Josh and Colin were: "This is why I don't like actors, for money and benefits, they are willing to pay any price, who should be a rookie from Silicon Valley? I just saw him on the news a while ago, and your little friend seemed to have a great time chatting with him."

Carlos remained silent, but frowned.

This small action made Lincoln feel greatly encouraged: "You are an investor, a shareholder of Warner, and you have resources that some young actors can enjoy in their entire lives. They fly to you like flies, and you can't catch them." Walk……"

Carlos frowned deeper and deeper, and his smooth forehead seemed to be tied in a knot, but Lincoln secretly rejoiced. Finally, Carlos spoke:

"Lincoln, your EQ was very low when you were studying."

In exchange for this confusing sentence full of excitement, even though Lincoln has a good mental quality, he couldn't help being confused after hearing this sentence: "...Huh?"

"Josh is a fly flying to me, so what am I?"

Leaving this sentence behind, Carlos threw off Lincoln and strode up to Josh.

Colin, who was chatting happily with his younger brother, raised his eyebrows, and his eyes wandered quietly between Carlos and his younger brother. Josh didn't notice anything, but Carlos followed his eyes and looked back. The people's gazes met in mid-air, and Colin took the lead to withdraw his gaze: "Josh, Al is waving to you. Before he came, he told me that you two haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't you need to talk?"

Colin also found it strange that Colin changed the subject suddenly, but he ran over cheerfully when he realized that it had been a long time since he and Al had indeed seen each other.

Colin twitched the corner of his mouth: "Carlos, don't we need to talk?"

"You already know." Carlos' eyes were deep and firm, "The truth is what you see."

"I treat you as a friend, you hooked up with my brother, and then told me that's the truth?" Colin almost laughed angrily, "Stay away from Josh."

"I reject."

"You have no right to refuse."

Carlos gritted his teeth lightly: "I love him, and he loves me too. Colin, you are an enlightened brother. Josh is 23 years old. He has the right to decide his own life. If you love him, I will love him too. .”

"Josh is very simple, but you are too complicated."

"I can swear to God, I will only love him forever, and I will not pour any complicated thoughts on him. He is independent and free, and he will always be simple." Carlos looked straight Looking at Colin, "You know, Josh's sexuality is different from ordinary people, he will not fall in love with women, if you are willing to give him freedom and the right to choose, let him spend his life with a man, that man The man will only be me."

"You are too confident!"

"In other words, I hope that man is me."

"Humph!"

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When Carlos and Colin were engaged in a man-to-man battle, Josh had already squeezed to the side of the old man Al, and waved to the old man with a smile.Old man Al is thinner than last year, but he is in good spirits, his eyes are so sharp that they seem to shine.Josh could only sigh with emotion, for actors, the statuette is really a stimulant. With the statuette, Al's symptoms of poisonous tongue have been alleviated a lot.

"I saw you slipping over like a rabbit at a glance, Josh, can't you be normal?"

Josh: "..."

He was wrong, Al was still so venomous, and the relief of symptoms did not exist at all.

"How are you doing recently?" Al patted Josh on the shoulder vigorously, "I have a film critic friend who went to watch "Schindler's List" live, and he told me that your performance in the movie is amazing, the movie Can you give me a few more tickets after the screening?"

Josh nodded: "Of course, no problem. If you are willing to book a movie theater, I will be even more excited."

The old man squinted at him: "I said give it away, cheapskate, you actually want to take advantage of me, an old man. How about this, after the film is released, I can pay for a thousand copies. If your performance is so bad that people will punish me If you doubt your taste—brat, I'll kick your ass hard."

Josh stroked his hair: "Al, you shouldn't be disappointed."

"So confident?" Al smiled. "My friend is very good at judging movies. Since he said "Schindler's List" is good, that movie must not be bad. Congratulations, kid."

"Thank you, Al, I'd be happier if you were gentle with me."

"Stop dreaming, kid!" Al shook his head and smiled, "I'm so glad to see you today, when I was young I was the most impatient to go to drinking parties and dinners, I thought those things were a waste of time, I like to drink, but I'd rather be in a bar Too drunk to go to a party in an expensive suit."

"Actually, I don't want to participate either..."

"Just because I hate communicating with hypocritical people, I lost a lot of opportunities. They praised my acting skills, but they didn't want to give me a trophy..." Al looked at Josh, "Do you understand what I said?"

Josh nodded.

"Aren't you so stupid!" Al's strange tone made Josh couldn't help but give him a blank look, "Where am I stupid?"

"A smart person never likes others to praise him for being smart, and would rather be regarded as a fool, but a fool..." The old man looked at Josh coldly, "A fool never admits that he is stupid."

Josh opened his eyes: “Is it too late for me to admit it now?”

Al: "..."

Al's attendance at the reception this time is not as intentional as Josh's. He lived a casual life when he was young. Although he has changed a lot when he is old, he has not been very active in the social circle, and he only attends a few times a year. On occasions like receptions, Michael Ovitz is well-known in the circle, and actors of Al's age will inevitably have to deal with him.

While maintaining a chat with Al, Josh did not forget his task of attending the reception. After meeting with Steven Spielberg, Josh met one judge after another under the leadership of the director. The business cards are almost too full to fit.

Josh doesn’t have much experience dealing with big shots.

In the investor circle, the person he is most familiar with is Carlos. After the two dated, Carlos's cold and aloof mask in front of outsiders has long been torn off, and with Josh's current position, he is not too big at all. More opportunities to meet big investors.

Of course, this is largely because he is too lazy.

In addition to Carlos, the only person on the Hollywood power list that Josh has come into contact with is Spielberg. Regardless of Spielberg's external image, in the process of cooperation, Mr. Director has always shown a director Josh was deeply impressed by his professionalism, his strictness to the script and the strictness to the shooting.

There are thousands of Jews, but there is only one Spielberg in Hollywood. Spielberg's success may be related to the Jewish blood in his body, but it is more because of his love for the film industry.

Josh met a lot of big shots tonight. On occasions like receptions, most of the big shots were very approachable, and they didn't hesitate to give him a business card. But compared to the feeling of getting along with Carlos, Josh still felt a sense of oppression. .

Josh attributed this to his poor communication skills.However, he didn't mind that the investors and judges didn't have an impression of him. In short, with Spielberg in the front, it was enough for Josh to follow behind quietly and keep smiling.

After going around in a circle, Josh finally had time to breathe a sigh of relief, and turned his head to see that Carlos and Colin were still chatting in the corner.

Josh thought to himself that he really underestimated the friendship between Carlos and Colin.

Maybe I should mention Carlos more in front of Colin in the future, my brother should be very happy.

After thinking about it for a while, Josh decided not to disturb the two of them for the time being. After all, he had just chatted with Al for a long time, and the relationship between Carlos and Colin should be better than that between him and Al.

Just dawdling like this until the end of the reception, Josh leaned in between the two of them: "What are you talking about for so long, recalling your college life?"

"Huh——" The sudden gaze made Josh take a step back, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "Did I bother you? But the reception is over, and if you want to talk, you can go home and continue, although Michael O Mr. Weitz is very generous, but if you don't leave, the staff may not be able to get off work early..."

Seeing that the air pressure in Colin's body was getting lower and lower, Josh's voice became more and more stuttering: "I, did I say something wrong?"

"No." Colin sighed lowly, "Stupid Josh."

"I'm going to tell mom that you're talking bad about me again." Josh was angry, but his eyes sparkled with excitement. "Will you invest in my movies in the future?"

"meeting."

Josh smiled again.

Carlos looked at Josh's side face tenderly, and laughed softly.

While Josh went to pick up the car, Carlos suddenly said: "I guarantee that he will always be like this, making the movies he likes, doing the career he likes, you can stop it, but Colin, you will definitely soften your heart."

"Just because you like him?"

"More than that, because he loves me too."

Carlos' words were particularly harsh to Colin's ears, as if the other party had already regarded Josh as his own. The other party's tone of knowing Josh enough was not so much an oath as a provocation in Colin's ears. Colin couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.

Josh and Carlos eventually left in the same car.

Colin thought, things won't end so easily.