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Mary's life hit a low point.

She was originally a celebrity assistant, although she was very busy, her salary was quite high.A few years ago, the child's unfortunate serious illness forced her to quit her job and go home to take care of the child.

The child's illness came and went again and again, which consumed the savings and the husband's patience.

Her irresponsible husband divorced her at the most difficult time and turned to a new love and a new life.

The child was not cured and left her.

Marie nearly collapsed, but she was still in debt, so she struggled to get up from the slump, and asked an acquaintance to find her a new job.

Fortunately, there are still a few contacts, and the work will come soon.

According to an acquaintance, well-known actors are not short of assistants for the time being, and now there is a newcomer who needs an assistant. The salary is naturally not much higher, but this newcomer has great potential and a bright future.

Mary agreed.

The rookie is indeed very new, just debuted, currently playing a supporting role in a TV series with relatively few roles.

But what my acquaintances said is right, the newcomer's acting skills are remarkable, he is very hardworking, his personality is good, and he does have potential.

And the newcomer has a background.

Although Mary thinks that this background might be better than nothing.

She didn't expect that she would become the assistant of the next first priest. This status is actually very embarrassing, neither high nor low, it seems to be nothing, but it is very sensitive when it is sensitive.

I want to use this as a hype. First, the public is not very interested in the tradition of offering sacrifices. It will last for a few days. Second, although the political power of the first priest is now zero, the identity itself is still somewhat sensitive. If the hype is not good, the loss outweighs the gain if something goes wrong.

So the newcomer's first appearance in the paper media was unusually subtle—an interview in a low-selling bourgeoisie magazine, with few words and vague expressions.

There were not many splashes in the interview, but the photos in it were pretty good.

***

Anna found that Terry was reading a country A magazine.

Her Mandarin A is very average, and Terry's Mandarin A level was not very good at first, but he has suddenly improved a lot in the past two years.

Terry has been looking at one of the pages.

So Anna looked over curiously.

"Do you like this type?" Anna looked at the beautiful and lively young face above, "Huh? Looks familiar?"

Showing obvious impatience, Terry closed the magazine, ignored his sister, and left.

***

Klein officially participated in the sacrificial ceremony for the first time when he was 23 years old. This year's sacrificial ceremony was a bit special, because the TV station wanted to make a documentary about the sacrificial ceremony, and the sacrificial ceremony of that year must also be included in the camera, so there were many more things.

Klein and his father were going to be photographed, and they had to take a group photo in front of the museum in priestly attire. The current first priest's face was not very good-looking, but he had a serious appearance, so he couldn't tell that he was in a bad mood. Klein It is full of spring breeze.

A documentary film crew also came to Klein's home.The first priest lives in the ancestral house—most of the huge ancestral property of the Poirot family has been confiscated, leaving only an ordinary small house to the current first priest. Surrounded by greenery, facing the blue sky and deep blue sea.

During the entire filming process, Klein behaved like a fish in water, and the film crew was more willing to focus on him than the first priest couple with serious expressions and pedantic conversations.

In a way, this is Klein's first leading role in his acting career.

***

The king wanted to talk to his son, but Terry said he had nothing to talk about, and then he wanted to take away the newspaper in front of his father, but was held down by the king.

The king wanted to get angry, but he had been brought up to stop yelling at his son, even though Terry's expression was too insulting.

"You have to be with men, no problem, but..." The king's tone was still very king, but the prince didn't behave like a prince, and he interrupted his father rudely.

"I can be with a man, the other party must have a clean record, must not have any political stains, it is best to have a high degree of education, it is best to have a decent job, the marriage history is terrible, promiscuity is absolutely not allowed, at most one or two An ex-boyfriend who broke up amicably." Terry made a rather expressive contemptuous look, "You think I'd be stupid enough to stay single just to wait for someone like this to show up? I'd be with whoever I'd like to be with Together."

Although he knew what his son was, the king was still angry with him.

Terry gave his father a blow, but he was stabbed by his sister at the dinner table that night.

"Dad, I think you have to forgive him. After all, a fruitless secret love is quite a stimulus for Terry."

Terry stared at his sister in disbelief.

His expression completely confirmed Anna's words.

The queen guessed in shock: "A married man?"

The king's complexion also changed. He recalled the reports he had read in the morning, and suddenly it wasn't so bad when he was drunk in a gay bar and hung up shoulder to shoulder with unknown men in disheveled clothes.

"No!" Terry's expression looked like he was going to murder his sister, but he didn't attack, calmed down, and changed into a cold and arrogant tone, "It's just a misunderstanding."

"So you don't like that country A person?"

"It's not for this reason that I follow him."

"Who?" asked the king and queen.

Anna ignored Terry's ugly face and happily betrayed her brother.

In a distant foreign country, Klein was lying on the ground.

***

Before the sacrificial ceremony at the age of 24, Klein did not arrange acting work for himself as usual. After all, although the sacrificial ceremony is the same every year, the preparations that should be made still need to be done.

There was an unexpected situation at the sacrifice this year. Prince Terry from country B came to visit country A and visited the sacrifice by the way. Klein was naturally the most suitable person to receive him.

Klein thought of the meeting he had once, and thought it was quite interesting.When they met, the two hadn't changed much from before, but Klein's attitude was more gentle and polite, while Terry was more reserved.

They visited ritual museums and shrines.In the Museum of Sacrifice, Klein introduced the collections to Terry in fluent Mandarin B all the way, like a lot of family treasures—indeed, they used to be "family treasures".

The temple is on a high mountain, and the steps are very long, as if it can reach the sky.As they went up, bodyguards followed a few steps behind, and there was no media nearby.

Terry suddenly said, "Your performance in "Sea Country" was not bad."

"Sea Country Love" is a TV series that Klein participated in before. The production is quite good, but the performances of the actors are quite exaggerated.

Klein smiled: "You mean I'm hysterical?"

"I'm kind of jealous of you."

"It is unnecessary, Your Highness."

Terry glanced at him. "Lucky people don't always feel lucky."

"Everyone has his own luck, Your Highness."

Anna thought she was talking about her younger brother's thoughts, but at this time Terry didn't feel that he was secretly in love with Klein.He never experienced the feeling of material deprivation since he was a child. Terry didn't know the hardships of the people, and what he resented was the lack of freedom. He even felt that if he was a child of a commoner family, his life would be much more satisfactory.

He was just looking forward to Klein, across the sea, as if looking forward to another life of his own.

***

At the age of 25, Klein's steady career suddenly took full sail.

The opportunity came suddenly, like a pie falling on his head.

"Legend of Earthsea" will be made into a Hollywood movie with a famous director and a big production, and the director chooses country A as one of the filming locations because it has the most beautiful sea in the world.

The crew shoots local natural scenery, and also selects actors. The actors in country A are not bad in appearance and acting skills, and the salary is low, which is very cost-effective.

Klein also auditioned for a supporting role with few roles, but the director was very excited after seeing him: "This is the Ged I want!"

The director thinks that Klein has all the qualities of Ged that he needs: "It should be both wild and bookish, it should be human, and it should be detached from the mundane, it should be full of charm, You must also be ascetic like a monk, you must have vigor and vicissitudes, you are a lone ranger, and you are also a great mage, walking between light and darkness, like the dawn, steadfastly cast towards the light, but the darkness follows you everywhere."

Klein didn't know how the director saw these traits in him at the first sight. This is of course good news for him, but the pressure is not small-although the director likes him very much, his requirements are not low.

On the set, Klein also met the young actor Andrew, who played the role of childhood Ged. This kid was only ten years old, and he looked a bit like him, with curly black hair and blue eyes, but Klein thought he didn’t have this kid when he was ten years old. Half smart and precocious.

Andrew's acting is amazing, a true genius.Klein played the same role as this child, so he couldn't be compared by another child.

When filming, Klein was thankful that he was still young, otherwise he wouldn't be able to survive at all. The director's requirements were high. On the one hand, he increased the requirements of the director. After the filming, he felt half of his life was gone.

The movie "Legend of Earthsea 1" is adapted from "The Wizard of Earthsea". It respects the original work and has no thrilling fighting scenes, but the actors performed well and the pictures are very beautiful. Legend 2" has been put on the agenda.

Most of the filming in country A is a gimmick, and the sea part is basically shot in the swimming pool.

The producer is very good at making use of gimmicks, not only the "world's most beautiful sea" in country A, but also Klein's identity.Hollywood doesn't care about the political issues of country A. After Klein was selected, they made a lot of hype about "letting a real mage play the mage".

Several actors asked Klein curiously: "Mage? Is it true or not?"

Klein smiled and said, "The first priest really has a staff."

In the distant ancient times, priests claimed to be able to hear the voice of the gods, and they were the spokespersons of the gods in the world. The gods bestowed divine power on the first priest, and the divine power was stored in the staff.

From this perspective, the priest can barely have something to do with the "mage".

Several actors looked at Klein as if they were looking at an antique. One of them asked, "So, are there any legends about using divine power in history? Is it actually magic or..." He managed to swallow the word "deception" .

Crane quotes a line from Tales from Earthsea: "Magic is not a game to be played for fun or to be admired."

A few actors didn't think Klein was an antique anymore, they thought Klein was too involved in the drama, so everyone laughed.

***

Terry watched "Legend of Earthsea 1" alone in a private theater. He didn't say much that day, his expression was unpredictable, and he didn't know what was brewing.

Whenever he heard news of Klein, Terry would stop for a few days, so the king and his wife believed in the fact that their son had a crush on the future first priest of country A.

In fact, for them, the matter has come to this point, and Klein is still a good candidate, but there is no sign that Klein is gay. Besides, he is not from country B, and his status is not ordinary, so the prince can only keep "secretly" in love down.

But Terry is not secretly in love, but a big news is brewing.

He had already graduated from drama school, and no director would ask him to make TV series or movies. He joined the Royal Repertory Theater, and his performances were not too small, but he was not reconciled.

If no one asks him to take pictures, then he will take pictures himself!

However, he has no money, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation are top-notch, but he doesn't have much income except the salary of the repertory troupe.The royal family has property, but it belongs to the king and queen, and he can't get a cent.

But Terry has his own way. His middle school is an aristocratic school, and there are many rich and powerful sons among his classmates. Among them, he found a good relationship with him and loves to make trouble, and asked this rich second generation to sponsor him.

The fussy rich second generation didn't even read the script, and readily agreed to contribute. Terry wrote the screenplay himself, and then picked out a cynical pioneer director from among the people he knew.

A cynical avant-garde director won an award in his early years for a film that was quite famous in the circle, but then he began to hit the street in various ways, because the film he made was too avant-garde and the audience couldn't understand it.After several movies hit the street, no one was willing to invest in him anymore.

When Terry found him, the cynical avant-garde director was addicted to alcohol and resented that the world didn't understand him, but when he heard that he was approached for a movie, he immediately dropped the bottle.

The other party was a prince, and since the avant-garde director was cynical, he didn't care about it, but after taking a cold shower and reading the script soberly, the avant-garde director lit a cigarette.Over the years, he has accumulated a lot of experience in hitting the street, so after reading the script, he can be sure that this is another hit on the street. Unless there is a miracle, it is impossible to expect the box office to return. However, putting aside this From a point of view, the script itself is a bit interesting.

The cynical avant-garde director didn't know Terry very well. After talking about the script for a while, the avant-garde director realized that this handsome and elegant young man was even crazier than him.

"Very good." Pioneer Director said.

The screenwriter Wang Zi and the avant-garde director searched for their own people, and assembled an unreliable crew, but no matter what, the crew was complete, and then they began to choose actors.

With the remuneration they offer, famous actors don't even think about it, but there are also a lot of down-and-out actors with some acting skills. The pioneer director knows quite a few actors of this type, and supporting roles and extras are quickly found.

Only the hero and heroine are left.

Director Pioneer lit another cigarette, and he and Terry changed the script a few more rounds, making it even crazier overall. Director Pioneer felt in a trance that he might be able to win an award with this movie, but if the leading actor and leading actress are chosen well No, all in vain.

"He should have the elegance and laziness of a rich man, but also the rudeness and savagery of a slum, between madness and tranquility, he should be high-spirited and despairing at the same time." The pioneer director said, "We need to find such a An actor, he has to give that impression at first glance."

"Isn't that me?" Terry said.

"..."

"I'm also an actor, have you forgotten?"

"Do you want to prevent us from showing it? Your Highness." The pioneer director put an emphasis on the word "Your Highness".

"If it wasn't for me, would we be able to show it?"

The pioneer director lit a second cigarette: "You are quite suitable, Your Highness, for the sake of art, what the hell is this?"

Solved the problem of the male lead, but the female lead was still not found. The rich second generation happily watched the progress, and the avant-garde director looked at the young and innocent face of the rich second generation, and felt sorry for the investors for the first time in his life.

"Can't find a heroine? What kind of heroine do you want?" the rich second generation asked.

Terry described it briefly.

"Oh," said the rich second generation, "I think my ex-girlfriend's current girlfriend is quite suitable."

The male and female protagonists in the movie who love to death are finally played by a gay man and a lesbian.

The two look very well matched and have a super chemical reaction.

Director Pioneer felt that his alcohol addiction was completely cured, but he became addicted to cigarettes again.

The film was shot for more than a month, and the rich second generation took them to their villa for a wrap-up banquet.

The scene was rich and rich, and the rich second generation gathered a group of friends and male and female supermodels who had nothing to do with the movie. Although the avant-garde director was avant-garde, he couldn't stand the atmosphere of the scene, and fled to the balcony, and then he found that the prince was also here.

Terry looked down at his phone, as if browsing the web, with a very calm expression on his face.

"What are you watching?" Director Pioneer asked casually.

"A world I aspire to," Terry said.

After the film was finished, the post-production didn't take too long, but after the production was completed, the problem that the avant-garde director had been aware of for a long time surfaced: the film could not be sold.

The male protagonist is a prince, and the plot is shattered. It also exposes the dark side of Party C and Party D that take turns ruling in country B. No cinema in country B dares to show it.

So the rich second generation spent another sum of money to dub the movie in the M language, and then sold it to a website in the M country.

There wasn't much splash at first until Terry was recognized.

He had no fire, he blew up.

It blows up into a firework, the kind that the government sets off during the New Year so that the whole city can see it.

The old butler of the royal family who served three generations of kings suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. The head of the royal public relations department could no longer wear his calm mask, and mocked Terry face to face: "Your Highness, even if you are running naked outside the palace, it is better than the current situation. , do you know that Party C is in power now? Why do you make them useless in the movie? Your Highness, you don’t need to explain, I know that you also made Party D useless. When Party D comes to power, your movie will also It won't be out of date."

There are demonstrations in the capital about the abolition of the monarchy.

The pioneer director was attacked when he went out, and was almost injured, so he had to temporarily hide in the rich second generation's house.

A few days later, the king, deeply disappointed, publicly announced that he would disqualify the prince from the throne.

The boiling public opinion subsided a little, but Terry was still banned for a month, and he couldn't even surf the Internet. Everyone was busy and treated him as air.

No matter how outrageous Terry was, he found it hard to do so, but he didn't reflect, he was angry.

What's wrong with him, he just made a movie!

Less than a month later, public opinion suddenly reversed.

It's not because of what the royal family has done, but because the rich second generation has a father who dotes on his son.

"What's wrong with him, he just invested in a movie!" said the rich generation who doted on their son, and then bribed the media.

After all, country B is a small country, and there are only a few mainstream media outlets. They have no morals, and they can get through as soon as they buy it.

The parade is not spontaneous by the people, but is secretly promoted by the C Party. The rich generation who dote on their sons is one of the C Party’s biggest donors. Since the donors have expressed dissatisfaction, the C Party will accept it.

Terry was released, and he went to the rich second generation's house indignantly, had a drink with the rich second generation and the avant-garde director, opened the mobile phone that he hadn't touched for a month, and browsed the private mailbox.

The mailbox was about to explode. They were all sent by classmates and friends. Shocked, puzzled, mocking, all kinds of things, Terry looked more and more depressed.

Suddenly, he saw a strange letter titled "Film Review".

Terry opened the letter suspiciously and found that the content was really a film review. He commented on the film they made in detail. The format was neat, the logic was clear, the insights were profound, and the advantages and disadvantages were listed one by one.

Terry was completely attracted. He left the rich second generation and the avant-garde director and walked to the balcony to let the night breeze clear his head.

He looked it over and over again before looking at the sender, which was an unfamiliar mailbox address, but Terry thought for a moment before remembering.

That was three years ago, when he went to country A, he exchanged mailboxes with Klein Poirot.

He kept the letter and watched the night sky in silence.

"Hey, why did you run away?" The drunk rich second generation came out of the room.

"I want to go to country A." Terry said suddenly.

"What?" said the rich second generation, "Do you want me to fly you there?"

Obviously the rich second generation was quite drunk, Terry shook his head, if there were no movies, it would not be difficult for him to go to country A, but he might not be able to leave the country at present.

Terry thought for a while, replied a letter to Klein, and then said to the rich second generation: "Do me a favor."